Jump to content

New Purchases/Acquisitions


BlutAusNerd

Recommended Posts

On 11/17/2021 at 7:00 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Bought my first ever metal hoodie today. (I've always worn plain unbranded hoodies) My friend Cody, the guitar player from Afterbirth said at the show they played on Long Island this last Saturday opening for Suffocation & Internal Bleeding those two bands selfishly hogged up all the space on the merch tables and wouldn't let them have any table space for their shit. So instead of confronting them about it he just brought it all home and put it up for sale on their Bandcamp page this morning. He texted our little group that they were going live any minute so a few of us ordered ours straight away and within the hour he had packed them up and said he was headed out to the P.O. So it should be here in a few days, he only lives about 100 miles away.

 

https://afterbirthnydeathmetal.bandcamp.com/merch/heather-grey-zipper-hoodie

Heather Grey Zipper Hoodie main photo

Well done getting the hoodie. Looks good. Ive got two. It's cool with all the sleeve print. 

I can imagine you'd have confronted those bands if you was in the afterbirth guitarists shoes. My sister would have done as she won't shy away from confrontation.i probably would have done what Cody did😁

 

Slow-deeper in the space, higher in the ocean 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

"Santa" showed up early with new (used) pickups for my Schecter Explorer - a Bare Knuckle "Rebel Yell" set.

9gfPMZn.jpg

I've been a happy Bare Knuckle user since a "Cold Sweat" found its forever home in my Gibson. Saying goodbye to the sterility and weirdly annoying midrange of the Fishman pickups this guitar came with... also saying goodbye to too much cash for a set of used pickups, if I'm honest, but I guess it's a buy once cry once kind of thing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Jeez man, that guitar looks like it's been through the wars. Where's your volume and tone knobs? Are you replacing those as well? I see that even on the Schecter site they have a bunch of new guitars where like yours, the holes look like they're too wide for the pickups, while some others don't. Why is that? Is it just that some pickups have flanges that cover up those holes?

 

Schecter E-1 SLS Elite "Evil Twin"

 

Guitars : Jake Pitts E-1 FR S

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Jeez man, that guitar looks like it's been through the wars. Where's your volume and tone knobs? Are you replacing those as well? I see that even on the Schecter site they have a bunch of new guitars where like yours, the holes look like they're too wide for the pickups, while some others don't. Why is that? Is it just that some pickups have flanges that cover up those holes?

 

Schecter E-1 SLS Elite "Evil Twin"

 

Guitars : Jake Pitts E-1 FR S

It does look a bit beat up in that photo. It's mostly smudges and bad light, it's actually in pretty decent shape. It's the same model as the top photo here. I'm still waiting on the electronics to show up in the mail, and then it'll have knobs again. The bridge pickup is just wired to the jack for now, which is actually the way I like it.

Nearly all pickups have little tabs on the side with threaded holes for mounting. Some guitars (like the top one) are made for the pickups to drop in and mount directly to the body of the guitar with machine screws going through the tabs and foam underneath that supports the pickup as you tighten it down. Other guitars (like the one on the bottom) are made to use with pickup rings, which are those plastic rectangles around the edges - the machine screw holds in the threaded hole and the pickup is stabilized with a little spring that compresses against the back of the pickup ring. They're kind of a pain in the dick. My Gibson uses those. That guitar has definitely been through the wars, 23 years of well-earned wear and tear.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

That's cool. I like his cannibal corpse stuff. I've enjoyed watching there live at bloodstock video. Was it hard to get. 

Postage was expensive, but otherwise not at all: https://www.martyrstore.net/product/corpsgrinder-s-t-cd-signed-by-george-corpsegrinder-fisher-pre-order

I'm loving the single 🙂

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 12/27/2021 at 4:47 PM, Thrashman said:

Postage was expensive, but otherwise not at all: https://www.martyrstore.net/product/corpsgrinder-s-t-cd-signed-by-george-corpsegrinder-fisher-pre-order

I'm loving the single 🙂

 

Acid vat hell yeahhhhhh🤘🤘.I think its Such a good song.  Such great elocution of the words too. Can't beat some top death metal singing and music I like too.  

