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What Are You Listening To?
Thatguy and one other reacted to FatherAlabaster for a topic
This one took the right mindset and a few close listens to really unfold for me. Lots of walks in the woods with headphones, kinda thing. Once I started getting my head around it, I felt that they'd completely outdone themselves and given most of the other bands in that vein some serious homework. Not a casual listen but probably my favorite album of last year overall.2 points -
What are you drinking?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 and one other reacted to MacabreEternal for a topic
Oh, here he is. No sign of him for months and then he comes straight in, drinking alcohol at just gone 4pm on a Tuesday. Classic Dave! Good to see you man!2 points -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
blaaacdoommmmfan and one other reacted to H34VYM3T4LD4V3 for a topic
Thanks dude! Jugulator is one of my all time fave albums (easily a top Priest album for me) And yes Sermons of the Sinner is awesome! could have done with being a little bit more like Jugulator and Demolition imo but they are working on a 2nds album. Saxon are straight up legends, been listening to Thunderbolt album and Strong Arm of the Law as of late, plus i'm seeing them live in Manchester on Friday! Biff is 72 and still sounds great! what a god2 points -
What metal albums do you listen before going to sleep?
blaaacdoommmmfan reacted to SteamPunker for a topic
I've been listening to Crack the Skye by Mastodon and alot of Black Metal recently, and for some reason they help me go to sleep. What are some albums that make you doze off?1 point -
New Purchases/Acquisitions
SurgicalBrute reacted to navybsn for a topic
Arrived home to find my reissued gatefold copy of Dawn - Slaughtersun from Cosmic Key on my doorstep. A good day.1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
Thatguy reacted to GoatmasterGeneral for a topic
Sarke - Allsighr, like this better than the latest Darkthrone. Velka - Purgatori Ignis Iudicium1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
GoatmasterGeneral reacted to Thatguy for a topic
WHARFLURCH - Psychadelic Realms ov Hell. Thatguy approved.1 point -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to JamesT for a topic
Yeah man, "The Years of Decay" has so much great material on it. "Playing with Spiders/Skullcrusher" is such a killer track right in the middle of the album. "Who Tends the Fire" is another menacing tune. "The Birth of Tension" is a great song, too. The entire album is legendary! I do enjoy Motorhead quite a bit! There's the obvious choice of the "Ace of Spades" album, but I enjoy some fairly recent albums a lot (relatively speaking), like "Overnight Sensation", "We Are Motorhead", and "Inferno". Lemmy just had the perfect voice for rock 'n roll/metal!1 point -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to JamesT for a topic
You're kidding?? "The Electric Age" is my favorite Overkill album in their entire catalog, and I own all 19 of their albums to this point (and will certainly be grabbing the new one when it's released). They've really been on a solid roll since 2010's "Ironbound". These last 5 albums all stand up to any of their classics, in my opinion. I'd rank all 5 within the top 10 of their discography. In fact, "The Electric Age" and "Ironbound" would be my top 2, respectively. I love the classics like "Taking Over", "The Years of Decay" and "Horrorscope", too, of course. They don't have any bad albums to me. There are just some I like more than others. I'm into their groove-oriented stuff, too. Albums like "From the Underground and Below" and "Necroshine" are albums I play quite often. Great to see a fellow fan of the Wrecking Crew!1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
FatherAlabaster reacted to MacabreEternal for a topic
Ad Nauseam - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (2021) I flat out missed this. It is getting a lot of love in my regular haunts as the 2021 best of lists start to fade. It is a lot to take in and I might just be able to take stock come 2024 at this rate. Less dissonant than the Ulcerate brand of auditory evolution that came from them last year and also not as immediate a connection as I find with Gorgut's output. If anything a bit too avant-garde and jazzy for me on first listen. Polypolyphony and polypolyrhythms probably sums it up best at this stage and certainly needs revisits before I cast final judgement. Gotta applaud the effort though and the minute levels of detail are obvious but don't always compute, even in the off-kilter sense that they are intended. In a way it almost needs more promise of balance in order for it to completely hold my attention but I am still falling through it at present and will need more listens to find things to latch on to.1 point -
Alcoholics Associated
SurgicalBrute reacted to navybsn for a topic
Yeah it's a Scotch ale a.k.a. Wee Heavy. Wish I could find it again. By the way, that's exactly how I picture you up in the NJ woods 😆 I really liked the Weyerbacher 22nd anniversary Scotch ale. It was a limited run of course. Had a few pints on tap but never found it in stores. I always go for a Scotch ale when I can find them, which isn't often around here. I haven't had Skullsplitter or Curmudgeon in quite a while. I have to say that I do like a IPA now and then, but fuck it's all they sell around here anymore.1 point -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to blaaacdoommmmfan for a topic
That's cool re the Saxon gig. biff always good imo. Have you seen Saxon before. So many songs of there's I like I'm seeing magnum march. Not seen them before. I like there famous tracks but by no means am I mega fan and I think they will be good judging by there live videos which I like1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
AlSymerz reacted to H34VYM3T4LD4V3 for a topic
Xentrix - Position of Security1 point -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to JamesT for a topic
Oh man, I wish I could catch a red-eye and be there for that show! "Thunderbolt" is a crushing album, and I've played it quite a bit lately. "Battering Ram" was incredibly heavy as well. Can't wait for the new album soon!1 point -
Kælan Mikla - Undir Köldum Norðurljósum Concrete Winds - Nerve Butcherer Grave Miasma - Abyss of Wrathful Deities Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst Suffering Hour - The Cyclic Reckoning1 point
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Who are your current top 5 bands?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to JamesT for a topic
This is awesome in so many ways! Love your Jugulator pic, first off. And man, that KK's Priest album is just fantastic. Been jamming to it regularly since its release. I'm on a huge Saxon kick right now, myself, and am currently spinning the "Denim and Leather" album. Rock on!1 point -
Who are your current top 5 bands?
