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

[quote name='SneakyPenguin']I just found out there's a new Melvins album coming out later this year. Now THAT is something to be excited for.[/QUOTE]

fuck yes!
 
[quote name='NTolerance']

Yeah, there's this thrash revival thing going on apparently. Unlike 99% of metalheads I don't like thrash at all. I don't have a problem with new thrash bands starting out, but this whole thing has infected bands that never were really thrash to begin with (Machine Head).[/quote]

I've gotten kind of bored of thrash but I'll always have a soft spot for it. I always thought Machine Head sucked. The only reason I checked them out was because the Vio-Lence connection. I didn't care for them.

Testament is coming to Chicago in a couple weeks. I probably won't go, but maybe I'll try to get some footage or something.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Well, I'm still kinda stunned by the idea of him talking openly about the "M-word," which his publicists would for years and years prep interviewers by saying "don't ask about it." [/quote]
I know...it's odd, because I remember hearing stories about him getting really pissed at fans if people would even mention it at autograph signings or whatever.

I would totally believe that issues b/w Doyle and Jerry are a bigger obstacle to overcome than the "Danzig factor." I have no idea who the assholes are here, but all signs point to Jerry Only (christ, IIRC, he was such a fuckin' bastard even the wrestler Vampiro comes out lookin' good in their little tiff).
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Yeah. This one became obvious to me when everyone including his brother bailed out on him - Jerry says "oh, Doyle is just taking a little break to spend time with his family" (yet never returned), and then pretends Graves and Chud never existed, all the while pretending that he gets along fine with Danzig. The dude's ego is fucking ridiculous. If you dare, go to the Misfits site and check out the "Meet Jerry" clip in the videos section. Comedic value = off the charts.

Samhain/Danzig a couple years back
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One of my favorite concerts ever. I know the Samhain thing was basically just to push the box set, but...hey, I'm 29 now. I wasn't old enough to go in the heyday, so I appreciated it.

I'll tell you what, KR: the other interview clip w/ Danzig talking about an all-acoustic blues album is far more intriguing than anything else right now. A whole record of nothin' but stuff like "Killer Wolf" or "I'm the One"? Sign me the fuck up.
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Yeah, agree there too. I can cherry pick a few songs from the more recent albums that are decent, but I'd much rather he try something else - especially if it's that.

Only concern on something like that is the dude is getting old, his voice isn't what it used to be. Bellowing Elvis Danzig has sort of been replaced by screaming, hissing Danzig. Some of the vocals overdubs on Lost Tracks were cringe-worthy.

A while back I saw this and I STILL don't know what the hell it's from or what it was for...I was hoping for the upcoming Hank 3 album but I have no idea; maybe you or someone else knows. It may have just been a rehersal for one of the live sets they did together in the past. He sounds pretty good here though.

[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=3pEeGKRQRgA[/media]


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Just saw that Testament is coming here in a few weeks - to a fairly small venue, no less. Can't wait. If anyone is going to the Flint, MI show say hi, I'll be the biggest guy in the place and probably be wearing the CAG "Devil Customer" shirt. That thing is a pretty awesome multi-purpose piece of apparel.
 
[quote name='Xevious']I've been listening to Buzzov*en lately....are you guys hip to them?[/quote]

It's been a few months since I listened to Buzzov*en, but I do recall them being pretty decent sludge.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']It's been a few months since I listened to Buzzov*en, but I do recall them being pretty decent sludge.[/quote]

Sore is out of print. I heard Alternative Tentacles re-released the first album with the EPs added in and new artwork.

I always liked this band despite the simplicity of the music.
 
Ah May is going to be awesome I'm seeing Genghis Tron, The Red Chord, and Converge on the 3rd, then Thrones on the 15th, and then I'm off to Maryland Deathfest on the 23rd-25th! I'm going to go deaf and be broke by the end of May. Oh and in June I'm seeing Iron Maiden...no big deal.

I missed these guys when they came to Baltimore
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCjm6YwKUrY[/MEDIA]
 
Genghis Tron did nothing for me live. No stage presence + drum machine = zero fun. It was like sitting in on a recording session, and not a concert.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Genghis Tron did nothing for me live. No stage presence + drum machine = zero fun. It was like sitting in on a recording session, and not a concert.[/quote]


Really? Every time I've seen them they've been a ton of fun, and have a nice energetic show.
 
Lucky you, I suppose (I admit that playing in front of 15 people can be a bit daunting and make you not want to put much effort into it); no matter how good they might be live, at their best, (IMO of course) they can't hold a candle to a metalfest where Ghoul is performing.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Lucky you, I suppose (I admit that playing in front of 15 people can be a bit daunting and make you not want to put much effort into it); no matter how good they might be live, at their best, (IMO of course) they can't hold a candle to a metalfest where Ghoul is performing.[/quote]


Oh damn, Ghoul AND Genghis Tron in one show? That must've been amazing.
 
