The OFFICIAL Metal Thread

[Angst]

I noticed that there are a lot of people on this board who like metal so i made a thread to discus metal :D makes sense no? some of my favorite bands are:
Atreyu, As I Lay dying, Black Sabbath, Chimaira, HIM, Cradle of Filth, Deftones, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, From Autumn to Ashes, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Killswitch engage, Korn, Lamb of God, Led Zepplin, Lost Prophets, Marilyn manson, megadeath, Metallica, Mudvayne, Murderdolls, Slipknot, Nirvana, Opeth, Pantera, Poison the Well, Saliva, Shadows Fall, Slayer, System of a Down and the Used. i know some of these are not metal but there still my favorites so here u go a metal thread have fun :D

[Praetorian]

Nice to see a Metal thread on here =D Guess I'll do the same and list some of my favorite bands.

Slipknot , Slayer , Spineshank , Thrice , Killswitch Engage , Hatebreed , Tool , Lost Prophets , Stone Sour , Mushroomhead , Chimaira , Static-X , etc =P

[Uchiha^Sasuke]

Great to see ya in here :D
My favs are:
Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, SOAD, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Ancient Ceremony, Slayer, Kamelot, Crematory, Ra, In Flames, Korn, Disturbed, PENNYWISE, My Dying Bride, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian and maybe a few more.

[occasionalutopia]

I tend to listen to mostly gothic metal/doom metal/melodic black, my boyfriend's the metalhead not me! :p Metal I do like: Opeth / Anathema / Tiamat / My Dying Bride / Katatonia / Nightwish / Arch Enemy / Black Label Society / Black Sabbath / Isis / Tapping the Vein / Green Carnation / Lacuna Coil / Maiden & Priest of course :D

[Angst]

i see u guys have good taste in music i was browsing through the fourms i thought that more people liked metal then this o well and sasuke u have an awsome avatar!

[Altered]

OOOO I love metal!!!!

My Favs

Megadeth
Lamb Of God
Metallica
Shadows Fall
In Flames
Unearth
God Forbid
Anthrax
From Autumn To Ashes
Ill Nino

And Pretty much everything else you guys listed.

[_br0ken1ce]

I love metal, especially Gothic, Melodic, Doom metal:
Dark Tranquillity, Lacuna Coil, Arch Enemy, Tristania, Nightwish, After Forever, Sins of Thy Beloved, Collide, Opeth, The Gathering, Tapping the Vein, etc!

[souske_05]

i love heavy metal and death metal. im suprised none of u guys have ever heard of under oath!! they are fricken awsome. or maybe u have heard of them but u just dont like them. but i also love slpknot, disturbed, slayer, hatebreed,metallica, iron maiden, korn, unearth, nirvana, cradle of filth, led zepplin, and drowning pool to just name a few. i have alot more, and i also love some of my local metal bands.

[Kage Bunshin]

Who doesn't like metal... I mean come on!
J/K
Actually, my girl is into metal more than me.
She teh likes the speed metal... AND WHO DOSEN'T LIKE METALLICA!

[Praetorian]

Well from one metal fan to another. I've noticed some of you have Cradle of Flith as some of your favorites. I've never really liked them. But I like a couple songs off their new cd; Nymphetamine. I was curious if its good or not. I hate spending money on a cd when it only has 2-3 good songs and the rest suck. Thanks =D

[occasionalutopia]

I just got Nymphetamine yesterday, haven't had a chance to listen to it yet :) I'll get back to ya if I remember - but I'll bet lots of other CoF fans on here could tell you how the new one sounds ;)

[Da Supa Freak]

Hard Rock, Metal, Industrial. The three greatest genre of music.

KoRn, Godsmack, Rammstein, Tool, Metallica (although I don't like much of their new stuff), Fear Factory, Static X, and others. All of them are great.

[Deserteur]

Only pure Metal I listen to is Killswitch Engage and Machine Head.

[Jaggan]

Hmmm.. Rammstein, Korn, Metallica, Disturbed... ah Lostprophets... almost forgot those. Not much anywayz... Just listen to the stuff people send me. So mostly Cattle Decapitation(dun ask me how i got it..), Avenged sevenfold, Hawthorne Heights and Atreyu.. (or something like it) Dun kill me over spelling stuff..-_-

[Violence Fight]

Eh sorry to the guys that mentioned Thrice and Underoath..but they belong in the "Hardcore" section as opposed to metal. Generally I'd place Atreyu, AILD, and Avenged Sevenfold there too..however they fit more with the metal scene than the hardcore scene(as hardcore is mostly made up of punker kids..).


Anyway, as for metal..I Like Slayer, Sabbath, Older Metallica. And if you want to count the bands I listed above as Metal, then I'll have to add them, Evergreen Terrace, and AlexisOnFire to that list.

I don't listen to much metal..I used to listen to alot of tool, but they are progressive rock.

[mageofdeath]

KILLSWITCH KILLSWITCH....YATA!!
oh and some tool, deftones, lacuna coil, dredg,
does franz ferdinand cout??? j/k
BTW saw deftones live last week they were ok slipp was better

[uchiha]

Haha finally! Metal fans! Lolx...

Static-X
System of a Down
Disturbed
Rammstein
Cradle of Filth (yeahhh!)
Dry Cell etc...

[GaaraOfTheDesert]

lots of hardcore and emo in the first post

i like some metal (especially black metal)

mayhem, darkthrone (even though their album was recorded by varg vikernes (nazi)), and some more
but im not into metal :\
punk is my genre ^^

[sogetsu]

I like pretty much most of what everyone have posted so far, but specially Iron Maiden and Nightwish. On the other hand. Have any of you heard Tierra Santa (spanish speed metal), i like them, the sound is so clasic-like. Just like Maiden or Baron Rojo

[kane_x]

Lemme see...

Children of Bodom, Korn, Nightwish, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, System of Down, Slayer, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, HIM, Mokoma, Viikate, Velcra, Slipknot... um... Can't come up with more at the moment...

[Praetorian]

Has anyone picked up any cd's recently? Heavy metal/metal that is?

I just picked up Cradle of Flith's Nymphetamine , and Thrice's The Artist in the Ambulance. Both good cd's =D Well I like atleast!

[_br0ken1ce]

The last cd I bought was Lacuna Coil's 'Unleashed Memories'

[NocturnalMe]

hmm...my brother is WAYYYY more into metal than I am, but I do like Lacuna Coil, old school OZZY and Dillenger Escape Plan

[Ryuujin]

Well good to see there are some metal heads around here, begining to wonder where you all where o.O Should head to the Art section into the AMV area to check out some the mvs I posted there ;) (self promotion whoopity doo).

Bands:
KoRn
Slipknot
Stone Sour
Mudvayne
Metallica (Back in the day)
Flaw
Godsmack
Hatebreed
Blacksabbath/Ozzy Osbourne
Drowning Pool
Fear Factory
Disturbed
Adema
System of a Down
Chimaira

[Frost]

Some Metal bands I listen to:

Arch Enemy
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Decapitated (first album)
Hate Eternal
Meshuggah

It's nice to see a metal thread!

I would appreciate it if you guys checked out my band too! Even though we aren't really Metal. Quick description - heavy/pretty/powerful?

http://www.myspace.com/crydebris

Thanks!

[sasukesrose]

wooo!! loads of metalheads!! i love death/black/speed/thrash metal, screamo, hardcore, metalcore, grundgecore ahaha. Here's a few bands I like:
arch enemy
every time i die
as i lay dying
unearth
slipknot
the used
system of a down
hatebreed
the bled
norma jean
the locust

[DiemondDagger]

I recently got Rise Against's new CD "Siren Songs Of The Counter Culture" but that's not metal.

Concerning metal it's mostly Apocalyptica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and just recently I downloaded some Mudvaynne.

But generally I'm more partial to punk then the metal genre, but I'm really eclectic when it comes to music and it generally changes with moods. So ROCK ON!

