At 5/27/07 04:55 PM, maverick-mechanic wrote:

At 5/27/07 04:15 PM, Crowler wrote: not necessarily, technical Death metal is far more superior

yeah, thats true. forgot about that. i like that genre too. dont get me wrong, i like the heavy stuff, but sometimes hearing the same riff for 3-5 mintes gets old....

Yeah but you shouldn't just listen to the guitar of the song, theres lots of other exciting stuff such as the gutteral vocals and ripping drummers.

At 5/27/07 05:18 PM, Abyssus wrote:
Sorry I was reffering to black metal, that shit has everything, the growls, the sounds and the singing.

It doesn't have the zealotry of Power metal. I used to be a black metal elitist, but then I got into power metal. I still listen to BM, just not often.

At 5/27/07 05:22 PM, Ganon-Dorf wrote: you shouldn't just listen to the guitar of the song,

You call yourself a metalhead?

Besides, unless they're singing, vocals are peripheral.

I mean, screaming and growling is really fucking easy to do. By easy, I mean REALLY FUCKING EASY.

At 5/27/07 05:25 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 5/27/07 05:18 PM, Abyssus wrote:
Sorry I was reffering to black metal, that shit has everything, the growls, the sounds and the singing.

It doesn't have the zealotry of Power metal. I used to be a black metal elitist, but then I got into power metal. I still listen to BM, just not often.

SA got me into power metal, I love them.
Black= Bang head against wall and thrash.
Power= Fly away, air guitar, prolonged lifting screams.

At 5/27/07 05:27 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 5/27/07 05:22 PM, Ganon-Dorf wrote:

I mean, screaming and growling is really fucking easy to do. By easy, I mean REALLY FUCKING EASY.

then how do you do them, cause I've tried everything I've heard on how to do them and it never works

At 5/27/07 05:34 PM, Lost-Thought wrote:
then how do you do them, cause I've tried everything I've heard on how to do them and it never works

you widen your throat, and vibrate the soft pallate on the back of your mouth.

Just to drop my opinion in...Power beats the hell out of Death. Now that I think about it, I haven't heard 1 good death or black metal song in my entire 7 years as a metal head. (Ok, it's probably cause I try to steer clear from that kind of stuff in the first place, but that would depend whether Viking Metal counts as death or folk, I don't know)

By the way, new! I'll be posting weekly reviews on any album or single I happen to buy.
For now:

Album: Mystica
Artist: Axel Rudi Pell
Genre:Power Metal/Classic Rock
Track Listing:
Fly to the Moon
Rock the Nation
Valley of Sin
Living a Lie
No Chance to Live
Haunted Castle Seranade
Losing the Game
Curse of the Damned
Description:
Another album from the German Power Metal Gods Axel Rudi Pell. Their latest release (well, in September there's a new album out called Diamonds Unlocked) Mystica, delivered some of fast paced, keayboard heavy Power Metal songs, with a lot of more Classic Rock feeling near-ballads. With dynamic vocals by Johnny Gioeli, with Axel's guitar playing and Mike's drumming, with Fly To the Moon featuring a bass solo by Volker Krezwalk (can't spell the names for shite) and the supporting kewyboards of Ferdy Dorenburg (sp, again) Mystica is an epic win in the face of power metal.
What brings this album down, however is the real lack of power metal songs, there's about 3 in the album, the rest are the slow-paced Classic Rock songs Axel is becoming known for. They're not bad, just not as good.

Verdict:
Mystica is a dynamic release, just don't buy it if you're a total guitar nut.
Rating:
4/5

At 5/27/07 05:46 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 5/27/07 05:34 PM, Lost-Thought wrote:
then how do you do them, cause I've tried everything I've heard on how to do them and it never works

you widen your throat, and vibrate the soft pallate on the back of your mouth.

Hmmm... I usually just scream like I was screaming at my worst enemy.
but then again, I'm always fucking angry when i make music :D
By the way, Have i shown you my " hate metal" project, Screw you! yet?

I've been listening to a few Power Metal bands lately.

Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Nightwish
Black Steel
Gamma Ray

most of the viking metal I know is viking/black, like Volkolak or Windir. The only viking death metal band I know of is Amon Amarth.

Oi batman, is all that neccessary?

My only metal aquisitions this week are:

DragonForce-Soldier of the Wasteland
DragonForce-Once in a Lifetime
Slayer-Raining Blood

...And where the feck are you guys downloading all this stuff from? Limewire?

At 5/27/07 06:09 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: ...And where the feck are you guys downloading all this stuff from? Limewire?

I use I tunes for some stuff, usually to check the top songs by that band, etc. Usually limewire though.

