All Metalheads here · DIGIT-ARC

Well, Seeing my name, you can guess that I am a huge metalhead. So I decided to start a thread for fans of Rock/Hard Rock/Metal music.

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We all do love that powerful and crunchy rhythem guitar, pumping and complex basslines, some REAL drumming with double bass, and a sweet lead guitar, with solos, and some good vocals, don't we?

This thread is for all you fans of some heavy music. I will update this with links, pics, etc. Lets get together and discuss some stuff about metal, concerts in India, etc.

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Announcement:

YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET YOUR A$$ KICKED

Music Links:

Metallica

*www.metallica.com/

metallica's offitial website. A must visit for all.

The Vault - register free for free downloads of old live shows(go to it from the menu)

YouTube

www.youtube.com

has lots of song videos, so all you need to do is to key in the song name, and voila you have its video

Stage6

*www.stage6.divx.com/

A site from DivX, to offer users High Resolution videos. Videos are in DivX/XviD format, in the DivX container with .divx extentention, though its just a hacked AVI. Has DVD quality videos, so you can get the best of music videos here. But its not full, and very few songs exist there. You need the divx webplayer plugin. Videos are easily downloadable.

Drummer World

*www.drummerworld.com/

a site dedicated to drummers. Several good freebies here. Sample profiles with lots of freebies:
Brian Bennett - an awssome drummer
John Bonham - From Led Zeppelin, lots of songs for download
Charlie Benante - Anthrax's double bass mastero(check out the mp3 what doesn't die)

*i.realone.com/assets/rn/cms/2004/large/Metallica_9_-_East_Rutherford_NJ_102204_-_lg.6635639.jpg

You can share links for Rock Songs here, ie Youtube Videos, Video from Band Website, Streams from Band's site, Stage6, etc(only legal stuff)

...And More To Come

Iron maiden rocks

but I think steve harris' bas is hardly heard in the new albums. and dickenson's voice is getting a bit nasal. and nicko has stopped those furious and rhythemic beats he used to give in older albums.

BUT MAIDEN STILL ROCKS

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Metallica Music Video Links(every single released ever, all legal):

Metallica
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=6

Load
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=7

ReLoad
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=8

Garage, Inc.
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=9

S&M
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=10

St. Anger
*www.metallica.com/Media/Albums/albums.asp?album_id=11

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Ok Gautam first of all, I don't like Rock and Metal in the same sentence. I don't like Metal (i got my reasons), but I'm born to rock, to listen to Rock, to dance to Rock..

Metallic maybe your favorite but I consider them a one shot wonder. There are many bands out there who better them. Metallica is a 'has been', no offence to anyone. Post some other Metal band videos!

^^I Like Metallica. But I like others too. so here they are:

Iron Maiden Videos:

2 minutes to midnight
*www.stage6.com/user/kick79/video/1925581/Iron-Maiden-2-Minutes-to-Midnight

rainmaker
*www.stage6.com/user/BloodRust/video/1228951/Iron-Maiden---Rainmaker

run to the hills
*www.stage6.com/Maiden-Mania/video/1105154/Run-To-The-Hills

the number of the beast
*www.stage6.com/High-Class-Music/video/1489479/Iron-Maiden---Number-of-the-Beast

different world
*www.stage6.com/user/Hybridium/video/1280797/Iron-Maiden---Different-World

Hitboxx said:
Ok Gautam first of all, I don't like Rock and Metal in the same sentence.

can't agree more

Hitboxx said:
Metallic maybe your favorite but I consider them a one shot wonder. There are many bands out there who better them. Metallica is a 'has been', no offence to anyone. Post some other Metal band videos!

as you claim about not being a metalhead, doesn't give you the right to say sh1t bout metallica.

^^I used rock because its more generic. To Attract people.

I too like Only Heavier stuff and Hard Rock. But I still like classic rock like Eagles and Zeppelin. But I hate the newer "pop" rock like Linkin Park, and similar bull$hit. So You just need to understand by the posts what this thread is for.

and yes, MetallicA rules. Nobody can dethrone them easily. Ever heard their latest, "The Ecstacy of Gold" ? Its better than the original. Both are as follows:

1. Original Version: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNh9f2Wwm0
2. MetallicA Cover: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm7EeuWnc-8

Have you heard Judas Priest?

NucleusKore said:
Have you heard Judas Priest?

yes. on AOL XM radio. they metal(not rock, get it?)

Yes I know, I just asked as you said you're a metalhead

I have all they're albums. Been listening since Class VII

NucleusKore said:
Yes I know, I just asked as you said you're a metalhead
I have all they're albums. Been listening since Class VII

are you 40+ ? because they are old guys. Listening since class VII to Judas Preist means long time fandom.

30 to be exact

NucleusKore said:
30 to be exact

Then what about AC/DC ? Seen Angus Young's costume?

Its A Long Way to the Top(If you Wanna Rock 'n Roll) - By AC/DC
*www.stage6.com/Goldis-Germanbox/video/1375649/ACDC---It's-A-Long-Way-To-The-Top

MetalheadGautham said:
^^I used rock because its more generic. To Attract people.

I too like Only Heavier stuff and Hard Rock. But I still like classic rock like Eagles and Zeppelin. But I hate the newer "pop" rock like Linkin Park, and similar bull$hit. So You just need to understand by the posts what this thread is for.

and yes, MetallicA rules. Nobody can dethrone them easily. Ever heard their latest, "The Ecstacy of Gold" ? Its better than the original. Both are as follows:

1. Original Version: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNh9f2Wwm0
2. MetallicA Cover: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm7EeuWnc-8

i'll check it out if you say, been long since i left buying any new thrash except "united abominations"

MetalheadGautham said:
Then what about AC/DC ? Seen Angus Young's costume?

Its A Long Way to the Top(If you Wanna Rock 'n Roll) - By AC/DC
*www.stage6.com/Goldis-Germanbox/video/1375649/ACDC---It's-A-Long-Way-To-The-Top

Yes I have a few of their albums too. What about Alice Cooper? have you heard their tracks Poison, Hey Stoopid, School's Out?

NucleusKore said:
Yes I have a few of their albums too. What about Alice Cooper? have you heard their tracks Poison, Hey Stoopid, School's Out?[/quote
No I prefer stuff Like Maiden.

What about Led Zeppelin? I Have their ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY. Here are some samples:
*drummerworld.com/drummers/John_Bonham.html
^^realy great tracks there for free.

PS: how was that AC/DC video?

Its good

Lots of buffering, its a 64 MB file *farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2107305358_394278500c_o.png
Listen to Alice Cooper's Hey Stoopid
if you can

NucleusKore said:
Its good Lots of buffering, its a 64 MB file *farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2107305358_394278500c_o.png
Listen to Alice Cooper's Hey Stoopid
if you can

Link Please...

Actually, you can download it to the HDD. Or, in the My Videos/DivX Movies folder, you find temporary files of the video. Rename to .divx, cut, paste to another folder, enjoy. DivX.com LEGALLY supports downloads of its videos.

@NucleusKore: Hey Stupid rock(s), but not as good as Black Sabbath songs like War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Electric Funeral, Black Sabbath, etc. which are a class apart(perhaps an ennumeration too :lol:

)

I'm surprised! No mention of Zeppelin and their recent reunion at London till now
Videos available at Youtube (not sure for how long)

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Seen them, Zeppelin still rock

My list featuring 1 song from my top 5 bands..*(in no particular order)

KISS
Hard Luck Woman (Video) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hy-8UbTY_M
Hard Luck Woman (Unplugged) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFGnNetrW4o

RHCP
Dani California (Video) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7cwsXDPuGQ
Dani California (Live) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B7naySHo7E

Aerosmith
Cryin' (Video) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HD3Sqlcm3o
Cryin' (Live) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_xTGIu3M0

Bon Jovi
Livin' On A Prayer (Video) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE11Zrrp24I
Livin' On A Prayer (Unplugged) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBtriuI2BqA

Guns'N Roses
November Rain (Video) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBoLc9vxac
November Rain (Live) : *www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ARpGUX1w4

MetalheadGautham said:
^^I Like Metallica. But I like others too. so here they are:

Iron Maiden Videos:

2 minutes to midnight
*www.stage6.com/user/kick79/video/1925581/Iron-Maiden-2-Minutes-to-Midnight

dude along with the viewing links please also post the download links such as for this

Hilary Duff - Fly
View here

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOQi5bgWYQo

and download from this direct link

*74.125.11.102/get_video?video_id=zOQi5bgWYQo&origin=dal-v57.dal.youtube.com

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

you can easily get the video downloaded. so no need of posting direct link.

PS: no Hillary Duff allowed here

only Classic Rock, Hard Rock and Metal

expertno.1 said:
Hilary Duff - Fly

W H A T?????????.

Here's some of my random favorite Rock & Metal songs:

SOAD- Chop Suey

RHCP- Scar Tissue

Ac/Dc - Back In Black

R

i don't think RHCP comes anywhere close to metal.

here are few of mine but i'm a alt.rock/metal;hard/soft rock fan.according to me metal lacks meaning and reason many times.you couln't have a metal song for a message or feeling but hard rock does.unless you play any instrument there's no reason to find metal songs better than rock.

MetalheadGautam i believe that ur just a metallica/classic metal fan and has no idea abt whats going on on the metal scene nowadays.it's a shame ur a proud metal fan but haven't even mentioned Opeth.Metal fans will bust ur head open if u say u don't like opeth they are pure metal class.hell metallica is radio/mainstream metal.

I'm all for nu-metal like disturbed,papa roach,etc.

Opeth -all the albums
Killswitch engage- this fire burns
thrice - the earth will shake(not a metal band)
fozzy - wanderlust
ozzy osbourne - not going away(mainstream metal)
godsmack - i stand alone;enemy
drowning pool - bodies;rise up
mudvayne - happy
metallica - sanitarium;st. anger

Metal<Rock.but for all the noobs remember one thing never think that what u hear on tv/radio is the real rock.rock music is there to be discovered as per ur taste.u can always pm for suggestions on how to begin listening to rock or even if u r a regular i can recommend some new stuff to ya.

delusions of grandeur...lol
everyones saying their own piece :S

no wonder akerfeldt is a freakin genius.

anyone got links to motherjane's videos or concerts?

Edit: Apart from the ones that are already on youtube.

^^sure do...

*www.youtube.com/results?search_query=motherjane&search=Search

you will find everything there. Because I have NO IDEA which songs are good, I thought you might do us a favour and post the links to the exact ones.

PS: Anyone has some better quality videos of Iron Maiden in bangalore?

I also want the Scoropions Bangalore show.

Megadeth In India will also be fun.

edit: I guess Asfaq realised that I might trick him....(see HIS edit)

R

^hey u didn't reply to my post

^^ because I believe you are a misguided guy.

1. Metal does have meaning. You are only exposed to that roaring thrash metal found today I suppose.

2. NuMetal sucks big time. I hate the word metal to be used in it. Its for babies and little 8 year old girlies and lacks meaning and depth.

3. Rock=Metal, as long as its classic rock with guitars, base guitar, drums and optional keyboards with importance given to the music. I like brilliant riffs and solos.(read Hotel California)

4. Modern rock with people like Avril Lavange sucks big time. So do Linkin Park, Korn, Limp Bizkit etc.

5. Glam Metal bands are just what they are. Plain Bull$hit Glam. There is no depth, no power, no meaning, no complexity in their music.

6. I agree that NONE of the stuff in TV is real metal or real rock. its just your cheap bull$hit NuMetal, Glam Metal, or new rock.

7. I am NOT just a metallica/thrash metal fan. My intrests include:

Metallica
Anthrax
Megadeth
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
System of a Down
Slayer
The Eagles
The Beatles
Betallica
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Van Hallen
Bob Dylan
Dead Kennedys

and the above are not all thrash. I like oldies better because the newer bands are no match to the quality of the older ones.(thats until I turn pro

)

listen what you like and thrash others?that sux!

listen to what you like,no need to thrash others.Music preference changes with time\age dude.

H

Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
The Eagles
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Van Hallen
Bob Dylan

Common interests.

@devil, of course, its his thread, you start your own and thrash

@devil: I am not thrashing others. I am just replying to superstar's thrashing of metal. no offence intended to anyone ecept superstar :twisted:

MetalheadGautham said:
4. Modern rock with people like Avril Lavange sucks big time. So do Linkin Park, Korn, Limp Bizkit etc.

dude i was just giving example of the download link....was watching fly video so gave how download links are

and one more thing ....you are really a metaaaaaaaal head.........you listen a lot of hard rock baby

but dont tell limp bizkit and linkin park anything

my favs are .....

Alkaline Trio
blink 182
RHCP

Three Days Grace
My chemical romance
maroon 5
Relient k
sum 41
trapt

dude these are just alternative rock and are just middle of hard and soft rock.....so love it

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

MetalheadGautham said:
Metallica
Anthrax
Megadeth
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
System of a Down
Slayer
The Eagles
The Beatles
Betallica
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Van Hallen
Bob Dylan
Dead Kennedys

SOAD?

thats in the same line as Korn, limp bizkit etc. ratedsuperstar is right about you being a classical/old skool metal(err rock) fan, except Dream Theater i wouldn't mind considering all other bands you mentioned as old skool and soad doesn't count off course

no offence meant btw, rock on dude.

i listen to a lot of rock - soft and hard but i just can't stand metal....it seems more like noise rather than music

3 cheers to Gautham for this thread !

Me an obsessed RAMMSTEIN fan ..I love allmost all their songs

I wonder when they will come to India

. I will go anywhere in India to listen to their concert

..........

MetalheadGautham said:
Metallica
Megadeth
Iron Maiden
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
System of a Down
The Eagles
The Beatles
AC/DC
Bob Dylan

Common interest. But hey....wait ...Did i just read this:

MetalheadGautham said:
Beatllica

C'mon dude!!You can't be serious. They are a Parody band, you can't take their music seriously.

it seems more like noise rather than music

if u listen to death metal it will seem like a noise .......if u listen to industrial metal like Rammstein with lyrics meaning..it will be heaven .........

@off topic ........how many digitians smoke/drink while listening metal occasionally

i dont like smoking......i do drink sometimes occasionally .........its so much fun ..haywards black beer + rammstein ........yooooooooo hoooooooooooo

1. Betallica may be a parody band, but they still rock. They are the only free band that I actually found inpressive. I find them amusing and inspiring at the same time.

2. SOAD is not Nu Metal. They have their own sound and are a class apart from the rest. Nu Metal is hip-hop combined with glam metal, while SOAD has a classic air to it. Ever heard Sugar?

3. Rammstein is Industrial Metal, and german, but I still follow the themes a bit. I don't recomend them for all, but still, Mein Hertz Brent rocks!

4. Metal need not be noice for all ears. Agreed, Slayer is in that catogary a bit, but Metal gives energy to those who understand it.

5. does anyone want a new thread on Betallica? I can give links for discography, album covers, lyrics and some other fun stuff.

6. You don't need to Smoke/Drink/Dope to listen to metal

. I don't, and nor do most others.

I think you are the hardcore fan of metallica

^^ I never said that you need to Smoke/Drink/Dope to listen to metal . I said if you are occasional drinker then it feels more energetic and fun to listen

......moreover it depends on the mood when to listen to metal and when not .......

and I am not recommending anyone drinking but the fact is most rock/metal band members are themselves heavy drinkers/dope takers while they do stage show and play ....

hope u understood my point

xbonez said:
i listen to a lot of rock - soft and hard but i just can't stand metal....it seems more like noise rather than music

True

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

Rammstein is Industrial Metal, and german, but I still follow the themes a bit. I don't recomend them for all, but still, Mein Hertz Brent rocks!

ya ...but I am a die hard Rammy fan and I recommend them to everybody

u like metallica and i like rammy ..so naturally we will recommend our fav band to everybody

esumitkumar said:
ya ...but I am a die hard Rammy fan and I recommend them to everybody
u like metallica and i like rammy ..so naturally we will recommend our fav band to everybody

I said that their music is good, but lyrics are ???

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esumitkumar said:
^^ I never said that you need to Smoke/Drink/Dope to listen to metal . I said if you are occasional drinker then it feels more energetic and fun to listen ......moreover it depends on the mood when to listen to metal and when not .......

and I am not recommending anyone drinking but the fact is most rock/metal band members are themselves heavy drinkers/dope takers while they do stage show and play ....

hope u understood my point

What the musicians do other than music is just their business, but yes its a sad fact that fans incorporate the same in their lives. I guess thats why they are called 'role models'.

Being a fan of Rammstein myself, I can actually give you instances where people before resorting to violence, listened to Rammstein to get the feel to hurt and kill, which is really sad.

I for one, am just bothered about what comes outta my speakers.

Edit: And you've never heard of the controversy? *en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammstein#Relation_to_violent_events

^^thats the sad part of metal. ppl assosiate metal with drunkedness and violence, despite most bands spreading friendship and brotherhood.

MetalheadGautham said:
^^thats the sad part of metal. ppl assosiate metal with drunkedness and violence, despite most bands spreading friendship and brotherhood.

can you suggest a nice slow and melodious english tracks like ,

here without you by 3 doors down
la isla bonita by madonna
going home by kenny G
don't speak

esumitkumar said:
if u listen to death metal it will seem like a noise .......

grow up dude, have you ever cared to listen what the genre is all about, the feeling and emotions they convey with the growls is something you can't find in any other genre.

esumitkumar said:
@off topic ........how many digitians smoke/drink while listening metal occasionally

no comments, maybe thats what i'm doing now

I said that their music is good, but lyrics are ???

lyrics are good too..they have good songs like "Seemann" ,"du hast","engel"
have u ever listened to "dalai lama"..read its lyrics damn gud ....
also "amerika",Morgenstern ,Ohne dich ,Links 234 ,Feuer frei! ,mutter are notable for their lyrics

also they have bad meaning typo songs like "Heirate mich","Mein teil",sehnsucht... but 90% of their fans dont understand german so....

and by bad meaning ....i mean in context of our indian values ...(ie homose*uality,incest relationships etc) ......in Europe and US this is not a bad thing bcuz their culture differs from us ........so i dont blame them..

Being a fan of Rammstein myself, I can actually give you instances where people before resorting to violence, listened to Rammstein to get the feel to hurt and kill, which is really sad.

yes read frm wiki entry of rammy...thr are many controversies surrounding them..and they have always said they arent responsible for action of their fans..which is right .......its like a razor blade example..u can cut ur shave by that and u can cut a person's throat by that...its u who is guilty not the inventor of razor blade

despite most bands spreading friendship and brotherhood

every coin has its two sides..their is a dark side of metal too ..havent ever heard of death metal first,second and third wave bands ..how anti christ are they ........

so my dear ..pick up what u choose ..what u like ....and having a fav band doesnt mean u become like them ......

MetalheadGautham said:
2. SOAD is not Nu Metal. They have their own sound and are a class apart from the rest. Nu Metal is hip-hop combined with glam metal, while SOAD has a classic air to it. Ever heard Sugar?

indeed they're a class apart but they are not metal, not in the least bit

When chester speaks\sings,I listen.

Chester said:
indeed they're a class apart but they are not metal, not in the least bit

Did I say I hated non-metals? I said I hated Nu Metal, but I love Classic rock tracks. Dream Theater also proves that. ever heard Metropolis Pt 1 The Miracle and the Sleeper? Its a real beauty.

The_Devil_Himself said:
When chester speaks\sings,I listen.

Are you talking abt chester bennington or is there any other chester also ?

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

The_Devil_Himself said:
When chester speaks\sings,I listen.

me too, me too....

R

i luv chester toooooooo.

i even am crazy about Amy Lee....amazing voice and awesome lyrics. apart from that, even like My Chem romance

Damn. How can you call Linkin Park sh1t? Have you even bothered listening to their latest album??

You probably lack the musical complexity required to appreciate anything but heavy and hard music....

^^lol their latest album sucks compared to others,,their earlier work is amazing!
I am a big fan of LP too.

actually, i found LP's M2M better than Hybrid and meteora...in other words i found it ther best album till date....guess to each his own

ring_wraith said:
Damn. How can you call Linkin Park sh1t? Have you even bothered listening to their latest album??

You probably lack the musical complexity required to appreciate anything but heavy and hard music....

Linkin Park is OK,not sh!t, but M2M is defiantly bad. And Music complexity in LP?? Have you bothered to listen to other artists except LP?

R

You are only exposed to that roaring thrash metal found today I suppose

metal genre is incomplete without growls and anger.they do have meaning i do not deny it.onething i like about metal is that atleast it doesn't have outta world poetic lyrics which only the lyricist understands.

Rock=Metal, as long as its classic rock with guitars, base guitar, drums and optional keyboards with importance given to the music. I like brilliant riffs and solos.(read Hotel California)

i loved hotel california too.my point is you think you listen to metal but the truth is you listen to Radio-rock/metal.ppl like you idolise metallica,etc. coz u love the guitarist,drummer,etc. but bands are made by the co-ordination between each member.many of my friends are like "this song has an amzing riff".for me solos don't really matter as long as the song as a whole sounds good.

Modern rock with people like Avril Lavinge sucks big time. So do Linkin Park, Korn, Limp Bizkit etc.

how dare you mis-spelt avril's name

.i luv her as well as all the bands here xcept korn.

here's the thing even though garry sobers was gr8 even legendary for some.there's no way one could say he was better than gilchrist or lara.equal status for two legends is ok but one should not ridicule the other.aryeton senna and schumi both r legends even though some think senna was better coz they belong to that era.
Doesn't it hurt when people say today's youngsters are this that bull$h*t.we must always be supportive of our generation and look toward the future or u'll never see a future legend in making.

i like MCR too especially The Black Parade was their best effort till date.

like most of LP's other albums LP music can be enjoyed and understood with the videos.i guess that's why they release so many singles.Earlier i too though M2M was bad but now i'm thinking it's not that bad at all.no comp to HT and Meteora though.tracks like WID,Leave out all the rest,shadow of the day,Valentine's day,Little things.... are pretty good.sad part was Mike Shinoda wasn't used that much and used only for the f***s and $h*ts.

I hate

when ppl just ignore the next-gen gr8s like LP,Evanescence,Coldplay,Alter Bridge,Breaking Benjamin,Nickelback,the killers,Thrice,RHCP,Papa Roach and listen to some "has-been" rockstars even today.

why idolise roger waters when u have mark tremonti of our gen.same applies for the legendary drummers,vocalists,etc.

It's the same if you ask prowrestling fans who's better among the Rock and Hogan.HHH and rick flair.

Cricket and WWE kahan se aa gaya bhai, and I agree...........ppl listen to a Lot to "has been"s(That includes me too

).
And I am also a Riff lover. songs like SMOKE ON THE WATER or DAY TRIPPER(OMG!!!!!What an amazing riff) are made because of riff's. However, as edge said, solo's doesn't matter unless song overall sounds good.

ratedrsuperstar said:
I hate when ppl just ignore the next-gen gr8s like LP,Evanescence,Coldplay,Alter Bridge,Breaking Benjamin,Nickelback,the killers,Thrice,RHCP,Papa Roach and listen to some "has-been" rockstars even today.

yep me too ...add Jimmy eat world , all american rejects , greend day ,my chemical romance , trapt , U2 , three days grace , switchfoot , sum 41 , sugar ray , story of the year , simple plan , puddle of the mud , paramore , outkast , maroon 5 , limp bizkit , the killers , hoobastank , good charloote , relient k , godsmack ........the fray ....foo fighters , five for fighting , finger eleven , fall out boys , everclear , creed , chevelle , bowling for soup , blink 182 , american hifi , alkaline trio , 30 seconds to mars , three doors down and bloodhound gang !!

dont say a word against these .....these rock than any other bands

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

^u luv 40 freakin bands??
itne toh maine ganne nahi sune honge

How come Linkin park, Avril's name coming up !!! :O.... seriously man.. no offense, LP is one of my favorite bands, but they producing metal... seriously ppl must be on some serious dope... :lol:

My Choices:
1) Rammstein --- All time fav.
2) Led Zeppelin --- (Love from Heaven to serious hell)
3) Ozzy Osbourne. ---- (Its all Mr Crowley !!! )
4) Iron Maiden --- Rocks big time..... !!!!
5) Opeth ..... (I simply love Deliverance )!!!
6) Blind Guardian. .. (holy shiiiit

woa mines
Rammnstein
iron maiden
godsmack
SOAD
breaking benjamin
metallica
bullet for my valentine

ring_wraith said:
Damn. How can you call Linkin Park sh1t? Have you even bothered listening to their latest album??

You probably lack the musical complexity required to appreciate anything but heavy and hard music....

complexity? get real. They use simple guitars, simple keyboards, simple drumming, and lots of synthesised and sampled electronic sounds. I appritiate people who get all sweaty in their efforts, not people who use a computer for music making.

the so called next gen rockers are not at al metal, unless you concider SOAD. Metal is all about using the instruments with maximum complexity and power. people like ratedsuperstar only like stuff like LP, LB, etc because they are Hip-Hop, Pop and Rap fans at heart.

To hear true metal, I suggest this:

One
The Thing That Should Not Be
Holy Wars... The Punishement Due
What Doesn't Die

few of my all time favs on Youtube....

1) Mr Crowley Live
2) Mein Teil
3) Rosenrot --- Poetry at its best !!!! Hail Rammstein !!!!
4) Master's Apprentice ..
5) Stripped
6) Bard's Song Live

Wil continue to Post More !!!!!!

Posionblack - Dark gothic metal (a 10/10 score)
Entwine - Gothic metal (hobbyist band, they just make art once in a long time)
To Die For - Gothic metal
Sentenced - Gothic metal
Nightwish - Symphonic metal
Negative - Love metal
HIM - Love metal
Dark Tranquility - Dark Melodic metal
Dark New Day - Alternative metal
Caliban - Metalcore
BFMV - Metalcore
FATA - hardcore, metalcore, screamo (i luv this band, innovative) *farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/2106528885_b44c4bde0d_o.png
Between the Buried and Me - Metalcore, Progressive Metal
Apocalyptica - Symphonic metal
Interlace - Industrial, Dark electro

The list is endless, covers every genre but that wont be permitted here.

Finnish metal bands rocks !!!
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Note: Everyone knows abt Metallica,Rammstein and other well established bands, try to explore other budding bands *farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/2106524353_2eb2af5070_o.png

complexity? get real. They use simple guitars, simple keyboards, simple drumming, and lots of synthesised and sampled electronic sounds. I appritiate people who get all sweaty in their efforts, not people who use a computer for music making.

the so called next gen rockers are not at al metal, unless you concider SOAD. Metal is all about using the instruments with maximum complexity and power. people like ratedsuperstar only like stuff like LP, LB, etc because they are Hip-Hop, Pop and Rap fans at heart.

You have got to be kidding me, right. So if a band choses to use new technology to sound different, they lose their "metal" chastity. Havn't heard anything childish than this.

^^yea as a listener I just care about what I got to listen not how it is produced.Maybe I am different from you guys I listen to individual songs and not to artists\genre\'complexity' whatever.

^^ he he he ..two more digitains love Rammy...yooo hooo ..cheers to rockthegod and johnjjx .....

as for me all songs of Rammy are ulitmate !! especially Tier, Spiel Mit Mir, Sehnsucht,Du reichst so gut, engel, dalai lama, Sonne, Kuss mich , Feuer Frei and last but not the least Ohne Dich (Without you) !

karnivore said:
You have got to be kidding me, right. So if a band choses to use new technology to sound different, they lose their "metal" chastity. Havn't heard anything childish than this.

you are the one who is childish. Since when is every band metal? Heavy Metal Music is a term that can't be used with just anything. Technology to produce sound - you are kidding me right? Ofcource you can produce sound with technology, but you don't become a musician by doing that. Its just not REAL.

chesss said:
^u luv 40 freakin bands??
itne toh maine ganne nahi sune honge

Dude i am music freak i listen daily 50 new songs(of course get from net).....and i have covered almost all bands and all famoussies ....have listened all years us billboard hot 100 ....phew...

have presently over GB's of english songs . if i start selling them will get $$$$$

me a J-pop listener too

like Ayumi Hamasakis songs !

and yep these 40 are my top ones ....i mean they are in ma fav playlist

oops and i forgot "The Rasmus" :))

and about heavy metal ...i like few of them coz i cant stand against a loud loud shouting

here are mine

Korn , kittie , judas priests , iron maiden , metallica , white zombie , rob zombie , ihategodeye

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

expertno.1 said:
Dude i am music freak i listen daily 50 new songs(of course get from net).....and i have covered almost all bands (rock bands only) and all famoussies ....have listened all years us billboard hot 100 ....phew...

have presently over GB's of english songs . if i start selling them will get $$$$$

me a J-pop listener too like Ayumi Hamasakis songs !

and yep these 40 are my top ones ....i mean they are in ma fav playlist

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

nice to see that somone likes other asian country bands.

Do listen to these songs (C-pop and korean respectively)
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLmAeY8Yku4
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_qWNsZ5Kak

am bad at pop but do like few of them and these are among those few good ones

my collection is over 30GB and listen to music 24/7

T159 said:
nice to see that somone likes other asian country bands.

Do listen to these songs (C-pop and korean respectively)
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLmAeY8Yku4
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_qWNsZ5Kak

am bad at pop but do like few of them and these are among those few good ones

my collection is over 30GB and listen to music 24/7

i thought i was the only here listening J-pop and other countries bands

thanks for the links bro

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

expertno.1 said:
i thought i was the only here listening J-pop and other countries bands

thanks for the links bro

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

music is the only thing thats always with me, in my sorrows and joys, its the tie that binds me*farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2106529395_26c0b427da_o.png

R

^thnx mate for the support.nirvana,PJ,AIC are bands of earlier band mates.honestly i don't like them but in oldies i liked Soundgarden.

@expert no.1- u're one good music listening SOB.i luv those bands too.lol if they catch you will get -$$$$.

@matelheadgautham - u mean LP's Joe Hahn produces music like baking cakes.dude get real electronic music is the hottest trend and i won't be surprised if it overtakes rap,rock.just like pop and rap took over blues.

it's not like they use some lamea** app like virtual dj to do it.i respect producers.the're like directors.although actors get the most accolades films can't be films without them.I respect gr8 producers like Timbaland,Jay-Z,Mike Shinoda,etc.without them we wouldn't have such gr8 stereo sounds and would anyone have brought earphones and PMP's only to listen to almost live audio.it's only when u hear a studio mastered version you love the live one.that's why studio albums release prior to live ones.

still no one's a fan of opeth.the legendary metal band

^^Sorry, deleted my earlier post, cauz i though it was just too arrogant. I am too old for the teenage "metal = mucho" bull$hit.

Those who think that electronic music is a child's paly.....well......he is just putting question mark on his understanding of music, altogether.

for me its rather clear.....if the music n lyrics appeals to my ears, i don't give a sh!t how it was made...whether some guy worked his a&& off playing the instruments, whether it was syntthesized on someone's PC or hell, whether someone just banged together pots and pans.....th e bottomline is i should njoy it

^^ And thats how it should be. There used to be a time when i used live Sepultura. Today, actually its been years, I don't even feel like listening to them anymore.

With age your preferences change, and if they don't, u need an appointment with a shrink.

karnivore said:
^^Sorry, deleted my earlier post, cauz i though it was just too arrogant. I am too old for the teenage "metal = mucho" bull$hit.

Those who think that electronic music is a child's paly.....well......he is just putting question mark on his understanding of music, altogether.

It may not be childs play, but it definitely is MetalheadGautham's play. wanna see my compositions ? all effortless. I can upload them, but please suggest me a good uploading site.

xbonez said:
for me its rather clear.....if the music n lyrics appeals to my ears, i don't give a sh!t how it was made...whether some guy worked his a&& off playing the instruments, whether it was syntthesized on someone's PC or hell, whether someone just banged together pots and pans.....th e bottomline is i should njoy it

here too its the same, but I just don't call it metal, to which ppl here object

dude dude dude ....have your ever tried to listen soft songs also ? like Hilary Duff's - Come Clean ?

listen it bro .....many soft songs are also pleasing to ears

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

expertno.1 said:
dude dude dude ....have your ever tried to listen soft songs also ? like Hilary Duff's - Come Clean ?

listen it bro .....many soft songs are also pleasing to ears

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

lets see...

its alright
mama said
stairway to heaven
hotel california
one
fade to black
mr. tambourine man
<insert 1000 more songs here from my music folder>

...yep

H

I really miss the original Lynyrd Skynyrd, wish they were alive today

*www.the70sproject.com/lyrics/photos/lynyrd-skynyrd.jpg *www.galvestonmusicscene.com/Blog-Photos/LynyrdSkynyrd2.jpg *ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511PK4VJ1XL._AA240_.jpg

EDIT: I got only a few songs so to say, if anyone got a lot, care to share with me? The stores here in B'lore are empty of them and those who have are some recent records, but I want the old ones.

MetalheadGautham said:
hotel california
one

\My two favorites............Wow
And Comfortably Numb

MetalheadGautham said:
It may not be childs play, but it definitely is MetalheadGautham's play. wanna see my compositions ? all effortless. I can upload them, but please suggest me a good uploading site.

Sorry didn't realise, i was talking to the next best thing in DJ mix scene. My appologies. Just wondering how easy it is to produce sounds like.......say, Gorillaz (just and example).

And i also forgot that "use" of technology means use of a computer and a software to cook your music with. Of course. Of course. Crap like VCS3 is indeed stone-age technology. Floyd RIP. Then again, Floyd was never a METAL band.

Hmmm............tell me, how do u differentiate between Metal and, say, Industrial rock. or for that matter Grunge, or Punk, unless of course, some pundit in the west has not already categorised them for you. Exactly what makes METAL, what it is, metal.

Anyway.........whatever.

u get real metal in it...........lol........fun........

karnivore said:
Sorry didn't realise, i was talking to the next best thing in DJ mix scene. My appologies. Just wondering how easy it is to produce sounds like.......say, Gorillaz (just and example).

And i also forgot that "use" of technology means use of a computer and a software to cook your music with. Of course. Of course. Crap like VCS3 is indeed stone-age technology. Floyd RIP. Then again, Floyd was never a METAL band.

Hmmm............tell me, how do u differentiate between Metal and, say, Industrial rock. or for that matter Grunge, or Punk, unless of course, some pundit in the west has not already categorised them for you. Exactly what makes METAL, what it is, metal.

Anyway.........whatever.

Wow, you have no idea what metal is, still you start flaming it?

Lemme give an intro:

Metal is a type of music characterised by instruments like the electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and optional keyboards. Its usually power and music oriented, in the sence that the due importance is given to music, along with vocals, which you don't find in pop bands, where only thr lead vocalist has a face. In metal, guitars are often distorted using amplifyers, effects pedals, wah-wah pedals and equilizers to give them teir characteristic sounds. Metal has its origins in Blues, Classical Music, Rock 'n Roll, etc, but metal certainly can't be called those, nor can those be called metal. Metal is usually all about instrumentation. These days, in a revolution started by Korn, bands are starting to use metal styles along with pop/hip-hop/rap styles to produce music. Though they call it Nu Metal, it certainly is not metal, and though its related to metal like how metal is related to blues, neither is metal blues not is the so called Nu Metal Metal.

Now for my intrests:

I like the type of music thats conceptually metallic. I hence like strong instrumentation and hard work. I like classic rock, heavy metal and its family, classical music(eastern and western) and similar stuff.

I also enjoy these electronic genres like rap, but only a little, and I give preference to metal over them.

a lot of metal has happened ....

@metalhead

whats your favourate metal song ?

i wanna listen it

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

^^Nothing specific, but I think an ideal song will be:

Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper by Dream Theater from the album Images and Words.

I hate to do this.........but here goes nothing.

....characterised by instruments like the electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and optional keyboards

Name one genre of rock, which is not.

......power and music oriented, in the sence that the due importance is given to music, along with vocals, which you don't find in pop bands

First, the comparison is not between METAL and POP, but between METAL and other rock genres, which are equally "metallic" (eg. Grunge/ Punk/ Acid/ Industrial/ Death/ Thrash among others). Second, no self-respecting rocker would compromise power/ lyrics/ chord to MELODY as in pop.

...guitars are often distorted using amplifyers, effects pedals, wah-wah pedals and equilizers to give them teir characteristic sounds

Again, aren't these technologies. And once again, which rock genre doesn't use a mix of these equipments.

...origins in Blues, Classical Music, Rock 'n Roll, etc...

Most of the rock genres can trace its roots to all those (including folk/ blue grass and dare i say jazz)

So, u can see, u have only given a vague def of metal, which can be applied to any genres of rock. Again, answer this and u will find your smiling face on the cover of Rolling Stones.

Differentiate between METAL/ GRUNGE/ INDUSTRIAL/ PUNK.

...you have no idea what metal is...

After over 2 decades of listening to a wide spectrum of rock, you will be asking yourself the same question. What exactly is the basis for categorisation. Is it the sound, is it the vocals, is it the arrangement, is it the philosophy, is it the background of the band......what is the basis.

Hope to see u there someday................

has anybody heard of Opeth the swedish death metal band. They are simply awesome with songs combining hoarse vocals with some really good bass n guitars. But still like Iron Maiden also equally*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/77.gif. They are the best of all the lot.

karnivore said:
I hate to do this.........but here goes nothing.

Name one genre of rock, which is not.

First, the comparison is not between METAL and POP, but between METAL and other rock genres, which are equally "metallic" (eg. Grunge/ Punk/ Acid/ Industrial/ Death/ Thrash among others). Second, no self-respecting rocker would compromise power/ lyrics/ chord to MELODY as in pop.

Again, aren't these technologies. And once again, which rock genre doesn't use a mix of these equipments.

Most of the rock genres can trace its roots to all those (including folk/ blue grass and dare i say jazz)

So, u can see, u have only given a vague def of metal, which can be applied to any genres of rock. Again, answer this and u will find your smiling face on the cover of Rolling Stones.

Differentiate between METAL/ GRUNGE/ INDUSTRIAL/ PUNK.

After over 2 decades of listening to a wide spectrum of rock, you will be asking yourself the same question. What exactly is the basis for categorisation. Is it the sound, is it the vocals, is it the arrangement, is it the philosophy, is it the background of the band......what is the basis.

Hope to see u there someday................

these are all technologies, agreed. Its similar to rock, agreed. But there is still that "something extra" in metal you can't find in rock. nor in pop. Metal is like love, in the sence that it needs to be experienced, not explained. Metal is NOT rock, its... just forget it. You can't understand metal, so I forgive you. Listen to what you like, but please don't flame in a thread flocked by metalheads, and run by an abusive debater and metalhead like me.

PS: just try listening to the song I prescribed to expert.

thelordrrulzzz said:
has anybody heard of Opeth the swedish death metal band. They are simply awesome with songs combining hoarse vocals with some really good bass n guitars. But still like Iron Maiden also equally*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/77.gif. They are the best of all the lot.

you heard the songs "The Number of the Beast", "Run to the Hills", "The Legacy" and "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" along with albums "Iron Maiden", "Powerslave" and "The Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"? They are maiden's signatures, with eXtreme musicianship.

"something extra"

That something is in your head.

...so I forgive you

Thank you.....otherwise i would have been boiled alive in some fiery pit of a burning hell.

Anyway........its all in the ears.

Enjoy your stuff

And guys what about DRAGONFORCE. i haven't heard anyone play a guitar that fast. just try them for once.

karnivore said:
That something is in your head.

Thank you.....otherwise i would have been boiled alive in some fiery pit of a burning hell.

Anyway........its all in the ears.

Enjoy your stuff

And guys what about DRAGONFORCE. i haven't heard anyone play a guitar that fast. just try them for once.

ever heard Kirk Hammett? He is the meaning of speed.(and my avatar, FYI)

and that something is obviously in the head. Any damn feeling occurs right in the head.

And its NOT in the ears.

It depends on the person's personality, mood, intrests, and identity. Thats the way people like music. I for instance, don't see any difference between hip-hop, rap, pop, etc, while their fans will shout at me for saying that. But I can perfectly recoganise what kind of metal/rock song something is, instantly.

lol...guitar is not all about metal.

Heard about cello ???
Apocalyptica ???

The most difficult instrument to learn is cello and violin and thats what takes u really into the music.

ever heard Kirk Hammett? He is the meaning of speed

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I understand that u r a die hard METALLICA fan, no harm done, but when u make commets like that, u actually make a mockery of speed metal. While Kirk is fast and good, calling him the "meaning of speed" is way too much to digest.

I suggest u listen to a little bit of Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Angelo Batio, Herman Li, etc, to know what SPEED means. After u r through these people, Kirk will seem to be playing his stuff in slo-mo.

Anyway, this is what your "meaning of speed" had to say about DRAGONFORCE.

Steve Baltin of AOL Music recently asked Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett which new guitarists have impressed him of late.
"I really like this absurd band called Dragonforce," Kirk said. "Those are the fastest guitar players I think I've ever seen. They're like Yngwie [Malmsteen] on steroids. No, they're like Barry Bonds on guitar. It's amazing. I saw one video and I swear to God the guy must've played 75,000 notes."

Source

Anyway, lets give it rest and move on, shall we.

karnivore said:
I suggest u listen to a little bit of Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Angelo Batio, Herman Li, etc, to know what SPEED means. After u r through these people, Kirk will seem to be playing his stuff in slo-mo.

When the point of speed and quality comes up.... no one beats Malmsteen....

In case of some beautiful and quality guitar playing, Steve Vai, Santriani, Mustaine, Jakk, Slash is simply awesum !!! But again Hammet is also one in my good book... Its his quality reflected in songs like Unforgiven... I was so into Metallica at one point of time...

Metallica meant life back then !!!! Then I transitioned onto hearing God's like Blind Guardian, Opeth and Rammstein....

karnivore said:
*i180.photobucket.com/albums/x31/trash609/yociexp115-1-1.gif

I understand that u r a die hard METALLICA fan, no harm done, but when u make commets like that, u actually make a mockery of speed metal. While Kirk is fast and good, calling him the "meaning of speed" is way too much to digest.

I suggest u listen to a little bit of Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Angelo Batio, Herman Li, etc, to know what SPEED means. After u r through these people, Kirk will seem to be playing his stuff in slo-mo.

Anyway, this is what your "meaning of speed" had to say about DRAGONFORCE.

Source

Anyway, lets give it rest and move on, shall we.

Don't ever underestimate Kirk Hammett, for he has not only speed, but also melody. Yes, there may be a handful of guys faster than him, but none have his unique combo of speed and melody. Dream Theater's guitarist is another guy like hammett.

And yes, ever heard Blackened? Kirk Hammett is one of the greatest guitarists ever, and he is comparable to guys like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Toni Iommi, BB King, etc.

And I am NOT a die hard metallica fan, atleast of their newer live shows anyway. Don't jump to conclutions.

And yes, one more thing: Kirk is the meaning of speed not because he is the fastest, but because he can produce melodies even at ultra high speeds.

Frankly speaking METALLICA never really impressed me, don't know why. For me it was always SEPULTURA and PENTERA who defined freaking hard. Before that it was BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPLINE and DEEP PURPLE who really appealed to me. Somehow, i completely missed the early 80s rock scene. The only album, other than Master of Puppets, that got me hooked was their self titled album Metallica. Other than that, METALLICA, or MEGADEATH etc never seemed to fulfill my voracious appetite for hard music.

Anyway, at the end of the day.....

viva la ROCK

karnivore said:
Frankly speaking METALLICA never really impressed me, don't know why. For me it was always SEPULTURA and PENTERA who defined freaking hard. Before that it was BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPLINE and DEEP PURPLE who really appealed to me. Somehow, i completely missed the early 80s rock scene. The only album, other than Master of Puppets, that got me hooked was their self titled album Metallica. Other than that, METALLICA, or MEGADEATH etc never seemed to fulfill my voracious appetite for hard music.

Anyway, at the end of the day.....

viva la ROCK

I am one satisfied customer of the pre 1990 bands. But the newer stuff is not as good as before.

MetalheadGautham said:
I am one satisfied customer of the pre 1990 bands. But the newer stuff is not as good as before.

alas....

anyway, did ANYONE bother to listen to that song from dream theater I suggested?
You hardly get to see such symphonic elements these days.

^^limited net connection sux

MetalheadGautham said:
anyway, did ANYONE bother to listen to that song from dream theater I suggested?
You hardly get to see such symphonic elements these days.

yeah, Images and Words is a masterpiece, tot is my cd of choice by DT and not to mention the godly change of seasons

Chester said:
yeah, Images and Words is a masterpiece, tot is my cd of choice by DT and not to mention the godly change of seasons

then I guess you also like "under a glass moon".

OK, new must hear songs:

1. Where the Wild Things Are by metallica from ReLoad
2. The Dance Of Eternity by Dream Theater form Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes form a Memory

both are awssomly progressive

No one listens to Marylin Manson here.??

.I love all of his songs.!!He was the one who got me outta pop and rap and hooked me on to Hard rock and metal music.For me the top artists are:

Pink Floyd: Listen to them 24x7 on my music player.
Marylin Manson: First hard rock artist I listened to and got hooked on to.
Opeth: Benighted and Circle of Tyrants amongst others rock.!!
Cradle of Filth: Just when I am in head-banging mood.Don't listen much otherwise.

I used to listen a lot of Nirvana songs too.But they sound more like High-school band now..

But what ever anyone says, Led Zeppelin is the best when it comes to complexity of vocals and Dream Theater for their extremely progressive and complex music which none of us can hope to successfully play.

MetalheadGautham said:
OK, new must hear songs:

1. Where the Wild Things Are by metallica from ReLoad
2. The Dance Of Eternity by Dream Theater form Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes form a Memory

both are awssomly progressive

Dance of Eternity is a godly instrumental along with SoC and Erotomania, SoC being my personal favourite

Chester said:
Dance of Eternity is a goldy instrumental along with SoC and Erotomania, SoC being my personal favourite

I still wonder how one can play instruments that fast and that complicatedly when I here Dance of Eternity.

anyone knows whats the date of metallica's new album release ? I heard its finished.

not really waiting for it, lost the hope since the last cd and i always have lot of other stuff to digg to, just looked up the news for you.

"The release of Metallica's new album has been delayed again, sources from the band's record label told Stereo Warning. The album is now expected to hit the stores in September. Originally Lars Ulrich said it would be out in February, then the release was delayed till April. With the band still in the studio, it was clear that April was not gonna happen. Fans can take comfort in the fact that the last time the band spent this much time in the studio the year was 1991 and the result was the "Black Album". One can only hope for similar results this time! In the meantime, the boys have lined up a few dates for their upcoming European tour this summer."

The Outsider said:
not really waiting for it, lost the hope since the last cd and i always have lot of other stuff to digg to, just looked up the news for you.

this is MADDENING ME. Guess I can rewrite "Bleeding Me" and call it "Maddening Me". Damn !

wanna punch me in the face eh? i know

i'm in the same league dude, just letting my inner thoughts out for a fellow metalhead

no wonder i'll buy it as soon as i can but still keeping the hopes low, high hopes hurt ya know

The Outsider said:
wanna punch me in the face eh? i know
i'm in the same league dude, just letting my inner thoughts out for a fellow metalhead
no wonder i'll buy it as soon as i can but still keeping the hopes low, high hopes hurt ya know

yup. remember St. Anger. It sucked. Big time. But they say this will be a real good classic E Tuned high audio quality(and clarity) old school full speed classic thrash album. Hope they keep their promise. I Expect an Instrumental.

MetalheadGautham said:
Don't ever underestimate Kirk Hammett, for he has not only speed, but also melody. Yes, there may be a handful of guys faster than him, but none have his unique combo of speed and melody. Dream Theater's guitarist is another guy like hammett.

And yes, ever heard Blackened? Kirk Hammett is one of the greatest guitarists ever, and he is comparable to guys like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Toni Iommi, BB King, etc.

And I am NOT a die hard metallica fan, atleast of their newer live shows anyway. Don't jump to conclutions.

And yes, one more thing: Kirk is the meaning of speed not because he is the fastest, but because he can produce melodies even at ultra high speeds.

LOL... since we're all voicing opinions, as a guitarist myself (not a very good one though) I must say "Hammet SUCKS!"

He has nothing in terms of speed, technique, melody, or anything comparable to the greats. In guitarist circles I think theres some joke about Hammet being Satch's worst pupil; second worst pupil is Slash!

You want to listen to amazing rock/metal guitars?

Joe Satriani (everything, usually slower and more melodious, but with amazing techniques)
John Petrucci (Speed and melody)
Steve Vai (crazy techniques -- look for his three-stock guitar solo)
Paul Gilbert (again speed, melody, techniques)
Reb Beach (listen to black magic)
Van Halen (for those into 80s style leads)
Yngwie Malmsteen (who is fast, but quite classical and boring at times)

Insane?
Michael Angelo Batio (double stocks like you've never seen used before)
The Great Kat (crazy classical-shred woman)

A very special mention goes to:
Jason Becker - a true guitar hero!
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker

Of course I don't expect people to agree, but here's my 2 cents worth anyway!

Raaabo said:
LOL... since we're all voicing opinions, as a guitarist myself (not a very good one though) I must say "Hammet SUCKS!"

He has nothing in terms of speed, technique, melody, or anything comparable to the greats. In guitarist circles I think theres some joke about Hammet being Satch's worst pupil; second worst pupil is Slash!

You want to listen to amazing rock/metal guitars?

Joe Satriani (everything, usually slower and more melodious, but with amazing techniques)
John Petrucci (Speed and melody)
Steve Vai (crazy techniques -- look for his three-stock guitar solo)
Paul Gilbert (again speed, melody, techniques)
Reb Beach (listen to black magic)
Van Halen (for those into 80s style leads)
Yngwie Malmsteen (who is fast, but quite classical and boring at times)

Insane?
Michael Angelo Batio (double stocks like you've never seen used before)
The Great Kat (crazy classical-shred woman)

A very special mention goes to:
Jason Becker - a true guitar hero!
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker

Of course I don't expect people to agree, but here's my 2 cents worth anyway!

Hammett may have gone bad due to old age, but seriously, he IS one of the best. I can easily put him in the world's top 30 list.

Though Jimi Hendrix gets my approval for being both a geeky electronic expert(inventer of hard rock amps) and for being one WILD guitarist.
Have you ever heard Jimmi Page of Led Zeppelin and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath ?(he is a lefty like me) what about Randy Rhoads ? they can play songs in many different ways.

