Metal Thread 202X - lol they suck a bunch, I'm already in an Uber home, bitch

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CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Are we still posting hot babes singing awesome metal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCafVpxbFgo

# ¿ Sep 14, 2011 21:18

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# ¿ May 7, 2024 22:45

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Looks like Nile added some NA dates.

I'm going to try very hard to make it to the Grand Rapids show. I saw them in Chicago last year and that was absolutely epic.

Does anybody know when their new album is coming out yet?

# ¿ Jan 19, 2012 21:29

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

The Sweetling posted:

What are a couple of really good online metal stations? I think metal's my #2 genre. Reggae probably first coz really, you can't top reggae.

I used to listen to KNAC.com but that was a long time ago and I don't know if it's the same.

Website sure looks the same.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2012 06:05

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Distant Mist posted:

Milking The Goatmachine - Surf Goataragua

Holy poo poo. This is the best thing I've seen all week.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2012 14:33

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I just found out that Borknagar released a new album last month. Has anybody listened to it? Thoughts? It seems to have pretty positive reviews, and I loved their previous album(s), so I'll likely be checking it out regardless.

# ¿ Apr 23, 2012 18:22

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Re: the new Borknagar.

I really loved Universal, and I don't think this one quite matches that album, but it's really drat good. I don't really care for the first track myself (though Borknagar albums tend to grow on me with time), but some of the other tracks (namely The Earthling and Frostrite) are really drat good (assuming you like modern Borknagar, which I would define as Epic and later).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q90kByHUtlQ

# ¿ Apr 25, 2012 13:17

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

big mean giraffe posted:

And after listening to the 'album trailer,' I couldn't agree more with the thread title. It's a shame, Ecliptica is still one of my favorite albums.

I've got Reckoning Night and bust it out every now and then. I never liked it enough to give any of their other albums a shot, though.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2012 18:56

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Did somebody say FAT METAL?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUh_zO-HBjY

Billy Milano: proof the largest semi-sentient tub of pure lard.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2012 03:55

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I love Therion but be warned, their albums vary greatly. I love them all for different reasons. I started with Secret of the Runes, and if you like that, Theli and Vovin are probably the proper next steps. Their later stuff is really good but really power-metally and quite a bit different than SotR.

They did get Snowy Shaw, though, and he makes everything so much more awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY-EOYJQMMY

# ¿ Apr 26, 2012 16:39

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

My dad didn't rock. He never really listened to any music at all. Recently he's picked up some Bob Seger and Bob Dylan best-of albums, but I think it's more to remind him of his youth than the actual music.

My mom listens to country.

My daughter enjoys the soothing sounds of Amon Amarth.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2012 02:03

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

So then. I think I'm one of the few people that still likes the stuff Therion is putting out, but a few days ago this landed on their website:

quote:

Today I have some very important announcements to make.

I normally don't reveal the future road map of Therion. Mostly because there usually isn't any, we just do things. This time, however, there are long-term plans.

This is the short version:

� We are working on a metal rock opera. It will take a couple of years to realize. Because of that there won't be a regular Therion album for quite a few years. 5 years? 10? Who knows�

� I am, (with the help of the Band), making an art project to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the Band. Releasing a CD is a part of the project and it will initially only be available for purchase from the Band (at live concerts and via the Therion Store) in the form of a special edition. Distribution and licensing will follow of the regular editions.

� We won't be doing any regular touring for many years.

� There will be a meet and greet with me (and any other members that want to come along) at all European shows. When possible, I will be hanging at the merchandise booth for several hours every day.

For you who want more details, here's the longer version:

Ten years ago or something I started to work on an opera, but I never managed to finish it. I wrote most of the highlights (the hit parts), but I never managed to write the bridges between them, the "boring" parts needed to glue it all together and just serve as a background for the singers to sing and act the play. Some years ago it suddenly struck my mind; "why not just do what you do best? Re-arrange the opera stuff you've written and do it as opera metal instead." I already borrowed parts from the opera for Blood of Kingu earlier, so why not go all the way and make the worlds first REAL rock opera. What is otherwise referred to with that expression is rather some sort of rock musical, let's do a rock/metal opera with only opera singing, with a synopsis, and perform it like that (with pre-recorded orchestra if needed for financial reasons).

However, completing this rather gigantic project that involved writing music, synopsis/lyrics and designing scenery, clothing etc., will be taking quite some time. Years probably. I don't want to work under pressure, things should grow naturally.

Meanwhile, to entertain the fans and to do something I wanted to do for several years, there will be an art project in the spirit of celebrating our 25-year anniversary. Fact is this art project was already started in secret some time ago. It will be introduced right before the tour or on the day of the first show.

