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  1. Albums you wish you could unhear.

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    They're just not a good band, are they? I was a big Obituary and Cannibal Corpse fan and I remember being so psyched when I heard Barnes was teaming up with Allen West, and how limp "Haunted" wound up being. 
    That one is limp for sure, but they only got worse over time. Seriously, pull up Graveyard Classics Volume 2 on YouTube if you need a laugh, I got a lot of mileage out of the free copy I received when working at the record store.

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  3. What's on your mind?

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    Out for dinner with a mate, so beers are in order. I guess this is what regular people without kids do sometimes. Awesome!
    It's nice, but it always seems weird for me because all I do is think about my kids when I'm not with them. I couldn't do it for more than a night, unless I was out of town or something, no matter how much fun I was having.

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  5. Who Are “The Big 4” of Thrash?

    in Questions & Answers

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    Before the Big Four of Thrash festival, I didn’t hear the title The Big Four referring to those specific bands. If I were asked who the biggest four of thrash were, I would say Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. Someone else would say Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Testament or Exodus. 
     
    There hasn’t ever been any doubt that Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer are the big three pioneers of thrash metal. However until the Big Four of Thrash festival the fourth was not confirmed. Since the festival whenever someone says The Big Four, everyone knows that Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax are meant. That festival raised the status of these bands (especially Anthrax) to the absolute best four bands of thrash. Anthrax was on the train on time, but Testament and Exodus missed the train.
     
    In other words: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax were inofficially the big four of thrash, but that festival officially raised them on that status. People don’t have to guess anymore who are among the big four. (at least where I live).
     
    That's not even marginally correct, but I guess you're welcome to think that if you'd like. They were pretty well known as the Big 4 long before any tour or festival came along by that name.

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    I don’t know about Anthrax. Are there any huge Anthrax fans out there? I’ve never met any. No one ever talks about them either unless it’s in the context of the Big 4 or some personal criticism of Ian. 
    Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Anthrax fans. They just don’t exist. 
    I like them, just not as much as most other thrash bands. Spreading the Disease is a good album, and Among the Living has some good tracks as well.

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  6. Hey there

    in Introduce Yourself

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    Tough crowd lol. Even if you think nu-metal is for pussies, you can't tell me Monuments isn't still sick though. Amanuensis is a heavy af album.


    I quite enjoy pussy, and would never think of equating it to nu-metal. Monuments is sick, so much so that it makes me want to vomit.

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  7. What Are You Listening To?

    in Forum Games

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    I guess I just haven't seen you talking about him, and I'm surprised he'd be an easy favorite for you over guys like King Diamond, Halford, Hansi Kursch, or John Arch. Admittedly it's been about fifteen years since I last listened to Jag Panzer, and I think Titan Force is the only other band of his that I've heard. I like his voice better than I used to, but there are several people whose tone and melodies do way more for me.
    It's something about how he puts everything he has into his lines and phrases them so masterfully. The others you mentioned are excellent in different or similar ways, but none of them can completely captivate me and make me focus on the vocals above the other instruments like his. That's saying something too, because many of his albums are master class in the instrumentation departments, so it's not as though he's the only one worth hearing on his recordings.

    I haven't seen you spinning more extreme stuff lately, but I would be interested to hear your thoughts on Satan's Host. They released a pretty great 80's power metal album with Harry Conklin called Metal From Hell (after Ample Destruction and before Titan Force), only to disband shortly thereafter. They reunited in the late 90's and started making shitty black/death metal, and then Harry Conklin rejoined towards the later side of the 00's and their sound kind of occupied a mid-point between the two disparate styles. It's written like power metal, with the song structures and melodies being very much in that vein, but with blast beats and tremolo riffs from their black/death days. I think Tyrant's forceful vocals are the perfect fit for this kind of sound, soaring over the furious and pummeling rhythm section, and I'm surprised that more bands haven't at least attempted this kind of fusion.



