Grammy nominated King Diamond screams "Metal Heads Unite!!"

Xevious

CAGiversary!
Alright...Its time for another "Metal Heads" Unite! Thread. This could potentially be a very good year for metal.

There are new release coming from the following bands:

September 2, 2008
Anima - The Daily Grind (Metal Blade)
Blessed By A Broken Heart - Pedal To The Metal (Century Media)
The Classic Struggle - Bring Back The Glory (Ironclad)
Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant Re-Release (Nuclear Blast)
Falconer - Among Beggars And Thieves (Metal Blade)
Into Eternity - The Incurable Tragedy (Century Media)
Hackneyed - Death Prevails (Nuclear Blast)
Hatebreed - Live Dominance DVD (Koch)
Into Eternity - The Incurable Tragedy (Century Media)
Kholod - Hundre Ar Gammal (Candlelight)
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve Re-Release (Nuclear Blast)
Sigh - A Tribute To Venom (The End)
Sothis - De Oppresso Liber (Candlelight)
Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose Of Death (Relapse)
Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Tooth and Nail)


September 9, 2008
AC/DC - No Bull: The Director's Cut DVD (Columbia)
Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) (SPV)
Katra - Beast Within (Napalm)
Serenity - Fallen Sanctuary (Napalm)
Brian "Head" Welch - Save Me From Myself (Driven)


September 12, 2008
Metallica - Death Magnetic (Elektra)


September 16, 2008
All Shall Perish - Awaken The Dreamers (Nuclear Blast)
All That Remains - Overcome (Prosthetic)
Burst - Lazarus Bird (Relapse)
Destruction - D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (Candlelight)
Evergrey - Torn (SPV)
Intronaut - Prehistoricisms (Century Media)
Master - Slaves To Society Re-Release (Ibex Moon)
Obituary - Left To Die EP (Candlelight)
Uli Jon Roth -Under A Dark Sky (SPV)
This Or The Apocalypse - Monuments (Lifeforce)


September 23, 2008
Dignity - Project Destiny (Napalm)
Dream Theater - Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 DVD (Roadrunner)
Halford - Live At Rock In Rio III DVD (Metal God)
Metal Church - This Present Wasteland (SPV)
Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Tooth and Nail)


September 30, 2008
Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God (Metal Blade)
Antagonist - Exist (Prosthetic)
Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth (Metal Blade)
Bleeding Through - Declaration (Trustkill)
Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony (Candlelight)
Capricorns - River, Bear Your Bones (Rise Above)
Hollow Corp. - Cloister Of Radiance (Prosthetic)
In This Moment - The Dream (Century Media){br] Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase (Century Media)
Lord Belial - The Black Curse (Regain)
Megadeth - Set The World Afire Compilation (Capitol)
Meshuggah - Chaosphere Re-Release (Nuclear Blast)
Misery Index - Traitors (Relapse)
Nashville Pussy - Live In Hollywood DVD (MVD)
Norther - {i]N (Century Media)
Suspyre - When Time Fades (Sensory)
Trivium - Shogun (Roadrunner)
Xystus - Equilibrio (Sensory)


October 7, 2008
Bella Morte - Beautiful Death (Metropolis)
Don The Reader - Humanesque (Deathcote)
Forever Slave - Tales for Bad Girls (Wacken)
Holy Moses - Agony of Death (Wacken)
Rose Tattoo - Blood Brothers (Wacken)
SuidAkrA - 13 Years of Celtic Wartunes (Wacken)
Tesla - Forever More (Electric Company)


October 14, 2008
Book of Black Earth – Horoskopus (Prosthetic)
Brother Van Doom - Relentless (Deathcote)
Diagonal - Diagonal (Candlelight)
Fear My Thoughts - Isolation (Century Media)
Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh (Prosthetic)
The Haunted - Versus (Century Media)
Jarboe - MahaKali (The End)
Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame (Rising Force)
Omnium Gatherum - The Redshift (Candlelight)
Serpentcult - Weight of Light (Candlelight)
Sonic Syndicate - Love And Other Disasters (Nuclear Blast)
Unearth - The March (Metal Blade)
Unsun - The End Of Life (Century Media)


October 21, 2008
AC/DC - Black Ice (Columbia)


October 28, 2008
Abigail Williams - Shadow Of A Thousand Suns (Candlelight)
Beneath The Massacre - Dystopia (Prosthetic)
Cradle Of Filth - Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder (Roadrunner)
Cynic - Traced In Air (Season Of Mist)
Enslaved - Vertebrae (Nuclear Blast)
Exodus - Let There Be Blood (Zaentz)
Lordi - Deadache (The End)
Nevermore - The Year Of The Voyager CD/DVD (Century Media)


November 25, 2008
Lacuna Coil - Visual Karma DVD (Century Media)


January 13, 2009
Too Pure To Die - Confess (Trustkill)

There is a lot more not on the list.