[FrostBead]

I can´t really say that I like any band, but some bands make good songs more frequently than others. If I name some songs that I like, can someone who have heard some of them recommend some more songs?
(of course if you havent heard the ones I´m about to name then dl them :P)
so here i go:
Dark - Dark clouds rising
Sentenced - Home in despair
Tiamat - Divided
Within Temptation - Ice queen. and: Dark Wings
Nightwish - Ghost Love score
Enslavement of Beauty - Dainty Delusive Doll
Blindside - Pitiful

Preferbly songs from bands that you usually dont stumble upon.

happy music sharear FrostBead!?!?

[SSJLance]

Some of my favorite bands are, Slipknot, Linkin Park, The Used, Korn, Story of The Year, and Skindred(anybody here ever heard of Skindred?) I like Nu-Metal more than metal-metal so i know most of these aren't true metal.

[Jaggan]

Yes...Within Temptation is good..i like Stand my Ground *got a cd somewhere ^^;;;*, but I wouldn't call it metal..It's more goth-rockish stuff...

[Amu]

Atreyu, As I Lay dying, Black Sabbath, Chimaira, HIM, Cradle of Filth, Deftones, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, From Autumn to Ashes, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Killswitch engage, Korn, Lamb of God, Led Zepplin, Lost Prophets, Marilyn manson, megadeath, Metallica, Mudvayne, Murderdolls, Slipknot, Nirvana, Opeth, Pantera, Poison the Well, Saliva, Shadows Fall, Slayer, System of a Down and the Used. i know some of these are not metal but there still my favorites so here u go a metal thread have fun

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Korn, Led Zepplin, Megadeth, Metallica, Nirvana and Opeth are not metal bands. Metal is more intense then any of them. There are probably more from your list that aren't metal, but whatever.

Anyway, good metal bands...

My Dying Bride, While Heaven Wept, Lamented Souls, Avrigus, The Mist and the Morning Dew, Amon, Solitude Aeuturnus, Memory Garden, Solstice, Averon, Dis Pater, Moon of Sorrow. Doom metal > you.

[narutorulez]

my favorite metal bands is probily...
DANZIG,IRON MAIDEN,INFLAMES,SYSTEM OF A DOWN,ARCH ENEMY,MURDERDOLLS,MARILYN MANSON,CKY,MOTÖRHEAD
*caps* :)

[GaaraOfTheDesert]

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Korn, Led Zepplin, Megadeth, Metallica, Nirvana and Opeth are not metal bands. Metal is more intense then any of them. There are probably more from your list that aren't metal, but whatever.

Anyway, good metal bands...

My Dying Bride, While Heaven Wept, Lamented Souls, Avrigus, The Mist and the Morning Dew, Amon, Solitude Aeuturnus, Memory Garden, Solstice, Averon, Dis Pater, Moon of Sorrow. Doom metal > you.

well erhm right wtf

metal-lica

i'll say it again

METAL-lica

i mean come on ;) metallica is speed metal

black sabbath, iron maiden, megadeth, metallica and opeth are metal too...

just because all their songs arent fast die hard black metal doesnt mean they arent metal, example: listen to 'for my fallen angel' from my dying bride, in my opinion one of the most beautiful songs ever, but that song is NOT doom metal, not even metal.

[Amu]

Metallica like to think of themselves as metal, but they're hard rock. Speed metal is much faster and more intense. Iron Maiden are also hard rock, Black Sabbath are classic metal, which is a form of hard rock, and Megadeth are a near metal form of hard rock.

For My Fallen Angel is a great song, and even though technichley it's not a doom metal song, as it's by My Dying Bride, we can classify it as doom metal. My Dying Bride are an intense death/doom metal band, all of their songs (except For My Fallen Angel) much more intense then any of those (^).

[slurgeon]

I am kinda old school with my metal. My collection is mainly UK metal. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc.

But Danzig is also good depending on how "wicked" I am feeling at the time.

[Neji23p0]

slipknot
soad
cradle of filth
dimmu borgir
children of bodom
iron maiden
story of the year
atreyu

[GeaRZ]

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Korn, Led Zepplin, Megadeth, Metallica, Nirvana and Opeth are not metal bands. Metal is more intense then any of them. There are probably more from your list that aren't metal, but whatever.

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica and Opeth ARE metal. People always think that, if the music isn't heavy, then it's not metal. Well, that's wrong. Iron Maiden pretty much started the power metal genre, although they are heavy metal. Megadeth and Metallica are thrash metal. Yes, now Metallica is hard rock. But any of their stuffs before St. Anger are pretty much metal. And lastly, Opeth is progressive metal.


Some of my favorite bands are, Slipknot, Linkin Park, The Used, Korn, Story of The Year, and Skindred(anybody here ever heard of Skindred?) I like Nu-Metal more than metal-metal so i know most of these aren't true metal.

Finally, someone who knows the difference between Metal and Nu-metal. :-)

[n1ugn3p0dd3]

I noticed that there are a lot of people on this board who like metal so i made a thread to discus metal :D makes sense no? some of my favorite bands are:
Atreyu, As I Lay dying, Black Sabbath, Chimaira, HIM, Cradle of Filth, Deftones, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, From Autumn to Ashes, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Killswitch engage, Korn, Lamb of God, Led Zepplin, Lost Prophets, Marilyn manson, megadeath, Metallica, Mudvayne, Murderdolls, Slipknot, Nirvana, Opeth, Pantera, Poison the Well, Saliva, Shadows Fall, Slayer, System of a Down and the Used. i know some of these are not metal but there still my favorites so here u go a metal thread have fun :D
Atreyu, - Great
As I Lay dying, - Great
Black Sabbath, - Alright
Chimaira, - Great
HIM, - Shit
Cradle of Filth, - Great
Deftones, - Shit
Disturbed, - Alright
Drowning Pool, - Alright
From Autumn to Ashes, - Great
Iron Maiden, - Alright
Judas Priest, - Great
Killswitch engage, - Great
Korn, - Shit
Lamb of God, - Great
Led Zepplin, - Smells
Lost Prophets, - Shit
Marilyn manson, - Shit
megadeath, - Alright
Metallica, - Shiiiiiiiit
Mudvayne, - Great
Murderdolls, - Alright
Slipknot, - Great
Nirvana, - Shit
Opeth, - Shit
Pantera, - Shit
Poison the Well, - Shit
Saliva, - Alright
Shadows Fall, - Great
Slayer, - Great
System of a Down - Alright
the Used. - Shit

[Dave86]

ur pretty gay^^0.o

[theoneandonly]

Slipknot: The Sublimal Verses.

[Dave86]

Slayer- Reign in blood
Metallica- Kill em all
Black Sabath- Paranoid

[Aisu Shun]

n1ugn3p0dd3,

Some of the bands you named aren't even metal thats why you say they are shit and some metal bands you named suck ass...

H.I.M - they are goth rock
Deftones - i dont think they are metal (maybe they are, i dont know)
Korn - is badass i dont know why you dont like them
Marylin Manson - He has some really good songs
Metallica - is worse than shit, maybe bullshit
Nirvana - they aren't even metal they are punk/grunge
Pantera - (your stupid) this band is great
Shadows fall - SHIT!! they F***ing suck
Drownding pool - the new one sucks but the old one is good

Those are the only thing that i must correct you with.

[Dave86]

cmon everything metallica b4 load was great

[Vegeta]

For some reason I find myself drawn to Pantera's music alot lately. I listen to alot of "Nu-Metal" but old skool stuff is still good.

[Aisu Shun]

I dont like metallica still, i dont even like the old metallica, they were always annoying to me.

