At 11/25/12 02:54 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Can somebody explain me why Metal Archives accepts incoherent reviews like this ? I'm not talking about the fact that this guy seems to love St.Anger, but rather that he describes this albums as a "flawed masterpeice" and still give it a 100% rating. I call this score boosting. The guy was probably unhappy with the average score of the album and thought it would be cool to pull it up with an innacurate score.

Kalmah - Hollow Heart

Yeah, I mean the very title of the review contradicts the score. If it's "flawed", then it by definition can't be 100, since 100 means "flawless". Some people don't understand that well. 100 is supposed to be "flawless" and without a SINGLE complaint AT ALL, and NO room for improvement.

If it makes you feel better, that review is old, and they've gotten quite stricter in the last 4 or so years. That review probably wouldn't get accepted today.

Bogdan Raczynski -- Bog's Basil & Curry Powder Pot

somebody mention Radiohead? one of the best bands ever. I especially love Kid A and OK Computer.

At 11/25/12 10:19 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Yeah, I mean the very title of the review contradicts the score. If it's "flawed", then it by definition can't be 100, since 100 means "flawless". Some people don't understand that well. 100 is supposed to be "flawless" and without a SINGLE complaint AT ALL, and NO room for improvement.

At the very end of the review he explains he would have given the album something like 75% but gave it 100% for the uniqueness and feeling of the album. I get the point, but it still feels kind of weird to me because of the various flaws he points out through the review.

If it makes you feel better, that review is old, and they've gotten quite stricter in the last 4 or so years. That review probably wouldn't get accepted today.

The review is good though, and I most say that I like seing someone give a positive review for St. Anger, especially the way this one dude did it. Just the score bothers me. A 90-95% would have been more appropriate.

Bogdan Raczynski -- Bog's Basil & Curry Powder Pot

I have two plays for this guy on last.fm :)

Do any of you guitarin' dudes have the Guitar Pro 5 or higher program? If you do, I need some help, so go to this thread here where I explained the sitch.

At 11/25/12 03:27 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 11/25/12 10:19 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: Yeah, I mean the very title of the review contradicts the score. If it's "flawed", then it by definition can't be 100, since 100 means "flawless". Some people don't understand that well. 100 is supposed to be "flawless" and without a SINGLE complaint AT ALL, and NO room for improvement.

At the very end of the review he explains he would have given the album something like 75% but gave it 100% for the uniqueness and feeling of the album. I get the point, but it still feels kind of weird to me because of the various flaws he points out through the review.

Even if the "uniqueness" and "feeling" of the album makes up for the flaws, if it has flaws, then it can get better, and thus does not deserve the 100.

If it makes you feel better, that review is old, and they've gotten quite stricter in the last 4 or so years. That review probably wouldn't get accepted today.

The review is good though, and I most say that I like seing someone give a positive review for St. Anger, especially the way this one dude did it. Just the score bothers me. A 90-95% would have been more appropriate.

Long does not mean good for me. I read that review, and honestly it is score bumping, nothing more. He spends most of it trying to justify the 100, and fails because he points out several flaws, which automatically denies the 100. It's an ok review in my opinion, and given the content, similar to what you said, an 85 - 90 would've been far more appropriate. People seem to think that 100 just means they like the album -- when nowadays I only gave out one 100, and that was for Nokturnal Mortum's Voice of Steel album, and that's because I cannot, for the life of me, find anything I don't like about it.

Bogdan Raczynski -- Bog's Basil & Curry Powder Pot

I have two plays for this guy on last.fm :)

I've been in an electro mood lately

Was just a second ago blasting Mayhem -- A Bloodsword and a Colder Sun, just now switched to Aborym -- Does Not Compute in my playlist

At 11/25/12 09:28 AM, Nev wrote:

At 11/25/12 09:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: You're from Blackpool, aren't you? Surely there's a convenient train that goes directly to Manchester from there.

Oh there is. It goes through Oxford and Piccadilly so it's not a difficult trip. But it's about an hour and a half and I live in the countryside outside Blackpool, and getting home from the train station would be a nightmare without a lift.

I guess I shouldn't assume just because one lives in Blackpool that they can see the seaside from their bedroom window. :P

At 11/25/12 10:19 AM, ElGhoulio wrote: If it makes you feel better, that review is old, and they've gotten quite stricter in the last 4 or so years. That review probably wouldn't get accepted today.

If anything, they do comb through older reviews and clear out the lesser quality ones in their eyes. I know there's still plenty of old reviews that have the track-by-track layout that they frown upon. Some of my reviews on there are a bit off so I wouldn't mind if they eventually took down some of them. However, the one review of mine I feel should at least stay is the one for Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.

