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Morbid Florist posted:The boston show's at the goddamn loving house of blues and none of those bands is awesome enough for me to break my boycott of that piece of poo poo venue Evidently Skeletonwitch are still banned from the Orlando HoB due to the whole Disney/HoB bullshit. That sucks for Orlando.
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New Inquisition song sounds pretty rad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q98qulfxXcs
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Wow, the new Kreator live DVD/album, Dying Alive, completely owns. Looks like the vidoe is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxOIotUEr8 The only downside is they don't play The Ancient Plague 
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Instrumedley posted:The mix is better than their last album, but I can't stand the sound of Mangini's snare drum. I didn't notice it, but DT's albums always take me a few listens to grasp. Right not most of the tracks here are blending in for me, so time is needed.
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For a latter era Dream Theater album I think it's pretty good. Time will tell. I mean, after this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTn4U-0kT4I things could only get better. I have no concerns about the snare drums; I feel such complaints are better reserved in discussion of their first two albums.
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I've really been digging Enigma Machine from their new album. I heard the entire stream too and thought it was great. Miles beyond Dramatic Turn of Events IMO
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Snare drums should sound like this, without the low quality audio of youtube videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHQh854Bhaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9iOB1_L6Fw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_zkgumLf9s Or if it's a modern production this is cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcMlBVSXv7M Disclaimer: Everything sounds like poo poo on youtube.
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There's a new track from the upcoming Skeletonwitch album and I am really, really looking forward to the whole thing. I want to go to that Amon Amarth/Enslaved/SW show but it's on a bad day of the week to make a 3 hour drive. Bands need to stop going to Lawrence, Kansas, there's nothing of value there that you couldn't get in Nebraska 
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Zodijackylite posted:Snare drums should sound like this, without the low quality audio of youtube videos. Using random lovely music to make some sort of point is 
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The new warbringer track is fuckin good, I was not expecting the kind of riffs they used after that first boring thrashy one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BfxYMI8L9Q
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nihil morari posted:Using random lovely music to make some sort of point is The only lovely band out of those is Darkest Hour though
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BjornOfBorg posted:New Inquisition song sounds pretty rad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q98qulfxXcs This right here is pretty good. Can't wait for the record to come out, one of my more anticipated releases of 2013.
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Warbringer always slays - gently caress that track is solid.
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Did anyone else pick up the new Gwar yet? It's like half loving tribute to Cory Smoot, and half crazy Gwar story time. The former is far more off-putting than the latter. Album's a lot different than the last few musically, but I don't think that's any kind of surprise since Cory was doing most of the writing. Puts me in mind of Violence has Arrived but with more edge. Turns out they had several guys help out with guitar and writing duties on the album, and that seems fitting given it's their sendoff for Flattus. Zach Blair and Todd Evans (on guitar this time) were both back in the fold for the record, and that's pretty cool to me. I'm digging it so far, and I really can't wait to see how it plays out on stage. I caught their show in Tampa a few weeks after Cory died and it honestly got to me a bit hearing Oderus constantly bellow out for Flattus and point to the stars begging him to come back. Can't wait to catch them in November again. Will be my eighth time seeing them, and I'm dragging everyone I can talk into going along. Better to die with some friends.
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Shakenbaker posted:I'm digging it so far, and I really can't wait to see how it plays out on stage. I caught their show in Tampa a few weeks after Cory died and it honestly got to me a bit hearing Oderus constantly bellow out for Flattus and point to the stars begging him to come back. Can't wait to catch them in November again. Will be my eighth time seeing them, and I'm dragging everyone I can talk into going along. Better to die with some friends. I was at that show and I may or may not have totally shed a tear. Did you by any chance go to the Splattergod Records Gwar Meet and Greet in 2005? I think it was Smoot's first tour with them. I have the signed poster framed on the wall. :3
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thepitgoddess posted:I was at that show and I may or may not have totally shed a tear. Did you by any chance go to the Splattergod Records Gwar Meet and Greet in 2005? I think it was Smoot's first tour with them. I have the signed poster framed on the wall. :3 That show being outside was the best thing ever, and I usually hate outdoor shows. I think during Sick of You that night is the only time I've seen Brockie drop character mid-show. We'll never be sick of you either, Oderus  Plus the inexplicable pool and waterfall set a hell of an ambiance. I wasn't at that signing, think it was when I was living in Minnesota. Would be from the War Party tour though, yeah? If it was then that was when I saw Gwar the first time though so there's that at least. Went into the show expecting to go out hating it, but instead walked out proselytizing.
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Hey guys, this is a bit off topic, so if you want me to stfu just say so. Right, I'm looking for any heavy metal tracks that you know of that don't transcode particularly well to MP3, talking distorted cymbols or any other weird issues. Basically, if you think the track sounded better off of the CD than it did as a reasonable quality MP3, I want to know. Why? Well, there's a new audio codec around called Opus, turns out it's pretty drat good at the metals and rocks. But I think it could be better, so I'm looking for anything I might be able to throw at it to trip it up. Why can't I do this myself? Well, I suppose I could convert all of my music from FLAC to MP3, but that'd take weeks to listen to, so easier just to ask.
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The intro to Amorphis - Two Moons sounded a tiny bit less compressed compared to the mp3 version to my ears.
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Measly Twerp posted:Hey guys, this is a bit off topic, so if you want me to stfu just say so. Darkest Hour - Tranquil Devin Townsend produced and engineered this album with a pretty thick/tight mix, this song in particular seems to sound bad with any compression, from the echo of the snare at the beginning and the riff that follows, to the more atmospheric later part of the song where guitar parts that don't necessarily lend themselves well to such a thick sound are made into it. Both Torgeist demos - everything I've heard other than the Drakkar re-releases on CD/FLAC sounds like complete poo poo. It's a very raw sound of mostly treble that seems to be wrecked by any sort of compression. Fates Warning - The Sorceress (or anything from "Awaken the Guardian") Sounds fine with some codecs/rips, but I've heard some mp3s where Arch's incredibly smooth, glassy vocals have a bit of harshness due to the rip. I'm not sure on the sources of these, though, and there are many versions of this album. The original versions from 1986 have plenty of headroom, for sure.
