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Metallica - "Hole in the Sky/Iron Man", from the RnR HOF dealy:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P4mU_npqM3I
Great job, I think. The band was spot-on, especially during "Hole in the Sky". Hetfield picked probably the hardest Sabbath song to sing (you need some serious, coked-up, 1975 Ozzy pipes to pull off that one), but he held on for dear life and wound up sounding respectable. Iron Man was a bit rote at first (inescapable, seeing how minimal that song is), but they really took off during the outro, Hetfield and Hammett doing good impressions of the solos.
Burzum's right, the new Enslaved album is excellent. Below the Lights is an incredible album, but I can't help but be sucked in by their increased use of melodic vocals. "Path to Vanir" is further proof that sixteenth notes on hi-hat can still sound wicked cool in metal. Make that black metal move! Sixteenth notes are underrated.
Got the new Cannibal Corpse yesterday, and I love it. Great production by the guy from Hate Eternal, and the band sounds exceptional. Plus they write gore lyrics better than anyone. "Submerged in Boiling Flesh" is probably my fave of the gross-out tunes. Highly recommend this disc.
Also got the Arsenal of Megadeth DVD yesterday (kudos to Ballbag!), which has a ton of cool videos and clips over the last 20 years. Watched the first disc (86-92), which was great fun. I hadn't seen the vid for "No More Mr. Nice Guy" in ages (with the smacked out Mustaine), and I don't think I've ever seen the clip for "Go to Hell" (the one from the Bill & Ted movie), easily the tackiest video and song the band has ever done. And I should have put "Sweating Bullets" on my Best Videos list last year...it's by far the best Megadeth clip, the visuals suiting the music perfectly. Definitely the weirdest single this side of "Wake Up Dead"...I didn't like it back in '92, but that song has a way of growing on a guy.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P4mU_npqM3I
Great job, I think. The band was spot-on, especially during "Hole in the Sky". Hetfield picked probably the hardest Sabbath song to sing (you need some serious, coked-up, 1975 Ozzy pipes to pull off that one), but he held on for dear life and wound up sounding respectable. Iron Man was a bit rote at first (inescapable, seeing how minimal that song is), but they really took off during the outro, Hetfield and Hammett doing good impressions of the solos.
Burzum's right, the new Enslaved album is excellent. Below the Lights is an incredible album, but I can't help but be sucked in by their increased use of melodic vocals. "Path to Vanir" is further proof that sixteenth notes on hi-hat can still sound wicked cool in metal. Make that black metal move! Sixteenth notes are underrated.
Got the new Cannibal Corpse yesterday, and I love it. Great production by the guy from Hate Eternal, and the band sounds exceptional. Plus they write gore lyrics better than anyone. "Submerged in Boiling Flesh" is probably my fave of the gross-out tunes. Highly recommend this disc.
Also got the Arsenal of Megadeth DVD yesterday (kudos to Ballbag!), which has a ton of cool videos and clips over the last 20 years. Watched the first disc (86-92), which was great fun. I hadn't seen the vid for "No More Mr. Nice Guy" in ages (with the smacked out Mustaine), and I don't think I've ever seen the clip for "Go to Hell" (the one from the Bill & Ted movie), easily the tackiest video and song the band has ever done. And I should have put "Sweating Bullets" on my Best Videos list last year...it's by far the best Megadeth clip, the visuals suiting the music perfectly. Definitely the weirdest single this side of "Wake Up Dead"...I didn't like it back in '92, but that song has a way of growing on a guy.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 24 2006, 08:55 AM) [snapback]49236[/snapback]
Burzum's right, the new Enslaved album is excellent. Below the Lights is an incredible album, but I can't help but be sucked in by their increased use of melodic vocals. "Path to Vanir" is further proof that sixteenth notes on hi-hat can still sound wicked cool in metal. Make that black metal move! Sixteenth notes are underrated.
Can't wait, man. I loved ISA, so this should be sweet.
Here's the Enslaved album. It's called RUUN by the way. Everybody needs to download this.
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http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0GGTAH39UAML60QPR2PYDOSLQ6
I am about ready to bite my tongue off; I'm waiting till it actually comes out to listen to it.
And it hurts.
And it hurts.
I saw Pelican was featured on WXRT's Local Anesthetic on 3/12. Did anyone happen to record it in such a way that a YSI would be possible? Or a torrent? Thanks.
In regards to James singing Hole in the Sky....he kinda had to sing like that. Either that or sing a duet with King Diamond or something.
In regards to James singing Hole in the Sky....he kinda had to sing like that. Either that or sing a duet with King Diamond or something.
Ordered my ticket for the Unholy Alliance Tour, July 11 in Edmonton. Which means...
SLAYERRRRR!!!
It's taken nearly 22 years for me to finally get a chance to see this band. And a show with Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed, to boot. Oh man.
SLAYERRRRR!!!It's taken nearly 22 years for me to finally get a chance to see this band. And a show with Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed, to boot. Oh man.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 25 2006, 04:28 PM) [snapback]49950[/snapback]
Ordered my ticket for the Unholy Alliance Tour, July 11 in Edmonton. Which means...