So lets discuss all things METAL!
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EDIT: Here is a link about the National Day of Slayer http://www.nationaldayofslayer.org/
 
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Tools new album is comin in May. And Rob Zombies new one is supposed to come out in the end of this month. I know those two arent 100% metal but id say it s enough to let them in the club. Oh and SLAYERS new album. With Dave back and shit. And i think i read that Rick Ruben is producing Metallicas new album. I dont fuckin care what anyone says they are the best band eva. They may have strayed off the metal route but their music is still amazing.
 
[quote name='Xevious']Alright...Its time for another "Metal Heads" Unite! Thread for 2006. This could potential be a very good year for metal.

There are new release coming from the following bands:
Trouble
King Diamond (in the studio)
Celtic Frost
Slayer (in the studio)
Mastodon (in the studio)
Sepultura
Doro
Queensryche
Sodom
Satyricon
Entombed
Deicide
Gorguts

There is a lot more not on the list.

So lets discuss all things METAL!
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I'm down with metal but , that stuff is a little too hardcore for me .

Rick Rubin is about what it would take for me to become interested in Metallica again .
I haven't liked anything by them since '...And Justice For All' .
 
King Diamond has a moustache. That means he's not to be trusted.

At any rate, I decided I've fallen out of the metal loop. I went to the local store a month back, and all the shit looked the same to me. Face-painted, goblet-and-pike-holding, bleeding-woman-with-giant-tits, skulls-and-shit, indecipherable-logo blather. It got even worse when I started looking at the hardcore section.

I left that day with a Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker live album, and a classic by the Cro-Mags. I'm looking forward to Hank Williams III's newest album (Straight to Hell) when it hits my doorstep this week.

Wake me up when Isis gets in the studio, or grindcore does something unique.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']Tools new album is comin in May. And Rob Zombies new one is supposed to come out in the end of this month. I know those two arent 100% metal but id say it s enough to let them in the club. Oh and SLAYERS new album. With Dave back and shit. And i think i read that Rick Ruben is producing Metallicas new album. I dont fuckin care what anyone says they are the best band eva. They may have strayed off the metal route but their music is still amazing.[/quote]

Oh yeah...I forgot about those bands. I added them to the first post.
 
I'm not into the 'grindcore' Carcass/Death/Cannibal Corpse type stuff, but I do like me some King Diamond, although I didn't like The Eye that much....Hmm, I wonder if he will tour....And I wonder if he will come to NC...Doubtful, since pretty much nobody plays NC.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']
I left that day with a Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker live album, and a classic by the Cro-Mags. I'm looking forward to Hank Williams III's newest album (Straight to Hell) when it hits my doorstep this week.

Wake me up when Isis gets in the studio, or grindcore does something unique.[/quote]

Thats funny because I thought all the Cro-Mags stuff is out of print on CD. I was looking for the first 2 albums for a long time. You might of made a bigger score than you released.
 
[quote name='dtcarson']I'm not into the 'grindcore' Carcass/Death/Cannibal Corpse type stuff, but I do like me some King Diamond, although I didn't like The Eye that much....Hmm, I wonder if he will tour....And I wonder if he will come to NC...Doubtful, since pretty much nobody plays NC.[/quote]

They are featuring the song "Welcome Home" in the new Clerks 2 movie. I understand that they (the characters in the movie) are trying to sing that song.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']Any news of a new Anthrax album?[/quote]
Scott is busy with a reality TV show:

02.24.06 | SCOTT DOES REALITY TV
As first reported in his blog in the CDC, Scott Ian's currently filming a reality series for VH1 with the provincial title of "Supergroup". Scott along with Ted Nugent (guitar), Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD; bass), Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW; vocals) and Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER; drums) are filming this week in Las Vegas, with the premise being to lock several musicians in a house for 10 days and get them to write and record some new original music. Originally the network wanted the group to record an album, but at this time it is understood they will settle for one song and hope for more. In addition to the five musicians, star manager Doc McGhee (KISS) is in charge and is also living in the house for the duration of filming/recording. The show will air on VH1 later this year. Scott texted me today saying "I'm here now. Day 3. It's insane!!!! We're going to shoot machine guns and throw hand grenades!!!!!! I showed him (the Nuge) how to play a riff I wrote for the song we did. Holy crap." I told him to save a grenade for Celine Dion, hehehe.
 
It was "Age of Quarrel," FWIW. It looked like a newer rerelease, and it had a few live tracks on there (b/c my fucking iPod, when on shuffle, loves to play live tracks, and most of the live stuff I listen to sounds like shit).

