FatherAlabaster

Random (and extreme) pain in my left knee. You know I really don't need this. Today was going so well up to this point.

That sucks, are you pushing yourself too hard? I have to be pretty careful with what I suspect are two torn menisci at this point. My good knee recently became my bad knee, somehow...

Not much so far, but I'm looking forward to releasing my own album, and I'm thrilled to see what topic you pick to start your next thread about.

Better understanding myself, the world around me, and that which I can't always grasp. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

Just you wait till your kid is born! I mean that in the best possible way. It was an extremely profound experience for me. I can't call it an accomplishment; an accomplishment will be doing my best as a father throughout his childhood. I'm betting you'll have a similarly meaningful experience.

Dead Congregation - Graves Of The Archangels

Y'all really know how to set the mood. Sent from my LG-MS770 using Tapatalk

What do you expect from a bunch of young metal nerds who spend too much time on the computer?

Sweet choice. I've been listening to Nevermore again recently too... don't know what happened. NP: Abyssal - {insert long ass Latin title here}

Fucking hard choice, err Snes Excadrill or Steelix?

Where on Earth have you been? Was worried...

Their first two albums are the only ones most people like, their death n roll sound after that album doesn't gain much traction with most people I know. Still, the name thing seems lame. I wouldn't name my band Incantation, even if we didn't plan on getting signed, at the very least to avoid confusion, and at the most to not have to live in the shadow of a legend for the whole of my band's existence. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

I remember a guy I used to play with suggesting that we use At The Gates as a band name, and when I asked him why on earth we'd do that, he said, "well, they're not using it anymore". It does suck that so many bands seem like they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for names, but then I suppose it suits the music most of the time. From what little I've heard of these guys, they're no exception. They ripped off their entire approach to music; why not the name as well?

If that beard were made of bone National Geographic would claim that it was a growth used to fight other males for dominance.

You didn't see the article?

Hey alabaster you can cover Amish.paradise. From weird. Al yankvich

A Göat-themed black metal cover of a Weird Al parody of a Coolio song written around Stevie Wonder's music? Sounds like an irresistible opportunity.

Reminds me of an Amish beard. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

I get that a lot... I need a straw hat and some overalls. Amish-themed black metal about goats. This could work.

I once. Had a bread I shave it now too inchy

I gotta shave my neck, or it gets way too itchy. The rest of it doesn't bother me so much, though I usually don't have a mustache because it makes me feel old. I'll stick with what Iceni memorably referred to as a "cowcatcher":

You're both right. I agree with Iain, none of the parts really has enough character or textural variation, and they don't allow for any of the ebb and flow that might lend a narrative arc to a song like this. The repetitive structure robs it of whatever remaining interest it might have had. It's far too obviously an attempt to impress. It's worth saying that this kind of structure isn't necessarily a bad thing; if they'd slotted in some more meaningful riffs and payed attention to pacing, it could have worked. But in this case they spent eleven minutes doing what it only takes most tech death three minutes to do: bore me to tears.

I heard a couple of songs from the new Massemord (POL) on youtube and liked them, especially the guitar melodies in the fourth track from the album. I'll try and find the whole album to listen to. NP: Furia - W Melancholii I can't say I'm really enjoying this at the moment, far too drawn-out and spacey. Not black metal at all anymore, which is fine, it's just not what I want to hear. I'll have to listen to it when I'm in the mood.

Last Massemord (PL) album is making noise in my room' date=' I just recently started to listen to it. It's great, I am so angry at me that I hadn't listen to it sooner.[/quote'] I've got to check this out. I heard Let The World Burn and thought it was decent, but it didn't stand out to me the way the old Furia albums did.

Stay Here by Swans

FUCK yes, one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands.

Argument nr 8 just made my day

To be fair, I think the glasses and the pinched facial expression might have had something to do with that...

Blame society' date=' not me.[/quote'] Blaming you is more fun!

Two of my friends sent me demos of songs they're working on today. It's nice to hear what other people are working on, hear their thoughts on songwriting, etc. No names, nothing finished... just song ideas, basically. I'm happy to hear them.

It sounds like a general term for male fans...kind of like 'brony'...as in: "The mandom reacted very well to the new Twilight book."

Seriously, dude, "brony"? Ugh. Of course, we can't ignore the fact that many will grow beards in compensation for the fact they have no chest hair. Edit - I'd just like to add that men worthy of "mandom" would probably not react in any way to a new Twilight book, which is obviously for beardless sissies.

YES!! bearded men are definitely better. It's a sign that you have left boy hood and reached mandom.

You'll go far here.

Don't steal my job! 'Idzie Zima' by Furia.

Too late. I'm listening to the "Seventh Son" album now. You keep looking through the Polish black metal. You might like Morowe, I didn't think they were mind-blowing but they had some kinda cool stuff going on.

Oddly enough, I'm listening to Iron Maiden - Wasted Years.

That doesn't count. Iceni's black hole sucks you in once again. He stands on his plateau, assurance against further annoying non sequiturs; I remain on my mountain. My hill.

Holy shit, the Jedi Mind Trick works!

There's still time for you to be your enjoyably blunt self.

Ok, how about this: News Flash! Opinionated person with dubious command of English joins metal discussion forum, admits little desire to engage in meaningful discussion, posts ignorant blanket statements that betray lack of interest in or knowledge of much metal music! Enraged metalheads leap to respond! Here's Bob with the weather.