At 2/8/13 07:17 AM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: Picked up:

Slayer - Reign In Blood
Slayer - South Of Heaven

Might not get to listen to them today, I already got my 2 CDs for the month and Mrs. ZAAL would kill me.

Despite what others may say, I'm still a fan of Reign in Blood. Everything else from Slayer, not so much but good tracks are found throughout the first five records. I just don't praise South of Heaven or Seasons in the Abyss as highly as others would.

At 2/8/13 07:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: Despite what others may say, I'm still a fan of Reign in Blood.

It seems as though it has become a trend to hate this album. I do think it's a tad overrated, but that doesn't mean it's really bad. One of the biggest criticisms I see is that it's too cartoony. Seriously, go listen to "Blasphemer" by Sodom, and tell me what's cartoony.

I just don't praise South of Heaven or Seasons in the Abyss as highly as others would.

tbh, I can't get in to South of Heaven beyond one or two tracks. Even though the drums and riffs are all great, possibly some of the greatest of their career, the vocals just plain out suck.

See Helloween and Gamma Ray in April in London; the following night I shall see Sonata Arctica live in London. Stop spoiling me so much 2013.

Just found the band Bevar Sea today.
Some pretty awesome Indian Stoner/Doom Metal.

At 2/8/13 08:06 PM, Bahamut wrote: See Helloween and Gamma Ray in April in London; the following night I shall see Sonata Arctica live in London. Stop spoiling me so much 2013.

You bastard. I could've seen Testament and Overkill last Saturday, but money's tight right now.

At 2/8/13 07:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: Despite what others may say, I'm still a fan of Reign in Blood. Everything else from Slayer, not so much but good tracks are found throughout the first five records. I just don't praise South of Heaven or Seasons in the Abyss as highly as others would.

That's a very nice way to say they are over-rated and full of shit :)

Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?
And possibly some Drone Metal?

At 2/10/13 02:58 AM, Viper50 wrote: Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?

Labyrinth - the album Return to Heaven Denied (very good Progressive Power Metal)
Control Denied - because Chuck Schuldiner.
Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder is a good album... right ? (RIDERS OF THE STORM !!! ONE WITH THE WIIIIND ! DEFENDERS OF CREATION !!!)
Allen/Lande - Don't know if it counts as "Power Metal", but it's cheesy as fuck :P
Jacobs Dream - I can't recommand these guys enough. Listen to their music!
Sinergy - Guys from CoB with Alexi Laiho's ex-wife. Cool stuff.
Sonata Arctica - obviously.

And possibly some Drone Metal?

The usual ones, right ?

Get some of Sunn O)))'s albums. The Black One, Monoliths and Dimensions, Domkirke, The White One.
And some Boris of course. Absolutego and Dronevil Final are great Drone albums. If you can get Altar by Sunn O))) & Boris, it's a must :)

Otherwise, get some
Earth
Otzepenevshiye
Ascend

and maybe... and I can't believe I'm recommanding this... but some Khlyst. Their album Chaos Is My Name, is an album I gave a 47% rating in a review for Metal Archives. This album as a whole is a piece of shit if you ask me, but the Drone tracks are abysmal. They are fuckin' great! As in Sunn O))) great!

At 2/10/13 05:23 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Labyrinth - the album Return to Heaven Denied (very good Progressive Power Metal)
Control Denied - because Chuck Schuldiner.
Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder is a good album... right ? (RIDERS OF THE STORM !!! ONE WITH THE WIIIIND ! DEFENDERS OF CREATION !!!)
Allen/Lande - Don't know if it counts as "Power Metal", but it's cheesy as fuck :P
Jacobs Dream - I can't recommand these guys enough. Listen to their music!
Sinergy - Guys from CoB with Alexi Laiho's ex-wife. Cool stuff.
Sonata Arctica - obviously.

To be honest. The only bands you listed that I knew were: Control Denied, Hammerfall, and Sonata Arctica haha.
I'll get around to looking up the others after I stop feeling like I'm going to throw up xD

The usual ones, right ?

