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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2023 14:05:00 GMT -5
I personally like the occasionally-pitched bark Araya does on those 80s albums. Once I got accustomed to speed and could "scale" my internal clock up enough so I could hear the contrasts better I really enjoyed Slayer, with the caveat that they peaked HARD by 1990, and other than a handful to a smattering of stuff later on, largely dropped right off a cliff. Though I admit I like their last two albums more than most of their 90s and 00s output. I might also be the only one that enjoyed their Black album attempt in Diabolus in Musica. I appreciated the more commercial approach as well as the variety for a change. World Painted Blood is actually pretty damn good, and it's the last Slayer album to feature the original lineup. It has some filler, but there's a solid 35 minute album's worth of material there, and they backed off the speed on a lot of it. The Big 4 concert from Sofia Bulgaria is my sentimental last hurrah with the classic line-up (even though it wasn't Jeff's last show). While I loved the usual earlier material, it was my introduction to the song World Painted Blood which I thought was really good, but also the song Jihad I had completely missed from their 2006 album. Here is the clip of them performing it, and if you fast forward to the 2:00 mark, that wicked little guitar riff is probably my favorite Slayer moment ever (or way, way up there at least): |
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Post by commond on Feb 1, 2023 9:47:30 GMT -5
The heaviest Japanese bands of the 70s were Bow Wow and Murasaki. While I wouldn't call them metal bands as such, they played as fast as any one in 70s rock, and proved that Japanese rock bands could be more than just cover bands.
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Post by commond on Feb 1, 2023 17:09:54 GMT -5
Album recommendations for both:
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Post by commond on Feb 3, 2023 8:53:38 GMT -5
Ever heard of Cyclone?
Apparently, they're Belgium's greatest thrash band.
They released two albums, but I'm into demo tapes these days, so here they are from '84:
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Post by impulse on Feb 3, 2023 11:52:34 GMT -5
Ever heard of Cyclone? Apparently, they're Belgium's greatest thrash band. They released two albums, but I'm into demo tapes these days, so here they are from '84: Not yet, but they are going on the rotation! Today I am checking out Hammerhedd, which was recommended to me by Spotify. So far, they sound like a mix of Gojira and Slayer, which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2023 14:33:18 GMT -5
I've lost count how many bands have metal songs called Scarred for Life
I was playing the track by The Casualties earlier....it's on youtube but has F-words in the chorus so linking here might get me reported by my haters....
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Post by Axe Elf on Feb 4, 2023 0:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 21:43:27 GMT -5
I don't buy a lot of guitars anymore as I prefer just to have a smaller collection to enjoy on a more regular basis, but this one I couldn't pass up and showed up yesterday. It's a modern reissue of the classic Ibanez RG that debuted in 1987 and you would see these everywhere back in the late 80's and into the 90's. The prior owner did some nice upgrades that were exactly to my taste, and actually priced it reasonably (a rarity in itself these days), so I went for it. Sounds and plays like a dream, nails hair and thrash metal tones especially nicely though capable of a lot more.  |
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Post by commond on Feb 6, 2023 18:05:05 GMT -5
Loudness burst onto the Japanese scene in 1981 at the peak of the NWOBHM movement and quickly became the face of Japanese metal, inspiring countless numbers of kids to start their own bands. Their fifth album, Thunder in the East, was the first Japanese record to chart on the Billboard 200 and helped them gain a foothold in the American market on the back of a successful tour of North America. I've spent the past few days listening to their early records and it's good stuff, especially if you like the NWOBHM sound.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2023 18:50:57 GMT -5
Loudness burst onto the Japanese scene in 1981 at the peak of the NWOBHM movement and quickly became the face of Japanese metal, inspiring countless numbers of kids to start their own bands. Their fifth album, Thunder in the East, was the first Japanese record to chart on the Billboard 200 and helped them gain a foothold in the American market on the back of a successful tour of North America. I've spent the past few days listening to their early records and it's good stuff, especially if you like the NWOBHM sound. Akira Takasaki was an absolute beast on guitar in his prime (great ear for tone as well, I once bought an amp because of him). I have several Loudness albums but Thunder in the East will always be my favorite. My daughter is a big fan as well, sometimes we just spontaneously break into singing "Crazy Nights". Great band for sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2023 19:03:24 GMT -5