SLAYERRRRR!!!It's taken nearly 22 years for me to finally get a chance to see this band. And a show with Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed, to boot. Oh man.
congrats. This definately looks like the metal tour of the summer, although I might be interested in seeing what Giagantor puts together.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 25 2006, 06:28 PM) [snapback]49950[/snapback]
Ordered my ticket for the Unholy Alliance Tour, July 11 in Edmonton. Which means...
SLAYERRRRR!!!It's taken nearly 22 years for me to finally get a chance to see this band. And a show with Mastodon, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed, to boot. Oh man.
Brother....got mine for Chicago. I have seen them 4 times and they are just frightening in concert. Saw them in Nov of 2004 with Lombardo at the Aragon Ballroom. There is no drummer now that can touch him. Great call on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame for the "Mighty Fucking Sabbath" To me, Sabatoge is a gem, Hole in the Sky is so fucking great. Cheers!!!!!!
Been wanting this book since last fall, and I finally picked it up yesterday:
If you lived for metal in the 80s, you need this book. Absolutely indispensible. Nobody knows as much about metal in the 70s and 80s as Popoff, and this book of album reviews is astonishingly thorough, passing every test I could think of (Widow: yes, obscure Yugoslavian band Warriors: yes, Pet Hate: yes, Uli Jon Roth's little brother Zeno's solo debut: yes!!! Unbelievable!). His opinion is as distinctly Popoffian as usual (his opinion of Celtic Frost's Cold Lake would make Tom Warrior's head explode), but his writing is always great fun.
The book comes with a terrific mix CD of old Metal Blade nuggets, featuring the likes of Slayer, Fates Warning, Lizzy Borden, Hallow's Eve, Nasty Savage, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Bitch. I'll rip it and zip it for y'all this week, it's a very cool CD.
If you lived for metal in the 80s, you need this book. Absolutely indispensible. Nobody knows as much about metal in the 70s and 80s as Popoff, and this book of album reviews is astonishingly thorough, passing every test I could think of (Widow: yes, obscure Yugoslavian band Warriors: yes, Pet Hate: yes, Uli Jon Roth's little brother Zeno's solo debut: yes!!! Unbelievable!). His opinion is as distinctly Popoffian as usual (his opinion of Celtic Frost's Cold Lake would make Tom Warrior's head explode), but his writing is always great fun.
The book comes with a terrific mix CD of old Metal Blade nuggets, featuring the likes of Slayer, Fates Warning, Lizzy Borden, Hallow's Eve, Nasty Savage, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Bitch. I'll rip it and zip it for y'all this week, it's a very cool CD.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 13 2006, 04:49 PM) [snapback]42169[/snapback]
As promised, here's a better rip of the excellent new Katatonia album:
hxxps://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UCX1ZFBKY6U50ZGY7JOAWPE5R
Finally getting around to this one and so far so good. thanks
Here's another great black metal album that was just released.
Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
Drudkh is a Ukranian band and their new album Blood In Our Wells is fantastic. Nice buzzy atmospheric black metal with lots of great dual guitar soloing. The production is also very good as far as BM goes. Here's what their label has to say:
Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
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Drudkh is a Ukranian band and their new album Blood In Our Wells is fantastic. Nice buzzy atmospheric black metal with lots of great dual guitar soloing. The production is also very good as far as BM goes. Here's what their label has to say:
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'Blood in Our Wells' is DRUDKH's most proficient album to date, featuring the most skilled musicians from the radical Ukrainian Black Metal underground. The new material takes a more pronounced nationalist leaning on this album, with poetry from the most respected XXth century Ukrainian poets serving as lyrics, and brilliant soloing, while retaining the blend of BURZUMic Black Metal and traditional folk music. Because of the use of samples from classic Ukrainian cinema, the album is more cinematic than its predecessor, while still in a similar vein musically. Richly textured and atmospheric, this is a truly amazing masterpiece.
Anyone remember this one from 1989?
Amazing how an album that set a record for most advance orders (or something to that effect) would go on to be an underrated, almost forgotten piece of work. Revisiting it today for the first time since I sold my cassette in the early 90s, I'm struck by how well this album holds up. Not a lick of originality, but of all the late-80s Zeppelin imitators (Kingdom Come, The Cult, Blue Murder, Bonham, etc.), Badlands was the best..."Winter's Call" is all the proof you need. Jake E Lee distances himself from his Ozzy days (though dig that Oz riff in "Dreams in the Dark"), and the late Ray Gillen fulfills the promise he showed from the previous five years (he was like a top sports prospect, loads of hype surrounding those pipes), not only pulling off a Plant/Coverdale imitation, but completely knocking those notes out of the park. A phenomenal debut.
Amazing how an album that set a record for most advance orders (or something to that effect) would go on to be an underrated, almost forgotten piece of work. Revisiting it today for the first time since I sold my cassette in the early 90s, I'm struck by how well this album holds up. Not a lick of originality, but of all the late-80s Zeppelin imitators (Kingdom Come, The Cult, Blue Murder, Bonham, etc.), Badlands was the best..."Winter's Call" is all the proof you need. Jake E Lee distances himself from his Ozzy days (though dig that Oz riff in "Dreams in the Dark"), and the late Ray Gillen fulfills the promise he showed from the previous five years (he was like a top sports prospect, loads of hype surrounding those pipes), not only pulling off a Plant/Coverdale imitation, but completely knocking those notes out of the park. A phenomenal debut.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 28 2006, 05:54 PM) [snapback]51632[/snapback]
Anyone remember this one from 1989?