Get some of Sunn O)))'s albums. The Black One, Monoliths and Dimensions, Domkirke, The White One.
And some Boris of course. Absolutego and Dronevil Final are great Drone albums. If you can get Altar by Sunn O))) & Boris, it's a must :)

I have pretty much all of Sunn O)))'s albums on my computer :3 Including Altar.
Finally....

Otherwise, get some
Earth
Otzepenevshiye
Ascend

and maybe... and I can't believe I'm recommanding this... but some Khlyst. Their album Chaos Is My Name, is an album I gave a 47% rating in a review for Metal Archives. This album as a whole is a piece of shit if you ask me, but the Drone tracks are abysmal. They are fuckin' great! As in Sunn O))) great!

I already have stuff by Earth. But will also check out the rest of the bands listed.
Also that DOES sound like it would be pretty great (with the drone tracks and whatnot). haha xD

In Somniphobia is really good and would be even better if it wasnt so loud

At 2/10/13 08:07 AM, Viper50 wrote: I already have stuff by Earth. But will also check out the rest of the bands listed.
Also that DOES sound like it would be pretty great (with the drone tracks and whatnot). haha xD

There is an interesting little album you could try to find online. It is named Heliophagia V. AOTA, Panacea Enterpainment, ÄEUv Ux (Av Ux if Newgrounds fucks the name up), Otzepenevshiye and Paracore. What you'll find on this 35 minutes album is some Dark Ambient, some Drone and some Funeral Doom Metal. You might enjoy it. If you can't get your hands on it, just PM.

Arcturus - Of Nails And Sinners

At 2/10/13 03:14 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: There is an interesting little album you could try to find online. It is named Heliophagia V. AOTA, Panacea Enterpainment, Ã"EUv Ux (Av Ux if Newgrounds fucks the name up), Otzepenevshiye and Paracore. What you'll find on this 35 minutes album is some Dark Ambient, some Drone and some Funeral Doom Metal. You might enjoy it. If you can't get your hands on it, just PM.

I'll look for it now.
And I guess if I can't find it by the end of the day I'll PM you xD

At 2/10/13 02:58 AM, Viper50 wrote: Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?

Firewind, Redemption

At 2/10/13 07:01 PM, jjjkuk wrote:

At 2/10/13 02:58 AM, Viper50 wrote: Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?

Firewind, Redemption

Thank you.

At 2/10/13 07:02 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 2/10/13 07:01 PM, jjjkuk wrote:

At 2/10/13 02:58 AM, Viper50 wrote: Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?

Firewind, Redemption

Thank you.

At Vance
Altaria
Voyager

If there was any more power metal I would recommand, it's those bands. Very powerful indeed :)

I was just giving Aelo by Rotting Christ another listen and now, I'm convinced that this is one of their best albums, along with Theogonia and Kronos. I remember Goatchrist saying it wasn't all that great, but I think that's crazy. Aelo is fucking sick.

Also, I look forward to their new album, which has a Greek title that I can't even remember.

At 2/10/13 02:58 AM, Viper50 wrote: Can someone recommend me any Power Metal?

Angra
Angra
Angra
AAAAAAAANGRAAAAA

And possibly some Drone Metal?

Nadja
the album, Altar, by Boris and Sunn 0)))
and if it counts, Amplifier Worship by Boris

At 2/10/13 01:40 PM, BumFodder wrote: In Somniphobia is really good and would be even better if it wasnt so loud

Sigh has never made a bad album. I love them.

And I'd like Mikannibal to blow my sax, if you know what I mean.

Self Splitter

I haven't been able to find much on these guys, but this song is pretty good.

At 2/9/13 05:33 PM, jjjkuk wrote:

At 2/8/13 08:06 PM, Bahamut wrote: See Helloween and Gamma Ray in April in London; the following night I shall see Sonata Arctica live in London. Stop spoiling me so much 2013.

You bastard. I could've seen Testament and Overkill last Saturday, but money's tight right now.

That said, I still need to book train tickets for those two days. That's something on my to do list this week. Also, Wintersun playing in Manchester in July? I'll be saving up for this.

