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On 3/10/2022 at 1:17 AM, JorKid said:

I mostly buy via bandcamp these days if possible, I mean they still let you d/l flac instead of mp3s and I am a nerd enough to care.   All my 3,000+ CD (probably more in the mid 4ks) got ripped (as flac) to LAN and that plugs into my DAC that can be controlled by various UI device such as a tablet.  That said, since I tend to also listen to a shitton of new stuff, that I typically first go to Spotify or elsewhere thereafter.   But if I see myself spinning something again and again it is a buy.

For LP, which I do have a collection, I am pretty strict.  It has to be top of my list of albums I love as it takes up way too much space and costs way too much, but I've already spent a shitton on my vinyl setup in my questionable audiophile days.  For vinyl, I think thinned it to ~300-400, but probably will only keep ~100, and these days mostly metal.  

 

Hello jorkid. Does it make much difference download on flac. I  get music from bandcamp, Amazon music for more mainstream bigger label albums. I have only about 400 at the moment. Every so often I trade in all the stuff I don't like. If I hadn't done that my collection would be probably double this size. No vinyl at the moment. I used to buy second hand stuff from a good local shop. Very economical it was as didn't have much money at the time. As I listen mostly on headphones these days probably no point in listening to records just yet.  I prefer the sound I get from headphones too 🎧

I bought massive bag of swizzels refresher Mini chew bars and there so brittle because room temp is not high enough in UK at moment. To avoid tooth damage I soften in microwave. Much better😉 beats when my brother had a filling pulled out by popcorn  🍿 at the cinema recently

Any one else do the heating trick with toffees. Can't just be me surely?

On 3/18/2022 at 12:53 AM, JamesT said:

That's an interesting connection!  I hadn't thought of that before.  But I have heard that Phil is a huge fan of slower types of metal, such as doom and sludge.  He was always a big proponent of one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time - Crowbar.  He would routinely wear Crowbar shirts during music video shoots and during live shows.  

Great call!  You can never listen to too much Lamb of God, so I know you'll enjoy it.  

I'm really digging this stuff from Aphonic Threnody!  Very well executed.  Appreciate the recommendation! 

James t I'm impressed you've given that I recommendation I mentioned a go. that's great you like it. It's bit niche but I sure like it. I've listened to  saturnus and it sounds very similar to the one I recommended  for first half of albumt. Veronica decides to die was name of album.Thanks for recommendation. Not heard others yet

Lamb of God are touring UK in December. I like them but not enough for £50 tickets. They cost half that when I saw them last almost 10 years ago. They may have more e elaborate show now. 

Have you ever seen an arena/stadium show. Never been to one myself although may go to machine head/ amon amarth co tour later this year 

I've liked listening to welcome to hell and black metal more than I thought I would. I can hear other bands they influenced too like slayer. Apparently Kerry was big fan of first two records and was so pleased when they toured with venom  early in there career 

On 3/16/2022 at 6:00 PM, JamesT said:

I was actually set to see Lamb of God live back in June of 2020 (I had purchased the ticket in February of 2020), but of course it ultimately got shut down due to the pandemic.  And it was eventually announced that the particular tour package for the show I was going to attend (Lamb of God, Megadeth, In Flames, Trivium) wasn't going forward, so I was issued a refund.  I'd love to see Lamb of God live one day, though!

That's really cool that you've enjoyed "Ashes of the Wake".  It came out in 2004, which was the year I turned 14, so I feel like I've grown up with these guys.  

And hey, that's really cool, too, that you're into doom.  I really love Candlemass and My Dying Bride quite a bit.  Solitude Aeturnus and Saturnus are a couple of others I enjoy.  I'll check out the Aphonic Threnody that you mentioned!  

James t cool to hear from you. When I hear candlesmass epica doomicus album I hear similarity between Phil Anselmo vocals and this album. It's only the high pitch stuff squeals. Apparently Phil is big doom fan so maybe he was inspired for those. Have you ever made that connection. 