Upon further inspection, Amazon has it available: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...f=pd_bbs_1/102-1104084-8044919?_encoding=UTF8

My favorite thing about Cro-Mags was that in the late 80's Topps put out a series of "Rock n' Roll" cards. It was mostly that LA Motley Crue/Trixter/Tuff/Kix/Hanoi Rocks bullshit, but I specifically remember Motorhead (I still have that card somewhere) and Cro-Mags. The latter particularly b/c the photograph was solely of Harley Flanagan, and the motherfucker looked more evil and unhuman - without makeup or any of that theatrical bullshit - than any metal band could hope to acheive.
 
What the hell do Evan and Jason think they did to belong in a "supergroup?" I dislike the Nuge, but I can admit that he belongs.

But the drummer from Bonham, whose claim to fame is that he's the one child of the dead Led Zeppelin drummer who John was aware of? Sheeit.

I do know that Evan is married to Tera Patrick (?), and made a porno with her (that's her claim to fame). But let's be real, Biohazard was not even a good band for a NYHC band, much less the contemporary metal scene.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']It was "Age of Quarrel," FWIW. It looked like a newer rerelease, and it had a few live tracks on there (b/c my fucking iPod, when on shuffle, loves to play live tracks, and most of the live stuff I listen to sounds like shit).

Upon further inspection, Amazon has it available: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002T654Y/sr=8-1/qid=1141270703/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1104084-8044919?%5Fencoding=UTF8

My favorite thing about Cro-Mags was that in the late 80's Topps put out a series of "Rock n' Roll" cards. It was mostly that LA Motley Crue/Trixter/Tuff/Kix/Hanoi Rocks bullshit, but I specifically remember Motorhead (I still have that card somewhere) and Cro-Mags. The latter particularly b/c the photograph was solely of Harley Flanagan, and the motherfucker looked more evil and unhuman - without makeup or any of that theatrical bullshit - than any metal band could hope to acheive.[/quote]

That Amazon listing is strange. There is no cover art and no record label listed. Still, thanks for letting me know. I will order that!
 
[quote name='Xevious']Scott is busy with a reality TV show:

02.24.06 | SCOTT DOES REALITY TV
As first reported in his blog in the CDC, Scott Ian's currently filming a reality series for VH1 with the provincial title of "Supergroup". Scott along with Ted Nugent (guitar), Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD; bass), Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW; vocals) and Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER; drums) are filming this week in Las Vegas, with the premise being to lock several musicians in a house for 10 days and get them to write and record some new original music. Originally the network wanted the group to record an album, but at this time it is understood they will settle for one song and hope for more. In addition to the five musicians, star manager Doc McGhee (KISS) is in charge and is also living in the house for the duration of filming/recording. The show will air on VH1 later this year. Scott texted me today saying "I'm here now. Day 3. It's insane!!!! We're going to shoot machine guns and throw hand grenades!!!!!! I showed him (the Nuge) how to play a riff I wrote for the song we did. Holy crap." I told him to save a grenade for Celine Dion, hehehe.[/QUOTE]


I think I would actually watch this reality show. Does anyone remember that 'Battle of the Bands' show VH1 had? I was addicted to it and hoped they would have another season.
 
Megadeth is grinding one out, too. And Voivod has one coming out by year's end. On names alone, '06 could be the best metal release year of all time. That Trouble one can't come soon enough for me.
 
Iron Maiden's new cd will be out in November I believe.

Anyone heard of Trivium?
They are set to open for Maiden on the next tour.
(at least in Europe)

I'm looking forward to Trouble's new cd as well.
Haven't listened to them in a long time.
 
[quote name='Xevious']
Monster Magnet (Dave Wyndorf overdosed though so this could push back the tour)
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Wyndorf od'd? Shit! I am seriously out of the loop.
 
[quote name='csidegamer']Iron Maiden's new cd will be out in November I believe.

Anyone heard of Trivium?
They are set to open for Maiden on the next tour.
(at least in Europe)

I'm looking forward to Trouble's new cd as well.
Haven't listened to them in a long time.[/QUOTE]

IMO, Trivium is just another generic shitty metalcore band that could never stand up to the likes of the Red Chord, DEP, BTBAM, or Sikth.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I do know that Evan is married to Tera Patrick (?), and made a porno with her (that's her claim to fame). But let's be real, Biohazard was not even a good band for a NYHC band, much less the contemporary metal scene.[/QUOTE]
he has a little column in fhm or maxim or stuff or whatever, where he writes about how awesome it is to be married to a porn star. he's obviously an idiot, and you're right, biohazard has always sucked.

there's a record that just came out by the sword called "age of winters" that's pretty good. i would suggest checking that out.
 