JamesT reacted to H34VYM3T4LD4V3 for a topic
Blaze Bayley KK's Priest Dream Theater Iron Maiden Saxon1 point -
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What Are You Listening To?
FatherAlabaster reacted to H34VYM3T4LD4V3 for a topic
I'm good thanks man! been very busy with work, Christmas was exhausting haha how about you? did you have a nice Christmas?1 point -
The Official Black Metal Recommendations Thread
Daiena reacted to GoatmasterGeneral for a topic
I think you need to stop thinking it's strange to have your own opinions on things. That's not strange at all D, that's the way it's supposed to be, you're not always going to agree with everything you hear or read. Don't listen to anyone that's trying to tell you how or what to think. Make up your own mind and think for yourself always.1 point -
Alcoholics Associated
FatherAlabaster reacted to GoatmasterGeneral for a topic
See if you can find some Dragon's Milk. It's the one barrel aged stout that seems to be the most widely available, around here anyway, I see it almost everywhere I go. I bought some yesterday. It's pretty damn good at 11%.1 point -
Love that album! Back to where it all started with my all-time favorite rock 'n roll band. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll) never ceases to get my head nodding, with the bagpipes thrown in for good measure. After seeing your post here, I'm gonna be playing this album all the way through this morning.1 point
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The Official Black Metal Recommendations Thread
Daiena reacted to GoatmasterGeneral for a topic
Everything has been influenced by something else, and everything is mixed with something else. Every album in a given sub-genre does not have to sound exactly alike as if they're copying each other, that'd be boring. Take it from a so-called 'purist' the concept of 'purity' in black metal is imposible to define anyway so therefore it's totally pointless. Blaze was one of the earlier Nordic 2nd wave black metal albums being released in March 1992, but they still had vestiges of their original death metal sound remaining. Their previous and first album Soulside Journey had been death metal. But yet to me Blaze is one of the best black metal albums from the early 90's and one of my top 25 albums of all time. I really wouldn't worry so much about what's pure, and what other people say about albums and bands, especially now when you're just learning what's what and what you like. You need to hear for yourself so you can learn. You're young so you have plenty of time, try stuff out, grab ahold of what you like and leave the rest. The real and most important test of any album is do you like it or not. Who cares which sub-genres it mixes? Don't limit yourself, because if you exclude too much from your explorations then you might miss out on something that you really like a lot. I've always found that bands that can blend various sub-genres together successfully can make some of the best and most interesting music. Also wanted to say that just because most people will be trying to point you to the originators and the classics of the genre doesn't mean you can't listen to current stuff as well because as far as I'm concerned the modern black metal stuff beats all that early 90's stuff all day long. You can start wherever you want, jump around between the different eras, you don't have to listen to everything in the same order in which it was released.1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
Serpentboi1992 reacted to True Belief for a topic
Rotting Christ - Triarchy of the Lost Lovers.1 point -
The High Voltage album was recorded November '74 almost immediately after Bon joined because all the songs were written and they were originally going to record it with Dave Evans. It wasn't released here until Feb 17 1975.1 point
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The Official Black Metal Recommendations Thread
SurgicalBrute reacted to Daiena for a topic
Wow now i have music for everyday to listen and new exciting i not heard too, thank you 😇1 point -
Alcoholics Associated
FatherAlabaster reacted to SurgicalBrute for a topic
If you haven't had KBS before, I'd absolutely recommend that one. It's yearly now, but up until about 2 or 3 years ago, it was one of those beers that got released seasonally, and people would travel to multiple stores hoping to find just a single bottle. CBS is pretty amazing, but it really comes down to whether you like the idea of maple flavor in your stout. They use the same base beer as the KBS but they age it in barrels that were originally used for bourbon, then sold to syrup makers for aging maple syrup. I'm pretty sure I read they stopped making it last year though, so there's a chance those could be old, and I'm not sure how aging that beer would affect it. I suspect the maple flavor would probably fade, but the bourbon flavor would probably hold up nicely1 point -
I wasn't comparing currency I was comparing the $30 price tag. My sock puppets always turn against me, so any help is appreciated.1 point
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What Are You Listening To?
