The New Wave of American Metal
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BingeAndPurge
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Just gotta ask this because it's been bugging me. Am I the only one who still isn't used to THE Howard Jones with Killswitch? I've tried for nearly two years now to adjust and I just cannot seem to. Has anyone heard him sing any of the old stuff?
max silver
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Just thought of another band I gotta recommend, that being Nevermore. "The Godless Endeavor" is a ripping melodic thrash album that most any metalhead should be able to enjoy. The vocals are mostly cleanly sung, but with a real sense of despair to them. The real treat when listening to this band lies in the guitar work, the two guitarists in this band are just ridiculous! When the twin soloing starts, I'm grinning ear to ear while revelling in the sounds before me.
max silver
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I went to an absolutely stupendous show last night, consisting of Dark Tranquility, Devildriver and Opeth. Dark Tranquility I suspect surprised alot of people, and absolutely got the crowd revved up. Devildriver was just freaking nuts, I have a laceration on my eyebrow to prove that point.
Opeth was godlike. Akerfeldt's in between song banter was priceless, and had me in stitches. They played a good selection of their material spanning their entire career, and more times than I can remember I was absolutely mesmorized by what I was hearing. Best live band I've seen yet!
Opeth was godlike. Akerfeldt's in between song banter was priceless, and had me in stitches. They played a good selection of their material spanning their entire career, and more times than I can remember I was absolutely mesmorized by what I was hearing. Best live band I've seen yet!
max silver
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OMFG it was! How that show ended up in Calgary, Alberta Canada is beyond my understanding. I went in seriously buzzed on ephedrine and amp, and found my way into some beers and bud once I was inside. During Opeth's 2+ hour set you couldn't remove the smile from my face if you tried!
moflika
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Man, this thread is big!
I'm studying abroad in Germany at the moment and the metal scene is crazy. Especially if you're into Black/Death metal. I find myself going to like 1 black/death concert every 2 weeks!
As far as reccomendations....Belphegor- The Goatreich- Fleshcult. This CD has seriously made so much stuff I listened to before sound so weak and I'm not talking about Cradle of Filth or anything like that. After hearing Belphegor I can't really even listen to bands like Bloodbath anymore.
Before I forget: Nothing will ever top Immortal and Death. Just had to get that out! \m/
Exactly!
I'm also a HUGE Behemoth fan. I got to see them with Nile and King Diamond a while back.
I'm studying abroad in Germany at the moment and the metal scene is crazy. Especially if you're into Black/Death metal. I find myself going to like 1 black/death concert every 2 weeks!
As far as reccomendations....Belphegor- The Goatreich- Fleshcult. This CD has seriously made so much stuff I listened to before sound so weak and I'm not talking about Cradle of Filth or anything like that. After hearing Belphegor I can't really even listen to bands like Bloodbath anymore.
Before I forget: Nothing will ever top Immortal and Death. Just had to get that out! \m/
exnihilo said:
Exactly!
I'm also a HUGE Behemoth fan. I got to see them with Nile and King Diamond a while back.
CHAPS
Registered User
Black label society
lamb of god
mastodon
vision of disorder
everytime I die
nine inch nails
Chimaira
Demon hunter
Into the moat
God Forbid
Ion Dissonance
Dillanger Escape Plan
Mudvayne
A life once lost
Martyr AD
On Broken wings
Strapping Young Lad
Tool
Trivium
Twelve Gauge Valentine
Yep i love my metal.
lamb of god
mastodon
vision of disorder
everytime I die
nine inch nails
Chimaira
Demon hunter
Into the moat
God Forbid
Ion Dissonance
Dillanger Escape Plan
Mudvayne
A life once lost
Martyr AD
On Broken wings
Strapping Young Lad
Tool
Trivium
Twelve Gauge Valentine
Yep i love my metal.
BigVrunga
Well-known member
Nile ROCKS!!!!
Death's 'The Sound of Perseverence' was a life-changing album for me. Its a long story, but that album is dear to my heart. Long live Chuck Shuldiner!
