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Well, we all know Gwar tours a gently caress ton and they're touring with Municipal Waste and Ghoul this year. I'm going to try my hardest to be at the Boston show. 3/16: Richmond, VA @ The National 3/17: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls 3/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 3/20: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater 3/21: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 3/22: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater 3/23: Toledo, OH @ The Omni 3/24: Lexington, KY @ Buster’s Billiards and Backroom 3/25: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes 3/26: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater 3/27: Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court 3/28: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 3/30: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater 3/31: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater 4/1: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club 4/2: Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater 4/3: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues 4/4: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater 4/5: Chico, CA @ Senator Theater 4/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom 4/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory 4/9: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café 4/10: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air 4/11: Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
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Speaking of tours are there any other tours announced? Let's see we have these bands announced and on tour. - Behemoth, Watain, Devil's Blood - Alcest, Deafheaven (Two FL dates and nothing in New England? ughhh) - Agalloch US tour (tourdates not announced) - Gwar, Municipal Waste - Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed s0nar posted:So what I'm reading here is if you can, go see GWAR. Yea, absolutely, plus who knows how many years Dave Brockie has left. That guy's been partying like loving crazy since the early 80's. I Brake For MILFs fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Wyzt posted:Well I decided to try using my years of image editing experience to see what this would look like... Well, now he can sing for Blind Guardian.
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henpod posted:I know Alestorm are pretty disliked here, but I went to go see them on Saturday night in London and it was a really fun show. Perhaps it was all the rum I had drunk before going in, but it was a blast. I think my favourite part though was afterwards where about 150 people dressed as pirates spilled out into the street amongst the very surprised general population. I mean, for myself I would love to get shitfaced and yell songs about pirates. There's nothing wrong with having fun at shows. I don't listen to them, but I'd definitely go see them play live. People take metal music too seriously sometimes. It is entertainment after all.
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Feb 21, 2012 00:58
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Stoat posted:Kakko wins for acknowledging how lovely it's all got, how it's all for the money (Shitload of money) and what he hopes the reviewers will do. (Don't be mean) Ecliptica was filled with cheesy power metal tropes, but was still completely awesome. I caught the video they released for their last album and I was embarassed watching it sitting alone in my room. I can't imagine how bad this one will be. Of course, with what I'm reading here this could be a "gently caress you who cares" album and it could be filled with tons of double bass and creepy badly translated english lyrics. (Which means it'll be Ecliptica awesome again.) We'll see. Speaking of power metal, I'm still waiting for Time to come out and I can't wait for the next Blind Guardian US tour/album.
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Feb 22, 2012 19:08
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crazyvanman posted:On the topic of Alestorm and Swashbuckle, I remember Swashbuckle practically getting booed off at Heidenfest in England last year. They essentially and unsubtly slagged off Alestorm and told us to punch each other in the face. That's the difference. Alestorm know they're jokes and love it. Swashbuckle try to be serious and end up being the joke.
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Kalus posted:
Um, what? When did this happen do you have a link? Or is this because he didn't scream at all on Heritage.
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Trees and Squids posted:I'm new to the world of technical death metal, but come on, Spawn of Possession's new album has to be considered something special, right? This is absolutely ridiculous, inhuman material. I don't think I've heard musicianship and songwriting this intense before. Here's the thing with musicianship. Today, you can spend 30 minutes on youtube and find some little kid who's better. Musicianship isn't special anymore, for me, its more about how intense the music is. It has to invoke emotions, tech death typically is a genre that doesn't do that. The album is very good, but its still tech death.
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fuf posted:It's funny because the biggest emotional response I get from metal music is when I hear a really good riff or solo. It's like an upsurge of energy and joy which is really hard to describe. I think it has something to do with the concentration required to properly absorb the complexity of the music (Leibniz said the joy in music comes from "a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting"). I should have clarified, it doesn't invoke a lot of emotion for me at all. Like Vargatron I got into tech death because of the "holy gently caress" factor as well, but speed and technicality doesn't excite me anymore. It's not special anymore, and that's 100% because of the internet and the hundreds of youtube sensations destroying all sense of their life to play a 300bpm arpeggio. As I've grown older I have started to look at a whole song and the whole idea of what they're trying to convey. When it's a disjointed mess of tempo changes and atonal riffing it bothers me. Now, some songs are amazing standouts for me in the genre. Obscura's Incarnated is a sick song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzjKMYsiGyk Along with Origin's first track on Antithesis. That track is just pure aggression non-stop. I love it. Also it might be because when I go to local shows there's always a band that tries to be the next Necrophagist and it's annoying because they're not.