At 11/25/12 02:40 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: somebody mention Radiohead? one of the best bands ever. I especially love Kid A and OK Computer.

High five!

Nev I think about you everytime I listen to Dystopia and Warning. You the man. What's your facebook I'll add ya

Mine is http://www.facebook.com/marshall.cooper.144

At 11/26/12 12:07 PM, PenisClown wrote: Nev I think about you everytime I listen to Dystopia and Warning. You the man. What's your facebook I'll add ya

Mine is http://www.facebook.com/marshall.cooper.144

Dude troll is fucking awesome, man. Fucking hardcore like.

At 11/25/12 02:40 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: somebody mention Radiohead? one of the best bands ever. I especially love Kid A and OK Computer.

man amnesiac gets no love :(

At 11/26/12 07:41 PM, Tobi wrote:

At 11/25/12 02:40 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: somebody mention Radiohead? one of the best bands ever. I especially love Kid A and OK Computer.

man amnesiac gets no love :(

To tell you the truth, I only have Kid A, OK Computer and The Bends from them. In the case for Radiohead I'm happy they are well known since I can easily pick up their CDs from the nearest shop whenever I want.

At 11/27/12 07:57 AM, Bahamut wrote: To tell you the truth, I only have Kid A, OK Computer and The Bends from them. In the case for Radiohead I'm happy they are well known since I can easily pick up their CDs from the nearest shop whenever I want.

If you like Kid A, you'll probably like Amnesiac. Amnesiac is a collection of songs recorded during the Kid A sessions, but were deemed too different and likely to intrude the albums atmosphere. Check it out sometime, you may like it. Be sure too look up the stuff on the B side, those songs are overlooked gems.

At 11/26/12 07:41 PM, Tobi wrote: man amnesiac gets no love :(

Amnesiac is great, too, as is Hail to the Thief. I just think that Kid A and OK Computer are their best albums.

So I now have a list of 102 band I am going to look up....this is going to take forever ._.

At 11/27/12 07:28 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/26/12 07:41 PM, Tobi wrote: man amnesiac gets no love :(

Amnesiac is great, too, as is Hail to the Thief. I just think that Kid A and OK Computer are their best albums.

I'll ask you gentlemen to stay on topic. Because this is the Metal Hell after all.

And because Radiohead sucks and I don't like them >:(

At 11/27/12 08:42 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I'll ask you gentlemen to stay on topic. Because this is the Metal Hell after all.

Dude, we go off topic all the time. Chill out.

At 11/27/12 09:15 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/27/12 08:42 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I'll ask you gentlemen to stay on topic. Because this is the Metal Hell after all.

Dude, we go off topic all the time. Chill out.

That's off topic. >:( OMG U BROKE DA RULEZ!!!

In other news, I've been gravitating towards Cirith Gorgor. Great melodic black metal.

At 11/27/12 09:15 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Dude, we go off topic all the time. Chill out.

I know right ? Shit sucks so much !

At 11/27/12 08:42 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: And because Radiohead sucks and I don't like them >:(

Maybe you should make a list over all the things you don't like, so that we can avoid those topics.

At 11/28/12 02:49 AM, K2LU wrote:

At 11/27/12 08:42 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: And because Radiohead sucks and I don't like them >:(

Maybe you should make a list over all the things you don't like, so that we can avoid those topics.

I don't like you >:(

And so since we are off-topic. I've finaly decided to look into A Silver Mt. Zion, and I have to say that these guys are amazing. I think I might have found a new band to love :) Here's a little track for you people who like Ambient, Drone, Post-Rock and other experimental or avant-garde stuff.

God Bless Our Dead Marines

At 11/27/12 08:42 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I'll ask you gentlemen to stay on topic. Because this is the Metal Hell after all.

And because Radiohead sucks and I don't like them >:(

Shall we go back to talking about Manowar's dongs then?

Haven't been on in a while my fellow metal heads.
I was wondering if anybody had any band recommendations for someone listening to stuff like Marduk, Carach Angren, Klabuatamann and the like?

At 8/17/12 06:16 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: So bros, y'all ready 4 this ?

Ooh...that's pretty brutals. :D

At 11/28/12 02:27 PM, Provoke wrote: 666th post, might as well be here. Got any good doom metal to celebrate the ocassion?

Ha! I thought you'd do this!