Shout out to the all-girl tribute band Iron Maidens. Nita Strauss has a very happy guitar here....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2023 9:34:45 GMT -5
Shout out to the all-girl tribute band Iron Maidens. Nita Strauss has a very happy guitar here....  I love this era of the Iron Maidens, in addition to Nita, the other guitar player here is Courtney Cox (not the actress haha!) playing the green guitar who is still with them and is a great player and performer. Nita was also the first female artist for Ibanez guitars to get a signature model (same brand as my new guitar above actually)! Nita also had one of the coolest guitars ever:   |
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Post by commond on Feb 7, 2023 9:37:59 GMT -5
What's everyone's take on black metal and death metal?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2023 10:04:22 GMT -5
What's everyone's take on black metal and death metal? Death metal in particular is a lengthy topic for me, roughly a quarter of the albums in my collection are probably some form of death metal. I didn't discover the genre until the early 2000's, but it totally reinspired my love of metal and everything seemed fresh again as both a listener and a guitar player. The stuff out of Finland really hooked me, with the "melodic death metal" style of Children of Bodom (though I would argue very few bands sounded like them, maybe like a Norther getting somewhat close) being my favorite, Laiho is still my co-favorite guitar player (along with George Lynch) of all time. And then the viking/folk inspired death metal of Ensiferum with Jari Mäenpää on vocals/lead guitar on the early albums before breaking off and doing Wintersun. Technical death metal really hooked me as well, it's just brilliant musicianship in my mind. What Muhammed Suiçmez accomplished with Necrophagist was groundbreaking, and other bands in that style I really love are Gorod and Psycroptic. Other favorites include Amon Amarth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kalmah, Nile, Obscura, Revocation, and Vader. As I worked my way back through earlier era material, I definitely came to also appreciate Death, though probably not as much appreciation for the Gothenburg bands like At the Gates and In Flames even though I appreciate their significance (again, I think the melodic death metal that came out of Finland just grabbed me more). Black metal has never really grabbed me as much musically, I'll listen to some Behemoth at times, but not much else. |
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Post by impulse on Feb 7, 2023 10:16:39 GMT -5
What's everyone's take on black metal and death metal? I am almost laughing at the casual way you just equated these two seemingly similar but massively different things, hahaha. Short answer, I do like some death metal, including older death metal that is like "thrash, but a little more." I like the phrasing and rhythmic timing and added heaviness of some of the more aggressive extreme metal subgenres, but the vocals can be very hit or miss. It took me a very long time to be able to tolerate any of the harsh vocals beyond a thrashy bark, but I got there. I can't pinpoint the commonality, but I like bands like Arch Enemy, Jinjer, Decapitated, Carcass, Decapitated, some Napalm Death (I know metal credentials are debatable), Lamb of God (more groove than death but close enough). I am having one of those moments where you leap right out of context for a moment and realize how silly what you are about to say would sound to anyone without context, but back into context we go.....I generally can tolerate growls or gutterals more than shrieks or squeals. Somehow it's less offensive to my ears. I guess the lower ones are more like a whisper...but pushed harder. Versus shrieking or squealing which is just unpleasant at a hardwired instinctual level? I also know shrieks and squeals are more representative of the "core" derivatives than the metal ones, but for practical intents and purposes, close enough for this discussion. Two of my gateway bands/songs are " Nemesis" by Arch Enemy and Death's The Sound of Perseverence album. I don't remember what brought the former onto my radar, but I had seen them live years earlier opening for Megadeth. They were too much for me at the time, but I remember their stage presence was incredible. The Ammott brothers looked like Norse gods dwarfing their guitars and this pummeling powerful music was shooting out, and this tiny petite 5 foot nothing lady was just GROWLING like a monster. It made quite an impression and likely prepped the ground for my later rediscovery of them. Somehow a particular live video came into my radar, and it just grabbed me. The latter I put on after a particularly frustrating day of work on the drive home, and my years of trying to break in my harsh vocal tolerance finally clicked. It was somehow relaxing and soothing after the day I had. Black metal I don't do. I like lots of energy and power and aggression in my music, but it has to be at least somewhat pleasant to listen to. I also don't like the overt subject matter. |
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