[Reverend]

Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly" (an oldie) is in the car stereo right now. Particularly love "Maxine" and "Ruby Baby".

[rabidrabbit]

I like that Donald Fagen Cd too, thanks for reminding me, haven't listened it for ages, must put it in my CD player as soon as I get home.
Those two tracks are my favorites too.

Currently I'm in love with the Scissor Sisters I Don't Feel Like Dancing, but I know that love will not last long

[Cartoon Corpse]

Now playing: The Honeysuckle Breeze
by: Tom Scott W/ the California Dr
Album: Honeysuckle Breeze


i listen to luxuriamusic.com (Southern California) webcasts almost exclusively (space age bachelor pad music they call it)....such a refreshing change from what's available on the airwaves around here (NC)

[Ferret Boy]

Now Playing:
Kate Bush/Hounds of Love
In queue:
Toad the Wet Sprocket/Welcome Home Live
Crowded House/Woodface

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by Skrying

No, I tend to just not be a classic death metal listener and think that all other genre's suck. I'd also say a band like Maudlin of the Well blows any death metal or black metal band out of the water in creating a creepy or decent atmosphere.

Chimaira isnt "brutal" heavy because of low tuned guitars, they're heavy because Mark Hunter's vocals are aggressive, they're heavy because their music conveys it, and they're heavy because they dont have to rely on telling demon folklore to create any sort of mood.

Chimaira was never nu metal to start with. Limp Bizkit or what the hell ever is nu metal, Korn is nu metal, Chimaira is not. Its amazing what time you hit the scene can have you thrown in to. SOAD is a nice example. why the hell they ever got the nu metal label was always beyond me also.

You're wrong, but I dont wanna argue atm.
Lets just say you're a bit to the "left" as far as metal goes.
Ps, "this present darkness" is pure nu metal low tuned chug bullshit and that they play now is one tiny step above nu metal.
(metalcore).

[Skrying]

Originally Posted by radeonic2

You're wrong, but I dont wanna argue atm.
Lets just say you're a bit to the "left" as far as metal goes.
Ps, "this present darkness" is pure nu metal low tuned chug bullshit and that they play now is one tiny step above nu metal.
(metalcore).

You're funny.

I'll just continue to listen what I like. Fall it under whatever genre is the new fad to call something. Be it black metal, death metal, nu metal, progressive metal, whatever, music is good for reasons far beyond whatever genre its placed in and I personally could seriously care less.

Anyway,

Mr. Bugnle - Desert Search for Techno Allah

Wonder what category Mr. Bungle ever fell into.....

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by Skrying

You're funny.

I'll just continue to listen what I like. Fall it under whatever genre is the new fad to call something. Be it black metal, death metal, nu metal, progressive metal, whatever, music is good for reasons far beyond whatever genre its placed in and I personally could seriously care less.

Anyway,

Mr. Bugnle - Desert Search for Techno Allah

Wonder what category Mr. Bungle ever fell into.....

And you're a metal noob
I dont hate them because of the genre, silly, I use the tag to describe the sound.
But they're crap if you're into true metal, not cheap imitations.

[Skrying]

Sure......

Tori Amos - Winter

[Arnold Beckenbauer]

Iron Maiden\The Number of the Beast\03 The Prisoner

Over 2 hours Pantera are enough.

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by Skrying

Sure......

Tori Amos - Winter

People into death/black metal dont like metalcore...
Also people who know who the metalcore bands ripoff

[Skrying]

Originally Posted by radeonic2

People into death/black metal dont like metalcore...
Also people who know who the metalcore bands ripoff

I guess then I must not have a playlist like:

Opeth - Advent to Isis - Syndic Calls to Death - Misanthrope to John Zorn - Kachat to Meshuggah - Entropment to Pelican - Sirius to Tomahawk - Mayday to Mushroomhead - Ego Trip to Chimaira - Jade to Cynic - The Circle's Gone.

That must certainly be impossible. Because death metal can not be liked by those who also like metalcore, and because those who like metalcore can not like progressive metal, and those who like progressive metal cant like avant garde, and so on and so forth.

Hell, I even like early No Doubt. I cant help it, I love music and I listen to what I like no matter what I'm not suppose to like or dislike.

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by Skrying

I guess then I must not have a playlist like:

Opeth - Advent to Isis - Syndic Calls to Death - Misanthrope to John Zorn - Kachat to Meshuggah - Entropment to Pelican - Sirius to Tomahawk - Mayday to Mushroomhead - Ego Trip to Chimaira - Jade to Cynic - The Circle's Gone.

