R.I.P. Jonathan Athon

At 11/9/14 08:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: R.I.P. Jonathan Athon

Do you even know Black Tusk?

At 11/9/14 08:39 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Fuck me.

I have a dead guy's signature.

Seriously, though, wow. This is awful. I'm sad.

Me too. I'm a really big Black Tusk fan.
I don't know if you've been keeping up with em but it was crazy. Him and his girlfriend got into a motorcycle accident when someone blew a stop sign and hit em. The driver wasn't injured badly as far as I know but him and his girlfriend were. She less so than him and she was fine afterwards. He got most of the impact and was rushed to the hospital where he was put into a medically induced coma. The doctors were telling the rest of the band and his family that he had suffered from irreparable brain damage and there was next to no chance he'd recover. And just today he died. They're planning on donating his organs and having him cremated as were his wishes.

At 11/9/14 09:26 PM, Viper wrote:

At 11/9/14 08:39 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Fuck me.

I have a dead guy's signature.

Seriously, though, wow. This is awful. I'm sad.

Me too. I'm a really big Black Tusk fan.
I don't know if you've been keeping up with em

No, I had no idea about the accident. I just learned of his death from your second post.

but it was crazy. Him and his girlfriend got into a motorcycle accident when someone blew a stop sign and hit em. The driver wasn't injured badly as far as I know but him and his girlfriend were. She less so than him and she was fine afterwards. He got most of the impact and was rushed to the hospital where he was put into a medically induced coma. The doctors were telling the rest of the band and his family that he had suffered from irreparable brain damage and there was next to no chance he'd recover. And just today he died. They're planning on donating his organs and having him cremated as were his wishes.

I hope the dipshit who ran the sign gets punished. Some people just have to drive like fucking assholes. My sister is always checking her texts while driving. Like FFS, it can wait. Keep your eyes peeled and pay all of your attention on the road. ugh.

At 11/9/14 09:58 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: No, I had no idea about the accident. I just learned of his death from your second post.

Oh. Sorry you had to find out that way....

I hope the dipshit who ran the sign gets punished. Some people just have to drive like fucking assholes.

Same here. I hope he doesn't get off on some stupid technicality or whatever.

My sister is always checking her texts while driving. Like FFS, it can wait. Keep your eyes peeled and pay all of your attention on the road. ugh.

Same with my sister. She also has a habit of fucking turning and looking at someone when they're talking to her when shes driving. I mean really. Is it THAT hard to talk and NOT look at them while you're driving? I've been driving less than she has and I literally 0 problem with this.

At 11/6/14 01:36 PM, Viper wrote:

At 11/5/14 05:31 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/1/14 06:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I've ordered Bongripper's album Miserable on Bandcamp two days ago. Can't wait :)

Sick cover. I've only heard the Great Barrier Reefer.

Really? I would've thought you'd have listened to Satan Worshipping Doom or Hippie Killer

I'm quite surprised Sense never listened to those. I've listened to Miserable a few times since I've received the album, and so far I think it's not as good as these two that you've listed. It's a decent album, sure, but Bongripper got me used to pure genius doom metal so...

At 11/9/14 05:53 PM, Viper wrote: R.I.P. Jonathan Athon
Bassist for Black Tusk
1982-2014

Saw them live as one of Kvelertak's first part. Very rough to see a good musician and such an amazing performer go in such a violent way... R.I.P.

At 11/10/14 02:34 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: I'm quite surprised Sense never listened to those.

Same here. It's weird....they're both really good albums. Same with Heroin and

I've listened to Miserable a few times since I've received the album, and so far I think it's not as good as these two that you've listed. It's a decent album, sure, but Bongripper got me used to pure genius doom metal so...

It's a good album but yeah I'd probably listen to Great Barrier Reefer or Satan Worshipping Doom more than it.

Saw them live as one of Kvelertak's first part. Very rough to see a good musician and such an amazing performer go in such a violent way... R.I.P.

And at such a young age too. I mean he was only 32 years old.

Sooooo......guess who was busted with eleven grams of meth.

ROFL Watch this.

At 11/13/14 02:55 PM, Viper wrote: Sooooo......guess who was busted with eleven grams of meth.