The art project is mainly focused around music, but it also contains visual art and certain acts of art. As for the music, it will be released on a CD that will initially only be sold directly from the Band. It will be available at the concerts and put into retail later. For those of you not being able to attend the shows, the Therion Store will offer it.

Flowers of evil tour

The concept of this tour is for it to be a bit of everything:

- Presenting the new project with a few tracks.

- Doing several massive songs like Land of Canaan, Via Nocturna etc. Many of these songs don't make sense without a keyboard player, so as this time we have one with us, it's a great opportunity to have a special focus on those type of tracks.

- Playing some never before played old songs. A new Therion concert should never be predictable.

- Doing a bunch of Therion all time classics of course!

This will be the last regular tour we do in a while, as we will be working on the rock (metal) opera and we will only do performances related to the art project (if there's interest for it), the rock (metal) opera when it is ready, and maybe some acoustic shows, we have been talking about that for a while. We'll of course play some festivals from time to time where we do regular (but much shorter) sets, but as there won't be any new regular album, there won't be any regular tours. Not until we have finished the rock (metal) opera, performed it live as much as we can, taken a break and then put together a regular album again. That will take a couple of years for sure. So we are closing an era and opening a new period that will be quite different.

Also, to celebrate the 25-year anniversary I would really like to meet properly with you guys who made it possible to get this far. I am normally quite shy and have tons of stuff do to on the laptop and rather hide in the tour bus or backstage most of the time (except in Latin America where we always have a tight schedule). Not this time around. I will be trying to hang at the merch booth as much as possible. So mostly there will be no organized 1-hour lined up meet and greet/signing session. I�d rather hang there for several hours every day, so that everyone who wants to can get a personally dedicated CD, a photo and a chat without any stress. Ever wanted to ask something, complain about something, give congratulations for something or just drink a beer with someone who made music that meant something to you? There will be time for all that on this tour.

Les Fleurs du Mal CD

The CD has 15 tracks, but the edition sold at the concerts will have a bonus track and you will get a small poster with it. My aim is to sign and personally dedicate every single one of them at the shows.

The CD itself is fully financed by me. Nuclear Blast thought it was a bit too spectacular and we have totally different visions about how we should work on such a project. I've had a fantastic relationship with that wonderful label over the years. I've had total artistic freedom and much patience from them in a way that most other artists at our level only could dream of at many labels. So rather than having disagreements and make compromises, I suggested I release it by myself instead and they generously gave me their blessings for it. So our relation has never been better than now.

Financing a full Therion audio production mixing at ToyTown with the fantastic Stefan Glaumann, paying for orchestra and the Band members and many, many other things isn't cheap. To be more precise, it cost 75.000 euro. On top of that I also carried costs for video clips, photo session and the costs for creating the art and stuff for the CD. I don't have that kind of cash lying around in a drawer at home, so I had to go to the Bank and take a loan. I have always bragged about how I never compromise and am ready to risk everything with each release. It's easier to say that when you have a record label being a bank for you. This time I had to put my money where my mouth is. So if you buy the CD, you don't just buy a record with music, you buy a share of an idea, the idea and concept of art where the artist really risks everything to be able to bring out what he wants. Some of you will like the CD, some maybe not. But if you feel that I've done something worth raising a toast to over the years, there will be no better way of showing your appreciation than buying this CD. It will be sold at 15 euros and I hope the majority of those going to the shows will walk home with it after the shows.

I've been called risky and more crazy than usual with my ideas for this art project, by some of those very few who have been initiated into the mysteries of it. Even within the Band there has been quite some strong feelings about it. And clearly the record label didn't think they had a smash hit in their hands. This pretty much reminds me about the feeling when Theli was recorded. I recall the record label saying: "Do you really think we can sell this? What will your fans say?". But they didn't have much other choice than releasing it and hope for the best. They had just invested more money in the sound production than with any other Band in the history of the label - on a Band that didn't sell many records. But there were people at the label who really liked it too and carefully believed in it. Like the boss Marcus Steiger. But in the Band the atmosphere was really bad. The bass player Lars hated it to the core. "loving opera poo poo!!". The guitarist Jonas didn't like it either, it was "too much classical stuff and opera, should have been just some small elements of it as a spice". Drummer Piotr kind of liked it, but thought it as kind of odd and didn't have too much hope for it (just like myself, who thought it would flop too). But it turned out to be the album that made Therion a big band.

