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Bumping another horror thread lol. 

Copying my most recent post. 

I absolutely loveee horror films, all types but especially the older ones shot in the 70's & 80's, and I love campy/weird stuff.
Some of my favorites are: Re-Animator, Evil Dead I & II, Dead Alive, the original Halloween (also love 4 & 5), The Thing, From Beyond, Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, Fright Night, Child's Play, Dolls, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street. I have more but those are the ones that come to mind at the moment. 

Some other newer ones I've enjoyed are [REC], The Grudge, The Ring, and The Woman in Black. 

On 2/5/2020 at 10:47 PM, Balor said:

I'm really looking forward to Gretel and Hansel.  The atmosphere in the trailers looks really interesting, and the name change from the fairy tale suggests to me that there might be a twist.

Did you get to watch it? I loved it. It's one of the most beautiful films I've seen in recent years. 

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I absolutely loveee horror films, all types but especially the older ones shot in the 70's & 80's, and I love campy/weird stuff.
Some of my favorites are: Re-Animator, Evil Dead I & II, Dead Alive, the original Halloween (also love 4 & 5), The Thing, From Beyond, Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, Fright Night, Child's Play, Dolls, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street. I have more but those are the ones that come to mind at the moment. 

Some other newer ones I've enjoyed are [REC], The Grudge, The Ring, and The Woman in Black. 

 

Bump. 

Ghost is freaking amazing. 'Nuff said. 

On 11/24/2019 at 12:36 AM, Grievous said:

*Sigh*

I miss Pete...

Type O Negative were such a unique & interesting band to listen to...

October Rust still gets a regular spin in this house to this day.

Peter was amazing. I listen to TON everyday and October Rust is my favorite album of all time. 

On 11/24/2018 at 5:40 AM, Requiem said:

One of my regrets in music would be that I never got to see Type O Negative live.

Obviously my preference would be around the ‘October Rust’ years, but yeah it would have been amazing to see the band onstage in a small to middle-sized venue. I’m sure it would have given me a whole new perspective on the music and personalities in the band.

Jealous of those who did see them. 

Sadly, I never got to see them live either. I was too young then. From what other fans have told me, their concerts were always unique and incredible. Peter's voice was like thunder and his jokes were hilarious. I can only imagine the energy felt in that audience. Sigh...

On 8/2/2018 at 12:47 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

@Requiem : You know how I feel - World Coming Down and Life Is Killing Me are my two favorites. I think Pete took his songwriting to a new level on those albums. Compared to the rest of their catalog, they also flow better as full albums IMO. His arrangements got better, his song structures retained their sprawl but got more focused, his riffs and melodies got more intricate and idiosyncratic, and his lyrics (at their best) got more personal and revealing without losing their self-deprecating humor. I guess you either get it or you don't. It took me a while to get used to each new album, though, and if you're looking for that one specific thing you liked about that one specific album that they don't really do anymore, I can see how you'd find it difficult to warm up to them. Surprised you don't at least like "Nettie" and "The Dream Is Dead" off LIKM, or "Creepy Green Light" and "All Hallows Eve" off WCD. Hats off to Will for mentioning "IYDKMIGTHTKY", another of my favorite tracks.

Origin Of The Feces and Bloody Kisses (either version) would occupy the second tier for me, if I was ranking them. I think some of the Slow, Deep, And Hard versions of those first Type O songs are more energetic, but Pete's more melodic vocal approach and the ridiculous "crowd noises" and "banter" have made OOTF a longtime personal favorite. The rawness, simplicity, and memorability of those early albums is unmatched, and that material had just as much vigor in a live setting. You haven't really heard "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else" until you've heard it played at unconscionable volumes in the back room of L'Amour with a packed house singing along to every word.