Wow, I didn't know that about him.

At 11/19/14 01:24 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: ROFL Watch this.

Boy, did I go down a rabbit hole last night.

At 11/19/14 09:25 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: Boy, did I go down a rabbit hole last night.

These are pretty funny.

So these are the top 100 doom albums according to Decibel. I got a 4 magazine pack thing with it, top 100 death metal albums, top 100 black metal albums, and top 50 Thrash albums.
Ahab - The Call of the Wretched Sea
Hooded Menace - Never Cross the Dead
Iron Man - Black Knight
Shade of Despair - Angels of Distress
Penance - Parallel Corners
Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt
The Gathering - Mandylion
Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest
Grief - Come to Grief
Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
Paradise Lost - Icon
Celestial Season - Solar Lovers
Subrosa -More Constant than the Gods
Mournful Congregation - Monad of Creation
Warhorse - As Heaven Turns to Ash
Revelation - Salvation's Answer
Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer
Skepticism - Alloy
Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today
Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre
Unholy - The Second Ring of Power
Mindrot - Dawning
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
3rd and the Mortal - Tears Laid in Earth
The Gates of Slumber - Conqueror
Church of Misery - The Second Coming
Eyehategod - Dopesick
Scald - Will of Gods is a Great Power
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun
Pagan Altar - Volume 1
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Corrupted - Paso Inferior
Solstice - New Dark Age
Worship - Last Tape Before Doomsday
Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments
My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
Khanate - Khanate
Asunder - Works Will Come Undone
Count Raven - Storm Warning
Confessor - Condemned
Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus
Anathema - Serenades
Noothgrush - Erode the Person
Cathedral - The Ethereal Mirror
Paul Chain Violet Theater - In the Darkness
Iron Monkey - Our Problem
Acrimony - Tumuli Shroomaroom
Katatonia - Dance of December Souls
Evoken - Astra Mors
Esoteric - Epistemological Despondency
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Trouble - The Skull
Buzzov*en - Sore
YOB - The Great Cessation
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
Down - NOLA
Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics
Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
Type O Negative - October Rust
Evoken - Quietus
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Dream Death - Journey Into Mystery
Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond the Crimson Horizon
Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
Witchcraft - Witchcraft
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
The Obsessed - Lunar Womb
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead
Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet
Floor - Floor
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Pentagram - First Daze Here
Warning - Watching From A Distance
Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
Candlemass - Nightfall
Sleep - Jerusalem/Dopesmoker
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Disembowlment - Transcendence Into the Peripheral
Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain
Winter - Into Darkness
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Saint Vitus - Born Too Late
Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Pentagram - Relentless
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Trouble - Psalm 9
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Cathedral - Forest of R
Equilibrium
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Went to a pretty bitchin' show tonight. I saw Conjuring Fate again, who are a seriously underrated local band. They were supporting for some guys called Maverick who I'd never heard of before. They're kind of like a Guns n Roses style hard rock group. Not really my thing musically but they had some great energy.

At 11/25/14 05:13 PM, Viper wrote: So these are the top 100 doom albums according to Decibel. I got a 4 magazine pack thing with it, top 100 death metal albums, top 100 black metal albums, and top 50 Thrash albums.

Oh, that's pretty cool :)

Hooded Menace - Never Cross the Dead

I have this record on my computer, still haven't given it a listen. But I will soon :)

Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt

It's pretty sad that these musicians didn't stay together. It was a good project with quite a lot of potential!

The Gathering - Mandylion

I just discovered I had some of this band's material on my computer. Just one track they recorded with Garm from Ulver. It's also pretty good. I might give one of their full-lenght a listen in the near future.

Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer

Drone doom, right?

Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today

Child of Dunwich rise! End the world that you despise!

Church of Misery - The Second Coming

I've heard a lot of good about his band, but I still have never given a listen to any of their material.

Corrupted - Paso Inferior

I have two of their records, I've just added this record to my library. I still haven't listened to the album.

Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments

I need more of Melvins music. It's awesome :)

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Uhhh, really?

Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

The only RB album I have, sadly. I think it's awesome, but one of my friends says that the other two are better.

Warning - Watching From A Distance

Good album, but I wouldn't have placed it that high in the list (I'm assuming that the list goes from the 100th place to the 1st, right?)