[Dave86]

if you were a musician as i am you would see why metallica are legends

[Devu-sama]

Manowar (above all)
German Power (Blind Guardian, Stormwitch, Grave Digger, Heaven's Gate, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Saviour, Edguy, Running Wild & more)
Italian Epic (Wotan, Domine, Doomsword, Cirith Ungol, Dark Quarterer, Battle Ram, Holy Martyr & more)
Doom (Doomshine, Candlemass, Solitude Aeternus, Thunderstorm, etc)
American Power (Jag Panzer, Helstar, Seven Witches, Iced Earth, Omen, Cage, The Lord Weird Slough Feg and many more)
And as a break from all these i like to hear Death/Thrash (Nile, Morbid Angel, Onslaught, The Crown, Death, Razor, Hypnosia, Celtic Frost, Bathory & more)


I don't like any kind of nu-metal (maybe except Tool, but they're not exactly nu-metal, are they?)

[[GeNMa]]

uh.. do you ppl count Sonata Arctica as Metal :/ if you do I guess I can post here.. eventho sonata plays power heavy ;)

[Link_The_One]

What's your opinion about Hardrock & Metal. Actually i only listen to Metal and Hardrock like Korn, Slipknot, SOAD and Metallica :D

[Sempfy]

I love Metallica. Korn are alright, never was a big fan tho. System Of A Down are pretty cool, they write very thought provoking lyrics. Don't like Slipknot :/.

Dream Theater, Tool, Queensryche and Metallica. Those are the four bands I've been listening to of late.

[Urban]

Well we're talking about hard rock. I have the cd "contraband" of velvet revolver, but when I play it there are some errors like a short scratch in all the songs sometimes. How comes?

[Link_The_One]

Well we're talking about hard rock. I have the cd "contraband" of velvet revolver, but when I play it there are some errors like a short scratch in all the songs sometimes. How comes?
I think it's the cd ;)

[inorganicangelrosiel]

I believe Contraband is copy-protected and if you're trying to play it on your computer, that's the reason why.

as far as metal's concerned, I prefer foreign metal because for the most part, america is clueless on how to do metal right. sorry but black dhalia murder, as I lay dying, atreyu, and darkest hour are not metal. thats mallcore screamer music. I've been to quite a few metal shows, and fans of bands like these ruin it for other people when they enter the pit and begin punching and kicking wildly (this started with Hatebreed shows -.-)

but for american metal, my favorite bands are megadeth, nevermore, and iced earth. metallica just does not have it anymore, but master of puppets will always be a classic.

as for the foreign metal, my favorites come from sweden (dark tranquillity, in flames, soilwork, opeth, at the gates) and finland (children of bodom, nightwish, sonata arctica, sentenced).

sorry for the long post, but metal is a touchy subject for me :)

[Urban]

Megadeth is awesome! I like cradle of filth, velvet revolver, tool, muse, motorhead, slayer, manowar, hammerfall, ...
Well, I guess its the cd...

[DyersEve]

in flames, slipknot, metallica, korn, killswitch engage, megadeth, pantera, iron maiden (i can't believe they havent been mentioned yet!) ozzy thats only to name a few

[GaaraOfTheDesert]

i like some black metal groups, like mayhem, darkthrone, immortal, burzum, dimmu borgir (their old stuff), ...

[tr1p]

DId ya know that the drummer in Metallica is danish?!?! ( Im danish :P ) .. anyway..

I like Nightwish and Disturbed ALOT!!! really nice music!

[Joe-Dono]

Im into hardcore myself sutff like

As Frieds Rust, Wil Haven, Boy hits car, American Head Charge, Boy sets fire, Killswitch engage, Number one son.....

[ahheng21]

i listen to these genre of music too
Dream Evil's new album rox! play them as loud as u can

[fanime]

omg Sepultura hasn't been mentioned yet tough they kinda suck since Max Cavalera left the band. Hail to Soulfly! :D

Back in the days a friend from college introduced me into the metalgenre. First album I heard was Beneath the remains, after that I got really into it and I was pretty much in the same boat as all those metalheads in my class lol. I listened to Sepultura, Entombed, Anthrax, Faith No More, Megadeth, Metallica, AC/DC, Manowar, Obituary, Alice In Chains, Bodycount, Therapy?, Cannibal Corpse, Iron Maiden, Type O Negative, Biohazard.

Nowadays it's more like: BoysSetsFire, Korn, Spineshank, Rammstein, Audioslave, Dimmu Borgir, Sick Of It All, System Of A Down, Feeder, Muse, Placebo, Ash, Velvet Revolver, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Peter Pan Speedrock, Filter, Dreadlock Pussy, Lost Prophets.

[Lunar]

Man, metal and hard rock are the best.A7X (Avenged Sevenfold), Metallica, SOAD, Slipknot, Disturbed, Tool, APC, Atreyu, Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God, AFI there just too many of them...:D

[Hinata Andou]

Love Metal! *o* Stratovarius, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,
Nightwish, Tristania, Lacuna coil, Rhapsody, Dir en Grey
Due' le quartz, SOAD, sinergy, slayer and more...
I think metallica was good
because now I don't like very much
sorry if you don't understand ToT
my english suck's Xox

Ja Ne!

[^SereGod//]

Well... Metallica, as inorganicangelrosiel ( :/ ) Mentioned havent got what it takes anymore, sadly, they were great in the earlier years... Besides the old Met stuff, KoRn, Slipknot, SOAD, Nirvana, Rammstein ( some of it only ), RATM, Sepultura ( the old shit ) CoB, Disturbed, Muse ( i know, its not that hard, but still great :P )... Phew!

And then of course pretty much everything that comes out of Scandinavia ( In Flames, Evergrey, Dimmu Borgir, IllNath, Mercenary, you name it )

I also like to play this heavenly music-genre :)

[GaaraOfTheDesert]

if you want some really fucking divine black metal, listen to BURZUM, it'll blow you away !!!

[Inactive Dark Angel]

I like Rhapsody,Lacuna Coil,Blind Guardian,Cradle of Filth,Sonata Artica,Avantasia,Nightwish and Sirenia. Those are the ones I can think of right now.

[DarkChrono87]

i am an old style listener of metal music, i am the classic metal fanatic: long hair, denim jeans, and leather jacket!

i love classic heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Manowar.

i also like thrash metal bands like Metallica (only the first 4 albums), Megadeth, Death Angel and Slayer (Reign In Blood is a Masterpiece but i also like albums likes South Of Heaven and Seasons In The Abyss)

i listen a lot of swedish death metal (At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames) and melodic Power/death bands like Children Of Bodom, Norther, Ensiferum, Wintersun.

in the "True" death metal I like Death ( R.I.P. Chuck ), Atheist, Cynic, Sadist (They are italian like me!!!!!) and Theory In Practice

in the black metal scene i prefere the norwegian bands of the early 90s, Darkthrone, Immortal, Emperor, Satirycon , Mayhem (only their first works: Deathcrush, Live In Leipzig and De Misteriis Dom Sathanas) and Burzum.

i also like Dimmu Borgir even if they aren't "True" Black Metal.


i hate false power metal bands like Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Rhapsody...

the true power metal is called Blind Guardian(they are absolutely great!), Helloween, Gamma Ray, Grave Digger.


I don't Like the so-called "Nu-metal". Nu metal is not metal and bands like Slipknot, Korn, System Of A Down, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park should not be classified as Metal bands.

DEATH TO FALSE METAL!


p.s. i'm sorry for my horrible english, but i am italian and i can't speak english very well

[AlphaKeny1]

Eh. I really like Iron Maiden. They're pretty much my favorite for metal. I do like the old Metallica, and Vehemence.

[Neji23p0]

i like........iron maiden, any heard of "blind guardian"? they're good
also...system of a down, atreyu, tool, cradle of filth, dimmu borgir, rammstein, judas priest, slayer, CHILDREN OF BODOM <--the best.
cryptopsy, arch enemy, slipknot, GWAR.

[Violence Fight]

Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage. Old Metallica.

Its hard to find good metal these days, as 90% of it is garbage. Especially Slipknot and some other metal bands like this(And I used to be a hardcore slipknot kid). Its fun to listen to, but its not too cool musically(Except for slipknots drummer, he is amazing).