Looked online and it would not load. Think it may have sold out. Hope your stuff gets to you soon in post. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

My vinyl copy of Kätkyt arrived today. I chipped in on a gofundme-type deal that the artist arranged through BC, with Bandcamp doing the actual pressing and manufacturing. Didn't even know they provided those services. Pledged in April, the production started in june and now it's here. Beautiful 2LP vinyl; one black with white splatter and the other white with black splatter. Great music, one-woman Finnish black metal, kind of like a more somber early-Myrkur

Vermilia - Kätkyt

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 8/12/2021 at 11:50 PM, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

blaze bayley has a bit of a following and i know fair few people who like his stuff,even if imo it did not work with him in iron maiden, following bruce was mission impossible imo, out of interest do you prefer his solo stuff or his iron maiden time

Just seen this mate, I think the X Factor album is amazing, incredibly underrated, it's between that and his Solo album The Man Who Would Not Die as to my favourite material of his, overall I think i'd probably pick his Solo stuff over his 2 Maiden albums although Virtual XI and X Factor have some awesome material on them.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


  • Join Metal Forum

    joinus-home.jpg

  • Our picks

    • Whichever tier of thrash metal you consigned Sacred Reich back in the 80's/90's they still had their moments.  "Ignorance" & "Surf Nicaragura" did a great job of establishing the band, whereas "The American Way" just got a little to comfortable and accessible (the title track grates nowadays) for my ears.  A couple more records better left forgotten about and then nothing for twenty three years.  2019 alone has now seen three releases from Phil Rind and co.  A live EP, a split EP with Iron Reagan and now a full length.

      Notable addition to the ranks for the current throng of releases is former Machine Head sticksman, Dave McClean.  Love or hate Machine Head, McClean is a more than capable drummer and his presence here is felt from the off with the opening and title track kicking things off with some real gusto.  'Divide & Conquer' and 'Salvation' muddle along nicely, never quite reaching any quality that would make my balls tingle but comfortable enough.  The looming build to 'Manifest Reality' delivers a real punch when the song starts proper.  Frenzied riffs and drums with shots of lead work to hold the interest.


      There's a problem already though (I know, I am such a fucking mood hoover).  I don't like Phil's vocals.  I never had if I am being honest.  The aggression to them seems a little forced even when they are at their best on tracks like 'Manifest Reality'.  When he tries to sing it just feels weak though ('Salvation') and tracks lose real punch.  Give him a riffy number such as 'Killing Machine' and he is fine with the Reich engine (probably a poor choice of phrase) up in sixth gear.  For every thrashy riff there's a fair share of rock edged, local bar act rhythm aplenty too.

      Let's not poo-poo proceedings though, because overall I actually enjoy "Awakening".  It is stacked full of catchy riffs that are sticky on the old ears.  Whilst not as raw as perhaps the - brilliant - artwork suggests with its black and white, tattoo flash sheet style design it is enjoyable enough.  Yes, 'Death Valley' & 'Something to Believe' have no place here, saved only by Arnett and Radziwill's lead work but 'Revolution' is a fucking 80's thrash heyday throwback to the extent that if you turn the TV on during it you might catch a new episode of Cheers!

      3/5
      • Reputation Points

      • 10 replies
    • I
      • Reputation Points

      • 2 replies
    • https://www.metalforum.com/blogs/entry/52-vltimas-something-wicked-marches-in/
      • Reputation Points

      • 3 replies

    • https://www.metalforum.com/blogs/entry/48-candlemass-the-door-to-doom/
      • Reputation Points

      • 2 replies
    • Full length number 19 from overkill certainly makes a splash in the energy stakes, I mean there's some modern thrash bands that are a good two decades younger than Overkill who can only hope to achieve the levels of spunk that New Jersey's finest produce here.  That in itself is an achievement, for a band of Overkill's stature and reputation to be able to still sound relevant four decades into their career is no mean feat.  Even in the albums weaker moments it never gets redundant and the energy levels remain high.  There's a real sense of a band in a state of some renewed vigour, helped in no small part by the addition of Jason Bittner on drums.  The former Flotsam & Jetsam skinsman is nothing short of superb throughout "The Wings of War" and seems to have squeezed a little extra out of the rest of his peers.

      The album kicks of with a great build to opening track "Last Man Standing" and for the first 4 tracks of the album the Overkill crew stomp, bash and groove their way to a solid level of consistency.  The lead work is of particular note and Blitz sounds as sneery and scathing as ever.  The album is well produced and mixed too with all parts of the thrash machine audible as the five piece hammer away at your skull with the usual blend of chugging riffs and infectious anthems.  


      There are weak moments as mentioned but they are more a victim of how good the strong tracks are.  In it's own right "Distortion" is a solid enough - if not slightly varied a journey from the last offering - but it just doesn't stand up well against a "Bat Shit Crazy" or a "Head of a Pin".  As the album draws to a close you get the increasing impression that the last few tracks are rescued really by some great solos and stomping skin work which is a shame because trimming of a couple of tracks may have made this less obvious. 

      4/5
      • Reputation Points

      • 4 replies
×
×
  • Create New...