Metal Thread V - Defenders of the Faith

[grimbold]

Schoolwork and work probably should have both taken priority, but I'm really glad I went. I'm dead tired now, and kind of behind, but hearing them play was totally worth it.

Also, what does everyone think of Trivium? I think they're kind of metalcore. They were the opening act. I liked a couple of the songs they played, but there were a few others I thought sounded really bad.

Trivium
is amazing imo
for me they are on of the greatest metalcore bands and quite possibly the future of metal

to me they're the maiden of Metalcore

[Nameless]

Trivium are my favourite Metalcore band, and one of the few Metalcore bands I actually like. Although, they're second album was much more along the lines of Thrash Metal and the album after that was a sort of mix between the two genres. They were one of the first bands I saw live and they put on a awesome show. They seem to get quite a lot of hate though, which is stupid.

[grimbold]

They seem to get quite a lot of hate though, which is stupid.

yeah could someone explain the hate to me?

[shiram]

I dislike metalcore, they are metalcore, end of story.
No hate though.
But I remember them being pushed and hailed as some sort of Metallica for the 2000's so maybe they cannot live up to some sort of externally imposed standard.

[Nameless]

yeah could someone explain the hate to me?

Well, they were labled as Metalcore and they were "mainstreme"... So... yeah.
That, and people were saying that they were ripping off Metallica, but I wish people would understand the meaning of intertextuality.

On a side note, I finally got round to listening to Frozen Infinity. When it comes to harsh vocals, I'm not usually really in to the the deep growls unless it's for back-up vocals and in some Doom Metal, but you guys pull it off really well. There's some awesome solos and guitar riffs and I love they keys. So, yeah. You guys are awesome.

[grimbold]

ok thank you nameless

for the record
i feel In Waves is one of the greatest records of the year right up there with Back Through Time :p

[Nomrom]

yeah could someone explain the hate to me?

I know my friend who went with me didn't really like them too much. But he doesn't really listen to any harder metal stuff, so that wasn't too surprising. I thought they were really good on a few songs, but some of their stuff just sounded sloppy to me.

[grimbold]

I know my friend who went with me didn't really like them too much. But he doesn't really listen to any harder metal stuff, so that wasn't too surprising. I thought they were really good on a few songs, but some of their stuff just sounded sloppy to me.

which ones in particular were sloppy?

[Nomrom]

which ones in particular were sloppy?

I really don't remember any of the names of the songs they played. When their singer was talking he would scream into the microphone and I didn't understand anything he said. I actually understood his singing better than his talking voice.

[grimbold]

I really don't remember any of the names of the songs they played. When their singer was talking he would scream into the microphone and I didn't understand anything he said. I actually understood his singing better than his talking voice.

oh my
that is
most strange

[RationalGoblin]

Has anyone listened to Van Canto's new album, Break the Silence? It's not bad, though they're experimenting a bit much for my taste.

[Moff Chumley]

Anyone heard Earth's Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method? I'm not sure if it's metal, per say, although since it's Earth there's absolutely elements. It's kinda post-rock. (Relatively) clean guitars, some slide guitar, whatnot. But despite a bit of bluegrassiness (which not only did I not mind nearly as much as I thought I would, I actually really enjoy), it's still a crushingly heavy album. Can't really explain how, and I'm sure some of the more traditional-minded among you might argue that point, but give it a try.

[Comrade]

Egyptian themed death metal.

Does it really get any better than that.

[ex cathedra]

Anyone heard Earth's Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method? I'm not sure if it's metal, per say, although since it's Earth there's absolutely elements. It's kinda post-rock. (Relatively) clean guitars, some slide guitar, whatnot. But despite a bit of bluegrassiness (which not only did I not mind nearly as much as I thought I would, I actually really enjoy), it's still a crushingly heavy album. Can't really explain how, and I'm sure some of the more traditional-minded among you might argue that point, but give it a try.

I picked it up a couple of weeks ago, meaning to listen to it, but then I got distracted by entirely unrelated albums (Dax Riggs' 2010 album, the recent Crippled Black Phoenix album, MBV's Loveless, and more-or-less everything Mogwai). I'm having trouble transitioning back towards it.

That Dax Riggs album is so good, by the way. Easily his best album since Paegan Terrorism Tactics.

[grimbold]

Egyptian themed death metal.

Does it really get any better than that.

that
is amazing

this made my day
thank you Comrade
have a cookie

[Moff Chumley]

I picked it up a couple of weeks ago, meaning to listen to it, but then I got distracted by entirely unrelated albums (Dax Riggs' 2010 album, the recent Crippled Black Phoenix album, MBV's Loveless, and more-or-less everything Mogwai). I'm having trouble transitioning back towards it.

That Dax Riggs album is so good, by the way. Easily his best album since Paegan Terrorism Tactics.

No shame in gettin distracted by Loveless. Only Shallow's gotta be one of, if not the, best songs of the 90s. And Dax Riggs is a badass.