GoatmasterGeneral reacted to AlSymerz for a topic
Every time an overseas band comes to Australia its a tour, we don't care if they only come to do a radio interview, it's a tour and you people from other countries can't take that away from us! Slaughter - Strappado1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
SurgicalBrute reacted to GoatmasterGeneral for a topic
There was no Australian 'tour' it was just the one-off festival gig. The gig before that had been 8 days earlier in Leeds UK and their next gig was a week later Feb 6 in the Netherlands. There was a Jan 29th date in Wellington NZ that got cancelled. January 31, 1971 Myponga Festival Site, Myponga, Australia (Myponga Pop Festival, with Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Bla, Chain, Company Caine, The Coney Island Jug Band, Daddy Cool, Desiderata, Fanny Adams, Fraternity, Hippo, John Graham & Margaret RoadKnight, The Sons of the Vegetal Mother, Spectrum, Steve Foster & Blackfire, Storyville, Sunshine, Uncle Jack, and War Machine) NP: Μνήμα - Disciples of Excremental Liturgies, very raw black from Greece1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to FatherAlabaster for a topic
Hey man, how ya been?1 point -
The Official Black Metal Recommendations Thread
Daiena reacted to SurgicalBrute for a topic
Think I mentioned before, but Werwolf (the guy behind Satanic Warmaster) is involved with a bunch of bands beyond just Satanic Warmaster...this is just a few of them: Knife Orlok Vargrav White Death (very similar sound to Satanic Warmaster) Satanist Terrorist Grieve Plus he runs his own record label, which puts out some great bands as well1 point -
Whatcha Eatin'?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to blaaacdoommmmfan for a topic
No freddo frog choccies. What's wrong with you 😂 joking aside I don't eat them anymore. It's just my kids who have them. I had purple cabbage and carrot smoothie. After reading your posts and others on the forum thought I'd try something more Vege and healthier too. Best thing was the colour. Purple.1 point -
What Are You Listening To?
GoatmasterGeneral reacted to MarkhantonioYeatts for a topic
WhiteNoise posted..... Here's AC/DC before Bon joined with Dave Evans singing their shitty debut single "Can I Sit Next to You Girl" ....wow...that song was fucking tragic...... SITIS - Ruins SLOOW - Declaration Of War1 point -
You might also want to check out Listmania 2021-that's where posters list their favorite albums from 2021:1 point
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Greetings from a 'lab rat'
Hologram784 reacted to JamesT for a topic
Hey there, suspected "lab rat"! I'm not sure how informative my answer will be, but to me, metal means everything. It's not just a style of aggressive music that doesn't necessarily lend itself to mainstream popularity, but rather, it's an entire lifestyle. It means not bowing or caving to what society might label as "normal". It's the abiding appreciation for the unbelievable skill and musicianship that it takes to execute it well. It means not being afraid to stand by and defend something that might be countercultural in some ways. And because it is scoffed at and dismissed by many as being "just noise", and it is looked down upon by many as something only for misfits to rally behind so they can feel better about themselves, that makes it all the more near and dear to those of us who love it. Metal has been a huge part of my life for the majority of it and has really helped pull me through some tough times. I'm a metalhead for life!1 point -
When metal bands p*ssed off there fans by changing style ???????
Karambit reacted to blaaacdoommmmfan for a topic
Thanks for rate your music. It's most interesting. Searching through bands and seeing what the ratings are. Then working out my favourite and weakest album1 point -
New Purchases/Acquisitions
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to blaaacdoommmmfan for a topic
blaze bayley has a bit of a following and i know fair few people who like his stuff,even if imo it did not work with him in iron maiden, following bruce was mission impossible imo, out of interest do you prefer his solo stuff or his iron maiden time1 point -
New Purchases/Acquisitions
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to JamesT for a topic
Man, that new Helloween album is just killer. I'm not as into power metal as I used to be, but I'll spin some Helloween any day. DragonForce and Cellador are a couple of other power metal bands I still play fairly regularly, along with Steel Attack.1 point -
Records, CDs, or MP3s?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to Requiem for a topic
CDs all the way, but also mp3 versions of them so I can listen when I’m out on the town.1 point -
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\m/ JUDAS PRIEST! \m/
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to RelentlessOblivion for a topic
Re: \m/ JUDAS PRIEST! \m/ 'Faster then a Bullet Terrifying scream enraged and full of anger He's half man and half Machine' Painkiller, best heavy metal song EVER!!!!!!!!!1 point -
Best Metal Frontman?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to RelentlessOblivion for a topic
Re: Paul Di'anno vs Blaze Bayley Blaze's voice is starting to grow on me a little, I'm still not entirely sure it was right for Maiden but then again by the time I bought X Factor and Virtual XI I had everything from Number Of The Beast to Fear Of The Dark and A Matter Of Life And Death so I couldn't imagine Maiden without Bruce1 point -
Best Metal Frontman?
H34VYM3T4LD4V3 reacted to tkmikkelsen for a topic
Paul Di'anno over the train wreck that was Blaze Bayley.0 points