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    hey all

    in Off Topic

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    I saw Unleashed live already, playing on Paganfest 2009.

    Interestingly, they came here not long ago on Paganfest 2011, but I didn't go ... they are not that good IMO.

     

    Amon Amarth is a different caliber. They are amazing and one of the bands I absolutely want to see - still haven't seen them.

    Luckily they are coming to METALFEST Austria 2011 and I'm going to see them there ... if I'm not too drunk that is, fingers crossed!

    Hehe... :D

     

    I wonder how different Unleashed is now versus mid 90s when I got into them?

     

    The only death metal band I've seen live is DevilDriver. Got to stand right up front and was within spitting distance ! awesome concert.

     

    http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4G4FcPzeIw

    Computer geeks rejoice

    in Tech Talk

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    lol, no joke. You can do all that on a friggin phone nowadays...

     

    I'll post my build when I am not feeling so lazy. It's nothing too special, and my Radeon HD 4850 was damaged in a shipping accident with UPS so the drivers wont update :huh: . At least it runs Portal 2 and Crysis 2 still B)

     

    Ugh Crysis. I remember that year I had just built a halfway decent PC, spent about $750 building it (for basically just case, motherboard, ram, processor, power supply and graphics card) a month later I bought Crysis (1) and couldn't hardly get that crap to run on it! Watching the intro was like watching the screen move at 7second intervals. I could finally play it when I turned the graphics down enough to make it look like Wolfenstein! That was the last year I bought PC games. So tired of having to update my computer every 6 months just to keep up with them, when all you have to do with Game Consoles is buy one and it lasts for years no matter how many new games are made.

     

    Where I live I constantly have to keep unplugging my computer before storms hit. The outlets are very prone to static. Last year it fried my computer and I had it hooked up to a decent power strip with a high joule rating. I'm telling you that stuff doesn't matter! My power supply and motherboard were fried, luckily everything else was ok. I guess it's a good excuse to get a new computer every year.. or more.. but I don't really have the $$$ to burn.

    Computer geeks rejoice

    in Tech Talk

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    I can't really brag too much on my pc but I'll add to this thread since I'm a geek.

     

    AMD Phenom II X2 540

    2GB DDR3

    ATI 4200 (just onboard.. I don't need a killer graphics card anyway)

    1.5 TB SATA2 HD (split into about 6 drives)

    LiteOn 20x DVD-RW

    Sony 16x DVD-RW (sometimes it reads DVDs better than the LiteOn for ripping reasons)

    17" MAG flatscreen monitor

     

    I went with building something simple I don't really play games on pc anymore, just something to do internet, mess with graphics and music. I find it funny that people buy a $900+ computer and then only use it for internet. A friend of mine had me build him a killer Intel I7 with 6GB RAM a 1 TB hard drive, ATI HDMI graphics card 22" flatscreen monitor and he basically just uses it for email, facebook, messenger, and plays $20 slot machine games. WASTE OF MONEY.

    Commodore 64 Returns

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    My first pc was a 286 12Mhz, shared it with my father . Pretty cool, had played many games on it, and I think some of them are now rerelased for iPhone etc (eg the Prehistorik game by Titus, my first platform game ever). Second pc was a Pentium 166Mhz with Windows 95 and Voodoo 2 graphics card later bought... !

     

    Yea my parents went to Radio Shack back in 1991, bought me a Tandy 1000.. basically a 286 10Mhz pc 1 Meg of ram.. funny because only 640K was accessible, DOS's himem.sys command couldn't unlock that extra 386K, because it wasn't a 386 processor! lol I spent many hours trying to figure that one out. Many of the games I played on it consisted of Dungeons and Dragons games, Secret of the Silver Blades, Hillsfar, Pool of Radiance etc.. Jetfighter II, Leisure Suit Larry 2, and Dragon's Lair II - Timewarp. It only had a 40MB hard drive on it.

     

    @Rotwang.. Just looked up Acorn and BBC Micro since I had no clue what you speak of.. Looks like it was UK's version of our Commodore Vic20, later C64/128. Or Apple's first computers. Regardless, I bet we have a lot of the same memories for those old school games and programs we used to play.

    Commodore 64 Returns

    in Tech Talk

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    Posted Image

    Story - My link

    This was the first computer I wanted as a kid, I'm not sure if anyone other then hugely sentimental geeks will buy this though.

    It would be fun as a portable computer, but after having just bought a new computer I won't get this.