And as you are a guitarist, why not give some "samples" here ?

and please suggest me a good amp software, where I can plug an accoustic guitar(with a pickup) and play away while it takes care of all the effects.

also, where can I get a step up plug that converts the standard line in cable size pin to the guitar pickup connection slot size pin ?

doesnt anyone like SOFT ROCK
pink floyd zeppelin etc

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how can anybody have a metal head?? Your skull will be made of some tissues and bones and other crap..

hmmm... the above post is hillarius anyways back to the topic.i am black metalhead.if anyone doesnt know what is black metal?go figure out or google up.to get started with this music try mayhem,burzum,marduk,endstille,nokturnal mortem,dark funeral,carpathian forest,emperor,immortal all and above the greates of all DARKTHRONE or google up find out more black metal bands
.i only like european black metal bands

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ancientrites said:
hmmm... the above post is hillarius

Why do you call it hilarious??
Its a fact. I remember reading about it in School... Please let me know if anybodys head is made out of metal...

ImAClown said:
Why do you call it hilarious??
Its a fact. I remember reading about it in School... Please let me know if anybodys head is made out of metal...

YouAreAClown

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Does your post make any sense?

as much as ur posts have been making

ancientrites said:
hmmm... the above post is hillarius anyways back to the topic.i am black metalhead.if anyone doesnt know what is black metal?go figure out or google up.to get started with this music try mayhem,burzum,marduk,endstille,nokturnal mortem,dark funeral,carpathian forest,emperor,immortal all and above the greates of all DARKTHRONE or google up find out more black metal bands
.i only like european black metal bands

i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

The Outsider said:
i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

I guess ImAClown is the real death head here. Brain Dead. :lol:

The Outsider said:
i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

ya i know but after listening to gorgoroth's Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam album.i gave up on this band.still i am looking forward for next release

you should get the old cds with "Hat" on them, all legendary darkness, you probably have them i guess

Any Betallica Supporters here ? They are a joke, but an inspiration.

bump...

megadeth
14th march
bangalore

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is metallica making a new album?i saw 2 new songs (live) on the internet and videos too..any update on that?

listen to Dream theater's In the presence of enemies from the new album

they rock *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/16a.gif*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/42a.gif

^^met's new album is still to be announced(the name).
and those two songs are just teasers with a fraction of riffs used from their new album
still waiting for that album...

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finally..

ROLLING STONE MAG IS HERE ...!! *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/111.gif*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/36a.gif*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/36.gif

nish_higher said:
finally..

ROLLING STONE MAG IS HERE ...!! *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/111.gif*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/36a.gif*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/36.gif

???Are you a supporter of Band or the Crappy Magazine!!!
(I couldn't stop LOLing when they Releases their List of best songs of '07)....

N

^ ever read that mag?

Has anyone ever heard Jethro Tull's Aqualung ?

yup I have

T159 said:
yup I have

As far as I am concerned, this "Classic/Folk Rock" song has much more metal in it than Linkin Park stuff.

Linkin park is like what backstreet Boys is to novice listeners

I initially liked them but then as i listened more and more to other bands, they just fade out of my mind.

T159 said:
Linkin park is like what backstreet Boys is to novice listeners

I initially liked them but then as i listened more and more to other bands, they just fade out of my mind.

hmm... with all due respects, i think thats a pretty unfair comparison... linkin park is more of nu-metal, with major electronic influences... and they arent bad.. i mean they even rap! lolz...
bringing them to a level plain with backstreet boys doesnt sound too good lol...
rock seems pretty much dead now, except for the handful of old bands that churn out something nice once in a while...
but yeah, the punk scene's pretty nice.. i think thats one sub-genre thats been passed on with the same amount of craziness...

Its not about the hippiness of the music.
Its about the classic elegent feel you get in Classic Rock that appeals its listeners.
The same goes for metal.
The classic thrash metal metallica used to play in Master Of Puppets has depth, feel, power and rythem.
You can never find those things in bands like Korn and Linkin Park.
Today's rock is only brain adams and similar sh!t. But they can never match the melody combined with complexity and intensity of old skool rock bands like The Eagles and Jethro Tull.
Just by hearing classical era songs like Hotel California, Stairway to Heaven, War Pigs and For Whom The Bell Tolls will give you the satisfaction you can never gain from current era songs. But SOAD is a big exeption. Their tracks like Question!, Hypnotize, etc remind us often of the old era.

Has anyone got the album *upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Zoso.svg/75px-Zoso.svg.png by led zeppelin ?

what is that?
never heard of that album.
by the way. ppl from bangalore do you know where the hard rock cafe is in bangalore, i saw their logo some where near anil kumble circle, i saw it on the house of bible(i am not sure if its called this) building just at the starting of MG road.

hullap said:
doesnt anyone like SOFT ROCK
pink floyd zeppelin etc

i love pink floyd.

that album is 'Unoffitially' called Led Zeppelin IV

ahh... floyd's brilliant, they're pretty much demi-gods to me... i dont think floyd or zep are 'soft rock'... they're as classic as they get...

as for the zoso album, yeah... zep wanted to break the notion of album names/band names... they named all their albums with roman numerals... and the fourth album or led zep IV didnt have anything on its cover.. not even the band name... dunno what the symbols stand for... probably pagan symbols... but it fuelled a whole debate on how zep's music was 'satanic/demonic/evil'... hahh..
another thing about this album was that they printed the lyrics for only one song, ie, stairway to heaven on the inner sleeve... i guess the importance was justified, for i think its one of the most beautiful songs ever...

Hey! No-one called me to this thread

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Anyways, sorry for dropping in late. I'm a complete metalhead and mostly listen to Heavy, Death, Black ,Thrash and Nu-Metal (not LP

).

My favourite bands are Slipknot, Megadeth, Metallica, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Bloodthorn, Disrepute, Mayhem, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.

I listen to almost all bands I can get my hands on from the above mentioned genres. Black and Death rock everyone's a$$ off.

And I dont why people are discussing Pink Floyd in a metal/hard rock thread. Pink Floyd is Acoustic Rock/ Psychedelic Rock AFAIK.

K

Anyone like radiohead?, similiar to floyd, yet polar opposites, if that makes any sense.
Kinda addicted to them.
Live is nice to.. especially thier secret samidhi album.
In terms of metal, I don't like all of it, though maiden, metallica and halen are always nice. I guess you can call me a rock- novice.

^^True. You are a Rock Novice.

As far as metal goes, Try death and black metal. It will surely pull you into the realm of metal.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Announcement:

Death Magnetic comming soon this september

karmanya said:
Anyone like radiohead?, similiar to floyd, yet polar opposites, if that makes any sense.
Kinda addicted to them.

I like them a lot.............but they are anything but metal...............

MetalheadGautham said:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Announcement:

Death Magnetic comming soon this september

Cool.

Cynide and The Day That Never Comes are great tracks. Hope the album itslef turns out to be g00d

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MetalheadGautham said:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Announcement:

Death Magnetic comming soon this september

12th to be precise

hullap said:
12th to be precise

Thats like ONE day after the World Trade Center bombing anniversary

K

Wow, Death Magnetic releases exactly on the day my exams start

^ and on the day my have my hindi half yearly

K

Heard aces high for the first time today on the way to MSM. it seemed to have hidden itself inside the 9-odd gigs of music on my mum's ipod.
Eddie rules!

*i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/danielray333/beavis_and_butthead_headbanging.gif

^

Ac/Dc rox
especially their album "BACK IN BLACK".........

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heard AC DC's new single Rock N Roll Train yesterday....very "Back in Black" ish sound...

Angus's riffs sound good...

apoorva84 said:
heard AC DC's new single Rock N Roll Train yesterday....very "Back in Black" ish sound...

Angus's riffs sound good...

can you please link me to the youtube video ?

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*in.youtube.com/results?search_query=Rock+N+Roll+Train&search_type=&aq=-1&oq=

All AC/DC songs sounds same.........starts with A mindblowing riff then the usual verse-chorus-verse........ no variety whatsoever!!!!!!! Having said that, I do like some of their songs!!!

^^Have you heard Go Down from the album Let There Be Rock ? Its a great song.

its good to see this thread back on its knees.If there is any black metal discussion then count me in if not for me atleast for satan's sake :twisted:

ancientrites said:
its good to see this thread back on its knees.If there is any black metal discussion then count me in if not for me atleast for satan's sake

Nice to see a fellow goatworshipper.

^^Heard Reign of Terror by Bloodthorn ? There is an awesome song in it called Demonlord

and what about Mayhem's new album ?

KPower Mania said:
^^Heard Reign of Terror by Bloodthorn ? There is an awesome song in it called Demonlord and what about Mayhem's new album ?

Not familiar with Bloodthorn although i will check it out. As far as Mayhem goes, i am not a fan of there newer output and prefer Deathcrush/De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas era mayhem

10 days to go for Death Magnetic

The counter is on 8)

forever said:
Not familiar with Bloodthorn although i will check it out. As far as Mayhem goes, i am not a fan of there newer output and prefer Deathcrush/De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas era mayhem

Freezing Mooooooooon :twisted:

MetalheadGautham said:
10 days to go for Death Magnetic
The counter is on 8)

Same Here

MetalheadGautham said:
10 days to go for Death Magnetic
The counter is on 8)

Its out where you know there!

go blast your ears off!

Our desi rock ...listen to the Title Track of Rock On..Feels like listening hindi version of Iron Maiden

..still its gud..rOCK ON !!

The_Devil_Himself said:
Its out where you know there!

go blast your ears off!

Thanks a fugging lot dood.

esumitkumar said:
Our desi rock ...listen to the Title Track of Rock On..Feels like listening hindi version of Iron Maiden ..still its gud..rOCK ON !!

Really ? I heard socha hai so far, and it drives me nuts, wondering just HOW could someone come up with such n00b lyrics and how could they forget to use a RIFF in the song that sounds like metal, not like pop. But its a low class decent song at the same time.

Time to revive this thread

Lets discuss Death Magnetic here

Yeah...I wondered how the thread just vanished :???:

Thanks MTG

^^ read our Kid's (Kpower mania) review of Death Magnetic..some mnths ago he posted

^^The review was an epic phail (atleast I think so) coz of the wall of text I posted without formatting

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^^thats y i already advised u on that thread ..to format it and paste it

KPower Mania: you reviewed Death Magnetic ? So did I. I analysed each and every song, and every note of the album. Every single solo and riff. But I am too lazy to write the whole thing since it would take around 5 pages per song. What do I do ?

^^ Write a blog and give ur URL here

^^

So sad. I did the same. I analyzed each and every song. It was a biiiig review. Its still there in Reviews section if you want to have a look

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^^ hey kiddo..y dont u format it and paste it again ? too lazy eh ?

ring_wraith said:
Damn. How can you call Linkin Park sh1t? Have you even bothered listening to their latest album??

Ya, their latest album sucked. Their earlier albums:
-Hybrid Theory (All songs rock)
-Meteora (All songs rock)
-Reanimation (Selected tracks)

Also, It is not the bands fault that some retard listens to their songs to psyche him/herself to commit whatever. You must be responsible and have a positive attitude towards life. If you guys have read the "Violence in Video Games" article in skoar by Nachiket Mhatre, you will know what I mean.

One more thing, I love Thrash/Death/Heavy Metal and I don't Smoke/Drink/Dope/Whatever...

^

Ya ....

esumitkumar said:
Our desi rock ...listen to the Title Track of Rock On..Feels like listening hindi version of Iron Maiden

Even the lyrics of the song, Sindbad the Sailor has a similar meaning to the song Ghost of the Navigator by Iron Maiden.

^^Old news. If you come and say that "[name any new Bolly movie] has not copied ANYTHING from Western movie/music/drama", then it will be a pleasent surprise

Talking about metalheads, how many instrumentalists are here ?

I am a proud soon to be guitarist and a present keyboardist

.

Hey you guys support local rock and head out to local gigs?

R

so which is the best album according to you guyz of 2008.needless to say death magnetic sucks so it shouldnt be in the list and blooddrunk too for some "i'm a metal head i listen to the best music" fellows

btw here r my top albums of 2008 so far

1.Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol 3 & 4 Air and Earth(I Love Thrice)
2.Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe(surprise surprise!)
3.Opeth - Watershed(another fab record)
4.Rise Against - Appeal To Reason(very energetic)
5.Off Minor - Some Blood(screamo head here!)
6.My Dying Bride - An Ode to Woe Bonus DVD(good stuff)
7.Muse - H.A.A.R.P(love them)
8.Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All It's Friends(just liked the change)
9.Sigur Ros's album(sorry cant type it)
10.Protest The Hero - Fortress(Best new Talent)
11.Disturbed - Indestructible(best radio album of 08)

Although the ranking may be disputed but No.1 is by far the best album of 08.along with it's 2007 Vol.1.It would be an epic concept album!!

so which is the best album according to you guyz of 2008.needless to say death magnetic sucks so it shouldnt be in the list

are u out of ur mind ???

R

i will say this that i've never been a big metallica fan coz i hate MTV sellouts like them.so maybe the record is good but i'll never care unless they make something exceptional.TBH they have nothing new to offer now.

maybe the record beats 8,9 of my list but then i can always have slipknot's album to be on it.

btw the only good thing about DM that kept little interest for me was Robert Trujillo and sometimes Kirk Hammett.

1 more thing that i hate about this album is it's COMMERCIAL RADIO SH1t.A metal album #1 on US and UK charts u gotta be kiddin me

(whats metal in that then?)

Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, Sigur Ros

I guess I have to listen the new changed style.

ratedrsuperstar said:
i will say this that i've never been a big metallica fan coz i hate MTV sellouts like them.so maybe the record is good but i'll never care unless they make something exceptional.TBH they have nothing new to offer now.

maybe the record beats 8,9 of my list but then i can always have slipknot's album to be on it.

btw the only good thing about DM that kept little interest for me was Robert Trujillo and sometimes Kirk Hammett.

1 more thing that i hate about this album is it's COMMERCIAL RADIO SH1t.A metal album #1 on US and UK charts u gotta be kiddin me(whats metal in that then?)

^^ so it means what becomes a commercial success seems s**t to u ??
ROFL :lol:

Also metallica is not Death Metal thats y u dislike them ??
Have u ever listened "Sad But True", The God that Failed and cyanide ?? :evil:

MetalheadGautham said:
Talking about metalheads, how many instrumentalists are here ?

Instrumentalist here.

Can play the keyboards (cleared exams too), drums (better than an amatuer) , flute and learning the guitar now :wink:

You?

Damn. How can you call Linkin Park sh1t? Have you even bothered listening to their latest album??

Well, I was really dissapointed with their New album (released a year ago

)
I wanted more of Hybrid theory, instead, I got most of My December in an entire album

R

thewisecrab said:
I wanted more of Hybrid theory, instead, I got most of My December in an entire album

true!!

Also metallica is not Death Metal thats y u dislike them ??

there is enough music better out there to ignore metallica.

about the Nu-metal scene my personal opinion is

Mudvayne>Disturbed>Slipknot>Papa Roach>LP>etc.

^^ haha..so u mean LP > Metallica..wat BS...I cant make u understand anyways ...but
Kpower mania will come n beat u

(jus joking)

^^You rate Disturbed and Mudvayne above SlipKNot.... ROFL :lol:

Thanks for the kick ass amazing joke :lol:

... lmao

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And Blooddrunk was a failure.... even better joke.... ROTFLMAO :lol:

FOCL

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esmitkumar Metallica aint Nu-metal so they weren't in the comparison.

What songs except a few on the Sublimal Verses does Slipknot have to offer.Except Joey it's really a talentless band.hell most people think that Vermillion Pt.2 shouldn't have been a song by them.how insulting is that.

About Mudvayne,the've got arguably the best Nu-Metal album in L.D.50.

Disturbed is just a personal choice.I like 'em as much as Breaking Benjamin.Also i love Dave Draiman's vocal style.10k Fists kicks-ass as a Nu-metal album

as you can see i rate atists more on their records than their singles or talent.I care about the thing that matters "a good Album" coz some people buy albums;not find their FLAC rip(i don't either

)

Death Magnetic rocks. Period.
Every song is awssome and highly memorable.
The instrumentation, vocals and solos all are awesome.
I think it beats Megadeth's United Abominations effortlessly.

R

well give me a person who has never heard metallica before to say that.as i said earlier the instrumentation is very good.but that's it.no concept at all;lyrics suck as usual;anything new in the vocal style?NO.

why is rock in india always limited to Metallica,Megadeth,Iron Maiden,Led Zep,Nirvana,GnR,Pink Floyd,Black Sabbath,etc.Why listen to Grandpaa music?

JAAGO YOUNGISTAAN!!!!!

^^ well to prove u wrong..I M A BIG BIG FAN OF RAMMSTEIN :evil:

Gefährlich das gebrannte Kind
mit Feuer das vom Leben trennt
Ein heißer Schrei
Bäng bäng
Feuer frei!

I kinda like the idea of exploring relatively less known bands

then u ppl can open another thread "lesser known metal bands " and post ur recomm. there ..we will also have a chance then to listen to them

esumitkumar said:
^^ well to prove u wrong..I M A BIG BIG FAN OF RAMMSTEIN

Gefährlich das gebrannte Kind
mit Feuer das vom Leben trennt
Ein heißer Schrei
Bäng bäng
Feuer frei!

Doesn't Rammstein fall in the Industrial category? Love 'em, BTW, don't care what genre!

^^ Yes they do

But ratedstar was saying most Indian Junta listen to mainstream thats y I was saying Rammy :evil:

Heck, I don't care what genre and sub-genre a band/artist falls in, as long as I like their music!

^^yup....thats y I want rated to understand but he doesnt

It doesnt matter what language,genre,country,mainstream , offstream etc is..what matters is u really like the MUSIC

ratedrsuperstar@why is rock in india always limited to Metallica,Megadeth,Iron Maiden,Led Zep,Nirvana,GnR,Pink Floyd,Black Sabbath,etc.Why listen to Grandpaa music?

WTF... who says that Pink Floyd is a rockband???..gone mad...

ratedrsuperstar said:
esmitkumar Metallica aint Nu-metal so they weren't in the comparison.

What songs except a few on the Sublimal Verses does Slipknot have to offer.Except Joey it's really a talentless band.hell most people think that Vermillion Pt.2 shouldn't have been a song by them.how insulting is that.

About Mudvayne,the've got arguably the best Nu-Metal album in L.D.50.

Disturbed is just a personal choice.I like 'em as much as Breaking Benjamin.Also i love Dave Draiman's vocal style.10k Fists kicks-ass as a Nu-metal album

as you can see i rate atists more on their records than their singles or talent.I care about the thing that matters "a good Album" coz some people buy albums;not find their FLAC rip(i don't either)

SlipKnot is teh most talentless band ever. Period. They suck to core. Heck they are not even Metal, they are Rap/Pop/Wierdo band. Metallica's new album is Techno-Funk. No where near Metal. And Disturbed is teh ultimate band. So Metal, that you cant stand them. CoB sux too. Nothing but screaming and talentless music. You are soo right.

ratedrsuperstar said:
why is rock in india always limited to Metallica,Megadeth,Iron Maiden,Led Zep,Nirvana,GnR,Pink Floyd,Black Sabbath,etc.Why listen to Grandpaa music?

Agree fully.

^ Some of the Grandpa music is great. I hate Pink Floyd's guts though. Don't listen to anything on that list except GnR and Led Zep. Music is about personal tastes and finding your sweet spot in the middle of all the nonsense floating around. If you like Elton John and Celine Dion, that's fine, you are not unfashionable, or stupid for liking that music. Music is not about - oh look at me - I listen to such awesome bands - I have such a great attitude - everyone else are losers without a taste for music. That's just being pigheaded. You don't have to like bands because everyone else thinks they are cool, or dislike bands like Korn just because everyone else thinks it is uncool (btw, I hate Korn). In my personal and humble opinion - all those freaks who trip out on mascara, black lipstick and those scarecrow looks are just posers.
And rock is - again, according my personal and humble opinion - listening to local bands, supporting the local music, buying the local albums, and attending the local gigs. People in East India and South India have a much more personal and distinct taste for music. Mumbai's scene is electronica.

Anorion said:
^ Some of the Grandpa music is great. I hate Pink Floyd's guts though. Don't listen to anything on that list except GnR and Led Zep. Music is about personal tastes and finding your sweet spot in the middle of all the nonsense floating around. If you like Elton John and Celine Dion, that's fine, you are not unfashionable, or stupid for liking that music. Music is not about - oh look at me - I listen to such awesome bands - I have such a great attitude - everyone else are losers without a taste for music. That's just being pigheaded. You don't have to like bands because everyone else thinks they are cool, or dislike bands like Korn just because everyone else thinks it is uncool (btw, I hate Korn). In my personal and humble opinion - all those freaks who trip out on mascara, black lipstick and those scarecrow looks are just posers.

Exactly. But there are muppets out there who call themselves the 'biggest fans of rock/metal/whatever' just to appear 'cool'. And most of the time these muppets don't know sh!t about music. As for my taste, I don't care what genre a song belongs to, if it sounds good to me.

R

The idea of listening to relatively lesser known bands in India is really good.we all can pledge to listen to new recommendations by this forum's users.

About the grandpa music scene;my final opinion is plzzzzzzz listen and promote new bands that have the talent but not the looks or charisma.If it weren't for the internet we all would still be listening to VH1 rock.

i believe the only reason why these bands were were made gods was because they killed the better talent which was out there back then.they sold themselves to radio statons and video channels and that's why we know them.A good eg. to demonstrate this is there must be thousands of MF Hussains in this country now but just because they don't sellout they r not famous.people at the top are the ones who have sucked up to someone sometime in their carrer

I am always on a hunt for new bands. I have a couple of albums of some unsigned bands too

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to all paranj,anorion,rated,klaw etc etc ...

open another thread "lesser known metal bands " and post ur recomm. there ..we will also have a chance then to listen to them but keep only lesser unkown bands in that

ratedrsuperstar said:
well give me a person who has never heard metallica before to say that.as i said earlier the instrumentation is very good.but that's it.no concept at all;lyrics suck as usual;anything new in the vocal style?NO.

why is rock in india always limited to Metallica,Megadeth,Iron Maiden,Led Zep,Nirvana,GnR,Pink Floyd,Black Sabbath,etc.Why listen to Grandpaa music?

JAAGO YOUNGISTAAN!!!!!

Concept album ? Metallica don't do such things. They are for bands like Pink Floyd and Dream Theater.

Lyrics suck and vocals are not good ? You must be out of your mind. This album has some of the deepest metallica vocals I have ever seen.

And yeah, rock in India is NOT limited to these bands. Its just that these are much better than common BS I hear. I love thrash metal in the style played by Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, but these modern thrash bands have hardly any music. All of them just over-use blast beats, double bass, roaring vocals which make no sense, gory themes and next to zero melody. Music is eternal. Look at indian classical music. Its been living for thousands of years. Similarly classical metal would also live on for eternity. Bands may die, but their music lives on forever, and people always exist to carry forward the legacy.

And yeah, rock in India is NOT limited to these bands. Its just that these are much better than common BS I hear. I love thrash metal in the style played by Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, but these modern thrash bands have hardly any music. All of them just over-use blast beats, double bass, roaring vocals which make no sense, gory themes and next to zero melody. Music is eternal. Look at indian classical music. Its been living for thousands of years. Similarly classical metal would also live on for eternity. Bands may die, but their music lives on forever, and people always exist to carry forward the legacy.

I second you...++1 for that ..Metal is not only dhai dhai but meaningful lyrics and melody too in all that fast guitar strings and drum

I am glad that atleast one guy agrees with me. I expected a flood of insults from this angry bacha crowd of neo-thrash fans.

MetalheadGautham said:
I am glad that atleast one guy agrees with me. I expected a flood of insults from this angry bacha crowd of neo-thrash fans.

Yup .....I fully agree with u abt these bacha crowd
(I am 26)

MetalheadGautham said:
Concept album ? Metallica don't do such things. They are for bands like Pink Floyd and Dream Theater.

Lyrics suck and vocals are not good ? You must be out of your mind. This album has some of the deepest metallica vocals I have ever seen.

And yeah, rock in India is NOT limited to these bands. Its just that these are much better than common BS I hear. I love thrash metal in the style played by Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, but these modern thrash bands have hardly any music. All of them just over-use blast beats, double bass, roaring vocals which make no sense, gory themes and next to zero melody. Music is eternal. Look at indian classical music. Its been living for thousands of years. Similarly classical metal would also live on for eternity. Bands may die, but their music lives on forever, and people always exist to carry forward the legacy.

Thats why I listen to them lolz.

esumitkumar said:
to all paranj,anorion,rated,klaw etc etc ...

started one

link to post kar deta yar
Here it is by out T159

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=986643&posted=1#post986643

KPower Mania said:
Thats why I listen to them lolz.

They are eliments which look great sometimes, but not when overused without an overhead melody. dream theater uses them all but its still highly complex and melodious. why ? because they also pay attention to other elements.

^^I dont like much melody as long as there are growling vocals, fast drums and good riffs and guitar playing. Thats why I shifted from Thrash to Death and Black.

So did someone get their hands on ac dc's latest album black ice. It is better than death magnetic

Black Ice ? My review on it is comming soon.

^^I never liked AC/DC... dunno why. I only have two albums.... Let There Be Rock and the one with Highway to Hell... did not like the band at all. Can be just my dumb choice.

Anyone heard of Van Hallen here ?

MetalheadGautham said:
And yeah, rock in India is NOT limited to these bands. Its just that these are much better than common BS I hear. I love thrash metal in the style played by Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, but these modern thrash bands have hardly any music. All of them just over-use blast beats, double bass, roaring vocals which make no sense, gory themes and next to zero melody. Music is eternal. Look at indian classical music. Its been living for thousands of years. Similarly classical metal would also live on for eternity. Bands may die, but their music lives on forever, and people always exist to carry forward the legacy.

Glad to know that you have the same views as I .
NDTV good times does a show on such "not-mainstream" bands. (dont remember the show'z name)
The points I underlined is a picture of what I saw there, with nail polished fingers, dog tags, mohawks, wild screaming, some fancy riffs and other crap. No substance.

thrash neither starts nor ends with "Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax" similarly Hetfield & Mustaine aren't the only "omg cool" vocalists either :lol:

^^Corey Taylor is a good vocalist.

And actually Slayer was one of the earliest Thrash Metal bands.

^^ Paranj becomes Psycho ?? Kpower mania zyada accha tha

K POWer !!!

^lol

These days I'm hooked on to, Bloc Party and Crash. They ain't Metal band but they sure rock the hell out of ma room!

Guys, IM is coming to India again.
Feb 15th, 2009 @Bangalore. (LINK)

2-3 days ago d news came in Times of India, that they "MAY" do a show b4 or aftr the actual date @Mumbai.

Last time they came (This year, 1st, Feb) I missed d show as I was alone in d city.
This time I don't wanna miss. Any one interested to attend (if its in Mumbai only), plz contact me.

I will have to miss this.

I have my 12th standard board examinations and various entrance examinations comming up :cry:

R

someone over here had mentioned in flames coming.is it true?????
they r really good.

currently diggin demon hunter(christian rock) and BTBAM(between the buried and me)(grindcore metal)

^^Hey you are that talented guy who thinks every band is talentless.... hail dude \m/.

Anyways, I would like to attend the concert but I live far from B'Lore and have exams

.

Anymore details of the Live Earth Concert in Mumbai?

R

i'm visiting bangalore on jan10th i'm gonna make a thread to help me out with the trip but if the concert's then,then that'd be great

Currently listening to Nightwish (Symphonic Power Metal).

It's so sad that Tarja Turunen left the band. She had a beautiful opera voice.

^^Yup. Nightwish is a great band indeed.

the new female singer isnt that bad.in few years she will be as equivalent to tarja.Since i am black metalhead and after listening to album like "once" the band is striving towards commercial gothic **** mallcore.the previous album wishmaster and before where all nice but after wishmaster everything is going into pit.
its just my personal opinion upon these bands.

new nightwish sounds like uhm, lamb of god with a chick vocalist :lol:

their earlier works were way more tolerable.

hey guys, suggest me some latest albums having lots and lots and lots of guitar.

Dude, can't recommend any new album having that much guitar.
But, currently I'm addicted to discography of "Yngwie Malmsteen". He's awesome.
In queue is Steve Vai (am I late to listen him? but, better late than never, what say)

Just try ur hand on "Yngwie Malmsteen". My first of him was "Black Star".

desiibond said:
hey guys, suggest me some latest albums having lots and lots and lots of guitar.

That's a bit n00bish if you ask me (I mean no offence here)
Asking about a song with lots of guitar is like asking Tendulkar what is his favourite shot.

You'll need to be more specific.
Again, I mean no offence, I'm just trying to help you.
What genre? Have you listened to metal before? Did you like it? What kind of songs are you looking for?
Hope you got the drift... :wink:

PS. A huge thanks for whoever bumped this thread.

Currently I'll recommend Eluvietie
A great folk metal band (bagpipes, flutes, hurdy-gurdy et all with the distortion we all know and love

)
Check out "Your Gaulish War", "Inis Mona" and "Primordial Breath" :twisted:

I know it's n00bish as I have started trying rock these days. I liked AC/DC, Linkin Park, Aerosmith. Somthing in lines of these.

Phir to merawala sun.
Plz, plz..u'l like it very much.

More for u:-
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Steve Vai

^^rhitwick. Thanks a lot. Will try your recommendation.

I thing desiibond is asking for power metal... throw some at im

A few days ago, heard a new (? maybe not, new for me) power metal band from Bangalore called Dhwesha... the lyrics were in kannada... they were pretty good, reminded me of Rudra.

Throwing Elvenking and Human Fortress in, for those into power metal.

Power Metal eh ?

How about Children of Bodom (its not melo-death so please dont argue), Edguy, Pantera (their album power metal) and likes ? They are some awesome power metal works!

For guitar :-
1) Steve Vai
2) Joe Satriani (god of all

)
3) Eric Clapton (has vocals and lyrics too)
4) Stevie Ray Vaughan (who can forget a blues and a guitar legend)
5) Yngwie Malmsteen (shreeeeeed!)
6) Eric Johnson (^_^)

Also try famous works like Metallica, Megadeth, Testament (mediocore but highly hyped band), Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd (HowTF can people forget Gilmour ?), etc

Also lesser known bands like Vio-Lence, Overkill, Death, Morbid Angel, Metal Church, etc (i know the list mixed genre).

I am currently hooked to AC/DC!

@thewisecrab
Yeah, like Eluvietie too... check out Mithotyn, Tyr, Dreamtale and Skyclad. Great stuff, particularly skyclad.
Love the way these bands mixed their mythology with the music.
Wish bands back here did it... most of em go only for black/death stuff with loads of growling and screaming.

H

oh my god, i am late here, too late.

Anorion said:
@thewisecrab
Yeah, like Eluvietie too... check out Mithotyn, Tyr, Dreamtale and Skyclad. Great stuff, particularly skyclad.
Love the way these bands mixed their mythology with the music.
Wish bands back here did it... most of em go only for black/death stuff with loads of growling and screaming.

I didnt like Tyr, will have a look at others.

desiibond said:
I know it's n00bish as I have started trying rock these days. I liked AC/DC, Linkin Park, Aerosmith. Somthing in lines of these.

OK.
Iron Maiden, Breaking Benjamin, Eluvietie, Nine Inch Nails should do if you are looking for melodic yet heavy metal.
Check out Children Of Bodom for death metal (dont mind the lyrics, it's got great guitar riffs and keyboard solos)

Thanks guys for recommendations.Let me try Iron Maide, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen

WTF!!!

Wheres disturbed,breaking benjamin,bullet for my valentine,trivium,threat signal and more in the list??

People seem to be mixing rock with metal.

desiibond said:
I know it's n00bish as I have started trying rock these days. I liked AC/DC, Linkin Park, Aerosmith. Somthing in lines of these.

Switchfoot maybe? Listen to Switchfoot's "Meant To Live" first. :razz:

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "In Fate's Hands", "Misery Loves Its Company", "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet", "Waiting" }---------- If you're looking for something melodic!

And you can always try Three Days Grace - "Animal I Have Become", "I Hate Everything About You", "Pain".

Oh and I almost forgot -> A Static Lullaby.

DISCLAIMER: Don't flame me if the bands I mentioned don't fall into the 'pure' (is there such a thing?) metal genre as such.

desiibond said:
Thanks guys for recommendations.Let me try Iron Maide, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen

From Iron Maiden, I'll recommend any song from any album (as all are great)
But if I do have to pick a few, I'd go with Hallowed Be Thy Name, Fear Of The Dark and The Number Of The Beast. :twisted:

H

thewisecrab, Children of bodom, Lamb of god are like brothers, heavy guitaring... (they both sound alike :mrgreen:

)

D

i am not much into metal but i listen to bands such as - system of a down, disturbed, seether, staind, drowning pool, korn, breaking benjamin,static-x, papa roach, poets of the fall, green day, nirvana, marilyn manson etc.....do i count as a metalhead?? :?:

please suggest me some other similar bands...i am not into heavy metal & i can't listen to children of bodom or cradle of filth stuff.

^^Anyone who can listen to My Dying Bride continuously for one hour is a pro level metalhead

Trivium and Atreyu for the moment , hehe

sekhar_xxx said:
i am not much into metal but i listen to bands such as - system of a down, disturbed, seether, staind, drowning pool, korn, breaking benjamin,static-x, papa roach, poets of the fall, green day, nirvana, marilyn manson etc.....do i count as a metalhead??
please suggest me some other similar bands...i am not into heavy metal & i can't listen to children of bodom or cradle of filth stuff.

hmm... try classics Blue Oyester Cult, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Motormouth and Saxon.

D

thanx anorion

D

ichi said:
^^Anyone who can listen to My Dying Bride continuously for one hour is a pro level metalhead

yeah????then please suggest some songs...i would like to try them.. :razz:

R

^the dreadful hours.my fav track by them.but no listening to doom metal(MDB) is listening to good metal but not pro.

Listening to Cynic is the most pro-metal thing 1 can do period.

any genre best music of it is rated here.
*www.sputnikmusic.com/feature.php?id=5110

Well guys here's THE news...

Guns N’ Roses to rock India in November

GUNS N' Roses, one of the most successful rock bands in world history, will be performing in India this November. The legendary rock band fronted by Axl Rose, have signed on to perform at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore, reported Contactmusic.
"It is true that we are bringing Guns N' Roses to India. As of now, I can tell you that the Bangalore concert has been confirmed. We're still in talks with people in Mumbai and Delhi, so let's hope that works out. However, there is a good chance we can take the band to Shillong as well," said Raj Sinha, director of Rhapsody Inc, the company organising the Bangalore concert.

Source: *epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Sc...eLabel=18&EntityId=Ar01803&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

(Economic Times, 11th Sept,2009, last page, bottom section) :-D

BUT, when I visited their site there is no mention of this tour. Even there is no mention of tours beyond 2007 :shock:

I can only say its a very badly managed site.

Bangaloreans cheer........ (why do all Rock bands come to B'lore only :cry:

)

^^ cuz blore crowd is young, energetic,most of IT junta is there plus its PUB CITY of Asia (har 10 kadam pe daaru ki dukaan) :evil:

^noticed that too. I just counted around my grandmother's house in Bangalore. 1 medical shop, 2 temples, 1 school, 8 wine shops.
If GnR goes to Shillong, that would be a better option than going to Bangalore or Mumbai. Shillong is reputed to have a great local rock scene, but I have heard tell that some people do Bhangra instead of headbang. People in Bangalore rock concerts don't headbang or mosh, (some of them just stare fixatedly at the stage with barely a sign of movement) which is a mainstay of almost every concert in Mumbai, which is a little strange.
Btw, get hold of tracks from Dhwesha if possible - great Bangalore metal act.
Just a little excercise to compare India's taste against the world's... head over to last.fm and look at the most popular bands chalked up against India's most popular bands. When it comes to rock, we choose the older bands instead of the contemporary ones. When it comes to metal, we choose the harsher stuff instead of the tamer acts.

GnR sucks,Chinese democracy sucked.GnR is a band for n00bs.

A big thank you for rhitwick for bumping this thread...

However, I must remind you, GnRs sucks big time without Slash, a highly over-rated band without him IMO.

Waiting for the official release of Endgame!

For all you metal-heads, check out this article: (language may be inflammatory, not violent though)
*domlawsonlikesheavymetalmorethanyou.blogspot.com/2009/07/megadeth-are-better-than-metallica.html

A classic Megadeth vs. Metallica post

R

we dont need this thread as most of the guys here are music n00bs.btw porcupine tree coming to india. i'm goin to watch 'em

^^
Yeah..I heard...

There were widespread rumours that CoB might come for Mood I, I laughed it off though I hoped they would come.

Porcupine tree is pretty great though :twisted:

^Hey crab.... thanks for awesome blog link, now my mag has SIX pages filled and i haven't added the pictures yet! Edited all the swearwords and the rest is the same. Thanks again. Could you find a picture that would suit the writings of the blog? One that is nice for an A4 page. You know, like megadeth vs Metallica wallpaper.

*megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/related_metallica.html

Thanks mate! Half the job done!

I really don't care much about GnR coming to bangalore. Don't like 'em too much. But I wish METALLICA comes to bangalore some day. :cry:

^^
Check out the link I posted earlier on this page. You'll realise why I'm having a grudge that Megedeth came to Bangalore, not Mumbai

Metallica had 5 insanely great albums since their inception, now they seem like a bunch of old guys trying to act like 20yr olds

(Check out their concert in 2006-Rock Am Ring, it sucked big time)

Megadeth have been 'thrash-metal' all the way (except for Risk) and can still play with the same intensity as they did 20yrs ago.

Your call?

^The blog influenced me too. I'll listen to more of megadeth now.

^^
The guy is speaking sense IMO, not trolling or causing flame wars. Think about it, after Cliff Burton died, what did Metallica have?

Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning, Justice for All - By Cliff Burton totally (AJFA used most of the demos Cliff had recorded earlier. Only One, Blackened were added after inclusion of Newsted)

Hit The Lights, Kill 'em All - Mustaine and Burton. Period.

The Black Album was the only one that was successful after Burton's death. After they that, it all went down hill.

BTW, it's Mustaine's B'day today

LOL! Happy Birthday Dave Mustaine! Keep off drugs please...

I always admired the way Dave fought back after his hand injury.

Personally I like the Black Album the most.

thewisecrab said:
^^
Check out the link I posted earlier on this page. You'll realise why I'm having a grudge that Megedeth came to Bangalore, not Mumbai

Metallica had 5 insanely great albums since their inception, now they seem like a bunch of old guys trying to act like 20yr olds (Check out their concert in 2006-Rock Am Ring, it sucked big time)

Megadeth have been 'thrash-metal' all the way (except for Risk) and can still play with the same intensity as they did 20yrs ago.

Your call?

While I agree MD has more power, its also because mustaine keeps firing members. Metallica has been *almost* the same since a long time.

And no way did Load and ReLoad albums suck. They had some REALLY GR8 songs like The Outlaw Torn.

They were not ALWAYS thrash but whats wrong with a little change ?

Try Scar Symmetry.Melo death.
Btw guys.When is porcupine tree coming??IIT Mumbai is it?

^Chennai I think...

And to the person who said GnR is a band of n00bs :- Yeah, agreed that after Slash, Izzy and all left the band, it all went downhill but before that, it was a great band. Listen to Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o' Mine, Patience, etc and you will come to know.

PT to IIT Bombay (Mood Indigo) in December

And I never said GnR sucked, ie. with Slash that is

Slightly off-topic. But, check this superb guitar rendition of Contra's "Jungle" theme:
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5JlGQ5orL8
BTW, Contra is a cult classic video game.

R

^who doesnt know abt contra

i hope ppl stop listenin to individual songs and rate a band and rather listen to complete albums.

and 80 pc of the ppl here in india dont go beyond megadeth,dimmu borgir,children of bodom( god i loved them,before n00bs invaded 'em)

listenin to my dying bride continuosly is pro for some.meh.

@swatkat
Who doesn't know about contra?

and yeah, that cover is OK, not great, but decent.

@XTerminator

No nubs here dude. All seasoned MetalHeads :twisted:

Check out this song guys:

Song: Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Album: Wanted ( 2008 ) soundtrack
Band: Nine Inch Nails

Its an example of a lead riff played only on drums. AND ITS AWESOME

what about "the who" ..."red hot chilli peppers".."pink floyd" i guess u talk about rock too..

(i'm a huge fan of 'em)

besides the most of the bands mentioned, i also listen to slipknot,the ramones,sex pistols,motorhead and stevie nicks..recently i've been listening to some songs of coheed and cambria

I <3 Metal:A Headbanger's Journey

^they only came to Mumbai in India though.

XTerminator_09 said:
GnR sucks,Chinese democracy sucked.GnR is a band for n00bs.

Are you serious? Ever heard 'Estranged'???

amitabhishek said:
Are you serious? Ever heard 'Estranged'???

Uh..November Rain, Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine?

But I always felt GnR lacked strong enough vocals. [PERSONAL OPINION].

^GnR's vocals complemented their music. The vocals were unorthodox and hence struck an instant chord with the fans. Anyways, GnR is a classic act when you consider the Slash days. Now it is, wel, not so good.

Well..I regular post on this site..bumped upon this thread...could not resist posting..here..

Have always been a rock N roll fan....and metal fan...!

My favorites..have/are been:

1. AC/DC - Heavy from down under. Gloomy rifts.
2. Black Sabbath -- specially with Ronnie James Dio. (Part of unholy trinity)
3. Cinderalla -- Fizzled out to soon. But excellent lyrics.
4. Deep Purple -- Love Ritchie Blackmore, even if he has an attitude problem (Part of unholy trinity)
5. Dio - Diamonds is my favorite album
7. Eagles - Outlaws and rockstars
8. Europe - Maine Pyar Kiya original
9. Firehouse - Modernists with rock/metal touch
10. Grand Funk Railroad - vintage/excellent
11. Iron Maiden - Eddie still rules man. Ryme of the ancient mariner. What lead...!
12. Judas Priest -- twin lead guitar (KK Downing/Glen Tipton)
13. KISS -- Simmooooooooooons
14. Led Zeppelin - The grand fathers of rock. (Part of unholy trinity)
15. Motley Crue - lots of punk hair..but good songs.
16. Pink Floyd - GODS
17. Ozzy Osbourne -- solo career. Sounds as if he is singing from a tunnel. Haunting
19. Scorpions - learnt english so could become rock stars
20. Rainbow - Temple of the King. Dio has one of the best voices
21. Dire Straits - Mark Knofler -- best guitarist. Same league as Clapton
22. Van Halen - Inventor of tap guitaring
23. White Lion - probably only band with NO bad songs
24. Whitesnake - David Coverdale sails his solo ship. So very successful.

Basically if you notice:

1. All are non-contemporary band.
2. Heavily lead guitar oriented.
3. Were gods during their time.
4. Were crazy.

^We share quite a few of our fav bands.

Led Zepp is my fav as of now.

@asigh :
Dude all the bands u posted rock... They are in my favourites list too... currently addicted to cinderalla... Keep rocking

And believe me or not..

I even have LPs of some of these bands. Pure Vinyl. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Eagles...!

And currently my room has a KISS calendar, which I framed in glass. Its 2 years old, but still framed. All the four (Stanly, Simmons, Frehley, Criss), are on it with full masks and outfit.....!

Today is Clifford Lee Burton's 23rd Death Anniversary

R.I.P. Cliff :cry:

For those of you who dont know who he is :
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Burton

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KpxOmksHrY
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQfnADT3Q8

A truly amazing bass player and composer

I

R.I.P cliff burton.

Simple interest calculator calculation rates mortgage compound high interest savings account

Cliff Burton FTW... RIP!

Megadeth FTW .....Endgame ROX

Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

With all those hannah montana , jonas brothers and R&B stuff dont u all think that Rock(specially Heavy Metal) has lost its Air play its been a while since a great rock album, Bands are breaking like hell, rock musicians are also dying lyk Bird flu chicken .................IS IT THE END OF ROCK ??????
And secondly arent u all pissed of all those 3 days Grace and all that Alt Rock Scene Frankly speaking me is ..

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

You need to know where to look for it, thats all. And no, it'll never die.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

^+1 to above.

You just need to know where to look. What about crap and utterly gross bands like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc monickered with the 'rock' genre ? This is the main reason why real 'rock' or 'metal' is losing popularity. Dont blame Hannah Montana (though she is atrocious too). Montana is a pop singer. But bands like Linkin Park call themselves 'rock'. Rock, my ass.

As per me, I listen to old bands. I used to listen to a lot of 'Tallica before but now I mostly delve in death/black. Death, Necrophagist, Entombed, Nevermore, Absu, etc being my favs now. I hardly listen to anything remotely popular except for Megadeth

.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

+1, rock can never die. LP was never rock, i think what they sing is alternative rock or something but not rock precisely.
BTW i love listening to Bullet for my valentine, Megadeth , iron maiden, system of a down, korn and Slipknot.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

^^

Although I have to admit YellPee, Limpy Biscuit Factory are not worth describing, I *did* get into metal through them if I look back to 3years ago at THIS very moment.

And yes, I've recently dived into As I Lay Dying and Behemoth, with the occasional Amon Amarth, Sabaton, Kreator, Kalmah, Bodom, Sodom, and Megadeth.

EDIT YellPEE is NOT alternate, you can classify Slash, Marty Friedman's acts as alternate rock. YellPee is just nu-metal.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

whoever created this thread -> please shut it before im tempted to post me views:flu-evil-grin2:

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

People are also very much against rock as they find so called pop singer's(Hannah montana :AGAIN

songs easy to listen and blame all metal genre to be lyk headbanging and producing distorted thumping and growl, I mean my friends always say that ppl into metal are crazy weirdos. this just blows me down ..........

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Ur on the first page and typing "whoever created this thread" I guess i have no fear from ur temptations

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

@Xterminator type away, with luck, I might be able to convince mods to shift this to "Fight Club" "

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

Not dead. Never will be.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

No!As for myself all the crap like LP,LB never really existed.I am still stuck up wiith good old Led Zep,Sabbath,Purple etc with occassional Megadeth,Metallica,Opeth and bands like those.The last musical movement I really cared about was grunge,and still in love with Alice in chains,Nirvana,NIN and Jane`s addiction.

D

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

perhaps i shouldn't even be posting this(since i'll be badly criticised anyway..he he) but i listen to bands such as- Muse, Rise Against, Rev Theory, Alkaline Trio, Keane, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins etc..i don't think these can even be classified as rock.

Apart from these i also listen to singers & bands like- James Blunt, Butch Walker, Lady Gaga, One Republic, Owl City, The Script etc...

Recently i've started listening to The Veronicas..i checked one of their live performances on youtube & they sing really well live. there are a lot of singers who sound good on record but suck when they sing live.for instance- kesha(she can't sing ****)

Is Eluveitie considered metal? cause thats the only band i have listened to a lot & IMO they are really good(but i'm sure i am mistaken, i have limited knowledge when it comes to metal).

My point is- listen to what you like. there's no point in comparing different musical genres..let Pop & R&B stay where they are.but Comparisons within a genre is actually quite necessary.so that bands like LP & LB can be kicked out.these bands would actually suck no matter what genre they were in.

Start Killing me now...

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

I m all post-rock now. I like eits. Sometime mono and russian circles.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

But this thread may die one day.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

No, Rock music cannot die unless the millions of hardcore fans, in all scenes (underground or otherwise) abandon it.

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You guys watch the movie "Metal : A Headbangers Journey" and its sequel "Global Metal" then continue this discussion.

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red dragon said:
No!As for myself all the crap like LP,LB never really existed.I am still stuck up wiith good old Led Zep,Sabbath,Purple etc with occassional Megadeth,Metallica,Opeth and bands like those.The last musical movement I really cared about was grunge,and still in love with Alice in chains,Nirvana,NIN and Jane`s addiction.

+1 ^_^ I am into Deep Purple at the moment. Love the leads on Highway Star and Burn.

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

Muse is an alt band but I like it cause they are original and don't derive all their songs from a single song. They experiment with stuff and I like their songs. Very unique and differnet sounding. Plus their live shows are totally worth checking out

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Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

none of the genre is dying neither classical ,jazz ,rock ,pop .infact new genres will be introduced or developed as per the changing trends .also music tastes changes with age too .

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

Yeah at first I was picky. Whenever I was talking about music with my friends, I would act elitist. I was always like 'Man pop sucks. Listen to real music'... and my friends used to tell me 'Metal is just noise dude'.

Not it's like my friends tell me 'Metal is just noise dude' and I just reply 'Well I listen to a lot of noise then

. And I wouldn't prefer to change it'.

I don't try to change others taste now. It only backfires lol

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

celldweller1591 said:
+1, rock can never die. LP was never rock, i think what they sing is alternative rock or something but not rock precisely.
BTW i love listening to Bullet for my valentine, Megadeth , iron maiden, system of a down, korn and Slipknot.

Linkin Park was of the Nu Metal genre. while their final album had more classical note and evoked more negative responses....

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Psychosocial said:
Yeah at first I was picky. Whenever I was talking about music with my friends, I would act elitist. I was always like 'Man pop sucks. Listen to real music'... and my friends used to tell me 'Metal is just noise dude'.

Not it's like my friends tell me 'Metal is just noise dude' and I just reply 'Well I listen to a lot of noise then . And I wouldn't prefer to change it'.

I don't try to change others taste now. It only backfires lol

Ya, me too had the same mind set...now i've understood myself & others well... :neutral:

Re: Is Rock Culture on its verge of extinction ????

I like music that sounds good to me. I don't care what genre it belongs to.

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listen to what you like... why are you worried with what others like... some people listen to pop some to rap,even though i hate it... there's no point in changing there opinion because they wont

i dont listen to metal... i'm into post rock,punk rock, soundtracks & alternative rock
and i love LP & like a few songs of limpbizkit....

metal fans consider them as blasphemy but u know they are famous cause they are actually good & people like listening to them

so dont worry and just listen to the genre u like...

every decade has its own music movement ... every decade belongs to some genre

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Alright.the firing begins:

1.

I like music that sounds good to me. I don't care what genre it belongs to.

2.

You guys watch the movie "Metal : A Headbangers Journey" and its sequel "Global Metal" then continue this discussion.

its a documentary :noob:

and if you liked its sequel,then all i can do is :lol:

all i did was facepalm when i saw sam dunn cover india.

3.