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Mar 9, 2012 23:03
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vanov posted:I miss Isis so loving much you guys. Aaron Turner's project (well, the band he's in now) Twilight has an album titled "Monument to Time End" which hails from its other members' black and atmospheric roots (other members include Xasthur, Atlas Moth and Minsk alumni) to come out a grim and frostbitten monster. Worth a listen. Malefic didn't play on the same album Aaron Turner did. He only played on the first album which was more "traditional" black metal. You also missed Blake Judd from Nachtmystium, who contributed an asston to the album. "Monument to Time End" is a pretty killer record and the last track really sounds like a black-metal Isis (So, loving awesome.)
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Baron Von Ghoulosh posted:Hey, maybe you'll be mentioned as a co-producer on the next album that drops in July? Yea, when I saw them play in Orlando all they had was a copy of Eulogy IV and their live album and maybe a youth small t-shirt. I like buying poo poo at shows, so it pisses me off when bands just flat out don't have anything. Sad part is, I regret not buying Eulogy IV because it's probably one of their best albums. "Bleed for Thee" is such a killer song.
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IRQ posted:Yeah but it's really really horrible! I don't know if I feel ok watching this in public on my phone. Somebody could see me. Edit: I just made it through, holy jesus it's so bad. The worst part about it is you just know there is some fat girl out there with tears in her eyes screaming along to this because it speaks to her. Ugh, why was Ecliptica good and the rest of their stuff trash? Did someone quit? I Brake For MILFs fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Apr 22, 2012 |
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I'll be checking out the show in Massachusetts next week. I've never been to the Palladium before, so I hope it doesn't suck poo poo. Part of the reason I want to see Watain is the theatrics, so I hope they're there too.
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May 4, 2012 17:29
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I don't really care about that stuff, Behemoth was one of those bands that I always said "eh, ill see them next time around." With Nergal getting leukemia, I'd like to make sure I've seen them at least once.
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May 6, 2012 22:20
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New Nachtmystium EP came out today. The new track "As Made" is a sort of tribute to Ministry, I haven't heard the other one.
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May 15, 2012 23:33
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I wouldn't go into a Hatebreed pit, those kids aren't there to have fun. They just like kicking the girls on the side of the pit. I'd much rather go see a band like Municipal Waste and enjoy running around going nuts. gently caress that kicking poo poo. Also, more power to Brendan Small, that guy is successful in TV and has a decent music career? That's two entirely separate dream jobs for most people.
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May 19, 2012 22:25
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My dad is a huge Kansas fan, Leftoverture is loving amazing when you're 6. When I hear that music nowadays it is really easy to draw comparisons to metal nowadays. It's a logical progression of music. More crazy vocals and louder amps.
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Jun 1, 2012 02:44
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mastershakeman posted:I didn't even realize Chicago had much metal outside Russian Circles and Pelican. Where do you see these shows at? Nachtmystium and Bongripper are both from Chicago.. I would check where they've played and branch out from there.
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Jun 7, 2012 22:53
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The intro for Nachtmystium's Assassins is absolutely sick, especially live. Sanford Parker destroyed a lot of my hearing that night with his moog synths.
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Jun 10, 2012 02:12
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New Nachtmystium too, I guess they're not really "black metal" anymore. http://soundcloud.com/centurymediarecords/nachtmystium-borrowed-hope-and
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Jun 20, 2012 05:41
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Moonsorrow, Korpiklaani, Tyr, and another band are going on a North American tour. No tour dates yet, but oh my god this will be amazing.
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Jun 21, 2012 08:02
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I gave that "Bound by Entrails" album a listen, the biggest thing that stood out to me was the drummer. A lot of the blast beats/transitions were off and not by a little bit, noticeably like the guy from Agalloch. Other than that, it was pretty drat good.
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Jul 9, 2012 18:50
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Phasco Redbeard posted:Y'know what this thread needs? Crazy people! I don't think I've seen any of these videos that originate from America mention Burzum, Emperor, or Mayhem. I feel like if I had enough energy to make videos like these, at least I'd get it right.
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Drifter287 posted:Thirding the Blind Guardian is awesome live sentiment. I've seen them two or three times, including their very first US tour, and they're always amazing. I also saw them play And Then There Was Silence and it did indeed loving own. I saw Blind Guardian in St. Petersburg FL and someone was kind enough to video tape it and upload it all to youtube. I can hear myself singing the Bard Song! I can't wait to see them again, it's always an amazing show. Plus, I absolutely LOVE seeing all these nerds with long hair and tucked in Blind Guardian t-shirts.
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I am absolutely SHOCKED to see a New London date, I guess I know where I'll be absolutely.