By contrast, October Rust seems plodding and repetitive to my ears, not to mention overly polished, spiked with filler, and shot through with adolescent fantasies that take themselves too seriously (Be My Druidess? My Girlfriend's Girlfriend? Aside from fun at karaoke night, I'll pass...). There are a handful of songs on there that I love anyway (Love You To Death, Haunted, Wolf Moon), and I don't want to take away from those, but I could do without most of the others. That "Cinnamon Girl" cover is what skip buttons are for. I will be fair here and say that context counts for something - I can get into some of the weaker songs on this album if they come up in a playlist, and they're not so far off from individual tracks on the following albums. But man, this one is a a slog for me.

Dead Again is a fun album for me as a fan of the band, but it's one of their least memorable and inventive - more like a retrospective exhibit of previously covered territory than the rest of their catalog, which always seemed to be striving for something new. The weirdo Catholic pushiness of the lyrics is a bit much, and all the jilted-lover stuff is wearing thin - a cautionary tale about a man who got too wrapped up in one facet of his autobiography. For all that, it's got a lot of cool parts and good energy. I don't love it, but I like it a lot. Also nice to hear a real drummer on a Type O album for the first time since Bloody Kisses. After all the work Johnny put in, I'm happy he got to nail down a solid studio performance before it went tits up. Given that it turned out to be their swansong, I'll overlook the fact that it's too fucking long.

Also, let's not forget about the three previously unreleased tracks available on The Least Worst - "It's Never Enough", "12 Black Rainbows", and "Stay Out Of My Dreams". I don't really care for collected radio edits and alternate versions of tracks I already have, but those tracks by themselves are a solid 21-ish minutes of good songwriting from my favorite period of theirs - basically an EP.

Bottom line - Pete was a gifted songwriter with a unique voice, a strong sense of direction, and a willingness to bare uncomfortable personal truths in the service of his music. He managed to combine fun, rage, and gloom in a way I haven't heard anyone else pull off. Some of his songs are downright iconic. And the band was with him every step of the way. I look up to him as a musician, and I would have loved to hear what Type O did next. The world seems a bit emptier without them.

I agree wholeheartedly with what you said at the end. In my opinion Pete was a musical genius and so different from other metal musicians.  He will always be my favorite singer/bassist of all time. Type O Negative was an incredibly unique band.... their lyrics and melody, the way they expressed themselves on/off-stage, their sense of humor, etc was unparalleled. I can go and on. I still think they're incredibly underrated as a band and only a handful of people truly get what they were about. Peter's death was a tragic loss and the world definitely feels emptier without them. 

This is an old thread but Mournful Congregation are absolutely amazing. I love them so much. So happy to see there are others here who like them as well. BTW if you guys enjoy MC, you'll most likely enjoy Abyssmal Sorrow as well (they're also from Australia). 
 

I think I'm going to be stalking this thread forever lol. I LOVE funeral doom. 

This is one of my favorite bands/albums. Headphones are a must. Sometimes I listen to it at night before I go to sleep. It brings me a sense of peace and tranquility. It's beyond beautiful. 

One of my all-time favorite bands. I can listen to them forever. Aleah's voice was so unique and beautiful. Such a tragic loss. 

Hi, everyone. I'm Lia. Glad to be here and meet other like-minded people who love music/metal as much as I do!  Have listened to hard rock/metal pretty much my whole life. I love most genres of metal, but I prefer gothic, doom (especially funeral doom), melodic, and folk. Stoner metal like Electric Wizard is amazing as well. Some of my top favorite bands are Type O Negative, Swallow The Sun, Trees of Eternity, Mournful Congregation, Funeral Mourning, Abyssmal Sorrow, Paradise Lost,  Insomnium, Slumber, Soilwork, Draconian,  and Eluveitie. I also love bands like Death, Darkthrone, and Bathory. There are so many though and I'm always looking for new artists to listen to.

A bit about myself - I'm in love with all forms of art and dabble in photography & collage. Introvert. Music-obsessed. I love the outdoors; nature is my sanctuary. Also love traveling and exploring new places when I can, especially anywhere where there's good food, wonderful architecture, and history. Also enjoy horror films and all things spooky. 

Cheers! \m/