Is Eluveitie considered metal?

ever heard of the genre folk metal? :-|

4.

LP was never rock, i think what they sing is alternative rock or something but not rock precisely.

who is he?and where did he come from :lol:

5.

so that bands like LP & LB can be kicked out.these bands would actually suck no matter what genre they were in.

kid im sure you're the one who listened to LP the most,everyone does when they 'start' listenin rock.

i bet most of the people who argue about metal being the greatest genre of em all dont know most indie albums often tend to pwn metal albums when it comes to ftw-ness.

Also about time people focussed on listening to the entire albums rather than listen to just the band's singles (which are often as cheesy as hell),rather than fighting on whether a particular genre is dead.

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Also,mega lol at this

With all those hannah montana , jonas brothers and R&B stuff dont u all think that Rock(specially Heavy Metal) has lost its Air play its been a while since a great rock album, Bands are breaking like hell, rock musicians are also dying lyk Bird flu chicken .................IS IT THE END OF ROCK ??????

i hope you realise rock and metal are 2 entirely different genres :lol:

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Dude, but metal has some of the the most talentd artists out there in all genres put together.

<WRT 1st post>
Maiden almost never got any air play, yet they fill stadiums around the world, during their tours. Now, thats legendary...

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@ wisecrab abd prasath : what about their album "minutes to midnight"? It wasnt nu-metal !

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^ I don't know what to call LP anymore...

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metal has some of the the most talentd artists out there in all genres put together.

clearly you havent researched before commenting,id have given you loads of non-metal artists who ftw,but i like to keep my digs to myself.

D

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XTerminator_09 said:
clearly you havent researched before commenting,id have given you loads of non-metal artists who ftw,but i like to keep my digs to myself.

totally agreed...don't judge a musician by his genre...judge him by his talent..in india most singers like sonu nigam, sukhwinder singh, shreya ghoshal, sunidhi chauhan sing very well as playback singers & also when singing live..there are a lot of singers in the west who's songs will be big hits but when it comes to singing live(where their songs can't be edited)..they are really bad...

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^^ Oh yeah, I have researched alright befroe commenting.

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I am talking abt guitarists, bassists and drummers.

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@himadri, we are talking rock here...

D

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
^^ Oh yeah, I have researched alright befroe commenting.

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I am talking abt guitarists, bassists and drummers.

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@himadri, we are talking rock here...

well if you'd been clear in your earlier post & specifically talked about metal & rock genres, i wouldn't even have posted...but you did say "metal has some of the the most talentd artists out there in all genres put together" which compares all genres in all aspects ranging from vocalists to musicians.this is why i brought forth the comparison.

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celldweller1591 said:
@ wisecrab abd prasath : what about their album "minutes to midnight"? It wasnt nu-metal !

Ya its their first non-Nu Metal album....i think it belongs to classic rock or somethin....don know precisely wat genre it belongs to....in the original album CD, which I bought, they've mentioned tat this is their most hard-worked album!!!! :-x

....anyway i didn't like it as much as their previous albums like Hybrid Theory & Meteora
*www.freewebs.com/get-yo-info/lp.jpg

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^Really liked Hybrid Theory and Meteora. Reanimation was where the ****age began.

^^Then I am right..

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
^Really liked Hybrid Theory and Meteora. Reanimation was where the ****age began.

^^Then I am right..

I'm a die-hard LP fan during the hybrid theory & meteora era :smile:

, Infact my 5-yr old e-mail-id is prasath.linkinpark@gmail.com :grin:

...............everything changed with Minutes to Midnight........... :cry:

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himadri_sm said:
perhaps i shouldn't even be posting this(since i'll be badly criticised anyway..he he) but i listen to bands such as- Muse, Rise Against, Rev Theory, Alkaline Trio, Keane, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins etc..i don't think these can even be classified as rock.

Start Killing me now...

Hey come on!Muse,Smashing Pumpkins,STP etc are great bands.They are any day better than some crappy metal and glam rock bands.

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before continuing the argument people need to learn the different genres and bands that come under them :lol:

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i hope you realise rock and metal are 2 entirely different genres :lol:

[/QUOTE]
So What do you call Black Sabbath?Please do not confuse poor souls like us with your super acurate classification of music,specially rock music.

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D

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XTerminator_09 said:
before continuing the argument people need to learn the different genres and bands that come under them

yeah..i only listen to what i feel is good, what i like..so i have a limited knowledge when it comes to genres & different bands....

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Currently it is not dying...
But all of you have to remember that cultures change and the new generation will have new tastes... One day or the other rock will die and there is nothing anyone can do about it

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Like I give a ****. I don't care what that kid living in the next house is listening to. I will listen what I want to. I have the music with me and nobody can take it away.

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So What do you call Black Sabbath?

your sorry brains would do well to grasp that sabbath was the first band who can be considered in the 'metal' genre.Though i couldnt care less about them :lol:

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Well, let me be true and say that I like LP and Green Day. And I have just started listening to Metallica, Nirvana and Finger Eleven.

I know what LP and Green Day play can't technically be called Rock (may be Punk Rock, Alt Rock, Nu Metal or something).

Well I have been thinking there must be a lot of great Rock and Metal bands out there. But just didn't know. Well, I got to know about a lot of bands here. Thanks, all of you mates for sharing your preferred bands!

So, let me listen to them now, increase my Rock knowledge and become a 'true' rock fan!!

And as for the original topic of this thread, well I would like to say...
The 'Rock and Metal' were here even before the man existed on this planet. And don't worry, they will remain here even after human extinguishes.

R

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before i start.plz move this to the fight club section

I understand that most of you are kids who still j*** off on anything "cool" so i'll try not to reason with your teenage delusional hormones or worse with your inherent poor music taste.here we go

A. Linkin Park rejuvenated the nu-metal genre and every real music fan must respect hybrid theory for that.

B. Rock/Metal isnt dead.its just that your urban *sses have been too lazy to dig it coz you're too busy trying to impress people on facebook or watching reality mtv with your buddies

C. hannah montana and the other stuff mentioned is for the disney audience.and you cant deny anything that makes kids happy.you need to be tolerant kid;especially in our country.

D. somebody mentioned post-rock.great going dude.p-rock super ftw

E. @himadri_sm dont listen to everything you get.plz understand the music.you've got some worthwhile artists

F. Most guys everywhere listen to a load of crap with some diamonds in the rough without realizing the irony in their music taste.i don't condemn any of them but i do know that most of them do it for the cool factor which imo is absolutely stupid.

G. Metal which is known to general public is 90% pure unadulterated sh*t.and most bands comprising of the remaining 10% have a lifespan of 1/2 good albums.If metal is your instinctive choice then the sub genres are the ones which really fuel the metal elite.by sub genres i never mean to talk about thrash,symphonic black or some of power metal

I know most of you guys take music as escapist entertainment from your "burdened and busy" lives but if you fail to realize that,music can never die or that mainstream music getting to you is because of your own insecurity,then my friends you can never enjoy good music which is as ethereal as the smell of (music)n00bism on your bodies

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You people SERIOUSLY need to have a crash course in genres.

I'm not good at it, but confusing metal and rock as "one" is mega :lol:

Secondly, who in the world says "M3t@LL RULEZZZ??" Strange lads them, classical comes first IMO, talented bunch always present in classical music. Next is metal.

Ranting against LP and LB is pure bullcrap. WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE. It's because of these guys that metal is having my followers now, once in, they move on to better stuff. My own brother gave LP a run in, and like me, is now listening to thrash metal now. So by ranting against it, you are creating hypocrisy. Yes, its not good anymore, but I'm sure I would recommend it FIRST if anybody asks "How did you start listening to metal?"

Agreed, better artists are there, and LP isnt great. But I doubt whether ANYONE would've dived head first into Bodom or Kreator

Finally, I reitterate. ROCK AND METAL ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. And neither will die. If the OP feels so, he doesnt know where to look.

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XTerminator_09 said:
your sorry brains would do well to grasp that sabbath was the first band who can be considered in the 'metal' genre.Though i couldnt care less about them

Listen you arrogant prick,it is not only Sabbath but Zeppelin and Purple also started this new movement,and metal was and is still considered as a subgenre of rock.Now bands like Judas Priest,Motorhead came in,removed the blues influence and introduced some punk into it.Then came the NWOBHM,Maiden being the pioneer.It was the time when metal became extremely popular.
I grew up with all these bands,so you do not have to think about my sorry brain and my knowledge of music and metal to be precise.Just do not confuse others with your meticulous classification of rock and metal,keep it to yourself.

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^^
Dont rant against Xterminator, he and Psychosocial knows far more than anyone of us combined

R

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^kid you read that on wikipedia or some "metal" docu.no movement was started by them.their mellow take on the real underground movement made them famous

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thewisecrab said:
^^
Dont rant against Xterminator, he and Psychosocial knows far more than anyone of us combined

If this is sarcasm than lol

If not sarcasm than please take out my name. I don't know anything. I suit to myself. People around me call my musical taste garbage and some of them even call me crazy because my playlist has a Necrophagist song followed by a Rachminov composition followed by A.R. Rahman's Behene De.

And yeah I do know a bit about metal cause I really like that genre in whole except nu-metal, alt metal, metalcore and deathcore.

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well this is the reason i wasnt posting at the first place.People take their ignorance for my arrogance :lol:

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Nothing was really wrong with rock rap or nu metal,infact Aerosmith did it way back with the epic Walk This Way. Bands like Rage against the machine and korn were the real pioneers of this genre.Bands like Bizkit simply destroyed the movement.Linkin park was nothing more than a boyband,even bizkit were better,they had the great guitarst Wes Borland.

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And thewisecrab is right. Look at the irony of my username. It is from the time when I was into Slipknot and stuff.

The other irony is I that I was the biggest LP fan on TDF

. And oh, I still think Minutes to Midnight was the best album they made. And most people think Slipknot's new album is bad and even here, I like it more than their previous attempts. Though I dont listen to both this bands now.

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^^
I know a few too, so not sarcasm.

And atleast you are tolerant, unlike some people

I despise Bollywood, other than a few class acts, and I love classical, western classical ie, works of Bach and Tchaikovsky are always in my playlist.

As long as you are open, you know your sh1t.

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^ Yeah, but some people take tolerance for noobism.

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ratedrsuperstar said:
^kid you read that on wikipedia or some "metal" docu.no movement was started by them.their mellow take on the real underground movement made them famous

What does this mean buddy? I am not really a kid,probably a little older than you,and what was the exact REAL underground movement going on at that time?Care to explain?

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because my playlist has a Necrophagist song followed by a Rachminov composition followed by A.R. Rahman's Behene De.

dude,you gotta be kidding me

but again this is what ive been emphasizing.how can you enjoy either artists? i cant imagine a sudden shift of atmosphere from necro to ar rehman

R

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RATM>>...>LP(HT)>Korn=LB

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red dragon said:
Nothing was really wrong with rock rap or nu metal,infact Aerosmith did it way back with the epic Walk This Way. Bands like Rage against the machine and korn were the real pioneers of this genre.Bands like Bizkit simply destroyed the movement.Linkin park was nothing more than a boyband,even bizkit were better,they had the great guitarst Wes Borland.

Definitely.

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7kO9FHmy4&feature=related

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just thought id share this with all of you

*twitpic.com/1sen6o

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XTerminator_09 said:
dude,you gotta be kidding me

but again this is what ive been emphasizing.how can you enjoy either artists? i cant imagine a sudden shift of atmosphere from necro to ar rehman

See, even you too find it weird. But I am that way.

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XTerminator_09 said:
just thought id share this with all of you

*twitpic.com/1sen6o

LOL pritam =))

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well its down to you in the end.but still the overall album feel works for me

R

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What does this mean buddy? I am not really a kid,probably a little older than you,and what was the exact REAL underground movement going on at that time?Care to explain?

sorry for the kid comment,if you are really older than me.but that was metaphorically aimed at your knowledge of music

if you observed the current generation of music.people can call bodom,amon amarth,etc as the faces of 21st century metal scene.when in all honesty underground acts(which i wont name) are the ones really carrying the torch.i hope you understand the foll. analogy

the hurt locker isn't the best film made in 09 by a long shot even though it was the face of "good" serious cinema worldwide.

@Psychosocial that vid proves that anyone can play well but not anyone can make good music.this is an art not a sport

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@Psychosocial

LOL yeah, I'm wondering now what made you chose this nick

All metalheads-turned-LP haters are posers. Theres nothing wrong in admitting you've heard them atleast for one phase of life. Same goes for Slipknot (though I never really digged it)

The problem here is that:
1)Bollywood feeds the masses
2)Among Bollywood, there are some guys who listen to western artists (or as they would put it, "hollywood"

)
3)Among those who dont listen to Bollywood (rare), majority listen to pop. Few break even and listen to non-mainstream stuff (by Indian standards) Among them, lie metalheads.

Sadly, theres an even WIDER classification among metalheads. From newbies, to thrashers, to goth, to death, to post. Its really easy to get lost among this small crow, and feel out of place (lol, I was for about a year) But you need to find same-minded guys to put you in place.

In my college, (true story) by taking 10 students at a time (5 times) there are 6 who listen to pure bollywood, 2 who listen to bollywood and pop, one "pop" guy, and 2 guys who "heard" of metal. Thats still 10 guys out of 50.

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the hurt locker isn't the best film made in 09 by a long shot even though it was the face of "good" serious cinema worldwide.

hit the head on the nail

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ratedrsuperstar said:
RATM>>...>LP(HT)>Korn=LB

So Linkin Park got a better rating than Korn??Have you really listened to Korn?

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XTerminator_09 said:
well its down to you in the end.but still the overall album feel works for me

No dude, when I am listening to an album for the first time, I listen to it in whole ofcourse

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@thewisecrab :- True man. But now I listen to anything that I find good to my ears.

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I say it always and will say it again. Slipknot's Vol 3 the subliminal verses -> one of THE best nu-metal albums id rate alongside LD50 of Mudvayne

R

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@thewisecrab why worry about your peers? and why label metal as the only good music genre.at my level i can tell you that there are genres way liberating and revolutionary than metal

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After a loooong time, I am listening to Slipknot (Sulfer from All Hope is Gone). Just as a tribute to Paul Grey.

. RIP.

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ratedrsuperstar said:
sorry for the kid comment,if you are really older than me.but that was metaphorically aimed at your knowledge of music

if you observed the current generation of music.people can call bodom,amon amarth,etc as the faces of 21st century metal scene.when in all honesty underground acts(which i wont name) are the ones really carrying the torch.i hope you understand the foll. analogy

the hurt locker isn't the best film made in 09 by a long shot even though it was the face of "good" serious cinema worldwide.

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Agreed, underground is carrying the torch. All mainstream is doing is making money. Indian "underground" (for lack of a better word) sucks though.

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ratedrsuperstar said:
sorry for the kid comment,if you are really older than me.but that was metaphorically aimed at your knowledge of music

if you observed the current generation of music.people can call bodom,amon amarth,etc as the faces of 21st century metal scene.when in all honesty underground acts(which i wont name) are the ones really carrying the torch.i hope you understand the foll. analogy

the hurt locker isn't the best film made in 09 by a long shot even though it was the face of "good" serious cinema worldwide.

@Psychosocial that vid proves that anyone can play well but not anyone can make good music.this is an art not a sport

So please can you provide me with some name of underground metal band of 60`s before sabbath or zep to enrich my kiddish knowledge of music instead of making superficial statements?
BTW very few people can play well,and mostly those who play well make good music,except Kurt Cobain may be(he played **** with 3 chords but made great music)

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@thewisecrab why worry about your peers? and why label metal as the only good music genre.at my level i can tell you that there are genres way liberating and revolutionary than metal

I havent done that even once.

With no intention of flaming, but not once have I said that metal is the best.

Back on topic, yeah, you do feel lost. But now, after 3 years of thrash, speed, and death, and now deathcore, black, I'm surrounded by like minded folk (other than one poser, Xterminator knows, I rant on IRC a lot about him :lol:

)

R

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@red dragon

i think i've managed a couple of korn albums with an average of 1 barf barf bag for each track.seriously,korn is and should be only considered to be a guilty pleasure and that too extending to some vids like twisted transistor or songs like coming undone.

you'll find many who agree that korn is absolutely, unequivocally horseshit that is suitable only to american teenage or western wannabes consumption

also like i said.i dont think you deserve the names of the bands.i'm done reasoning with you.age gracefully with your dinosaur age idols,sir.

@Psychosocial indian "underground" is the perfect example of how people can learn to play but not create good music.besides i wont call it underground coz its a cool thing among rich spoilt kids.

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@red dragon

i think i've managed a couple of korn albums with an average of 1 barf barf bag for each track.seriously,korn is and should be only considered to be a guilty pleasure and that too extending to some vids like twisted transistor or songs like coming undone.

you'll find many who agree that korn is absolutely, unequivocally horseshit that is suitable only to american teenage or western wannabes consumption

Yo d00d wadchya maekeen fun ov korn fo' brah ? Korn is lyk one luv yo! I and I lurv dis Korn sh1t and all man. Korn is lyk da jump da fukk up on de floor an' pump ich up brah!

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lol no offence meant

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@red dragon

i think i've managed a couple of korn albums with an average of 1 barf barf bag for each track.seriously,korn is and should be only considered to be a guilty pleasure and that too extending to some vids like twisted transistor or songs like coming undone.

you'll find many who agree that korn is absolutely, unequivocally horseshit that is suitable only to american teenage or western wannabes consumption

And LP is not!!with those stupid rhymes CRAWLING IN MY SKIN
CONFUSING WHAT IS REAL
WTF!!At least korn gave one Freak in the leash.

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*www.tehelka.com/story_main44.asp?filename=hub170410dont_believe.asp

Read the article, read the backlash here:
*wats.co.in/scripts/11

What say? I agree with Tehelka, some points are a bit exaggerated, but Indian "metal" is well, sad. I was most embarrassed to call myself "Indian" when I saw the 8minutes of "India" in Global Metal. (not an India-hater, DONT FLAME!!)

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^^
Dont make me type again, I'm warning you

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thewisecrab said:
*www.tehelka.com/story_main44.asp?filename=hub170410dont_believe.asp

Read the article, read the backlash here:
*wats.co.in/scripts/11

What say? I agree with Tehelka, some points are a bit exaggerated, but Indian "metal" is well, sad. I was most embarrassed to call myself "Indian" when I saw the 8minutes of "India" in Global Metal. (not an India-hater, DONT FLAME!!)

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^^
Dont make me type again, I'm warning you

From Tehelka :-
'[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]such internationally renowned and critically respected acts as the Backstreet Boys.'

lmfao.
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^^
lol, yeah, some crap in places of the article, but points like "If I were serious about Indian metal, I'd trash 8/10 bands right there" are true.

R

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@red dragon there are genres where you have to accept the fact that the lyrics will be terrible only because they're from urban usa.but that in no way tarnishes the fact that its a good album musically.i understand korn did good things for the dying genre at their initial stage but they progressively continue to make worse albums for their undying greed,which at the end of the day makes me mad.

atleast LP still have a mainstream following while korn can only get praise for their live act which is good.the question still is you want better musicians or better players?

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There is this song by Korn called Dead Bodies Everywhere. Check it out. Got a good, catchy baseline though the song is ruined by the end. Apart from that, I hate that band.

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@rated superstar,Ever touched a guitar dude?ever played a single note?Those bands are definitely from Jurrassic age but your new age heroes worship them too.What they wrote is considered Bible.If you donot care for them,it is you who is missing out on something.BTW I knew you wont be able to name the bands.

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FLAME FLAME FLAME! :twisted:

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Fight! Fight! Fight!

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@red dragon there are genres where you have to accept the fact that the lyrics will be terrible only because they're from urban usa.but that in no way tarnishes the fact that its a good album musically.i understand korn did good things for the dying genre at their initial stage but they progressively continue to make worse albums for their undying greed,which at the end of the day makes me mad.

atleast LP still have a mainstream following while korn can only get praise for their live act which is good.the question still is you want better musicians or better players?

Oh, now LP is good musically.I hope music is still basically composed with a rhythm,a bass,drums and leads right?So whre does exactly in LP`s first album we get an inspiring solo,or some ass kicking bass drum duet?So now you are talking about mainstream followings to rate a band?

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So while you people fight with each other... lemme share a few vids that am checking out. Interested people are requested to watch them.

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIA5SKaPznI

R

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@red dragon why dont you take your ancient *** and dig some bands that dont play on your satellite radio.

i have touched a guitar.but i'm sorry for your poor soul if you think music can only be made from a guitar.for god's sake,people expect us indians to love our instruments not their electric guitar makers and models.

if you consider their material as bible,i'd gladly declare myself a pagan

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Better quality :- *www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzzV4USr_s&feature=related

R

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@red dragon i know artists who are dyslexic,blind and mute but they still have made far better music than 60% of the bands you must be listening to

btw the bare fact that we're not comparing albums makes me certain of the degree of n00bness you all are at(except xtermi,he knows his music for sure)

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@red dragon why dont you take your ancient *** and dig some bands that dont play on your satellite radio.

i have touched a guitar.but i'm sorry for your poor soul if you think music can only be made from a guitar.for god's sake,people expect us indians to love our instruments not their electric guitar makers and models.

if you consider their material as bible,i'd gladly declare myself a pagan

Yes,of course it can be made with a computer,like LP does,so long there are listners like you :mrgreen:

and I have not got those bands name as yet.Uncle google is not helping,right?

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@red dragon with a blue striped avatar :lol:

is all i have to say reading your comments.

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Stop ****ing fighting.

Neither LP, nor Korn cares or knows that you are fighting for them.

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Psychosocial said:
See, even you too find it weird. But I am that way.

Thats like me

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@ratedsuperstar
I'm not an expert, but talk about thrash and I'll send one album after another. Thanks to Xterminator, I've got thrash out of my system.

@red dragon
We are all here because bands like LP made us interested in a "different" genre 4-5yrs ago. If you were listening to Cannibal Corpse from day one, you just dont have the guts to admit anything about LP, coz its a lie.

R

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thank god this has ended this way.i feared you idiots would stumble on the rock revolution that is happening this decade.but instead you chose to still glorify your "playing" rock and metal which i'm afraid is dead.

one final word to red dragon,from all the unfortunate people in this world,i hope you end up deranged and handicapped and forced to live in your own faeces.

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@red dragon dunno if youre older than anyone here,but you need to go back to your korn-shaped nappies coz me n ratesrsuperstar have heard **** you still dont know exists in this universe of music.

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thewisecrab said:
@ratedsuperstar
I'm not an expert, but talk about thrash and I'll send one album after another. Thanks to Xterminator, I've got thrash out of my system.

@red dragon
We are all here because bands like LP made us interested in a "different" genre 4-5yrs ago. If you were listening to Cannibal Corpse from day one, you just dont have the guts to admit anything about LP, coz its a lie.

Not the case with me,my father was a part time musician,he used to play for a band called Shiva,and I grew up with music of Zeppelin,Sabbath,Stones etc.and to be honest I never really cared for LP,I am more into classic rock(You cannot really help when you have your father and friends playing at your home in weekends)I try to dissect every music with the little technical knowledge I have(played bass guitar throughout highschool and medical school,do not get time now though)and technically LP is nothing.The guy I was fighting with challenged my knowledge of music,and it really pissed me off.

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ratedrsuperstar said:
thank god this has ended this way.i feared you idiots would stumble on the rock revolution that is happening this decade.but instead you chose to still glorify your "playing" rock and metal which i'm afraid is dead.

one final word to red dragon,from all the unfortunate people in this world,i hope you end up deranged and handicapped and forced to live in your own faeces.

Typical LP fan :mrgreen:

,I bet you have seen the comment in some you tube video, but still you could not find the name of those bands.

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1.your father was a part-time musician :lol:

no wonder why he wasnt engaged full-time :lol:

x 2

2.with all the dissection of music you have done with your bass axe or guitar,you still stuck at Korn is a mega :lol:

3.

The guy I was fighting with challenged my knowledge of music,and it really pissed me off.

im surprised he didnt piss on you online,considering he's listened to more music than you+your father combined :lol:

4.

Typical LP fan but still you could not find the name of those bands.

if i and ratedrsuperstar start counting the bands we've heard,sadly we'll be hearing no more of your deranged antics.this topic has shifted from the argument whether rock/metal is dead to the antics of this jabroni :lol:

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So are you guys planning on stopping with this ?
Cause either of you might end up being banned. Which is bad.

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mods close this page or atleast move this on to fight club,if you want to read more of the lulz :lol:

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Good lads, keep 'em coming

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XTerminator_09 said:
1.your father was a part-time musician no wonder why he wasnt engaged full-time x 2

2.with all the dissection of music you have done with your bass axe or guitar,you still stuck at Korn is a mega

3.

im surprised he didnt piss on you online,considering he's listened to more music than you+your father combined

4.

if i and ratedrsuperstar start counting the bands we've heard,sadly we'll be hearing no more of your deranged antics.this topic has shifted from the argument whether rock/metal is dead to the antics of this jabroni

Firstly my father was a professor in IIT Khargapur,so he didnot have time to engage in full time,he died last year.I am not all stuck in Korn,I simply said they are technically superior than LP.I am not really interested in the album counts,you mentioned some underground metal band before sabbath,I wanted a few name.You people may have listened to more songs than me, but somehow you remained retarded,specially when you talk about musical prowess of LP :mrgreen:

Oh!btw I have heard cannibal corpse waay before your sacred LP,and learned a few riffs too.P.S do you people know the difference between a bass and a six stringer?

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Ok! Music Professionals. How many tracks and Albums you have actually purchased? :lol:

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Liverpool_fan said:
Ok! Music Professionals. How many tracks and Albums you have actually purchased?

Me,the entire metallica,megadeth,slayer,few pantera,stones,alice in chains and couple of hundred more,mostly blues though.

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Ok! Music Professionals. How many tracks and Albums you have actually purchased?

the albums arent released here in india,so no question of purchasin em.buyin it online?only red dragon with a blue avatar does it i think :lol:

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How about Music released under Creative Commons? The in-house Music "Professionals" should be able to choose among them and probably help lesser mortals to find good tracks for free

After all knowledge about genres, metal or whatever should work there.

But some Music "Professionals" will just dismiss them as crap :lol:

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Me,the entire metallica,megadeth,slayer,few pantera,stones,alice in chains and couple of hundred more,mostly blues though.

i hope your a** aint below the poverty line,spendin on that many records :lol:

x infi

im surely gettin banned for this :lol:

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I thought Metal:A Headbanger's journey gave me an insight into a metalhead's mind. I'm wrong.

Move along, you twits.

@Xterminator Whats wrong if he buys a few records? ok, not good taste (you'd buy Isis or GodSpeed!You, I know) but if he's buying original music, why flame? I bought Megadeth's Endgame last year, as I loved the album. Laugh at me if you will, it cost me 150/- and I was happy to patronise a band I respect and admire

@LFC_fan
If you were aware of the scene, *almost* all music of bands in India is released for download for free, as NOBODY wants to pay for them. This is where piracy hurts, but it gives a huge boost to the band's popularity, so they end up covering losses with live shows.

The bands that *do* put out music to buy (whatever license it may be under) are so broke/stupid/crappy musically to market that they spam every known forum in the world to buy their music *cough* Sahil Makheechoos* cough*

@red dragon
As much as I would like to support you, your attitude isnt helping. You and ratedsupertar are dragging a non-existant war of words into a flame war

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ratedrsuperstar said:
thank god this has ended this way.i feared you idiots would stumble on the rock revolution that is happening this decade.but instead you chose to still glorify your "playing" rock and metal which i'm afraid is dead.

one final word to red dragon,from all the unfortunate people in this world,i hope you end up deranged and handicapped and forced to live in your own faeces.

User banned for a month. And there is more where that came from.

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XTerminator_09 said:
the albums arent released here in india,so no question of purchasin em.buyin it online?only red dragon with a blue avatar does it i think

Each and every one of these except except a couple of slayers is and was available since mid `90s(casettes at that time)and there were no torrent at that time.
And yes,I still spend about 5k every month on music.

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@Xterminator
Entire metallica discography, megadeth albums from 2001 are available in India

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Entire metallica discography, megadeth albums from 2001 are available in India

when did i say i wanted to purchase discos of those bands?

and afaik,slayer are banned in india.and anyways i dont listen to em.

id gladly spend on any record which i listen to if its available in india.just that buying ol is not worth it all.

D

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hmm....quite a fight...too bad ratedrsuperstar got banned though.....wonder where this thread will go next??!!

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I own Kill 'em All and Master of Puppets. Though I don't listen to Metallica much now is another thing altogether.

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hey hey HEY there!
Such a nice topic and you guys are ruining it special-effects studded english...

I'm gonna have to close this or move this to fight club in some more posts...

Anyway, here's my 25ps:

Some things never die. While LP will ALWAYS have its share of followers today, the same applies to REAL metal too.

And as far as India is concerned, most ppl are much mistaken about Indian metal scene. Forget hoards of fans, we actually have brilliant heavy metal acts in India.

Ever heard bands like motherjane ? Check out their 2nd album Maktub. Seriously awesome piece of work it is. And available online as well. *www.motherjane.in/mainframe.html

Then there is this AWESOME mallu-metal band called Avial. Their debut album's lead single, Nada Nada, is just brilliant.

You have several other Indian bands. And I MEAN several. Their popularity may be low, but they have an almost cult-like following in India. Its hard to find one motherjane fan among a hundred, but that's just how it is.

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^^
Motherjane's guitar work = awesome :twisted:

TBH, you are only the third guy to mention the band's name

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Motherjane is great.Ever heard of blackstratblues? They play trance and their compilations are some of the best in the business.Check them out.
Among international bands, its a shame most of them prefer performing at Bangalore when most of the country yearns for them to the extent of praying..

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BTW here is a video of Nada Nada:
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BgnBy2F7Q

Just one word: AWESOME

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motherjane -> maktub.... awesome album.... loved the guitar work.... all music fan must listen to it...

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ratedrsuperstar said:
@thewisecrab why worry about your peers? and why label metal as the only good music genre.at my level i can tell you that there are genres way liberating and revolutionary than metal

How?? Please enlighten...

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Psychosocial said:
Better quality :- *www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzzV4USr_s&feature=related

Look at his fingers move... :twisted:

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Abt the topic. For all who think Rock culture is on the verge of extinction, look at the turn out at Wacken Open Air, OzzFest, Lollapalloozza(Don't know if this is spelt right), Download, Roskilde etc. Then you will know.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
How?? Please enlighten...

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Look at his fingers move...

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Abt the topic. For all who think Rock culture is on the verge of extinction, look at the turn out at Wacken Open Air, OzzFest, Lollapalloozza(Don't know if this is spelt right), Download, Roskilde etc. Then you will know.

Muhammed is an awesome guitarist

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BTW, Motherjane is a great band. Watched a couple vids on YouTube.

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How?? Please enlighten...

unban ratedrsuperstar if you want to be enlightened :lol:

no offence but i just dont connect to indian rock/metal.never will too.

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Currently I'm into Progressive Rock and WoW!! Best thing for my ears(Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree....)

D

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eggman said:
Currently I'm into Progressive Rock and WoW!! Best thing for my ears(Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree....)

hey i also listen to these bands..

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Something different,watch out for the drummer,the kid is 16 year old!!
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEM68Qw6T48&NR=1

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omg what a GREAT video :lol:

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XTerminator_09 said:
omg what a GREAT video

Yeh the video is pretty bad,it is not a music video,just a poor country with even poor musicians,but don`t you think the drummer and the intro was good?
BTW nada nada is awesome,the bassist is a beast,but what does nada nada mean?

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red dragon said:
Something different,watch out for the drummer,the kid is 16 year old!!
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEM68Qw6T48&NR=1

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Cp5MsJZfI&feature=related

Any questions ?

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^^Nope,fu***in`spellbound.Couple of years more,Lars will be jobless.I saw some videos of this kid before,but somehow missed this.Looks like papa bought a zildjian.

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red dragon said:
^^Nope,fu***in`spellbound.Couple of years more,Lars will be jobless.I saw some videos of this kid before,but somehow missed this.Looks like papa bought a zildjian.

Lars is a pathetic drummer anyways. Sloppy and washed out technique. This kid is great. I think he has also covered Angel of Death. Dunno for sure though. I did watch a vid of a 10yr old kid playing Angel of Death

.

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Have you guys seen "Live Sh1T and Purge", ie Metallica Live in 1989? Lars' expressions while drumming are effin' hilarious :lol:

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red dragon said:
Something different,watch out for the drummer,the kid is 16 year old!!
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEM68Qw6T48&NR=1

the drummer is good...
he has a good understanding of music..
gr8 usage of bass

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Do you really think things like these will ever die?
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3FTiWRXF8&feature=related
Sad Maynard has lost his thing(aging,you see).Even Tool suck live now,but they were GODS.
No one once mentioned Alice in Chains,probably the most honest band with an extremely talented frontman (R.I.P L.S)
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jX1KAKp78&feature=related
This is probably the most intense song I have ever heard(no growling,weird antics,plain and simple but piercing vocals)

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red dragon said:
Yeh the video is pretty bad,it is not a music video,just a poor country with even poor musicians,but don`t you think the drummer and the intro was good?
BTW nada nada is awesome,the bassist is a beast,but what does nada nada mean?

it means walk, walk or come, come.

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Thank you Gautam.There was a band, pin drop violence,are they still making music?and what happened to Moksha?

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You guys heard 13 AD?? Its an old band from Cochin. Their music is awesome by Indian standards. Check this vid, its from their first album 'Ground Zero'
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkrwgLn8UjU

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@MHG
Then I think its "nadaa nadaa" (pronunciation)

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If it is in India it got to be 50-50.neither mtv india nor channel v india promotes indian rock bands.Secondly these new comers show lots of desi tunes which i dislike.Thirdly no good sponsorship for them.Then how do we expect them to survive.Please do correct me if i am wrong.
thankfully i am happy with my sweet taste of European black metal bands.

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^^Channel V or MTV never really supported good music,it is nothing new,they are doing this for more than 10-15 years.What Nordic black metal bands are you digging at present?

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Really interesting thread. Just finished reading it from page 1 till the end. Not posting my views pertinent to any Rock Band / genre but specifically to culture. Let me take you back to the late 80's --- till the mid 90's. This was the time when I was in school, and music was a way of life. There were not many other forms of entertainment -- or you could say choices. There was Doordarshan (cable tv had started but was expensive), and music. Internet was just a word. How did one get to find out about latest music. Was via the local cassette shop seller. What tapes (cds he sprouted) he procured (doubt this word existed then) we understood them to be music. And listened / worshiped those bands/groups. There was a magazine called Rock Street Journal, which used to run excellent articles and tit-bits specific to rock. Choices were limited, and people followed bands with great fan following. How this became culture: T-shirts, music albums, room posters, post cards, just basically seeing more rock oriented objects and merchandise. Guys grew their hair long, we had pierced our ears (heck even I did), torn jeans, tons of hand bracelets, multiple chains around the neck. I still remember when the Use You Illusions album was released. Around 8/10 kids were wearing the t shirt. Megadeth ominous t-shirts which said "death by the millions". I still remember buying a Judas Priest, Metal Works double pack for around RS.1200. My mom had sent me to pick up a pair of shoes, and I got this....!

Culture is when something becomes an intrinsic part of your life, and is a basic construction and definition of your daily habits and lifestyle. Is that so, now...? Hardly. Rock culture is not on the verge of extinction, but just less prevalent.

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Great post.

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asigh said:
Really interesting thread. Just finished reading it from page 1 till the end. Not posting my views pertinent to any Rock Band / genre but specifically to culture. Let me take you back to the late 80's --- till the mid 90's. This was the time when I was in school, and music was a way of life. There were not many other forms of entertainment -- or you could say choices. There was Doordarshan (cable tv had started but was expensive), and music. Internet was just a word. How did one get to find out about latest music. Was via the local cassette shop seller. What tapes (cds he sprouted) he procured (doubt this word existed then) we understood them to be music. And listened / worshiped those bands/groups. There was a magazine called Rock Street Journal, which used to run excellent articles and tit-bits specific to rock. Choices were limited, and people followed bands with great fan following. How this became culture: T-shirts, music albums, room posters, post cards, just basically seeing more rock oriented objects and merchandise. Guys grew their hair long, we had pierced our ears (heck even I did), torn jeans, tons of hand bracelets, multiple chains around the neck. I still remember when the Use You Illusions album was released. Around 8/10 kids were wearing the t shirt. Megadeth ominous t-shirts which said "death by the millions". I still remember buying a Judas Priest, Metal Works double pack for around RS.1200. My mom had sent me to pick up a pair of shoes, and I got this....!

Culture is when something becomes an intrinsic part of your life, and is a basic construction and definition of your daily habits and lifestyle. Is that so, now...? Hardly. Rock culture is not on the verge of extinction, but just less prevalent.

Wonderful post.Man those were the days!I still wear those ear rings even when I am on duty in hospital.Had to cut the hair though!

P

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Psychosocial said:
^+1 to above.

You just need to know where to look. What about crap and utterly gross bands like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc monickered with the 'rock' genre ? This is the main reason why real 'rock' or 'metal' is losing popularity. Dont blame Hannah Montana (though she is atrocious too). Montana is a pop singer. But bands like Linkin Park call themselves 'rock'. Rock, my ass.

As per me, I listen to old bands. I used to listen to a lot of 'Tallica before but now I mostly delve in death/black. Death, Necrophagist, Entombed, Nevermore, Absu, etc being my favs now. I hardly listen to anything remotely popular except for Megadeth .

By the way, linkin park is NOT A ROCK BAND!!!!!!!!! it is a nu-metal(aggro) band, which means a genre of music that blends heavy metal elements with other styles, such as hip hop,rock and grunge.

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techer told me that metal is extracted frm rock

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^which amazonian jungle are you from? and this aint funny anymore

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red dragon said:
^^Channel V or MTV never really supported good music,it is nothing new,they are doing this for more than 10-15 years.What Nordic black metal bands are you digging at present?

Alot bro.I believe nordic refers to few northern european countries.well,Since last 3 days i have been listening to elite(nor),bustum, nefarium,odem arcarum,wolfthorn,watain and finally hell militia.all the latest albums,Elite and urgehal has not come up with latest release but was was listening to previous albums.
I guess you too hardcore black metal fan.If you come across something special crucifying black metal bands then PM me.it should be European ones and nothing else :smile:

.I love discovering,I have almost researched all the european ones and have mighty collections too.Just curious if i have missed any band.

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ancientrites said:
Alot bro.I believe nordic refers to few northern european countries.well,Since last 3 days i have been listening to elite(nor),bustum, nefarium,odem arcarum,wolfthorn,watain and finally hell militia.all the latest albums,Elite and urgehal has not come up with latest release but was was listening to previous albums.
I guess you too hardcore black metal fan.If you come across something special crucifying black metal bands then PM me.it should be European ones and nothing else.I love discovering,I have almost researched all the european ones and have mighty collections too.Just curious if i have missed any band.

I like black metal,but not a hardcore fan,more into older black metal bands like Emperor,Mayhem,Dimmu,Burzum,Enslaved,Kvist etc.Please suggest me some newer stuff(preferably symphonic and environmental ones). Death metal is not my cup of tea,death bands are amazing technically,but I hate those comical cookie monster vocals and blast beats.Can you (or anyone) suggest some death metal bands without those vocals and some meaningful lyrics?BTW do you know Varg Vinkernes of Burzum is out of prison after 15 years?

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..and environmental ones

i agree environment needs to be taken care of,but no need to include it as a musical sub-genre :lol:

its atmospheric black metal.

BTW do you know Varg Vinkernes of Burzum is out of prison after 15 years?

thats as new as Intel releasing pentium processors :lol:

Vinkerness

x 2.Its Vikernes.he's been released long back,and has released a shitty album too.Go dig it and tell your friends "im a metalhead and i dug gold" :lol:

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also credits to ancientrites for some cool digs there.Nice stuff dude.but red dragon is a farce.

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I'm currently digging Nevermore

Jeff Loomis ftw!

and wtf is "nu-metal" ? Couldnt come up with a better name for a genre? Nubs

@Xterminator give me the band name you gave yesterday, I forgot to save it.

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@ancientrites :- Watain is good stuff. Not heard others. Not a big black metal fan.
@thewisecrab :- Yup Jeff Loomis is cool. New Nevermore album is decent too. The Godless Endeavour is the one I like the most (though not a big fan of the band).

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@crab check out Ensiferum.not the band i told you yest,but its along the same lines

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^^
Already have

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k then come on irc and ill give you some recs

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red dragon said:
I like black metal,but not a hardcore fan,more into older black metal bands like Emperor,Mayhem,Dimmu,Burzum,Enslaved,Kvist etc.Please suggest me some newer stuff(preferably symphonic and environmental ones). Death metal is not my cup of tea,death bands are amazing technically,but I hate those comical cookie monster vocals and blast beats.Can you (or anyone) suggest some death metal bands without those vocals and some meaningful lyrics?BTW do you know Varg Vinkernes of Burzum is out of prison after 15 years?

Sorry bro,actually i prefer popeye or cookie monster vocals,in short raw,Thats how black metal should be.I do keep in touch with old black metal bands.why dont you try ancient rites? get all the albums you will like them.Especially fatherland,dim carcosa,rubicon they are all atmospheric.The first album diabolical serenades is more death style and second album blasfemia eternal is some how black death.few other bands lucifugum,lutomysl,pest(ger),nytalgia,wolfenhordes,gontyna kry,spellcraft, black crucifixion,aeba,aguynguerran,dragobrath,(kroda)-->one of my favourites that might interest you but not are all atmospheric sort of.

I just have best of varg compilation i think its aske and later ones all suck badly.

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I never got into Varg or ambient music for that matter. The only thing that is close to ambient and I like is both of Karl Sander's solo albums

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XTerminator_09 said:
i agree environment needs to be taken care of,but no need to include it as a musical sub-genre its atmospheric black metal.

thats as new as Intel releasing pentium processors

x 2.Its Vikernes.he's been released long back,and has released a shitty album too.Go dig it and tell your friends "im a metalhead and i dug gold"

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also credits to ancientrites for some cool digs there.Nice stuff dude.but red dragon is a farce.

Yes sorry atmospheric

but why the hell you want to pick up a fight all the time?Yes we have different taste for music,and my knowledge is little outdated(as I really do not get time these days)but is it worth the fight,why don`t you suggest me some good black metal,instead of vague underground references?

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atomospheric

Can you (or anyone) suggest some death metal bands without those vocals and some meaningful lyrics?

there is no death metal without *those vocals* :lol:

flames aside,check out ancientrites digs,and some darkthrone

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XTerminator_09 said:
there is no death metal without *those vocals*

flames aside,check out ancientrites digs,and some darkthrone

Sorry,was writing in between two angioplasty sessions.

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^ i suggest you do your work first,or you'll end up killing the poor guy/girl :lol:

flaming can wait :lol:

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As for me, I am very happy listening to Megadeth these days. Just started with them. Also, liking Promethean Gift by Black Crucifixion.

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Start with the UnHoly Trinity.

Black Sabbath.
Led Zeppelin.
Deep Purple.

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Krow said:
As for me, I am very happy listening to Megadeth these days. Just started with them. Also, liking Promethean Gift by Black Crucifixion.

Was it me who suggested black crucifixion for you.Just kidding.

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ancientrites said:
Was it me who suggested black crucifixion for you.Just kidding.

Yeah! You had suggested a long list a long ago. I had obtained one album each of every band. Couldn't digest the music then. However, I like the guitars on the title track (Promethean Gift), so beginning to appreciate it.

It does take time to get in tune with such music. Here are some others which I have:

Dodheimsgard - Monumental Possession
Enthroned - Prophecies of Pagan Fire
Gorgoroth - Pentagram.

You had recommended these when I had tried out Dimmu Borgir's In Sorte Diaboli. Can't even tolerate that album now.

My pace is very slow, but I guess you can't get used to black/death metal so easily.

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i can't believe the audacity of "meh-tul" fans these days.jumping directly to Black metal from mainstream thrash(oh well most thrash is trash or mainstream).why can't you people be happy with other genres or even milder genres of metal like metalcore,power-metal,prog,death,etc.

most black metal is pretentious and symphonic black metal except some good ones is a joke.dimmu borgir after Enthrone Darkness...... became meh and a joke after Puritanical.....

as for the original question.yes rock/metal is dead for those old fossils who don't want to move onto this generation of original and better musicians

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Krow said:
Yeah! You had suggested a long list a long ago. I had obtained one album each of every band. Couldn't digest the music then. However, I like the guitars on the title track (Promethean Gift), so beginning to appreciate it.

It does take time to get in tune with such music. Here are some others which I have:

Dodheimsgard - Monumental Possession
Enthroned - Prophecies of Pagan Fire
Gorgoroth - Pentagram.

You had recommended these when I had tried out Dimmu Borgir's In Sorte Diaboli. Can't even tolerate that album now.

My pace is very slow, but I guess you can't get used to black/death metal so easily.

if you listen thru ipod or mobile,you will get in touch in no time.since you enjoyed it,why not try gorgoroth- incipit satan and QPAST.as for enthroned try armoured bestial hell.dodheimsgaard, these guys havent released any new stuff since 3 years.Monumental possession is the only stuff that i liked.Please go through my previous posts you want to try some other bands.
If at all you are sick of black metal or want to try something new then try doom.Following are few i like and listen on weekends
Esoteric,void of silence,Wormphlegm,mourning beloveth,skepticism,khanate,ahab,worship,funeralium.
bro,if you are going to try these then you should have lots of patience,why?find out yourself. :smile:

To all doom experts over here(if there are) i know i have included drone band,By no means i want to get hard on Krow.If i had to i would have also included Sunn O))) and various high blood pressure drone bands.
one more thing my dying bride,orange goblin... etc are not my kind of taste.

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why can't you people be happy with other genres or even milder genres of metal like metalcore,power-metal,prog,death,etc

half of them dont even know what that is :lol:

most black metal is pretentious and symphonic black metal except some good ones is a joke

half of them also dont know what that is :lol:

dimmu borgir after Enthrone Darkness...... became meh and a joke after Puritanical.....

actually true.seems like you know your music

yes rock/metal is dead for those old fossils who don't want to move onto this generation of original and better musicians

sums this thread up

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To all doom experts over here(if there are) i know i have included drone band,By no means i want to get hard on Krow.If i had to i would have also included Sunn O))) and various high blood pressure drone bands.

theres me,plus my friend who got banned.Sunn O))) is some good **** dude.you can pm me if you want some more drone bands to check out.

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drone is great while studying

.but i still prefer stoner rock & sludge over it.

@ancientrites dude why rec BM when these guys havent heard most metal genres that influence BM in some way.

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XTerminator_09 said:
half of them dont even know what that is

half of them also dont know what that is

actually true.seems like you know your music

sums this thread up

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theres me,plus my friend who got banned.Sunn O))) is some good **** dude.you can pm me if you want some more drone bands to check out.

already heard enough drone bands.its nice we have few ppl listening to this genre.

@qwe1:Sorry my bad.

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qwe1 said:
i can't believe the audacity of "meh-tul" fans these days.jumping directly to Black metal from mainstream thrash(oh well most thrash is trash or mainstream).why can't you people be happy with other genres or even milder genres of metal like metalcore,power-metal,prog,death,etc.

most black metal is pretentious and symphonic black metal except some good ones is a joke.dimmu borgir after Enthrone Darkness...... became meh and a joke after Puritanical.....

as for the original question.yes rock/metal is dead for those old fossils who don't want to move onto this generation of original and better musicians

I am not into metalcore or power that much... but I do enjoy meself some progressive rock/metal and death metal.

To be honest, I find Dimmu Borgir to be worse than cow sh1t.

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^enthrone.. by dimmu is a great listen

power can be a little too gayish for most people, but metalcore is teh shiz

imo (metal)musical progression should be in this order nu-metal-->mainstream metalcore--->thrash-->finnish power-->power metal-->folk-->melodeath-->doom-->progressive--->symphonic black-->death--->real black

*shouldnt skip beyond folk and should dig atleast 3/5 previous genres

after that you are ready to dig all other obscure metal subgenres which basically rule hard and are really 21st century metal

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Guys into Black/Death Metal should try out this weird (but IMHO great) band called Rudra.
They play Vedic Metal music.
Seriously weird and awesome stuff.

And then there is Thermal And A Quarter. Famed recently for their song Shut Up And Vote made for the recent elections. *www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2-h_198EGg&feature=related

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MetalheadGautham said:
Guys into Black/Death Metal should try out this weird (but IMHO great) band called Rudra.
They play Vedic Metal music.
Seriously weird and awesome stuff.

And then there is Thermal And A Quarter. Famed recently for their song Shut Up And Vote made for the recent elections. *www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2-h_198EGg&feature=related

Saw them on the archives (www.metal-archives.com)... seems like an interesting band

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qwe1 said:
^enthrone.. by dimmu is a great listen

power can be a little too gayish for most people, but metalcore is teh shiz

imo (metal)musical progression should be in this order nu-metal-->mainstream metalcore--->thrash-->finnish power-->power metal-->folk-->melodeath-->doom-->progressive--->symphonic black-->death--->real black

*shouldnt skip beyond folk and should dig atleast 3/5 previous genres

after that you are ready to dig all other obscure metal subgenres which basically rule hard and are really 21st century metal

I agreed with you on the 'metal progression chain'. Summed up the genres well

. I have not listened to much folk. I think I should try it. Power is not actually gayish, but all over the top themes just fail to please me. Though I like bands like Kalmah and Children of Bodom (mixture of melo death/power).

BTW, now that you mention Finnish... check out this band called Karelian Warcry.

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Though I like bands like Kalmah and Children of Bodom

though kalmah can be classified as melodeath,bands like CoB,Norther are Finnish Power Metal

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qwe1 said:
^enthrone.. by dimmu is a great listen

power can be a little too gayish for most people, but metalcore is teh shiz

imo (metal)musical progression should be in this order nu-metal-->mainstream metalcore--->thrash-->finnish power-->power metal-->folk-->melodeath-->doom-->progressive--->symphonic black-->death--->real black

*shouldnt skip beyond folk and should dig atleast 3/5 previous genres

after that you are ready to dig all other obscure metal subgenres which basically rule hard and are really 21st century metal

Hello Melwyn.

Can someone give me a list of bands I should listen to. I am getting confused by all this continuous list of unheard of names. Ok, I agree you guys know much more, but please don't make it too confusing for noobs like myself.