Amazing how an album that set a record for most advance orders (or something to that effect) would go on to be an underrated, almost forgotten piece of work. Revisiting it today for the first time since I sold my cassette in the early 90s, I'm struck by how well this album holds up. Not a lick of originality, but of all the late-80s Zeppelin imitators (Kingdom Come, The Cult, Blue Murder, Bonham, etc.), Badlands was the best..."Winter's Call" is all the proof you need. Jake E Lee distances himself from his Ozzy days (though dig that Oz riff in "Dreams in the Dark"), and the late Ray Gillen fulfills the promise he showed from the previous five years (he was like a top sports prospect, loads of hype surrounding those pipes), not only pulling off a Plant/Coverdale imitation, but completely knocking those notes out of the park. A phenomenal debut.
Great call. This album is fantastic. In addition to the two tracks you cite, "High Wire" is a standout. I wasn't thrilled with the follow-up, Voodoo Highway, but it had its moments.
I remember that around this same time, the other hot album people were waiting for was the debut from Mr. Big. MTV was heavily rotating Mr. Big's "Addicted To That Rush" around the same time they started playing "Dreams in the Dark".
"Dreams in the Dark"
"Addicted To That Rush"
QUOTE(Fradom @ Mar 28 2006, 07:59 PM) [snapback]51662[/snapback]
Great call. This album is fantastic. In addition to the two tracks you cite, "High Wire" is a standout. I wasn't thrilled with the follow-up, Voodoo Highway, but it had its moments.
I remember that around this same time, the other hot album people were waiting for was the debut from Mr. Big. MTV was heavily rotating Mr. Big's "Addicted To That Rush" around the same time they started playing "Dreams in the Dark".
"Dreams in the Dark"
"Addicted To That Rush"
Man, I saw these guys at the Vic Theatre in 1989 and they were amazing. Ray Gillen(RIP) sang the original demos for Black Sabbath "Eternol Idol" and took over the "7th Star" tour after the great Glenn Hughes could not finish the tour because of "issues". It is such a raw rock "CD"....man, love this.....also, get "Blue Murder"
Well, I don't really do this whole YSI business, but since everyone's posting links to songs/albums, I do the same for a new song that was released today.
Anata. I don't know how many of you know of or like them, but they are one of the most talented death metal bands today. Compared often to Morbid Angel (though I'm not the biggest MA fan and can only sort of see the resemblance) their 4th album 'The Conductors' Departure' is upcoming on Earache's sublabel Wicked World.
Http://www.myspace.com/anata
the third song is the new one.
Anata. I don't know how many of you know of or like them, but they are one of the most talented death metal bands today. Compared often to Morbid Angel (though I'm not the biggest MA fan and can only sort of see the resemblance) their 4th album 'The Conductors' Departure' is upcoming on Earache's sublabel Wicked World.
Http://www.myspace.com/anata
the third song is the new one.
Burzum, thanks for the Drudkh! Good album, but "Eternity" especially blows me away. It's black metal, but decidedly not black metal at the same time. The riff and four-on-the-floor beat is practically power metal. Ten enthralling minutes.
And yeah, that new Anata song is pretty tight. I like that breakdown three minutes in.
And yeah, that new Anata song is pretty tight. I like that breakdown three minutes in.
I haven't checked this thread in quite a while, looks like I've got a little catching up to do.
Nevertheless, here's the new Om album, Conference of the Birds:
h33p://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3SQJUJMPS4D2J3VO6S51ZRQ371
On first listen, it's not as startlingly great as the first one, which had the advantage of non-precedence, I guess. The first track is pretty subdued, early-post-Syd-Floydish, while the second sounds like it could have been the 4th track on Variations on a Theme.
Om is a duo made up of the two guys from the trio lineup of Sleep who are not Matt Pike of High on Fire, btw.
Nevertheless, here's the new Om album, Conference of the Birds:
h33p://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3SQJUJMPS4D2J3VO6S51ZRQ371
On first listen, it's not as startlingly great as the first one, which had the advantage of non-precedence, I guess. The first track is pretty subdued, early-post-Syd-Floydish, while the second sounds like it could have been the 4th track on Variations on a Theme.
Om is a duo made up of the two guys from the trio lineup of Sleep who are not Matt Pike of High on Fire, btw.
I'm curious about that Om album.
I just got the new Blind Guardian single...for some reason, I didn't know it was out already. It topped the charts in Japan. Pretty good song, has a nice faux-industrial punch to it (trust me on this), Hansi sounding as formidable as ever. The B-sides are goofy, highlighted by the silliest cover of "In A Gadda Da Vida" since Slayer's 1986 version.
I just got the new Blind Guardian single...for some reason, I didn't know it was out already. It topped the charts in Japan. Pretty good song, has a nice faux-industrial punch to it (trust me on this), Hansi sounding as formidable as ever. The B-sides are goofy, highlighted by the silliest cover of "In A Gadda Da Vida" since Slayer's 1986 version.
