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Haha, big barrel of fish there... Yeah, metal used to be my spirituality, I guess.  I opened up with the spiritual stuff a few years ago after getting high and listening to Yes (which is DEFINITELY "spiritual music," if you can dig it...), and now I find that metal occupies a very particular area of that whole region.
I mean, if you think about it, spirituality and music have been tied together since they started... People originally would have sung out of joy, and joy is really at the core of spirituality.  Even nowadays many "spiritual" movements in (and outside of) religions have a big emphasis on singing and dancing as a means of celebrating life, God, whatever it is they talk about.  I kind of feel the same, I suppose - I like to celebrate things through music, and I find metal is definitely one of the most "celebratory" styles out there in that it's no-holds-barred, off the wall, totally ecstatic and primal shit.
Used to be hardcore anti-religion blah blah blah kind of thing, but that's its own kind of spirituality - usually it's an anti-form, anti-dogma thing, preferring to be "unspiritually spiritual."  With the right interpretation of what the word means, spirituality is what everything's about.  So at that point, yeah, music is definitely a vehicle for spirituality.  I've had a lot of what I've later realised were "spiritual experiences" just through listening to music.  Nightside Eclipse and Burzum, Altars of Madness, some parts of Maiden, Bathory, all of these have had profound effects on my state of consciousness at specific points in my life.  Music is powerful shit! 

Hello all
First post but hopefully not the last. Have returned back to the metal fold after years in an Americana wilderness. Grew up on Sabbath (elder brother's influence), first saw Slayer in '91 and more recently listening to Astronoid, Harakiri for the Sky, An Autumn for Crippled Children, Thranenkind etc., essentially music I enjoy running (well shuffling) to - knees are like brittle garibaldi biscuits these days. Am somewhat of a technophobe so please bear with me if I just post realms of web code in the wrong place occasionally. 
Cheers
Gords

Hail, all. Long time metal fan/musician from the UK. Heavily into late '70s, '80s, and early '90s metal, though there are a few more recent releases that have maintained my attention. Definitely prefer the heavier, more "metal" side of things - no stadium rock, no glam, no "nu", no 'core, no "hipster" (whatever that's meant to mean) - just straight up heavy metal, speed/thrash, black, death, some doom, and so on. Generally: if it's fast, has balls, and has more (and more intricate) riffs than your typical Motorhead song, I'll probably like it (I mean, I fucking love Motorhead, so...). Random selection of favourite albums: Maiden - Piece of Mind SLAYER - Show No Mercy through to Hell Awaits Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas MORBID ANGEL - Altars of Madness, Blessed are the Sick Deicide - Deicide, Legion Darkthrone - Soulside Journey through to Transilvanian Hunger Manilla Road - Crystal Logic Witchfinder General - Death Penalty Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, the one after that (I'm terrible with names) Blasphemy's first two BEHERIT (in general) Demoncy - Joined in Darkness, Enthroned is the Night Infester - To the Depths, in Degradation Mercyful Fate/King Diamond (almost everything) CELTIC FROST - Morbid Tales through to To Mega Therion Cirith Ungol - all but the last one (which is fine, just not as good) BATHORY - everything except for the weird "thrashy" '90s records Absu - Third Storm of Cythraul, Sun of Tiphareth, Tara Burzum - everything but the post-prison output Gorgoroth - Pentagram Hades (Almighty) - first two and the demo Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism through to Blizzard Beasts SUMMONING - everything Sabbat - History of a Time to Come Manowar - Into Glory Ride through to Hail to England Omen - Battle Cry Graveland - practically everything, though it's all the same after Fire Chariot (which isn't a bad thing) I'm sure I'm missing a hell of a lot (Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep?), but that should give something of a sense of my taste. Aside from metal, I listen to a lot of old prog rock, folk/world music, electronica, "classic rock", and have recently started looking at psychedelic jazz for the mindfuckery. I play in a number of metal bands (drums, guitar, vocals, bass - you name it, I probably play it for someone), as well as a number of non-metal bands and solo projects. Other interests include ancient/traditional wisdom, nature, mythology, quantum physics, psychedelics ("shamanic" style), practical non-dualism, growing food, herbalism, writing, cooking, my wife and wider family, and the land beneath my feet. How are you all doing? Sorry for the long intro ; ) Makes me feel better for plugging my shit, which I will inevitably do, since there seems to be a good crowd here!

Death "Scream Bloody Gore"

Vinyl arrived this afty so NP:
Inquisition "Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith"

Hell yeah, long-time favorite of mine.
NP: Nevermore - The Politics Of Ecstasy

Rotting Christ- "Triarchy of the Lost Lovers"

Entombed - Left Hand Path

Death - Spiritual Healing

New Ulcerate track "Extinguished Light", great stuff.
Death - Individual Thought Patterns

My name is Evan Deubner.  I'm into a lot of different kinds of metal so instead of genre dropping I'm gonna list  bands that I've listened to at least once in the past 2 weeks.
Between The Buried And Me, Gojira, Godflesh, Neurosis, Isis, Strapping Young Lad, Behemoth, Slayer, Jesu, Carach Angren(Awesome black metal from France), Ensiferum, Wintersun, Amon Amarth, In Flames,  and MORE GOJIRA   ..  I'm really into Gojira ..  And stop hating on Magma anyone who is hating on Magma.  I guarantee you gave it one listen and said this doesn't sound like L'Enfant Sauvage  Gojira must be losing it.  Upon multiple listens of Magma I think you'll find a very special album that has every right to sit right next to any other album Gojira has done.     Gojira rant over.     
This is my first metal forum.  Looking forward to speaking with everyone about metal!!!!   Thank You!!!!
 

Cannibal Corpse - Gallery Of Suicide

That album in particular is such a great combination of evocative melody and technical brutality, without being flashy. Definitely a favorite of mine.

I absolutely love Anata. I got into them recently, and damn I was missing out.

Anata - The Conductor's Departure
Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

Hendrix and James are also among the people that made me pick up the guitar. That's awesome that you take so much inspiration from people like that

Slayer - Show No Mercy

Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos

I did my fair share of research, but I didn't find a similar one. Neither have I ever seen their logo like that. It very well could be a bootleg, but I think it's likely that it's an obscure foreign release of the album from when it first came out.

First of all I'd like to apologize if this post goes against any rules of this site and/or sub-forum. Now to my issue:
A couple of days ago I bought this copy of Cannibal Corpse's "The Bleeding" from a yard sale for almost no money (less than 1$). The problem is that I can't find a match to the appearance of the disc anywhere online. If anyone could help me find out whether this is a bootleg or not i would really appreciate it. Here are pictures of the disc and the case.
https://postimg.org/image/4pl4e1hkf/
https://postimg.org/image/3ktgedtcf/

Misfits - Legacy of Brutality

Death "Human" - it says on Amazon "Customers who bought this album also bought Slipknot The Devil in I"!  Only if they lost their fucking ears straight after "Human" finished playing.

Inquisition "Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith"

Gorguts- "Pleiades' Dust"

Gorguts- "Pleiades' Dust"