I am done with LP/LB/Rasmus and similar bands of same or slightly different genre. Here is what I am into now:

Code:

Metallica
Megadeth
Led Zeppelin
CCR
System Of A Down
Nirvana
Black Crucifixion (just begun)

and some other similar music.

Accordingly, can someone please suggest which bands to move to? Please suggest only two or three. You should know that Black Crucifixion is pretty heavy for me, I still can't listen to the entire album in one go and I rarely listen to music on my PMP.

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^thank you for uncovering me

going by the chain i mentioned, you should dig nu-metal/mainstream metal
mudvayne's LD50
soad's self titled
deftones - white pony

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I'm a huge fan of all of SOAD's albums. I've heard them all.

Will check out Mudvayne and Deftones. What about Muse? I have it with me, never gave it much of a try.

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Muse is a fusion of a lot of ideas. It's an alt rock band generally but they are quite unpredictive. Definitely give them a try. They are not super-OMFG-technical but they are original and creative.

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Suggest some black metal songs(not bands) with meaningful lyrics.How is amorphis BTW?

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Black/death metal is useless without blast beats,harsh vocals and there are certainly no nice,meaningful lyrics in Black metal

hope i made myself clear enough there.btw Amorphis are progressive metal from Finland.decent band.

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No,you have not kid,I did not ask for nice, but meaningful lyrics,I have nothing agiainst harsh vocals,I don`t like those cookie monster kind of vocals simply because I do not understand them,nothing is wrong with blast beats except when played continuously they become irritating and I am not hypermetropic and didnot really ask for your opinion.

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red dragon said:
No,you have not kid,I did not ask for nice, but meaningful lyrics,I have nothing agiainst harsh vocals,I don`t like those cookie monster kind of vocals simply because I do not understand them,nothing is wrong with blast beats except when played continuously they become irritating and I am not hypermetropic and didnot really ask for your opinion.

If Satan-worship, goat killing, virgin sacrificing, anti-religion lyrics are what you mean by 'meaningful' then you will find them everywhere in black metal.

If you mean Death-esque (except Scream Bloody Gore) philosophical, insightful lyrics, then you won't find them.

You don't understand 'cookie monster vocals' yet you like screeched, harsh black metal vox ? You understand them ? :O. But anyways, that's one's personal choice and I may not interfere.

@XT :- Sorry for that. Though Kalmah does have some power metal elements and a little influence of Bodom. Norther is nice too (who dosen't like Mirror of Madness ?!)

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@red dragon if you don't understand why blast beats and harsh vocals are incorporated in BM then dont force yourself into liking it.listen to some johnny cash,thats perfect your your age and taste.

@krow muse is a fun band to listen to in their first 2 albums.the third was a welcome experiment but the latest is just average and shows signs of them running outta ideas

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^though id like to add that Muse ftw live.

I don`t like those cookie monster kind of vocals simply because I do not understand them,nothing is wrong with blast beats except when played continuously they become irritating

then prolly theres no point in listenin to those genres.then why ask for recs for something you cant stand?

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So according to you guys,there is no blak metal band with philosophical lyrics,and no death metal without those comical vocals,@qwe1 I donot have problem with black metal vocals. Blast beats without a back up rhythm is used in death only,black metal drummers mostly use a basic 4*2 in the background with a 16th note pattern with bass drum and snares thrown in between.It was tolerable when Napalm Death made it popular,but probably a bit overdone now.

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So according to you guys,there is no blak metal band with philosophical lyrics,and no death metal without those comical vocals

okay,lemme make this clear once and for all.

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often uses fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, and unconventional song structure.

The most common and founding lyrical theme is opposition to Christianity and other organized religions (called "Right-Hand Path" religions by some). As part of this, many artists write lyrics that could be seen to promote atheism, antitheism, paganism and Satanism.Other oft-explored themes are depression, nihilism, misanthropy and death. However, many modern black metal lyrics have begun to focus more on the seasons (particularly winter), nature, mythology, folklore, philosophy and fantasy.

if you still dont get it you're :lol:

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red dragon said:
So according to you guys,there is no blak metal band with philosophical lyrics,and no death metal without those comical vocals,@qwe1 I donot have problem with black metal vocals. Blast beats without a back up rhythm is used in death only,black metal drummers mostly use a basic 4*2 in the background with a 16th note pattern with bass drum and snares thrown in between.It was tolerable when Napalm Death made it popular,but probably a bit overdone now.

The 'cookie monster vocals' is a defining characteristic of death metal.

Satanic, goat killing, virgin sacrificing, anti-world, anti-religion lyrics are a defining charecteristic of black metal.

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uncle dragon, dig some atmospheric black metal.

sorry there isnt death metal w/o those vocals.its like no opera w/o those high pitched vocals,no country w/o american accent and no rap w/o a nigga accent

btw you still havent taken my only rec to you seriously

listen to johnny cash.he's a legend and has everything that old people should love

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death metal without those comical vocals

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dragonforce,check this out for more

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal

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^^
Tremolo? where? At best it's insanely fast downpicking with sweeps and tapping.

Tremolo is at best repetition through proccessors.

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thewisecrab said:
^^
Tremolo? where? At best it's insanely fast downpicking with sweeps and tapping.

Tremolo is at best repetition through proccessors.

No. It says 'tremolo picking'. It's different than tremolo, which is an effect

.

Tremolo picking is when you alt pick a single note 'insanely fast'.

You can't downpick that fast... no-one can.

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Oh!I didnot see other posts from Xterminator in other threads,now I have seen them!So please no more suggestion from you or qwe1 for that matter.
@psychosocial,how are these unblack metal bands?Heard frost like ashes,seems good.

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My first rock band is LP. i absolutely loved LP back then. Then i heard Limp Bizkit.....then abt Iron Maiden.......these were the only bands i've listened to.....even nowadays I listen to LP albums very often.......but surely most people are not into rock...i mean they don't like rock as much as pop, rap....for example my friends used to admire almost every original music CD i buy, bcauz i buy only the very best with the precious money I saved. But when i bought Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death, no one in my circle liked that album...they said things like....its just not good....it wasn't to my liking....u wasted 350 rs/- on this s***......so only rock fans listen to rock....not the avg music enthusiast IMO.... :-(

*images.uulyrics.com/cover/i/iron-maiden/album-iron-maiden-a-matter-of-life-and-death-limited-deluxe-edition-with-bonus-dvd.jpg

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^^
I didnt get a word of what you were saying

And you called AMOLAD bad? Wow. Just Wow.

Its not a great album, yes, but it's not all bad. How can you expect a "Number Of The Beast" every time?

IMO, Brave New World is the only album that can be referred to as "comeback" album. El Dorado is not that great (single from latest album)

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I started my ROCK career kind of like this.
*img809.imageshack.us/img809/4711/cc000005.jpg

Prastah:
Hear some of Iron Maiden's initial albums. Stuff like 7th Son of a 7th Son, Powerslave, Number of the Best, No Prayer for the Dying. The twin-lead attack is just awesome. Try to hear Ryme of the Ancient Mariner -- 13-14 minutes of bliss, with Dickson singing, excellent leads.

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Did you guys go through the nirvana,pearl jam phase?I mean tattered jeans,plaid shirts,dirty canvas shoes and all those angst of late teens,early twenties.

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^^
Grunge, basically. I skipped it.

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Yes, grunge.I was probably in 11th standard at that time,RSJ featured an article on Nirvana,I searched about hundred record stores in kolkata for Nevermind and finally bought it from a firang tourist near Indian Museum.

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i started off with merciful fate,king diamond way back in 95 in muscat,my sis used to bring cassettes from canada.

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Did you guys go through the nirvana,pearl jam phase?I mean tattered jeans,plaid shirts,dirty canvas shoes and all those angst of late teens,early twenties.

^^
Grunge, basically.

*i50.tinypic.com/28wmixc.jpg
:lol:

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arguments aside,i would personally like to have red dragon visit the irc #krow,instead of arguing here on tdf.ill be glad if he does.

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asigh said:
^^
Grunge, basically. I skipped it.

Same here. Dont know why everybody was gaga over Cobain

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Same here. I mean did listen to Nirvana but I was never a fan. Especially not of Cobain.

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cobain's antics were greater than his music -->fact 1

Pearl Jam>>>>>Nirvana -->fact 2

both suck --> fact 3

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alice in chains,soundgarden and puddle of mudd (post-grunge) are some decent listens though.

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Yeah.... seeing lots of these kids wearing Nirvana T-Shirts, I decided to give it a try. It seemed like Nu Metal minus most of its pop-ish crap. No solos, even the few that exist are just improvisations on the riff or the vocals. BOSS DS-1 or ProCo RAT distortion sound. A clean intro riff played with distortion after a few seconds.... I guess they could be catchy to those who like such stuff. But to me, Nirvana felt just like "Another Decent Band".

PS: Rape Me is awesome

EDIT: @ red dragon:

Dude... I think you should try out stuff like Black Sabbath's The Devil Cried. Also see their new album (As Heaven and Hell) The Devil You Know. That's the only place you can find stuff close to Black Metal but with philosophical lyrics which are not growled.

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Isn't Black Sabbath a more of traditional heavy metal/doom band ? I mean whatever I have heard of Sabbath surealy made me think that.

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thewisecrab said:
^^
I didnt get a word of what you were saying

And you called AMOLAD bad? Wow. Just Wow. Its not a great album, yes, but it's not all bad. How can you expect a "Number Of The Beast" every time?

No no u misunderstood me, i didn't say tat AMOLAD is bad, I liked it very much....infact i preview every album before i buy the original CD....Its just tat my friends didn't like it( who were mostly pop & rap fans... :-x

)

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Psychosocial said:
Isn't Black Sabbath a more of traditional heavy metal/doom band ? I mean whatever I have heard of Sabbath surealy made me think that.

Well it is. But particular songs, which are unusually heavy by black sabbath standards, fall in the exact category red dragon seems to be asking for. Esp The Devil Cried. VERY heavy guitars, its doom metal but then it could also be part-philosophical in lyrics, Dio's vocals which are heavy but NOT screams/growls.

And maybe those RARE slayer songs which have nice lyrics AND YET keep the same musicianship might also fall into his territory.

Seriously, red dragon sent me to do a musical scavenger hunt with his demands :lol:

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@MetalHeadGautham :- Well I don't remember the Devil Cried. I will listen to it today. I was never much into Sabbath.

@red dragon :- I have the perfect thing for you. Pagan Altar. Hell yeah!

Okay so anyone into tech death ?

My recent discoveries :-
Demilich
Pavor
Augury
Obscura

Try them out.

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BTW, MetalheadGautham... can you rename this thread to 'The Metal/Rock Discussion Thread'. We can recco each other bands and help evolve interest in rock and metal. The thread will have more credibility and I am tired of having so less people to talk about metal with.

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^^LOL... there was a thread like this earlier I think. Remember ? "All Metalheads Here!" thread.
Why don't you start posting there ? I had put up a lot of stuff there but it was before you joined the forum

And I think this is a nice place to discuss "indian rock/metal scene".

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Oh yeah almost forgot about the thread. It's a shame such threads die soon. Your idea's good. Turn it into an Indian rock/metal thread

.

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MetalheadGautham said:
Well it is. But particular songs, which are unusually heavy by black sabbath standards, fall in the exact category red dragon seems to be asking for. Esp The Devil Cried. VERY heavy guitars, its doom metal but then it could also be part-philosophical in lyrics, Dio's vocals which are heavy but NOT screams/growls.

And maybe those RARE slayer songs which have nice lyrics AND YET keep the same musicianship might also fall into his territory.

Seriously, red dragon sent me to do a musical scavenger hunt with his demands

Thanks Gautham & psychosocial for your suggestions,Sabbath was a personal fav but sabbath stone was the last album I listened,will try heaven and hell.Slayer is great,but they are not death.
@ xterminator,I didnot use the word grunge because it is a dirty word today,just like glam metal.BTW I tend to agree with you for the first time,Alice in chain is the best grunge band,even after the death of their iconic frontman,Jerry Cantrell is still going strong.
Grunge was not a great musical movement but it successfully killed the meaningless glam metal of early and mid90s.

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kill this thread.

there was a thread like this earlier I think. Remember ? "All Metalheads Here!" thread

ye back when you joined this forum and were advocating meh-talika to death

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Since the original topic of this thread has served its purpose, and this thread seems to be leading elsewhere, I figured it might be best to merge it with the original metal thread

Continue your discussion in the new (old) home boys

@Qwe1 :- lol

those were shameful days

@Gautham :- Let's hope this stays active

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Psychosocial said:
Isn't Black Sabbath a more of traditional heavy metal/doom band ? I mean whatever I have heard of Sabbath surealy made me think that.

Not really heavy metal. Termed has hard rock. There lyrics were easy to understand since they used two of the best singers. Ozzy and Dio. Extremely deep lyrics, with many meanings. As usual, guitar was the the forte, at times over shadowed the singer even. Heavy rifts with long lead breaks.

Black Sabbath IS the first metal band FYI.they have written every existing riff and note.bands of today reply them with some variations thats all.

^^
You can see it as Heavy Metal. I do not. Thanks for the FYI.

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asigh said:
Not really heavy metal. Termed has hard rock. There lyrics were easy to understand since they used two of the best singers. Ozzy and Dio. Extremely deep lyrics, with many meanings. As usual, guitar was the the forte, at times over shadowed the singer even. Heavy rifts with long lead breaks.

While their contemporaries Zep and DP were often switching between the terms Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, it was Black Sabbath which started the seriously "heavy" metal thing as far as I can remember. Because their songs were chiefly riff based.

Anyway, some of their more recent stuff have heavier guitars than their older stuff. Just check them out. Hardly anyone know sabbath outside ozzy and next to nobody knows the Tony Martin lead era or the various mini eras like the time when Gillian was with them.

True, but there is a thin line between hard rock,rock, heavy metal..? It depends what one feels for the music, and how it sounds to the ear. I certainly find Iron Maiden/Metallica more heavy metal as compared to Black Sabbath.

Was Ian Gillian with Sabbath..ever..?

asigh said:
True, but there is a thin line between hard rock,rock, heavy metal..? It depends what one feels for the music, and how it sounds to the ear. I certainly find Iron Maiden/Metallica more heavy metal as compared to Black Sabbath.

Black Sabbath's HEAVIEST songs sometimes give some of the more usual metallica songs a scare.True, these are only a few. But they exist. Youtube is a good friend

Was Ian Gillian with Sabbath..ever..?

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Again_(Black_Sabbath_album)

Youtube for Ian Gillian Black Sabbath. See the results. I bet you won't return to the forum for another 2 hours.

^^
So was this the time when Coverdale was singing with Deep Purple (Stormbringer)...? Now, I vaguely remembering reading this somewhere. Thanks though.

I have quite a lot of Black Sabbaths songs though not the discography, which songs you suggest that are heavier than heavy metal..? I found them lighter. Not doubting you, want to hear your recommendations....!

Have you people heard FNM`s cover of war pigs?It is weird.Tony Martin stayed with Sabbath for a pretty long time,he is talented without a doubt,but Sabbath were never the same without Ozzy,the only Martin song I can remember is headless cross.

asigh said:
^^
So was this the time when Coverdale was singing with Deep Purple (Stormbringer)...? Now, I vaguely remembering reading this somewhere. Thanks though.

I have quite a lot of Black Sabbaths songs though not the discography, which songs you suggest that are heavier than heavy metal..? I found them lighter. Not doubting you, want to hear your recommendations....!

Only one I remember now is The Devil Cried.

Try getting their discography. Their albums are pretty unique due to lineup changes. Each has its own sound.

Don't know about heavy-heavier-heaviest but I just Black Sabbath music.

Following are in my playlist always.
"Fairies wear boots"
"Spiral Architect"
"Hard Road"
"Children of the grave" (my fav)
"The Wizard"
"War Pigs"
"Sabbath bloody sabbath"
"Iron Man"

b/w, no idea about his genre, but consider "Yngwie Malmsteen" for Guitar riffs ,then I would like to utter "Santana" , would he disgrace this thread's purpose? :-D

^^
Yngwie Malmsteen is neo-classical. A kickass guitarist, but mostly well known for playing 100000x notes per second. Santana may not suit this thread, Yngwie always will.

Does Jimmy Page or Hendrix suit this thread?

red dragon said:
Does Jimmy Page or Hendrix suit this thread?

This is Digit's Rock House and Jimmy Page and Hendrix are considered as gods of rock! Hell yeah they suit this thread.

And Yngwie makes some tasty music

.

^^
Never liked the music of Malmstein, yes a good guitarist.

rhitwick said:
Don't know about heavy-heavier-heaviest but I just Black Sabbath music.

Following are in my playlist always.
"Fairies wear boots"
"Spiral Architect"
"Hard Road"
"Children of the grave" (my fav)
"The Wizard"
"War Pigs"
"Sabbath bloody sabbath"
"Iron Man"

Only Ozzy era songs ?

I know most ppl luv ozzy but DO check out their later era stuff. Like the classic Appice-Dio-Butler-Iommi lineup and the lineups with Cozy Powell (RIP) and Tony Martin. Powell had a really powerful style of playing which was made prominent in the production of albums like Headless Cross.

b/w, no idea about his genre, but consider "Yngwie Malmsteen" for Guitar riffs ,then I would like to utter "Santana" , would he disgrace this thread's purpose?

Best terms for Santana are "Alternative Hard Rock" and "Folk Hard Rock" :lol:

Soft Rock, as long as it has same roots as metal qualifies this thread. Hence it was called dight's Rock House. This means Pink Floyd fans are welcome while Hannah Montana fans are not

Any objections will welcome

^^Spot on.It is Rock House!Bring on some Zep,Purple,Who etc.the real ROCK N` ROLL.

One amazing guitarist to check out is Al Di Meola!

What you think about Piper at the Gates of Dawn with Syd Barrett in the Pink Floyd mix..?

Bangaloreans! Listen up!
*bangalore.afindia.org/node/1394
*bangalore.afindia.org/node/1396

LOTS OF LOCAL BANDS PERFORMING. See above link. 19th and 20th this month

AFAIK, Testament and Slayer are coming to Bangalore later this year. Lucky turds them

So far, only Maiden has come to Bombay.

asigh said:
What you think about Piper at the Gates of Dawn with Syd Barrett in the Pink Floyd mix..?

That was an awesome album,it is at par with Dark side of the moon(if not better).Animal and Final Cut are probably the two most underrated PF albums.

A great guitar player from my city Amyt da,Amyt Dutta.
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzH5NvQwNc
Video quality is shitty but he is awesome.
A slightly better video.
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQbEDWT0MHE&feature=related

XTerminator_09 said:
Black Sabbath IS the first metal band FYI.they have written every existing riff and note.bands of today reply them with some variations thats all.

Although Sabbath was probably the first, I still consider Judas Priest to be the first "heavy metal" band.

thewisecrab said:
^^
Yngwie Malmsteen is neo-classical. A kickass guitarist, but mostly well known for playing 100000x notes per second. Santana may not suit this thread, Yngwie always will.

Yngwie is fast, and known for that. Doesn't compare to Satch or Vai...

Michael Angelo Batio is someone I consider a crazy guitarist.
Check this out

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutyA12z3Ok

Are there any musicians on this thread? We should start a post your music / gear thread if there are...

^^
Keyboardist

I own a Yamaha PSR 550 (really really old, but trust worthy, sturdy) Plus, after years of practice, I know it inside out

Raaabo said:
Although Sabbath was probably the first, I still consider Judas Priest to be the first "heavy metal" band.

Honestly, this is the best thing I have heard in many years on TDF. You bet, these guys were the 'band' to start it.

thewisecrab said:
AFAIK, Testament and Slayer are coming to Bangalore later this year. Lucky turds them So far, only Maiden has come to Bombay.

slayer yet to be confirmed.If they show up then i am in.God bless my bangaluru :smile:

.

asigh said:
Honestly, this is the best thing I have heard in many years on TDF. You bet, these guys were the 'band' to start it.

Motorhead? The Ace of Spades album is pretty heavy. And a classic too.

Raaabo said:
Michael Angelo Batio is someone I consider a crazy guitarist.
Check this out
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutyA12z3Ok

Me and my friends worship that video during parties

Are there any musicians on this thread? We should start a post your music / gear thread if there are...

Guitarist here.

Got a local (but great sounding) 18 fret Acoustic Guitar.
Black SX SEG1-STD 24-fret Superstrat - its an Ibanez rip-off but sounds surprisingly good.
I use my samsung 5.1 home theater as an amp

And effects I'm still trying to build a good analog distortion circuit (cant find 50k and 100k variable resistors in the market

)

Loved the guitar duo of KK Downing and Glen Tipton. They play so well together. Hear the long leads in Painkiller.

Guys, I am new to Judas Priest. Suggest some albums please.

@Desmond :- Painkiller

BTW, guitarist/keyboardist here :-
My keyboard broke down before 6 months. Haven't got a new one. It was a Yamaha. Med size. Will have to see the exact model number. Didn't have any fancy features and was cheap.

Guitars :-
Grananda PRD4 Acoustic
Yamaha Pacifica 012 Electric
Marshall MG10 CD Amp
BOSS DS-1 Distortion

Will soon get a Peavey Vypyr 75

Hey all, i've just recently started listening metal, started out with death/black but moved on cause of the vocals, currently trying out dragonforce and dream theater. anyone suggest some good bands? on the lines of the abovementioned ones?

Music videos by an Indian Rock Band that got together before most active members here were probably even born

Grand daddies of Indian Rock - Agni now re-grouped as RudrAGNI

rudrAGNI, the new and intenser avatar of India's premier rock band AGNI

2 of their unreleased music videos

RudrAGNI (former Agni) - Desh (rare, unreleased music video)

Indian Rock band RudrAGNI [formerly AGNI] - Et Tu Brute (rare, unreleased, music video)

These videos also mark my 1st baby step towards creating video mashups for YouTube

All musicians can "show off" their gear and talk in the following thread:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/discussions/128319-digit-musicians.html

Cheers

ApoCalypse 123478 said:
Hey all, i've just recently started listening metal, started out with death/black but moved on cause of the vocals, currently trying out dragonforce and dream theater. anyone suggest some good bands? on the lines of the abovementioned ones?

You started out with death? Hmm, thats impressive.

Kalmah, Behemoth is what I'm listening too, highly recommend you try them (its death - black-death resp)

If vocals is not for you, try A7x, AILD (pretty decent clean vocals, growls are "tolerable"

)

I'm surprised you havent started out with thrash tbf

Who starts out with death/black and 'moves on' ?

^^
Exactly my point.

Anyways, lets see what the OP says.

BTW, Absu is good, but too "in-your-face" kind of heavy. (ie, I found it overdone)

Any bands like Kalmah? Their discography is now memorised now

(So is Amon Amarth's)

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Guys, I am new to Judas Priest. Suggest some albums please.

Pick up Metal Works 1,2.

@PsychoSocial:ah well, to each his own.

and yeah i started out with thrash a little, but most of the time i dont like meaningless lyrics.i listened to kalmah once, found it nice. but at that time, i was a kind of les poseur, y'know, liking metal for the image it gave me. was i a fool! actually i started listening to dragonforce just 'cause of a break kinda thing and herman li/through the fire and flames.
@Thewisecrab: will try the bands you mentioned. thanks.
I really liked Lamb of god, but only some few ones like Descending, Black label,Laid to rest etc.i liked opeth too. i mean the one song i heard :mrgreen:

the funeral potrait.
ah so any black metal bands? didnt listen to that genre much in comparision with death.

@thewisecrab :- Well Absu's Tara album blows me away everytime I listen to it. Especially the track Pillars of Mercy. Kalmah is great. Try Norther or Karealian Warcry (a very hideous underground Finnish band).

Anyone listen to Alter Bridge here ? They are one of those love 'em or hate 'em kinda bands. Check out their song Metalingus. Kick A$$.

^^Try In loving memory, Watch over you, blackbird. Brilliant.Amazing Band. They have their new album up for release shortly.

Anyone here likes Karnivool?

dreamcatcher said:
^^Try In loving memory, Watch over you, blackbird. Brilliant.Amazing Band. They have their new album up for release shortly.

Anyone here likes Karnivool?

Karnivool Fan in da house :razz:

Any The Faceless fans here ?

dreamcatcher said:
^^Try In loving memory, Watch over you, blackbird. Brilliant.Amazing Band. They have their new album up for release shortly.

Anyone here likes Karnivool?

MetalheadGautham said:
Anyone listen to Alter Bridge here ? They are one of those love 'em or hate 'em kinda bands. Check out their song Metalingus. Kick A$$.

ssk_the_gr8 said:
Karnivool Fan in da house

who doesnt like karnivool.super ftw them.yea metalingus is a gr8 track.AB is a guilty pleasure.Blackbird was ok.the song ftwed though

Psychosocial said:
Any The Faceless fans here ?

i've listened to an album by them.not a memorable band.good drummer though,is all i can remember

qwe1 said:
who doesnt like karnivool.super ftw them.yea metalingus is a gr8 track.AB is a guilty pleasure.Blackbird was ok.the song ftwed though

i've listened to an album by them.not a memorable band.good drummer though,is all i can remember

If possible listen to 'Planetary Duality'... their latest album if I am not incorrect. It's awesome. I am not a big fan, just listening to them a lot. Also checking out Sunn O))) and Danzig.

good to see some drone recs flying around

Any cryptopsy or benediction fan here ????
I have a grason Base guitar

Psychosocial said:
If possible listen to 'Planetary Duality'... their latest album if I am not incorrect. It's awesome. I am not a big fan, just listening to them a lot. Also checking out Sunn O))) and Danzig.

yea thats what i've heard i think.ye i have heard and love sun o))) will dig danzig

Today's targets :- Suffocation's second album (lol), Augury's Concealed and Coroner's RIP

How is the band Scar Symmetry?

^band does nothing.their sound is the producer's work.but just for tp you can listen to the album holographic universe and the one before it.you'll love it until you realize that its too good to be true and a live youtube video later,you'll stop listening to it

qwe1 said:
^band does nothing.their sound is the producer's work.but just for tp you can listen to the album holographic universe and the one before it.you'll love it until you realize that its too good to be true and a live youtube video later,you'll stop listening to it

That's how every single pop song is made :lol:

Only difference is, they don't have what it takes to atleast *try* and play every sound live instead of playing back an instrumental version and singing along. ;-)

Heard morphogenesis,not bad, but kind of overproduced.Please suggest some melodeath bands other than kalmah,DT,In flames,At the Gates.

Check out this song (tiny file under 3mb):
*www.motherjane.in/tob.mp3

EDIT: if link not working, listen to song stream here:
*www.motherjane.in/tribesofbabel/

Arch Enemy?

I don't know. I've been out of the scene for far too long but is still worth a try : )

Never really got into Arch Enemy... or the whole melo-death metal scene to be honest. Not bashing it... just not my type.

Everyone starts with something at some point : )
Ofcourse we move on to different things and our tastes change with time. I am sure you would agree ; )

Yeah we might. But I directly jumped to brutal/tech death from thrash and never went through the melo-death phase barring one exception and that is this band called Nightshade.

YouTube - Cradle of Filth - My Humps

Sorry couldn't help it

^effin lolololol...wtf man! :mrgreen:

Psychosocial said:
YouTube - Cradle of Filth - My Humps

Sorry couldn't help it

Haaai Raaam!!

Just finished listening to R.I.P from Coroner. Mind blowing. Must try.

MetalheadGautham said:
Check out this song (tiny file under 3mb):
*www.motherjane.in/tob.mp3

EDIT: if link not working, listen to song stream here:
Tribes of Babel

What a song!

If only the rest of India heard to these instead of the Bollywood crap. X-d

forever said:
Everyone starts with something at some point : )
Ofcourse we move on to different things and our tastes change with time. I am sure you would agree ; )

Could'nt agree less. I started out with LP, then to Metallica, Maiden, Sabbath, Slayer, Nile, etc. and other bands in between. Now listening to Lamb of God.

needs moar underground music

Pl suggest some bands like Oeth,Katatonia,MDB.

@red dragon :- You meant Opeth right ? Not like it but in a similar genre are Porcupine Tree and Pain of Salvation.

@XTerminator :- Try out Spastic Ink, Angantyr and Cianide. This are the few I am checking out right now.

red dragon said:
Pl suggest some bands like Oeth,Katatonia,MDB.

Not relevant but you should try Caspian - Tertia. Everything else looks so trifling now.

Man, what happened to the metalheads?

*i.imgur.com/0f1bF.png

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Good to see so many like minded people in here. *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

So would the mods have problems if we share cough-cough-'pirated'-cough music links here? ;D

We need to get our heads banging hard again

\m/

S

I've been searching the whole internet for Lyrics for Arkha Sva - Gloria Satanae. Anybody into blackmetal music and happen to have it? please share it.

Siddhartha_t69 said:
Good to see so many like minded people in here. *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

I'm glad too.

So would the mods have problems if we share cough-cough-'pirated'-cough music links here? ;D

I don't think it is a good idea.

I am now going into good old Deathmetal, with Morbid Angel - Covenant.

Siddhartha_t69 said:
So would the mods have problems if we share cough-cough-'pirated'-cough music links here? ;D

Not a problem for mods, but problems can come for you if you do that, problems like posts deleted, warnings, infractions, bans, etc.

Siddhartha_t69 said:
Good to see so many like minded people in here. *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

So would the mods have problems if we share cough-cough-'pirated'-cough music links here? ;D

yes..refrain from doing it

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*i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i450/anilasingh1977/IMG_1110.jpg

*i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i450/anilasingh1977/IMG_1111.jpg

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Liverpool_fan said:
Not a problem for mods, but problems can come for you if you do that, problems like posts deleted, warnings, infractions, bans, etc.

rodger that, no pirated links.

Anyone else going to Bangalore? For the Metallica show?
Anyways, Nowadays listening to Eluveitie.
Inis Mona :mrgreen:

, Bagpipes+ Metal!
Also Amon Amarth, and a bit of Slipknot.Children of Bodom's Hatecrew too.
Whew! Have a lot of catching up to do.

Any details on that Metallica gig in Bangalore, exact date, ticket price etc?

If the time is right I am definitely going to this one.

I am really sad that I missed Maiden's gig in 2008

Do you guys know of any good concert or documentary about any band or anything? I saw Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal and Flight666, among others. Is there any you guys have seen and would like to recommend?

I'm still waiting for news about what the pricing of Metallica's bangalore gig can be. Problem is, most probably it'll be way off my rather modest monthly budget....

dude.. they have been on sale for long

GURGAON RATES:
Back - Rs. 1650
Front - Rs. 2750
VENUE: LEISURE VALLEY

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Yup. Way out of my league :cry:

ssk_the_gr8 said:
dude.. they have been on sale for long

GURGAON RATES:
Back - Rs. 1650
Front - Rs. 2750
VENUE: LEISURE VALLEY

Dude, What about Bangalore?

MetalheadGautham said:
Yup. Way out of my league

Same here

ssk_the_gr8 said:
dude.. they have been on sale for long

GURGAON RATES:
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Front - Rs. 2750
VENUE: LEISURE VALLEY

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Looks like I have to satisfy myself by watching it on Youtube :sad:

Metallica rejected for a Bollywood production

According to The Times of India (via Gibson), Metallica were asked by Bollywood production houses to to open the show 'Rockstar', featuring music by acclaimed Indian composer A.R. Rahman.

The 'Rockstar' producers reportedly decided against the Metallica slot when they realised the relatively tame "sufi rock" style featured in the show might sound a little lacklustre when placed next to, shall we say, one of the biggest metal acts in the known universe.

Then again, maybe they don't deserve legends like Metallica.

More here

Same time as Metallica, F1 will be happening @ Noida.

I was really hoping I could go to the Metallica gig. It is waaaaaay too far. In the night, returning home would be a big PITA and of course, waaaaaaaay too expensive.

WTF, When Iron Maiden came to Mumbai, the tickets cost Rs. 1500 and Lamb of God cost 950. Why is Metallica's show so damn expensive?? I think its all scam. Lets get Anna to deal with it.

[SPAM]
Main bhi Anna, tu bhi Anna, hum sab Anna. Let's sit on a hunger strike in the venue for the duration of the concert.
[/SPAM]

Just see the super ending SOLO by Slash

\m/

My all time favourite Slayer track.

New track by Lamb Of God, Ghost Walking from the upcoming album Resolution:

Ghost Walking - Lamb of God (New Song) - YouTube

First I heard the acoustic intro and thought WTF, later all my hair stood up on end.

Another video:
LAMB OF GOD - Ghost Walking (Lyric Video) - YouTube

^^
Grace too had acoustic intro. And then very fast intro riff. Loved that song. And this one too.
Mark Morton is a big fan of blues too and incorporates some bluesy licks here and there.

I don't know how many of you guys are into Meshuggah, but they are releasing a new album "Koloss"

Meshuggah: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

This thread needs a gnikcuf revival.

Lamb of God releases a new animated video of their single, Ghost Walking.

ghost walking \m/ .. nice!!!

This track was provided on the Digit Playware disc in June 2001. Don't know if you guys heard it. It is also one of the first metal song I heard.

Between tenderness and violence by Nicodemus

WTF!!! Have all the metalheads died all of a sudden. Am I the only metalhead here who gives a damn! :'(

S

They're not dead.

Try out THE Nepalese black metal:
Antim Grahan - Putrefaction Eternity
Puke at me if you didn't fall in love with it.

@Mods: Freely distributed by the band itself, Hence totally legal.

Metalheads are alive..but all those juvenile black and death bands are killing whatever creativity was left.

Heck,even Opeth is making weird experimental albums.
Once mighty Katatonia is spending more time with syringes rather than on stage or studio.

And all those cartoon black metal bands are taking the centre stage.
Absolute sh%theads like Lambs of God and alikes are being treated like kings.

Nobody even remembers bands like Danzig.

We are going through a bad time indeed.
Go to you tube...people are comparing the as&h@1e like slash to Jimmy Page or even with the other Jimmy.

It is not only metal,the entire music scene is screwed up.
Even the 80s glam bands were better than today's metal bands.

Sent from Galaxy S2

Why b1tch about it? Please enlighten us with your wisdom instead (not sarcasm).

I have heard Mother by Danzig. Please suggest more tracks.

Obviously, 80s Metal FTW. But, music does evolve. Atleast, metal is still an underground art form. Its only those who have gone mainstream that have become blunt. Metal is still thriving and its guys like you and me who need to carry the flag.

Why compare Slash to Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix? They all have different aesthetics of playing. If people are comparing, let them, they might not even know the difference between Rock and Pop.

As for the Juvenile Death/Black metal bands, I think we need to cut these guys some slack. They are atleast trying to keep metal alive. Don't go fully into them, but atleast hear them once. Who knows, they might come up with something groundbreaking someday.

@Siddharth, thanks for the link. Will check it out once I get home.

Lets all share our favourite tracks and metal news here.

I am not *****ing...just sad.
In the late 80s and early 90s there was no internet,very few households had cable channels..
Only source of rock and metal was a 2hr MTV in DD2 and a magazine(whose chief editor,a close friend who died few days back)called Rockstreet Journal.

But most of us were satisfied as long as there were Maiden,Priest,Pantera,slayer or Anthrax and ofcourse early Metallica and Megadeth.

We worshipped led Zep,read Bible just to see the view point of a crazy Mr.Ozzy,danced,smoked weed,drank beer at college fests with the tune of some stupid rendetion of smoke on the water by some college kids.
Music of these bands were far from perfect...hell!Lars was probably one of the sloppiest drummer around,Tony could never even tune his guitars properly...but these guys were honest(ofcourse metallica and few of them went all the way down thereafter)at that time and both the musician and the audience were having a good time.

Things changed singlehandedly by some Kurt Cobain,pathetic vocals coupled with 3 chord song structures and punk rock like do it yourself attitude...full proof formula for disaster(who in the world needed another sex pistols?)
BUT Cobain had something else...the raw emotions and the heroin driven constant void and sense of despair and gloom.....

Everything changed...glam bands went for a hiding...giving way to those so called angst ridden..tattered jeans and plaid shirted heroin addicts...inevitable followed...most of them died...they were all not bad,for eg.Alice in Chains were really really good.

But from then on everything went downhill for me.

Regarding underground scene...todays mainstream bands like Dimmu Borgir and C.O.F were underground in the 80s and they were fu@kin amazing at that time.
See what money and fame did to them!

Money corrupts buddy....and yes, I wish I were born in the early 80s, instead of the late 80s.

I must say that Kurt Cobain was more of a songwriter than a guitarist, so its the rule of thumb to not play Nirvana songs exactly as given in the tabs, 'cause Kurt himself had a sloppy style of playing.

I think it was the early thrash which was the last true classic metal, post thrash, all other bands seem lackluster. And, with the advent of MTV and Youtube, everyone who could play the guitar yearns to be a rockstar. I must say that the era of legends is over. Only a few legends who are still around are worthy of respect, for the newcomers cannot dream to become as big them. They are like gods from another planet.

BTW, anyone seen the Metal Evolution series? A new documentary series by Sam Dunn, the same guy who made the documentaries Metal:A Headbangers Journey, Global Metal and Flight 666. He explores how metal evolved from blues and jazz and the history of each sub genre.

Metal Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
....and yes, I wish I were born in the early 80s, instead of the late 80s.

Do you seriously wish that? Just for some music ? WOW :shock:

Look around boy, there's plenty of stuff to listen to..you're just looking in the wrong places.

@Himadri, care to enlighten us?

Besides, you gotta admit that the 80s were the golden age of metal, spawning legends of godlike stature. So, it was nirvana (pun not intended) for a metalhead back then.

I wish I was born in 60s.
60s & 70s rock music has kept me alive.
Still listen to Stones and Doors compulsively everyday.

I've been going backwards through time. First heard LP, Limpbizkit, then Nirvana, Metallica, Maiden, Sabbath and so forth.

Heard Sympathy for the Devil and Paint it black by Rolling Stones.

Light my fire by Doors.

himadri_sm said:
Do you seriously wish that? Just for some music ? WOW

Look around boy, there's plenty of stuff to listen to..you're just looking in the wrong places.

Some people do live for music only

And please suggest us some good new rock/metal bands.
Not those cartoon like black metal or absolutely moronic brutal death bands.
Something in the line of Opeth/Katatonia(just love this band!)

Please suggest tracks by Katatonia, I've never heard them.

I've been listening to Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse by Opeth lately.

Start off with Brave Murder day(very early release,harsh vocals)
If you do not like harsh vocals;
try Discouraged Ones,The Great cold distance,July,teargas etc.
My fav songs are
My twin,unfurl,July,soil song....the list is very long.

If you do not mind depressive songs,give Novembre and My dying bride a try.

Do you like porcupine tree?

Oh! Do listen to the entire album Blackwater Park(Opeth).
Amazing album!

Thanks bro, will check 'em out. I don't have Blackwater Park, yet, will try to get it.

I don't mind anything as long as its heavy.

Porcupine Tree tracks I like : Blackest eyes, The dead can dance. Not heard any more.

Vocals are no problem for me. Harsh vocals mean that they mean business

Update:
I've been listening to the songs you suggested. Katatonia sounds pretty similar to Porcupine Tree.

Lyrically different.
P.T is more mature.
Katatonia is mellower,even cheesy at times.

Give Agolloch a listen too(or was it Agalloch!)

Are you into post rock?
If yes,suggest me some or any rock/metal band without vocals.

Bands without vocals? That'll be a little tricky.

The only band/artist I know which has no vocals are Apocalyptica (But, its Cello metal).

Then there's Liquid Tension Experiment, an experimental project by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci (both from Dream Theatre). Try listening to Acid Rain.

You could also try virtuosic performers like Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani or Buckethead.

I do have the entire discography of Vai,Malmstein,Satriani and around 80% of buckethead(this guy has/had so many side projects!!)
Will try the others.

If you like Progressive...give Riverside a listen..amazing band...atleast listen to their live version of the song The same Old River.

red dragon said:
Lyrically different.
P.T is more mature.
Katatonia is mellower,even cheesy at times.

Give Agolloch a listen too(or was it Agalloch!)

Are you into post rock?
If yes,suggest me some or any rock/metal band without vocals.

God is an astronaut, Eversham

Yup, I am into progressive as well. Will check it out.

Now listening to Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked. This one's got one of the best intro's I know.

Lamb of God is coming to Bangalore this May, anyone going?

Anyone?
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Anybody into gothic metal (Within Temptaion)?

I heard Nicodemus once (Gothic Black Metal). Loved it, but couldn't find any more tracks for it. Its songs were included in the Digit CD of 2001.

Also, I heard Type-O-Negative, its proper Gothic Metal.

Someone wanted a post-rock band with no vocals? Try Red Sparowes

Went to see Lamb Of God live in Bangalore on Saturday. My long time dream come true. This was my first major gig.

Setlist:

1. Desolation
2. Ghost Walking
3. Walk With Me in Hell
4. Set to Fail
5. Now You've Got Something to Die For
6. Ruin
7. Hourglass
8. The Undertow
9. Omerta
10. Contractor
11. The Number Six
12. Laid to Rest

Encore:
13. In Your Words
14. Redneck
15. Black Label

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Went to see Lamb Of God live in Bangalore on Saturday. My long time dream come true. This was my first major gig.

Setlist:

1. Desolation
2. Ghost Walking
3. Walk With Me in Hell
4. Set to Fail
5. Now You've Got Something to Die For
6. Ruin
7. Hourglass
8. The Undertow
9. Omerta
10. Contractor
11. The Number Six
12. Laid to Rest

Encore:
13. In Your Words
14. Redneck
15. Black Label

i had to skip it because i could not get train tickets, regret it big time :cry:

ssk_the_gr8 said:
i had to skip it because i could not get train tickets, regret it big time

Where you live bro? I travelled by bus from Pune (robably only Puneiite out there). Was well worth the effort.

No worries, they promised to return. But what you missed was that they are filming a documentary of their Resolution tour and this gig will be a part of it.

Loved it when Randy said in the end :

"This is our last song for tonight. Its our version of the latest bollywood hit........its called Black Label"

I live in ranchi
And don't mention the concert makes me cry :cry:

ssk_the_gr8 said:
I live in ranchi
And don't mention the concert makes me cry

Sorry bro, I know how you feel. I missed my Metallica gig even though I booked the ticket. I got the ticket by post a day after the show.
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ssk_the_gr8 said:
I live in ranchi

scribe came here. Although i the lyrics was meaningless, i was glad i could hear to a metal band live.

nims11 said:
scribe came here. Although i the lyrics was meaningless, i was glad i could hear to a metal band live.

when?
and are their any concerts in the near future?

ssk_the_gr8 said:
when?

march first week. It came to my college's tech fest.

ssk_the_gr8 said:
and are their any concerts in the near future?

no idea, but this would be one of the last cities to host a metal/rock concert

Wow... too much roughness

Listen to calm and soothing songs once in a while

. Am listening to this currently... Just thought of sharing.

While your Lips are still Red - Nightwish
Memories - Within Temptation
Sleeping Sun - Nightwish
In Sumerian Haze - Sirenia
Pheonix Rising - Annihilator

Okay... enough listening.. am off to sleep good night

PS: Just kidding. dont take my comments in any sane sense... posted some soft songs which still fall under this topic's genre

Gr8 thread! I'm a metalhead too.
Mostly on to Gothic/Black/Doom Metal
Some of my fav bands are:
Katatonia
Kamelot
69 Eyes
HIM
Draconian
Theatres Des Vampires
Burzum
Agalloch
Pantera
Cradle of Filth
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Swallow The Sun
Lacrimas Profundere
Machine Head
etc.......

\,,/,

red dragon said:
Start off with Brave Murder day(very early release,harsh vocals)
If you do not like harsh vocals;
try Discouraged Ones,The Great cold distance,July,teargas etc.
My fav songs are
My twin,unfurl,July,soil song....the list is very long.

If you do not mind depressive songs,give Novembre and My dying bride a try.

Do you like porcupine tree?

Oh! Do listen to the entire album Blackwater Park(Opeth).
Amazing album!

Same as what I like. Unfurl is my fav!..also July, Soil's song, Omerta, Forsaker, The Longest Year, Day and then the shade.....and a lot more! Jonas Renkse's voice is just amazing+what an atmosphere they create!

I too like depressive songs as well...like, Draconian(They have the finest lyrics), Empyrium, Novembre...etc....

\,,/,

If possible please post youtube vids here.
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Hello everybody,
Never knew that a thread like this was here before,until today.
Hi desmond,congrats on ur 1st major gig,hope U broke ur neck

Agalloch<3
The metal band with no vocal-Try Jeff Loomis my favourite album-Zero Order Phase-worth headbanging.

Nanducob said:
Hello everybody,
Never knew that a thread like this was here before,until today.
Hi desmond,congrats on ur 1st major gig,hope U broke ur neck

Yeah, I could not even raise my head properly for the next few days. Not to mention pain in my neck, shoulders and back.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Loved it when Randy said in the end :

"This is our last song for tonight. Its our version of the latest bollywood hit........its called Black Label"

read in the rollingstone mag-when they 1st came to india they dedicated sum song to Mahatma Gandhi and even called him a "punk rock dude'' ;D

Apparently, it was Contractor. Mahatma Gandhi as India's Punk Rocker, that's awesome.
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Edit:

I've started listening to Blackwater Park by Opeth and indeed it is a remarkable album. I loved the songs Harvest, The Drapery Falls and Blackwater Park. Love the intro in Blackwater Park.
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views on the new meshuggah album koloss??
i for one thought it was amaing !! nice compositions with a good mix of slow and quick tracks..
and the artwork is to die for!!!!

fullmetal said:
views on the new meshuggah album koloss??
i for one thought it was amaing !! nice compositions with a good mix of slow and quick tracks..
and the artwork is to die for!!!!

hm,will check em out and ohh...welcome to the headbangers thread !!;D

fullmetal said:
views on the new meshuggah album koloss??
i for one thought it was amaing !! nice compositions with a good mix of slow and quick tracks..
and the artwork is to die for!!!!

I heard only one song from Koloss - "Swarm", which I heard from this video:

PS: The guy who made this video deserves a medal.

PPS: Meshuggah is the most rhythmically ingenious band out there IMHO.

Edit:Also check this vid of Dillinger Escape Plan playing Panasonic Youth. They go ape **** crazy on stage:

PS: 8 more posts to 666 posts :twisted:

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Edit:

I've started listening to Blackwater Park by Opeth and indeed it is a remarkable album. I loved the songs Harvest, The Drapery Falls and Blackwater Park. Love the intro in Blackwater Park.
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bleak is my fav song from bwp.akerfeldts growls are heavenly :mrgreen:

currently listening to john pettrucci suspended animations album,all songs are great except glasgow kiss,which i find kinda goofy :-D

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I heard only one song from Koloss - "Swarm", which I heard from this video:

PS: The guy who made this video deserves a medal.

PPS: Meshuggah is the most rhythmically ingenious band out there IMHO.

Edit:Also check this vid of Dillinger Escape Plan playing Panasonic Youth. They go ape **** crazy on stage:

PS: 8 more posts to 666 posts

please try to post more of these violent stage shows people,always liked these kind of shows

from me its
all gone crazy
Pearl Jam - (HD)(Live + Interview)(Pinkpop 1992)(Full Show)(Pro-Shot) - YouTube

like to know what they smoked before the show :-D

You saw that Meshuggah video full?
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Nope,internet speeds are shitty.but saw the dep vdo

Man! You don't know what you missed.

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Nanducob said:
Nope,internet speeds are shitty.but saw the dep vdo

hahahha i didnt mean that much violence..lo lbtw epic fail @2.24 :-D

Yeah:

This is my Vid:

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Hey guys check out Rotting Christ's - Aealo...Epic album!!..can't stop headbanging!!

One of my fav albums ever!!!

\,,/,

Some Classic stuff

:-

^^ Awesome solos.

One more classic moment:

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^^ awesome performance. Not a fan of drum solos.. so didnt like the piece.. but the show was awesome. (Man that guy's fast!!!)

One of my all time fav tracks. Epic stuff! :

this might be too soft for metalheads, but this is real technical drumming which is ****ing hard to play and it sounds beautiful
btw, most metal drum solos sound like noise to me, and it seems like the drummer is trying to show how fast he is instead of making beautiful music.

^^
Will view the video when I go home. In the meanwhile, you listen to Tomas Haake's drumming, there is no imba drummer IMHO.

L

Everyone here shoudl check out Buckethead's It's alive album. You can thank me later :wink:

long time since i heard any rammstein..nice cover ..couldnt see the vedeo full though....heeehhe
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Soumik said:
^^ awesome performance. Not a fan of drum solos.. so didnt like the piece.. but the show was awesome. (Man that guy's fast!!!)

One of my all time fav tracks. Epic stuff! :

ive seeen iron maiden liveeee...hhehehhe... :mrgreen:

not the original but them tribute band called higher on maiden...most of em looks like the original members ....great gig...someday illl see the original ba

nd

Nanducob said:
ive seeen iron maiden liveeee...hhehehhe...
not the original but them tribute band called higher on maiden...most of em looks like the original members ....great gig...someday illl see the original band

i envy you :evil:

nims11 said:
i envy you

its just a tribute band

Waking the Demon by BFMV \,,/,.......Check it out !..!,

[YOUTUBE]*www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2I0ulTZWXA[/YOUTUBE]

Something for everyone

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^buhahaha

Lebrontron said:
Everyone here shoudl check out Buckethead's It's alive album. You can thank me later

such a wierd guy.but behind that mask and below that bucket there's
some good talent.ᓏ

Something really Black n Epicc!!! \,,/,

Dimmu Borgir - Kings Of The Carnival Creation

[YOUTUBE]*www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeITMxApxKw[/YOUTUBE]

Dimmu!!They were such a good band in their earlier days!!
Did anyone see Opeth live in India?
I missed it,but saw them couple of months back in Amsterdam along with Machinehead.
Not much of a Machinehead fan,but those guys were fantastic live!!
The chorus of 'halo' is still ringin in my head.

^^Man ur lucky

& btw, Machine Head's latest album 'Un to the Locust' is also really awesome!
....But 'The Blackening' is still their best!! \,,/, Halo is Epic

Raziel said:
^^Man ur lucky

& btw, Machine Head's latest album 'Un to the Locust' is also really awesome!
....But 'The Blackening' is still their best!! \,,/, Halo is Epic

red dragon said:
Dimmu!!They were such a good band in their earlier days!!
Did anyone see Opeth live in India?
I missed it,but saw them couple of months back in Amsterdam along with Machinehead.
Not much of a Machinehead fan,but those guys were fantastic live!!
The chorus of 'halo' is still ringin in my head.

