Heavy metal.

[Veracohr]

I have a Wolves in the Throne Room CD, and I've seen them once. It's not my favorite kind of metal but it has its moments. Unfortunately they don't have a bassist, and I think they really could use one.

[pixiejanet]

ha!

what about early 80's hair metal, was not much into it, do like ratt though, it all ended with guns n roses!

You mean the time of NWOBHM? umm, Wolfsbayne Terrorvison and Ratt were ace..

[Richpa]

I have a Wolves in the Throne Room CD, and I've seen them once. It's not my favorite kind of metal but it has its moments. Unfortunately they don't have a bassist, and I think they really could use one.

I would love to see them live, but it seems they're not touring Europe that much.

 

Anyway, new Behemoth single and music video is out, I LOVE IT. Thoose guys know how to create interesting music videos

 

 

 

 

And couple of oldies:

 

 

 

[Veracohr]

I would love to see them live, but it seems they're not touring Europe that much.

 

Weird, I was under the impression they were more popular in Europe than the U.S., and toured there more.

[ion1zed]

Breakdown Of Sanity

 

Their debut album already contained too much awesomeness, but the follow-up album is even more staggering. Metalcore at its best, maybe even the definition of it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OyyNNtR_W4

[technosomy]

You mean the time of NWOBHM? umm, Wolfsbayne Terrorvison and Ratt were ace..

yeah new wave, with iron maiden leading the way, with others dragging behind

[technosomy]

R.I.P ODERUS AND GWAR

 

WE HAVE LOST ANOTHER REAL CHARACTER IN METAL

DAVE AND GWAR HAVE ALWAYS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT THE CORRUPTION AND TYRANY ON THIS PLANET

WILL BE MISSED

 

 

[Richpa]

So, how does it look standing in front of 1 600 000 fans?

Something like this:

 

LIVE AT MOSCOW 1991.

One of the finest live performances ever by one of the most important metal bands in history of genre. God how I love this song, each time I watch this and the part when it comes through the solo is pure bliss (around 3rd minute in video). Pantera Fuck Yeah the essence of Groove metal!

[technosomy]

So, how does it look standing in front of 1 600 000 fans?

 

Something like this:

 

 

LIVE AT MOSCOW 1991.

 

One of the finest live performances ever by one of the most important metal bands in history of genre. God how I love this song, each time I watch this and the part when it comes through the solo is pure bliss (around 3rd minute in video). Pantera Fuck Yeah the essence of Groove metal!

 

nice one!

great song

DIME ON FIRE WITH THIS ONE!

 

went to see kreator and death angel in brisbane last saturday

 

ABSOLUTLEY BRUTAL!!!

 

D.R.I THIS THURSDAY

AND HOPEFULLY MEETING THE BAND

CAN'T WAIT

[technosomy]

DON'T MISS THIS ONE RICHY

 

http://www.relapse.com/catalog/product/view/id/84340/s/leprosy-3cd/category/31/

[Richpa]

Holy cow, that re-issue looks amazing ))))

Death angel did a great show in Cro two years ago, and i heard they were amazing

[technosomy]

yeah death angel were great!

first time i seen them live, their new material is really good, hard to believe they were on the cusp of the big 4 when they had the accident all those years ago,

kreator were something else

unbelievable power in their live show

go see them if you get the chance

[Balance]

Kreator have alway been my fav thrash band. They deserve so much more recognition IMO. Would love to see them live. Sadly I don't listen to metal much anymore, other than Pantera/Meshuggah/Opeth/Behemoth/Kreator/Fear Factory & Napalm Death. Just find it to intense. Still go to live shows, nothing beats heavy metal live!

[technosomy]

Kreator have alway been my fav thrash band. They deserve so much more recognition IMO. Would love to see them live. Sadly I don't listen to metal much anymore, other than Pantera/Meshuggah/Opeth/Behemoth/Kreator/Fear Factory & Napalm Death. Just find it to intense. Still go to live shows, nothing beats heavy metal live!

probably the best live thrash i have ever seen!

 

don't forget you guys the final installment of sam dunn's metal evolution is finally out

EXTREME METAL

it's fucking awsome

[Richpa]

New Slayer track off the new album. Doesn't sound bad at all, maybe the first part, but after that it kicks ass!