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Generals gathered in their masses! Just like witches at black masses! Awesome :)

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

Hell, fucking yeah! This album is a milestone of music, not just doom metal. It's ambitious, heavy, killer, unforgiving! I simply love it :)

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Amazing album, from the first second to the last. Great stuff :)

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Haha :P Not a surprise!

At 11/28/14 01:53 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 11/25/14 05:13 PM, Viper wrote: Hooded Menace - Never Cross the Dead

I have this record on my computer, still haven't given it a listen. But I will soon :)

Haven't listened to em much but it's a pretty good album.

Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt

It's pretty sad that these musicians didn't stay together. It was a good project with quite a lot of potential!

I know right? But but they had a pretty good reason for breaking up I guess. Though they could attempt to get back together.

Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer

Drone doom, right?

Yeah

Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today

Child of Dunwich rise! End the world that you despise!

I was actually surprised to see this up in the 80s. It's a pretty good album.

Church of Misery - The Second Coming

I've heard a lot of good about his band, but I still have never given a listen to any of their material.

Really? I'd give Master of Brutality a spin before this. And maybe Thy Kingdom Scum afterwards. Really good Japanese Doom Metal. All their lyrics are inspired by serial killers.

Corrupted - Paso Inferior

I have two of their records, I've just added this record to my library. I still haven't listened to the album.

I've been meaning to give them a listen. I've had a metal archives tabs of them open for I don't know how long.

Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments

I need more of Melvins music. It's awesome :)

Yeah me too. Though that's because I lost all of my Melvins when my old external hard drive decided to die on me. Though I got a copy of Hostile Ambient Takeover for christmas last year so I'm working my way back to what I had before.

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Uhhh, really?

Yeah.....

Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

The only RB album I have, sadly. I think it's awesome, but one of my friends says that the other two are better.

It's a good album. Though I personally prefer III.

Warning - Watching From A Distance

Good album, but I wouldn't have placed it that high in the list (I'm assuming that the list goes from the 100th place to the 1st, right?)

Yeah me neither. And yeah its 100-1. This also reminded me of Bahamut for obvious reasons.

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

Hell, fucking yeah! This album is a milestone of music, not just doom metal. It's ambitious, heavy, killer, unforgiving! I simply love it :)

Yeah man! Though I was hoping they'd have more Wizard in the list. They have a bunch of Cathedral and Candlemass...

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Amazing album, from the first second to the last. Great stuff :)

Honestly my favorite Sabbath album.

Also Lord Dying are releasing a new album next year. Pre-orders are now available here.

At 11/28/14 08:20 AM, Viper wrote:

At 11/28/14 01:53 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt

It's pretty sad that these musicians didn't stay together. It was a good project with quite a lot of potential!

I know right? But but they had a pretty good reason for breaking up I guess. Though they could attempt to get back together.

And what was the reason? Sunn O))) and the other side-project of the boys? I mean, if they had time for everything else, it's kind of weird that they'd drop this one project specifically. Or maybe that's not what you meant?

Church of Misery - The Second Coming

I've heard a lot of good about his band, but I still have never given a listen to any of their material.

Really? I'd give Master of Brutality a spin before this. And maybe Thy Kingdom Scum afterwards. Really good Japanese Doom Metal. All their lyrics are inspired by serial killers.

That's comforting :P But thanks for the info!

Corrupted - Paso Inferior

I have two of their records, I've just added this record to my library. I still haven't listened to the album.

I've been meaning to give them a listen. I've had a metal archives tabs of them open for I don't know how long.

It's good. Very droney, slow build-ups, but killer riffs.

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Uhhh, really?

Yeah.....

I meant it more like... Uhhh, really (doom metal)?

Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

The only RB album I have, sadly. I think it's awesome, but one of my friends says that the other two are better.

It's a good album. Though I personally prefer III.

That's what my friend says :P

Warning - Watching From A Distance

Good album, but I wouldn't have placed it that high in the list (I'm assuming that the list goes from the 100th place to the 1st, right?)

Yeah me neither. And yeah its 100-1. This also reminded me of Bahamut for obvious reasons.