I only recently started listening to The Blackening, Halo is indeed the icing on the cake. I heard that Opeth came to India in Feb, I was still in college then or else I would have gone. Anyway, still got to see Lamb Of God live plus the bangalore gig is going to be featured in their upcoming documentary. I feel proud to be a part of it XD.
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The god of drumming : Tomas Haake

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red dragon said:
Dimmu!!They were such a good band in their earlier days!!
Did anyone see Opeth live in India?
I missed it,but saw them couple of months back in Amsterdam along with Machinehead.
Not much of a Machinehead fan,but those guys were fantastic live!!
The chorus of 'halo' is still ringin in my head.

wow

Watching it now..

thetechfreak said:
Watching it now..

I saw it live when it was being streamed.
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Do you guys know any site which sells Audio CDs at reasonable rates? I tried Flipkart, but most discs are around 1 grand.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Do you guys know any site which sells Audio CDs at reasonable rates? I tried Flipkart, but most discs are around 1 grand.

u mean hard copy or digital download?

try this site half.ebay.com/ :wink:

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nims11 said:

This song is just awesome \m/

Iron maiden coming to india in 2013!!

nims11 said:
Iron maiden coming to india in 2013!!

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jazz influenced metal...

nims11 said:
Iron maiden coming to india in 2013!!

dates and location?

ssk_the_gr8 said:
dates and location?

Yeah...and links too.
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Hope this is true as i couldn't find any such thing in ironmaiden.com. :pray:

If its true, I hope it is either in Mumbai or Bangalore. No offense rest of you guys

Can you give the link to the FB page you found this on?

Nanducob said:
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jazz influenced metal...

Nice...pretty good experimentation. The licks have a lot of natural harmonics.

Meshuggah is pretty jazz influenced to. Though it is more rhythmic and lacks melodies.
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Something for the lulz:

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
If its true, I hope it is either in Mumbai or Bangalore. No offense rest of you guys

Can you give the link to the FB page you found this on?

Wall Photos | Facebook

btw, ironmaiden on twitter says
"Rumours rumours rumours. If it isn't on the Tour Dates page on Iron Maiden Official Website then it isn't official. "

Sad

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One of the best albums by Death:

hey not a big deal.iirc iron maiden came 3 times before so we can expect them

also we can expect 2 international metal bands in the rock in india 2012(wiki) cheers

When's that?
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october 20 according to wiki

glad you liked death...

I hope Slipknot or Pantera comes. I will go apeshit bonkers then XD.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I hope Slipknot or Pantera comes. I will go apeshit bonkers then XD.

u cant see pantera anymore,i think they disbanded before dime's death in 2003 :-(

.

maybe opeth? or it will be justin barbar coz theyve brought "back street boys" in 2009 as openers :banghead:

along with some pop pussies and called the show "rock in india".can u believe it ?

talking about dimebag,i found a video of dimebag teaching goddamn electric...just watch this and see how down to earth person he is.he sounds like an ordinary guy..r.i.p bro

Yeah, that 2010 show was a huge fiasco. These guys don't even know what Rock is....and seriously, who the **** calls Backstreet Gays to a Rock concert.

Started with Children of bodom

Suggest me some of their songs.

Needled 24x7
Mask Of Sanity
Children Of Decadence
Bodom Beach Terror
Warheart
Thrashed, Lost and Scattered
etc.
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Daughter of the moon -- Insomnium
Twilight of the thundergod -- Amon amarth

youtube is blocked :-(

dumb firewall :-(

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah, that 2010 show was a huge fiasco. These guys don't even know what Rock is....and seriously, who the **** calls Backstreet Gays to a Rock concert.

theyve learned a lesson coz of low ticket sales,"Dna network" thats wat theyre called,they d thought bringing "boom boom bands" will earn them a lot of money.....lol fail..

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Needled 24x7
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lol the title..

hellscream666 said:
Daughter of the moon -- Insomnium
Twilight of the thundergod -- Amon amarth

youtube is blocked dumb firewall

Power metal guy...huh?

Nanducob said:
lol the title..

That song not so bad.
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hellscream666 said:
Daughter of the moon -- Insomnium
Twilight of the thundergod -- Amon amarth

youtube is blocked dumb firewall

welcome to headbangers
thread

u mean the firewall on pc or in this thread?

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Nanducob said:
welcome to headbangers
thread
u mean the firewall on pc or in this thread?

thanks

yeah the dumb firewall on my pc....apparently allowing youtube on work pcs is a bad idea :-x

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Power metal guy...huh
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indeed

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
That song not so bad.
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dont know why i cant get them,though ive seen some youtube videos of alexi laiho and roope...wow amazing skills in guitar,see betcha cant play this,also its too hard to sing and play guitar at the same time,much harder if you solo,which alexi does.

I think hellscream a diff. breed of headbanger,i mean those who are more in to non U.S/U.k bands.
I know someone like him.he was my junior in my college who listenened to trance most of the time.i gave him some 'nice' songs, baptised

him into heavymetal.but he's more into finnish,swedish bands like kalmah,COB,ETOS etc ..he went crazy last year naming his college sports team to 'gojira'(he tried to name other teams also but got rejected hehe).hell he even named our farewell party as 'eluveitie'

!!also he dont booze at all not even beer(not making any point there hehe !)

I don't booze or smoke either. Also, I like anything that sounds heavy.
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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I don't booze or smoke either. Also, I like anything that sounds heavy.
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youre #3 headbanger ive seen that dont booze!

holy ****...today read about ibanez meshugahh guitars they costs 8k$ thats 4 lacs aproxx...

Nanducob said:
youre #3 headbanger ive seen that dont booze!

I've had a coupl'a vodkas but not enough to get knocked out. The whole idea of getting wasted does not appeal to me. I don't smoke or dope either.

Nanducob said:
holy ****...today read about ibanez meshugahh guitars they costs 8k$ thats 4 lacs aproxx...

It might not be the production model. The production models are cheaper, this one must be hand crafted.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I've had a coupl'a vodkas but not enough to get knocked out. The whole idea of getting wasted does not appeal to me. I don't smoke or dope either.

hmm,i abused on alcohol plus b.s in college,mainly alcohol.it was cheap since our college was near union territory.used to smuggle them to my place to make xtra cash and drank everyday.smoked for weeks bunking classes,totally lost track of time.Came out clean last year,sober since then,but always gets tempted when i see someone drinks or smokes

.it was a nice experience.i think everyone should try it atleast once but dont get addicted.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
It might not be the production model. The production models are cheaper, this one must be hand crafted.

its in their official price list.its an 8 string.always thought the gibsons were pricey.

Its a custom made one. Since not many 8 string guitarists around, they have to make them when ordered and probably no ready stock. That's why its expensive.

Something I cannot stop listening

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Its a custom made one. Since not many 8 string guitarists around, they have to make them when ordered and probably no ready stock. That's why its expensive.

hmmm,that d be the reason

once i put this in the tv during our college tour and made everyone laugh and scare at the same time..lol..good days

Joey Jordison going crazy on the drums :

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Craft - F**k the universe, Try it out BM fans. You'll love it.

jazz fusion rock song.loved the whole 'erotic cakes"
album.

a jazz song that wont dissappoint a rock music lover :mrgreen:

love miles' glasses..hehhe :lol:

Buddy, fix your links, can't see them.

^Yeah..even i couldnt see it lol..y is it like that?i always put [YOUTUBE]URL(without v= and wwwdotyoutubedotcom)and another /Youtube in "["s and get a white screen.why so?

yeah fixd atlast

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Joey Jordison going crazy on the drums :

this is like pure noise to me

appreciate the speed though

ssk_the_gr8 said:
this is like pure noise to me

appreciate the speed though

A drummer is supposed to be a time-machine. His job is purely rhythmic and as you know, rhythm and melody are two different things. So, a drummer is known for his technical prowess and how accurately he can replicate complex time signatures. This one is fairly complex and not everyone can appreciate it, so I don't blame you.

Is Metal Fading Into Obscurity | Guitar Columns @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Nanducob said:
jazz fusion rock song.loved the whole 'erotic cakes"
album.

That guy Guthrie Govan has some sick Jazz licks. XD

Anorion said:

Dafuq did I just see? :huh?:

Looks like he is fanning the fire with his hair

Anorion said:

hahhhah great

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Is Metal Fading Into Obscurity | Guitar Columns @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

yeah the "true metal" conspiracy.they say that those who listen to metalcore,nu metal and alternetive are posers.[i dont support this]some bands....cough...nile...cough promote this bullsh!t.I remember "PUrple BLood" being the first rock band in my place[there was avial and motherjane,but they somewhat introduced metal side of music]that college band was a sucess.not something 'spectacular' but was good.metalcore/experimental industrial metal being their genre.everything was fine,everyone saw a metal band as a metal band.last year i was talking to 'retired' bassist in a death metal band,i asked him about purple blood.
''i hate them''he said
why?
''they are metalcore"
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atleast they looked like real rockstars.

also i get suggestions when i post some videos in FB,from kids[who sucked into the metal overnight]like ''dont listen to that bro"
''listen to true metal bro" b.s....this isn't something i''ll appreciate,since it is pure "RACISM"in terms of music.if these people doesnt like it they shouldnt listen to it and STFU.like i dont hate any band or music,i IGNORE it.People who think like this should know where we came from,we should know our roots,from where this whole music has evolved in to.Also there are some others such as ''pure rock fans'',they ask why do they growl when it supposed to be singing.what they should ask themselves ''if guitars can be distorted why don't the vocals?"just see it as distorted vocals and it needs skills for growling as well as singing.Also there is a chance that youll find death metal whatever to be boring,then listen to what you like,that genre ain't for you.

Couldn't resist to share this (Source: internet). Your thoughts on it?

Heavy Metal (and its scope of sub-genres) is more than just a style of music. For many, around the planet, it’s a lifestyle; so much so, that once you have been bitten by the jaws of the metallic beast, you are a metalhead for life. Being a metalhead is not necessarily a phase or an appearance; if you’re a metalhead, it is a part of your identity – from balls to bones.
So, if it transcends music, what are the characteristics then that clearly define what a metalhead is? It would be effortless to be cynical and make a list of fashionable styles that metalheads and headbangers have pursued in over the years, but it also goes beyond hairstyles, corpse paint, and body modification.
Being a metalhead, as mentioned, is a lifestyle; it is an attitude that reflects your world view that is fueled by the music – and vice versa. What makes this way of thinking? What defines this identity? Let’s take a look at 10 things that uniquely identify and define metalheads:

1. Defiance
From the very first days in the era of bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin,Deep Purple & Budgie, right through the contemporary era of countless metal bands and styles, one personality attribute held by metal fans has always been an attitude of defiance. This defiance is often mischaracterized as teenage rebellion, and while that can be a contributing influence, it rises above adolescent angst. The defiance of metalheads stands out as a strong expression of distinctiveness: “Screw you; I’m going to do this my way” (or as appropriately and eloquently affirmed by Rage against the Machine: “**** you; I won’t do what you tell me”). It is a refusal to conform to the sheep mindset of mainstream society. In years gone by, this used to be misinterpreted by ‘the moral majority’ as a menace or a threat. In actual fact, it is an empowerment of independence, which in turn invigorates determination. \,,/

2. Escapism
The beginning journey for a headbanger is usually amplified by a sense of either isolation or loneliness or both. Heavy Metal usually becomes a source for the young metalhead as a source of escapism. Metal fans not only embrace the music for the talent or the technical ability of musicians, and not only for the excitement of the sound; but also because of the sentiment that one can escape the dull and the mundane, or the stress of life and into the music itself. The music reflects this common attitude through its lyrics & musical pattern. Metalheads internationally embrace the music style because of the way it can boost an individual personality over and beyond problematic issues of life. It is a style of music that makes the listener feel empowered. \,,/

3. The Common Unification
As identified, young metalheads often feel a strong perception of isolation in early adolescent life; and metal music can give them an attraction to this aspect of feeling like an outcast compared to other people. This isolation often makes an individual feel “strange” or “different”; and the genre of metal highlights this in a manner that says to the listener, “You feel weird and unusual, but you are not – you’re not alone. There are others like you.” There comes a point in the life journey of every metal fan where their paths cross with other metalheads; and this is where the feeling of remoteness dissipates. At this point, there is a feeling of unity between metalheads; where each individual clearly understands where the other comes from. The isolation has advanced into a sense of belonging. This characteristic can even be seen worldwide; especially at the Wacken festival in Germany, where metalheads from around the Earth get together to celebrate metal and what it means to be a metalhead. It is a great example of how unifying the culture can be. \,,/

4. Attire
While it is not necessarily a uniform, the way a metalhead dresses identifies them as a headbanger. There have been trends over the years, but the common elements often incorporate band shirts, and the color black. It does not matter so much what a metalhead wears, and it is not automatically a fashion statement – it is more of a visual expression of the attitude they feel. The apparel of a metalhead is a symbol of what metal embodies to them. But most significantly, metalheads do not just like metal; they look metal. \,,/

5. Strongly Opinionated
Metal freaks, by and large, have very strong opinions about a wide range of subjects; none more so than that which they are most avid about: metal itself. There has been for decades, and perhaps will be for decades to come, an enduring argument or debate amongst metalheads about what bands are “true metal”. These opinions are very strong and amplified, but one common characteristic about metalheads is that they seem to understand that others will have varying views. This expression of opinion is another means by which a metalhead can assert what defines metal to them, and what defines themselves as individuals and as metal fans. \,,/

6. A Respect for the Heritage
Modern metalheads often identify themselves by the style of sub-genre they gravitate towards the most. But whether a headbanger considers them more of a black metal fan, or a thrash metal fan, there is a level of regard that these fans have for the bands that were the influences for the bands they listen to. For example, an Iron Maiden fan may not be a fan of Deep Purple; but they have an appreciation of Deep Purple for being an inspiration to members of Iron Maiden. There’s an understanding amongst current metalheads that if it was not for these earlier acts, they wouldn’t be experiencing the music as it is today. \,,/

7. An Understanding of Belief
Metal has long been criticized as blasphemous or anti-religion, but this stance has proven to be a catalyst for metalheads being well-versed and competent in understanding a variety of aspects of religion, faith, and belief. Whether a metal fan identifies themselves as an atheist, a Christian, a Satanist, or any other number of faiths, you will frequently find that metalheads are very well educated on many aspects of their chosen belief system or philosophy; as well as more often than not other religious beliefs as well. \,,/

8. Determination
One common aspect between metalheads is that they often have a strong feeling of determination to reach for the skies and achieve their goals and dreams. There was once a perception that your average headbanger was not very academic or accomplished. While this determination has been used by many metalheads to follow academic pursuits; it need not just be applied to schooling or careers. It hearkens back to that feeling of defiance discussed earlier; that regardless of what obstacles are in your way, you will get there in the end. \,,/

9. An Appreciation of the Underground
To the conventional society, metal music is often defined by which metal bands have had the most success. Artists such as Metallica, Skid Row, Led Zeppelin & others are often held aloft by media (particularly music TV channels and radio stations) as the bands that are identified as Metal. While most metal fans have some form of appreciation of perhaps some phases of the above-mentioned bands, metalheads tend to gravitate towards those groups outside of commercialized success. There will always be Pantera fans and Slayer fans, and members of the KISS Army; but metal fans also support acts that have large followings, such as Opeth and Dream Theater, who have yet to enjoy a Metallica-level of success. There is also strong support for more obscure bands that are still on the rise; or perhaps those which may never cater to mainstream and commercial predilections. \,,/

10. Unswerving Loyalty
For the most part, metalheads all together embody an unswerving loyalty to the bands they follow and support. This is unmistakable in all levels of the music – from internationally successful metal acts; to local unsigned artists just starting out. Metal fans are passionate about the bands they support, and have helped many groups continue making music to this day: artists from the early establishing days of metal such as Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and Motorhead keep on moving forward because of the support and dedication from their fan base. This degree of loyalty is also evident in unsigned, underground bands. In years gone by, it was once strong in the underground tape trading movement, where metal fans from around the world would trade tapes of their local acts with other metalheads from other countries. \,,/

thanks for sharing

,pretty much explains everything about headbangers.For me,This "Music" has changed my whole life,changed my way of thinking,my beliefs and i dont think ill be the same person as of now,if i never listened to it in the first place and i m sure everyone who is a metal/rock fan will agree about this.

sometimes some of those ten things doesnt matter.like this one.These is a snap of band members from Indian Doom Metal band Dying Embrace and some one asked about his dresscode and he said being a businessman he is force to dress like that...

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so he doesnt dress like a headbanger at all but still he is a headbanger/metal fan and ive seen people in gigs who dress like sh!t,used to headbang much better than the well dressed guys[not making any point,there

]So what really matters is the "Passion in music",nice article btw

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
A drummer is supposed to be a time-machine. His job is purely rhythmic and as you know, rhythm and melody are two different things. So, a drummer is known for his technical prowess and how accurately he can replicate complex time signatures. This one is fairly complex and not everyone can appreciate it, so I don't blame you.

Now thats what i dont get. Drumming is not just timing, speed ,rhythm It's melody too. Danny Carey ,the Rev, Gavin Harrison are good examples of it. A good drummer is dynamic, can change the mood of the song staying in the same timing. Metal in some ways gives drummers a lot of freedom but it limits them too. It limits metal listeners too about what a drummer can do. When you listen to jazz you can notice how a drummer can be melodious too.

Joey seems technically awesome . he can play complex time signatures. Even i can play 5/4 and 7/4 but after playing it for a while i feel disoriented. So i can appreciate his skill big time. If you listen to tool you will know what i mean by melody and dynamism a drummer should show.

ssk_the_gr8 said:
Now thats what i dont get. Drumming is not just timing, speed ,rhythm It's melody too. Danny Carey ,the Rev, Gavin Harrison are good examples of it. A good drummer is dynamic, can change the mood of the song staying in the same timing. Metal in some ways gives drummers a lot of freedom but it limits them too. It limits metal listeners too about what a drummer can do. When you listen to jazz you can notice how a drummer can be melodious too.

Joey seems technically awesome . he can play complex time signatures. Even i can play 5/4 and 7/4 but after playing it for a while i feel disoriented. So i can appreciate his skill big time. If you listen to tool you will know what i mean by melody and dynamism a drummer should show.

Melody in purcussion can be found in a Xylophone, I don't recall any other instrument. Perhaps you could put in a variety of cymbals or cowbells to diversify the sound, but in the end, timing is still everything.

nims11 said:
Couldn't resist to share this (Source: internet). Your thoughts on it?

Heavy Metal (and its scope of sub-genres) is more than just a style of music. For many, around the planet, it’s a lifestyle; so much so, that once you have been bitten by the jaws of the metallic beast, you are a metalhead for life. Being a metalhead is not necessarily a phase or an appearance; if you’re a metalhead, it is a part of your identity – from balls to bones.
So, if it transcends music, what are the characteristics then that clearly define what a metalhead is? It would be effortless to be cynical and make a list of fashionable styles that metalheads and headbangers have pursued in over the years, but it also goes beyond hairstyles, corpse paint, and body modification.
Being a metalhead, as mentioned, is a lifestyle; it is an attitude that reflects your world view that is fueled by the music – and vice versa. What makes this way of thinking? What defines this identity? Let’s take a look at 10 things that uniquely identify and define metalheads:

1. Defiance
From the very first days in the era of bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin,Deep Purple & Budgie, right through the contemporary era of countless metal bands and styles, one personality attribute held by metal fans has always been an attitude of defiance. This defiance is often mischaracterized as teenage rebellion, and while that can be a contributing influence, it rises above adolescent angst. The defiance of metalheads stands out as a strong expression of distinctiveness: “Screw you; I’m going to do this my way” (or as appropriately and eloquently affirmed by Rage against the Machine: “**** you; I won’t do what you tell me”). It is a refusal to conform to the sheep mindset of mainstream society. In years gone by, this used to be misinterpreted by ‘the moral majority’ as a menace or a threat. In actual fact, it is an empowerment of independence, which in turn invigorates determination. \,,/

2. Escapism
The beginning journey for a headbanger is usually amplified by a sense of either isolation or loneliness or both. Heavy Metal usually becomes a source for the young metalhead as a source of escapism. Metal fans not only embrace the music for the talent or the technical ability of musicians, and not only for the excitement of the sound; but also because of the sentiment that one can escape the dull and the mundane, or the stress of life and into the music itself. The music reflects this common attitude through its lyrics & musical pattern. Metalheads internationally embrace the music style because of the way it can boost an individual personality over and beyond problematic issues of life. It is a style of music that makes the listener feel empowered. \,,/

3. The Common Unification
As identified, young metalheads often feel a strong perception of isolation in early adolescent life; and metal music can give them an attraction to this aspect of feeling like an outcast compared to other people. This isolation often makes an individual feel “strange” or “different”; and the genre of metal highlights this in a manner that says to the listener, “You feel weird and unusual, but you are not – you’re not alone. There are others like you.” There comes a point in the life journey of every metal fan where their paths cross with other metalheads; and this is where the feeling of remoteness dissipates. At this point, there is a feeling of unity between metalheads; where each individual clearly understands where the other comes from. The isolation has advanced into a sense of belonging. This characteristic can even be seen worldwide; especially at the Wacken festival in Germany, where metalheads from around the Earth get together to celebrate metal and what it means to be a metalhead. It is a great example of how unifying the culture can be. \,,/

4. Attire
While it is not necessarily a uniform, the way a metalhead dresses identifies them as a headbanger. There have been trends over the years, but the common elements often incorporate band shirts, and the color black. It does not matter so much what a metalhead wears, and it is not automatically a fashion statement – it is more of a visual expression of the attitude they feel. The apparel of a metalhead is a symbol of what metal embodies to them. But most significantly, metalheads do not just like metal; they look metal. \,,/

5. Strongly Opinionated
Metal freaks, by and large, have very strong opinions about a wide range of subjects; none more so than that which they are most avid about: metal itself. There has been for decades, and perhaps will be for decades to come, an enduring argument or debate amongst metalheads about what bands are “true metal”. These opinions are very strong and amplified, but one common characteristic about metalheads is that they seem to understand that others will have varying views. This expression of opinion is another means by which a metalhead can assert what defines metal to them, and what defines themselves as individuals and as metal fans. \,,/

6. A Respect for the Heritage
Modern metalheads often identify themselves by the style of sub-genre they gravitate towards the most. But whether a headbanger considers them more of a black metal fan, or a thrash metal fan, there is a level of regard that these fans have for the bands that were the influences for the bands they listen to. For example, an Iron Maiden fan may not be a fan of Deep Purple; but they have an appreciation of Deep Purple for being an inspiration to members of Iron Maiden. There’s an understanding amongst current metalheads that if it was not for these earlier acts, they wouldn’t be experiencing the music as it is today. \,,/

7. An Understanding of Belief
Metal has long been criticized as blasphemous or anti-religion, but this stance has proven to be a catalyst for metalheads being well-versed and competent in understanding a variety of aspects of religion, faith, and belief. Whether a metal fan identifies themselves as an atheist, a Christian, a Satanist, or any other number of faiths, you will frequently find that metalheads are very well educated on many aspects of their chosen belief system or philosophy; as well as more often than not other religious beliefs as well. \,,/

8. Determination
One common aspect between metalheads is that they often have a strong feeling of determination to reach for the skies and achieve their goals and dreams. There was once a perception that your average headbanger was not very academic or accomplished. While this determination has been used by many metalheads to follow academic pursuits; it need not just be applied to schooling or careers. It hearkens back to that feeling of defiance discussed earlier; that regardless of what obstacles are in your way, you will get there in the end. \,,/

9. An Appreciation of the Underground
To the conventional society, metal music is often defined by which metal bands have had the most success. Artists such as Metallica, Skid Row, Led Zeppelin & others are often held aloft by media (particularly music TV channels and radio stations) as the bands that are identified as Metal. While most metal fans have some form of appreciation of perhaps some phases of the above-mentioned bands, metalheads tend to gravitate towards those groups outside of commercialized success. There will always be Pantera fans and Slayer fans, and members of the KISS Army; but metal fans also support acts that have large followings, such as Opeth and Dream Theater, who have yet to enjoy a Metallica-level of success. There is also strong support for more obscure bands that are still on the rise; or perhaps those which may never cater to mainstream and commercial predilections. \,,/

10. Unswerving Loyalty
For the most part, metalheads all together embody an unswerving loyalty to the bands they follow and support. This is unmistakable in all levels of the music – from internationally successful metal acts; to local unsigned artists just starting out. Metal fans are passionate about the bands they support, and have helped many groups continue making music to this day: artists from the early establishing days of metal such as Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and Motorhead keep on moving forward because of the support and dedication from their fan base. This degree of loyalty is also evident in unsigned, underground bands. In years gone by, it was once strong in the underground tape trading movement, where metal fans from around the world would trade tapes of their local acts with other metalheads from other countries. \,,/

I agree. I too got into this music because it was a different kind of music which transcends the mundane everyday life and all the common pop/hiphop music that I had grown sick of. I have explained my descent in to metal in short here

Nanducob said:
thanks for sharing,pretty much explains everything about headbangers.For me,This "Music" has changed my whole life,changed my way of thinking,my beliefs and i dont think ill be the same person as of now,if i never listened to it in the first place and i m sure everyone who is a metal/rock fan will agree about this.

sometimes some of those ten things doesnt matter.like this one.These is a snap of band members from Indian Doom Metal band Dying Embrace and some one asked about his dresscode and he said being a businessman he is force to dress like that...

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so he doesnt dress like a headbanger at all but still he is a headbanger/metal fan and ive seen people in gigs who dress like sh!t,used to headbang much better than the well dressed guys[not making any point,there]So what really matters is the "Passion in music",nice article btw

lol....he looks like he's probably my dad's age.

Lol..btw they re bangalore based band.they started the band in around late 80's or 90s or so,then we were just kids

haha

posers headbang
metalheads chill, prolly sit on the ground and do homework, or read a book while the best band in the world plays on a stage

It's gonna be Raining Blood!!!!

SLAYER Coming to INDIA!!! \m/ \m/

TicketGenie - Slayer - Tour to India, October 20th, 2012

Who's going!!??

Update : Even Testament coming!!! Not sure if confirmed.

*www.headbangers.in/blog/news/latest-news/testament-and-slayer-for-rock-in-india/

Anorion said:
posers headbang
metalheads chill, prolly sit on the ground and do homework, or read a book while the best band in the world plays on a stage

I don't think so. I mean, if the song gets me going, I headbang like crazy. Like, when I went Bangalore for LOG's gig, I didn't give a **** about Bhayanak Maut or Skyharbor, but when LOG came on stage, I went in to a maddening rage.

^good news

.is it the rock in india or is it their official tour?

In Rock In India...you gonna go?

Dont have a job and money

.let me find a job first(hopefully in 2013 haha)then ill be there.Its gonna be a big miss for me(i want to see that epic beard of kerry king lol),these guys are not like others,theyre badass on stage(seen some live shows on youtube)also i heard some slayer albums were banned some years ago here in india,so theres gonna be a chance of a little spark,somewhere.hope everything gets fine

u going?

Why the hell will I not go!!??

I will go unless my luck is too damn bad.

Haha where theyre coming?bangalore?

Haha where theyre coming?bangalore?

No idea. Will wait for further details.

songs thatve got an eastern vibe to it

My favourite band Led zeppelin

and Jeff beck

Something for the lulz :
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^didnt get it ..know something has to do with djent?

That's Meshuggah and yes it has everything to do with Djent.

^understood completely.

its gonna be a great year.Alternative giants Korn in india

*in.bookmyshow.com/concerts/korn-in-india/

10 years

^^The best singer and frontman ever lived!
RIP,sir,you are sorely missed even today!

K

Ipoothan join paninen

Nanducob said:
^understood completely.

its gonna be a great year.Alternative giants Korn in india

Online Korn India Concert Tickets in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bangalore

So its Korn vs Slayer in India.....

I am betting on Slayer.

red dragon said:
^^The best singer and frontman ever lived!
RIP,sir,you are sorely missed even today!

love his raw yet gr8 vocals.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
So its Korn vs Slayer in India.....

I am betting on Slayer.

Both are good bands,but Slayer is a must go.

Hear the Intro riff and the solo. You will get your ass kicked.

jeff ****ing loomis

Those of you who do weed, smoke 'em if you got 'em.

^^youve started campaigning for weed :shock:

hmmm...spare me some :-D

I don't smoke. That video will get you high though.

Gojira, the ambassadors of France in Metal.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Those of you who do weed, smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Now this is the kind of metal i love ... any more recommendations?

Gojira's drummer *RESPECT*

ssk_the_gr8 said:
Now this is the kind of metal i love ... any more recommendations?

Gojira's drummer *RESPECT*

Check these :

Edit : Can anyone tell me where I can buy band t-shirts in Pune? Or online for that matter. I know about Hysteria's online store, but I want some place where I don't have to sell my kidney before buy something.

Hi.. sorry to break current discussion topic. Just wanted to share this song.
Been listening to this for past 3 days continuously

Soumik said:
Hi.. sorry to break current discussion topic. Just wanted to share this song.
Been listening to this for past 3 days continuously

Hi.. sorry to break current discussion topic. Just wanted to share this song.
Been listening to this for past 3 days continuously

Not bad...pretty good Power Metal.

PS: Chicks in Metal so hot!!

We have a heavy metal shop in our place .Its called Moshpit the Gorestore-You will get anything related to metal.I never knew that much BAND Tees existed,before.Prices are reasonable too.here their FB page
moshpit the gore store - Résumé | Facebook
they ship all over India

@Desmond- Totally agree.

BTW.. If anyone is familiar with Tarja era Nightwish... dont you think the new Xandria is exactly the same? No one else ever sounded so familiar to the classic Nightwish sound.. not even the new Nightwish?

Everyone

use [youtube] [/ youtube] tags... the insert video is not working

Gojira - Born In Winter - pure brilliance!

MASTODON - "Seabeast" - reminds me so much of tool

ssk_the_gr8 said:
Everyone

use [youtube] [/ youtube] tags... the insert video is not working

Gojira - Born In Winter - pure brilliance!

MASTODON - "Seabeast" - reminds me so much of tool

It was working when I added them. I even played them to make sure.

^^ it was not your fault. now it's working

These guys do unbeatable theatrics :

I've started a Metal page to share Metal news, videos, articles, etc. Please like my page. The link is in my signature.

Watch Metal Documentary - A Headbanger's Journey. Must watch for a metalhead.

Seen it

Also seen Global Metal.

Check this out :

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Nice foto(wheelchaired hb)
woodstock 1970 documentary is also a must see.

we kicked some serious butts at Wacken 2012.Indian band Zygnema.

the guitarist looks like a dimebag fan with his looks,guitar and of course the riffs.

Guess what....
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^^**** why dont they just come next year so that i can go and see this...

Nanducob said:
^^**** why dont they just come next year so that i can go and see this...

Can hope that they return.

Your next dose of metal :

You bangaloreans...I'm jealous of you.

Now, Santana is to perform for you on 26th October...
And, I can't come.

*timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entert...ntana-to-visit-India/articleshow/16588853.cms

rhitwick said:
You bangaloreans...I'm jealous of you.

Now, Santana is to perform for you on 26th October...
And, I can't come.

Carlos Santana to visit India - The Times of India

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Only doubt holds you back.

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How about some Indian Black Metal? (Warning : Might be offensive to hindus)

I would never understand the meaning of thrash metal. What is the meaning of shouting in broken voice. Then again, I already told I would never understand the meaning of thrash metal.

^The themes used by thrash metal bands for their songs are not meant for soft singing,they wont mix well.They are not shouting,its their way of expression with those emotions(anger etc)Guess yove never heard black/death.for them its distorted vocals

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I tried them couple of times. Amon Amrath, Slipknot etc... sorry, but my Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are good enough for me. I can understand e'm what they are 'singing'

Seems like I'm on the same boat like you Rhitwick.

rhitwick said:
I tried them couple of times. Amon Amrath, Slipknot etc... sorry, but my Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are good enough for me. I can understand e'm what they are 'singing'

Try metallica. Thrash metal at its purest form. You'll love kirk hammett's guitar solos as well as the legendary vocals of james hetfield.

Um..its Amon Amarth and its deathmetal whereas Slipknot is nu metal.Its obvious that when you already like classic rock/metal,jumping right into those heavy genres will only frustrate you.I will suggest you to listen to artists/songs like Opeth(clean singing like in damnation then other albums that feature clean growls),Pantera-songs like this love,some grunge like Alice in chains,Pearl jam,Nirvana etc.And the alternative rock/metal like Korn,Disturbed,Deftones etc.The reason i mentioned those artists because they do both kind of clean and some times harsh vocals,even thrash metal like Metallica have some nice clean songs.So listen to those genres first and slowly in to hard genres.
And if harsh vocals are the problem,still you like your music to be heavy then you can listen to instrumental artist like jeff loomis,Andy james(both metal)John petrucci,Guthrie Gowan,Buckethead etc.

See,there are a lot of subgenres that you can explore and listen to.

And if you dont dig those ive listed then,you can always go back to more classic stuff.Nothing beats when you have some good old Led Zeppelin,AC DC etc.

Nanducob said:
Um..its Amon Amarth and its deathmetal whereas Slipknot is nu metal.Its obvious that when you already like classic rock/metal,jumping right into those heavy genres will only frustrate you.I will suggest you to listen to artists/songs like Opeth(clean singing like in damnation then other albums that feature clean growls),Pantera-songs like this love,some grunge like Alice in chains,Pearl jam,Nirvana etc.And the alternative rock/metal like Korn,Disturbed,Deftones etc.The reason i mentioned those artists because they do both kind of clean and some times harsh vocals,even thrash metal like Metallica have some nice clean songs.So listen to those genres first and slowly in to hard genres.
And if harsh vocals are the problem,still you like your music to be heavy then you can listen to instrumental artist like jeff loomis,Andy james(both metal)John petrucci,Guthrie Gowan,Buckethead etc.

See,there are a lot of subgenres that you can explore and listen to.

And if you dont dig those ive listed then,you can always go back to more classic stuff.Nothing beats when you have some good old Led Zeppelin,AC DC etc.

Amon Amarth is Powermetal, not Deathmetal. Cannibal Corpse if best example of Deathmetal.

I would suggest Opeth as well to people who are not used to growls. Listen to Morningrise album. Also, try Mastodon.

vickybat said:
Try metallica. Thrash metal at its purest form. You'll love kirk hammett's guitar solos as well as the legendary vocals of james hetfield.

+1 ....

Its gonna be total armegeddon this year. Behemoth coming too :

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rhitwick said:
I would never understand the meaning of thrash metal. What is the meaning of shouting in broken voice. Then again, I already told I would never understand the meaning of thrash metal.

Try Children of Bodom. Although not thrash metal, you will realize it is not actually shouting

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Amon Amarth is Powermetal, not Deathmetal. Cannibal Corpse if best example of Deathmetal.

Hmm..Youre right.Amon Amarth is Power Metal.I didnt listened to them decently enough,guess im not a big fan of the SDM stuff.However,i could hardly tell any difference between the Vocals of both genres.Apparently 'Metal' is challenging the whole 'world music' scene with its never ending list of genres subgenres(lol),lets try not to lose some sleep over that.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
How about some Indian Black Metal? (Warning : Might be offensive to hindus)

I saw another music video of them,something with 'ganga',the video was pretty sick with all those corpses,was very depressive,love the song.Always thought there were only those anti christian specific bands,and nothing with hinduism,until now.lol'ing @ band member names.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Its gonna be total armegeddon this year. Behemoth coming too :

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wow..First it was Slayer,Now this.looks like whole hell is going to break loose...whats next..Nile?CC? Bangalore..Bangalore..Bangalore...Salute Rock/Metal capital of India.Sorry Shillong !

nims11 said:
Try Children of Bodom. Although not thrash metal, you will realize it is not actually shouting

For some reason, I don't like Alexi's vocals much. He screams more than necessary

. Pretty good music though.

Nanducob said:
Hmm..Youre right.Amon Amarth is Power Metal.I didnt listened to them decently enough,guess im not a big fan of the SDM stuff.However,i could hardly tell any difference between the Vocals of both genres.Apparently 'Metal' is challenging the whole 'world music' scene with its never ending list of genres subgenres(lol),lets try not to lose some sleep over that.

Amon Amarth makes more melodic music (Melodic death metal perhaps) and use keyboards extensively and their riffs are pretty simple, as is a trademark of Powermetal. Also, subject matter is about fantasy and war mainly.

Deathmetal is totally into complex riffs of highly rhythmic discipline with little or no melody. Subject matter involves decapitation, death, murder, gore, evisceration, disembowelment, etc.

Nanducob said:
I saw another music video of them,something with 'ganga',the video was pretty sick with all those corpses,was very depressive,love the song.Always thought there were only those anti christian specific bands,and nothing with hinduism,until now.lol'ing @ band member names.

Obviously, you cannot stick your neck out by keeping your own names if you are making such music in India.

However, Anti-hindu black metal bands are hardly a shocker. Wait till you see Janaza..an anti-islam black metal band from "IRAQ" with a "FEMALE" vocalist consisting of all "MUSLIM" members. Speak of balls. (The vocalist goes by the pseudonym Anahita. She is also in the band "Seeds Of Iblis")

(Warning : This song will definitely offend muslims)

If you are an Iraqi and make songs like this, you might as well say, "Find me and kill me".

Nanducob said:
wow..First it was Slayer,Now this.looks like whole hell is going to break loose...whats next..Nile?CC? Bangalore..Bangalore..Bangalore...Salute Rock/Metal capital of India.Sorry Shillong !

Looking back, its been a very great year for metal in India, Opeth came earlier this year. Then Lamb Of God. Now Children Of Bodom, Slayer, Testament, Behemoth, Gojira, etc going to come. We are blessed indeed.

Rammstein parodying American culture :

I have recently become a Metalhead and developed a liking for Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer and or course Guns n Roses. much more to explore...

Bangalore is the place to be formusic fans like us... they get all the concerts

yeah blore is kickass, solely for campus music, sooo great to have so many wide open campuses with some band or the other jamming, and the rest practice plays, or rehearsing fashion shows or doing their homework or whatever
loads of equip comps are in there, and audio companies can event host shows in their own stores, and apart from that there is a steady stream of festivals just outside city limits
one marked diff between mum coll fest rock events and blore coll fest rock events is that in mum you will get like 10 heavy metal bands, and 1 hindi metal band, in Blore, its a healthy mix of a wide range of genres, from blues, jazz, surf, hair, 80s, carnatic, and the odd band that shows up and performs telegu/kannada/hindi/tamil songs, it's really much more versatile
but the scene is waaay too pre-occupied with playing their instruments technically too damn well, it's kind of sad to see so many bands die after coll
oh well, great stage presence

Neo said:
I have recently become a Metalhead and developed a liking for Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer and or course Guns n Roses. much more to explore...

welcome !!

a human voice can wail, and that lamenting is moving, it can give you goosebumps... something many people may not experience in their entire life, putting such a thought into music is powerful, even expressing remorse or anger with just your voice is a rare gift, the worst bit is being really good and still failing at it

^lol i cant understand anything

Anorion said:
yeah blore is kickass, solely for campus music, sooo great to have so many wide open campuses with some band or the other jamming, and the rest practice plays, or rehearsing fashion shows or doing their homework or whatever
loads of equip comps are in there, and audio companies can event host shows in their own stores, and apart from that there is a steady stream of festivals just outside city limits
one marked diff between mum coll fest rock events and blore coll fest rock events is that in mum you will get like 10 heavy metal bands, and 1 hindi metal band, in Blore, its a healthy mix of a wide range of genres, from blues, jazz, surf, hair, 80s, carnatic, and the odd band that shows up and performs telegu/kannada/hindi/tamil songs, it's really much more versatile
but the scene is waaay too pre-occupied with playing their instruments technically too damn well, it's kind of sad to see so many bands die after coll
oh well, great stage presence

Not bad...that guy goes apeshit, reminds me of "Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth".

Anorion said:
a human voice can wail, and that lamenting is moving, it can give you goosebumps... something many people may not experience in their entire life, putting such a thought into music is powerful, even expressing remorse or anger with just your voice is a rare gift, the worst bit is being really good and still failing at it

What's this? Goth Rock? No wonder then. Pretty good performance.

Neo said:
I have recently become a Metalhead and developed a liking for Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer and or course Guns n Roses. much more to explore...

Stay heavy \m/

I might have probably posted this before, but here's some insane **** :

Ladies and Djent-lemen, behold :

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Too bad anette had to leave the band

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Not bad...that guy goes apeshit, reminds me of "Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth".

What's this? Goth Rock? No wonder then. Pretty good performance.

Stay heavy \m/

I might have probably posted this before, but here's some insane **** :

Ladies and Djent-lemen, behold :

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Even with only 1 string,that thing costs more than a decent car.

As for the 'djent' part,there are also some skilled players(djent-ers) like Tosin Abasi.

Dude, that guitar is not real.

But, if it did, it probably would.

desmond david said:
dude, that guitar is not real.

But, if it did, it probably would.

its real :d!!!!!!!

Nanducob said:
its real :d!!!!!!!

Nope, its not. If it really had only 1 string, then there is no use of such a large fretboard as well.

Was trying to troll you.hehe

,
btw did you notice that the fret markers(dots) are only up to the 5th fret?

Nanducob said:
Was trying to troll you.hehe,
btw did you notice that the fret markers(dots) are only up to the 5th fret?

Lol...I am a hard one to catch

Yup, I did notice. But the rest of the guitar could be fretless. Lot of experimental artists use fretless guitars/basses.

Some nice advice from the Master

The sad scene of gig rivalry in India, really well written article :

Metal Shows In India: The Big Picture | Metal Assault: Articles

Though he's right on most of the article,i couldnt agree on the 'ticket rate *****ing' part,coz it was like 4k or sumthing for that akon concert in 2011,and more for that david guetta gig.You cant expect some intl band to perform for cheap.People go to gigs to see their favourite bands,because they want to have some good time,nobody has ever missed a gig coz they didnt had the 'money'but more likely that they didnt 'really' wanted to go.Even a pub gig will cost you 250/- add some beer(s) and it will be much higher.and here's Behemoth for 750/-,so why cant Slayer for 2500/-,so whats he whining about?We d be rather happy because for the first time we are having so much major gigs.There was a time when the whole Island express(train) was crowded with people headed for the maiden gig,back in 07,then no one complained about ticket rates.
At the same time the organisers like DNA are here solely for the purpose of making money,we knew that in 2010,when they insulted the whole indian rock/metal community.They dont mind our emotions nor the music,but people are forced(not really) to go there.But now i cant really complain anything,bcoz we couldnt even imagine some major metal bands to perform here,before 2007 and now 5 years after we are having so muchm bands and all of a sudden its the tour dates thats bothering people.The tour dates are similar because bands are not coming just to india,theyre on their own tour and i guess the organisers wouldnt be interested.
Its true that We lack some support for our bands(indian),but its the major bands that people are being attracted to and its always good to open for a major band,atleast people will know if that band has existed.But bands like Undying inc,Demonic ressurection etc are gaining some serious place in the international metal scene.

Nanducob said:
Though he's right on most of the article,i couldnt agree on the 'ticket rate *****ing' part,coz it was like 4k or sumthing for that akon concert in 2011,and more for that david guetta gig.You cant expect some intl band to perform for cheap.People go to gigs to see their favourite bands,because they want to have some good time,nobody has ever missed a gig coz they didnt had the 'money'but more likely that they didnt 'really' wanted to go.Even a pub gig will cost you 250/- add some beer(s) and it will be much higher.and here's Behemoth for 750/-,so why cant Slayer for 2500/-,so whats he whining about?We d be rather happy because for the first time we are having so much major gigs.There was a time when the whole Island express(train) was crowded with people headed for the maiden gig,back in 07,then no one complained about ticket rates.
At the same time the organisers like DNA are here solely for the purpose of making money,we knew that in 2010,when they insulted the whole indian rock/metal community.They dont mind our emotions nor the music,but people are forced(not really) to go there.But now i cant really complain anything,bcoz we couldnt even imagine some major metal bands to perform here,before 2007 and now 5 years after we are having so muchm bands and all of a sudden its the tour dates thats bothering people.The tour dates are similar because bands are not coming just to india,theyre on their own tour and i guess the organisers wouldnt be interested.
Its true that We lack some support for our bands(indian),but its the major bands that people are being attracted to and its always good to open for a major band,atleast people will know if that band has existed.But bands like Undying inc,Demonic ressurection etc are gaining some serious place in the international metal scene.

He is not whining about the cost. He is saying that organizers are struggling to pull crowds towards their own shows by setting up major bands at dates close to each other. Like Megadeth and Slayer. Now, people are confused where to go, since both are part of the Big 4 and are very reputed. If some people decide to see Megadeth, the Slayer show will suffer. Since this is Slayer's first show in India, it will not be a good sign. So, the organizers need to be more considerate.

Also, in December, Gojira and Testament are both performing on 15th Dec. Now, it is impossible for a person to see both and has to choose one over the other. That sucks donkey balls.

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ah so sad so sad ..... here lives the sad creature whose plans for slayer were brutally murdered.......apparently my decision to skip a family function for slayer would result in me getting kicked out of the house .... ... .. sad days

on another note.. anyone here tried Macabre : a death metal band which specialises in making songs about the world's most infamous serial killers... Some of their songs are utter noise but then again , they got some nice tracks too

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
He is not whining about the cost. He is saying that organizers are struggling to pull crowds towards their own shows by setting up major bands at dates close to each other. Like Megadeth and Slayer. Now, people are confused where to go, since both are part of the Big 4 and are very reputed. If some people decide to see Megadeth, the Slayer show will suffer. Since this is Slayer's first show in India, it will not be a good sign. So, the organizers need to be more considerate.

Also, in December, Gojira and Testament are both performing on 15th Dec. Now, it is impossible for a person to see both and has to choose one over the other. That sucks donkey balls.

I said that because he was comparing the U.S scene to Ours'.In a place where the whole music industry is mostly based on films,EDM and such,how can we expect so much people to attend these shows and make these shows successful by paying less?Its $ 30 in U.S because its in U.S,and they dont need to fly half around the globe to perform here in India.Afterall its the first year that so many bands are coming here,so maybe theyll reduce the rates by next time,but that all depends on how successful these shows would turn out to be.
I think,it isnt the organisers who are fixing the dates,coz they already know that theyd get less ticket sales when they sign two major bands to perform days apart.Its more likely because of the bands tour schedule,i guess.i checked the tour dates,Megadeth are having their 'Thirteen' tour and after after India,its UAE.their next stop.for slayer its japan,after India.So they wont be able to change the tourdates.

cost does matter its transport+stay+tickets for a big concert, and you can only budget away so much time and money every month
he was clearly talking about the local scene only, think nh7 will get the most attendance
so its more or less nothing for 9 months, and all the biggest gigs crammed into a period of 3 months, it does eat into each other's pool of attendees
good article

Anorion said:
cost does matter its transport+stay+tickets for a big concert, and you can only budget away so much time and money every month
he was clearly talking about the local scene only, think nh7 will get the most attendance
so its more or less nothing for 9 months, and all the biggest gigs crammed into a period of 3 months, it does eat into each other's pool of attendees
good article

NH7 always gets the most attendance because of its variety of genres. But the line up sucks mostly IMHO.

Lul pic for today :

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^heheh

nice one...hey Desmond,forgot to ask..how was the LOG moshpits?i had some from the pub,got thrown away and lost one of my shoes,half of people were drunk,high and crazy,others backed off.only a major bruise for someone and i got alittle bit of scratches

i was amazed when satyricon came here to blore seriously i took 1 week vacation from dubai. i wish enthroned(belgium black metal band) comes to blore.

Nanducob said:
^heheh nice one...hey Desmond,forgot to ask..how was the LOG moshpits?i had some from the pub,got thrown away and lost one of my shoes,half of people were drunk,high and crazy,others backed off.only a major bruise for someone and i got alittle bit of scratches

The LOG concert totally destroyed my neck, shoulders, arms and back. I couldn't walk right for the next one week . I had a problem lifting my head more than a few centimeters higher and had to support it with my hand while talking to someone. But, that was expected I guess, considering it was my first MAJOR concert.

Which show you talking about BTW?

^haha nice details.
it was some 'desi ' metal concert called 'reinventing the steel'.

ancientrites said:
i was amazed when satyricon came here to blore seriously i took 1 week vacation from dubai. i wish enthroned(belgium black metal band) comes to blore.

dont you have the dubai rock festival

?

They call it 'the phenomenon'
bunch of dumb****s@#*!
Iraqi Heavy Metal Scene May Get Banned Because of EMO Kids :: JorZine News

Nanducob said:
They call it 'the phenomenon'
bunch of dumb****s@#*!
Iraqi Heavy Metal Scene May Get Banned Because of EMO Kids :: JorZine News

Its all ignorance. Its always ignorance.

But, I don't see them any different. Given them the chance, our own country people might turn against us.

Hey any1 here listens to avenged sevenfold? They rock. And Maiden rulez

setanjan123 said:
Hey any1 here listens to avenged sevenfold? They rock. And Maiden rulez

I got 1 album of A7X. City of Evil.

I heard them for the first time on NFS Most Wanted

As for maiden, I'll sell my balls to go see them live.

I don't know much about metal music but love some of them atleast

Most of these metal songs are like awesome sounding noise. Its really hard to understand what they are actually singing. Sometimes its like they don't want us to really understand what they are singing. Not all the bands are like that but some.

I've been into metal for 10 years now. So, I have heard a lot of bands of almost every sub genre, including the most brutal ones. But, still I like them all equally.

Yup..death growls and pig squeals are totally cool !