[quote name='thatstoobad']he has a little column in fhm or maxim or stuff or whatever, where he writes about how awesome it is to be married to a porn star. he's obviously an idiot, and you're right, biohazard has always sucked.

there's a record that just came out by the sword called "age of winters" that's pretty good. i would suggest checking that out.[/quote]

I bought that record "Age of Winters" a few days ago. I called it stoner metal light. They are not breaking any new ground but they are a tight band and it is a decent debut. I like to hear from them a few years from new with newer more progressive material.

As for Biohazard, they were a better live act than they were on record.
 
[quote name='1modernboy']Wyndorf od'd? Shit! I am seriously out of the loop.[/quote]

MONSTER MAGNET Mainman Hospitalized For Drug Overdose; European Tour Cancelled - Mar. 1, 2006 MONSTER MAGNET have cancelled their European tour after the group's mainman, Dave Wyndorf, was hospitalized following a drug overdose.

"The battle with one's inner demons is the most personal fight any of us can undertake," said MONSTER MAGNET's manager, Steve Davis of Davis Entertainment Group. "The fight is at times a lonely, confusing journey. On the evening of February 27, Dave Wyndorf suffered a setback in his own fight and was hospitalized due to a drug overdose. His full recovery is expected. We ask that all those he has encountered over the years or simply affected by his music to take a moment to think good thoughts of and for him. With the grace of God and those who love him we are all confident that Dave will rebound from this set back and continue to play and make great rock and roll."

MONSTER MAGNET recently spent time at Sound City and Paramount recording studios in Los Angeles recording the follow-up to 2004's "Monolithic Baby", tentatively due this summer via SPV. The CD is being produced by friend and veteran MAGNET producer/mixer Matt Hyde ("Powertrip" and "God Says No"). Also planned for release are reissues of the band's classic albums "Tab" and "Spine of God", featuring new artwork and liner notes, as well as bonus tracks, as part of SPV's SuPerValue reissue series. A DVD is also in the planning for late 2006.
 
here are some more news about Heavy Metal and Rollerball:

RELAPSE RECORDS To Sponsor Philadelphia Roller Derby Team - Mar. 2, 2006 Relapse Records has announced that they will sponsoring one of Philadelphia's all-girl Roller Derby teams, The Heavy Metal Hookers.

Spring 2006 will mark the team debut for The Heavy Metal Hookers. The complete roster includes team captain Ivana Rock (11), co-captain The Slim Reaper (77), Foxy Cotin (37), Weapon X (1%), Chainsaw Gutsfuck (7), Holly Caust (101), Vana Black (88), Mandawar (333), Val Halla (17), Drop Dead Red (111) and Evilin Sk8s (68).The first bout date has been set for April 9 and will be held at Millennieum Skateworld in Camden, NJ.

Ivana Rock comments; "The Heavy Metal Hookers are foaming at the mouth in anticipation for our first season of kicking ass on the roller rink. And we are so thrilled to have the support of the local metal community, our partnership with Relapse Records is a match made in hell! Not only will we brutalize all roller derby competitors, but we are looking forward to bringing our war-force of beauty and brutality to the pit at all upcoming Relapse events."

The Relapse Records-sponsored Heavy Metal Hookers are a part of the Philly Roller Girls league, an all-girl, skater-owned and operated, DIY roller derby league that formed in March of 2005. The Philly Roller Girls are credited members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), a group representing over 30 all-female, independent flat-track roller derby leagues throughout the U.S.

Updated Heavy Metal Hookers derby team news / bout information will be made available at the Relapse Records web site: www.relapse.com, the Heavy Metal Hookers' MySpace page: www.myspace.com/heavymetalhookers and the Philly Roller Girls web site: www.PhillyRollerGirls.com. For more information about the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, please visit the official WFTDA web site: www.wftda.com.
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']i like to watch gwyneth paltrow movies while i listen to coldplay in the background

*hugs a bunny rabbit*[/quote]

THATS SO METAL!!!:cool:
 
[quote name='Xevious']MONSTER MAGNET Mainman Hospitalized For Drug Overdose; European Tour Cancelled - Mar. 1, 2006 MONSTER MAGNET have cancelled their European tour after the group's mainman, Dave Wyndorf, was hospitalized following a drug overdose.

"The battle with one's inner demons is the most personal fight any of us can undertake," said MONSTER MAGNET's manager, Steve Davis of Davis Entertainment Group. "The fight is at times a lonely, confusing journey. On the evening of February 27, Dave Wyndorf suffered a setback in his own fight and was hospitalized due to a drug overdose. His full recovery is expected. We ask that all those he has encountered over the years or simply affected by his music to take a moment to think good thoughts of and for him. With the grace of God and those who love him we are all confident that Dave will rebound from this set back and continue to play and make great rock and roll."