This time at least half of the Band thinks it's great stuff and believe in it. But now I'm risking my own money and not the record labels. When I took the decision of borrowing money and release it myself, I was officially declared out of order in the head by some people familiar with the matter. Well, we will see about that. When a fan buy a CD directly from a band it counts as if they bought 10 CD's at the store released via a record label. With loyal fans buying many CD's at the concerts, a big part of the production costs will be recovered.

Snowy will work on his own stuff meanwhile

Out of all session vocalists that Therion has worked with over the years, no one has come as close to the band as Snowy, who has been a vital part of our records and live shows for the last number of years. Now when Therion is going into another phase and Snowy did not feel the same enthusiasm as we do for making this art project and rock opera, he has decided to work with his own projects instead. He did a smaller contribution to "Les Fleurs du Mal" which sounds awesome and we're happy for that, but if he don't feel this is what he is supposed to do, then we think his decision is the right thing and he has our full support. We are sure he will create some really amazing stuff with his own project!

However, we would like to stress the fact that there are no doors shut. When we are done with our projects in a number of years and call to arms for the next regular album, we will see where things stand and what Snowy is up to at the moment. If he's available and we feel inspired together, he is more than welcome to continue where we left. If not, we feel we had a great round off with him through our long co-operation with the 25 year Anniversary tour we did in Latin America earlier this year and hope he will be successful with his own projects.

Here is a comment from Snowy him self on the matter as well:

"What can I say, I'm truly grateful for the years I had with Therion where I've had the pleasure of touring the four corners of the world as a singer and frontman and meeting and making tons of new fans and friends for life, but over the last few years the urge to move on and do my own thing has become increasingly stronger and so far in my life I've always followed my heart and what makes me happy and I see no reason why I should stop now."

Christofer Johnsson, September 2012

So it looks like they're on indefinite hiatus. I had thought they were coming out with a new studio album this month. And it looks like Snowy Shaw isn't in the band anymore :smith:

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 01:52

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Olibu posted:

I'm listening to the new Therion at the moment (which was a surprise that they were even releasing it on their tour) and it's certainly not what I expected. Shorter songs (longest is four and a half minutes) and all in French.

It's certainly not bad, but I liked some of the avant-garde elements that had shown up in Sitra Ahra, especially in the vocal arrangements, and so to almost regress to something like this that is stripped down feels odd.

I've been listening to it too. It's... different. I definitely hear a lot of Sitra Ahra in it (which is good, I loved that album) but it's very different from that album at the same time. I think I like it, but it'll take a few more listens to definitively say how much.

I'm digging this song, which is a cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u640HbkYXHg

(Original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tqNv-c8OQ

# ¿ Oct 2, 2012 16:36

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Non Serviam posted:

I've been listening to these two Therion songs way too much:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFD7YIk_9dw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9esVT9YzKxI

I'm glad I've seen them live twice already (although not in this last tour) since now they're going in a hiatus while Christopher writes an opera or something.

I'm listening to the album right now. It's really grown on me and I'm really loving it. These three songs, at the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRn1696hmpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FPtTqGK58

Number Three

Also, what's up seen-Therion-twice-buddy!

edit: linked the last one because boobies

CornHolio fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Oct 21, 2012

# ¿ Oct 20, 2012 23:56

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I've become obsessed with Immortal's recent live DVD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98oVLul1jlk

How the hell do three people make so much noise? I would absolutely slay to see Immortal live. So incredible. And such an awesome little dance around the 2:00 mark.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2012 00:55

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Did I miss the part where somebody posted about Bolt Thrower coming back to the states?

It's from October so I had to have just missed it somewhere, right?

Well poo poo, here, have some loving Bolt Thrower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekCmZDO4d8o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_p4YKR62s

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 04:56

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I recently discovered a Russian folk metal band called Fferyllt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLcrIWxFNNA

I only found them because they did a cover of Eluviete's Inis Mona (I was looking up metal with bagpipes for somebody) but it seems that I've stumbled across something that I really like here. Thought I'd share.

Edit: it seems this is their best-known song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ7HV5fwhkw

I don't know if I've seen such a disparity from what I imagined a band looked like and what they actually looked like. Not that it takes away from it or anything, mind you.

CornHolio fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Feb 12, 2013

# ¿ Feb 12, 2013 02:30

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

God loving drat it. I don't check this thread for two weeks and I miss a Bolt Thrower US tour announcement.

The second Chicago show is sold out, too.

gently caress.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2013 01:26

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Morbid Florist posted:

Goddammit, another tour that won't touch boston. "Not to worry, it's not a college town or anything"

just ordered tickets to the Chicago show! Thanks for the heads up!