Yup..death growls and pig squeals are totally cool !

hmm
really like the celtic bands... tyr, folkearth, turisas, falconer and uh.. eluveitie in that order... any recos?

and mosh mania... they moshed artists out of the rock scene and into hollywood

Anorion said:
hmm
really like the celtic bands... tyr, folkearth, turisas, falconer and uh.. eluveitie in that order... any recos?

and mosh mania... they moshed artists out of the rock scene and into hollywood

You mean Power metal stuff or Melodic Death Metal stuff?

are the bands I mentioned a mix of the two? how about folk metal, perhaps thats a clearer genre... Axenstar is power right? totally dig that as well... would still go for more melodic types

Anorion said:
are the bands I mentioned a mix of the two? how about folk metal, perhaps thats a clearer genre... Axenstar is power right? totally dig that as well... would still go for more melodic types

Folk Metal is some sort of european power metal. But yes, it does describe those bands you mentioned more clearly.

Anyway, something for the luls :

Top 15 Unreadable Band Logos

Look till the last one

You're welcome.

Something that puts me into transcendence.

guys, bought "KATATONIA - DEAD END KINGS"...One of the best album I've ever listened..a real Masterpiece!

\,,/,

^congos.how much did it cost you?

Hard copy or digital download?

Why Phil Anselmo is a real badass :

This one is a really funny Crossover thrash band.

Suggest some awesome metal bands, the bands I currently listen to are:

Metallica
Megadeth
Iron Maiden
Disturbed
AC/DC
Black Sabbath
GnR, and
lamb of God

I would like to listin to some Indian metal bands, please suggest some bands and also sites from where I can download songs.

Indian metal-Undying Inc,Demonic Ressurection,Bhayanak Maut,The Down Troddence.
Other bands you may like- Led Zeppelin,Pantera,Rainbow,Yngvie Malmsteen,Motorhead,Slayer,Korn,Opeth,Slipknot.

Nanducob said:
Indian metal-Undying Inc,Demonic Ressurection,Bhayanak Maut,The Down Troddence.
Other bands you may like- Led Zeppelin,Pantera,Rainbow,Yngvie Malmsteen,Motorhead,Slayer,Korn,Opeth,Slipknot.

+1...

Nanducob said:
Indian metal-Undying Inc,Demonic Ressurection,Bhayanak Maut,The Down Troddence.
Other bands you may like- Led Zeppelin,Pantera,Rainbow,Yngvie Malmsteen,Motorhead,Slayer,Korn,Opeth,Slipknot.

few more Indian bands - albatross,skyharbor,Artillerie,zygnema,scribe,exhumation.

Skyharbor is pretty good. They opened for Lamb Of God in Bangalore this year.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Why Phil Anselmo is a real badass :

[video]

2.09

a band from my place

Bought All that remains - A war you cannot win.

^congrats.how is it?

Thetrueblueviking said:
Bought All that remains - A war you cannot win.

Hard copy or digital download?

Amazon.com: A War You Cannot Win: All That Remains: Official Music

Got it for 10$.
I liked it.
But not as much as their previous albums. The metal factor in their songs is depreciating.
My rating - 3/5.

Got this album as a gift-Motherjane-Maktub

My fav song from the album.

R.I.P bro

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ahh dimebag...A legend...

RIP Dimebag..... Guitar legend \m/

R.I.P Chuck Schuldiner-11 years since cancer ate him

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my favourite death song\m/

RIP Chuck...Father of Death Metal.

My favourite Death song :

^nice one.there was an instrumental song that i liked from the sound of preserveranece album[not sure].The thing i like about Death is that all of their riffs sounds 'dangerous' to me unlike the riffs of Arch Enemy,its not fair comparing them,but i like the dangerous,mysterious sounding riffs.Anyways quite a sad month,december.

Nanducob said:
^nice one.there was an instrumental song that i liked from the sound of preserveranece album[not sure].The thing i like about Death is that all of their riffs sounds 'dangerous' to me unlike the riffs of Arch Enemy,its not fair comparing them,but i like the dangerous,mysterious sounding riffs.Anyways quite a sad month,december.

Yes, its Voice Of The Soul

Of course you cannot compare Death to Arch Enemy. Death basically invented Death Metal.

I agree. Death and Arch Enemy shouldnt be compared. Death has a more classical approach to their songs, while Arch Enemy has a lot more modern influence. Just my thought.

Anyways, here to share some softer videos. Recently fell in love with a band called Kamelot

Couple of tracks :

^^ Kamelot rocks!!..been a fan for years..

btw, Anyone checked the new Machine Head album Un to the Locust ? They did it again! It's ****in awesome!! \,,/,

heard a song playing on gotradio rock. It was called "now" I think and the bands name was a 4 letter or 5 letter word. Please help me in identifying the song. it was a fast paced song.

Found it

^finally aaron lewis got back his angry singing style

..check out their earlier records [tormented/break the cycle] if you havent,you may like it.

Lemmy and Friends are going to lose their jobs...lol

Nanducob said:
Lemmy and Friends are going to lose their jobs...lol

Yeah, I saw this one.

Look, you need a four handed drummer to play like Phil Taylor

I didn't like the guitar much, too low.

But overall, pretty awesome.

All hail our new machine overlords \m/ \m/

Yeah drummer is \m/and nice headbanging too,i think it has more than 4 hands

Looks like I am going through a Djent phase :

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Looks like I am going through a Djent phase :

im listening to Dream theater-Train of thought album,likes more than the Metropolis pt 2 album.Me too going through phases-now its progressive metal,Canned Heat(classic)and Jeff Buckley(fantastic vocalist).

More Djenty goodness :

As for progressive, I've been listening to Opeth. One of my favourite Opeth tracks :

Please like my Metal page : *www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Indian-Metalhead/249283651864648?ref=hl

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Nanducob said:
^link broken

^link broken

Fixed

^liked

More Djenty goodness...

Be proud and heavy :

Heavy metal 'a comfort for the bright child' - Telegraph

^ Tfs

Nanducob said:
^ Tfs

What's this?

Can anyone recommend songs with guitar solos (or duets) similar to the one in 'The Duelist by Iron Maiden' and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden' ?

The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Run to the hills - Iron Maiden
Hallowed be thy name - Iron Maiden

Pretty much every Iron maiden song.

^dont know any,maybe someone else can help you.

Ah late..it was a thanks for sharing(tfs) the article.

The cover of "Hallowed By Thy Name" by Cradle of Filth is even more awesome than the original one. Wish I could sing like the lead singer.

^lots of bands have covered 'Hallowed be thy name'.I like the Hammerfall version

lol

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I really would like to have a trip to Norway.

Meanwhile, some Symphonic Death Metal from Italy :

*i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7031801856/h61528F85/

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Soumik said:
Anyways, here to share some softer videos. Recently fell in love with a band called Kamelot
Couple of tracks :

I'm not into metal but the second one - Sacrimony sounds great (may be because this is not metal) .

H

Hammerfall !!! <3

Last man standing \m/<(^_^)>\m/

Free Music (Albums) for 10 days

Rock Demigods - Free for Today: Buy Digitalmusic Online at Best Prices in India in India: Flipkart.com

Awesome...checking it out now.

The blizzard of Oz and Californication seems good for today

I took Revelations as well.

^good band too.RATM minus Zach de la Rocha

Btw hows it?Cant really comprehend funky styled riffs of Tom morello without zach's rap-ping.

****! Led Zep 4 up for grabs today

still no "metal"

Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (vol 1 - 2): Behemoth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com

Nanducob said:
Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (vol 1 - 2): Behemoth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com

woah...fk giving away behemoth album for free...never thought this day would come...

Ronnie11 said:
woah...fk giving away behemoth album for free...never thought this day would come...

Lol..i was quite surprised to see it on the list coz for 2 days they were giving out albums mostly classic rock and artists like Jack White,Billy Joel etc and Today BOOM ! Its Behemoth !

Pearl Jam-Ten is also a 'must listen' album,if you have some grunge love.

LOG - Ashes of the wake for today

btw flyte app seems buggy and most albums are 128kbps:/

Nanducob said:
Lol..i was quite surprised to see it on the list coz for 2 days they were giving out albums mostly classic rock and artists like Jack White,Billy Joel etc and Today BOOM ! Its Behemoth !

Pearl Jam-Ten is also a 'must listen' album,if you have some grunge love.

LOG - Ashes of the wake for todaybtw flyte app seems buggy and most albums are 128kbps:/

Damn! I missed the Behemoth album. But I got Ashes Of The Wake. \m/

Look at what we have today

Damnation: Opeth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder: Cradle Of Filth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com
Awake: Dream Theater - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com

Nanducob said:
Look at what we have today
Damnation: Opeth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder: Cradle Of Filth - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com
Awake: Dream Theater - Download Albums Online in India Only at Flyte - Flipkart.com

Holy S**t....Damnation!!!

Also Black Gives Way To Blue by Alice In Chains..

PS: Suddenly, I like Flyte a lot more.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Holy S**t....Damnation!!!

Also Black Gives Way To Blue by Alice In Chains..

PS: Suddenly, I like Flyte a lot more.

Its a new album,not with the actual lead singer--Layne Staley

edit:reviews seems good
*www.amazon.com/Black-Gives-Way-To-Blue/dp/B0029LHW4U

Today free on Flyte:

-Rage Against The Machine
-Megadeth - Countdown to Excinction
-Disturbed
-Karnivool - Sound Awake

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Today free on Flyte:

-Rage Against The Machine
-Megadeth - Countdown to Excinction
-Disturbed
-Karnivool - Sound Awake

Grace by jeff buckley is also good but its the legacy version theyre giving.Havent heard of karnivool.Now 2 days left.Waiting to download on next month since 4gb fup is over

On the last day a separate section for ""Metal" !!!!!!!!

Metal Freaks: Buy Digitalmusic Online at Best Prices in India in India: Flipkart.com

Awesome....

Maiden
Priest
Slayer
Pantera
Deicide
Alice Cooper
Queensryche
SOAD
Korn

Pretty good collection. Will probably take all.

Edit : Though I was hoping for some albums by Death or Cannibal Corpse though. And no Metallica?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Awesome....

Maiden
Priest
Slayer
Pantera
Deicide
Alice Cooper
Queensryche
SOAD
Korn

Pretty good collection. Will probably take all.

Edit : Though I was hoping for some albums by Death or Cannibal Corpse though. And no Metallica?

if there was a metal category from day 1 it wouldve been possible.Anyways,the giveaway ends on 3rd march.Time to dowload from tomorrow

currently discovering ensiferum, any song suggestions?

I have only heard one song by Ensiferum. "Into Battle" I think. Hear it and let us know what you think about it.

Havent heard of them except saw the guitarist on the ibanez catalogue.lol

Try these

Lai Lai Hei is half in finnish, but anyway is great

@desmond thanks, sounds great, need to give a careful listen once.

Will watch when I get home.

In the meanwhile, if you've watched ~~Metal : A Headbanger's Journey~~ Global Metal, you will recognize this one. This song gives me goosebumps :

G

@nims11 - Ensiferum - Victory Song - this sounds great.

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BTW, could you guys recommend me some music? I've been listening to the same ones for a while now.

Neo said:
BTW, could you guys recommend me some music? I've been listening to the same ones for a while now.

which all artists/bands where you listening,earlier?

I've been listening Metallica/Iron Maiden/Guns n Roses/Emperor or maybe one or two more.. I'm new to metal, so I've probably not listened to all the good ones of the above mentioned too.

Neo said:
I've been listening Metallica/Iron Maiden/Guns n Roses/Emperor or maybe one or two more.. I'm new to metal, so I've probably not listened to all the good ones of the above mentioned too.

Megadeth,Slayer,Anthrax along with Metallica
are considered to be the big four in thrash though all have their own style.Try them.Also try some Judas Priest,Yngwie Malmsteen for high singing like Iron Maiden.If you like to try some Grunge music:
Alice in chains-Facelift,Dirt
Nirvana-In utero
Pearl Jam- Ten
etc
Some good unplugged albums:
Alice in chains unplugged
Nirvana unplugged
Staind unplugged
etc
Also some prog rock -Dream Theater-Metropolis Pt 2,Train of thought etc

Currently listening to Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream,
good album;you may like it

Neo said:
I've been listening Metallica/Iron Maiden/Guns n Roses/Emperor or maybe one or two more.. I'm new to metal, so I've probably not listened to all the good ones of the above mentioned too.

Try sabbath., Judas priest. As a start you may also try symphonic/power metal

Yeah...Sabbath's first album is a must listen for any new Metalhead.

havent posted for a while..

its a flyer from the 80's --of a band called 13 AD.Cant believe people like this existed here when there was no internet,tv(?) etc

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13 AD were a pretty good band.

Check this song :

I can't believe that no one knew that such a scene existed in India.

good song..

also amazed by the fact that Freddie Mercury was an Indian--Farokk Bulsara :shock:

You didn't know that? No Indian musician has ever achieved as much as he has.

..yeah...maybe ravishanker he was at the woodstock...

Of course, yet more people know Freddie Mercury. Some celebrities even have a Freddie Mercury tattoo.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Of course, yet more people know Freddie Mercury. Some celebrities even have a Freddie Mercury tattoo.

LOL...cant really go out with a freddy mercury tattoo these days,they'll misinterpret something...

btw really liking this ..stoner riffs from the album black gives way to blue..they did good without staley...

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dunno how bob marley got into that pic..lol

Neo said:
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BTW, could you guys recommend me some music? I've been listening to the same ones for a while now.

that happens with me most of the time..

even my mom and dad [both classical music lovers] were shocked out of their wits when i played metallica on our music system.

R.I.P Randy Rhoads

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anirbandd said:
that happens with me most of the time..

even my mom and dad [both classical music lovers] were shocked out of their wits when i played metallica on our music system.

My dad says nothing when I play metal on the stereo, but I can see the look on his face, so I play when he is out.

Nanducob said:
R.I.P Randy Rhoads

*img29.imageshack.us/img29/4995/randyu.jpg

Yeah, RIP Randy.

When I make some of my non-metal friends listin to metal songs, all they say after finishing of song is: "Buddy, where were the lyrics?" LOL

When I make some of my non-metal friends listin to metal songs, all they say after finishing of song is: "Buddy, where were the lyrics?" LOL

harshilsharma63 said:
When I make some of my non-metal friends listin to metal songs, all they say after finishing of song is: "Buddy, where were the lyrics?" LOL

im surprised that your friends do care about lyrics because ,nowadays,most lyrics in the 'popular music' category are absolute rubbish except for one or two or so.Lyrics have been bend to standout or 'made' just for the sake of entertaining people for a small period of time and then it goes to oblivion.eg:bollywood/regional film songs.
Ask them if they still listen to those 5 year old film songs that were superhit chewing gum songs,at that time while
I could always listen to 60s Voodoo child or 70s Stairway to heaven anytime upto my last breath and still not get bored.Im not being a rock/metal elitist just conveying the truth.

I personally don't care about the lyrics. I still don't know the words to all of my favourite songs.

Hell, I even like Rammstein and they don't even sing in English.

G

Any recommendations on Slipknot ?

Just started listening to some covers by Corey Taylor & he sounds great.
Found this song "Snuff" by Slipknot today & loved it.

That song is cool.

Also look up :

Pulse Of The Maggots
People=****
Vermillion (Not heavy)
Duality
Eyeless
Danger, Keep away (Not heavy)
Before I Forget (Grammy winning masterpiece)

H

harshilsharma63 said:
When I make some of my non-metal friends listin to metal songs, all they say after finishing of song is: "Buddy, where were the lyrics?" LOL

Well I have received the same response from a few friends as well, and I tell them to listen to the songs a few times to get the lyrics.This is what I do most of the time : ignore the people who find excuses to not liking metal songs.

Gen.Libeb said:
Any recommendations on Slipknot ?

Just started listening to some covers by Corey Taylor & he sounds great.
Found this song "Snuff" by Slipknot today & loved it.

Also check out the band 'Stone Sour' - Corey Taylor's ego rock band.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
People=****

People=sh!t
coolest songtitle,ever-which is 100% true

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I personally don't care about the lyrics. I still don't know the words to all of my favourite songs.

Hell, I even like Rammstein and they don't even sing in English.

I think German is very well suited for Metal music because their language is like 'ischt' ''b!tcht''Hrrr''Krr''Brr' etc which are ideal for metal

Im more fond of knowing the lyrics of Metal songs than Rock.Makes me more curious about what theyre trying to say ! And for Black Metal like Mayhem,Marduk,i dont even realise if thats what theyre saying even if i know the lyrics !

I think Rammstein is one of the best live bands around. Wish these guys come to India sometime.

^They have fire shows in their gig,seen on youtube.

Listening to Slayer-South Of Heaven..Damn..the solos are fast and all of them seems the same ..lol

Slayer is a good band, but most of their solos suck. Spirit In Black has a better solo though.

If you are listening to Slayer for the first time, then listen to Raining Blood.

^I ve previously listened to Reign in Blood,since i read that it was considered as the best album,didnt gave it a serious listen though.Checking out Spirit in Black.Btw Jihad is my favourite. Slayer track.

My favourite tracks from Christ Illusion are "Cult" and "Eyes Of The Insane".

That intro drumming in Cult and the lyrics of Eyes Of The Insane.

Somehow i think that the 'Going Nowhere' solos of Slayer are from King and the bearable ones are from Hanneman?At the end of Goddamn Electric(Pantera) there is some crazy whammy sh!t from King,like those solos.I think that guy is crazy!

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Now I've been listening to Von Benzo.
Not sure if this band classifies as metal, but their page says so.

*img845.imageshack.us/img845/2483/akerfeldtc.jpg

Gen.Libeb said:
Now I've been listening to Von Benzo.
Not sure if this band classifies as metal, but their page says so.

havent heard of them before

Gen.Libeb said:
Now I've been listening to Von Benzo.
Not sure if this band classifies as metal, but their page says so.

No entry in Wikipedia as well. Any idea about genre ?

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
No entry in Wikipedia as well. Any idea about genre ?

I don't understand s*** about genre, so I posted, may be you guys know. It sounds more rock & less metal to me.
If I like it it, it is probably not metal.

Heard the video. Sounds like Hard Rock, but then that is a very generic term to describe them. Sounds a lot like Five Finger Death Punch.

You gotta listen to Bad Company

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
You gotta listen to Bad Company

It says not available in your country. Are you watching this on a proxy / vpn ?

edit - nevermind, I found another link. Never heard of them before. It sounds good. The solo sounds like some 80's classic rock.

I was accessing it from office and they have their proxies in the US.

Trying Eluveitie after having good exp with Ensiferum

One band that should be quintessential for all metalheads is Opeth. How can you not love them? Those lyrics and acoustic segments. Pure genius.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
One band that should be quintessential for all metalheads is Opeth. How can you not love them? Those lyrics and acoustic segments. Pure genius.

Right.****en love the song Deliverance..addicted to it
Only Death Metal band whose songs can convey many emotions,not just the brutality all the time like other DM bands.

My points on MyTimes...

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
My points on MyTimes...

*i.imgur.com/YT9Jo07.png

Freeze it

Respect...

S

Anybody into Suicidal/ Depressive black /doom metal?

Please suggest some artists like My Dying Bride, November,s Doom...

Siddhartha_t69 said:
Anybody into Suicidal/ Depressive black /doom metal?

Please suggest some artists like My Dying Bride, November,s Doom...

My recommendation would be the band 'Agalloch'.Perfect mix or black and doom.Have heard Suicidal black metal-vocals sounded like howling of wolves

Siddhartha_t69 said:
Anybody into Suicidal/ Depressive black /doom metal?

Please suggest some artists like My Dying Bride, November,s Doom...

Type O Negative, Opeth.

S

Thanks, Agalloch seems to be just what i am looking for, also Type o Negative.
Thanks

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
One band that should be quintessential for all metalheads is Opeth. How can you not love them? Those lyrics and acoustic segments. Pure genius.

The music is great. But not a fan of that kind of screaming.

May be you guys could like this ?

Gen.Libeb said:
The music is great. But not a fan of that kind of screaming.

okay.If you prefer clean vocals there are two Opeth albums which have absolutely clean singing.Those albums are
'Damnation' and 'Heritage'.Try it.

Amon Amarth releases its upcoming titles title song "Deceiver of the gods" for free
Amon Amarth - Deceiver of The Gods on Official.fm

Sounds good, typical amon amarth.

Nanducob said:
okay.If you prefer clean vocals there are two Opeth albums which have absolutely clean singing.Those albums are
'Damnation' and 'Heritage'.Try it.

+1

BTW, did you hear that song full? There are clean parts in that too. That's why Opeth are a genius. Their songs are very dynamic.

nims11 said:
Amon Amarth releases its upcoming titles title song "Deceiver of the gods" for free
Amon Amarth - Deceiver of The Gods on Official.fm

Sounds good, typical amon amarth.

Thanks for sharing. Downloading now.

Avenged Sevenfold ftw

nickaustin said:
Avenged Sevenfold ftw

I like all the older City Of Evil stuff. But, not so much their new stuff.

Chi Cheng died

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It is with true sadness that we report that Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away early Saturday morning (April 13) after a four-year battle to survive following a car crash in 2008.
The 42-year-old musician had spent most of the time since the accident in a coma, briefly showing signs of consciousness on a couple of occasions. Over the past few years, Deftones have continued to record and perform without Cheng, but had always kept the bassist close to their hearts.
Cheng was seriously hurt on Nov. 4, 2008when a car he was traveling in with his sister Mae flipped multiple times after hitting another vehicle. His struggle overthe past four years was documented by his family at the website OneLoveForChi.com

source: Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dies at 42

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I like all the older City Of Evil stuff. But, not so much their new stuff.

Well, nightmare was pretty good, esp god hates us, nightmare n so far away

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
+1
BTW, did you hear that song full? There are clean parts in that too. That's why Opeth are a genius. Their songs are very dynamic.

Yeah, heard the full song. Will check the 2 Opeth albums later.
btw thanks for introducing the band "Five finger death punch". Checked out few more songs from them & I like them.

Nanducob said:
Chi Cheng died
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source: Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dies at 42

RIP Cheng...

Gen.Libeb said:
Yeah, heard the full song. Will check the 2 Opeth albums later.
btw thanks for introducing the band "Five finger death punch". Checked out few more songs from them & I like them.

Here, listen to this :

Ok.. posting a non-metal video truely... But being a metal a metal fan, i enjoyed it. I loved the Nightwish version of it. And am loving this one as well. Am hoping.. atleast symphonic metal fans might enjoy this instrumental track.

Dude, please try to limit songs to metal to keep with the spirit of the thread.

Edit :

In Flames from Sweden. Listen to the chorus on this one :

BTW, which Scandinavian country do you guys think has the best bands? Sweden, Finland or Norway?

Sorry man.. that version of the track i loved from Nightwish.. touched my heart.. I guess i have a soft corner for violins

Well.. most of my favs are from Sweden.. so i to me.. they have the best ones..

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
BTW, which Scandinavian country do you guys think has the best bands? Sweden, Finland or Norway?

Tough to say, all of them are pretty badass, but i will go with sweden even though one of my favourites(Ensiferum) is finnish.

Norway famous for black metal.is Opeth swedish?

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
In Flames from Sweden. Listen to the chorus on this one :

This sounds great.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
BTW, which Scandinavian country do you guys think has the best bands? Sweden, Finland or Norway?

+1 for Sweden. I don't think I've heard any from Norway.

Nanducob said:
Norway famous for black metal.is Opeth swedish?

Yes, Opeth is Swedish.

Some Oriental metal from Jerusalem. This one is the soundtrack from the Global Metal documentary.

Gen.Libeb said:
+1 for Sweden. I don't think I've heard any from Norway.

Norway is known for Black Metal. Also these artists are (in)famous for being die hard satanists.

Mikael Akerfeldt turned 39 today.

Nanducob said:
Mikael Akerfeldt turned 39 today.

Happy Birthday Mikael Akerfeldt

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allright, i go the Opeth and Amon Amarth discographies..

now suggest me their best albums and songs.

anirbandd said:
allright, i go the Opeth and Amon Amarth discographies..

now suggest me their best albums and songs.

Every f***ing album and every f***ing song \m/

Opeth you can start with Morningrise if you have no problems with growled vocals otherwise start with Damnation.

Amon Amarth not much idea but their songs are epic as hell.

man, i live on growling... lamb of god ftw!

Then go Blackwater Park -> Morningrise -> My Arms, Your Hearse -> Deliverance -> Damnation -> etc..

anirbandd said:
allright, i go the Opeth and Amon Amarth discographies..

now suggest me their best albums and songs.

Amon amarth
- Twilight of the Thunder god
- Cry of the black birds
- Under the northern star
- Death in fire
- Guardians of asgaard
- Fate of Norns
- The pursuit of Vikings

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Sure everyone's heard this song.
Is James Hetfield playing the solo in this video or is he just finger-syncing? What do you think. Is it possible to make an accoustic sound like that?

Edit : Another epic song from In Flames

Saw Layne Staley in yesterday's Dream-i talked to him,very nice person

Hoping to see Jimi Hendrix today

Dude, seriously?

Gen.Libeb said:
Sure everyone's heard this song.
Is James Hetfield playing the solo in this video or is he just finger-syncing? What do you think. Is it possible to make an accoustic sound like that?

afaik, the only portion that was synced in S&M was the prayer section with the child in Enter Sandman.

S&M is E-P-I-C

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Dude, seriously?

yup,100% true.i read his biography before going to bed,maybe that why.i had many instances where if i think about someone before going to bed id see them in my dream

Are you sure you did not smoke pot or something?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Are you sure you did not smoke pot or something?

lol..no.. Has been a year since i smoked anything!
btw you smoke?

Nope. Neither do I drink.

^Beer?wine?

Oh yeah, I drink Wine, but only because I like its taste. I never drink to get wasted.

Not everyone drinks to get wasted,man
''Some people feel the spirit,others just get wasted

''

Well, I won't deny that I have tried Vodka, Rum, Beer and Whisky. But, only at some parties. Yet, I don't really find it appealing.

Speaking of drinking songs :

"Cheers M***********s, this is the 11th hour."

Gen.Libeb said:
Sure everyone's heard this song.
Is James Hetfield playing the solo in this video or is he just finger-syncing? What do you think. Is it possible to make an accoustic sound like that?

You can make a guitar make any sound possible, you only need the right processors.

Refer to this video :

That channel is full of videos like this.

PS: I don't like Hethfield's vocals in that video, the older vocals were better.

Amy Lee (of Evanescence) and Jonathan Davis (of Korn) singing Freak On A Leash

listening to Opeth discography. I cant say that i particularly like them. kinda bland, without much variations. but there are a few exceptions.

Amon Amarth, on the other hand, i like. have listened to a few from Surtur Rising. pretty good.

I am trying In flames as well. Listened to 3-4 songs. Liked it a bit but not sure if will keep listening to it for long. Also found lyrics to be kind of weird

. But still trying. song suggestions plz.

nims11 said:
I am trying In flames as well. Listened to 3-4 songs. Liked it a bit but not sure if will keep listening to it for long. Also found lyrics to be kind of weird . But still trying. song suggestions plz.

same here,i expected them to be more heavy coz of their band name.

Btw heard Burzum-Filosofem,****ing great album.really stands out because of their use of samples(kinda like black metal with some sample loops but really mixes very well)

anirbandd said:
listening to Opeth discography. I cant say that i particularly like them. kinda bland, without much variations. but there are a few exceptions.

Amon Amarth, on the other hand, i like. have listened to a few from Surtur Rising. pretty good.

Opeth bland? Dude WTF you smoking? Did you hear Morningrise?

nims11 said:
I am trying In flames as well. Listened to 3-4 songs. Liked it a bit but not sure if will keep listening to it for long. Also found lyrics to be kind of weird . But still trying. song suggestions plz.

Moonshield
Cloud Connected
Come Clarity
Reflect The Storm
Take This Life

Have no idea what the lyrics meant but rocks anyway! Great artwork in the video

Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse = Awesome!!

RIP Jeff Hanneman. My life will never be the same again.

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anirbandd said:
Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse = Awesome!!

What is your favourite track from that album?

Also have you noticed that the last word on every song is the name of the next song?

R.I.P Hanneman.
Will Slayer disband for now?

They kind of already are. Dave is gone, Jeff is dead. I am not sure if Araya will remain, he had to undergo some surgery. Kerry is the only one who remains, but he can't do **** on his own.

RIP Hanneman.

Sick: Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman’s Funeral? - Stereoboard UK

They are a bunch of faggots.

and they say music has no boundaries..

slayer kinda lost it a few years ago and finally this .......sad events i guess change does happen no matter who you are..........but i'll always remember the time i bought hell awaits cassette and played it through a old phillips player ...covered myself head to toe in a blanket and banged my head like there was no tomorrow hell yeah \m/

Godoftheforbiddenlight said:
slayer kinda lost it a few years ago and finally this .......sad events i guess change does happen no matter who you are..........but i'll always remember the time i bought hell awaits cassette and played it through a old phillips player ...covered myself head to toe in a blanket and banged my head like there was no tomorrow hell yeah \m/

haha,
welcome to the Headbangers Den!

I Lol'd so hard on this!
The Jonas Brothers—Satanic to the Core!!!

Another site full of bullsh!t
Rock Music: The Devil's Advocate

Godoftheforbiddenlight said:
slayer kinda lost it a few years ago and finally this .......sad events i guess change does happen no matter who you are..........but i'll always remember the time i bought hell awaits cassette and played it through a old phillips player ...covered myself head to toe in a blanket and banged my head like there was no tomorrow hell yeah \m/

I used to have that Morbid Angel pic as my avatar on TDF, its still in my profile.

Nanducob said:
haha,
welcome to the Headbangers Den!

I Lol'd so hard on this!
The Jonas Brothers—Satanic to the Core!!!

Another site full of bullsh!t
Rock Music: The Devil's Advocate

please don't post such links.It makes me :facepalm:

on what America(or rather what deranged fanatics) have done to Christianity

oh btw is AC/DC heavy metal?

CommanderShawnzer said:
oh btw is AC/DC heavy metal?

They are hard/blues rock while i read it somewhere that the band members considered themselves as just 'rock 'n roll'

Nanducob said:
They are hard/blues rock while i read it somewhere that the band members considered themselves as just 'rock 'n roll'

Yup, Hard Rock. Though some people consider them something like proto-metal. They are not listed in Sam Dunn's Metal Family Tree.

Nanducob said:
haha,
welcome to the Headbangers Den!

I Lol'd so hard on this!
The Jonas Brothers—Satanic to the Core!!!

Another site full of bullsh!t
Rock Music: The Devil's Advocate

I don't understand these guys. On what criteria do they classify music as satanic or non-satanic? On loudness?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yup, Hard Rock. Though some people consider them something like proto-metal. They are not listed in Sam Dunn's Metal Family Tree.

yeah,but wiki says that they also come under 'heavy metal' along with bands such as Led Zeppelin.I think 'heavy metal' is just a broad term to describe all those hard rock/metal bands(like Rock 'n Roll is to rock.)I havent really looked at Sam Dunn's classification but i heard that there are some flaws in it.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yup, Hard Rock. Though some people consider them something like proto-metal. They are not listed in Sam Dunn's Metal Family Tree.

I don't understand these guys. On what criteria do they classify music as satanic or non-satanic? On loudness?

Some one played some Jonas Brother track in reverse and it sounded like hail satan or something..lol
Others are about some dumb kid shooting his neigh/killing his mother/commiting suicide after getting influenced by rock music :lol:

CommanderShawnzer said:
please don't post such links.It makes me on what America(or rather what deranged fanatics) have done to Christianity

oh btw is AC/DC heavy metal?

yeah? i dont see any "american" culture in america. whatever culture they have is borrowed from a bunch of other cultures. its expected of them. shame.

I have had people tell me that The Eagles are satanic, only because Hotel California is actually the name of a place where satan is worshipped. The band has made a statement that its nothing like that but these guys refuse to believe.

Situation is worse in muslim countries. In Iran, the moral police will grab anyone wearing metal t-shirts and will shave the head if you have long hair. They absolutely hate metal.

Update : Currently hooked on to Obzen by Meshuggah :

anirbandd said:
yeah? i dont see any "american" culture in america. whatever culture they have is borrowed from a bunch of other cultures. its expected of them. shame.

Dont know why people would hate so much on the U.S.Atleast theyre more polite than some of the scumbags seen in India.Also i have more reasons to hate on Pakistan than the U.S.All the Cultures simply didnt evolve in a day,they might have borrowed something from somewhere,during evolution.Also I dont see the praised 'Indian culture' anywhere,westernization everywhere.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I have had people tell me that The Eagles are satanic, only because Hotel California is actually the name of a place where satan is worshipped. The band has made a statement that its nothing like that but these guys refuse to believe.

Situation is worse in muslim countries. In Iran, the moral police will grab anyone wearing metal t-shirts and will shave the head if you have long hair. They absolutely hate metal.

:/

b!tches

Click to expand...

Would you guys consider Justin Beiber livery around an Iron Maiden video (on YouTube) to be blasphemy?

I sure do, because I hate those stupid pop singers. Iron Maiden FTW.

Here is the pic I was talking about:

*i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss213/aayushthegamer/blasphemy_zps8d9ac572.png

once the page loads fully, the black background changes into a JB and NM photograph.

Utter blasphemy....I am sure people have dissed on this in the comments.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Utter blasphemy....I am sure people have dissed on this in the comments.

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lol...wut?

nims11 said:
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awesome IT dept you have got

shoot them through their head.

Extreme Gamer said:
Would you guys consider Justin Beiber livery around an Iron Maiden video (on YouTube) to be blasphemy?

I sure do, because I hate those stupid pop singers. Iron Maiden FTW. <- the big grand daddy of all fu(king metal bands out there. Iron Maiden Forevah!

Here is the pic I was talking about:

once the page loads fully, the black background changes into a JB and NM photograph.

Go home Youtube...
.
.
.
You're dead drunk. :evil:

Thanks Jeff for happening to us,you made what thrash is today....RIP.....and when you are done...... Raise Hell in Heaven :twisted:

WAR ENSEBLE on...........

anirbandd said:
awesome IT dept you have got

shoot them through their head.

Go home Youtube...
.
.
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You're dead drunk.

Up the irons!

^Up the Irons! \m/

Down the beibers __|_

Down the beibers __|_

Nanducob said:
Down the beibers __|_

Down the beibers __|_

Whenever someone actually names him I get so pissed that I want to kill that person.

If you have not already liked My metal page, do it re!!

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Elitist-Metalhead/

Me and Nandu are admins here.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
If you have not already liked My metal page, do it re!!

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Elitist-Metalhead/

Me and Nandu are admins here.

No such page!

Extreme Gamer said:
Whenever someone actually names him I get so pissed that I want to kill that person.

donot killed me..
Last chance....

donot killed me..
Last chance....
(viabhavtek style

)

nims11 said:
No such page!

try this

*m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=249283651864648&ref=stream&refid=52

nims11 said:
No such page!

*www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Elitist-Metalhead/249283651864648

Check this

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
*www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Elitist-Metalhead/249283651864648

Check this

Done!

nims11 said:
Done!

thanks

pls invite your 'metal' friends,if you can

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
If you have not already liked My metal page, do it re!!

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Angry-Elitist-Metalhead/

Me and Nandu are admins here.

Really now, advertising yourself? Is that what a metalhead is supposed to do?

Extreme Gamer said:
Really now, advertising yourself? Is that what a metalhead is supposed to do?

not sure if trolling

Extreme Gamer said:
Really now, advertising yourself? Is that what a metalhead is supposed to do?

lol

Nanducob said:
not sure if trolling

I'm not trolling. Bringing attention to that page is fine, but asking people to "like" it is not IMHO.

Extreme Gamer said:
I'm not trolling. Bringing attention to that page is fine, but asking people to "like" it is not IMHO.

why? Does it cost money to like it?We are not forcing anyone to join.Pls not like it if you dont like it,simple as that and pls refrain from making comments like these

you guys need to cool down...

Chill bro, I am doing what any page admin would do.

There are numerous fan pages that are advertised by users here in TDF.
eg:fellow member Prathyush is an admin in some specific laptop fan page.One may like it or not like it,its up to them,but pls dont make a big deal out of it.
peace.

Happened with me today
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nims11 said:
Happened with me today

Which application? That deserves to be abandoned.

Extreme Gamer said:
Which application? That deserves to be abandoned.

MIUI music player.

RIP Chuck. The father of Death metal.

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R.I.P chuck

R.I.P chuck

WTF

A-m-a-z-i-n-g :shock:

Now, what w-was I-I about to s-s-say...oh yeah, I r-remember...um, um, h-has anybody heard of Iron Fire?

L-l-listen to t-their song c-c-called Leviathan.

EDIT: Gonna add, you guys should check out some of the bands that are signed up with Napalm Records. I think you won't be disappointed. The label only focuses on Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, so you guys won't be dissapointed.

Guys, which song is playing from 0:00 to 0:57?

Son of a *****...who saw this coming?

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Fronts New Stone Temple Pilots Song ‘Out of Time’

But its damn good...

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
WTF

that sounded more like farting.

the guy's got, umm, "talent".

Extreme Gamer said:
A-m-a-z-i-n-g

Now, what w-was I-I about to s-s-say...oh yeah, I r-remember...um, um, h-has anybody heard of Iron Fire?

L-l-listen to t-their song c-c-called Leviathan.

EDIT: Gonna add, you guys should check out some of the bands that are signed up with Napalm Records. I think you won't be disappointed. The label only focuses on Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, so you guys won't be dissapointed.

Guys, which song is playing from 0:00 to 0:57?

Looks like Napalm records produces folk metal and powermetal mainly.

This is called dedication :

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
This is called dedication :

lol looks like Stephen hawking :))

My new favourite song.

Check this out :
For Whom the Bell Tolls

^awesome.

Just.

Hmm just came across this video with a cool song. Check it out, melodic death/power metal.. some people might like.
Some people call them pop-ish, but i kinda like Amaranthe...

Happy Slayer Day folks

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Happy Slayer Day folks]

i see,yesterday was Tom Araya's bday.

Btw had recent encounter with a trve metal idiot who says

fagut said:
There is a great diffrnce of class (between trve metal and false metal) ...

Our metal is butiful,heavy,b adass,brutal,sc ary,dprsve,ener getic n espcly satanic...

Wot they hve...

Hopeless nthng else...

Lol.. trve metalheads hate Deathcore,metalcore etc.says they're gay.
Reason behind this Logic?
"Metal is like an apple.Everything is good except the core"
Lmao!

A really good explanation for those who cannot stand screaming or growling vocals :

DrDerpberg comments on I don't hear any musical quality in the screaming vocals found in many genres of metal music. CMV

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
A really good explanation for those who cannot stand screaming or growling vocals :

DrDerpberg comments on I don't hear any musical quality in the screaming vocals found in many genres of metal music. CMV

I read the whole thing until it said
'' one example of really good death metal singing is Lamb of God-Redneck .''
:/

Hey guys, please recommend some heavy metal songs with long and nice guitar solos or duets. Also recommend songs with great drumming.

harshilsharma63 said:
Hey guys, please recommend some heavy metal songs with long and nice guitar solos or duets. Also recommend songs with great drumming.

Through the fire and the flames by Dragonforce.

harshilsharma63 said:
Hey guys, please recommend some heavy metal songs with long and nice guitar solos or duets. Also recommend songs with great drumming.

welcome to the world of Metal music bro.

hope you can stick long enough to love it.

start with Iron Maiden, Metallica.

Go on to Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Black Sabbath, Children of Bodom etc..

anirbandd said:
welcome to the world of Metal music bro.

hope you can stick long enough to love it.

start with Iron Maiden, Metallica.

Go on to Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Black Sabbath, Children of Bodom etc..

I'm not new to metal world bro, I've been listening to Metallica, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, ACDC and many more from the past 3 years

. I'm currently looking for songs with great guitar solos/duets and drumming.

hmm..

my bad

Listen to Amon Amarth. They are melodic. I love them.

anirbandd said:
hmm..

my bad

Listen to Amon Amarth. They are melodic. I love them.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Through the fire and the flames by Dragonforce.

Will listen to those.

Guns and Roses-Estranged
whole song is a big solo

T

Hello, good to see a head bangers thread on tdf..Listening to dragonforce- fury of the storm and cob-towards dead end continuously in a loop. Helps me focus on studies. \m/

techno_chrat said:
Hello, good to see a head bangers thread on tdf..Listening to dragonforce- fury of the storm and cob-towards dead end continuously in a loop. Helps me focus on studies. \m/

Welcome to TDF. We are always glad to have more metalheads here. Try to contribute as frequently as you can.

techno_chrat said:
Hello, good to see a head bangers thread on tdf..Listening to dragonforce- fury of the storm and cob-towards dead end continuously in a loop. Helps me focus on studies. \m/

welcome scholarly headbanger!

Childrem of bodom released 'Halo Of Blood' a week ago. Tried it today. Great to see Bodom back to its original style. Have listened half way, and it is awesome till now.

Nanducob said:
Guns and Roses-Estranged
whole song is a big solo

not particularly Metal.

techno_chrat said:
Hello, good to see a head bangers thread on tdf..Listening to dragonforce- fury of the storm and cob-towards dead end continuously in a loop. Helps me focus on studies. \m/

Welcome to TDF.

nims11 said:
Childrem of bodom released 'Halo Of Blood' a week ago. Tried it today. Great to see Bodom back to its original style. Have listened half way, and it is awesome till now.

thanks for the heads up!!

Nanducob said:
Guns and Roses-Estranged
whole song is a big solo

Take reference from Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives to know what bands are classified as metal and which are not. Guns n Roses don't have an entry there.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Take reference from Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives to know what bands are classified as metal and which are not. Guns n Roses don't have an entry there.

Any more heavier songs, with guitar solos?

harshilsharma63 said:
Any more heavier songs, with guitar solos?

To be honest this is a very broad topic in metal. There are simply a lot of bands and a lot of songs.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
To be honest this is a very broad topic in metal. There are simply a lot of bands and a lot of songs.

Yeah, I know. But you can at least suggest songs you have heard.

anirbandd said:
not particularly Metal.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Take reference from Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives to know what bands are classified as metal and which are not. Guns n Roses don't have an entry there.

Oops..i forgot that it has to be 'Metal',concentrated more on the solo part.Still Guns and Roses comes under Heavy metal (wiki)which has metal in it

great show

Amon Amarth's Deceiver of Gods Released!

Children of Bodom: Halo of Blood impressions - After Listening half the album, I am playing them on repeat since days! Awesome album, and that I have still half the album to listen keeps me drooling

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nims11 said:
Amon Amarth's Deceiver of Gods Released!

Children of Bodom: Halo of Blood impressions - After Listening half the album, I am playing them on repeat since days! Awesome album, and that I have still half the album to listen keeps me drooling .

Been hearing a lot of good about the Halo Of Blood. Looks like I will have to give it a try.

B

Been listening to the new Black Sabbath, Megadeth and Alice in Chains albums, pretty underwhelming stuff

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Halo of Blood is Good stuff.

finally, some good metal in the recent years, among all the $hit that has been churning up since every punk-ish band started calling themselves metal.

the heavyweights still rule.

bikramjitkar said:
Been listening to the new Black Sabbath, Megadeth and Alice in Chains albums, pretty underwhelming stuff .

I didn't expect Sabbath to come up with something so stupid as 13.

before i listened to Megadeth, i was under the impression that its style would be something atleast comparable to Metallica.

i was SO disappointed. it sounded like rock. Hard rock at the most.

nims11 said:
Amon Amarth's Deceiver of Gods Released!

Children of Bodom: Halo of Blood impressions - After Listening half the album, I am playing them on repeat since days! Awesome album, and that I have still half the album to listen keeps me drooling .

i did that after i listened to Metallica - Death Magnetic.

anirbandd said:
before i listened to Megadeth, i was under the impression that its style would be something atleast comparable to Metallica.

i was SO disappointed. it sounded like rock. Hard rock at the most.

You feel that because Megadeth's lineup was not consistant except for Mustaine and Ellefson.There were numerous guitarists like Chris,Poland,Marty Friedman,Chris Broderick etc who got the taste of the band.i havent listened much,but i have tried 'Countdown to Extinction' and i feel its Metal.listen to tracks Megadeth-sweating bullets,atleast Mustaine's vocals are metallish.
Also bands become famous because most of them are good at what they do and not but the least 'being unique'.So if Megadeth actually sounded like Metallice people would've called them a ripoff and they would be less successful.btw which Megadeth album did you listen to?

^yeah.. you are right.. maybe im so habituated to the fast and heavy riffs, deep fast bass, im not feeling Megadeth.

the whole Discography

but yeah MD is fast metal.

B

I think you guys have been listening to 90's Megadeth (Countdown to Extinction onward). 80's Megadeth was simply lethal. Listen to Killing Is My Business, Peace Sells, So Far So Good So What and the almighty Rust in Peace for some real thrash. I love Metallica and I think they would sound heavier to the casual listener because they used more power chords and better production (Megadeth really suffered because of this in the 80's), but the complexity and speed of 80's Megadeth was just mind boggling!

bikramjitkar said:
I think you guys have been listening to 90's Megadeth (Countdown to Extinction onward). 80's Megadeth was simply lethal. Listen to Killing Is My Business, Peace Sells, So Far So Good So What and the almighty Rust in Peace for some real thrash. I love Metallica and I think they would sound heavier to the casual listener because they used more power chords and better production (Megadeth really suffered because of this in the 80's), but the complexity and speed of 80's Megadeth was just mind boggling!

okay.you seem to know more about Megadeth.I've already listened to Countdown to Extinction and liked it.So which album should i listen to next(among the old ones)?

B

After Countdown, they became more slow and melodic so, if you want more of that, listen to Youthanasia and Cryptic Writings. If you like fast, thrashy stuff, get the first four albums (Killing Is My Business, Peace Sells, So Far So Good So What and Rust In Peace). But keep in mind, if you're new to thrash (not counting Metallica), you might find it difficult to digest at first, mostly because of Mustaine's vocals.

From their newer stuff, The System Has Failed, United Abominations and Endgame are pretty good and have a nice mix of fast and slow songs.

Thanks bikramjitkar.will check it out.

Thanks bikramjitkar.will check it out.

Nanducob said:
great show

Awesome.

This one is awesome too, just wait till they start playing Refuse/Resist, that's when all hell breaks loose. The actual show starts at 1:16

bikramjitkar said:
I think you guys have been listening to 90's Megadeth (Countdown to Extinction onward). 80's Megadeth was simply lethal. Listen to Killing Is My Business, Peace Sells, So Far So Good So What and the almighty Rust in Peace for some real thrash. I love Metallica and I think they would sound heavier to the casual listener because they used more power chords and better production (Megadeth really suffered because of this in the 80's), but the complexity and speed of 80's Megadeth was just mind boggling!

i already told Megadeth is fast metal, but they are too light, when you see that Mustaine was a Metallica member.

Fast + Heavy would have been awesome, but yes, that would have made them a bit Metallica rip-off.

I think you guys have been listening to 90's Megadeth (Countdown to Extinction onward). 80's Megadeth was simply lethal. Listen to Killing Is My Business, Peace Sells, So Far So Good So What and the almighty Rust in Peace for some real thrash.

when i listen to a band, i listen to the whole discography, chronologically.

B

Well then you need to listen more closely.

bikramjitkar said:
Well then you need to listen more closely.

Different people different choices. For eg, I am not a big fan of Metallica, I like their songs, but they don't appeal me to the extent that I will listen to them for a long time.

Oriental metal from Israel.

B

nims11 said:
Different people different choices. For eg, I am not a big fan of Metallica, I like their songs, but they don't appeal me to the extent that I will listen to them for a long time.

Yeah, I was just kidding.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Awesome.

This one is awesome too, just wait till they start playing Refuse/Resist, that's when all hell breaks loose. The actual show starts at 1:16

video

nice..yep saw an african american after a loooong time in a metal/rock band :lol:

Ever wondered why there is a seemingly small population of african americans in metal/rock bands? they all seem to crowd the jazz and rap culture.
i can name two of them -This guy and Jimi hendrix :lol:

and Slash?
I might not be seeing the big picture but these people are proportionally less in rock/metal,atleast those who are in,are not popular.

Nanducob said:
nice..yep saw an african american after a loooong time in a metal/rock bandEver wondered why there is a seemingly small population of african americans in metal/rock bands? they all seem to crowd the jazz and rap culture.
i can name two of them -This guy and Jimi hendrix and Slash?
I might not be seeing the big picture but these people are proportionally less in rock/metal,atleast those who are in,are not popular.

Yeah, they are all in for the hip-hop c(rap). African americans really piss me off. After their ancestors made such great genres called Blues and Jazz, they go in for the dumb hip-hop ****.

But there are a lot of non-white guys in metal. Here are some of them :

Misha Mansoor of Periphery. I am not sure but he does look Indian, I was unable to find any biography on him to prove it. He kicks ass on 7 string guitars :
*www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/player_page_image/player/misha_mansoor2.jpg

Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders. Kicks ass on 8 string guitars.
*www.emgpickups.com/content/artistimages/tosinabasiaal.jpg

Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine.
*userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/44448997/Zack+De+La+Rocha.jpg

Howard Jones, formerly of Killswitch Engage.
*www.metalinsider.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/howard-jones.jpg

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden. This guy IS Indian.
*gunshyassassin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/soundgarden_4.jpg

Also, nothing says "Black" Metal like african metal :

^always thought Zach was mexican.You can add Slash to the list.
And Kim Thayils parents are mallus :lol:

I don't have any words to describe this! But this is some awesome stuff.. Don't know if it is true, But lyrics are amazing!

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Also, nothing says "Black" Metal like african metal :

Thanks for sharing, great piece

^Good.Here's something more darker..

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Also, nothing says "Black" Metal like african metal :

intro is good..

but drums is horrible. miserable.

Lol fed up with trve metalheads on FB.On every fu*ing metal page there will be a douchebag who spreads hate about core genres and boasts off how true 'real metal' is.
...This is a comment on Indian metal scene's FB page when they posted some random deatcore band pic.

trve metalhead said:
DEATHCORE IS GAY
.....instea d of posting real metal why do u post a **** about a genre which is far away from real music.....

And if i see comment below......you are a mothe b*tch-f*ck and a huge dog's d*ck sucker

...fighting is still going on

Though I have no hate for the core genres, note that "core" derives from hardcore punk, so its more punk than metal.

damn..

i listened to Tears Dont Fall by Bullet for my Valentine: it was okayish, even goodish..

but then i ventured to listen to some more from them.

and i got some terrible $hit thrown into my ears.

horrible lyrics, horrible vocals.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Though I have no hate for the core genres, note that "core" derives from hardcore punk, so its more punk than metal.