[technosomy]

i like!

but a little different................ has kerry written all over it, wouldn't surprise me if he writes the whole album

don't thing gary will contribute as he recording new exodus

that doesn't sound like dave on drums

[Richpa]

that doesn't sound like dave on drums

It's Paul Bostaph. Dave was fired from band two years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bostaph

[technosomy]

It's Paul Bostaph. Dave was fired from band two years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bostaph

 

oh that's right, i did actually know that, but you know how it is, last time i saw them dave was on drums so couldn't have been long after that

[Balance]

haha yeah I was suspended from my catholic school when I was about 15 for wearing a Marduk " tshirt on a casual clothes day. This tshirt actually NSFW http://www.fanshake.com/artists/marduk/merchandise/marduk-t-shirts-band/1171338/amazon

 

Anyway yeah for sure I can see much from the complexity of heavy metal matching the Goa sound. I think Sandmad has played keyboard in a few Israeli prog metal bands. He has IMO always had a bit of prog metal sound to his tunes.

 

Now I find most metal too intense & negative. A lot of my collection including vinyl has been sold off. Did I post this earlier? Opeth is on constant rotation. Especially their last album which was very much just pure prog rock. Rumour has it they have gone a wee bit heavier for the new album but no heavy vocals.

 

I also still follow Napalm Death, a lot of what they stand for regarding human & animal rights speaks to me, but when I saw them live a few years back the venue here in Melbourne was too small for their sound, and the dude on mixing desk had no idea. It was just a wall of noise

 

Thrash now-adays seems pretty much too teenage immature to me as does Cannibal Corpse Zombie songs. Also black metal, and I never liked bands such Burzum that had very much racist & neo-fascist tendencies. I liked them as teenager as they were extreme rebel music to me but as i matured i realised they are actusaly not that great.

 

now-a-days it's most electronica. I love Goa trance& the new nitzho movemnet as it just feels me with power and positive vibes. As my mental illness has progressed & life hasn't turned out 100% how I thought it would positive music helps a lot.

 

End Rant.

[Penzoline]

I don't really like metal much but Arronax posted this track a long time ago and I totally fell in love with it because of the part 4:00 to 6:43

 

It's spiraling like goa, just total power. I take it theres nothing else like it that any of you know?

[Richpa]

Not exactly with the same effects on the guitar solos mentioned above, but something in that melo-death style with very progressive track structure

[Balance]

Right now I'm going through a big Opeth spree. Really like their last album even though it's prog rock not really metal

[Richpa]

Oh my God, new Agalloch album has been released and it sounds AWESOME! One of thoose bands when you know when they publish new material, it will sound good!

Here is sweet review by Witchfvcker

For a band as universally adored and lauded as Agalloch, their will to repeat themselves is almost non-existent. From the sweeping Ulver-influenced black metal of Pale Folklore, the crisp doomy winter landscapes of The Mantle, and even the gorgeously subtle neofolk of The White EP, the Portland-based group have proved themselves as masters of many disciplines. Drawing inspiration from beyond the borderlands of metal, the band has worked hard to attain their now broad following. The release of a new Agalloch-album is always accompanied by almost painful anticipation. For their fifth album, The Serpent And The Sphere, their characteristically earthbound and pantheistic lyrical themes are replaced with cosmic vistas and celestial grandeur, revealing another digression from their past achievements.

For such a monumental effort, Agalloch’s previous full-length Marrow Of The Spirit still drew some criticism for seeing the band returning to trodden paths. Instead of reinventing their sound, the album was a synthesis of what had come before, adapting bits and pieces to create something novel and fresh. This approach is also to some degree true of The Serpent And The Sphere, which transposes more than a few touches from The Mantle. Although few albums can approach the sheer perfection of that particular effort, the familiar musical themes are by no means derivative.

From the opening track “Birth And Death Of The Pillars Of Creation” a familiarly mellow acoustic guitar takes the forefront. Don Anderson’s sweeping riffs, sounding like an evolved variation of those found on Ashes Against The Grain, are interspersed with John Haughm’s delicate picking. Fans of the band may be disappointed to hear that Haughm’s characteristic clean vocals are relegated to the background for the entirety of this album. Instead the weight is placed on whispered rasps and the occasional feral growl. Somewhat unorthodox even by Agalloch’s standards, the lengthy opening track is ponderous and muted, weighing heavily with sorrow and nostalgia.