Ashes of the wake. I'm going to listen again to it. It's cool to have those memories attached to it. Your right youve grown up with lamb of god

You will see log live before too long.  They tend to be on amazing tours. They've played with obituary, slayer and megadeth recently including the one that got cancelled. Sorry to remind you again about that. 

Thanks for the doom recommendations and definitely check out the one I mentioned. It's amazing 

I saw "the batman film". I enjoyed it. Interesting new look. It was different yet somehow familiar. And what is it with batman films. Why do the baddies always want to destroy Gotham city. Surely just some other plot would work too. 

20 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

I'm sure Easter chocolate is over priced.

I was looking at some today in Aldi, so probably made in some third world country, and for a bag of small eggs (about half the size of a real chook egg) the bag was $1.60 per 100g. The same eggs in a smaller bag but labelled "Hunting Eggs" were $1.30 per 100g. While the actual Easter bunny, about 20-25cm tall, was only 80c per 100g.

But if you compare that to our major supermarkets who tend to sell clearly labelled "Cadbury" products that aren't quite identical and the full (off promotion) price box of small eggs is $4.00 per 100g, while the bunny is $5.60 per 100g.

Aldi is always cheaper and their quality and brands should be questioned, but the normal price for a block of Cadbury here is about $2.20 per 100 gram. Supposedly the same chocolate in Easter form is more than double that. There is no collusion in the chocolate industry!

Good to hear from you kk or Mr freddo 😉I agree Easter chocolate is overpriced. Always seemed that way to me unless you get a good offer and even that is not that good an offer compared to every day offers from my experience. 

You've really been crunching the numbers. I did that for sweets when I was eating alot of them. It works. 

Your right Cadbury chocolate is better than Aldi chocolate. I tried all the cheap Aldi chocolate and wasn't impressed. Aldi Dark chocolate I liked. Not keen on Cadbury dark as it's not higher enough in coco percentages but each to there own

20 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

 

On 3/14/2022 at 12:02 AM, KillaKukumba said:

Don't know what it's like in other countries but Easter Chocolate is the best chocolate in Australia because it comes with such a short used by date and the stores have to get rid of it quicker. No idea why Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies and the like only have about 3 months store shelf life where as blocks have 6 or more, but it's good for sales.

The Christmas chocolate tasted great. I overate it and felt terrible but I got through. Overdramatic way of putting it but my digestion system can't cope with it😁

Easter chocolate is feels like its overpriced in my experience however deals such as by 1 get two free are good. Your right some eggs have short date on them. That's more reason to eat them faster

On 3/14/2022 at 2:03 PM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

Thanks mate!! Still coughing and a bit fatigued but i’m a lot better now

 

Yes TMWWND is a fantastic album, been listening to more of his stuff now too (Tenth Dimension and Silicon Messiah album) and they are great too, especially the song Kill and Destroy thats a head wrecker!! His band played that live too, and yeah hes well worth seeing live, fingers crossed you get to see him! 

And of course I had to take a couple cds for him to sign, its great looking at them and remembering how you got them and was great saying hi to him again, next on my list are Tim Ripper Owens and the legendary Saxon! Would love to meet them I really wanted to meet Ripper when I saw him in Wolverhampton but he was nowhere to be seen after the show  wanted to meet Saxon too but knew there would be no chance after lol

 

Thanks for recommendations dude and good your health is better.  Blaze is doing some UK shows so hopefully I will get to one of those. 🙂 Before they sell out

Kill and destroy is another blaze song I like alot. Sounds a bit Saxon in places but I like that. 👍live would be amazing no doubt in my mind. Closest I've got to metal live was jet planes taking off when I driving past airports. It's just not the same. 😉COVID is over so more of this🎸live

Maybe another time to meet ripper Owens and saxon. 