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Alex Hellid left Entombed and joined a band with Uffe Cederlund and Nicke Andersson called Entombed. Whoa! This is the coolest thing Entombed have done in 20 years. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/or...:+blabbermouth+(Blabbermouth.net's+Daily+Headlines)
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Zodijackylite posted:Alex Hellid left Entombed and joined a band with Uffe Cederlund and Nicke Andersson called Entombed. Whoa! This is the coolest thing Entombed have done in 20 years. Why the gently caress they gotta bring a symphonic orchestra to muddy it up?
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m-o-o-n posted:Why the gently caress they gotta bring a symphonic orchestra to muddy it up? Was wondering the same thing. What's the point? Entombed is all about those riffs and that guitar tone.
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Entombed has been dead for many, many years already
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Morbid Florist posted:Entombed has been dead for many, many years already I hate to be "that guy", but if you're listening to anything other than LHP, you're doing it wrong.
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nomapple posted:Was wondering the same thing. What's the point? Entombed is all about those riffs and that guitar tone. The tone is great, but their riffs and compositions are a huge part of it. There are more than a few bands who got the tone who just don't write music of the same quality, like Comecon and Entombed. There's a strong impact at first hearing that sound, which is great if you want people to pay attention to one song on youtube, but they are not of the same caliber as the golden era of Entombed. Should be interesting to see what they do. It can't be more unpleasantly self-indulgent than the last season of the LG Petrov and friends death n roll show.
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BjornOfBorg posted:New Inquisition song sounds pretty rad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q98qulfxXcs Fuckin' hell. Inquisition keeps getting better and better.
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Oldstench posted:I hate to be "that guy", but if you're listening to anything other than LHP, you're doing it wrong.
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2 new Death Angel songs available for streaming on their site: http://www.deathangel.us/#!tdcfb/c6sm They both own. Direwolf album art also owns. 
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I've posted about this band here before, but I got into them again recently and just wanted to share this wonderful metal music. This is still one of my top metal bands, and I have been a listener and player for quite a long time. It's just metal, probably closest to thrash, I don't know how to describe it. But definitely check it out, it's totally worth it. Amazing band and players. http://deadsea.bandcamp.com/track/northwitch
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Just listened to the new DT start to finish. It has some good tracks, but those ballads are cringe-worthy. I can't take LaBrie seriously.
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~*New Insomnium EP*~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DjmQXtZUx4 It's super poppy, but I like it, and the vocals sound better than ever. I hope their next album is dark as gently caress though like much of Above the Weeping World was.
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Zodijackylite posted:Darkest Hour - Tranquil Hey, thanks for this, that Darkest Hour track sounds exactly like what I need. Now I just need to find a lossless copy of it somewhere.
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Defiant Sally posted:~*New Insomnium EP*~ God Insomnium loving rules.
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Weaponized Cum posted:Just listened to the new DT start to finish. It has some good tracks, but those ballads are cringe-worthy. I can't take LaBrie seriously. Yeah, those two ballads are the only tracks I don't care for. I miss the old ballads they did prior to Octavarium.
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Instrumedley posted:The mix is better than their last album, but I can't stand the sound of Mangini's snare drum. I know, I can't work out what the gently caress they were thinking. It sounds like it's run through a fuzzbox.
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nihil morari posted:Everything they released is Gold Standard. So disappointing that they didn't continue on productively. Catching up on recs in this thread; listening to Three Neuron Kings, incredible.
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I have to say, as long-winded and painfully proggy as the new Kayo Dot album was, I really loved it. There were some really chaotic metallic tracks that kicked tons of rear end. Anyone else here listen to it?
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the yeti posted:Catching up on recs in this thread; listening to Three Neuron Kings, incredible. Just so it doesn't hit you out of left field, Gloria is completely different from their prior work. It is also bad.
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I may be wrong, but I guess this is the best place to say that I saw a preview screener of the Metallica: Through the Never movie last night. My comic book shop is also a music instrument store, and had screener tickets. Metallica is the band that made me fall in love with music. While I don't really listen to them anymore, (I now recognize that Lars' drums are really boring), I'm still a fan, I'll go to every show I can. (Seen them in 2002 and 2008. 2002 was my first concert, and I met the band backstage. They all signed my iPod, which is hanging in a shadowbox over my bed.) I'm a fan who appreciates every album. It's the hardest to do so for St. Anger, because the production was so godawful. Death Magnetic is pretty good. When I got the ticket, I started to doubt if I should go. I had no expectations. No, wait, I had negative expectations. Then I saw that it actually had decent reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, so I thought, what the hell? If you didn't know, this movie (shot in IMAX 3D) is both a concert, and an actual movie story with a plot. While you're watching a Metallica concert, you're also following a nameless roadie, who is sent to go to a crew truck that ran out of gas. For a concert movie, it's a great experience. It's a cool setlist. The 3D effect is cool, it's neat seeing Kirk jump off the screen like that. The real star of the movie is the stage. The stage itself is made up of display screens, which change for each song. Blood pours across the stage for Creeping Death. Bells ring for For Whom the Bell Tolls. The movie plot is completely unnecessary. But of course it is. Did anyone have any kind of expectation otherwise? They should have just made a concert movie with backstage stuff or something. As it is, a hardcore Metallica fan might enjoy the actual music. Beyond that, you don't need to bother.
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