My advice, wait until you've got a long enough drive to listen to Hex all the way through, and play it as loud as you can.

[Marillion]

Happy Helloween, everybody!

[Feytalist]

Egyptian themed death metal.

Does it really get any better than that.

I call your Egyptian themed death metal, and raise you Egyptian themed industrial metal

[Killer Angel]

I've got in my hands Alcest's "Écailles de Lune".
I've also discovered it's pretty darn difficult to buy this album in Italy, given that a specialized store in Milan took almost one month to have it...

[Comrade]

I call your Egyptian themed death metal, and raise you Egyptian themed industrial metal

Oh come now. Egyptian - themed industrial metal is okay (was never one for industrial, but that aside), but Egyptian themed death metal? All possible retorts are simply invalidated by the awesomeness.

Also, I have just discovered the first Georgian death metal band. Not the state of Georgia. The country of Georgia (my homeland yo). I literally had no idea Georgia had any home-made death metal bands. I am happy.

[Feytalist]

Oh come now. Egyptian - themed industrial metal is okay (was never one for industrial, but that aside), but Egyptian themed death metal? All possible retorts are simply invalidated by the awesomeness.

Heh, see, I never was one for death metal much. And Samael is just so awesome

Also, name of Georgian death metal? (I first read Gregorian death metal for some reason. That would have been so cool)

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So I got myself Iced Earth's Dystopia yesterday. I really wanted to dislike it because of the new vocalist, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Stu Block's voice meshes well with the music, and the album really sounds good. And those screams are still as awesome as always.

But my album of the year is still Falkenbach's Tiurida. That one absolutely blew me away. It delivered everything I ever want from Falkenbach.

[grimbold]

So I got myself Iced Earth's Dystopia yesterday. I really wanted to dislike it because of the new vocalist, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Stu Block's voice meshes well with the music, and the album really sounds good. And those screams are still as awesome as always.

that is good news

(will be backstage at iced earth gig in a week)

[Feytalist]

that is good news

(will be backstage at iced earth gig in a week)

Whoa. That's pretty cool. Are you doing an interview with them? Or do you just know someone who knows someone, heh.

[grimbold]

Whoa. That's pretty cool. Are you doing an interview with them? Or do you just know someone who knows someone, heh.

doing an interview with the opener XD
(assuming the stupid earache rep would bother replying to my e-mail, she hasnt responded in like a week )

[Marillion]

Is anyone else a fan of Suicidal Tendencies? I recently rediscovered them, and each song I listen to only cements their status as one of the best, and certainly most influential bands of the 80's and 90's. Definitely worth looking into if you enjoy thrash.

[Comrade]

Also, name of Georgian death metal? (I first read Gregorian death metal for some reason. That would have been so cool)

Gregorian Death metal.

Holy ****. That would be the greatest goddamn thing ever devised.

Anyway the band in question is Bohema (which apparently, mind you, is also the name of a Polish band, as I discovered by trying to find Bohema on youtube). I did a bit more looking and found Angel of Disease and Manticore, two other Georgian death metal bands.

y'all might not see it as too big ('cos about 90% of people I meet don't even know what the country of Georgia is in the first place @_@) but for a country like Georgia to have its own Death Metal groups when for the longest time just about all heavy metal to be found there was foreign is pretty awesome to me.

[Feytalist]

Heh, that's cool.

I'm always interested in checking out "foreign" local bands. See what the scene is like and stuff.

I was the same over here as well when I got into the local scene. "Holy crap, there's South African death metal? ...HOLY CRAP, there's South African POWER METAL :O"

Now we've got a decent scene going over here. Lots of metal fests and tours, even some international exposure for some of our bands.

[NeonBlack]

Gregorian Death metal.

Holy ****. That would be the greatest goddamn thing ever devised.

Anyway the band in question is Bohema (which apparently, mind you, is also the name of a Polish band, as I discovered by trying to find Bohema on youtube). I did a bit more looking and found Angel of Disease and Manticore, two other Georgian death metal bands.

y'all might not see it as too big ('cos about 90% of people I meet don't even know what the country of Georgia is in the first place @_@) but for a country like Georgia to have its own Death Metal groups when for the longest time just about all heavy metal to be found there was foreign is pretty awesome to me.

There are (or were) quite a few Georgian metal bands out there, most of them in the death and black subgenres, apparently.

The Metal Archives is a nice place to look for exotic bands to check out if you're interested in that sort of thing. I mean, Tajikistan, for Dio's sake...

[Killer Angel]

Is anyone else a fan of Suicidal Tendencies?

I'm in your corner, bro!
(and BTW, Lights, Camera, Revolution is probably my fav album of ST)

[grimbold]

for Dio's sake...

this made my day

but not as much as THIS!!!!!
AHH MAHH GAWD
I MIGHT SEE SABBATH BEFORE I DIE