     

     

    I had this for years as a kid, somewhere around 1982-83. First was the basic one which had a tape player hookup that did 1/2 it's programs, the other half being a cartridge that plugged in the top (jupiter landing anyone?).. Then I got the latter version with 5 1/4 floppy drive. My dad had connections to people at his job so I was able to get tons of games for it. Eventually the drive went bad and nothing would load on it anymore.. just got the red blinking death. By then whatever I had a Nintendo and a 286 PC.

     

    I built a computer for a friend of mine the other day and he showed me his recently passed away Aunt's Commodore 64 computer which was hooked up to a 3.5 diskette drive. I was unaware that they even incorporated those into their world.

     

    There's no reason to even have this thing anymore, since c64 emulators were made and most of the games are available for it as well. For those looking to remember the old days. Better yet youtube features videos of these games being played if you just want to peek at what they were like.

    Vertex - Spliff Science EP

    in 2011

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    so far just found the one track on youtube.. It's an interesting track but like so many it doesn't stand out as a favorite by any means. For my taste it gets interesting from 5:40 to the end, and it's only a 7:50 minute track.

     

    What does surprise me is the price tag for 3 songs.. when you seriously can get a full length cd for $9 or $10, or order individual tracks for even 99 cents a pop (USD I mean) why would 3 songs cost over $2 each? Especially for something you'd listen to a few times and away it goes to a playlist to be heard at maybe a 30% chance a day.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISMDJAnUNU&feature=related

    What are you doing right now?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    What I just did a while ago was watch the 2010 remake of the 1978 cult horror movie "I Spit on Your Grave". Anyone else watch this? I like the modern approach and the graphic violence was much better this time, but I think the original story was better.

    hey all

    in Off Topic

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    I just listened. It's sounds good, and indeed a great video.

     

    But like I said in the PM, I'm not looking for new stuff when it comes to Metal,

     

    Not because I think it is no good, but my music priorities have changed since 1998 Posted Image and my collection has a certain nostalgia.

     

    You should google Amorphis - Tales from the thousand lakes! Released in 1993 I think.

     

     

     

    Here's a more modern version of Amorphis style.. Kivimetsän Druidi is from Finland.

     

    http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vp6I6kRjTM

     

    not that you're looking for it.. but here it is. B)

    Haldolium - GLW / DRK

    in 2011

    Posted

    I agree, End of a Government is a decent track. I also like Alice Dream.

     

    I'm usually all about uplifting GOA, but there's just something relaxing about Progressive. Makes good "settled in the chair" tunes.

    hey all

    in Off Topic

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    'Dusk and her embrace'

    If you don't like that, then indeed Cradle of Filth is not your taste!

     

    so far I do.. I guess their new stuff just blows. :lol:

     

    Have you checked out the new Behemoth? I love this video..

     

    http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZC2Llg6EA&feature=related

     

    and even more trippy, someone mixed it with a Lady Gaga Song audio and video.. It's really not that bad!

     

    http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCU1mGcGn4o&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_716175

    hey all

    in Off Topic

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    I've got all their releases original until 'cruelty and the beast'

    I like his voice, but their pattern has become more death metal instead of black metal. (less symphonic)

    So I lost my interest.

     

    a friend of mine burned me their last album from 2010? or 2011 I dunno.. I don't even remember what it's name was.. I listened to a couple songs, ejected the cd, threw it away, and went back to something else. lol Glad I didn't buy it.

    hey all

    in Off Topic

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    I know what you mean,

     

    Well Dimmu Borgir got famous in 1998 with 'Enthrone Darkness Triumphant' that was released in 1997. I got the album original and still like it.

     

    Mayhem were the founders just like Immortal (who are now more commercial) and preferred a low profile, and hated commercialization!

    That's why the bad recording, videos etc...

     

    You should read Mayhem's story.

     

    The first lead singer shot him self and the rest of the members, took a pic of his corpse and used it for their next album, they froze his brain and ate pieces of it and made crosses from his skull Posted Image.

     

    Most of them are in prison for burning churches and christian stuff. They were too extreme imo. Music is about storytelling, not actual destroying life!

     

     

    I watched a documentary on black metal on Netflix not long ago.. Saw this story and the dude from Burzum who is still in jail for burning a church. Also realized that many people in that area can't stand Christianity and how it ruined their ancestor heritage, burned documents and whatnot .. even built a church on sacred ground. So I could almost understand them doing that.. It's still arson though.

     

    I've collected everything Dimmu made on cd's.. Will be a fan for a long time. Cradle of Filth doesn't really impress me.. just can't get past those vocals.. ugh

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