Bahamut :'(

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

Hell, fucking yeah! This album is a milestone of music, not just doom metal. It's ambitious, heavy, killer, unforgiving! I simply love it :)

Yeah man! Though I was hoping they'd have more Wizard in the list. They have a bunch of Cathedral and Candlemass...

There is three Electric Wizard in there total, that's not so bad :P However, there should definitely be more Bongripper in there. They might be a little too "young" of a band right now for people to realize just how fucking amazing they are, but that will eventually sink in. It definitely should.

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Amazing album, from the first second to the last. Great stuff :)

Honestly my favorite Sabbath album.

Same here. Though Paranoid has been growing on my a lot lately.

At 11/28/14 04:02 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: And what was the reason? Sunn O))) and the other side-project of the boys? I mean, if they had time for everything else, it's kind of weird that they'd drop this one project specifically. Or maybe that's not what you meant?

Nah. Singer was an exchange student and had to move back to Norway. Thoigh they have gotten back together back in like 2009 but I don't know what happened with that.

It's good. Very droney, slow build-ups, but killer riffs.

Hmm okay. Once I can get internet access back on my computer I'll check em out.

I meant it more like... Uhhh, really (doom metal)?

Yeah I know. I don't understand it. Same with Kyuss.

Bahamut :'(

Don't worry. Mod is watching us. From A Distance.

There is three Electric Wizard in there total, that's not so bad :P However, there should definitely be more Bongripper in there. They might be a little too "young" of a band right now for people to realize just how fucking amazing they are, but that will eventually sink in. It definitely should.

Yeah I guess. Though they have bother Pallbearer albums and they've been around less than Bongripper has.

I actually didn't catch that reference in Bahamut's old username until now. That album being brought up made me think of Nev. He would rave about Warning. Also recall him being crazy about Dystopia. I still never gave those a good listen. Woops. And yeah, that makes no sense putting Deep Purple there, as great as they were. Also, where's Ufomammut? Lame.

At 11/29/14 05:55 PM, Viper wrote:

At 11/28/14 04:02 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Bahamut :'(

Don't worry. Mod is watching us. From A Distance.

:O

Uh excuse me guys, should i join? I'm in with power metal, viking metal, black metal, death metal, classic metal, neo classical metal, and prog metal.

Someone rang?

At 12/2/14 05:44 PM, Bmwd wrote: Uh excuse me guys, should i join? I'm in with power metal, viking metal, black metal, death metal, classic metal, neo classical metal, and prog metal.

Ten favorite metal bands?

So I have a bad habit of popping in, posting here and forgetting about it, I won't do that this time. When I was younger I was constantly looking for new bands, checking out new stuff, trying to find the "best" of each respective genre and just listen to that. To that end, I've been pretty much successful. For the past year or two I haven't really cared to look up new bands aside from a few exceptions which Metal Hell had recommended, so whenever I checked the thread I didn't have much of anything substantive to say. Recently I've been hugely into both Rotting Christ and Sigh, my 99 Honda Accord stereo doesn't have an auxiliary so I'm back to buying cd's, and man do I wish I had gotten into both of them sooner. Thy Mighty Contract was decent, but when it shines it's amazing. So I picked up Non Serviam and that album is perfect from start to finish. I also grabbed Scorn Defeat just on a whim because I remember you guys going on about Sigh and that was pretty good too, so I picked up Hangmans Hymn and that album is also perfect start to finish. It's crazy to think that back in the day these guys in Japan were making some seriously cool and unique black metal and were signed to Euronymous' label. I wonder sometimes what the norwegian dudes must have thought of them, haha. I also looked into Peste Noire again because Bruce was all about them back in the day and they're amazing as well, I remember the first time I heard them I immediately shut it off because of how harsh it was but La Sanie is like a masterpiece to me now. Through Peste Noire I listened to Aorlhac and they're great too, you should check out this link if you like Peste Noire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8iRPInN3aA&list=PLoA1LxbksL0zS5GYKEsxaTaVZIJ7LU5q5

But yeah I'm back in the mood to check out some new stuff, looking to get some more Rotting Christ and Sigh cd's too so if you have any suggestions about the next ones to get that would be cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7kJ4PHak_c

This is a song from my old guitar teacher's band. They had some success in Germany during the 80's and went on tour with Twisted Sister :) kind of thrash metal craziness.