[Erkekjetter]

Best band EVER, In Flames, just came out with a new kick ass album.

[netorie]

Personally i like slipknot, and godsmack. who do u like?

[basiK]

ahh here we go =S

The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying,Caliban, Converge,Scars Of Tomorrow,Metallica,The butterfly effect, Hatebreed, Lamb Of God,chevelle,godsmack, & others i forgot

[Leto]

Godsmack, system of a down. NIGHTWISH!

[Catatonik]

My fave Metal bands?

Oh my :D

Strapping Young Lad, Green Carnation, Nile, Arcturus, Solefald, Opeth, Emperor, The Devin Townsend Band, Dark Tranquillity, Therion, Nevermore, Hypocrisy, Pain, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Finntroll, Death, Anathema, Amon AMarth, Nightwish, Arch-Enemy, Lacuna Coil, Zyklon

I could go on for quite a while :)

[Erginol]

Metal is the Real music.
I dont listen anything else but metal
My fav bands are:
Finntroll, CoF, CoB, Dimmu Borgir, Ajattara, Metallica, Marilyn Manson
And a lot more. Metal Rules!!!!

[Mecha-Kisame]

Metal is the Real music.
I dont listen anything else but metal
My fav bands are:
Finntroll, CoF, CoB, Dimmu Borgir, Ajattara, Metallica, Marilyn Manson
And a lot more. Metal Rules!!!!
Finntroll... I'm impressed.

Yeah, metal is king. I prefer progressive to the majority of other genres though, Symphony X for instance, they've been my favorite band for a while now.

Still though, aside from grindcore and nu (if you even consider that music), I love the remaining genres. Bands like Maiden, Emperor, Dimmu, Queensryche, Priest, Iced Earth, and Einherjer find their way into my playlist regularly.

[IkariBattousai]

I like a lot of metal, my current favorite band being Amorphis, I just saw them live a few days ago, and despite the fact they were playing a small club, it was quite the show. Opeth is another really good metal band. Revielle is an awesome band too, although they may be classified more as rap/metal than traditonal metal. Killswitch Engage is a good band, and Slipknot's new CD blew my mind (as far as they're concerned). I'm still debating whether Slipknot or Stonesour is the better band. Nightwish is always pretty good, although some of my friends are a little too obsessed with them. Anyone else into Mushroomhead? XIII was an awesome CD. Manson used to be pretty goodm but now his music, especially the lyrics, are getting really contrived, he needs to find something else to sing about. Tool is one of the undisputed kings of good metal. There's my two cents on some of the metal out there.

[Mecha-Kisame]

Tool is not an undisputed king, in fact, alot of the more elitist metal-heads would go as far as to consider them mallcore trash.

Me, I used to like them a great deal, I've since lost interest though.

[IkariBattousai]

Yeah, that's why I said one of, but actually, Tool is one of the more well thought out bands. The lyrics are quite poetic and their riffs are relatively complex while still being melodic and listenable. Most metal nowadays has complex guitar riffs and drum beats, but none of them go together, and much of that complexity is lost because the different instruments end up as one big mush of noise. Most metal bands also have uninspired lyrics that are just about things like demons, 666, and the end of the world. A band that can be hard and complex, without alienating 95% of their potential fanbase really deserves respect.

[Mecha-Kisame]

You didn't say arguably :\

Still though, you sound as though you're trying to compare Tool to something like Linkin Park, Slipknot, or Nu-Metallica, if you take a brick of bronze and sit it next to a brick of shit, it's obviously going to look (or sound in this case) alot better. I've never experienced this mush of noise you mention either, unless it's a badly recordered album like something you'd find from the likes of Nargaroth or Mayhem. Grindcore, yes, maybe THAT'S a mush of noise, but that's because that is what it's meant to be.

I don't really understand how Tool is a band that doesn't alienate anyone either, songs such as Eulogy, Stinkfist, Prison Sex, and Hooker without a Penis come to mind. To me, it seems as though that's one of the main things on Maynard's mind. Of course, the majority of the major Tool fans I've met are bat shit fucking loco, so it'd be hard to alienate them I guess.

I think the satan-related stuff is fun. I mean, I enjoy my music, and it makes me smile when I hear "HAIL SATAN, BLAAAAAAH!" But that's because I don't take that particular genre seriously, because it's not meant to be, or I don't think so at least. Plus the post-apocalyptic futures that the majority of these bands rave about is interesting to me, just like Maiden's (and various other band's) war-related lyrics. It makes for good story-telling.

Well uh, I've rambled a bit so I'll leave it there.

[Catatonik]

There's a fug load of metal out there will brilliant production, unique sounds and inspired lyrics.

Yes, even in the Nu-metal genre.

Take Dog-Fashion Disco, Nu-metal yes, but very Mr. Bungle/Faith No More inspired in their insanity. Quality production and great musical composition.

I personally happen to admire and love all of Tool (but not A Perfect Circle), as well as going back to Pink Floyd, so I guess that explains that :)

But to name a few of the more unusual and talented bands.:

Opeth
Finntroll
Arcturus
Solefald
Devin Townsend
Fantomas
Vintersorg
Dillinger Escape Plan
Mastadon
Therion
Ayreon
Nile
Mithras
Dog Fashion Disco

Have a look around, check them out :)

[NeoSlayer666]

OMGAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! I BLEED METAL!!!! XD

Bands I LOVE!!!!

Metallica (Not afraid to admit it!!!)
Pantera
Slayer
Slipknot
Soilwork
In Flames
Andrew W. K. (ok not really metal but SWEET)
Alnthrax
Arch Enemy
Sabbath and Ozzy (of course!)
Damage Plan
Fear Factory
Flaw
Dope
God Forbid
Godsmack
HATEBREED
Iced Earth
Ill Nino
Killswitch Engage
Motograter
Mudvayne
Rammstein
Rob/White Zombie
Sevendust
SOAD
Static X
Taproot
Unearth
Agathodaimon
Snot
The Haunted

AND THATS ALL off teh top of my head!
I am also in a metal band :O Have us a listen if you will ^_^ www.purevolume.com/therising

[GaaraOfTheDesert]

this are some nice black/death(and some power) metal groups:

1349
abyssic hate
amon amarth
anorexia nervosa
at the gates
axamenta
bathory
behemoth
blind guardian
burzum
carcass
carpathian forest
cirith gorgor
dark funeral
darkthrone
dimension f3h
dimmu borgir
dissection
drudkh
emperor
ensiferum
enslaved
enthroned
evoken
falkenbach
finntroll
gorgoroth
graveland
hate forest
hypocrisy
immortal
isengard
judas iscariot
kalmah
kataklysm
korpiklaani
kreator
life's decay
marduk
mayhem
morbid angel
mütiilation
naglfar
nargaroth
nattefrost
necrophagist
necrophobic
nile
nokturnal mortum
panchrysia
satyricon
signs of darkness
summoning
taake
temple of baal
theatres des vampires
vader
velvet cacoon
venom
windir
xasthur
zyklon
zyklon-b

[netorie]

my favorite bands are as followes:
Opeth
Pantera
Slipknot
Ra
Godsmack
Korn
Children of the cemetary
Metallica
WASP
Black sabbith
Disturbed

thats just off the top of my head.