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  8. Whatcha Eatin'?

    in Off Topic

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    True, it's just disappointing that it seems so hard for people to get it right. I suppose I'm compensated by the ready availability of great Cambodian and Vietnamese food in town, not to mention the generally high quality of seafood in New England. I'll probably live longer eating fish and Asian food than I would gorging on pork and hush puppies anyway.
    Based on that, I would say that you don't have much to complain about, but I know what it's like to have an itch you can't scratch. Even when you're set with stuff that you would happily eat all the time, sometimes you can't shake the craving for something you can't have. I've had this problem since my trip to Bolivia, as there aren't any restaurants here that serve that kind of food. The only time I get to enjoy is when my friend's wife makes dinner and invites us over, and even them, it's not quite the same because there are some ingredients that you just can't get here. There's a special salsa they make there called llajua with these bitter, spicy peppers, and it's flavor is just magical. They put it on everything like some Americans do with ketchup. You can't get those peppers here, which also season some of their soups, and I've only found 1 Peruvian place in town that makes a similar kind of salsa, but it's still not quite the same.

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  10. Whatcha Eatin'?

    in Off Topic

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    I've had acceptable barbeque here and pretty good stuff in NYC, but nothing holds a candle to NC pulled pork for me. I have yet to find anything better than decent up here.
    It's not exactly what your region is known for. You could probably throw a rock in states like NC and hit a good barbecue joint, and while I don't believe that places of that level of quality are absent from other areas, they're definitely a lot harder to find. The best place in town here is a hole in the wall in the industrial district that I wouldn't have known about if a sales rep didn't take me there years ago to try to get more of my business. It's funny how you can live somewhere your whole life and still discover new favorites.

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  11. What Are You Listening To?

    in Forum Games

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    Huh, I'm a little surprised by that. 
    Why is that? He's got it all, he's a powerhouse with killer delivery and a wide range, and I have yet to hear a performance from him that was less than stellar over a lengthy career.

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  12. Whatcha Eatin'?

    in Off Topic

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    But wouldn't it taste better after a ten hour drive?
    Man, I miss North Carolina barbeque... maybe the only thing about NC I miss aside from friends and family.
    I've said it before and I'll say it again, good barbecue can be some of the best food ever when it's done right. We have a couple of places here in Salt Lake that nail it, and I'm now salivating thinking of their comforts.


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  16. What Are You Listening To?

    in Forum Games

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    Leprosy. Classic album by Death. A must-have in any reasonably cultured home.
    I think it's more essential for its influence than its quality TBH, but I can't argue that it does belong in "any reasonably cultured home".

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  18. Whatcha Eatin'?

    in Off Topic

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    Alright folks so i discovered a fucking gem. There is a barbecue restaurant, that is also a gas station, with the best god damn barbecue i have ever had. It is in Scottsdale Arizona, and the brisket was a spiritual experience. I got it with the habanero barbecue sauce. Seriously, worth a trip. Place is called The Thumb
    Barbecue sounds great, but I don't think I'll be making the drive to Scottsdale.

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  20. What's on your mind?

    in Forum Games

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    This is going to sound dumb but I'll say it anyway. Just as things start turning in my life I'm finding it hardest to stay positive. I suppose that's down to the fact that where things are heading and what I envisioned my life would be have never been further apart.

    Hopes and dreams sure are useless, aren't they?

     

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  21. New Purchases/Acquisitions

    in General Chat

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    I was at my moms house for dinner yesterday, and her husband was cleaning out their storage area while we arrived. He found his old leather jacket and decided to give it to me. I couldn't have asked for it to fit better, so how could I say no?

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  25. Whatcha Eatin'?

    in Off Topic

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    Frozen paella from Trader Joe's. Seriously, $10 for me and my wife to have a delicious seafood dinner, it can't be beat.
    I forgot about that. We finally have Trader Joe's in Salt Lake City, so I have to give this a try. It will be nice to get back to regular eating after having to focus on soft foods for the Mrs. after her dental work.

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