That must certainly be impossible. Because death metal can not be liked by those who also like metalcore, and because those who like metalcore can not like progressive metal, and those who like progressive metal cant like avant garde, and so on and so forth.

Hell, I even like early No Doubt. I cant help it, I love music and I listen to what I like no matter what I'm not suppose to like or dislike.

How can one listen to a band like Opeth and then listen to fuckin metalcore??
Opeth is soooo much better, it's like you listen to some great music but still enjoy shitty music, and go as far to some shitty band is more aggresive then 99% death/black metal bands
You're truly an enigma, I'll give you that.
I'll say opeth isn't very heavy in the insane riffs, but the music is sooo much better than any metalcore band could even hope to muster.
And real death metal bands are shitloads heavier than chimaira, it's not even like a comparison.
And black metal bands are way darker than any metalcore band etc, so really I dont know why you're trying to put chimaira on some high podium when all they do is chug chug bullshit.
If you're into chugs, atleast listen to bands who make it interesting, like Meshuggah.
They're the kinds of rhythmic (albeit more groove based lately) guitar playing, bar none, and Frederick plays some realllly sweet and trppy leads.
For some really wacky technical death metal you should listen to Necrophagist, if you havent already.
It's a german guy who plays everything but the drums I believe.

[L233]

Originally Posted by radeonic2

Opeth is soooo much better, it's like you listen to some great music but still enjoy shitty music, and go as far to some shitty band is more aggresive then 99% death/black metal bands

I always found Opeth to be boring and pretentious. One of the most overrated bands. It's not that what they're doing sucks, it's just that I have zero appreciation for whatever they're trying to do. Opeth is a band for all-black wearing college music snobs who finally found a way to openly admit to their guilty peasure (Death Metal) while still being able to pretend to be artsy and brooding and shit. Plust, their concerts have a disappropriately high female attentence rate. I'm not into getting the fucking cooties in a god damn mosh pit. That's not Death Metal. Screw that. Fuck Opeth. Seriously, fuck'em.

Currently, it's a great time to be a Death Metal fan. There have been some awesome releases in the past 18 months:

Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side (blew me away, might even be better than "Versus the Word" and a huge step forward from "Fate of Norns")

Krisiun - AssassiNation (never been much of a fan of the "let's blast beat till everyone is dead" subgenre, and Krisiun prolly least of all, but this one is really, really good)

Kataklysm - In the Arms of Devestation (interestingly, they toned down the blast beat crap quite a bit and the result is their best album so far, IMO. Great, great stuff.)

Illdisposed - Burn Me Wicked (just WOWOMGWTF, even better than their incredible previous effort)

Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal (BT are really dependable, everything they do is great but their latest one is their best since "...For Victory")

Hypocrisy - Virus (Peter Tägtgren can't do wrong, and Virus is simply another very strong Hypocrisy album)

That stuff more than makes up for In Flames going NuMetal.

Wrt MetalCore... eh, some things are not supposed to mix. The Hardcore crowd and metalheads don't go well together. I swear, if I see another "violent dancing" Bruce Lee impersonator doing his Kung Fu shit right where I am standing, I'll do something that will land me in jail. I hate those clowns.

That being said, MetalCore _is_ agressive, it's hard to beat the pure energy level of stuff like Heaven Shall Burn's album "Antigone", it punches you right in the face. But then again, HSB are probably one of the best MetalCore bands...

[Skrying]

Hypocrisy has done one wrong: Catch 22. Other than that, I love Peter's work and his vocals in Bloodbath is just awesome.

BTW, In Flames went "numetal" or at least away from good music when Soundtrack to Your Escape came out. I miss early In Flames so much.

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by L233

I always found Opeth to be boring and pretentious. One of the most overrated bands. It's not that what they're doing sucks, it's just that I have zero appreciation for whatever they're trying to do. Opeth is a band for all-black wearing college music snobs who finally found a way to openly admit to their guilty peasure (Death Metal) while still being able to pretend to be artsy and brooding and shit. Plust, their concerts have a disappropriately high female attentence rate. I'm not into getting the fucking cooties in a god damn mosh pit. That's not Death Metal. Screw that. Fuck Opeth. Seriously, fuck'em.