Oh, nonono; I was saying that I read your post a few back to suggest that a Genghis Tron show would be preferrable to Maryland Death Fest. Normally, I'd disagree on principal alone; with Ghoul in the lineup, there's no question as to which is better.

Ghoul ain't one of those bands to come to the middle of the country unless it's Chicago. I may drive the 6 hours needed to see 'em there were they to come around there.
 
Maybe I can get a drink with Dino Sommese this year at MDF, he usually walks around the venue during MDF.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Oh, nonono; I was saying that I read your post a few back to suggest that a Genghis Tron show would be preferrable to Maryland Death Fest. Normally, I'd disagree on principal alone; with Ghoul in the lineup, there's no question as to which is better.[/quote]

You forget though, that I'm a rabid Genghis Tron fanboy. I'd probably follow them around the country if not for college.

[quote name='CrimGhost']Maybe I can get a drink with Dino Sommese this year at MDF, he usually walks around the venue during MDF.[/quote]

Man, that'd be fucking awesome. Damn shame Dystopia's calling it quits. Really wish I could've had a chance to see one of my absolute favorite bands before they ended.
 
Yeah, they aren't metal for the most part, but since this thread has been active lately I'll stick it here.

The Misfits Take On Terrorists - by Mike Lupica

Eternal bearers of teenage sleaze culture, the re-activated Misfits performed on Pat Duncan's show just weeks after 9/11. The band's lineup read like a roll call of intergalactic superheroes, with genuine Misfits Jerry Only and Robo donning leather trousers and devil locks, teaming up with drummer Marky Bell (whom one FMU staffer mistakenly called “Tommy” -- earning blank stared non-recognition from the erstwhile Ramone) and Black Flag's Dez Cadena. The oldies revival set list comprised a bevy of Ramones and Black Flag covers, plus all the expected Misfits tunes into one skateboard-wielding teenager’s aural wet dream.

During the on-air interview with Pat, things took an unexpected turn for the surreal when in regard to the 9/11 attacks, the affable but fast talking Jerry Only brought calm to our wounded spirits by reasoning that America, with help from the Misfits, would hunt down those responsible. And kill them.

October 4, 2001.
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http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2008/04/great-moments-2.html#comments


What's sad is Jerry's ego is so fucking huge and he's so hokey during interviews I can't tell if he was being sarcastic or not - and I lean towards "not."
 
I should have some songs done by May for my solo psychedelic/sludge/goregrind band Synaptonemal Complex. Yes, it's not a serious project, it's instrumental only with minimal use of vocals. Here's a video showing my vocal talent...
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipBI284cxo[/MEDIA]
 
[quote name='CrimGhost']I should have some songs done by May for my solo psychedelic/sludge/goregrind band Synaptonemal Complex.[/quote]

That sounds like some Gasp influence right there.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Oh, that reminds me: it's been months since I watched the Daily Show interview with Michale Graves.[/QUOTE]

"Paint on the face? Ridiculously dumb. Permanent scarring? AW YEAH."

Graves on upscale tennis court = money


I've been on kind of a Danzig kick lately...

This is a typical I'm-too-cool-for-school Danzig interview, but then again, this hilariously moronic interviewer makes it worth a watch:
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sdpvi8anJgM[/media]


Put a fucking shirt on. You're at home in the middle of the day, for christsake:
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=hJdkg2xMDMI[/media]
 
[quote name='AshesofWake']new Opeth album, watershed is delightful ^_^


but not as delightful as Orchid and Still Life[/quote]

I've just never been able to get into Opeth. Always kind of bored me.
 
There are people who love Opeth but I too was never able to get into them. Maybe if I give them another chance..

I am still waiting for my Testament CD to come in the mail; I ordered it through Amazon.com.
 
This is why you should listen to Opeth:

But nothing, and I mean nothing can prepare you for what happens at the ten-minute mark of "Deliverance," the album's title track. Everyone I've played this part for, even people who say idiotic things like, "I hate bands that sing like that," shut their fucking mouths and listen in disbelief to what these guys are doing. Well, they stop talking at least. Usually their jaws hang slack and their eyes bug out or go cross or something. I'm going to do my best to describe what happens. Opeth goes into a part where this ludicrously tight, heavy and syncopated riff that involves double bass blasts, odd timing and repetitions of five is going on. And, they play a counter melody to it! If any other band had come up with this particular rhythm (No one else could, I know, but bare with me) they would have been content to just play it. But as you listen, you will notice that not only is Lopez playing the main, off-time stuff, but that in the background he's got a third arm or something banging away keeping it all in 4/4. It just doesn't even make sense. No one can be that good. No one that is, but Lopez and his band, Opeth.
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http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/reviews.cfm/id/1084/page/opeth__deliverance.html
 
[quote name='Xevious']I am still waiting for my Testament CD to come in the mail; I ordered it through Amazon.com.[/QUOTE]

I saw them last night...fucking awesome show, although if someone is lookin' for mostly newer material they may be a tad disappointed. Ratio was about 70/30 Souls of Black and prior/Low and beyond. My only real disappointment was that they played exactly zero tracks off of Demonic.