I dont know why they classified them as core genre?i don't understand,i mean everything from metalcore to goregrind sounds "METAL" to me.I think its the stupidest classification,ever because i don't think punk music uses low tunings like metal does and its a lot different from each other and the lyrics?.According to them Dying Fetus/Lamb Of God=(hardened)Ramones/Sex pistols which is bullshit :-x

anirbandd said:
damn..

i listened to Tears Dont Fall by Bullet for my Valentine: it was okayish, even goodish..

but then i ventured to listen to some more from them.

and i got some terrible $hit thrown into my ears.

horrible lyrics, horrible vocals.

want to see something more worse than that?
"Breakdown core''

very attractive song but

Lyrics???

I wanna watch you suck his dick
I know you ****ing love it, *****

Choke, do you see me now?
Choke, do you see me now?
Choke, do you see me now?
Choke, do you see me now?

I wanna watch you suck his dick
I know you ****ing love it, *****

Do you see me now?
Do you see me now?

Do you see me now?
You ****ing *****

Do you see me know?
Look at your mind ****ing eyes
Do you see me know?
Look at your mind ****ing eyes

Do you see me know?
Look at your mind ****ing eyes
Do you see me know?
Look at your mind ****ing eyes

R.I.P Lyrics :-o

:O

damn

:wallbash:

I just listened to Nevermore:

I like it.

There is God :mrgreen:

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G

some sludge metal<3
these guys are good.
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And i hope youve seen this

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DOMINATION!

Yeah...that girl became an overnight celeb among metalheads worldwide.

This is some sludge you need to hear :

I hear that this song is going to be in the new Monster's University movie.

Edit : Some In flames :

Gen.Libeb said:

Isn't this that christian rock band Red?

What I am addicted to right now.

Must watch documentary :

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I've mainly been listening to Guilty Gear's OST over and over again. Writhe in Pain is probably my favourite track, followed by the midnight carnival.

Meet again is pretty good too.

Nothing beats some good ol' Meshuggah from time to time.

G

I guess metal lovers might like this

Technical Death Metal from Bangalore.

They have a female drummer.

lol i wanted to see the drummer.

anyway, run of the mill song.

G

I liked the music on that Myndsnare song.

This guy has all these kind of epic mix. I think they are awesome.

H

Been listening to a lot of DevilDriver lately.

dead5 said:
Been listening to a lot of DevilDriver lately.

DevilDriver is awesome. They even did the soundtrack for Devil May Cry 3.

After Wasted Years this the next best cover they have done.......the new album is amazing too. Burn On.........

Listened through the new Avenged Sevenfold album: Hail to the King.

pretty good album, with a couple of very nice songs.

anirbandd said:
Listened through the new Avenged Sevenfold album: Hail to the King.

pretty good album, with a couple of very nice songs.

Still not as good as City Of Evil.

H

Gen.Libeb said:
I liked the music on that Myndsnare song.

This guy has all these kind of epic mix. I think they are awesome.

EPICNESS!!!

If you havent gone through this guy's channel, i suggest you go through it ASAP.

oh and you think thats epic, wait till you watch this.

this gave me shivers.

Erock... Yeah, i have been subscribed to his channel for a long time. Listen to his Gangnam style cover.

This is the song that I have been listening to day and night :

If you haven't checked out Testament's latest album Dark Roots Of Earth, check it out now. It is awesome.

*3.bp.blogspot.com/-OFBwPIEhlbk/UXK6hD9IcFI/AAAAAAAAGfM/8XpihQInsuo/s1600/cage-family.jpg
:mrgreen:

Nanducob said:
*3.bp.blogspot.com/-OFBwPIEhlbk/UXK6hD9IcFI/AAAAAAAAGfM/8XpihQInsuo/s1600/cage-family.jpg

Nicholas Cage and son....

Something is wrong with the forum.I cant see Desmond's comment !
Had to quote it to see it.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Nicholas Cage and son....

yup.
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Guitar
*groups.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_data/1/0/3/6/1036211/pics/_c834253_image_0.jpg
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Dj0nt m0t0l g00t0r

*www.ftp-mayones.pl/guitar/regius_8/Mayones_Regius_8_Black_Trans_GX.jpg

But no Floyd Rose?

^y0p n0 fl0yd r0s0

But does it Djent? That is the question.

This song is proof that Alex Webster destroys all bassist stereotypes :

Norther, my new love. Although now disbanded, it has done some really good work. Petri (Current Ensiferum) Vocals in Norther are amazing!

btw Any suggestions for Dark Tranquility?

hehe...dont judge me

SoulFly - Savages

amazing album.....

SoulFly - Savages

amazing album.....

Headbangers ! Attendance please !
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*m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-f.ak/hphotos-ak-prn2/1461096_172338819639833_1762649503_a.jpg

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Nanducob said:
Headbangers ! Attendance please !
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*m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-f.ak/hphotos-ak-prn2/1461096_172338819639833_1762649503_a.jpg

How is this metal?

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dead5 said:
How is this metal?

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know your roots

H

Nanducob said:
know your roots

Metal having roots in something doesn't make that metal. Otherwise we might as well start posting Jazz here then

This is more pop bashing than any discussion about metal.

dead5 said:
Metal having roots in something doesn't make that metal. Otherwise we might as well start posting Jazz here then

This is more pop bashing than any discussion about metal.

''Metal having roots in something doesn't make that metal''
who told you?
Metulz was not made in a day.

Nanducob said:
''Metal having roots in something doesn't make that metal''
who told you?
Metulz was not made in a day.

Metal was not made in a day, but Queen is certainly not metal. This is a fact beyond doubt.

Queen however did influence a lot of rock bands in general, so metal was influenced by Queen.

H

Nanducob said:
''Metal having roots in something doesn't make that metal''
who told you?
Metulz was not made in a day.

Metal not being made in a day doesn't make Queen metal either. Queen influenced metal but that image does nothing to discuss that influence and instead simply criticizes pop, which as you may know, is not metal.

dead5 said:
Metal not being made in a day doesn't make Queen metal either. Queen influenced metal but that image does nothing to discuss that influence and instead simply criticizes pop, which as you may know, is not metal.

1)I NEVER said that Queen is Metal.
2)I post stuff in general,since i listen to both rock and metal and i assume that im safe unless i post **** about rock/metal.
3)Mainstream Pop<Rock,for me and that meme depicts the originality of Freddie Mercury over popular pop artists who dont deserve that much fame IMHO.
4)As you may know,Bohemian rhapsody is always in the top ten lists of greatest rock songs,Freddie is considered as the greatest vocalists of alltime.A little information/fact about rock music is not going to hurt your metal routine.
5)Sorry if i went a little harsh,was drunk yesterday

Nanducob said:
1)I NEVER said that Queen is Metal.
2)I post stuff in general,since i listen to both rock and metal and i assume that im safe unless i post **** about rock/metal.
3)Mainstream Pop<Rock,for me and that meme depicts the originality of Freddie Mercury over popular pop artists who dont deserve that much fame IMHO.
4)As you may know,Bohemian rhapsody is always in the top ten lists of greatest rock songs,Freddie is considered as the greatest vocalists of alltime.A little information/fact about rock music is not going to hurt your metal routine.
5)Sorry if i went a little harsh,was drunk yesterday

1)I NEVER said that Queen is Metal.
2)I post stuff in general,since i listen to both rock and metal and i assume that im safe unless i post **** about rock/metal.
3)Mainstream Pop<Rock,for me and that meme depicts the originality of Freddie Mercury over popular pop artists who dont deserve that much fame IMHO.
4)As you may know,Bohemian rhapsody is always in the top ten lists of greatest rock songs,Freddie is considered as the greatest vocalists of alltime.A little information/fact about rock music is not going to hurt your metal routine.
5)Sorry if i went a little harsh,was drunk yesterday

Metal is a genre of rock.

Metal is a genre of rock.

Extreme Gamer said:
Metal is a genre of rock.

Metal is a genre of rock.

yeah,but some people treat it as something unique/irrelevant to rock.
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Led Zeppelin,Melbourne 1972

*m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-a.ak/hphotos-ak-prn2/1451539_648815375139434_1630804699_n.jpg
inbefore Led Zep is not metal

*cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/43222466.jpg

Playing Behind The Crooked Cross (Album) by Slayer - picosong

Slayer always have silly solos. But the riffing is great.

Listen to Spirit In Black. It has a decent solo.

Look what I bought.

*i.imgur.com/xfQWDUz.jpg

I just don't get metal/heavy rock. I listened to stairway to heaven and found it to be a nice song. However, how can it be compared to say a Yanni piece like One Man's dream or Indian classic melodies like Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha . Yanni's songs i feel border on the spiritual.

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Nobody is comparing them. They are different kinds of music, with different demographics. You wouldn't compare this

and

for example. Both of them are good in their own ways. It is completely fine for you to not understand how awesome metal is. Not everyone enjoys everything.

Unless you just want to shitpost and say that Metal is not as good as Yanni or Indian classic melodies, in which case please [REDACTED].

Im more curious as to why this genre is so popular. Can anyone recommend any good metal songs? I need to listen some more before drawing a conclusion. I dint care abt Rap at first, but then my opinion changed after listening to Eminem and then i heard one of the best rap songs of all time - Happy Birthday. I couldn't believe a rap song could make me cry.

srkmish said:
Im more curious as to why this genre is so popular. Can anyone recommend any good metal songs? I need to listen some more before drawing a conclusion. I dint care abt Rap at first, but then my opinion changed after listening to Eminem and then i heard one of the best rap songs of all time - Happy Birthday. I couldn't believe a rap song could make me cry.

Not so popular I guess. Anyway, the general perception of Metal is noise and shout. If I started with, say, Amon Amarth few years ago, I would have stayed away from metal, so stay away from those for now! I started out with Metallica and Iron Maiden. Even if you are not into metal, you will appreciate their Music and will most probably love them. So I will recommend the same to you. Add Black Sabbath to that as well. These bands have tons of awesome songs not hard to dig for. If you realize you have a taste for it, you will eventually delve into other parts of Metal.

Liking or not liking any genre is just a thing of taste. So, you need not force yourself. (However, I must admit most of hate towards metal is due to the closed minded mentality blinded by the **** some part of the music industry is producing).

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Ronnie James Dio vs. Rob Halford - Greatest Metal Frontman, Final Round

srkmish said:
I just don't get metal/heavy rock. I listened to stairway to heaven and found it to be a nice song. However, how can it be compared to say a Yanni piece like One Man's dream or Indian classic melodies like Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha . Yanni's songs i feel border on the spiritual.

no offence, but you need to get out of this thread asap..

i completely understand your different taste for music, but saying Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha as classic melodies is A-grade crap. go listen to some indian classicals. whatever part of india you come from, you will have some classical music in your culture. listen to them. learn to praise them.

even metal greats like James Hetfield and Bruce Dickinson were trained in classical music before they moved onto metal.

if you cant praise classical music, then these are not suitable for you brother.

Peace.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Slayer always have silly solos. But the riffing is great.

Listen to Spirit In Black. It has a decent solo.

Look what I bought.

*i.imgur.com/xfQWDUz.jpg

wow congrats..what genre is it?

srkmish said:
Im more curious as to why this genre is so popular. Can anyone recommend any good metal songs? I need to listen some more before drawing a conclusion. I dint care abt Rap at first, but then my opinion changed after listening to Eminem and then i heard one of the best rap songs of all time - Happy Birthday. I couldn't believe a rap song could make me cry.

you are slowly transforming in to a metal head

.Start with some classic rock.Led zep is a great band to start with.Since you like stairway to heaven you may like to check their other songs like...

Immigrant song

Kashmir(sounds like a metal song)

Ten years gone

Friends

Black dog

Babe Im gonna leave you

Dazed and Confused

Achilles last stand

I also listened to eminem when i started.You may also try
Some rap infused rock/Alternative:

Rage Against The Machine
Limpbizkit
Korn
Linkinpark.

After listening land on Metallica/Megadeth.

Cheers..

anirbandd said:
no offence, but you need to get out of this thread asap..

i completely understand your different taste for music, but saying Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha as classic melodies is A-grade crap. go listen to some indian classicals. whatever part of india you come from, you will have some classical music in your culture. listen to them. learn to praise them.

even metal greats like James Hetfield and Bruce Dickinson were trained in classical music before they moved onto metal.

if you cant praise classical music, then these are not suitable for you brother.

Peace.

I understand your concern,but if you were in his shoes,you could have possibly asked the same naive questions

srkmish said:
I just don't get metal/heavy rock. I listened to stairway to heaven and found it to be a nice song. However, how can it be compared to say a Yanni piece like One Man's dream or Indian classic melodies like Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha . Yanni's songs i feel border on the spiritual.

Listen to this, its a band from Delhi.

Nanducob said:
wow congrats..what genre is it?

Progressive metal/Djent. It features guest appearances by Marty Friedman and Anup Sastry on drums. I had seen them live when they opened for Lamb Of God in Bangalore. Apparently they are one of Chris Adler's favorite bands.

srkmish said:
Im more curious as to why this genre is so popular. Can anyone recommend any good metal songs? I need to listen some more before drawing a conclusion. I dint care abt Rap at first, but then my opinion changed after listening to Eminem and then i heard one of the best rap songs of all time - Happy Birthday. I couldn't believe a rap song could make me cry.

Actually its not very popular, decent but not as much as mass market music like bollywood. But those who love metal will bleed for it if they have to. Metalheads are very passionate about the music and don't care about the trends of popular music. As fads in music come and go, we can be the last man standing because metal never gets old.

Nanducob said:
yeah,but some people treat it as something unique/irrelevant to rock.
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Led Zeppelin,Melbourne 1972
*m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-a.ak/hphotos-ak-prn2/1451539_648815375139434_1630804699_n.jpg
inbefore Led Zep is not metal

I wouldn't say Led Zeppelin is not metal. It's a very classic form, but it's not quintessential.

srkmish said:
I just don't get metal/heavy rock. I listened to stairway to heaven and found it to be a nice song. However, how can it be compared to say a Yanni piece like One Man's dream or Indian classic melodies like Pehla Nasha/Tujhe Dekha . Yanni's songs i feel border on the spiritual.

srkmish said:
Im more curious as to why this genre is so popular. Can anyone recommend any good metal songs? I need to listen some more before drawing a conclusion. I dint care abt Rap at first, but then my opinion changed after listening to Eminem and then i heard one of the best rap songs of all time - Happy Birthday. I couldn't believe a rap song could make me cry.

When you first start consuming alcohol, do you jump right into vodka and rum?

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After Led Zepplin I'd say go for Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, then Iron Maiden, Metallica and Pantera.

You may want to try out some hard rock like AC/DC before getting into metal.

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Nanducob said:
I understand your concern,but if you were in his shoes,you could have possibly asked the same naive questions

please.. this is not about being naive... ignorance aint naivety.

terming those songs as Classical Melodies?? Seriously?

this is really a concern for music lovers.

if someone really is a music lover, he would have researched something about his fav songs/music.

again, i am not criticising anybody, but information is free.

anirbandd said:
please.. this is not about being naive... ignorance aint naivety.

terming those songs as Classical Melodies?? Seriously?

this is really a concern for music lovers.

if someone really is a music lover, he would have researched something about his fav songs/music.

again, i am not criticising anybody, but information is free.

I dint mean classical in terms of indian classical music. My point was 1990s music is now considered old and can be termed 'classic' in a way and these songs were the most popular and melodious at that time. About me being a music lover, i sing, play keyboard and flute. One demonstration - Abhi Mujhme Kahin - YouTube

srkmish said:
I dint mean classical in terms of indian classical music. My point was 1990s music is now considered old and can be termed 'classic' in a way and these songs were the most popular and melodious at that time. About me being a music lover, i sing, play keyboard and flute. One demonstration - Abhi Mujhme Kahin - YouTube

Wow nice singing,i like it.you have skills.you can post your stuff in musicians thread

srkmish said:
I dint mean classical in terms of indian classical music. My point was 1990s music is now considered old and can be termed 'classic' in a way and these songs were the most popular and melodious at that time. About me being a music lover, i sing, play keyboard and flute. One demonstration - Abhi Mujhme Kahin - YouTube

No offense intended srkmish, but your piano skills are way better than your singing skills. Your singing just felt a little out of tune.

Extreme Gamer said:
No offense intended srkmish, but your piano skills are way better than your singing skills. Your singing just felt a little out of tune.

None taken. Actually the song itself is one of the most difficult to sing and i attempted something outside my comfort zone. My singing genre includes rafi/kishore/ udit/abhijeet songs and i love singing these songs and am well appreciated for it ( will be uploading a song from dosti movie soon- meri dosti mera pyaar,). Secondly, im recording these videos directly using a digicam and im no expert at sound science, but the impact a digicam recorded video has is half of listening live to the person singing. Lastly i have no delusions that i am an indian idol level singer. There are far better singers than me. I am happy singing and try to improve a little each day

srkmish said:
I dint mean classical in terms of indian classical music. My point was 1990s music is now considered old and can be termed 'classic' in a way and these songs were the most popular and melodious at that time. About me being a music lover, i sing, play keyboard and flute. One demonstration - Abhi Mujhme Kahin - YouTube

i will watch that video once i go back to my free wifi place.

btw, i see you too own a Sansa Clip. did you rockbox it??