Yeah, the people on that side of the world definitely know their ****!! InFlame's new album, Come Clarity, was NUMBER ONE on the Sweedish charts. That's all the charts...not just metal.
BV
max silver
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BingeAndPurge
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I love Clutch. The newer album, not so much. It's a little too jambandish for my taste, but I love that band. Seen them more times than I can count.Bionic said:
bioman
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Clutch is awesome. Their first album rocked hard..funny as hell too. This newer one is a departure but I do like it...
"I was tempted to seek the advice of Dr Laura
But I ignore her
and I take a deep breath and count to ten
not gonna let it get under my skin
Take a deep breath and count to ten
Think of all the nice places that I've been."
Goofy..and I love it.
"I was tempted to seek the advice of Dr Laura
But I ignore her
and I take a deep breath and count to ten
not gonna let it get under my skin
Take a deep breath and count to ten
Think of all the nice places that I've been."
Goofy..and I love it.
BingeAndPurge
Active member
"Careful With That Mic" was on Pure Rock Fury, which is 4 albums ago. I'm referring to Robot Hive. Blast Tyrant from two years ago kicked a$$, though.bioman said:
max silver
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I went to a cool show last night here at the University where I work. Headlining were Arch Enemy and Chimaira, along with openers Hate Eternal and God Forbid.
Opening band Hate Eternal seemed a little out of place on this bill, being that they play straight up brutal death metal. They were a 3 piece band, when a 4th member in the form of a second guitarist would have really helped to fill out their sound, as was it seemd a little lacking in places.
God Forbid was great live, just as I expected they would be. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact they used 3 vocalists in many portions of their songs, and they had a real laid back, groovy kinda vibe to their performance. Really enjoyable.
Chimaira was up next. Although their style of metal isn't necessarily my cup of tea, being more of the nu-metal variety, but I gotta admit they were raw and in your face. their drummer is absolutely insane though, he lit the place up with a ripping drum solo that's still resonating in my skull.
Arch Enemy was the highlight of the night for myself, and the main reason I was there. By the time they hit the stage I had enough booze in me to fuel a good headbanging session to finish the evening. They were super cohesive as a band, perfectly pulling off tunes spanning way back to the beginning of their catalog, which suprised me somewhat as Angela Gossow wasn't in the band yet back then, and has a much different vocal style than the original vocalist did.
All the bands put on great performances, and it was a sellout show with a very enthusiastic crowd. I gotta send a what's up to the midget that I hung out with in the beer gardens (drunk midgets are a riot!) and a big :nutkick: to the handlebar wearing goofball that thought he owned the place. I grazed into him on my way by, and he was pretty much ready to pick a fight. Same thing happened when another guy brushed into him a few minutes later. Some people just need to learn to chill out.
Opening band Hate Eternal seemed a little out of place on this bill, being that they play straight up brutal death metal. They were a 3 piece band, when a 4th member in the form of a second guitarist would have really helped to fill out their sound, as was it seemd a little lacking in places.
God Forbid was great live, just as I expected they would be. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact they used 3 vocalists in many portions of their songs, and they had a real laid back, groovy kinda vibe to their performance. Really enjoyable.
Chimaira was up next. Although their style of metal isn't necessarily my cup of tea, being more of the nu-metal variety, but I gotta admit they were raw and in your face. their drummer is absolutely insane though, he lit the place up with a ripping drum solo that's still resonating in my skull.
Arch Enemy was the highlight of the night for myself, and the main reason I was there. By the time they hit the stage I had enough booze in me to fuel a good headbanging session to finish the evening. They were super cohesive as a band, perfectly pulling off tunes spanning way back to the beginning of their catalog, which suprised me somewhat as Angela Gossow wasn't in the band yet back then, and has a much different vocal style than the original vocalist did.