On 3/14/2022 at 1:54 PM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

They are definitely worth your time, Prime Evil, Temples of Ice, and The Wastelands are all very underrated in my opinion although Prime Evil is pretty popular. And Venom Inc. (Mantas the Guitarist from Venom and Tony Dolan the replacement singer on those 3 mentioned venom albums, and Abaddon the original drummer.) released “Avé” a great album!! Like venom prime evil era but on steroids.

and Venom Inc are supposed to be releasing a new album this year! So i’m looking forward to that (War Machine on drums instead now though.)

Good to hear from you heavy metal d,

Venoms names are very metal I reckon. War machine, demolition man, war maniac and er Jesus Christ otherwise known as Clive 😁

The Tony Dolan stuff is well put together from what I heard but I'd say it's better constructed and less rough around the edges. I still prefer the early live stuff.

I reckon theyd be good live. Have you seen them live

On 3/14/2022 at 3:10 AM, JamesT said:

Yes, definitely recommend giving Lamb of God another listen!  They're one of my favorite bands.  To me, "Ashes of the Wake" is their best album, followed closely by their 2020 self-titled release.  The main thing about Lamb of God is they have a perfect blend of thrash-y elements and groove metal reminiscent of PanterA (my favorite band of all time).  Plus, I believe Randy Blythe is one of the best and most unique vocalists in metal these days.  

"Ashes of the Wake" is just a flawless album.  It has speedier numbers, as well as some sick grooves.  The production is top-notch, and the album never gets boring.  You can play it from start to finish at any time.  If you end up giving it a shot, let me know what you think!

I've enjoyed ashes of the wake more than sacrament. It's got more variety which helps. However I've not heard any stand out tracks in the red neck, walk with me in hell calibre but I still like ashes more.  Thanks for recommending. 

Have you seen them live. I thought they was excellent live including Randy's vocal performance. He's quite funny from what I remember about some of the between tracks comments. I'd see them again

Tbh I listen to more blackened death/doom. Some fantastic stuff out there.  Whilst you can't get enough of the groove I can't get enough of a doomy melody.aphonic threnody the drowning is perfect example. 

On 3/14/2022 at 3:10 AM, JamesT said:

Yes, definitely recommend giving Lamb of God another listen!  They're one of my favorite bands.  To me, "Ashes of the Wake" is their best album, followed closely by their 2020 self-titled release.  The main thing about Lamb of God is they have a perfect blend of thrash-y elements and groove metal reminiscent of PanterA (my favorite band of all time).  Plus, I believe Randy Blythe is one of the best and most unique vocalists in metal these days.  

"Ashes of the Wake" is just a flawless album.  It has speedier numbers, as well as some sick grooves.  The production is top-notch, and the album never gets boring.  You can play it from start to finish at any time.  If you end up giving it a shot, let me know what you think!

Thanks for the info. I will let you know how I get on 

On 2/14/2022 at 8:33 AM, Miss_Teala said:

I did once experience a bit of harassment from a guy when he found out that I had discovered thrash metal music a few weeks ago.
He said some pretty mean things, like how "little girls" like me "cannot handle this stuff".

It also felt condescending to be called a "little girl" like that, since I am 18 years old.
But I sometimes get mistaken for younger than that since I am only 4'11 and apparently have childlike face features, although that still doesn't excuse his attitude towards me.
But it didn't bother me that much, although it was a bit upsetting for a while.

When I saw British thrash band acid reign couple years ago now the female fans were treated very well. There was a female crowd surfing and I've never seen so much care and attention given to this.  Probably average age of crowd being in there 60s might have helped this good behaviour 

Bought Cadbury reduced price Christmas chocolate from fuel station. The selection boxes are very tasty 😋. Not so sure about winter wonderland chocolate even if it's dairy milk but at least packet looked good. 

Plus for the price I was happy.

On 2/17/2022 at 2:07 AM, JamesT said:

Love all 3 of those bands.  Great choices!