MONSTER MAGNET recently spent time at Sound City and Paramount recording studios in Los Angeles recording the follow-up to 2004's "Monolithic Baby", tentatively due this summer via SPV. The CD is being produced by friend and veteran MAGNET producer/mixer Matt Hyde ("Powertrip" and "God Says No"). Also planned for release are reissues of the band's classic albums "Tab" and "Spine of God", featuring new artwork and liner notes, as well as bonus tracks, as part of SPV's SuPerValue reissue series. A DVD is also in the planning for late 2006.[/quote]

Thanks for the info, Xevious. It's sad that Dave did this to himself, but not exactly surprising. I mean, he fronts a fucking drug-rock band! Good news about the re-release of Tab and Spine of God, though. I hope they remaster them. The sound quality on my old copies is sketchy at best.
 
SLAYER: More Information About New Album Revealed; Tour Dates Announced - Mar. 6, 2006 If you think 6.6.06 is an intimidating calendar date, just wait. The killer reunion of all time — complete with live tour dates — is about to commence.

The four original members of SLAYERTom Araya/bass, vocals, Kerry King/guitars, Jeff Hanneman/guitars, and Dave Lombardo/drums — the pioneers and undisputed kings of extreme speed/thrash metal, have entered a Los Angeles-area studio to record what will be their first new studio album since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss". And if that's not enough, uber-producer Rick Rubin, who helped solidify the much-emulated SLAYER sound beginning with their genre-defining 1986 classic "Reign In Blood", has taken the helm as executive producer of the project. The original team is back in place.

Working closely with Rubin will be Josh Abraham (KORN, VELVET REVOLVER, ATREYU) who will produce the album. "We're real happy to have Josh on the team," said SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman. "He's a very creative and intuitive guy, he knows music, and he really gets who SLAYER is and what we're doing." The as-yet-untitled album will be released on SLAYER's longtime label, Rubin's American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records, and is expected out this fall.

"Dave's been back with us, playing live, for a couple of years now, and we're all looking forward to recording together again," said the band's Tom Araya. Kerry King added, "There really is no one like Dave — he doesn't have to work at what he does, he just walks in, picks up his sticks and goes."

Said Lombardo, "It feels really good being back with the same guys I started out with. The chemistry is definitely there, that's the exciting part of it, to capture that chemistry again. And that's what is happening."

Jeff, Tom and Kerry have been writing songs for this new album since they wrapped their last North American tour in September 2004. "This is probably the most prepared we've been to record an album since the '80s," King added. "We've been writing and cutting demos for months." While these may change, working titles for some of the songs that will be recorded include "Catalyst", "Cult", "Supremist", and "Consfearacy". "I like to write songs that have different meanings for different people," said King, "where everyone can say, 'I know what he means,' but still get their own sense of what the song is about."

But wait, this just gets better. On 6.6.06 in San Diego, CA, SLAYER will kick off a seven-week summer trek, "The Unholy Alliance Tour ­ Preaching to the Perverted", that boasts what has got to be the genre's coolest line-up of the summer — LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON and CHILDREN OF BODOM (who will rotate the second and third slots), and THINE EYES BLEED who will open the shows.

Not only is the line-up terrific, but ticket prices will not exceed $39.00, giving fans a great value for their dollar. Tour dates and all other details will be announced shortly. Confirmed dates are below.

According to SLAYER's longtime manager Rick Sales, "We want to make 'The Unholy Alliance' tour an annual global event, so we decided to be smart about the design from the beginning. We chose to book most of the tour¹s shows at indoor venues, as that allows the bands and the fans amenities like air conditioning and indoor bathrooms, as well as the very best stage lighting, production, and sound and less expensive concession prices. The few shows that will be played outside will be played at night in permanent facilities with our lighting, production, and so on. Everyone wins."

With more dates to be added, the confirmed dates for "The Unholy Alliance Tour ­ Preaching to the Perverted" are as follows:

Jun. 06 - Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
Jun. 07 - The Orleans - Las Vegas, NV
Jun. 12 - Pop's Outside - St. Louis, MO
Jun. 13 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
Jun. 15 - Tweeter Center - Camden, NJ
Jun. 16 - Continental Airlines Arena - E. Rutherford, NJ
Jun. 17 - Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
Jun. 23 - Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX
Jun. 25 - Reliant Arena - Houston, TX
Jun. 29 - Tower City Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH
Jul. 06 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
Jul. 07 - Eagles Auditorium - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 14 - Qwest Field Event Center - Seattle, WA
Jul. 16 - Salem Armory - Salem, OR
Jul. 19 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA
Jul. 21 - Mesa Amphitheatre - Mesa, AZ
Jul. 22 - Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
 
Slayer has bad luck with dates.
I think "God Hates Us All" came out on 9/11/01....

