AdamGavriely

I'm currently in my Lorna Shore phase, so: Lorna Shore Lamb of God Silverchair Opeth Death

Oooh, songs that shiver me timbers... I would have to say Dancers to a Discordant System by Meshuggah, The Art of Dying by Gojira, and 10,000 Days by Tool. Dancers to a Discordant System is also probably my favorite song of all time (sounds a bit dramatic though). Simply an amazingly written piece of art that in my opinion excels in the musical aspect as well as in the lyrical aspect. This song includes I think something like 9 different polyrhythms (in 9 minutes), and manages to deliver a particular haunting and penetrating tone. Additionally, the lyrics in this song are just incredible. Such powerfully delivered concepts and ideas... The whole song gives me chills just from its concept itself, but if you still want specific parts then it would be: 3:54 with "Humbled, brought to our knees - by the weight of our own guilt", the entire section of 4:56 - 5:25, and then the entry to the breakdown in 5:26. The Art of Dying gave me so many chills the first time I heard it, especially in "I try to keep an eye open, and I realize - I haven't closed my eyes in a long time" in 2:36. 10,000 Days is one of those meditational songs that you never want it to end ('cause Tool). The chills part kicks in at 5:22 with that harmonized voice (?) that immediately makes me want to burst into tears every single time again.

About a month ago I had the most awful day when I was pretty dissatisfied with how my hair looked (it wasn't super long, kinda came down to my shoulders). I tried to make it look good but it just didn't work, so I cut it off a bit out of complete frustration. I still wasn't completely satisfied with it, but at least I stopped there before I made it any worse. About an hour later my dad saw me and was just like "Oh dear, that looks terrible, we're going to the barber," and so we went to the barber who gave me the most terrible haircut. The next day in school was probably one of the most socially awkward days for me I can remember. My hair looked awful and I knew it, but there was nothing I could do about it. Now I just walk around with a wool hat all the time, and I gotta say it looks pretty good. I know life is long but it still sucks, even for that one extra year I now gotta spend till my hair grows back. I guess I just didn't appreciate it enough. Don't take these things for granted, guys! Anyway, it was nice to unload some emotions here. Cheers!

Oh cool, have fun man! It still isn't my country though...

I don't think there are festivals like these in my country...

Interesting. Black metal is not one of my favorite metal genres (a lot better than glam though), but if we're going in that direction then Inquisition are pretty good for my taste. (That's me in the picture, before going to an 11-hours metal festival, after which I couldn't walk normally for 4 days)

Off course, I didn't take it as a mean comment. What happened in the Stranger Things thread is behind us... I feel like a jerk about that angry comment.

Drummers do

Lars was good at their few first albums, but since the 2000s he is just getting worse and worse. ...And Justice For All was his best album in terms of everything, but his drumming was never dynamic or super-creative in any possible way. I hear a lot of people saying that his low present drumming abilities are justified because of his age, but he started to suck long before he turned 50. I understand why non-drummers don't really understand why he's considered to be a bad drummer, but any good drummer pretty easily can. Lars is absolutely fine at keeping time, and when he was young he was great at speed and tightness, but he was never good at creativity, dynamics, or coordination. Again, AJFA was his best album, but he was never a "great" drummer. But that's okay. As long as you enjoy Lars's drumming it shouldn't bother you.

Well, that's all it takes to listen to Metallica haha (I'm kidding okay? Don't come out at me 😅)

John is the guitarist for DT, Mario Duplantier is the drummer for Gojira, and Scott Clendenin is the bassist for Death from Sound of Perseverance. My choice of Clendenin is probably because of his cool-quiet charisma and attitude on stage when playing, but his technical abilities are fantastic nonetheless. Mario Duplantier is simply amazing. Even if you are not a drummer you can appreciate his playing. Just check out this drum solo from 2022: Mario Duplantier drum solo 2022 "Movement"

So let's make it a living people band lineup instead of dead ones. There are just too many dead people for this to be difficult. I think that for my living supergroup, I would go with John Petrucci, Mario Duplantier and Scott Clendenin. Edit: Okay, I just found out that Scott Clendenin died in 2015, so I'll go with Jason Newsted

I've never said anything about having only dead guys in your supergroup, but I guess we can ride on that

The thing is that there are so many options for different genres you can form a supergroup around, so your favorite guitarist, bassist, and drummer won't necessarily fit together if they play different genres. Although different vibes between band members can create really interesting music.

A few weeks ago, when I was on the bus listening to a Death album (I think it was Sound of Perseverance), a good friend of mine called me and somehow the conversation rolled on to 'What would have happened if Chuck Shuldiner, Cliff Burton and John Bonham would have cooperated to a supergroup'. Later I thought that maybe Mike Portnoy would make a better fit with Chuck and Cliff than John Bonham, but I would like to hear your thoughts about the subject.