 

I've been falling asleep to "Ashes of the Wake" by Lamb of God more than anything.  Tonight, it'll be "Taking Over" by Overkill, since I've basically had that album on repeat for 2 days now.

I used to fall asleep to metal but the amount of headphones I broke put me off carrying on. It's been a few years so I can't remember what sent me off but I suspect burn my eyes machine head, wintersun forest seasons etc and both I love.  Now I just put on ear defenders as any small noise keeps me awake. Not so easy to break too. Lamb of God I should give them more of a listen. I got sacrament cd when I saw them live few years ago. Me and my future wife went to that gig. but I should give them another listen. Is ashes of the wake worth a listen. What do you like about it. 

On 3/10/2022 at 4:55 AM, Balor said:

Doing alright, thanks!  More active on some other forums now, but I still pop in every once in a while.  You?

It was sort of like that with Venom for me too.  When I was first getting into black metal, none of the first wave stuff really clicked with me.  But then, just like you, I happened to watch some Venom live videos and loved what I heard.  I haven't spend much time with the album material, though.

Cool that your keeping busy even if on other forums. I'm doing ok really. Obviously the Ukraine situation is bit of an unknown and being in UK how will that affect me. Hopefully I won't be called up. Paintball is one thing. War is another. 

Yeah it's amazing how it can just click. I played bloodlust live to the mechanic at work who is a keen musician. It was too full on for him. He also discounted the motorhead comparison which I mentioned as theres a similarity to my ears at least.As he said they had more of a tune to there music whilst venom were just more extreme in approach. Good to hear from you

On 3/9/2022 at 1:38 AM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

@blaaacdoommmmfan did you ever listen to the Tony Dolan era albums of Venom and Venom Inc - Ave? Those are some of my favourite albums to listen to.

Not heard these. Will need to check them out. 👍

On 3/9/2022 at 1:03 AM, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

Yeah Covid sucks and my hearings fine now lol, was totally worth it! Hehe, I would go and see him again definitely, he is so good with his audience and is very appreciative of his fans, you always feel part of his show hes very interactive and his voice is awesome the band that played first I couldnt hear the guys voice too well but Blaze’s voice is so clear and powerful it was indeed a great show definitely see him live if you can

 

When The Man Who Would Not Die came on I started full on headbanging it was amazing to hear it live and when he pointed at me and sang at me it was ace, never been so close I even shook his hand while he was on stage, great experience and when I said hi to him after he was more than happy to sign my cd’s and shirt and take a picture

Fantastic your getting back to full health. 

The man who would not die is an album I like a lot so I bet that title track was amazing live. I'm listening to X factor again. Still I'm loving it. You was well lucky to see blaze live and the shows with audience participation is what I like too👍. I'm going to have to get on the mailing list as I want to see him live more so than iron maiden. What a voice and the tickets cost bit less too😉 I reckon very good going to get the autograph stuff.  Well done. When I meet famous people I just shake there hand and walk off or just think there a look alike😁

On 3/12/2022 at 8:04 PM, KillaKukumba said:

I'm glad I could help

I could do with a 100,000 kilometre service on my body, it's overdue but the 200,000 costs too much

 

Well said. When I'm bad I'm taking up yoga. My back has some way to go yet😉 

On 3/11/2022 at 12:59 AM, KillaKukumba said:

Get someone to knee cap you with a baseball bat, it wont fix your back but it will stop you thinking about it

 

Thanks that was really what I needed. Loads of sympathy 😉 our plumber is stopping installation of new boilers because of the lifting strains on his back and kness. He does not need to be capped in the knees as there already knackered. Same with another plumber I spoke to when I was at garage having work van serviced. His body is broke so he now got a desk job with the council.⌨️💻🖱️ 

I really thought I'd done my back in yesterday lifting thick cast metal manole cover lids at work. Oddly enough the little one was the worst. It was the poor lifting technique that was the concern. Unfortunately sometimes with heavy things putting them down is easier said than done.  A heavy item on foot is not good. Im not needing to take heavy pain killers so I'm probably ok. I'm sure I'm not only one who finds some heavy lifting a bit scary at times.  