At 5/27/07 06:20 PM, batman64 wrote: You can never have enough metal. I downloaded most of it from http://www.metalmusicforever.blogspot.com/.

I love that site. I don't know why I don't just download everything on there and delete it if I don't like it. Maybe cause I'm lazy.

At 5/27/07 05:27 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:

At 5/27/07 05:22 PM, Ganon-Dorf wrote: you shouldn't just listen to the guitar of the song,

You call yourself a metalhead?

Besides, unless they're singing, vocals are peripheral.

I mean, screaming and growling is really fucking easy to do. By easy, I mean REALLY FUCKING EASY.

Yeah but Ghoulio all this is form a drummers perspective aas I am a drummer so I listen to the drums more to pick out new fills to learn =(

Well spank my ass and call me Charlie!

Why can't we all just get along!?

I prefer low vocals to high and heaviness to epictisity (lol) and high vocals. That's me.

At 5/27/07 07:46 PM, NecroOne wrote: Well spank my ass and call me Charlie!

Why can't we all just get along!?

We should. Brutal or epic, we're still brothers of metal.

At 5/27/07 07:46 PM, NecroOne wrote: Well spank my ass and call me Charlie!

Why can't we all just get along!?

This is why you're one of my favorite new guys.

At 5/27/07 08:54 PM, Idiosyncratic wrote:

At 5/27/07 07:46 PM, NecroOne wrote: Well spank my ass and call me Charlie!

Why can't we all just get along!?

This is why you're one of my favorite new guys.

Hahaha, thanks bro.
I hardly post but I never have the time.
I'm usually practicing my vocals or out somewhere, sadly though I got sick over the weekend and now my throat is fucked up.

you didnt drink water after practicing i hope?

At 5/27/07 07:46 PM, NecroOne wrote: Well spank my ass and call me Charlie!

Why can't we all just get along!?

Couldn't resist.

At 5/27/07 09:16 PM, Crowler wrote: you didnt drink water after practicing i hope?

I drink water when I practice.
Also, I growl and use my gut all the time wether it be growling, or singing, etc.

I just got some alergy (sp) all of a sudden, or possibly a cold.
My body's weak, head hurts, stuffy nose, and a fucked up throat.

Also, Opeth, you're awesome.

Faith No More owns your soul.

Their cover of War Pigs is excellent.

At 5/27/07 10:10 PM, Idiosyncratic wrote: Faith No More owns your soul.

Their cover of War Pigs is excellent.

I can't cease listening to ze Kraftverk.

It's impossible to be German and dislike Kraftwerk.

At 5/27/07 10:12 PM, 0peth wrote:
I can't cease listening to ze Kraftverk.

It's impossible to be German and dislike Kraftwerk.

My uncle is a big fan of Kraftwerk. I am too. Actually, he has Trans-Europe Express on vinyl.

At 5/27/07 09:54 PM, NecroOne wrote:

I just got some alergy (sp) all of a sudden, or possibly a cold.
My body's weak, head hurts, stuffy nose, and a fucked up throat.

I have the same thing happening to me except for the throat.

At 5/27/07 07:40 PM, Ganon-Dorf wrote:

Yeah but Ghoulio all this is form a drummers perspective aas I am a drummer so I listen to the drums more to pick out new fills to learn =(

I'm a drummer too. If you want good drumming techniques, listen to shit like Avantasia, Heavenly, Mayhem, Arcturus, or In Living Color.

At 5/27/07 10:53 PM, 0peth wrote:

At 5/27/07 09:54 PM, NecroOne wrote:

I just got some alergy (sp) all of a sudden, or possibly a cold.
My body's weak, head hurts, stuffy nose, and a fucked up throat.

I have the same thing happening to me except for the throat.

Yeah, it fuckin' sucks anus.

At 5/27/07 11:48 PM, NecroOne wrote:

At 5/27/07 10:53 PM, 0peth wrote:

At 5/27/07 09:54 PM, NecroOne wrote:

I just got some alergy (sp) all of a sudden, or possibly a cold.
My body's weak, head hurts, stuffy nose, and a fucked up throat.

I have the same thing happening to me except for the throat.

Yeah, it fuckin' sucks anus.

My body being weak is the worst for me.

Could definitely be worse though.

At 5/27/07 09:54 PM, NecroOne wrote:

At 5/27/07 09:16 PM, Crowler wrote:

I just got some alergy (sp) all of a sudden, or possibly a cold.
My body's weak, head hurts, stuffy nose, and a fucked up throat.

I hate allergies, I have an allergy reaction going on right now from mowing the lawn after forgetting to go get my allergy shots for 3 weeks in a row