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54 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

OLIVIER MESSIAEN - Turangalîla Symphony 

ULCERATE - The Destroyers Of All

NP - NOIRCURE - Pathos

Are we done yet, Orca?

I would have bet he'd be done and ready to opt out. Because you'd have to pay me a king's ransom to listen to those 3 back to back.

 

Abisma - Disciples of the Black Ram, Chilean black

 

Saughtbbath - Alchemical Warfare, Chile 2019

 

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Overkill - "Scorched"

Overkill - "Taking Over"

Metallica - "72 Seasons"

Metallica - "Ride the Lightning"

Judas Priest - "Sad Wings of Destiny"

Dee Snider - "For the Love of Metal"

Enforced - "Kill Grid"

Enforced - "War Remains"

Nervosa - "Victim of Yourself"

Yep, it's been a great day!

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2 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

I would have bet he'd be done and ready to opt out. Because you'd have to pay me a king's ransom to listen to those 3 back to back.

 

He'll never admit it but I don't believe  for a moment that he has been listening to all my crackers, so we're done.

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43 minutes ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Haha brilliant! I might have to buy this one just for the fucking name. But I guess I might as well see what it sounds like first. First impression is oh yeah this will be a purchase.

They have a new full length coming out this month. I am a sucker for wrist snapping balls-to-the-wall thrash. 

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Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

No, I really didn't want to listen to this at least from a conscious perspective.  But several songs from the album got stuck in my head when I was looking for something to listen to, so here we are.

Motorhead - We Are Motorhead

Sacrifice - Forward to Annihilation

Violent Force - Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow

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18 hours ago, Hungarino said:

Terrifier - Weapons of Thrash Destruction

 

I've had that album in my library for several months now, and it's a killer!

Nervosa - "Victim of Yourself"

Metallica - "72 Seasons"

DragonForce - "Ultra Beatdown"

Running Wild - "Blood on Blood"

Burning Witches - "Hexenhammer"

Girish and the Chronicles - "Hail to the Heroes"

Girish and the Chronicles - "Rock the Highway"

Grim Reaper - "Walking in the Shadows"

RIP Steve Grimmett

And I cannot recommend Girish and the Chronicles highly enough.  Great young band from India, whose debut was released in 2020, and here in 2023, they now have 3 albums out.   A great 1-2 punch of their 2nd and 3rd albums having been released in consecutive years now.  Their latest album, "Back on Earth", is incredible as well.  Great mix of rock 'n' roll, hard rock, and hair metal.

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On 5/16/2023 at 4:57 PM, DeathMetalBangers said:

I’ve never heard this album. It’s good, reminds me of  “Portrait of an American Family” and Smells Like Children. Love those 2 albums. AntiChrist too, but that was when they peaked I thought. Didn’t care for much after that. My Metal friends back in high school hated Manson and gave me a lot of shit but that didn’t stop me. 
They sounded way different on this album than their previous stuff. But never thought they captured that vibe again. This is my 7 year olds favorite Manson song.  Lol

 

“Holy Wood” has some good stuff too. Forgot about that one

The Spooky Kids early recordings are definitely worth checking out if you like that sound. I liked the band a lot better with Daisy Berkowitz. I do like some of the songs I've heard from other albums, but I sort of dropped off after Mechanical Animals. Still need to give Holy Wood a listen. 

And that's a cool song too, sounds like the kid is off to a good start.

NP: Devilyn - Reborn in Pain

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Man Must Die must be one of my favourite artists. I have all their albums and come back regularly to them. Their last one I had to take more time to be able to rank them among their previous top tier releases. But it's definitely up there!

Man Must Die - song: War Is My Will

 

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