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I cannot be the only person on this site who listens to metal. My curious nature gets the best of me everytime and i wish to know at THIS time who else does, and if so, what they listen to.
A handful of metal cd's that have been going through my cd player:
* BOTCH - WE ARE THE ROMANS * DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - IRONY IS A DEAD SCENE and CALCULATING INFINITY * COALESCE - FUNCTIONING ON IMPATIENCE and 0:12 REVOLUTION IN JUST LISTENING * SLAYER - REIGN IN BLOOD and SOUTH OF HEAVEN
and yea others. anger. grr. make something bleed!
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Slayer is where it's at. I've started burning "Bloodline" on nearly all of my mix cds for blaring out of my car.
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I never thought i'd say this but yesterday i bought a...
...SLIPKNOT cd. it was VOL 3: THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES. I know, i should be shunned NOW by all elitists (a few of my hardcore friends have asked for my head on a platter ALREADY). but well, i bought it blindly based on seeing Rick Rubin's name attached to it. The album is...damn good.
carry on.
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hehe, i own VANILLA ICE's catalog guiltfree (new stuff is metallish) but this one just makes em shudder.
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I am amazed that after twenty years, I'm still anxiously awaiting the next albums from some of the bands Paul mentioned.
Pretty sure Dio has one out this year.
I tend to prefer my metal a little on the lighter/classic side. The Maiden/Dio/Motorhead concert @ MSG last year was amazing.
With the help of the internet, I've been exploring the wonderful world of Euro-metal. Lately is been (from light-heavy) : Nightwish, Hammerfall, Power Symphony, GraveDigger
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Nowadays, I like my metal with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Consequently, I've enjoyed the recent Probot and Darkness releases. Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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I like some metal... I like almost all music. You should check out Dir en grey sometime. They have stuff you might consider metal.
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I think BannaOJ knows a lot more about metal than I. All I know came from one strength of materials class.
Does Tool count as metal? Cool, cause I love them.
(I just realized how an engineering background can help people come up with cool band names. Hmmm, have to think about that one. Any ideas, fellow sons of Martha?)
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Does Gwar still exist? I used to think they were pretty lame. Nothing more than a gimick. Anyway, the heavymetal groups that I still listen to are metallica, megadeth, and pantera. I also listen to Dream Theater, but they're considered prog rock. They definitely have some metallish tunes though.
Edit to clarify that I only listen to old metallica from Black Album and earlier and only the first 2 Marty Friedman Megadeth albums.
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Hatebreed- Rise of Brutality Perserverance In Flames- Random Downloaded Songs Mettallica- Black Album + Saint Anger Iron Maiden Black Earth Godsmack
Does the Darkness count just because they rock?
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Dream THeater I always thought were indeed Prog-Metal not Prog-Rock. good stuff none the less.
GWAR is/was a gimmick. that was the beauty of it. it was a project by a bunch of Graduate Students as a marketing strategy to see if they could package and sell the most repulsive stage and musical act ever seen. nearly 20 years later they have made a career out of it. they were banned from athens after a show five years ago.
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THey had a firebreather. it was at the 40 Watt Club. they, umm, forgot to inform fire department of said activities. they almost burned the place down. they are not welcome back. which is sad. i want to see them again.
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wow, I never knew there was a method to the madness. Gwar was fun to watch sometimes. It just got old quick. And I forgot to mention Ozzy. Up till No More Tears. I wouldn't consider him metal now, but his early stuff definitely qualifies.
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But i enjoy many songs on the UYI cds more. but i agree, appetite is a more solid album from start to finish.
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Probot Metallica Pantera Pelican (Cool instrumental metal) Tool Dillinger Escape Plan Apocalyptica Beatalica Corrosion of Conformity Deftones Down Misfits Damageplan Finger Eleven Flybanger (Though the albums when they were called Jar were better) Ozzy/Sabbath Voivod Sepultura Soulfly Sevendust Six Times Cruel (Some friends of my brother most recently including Dave Benedict from Default on bass) Spineshank Static-X Therapy?
Yeah, I like a little Metal
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since your post i went back to beatallica.com
i forgot how much damned fun this band was. i made everybody i could, check them out a few months ago. its fun to hear them again.
Hey, dude-nevah turn it down! You must pound her, I mean Kip Winger New wave of British heavy metal iz in your heart And you can start with Diamond Headerz
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You want to know how out of the loop I am (not that I was ever particularly IN the loop)?
I didn't realize that metal had survived more than a couple of years after I graduated from high school (1991). I though it died about the time grunge rock hit it big.
Huh. What do you know?
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I've been on a huge metal kick recently (though I'm still an emo kid at heart). Here's some of my favorites:
In Flames is amazing (at least their earlier stuff is, and their new stuff is decent, just diferent). Their work is full of the greatest melodies in metal. Pick up "Colony", "Lunar Strain","The Jester's Race", "Whoracle" and "Clayman".
Lamb of God is insanely brutal. Think Meshuggah (Ultra thick guitars and crazy time changes) with more technical ability.
Dillinger Escape Plan. Chaotic Jazz metal. Can't listen to them all the time, but those maniacs got some talent.
Shai'Hulud . The In Flames of the Hardcore world. Great melodies, but within the more minimalistic confines of Hardcore. Great Stuff.
Slayer . The epitome of thrash metal. "Reign in Blood" is classic, though my favorite is "Seasons in the Abyss".
Chimaira . Good, solid, metalcore. Nothing too fancy, just good hooks and they know when to bring it heavy and when to lay off a little.
Killswitch Engage . Great metalcore. Their new album is much better than their last (which was pretty good in its own right), the changes between the singing and the screaming seem much less forced and their songs less schitzo because of it.
Shadows Fall . Buy "The Art of the Balance". It's got some heavy Euro-metal leanings (great melodies and solos), but with occasional forays into more brutal hardcore and (slightly) mellower hard rock that makes it a dynamic masterpiece.
Megadeth . Some great songs and guitar work (especially when Marty Friedman was in the band), you just have to get past Mustaine's obnoxious vocals.
Metallica . What metal list is complete without Metallica? "Ride the Lightning", "Master of Puppets", and "...and Justice For All" are classics. The Black Album is good too.
Tool . Not quite metal, but one of my favorite bands.
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