QUOTE(throughsilver @ Mar 23 2006, 04:25 AM) [snapback]48474[/snapback]
'Even prefer'.
Godflesh are one of the greatest extreme bands ever, and I'd choose them over Sunn (o))) in a heartbeat. Utterly before their time and under-appreciated by the majority of Metal fans. Them and Swans were the template for pretty much all underground, cool, heavy music of today.As for 'proto drone', nah. Like all the best bands they defy categorisation. At the time they were generally termed Industrial Metal. You can't really have a 'proto drone' on account of the drone is one of the oldest musical languages in the world.
As far as the drone in rock music, check out the likes of Earth and the excellent Glenn Branca, who composed 'symphonies' for massed guitar. I'll upload some Branca songs in a bit, as I have some on the computer.
And as usual, I recommend the album in my avatar to anyone into Boris/Sunn (o)))/Godflesh. As far as I'm concerned, it is the ultimate mix of heavy riffs, bassy production and drones. The advantage that it has over 'competition' is the fact that it is just so much more dynamic and eclectic in terms of instrumentation and mood than the current big two.
Thanks for the recommendations & for putting things into perspective for me. I got into metal sort of abruptly in the '90s, & bought whatever I could in hopes of scratching my particular itch. Some of it, like Godflesh, I wasn't ready for yet and other bands that I should have but didn't grow up with--like Sabbath & Priest--struck me as watered-down
. I will definitely check out Neurosis.
I want this.
McFarlane is doing a whole series of 3D album covers...in addition to Puppets (in stores this August), they're doing the first Zeppelin album, Never Mind the Bollocks, and Are You Experienced?. It's a cool idea.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Mar 30 2006, 01:21 PM) [snapback]53135[/snapback]
I want this.
McFarlane is doing a whole series of 3D album covers...in addition to Puppets (in stores this August), they're doing the first Zeppelin album, Never Mind the Bollocks, and Are You Experienced?. It's a cool idea.
That is cool...especially since I discovered my copy of MOP is missing! Will you put them on your mantlepiece?
QUOTE(velocity @ Mar 30 2006, 04:17 PM) [snapback]53166[/snapback]
That is cool...especially since I discovered my copy of MOP is missing! Will you put them on your mantlepiece?
Right beside my Piece of Mind Eddie and Alice Cooper...
[quote name='Burzum' date='Mar 27 2006, 04:43 PM' post='50688']
Here's another great black metal album that was just released.
Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
This is really great. How's the rest of their earlier material?
Here's another great black metal album that was just released.
Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
This is really great. How's the rest of their earlier material?
The new Celtic Frost album has leaked...it's a promo version with some interruptions apparently, but I think I'll give this a go.
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Edit:
I'm surprised noone in this thread has commented on that Drudkh record that Burzum posted above. Am I the only one that thinks this record is outstanding? I'd love to hear some other opinions. I went ahead and ordered their entire back catalog today. At this point, this band is my favorite new discovery of the year - not only in metal, but in any genre.
QUOTE(helmet52 @ Apr 4 2006, 10:21 AM) [snapback]55892[/snapback]
I'm surprised noone in this thread has commented on that Drudkh record that Burzum posted above. Am I the only one that thinks this record is outstanding?
I did!
I like the album a lot. "Eternity" especially.
The new Celtic Frost is a walloping, massive, doomy beast of an album, Tom channeling Peter Murphy in places, a female singer joining in from time to time. Comeback album of the year, no question.
Anyone else here as impressed with the new Cannibal Corpse as I am? It's their tightest ever (and that's saying something, they've never been the sharpest death band), the production (by Erik Rutan from Hate Eternal) is brilliant. The more I listen to it, the more I'm convinced it's their best since 1994's The Bleeding.
QUOTE(helmet52 @ Apr 4 2006, 11:21 AM) [snapback]55892[/snapback]
I'm surprised noone in this thread has commented on that Drudkh record that Burzum posted above. Am I the only one that thinks this record is outstanding? I'd love to hear some other opinions. I went ahead and ordered their entire back catalog today. At this point, this band is my favorite new discovery of the year - not only in metal, but in any genre.
Wow, glad you're enjoying the Drudkh album. While I do think the new album is their best I don't think you'll be dissapointed with your purchase. I just got into this band 3 or 4 months ago myself so I haven't spent tons of time with the older stuff but it's all very good. By the way, where did you order those from? I've had a hard time finding the first 2 albums.
I can't get into that Celtic Frost album at all. It starts off pretty strong but really dies off after track 3. The clean vocals and the female vocals both sound horrible to me. But I never really liked this band anyway.
QUOTE(Burzum @ Apr 4 2006, 01:24 PM) [snapback]56057[/snapback]
Wow, glad you're enjoying the Drudkh album. While I do think the new album is their best I don't think you'll be dissapointed with your purchase. I just got into this band 3 or 4 months ago myself so I haven't spent tons of time with the older stuff but it's all very good. By the way, where did you order those from? I've had a hard time finding the first 2 albums.
I ordered the first three Drudkh records at supernalmusic.com. A bit pricey, but I couldn't find them anywhere else.