Also:
Atolah
Black Land
Black Pyramid
Blood Ceremony
Bongripper
Buried Sleeper
Church Of Misery
Cough
Dark Buddha Rising
Dresden/Leningrad
Electric Wizard
From Beyond
High Priest Of Saturn
Holly Hunt
Ice Dragon
Kamni
Lord Of Doubts
Lord Vicar
Ocean Towers
Ogre
Old Man Lizard
Orchid
Pallbearer
Pentagram
Rainbows Are Free
Ramesses
Reverend Bizarre
Saint Vitus
Saturnalia Temple
Shrinebuilder
Sleep
Slomatics
Slug Lord
Snailking
Spirit Caravan
Stonehelm
Suma
for some reason Sunn O))) is under Doom Metal on my computer
The Sword
Thorr's Hammer
Ufomammut
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
Volva
Weird Light
Witch
Witchcraft
Witchfinder General
Witchsorrow
YOB

Just so you know these are like 75% of the bands I have on my computer listed under Doom Metal.
Whether it was labeled that by me or when I got said music.

At 11/28/12 07:59 AM, Bahamut wrote: Shall we go back to talking about Manowar's dongs then?

That would be much more metal, yes.

At 11/28/12 12:50 PM, Spikedemonic23 wrote:

At 8/17/12 06:16 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: So bros, y'all ready 4 this ?

Ooh...that's pretty brutals. :D

I don't understand what post you are referring to.

At 11/28/12 08:32 AM, twistex wrote: Haven't been on in a while my fellow metal heads.
I was wondering if anybody had any band recommendations for someone listening to stuff like Marduk, Carach Angren, Klabuatamann and the like?

Cirith Gorgor and Sinful

I like how you guys all told me it was cool to go off-topic sometimes but as soon as I complained about Radiohead you all just stopped talking about it :P You guys knew I was kidding right ? Keep discussing the band, I'm totally fine with it !

Also, how about we start a little "best album covers of 2012" thread ? If you like the idea post the album cover, name of the band and name of the album !

Here is one :
Band - Leeches Of Lore
Album - Frenzy, Ecstasy

Fuckin' great cover for a great album. I recommand this to pretty much anyone who likes old school heavy metal, stoner rock/metal and of course spaghetti western movies !

At 11/28/12 06:03 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: "best album covers of 2012"

Sure

Band - Uzala
Album -Uzala

Just out of curiosity can someone translate the runes on this? I attempted to and finished but I feel as though I majorly fucked up on some spots because some words made no sense whatsoever.

At 11/28/12 08:32 AM, twistex wrote: Haven't been on in a while my fellow metal heads.
I was wondering if anybody had any band recommendations for someone listening to stuff like Marduk, Carach Angren, Klabuatamann and the like?

Sounds like you're into the stuff I'm into. You're probably going to know every band I'm about to list, but here's a list of my favorites that are around that category:

Gorgoroth
Dark Funeral
Anorexia Nervosa
Darkestrah
Chthonic
Urgehal
Blodsrit
Immortal
Tsjuder
Utgard
Graveworm
Krypt
1349 (a little more extreme, but still fucking awesome)
Destroyer 666 (a little more death thrashy, but again still awesome)

On another note, I've been practicing death metal vocals for about a week now and I'm getting pretty good, but does anyone know if there is there any voice damages that come along with it?

Gorgoroth
Dark Funeral
Anorexia Nervosa
Darkestrah
Chthonic
Urgehal
Blodsrit
Immortal
Tsjuder
Utgard
Graveworm
Krypt
1349 (a little more extreme, but still fucking awesome)
Destroyer 666 (a little more death thrashy, but again still awesome)

On another note, I've been practicing death metal vocals for about a week now and I'm getting pretty good, but does anyone know if there is there any voice damages that come along with it?

Yes I do know just about all of them bands, and love them, especially 1349. They are just mad.

On the note of vocal damage. It kinda depends on if you do it proper or not. If you mess it up it can cause (if I recall) irreparable damage to your vocal cords. But if you do it right, then you should be fine.

At 11/28/12 07:14 PM, twistex wrote: Yes I do know just about all of them bands, and love them, especially 1349. They are just mad.

What about Abigail Williams's most recent album Becoming ?
I could also recommand Balrog (France), Chaos Moon (USA), Chasse-Galerie (Quebec), Monarque (Quebec), Forteresse (Quebec), Infernal Strongholh (USA) and Seeds In Barren Fields (Sweden).

Mostly awesome bands, and some are rather underground. Balrog (raw black metal) and Infernal Stronghold (crust punk/black metal) are fucking agressive, raw and brutal. The three bands from Quebec are all different but all worth it. We have a good emerging bm scene in Quebec. Seeds In Barren Fields is very unique also. You'll find dm, bm, crust, prog, and more in their music

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Static: Terrible Canyons Of Static / Atomic Clock / Chart #3 / World Police And Friendly Fire / ...The Buildings They Are Sleeping Now