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Aug 20, 2012 19:52
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Zodijackylite posted:Napalm Death and Converge are both coming to Connecticut Agalloch and Fen are both playing during this fest. Holy loving poo poo, this is amazing. When did this place come back? Why did it go away?
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Aug 21, 2012 09:08
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Speaking of shows has anyone seen or is anyone going to see the Korpiklaani/Moonsorrow/Tyr show? I'm going to see the show at the Palladium in Worcester this weekend. I'm just wondering how its gonna be.
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Sep 18, 2012 19:33
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I use a grooveshark app on my phone. It's pretty much had every single band I could think of (except the most kvlt of kvlt black metal) with a healthy amount of their discography. Grooveshark is definitely a-ok in my book.
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The only thing I enjoy about Slayer is watching Kerry King play. His goofy rear end tribal tats/guitar and how funny he looks when he headbangs makes it so worth it. edit: I'm so glad the new Wintersun album doesn't suck. I actually REALLY enjoy it. On first listen, I feel like it's what would happen if Devin Townsend listened to Blind Guardian for the past 10 years straight. I Brake For MILFs fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Oct 14, 2012 |
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I was expecting more "Battle Against Time" and not "Sleeping Stars." You have Kai Hahto who is absolutely AMAZING at drums. Please do more blast beats. I'd rather listen to the new Anaal Nathrakh which (besides the last track) is awesome and destroys. I'm also happy this new album isn't as bad as Passion, I read that Mick Kenney was collaborating with a guy from Bring Me the Horizon (and I just noticed that he produced a Bleeding Through album) so I was 90% sure Passion was going to have bad breakdowns.
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Zodijackylite posted:Guitars and vocals seem to be run in stereo with a bit of delay and the amps seem to have slightly different tones on each side, probably just slightly different EQing and all of those amps probably aren't 100% identical. The band is great and they play very well, and their sound technician seems handles the band very well.  He uses Engl Powerballs I believe, but that is fake. It also has a lot to do with Abbath's playstyle. The chords he uses aren't typical for metal playing and his picking is very deliberate and big and it fills up a lot of white-noise. I Brake For MILFs fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Oct 29, 2012 |
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Radio Paranoia posted:Does anybody have any recommendations for good sites to buy merch, specifically shirts? Previously I've bought directly through labels or chipped in with friends and someone else did the legwork of finding places, but I'm thinking of ordering some stuff over the holidays. I've bought a lot of Nachtmystium poo poo from http://www.shirtsanddestroy.com/artists Everything looks quite good after many washes and it's held up well to wear and tear. Also http://www.fearshop.com/Default.asp is pretty good
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QPZIL posted:Yeah seriously, at least Blind Guardian wrote songs about like... The Bard's Tale and Sacred 2 To be fair "Sacred Worlds" is probably the best opener on any Blind Guardian record to date. I don't ever care how nerdy it is, it loving kills live.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Basically just listen to Blind Guardian. This is exactly what I was gonna say. Blind Guardian is the gold standard of power metal. You can throw a little Wintersun for more blast beats and screaming and some Holy Grail if you're feeling like the 80s
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watt par posted:The attention to detail makes me think it might be really good satire. I were gonna make a youtube making fun of internet metal nerds it'd be almost indistinguishable from that. Yea, seriously. The guy says "This is music" and links a Dream Theater track? That's what I would do if I was trying to gently caress around with people on this topic.
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Labeling music in a genre specific fashion is a kind of necessary evil. There are so many types of bands throughout the world and picking one randomly and hoping you're going to like it doesn't work. This holds true ESPECIALLY with metal, which fosters the idea that basement dwelling nerds can be the next big thing (they never are). Genres are just a roadmap man, if you like it listen to it. gently caress anyone else who cares otherwise. Besides, Blind Guardian and At the Gates have also made the same album over and over again. Just because it's the same thing doesn't mean it's good.
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Dani Filth is hilariously short and a fat gothy chick mosh pit. That about sums up the last time I saw them play.
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Dec 21, 2012 03:46
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Abysswalker posted:I have also been missing out for a long time, it seems! I didn't know about any of his bands, except At The Gates. Check out his other band, It's d-beat and it's awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jVwXXG9HPo
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Laserface posted:Glad I got to see them in Feb at least I was gonna see them on Halloween at the Electric Factory in Philly in 2003, I wimped out going and always told myself I needed to see them before something like this happens. I never did. Gonna miss that crazy fucker, his twitter was always good for a laugh.
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I knew it was a long shot and I knew I shouldn't have given Blake money, but I did. I've been silently hoping it shows up in the mail so I could take pictures and gloat, but that's definitely not going to happen. It was only 20 dollars, oh well.
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