That definitely sounds like a worthwhile tour.

Reign in Blood is 20 years old?!? Man I feel old. That album [they were bigger than CD's and you had to flip them over] and SOD's "Speak English or Die" are my two quintessential hardcore/metal albums.
 
[quote name='dtcarson']Slayer has bad luck with dates.
I think "God Hates Us All" came out on 9/11/01....

That definitely sounds like a worthwhile tour.

Reign in Blood is 20 years old?!? Man I feel old. That album [they were bigger than CD's and you had to flip them over] and SOD's "Speak English or Die" are my two quintessential hardcore/metal albums.[/quote]

Yeah..I know. When 9/11 happened, the electric company shut off the power in my neighborhood block. I had no idea about what was going on with the twin towers. I got up and went to the record store to pick up the Slayer CD and everyone in the record store had long faces. It wasn't till around noon time that I found out what really happend with the terrorists....
 
I can't say I'd given much thought to Slayer since "Seasons." That's still a classic album, and I remember my childish delight at the cassette [they were smaller than CD's and you had to flip them over ;)] insert unfolding into an upside-down cross.

Early this year, the importance of producers hit me, mostly as a result of Rick Rubin. Everything he has touched that I own is pure gold: The Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash's American stuff, The Four Horsemen (a great cd that fetches far too much money on eBay), Slayer, and even the Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album (or the only one I enjoy outside of the song "Catholic School Girls Rule), *ALL* Rick Rubin.

Somewhere between the sheer mess that are Danzig's 4 most recent albums (which, if you haven't heard them, is the musical equivalent of having a friend who had previously been on track to a scholarship to an Ivy League institution wind up a somber, drunken, useless mess; they're just dreadful, dreadful things, and I think it's 60-70% poor production), I came to appreciate Rick Rubin. He knew how to make the postpunk gothic mess that was still being recorded on 4-tracks Samhain and make it into Danzig. He knew how to take the previously overproduced Johnny Cash (seriously, don't buy anything he released in the 80's, unless it's The Highwaymen) and temper him down to the bare essentials to create some of the most meaningful, occasionally morbid in its own right, music of his career.

Now, The Beastie Boys are pretty consistent, but I still compare their really bad punk rock tape or the "Cookie Puss" EP with "Liscensed to Ill" and Rick's genius shows.

On the flipside, I was able to immediately identify Gene Simmons as the producer of Wendy O Williams' solo album. The arena rock drumbeats, whoa-oh-oh background nonsense, and hammer-on hesher bullshit solos were everything that Gene Simmons was and The Plasmatics were not; luckily for her legacy, I can still see the video for "The Damned" on VH1 Classic, and not any of her solo stuff.

Oh, yes...well off track. My point was that, using experimental study (comparing Rick Rubin produced stuff with non-Rubin stuff from the same band) shows that producers really fucking matter. Knowing that, I can imagine that between he and Dave Lombardo, this record has no potential whatsoever to be bad.
 
Man I really hope Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime II is good

BTW, the most metal YTMND
http://immortaldance.ytmnd.com/

I could never really get into Slayer really, I've always considered them as lower-tier metal

And that's great that a new King Diamond album is coming out! I'm still listening to Abigail and The Puppet Master and all that!
 
[quote name='Oktoberfest']Man I really hope Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime II is good[/QUOTE]

It has been leaked, you know, if you want to check it out the torrent shouldn't be too hard to find. I've been listening to it since last week. At first I was a little unsure about it, but after listening to it a couple more times I've really started to like it. This really seems to be an album that benefits from multiple listens. I don't think it really matches the original Mindcrime, but II is still pretty good. It is quite a bit different from the original though, so don't go in expecting it to sound the same or else you're guaranteed to be disappointed
 
[quote name='evanft']Remove Metallica from that list. They haven't been metal in 18 years.[/quote]

I can't agree with you more. Also about the new Anthrax album...yeah Scott is doing the new reality show for VH1, and Charlie is too busy whining about mp3s. Heres a tip, if you want an album to sell well don't release it 6 months prior in the rest of the world and keep pushing the date back and not expect people to just download it because they're tired of waiting.

Newest one I'm waiting for is Lacuna Coil. As for Celtic Frost, they're only doing a handful of dates on the east coast. Two at Jaxx in Springfield and one at the Norva in Norfolk (which I'll be going to, heres to hoping it doesn't get canceled). Not sure of what the other dates are.