[grakul]

Metal is great music, I enjoy orchestral kind of metal, such as

Haggard
Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius
Nightwish
Within Temptation (it's nearly not metal)
Symphony X
Amaran
Edguy
Chilren Of Bodom
Rhapsody
Dark Moor
Therion

And many others, it's cool that so many ppl enjoys metal in this place, and to the original poster:
Yeah men, some of the bands you mentioned are far from metal, but it's cool that you created this thread though

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Glad To See Some Extreme Metalers here :) .....not many of us round :P

Just to name a few (no order specified)

Meshuggah
Devolved
Fear Factory (Demanufacture Era)
Mnemic
Decapitated
Zyklon
Dream Theater
Biomechanical
Threshold
Chimaira
Lamb of God (not old stuff urgh)
Amon Amarth
Inflames (pre Colony stuff)
Atthegates
Unearth
Cannible Corpse
Behemoth
Nile
Morbid Angel
Nevermore
Cryptopsy
Akecoke
Children Of Bodem
Emperor
Vader
Finntroll
Hammerfall
Edguy
Iced Earth
Demons & Wizards
blind Guardian
Intense
Conquest Of Steel
Grave digger
Sonata Arctica
Dragon Force
Nightwish
Stratovarious
Thunderstone

Bah, cant think of any others at the moment...I like to vary my styles of metal at times

[Erkekjetter]

Man, I didn't think this many people liked metal. My favorites are: A Dozen Furies, Avenged Sevenfold, UNEARTH, In Flames, Nightrage, and Lamb of God.

[Catatonik]

\m/ I say \m/

On a similiar note

I am going to see Strapping Young Lad in two days :D

[n1ugn3p0dd3]

These are my favorite 'metal' bands.

Bleeding Through
The Locust
Daughters
Ed Gein
Every Time I Die
Darkest Hour
Unearth
Terror
God Forbid
Hatebreed
Fantomas
The Red Chord
Throwdown
Walls Of Jericho
Norma Jean
Killswitch Engage
Nora
Bury Your Dead
It Dies Today
Shadows Fall
Lamb Of God
No Warning
Dead To Fall
Scars Of Tomorrow
The Bled
The Chariot
As I Lay Dying
The Dillinger Escape Plan

I also like alot of local bands, I won't bother naming them.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

\m/ I say \m/

On a similiar note

I am going to see Strapping Young Lad in two days :D

Haha, nice one, i hear they have pretty sick pits, well the music is mad enough:D

Stay Metal

[Seiken Enhasa]

I just got into metal recently (about 3-5 months ago), so I haven't listened to nearly as much as some of the people here. Some of my favorites include:

Edguy (my current #1 favorite, with my favorite album being Mandrake)
Stratovarius
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Kamelot
Falconer
Helloween
Eikenskaden
Dream Theater
Dragonland
Opeth
Vintersorg
Yngwie Malmsteen
Sonata Arctica

...yeah, that's not a whole lot.

I downloaded Black Metal by Venom, None so Vile by Cryptopsy, The Sound of Perserverance by Death, and The Black Halo by Kamelot recently, but I haven't had the chance to listen to them yet, i'll probably get around to that today.

I'm mostly gonna be listening to death, black and doom metal for the next month or two, and cutting back on downloading power metal. I think I have enough power metal for now. :P

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

I just got into metal recently (about 3-5 months ago), so I haven't listened to nearly as much as some of the people here. Some of my favorites include:

Edguy (my current #1 favorite, with my favorite album being Mandrake)
Stratovarius
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Kamelot
Falconer
Helloween
Eikenskaden
Dream Theater
Dragonland
Opeth
Vintersorg
Yngwie Malmsteen
Sonata Arctica

...yeah, that's not a whole lot.

I downloaded Black Metal by Venom, None so Vile by Cryptopsy, The Sound of Perserverance by Death, and The Black Halo by Kamelot recently, but I haven't had the chance to listen to them yet, i'll probably get around to that today.

I'm mostly gonna be listening to death, black and doom metal for the next month or two, and cutting back on downloading power metal. I think I have enough power metal for now. :P


Can Never Have Enough Power Metal my friend :wink

[Erkekjetter]

I've been listening to alot of new bands, just going around PureVolume.com. I love listening to these bands, I might see a few Syracuse metal acts.

[aLgHaZaNtH]

WOW! im surprised man,you guys are so into metal like me....and btw....do u guys lissen to harder stuff like Marduk,Trivium,Alghazanth,Dimmu Borgir and etc? I'm so happy finally i can find a world of place where metalheads can chat!!!HELL YEA!!!!long live metal \m/

[Erkekjetter]

Dimmu Borgir fucking rocks. I love their new album. Have you listened to it?

[Catatonik]

Marduk \m/

Indeed, there is love for the metal here my friend.

You should take a peek at Metal For Everyone and Featured Genre Series #4: Metal

threads.

[Erkekjetter]

Yup, great threads.


You should take a count of how many times you reccomended that thread.

[Catatonik]

close to twenty already.

[Makubex_GB]

My favorite kickass power metal bads: Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli (Rhapsody's guitarist singles), Symphony X and Hammerfall.

[Vertlain]

My favorite kickass power metal bads: Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli (Rhapsody's guitarist singles), Symphony X and Hammerfall.

If you're into that kind of metal, you should definetly listen to Angra.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Recently Got Lamb of God - Ashes in the wake....I Love this damn Cd....so much chugging

[Obscura]

Bands I like are:

Lacuna Coil
The Gathering
Pantera
Iced Earth
Blind Guardian
Moonspell
Lullacry
Flowing Tears
Borknagar
And Oceans..
Dark Tranquility
Dream Evil
God Forbid
The Union Underground
Poison Black
Sentenced
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Samael
Orphaned Land
Caliban

Hrmm.. think that's it for now. :)

[Makubex_GB]

If you're into that kind of metal, you should definetly listen to Angra.

Yeah, I like Angra too. "Nothing To Say" is one of my favorite songs.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

soo many metal heads.....we should make a Community or a fan club or something

[Catatonik]

Bands I like are:

Lacuna Coil
The Gathering
Pantera
Iced Earth
Blind Guardian
Moonspell
Lullacry
Flowing Tears
Borknagar
And Oceans..
Dark Tranquility
Dream Evil
God Forbid
The Union Underground
Poison Black
Sentenced
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Samael
Orphaned Land
Caliban

Hrmm.. think that's it for now. :)

You have Orphaned Land and Borknagar in your list, I offer up moes body that we may spawn gestalt babies from our DNA to be the ultimate metal-heads!!!

:D

No seriously, you mentioned Orphaned Land \m/

ANyone who has not heard Mabool must do so immediately.

[Obscura]

You have Orphaned Land and Borknagar in your list, I offer up moes body that we may spawn gestalt babies from our DNA to be the ultimate metal-heads!!!

:D

No seriously, you mentioned Orphaned Land \m/

ANyone who has not heard Mabool must do so immediately.

lol :amuse

I actually recently got into Orphaned Land like.. near the end of December of last year and fell in love with them.. in fact I'm listening to The Storm still Rages right now :music

[aLgHaZaNtH]

:laugh laugh please state ur e-mail, preferabbly MSN cause i want to learn from u guys........besides, having more frens to chat in MSN is rather fun 2. :laugh :laugh :laugh bah.

[aslan]

what is it you want to learn about old school metal?

[Kalmah]

what is it you want to learn about old school metal?

The music master has arrived... :P

[mow]

Guys, Im merging this with the Offical Metal thread if you dont mind =]

[aslan]

The music master has arrived... :P

I'm far from a master

and thx moe fo merging this

I knew this thread existed some where

[mow]

anytime mate :thumbs. And husha bout not being a music teacher :P. You are and will be an exptional one for that matter :amuse

[Kalmah]

Arch Enemy and System of the Down (maybe a little bit of Dark Tranquility)

[Erkekjetter]

I like Orphaned Land, I only have a few songs, I got them on the Metal for The Masses CD.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Have any of you guys checked out any of the Guilty Gear soundtracks?....if not...doooo it!!!

[Catatonik]

Okay, I will, in return you start checking out the bands I name and letting us know what you think of them :P

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Okay, I will, in return you start checking out the bands I name and letting us know what you think of them :P

Concider it done :D

[Catatonik]

That's what I like to hear :D

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Is it me, or is this Thread getting quiet?

METAL!!!!!!!!!

[Catatonik]

I have slowed down on my posting spree due to a series of events I don't care to recount.

I'll be back to pimp the metal soon enough.