Currently, it's a great time to be a Death Metal fan. There have been some awesome releases in the past 18 months:

Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side (blew me away, might even be better than "Versus the Word" and a huge step forward from "Fate of Norns")

Krisiun - AssassiNation (never been much of a fan of the "let's blast beat till everyone is dead" subgenre, and Krisiun prolly least of all, but this one is really, really good)

Kataklysm - In the Arms of Devestation (interestingly, they toned down the blast beat crap quite a bit and the result is their best album so far, IMO. Great, great stuff.)

Illdisposed - Burn Me Wicked (just WOWOMGWTF, even better than their incredible previous effort)

Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal (BT are really dependable, everything they do is great but their latest one is their best since "...For Victory")

Hypocrisy - Virus (Peter Tägtgren can't do wrong, and Virus is simply another very strong Hypocrisy album)

That stuff more than makes up for In Flames going NuMetal.

Wrt MetalCore... eh, some things are not supposed to mix. The Hardcore crowd and metalheads don't go well together. I swear, if I see another "violent dancing" Bruce Lee impersonator doing his Kung Fu shit right where I am standing, I'll do something that will land me in jail. I hate those clowns.

That being said, MetalCore _is_ agressive, it's hard to beat the pure energy level of stuff like Heaven Shall Burn's album "Antigone", it punches you right in the face. But then again, HSB are probably one of the best MetalCore bands...

I find what you just said to be be extremly pretentious
(re opeth)
Opeth isn't for everyone, but you have to admit they're a step above most extreme metal bands, whether or not you're into what they're doing.
Also their concerts are awesome, Mikael has lots of fun, playing games like having them name the riff he plays, death metal vox lessions etc.
It's really too bad Martien had to leave opeth
Prog>you

And fuck metalcore, I only used to be able to tolerate killswitch, but their latest album is really crappy.
Metalcore doesn't hit you anywhere near as hard as good old death metal does.
Most of the shit is so formulated it takes away from anything good it couldh have had.
I.e gotta have the "headbanger" breakdown, gotta have the in flames rip off chourus (all melodic) etc.
Fuck that.
Oh and fuckkkkk lamb of god too, they rip off meshuggah and not even tried to hide it.
And they're really arrogant.

Originally Posted by Skrying

Hypocrisy has done one wrong: Catch 22. Other than that, I love Peter's work and his vocals in Bloodbath is just awesome.

BTW, In Flames went "numetal" or at least away from good music when Soundtrack to Your Escape came out. I miss early In Flames so much.

The slow tracks were nu metal, but the quick ones werent.
And come clarity is pretty good after them releasing soundtrack.
I just like to say they went gay

[Skrying]

I'll agree, Killswitch is terrible and so is Lamb of God, and I'll say that 99.9% of metalcore is terrible also. But Chimaira is a good band in my opinion......

And Come Clarity is pure crap.

[Moloch]

Originally Posted by Skrying

I'll agree, Killswitch is terrible and so is Lamb of God, and I'll say that 99.9% of metalcore is terrible also. But Chimaira is a good band in my opinion......

And Come Clarity is pure crap.

Your opinon is noted and disregarded

[Skrying]

Porcupine Tree - Strip the Soul

[Skrying]

Had some fun with music today.

I ended up listening to some Faith No More today and had The Real Thing on and of course their cover of War Pings started playing. Once hearing FNM do it I had to hear Black Sabbath so I went digging up Paranoid and have been listening to that for the rest of the day. What a timeless album, even if not their best.

[The_Wolf_Who_Cried_Boy]

I recently went on a CD binge (I won't touch downloads with a bargepole), one of which was Mezzanine by Massive Attack.

I thought Tear drop was OK when it first came out, nothing special, but having sat down and really listened to it, it's just gorgeous.

[Malo]

Mezzanine is one of the all-time greats in my book. Always good for a listen when in a melancholy mood.

Currently listening to Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings.

[AlStrong]

I Wanted You to Know - Superman Returns

[poopypoo]

Originally Posted by rabidrabbit

Currently I'm in love with the Scissor Sisters I Don't Feel Like Dancing, but I know that love will not last long

w00tw00t!
My favorite though is still their version of "Comfortably Numb" (Tigra Remix). ^^;

Originally Posted by The_Wolf_Who_Cried_Boy

I recently went on a CD binge (I won't touch downloads with a bargepole), one of which was Mezzanine by Massive Attack.

I thought Tear drop was OK when it first came out, nothing special, but having sat down and really listened to it, it's just gorgeous.

great link! and i agree, although my heart is really with the horace andy.

[pascal]

George Michael - Desafinado

[mito]

Amon Düül II

their rock is nice, clean and progressive.