Anger Thread!

[FatherAlabaster]

How about you turn off your computer for a little while and go listen to some good music?

[NTNR]

When I caught them last year, they basically played the Maiden England setlist, so lots of Seventh Son and songs from all of the albums prior to that one. They sounded great too, even Bruce's voice was better for this particular performance than any of the live recordings I've heard of his from the last few years. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

I do leave the house, spaz, when good bands actually come through and more than one on a bill. There have been plenty of bands that I've wanted to see come through but with several others that I've no desire to see. I'm not going to spend $10-$50+ to see a single band, especially if I have to wait for them to play. As I've stated countless times before I don't like gigs with more than 3 bands. That's just too much to sit through. 2-3 bands is the perfect amount. Anymore and it sucks. And to you Josh, I agree Maiden has sucked horribly since Blaze left. Priest has sucked since Ripper left. I wanted to see Priest the last time they came through but w/out KK it's not Priest. I wanted to see Maiden last time they came through but I'm not paying $100 for seats at a crappy outdoor venue to hear Bruce slaughter my favorite songs. Motorhead should've disbanded decades ago. They've been writing the same song since they started. The same with Iced Earth. Venom is another that should've stayed down after their 15 reunion. Ozzy and Black Sabbath should've called it a day. Some bands just need to stop. But the bands I was referring too are bands that made an album or two and then vanished. Bands with real potential making quality music up and disbanding; not mainstays who have overstayed their welcome. I'm all for making money on your hard work and more power to them for making a living in a niche market during a global economic meltdown but they're peddling crap and that's not cool with me. If you want crap listen to pop. Everything has an expiration date some just refuse to see it.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: The Rant Priest was great live too, but I saw them when KK was still in the band and they had Rob on vocals. Their setlist featured songs from most of their albums, and their performance was tight and energetic. Motorhead has been making the same album forever, but they do it better than anyone, and I'm not sure why they still sound so fun and energetic even on their new material. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[RelentlessOblivion]

Mike surely it is better for a band to release a couple of excellent albums and then disband then release album after album after album and tarnish their reputation.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Oh and as for Sabbath I saw them this year with Ozzy and the show was super tight. The whole band were bang on and everything was a little slower and a little heavier. It ruined Into The Void for me however because everytime I listen to it now I think "why is this not as heavy as they played it live".

[Hooligan]

a cool metal chick who I have been friends with a long time (very classy lady by the way) end up being a pain in the ass and block me on facebook and twitter. (I did really like her but turned out to be a fuckin' hassle) I'm done, goodbye.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Re: Anger Thread!

sister an asshole and her boyfriends is a shmuck a cool metal chick who I have been friends with a long time (very classy lady by the way) end up being a pain in the ass and block me on facebook and twitter. (I did really like her but turned out to be a fuckin' hassle) I'm done, goodbye.

Oooh that's bad mate, you have my sympathy

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Well I guess it's what I get. The only reason I started talking to her is because she was hot but that's me always thinking with the wrong head.

I can definitley relate mate xD

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Anger Thread! Shit day, everything was fucked up. The drive in, work itself, stuff that went down at work, laziness, fuck ups, idiocy, damage, failure. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[NTNR]

Mike surely it is better for a band to release a couple of excellent albums and then disband then release album after album after album and tarnish their reputation.

That would depend on the band. Some bands, like My Dying Bride, have yet to put out a bad album. They've constantly reinvented themselves time and time again whereas Iron Maiden has been churning out garbage since 2000. A band like Mar de Grises should've stuck around to apologize for Steams Inwards but left, whereas a band like Paradise Lost should've disbanded after Draconian Times. I like One Second and Host to a point but they aren't PL albums. They didn't start getting good again until Symbol of Life and while they'll never be 100% of what they were I feel they've really turned things around since that album and become great once again. Black Sabbath lost relevance (for me at least) after Dehumanizer. Candlemass lost it after Ancient Dreams, Metallica after the Black Album, Megadeth after Cryptic Writings (but they've redeemed themselves with their last three-four albums). So, Josh, some bands should disband after a couple of good albums because they were flukes at best. Some bands are great, then suck. Some are great, then suck, then great again. It depends on the band.

[RelentlessOblivion]

But if Mar de Grises were still around and hadn't released anything close to the level of their early albums wouldn't you be complaining about that? I never understood why people complain when bands split up after a string of great albums but at the same time complain when a band doesn't split up after a string of shocking albums.