[Fear The Mullet]

I absolutley love metal, and any guitar driven music actually. My Favorites are:

Metal

Metallica
Megadeth
In Flames
Cildren of Bodom
Sinergy
Vader
The Gathering
Nightwish
Killswitch EngageShadows Fall

Guitar Driven

Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Steve Vai
Paco de Lucia/Al di Meola/John Mclaughlin
Almeida
Satch
Cacophony(Becker and Friedman)
Pat Metheny
John Scofiled

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Another one to the Metal Leigion!!...i seriously would love this to be a fan club or a community.....i would do it but..i'm too Metal......and lazy....hehe

[Ken_shiro]

So many metalheads here its mad. Good to see everyone heres got good taste

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

we are familiy here :).....Anyone love Amon Amarth? (just a random question)

[Catatonik]

Amon Amarth.

Truly someone needs to mae a Naruto AMV with Victorious March or Bastards of a Lying Breed

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

hehe, i could proberly do that for you when i do my Media Studies Course at college in september ..my first assignment is to make a music video

[Catatonik]

Woot, then do that! :D

Or better yet, clips from the one on ones in the Chunin exam to Halfords One Will track.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

i'll have to see what the actual requirements are....i'll get back to you, then you can start throwing cement mixers of ideas at me :)

For some reason, i'm soo tempted to wack Zyklon in there

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

An SYNTHETICINHILIATION raises the metal forum from the dead again...haha..just to wack it back on front...

Behemoth anyone?

[Evil Sasuke]

Haha finally! Metal fans! Lolx...


Dry Cell etc...

finally..someone that knows Dry Cell.........

[louuster]

Damn there was a metal thread here??? and I managed to miss it??????
Anyway bands I like are
Metallica (kill'em all to ride the lightning)
Children of Bodom (Laiho is God :P)
Nightwish
Black Sabbath and Ozzy
Maiden (best heavy metal ever)
Slayer
Pantera
Judas Priest (old)
WASP
Stratovarius
Dark tranquility

[narutorulez]

il write some of my favs.

Soad,Led Zeppelin,Wednesday 13,Murderdolls,Iron Maiden,CKY,InFlames,Marilyn manson,Motörhead,Ozzy osbourne,WolfPack,Danzig,HIM,Rob Zombie and SEVERAL MORE!!! \M/ (ò_Ó) \M/

[Mecha-Kisame]

Any of you into John Petrucci's solo work? Suspended Animation is fucking amazing.

I've got it in MP3 so.... *nudge nudge* :amazed

[Arty]

my favorite metal band is duran duran they are pretty hardcore.

[Catatonik]

I like Petruchi...and would be interested in hearing more.

[Urban]

Dave mustaine for prez.

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

Any of you into John Petrucci's solo work? Suspended Animation is fucking amazing.

I've got it in MP3 so.... *nudge nudge* :amazed

We talking Liquid Tension Experiment stuff too?

Either way....he is soo talented..:P

I'll stick with dream theater for now though

[Catatonik]

If only it weren't for James laBries vocals.

*sighs*

[Vertlain]

If only it weren't for James laBries vocals.
*sighs*

What did you expect from canadian singer? :P Naah, he's ok as long as he doesn't try to reach really high notes. I love his voice in Ayreon's "The Human Equation" or Frameshift's debut album. :amuse
I've been listening to Opeth for most of the day and thinking that from all the growling he does, one day Mikael Åkerfeldt might lose his voice, and that would be real tragedy... why does he growl anyway?

[Hangatýr]

Dream Theatre? As in the one who did About To Crash? O.o

[Catatonik]

Mikael growls because he can. He has such a versatile voice it would be a shame for him to waste any of it's potential.

Day Twelve of the Human Equation has one of the most powerful growls from Akerfeldt.

[cloin]

No one's posted here in a while it seems so lets revive it. Are there any metal fans still lurking around these forums?

[Catatonik]

You could say that :D

Anyhoos, we are still here, just in other threads :P

[cloin]

Well lets get it going again, if there's anything I love to discuss, it's metal. I'll throw out a topic. What's with all the Carcass bashing I've been hearing in the metal scene as of late? It seems the new age generation of metal fans are too wrapped in some of these new styles to recognize the influence of some of the old greats like Carcass and Death. Irreverence for one's elders bothers me.

[Jam]

A listen to a little metal, hardly any at all, but I do listen to a few bands. I'm not good with genres, so don't kill me if some of these are a little off:

Metallica
Soilwork
Atreyu
In Flames
Slipknot
Killswitch Engage

[cloin]

Even though they've severely dumbed themselves down, I still enjoy the hell out of Soilwork. In Flames however has gone a bit too far.

[Catatonik]

Soilwork still have some credibility left.

Some :D

But as far as the Gothenburg sound goes, Nightrage and Dark Tranquillity are the kings at this time.

[cloin]

Dark Tranquillity for sure. I'd like Nightrage a lot more if I didn't hate Tomas Lindberg.

[Catatonik]

o.O You hate Tomas Lindberg?

Wha? Why?

[Voynich]

Hmm.. just a question from a metal noob *Cata you're not pimpin me enough XD *grin ;p**

Is Mindless Self Indulgence considered metal? A friend of mine says it's industrial metal..but well.. not sure. I'm enjoying the fuck outta them though XD

And I can't see what's so great about Atreyu. If there is one band I can't stand...it's them.

[TheMexicanKingVII]

I don't think I really liked industrial metal ever, someone tried to get me into fear factory and I was like...bleh.

I Like the following
Mudvayne
SOAD
Slipknot
Korn
KSE
Chimera
Cradle of filth
Cold(if considered)
Disturbed
SOAD
Deftones
Static X
( I seen some bands in here that i'll prolly check out)

[cloin]

o.O You hate Tomas Lindberg?

Wha? Why?

I guess because I think At the Gates is overrated, so I blame Tomas. They had two good albums and the rest are literally painful to listen to. I also just get tired of hearing him in everything because he has about a million side projects, some good ie Nightrage, The Great Deceiver, and some bad ie Disfear. Besides, Tomas apparently isn't known for being very professional, especially after what happened with The Crown.

[Catatonik]

Welll.....

Okay :D

I still love his voice.

Besides, he's still less prolific than Dan Swano

[cloin]

...Dan... is god.

[Catatonik]

He certainly has had his hands in the pies of some of the greatest bands from Sweden. Opeth, Katatonia, Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath, Dark Tranquillity, Hypocrisy, Therion.....

Yes, Swano is something else.

[cloin]

Crimson is my favorite song of all time.

[Atreyu]

Blind Guardian
Iced earth ....thouse are real metal!

[cloin]

Yeah, real repetitive metal. Not that I can say I don't own several albums by both.

[Catatonik]

Blind Guardian are good, but not the be all end all.

I still like Iced Earth, but I don't view them as highly as I used to.

I have found my tastes evolving in recent years, away from the more straight forward musics, towards the unusual and ground breaking.

[Chintsuzai]

I only have a few.. >_>;

HIM, Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Lullacry, Nightwish, Slipknot, System of a down aaand.. this other girl singer who's band I can't remeber the name of at this time.. ^^;

[cloin]

Well, I'd try to tell you who that band is, but there are about 8 million female fronted metal bands these days, the most popular of which probably being Lacuna Coil.

[Catatonik]

Indeed.

Or Arch-Enemy :D

[cloin]

Yeah, they're about to really gain a much bigger fanbase thanks to Ozzfest. I really prefer their stuff with Johan a lot more though, particularly Burning Bridges.

[Catatonik]

I actually prefer Angelas voice.

The fact she's a woman is a moot point for me. I didn't know that when I first heard them, and I LOVED Wages of Sin...

Then I found out the vocalist was a woman.

[cloin]

Her being a woman has nothing to do with my dislike of her. I don't like that she doesn't really let them play old songs live and I don't like her because she sounds like a wannabe late era Chuck Schuldiner. Also, if you compare her voice to how Johan sounds on his side project Nonexist, he blows her away.