SOTU dates just announced:
They're coming back to my city...I'm very happy. Had such a great time at last year's indoor show. I'll gladly sit through another boring Terror set just to see In Flames, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Trivium, and GWAR (for a fourth time in 18 months!).
It's a shame the Chicago date is still in a parking lot.
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AS I LAY DYING
IN FLAMES
TRIVIUM
CANNIBAL CORPSE
GWAR
TERROR
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
BEHEMOTH
THE CHARIOT
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD
The Sounds of the Underground organizers have announced that special guests will join the tour in select cities. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will appear in Mansfield, MA on July 14. Joining Sounds of the Underground for the Phoenix and San Diego shows only are SHADOWS FALL, IT DIES TODAY, and STILL REMAINS. Starting in Orlando, FL on July 19, Jacksonville's own true hardcore champions EVERGREEN TERRACE have been added to the majority of the tour.
Jul. 08 - Cleveland, OH @ Plain Dealer Pavillion
Jul. 09 - Chicago, IL @ 1st Midwest Bank Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 11 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 12 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis ***
Jul. 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
Jul. 14 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center Parking Lot
Jul. 15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Outside
Jul. 16 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Waterfront
Jul. 17 - Washington DC @ Merryweather Pavillion
Jul. 19 - Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field
Jul. 21 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
Jul. 22 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheatre
Jul. 23 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 26 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre *****
Jul. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues ***
Jul. 28 - San Diego, CA @ Venue Tba *****
Jul. 29 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 31 - Denver, CO @ Universal Lending Pavilion
Aug. 02 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's Outside
Aug. 03 - Sterling Heights, MI @ Freedom Hill Amphithea
Aug. 04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Aug. 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Aug. 06 - Winnipeg, MB @ Convention Centre
Aug. 07 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Center
Aug. 08 - Edmonton, AB @ Northlands Agricom
Aug. 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pne Forum
Aug. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Universal Amphitheatre
IN FLAMES
TRIVIUM
CANNIBAL CORPSE
GWAR
TERROR
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
BEHEMOTH
THE CHARIOT
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD
The Sounds of the Underground organizers have announced that special guests will join the tour in select cities. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will appear in Mansfield, MA on July 14. Joining Sounds of the Underground for the Phoenix and San Diego shows only are SHADOWS FALL, IT DIES TODAY, and STILL REMAINS. Starting in Orlando, FL on July 19, Jacksonville's own true hardcore champions EVERGREEN TERRACE have been added to the majority of the tour.
Jul. 08 - Cleveland, OH @ Plain Dealer Pavillion
Jul. 09 - Chicago, IL @ 1st Midwest Bank Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 11 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 12 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis ***
Jul. 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
Jul. 14 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center Parking Lot
Jul. 15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Outside
Jul. 16 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Waterfront
Jul. 17 - Washington DC @ Merryweather Pavillion
Jul. 19 - Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field
Jul. 21 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
Jul. 22 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheatre
Jul. 23 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 26 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre *****
Jul. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues ***
Jul. 28 - San Diego, CA @ Venue Tba *****
Jul. 29 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amp. Parking Lot
Jul. 31 - Denver, CO @ Universal Lending Pavilion
Aug. 02 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's Outside
Aug. 03 - Sterling Heights, MI @ Freedom Hill Amphithea
Aug. 04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Aug. 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Aug. 06 - Winnipeg, MB @ Convention Centre
Aug. 07 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Center
Aug. 08 - Edmonton, AB @ Northlands Agricom
Aug. 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pne Forum
Aug. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Universal Amphitheatre
They're coming back to my city...I'm very happy. Had such a great time at last year's indoor show. I'll gladly sit through another boring Terror set just to see In Flames, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Trivium, and GWAR (for a fourth time in 18 months!).
It's a shame the Chicago date is still in a parking lot.
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Apr 4 2006, 11:13 AM) [snapback]56038[/snapback]
I did!
I like the album a lot. "Eternity" especially.
Anyone else here as impressed with the new Cannibal Corpse as I am? It's their tightest ever (and that's saying something, they've never been the sharpest death band), the production (by Erik Rutan from Hate Eternal) is brilliant. The more I listen to it, the more I'm convinced it's their best since 1994's The Bleeding.
Sorry, I haven't listened to Drudkh yet. I finally did some shopping and picked up a couple of Strapping Young Lads that were recommended awhile back, and I'm checking those out. Couldn't find Cave In or Self at two Rasputins or a Tower....Amoeba here I come.
Saw the Cannibal Corpse but passed for the same reason. As good as The Bleeding, eh? I am fond of that one.
Damn it, Sask. POST THE CELTIC FROST!!! Or at least direct me to where I can find it.
QUOTE(Diesel @ Apr 5 2006, 11:08 AM) [snapback]56906[/snapback]
Damn it, Sask. POST THE CELTIC FROST!!! Or at least direct me to where I can find it.
It's a massive, 112 MB file, so a real hassle for me to upload in one shot. Also, it has bleeps every 30 seconds (it's a rip of an advance advance). The good thing is the bleeps aren't as intrusive as other "watermarks", like ones that fade out every minute (Gamma Ray), or the ones that have "You're listening to...) every 60 seconds (Katatonia). I'll start posting individual tracks on this thread right away here.
