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It looks like we're going to go by our personal experiences. So I can see what every person is saying and see that they're all right, based on experience. I've been in the metal scene for around 30 years and I can relate mostly to Depraved's experience. It's true that there appears to be a much bigger female fanbase in gothic styles of metal, but all others seems to have a significantly less female fanbase. I have heard some people in bands make sexist comments and also see that macho meat head mentality among some metal heads, but I would say that's the few among many, many others that aren't like that at all.

Hahahaha... that's gold!

Off the top of my head, I'm going with Sepultura - Arise. I think Decrepit Birth - Axis Mundi could be one for me too.

Heads For The Dead - Serpent's Curse Heads For The Dead - Into The Red Warfather - The Grey Eminence Venomous Concept - Politics Verses The Erection

I've never thought to try clean singing warm ups hahaha. Might give it a go for something different. My warm ups have been screams and growls at a low volume so no-one thinks there's someone being killed behind or side of stage.

That sounds like it could be a good technique to help with breathing. Getting your breathing right is very important. I've only ever done one show drunk. I hated it, because I was messing up my breathing patterns.

Sanctioned - Annexation. 3 piece grindcore band from Victoria, Australia. Members have been part of bands such as, Fuck I'm Dead, The Kill, Undinism & more.

Thanks I'll try remember to mention the idea to the rest of the band and see what they say.

Appetite For Destruction was big one for me too. Still one of my favourite rock albums. Alice Cooper - Trash. Although I don't like this album anymore, it was the game changer for me. It sparked something in me that led to getting into heavier music. Aerosmith - Pump / Toys In The Attic / Rocks are still great records for me. Metallica - ...And Justice For All. I probably prefer Master Of Puppets and Ride The Lightning, but And Justice was what got me into Metallica and still holds a special place with me. Slayer - Decade Of Aggression. This is what got me into Slayer. I don't listen to them that much these days, but still really dig this album (live record). Sepultura - Arise. Before hearing this, the heaviest stuff I listened to was Metallica and Slayer. Arise blew my mind and took metal to another level for me. This is probably what kicked off my journey of getting into the more extreme forms of metal. Napalm Death - Death By Manipulation Brutal Truth - Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses. When I was about 16 a couple of older friends showed me this Napalm Death and this Brutal Truth album and from that moment on I've loved them. Damaged - Do Not Spit In:Extremis - Skin Thick Vision. I heard Damaged and In:Extremis on the radio one night around 1995 or something like that and I loved it. These albums are still in my favourite metal releases.

As someone else mentioned above, there's companies like CD Baby that can do it for you. Also, sharing it on various message boards / forums / groups can help.

This would change for me every now and then, but at the moment I'll say: Immolation Decrepit Birth Dehuman

Never thought of that. I think at this point, it'll stand alone. But, now that you've mentioned it, it's something to consider.

Augury Decrepit Birth Deed Of Flesh Dehuman Necrophagist Nile Origin Although these 2 bands might get argued about whether they're tech-death or not, I'm going to say Suffocation and Ulcerate.

Ahab Colosseum

Thanks

Witchskull - Coven's Will Napalm Death - Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism Necrophagist - Epitaph

Thanks man! Devil Spawn is definitely the most popular song with people. Will let you when there's any progress with the project.

Thanks heaps for purchasing the album It's definitely got that melodic style in places. Yeah, I'm still in the band. We have written some new material that's heavier. Haven't got to recording it yet. I think you might find one of the newer songs of YouTube if you searched Amagon, Stop The Insane. There's some footage from a gig someone got with their phone. So it's not the greatest quality, but it'll give you an example of the newer material. I usually try to do some warm ups just before singing by doing some growls and screams, but not at full volume. I have found drinking something warm can be helpful too. I'm hoping to a side project of some more faster death / grind stuff. I'll keep you posted.

Still coming in the mail... Gruesome - Savage Land Kronos - Arisen New Era Hate Eternal - I, Monarch Dehuman - Graveyard of Eden Sanctioned - Annexation

Yep, I live in Australia. In north Queensland.

Thanks ? Are you in a band at the moment? The Cremated Enemy song I believe originally started out as a revenge song, but the former singer had no lyrics for it so I had to get some done quickly. I had some lyrics I'd written before joining Amagon which are political / about corruption in war and weapons manufacturing that I felt still fit the title, so they got used for that song. Thank you ? ?

I had a listen to Bulletbelt. Not bad. They are from New Zealand

Temple Of Void - Lords Of Death Idle Ruin - self titled EP Coal Chamber - Self titled.

Nah, I'm pretty sure I haven't heard them. But will check them out. I think I did post it somewhere on here before. Here's a link, anyway https://amagon.bandcamp.com/album/cremated-enemy

I would definitely go see Sepultura if they came to a city near me. We don't get many big bands come to or near where I live, especially big metal bands. I usually have to travel about 1,400 kilometers to see big metal bands that I like. Max was great live back then. It was 20 years ago. I think his voice has changed a bit since. He doesn't go as low as he used to.