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Ulysses Siren

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:03:19 -0600

Ulysses Siren is a Bay Area thrash band, formed in 1983. They released two demos, Terrorist Attack and one simply called Demo '87, but never a full-length album. The two demos were re-released in 2004 on a compilation called Above the Ashes.

Ulysses Siren is an excellent, but quite overlooked, member of the Bay Area thrash scene. Above the Ashes is, in my book, right up there with other thrash classics from that era.

http://www.myspace.com/ulyssessirensf

Youtube

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:59:38 -0600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJu1Jj7VTw

But who's the third ...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:20:31 -0600

I think pretty much everyone agree that the two biggest metal bands are Iron Maiden and Metallica. They are the bands everyone know about, even those who know dick about metal. But who would be the third biggest metal band ?

Sabbath ? why not, but too old
Slayer ? could be, but then, what about Megadeth ? or Pantera ?
Judas Priest ? Not enough selling
Cannibal Corpse ? Nah, still too underground (lol)

What do you think ... ?

The Shit Thread

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:45:02 -0600

I've been meaning to make this thread for a long time and just remembered this intention now. The original thought was: there's a fuckton of Metal threads and not a single Shit thread. So that problem is remedied now

So anyways, today (and a few days ago). I had a massive urge to lay a brick right after my lessons ended. So I stormed to a booth and got like a kilogram lighter . Then when I flushed the toilet, I was at first frightened since the bowl filled up with water but didn't seem to empty but then my fears were quelled as the water suddenly went down with a fearsome thundering.

Discuss and share your greater stories and experiences

Annotations Of An Autopsy

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:51:32 -0600

Just heard them for the first time the other day. They're from the UK and while they sound somewhat modern, there's something that reminds me of some great old Earache bands. The album has a great mix. From what I understand they were once considered deathcore. So evidently they've evolved. Although I'm sure someone here will consider them postcore, or horseradishcore, or blackened slam core, or some other such bullshit.
And at least for the moment, they have earned some positive opinion from me.

http://www.myspace.com/annotationsofanautopsy

http://aoaamusic.blogspot.com/

http://www.aoaametal.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AOAAVIDEOS

Any fans? Annecdotes? A tasty limerick perhaps?

Cradle of Filth

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:05:18 -0600

Why the hate?

Cradle of Filth is a legit band. Not crazy outstanding, but still really good stuff...

Immolation

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:05:57 -0600

So I was about to bump the Immolation thread, having just finished listening to the amazing Dawn of Possession, when I ran a quick search and found out that we didn't have an Immolation thread.

Anyways, Immolation is a death metal band from New York. They play a really crushing, dark style of death metal and are widely regarded as one of the best in the genre. Their debut, Dawn of Possession, is probably their most famous album, but it may not even be their best. They really haven't released anything that I would rate as less than "very good." DoP, Close to a World Below, and Unholy Cult are my favorites.

I'm not even going to ask if anyone else is a fan, because you all should be.

Never mind

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:03:56 -0600

All right here's the deal.

I just found out that the exams to be able to take a Written/Practical Music Abitur (basically, musical diploma) are on FRIDAY and until then I have to learn 2 classical pieces on the guitar.
It's serious. I have 2 days to learn 2 classical pieces on the guitar or I can pretty much give up on a theoretical music study.

So quick-I need something, I need it quick, and I need it now. I'm a very fast learner, but not a fucking virtuoso yet. Gimme something, just name me some pieces I can look up. I need it yesterday!

EDIT: Things I've tried and given up on:
-Gargoyles angels of stone intro (I really don't know what I was thinking; I quit when I saw the 16th note sweeps at 180BPM that were jumping from the 6th string to the 5th string to the 2nd string)

Symphony X

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:47:22 -0600

Because "The Accolade" is currently playing on my shuffle.

ZOMFG

This has got to be the pure definition of "epic metal". Their writing is awesome, the music is great, and the singer is one of the first clean metal singers that I've really liked a lot. It's like Turelli (I think it was Luca Turelli) without the terrible nasal Italian accent.

So yeah, discuss. So far, my favorite shit by them has got to be "The Odyssey" (The song), "The Accolade", and "The Divine Wings of Tragedy".

Also, the bassist is apparently also a fucking maniac; check out the intro to "Pharaoh".

Nu Metal Thread

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:33:49 -0600

Nu metal-worst metal or not even qualified as metal?

Pyrexia

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:32:55 -0600

Pyrexia is a brutal death metal band from New York, part of the same scene as Suffocation, Immolation, Incantation, etc. Along with the rest of those New York bands, they pioneered the original brutal death sound. Their debut album, Sermon of Mockery, released in 1993, is one of the best in the genre.

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Thanatos

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:19:02 -0600

Thanatos is a Dutch death/thrash metal band from Rotterdam, formed in 1984. Their debut album was the classic Emerging from the Netherworlds in 1990. They followed it up with several not quite as good, but still great, releases, including their most recent, Justified Genocide, last year.

Any fan of thrash or death metal should love this band. They're fairly well-known in the metal underground, but deserve even more recognition than they get.

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Persuader

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:02:46 -0600

Persuader is a Swedish power metal band, formed in 1997. They have released three albums to date, and 2004's Evolution Purgatory is widely considered to be their best. It's probably my favorite, too, but I enjoy all of their albums.

Overall, a great band that not only power metal fans, but metal fans in general, should check out. The guitar tone can be mildly irritating at times, but the excellence of everything else more than makes up for it.

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Movie Forum???

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:52:51 -0600

Hey guys,

As some of you already know, I love films. I'm thinking of starting a forum for film discussion-reviews, debate, etc. Anyone think this is a good idea?

Dismember

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:50:10 -0600

Dismember is an oldschool Swedish death metal band from Stockholm. Their debut album, Like an Everflowing Stream, is, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best album from that scene, and one of the best death metal albums ever. They released several strong albums after that, declined in the middle of their career, but came roaring back in 2004 with Where Ironcrosses Grow.

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Infester

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:14:01 -0600

Infester is a really dark, evil-sounding death metal band from Seattle. They only released one album, To the Depths... In Degredation, but it's fantastic. They draw a lot of comparisons to the New York scene, but, at least to me, Infester sounds much... sicker, I guess. Their vocalist, James Oliver, is also really, really good.

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40 Years of Metal

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:30:11 -0600

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Black Sabbath's self-titled album, which also means that metal is 40 years old.

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What would this be classed as?

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:03:12 -0600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eohq8goezc

Because I really like this songs, espcially for the car and would like some more similar material.

Hypocrisy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:23:57 -0600

Hypocrisy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1990. They released their debut album, Penetralia, in 1992 and have released 11 more full-lengths since then. In my humble opinion, they're all excellent.

Keep in mind that Hypocrisy is no wimpy Gothenburg band. They manage to inject their music with a large dose of melody while still being very heavy. Highly recommended to fans of melodeath, or just death metal in general.

http://www.myspace.com/hypocrisy

India fest Headliner fail/Cock in India

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:48:51 -0600

If you haven't read about it yet, http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/wp-content/...24x617.jpg

To sum up : India's only metal festival, this year's headliners : Backstreet boys and Richard Marx -> India's metalheads are pissed off.

And what do you do when you're pissed off about a fest ? You hack the website of course ! this is an epic protestation indeed