On 12/8/2021 at 3:41 AM, Balor said:

I have only began to listen to Venom this year, but I like a lot of it.  "Don't Burn the Witch" and "Seven Gates of Hell" are current favorites.

Balor how are you. 

Venom I did not like initially. It sounded like motorhead music and I was expecting more. However after more plays and especially after watching there live stuff on YouTube. Got to say it's very very good. I reckon it takes metal on to a new level of extreme definitely and it definitely sounds fantastic when it works. 

 Nightmare I liked,welcome to hell of course, I love bloodlust track so thrashy and intense.  Have you got a favourite venom era or album. 

6 hours ago, H34VYM3T4LD4V3 said:

@blaaacdoommmmfan @KillaKukumba 

Went to see Blaze live again last week! He was performing only 20 minutes drive away from my house and only cost me £15!! Great night, I was at the front the whole time there were about 200 people there but I was right up front next to the speaker 😂😂 he made eye contact with me at several times and when singing virus he pointed at me while singing it was so epic, and he sang the song I really wanted him to sing being The Man Who Would Not Die!! Brilliant night and I got my Iron Maiden X Factor and Blaze - TMWWND CD’s signed plus I got to meet him again! Brilliant night it was, but then a couple days after I got a cough and cold and found out i’m covid positive 😂 so been off work for a week mostly in bed lol, oh yeah and after the concert my hearing took nearly 2 days to recover!! 😂

Sounds fantastic show apart from you getting COVID and temporary affect to hearing.  Man I would have loved to have been there. Is blaze better live than record. The live stuff I've heard I like alot. 

The man who would not die is great track which I like alot. Live would be amazing.   

Of course he pointed at you. You've had autographs so I'm sure he was pleased to see you there having fantastic time well that's assuming he can see much. Fans having great time is what it's about.  

Getting that stuff signed. That's so cool. 

20 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

Well done all, such good news. You can educate Zoe about proper music😉 

On 12/7/2021 at 11:55 PM, Dead1 said:

Metallica guys were often spotted in Venom t-shirts.

 

 

 

 

Like most pioneering albums, Welcome To Hell was certainly not perfect.  But then if you think about it even first Black Sabbath album drops the ball on the second half (mainly an extended jam cause they had no material), Possessed (Seven Churches) , Napalm Death (Scum) or Carcass with the shit sounding Reeks of Putrefaction.

 

Personally I enjoy Welcome To Hell.  It's got some great tracks - "In League With Satan," "Live Like An Angel," "Poison," "One Thousand Days in Sodom," "Welcome To Hell," "Angel Dust" and "Poison."

 

I am a fan of Venom though including some of their later 1980s and early 1990s material such as Prime Evil.  I also enjoyed From The Very Depths though was disappointed my CD wouldn't play a lot of the time and got rid of it.

Dead thanks for sharing these. Lars is still wearing venom shirts. There's a recent shot of him in one in metal hammer. If only they'd do venom style songs again 

There was an article in metal hammer 🔨 magazine. Mettalica toured with venom on there first European tour if memory serves me right. Venom got Mettalica to stop the post show dressing room smash-ups. I was surprised venom were so well behaved

Out of interest have you been to a venom gig?

On 3/5/2022 at 8:05 PM, KillaKukumba said:

 

Not that good sports stars need the extra publicity but I think it's worth focusing on the ones who do good by their communities and the people in general. There is always stories of stars (of all kind) being shits, being arseholes, or even just ignoring fans, those who go the extra mile deserve the credit.

 

Then there's the sports stars who are terrible sportsmen on the pitch, really Rude to fans but do amazing stuff in there community. Maybe I shouldn't mention them. 😉