Here's the Celtic Frost...this'll be slow, but keep reloading this thread thoughout the day:
1. Progeny
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2. Ground
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3. A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
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4. Drown in Ashes
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5. Os Abysmi Val Daath
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6. Obscured
hxxp://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27V1KY8T1BLEB1LN3F13C6EPT7
7. My Domain of Decay
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8. Ain Elhohim
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9. Incantation Against
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10. Synagoga Satane
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11. Winter (Requiem)
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1. Progeny
hxxps://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3K4P4ZQU9GWH81959Q5D0B6KWQ
2. Ground
hxxps://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27TEOH6SP6DME0R1VY0HWKTXNG
3. A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
hxxp://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3M5KWWLWRKIKZ2GATMMI9ZKWPQ
4. Drown in Ashes
hxxp://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1NMGX93FMT7SS1A9A3EP3D4H9R
5. Os Abysmi Val Daath
hxxp://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2TDISKR2NJNZ23PLTSEROI0Q45
6. Obscured
hxxp://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27V1KY8T1BLEB1LN3F13C6EPT7
7. My Domain of Decay
hxxp://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F4876BA4N97P3BNIHFBYEO7LH
8. Ain Elhohim
hxxp://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JIDWH1PAW6WG2JU8RUHHCWEWL
9. Incantation Against
hxxp://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24BCNXXS13FGU2HFKFXWGFLKS7
10. Synagoga Satane
hxxp://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1DSY6QQEE6CMO2RNIIF6MG1WFQ
11. Winter (Requiem)
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Okay, the entire Celtic Frost album is there in the previous post. Enjoy!
QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Apr 4 2006, 02:56 PM) [snapback]56342[/snapback]
SOTU dates just announced:
Jul. 28 - San Diego, CA @ Venue Tba *****
Sask, please post when there's an announcement od a SD venue.
QUOTE(velocity @ Apr 5 2006, 07:50 AM) [snapback]56633[/snapback]
Sorry, I haven't listened to Drudkh yet.
Same here. I have a download going at the moment, but that will be next. Sucks to miss out on the Metal thread for too long!
And o, to be able to go to Amoeba. I bought some cool stuff from there on eBay. Cheap as hell. Lost gems, like Bloodlet! Love them. Ordered my dear Corrupted albums from somewhere in SF actually. Aquarius?
And I'm literally gonna upload some Branca ina bit this time! I suck at uploading but now I'm back I might as well. Ditto some Botch for sask, as well as the Hyatari. Yeah, laziness stretches months on me!
Oh, and the Om album rules. Really repetitive (like, a 20 minute song) riffing structures, but it is more song-based than, say, the atmospherics of Sunn(o))).
Fuck, I'll get my Top 50 Albums of 2005 finished at some point too...
Just saw this announcement on Judas Priest's official site:
I want this to be an incredibly late April Fool's joke, but something tells me this is for real. Please don't let it be real.
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This album will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirity as an epic musical by Judas Priest!
I want this to be an incredibly late April Fool's joke, but something tells me this is for real. Please don't let it be real.
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No shenanigans this time with the exclusive single made for the Melvins Minneapolis Juxtapoz/Grumpy’s shows, it is two original ROCKERS. Experimental? Yes. Noise pieces? no. Buzz on guitar and vocals. Dale on drums, well except the B-side which has Grant Hart (of Husker Du fame) playing drums. HAZE XXL (Halo Of Flies) has chipped in some bass, guitar, and back up vocals as well. Two exclusive original songs with no plans for being released elsewhere anytime soon. The Melvins played 2 shows and there was a different sleeve design for each night. The singles for sale here are signed by one or more members of the band , and Grant Hart was even around to sign some himself. AmRep takes no responsibility for any of the views or opinions in some of the secret messages contained within these sleeves as they are the opinions of the band members themselves (ha-ha). The signatures are inside the sleeves and not on the outside as the sleeves are too damned pretty to go and have musicians coloring on ‘em. Before anybody starts bellyaching about the price, keep in mind these aren't out takes, we paid for Buzz to come to Minneapolis a couple months before the show to record and mix the tracks, as well as the fact that these will inevitably wind up on ebay for some ridiculous sum, so considers it an eBay tax in which the band will actually get the extra profit instead of a handful of folks buying dupes for secondary sale.
AMREP
AMREP
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Thanks for the Melvins post, Ted!
Related Melvins news... they are releasing a live performance of the "Houdini" album in May.
more details:
http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/melvins_live2006.html
Related Melvins news... they are releasing a live performance of the "Houdini" album in May.
more details:
http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/melvins_live2006.html
Bump to pimp some of my early '06 favorites:
Enslaved - Ruun
I continue to be blown away by this one. They've basically become the black metal version of Opeth which is fine by me. Love the vaguely sexual cover art. Here's the title track:
Lair Of The Minotaur - Ultimate Destroyer
Sask has mentioned this one a couple of times and it's a killer. RIYL Boris, High On Fire etc. Here's the aptly named first track, "Juggernaut Of Metal".