[Efraim Longstocking]

I'm trying to find a cd by a band called Soulslide. I heard them once on gotham radio but not since then.
I thoght Within Temptation would be the most popular?
Dude, the girl who sings in Arch Enemy, I really wonder what the fuck happened to her voice. Have you heard her talk??? O_o

[cloin]

Well Angela, the Arch Enemy chick, apparently had some blood on some of her throat muscles, but I think they corrected it. And Within Temptation is popular, but not so much as Lacuna Coil, but that will probably change now that WT is signed to Roadrunner.

[Efraim Longstocking]

And gets loads of playtime on mainstream radio stations and MTV...

[cloin]

Yeah, Roadrunner means distribution. Hopefully all these bands (Nightwish, Opeth, Within Temptation) signing to Roadrunner aren't going to pull 180s in regards to their sound.

*edit* 100 posts. What a landmark...

[Efraim Longstocking]

congrats! I don't know much about which artists who are signed to which label, but I don't think they will change their sound if the don't want to do it for something better. Opeth ain't going to turn pop and sing schlager ballads with acoustic guitars. But it would be fun to hear them on radio as much as you hear Nightwish and WT. But they are hardly going to start playing Opeth's ten minute symphonies.

[cloin]

To be honest I didn't too much dig the new Opeth track, though granted it was a rough cut and unmixed. It was just far too straightforward and strived too hard to be heavy. I also thought the keyboards threw it off at parts. I'm going to hope that the whole album doesn't play out in similar fashion, which I'm sure it won't.

[Efraim Longstocking]

OMG They got new and I haven't heard.
Oh, the shame...
*Commits harakiri...

[cloin]

Yeah, it ought to leak very soon too.

[n8dogg]

Kizz and Scorpions.

Hurray for hair metal!

*goes off to listen to Rock you like a Hurricane*

[cloin]

Who the hell doesn't like Rock you like a Hurricane?

[Efraim Longstocking]

Scorpions have such amazing tracks. Especially the ballads. They have 3 of my favorite power ballads. Winds of Change, Send me an Angel and Still Loving You. Oh good god, I must go get my best of cd... Thanks for reminding me about them. I have forgot them totally.

[Catatonik]

Ah the Scorpions. :D

Never a fan of KISS though.

[cloin]

Nah, I hate KISS.

[Catatonik]

I don't think I hate them......not really.

Atleast, I have never given them enough thought to actively despise them.

[cloin]

Well I'm around some pretty rabid KISS fans a good bit of the time and they've really just made me come to hate them.

[Efraim Longstocking]

Despite the fact that they are a litle corny they are great musicians. And I like some of their songs. Lick It Up, Heaven's on Fire and Detroit Rock City and such classics. I have never been a hardcore fan of them though like several of my friends are.

[cloin]

There are probably about 2 KISS songs that I like, the rest give me diarrhea.

[Catatonik]

Man, how did we end up on a KISS tangent?

How about Nile, or Opeth, or Therion?

[Efraim Longstocking]

Let's talk about Blue Oyster Cult... One of my love bands. They just rock too damn hard. The Marshall Plan is my favorite by them.

But In this moment I'm listening to Led Zeppelin IV

[Catatonik]

Blue Oyster Cult, nice.

If we're talking classics, where's the love for Motorhead?

Lemmy!!!!

ANd his mole!!!!!

And Hat!!!!!!

[cloin]

There was a time when I ate, breathed, slept, and f*cked Motorhead.

And Nile, what's there to say about Nile other than that they're one of the premiere death metal acts of our day and that Karl Sanders is nothing short of brilliant.

[Efraim Longstocking]

Overkill!!!

Haven't heard them in ages...

[Lightningdwd]

Metal rulz!!! :thumbs

A few weeks ago I saw System Of A Down live!!!!! :laugh

[Voynich]

Opeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* insert squeeeeish fangirl yelp*

omg..I'm fangirling.
Damn you Cata for compromising my impartialness towards any kind of band!
I will not squeee for anything. I'm objective!





*looks around*




No one here





SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! <3333333333333333

*runs*

[SYNTHETICINHILIATION]

I'm Back....with a Vengance!!!!!....Metal

[Efraim Longstocking]

Yay! Long time, no see! Where have you been?

[cloin]

Opeth... bleh.

[Voynich]

I like them >_>

Gah..I'm just a newbie to metal, so I listen what Cata sends to me. So don't bleh me *pouts*

[Efraim Longstocking]

Opeth ownage!

[cloin]

Opeth serves well as an introductory metal band, I just find them to be rather bland personally.

[Voynich]

I'm just not much a fan of the "real" metal. A friends of mine use to make me listen to Nile ... didn't do much for me. Most metal is too hard, too much, too monotone for me. But that's just my taste.

[cloin]

Opeth can be pretty heavy though.

*edit* And don't blasphem against Nile, infidel :P

[Voynich]

No blasphemy here. I admit they are a good metal band, but just not my thing. And I like Opeth's heavier stuff too. But I personally think it just has more melody than other metal I've heard.

Any one know which freakin genre Mindless Self Indulgence belongs too? It's my newest addiction.

[Efraim Longstocking]

I used to listen to alot of 70's and 80's metal. All kinds of bands from Heavy to Thrash. Then after I moved on to power metal I hit a streak with listening to alot of Death and Black crap bands and started listening to alot of Gothic metal and stuff. Feels like I've had it that kind of music. I'm into 70's and 80's again now...

[cloin]

There are plenty of metal bands with melody. Listen to some Candlemass.

[Voynich]

I will, once i have worked my way through those uploadwhoring pms of yours XD Damn you people...I can not dll 10 albums a day.. >.<

[cloin]

Sure you can. If you're like me you can download these albums in under a minute. And sorry, I know I'm whoring a bit too much, but I get excited to share music.

[Voynich]

I can dll them fast yeah... BUT ... my comp can't handle it anymore. I can add files...but slowly. Whole albums make my poor old comp moan like he has to run up mount everest.

[cloin]

Sounds like my laptop... right before it died.

[Voynich]

It's been close to dying for ages now. It'll live... When it comes to keeping comps alive, I'm a genius.

I'll have to defrag it soon though XD

[cloin]

Defrag it constantly, and keep it full of metal. I'm going to UL Dan Swano's Moontower pretty soon and see how you like it. Very metal, very progressive.

[Efraim Longstocking]

Dude, got the most slow internet on the entire planet... On of these records take about 2 hours to dl... A little faster If I leave it alone...

[Voynich]

Defrag it constantly, and keep it full of metal. I'm going to UL Dan Swano's Moontower pretty soon and see how you like it. Very metal, very progressive.


Okay then XD Just shoot away on the willing target ;p

[Catatonik]

Candlemass. A beautiful statement you made there Colin.

Anyhoo, I love Opeth because they walk the line between Progressive and Death with elements from Venom, Celtic Frost, Morbid Angel and Porcupine Tree floating throughout.

Plus I am a huge fan of Akerfeldts voice.

That said, I can see why some people find them bland/boring.

On a similiar note, that's how I feel about Meshuggah. Love the music, just not interested by it. :)

As far as Death Metal goes today, far above and beyond any other band is Zyklon IMO. Some of the most impressive guitar-work, lyrical content and overall atmosphere. The first album had an almost industrial/mechanical overtone, but the second album is where they let loose and really went organic.

Zyklon. \m/

Oh and Maho, I need to send you more Devin Townsend you really need to hear the Ocean Machines album.:D

[Voynich]

Just send, send, send.

Due to my little space I usually only dll the files that get enough pimping and explaining. But your pms got priority Cata <3 ..... XD

[Professor Pants]

This thread needed to be revived, as Metal must reign supreme on this board \m/.

For those interested, just another reminder as Tuesday is fast apporaching...The Incinerator (http://users.wpi.edu/~adamfisk/incinerator) internet Metal Radio is coming at you from 7-10 EST every Tuesday night. Check the sig for where to go in the http direction.

Long live metal!

[Catatonik]

There is a pretty solid metal fan base in here.

