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[Ryuujin]

Destroy Erase Improve and ObZen. perfect albums.

[Cheshire Cat]

Thanks, I'll check them out.

 

 

Black Sabbath released God Is Dead? - the first single from the new album. I quite like it, even if Ozzy's voice just isn't what it used to be.

However, I'm not sure how I feel about the actual album. I'm looking forward to hearing it and everything, but I really dislike the constant marketing of it as the first Black Sabbath album in 35 years. Which is obviously not true, as Forbidden was released in 1995, nevermind the Heaven & H*** album in 2009. While I understand that they mean it's the first album with Ozzy in 35 years, with the marketing, the way they talk about it and the way their website is, it feels like they're trying to pretend that everything after Ozzy left didn't happen, which seems very disrespectful to everyone else who was part of the band's history...

[Ryuujin]

title track off of the upcoming Nickelback Megadeth album Super Collider leaked.

 

and when the song you named your album after is that horrible, it's not a good sign.

Edited by Ryuujin, Apr 21 2013 - 02:30 PM.

[Cheshire Cat]

That can't seriously be it, can it? I wasn't gonna bother with the album anyway, but that was pretty dreadful.

 

The new Rob Zombie album comes out tomorrow. Quite looking forward to it, although I'm not expecting anything fantastic.

Well, only listened to it once so far, but I quite like it. It seems better than the last two at the very least.

 

 

Edit May 3rd:  Jeff Hanneman, founding member and guitarist of Slayer passed away yesterday. He was an absolutely brilliant guitarist and songwriter who has inspired countless musicians. It's not clear if his death was related to the spider bite and the ensuing infection he got a couple of years ago, but I am still shocked, having thought that he was recovering. I may not be into Slayer as much as I used to be, but Reign In Blood and Seasons In The Abyss remain two of my favourite albums, and their influence on metal cannot be overstated.

It's a tragic day for metal. May Jeff rest in peace. He has made his mark on music.

Edited by -Malchior-, May 03 2013 - 06:37 AM.

[Valenti]

May he rest in peace.

Edited by Valenti, May 03 2013 - 08:42 AM.

[Saul Goodman]

sup guys

 

been a while

 

 

 

so i'm not really into metal at all lately, but since jeff hanneman died i've been listening to reign in blood and south of heaven, forgot how good slayer were

 

 

man, my whole body feels sad

[Ryuujin]

every time I'm at the nearby FYE I see a used copy of Kamelot's album The Black Halo for eight bucks

 

and it's gotten to the point that I've started having a recurring dream in which I purchase it

 

even though I've never listened to any Kamelot ever in my life and I don't even like power metal

 

so now I'm just kinda wondering if I should buy it just for the absolute heck of it which is weird I know

 

 

anyway Mastodon have confirmed that they're hard at work on a new album, and hopefully it will be better than The Hunter

 

also even though it's not metal (hard rock I guess which is close enough right) I gotta say that the latest Clutch album is really really good, like potential AotY good

Edited by Ryuujin, May 07 2013 - 04:45 PM.

[Valenti]

I personally like Kamelot a lot and the Black Halo is one of my favourite Kamelot albums.

[Cheshire Cat]

The Black Halo is a pretty good album. Not into Kamelot very much these days, especially having found the last two albums really disappointing, but I still go back to that album and Ghost Opera from time to time.

 

 

And yes, hopefully the new Mastodon album is better, and the Clutch album is indeed amazing. My favourite of the year so far, with Cult of Luna's Vertikal at a close second.

 

On that note, the new Cathedral album is also really good, a fitting end to one of the greatest doom metal bands, sad as I am to see them retire.

[Ryuujin]

so it turns out that As I Lay Dying's frontman Tim Lambesis was arrested today after allegedly trying to hire an undercover cop to murder his estranged wife.

[Cheshire Cat]

What upsets me about this is that whether it's true or not, the media just got another excuse to paint metal musicians and fans as murdering psychopaths, and I have no doubt they'll jump at that opportunity.

Edited by Cheshire Cat, May 08 2013 - 10:59 AM.

[~Takava Nirhii~]

Oh, undoubtedly.

[Pantera]

I've found my musical tastes have... rather "calmed down" in the past year or so. For example, my favorite band used to be Pantera (as my name suggests), but now my favorite band is Led Zeppelin, and since it's them, I think it's gonna stay that way for a good while. I just don't find myself always going back to that one Pantera song, or going back to Exodus' Bonded by Blood album to be constantly amazed, merely by the title track alone!

 

So what do you guys think? Some form of a small burnout (which I, myself doubt), or simply growing more mature & less angry as I was as a young teen, appreciating the well-thought/minded lyrics of bands like LZ and The Doors (my second favorite band right now)? This ever happen to you? Just thought I'd let it out there, because I find the change rather odd, but I do enjoy it nonetheless!

 

EDIT: However, I still do enjoy all the bands that used to be my favorites, very much. Heck, I've gotten a small bit into The Casualties and Dead Kennedys and the like! So what I'm wondering is why the sudden change of musical tastes?

Edited by Pantera, May 15 2013 - 05:28 PM.

[Cheshire Cat]

I think everyone's music tastes are constantly evolving. The more music you're exposed to the higher the chance you'll hear something you like that's outside your usual comfort zone. I guess maturity has something to do with it as well.

I still really like lots of bands that I liked pretty much since I started listening to music, such as Iron Maiden, but it's also a bit weird to think that at one point I actually liked a band like Atreyu. Similarly, five years ago I probably wouldn't have appreciated a lot of the stuff that I love now at all.