CornHolio fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Mar 10, 2013

# ¿ Mar 10, 2013 05:09

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Coulrophobia posted:

So Therion released a music video to a 15-minute cut of Adulruna Rediviva and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dCLnGCcya4

I know this is a Therion music video we're talking about but STILL

I thought it was a lot of fun. I think you guys are all just too uptight.

I mean, Snowy Shaw was basically born to be a grizzled steampunk airship captain. This video was just the engine for that to finally happen.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2013 03:08

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I just got an email saying Hypocrisy was cancelling their US tour due to Visa issues. God loving dammit.

edit: Krisiun and the other two bands will still tour. But I really wanted to see Hypocrisy.

CornHolio fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Apr 30, 2013

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 02:15

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

god dammit. that sucks. One of the best bands I had ever seen live.

# ¿ May 3, 2013 00:04

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

What's the general consensus on the new Black Sabbath? I quite like it, which is not what I expected at all.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 01:37

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I'm gonna go see The Sword / Clutch in a couple of weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr2m1VzTAI8

I don't mind Clutch but I've always been a very passive fan. But The Sword? Super stoked about that.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2013 02:17

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

well gently caress, that Clutch/The Sword concert got postponed.

That's the second concert this year (though Hypocrisy was outright cancelled).

# ¿ Sep 14, 2013 01:32

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1x-jFr_Q0M

New Atlantean Kodex is amazing.

# ¿ Dec 7, 2013 06:32

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I'm seeing The Sword open for Clutch next week. I'm pretty stoked about it.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2013 21:52

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

TeamJesus posted:

The new Anaal Nathrakh album is out, and It. Is. Awesome.

I really liked their previous album, def checking this out when I get home.

# ¿ Oct 24, 2014 17:10

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Have you guys heard the new Luciferian Light Orchestra? It's a Therion side project (Christofer Johnsson and some random dudes that are secret apparently) but I'm really loving digging it.

I've always been a Therion fanboy, but I'm always expecting the worst. Their last album was covers of French love songs from the 70s, but I loving loved it. This is kind of similar but a cross between Sabbath and ABBA, but I can't stop listening to it.

It's been getting really good reviews as well, so I'm not the only one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzzM_8FGS9o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiYLkntxgE

# ¿ May 6, 2015 14:55

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Apparently yesterday Mastodon was staying in town for a day on their way to a gig in Ohio. My brother's friend's girlfriend works at the front desk of the hotel they were staying at, and was chatting with their 'accountant' for like three hours. She sent a picture to my brother, and it was Troy loving Sanders. She got some cool stuff like guitar picks for them. She isn't familiar with them and totally believed him when he said he's just their accountant :lol:

Meanwhile my brother was scouring the restaurants in the area looking for them but could only find their road crew (turns out they were at Bleachers).

# ¿ May 12, 2015 20:25

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

So, speaking of Morbid Angel, I'm pretty sure Formulas Fatal to the Flesh is my favorite album of theirs, after much listening and pondering.

Am I alone in my enjoyment? Before this month I'd always kinda skipped over them for some reason, and remedied that, and FFTTF if loving brutal. Love the overall sound and feel.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2015 18:38

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

saviro posted:

If Altars of Madness is not your favorite you're doing it wrong.

I like it, it just doesn't have the same weirdness as Nothing is Not or Invocation of the Continual One (which I know consists of older music, but still.)

# ¿ Jun 26, 2015 20:33

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

nerve posted:

i'm just a dude that really likes black sabbath and wants to see them live at least once and it's their last tour so it actually owns for me tyvm

I saw Sabbath on their last tour, and they were surprisingly good. I was expecting a bunch of doddering old fucks, but they really kicked loving rear end.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2015 20:58

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

New Maiden is pretty good. I liked their previous album overall, so take that however you wish. I think this one sounds pretty similar.

# ¿ Sep 8, 2015 21:12

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I'm pretty pumped to see Nile on the 23rd, it's been too long since I've been to a show.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2016 18:21

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

I know he's not metal, but he was pretty influential to a pretty significant chunk of metal.

RIP David Bowie

# ¿ Jan 11, 2016 17:09

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Chromatic posted:

In retrospect, 6DoIT is probably the last album where they brought some interesting and legitimately good stuff to the table. Everything after that is rehashed metal or them just spinning their wheels.

I haven't even heard the s/t they put out 2 years ago.

I quite liked most of Train of Thought and Octavarium, but after that I completely lost interest.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2016 16:53

CornHolio: May 20, 2001; Toilet Rascal

Is anybody else going to Chicago Open Air? Lotta terrible poo poo there, but Friday has Rammstein, Ministry and Meshuggah at least. I'm going for Friday only.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2016 18:39