Chuck kept letting me do the "IN-TO -- THE -- PIT" refrain on that song which was certainly a major concert-life highlight for me, and I've had quite a few. I'm praying someone has pics of it but I'm not expecting to find any. Got a pick from Eric.

Only thing that sucks about that is after the moment has passed you get all these drunk 'tards patting you on the back and saying "MAN THAT WAS AWESOME" and wanting to be your friend for the rest of the evening, not shutting up about it until like 5 more songs have passed. That just doubled the annoyance for me since, because I'm almost always the biggest guy in the place, people think they are going to use me to maintain their spot on the floor by holding onto me or climbing me like a fuckin' jungle gym.

Kind of interesting to see that "original" lineup playing newer stuff, but they did a really solid job. I had heard the new album about two weeks ago but bought the CD on the way out since they were autographed. I took a few pictures but they all turned out like shit because since I was up front there was no chance to take any steady photos.

Alex / Chuck / Eric
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Chuck...this was at the end of the show ("Disciples of the Watch")...he seemed to enjoy putting the mic in my face, so I wasn't going to complain.
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I guess they're only doing 3 U.S. shows before they go back overseas, but I'm assuming they'll be back sometime this year. Oh, and Death Angel was the band that played before them...I knew who they were but was not too familiar with them. They were pretty decent actually, I'd see 'em again. God Forbid was prior to them, having a black lead singer (and a black drummer) was a surprise, you don't see THAT too often in metal. I wasn't too into them but they at least seemed to enjoy being there. Soylent Green was before them...I saw them 10 years ago and they were absolutely horrid, but they were better here. Light This City opened...not much of an opinion on them, they had a chick lead singer who did a decent death-y scream and growl but the music was generic. At least she was fairly attractive (from halfway across the room, anyway).
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']I've listened to Deliverance. Entire album turned into background noise. Was not impressed at all.[/QUOTE]

Danzig more your speed? :lol:

Seriously though, Deliverance is their heaviest album. There's a bit more melody on Blackwater Park. You can't miss the mega-catchy parts in the first two tracks alone.

That new Genghis Tron album is very good. I especially like "I Won't Come Back Alive".
 
[quote name='NTolerance']Danzig more your speed? :lol:

Seriously though, Deliverance is their heaviest album. There's a bit more melody on Blackwater Park. You can't miss the mega-catchy parts in the first two tracks alone.

That new Genghis Tron album is very good. I especially like "I Won't Come Back Alive".[/quote]

I don't really like Danzig either, bores me more often than not. Genghis Tron's new one is really fucking good though, I'll agree. I don't know if it's better than Cloak of Love, but I think it's better than Dead Mountain Mouth.
 
[quote name='Dandeschain']New Sword record? opinions? hate em? love em?[/quote]

Sword or The Sword? Probably The Sword, but they both have new albums. Both are pretty good, though I liked Sword's release better.
 
[quote name='Dandeschain']New Sword record? opinions? hate em? love em?[/quote]

I like what I heard but I think the band but I think they need to expand lyrically. Thematically they are a one-note band and it's going to get old quick.
 
[quote name='Dandeschain']Just picked up the new Opeth. Seems pretty good on the first listen, although I think it's a bit disjointed.[/QUOTE]

It's OK, but I really haven't dug into it due to more rock cliches being used than I would like. The last two albums after Deliverance have been more that way and I'm less interested in that. Deliverance sounds otherworldly by comparison.
 
What does the new Testament album sound like? Practice? Legacy? Low? I wanna pick it up but don't wanna buy a boring cd.
 
Thought people might be interested in this:

As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven".

The track listing and details for this world-exclusive release will be revealed next week and the CD will be available free only with the July 19 issue of Kerrang!

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 27, progressive-metal giants DREAM THEATER have recorded a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "To Tame a Land" for the "Maiden Heaven" CD. Also expected to appear on the album is MACHINE HEAD with its interpretation of the MAIDEN classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name".

Artwork here:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99295
 
[quote name='Nephlabobo']Thought people might be interested in this:

As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven".

The track listing and details for this world-exclusive release will be revealed next week and the CD will be available free only with the July 19 issue of Kerrang!

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 27, progressive-metal giants DREAM THEATER have recorded a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "To Tame a Land" for the "Maiden Heaven" CD. Also expected to appear on the album is MACHINE HEAD with its interpretation of the MAIDEN classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name".

Artwork here:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99295[/quote]

Machine Head doing "Hallowed Be Thy Name" live:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTXeXXLsOE&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/91428[/media]
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']Knowing Kerrang, that's probably going to be terrible.[/quote]

Yeah but Dream Theater doing "To Tame A Land" is interesting enoough on its own.
 
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