[Idlewilde]

hmm...rant rant... I hate people that are not brave enough to face you and be honest with you and prefer to lie in order to avoid an unpleasant conversation. As if I'm 13 and don't understand such things. It is much more hurtful than the most ugly truth there can be, it is like dismissing the fact that i'm an intelligent human being.

[FatherAlabaster]

Does this have to do with being locked in a basement for years?

[Idlewilde]

:D:D oh believe me sometimes I feel like leaving for the jungles to avoid human contact!

[FatherAlabaster]

Metal Forum is the best way to avoid human contact.

[NTNR]

Metal Forum is the best way to avoid human contact.

I think that goes for every forum.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Or the internet in general...

[NTNR]

Agreed. 10char

[Vanessa M Stokes]

Drunk people serenading you with Motley Crue's Without You when you are stone cold sober, Actually fucking annoying and throat punch worthy.

[FatherAlabaster]

All I can really say to that, is: Without you in my life I'd slowly wilt and die But with you by my side You're the reason I'm alive But with you in my life You're the reason I'm alive But without you, without you... I could face a mountain But I could never climb alone I could start another day But how many, just don't know You're the reason the sun shines down And the nights, they don't grow cold Only you that I'll hold when I'm young Only you...as we grow old Without you in my life I'd slowly wilt and die But with you by my side You're the reason I'm alive But with you in my life You're the reason I'm alive But without you, without you...

[Vanessa M Stokes]

All I can really say to that, is: Without you in my life I'd slowly wilt and die But with you by my side You're the reason I'm alive But with you in my life You're the reason I'm alive But without you, without you... I could face a mountain But I could never climb alone I could start another day But how many, just don't know You're the reason the sun shines down And the nights, they don't grow cold Only you that I'll hold when I'm young Only you...as we grow old Without you in my life I'd slowly wilt and die But with you by my side You're the reason I'm alive But with you in my life You're the reason I'm alive But without you, without you...

I hate you....

[NTNR]

I hate you....

Throat punches here we come!!!

[Vanessa M Stokes]

Throat punches here we come!!!

Haha yesss!

[RelentlessOblivion]

Ok sports related rant coming up: I am so fucking sick of people always thanking God for winning sports events. I mean it wouldn't bother me as much if every now and then one of them thanked Satan or something. The main problem though is that: 1. God probably isn't real and 2. Even if he was I'm pretty sure an omnipotent deity has more important things to do then help Selena Williams win a game of tennis. I mean if God wakes up of a morning and thinks to himself "ok what do I have to do today? end world hunger, end global poverty, ensure world peace...fuck all that I'm going to the tennis" we are in real trouble.

[NTNR]

Today's rant is about bands that don't play their old material: It's funny, Anathema is playing here for the first time next week. I've always wanted to see them but I'm not going to waste my time/money on what will probably be my only chance to see them live. The reason for this is they only play crap from their last two albums with maybe one odd track from their 6th recording. Their 6th (Alternative 4) is when they stopped being metal and began their alternative interpretation of the beatles/pink floyd/indie journey. In all fairness some of their mid-period work after Alternative 4 wasn't bad. Judgement was a brilliant album in its own right but it wasn't what I wanted to hear from Anathema. The fact that they refuse to play music before that album is a real insult to me as a fan who has spent countless hours listening to their music, hunting for their demos and spending lots of hard earned cash in the process. Say what you want about Metallica but they play their old stuff when they play live. This is the same reason I refused to see Katatonia live. Yet another band I've followed for years until recently when it became apparent they weren't going be getting heavy again. There are plenty of bands that do this too. They either play a few select tracks from their early days ignoring a huge portion of their mid-era catalog (Iron Maiden, Queensryche) or they only play new stuff (Lacuna Coil Malevolent Creation). Some bands like Megadeth will play an assortment but nothing from their first album. In all honesty I can completely understand why a band would want to move on and play other things. You can only play the same songs for so long. But you need to play what the fans what to hear. Bands like My Dying Bride, Type O Negative & Cannibal Corpse will play anything from any era of their music. From their first recording to their latest. Type O was completely sick fo 'Black No 1' but they knew it was expected of them to play it every show and they did. Some bands, like My Dying Bride or even Overkill have enough releases that it's not feasible for them to play everything but both make great strides in trying to everyone happy. Then you get a band like Anthrax who are stuck playing Among the Living constantly even though its followup was heavier and more sinister. Not to mention their last album was just awesome. Will those listed above as violators of the setlist ever change? Maybe, Queensryche has been playing mostly old material i.e. The Warning, Rage for Order, etc... since booting the idiot Tate. But that's one band out of many...