Enslaved - Ruun
I continue to be blown away by this one. They've basically become the black metal version of Opeth which is fine by me. Love the vaguely sexual cover art. Here's the title track:
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http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0T4B7INLTUSA633IN18ZDDNQU5
Lair Of The Minotaur - Ultimate Destroyer
Sask has mentioned this one a couple of times and it's a killer. RIYL Boris, High On Fire etc. Here's the aptly named first track, "Juggernaut Of Metal".
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http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=21QZ0VDLJ8D0C2PFH64MVTJ6ZU
QUOTE(Burzum @ Apr 11 2006, 06:39 PM) [snapback]62617[/snapback]
Lair Of The Minotaur - Ultimate Destroyer
Sask has mentioned this one a couple of times and it's a killer. RIYL Boris, High On Fire etc. Here's the aptly named first track, "Juggernaut Of Metal".
Yes! It's one of the better metal discs this year. Burzum's right, you can't say you like HoF and Boris and not like this sucker.
QUOTE(Ted Falconi @ Apr 8 2006, 09:05 PM) [snapback]59751[/snapback]
QUOTE
No shenanigans this time with the exclusive single made for the Melvins Minneapolis Juxtapoz/Grumpy’s shows, it is two original ROCKERS. Experimental? Yes. Noise pieces? no. Buzz on guitar and vocals. Dale on drums, well except the B-side which has Grant Hart (of Husker Du fame) playing drums. HAZE XXL (Halo Of Flies) has chipped in some bass, guitar, and back up vocals as well. Two exclusive original songs with no plans for being released elsewhere anytime soon. The Melvins played 2 shows and there was a different sleeve design for each night. The singles for sale here are signed by one or more members of the band , and Grant Hart was even around to sign some himself. AmRep takes no responsibility for any of the views or opinions in some of the secret messages contained within these sleeves as they are the opinions of the band members themselves (ha-ha). The signatures are inside the sleeves and not on the outside as the sleeves are too damned pretty to go and have musicians coloring on ‘em. Before anybody starts bellyaching about the price, keep in mind these aren't out takes, we paid for Buzz to come to Minneapolis a couple months before the show to record and mix the tracks, as well as the fact that these will inevitably wind up on ebay for some ridiculous sum, so considers it an eBay tax in which the band will actually get the extra profit instead of a handful of folks buying dupes for secondary sale.
AMREP
AMREP
heeb://s65.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=23GV9U13TT5R412JC2QRUCFHV6
Sweet, sweet stuff. Just gutted they're sold out.
We Are The Romans - Botch (1999)
This is one of my favourite heavy albums of the 1990s, and an easy top 5 pick when it comes to Hydra Head releases. Botch was one of the most creative and excellent bands of the short-lived late-90s Noisecore movement, and this was their defining moment.
Very Metal, thanks to the excellent Matt Bayles production, there was something very un-Metal about it at the same time. The rhythms were off kilter on many occasions, but Botch were never a band to engage in the kind of crazy constant shifts that the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan and Mr. Bungle are known for. This is more straight ahead in terms of the playing, but the ideas are completely off the wall.
Guitars tower and destroy all around them, while the vocals are that Hardcore-influenced Metal style. The songs are pretty uniform in quality, though certainly not in content. There are some great little touches like the incredibly emotive melodic vocals buried deep in the mix at the end of ‘C. Thomas Howell As the “Soul Man”’.
The lyrics and titles are all intelligent and humorous, and there’s not much more recommendation I can do really! It’s a massive shame this band split up, as they were truly brilliant. So here’s an album not many today will be that familiar with. And watch out for the penultimate track. It is inordinately epic, and houses two of the finest riffs of the last decade.
I hope this link fucking works after an hour of uploading:
hxxp://download.yousendit.com/7E5D2C6B663B9A32
This is one of my favourite heavy albums of the 1990s, and an easy top 5 pick when it comes to Hydra Head releases. Botch was one of the most creative and excellent bands of the short-lived late-90s Noisecore movement, and this was their defining moment.
Very Metal, thanks to the excellent Matt Bayles production, there was something very un-Metal about it at the same time. The rhythms were off kilter on many occasions, but Botch were never a band to engage in the kind of crazy constant shifts that the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan and Mr. Bungle are known for. This is more straight ahead in terms of the playing, but the ideas are completely off the wall.
Guitars tower and destroy all around them, while the vocals are that Hardcore-influenced Metal style. The songs are pretty uniform in quality, though certainly not in content. There are some great little touches like the incredibly emotive melodic vocals buried deep in the mix at the end of ‘C. Thomas Howell As the “Soul Man”’.
The lyrics and titles are all intelligent and humorous, and there’s not much more recommendation I can do really! It’s a massive shame this band split up, as they were truly brilliant. So here’s an album not many today will be that familiar with. And watch out for the penultimate track. It is inordinately epic, and houses two of the finest riffs of the last decade.
I hope this link fucking works after an hour of uploading:
hxxp://download.yousendit.com/7E5D2C6B663B9A32
Yeah, that Enslaved is awesome. I gotta check some of these others when I get home.