The three short acoustic interludes “Serpens Caput”, “Cor Serpentis”, and “Serpens Cauda”, are composed and performed by Nathanaël Larochette of the Canadian neofolk project Musk Ox. These tracks divides the album into two parts, and while they are atmospheric in their gentleness, one is led to wonder why a band like Agalloch would bring in someone from outside to write interludes. Larochette’s contributions are minimalistic and not particularly intrusive, but pale in comparison to Agalloch’s own similar material on The White EP. As it stands, the album’s momentum suffers slightly from these toothless gaps.

On “The Astral Dialogue” the pace immediately picks up. The infectious melodies are reminiscent of tracks like “I Am The Wooden Doors”, marching forwards through rolling waves of raw yet carefully measured aggression, finally reaching its apex as the dual guitars crescendo beautifully. These songs have a touch of the progressive that wasn’t as apparent on The Mantle, featuring intricately interwoven melodies and solos playing effortlessly off of each other. Jason William Walton’s steady bass-lines provides the backbone of the spacious “Dark Matter Gods”, which feels truly transcendental in its constantly expanding scope. Odd time-signatures, courtesy of Aesop Dekker (who is truly solidifying himself as a full-time Agalloch’s member), and a vast range of musical motifs, all coming together marvelously is evident of Agalloch being as confident as ever. Touches of Pink Floyd are instrumental in elevating the music onward through the terrestrial atmosphere and into the great vales beyond.

The density and breadth of The Serpent And The Sphere is ambitious to say the least, exceeding all of the band’s previous work in complexity. Every song is packed with subtle moments of clarity and slight touches of brilliant minutiae. Of course more isn’t necessarily better; some of the unique attractiveness of The Mantle is its often stripped down and bare-boned approach. That’s also why songs like “Celestial Effigy” and “Vales Beyond Dimension” succeed as well as they do; they maintain a sense of unity and tightness which occasionally slips away throughout the album. These are minor complaints though, and for most of the album Agalloch succeeds spectacularly in their aspiration. To belabor a point; this is not a simple retread of familiar terrain, but the enduring evolution of a sound almost 20 years in the making.

The last proper song on the album, “Plateau Of The Ages”, is somewhat analogous to the album as a whole. A constantly mounting tension is interspersed with gorgeous melodies, while the acoustic guitar strums on in the background. Completely instrumental, the 12+ minutes long post rock track almost overstays its welcome, but then explodes magnificently in the final minutes before it draws to a close. As dynamic and multifaceted as it is, The Serpent And The Sphere is a puzzle containing a throng of largely dissimilar high points, but also a few pieces that seem to stray without really going anywhere. Luckily, and as expected from a band like Agalloch, the good by far outweighs the not-quite-so-good. The serpent bites its tail as the closing notes of “Serpens Cauda” closes the great cycle.

Personally I find it difficult to compare the different pieces of Agalloch’s discography, as each one has a distinctive sound and personality. The Serpent And The Sphere is no exception, although on a track by track basis it falls slightly short of the band’s greatest moments. Still, there is something here for fans of all their other work, and the sheer complexity alone makes the album bound to grow even larger upon each subsequent listen. Similarly, weirdos who dislike The Mantle or Marrow Of The Spirit are probably not going to enjoy this one either. It’s not a flawless masterpiece, but The Serpent And The Sphere is a gorgeous album and breathtaking in its depth and expansiveness.

[Paul Eye]

I never had a metal phase unlike other (pre)teens in my days. Some of these sound quite nice though, until the singing starts

Any recommendations for instrumental prog metal with spiraling synth lines, like a metal version of Ozric Tentacles or Hidria Spacefolk?

[Balance]

I never had a metal phase unlike other (pre)teens in my days. Some of these sound quite nice though, until the singing starts

Any recommendations for instrumental prog metal with spiraling synth lines, like a metal version of Ozric Tentacles or Hidria Spacefolk?

Not sure but you mike enjoy Blotted Science http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Blotted_Science/94384

 

You should also check out some technical death metal. Obscura for exampl have the most amazing guitar I've ever heard ut it's kinda heavier than prog metal. anyway just some thoughts.