In case a few don't know, check out www.blabbermouth.net for metal news. Take the comments sections with a grain of salt. Half those little punks probably still live in mommy and daddys basement and think that by listening to metal they're being so rebellious.

Don't forget to add Shadows Fall to that list...
 
[quote name='HumanSnatcher']
In case a few don't know, check out www.blabbermouth.net for metal news. Take the comments sections with a grain of salt. Half those little punks probably still live in mommy and daddys basement and think that by listening to metal they're being so rebellious.
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Blabbermouth is where I get most of my metal news. Those forums are not moderated so its a lot more vicious than anything here on CAG. To give you an idea of how bad it gets there: Imagine if they cloned JimmyMac a thousand times and put all those clones in a room and gave them all crack pipes to smoke. Thats how out of control things get there...
 
fuck all you Metallica haters. They can do no wrong. Their legendary status is already set in stone and absolutly NOTHING they do can change that.
 
[quote name='Xevious']Blabbermouth is where I get most of my metal news. Those forums are not moderated so its a lot more vicious than anything here on CAG. To give you an idea of how bad it gets there: Imagine if they cloned JimmyMac a thousand times and put all those clones in a room and gave them all crack pipes to smoke. Thats how out of control things get there...[/quote]

Definalty is a lot more vicious there. All these pricks had the nerve to take pot shots at Halford when he came out of the closet. I've been going there for the past 3 years, and believe me, I've seen it all there. The ones that piss me off are the racist little bastards there. Half of them are probably teenagers that have read waaay too much about Varg Vikernes.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']fuck all you Metallica haters. They can do no wrong. Their legendary status is already set in stone and absolutly NOTHING they do can change that.[/QUOTE]

Can and did.

On that note, I hope you don't grow up to live with an abusive spouse. "He's a good man, he didn't mean to run over me with the pickup truck" and all that.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']fuck all you Metallica haters. They can do no wrong. Their legendary status is already set in stone and absolutly NOTHING they do can change that.[/QUOTE]

Well aren't you a poser?
 
HeyMetallica always have said, we play what we want, and if you dont like it, thats your problem... And thats why they never are going to stop playing... Even if everyone starts to hate them, they will still continue playing, becouse they are playing for there own sake... Not the fans... But that doesnt mean that they dont care about their fans, becouse they do.. But they will NEVER let the fans decide what to play...
But yes, they started making videos and shit for the mtv... And I dont really know why they did/do that! Becouse James himself said that there was no fun in making a video, just the same shit all day long... But hey, i dont care! As long as they´re playing the old shit live! I´m glad! And they proved that in the 03-04 tour with playing lots of songs that haven´t been played for YEARS! Like Metal Militia, Leper Messiah, Trapped under ice, The Unforgiven, Dyers eve etc.
 
I need to quote Newstead from VH1 Behind the music..

"Yes we sell out...Every seat in the house"

Don't get me wrong, I love the way the band used to be, but I also respect the changes THEY feel they had to go through. I respect each album for what it is.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']HeyMetallica always have said, we play what we want, and if you dont like it, thats your problem...[/quote]
Simon and Garfunkel subscribed to the same mentality. Are they kings of metal?

And thats why they never are going to stop playing... Even if everyone starts to hate them, they will still continue playing, becouse they are playing for there own sake... Not the fans...

The same can be said of thousands of hillbilly bar bands. Does that make them kings of metal, too?

But that doesnt mean that they dont care about their fans, becouse they do.. But they will NEVER let the fans decide what to play...

Quoted for posterity. We'll come back to that in a moment.

But yes, they started making videos and shit for the mtv... And I dont really know why they did/do that! Becouse James himself said that there was no fun in making a video, just the same shit all day long...

If you think a music video is what people don't like them for, you're as dense as your typing is dreadfully indecipherable. Jesus, kid, go watch VH1 Classic's "The Alternative" for one episode. I'd have to give up all my new wave albums if that were the criteria for whatever standard they've given up.

But hey, i dont care! As long as they´re playing the old shit live! I´m glad! And they proved that in the 03-04 tour with playing lots of songs that haven´t been played for YEARS! Like Metal Militia, Leper Messiah, Trapped under ice, The Unforgiven, Dyers eve etc.

Good for you. I'll keep my $70. Besides, I went to one Metallica show, in 1992, and I got to see Danzig and Suicidal Tendencies. In addition, one mouthbreather in the pit was paralyzed at the show, so I'd call that a complete night. I don't need to see them again, nor do I want to.

Of course, keep that last point (they've changed their set list) in line with your contention that they play for themselves and don't change the set list for the fans.