So last week I bought "Operation Mindcrime II" on iTunes, as most of my area record stores woefully understocked it and sold it out the day it came out (they probably figured there wouldn't be much of a demand for a new Queensryche record, but they underestimated the appeal of the first one, obviously). I'm digging the hell out of it, particularly the first 11 tracks or so. The Dio cameo is glorious...for a 60-plus year old dude, he can still kick ass when he wants to. It gets too slow a bit at the end, and I'm still trying to figure out the storyline (I'm unclear on what happened to Mary still and what ultimately happens to Nikki), but that should come with time. But musically, its pretty damn good. A worthy followup, if not better than the original (which I still listen to frequently and would consider one of my Top 10 favorite metal records ever).
As for the new Celtic Frost, I haven't listen to all of it yet, mainly because I keep getting stuck on "Ground" and "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh," which are absolutely awesome. I keep repeating those two endlessly. "DEAR GOD!!! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?!?" constantly runs through my head.
And...as mentioned earlier in this thread and in the WWE thread, a new WWE metal/theme song comp is due in May featuring Motorhead's "Bow Down To The King," (the new HHH theme) and the Killswitch Engage song played once for the now suspended Randy Orton. The Motorhead track is damn good, and the little I've heard of the KS song that once seemed good.
So last week I bought "Operation Mindcrime II" on iTunes, as most of my area record stores woefully understocked it and sold it out the day it came out (they probably figured there wouldn't be much of a demand for a new Queensryche record, but they underestimated the appeal of the first one, obviously). I'm digging the hell out of it, particularly the first 11 tracks or so. The Dio cameo is glorious...for a 60-plus year old dude, he can still kick ass when he wants to. It gets too slow a bit at the end, and I'm still trying to figure out the storyline (I'm unclear on what happened to Mary still and what ultimately happens to Nikki), but that should come with time. But musically, its pretty damn good. A worthy followup, if not better than the original (which I still listen to frequently and would consider one of my Top 10 favorite metal records ever).
As for the new Celtic Frost, I haven't listen to all of it yet, mainly because I keep getting stuck on "Ground" and "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh," which are absolutely awesome. I keep repeating those two endlessly. "DEAR GOD!!! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?!?" constantly runs through my head.
And...as mentioned earlier in this thread and in the WWE thread, a new WWE metal/theme song comp is due in May featuring Motorhead's "Bow Down To The King," (the new HHH theme) and the Killswitch Engage song played once for the now suspended Randy Orton. The Motorhead track is damn good, and the little I've heard of the KS song that once seemed good.
Thanks for the Botch, throughsilver!
So last week I bought "Operation Mindcrime II"...I'm still trying to figure out the storyline (I'm unclear on what happened to Mary still and what ultimately happens to Nikki), but that should come with time.
Yeah, that's really confusing...things start to get wacky around "A Murderer" and "An International Incident". So is Mary there with Dr. X? Was she in cahoots with him to set up Nikki? Or is it just the memory of Mary messing with the dude's head? And what happens at the end, does Nikki kill himself?
The deeper you go into that album, the darker it gets. Almost Bauhaus levels of gothiness.
Yeah, that Motorhead track could be the best song they've done in years. If only the entire thing would leak!
QUOTE(Diesel @ Apr 12 2006, 10:43 AM) [snapback]63084[/snapback]
So last week I bought "Operation Mindcrime II"...I'm still trying to figure out the storyline (I'm unclear on what happened to Mary still and what ultimately happens to Nikki), but that should come with time.
Yeah, that's really confusing...things start to get wacky around "A Murderer" and "An International Incident". So is Mary there with Dr. X? Was she in cahoots with him to set up Nikki? Or is it just the memory of Mary messing with the dude's head? And what happens at the end, does Nikki kill himself?
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As for the new Celtic Frost, I haven't listen to all of it yet, mainly because I keep getting stuck on "Ground" and "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh," which are absolutely awesome. I keep repeating those two endlessly. "DEAR GOD!!! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?!?" constantly runs through my head.
The deeper you go into that album, the darker it gets. Almost Bauhaus levels of gothiness.
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And...as mentioned earlier in this thread and in the WWE thread, a new WWE metal/theme song comp is due in May featuring Motorhead's "Bow Down To The King," (the new HHH theme) and the Killswitch Engage song played once for the now suspended Randy Orton. The Motorhead track is damn good, and the little I've heard of the KS song that once seemed good.
Yeah, that Motorhead track could be the best song they've done in years. If only the entire thing would leak!
Okay, I almost hate to ask, but can someone post that Boris album so I can see what the big deal is all about? I'm hearing about it everywhere now, and missed the first few postings.
How is the new Venom "Metal Black"???????? I am now watching Sabbath 1979 Never Say Die.....God, they were all a mess but it is brilliant!!!!!!!
QUOTE(Diesel @ Apr 12 2006, 07:13 PM) [snapback]63519[/snapback]
Okay, I almost hate to ask, but can someone post that Boris album so I can see what the big deal is all about? I'm hearing about it everywhere now, and missed the first few postings.
For some reason, I thought this was supposed be released in the U.S. already (March). I guess it's not actually coming out for another month, though.
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QUOTE(Saskadelphia @ Apr 12 2006, 09:08 PM) [snapback]63357[/snapback]
Thanks for the Botch, throughsilver!
It's a pleasure.
More to come. Hyatari either tonight (if I'm not too knackered post-Boris) or tomoz. Then some more of my underground faves, like Kiss It Goodbye, His Hero Is Gone, etc.
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