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Slipknot can go suck my rather large male genitalia. They are so overhyped and overrated.
Lamb of God on the other hand, they are awesome!
Lamb of God on the other hand, they are awesome!
Ok, it's been a while, but i thought i might as well bring this thing back, hopefully stop most of the other metal threads appearing. Seems a shame to let this thing die anyway.
Right, just a small melo-death update for those that like that sort of thing.
The Absence have announced that they will start recording their new album, Enemy Unbound, this September. Although i can't find the post on their Myspace that said that anymore, so take it with a grain of salt. What is certain though, is that there will be a section of one of the songs that will have one of the fans play lead guitar on. Whoever submits the best entry to The Absence guest guitar shred off challenge gets to do it. You can view all the entries on youtube if you're interested.
Anterior are also writing stuff for a new album, hoping to record in September/October. Not really much else to say about it, they say they'll be releasing other info like title, track listing etc. over the coming months. Link
And now for the news that had me squealing like a pre-pubescent little girl. Dark Tranquillity have announced that they are writing their ninth/tenth (depending on how you count) full length album. Holy balls, i'm excited. They'll be recording in Septmeber/October, aiming for an early 2010 release. I know, it's way too long to wait. Link
Right, that's all i've got for now, if anyone else has got any news, stick it here. And please lets try to keep the other metal threads to a minimum.
Right, just a small melo-death update for those that like that sort of thing.
The Absence have announced that they will start recording their new album, Enemy Unbound, this September. Although i can't find the post on their Myspace that said that anymore, so take it with a grain of salt. What is certain though, is that there will be a section of one of the songs that will have one of the fans play lead guitar on. Whoever submits the best entry to The Absence guest guitar shred off challenge gets to do it. You can view all the entries on youtube if you're interested.
Anterior are also writing stuff for a new album, hoping to record in September/October. Not really much else to say about it, they say they'll be releasing other info like title, track listing etc. over the coming months. Link
And now for the news that had me squealing like a pre-pubescent little girl. Dark Tranquillity have announced that they are writing their ninth/tenth (depending on how you count) full length album. Holy balls, i'm excited. They'll be recording in Septmeber/October, aiming for an early 2010 release. I know, it's way too long to wait. Link
Right, that's all i've got for now, if anyone else has got any news, stick it here. And please lets try to keep the other metal threads to a minimum.
Slipknot is the best band of its genre. Not going to continue this argument because I've done it all before and I'm sick of trolls.Eric_Autopsy said:
Anyone here know Mournful Congregation?
This things sunk pretty low already. Does no-one want to talk about metal? I know there's loads of people on here who like it, so join in, it's fun.
Therein lies the problem, no-one seems to be able to agree on what genre they actually are, which means the fans often infringe on the elitists territory.Akai Shizuku said:
ITS NOT METAL LOLOLRusty Bucket said:
Couldn't help myself.
Anyway, I want new Arsis and Abigail Williams albums now.
I don't think so, I might check their myspace.Rusty Bucket said:
Nope, gonna check them out though. EDIT: really not my thing heh.Akai Shizuku said:
Goddammit I like both bands. Why can't everyone just get along?!?!?Akai Shizuku said:
But seriously though, I like Slipknot, cause they're sic, and Lamb of God, cause they're badass as well. Plus Grace is amazing.
Of course! As I'm about to start a new metal thread this one decides to come back to life.
I have found that this thread is populated by a lot of Lamb of God fans. Am i the only one that thinks that they are borderline metalcore? And that they're unoriginal as fuck. The vocals are somewhat original, but stolen from death metal bands mostly, the riffs are WAY too Pantera-ey, but the drums are the only thing that saves them from being utterly shitty.
I have found that this thread is populated by a lot of Lamb of God fans. Am i the only one that thinks that they are borderline metalcore? And that they're unoriginal as fuck. The vocals are somewhat original, but stolen from death metal bands mostly, the riffs are WAY too Pantera-ey, but the drums are the only thing that saves them from being utterly shitty.
But who wants to post in a thread that had been dead for over 2 months? I thought that that was frowned upon on the Escapist. I was about to start a new one until i saw you had "revived" it. So hopefully this one stays alive as long as it did originally.Rusty Bucket said:
Generally, I love all metal.
I have, however, been on a gothenburg binge as of late... I have been listening to a lot of Dark Tranquility and In Flames lately.
I also listen to Kittie as a guilty pleasure.
I've met several of the band members on a couple of occasions, and they kick ass!
My all time favorite band right now is Mercenary!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX3wKFYuwbs
And we can't forget these guys either!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQ0iGksgwg
I have, however, been on a gothenburg binge as of late... I have been listening to a lot of Dark Tranquility and In Flames lately.
I also listen to Kittie as a guilty pleasure.
I've met several of the band members on a couple of occasions, and they kick ass!My all time favorite band right now is Mercenary!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX3wKFYuwbs
And we can't forget these guys either!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQ0iGksgwg
I think the accepted rule is around 2-3 months, so i was pushing it a bit, i'll admit. But i figured that it's a big thread that people enjoyed the first time so it should be alright. Plus it's not as though the topic of discussion is going away anytime soon.pantallica95 said:
Can someone explain this "True metal" thing? Whenever I hear someone say it I just think, "So what, does that mean my metal is fake?" Surely metal is metal, just because you don't like them doesn't make them true or anything
This is a pretty touchy subject. It basically comes down to elitism. Quite a lot of people (including me) got into metal through metalcore (a mixture of metal and hardcore, in case that wasn't obvious). The metal elitists hate all the -core genres, basically saying it's not metal. The genre's fans obviously dispute this, since the differences between the -core genres and 'true' metal are difficult to spot, especially when you're just getting into the music. I think it's really about the elitists believing that metal is mainly an underground, rebellious form of music, which was probably more true a decade ago than it is now. The emergence of -core genres has made it far more mainstream, which results in people talking about metal who have little experience of it outside of the -core genres, which the elitists hate.The Rockerfly said:
Basically, it's just elistists being dicks. They don't like people infringing on their territory, especially the teenagers than metalcore attracts.