Look, Metallica sucks. St. Anger was a 70 minute seizure that happened over the world's loudest snare drum. It was, hands down, some of the worst mixing/postproduction I think I've ever heard on a record that was professionally produced. Neil Diamond cover band albums get better mixing than that.

I don't know much about Load, Reload, or "S&M." The singles I heard were dogshit, and if you think that's worthwhile metal, then please allow me to sell you all my "Raven" and "Hanoi Rocks" lps.

I can accept that some of their recordings not only set the standard for later metal, but stand up to albums released today. If you think I'm going to extend them the courtesy of not only forgiving them for their later albums, much less embrace them for putting together contemporary classics, then you just don't much like to use that brain, do you?

Let me put it to you this way: do you cheer or praise an infant that has managed to tie their shoes successfully? Do you cheer or praise an adult for doing so? That's the way I look at Metallica: tying their shoes. They're doing the bare minimum to stay in the mainstream, to put out another record and get millions of hee-haws and their Hulk Hogan moustaches to buy some "Kick-ass" metal music to occupy their cd player while they wait for some bullshit Hank Williams Jr. album to come out. I recognize their talent as songwriters and musicians. I will not condescend to applauding them for doing the bare minimum.

I do admit that their recent documentary was supposed to be good. I would like to see it.
 
Hey what the fuck ever you dont have to be a dick. Your not my mommie. I happen to think thet while they arent metal any more they are still music makers and damn fine ones at that. And again their legend is already set in stone no matter what they do. They have their seats reserved in metal heaven with all the other greats.
 
Yep, their legend is set in stone. As one of few bands who have widely sued and spoken out against their own fans. Not a great way to make your mark in history.
I like Metallica's old stuff. I started not liking their music as much right around 'And Justice for All', and honestly, that might have been the music, or it might have been my tastes changing. But I lost a lot of respect for them as a band after all that sue-the-downloaders stuff happened. The legality and morality of downloading mp3s can be debated, and certainly certain download methods are clearly illegal, and I don't think fans are 'entitled' to an artist's work for free, but Metallica handled it incredibly wrongly.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']HeyMetallica always have said, we play what we want, and if you dont like it, thats your problem... And thats why they never are going to stop playing... Even if everyone starts to hate them, they will still continue playing, becouse they are playing for there own sake... Not the fans... But that doesnt mean that they dont care about their fans, becouse they do.. But they will NEVER let the fans decide what to play...
But yes, they started making videos and shit for the mtv... And I dont really know why they did/do that! Becouse James himself said that there was no fun in making a video, just the same shit all day long... But hey, i dont care! As long as they´re playing the old shit live! I´m glad! And they proved that in the 03-04 tour with playing lots of songs that haven´t been played for YEARS! Like Metal Militia, Leper Messiah, Trapped under ice, The Unforgiven, Dyers eve etc.[/QUOTE]

Actually, they seem to play wahtever is popular at the time nowadays, ie grunge then nu-metal.

[quote name='mykevermin']I got to see Danzig and Suicidal Tendencies. [/QUOTE]

\m/\m/

[quote name='mykevermin']Look, Metallica sucks. St. Anger was a 70 minute seizure that happened over the world's loudest snare drum. It was, hands down, some of the worst mixing/postproduction I think I've ever heard on a record that was professionally produced. Neil Diamond cover band albums get better mixing than that.[/QUOTE]

I thought St.Anger sounded like the demoes a band makes months before it goes into the studio. The songs had a somewhat Sabbath feel to them, and a few riffs and melodies here and there were interesting. But the final product sucks ass. I was actually really into the first couple times I heard it, though, but that was really only the shock of hearing Metallica play something remotely heavy.

[quote name='mykevermin']I don't know much about Load, Reload, or "S&M." The singles I heard were dogshit, and if you think that's worthwhile metal, then please allow me to sell you all my "Raven" and "Hanoi Rocks" lps.
[/QUOTE]

To be honest, I do enjoy the Loads on some level. There's actually one decent album in between them.
 
[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']Hey what the fuck ever you dont have to be a dick.[/QUOTE]

Just to be clear, your first post in this thread:

[quote name='Vampire Hunter D']fuck all you Metallica haters[/QUOTE]

I play quid-pro-quo, kiddo. I said "good for you" when you claimed to not care about other people's opinions, but get awfully defensive of people slagging on Metallica. To be clear, you're welcome to like what you like, and that includes those "Creed" albums in your collection. I'm merely pointing out that Metallica has become a dreadful band over the years *not* because their albums are bad, per se, but because compared to their early body of work, there's no dispute over the fact that they *should* be playing much better music.
 
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