srkmish said:
~~~ My singing genre includes rafi/kishore/ ~~

now those i can say are quite near to being classical. especially Md. Rafi.

anyway, this is a Metal thread and we are going off topic

Extreme Gamer said:
No offense intended srkmish, but your piano skills are way better than your singing skills. Your singing just felt a little out of tune.

i felt the singing was nice

Old men show you how to dance to Meshuggah

System Of A Down

The Prison song is awesome!

Happy Birthday Mark Morton \m/

*i.imgur.com/EoCcazp.jpg

rockfella said:
System Of A Down

The Prison song is awesome!

The whole Toxicity album is awesome.

desmond david said:
happy birthday mark morton \m/

*i.imgur.com/eoccazp.jpg

happy birthday

Nanducob said:

Woah, long time since I heard some Cathedral. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Nandu, join last.fm if you can.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Woah, long time since I heard some Cathedral. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Nandu, join last.fm if you can.

last time i checked it was not available for india,not sure.do they have an android app?

Yes. They have an official app. But there are third party apps as well if you only want to scrobble tracks.

Also, its been around since a long time. I had made my account in 2009 but only set up scrobbling lately. See my profile in my signature to see how it looks.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yes. They have an official app. But there are third party apps as well if you only want to scrobble tracks.

Also, its been around since a long time. I had made my account in 2008 but only set up scrobbling lately. See my profile in my signature to see how it looks.

going to join.
Update:downloaded the lastfm android app,but cant play any songs,says service not available.I am using Tunein radio app to listen.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yes. They have an official app. But there are third party apps as well if you only want to scrobble tracks.

Also, its been around since a long time. I had made my account in 2009 but only set up scrobbling lately. See my profile in my signature to see how it looks.

Cool I also started using last.fm since couple of months

Added you...

PS: don't decide my overall taste based on my last few scrobbles. Its just that I decided to take a short break to something lighter

I do the same.

Guys are you accessing last FM via desktop,cos when I tried it on phone it says not supported on mobile for your country

Nanducob said:
Guys are you accessing last FM via desktop,cos when I tried it on phone it says not supported on mobile for your country

On android, use this instead of the official bloat
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adam.aslfms&hl=en

Thanks NIMS,let me try it

nims11 said:
On android, use this instead of the official bloat
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adam.aslfms&hl=en

Exactly what I use. I use the official app on the desktop with Foobar2000 and this on my phone with PowerAmp.

Nanducob said:
Thanks NIMS,let me try it

Add me whenever you can. It's kind of lonely here.

^Yeah will add you for sure

I have been listening to this lately. Love this band.

I've been listing to Black Sabbath's album 'Dehumanizer'. It's a good album

harshilsharma63 said:
I've been listing to Black Sabbath's album 'Dehumanizer'. It's a good album

Its a good album because Dio is on vocals.

My last.fm tag cloud :

*lastfm.dontdrinkandroot.net/tools/user/tagcloud/Des27/overall/upper_thumb.png

H

Been listening to 埼玉最終兵器 (S.S.H)

Blood Stain Child is also pretty awesome.

dead5 said:
Been listening to 埼玉最終兵器 (S.S.H)

Blood Stain Child is also pretty awesome.

Woah...even I listen to some Japanese metal bands.

Some that I listen to occasionally are "Sigh" and "Maximum The Hormone". Though I don't really like Babymetal, I marvel at how they could pull it off. That concludes one thing : The japanese simply don't give a ****.

Sigh is legendary in the sense that they were the first black metal band out of Japan and they were signed to Euronymous' (of Mayhem) record label before he was killed (by Varg). They now play a sort of Avant-garde/experimental metal.

Maximum The Hormone are known because they provided the soundtracks for Death Note. Pretty crazy band IMHO.

As for Babymetal, just see for yourself :

Last two sing entirely in Japanese.

David, here's a hint: you don't promote mainstream bands to otakus

otaku=hipsters?

snap said:
otaku=hipsters?

No. My context was specifically Japanese bands and artists.

sooo otakus=japanese hipsters

H

Err... no. His point is that The Lord High Lord of Otaku will probably already know of these bands.

snap said:
sooo otakus=japanese hipsters

No...not even a little bit close.

dead5 said:
Err... no. His point is that The Lord High Lord of Otaku will probably already know of these bands.

oh now i get it

cause the wording of the sentence got me to think that even if you like the song, if the band is mainstream you will not listen to it

swim against the flow kinda thing even if something is good

An otaku is someone who is an enthusiast of anime culture ( and Japanese culture as well, I think).

Btw, dead5 is an Otaku?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Btw, dead5 is an Otaku?

Looks like someone has been living under a rock all this time

Maximum the Hormone is one of the earliest Japanese bands I've listened to. There is so much better stuff out there.

dead5 said:
Err... no. His point is that The ~~Lord High Lord~~ of Otaku will probably already know of these bands.

FTFY.

Almost all your collection are belong to us.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
An otaku is someone who is an enthusiast of anime culture ( and Japanese culture as well, I think).

Otaku is anyone into geek culture (in Japan). Otaku is anyone into Japanese geek culture, mostly anime and manga, JRPGs, VNs, plamodels etc (RoTW).

JRPGs and Anime have some finest Metal covers

Extreme Gamer said:
Otaku is anyone into geek culture (in Japan). Otaku is anyone into Japanese geek culture, mostly anime and manga, JRPGs, VNs, plamodels etc (RoTW).

but in Japan itself, this term has a slight negativity around it.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
As for Babymetal, just see for yourself :

wtf,babyshit

nims11 said:
JRPGs and Anime have some finest Metal covers

SNIP

but in Japan itself, this term has a slight negativity around it.

When did geekdom have positivity surrounding it either?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
My last.fm tag cloud :

*lastfm.dontdrinkandroot.net/tools/user/tagcloud/Des27/overall/upper_thumb.png

I generated mine:

*lastfm.dontdrinkandroot.net/tools/user/tagcloud/nims11/overall/upper_thumb.png

nims11 said:
I generated mine:

*lastfm.dontdrinkandroot.net/tools/user/tagcloud/nims11/overall/upper_thumb.png

Judging from your taste, that was pretty obvious.

Francesco Paoli teaches us how to make Fleshgod pasta.

I still cant use last fm in cellphone.Do i need the songs to be in the phone?or can i use online radio service such as tune in?

You can use Spotify as well. But it's better if you play your own songs on PC or phone. What phone do you have BTW?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
You can use Spotify as well. But it's better if you play your own songs on PC or phone. What phone do you have BTW?

Xperia M.I use Clip plus to hear music and phone for internet radio,i already installed spotify but it does not recognise tune in radio

The Incinerator said:

nice.Do you like COB?

Yes I do like Bodom.

Nanducob said:
Xperia M.I use Clip plus to hear music and phone for internet radio,i already installed spotify but it does not recognise tune in radio

nice.Do you like COB?

I am not sure if the last.fm scrobbler scrobbles Spotify from phone since I don't use Spotify on phone. However, if you use your phone for listening to music, you can install Simple Last.fm Scrobbler from the play store. I will track your tracks and prepare your profile.

The Incinerator said:
Yes I do like Bodom.

Cool! What other bands you follow? Tried Norther or Dark Tranquility?

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Found this interesting answer: Sean McCullough's answer to Metal and Heavy Metal Music: What is it like to be in a death metal band? - Quora

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
*fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/960268_637393672966448_947792177_n.jpg

Seen this before

there is also an image of Metallica shopping

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So you guys heard of Andy James ?

Gen.Libeb said:
So you guys heard of Andy James ?

yeah.He is one of the rising stars from U.K

Saw - Woodstock 1970 directors cut.Loved Canned heat and the indian 'amrekan' guru

.A must watch if you love some classic 70s stuff.
*www.imdb.com/title/tt0066580/

Redneck Metal

black Sabbath's 13 is really good, epically "God is Dead?"

Five to One - The Doors

The Incinerator said:
Five to One - The Doors

How are The Doors metal?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
How are The Doors metal?

It isn't hip hop or pop either

Started watching he Vh1 TV series "Metal Evolution"
Very comprehensive since the episodes are about

Pre-Metal
Early Metal, Part 1: US Division
Early Metal, Part 2: UK Division
NWOBH
Glam etc

Nanducob said:
Started watching he Vh1 TV series "Metal Evolution"
Very comprehensive since the episodes are about

Pre-Metal
Early Metal, Part 1: US Division
Early Metal, Part 2: UK Division
NWOBH
Glam etc

I downloaded and watched the whole series. Sam Dunn started a kickstarter for the lost episode Extreme Metal.

Fun Fact:

'ORAL SEX' has all the same letters as in 'AXL ROSE' :hyper:

*t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPOtIWyuXuG0aeKExS71478_sve2woDOQjiVkJDvZGlGzTD5F5BaKrib_Z

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any good deftone's songs? currently listening to change and tempest.....

ghouse12311 said:
any good deftone's songs? currently listening to change and tempest.....

Not in any particular order :

- My Own Summer
- Be Quiet (and drive)
- Mascara
- Swerve City
- Dai The Flu
- Romantic Dreams

Haven't heard the other albums much. I have heard Around The Fur, listen to it full if you can. Just started listening to Koi No Yokan.

Nanducob said:
Fun Fact:

'ORAL SEX' has all the same letters as in 'AXL ROSE'

*t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPOtIWyuXuG0aeKExS71478_sve2woDOQjiVkJDvZGlGzTD5F5BaKrib_Z

Isn't that why he named himself that?

Nope .but he is a dick sometimes.took about 14 years to launch Chinese democracy and lost all his bandmembers.

Nanducob said:
Nope .but he is a dick sometimes.took about 14 years to launch Chinese democracy and lost all his bandmembers.

I think Chinese Democracy was not a very good album either.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I think Chinese Democracy was not a very good album either.

yeah "the wait" was for no good,GNR is still around i guess and Axl is the only original member.

BTW, this is what he looks like these days :

*metalinjection.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AxlRose-StillFat-1.jpg

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
BTW, this is what he looks like these days :

*metalinjection.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AxlRose-StillFat-1.jpg

wtf.hm time..but he was really an icon in his time,besides his stupidity;his bandana,those tight shorts and that long vocal range..

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Nanducob said:
wtf.hm time..but he was really an icon in his time,besides his stupidity;his bandana,those tight shorts and that long vocal range..

Yeah, he was great before.

off topic : Vin Diesel = I End Lives - coincidence or did he name himself.

Gen.Libeb said:
Yeah, he was great before.

off topic : Vin Diesel = I End Lives - coincidence or did he name himself.

lol..try to post music?/Metal related findings

See the lyrics of this song. I find it strangely relevant to myself.

Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out.
Everything I do and everything I try never turns out.
It's like I need time to figure these things out.
But there's always someone there going.

Hey Mike:
You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.
You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better

And I'm all like:
Oh nah it's ok you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out.
You know I'm just working on it by myself.

And they go:
Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?

And I go:
No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself.
But they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.

So you're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You won't have anyting to say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.

I'm not crazy - Institutionalized
You're the one that's crazy - Institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - Institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution,
to give me the needed professional help,
to protect me from the enemy - Myself

I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything.
But then again I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there.
She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!
And I go:
What, what's the matter?
She goes:
What's the matter with you?
I go:
There's nothing wrong mom.
She's all:
Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!
I go:
No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi.
She goes:
NO you're on drugs!
I go:
Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking.
She goes:
No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!
I go:
Mom just get me a Pepsi, please
All I want is a Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me.
Just a Pepsi.

They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy

I'm not crazy - Institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - Institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - Institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution,
to give me the needed professional help,
to protect me from the enemy - Myself

I was sitting in my room when my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down.
They go:
Mike, we need to talk to you.
And I go:
Okay what's the matter?
They go:
Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems,
And you've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody,
And we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself.
So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need.
And I go:
Wait, what are you talking about, WE decided!?
MY best interests?! How do you know what MY best interest is?
How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'M crazy?
When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches,
I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'M crazy?

They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally I'll be dead

I'm not crazy - Institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - Institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - Institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution,
to give me the needed professional help,
to protect me from the enemy - Myself

Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways.

B

All I wanted was a Pepsi!

Classic ST.

I've been listening to Iced Earth a lot lately. Great power metal.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
See the lyrics of this song. I find it strangely relevant to myself.

You the rebel kind it seems

I just started Sonata Arctica.

nims11 said:
You the rebel kind it seems

A day without rebellion is a day without sunshine.

These will be my inspirational lines for the next few days :

Wait, what are you talking about, WE decided!?
MY best interests?! How do you know what MY best interest is?
How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'M crazy?
When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches,
I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'M crazy?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I just started Sonata Arctica.

A day without rebellion is a day without sunshine.

You cant miss RATM.Songs are all about rebellion,supression... I also felt that some songs seemed relevant to my life Mostly Jeff Buckley songs/Tool/Nirvana

One thing happened to me was when my dad was introducing me to some 'uncle'person.Dad said to him that i only listen to english songs.
That uncle seemed impressed about me.All of a sudden he tells me that he knows what im listening to.I became curious for a moment.
"its micheal jackson,right?"
And i was like wow youre a mindreader :-o

Nanducob said:
You cant miss RATM.Songs are all about rebellion,supression... I also felt that some songs seemed relevant to my life Mostly Jeff Buckley songs/Tool/Nirvana

Killing In The Name is my most favourite RATM song.

I find Tool very relaxing. I love 10000 days and Aenima a lot, Undertow not so much. As for Nirvana, I pretty much pushed through college listening to Nevermind.

Nanducob said:
One thing happened to me was when my dad was introducing me to some 'uncle'person.Dad said to him that i only listen to english songs.
That uncle seemed impressed about me.All of a sudden he tells me that he knows what im listening to.I became curious for a moment.
"its micheal jackson,right?"
And i was like wow youre a mindreader

Get your uncle into Metal 101.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Killing In The Name is my most favourite RATM song.

I find Tool very relaxing. I love 10000 days and Aenima a lot, Undertow not so much. As for Nirvana, I pretty much pushed through college listening to Nevermind.

Get your uncle into Metal 101.

too late for that

*www.rsjonline.com/buzz/daniel-rego-leaves-demonic-resurrection.html

Nanducob said:
Daniel Rego Leaves Demonic Resurrection

Damn that sucks. What does he plan on doing now?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Damn that sucks. What does he plan on doing now?

Dont know.I've seen the cause for many breakups to be 'musical differences'

Just started listening to Exodus - Bonded By Blood. What an album!

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Just started listening to Exodus - Bonded By Blood. What an album!

Have only listened to the song Blacklist and it is pretty solid! This band is on my queue for giving a try to..

Have you guys seen this Documentary "Yeh Hai Metal" on the Indian Metal Scene. Although it doesn't cover the north eastern bands, it is worth a watch. Yeh Hai Metal | metalbase

nims11 said:
Have only listened to the song Blacklist and it is pretty solid! This band is on my queue for giving a try to..

Have you guys seen this Documentary "Yeh Hai Metal" on the Indian Metal Scene. Although it doesn't cover the north eastern bands, it is worth a watch. Yeh Hai Metal | metalbase

Thanks for sharing.saw it.its nice

nims11 said:
Have only listened to the song Blacklist and it is pretty solid! This band is on my queue for giving a try to..

Have you guys seen this Documentary "Yeh Hai Metal" on the Indian Metal Scene. Although it doesn't cover the north eastern bands, it is worth a watch. Yeh Hai Metal | metalbase

I heard about this, will watch it later. As far as the north east scene goes, it would be justice if it had its own documentary.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I heard about this, will watch it later. As far as the north east scene goes, it would be justice if it had its own documentary.

You mean shillong etc places,right?

Nanducob said:
You mean shillong etc places,right?

Yeah. The metal scene over there is pretty isolated but its very huge.

Edit : Here's an interesting read : *www.metalinjection.net/its-just-business/the-incredible-story-of-what-happened-to-the-leaker-of-guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy

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lordgenome said:

what genre is it?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah. The metal scene over there is pretty isolated but its very huge.

Edit : Here's an interesting read : *www.metalinjection.net/its-just-business/the-incredible-story-of-what-happened-to-the-leaker-of-guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy

mm..why there is no link?

Nanducob said:
what genre is it?

Does not sound like metal. More like Avant-garde/Industrial/Noise/Drone. Fascinating none the less.

Nanducob said:
mm..why there is no link?

No idea. I think the bbcode did not parse it.

Edit :

Here's our own desi Eccentric Pendulum playing at Wacken.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Does not sound like metal. More like Avant-garde/Industrial/Noise/Drone. Fascinating none the less.

Lol i listened halfway through hoping the drums would kick in :lol:

sounds like kind of atmospheric doom to me

Djentstick¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[YOUTUBE]*www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhOYflyfOPM[/YOUTUBE]

*www.thecirclepit.com/2014/01/the-djentstick-hilarious-joke-genre-parody-or-musical-wake-up-call.html

Nanducob said:
Lol i listened halfway through hoping the drums would kick in
sounds like kind of atmospheric doom to me

Djentstick¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE “DJENTSTICK” — HILARIOUS JOKE, GENRE PARODY OR MUSICAL WAKE UP CALL? | The Circle Pit

FTFY.

Edit : Holy ****, that is damn cool. How do I make one?

PS : Frets are for p*****s.

How do you tell what genre some music is ? I generally can't seem to differentiate between metal, rock, and alternative.

My choice is quite limited, and listen mostly to The Rasmus, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin; sometimes Bullet for my Valentine, Iron Maiden.

RazorbladeXtreme said:
How do you tell what genre some music is ? I generally can't seem to differentiate between metal, rock, and alternative.

My choice is quite limited, and listen mostly to The Rasmus, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin; sometimes Bullet for my Valentine, Iron Maiden.

listen to lot of genres.it helps.also by vocals-clean/harsh/shouting/growl/pig squel/low pitched/high pitched/opera-tic or mix of any two.

for example Linkinpark is numetal since it encorporates rap(early) plus the dj.Vocal styles include mellow to harsh vocals of chester plus rapping by mike.Same in the case of Korn,limpbizkit etc.They use low tunings like drop D.
Im just generalising here; having rap in metal doesnt always make it nu metal.eg:RATM.
Moreover numetal bands are those who arised in the 90s,it was just a trend in music scene like glam in the 80s and most of the nu metal bands have changed their sounds overtime.eg:Staind,Korn,Linkinpark etc

Sometimes its difficult to understand like metalcore arised from harcore punk?
best we can do is to guess by what weve heard before

RazorbladeXtreme said:
How do you tell what genre some music is ? I generally can't seem to differentiate between metal, rock, and alternative.

My choice is quite limited, and listen mostly to The Rasmus, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin; sometimes Bullet for my Valentine, Iron Maiden.

Nanducob said:
listen to lot of genres.it helps.also by vocals-clean/harsh/shouting/growl/pig squel/low pitched/high pitched/opera-tic or mix of any two.

for example Linkinpark is numetal since it encorporates rap(early) plus the dj.Vocal styles include mellow to harsh vocals of chester plus rapping by mike.Same in the case of Korn,limpbizkit etc.They use low tunings like drop D.
Im just generalising here; having rap in metal doesnt always make it nu metal.eg:RATM.
Moreover numetal bands are those who arised in the 90s,it was just a trend in music scene like glam in the 80s and most of the nu metal bands have changed their sounds overtime.eg:Staind,Korn,Linkinpark etc

Sometimes its difficult to understand like metalcore arised from harcore punk?
best we can do is to guess by what weve heard before

Yes, the more you listen the easier it is to differentiate. You can also look up the Wikipedia entries of the bands to find out what genre they play. However, since many bands incorporate diverse sound structures and styles, a single genre might not be enough to define their sound. The key is to find similar elements in their sounds which helps in categorizing them.

You can refer these links for some examples :

Metal Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

btw which genre is SOAD? and doesn't linkin park sounds too soft in comparison to other bands of similar genre like TFK?

snap said:
btw which genre is SOAD? and doesn't linkin park sounds too soft in comparison to other bands of similar genre like TFK?

SOAD should be armenian alt metal

.I think the current songs of lp are soft but hybrid theory was heavy.

snap said:
btw which genre is SOAD? and doesn't linkin park sounds too soft in comparison to other bands of similar genre like TFK?

Sam Dunn's Heavy Metal Family Tree classifies SOAD as Nu Metal though I believe they are more Alt. or Experimental.

As for LP, early LP was not very soft. Listen to songs like By Myself, Runaway, etc. They were pretty heavy, that is why I liked them so much. Then they became soft and I lost interest in them.

Nu metal comes under alt metal(wiki)

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
As for LP, early LP was not very soft. Listen to songs like By Myself, Runaway, etc. They were pretty heavy, that is why I liked them so much. Then they became soft and I lost interest in them.

Pretty much same here...

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Meteora & Hybrid Theory were awesome. Minutes to Midnight was ok. The newer ones totally suck.

Hybrid Theory > Meteora > Everything else they came up with.

LP were going on great.. but then something happened and they turned into shYt..

Most of the alt metal bands have changed their sounds-linkinpark,staind,korn,fear factory

Another band I have been listening to lately :

Goth Metal.

Been Listening to Ensiferum lately. Listend to whole discography. Gr8 music. Victory Song FTW \m/

Which album would you suggest for first time listeners?

setanjan123 said:
Been Listening to Ensiferum lately. Listend to whole discography. Gr8 music. Victory Song FTW \m/

Ensiferum one of my favorites as well. Also checkout Petri's previous band Norther. It is melodeath and a lot more heavier with amazing petri's vocals..

Ensiferum... Hmmm... Sounded like the name of some drug.

AnywAy.. Will listen. Thanks.

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwdcFVsmYtU

Some Country/Metal from Brazil.

Ronnie11 said:
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwdcFVsmYtU

Yeah, I had seen that from reddit too. Pretty awesome promo for Deceiver Of The Gods.

Amon amarth is a pretty badass band. I love their music.

What I have been listening to lately. I never knew Max Cavalera was in this band.

Edit : Sam Dunn's Metal Evolution Family Tree :

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Found this weird band called cult of fire from Czech Republic. Their songs are titled in Hindi

See the description: Cult Of Fire -
Don't know what they sing about. Sound too black to follow... They seem to be into Kaali and stuffs and using google translate for getting titles (come on, even we can't make out what half of those titles mean!)

Lolllll

It is hard to recommend a specific album. All the albums have good and bad tracks. The early albums ie victory songs, iron and ensiferum are gr8. From afar and unsung heroes are ok but still have sm gr8 tracks. My favourites:- victory song, lai lai hei, old man, smoking ruins, stone cold metal,iron,burning leaves among others.

Any1 into wintersun here. Have listend 2 only sons of winter and stars. Jari maenpaa rocks.

Few of my fav ensiferum tracks apart from what you said are: Battle Song, Into the Battle, Wanderer, The treacherous gods, Windrider, etc etc, long list

I have listened to couple of wintersun tracks, will try them properly one day.

@nims those tracks you listed i like them too. The thing is that almst all the songs r gr8 so long list heh! A little help. Want a viking metal band sounding similar 2 ensiferum ie that gr8 blend of melody and heavyness/brutalness bt with a little more meaningful lyrics than "yeah we are vikings. We drink whiskey and go to battle etc lol". Any suggestions?p.s listened to that cult of fire track u posted. Pretty good sounding stuff considering its my 1st black metal song. Cnt undrstnd what they are sayin tho. Any black metal veterans here. A little help for a bloke who cant enjoy raw death metal(melodeath is ok as in CoB). Im thinking abt melodic black metal. Btw i dnt like symphonic metal that much.

^ Viking and Folk metal bands sing about the same stuffs like war, gods, etc. You may try Amon Amarth (Death metal with viking/norse influence, heavier than ensiferum but they produce really amazing stuff), Eluveitie (More folk-ish than ensiferum, with use of weird instruments but good music nonetheless. few of their songs are in Gaulish language but worth listening), Finntroll (Folk metal with blackish influence. all their songs are mostly in swedish), korpiklaani (They are more of a fun folk metal band most of whose songs are about alcohols).

Can't suggest much in black metal. Am trying Death in death metal. In melodeath, try Norther and Dark Tranquillity.

Eluveitie is the band i got into b4 ensiferum. 4 a mmnt i thought i had found the perfect combo of melody and brutality. Bt then i got to knw ensiferum heh. Guess i like the viking style more than celtic. Got a album helvetios. Will give thm a proper listen smday. Finntroll im really interestd in. Heard trollhammeren. Any suggestions. All the other bands ive heard bt never tried. Will try em very soon. Thx for rplyng.

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I tried to listen a few of the recent videos here (few posts back & on prev. page). I like the music but I can't bring myself to like the vocals.

Here's something by my taste.

nims11 said:
Can't suggest much in black metal. Am trying Death in death metal. In melodeath, try Norther and Dark Tranquillity.

What album/tracks you listening to? If possible try listening to The Sound Of Perseverance.

Listening to Death Symbolic,much better production tham human and backing guitars are prominant.more chugga riffs.

I like Symbolic but I like The Sound Of Perseverance more because it sounds more "mature".

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I like Symbolic but I like The Sound Of Perseverance more because it sounds more "mature".

yet to hear perseverence..hmm
by mature did you mean "polished"?

Nanducob said:
yet to hear perseverence..hmm
by mature did you mean "polished"?

Yeah, you can put it that way.

This is my most favourite Thrash metal song as of now.

Listened to
Static-x-Machine
Only rhythm guitar
Vocals nothing good about
Common mans metal

Wisconsin Death Trip is a much better album though.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah, you can put it that way.

This is my most favourite Thrash metal song as of now.

They are still around with no original members left i guess

Max and Igor left. Sepultura sucks without them.

Max and Igor now play in Cavalera Conspiracy.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Max and Igor left. Sepultura sucks without them.

Max and Igor now play in Cavalera Conspiracy.

Mmm..got to check some Soulfly

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I like Symbolic but I like The Sound Of Perseverance more because it sounds more "mature".

True, I too found The Sound Of Perseverance an amazing album and now I am finally hooked to this band!

Nanducob said:
Mmm..got to check some Soulfly

Soulfly is a pretty good band too. But not as heavy as I would like.

nims11 said:
True, I too found The Sound Of Perseverance an amazing album and now I am finally hooked to this band!

I love that album. Its one of the few albums that I like listening to completely.

Its weird how I discovered this band. I had a *cough* copy of Counter Strike : Source when I was in college that one of my friends had got via torrents. It was a self-extractor and someone had replaced the default menu music with "To Forgive Is To Suffer". I then got hooked just like that.

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So...anyone going to see Megadeth in Noida this weekend? I would have but got a family wedding to attend.

Anyway, saw them back in 2008 and even got James LoMenzo's pick. \m/

bikramjitkar said:
So...anyone going to see Megadeth in Noida this weekend? I would have but got a family wedding to attend.
Anyway, saw them back in 2008 and even got James LoMenzo's pick. \m/

If only Noida were a leap away from Pune.

Glad that you got something.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
If only Noida were a leap away from Pune.

Glad that you got something.

you in Pune??

Yeah. For about 2 years and 5 months since I got a job here.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah. For about 2 years and 5 months since I got a job here.

Oh nice..

Im in pune too.

Cool. Where do the metalheads hang out here?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Cool. Where do the metalheads hang out here?

No idea. Hard Rock Café??

Never been there btw..

I heard that they play remixes and stuff these days. Never been there so cannot tell.

Damn...

unarguably among the best metal instrumentals? Can't get my ears off this one

nims11 said:
unarguably among the best metal instrumentals? Can't get my ears off this one

Then you will like this as well.

The Wolf Of Wall Street vs Meshuggah

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
The Wolf Of Wall Street vs Meshuggah

I wish the video was longer than 15 seconds ,,btw never really listened to meshuggah.any albums to start with?

Nanducob said:
I wish the video was longer than 15 seconds ,,btw never really listened to meshuggah.any albums to start with?

Obzen.

Listen to this :

Bleed from Obzen

Also this :

Demiurge from the album Koloss.

The song in the Wolf Of Wall Street video is this :

Nanducob said:

George is f***ing god. However, you should also check out Francesco Paoli of Fleshgod Apocalypse, he does not have a studio video of himself, but see his drumsticks move...

nice,though a better recording

Been listening to The Down Troddence. A band from Bangalore. The lyrics in this song are in Sanskrit.

Also listen to this :

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Been listening to The Down Troddence. A band from Bangalore. The lyrics in this song are in Sanskrit.

They are from Kerala and i have seen them live once.they are good.
Now with a more of a deathcore kind of riffs

Nanducob said:
They are from Kerala and i have seen them live once.they are good.
Now with a more of a deathcore kind of riffs

My bad. I read Bangalore on their FB page and I thought so. Even I thought they are Deathcore.

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Lol!!

and its animated version :

^^ haha good one

TFS
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wow, need to try out the new Iced Earth Album!

how metal is she?

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Nanducob said:
how metal is she?

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Getting real tired of your **** [MENTION=128807]Nanducob[/MENTION]

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Getting real tired of your **** [MENTION=128807]Nanducob[/MENTION]

thought you might like it

Nanducob said:
thought you might like it

NO.

This is metal. Not pussy cat Katrina thread. :/

not completely metal but has metal in it
its a vocals covered in different music styles like metallica,pantera etc...too bad that its originally a pop song:/

Nanducob said:
how mental is she?

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Fixed

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Haha, that one is classic. But do you know what SOD really is?

A

I like listening to a few metal bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Insomnium, Disarmonia Mundi, Soilwork and Amon Amarth. I believe these bands belong to the genre "Melodic death metal".

Not sure whether this qualifies me as a metal head or not

, and I dont really like metallica(I hear they are a rage amongst metal heads).

My favourite metal song, In Flames : Drenched In Fear.

Cheers!
Abhijit

If you like metal, you are a metalhead.

If you don't like Metallica, you are probably listening to the wrong songs. Listen to the first 4 albums and you will love them.

AbhMkh said:
I like listening to a few metal bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Insomnium, Disarmonia Mundi, Soilwork and Amon Amarth. I believe these bands belong to the genre "Melodic death metal".

Not sure whether this qualifies me as a metal head or not , and I dont really like metallica(I hear they are a rage amongst metal heads).

My favourite metal song, In Flames : Drenched In Fear.

Cheers!
Abhijit

Try: Norther, Children of Bodom

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Haha, that one is classic. But do you know what SOD really is?

Yes stormtroopers of death

B

AbhMkh said:
I like listening to a few metal bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Insomnium, Disarmonia Mundi, Soilwork and Amon Amarth. I believe these bands belong to the genre "Melodic death metal".

Not sure whether this qualifies me as a metal head or not , and I dont really like metallica(I hear they are a rage amongst metal heads).

My favourite metal song, In Flames : Drenched In Fear.

Cheers!
Abhijit

Well, let's put it this way- you may like tinkering with PCs but you will never be an engineer if you haven't even passed high school!

I heard this thing in some fb groups that some of us as just 'metalfans'-those who listen to metal occationally.whereas 'Metalhead' is the ultimate one -who dress up like a metalhead,go to shows,support the local scene etc.

just appreciate the music no need to assign tags to them

bikramjitkar said:
Well, let's put it this way- you may like tinkering with PCs but you will never be an engineer if you haven't even passed high school!

Metallica is the most generic metal band often blamed for being 'sellouts' .It is easy to get in to it for a begginer,dont know why he has problem getting in to it

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snap said:
just appreciate the music no need to assign tags to them

No genre has more tags than metal.look at those diverse genres

Nanducob said:
Yes stormtroopers of death

Yeah. Not everyone knows.

A

bikramjitkar said:
Well, let's put it this way- you may like tinkering with PCs but you will never be an engineer if you haven't even passed high school!

Since I actually am an IT Engineer I found this offensive, but I do get your point.

Actually my tastes in music are quite wide, ranging from mozart/bach and rafi/manna dey to these metal bands I mentioned.

I guess because of my proclivity towards classical music I like "melodic" death metal and not metallica.

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Nanducob said:
Metallica is the most generic metal band often blamed for being 'sellouts' .It is easy to get in to it for a begginer,dont know why he has problem getting in to it

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No genre has more tags than metal.look at those diverse genres

I dont like the way the guitar is played in metallica, I tried listening to a few songs like "Enter Sandman", but none of them gave that kick that I get from bands like In Flames and Insomnium.

I thought music is a matter of personal preference
and not everybody is inclined to like everything.

I am pretty sure that there must be a few metalheads who prefer a few specific bands over all others.

I may be wrong about this but isn't finland the "cradle of metal" and aren't finnish bands supposed to be pros ?

AbhMkh said:
Actually my tastes in music are quite wide, ranging from mozart/bach and rafi/manna dey to these metal bands I mentioned.

I guess because of my proclivity towards classical music I like "melodic" death metal and not metallica.

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I dont like the way the guitar is played in metallica, I tried listening to a few songs like "Enter Sandman", but none of them gave that kick that I get from bands like In Flames and Insomnium.

I thought music is a matter of personal preference
and not everybody is inclined to like everything.

I am pretty sure that there must be a few metalheads who prefer a few specific bands over all others.

Metallica is everyones favourite(except for hardcore Megadeth and Mustaine followers

)
Anyways some bands you like ,some not.
I cant dig melodic/symphonic death metal stuff or most the finnish/swedish bands except Opeth.

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AbhMkh said:
I may be wrong about this but isn't finland the "cradle of metal" and aren't finnish bands supposed to be pros ?

If you explore the roots of heavy metal/rock its noticeable that UK spawned most of the early prominent rock bands such as The Beatles,The Rolling Stones,Led Zeppelin,The Who etc while U.S had Hendrix though its an irony that he got his career lift in the U.K.
You mentioned pros-If you look up music from other countries like Sweden or Finland they also had a period of prominence of Rock and Metal in the 60s and 80s like in the U.S/U.K.So why these bands are not popular? because they were not brought in to the spotlight,i believe.
So there are no pros for a genre,its a matter of who gets in to the limelight.

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AbhMkh said:
Since I actually am an IT Engineer I found this offensive, but I do get your point.

Actually my tastes in music are quite wide, ranging from mozart/bach and rafi/manna dey to these metal bands I mentioned.

I guess because of my proclivity towards classical music I like "melodic" death metal and not metallica.

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I dont like the way the guitar is played in metallica, I tried listening to a few songs like "Enter Sandman", but none of them gave that kick that I get from bands like In Flames and Insomnium.

I thought music is a matter of personal preference
and not everybody is inclined to like everything.

I am pretty sure that there must be a few metalheads who prefer a few specific bands over all others.

I may be wrong about this but isn't finland the "cradle of metal" and aren't finnish bands supposed to be pros ?

Lighten up man, I'm an engineer too and it was just a joke.

Secondly, Enter Sandman is from Metallica's most commercially successful era and is straight up heavy metal. They were one of the pioneers in combining classical music influences with metal. Listen to songs like "The Call of Ktulu", "Orion" or the middle section of "Master of Puppets". Also check out their "S&M" album.

Also, Finland is the cradle of nothing (except mobile phones that refuse to die). The "Melodic death" sub-genre originated from Sweden with bands like At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity. Metal originated from the UK (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest/Iron Maiden) and went big from the US (The big 4 of thrash).

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bikramjitkar said:
Lighten up man, I'm an engineer too and it was just a joke.

Secondly, Enter Sandman is from Metallica's most commercially successful era and is straight up heavy metal. They were one of the pioneers in combining classical music influences with metal. Listen to songs like "The Call of Ktulu", "Orion" or the middle section of "Master of Puppets". Also check out their "S&M" album.

Also, Finland is the cradle of nothing (except mobile phones that refuse to die). The "Melodic death" sub-genre originated from Sweden with bands like At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity. Metal originated from the UK (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest/Iron Maiden) and went big from the US (The big 4 of thrash).

Well I will give metallica another shot and as I said I can be wrong about Finland.

AbhMkh said:
Since I actually am an IT Engineer I found this offensive, but I do get your point.

You kidding right?

AbhMkh said:
Actually my tastes in music are quite wide, ranging from mozart/bach and rafi/manna dey to these metal bands I mentioned.

I guess because of my proclivity towards classical music I like "melodic" death metal and not metallica.

Metallica also has melodic songs. Listen to Welcome Home (Sanitarium), One, Fade To Black, For Whom The Bell Tolls, The Call Of Ktulu (Instrumental), Orion (Instrumental), etc.

Perhaps you have not heard enough Metallica. No compulsion if you don't want to check them out, but I haven't seen anyone who does not like Metallica. People dislike them for being sellouts but everyone agrees that their first 4 albums are very good.

On a side note, the whole Death Metal scene is derived from the Thrash Metal scene and Metallica wrote the first Thrash Metal song "Hit The Lights". Therefore, if there were no Metallica, there would not be Thrash Metal, no Death Metal and consequently no Melodic Death Metal, Deathcore or Grindcore. Besides many of the modern day bands cite Metallica as an influence.

Even if you don't like them, always remember that they are a formidable force in metal and a very essential band.

Further reading : *en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica#Legacy_and_influence

AbhMkh said:
I dont like the way the guitar is played in metallica, I tried listening to a few songs like "Enter Sandman", but none of them gave that kick that I get from bands like In Flames and Insomnium.

What if I told you that the the techniques used by Metallica and other bands like In Flames are all similar? What exactly don't you like about their guitar technique? Tremolo picking or the key that they use? If its the key, all of their songs except The Unforgiven is in the key of E minor, the same key is used by In Flames and many of the scandinavian bands except perhaps Meshuggah, Vildhjarta and Enslaved, etc. That does not make their songs much different.

AbhMkh said:
I thought music is a matter of personal preference
and not everybody is inclined to like everything.

I am pretty sure that there must be a few metalheads who prefer a few specific bands over all others.

Metal is like a vast and deep ocean, if you get out of your comfort zone and explore, you will find amazing bands with distinct styles and sounds. That's how I found most of my favourite bands. Yes, music is a matter of personal preference and no one is forcing you to like everything, but nothing beats the satisfaction of finding a band that you like on your own without the TV, radio, your friends or parents to tell you what to listen to. That music would truly be personal and something that is yours and yours alone. Like a drug that is personalised for you alone that gives the ultimate kick.

AbhMkh said:
I may be wrong about this but isn't finland the "cradle of metal" and aren't finnish bands supposed to be pros ?

Nope. There are a lot of good bands from the scandinavian countries, but the cradle of metal it is not. Metal would not exist if Black Sabbath hadn't recorded their eponymous debut album. Since then everyone and every culture that was exposed to metal assimilated it into their own cultures and made it their own. This is why metal has a mind boggling number of sub genres. This is also why the scandinavian countries have a distinct variety of metal of their own. Birmigham, England is the birthplace of metal, but as it were, there is no "Cradle Of Metal" anywhere in the world.

Also, what if I told you that all bands are pros.

Source : 10+ years of experience listening to metal.

Guys check out this awesome song called Shaat Din by bangladeshi metal band Aurthohin. Its lyrics are in bengali so it helps if u are bengali ull be able to connect with the song more. The song is a 28 minute prog metal masterpiece about the last seven days of a inmate who has been sentenced to death. Even if u arent bengali it doesnt matter since the song has some great riffs and some very beautiful acoustic/symphonic verses. So yeah check it out! \m/

setanjan123 said:
Guys check out this awesome song called Shaat Din by bangladeshi metal band Aurthohin. Its lyrics are in bengali so it helps if u are bengali ull be able to connect with the song more. The song is a 28 minute prog metal masterpiece about the last seven days of a inmate who has been sentenced to death. Even if u arent bengali it doesnt matter since the song has some great riffs and some very beautiful acoustic/symphonic verses. So yeah check it out! \m/

Post link please.

Some classic Judas Priest.

Here you go. Hope u like it. *m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&rl=yes&v=dfgqtJ4j_qE&client=mv-google&gl=IN&hl=en-GB&guid=

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Here you go. Hope u like it. *m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&rl=yes&v=dfgqtJ4j_qE&client=mv-google&gl=IN&hl=en-GB&guid=

Pretty dope song.

You should try listening to this. This song is completely in Sanskrit.

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Actually is dyslexia.

[MENTION=156672]Desmond[/MENTION] i dont see the link. Maybe becoz im on mobile. Just post the name ill find it. And what do u mean by dope? Im not very good with internet slang sorry. The dictionary has two meanings:- stupid and excellent lol. Which one did u mean ?

setanjan123 said:
[MENTION=156672]Desmond[/MENTION] i dont see the link. Maybe becoz im on mobile. Just post the name ill find it. And what do u mean by dope? Im not very good with internet slang sorry. The dictionary has two meanings:- stupid and excellent lol. Which one did u mean ?

The Down Troddence - Shiva.

The Down Troddence is a folk/groove metal band from Cochin.

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I meant excellent, I don't remember seeing dope being used for anything bad.

Actually dope used in context of a person would mean stupid. Anyways will try out that song. Btw a little help here. M looking for a band that uses symphonic elements with vicious death/black metal. Something along the lines of the fear of the dark cover by cradle of filth. Dont like entire orchestras being used ala nightwish. Epic music with deep lyrics would be gr8. Any leads?

Hey WTH!. Why is dis thread stagnant for almost a month? Did u headbangers run out of things to say. Well ill say somethng then. Found a decent folk metal band named Crimfall.

good for you. enjoy.

Crimfall Wildfire Season:- m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXeK3M7O8_0

Howdy!

I usually like to meet rock/metal lovers in real life.
I will post some recent experience regarding my quest to find people with my same music taste.

The first one happened in my gym.I was a newbie,there.I keep noticing a guy coz he was wearing band tees most of the days,first day he wore a Metallica shirt,second a Chemical romance shirt and on the final day a Pink floyd shirt.I thought he was a Metalhead/rock music lover.I was curious i thought he was in to rock/metal.
I went to him:

me:Hi do you listen to rock?
he:*confused*
me:you into rock?
he:*wtf*
me:Rock Music! do you listen to it?
he:*laughing like a douchebag* what?
me:*pointing at tees* Pink Floyd?
he:Oh yes ! I listen to it
me:

k.

He then starts blabbering about how stupid the term 'rock' was.I am guessing its the first time he has been hearing the term rock with a music form.

The second experience happens yesterday,in my new workplace.

*Me fooling around with my cellphone**A guy comes to me,and sits besides me*
He:what you doing?
Me:nothng,just browsing
He:you have any songs in it,send it to me?
Me

h most of my songs are in mp3 player,maybe i have 4-5 songs in phone
He:Send it to me ASAP
Me:but they are english songs.Do you like english songs

?
He: OH! yes
Me: :hyper:

Me:What do you listen?
He:I listen mostly bands
Me :hyper:

Me:which bands?
He:Lately I listening to mostly Pitbull
Me:*I was like

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Me:THATS GREAT ! YOU ARE GONNA LIKE MY SONGS !!

^ROFL. Something similar happened 2 me a year ago. I was in tution and there was this guy there. I dnt remember how the conversation started bt i remember:- me-i mostly listen to english songs. He: What kind?(smthng similar). Me:-mostly metal. He:- Oh do you mean like enrique? Me-[facepalm]. Lol

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This also happened in the same tution. My sir had bought a new dvd playr nd speakers. The sound quality was good. The conversation:-me-the music i listen 2 will blast our ears off if playd in dis speaker lol. Sir- why what do u listen to? Me- metal . He- hey isnt metal satanic? One of my friends keeps listening to that. Me- No sir only black metal is satanic(i know nt all bm is satanic bt i didnt say that). He- oh yes black metal that is what my frnd keeps listening. I was actually surprised he had heard the term bm.

Lol For the common people english songs=akon,50 cent,justin beiber,enrique etc

It is common and I have learned to deal with it. I live in a hostel, so there are lots of *muzzik fans* with big speakers, playing stuff like katy perry, enrique, honey singh, pitbull, music videos with hot girls, etc. Keep your **** to yourself please

. It would be a nightmare to handle me if I got myself huge speakers, so instead I decide to keep my music to myself with quality earphones. Also, It shocks me to see that their music collection is just a directory containing unsorted music videos.

System of a down and avenged sevenfold :,)

If I had huge speakers and they want a music war.

*upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Sunn_O%29%29%29_%28Logo%29.png

You will lose b****es.

In my gym people workout listening songs like barbie girl lol,how can you lift weights hearing this ****

Nanducob said:
In my gym people workout listening songs like barbie girl lol,how can you lift weights hearing this ****

I have been thinking of joining a gym. I hear that the owner plays Rammstein there.

^^Nice..
Metal songs are the best when it comes to work out.gives that aggression and adrenaline

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This might be too mainstream/not to heavy for you guys.

Finished watching Metal Evolution. Worth a watch if you interested on trivias and want to get a better understanding on evolution and history. Too bad there couldn't be an episode on Extreme/Death/Black Metal.

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Nanducob said:
Howdy!

I usually like to meet rock/metal lovers in real life.
I will post some recent experience regarding my quest to find people with my same music taste.

The first one happened in my gym.I was a newbie,there.I keep noticing a guy coz he was wearing band tees most of the days,first day he wore a Metallica shirt,second a Chemical romance shirt and on the final day a Pink floyd shirt.I thought he was a Metalhead/rock music lover.I was curious i thought he was in to rock/metal.
I went to him:

me:Hi do you listen to rock?
he:*confused*
me:you into rock?
he:*wtf*
me:Rock Music! do you listen to it?
he:*laughing like a douchebag* what?
me:*pointing at tees* Pink Floyd?
he:Oh yes ! I listen to it
me: k.

He then starts blabbering about how stupid the term 'rock' was.I am guessing its the first time he has been hearing the term rock with a music form.

The second experience happens yesterday,in my new workplace.

*Me fooling around with my cellphone**A guy comes to me,and sits besides me*
He:what you doing?
Me:nothng,just browsing
He:you have any songs in it,send it to me?
Meh most of my songs are in mp3 player,maybe i have 4-5 songs in phone
He:Send it to me ASAP
Me:but they are english songs.Do you like english songs?
He: OH! yes
Me:
Me:What do you listen?
He:I listen mostly bands
Me
Me:which bands?
He:Lately I listening to mostly Pitbull
Me:*I was like

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Me:THATS GREAT ! YOU ARE GONNA LIKE MY SONGS !!

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Nanducob said:
He:Lately I listening to mostly Pitbull
Me:THATS GREAT ! YOU ARE GONNA LIKE MY SONGS !!

In all probability, he will not like your songs.

What kind of music do you metalheads hate the most ?
Let me put it this way - If you were forced to hear all kinds of boring music , which would be the last genre.

Definitely POP music

Gen.Libeb said:
In all probability, he will not like your songs.

What kind of music do you metalheads hate the most ?
Let me put it this way - If you were forced to hear all kinds of boring music , which would be the last genre.

Its not about hate. Just that I don't prefer some music. Mostly because of lack of rush.

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Nanducob said:
Definitely POP music

Thanks

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Its not about hate. Just that I don't prefer some music. Mostly because of lack of rush.

Fair Enough.

For me, its Dance Party Music - something like "The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling" actually gives me a headache, I'd easily take pop over it anytime.

On Topic

Any of you guys listen to "Story of the Year" ?
I love this song. Its fun to play it on the guitar too.

Haven't heard of these guys before, but Story Of The Year does not sound like metal. More like Hardcore or something, almost like Sum-41.

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I saw this show live. My first big concert ever.

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nims11 said:
A little late now, but you guys heard the Redeemer of Soul Title song by Judas Priest? I liked it, waiting for the album release

Sounds nice. Clean vocals

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Haven't heard of these guys before, but Story Of The Year does not sound like metal. More like Hardcore or something, almost like Sum-41.

Yeah, Not metal. Have not heard Sum-41 before. I'll give them a try.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I saw this show live. My first big concert ever.

How was the concert experience ?? I've never been to a concert yet.

Gen.Libeb said:
How was the concert experience ?? I've never been to a concert yet.

Got free booze at the end of the show. Nuff said.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Got free booze at the end of the show. Nuff said.

but you dont drink?

I just had one peg of vodka that day because...it's free and I saw Lamb Of God live for the first time, so celebration.

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nims11 said:
Finished watching Metal Evolution. Worth a watch if you interested on trivias and want to get a better understanding on evolution and history. Too bad there couldn't be an episode on Extreme/Death/Black Metal.

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A little late now, but you guys heard the Redeemer of Soul Title song by Judas Priest? I liked it, waiting for the album release

Sam Dunn started a crowdfunding for the Extreme Metal episode. It is under production.

[MENTION=5007]DeSmOnD dAvId[/MENTION] I heard about crowdfunding about it, didn't know it was under production.

*www.pledgemusic.com/projects/skyharbor

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If any one likes Evanescence music , they have quite some stuff before Fallen here.

*evanescencereference.info/music/

Actually I'm liking that music even more than Fallen (IMO their best album) and newer songs.

Thanks

nims11 said:
[MENTION=5007]DeSmOnD dAvId[/MENTION] I heard about crowdfunding about it, didn't know it was under production.

*www.pledgemusic.com/projects/skyharbor

Wow...17 pounds. I think I would wait for it to come on Flipkart instead.

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Gen.Libeb said:
If any one likes Evanescence music , they have quite some stuff before Fallen here.

*evanescencereference.info/music/

Actually I'm liking that music even more than Fallen (IMO their best album) and newer songs.

Fallen sells for $250? WTF.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Fallen sells for $250? WTF.

I think that was about their older than Fallen stuff, Demos and EPs.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Fallen sells for $250? WTF.

I think that was about their older than Fallen stuff, Demos and EPs.

Still, I don't believe that Evanescence is metal, they are more like Goth Rock, but still not very Goth.

If you want good Goth Metal, listen to Type O Negative or Tristania.

Tristania's ex-vocalist on this song is a classically trained soprano.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Still, I don't believe that Evanescence is metal, they are more like Goth Rock, but still not very Goth.

If you want good Goth Metal, listen to Type O Negative or Tristania.

Did anyone said Evanescene are metal., I'm sure i never did.
btw that Judas priest song "Redeemer of soul" doesn't sound metal either. I haven't heard of their other stuff so don't know their roots.

Both those song sound interesting.

Well, I generalized since this is a metal sub. Metal bands are known to make some less than metal songs too, but then again, the bands are still called Metal bands. Evanescence is not.

They are a good band, but not really metal.

PS : The Encyclopaedia Metallum does not have an entry of them either.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Well, I generalized since this is a metal sub. Metal bands are known to make some less than metal songs too, but then again, the bands are still called Metal bands. Evanescence is not.

They are a good band, but not really metal.

PS : The Encyclopaedia Metallum does not have an entry of them either.

They are a Rock band.

Anyways this is what the first post (original poster) says & Evanescence fits into that.

MetalheadGautham said:
Well, Seeing my name, you can guess that I am a huge metalhead. So I decided to start a thread for fans of Rock/Hard Rock/Metal music.

If this thread has in between turned into Metal only & the mods don't want me posting Rock stuff, I won't.

You got me there I guess.

ehehehe that thin line between Metal and Rock

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Really surprised to see Kurt Cobain at top.
*www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges

Nanducob said:
ehehehe that thin line between Metal and Rock

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Really surprised to see Kurt Cobain at top.
*www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges

I rarely bother to categorize the song as Rock songs have many influences.

And Axl Rose is at top I think. Or I don't know how to read this chart.

Inceptionist said:
I rarely bother to categorize the song as Rock songs have many influences.

And Axl Rose is at top I think. Or I don't know how to read this chart.

Its simple,you have see the total length.You can see that Axl can reach many octaves.
Its from low to high.

Basically Metal is Rock.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Basically Metal is Rock.

Its the most confusing thing ever.Basically both use same set of instruments,Metal is basically intensified Rock,just my opinion.Though some metal purists dont find it this way.

nims11 said:
Finished watching Metal Evolution. Worth a watch if you interested on trivias and want to get a better understanding on evolution and history. Too bad there couldn't be an episode on Extreme/Death/Black Metal

I just found out that it was released on April 15th 2014 to all those who backed them on Indiegogo. I had contributed as well.

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Not sure if its available to everyone, but you guys can check this link : *bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/extrememetal

A chapter on black metal was imminent. Btw whats the file size?

Around 2.3 GB.

^^post a short review after watching.I have already watched enough Gaahl documentaries (lol) .He is a sick mofo,in one documentaries when the interview er accidently asked if he leads/leader he sat there staring without any movemrnt for 3 minutes.

Not bad, it sums up the history of Extreme Metal pretty well. Begins with First Wave of Black Metal, then Grindcore, Deathmetal and Black Metal. There wasn't anything about the Gothenburg sound and I was looking forward to watching that. Gaahl's does not make another appearance and Sam and Necrobutcher (of Mayhem) patch things up (after their episode in A Headbanger's Journey). There are interviews with Tom Warrior (of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Triptykon), Alex Webster (of Cannibal Corpse), Mantas (of Venom), Dani Filth (of Cradle Of Filth), Necrobutcher (of Mayhem), Ihsahn (of Emperor), as well as guys from Carcass, Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, etc.

Despite this being a pretty good concise history of extreme metal, I still think it would have been better if there were separate episodes for Black Metal and Death Metal, etc. The whole thing seemed rushed in order to incorporate all the genres together. But then again, there are plenty of documentaries on youtube in case you want to learn about any genre in depth.

Whats gothemberg sound? Germany?

Swedish.

Yeah,if so,theyd need each episode for Sweden,Norway,Finland,Switzerland,Australia etc

At least of each genre. But then again, they were limited by the funding they got. The response to the funding was not very overwhelming and it took a long time to meet the goal. The first attempt hadn't even reached its goal on time.

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A Slayer cartoon - Criminally Insane.

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Looking back at the history of this thread. So many controversies.

Also looked like there were more active posters here in here around 2007.

Any mumbai people attending this?
Control ALT Delete | Survive This!

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Around 2.3 GB.

Did they air it on vh1?

VH1 didn't allow them to make it, because its "too extreme". That is why they turned to crowdfunding.

What I am not sure if whether the episode is available to everyone or just to campaign backers.

God bless the guy who mentioned Tristania. Awesome!!

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setanjan123 said:
Guys check out this awesome song called Shaat Din by bangladeshi metal band Aurthohin. Its lyrics are in bengali so it helps if u are bengali ull be able to connect with the song more. The song is a 28 minute prog metal masterpiece about the last seven days of a inmate who has been sentenced to death. Even if u arent bengali it doesnt matter since the song has some great riffs and some very beautiful acoustic/symphonic verses. So yeah check it out! \m/

seriously, this song is just a feeble attempt at trying to be metal. if you think some mindless bass guitar and bad drums and growling makes metal, then you need to listen to more music bro.

15mins of pure bad metal, and this song just gave me a headache.

no offence to you.

AFAIK, metal is non-existant in bangla.

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and being a bengali [understanding bengali] helps in no way in that song.

the lyrics are so damn bad, its better to not understand it. some guys took up their guitars and drums, got inspired by the metal scene and thought "hey lets all growl and do whatevr we want with our instruments and make a long long song, coz you know metal songs are long..."

i got more pissed off by the lyrics than by the bad music. :evil:

I think it was me : *www.digit.in/forum/chit-chat/75091-all-metalheads-here-post2112597.html#post2112597

I love the album Widows Weeds. However, the original backing vocalist (Vibeke Stene) has left the band and has been replaced by someone who, IMHO, is not as good as her. That's why I don't listen to their newer stuff much.

Can you give me the link to that Bangladeshi band? Let me hear for myself.

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Lamb Of God dedicated this song to Mahatma Gandhi during their Bangalore gig, calling him the first Indian punk rocker.

btw, i pmed you the link

anirbandd said:
btw, i pmed you the link

I am at work so I cannot download it. Will download it when I get home.

[MENTION=148045]anirbandd[/MENTION] When i posted this song i knew not everybody would like it. But the song is actually quite decent if you consider the crap churned out by the likes of Fossils, Cactus and the lot. The song aint metal,it aint even really progressive and its boring at times but its a good rock song by my standards . Cheers!

setanjan123 said:
[MENTION=148045]anirbandd[/MENTION] When i posted this song i knew not everybody would like it. But the song is actually quite decent if you consider the crap churned out by the likes of Fossils, Cactus and the lot. The song aint metal,it aint even really progressive and its boring at times but its a good rock song by my standards . Cheers!

You do realise that i was talking about the band and not you??

Iirc, you said that song was metal.

And Now that you bring up fossils, i have to say that they are really good in what they do, that being rock. Never liked cactus though...

Btw, do you know Mohiner Ghoraguli??

setanjan123 said:
Guys check out this awesome song called Shaat Din by bangladeshi metal band Aurthohin. Its lyrics are in bengali so it helps if u are bengali ull be able to connect with the song more. The song is a 28 minute prog metal masterpiece about the last seven days of a inmate who has been sentenced to death. Even if u arent bengali it doesnt matter since the song has some great riffs and some very beautiful acoustic/symphonic verses. So yeah check it out! \m/

Aaaand you termed this as a masterpiece.

Just saying.

Yeah ive heard mohiner ghoraghuli. A few songs, no more. A gr8 band considering how old they are. And yes i do think the song is a masterpiece. Maybe your standards are different than mine. I really liked the song. Its quite good by bangla rock/metal standards. You dont think so then thats your opinion. Everyone has different tastes anyway. Btw whats ur fav metal genre. Mine is viking/folk metal.

Most of the people I meet or know like Viking/Power/Folk metal more.

I used to like Children Of Bodom once upon a time. Then I discovered Opeth and now I am big into Progressive Metal.

You can see my last.fm tag cloud :

*lastfm.dontdrinkandroot.net/tools/user/tagcloud/Des27/overall/upper_thumb.png

setanjan123 said:
[MENTION=148045]anirbandd[/MENTION] When i posted this song i knew not everybody would like it. But the song is actually quite decent if you consider the crap churned out by the likes of Fossils, Cactus and the lot. The song aint metal,it aint even really progressive and its boring at times but its a good rock song by my standards . Cheers!

setanjan123 said:
Yeah ive heard mohiner ghoraghuli. A few songs, no more. A gr8 band considering how old they are. And yes i do think the song is a masterpiece. Maybe your standards are different than mine. I really liked the song. Its quite good by bangla rock/metal standards. You dont think so then thats your opinion. Everyone has different tastes anyway. Btw whats ur fav metal genre. Mine is viking/folk metal.

^just saying..

anyway, i dont have anyone fav metal genre. i like everything metal.. but yeah, there are a few bands whose styling i dont like.

Xtreme metal everywhere. Just to lighten up the atmosphere a bit, any1 listend 2 lp's new album hunting party. They are sayin its pure rock like hybrid theory. I am a bit skeptical but i am all for an album like hybrid theory after all this electro rock crap theyve been making. LP fans go to serious xtremes. An old frnd of mine blocked me on fb just becoz i said LP suxx. Lol

Just listened to some of the songs from the new LP album. Not at all like Hybrid Theory and not very good at any measure. The first track "Keys To The Kingdom" sounds a lot like a Helmet song but nothing spectacular about it. Guilty All The Same sounds somewhat like Breaking The Habit from the album Meteora, still nothing spectacular.

I don't think this album will be very good.

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I stopped listening to them after Reanimation when they partnered with JayZ.

Aww damn. Looks like we never gonna get another hybrid theory. What with shinoda speaking out against mainstream rock, i think he is a bit of a hypocrite.

setanjan123 said:
Aww damn. Looks like we never gonna get another hybrid theory. What with shinoda speaking out against mainstream rock, i think he is a bit of a hypocrite.

You got a link for that?

[MENTION=128807]Nanducob[/MENTION] Well its in the wikipedia page of The album itself. Just listened to guilty all the same. Really awful. Pointlessly heavy and the rapping was unnecessary. When heard the riff in the beginning i thought the song would be gr8 but nah!

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Most of the people I meet or know like Viking/Power/Folk metal more.
I used to like Children Of Bodom once upon a time. Then I discovered Opeth and now I am big into Progressive Metal.
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Viking/Power/Folk Metal are nice for starters and I too loved them (ok still love them, but not the most). Once I discovered Prog and some real Death Metal, my interests are inclining towards them. The sheer surge I feel when listening to some quality Prog/Death songs is something I didn't before.

PS: Into Mastodon nowadays. The riffs way to powerful not to increase your heart rate.

Prog is a bit hard to get into i guess. Most of the bands focus too much on technical complexity. Slowly gettin into opeth n dream theater. Death metal is gr8 for headbanging bt i like melo death more

setanjan123 said:
Prog is a bit hard to get into i guess. Most of the bands focus too much on technical complexity. Slowly gettin into opeth n dream theater. Death metal is gr8 for headbanging bt i like melo death more

I started off the *growling vocal* genre with melo-death. Am still a mad listener of Norther (Do try if you haven't!), Amon Amarth. Tried insomnium couple of months ago but despite being catchy and nice, it somehow didn't stick much to me.

Give Dream Theatre some time, they are amazing and vocals are bit on the lighter side, but they produce some *epic* stuff. Try Octavarium, Change of Seasons, Count of Tuscany, Pull me under,

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[MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION]

I suggested you some songs on Last.fm. Check them out.

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setanjan123 said:
Prog is a bit hard to get into i guess. Most of the bands focus too much on technical complexity. Slowly gettin into opeth n dream theater. Death metal is gr8 for headbanging bt i like melo death more

Prog ain't so hard. Listen to The Czar by Mastodon or the stuff that [MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION] suggested.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Just listened to some of the songs from the new LP album. Not at all like Hybrid Theory and not very good at any measure. The first track "Keys To The Kingdom" sounds a lot like a Helmet song but nothing spectacular about it. Guilty All The Same sounds somewhat like Breaking The Habit from the album Meteora, still nothing spectacular.

I don't think this album will be very good.

Breaking The Habit is a 100X better than that new song.
This album is atleast sounding quite better than "A thousand suns" and "Living Things"

nims11 said:
I started off the *growling vocal* genre with melo-death. Am still a mad listener of Norther (Do try if you haven't!), Amon Amarth. Tried insomnium couple of months ago but despite being catchy and nice, it somehow didn't stick much to me.

Give Dream Theatre some time, they are amazing and vocals are bit on the lighter side, but they produce some *epic* stuff. Try Octavarium, Change of Seasons, Count of Tuscany, Pull me under,

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+100

Dream theatre is awesome. Real deep songs. I feel lost in their music.

And the soundstage.. One of the best i have heard.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Skyharbor's new single is finally out? Cool!

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[MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION]

I suggested you some songs on Last.fm. Check them out.

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Prog ain't so hard. Listen to The Czar by Mastodon or the stuff that [MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION] suggested.

Send me the links too, man.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Skyharbor's new single is finally out? Cool!

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[MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION]

I suggested you some songs on Last.fm. Check them out.

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Prog ain't so hard. Listen to The Czar by Mastodon or the stuff that [MENTION=43644]nims11[/MENTION] suggested.

Name of song??

[MENTION=148045]anirbandd[/MENTION]

Create an account on last.fm and add me. I keep suggesting songs to people

My profile is : Des27â€™s Music Profile â€“ Users at Last.fm

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[MENTION=128807]Nanducob[/MENTION],

Why are you not on last.fm yet?

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
[MENTION=148045]anirbandd[/MENTION]

Create an account on last.fm and add me. I keep suggesting songs to people

My profile is : Des27â€™s Music Profile â€“ Users at Last.fm

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[MENTION=128807]Nanducob[/MENTION],

Why are you not on last.fm yet?

all right.

[MENTION=156672]Desmond[/MENTION] : I use mp3 player to listen to songs and sometimes online radio.still don't get the idea of scribbling/last FM ,I tried installing but it didn't work

Which phone do you have? If its an Android phone, you can use Simple Last.fm Scrobbler.

It will keep track of the songs that you are listening the update your profile. This way you can keep track of what you or your friends are listening to.

You can also set up scrobbling on your PC by downloading the Last.fm app.

Yeah android... I have a doubt..Suppose I install the scrobbler .Then does it post the songs I play from internet radio? Or does it have to be from the songs I store in my phone which I play in phone music player?

Depends on the service. Spotify and Grooveshark support scrobbling.

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Yeah the new album is better than the previous two! I cant comprehend how people listen to somethn like castle of glass. Guilty all same is nothing like breaking the habit. Maybe sm small parts but thats it. Hardcore LP fans make me sick. Seriously they r no better than JB or one direction fans. Most of my friends look at me in surprise when i say castle of glass(or similar song) sucks.

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List of most viewed YouTube videos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not a single rock song in the top 30. Whats wrong with everyone ??
I seen only 7 of these (1, 2, 4, 8 ,11 , 17, 19). I need to be watching more youtube.

This brings the question, which is the most viewed Rock/Metal song on youtube.

Seriously I don't care about the views. Besides this should come as no surprise.

Yeah..
Its ordinary people's music/mainstream vs heavymetal.
where there are very less metalheads compared to the others.
.
Take a look at this audiophile track site and see the top 50.
Top Best Sellers | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads

Those are the people who love their music.Sadly they dont have a 'strict' Metal archive.

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Buckethead. This guy is freaking awesome, goes crazy melodic shredding halfway.

Zakk Wylde. This is more heavy.

Buckethead is an awesome guitarist. I have one of his albums. I love Zakk Wylde's guitar designs.

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How can you not like Opeth :

great mix of two songs,that harp player is awesome

Started listening to Demonic Resurrection. Guys pls recommend some good songs. Not whole albums though

Apocalyptic Dawn.

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Woah. Looks like The Down Troddence is on a roll.

Anybody got an updated news on Apocalyptic Dawn(Indian band). How can one buy their songs since i'm in the northeast and there is NO music store(and i dont have a credit card for online purchase)

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
How can you not like Opeth :

That song is long.
I like the music but I guess those vocals are not for me.

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Nanducob said:
great mix of two songs,that harp player is awesome

Never heard of them before , but I like it.

Nanducob said:
great mix of two songs,that harp player is awesome

harp??

or mouthorgan?? :lol:

anirbandd said:
harp??

or mouthorgan??

or harmonica :lol:

anirbandd said:
harp??

or mouthorgan??

In many parts of the American South, the harmonica was popularly called mouth harp, French harp or just plain harp, a term now used by blues harmonica players the world over.
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In india its called mouth organ and 90% of indians buy it to play the sholay tune :lol:

How you guys listen to your music and how satisfied are you with it? I mean the mode through which the sound reaches your ears

. Please be specific. Me, for instance, use stock iPod earphones with everthing (laptop/phone/ipod). Asking as am thinking of buying a good headphones. I don't prefer speakers as I want to leave others in peace and I feel more involved with earphones.

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nims11 said:
How you guys listen to your music and how satisfied are you with it? I mean the mode through which the sound reaches your ears . Please be specific. Me, for instance, use stock iPod earphones with everthing (laptop/phone/ipod). Asking as am thinking of buying a good headphones. I don't prefer speakers as I want to leave others in peace and I feel more involved with earphones.

I have cheap 500 Rs. headphones, A few months ago I had even cheaper ones & I can hear the difference now.
The thing is I was happy with the cheaper ones before, I mean if you no idea of something that is better than what you have, you'll probably be happy with what you have.

But I do prefer to use my speakers when I can (again thy are kind of old & not the best condition now), The headphones feel like a weight on my head.

I own a Signature Acoustics C-12. I find it pretty adequate. The mids are good and the bass can get punchy if you set the eq right.

nims11 said:
How you guys listen to your music and how satisfied are you with it? I mean the mode through which the sound reaches your ears . Please be specific. Me, for instance, use stock iPod earphones with everthing (laptop/phone/ipod). Asking as am thinking of buying a good headphones. I don't prefer speakers as I want to leave others in peace and I feel more involved with earphones.

I use absolute good quality source (FLAC/WAV) and play it on my Rockbox'ed Sansa Clip. While im away from home (Kolkata) I use my Signature Acoustics C12 and SM ES18 (recently bought). I also play my FLAC/WAV collection from my laptop using solely Foobar w/ WASAPI.

While Im at home, I love to listen on our Sonodyne system.

I am very, VEry satisfied with my setup at the moment.

Nanducob banned again I guess.

Reminds me that minimum age for consuming alcohol will be raised to 25 come August.

There is no such thing as the best Death Album

Suddenly Symbolic hitting me hard.

I have been seeing that in your Last.fm profile.

Dunno how many of you here are fans of BBC Sherlock, but give this a listen u havent its ****ing awesome :awesome: - m.youtube.com/watch?v=7yr_we6IvyU&fulldescription=1&gl=IN&hl=en-GB&guid=&client=mv-google

Cant follow the link but is it Sherlock meets metal??

@ anirbandd Yeah thats the title. The theme of BBC Sherlock played in metal style. Its pretty good

Does anyone listen to Animals as Leaders?

Yep i have started listening to Animals as Leaders. Only 2-3 songs i have listened. They are good

setanjan123 said:
@ anirbandd Yeah thats the title. The theme of BBC Sherlock played in metal style. Its pretty good

yep.. the guy is awesome. have listened to most of his remakes.

setanjan123 said:
Yep i have started listening to Animals as Leaders. Only 2-3 songs i have listened. They are good

not judging you in anyway, but isnt it a bit premature to say a band is good after listening to only 2-3 songs?
or are you saying those 2-3 songs are good?

Yeah the 2-3 songs are good. I said good not excellent. I cant download a whole album so i said the band is good. My opinion may change later. ;-)

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Reminds me that minimum age for consuming alcohol will be raised to 25 come August.

Dang it. Was thinking about trying some Wine

oh well...

harshilsharma63 said:
Does anyone listen to Animals as Leaders?

I have been looking to get into them but don't know where to start.

Tosin Abasi is a badass guitarist though.

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Mick Thomson's awesome guitar cam view during a live performance.

Mick Thompson writes some cool riffs.

I love this song.

Basick Records - News - SKYHARBOR's sophomore album 'Guiding Lights' to drop Nov 10th 2014

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Basick Records - News - SKYHARBOR's sophomore album 'Guiding Lights' to drop Nov 10th 2014

I guess my "Skyharbor coming india" was false

. Anyway, this is great as well

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Oh,
Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2014 – Lineup, Tickets | Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi. | Metalbase

They are coming Pune on 21st Nov I think.

Awful silent here...

Did you all go to sleep? XD

i go to sleep while listening to Metal.

Skyharbor's new music video is now out:

This is the first time I saw this thread.

This thread has been around for a long time.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Skyharbor's new music video is now out:

this is not metal.. or is the band metal??

Yeah. Skyharbor is metal. But they also have some softer tunes. Listen to this:

This is one band I am digging these days:

Guys check this out. Sheer Awesomeness. One of my favorite classical pieces mixed with one of my favorite Maiden songs.2CELLOS - The Trooper Overture [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
This is one band I am digging these days:

overly edited video

Listen to the song.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Listen to the song.

i heard it first in 2008- 09 when it came ,then they were mostly unknown to the 'metal scene'

2CELLOS - Highway To Hell feat. Steve Vai [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube

*www.teamrock.com/news/2014-10-10/clutch-fallon-says-piracy-grew-fan-base

Of course. People used to share music on tapes long before torrents. That's pretty much how metalheads used to find their music back in the day.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Of course. People used to share music on tapes long before torrents. That's pretty much how metalheads used to find their music back in the day.

even Trent Reznor(NIN) was a regular at OINK ,which shutdown and became waffles.
*www.techdirt.com/articles/20071031/040022.shtml

I love that guy. He supports sharing of music.

This is what he said recently:

“It’s something I spent a lot of time thinking about. I think that paying for music is a relic of an era gone by — and I’m saying that as somebody who hopes you pay for music. I’ve spent my life trying to make this thing that now everyone thinks should be free. U2, there [was] an incentive to get in front of as many eyes as possible. I can see what was appealing to them about that, and they’re getting paid for it. There’s the argument of, “Did that help further devalue music?” Yes, I think it did.

When you put your music on, or allow your music to be on, YouTube, which is free, is that [devaluing music]? There’s a whole generation of kids that listen to music on YouTube, and they’ll suffer through that ad if there is one. They’re not going to pay a dollar for that song — why would you? It’s a complex problem.”

Source: NINE INCH NAILS Frontman Thinks "Paying For Music Is A Relic Of An Era Gone By" - Metal Injection

Also, he released his album, The Slip, for free. You can download it from their site.

wtf

Real Bass.

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Going NH7 Weekender to see Skyharbor, The Down Troddence, Bhayanak Maut, Zygnema and FEAR FACTORY.

woooooot!

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Nanducob said:
wtf

I top your WTF with this:

^^thats a lot of video game noises for a metal song

You want worse?

^^

Saw Coshish, Providence,The F16s, Skyharbor, The Down Troddence, Bhayanak Maut, Zygnema and f***ing FEAR FACTORY today at NH7 Weekender. Voice is hoarse, neck, back and shoulders ache, don't know how I am standing after that ****ing gig marathon.

10/10 would go again. \m/

^^
\m/
Fear Factory ~what genre are they playing now?
Pics if you have any

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=oUiOylPbfV0[/YOUTUBE]
there are 6 other tracks too

Nanducob said:
^^
\m/
Fear Factory ~what genre are they playing now?
Pics if you have any

Industrial metal I guess.

My phone battery died so only those pics that my friend took with his cam. Will post when I get it from him.

Nerevarine said:
there are 6 other tracks too

Fixed video link.

Some videos from NH7 Weekender that I attended: *www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSBR_f6mYrIfWY7rJO5w4u260NiEUYsd1

Reviving a death metal fan

Few months back I had trouble deciding whether Symbolic or Sound of Perseverence was my favourite Death album. Then I listened to Spiritual Healing, blew my mind off and came to a conclusion, there is no best Death album!

nims11 said:
Few months back I had trouble deciding whether Symbolic or Sound of Perseverence was my favourite Death album. Then I listened to Spiritual Healing, blew my mind off and came to a conclusion, there is no best Death album!

I don't have the complete Death discography. I only have Scream Bloody Gore, Human, Symbolic and Sound of Perseverance. Only haven't heard Spiritual Healing.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I don't have the complete Death discography. I only have Scream Bloody Gore, Human, Symbolic and Sound of Perseverance. Only haven't heard Spiritual Healing.

I think there is also Individual Thought Patterns. Spiritual Healing is ruthless btw.

Just got Leprosy and Spiritual Healing. Started listening just now.

Percussive cover of Meshuggah - Beneath.

^^nice

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I like the way this guy plays it so cleanly.

^ Those arpeggios. OMFG.

But then Petrucci is god.

Bruce Dickinson underwent cancer treatment:

Maidenâ€™s Dickinson in cancer battle - Metal Hammer

The band confirms that he is battling cancer.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Bruce Dickinson underwent cancer treatment:

Maidenâ€™s Dickinson in cancer battle - Metal Hammer

The band confirms that he is battling cancer.

Doctors say he will get well though.

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Thank god they caught it early. Dio, Iommi, now Bruce....**** cancer!

Never expect this to happen to Bruce or all people.

Good thing is he's recovering very well.

Gg Bruce!!

In hope of Bruce's speedy recovery

If you haven't heard Deftones - Koi No Yokan, do so now.

I had 1 year Rolling stone india magazine subscription ,started from August .Till now I got only 1 issue,ie August.On contacting ,the guy said someone will.call me,that was before one week,now not responding to my mails.Also I didn't get free cds.Where can I give complaint ?
The magazine is not up to mark when compared to Rolling stone us or blender ,I bought it for cds

I have never had a subscription to Rolling Stone India.

Did you try mailing them?

Yup already sent numerous mails.Will keep trying.
A new initiative ,First indian magazine dedicated to metal.
Metal Wani: Great Metal

Yeah. I am following their FB page.

Its good since it has more metal content than rolling stones india and run by enthusiastic metalheads itself,32 paged hopefully the quality would improve.

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Who buys magazines and CDs in this day and age? :lol:

^^magazine hard copies are good ,especially when you don't have an e-book reader,hard to read in a pc monitor

I had always found Opeth something very tough to absorb. But while properly going through the Still Life album, it was the first time I was able to absorb and connect with it so well.

I have all Opeth albums except Orchid and Pale Communion.

Even it used to find it hard earlier when I found out about them for the first time. However some of the songs stuck in my head and I started digging for more songs.

Have you heard Blackwater Park? It is produced by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.

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What I like about Opeth is that each of their albums are unique, in sound and concept.

I have tried the song Blackwater Park, not the album. Got Ghost reveries so will be trying that properly now.

Listen to Blackwater Park start to end.

If you want to try individual songs, listen to Harvest or The Drapery Falls.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Listen to Blackwater Park start to end.

If you want to try individual songs, listen to Harvest or The Drapery Falls.

Have tried those long back. They are among my favourites

Then if you want a bit more old school Opeth, try Morningrise. It sounds a bit more raw but it has some nice melodic and acoustic interludes. No clean vocals though.

Also try My Arms, Your Hearse.

If you want something softer, try Damnation. It is part of the Deliverance/Damnation double album. Deliverance is heavy while Damnation is more Prog-Rock-ish with clean vocals.

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How US interrogators use music as a tool of torture | US news | The Guardian
Playlist

Deicide: **** Your God

Dope: Die MF Die, Take Your Best Shot

Eminem: White America, Kim

Barney & Friends: theme song

Drowning Pool: Bodies

Metallica: Enter Sandman

Meow Mix: commercial jingle

Janeane Garofalo/Ben Stiller: chapter from the Feel This Audiobook

Sesame Street: theme song

David Gray: Babylon

AC/DC: Shoot to Thrill, Hell's Bells

Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive

Tupac: All Eyez On Me

Christina Aguilera: Dirrty

Neil Diamond: America

Rage Against the Machine: unspecified songs

Don McLean: American Pie

Saliva: Click Click Boom

Matchbox Twenty: Cold

(hed)pe: Swan Dive

Prince: Raspberry Beret

Wow. Such a torture won't work on me.

Lamb Of God's Chris Adler confirmed as Megadeth's new drummer.

Megadeth confirm Adler as drummer - Metal Hammer

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So, anyone going to see Cannibal Corpse in Bangalore this weekend?

bikramjitkar said:
So, anyone going to see Cannibal Corpse in Bangalore this weekend?

WHAAAT! Where? how? when?

You bangaloreans are so lucky. Nobody ever comes to Kolkata. Shitty place

Assam is close to your place, there are gigs there all the time.

Yeah but I am just a student. Parents won't allow me to go to Assam just like that.

. Imma go to all sorts of gigs once I get a job

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
WHAAAT! Where? how? when?

CultFest | The Experiential Music Festival

I would have gone, but air fares are way too high right now.

setanjan123 said:
You bangaloreans are so lucky. Nobody ever comes to Kolkata. Shitty place

NO.

i guess you never attend dover lane musical fests.

anirbandd said:
NO.

i guess you never attend dover lane musical fests.

What are Dover Lane musical fests

? . Btw I was talking in big band terms. Bangalore always gets the big bands like Maiden, Metallica, Lamb of God etc

Support your local bands as well. There are a lot of good artists over here as well.

setanjan123 said:
What are Dover Lane musical fests ? . Btw I was talking in big band terms. Bangalore always gets the big bands like Maiden, Metallica, Lamb of God etc

you sure you live in Kolkata?

anirbandd said:
you sure you live in Kolkata?

Okay okay no need to be sarcastic

. I looked up Dover Lane musical fest on Wikipedia. Cool

. But still doesn't change the fact that we don't get the big bands. And anyways I am not implying the big bands are all there is to music before you bring that up.

So anybody attended Kolkata deathfest this year?

Dover lane aint about metal and bands. Its classical.

anirbandd said:
Dover lane aint about metal and bands. Its classical.

I know. Read it there on Wikipedia. I am not into classical that much so didn't know about it.

Behold, NEW IRON MAIDEN STUDIO ALBUM â€œTHE BOOK OF SOULSâ€

Whuuuuut. Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy

Yeah. Its coming but I don't think it would be any good. Bruce just recovered from cancer and his voice has not been what it was back in the day.

Hope they do something unique with this album as they do with most of their previous albums.

Fingers crossed!!!!

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah. Its coming but I don't think it would be any good. Bruce just recovered from cancer and his voice has not been what it was back in the day.

Hope they do something unique with this album as they do with most of their previous albums.

I think they had already finished with the recording by the time bruce's cancer came up and his treatment started. Anyway, let us hope they are able to maintain their consistency streak.

Daniel Tompkins leaves Skyharbor: *m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=863004300441208&id=106985189376460

Earlier this month, Anup Sastry left Skyharbor too.

Its been a while. What are you guys listening to these days?

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Found this, I thought it was good.

Placed an order for Greatmetal magazine

Gen.Libeb said:
Found this, I thought it was good.

I generally dislike these kind of covers. They seem forced and nothing innovative.

nims11 said:
I generally dislike these kind of covers. They seem forced and nothing innovative.

Not really bad.

You cannot guarantee that a cover would sufficiently capture the same experience as the original. It is just someone's vision of what a metal cover of some song would be like. Just like how Children Of Bodom covered Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again.

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Just like how Children Of Bodom covered Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again.

Wow!! this is good.

WTF is that [MENTION=171297]snap[/MENTION]? This is not a polka thread.

"Rock"

Then listen to this:

[video]*youtu.be/4Px1W8XnFrw[/video]

I think its not easy to make a metal version of somewhat a happy sounding song like Hotel California.I think they have covered it good with those Jonathan Davis esque whispering vocals and a mix of hard rock kind of chords with palm muted metal sounding guitars,at times.The vocalist could have screamed the whole time but he didn't which is quite unique.I like it

There are more such covers on reddit: *www.reddit.com/r/Metallize

Nanducob said:
I think its not easy to make a metal version of somewhat a happy sounding song like Hotel California.I think they have covered it good with those Jonathan Davis esque whispering vocals and a mix of hard rock kind of chords with palm muted metal sounding guitars,at times.The vocalist could have screamed the whole time but he didn't which is quite unique.I like it

True. Thats why I suppose there are so many great Iron Maiden covers, where a heavy song is made heavier. The reason I don't like most pop song metal cover is because the song structure is usually forced to fit into some traditional metal song structure which usually renders the cover as an average metal song.

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Anyone listens to Jason Becker ?

Haven't heard much. However saw a documentary about him. He is brilliant. Shame that he is now paralyzed, however he still makes music using a computer controlled by his eyes (I think).

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Megadeth performing in Shillong and Kolkata on Oct 24th and Nov 1st!!!!

*twitter.com/Megadeth/status/628953691622608896

*twitter.com/Megadeth/status/628952435969683456

started listening to slayer
used to avoid because people always made fun of Slayer, so never even tried
instantly liked

bikramjitkar said:
Megadeth performing in Shillong and Kolkata on Oct 24th and Nov 1st!!!!

*twitter.com/Megadeth/status/628953691622608896

*twitter.com/Megadeth/status/628952435969683456

what the actual fvck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why not pune/mumbai?

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Anorion said:
started listening to slayer
used to avoid because people always made fun of Slayer, so never even tried
instantly liked

which is why i always do the opposite of what people ask me to do

Anorion said:
started listening to slayer
used to avoid because people always made fun of Slayer, so never even tried
instantly liked

People make fun of slayer?? Really??

. I always thought they were a badass band that stayed true to their roots. Not my favorite band though. Still good stuff

yeh. Or they were making fun of people who listen to slayer. I can clearly see their influence on some thrash metal bands in Mumbai at least.
I like their pacing. And lyrics.

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nims11 said:

Finally their new material is out. Cool video, references to some of their previous albums.

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Gen.Libeb said:

Isn't August Burns Red metalcore? Good band though.

Learning to play Lead on guitar Fear of the Dark by Iron maiden
Will take video today of my progress

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Isn't August Burns Red metalcore? Good band though.

I have no idea, found them this week.

Gen.Libeb said:
I have no idea, found them this week.