All the bands put on great performances, and it was a sellout show with a very enthusiastic crowd. I gotta send a what's up to the midget that I hung out with in the beer gardens (drunk midgets are a riot!) and a big :nutkick: to the handlebar wearing goofball that thought he owned the place. I grazed into him on my way by, and he was pretty much ready to pick a fight. Same thing happened when another guy brushed into him a few minutes later. Some people just need to learn to chill out.
methusaleh
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FREE SEX!
SHADOWS FALL!
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE!
...now that I've got your attention with that somewhat deceptive headline...
I'd like to formally announce my appreciation for the fact that the band OVERCAST (which I mentioned earlier in this thread...featuring Brian from Shadows Fall and Mike from Killswitch Engage) will be reuniting and playing their first major public show at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on Saturday April 29, 2006. And best of all, yours truly is the band's official photographer for that day!
For the uninitiated, Overcast's myspace page is here:
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And once more let me remind you all, if you don't own the Overcast album "Begging For Indifference," drop what you are doing right this moment and go buy it, there are always some on eBay.
If it is not THE best metal album you've ever spent money on in your life, send it to me and I will pay you back for it! That's how certain I am that you will all love it!
I am not just saying that because they are my dear friends, but it's the truth...listen to the tunes on myspace (especially Bleed Into One, which is one of my favorite songs of all time) and find out...
SHADOWS FALL!
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE!
...now that I've got your attention with that somewhat deceptive headline...
I'd like to formally announce my appreciation for the fact that the band OVERCAST (which I mentioned earlier in this thread...featuring Brian from Shadows Fall and Mike from Killswitch Engage) will be reuniting and playing their first major public show at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on Saturday April 29, 2006. And best of all, yours truly is the band's official photographer for that day!
For the uninitiated, Overcast's myspace page is here:
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And once more let me remind you all, if you don't own the Overcast album "Begging For Indifference," drop what you are doing right this moment and go buy it, there are always some on eBay.
If it is not THE best metal album you've ever spent money on in your life, send it to me and I will pay you back for it! That's how certain I am that you will all love it!
I am not just saying that because they are my dear friends, but it's the truth...listen to the tunes on myspace (especially Bleed Into One, which is one of my favorite songs of all time) and find out...
BigVrunga
Well-known member
Resurrecting this thread from the ashes because:
THE NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KICKS TOTAL A S S!!!!
Check this out, some dude on youtube made a video to one of the new tunes with Final Fantasy 8 graphics:
Other albums you need to buy:
Trivium - The Crusade
Bury Your Dead - Beauty And The Breakdown
Lamb Of God - Sacrament
Clutch - Robot Hive : Exodus
My benchpress has gone up 30 lbs this month - I swear its from these albums alone!
BV
THE NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KICKS TOTAL A S S!!!!
Check this out, some dude on youtube made a video to one of the new tunes with Final Fantasy 8 graphics:
Other albums you need to buy:
Trivium - The Crusade
Bury Your Dead - Beauty And The Breakdown
Lamb Of God - Sacrament
Clutch - Robot Hive : Exodus
My benchpress has gone up 30 lbs this month - I swear its from these albums alone!
BV
BingeAndPurge
Active member
Wow, forgot about this thread. Kind of gotten out of metal lately and back to classic country. I think the most recent metal album I really enjoyed was Trivium. Seeing this thread, though, I'm about to go hunting around on myspace and whatnot for some new music.
RenegadeRows
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My favorite overcast album was fight ambition to kill ... man that album was eerie. They are a great band, and I will always prefer Brian Fair with them instead of SF.
Cool to hear they are having a reunion show, but I stopped going to shows a few years ago.
Luckily I got to see overcast play before they split.
BTW, Brian Fairs dreadlocks will rival any jamacians ... they are the size of soda cans. And I imagine his dandruff is the size of chicken mcnuggets. Hmm ... I'm getting hungry ...
Cool to hear they are having a reunion show, but I stopped going to shows a few years ago.
Luckily I got to see overcast play before they split.BTW, Brian Fairs dreadlocks will rival any jamacians ... they are the size of soda cans. And I imagine his dandruff is the size of chicken mcnuggets. Hmm ... I'm getting hungry ...