Not too mention, between colin and I, we have pimped MUCH metal.

[cloin]

And we shall continue to do so.

[Catatonik]

Indeed

We R Teh Metuhl Pimpz

[Professor Pants]

So, anyone been to any good shows recently? I went to Edguy, Hammerfall, and Into Eternity about a month ago. It was pretty awesome. Hammerfall was pretty drunk though, it was funny. The next upcoming show I'm going to is Opeth/Nevermore/Fireball Ministry/(Into Eternity?). That should be an amazing show.

[Catatonik]

Therion

Yup.

Therions first ever Canadian show.

It was indeed truly worthy of seeing. They played tracks from as far back as the demos.

[cloin]

In November I'll be seeing Meshuggah, The Haunted, and Mnemic in Oklahoma City, and then I'll be seeing Darkane, SYL, and Soilwork in Tulsa.

[Cash Register]

So, anyone been to any good shows recently? I went to Edguy, Hammerfall, and Into Eternity about a month ago. It was pretty awesome. Hammerfall was pretty drunk though, it was funny. The next upcoming show I'm going to is Opeth/Nevermore/Fireball Ministry/(Into Eternity?). That should be an amazing show.
QFT

EDIT: See sig.

[pek]

Children of Bodom, In Flames, Slayer :drool

[louuster]

Rofl, 1 metal thread wasnt enough, lets revive two of them!
By the way I bought my tickets for CoB, Amon Amarth and Trivium in Montreal November 10. However, I wont be able to go to Opeth october 29 :sad. But I will definitely go to FINNTROLL!!!11 january 9. I cant believe they're coming to Montreal :P

[Professor Pants]

Rofl, 1 metal thread wasnt enough, lets revive two of them!
By the way I bought my tickets for CoB, Amon Amarth and Trivium in Montreal November 10. However, I wont be able to go to Opeth october 29 :sad. But I will definitely go to FINNTROLL!!!11 january 9. I cant believe they're coming to Montreal :P


Finntroll!? I hope they head to Massachusetts...preferably the Palladium.

[BushidoPunk]

Anybody seen the Lamb of God DVD, "Killadelphia?" I own it, its freakin' worth it. It has comedy, drama, and a drunken rage fight! Its awesomeness ten fold.

[cloin]

What moronic tour promoter would put a watered down act like Trivium on the same bill as Amon Amarth, the gods of viking metal?

[louuster]

I really have no idea... I hope they wont play for too long >_<

[Cash Register]

I like Trivium, but when I saw them open for Iced Earth they were pretty boring.

[Catatonik]

Hahhahaha
Trivium opening for Amon Amarth?

That's ridiculous

Like having Static-X open for Slayer, Pantera and Morbid Angel..

[louuster]

Actually, I think both Trivium and Amon Amarth are considered as opening for CoB.

[Catatonik]

That's shitty
Amon AMarth are vastly better than Children of Bodom.

Bah.

Bah Humbug.

[o0oEnderIlleso0o]

Yet, Children of Bodom are still a talented bunch of guys.

I'm going to Opeth and Pelican in just a few weeks. F-ing STOKED!

[louuster]

I really hope CoB wont play too many songs from the 2 pieces of crap they call their 2 last albums, but I doubt that will happen. Oh well, missing Opeth is still pretty sad for me.

[cloin]

Seeing Pelican is an experience you won't soon forget.

In regards to Bodom, the only member of that band I hold in high regard is Janne Warman and his unrivaled neoclassical keyboard shredding abilities. That guy is a god.

[Catatonik]

He shreds unlike no other who shreds like him.

Warman rocks.

[Professor Pants]

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That's right, we're playing songs with FIRE and/or BLOOD in the title. So tune in, and prepared to to be floored by the awesomeness that is the INCINERATOR. We also take requests, so if you have songs with fire or blood in the title, listen to the show to find out how you can get them played on the air! So long, we'll be waiting for you....

The Professor and Cash Register

[o0oEnderIlleso0o]

Seeing Pelican is an experience you won't soon forget.

In regards to Bodom, the only member of that band I hold in high regard is Janne Warman and his unrivaled neoclassical keyboard shredding abilities. That guy is a god.
I've seen them once before with Mastodon and Red Sparrowes. I was really drunk though. I hope to be able to enjoy a sober experience this time.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

Hello,

I am jsut started listening to some heavy metal. I have been a Tool fanboy ever since. I started listeing to Disturbed and Rammstein. Do you guys have any bands that are like Tool? I don't like the gothic bands that just scream and thast there song.

[Catatonik]

Well, if you are into Tool, let me recommend a few albums.:

Opeth - Windowpane
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Green Carnation - Blessing in Disguise
Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring
Type O Negative - Life is Killing Me
Anathema - A Natural Disaster
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machines
Devin Townsend - Terria
Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution
Ayreon - The Human Equation
Camel - Mirage
Jerry Cantrell - Degredation Trip

Now, most of these albums are singing, but posess some screaming. They are also all brilliant.

Hope you like.

[cloin]

I don't like the gothic bands that just scream and thast there song.

No offense, but that's kind of an ignorant statement. Your common gothic band does little screaming. True, there are gothic acts that occupy the heavier end of the spectrum, but most gothic music is typically just very dark and mournful. Katatonia, Anathema, Paradise Lost, and Type O Negative will show you what you're missing out on.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

No offense, but that's kind of an ignorant statement. Your common gothic band does little screaming. True, there are gothic acts that occupy the heavier end of the spectrum, but most gothic music is typically just very dark and mournful. Katatonia, Anathema, Paradise Lost, and Type O Negative will show you what you're missing out on.

I mean, no lyrics and jsut screaming, I can stand screaming in part of a chorus and song with lyrics but screaming and no lyrics isn't my taste.

Thanks Catatonik

[Shamo]

Ill Nino aint there ?!?!?!?
Disturbed are great, same with Atreyu & System of a down
children of bodom & killswitch are still good though
i can't decide my fave :darn

[Efraim Longstocking]

Any new metal? I'm starting to fall behind due to new computer problems...

[cloin]

There's always lyrics Kucheeky, whether or not they are discernable is another matter.

[Catatonik]

I mean, no lyrics and jsut screaming, I can stand screaming in part of a chorus and song with lyrics but screaming and no lyrics isn't my taste.

Thanks Catatonik

They always have lyrics, and even most of the screamers are understandable. It takes a real effort to understand some bands, but really, that's MOSTLY prevalent among Grindcore/Porncore/etc..

Anyhoo, enjoy those albums.

Simp, new music? Need some more of The Smalls?

[Cell]

I really liked Judas Priest and Lamb of God. They Rocked.

[Catatonik]

Judas priest rocks...ofcourse.

Rob 'the Metal Fucking God' Halford.

All hail his leather clad Godliness!!!

Lamb of God are also pretty cool.

[Cell]

The guitarist(Or bassist) Lives across the street from My House. I also know randy from working in a bar.

[Vibracobra]

HAHA...Metal FC

Here's some stuff that Ive listened to recently:

Gorguts - Obscura
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
The Fucking Champs - IV
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
Eyehategod - Dopesick

...and the brewwtality continues.

[Catatonik]

Celtic Frost \m/

Nice....and Dissection :D

Not a big fan (actually not a fan at all) of Goreguts though.

[cloin]

I fucking love Gorguts. Actually, I'm a fan of every album and band you just mentioned, with the exception of Dopesick, which I think is Eyehategod's worst album.

[Cell]

Metallica was a pretty good metal band for a while, but then they just started sucking.

Motorhead Rocked also, My little niece mistaked the lead singer for a "Disco Man" lol.

[Vibracobra]

I fucking love Gorguts. Actually, I'm a fan of every album and band you just mentioned, with the exception of Dopesick, which I think is Eyehategod's worst album.

Really? I think it takes there southern sludge to new levels of obesity. Personally, if there was ever an album to shoot up on heroin to and shatter someone's skull, Dopesick is defintely it.