At 2/10/13 12:34 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/8/13 07:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: Despite what others may say, I'm still a fan of Reign in Blood. Everything else from Slayer, not so much but good tracks are found throughout the first five records. I just don't praise South of Heaven or Seasons in the Abyss as highly as others would.

That's a very nice way to say they are over-rated and full of shit :)

Oh yeah, so it is. Didn't intend it that way.

At 2/11/13 11:52 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: Self Splitter

I haven't been able to find much on these guys, but this song is pretty good.

I knew to get this stuff. And I could have... When I saw Agalloch live last year, they had this record for sale! I could have bought it...

At 2/11/13 01:47 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: Don't know if you would consider Murderdolls to be Metal, but they are quite enjoyable and fun. =3

No, they aren't.

At 2/11/13 02:44 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: No, they aren't.

That statement makes you sound like you don't enjoy having fun, which makes your opinion of what is enjoyable and fun seem kind of irrelevant ;3 Murderdolls are kinda fun imo, sort of in a similar way that Rob Zombie is fun to listen to, though Rob Zombie is more fun.

And I just realized that I currently only have two power metal bands that I listen to (DragonForce and Gamma Ray). I'll check out those suggestions; I'm already enjoying At Vance.

Anyways guys, I know this isn't the Review Request thread, but that thread has failed me time and time again even though I do my best to review the songs that other people post. Since the song that I requested reviews for is a metal (and also very short) song, I feel alright about leaving this link here just in case someone wants to check it out.

At 2/12/13 12:07 AM, Tremulos wrote: That statement makes you sound like you don't enjoy having fun, which makes your opinion of what is enjoyable and fun seem kind of irrelevant ;3 Murderdolls are kinda fun imo, sort of in a similar way that Rob Zombie is fun to listen to, though Rob Zombie is more fun.

.

At 2/12/13 12:19 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: .

That's a fun(ny) picture!

At 2/12/13 12:07 AM, Tremulos wrote: And I just realized that I currently only have two power metal bands that I listen to (DragonForce and Gamma Ray). I'll check out those suggestions; I'm already enjoying At Vance.

I'll just say right now. If you get into Helloween and Blind Guardian, it's likely we'll become friends.

So I got a second band accepted onto Encyclopedia Metallum :3
First being this band.

At 2/12/13 08:21 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'll just say right now. If you get into Helloween and Blind Guardian, it's likely we'll become friends.

Speaking of Helloween. What album would you suggest I get by them?
I mean I already listen to them but for some reason I dont have anything by them...not entirely sure why.
Same with Blind Guardian. Because (as I said earlier on here) like the main place I go to buy cds and whatnot usually has at least 5 or so Blind Guardian cds there at all times. And my sister goes there more often than I do so I want to know what I should ask her to look for while shes there.

At 2/12/13 07:04 PM, Viper50 wrote: So I got a second band accepted onto Encyclopedia Metallum :3
First being this band.

Good finds :)

I myself got a review of mine accepted this week. It was for Scorn Defeat by Sigh. Any comments would be appreciated :)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - BBF3

At 2/12/13 08:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Good finds :)

I found Mothership because I saw a thing on Wo Fat's Facebook page saying they were playing with them live so I decided to check them out. Then I saw they weren't on the site so I decided to try adding them.

I found the other band through Doom-Mantia.com. Along with another band I'm in the middle of filling out the info for at the moment. They're a Doom Metal band called Wizardrone.

Also. Orchid have officially released the album art for their new album The Mouths Of Madness which comes out in April.

Oh my sides.... oh my sides.....
EXHUMED- Material Girl Maddona Cover

At 2/12/13 08:50 PM, Viper50 wrote: Also. Orchid have officially released the album art for their new album The Mouths Of Madness which comes out in April.

I have no clue who they took influences from.

I feel like I'm losing faith in Ultimate-Guitar.com as a whole now ._.
Someone on there is pretty much defending to the death that Kyuss was a Grunge band.

At 2/12/13 07:04 PM, Viper50 wrote: Speaking of Helloween. What album would you suggest I get by them?

Walls of Jericho, and if the copy doesn't have the tracks from the self titled EP, (mine does) then that, too.