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Antti is a goofball, he made a few funny jokes at MDF as well. When we went looking for Demilich merch in the merch area before their set, all that we could find were XXXL sized shirts, and he said on stage that they brought some things that their "biggest" fans would enjoy, lol. Later in the set, he said "this next song is called (Within) the Chamber of Whispering Eyes, but we didn't learn until after we wrote the song that it meant vagina's". Paul had tons of them on stage when they played here, and even though it's odd to me that he truly believes all of that shit, it was really entertaining. He talked about how the Denver airport has a series of underground tunnels beneath the airport, one of which has a train that runs from under the airport to under the Salt Lake Mormon Temple, and how innerspace is even more vast than outer space. He also introduced one song saying "this next song is about portals. Do you guys like portals?" I was dying, haha! Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Using that logic, it would make more sense to say that metal is best now because it truly is coming from everywhere. It may not have household name bands in the modern era, but there has never been more metal from metal places being produced than there is now. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a photo of diabetes before! Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

They were easily the top band at MDF 2015, and with the strength of that lineup, it's no small feat to be the best. It was like watching the album tracks in real life with fuller sound, so tight was their playing and delivery. The atmosphere was spot on too, which can't be easy with that kind of music. Glad that Blood Incantation made a good impression on you live too. I saw them live before I heard that recordings, so that's the memory that stuck most for me. Even after hearing and loving the recordings, I'll agree that they're best enjoyed in the live setting. Did Paul launch into any of his crazy conspiracy BS on stage? At least he's entertaining when he does. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Pantheist - Promo 2008 Pantheist - Promo 2010 I forgot that I had these. I liked the 2010 promo with their prog/doom sound better than the last time I listened to it, while the other promo was about as I remembered, decent, but the production holds it back a bit. Not bad overall, but I'm glad I didn't pay anything for it. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I heard part of the single and enjoyed it. Pretty cool that a band could revitalize themselves after the death of their founding member and main songwriter, even though it seems like it shouldn't be possible. Voivod proved that it could be done, and I'm glad Riot are back at it too. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw I haven't dusted this off in a while, but it was the perfect album for the morning today.@FatherAlabaster would probably enjoy this, it's a lot like early 00's Neurosis and Isis, but without vocals. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Peccatum - Strangling From Within Peccatum - Oh, My Regrets Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

You're welcome to your opinion about calling something fake/false being an "eternally weak" stance, but I'm standing by what I wrote. Other than appropriating the black nipple tape from Wendy O. Williams, there aren't really any similarities between Butcher Babies and Plasmatics. Their plastic balloon chests are there to sell albums, and the music makes that pretty clear. The "falsehood" is trying to pass off their music as anything less than a vehicle to that end, so I don't see how that label is in any way unwarranted. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

You're on quite the black metal run there! Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I've never understood the heaps of praise that British Steel receives. It's a huge step down from 70's Priest in terms of songwriting and musicianship, and while it isn't their worst album of the 80's with a few redeeming songs being featured, it's not one that I reach for very often. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Our local brewers are really stepping up their game in recent years. This is damn good. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Paul Chain - Park of Reason Keeping the doom flowing. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Don't forget ...And Oceans, Demoncy, Dolorian, Lugubrum, Manes, Nokturnal Mortum, Sigh, Primordial, Taake, Antaeus, Mayhem, and Necrodeath, who all released standout albums during this time period. I'm sure that there are plenty missing, but while some bands fall into self-parody, others flourished. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

All great albums, and all from 1999/2000. Who says that was a bad time period for black metal? Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Fenriz also included Mercyful Fate on his Best of Old-School Black Metal compilation, so perhaps their production standards weren't outside the norm in his eyes. I personally don't see why black metal and a clean, clear production job can't coincide, it's not as though hearing all of the details cheapens the experience. Some bands benefit from a less clear aesthetic, but plenty (Merrimack, Lunar Aurora, Averse Sefira, etc...) can make that full sound work to their advantage. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