I personally find a significant portion of their tunes a bit cheesy, but some of you Metal connoisseurs might dig it.

At 12/3/14 04:12 PM, TakeNoPrisoners wrote: But yeah I'm back in the mood to check out some new stuff, looking to get some more Rotting Christ and Sigh cd's too so if you have any suggestions about the next ones to get that would be cool.

Haven't seen you in forever. Welcome back. You already have Hangman's Hymn, so I think I'd go for Imaginary Sonicscape. As for Rotting Christ, I often go back to tracks from Theogonia, Aelo and Kronos. I haven't been checking out new music in a long time either. Mostly just podcasts for me lately when I want to listen to something.

At 12/3/14 04:46 AM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 12/2/14 05:44 PM, Bmwd wrote: Uh excuse me guys, should i join? I'm in with power metal, viking metal, black metal, death metal, classic metal, neo classical metal, and prog metal.

Ten favorite metal bands?

Iced Earth, KoRn, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Exodus, Rage against the machine, Hellyeah, Mudvayne, Skindred, Helloween.

At 12/3/14 05:31 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Haven't seen you in forever. Welcome back.

Thanks man, it's good to be back. Putting in an order on amazon for Imaginary Sonicscape, how would you rank those three Rotting Christ albums? I'm eventually going to buy their entire discography regardless, but which of the the three do you think is the best? Also what podcasts do you listen to? I'd like to check those out as well.

At 12/3/14 06:26 PM, Bmwd wrote:

At 12/3/14 04:46 AM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 12/2/14 05:44 PM, Bmwd wrote: Uh excuse me guys, should i join? I'm in with power metal, viking metal, black metal, death metal, classic metal, neo classical metal, and prog metal.

Ten favorite metal bands?

Iced Earth, KoRn, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Exodus, Rage against the machine, Hellyeah, Mudvayne, Skindred, Helloween.

I count 5 metal bands here, but I believe you have six more listed under your favorites on your page, so I think that's good. Welcome, fella.

At 12/3/14 07:33 PM, TakeNoPrisoners wrote:

At 12/3/14 05:31 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Haven't seen you in forever. Welcome back.

Thanks man, it's good to be back. Putting in an order on amazon for Imaginary Sonicscape, how would you rank those three Rotting Christ albums? I'm eventually going to buy their entire discography regardless, but which of the the three do you think is the best? Also what podcasts do you listen to? I'd like to check those out as well.

That's tough, man. I might personally pick Theogonia, but I'm really not sure. I think Ghoul would have said Khronos and I could be wrong, but I think Gory would say Triarchy of Lost Lovers. I honestly don't remember Triarchy so I should relisten. As far as podcasts, I started from the beginning with Hollywood Babble On and Jay and Silent Bob Get Old about two years ago and have been keeping up since. I've also listened to most of the SModcast podcast. I'll listen to any Nerdist, You Made it Weird and Chewin' it episode that has a decent guest but I tend to skip it if I don't know who the person is. I use the seesmod channel on YouTube for Babble On cuz they have a lot of visual bits you don't get to see and seesmod edits all that stuff in there so you can see. For Get Old and SModcast, they embed Soundcloud uploads of every episode on the SModcast website. And the Nerdist website hosts all the episodes of the Nerdist, Chewin' it and You Made it Weird. Rather than listen to music, I usually listen to this stuff on my phone at night while I play a game. It's all pretty mobile friendly, though booyoutube makes YouTube uploads better.

There really is no best Rotting Christ album as far as I'm concerned. Whenever the subject comes up, I prefer to talk about my favorite songs which goes from some of their oldest to some of their newest. A couple of my most favorite songs of theirs do happen to be on Triarchy of the Lost Lovers and those are Archon and King of a Stellar War. Both have accrued many plays over many years. Other good ones: In Domine Sathana, If It Ends Tomorrow, The Call of the Aethyrs, Athanati Este, Full Colour Is the Night, Among Two Storms...there are more but these are just the ones I tend to listen to first out of habit. Athanati Este, probably the most. It sucks that I couldn't make it to see them again when they swung by here in September but I can count on them coming back in about another year.