Metal appreciation thread

warphead · Post by **warphead** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:37 pm

For many-a-year I was into metal (15 years or so). To be fair the last 5 years I have lost almost all interest in it, though I still listen I don't go discovering, if you get my drift.

My favorite band was, and always will be Slayer. The first time I heard them was Seasons in the Abyss via a friends TDK cassette. Hahah I remember it very well because I was expecting a racket and a wall of noise! Instead I just got this awesome heavy as fuck groove, and million miles-per-hour drums, and Arayas voice. Ah I always have really dug Arayas vocals. Seasons/South of Heaven/Reign in Blood all 10/10 classics for me.

Slayer was about as heavy as I would go, maybe some Obituary, but after that for me it crosses the border into cartoon land. IMO.

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:42 pm

Slayer.. If BoC is ever gonna perform live I'm gonna scream SLAYYEER during Corsair.. Not really ofcourse.

warphead · Post by **warphead** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:52 pm

Hi Guido,

Like you I really love the first 5 Sabbath albums too. Years ago Master of Reality I wasn't so keen on but nowadays I reckon that's the best, I think the production is a bit muddy but I guess that adds to the 'Doom'

Another album not mentioned so far and I reckon is worth a listen is Cleansing by Prong.

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Guido · Post by **Guido** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:32 pm

Guys! Check out the latest Textures album, it's called Dualism and it's on Spotify and Youtube, very nice stuff. I'll stop plugging them now

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edit: just purchased this

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:23 am

Just discovered Cyclamen, insane, but I love it!

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dp · Post by dp » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:50 am

HELMET.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:39 am

I lean toward the sludgy, stoner end of the metal spectrum.

The Melvins, though hit or miss, have done some of the heaviest music I've ever heard. Dale Crover is a thunderous drummer.

Negamuse · Post by **Negamuse** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:07 pm

Not so much into the metal generally, but I love Dream Theater, and they're sounding about as good as they ever have on their new album

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:39 pm

Just listened to South of Heaven. Holy shit is all I have to say, what an album.

Magrathea · Post by **Magrathea** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:32 am

Rediscovering Windir, specifically Likferd...

Valfar left us way too early... RIP.

Follow up: Cor Scorpii and Vreid...

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:40 pm

Fuck.

I GIVE. YOU TAKE.

What happend to them. They are fucking awful now.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:02 am

fujee wrote:Just listened to South of Heaven. Holy shit is all I have to say, what an album.

Amen. What a live band too.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:30 am

I wrote that Metallica comment after one too many beers, got home listened to their 80s albums. As well as Anthrax and Slayer, thrash was a great genre.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:33 am

Also Slayer are the most uncompromising band I have ever seen, and I guess in the close minded circles of Metal they are only the better off for it. Virtually every metal fan love them because they never explored too far from their comfort zone, in any other genre they would be called out for that but in the Metal world they are virtually universally adored because of it.

All I know is this is fucking sweet.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:57 pm

First saw Slayer live in 1991, on the Seasons In The Abyss tour. Managed to nab Kerry King's plectrum, although lord knows where it is now.

In the words of Mike Vennart 'You don't like Slayer?!? Wow. Check your pulse man...'

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:24 pm

Tom Araya is a cool guy too, always seems really friendly and willing to discuss their music. Lombardo is an absolute beast on the drums, perhaps the best metal drummer out there, definitely in the Thrash genre anway.

Beavercanoe · Post by **Beavercanoe** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:04 pm

Protest the Hero, anyone? A newer and less dark metalcore-esque band but their sound is very, very original, extremely progressive, and they're lyrics and vocal soundscape is amazing. For me, anyways.
I recommend the album 'Kezia'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kezia_%28album%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6dnFW2GDM

Anyways. I'm also more of a Between the Buried and Me mathmetal and/or sounds like... Opeth.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:00 pm

fujee wrote:Lombardo is an absolute beast on the drums.

QFT. Very versatile too. Didn't he play with Fantomas for a while?

Incidentally, check out the short piece in The Quietus from a few weeks ago.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:42 am

Lombardo is a don

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:32 pm

SLAYERRRR!!!!!