It's one of those albums that is greater than the sum of its parts. Looking at each element individually makes it seem pretty basic, but the ritualistic way in which they coalesce all of those elements spells a big win for me in a similar fashion to Mystifier's Göetia. Either way, following it up with Marduk's best album doesn't hurt my feelings. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I think Butcher Babies is an awful band. Musically, it's kind of a crossroads between where nu-metal ended up (Five Finger Death Punch comes to mind), melodic metalcore (which, again, is a misnomer and is not metalcore), and some Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson styled modern shock rock. If you want to talk about a band using their music merely as a vehicle to sell an image, you couldn't find a better modern example. Fake tits, false metal. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I'm surprised that with all of the ritualistic, riffy, mid-paced black metal you've been spinning of late that this gem still isn't speaking to you. I think it's killer. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Pop/emo. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I enjoyed their demo when it dropped, and they were great when we played with them, but I haven't been impressed with anything I've heard from them since. It seems that, from what I've heard, 40 Watt Sun does that sound a whole lot better. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I'm not arguing influence, rather where their sound itself falls within the spectrum. You can hear Mercyful Fate's influence echoing through all kinds of artists throughout several genres, power metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, gothic metal, and (of course) black metal, but it's not as though they were all of those things themselves. Celtic Frost might be the best example of this, since there isn't a metal genre (at least on the more extreme side of things) that wasn't somehow touched by their sound. To use a more recognizable example, few would dispute the massive influence that Slayer had upon death metal, but few would also say that they were within that field themselves. I know that this isn't your perspective, but a reductionist view of metal has spread like cancer through internet keyboard warriors for the last several years, which tends to distort perceptions about what the sound is all about and makes it so new fans kind of miss the point. These same people seem to think that since Mercyful Fate's albums involve actual compositional and instrumental skill to perform with a unique singer, and their songs don't sound like they were recorded in a tin can, they're somehow written out of the history of a genre they helped create. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Yeah, I can't get behind that either. Most of my favorite music comes from the 90's, but so does some of the most obnoxious crap that I've ever heard, so it's something that's hard to quantify. Pop music in modern terms probably starts with The Beatles, and while pop music was arguably better in the 60's and 70's, The Beatles has got to be one of the most overrated artists of all time. There's nothing outwardly off-putting about them to me, I just don't see what all the fuss (and by extension, record sales) is all about. I can get into a few songs I guess, but that's about it. I agree that I can usually find appeal in genuine expression even if it's outside of my preferred/main listening genre (metal), but when a band is trying harder to sell an image, gimmick, lyrical theme, or whatever else over the music itself, then it's hard to see them as anything other than a product for mass consumption. There's a pretty big difference between being honest with yourself in terms of musical expression and connecting to your audience versus pandering for record sales. It seems like most that jumped aboard the melodic metalcore, melodic death metal, and djent bandwagons just seem to be riding the wave, and will likely either hop on the next trend that arises, or try to eek out some kind of self-parody driven career and fade out slowly. That's not to say that all trends are bad (musical or otherwise), but again, there's a big difference between latching onto something that speaks to you to do it your own way and slapping together some music to sell your image for a quick buck. I don't think there's a set criteria for making that kind of determination, all I know is bullshit when I smell it. I won't say that I smelled bullshit on the Jinjer song that I heard per se, but a lot of the techniques they used (in a fairly unique way, mind you) are prevalent among bands that do tend to smell like bullshit to me. Maybe those techniques themselves aren't at fault for this, but that's what it triggers for me most of the time when I hear them. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

I've been told that, but I was told that about these albums too, so I haven't bought any of their efforts from this decade. I didn't buy Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us either, I'm pretty sure it was a gift from our friend NeverMike. At least I didn't pay for it. NP: Paramæcium - Exhumed of the Earth Ah, now this more like it. Nothing like some mournful and absurdly heavy doom/death to cleanse my ears. What Australia lacks in terms of quantity in terms of doom metal bands, it more than makes up for in terms of quality. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

All the proof you need is in the results. Both sides create superficial conflict to distract us while their constituents that pay them off through heavy lobbying benefit. They make money, we lose money, and because of the distractions, we blame each other or whomever they've decided to allocate as the scapegoat of the week. If they truly do represent our best interests, then they're doing a fucking horrible job of it, too much so for it to be accidental. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk