The Official Metal Topic

[Johnny Truant]

also you like Demon Hunter, I don't think you can really talk here

he used to be Laughin' ManDAT LORDI AMIRITE BRO

[Laughing Man]

plus I don't "like" them so much as I "don't hate them because they were a major stepping stone for me and also nostalgia"

[pls respond]

you bought their new albumhush you

[shadow pridak money gang]

hahaha their new albumI heard one of the singles on Headbangers' Ball and commenced loling for the next five minutes.-Teezy

[Laughing Man]

yesI bought their new albumbecause I don't hate them because they were a major stepping stone for me and also nostalgia.

Edited April 20, 2012 by Eucliwood

[Angel Beat]

So I just entered a raffle to win a really rare fanbox of Paradise Lost's new album.

The fanbox includes the following features:• Limited 2CD Box Set• Gatefold LP (Colored Vinyl)• 7 inch (Colored Vinyl)• Paradise Lost Army Cap• A1 Tragic Idol poster• Tragic Idol Slipmat• Hand-numbered certificate of authenticity

[Queen of Liars]

So I just entered a raffle to win a really rare fanbox of Paradise Lost's new album.

The fanbox includes the following features:• Limited 2CD Box Set• Gatefold LP (Colored Vinyl)• 7 inch (Colored Vinyl)• Paradise Lost Army Cap• A1 Tragic Idol poster• Tragic Idol Slipmat• Hand-numbered certificate of authenticity

Sweet. I would have preordered that, but I don't have the money to spend on it, so I just ordered the other 2CD limited edition. It's still gonna be signed though.Good luck with the raffle.

[Laughing Man]

I would just like to take this opportunity to state the obvious and say that Death is one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

[Johnny Truant]

I would just like to take this opportunity to state the obvious and say that Death is one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

I haven't listened to Death in a whiledat Chuck

[Tenebrae Invictus]

Say, speaking of Chuck, his other band Control Denied is still working on releasing their second album. I hope it turns out as good as their debut.

[Queen of Liars]

So, the new Paradise Lost album is pretty bloody brilliant. That is all.

[Dorek]

dear musiciansit's not a tour if there are less than ten dates being playedespecially if two of those dates are in canadasincerely, the west coastBut seriously, apparently Deftones and SoaD are touring for a few dates on the east coast. I can only imagine that they'll announce more dates, otherwise, that just seems silly.

[pls respond]

don't worry, half the east coast got screwed over too. tours always skip over NC

[shadow pridak money gang]

don't worry, half the east coast got screwed over too. tours always skip over NC

dawwwwww we got skipped? D:-Teezy

[pls respond]

yeahyeah. not too disappointed honestly, i like soad and deftones but the tickets are probably pretty expensive and i don't like them that muchbuttt, Summer Slaughter didn't skip us!

[Laughing Man]

oh my god guysMike Williams from The Agony Scene is following me on Twitterthe vocalist of my favorite semi-obscure disbanded deathcore group is following me on Twitteralso looked him up to see what he's been up to since TAS broke up in '08, apparently he does country music now.

[Dorek]

I love how some artists have nothing better to do than to follow people on twitter XP. I suppose they are actually normal people.

[Tenebrae Invictus]

No, that's impossible.

[pls respond]

i have a few dudes who follow me on tumblr, Ryan Neff (Miss May I), Cole Warden (The Plot In You), and Steve Garner (The Bridal Procession). also a bunch of bands, cool stuff

speaking of The Bridal Procession, check 'em out if the idea of blackened deathcore sounds fabulous to you. great band, honestly

[Laughing Man]

oh sweet you should follow me on there or something, all I do is post rants about politics and society and reblog stupid stuff but still. name's (share via private means, please -HH) if you're interested.also been digging Himsa lately, top-notch metalcore. the guitar on "Dominion" is so good.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Hahli Husky

[shadow pridak money gang]

This Is Heck (ugh, I hate having to misspeak their name) is now labelless. Hoping this works out well.-Teezy

Edited April 26, 2012 by Hahli Husky

[Hahli Husky]

Hey dudes, no Tumblr sharing please, as per our rule for sites with comment/talkback sort of systems (Tumblr counts because of the reblogging ability.) Do so over IM and/or a private conversation venue. Thanks.

[Laughing Man]

whoopskies, sorry about that.some of these things are so widely used that you forget BZP has rules against them.

[shadow pridak money gang]

^ too true.-Teezy

[Angel Beat]

Didn't win the Paradise Lost raffle.Oh well.

[shadow pridak money gang]

Sorry, man. :/-Teezy

[Laughing Man]

welp, Roadrunner Records is pretty much dead now.

[shadow pridak money gang]

Yeah, haven't they had major issues with their artists in the past?-Teezy

[Laughing Man]

yeah. now they're closing down all but a couple of their offices and losing a ton of artists as a result. really not much of a chance left for them now.

[shadow pridak money gang]

Eh. Not really much of a loss anymore.-Teezy

[Laughing Man]

besides, y'know, the tons of people who are going to be joblessplus they still had a few good bands.

[shadow pridak money gang]

I meant not much of a loss to music. In the unemployment sense, of course it is, yeah. But the bad bands were far outweighing the good, and most of the artists are gonna find new homes somewhere else anyway.Roadrunner is still a major label subsidiary. They'll probably end up on one of the other branches of whoever owns them.-Teezy

Edited April 26, 2012 by Tyler Durden

[Laughing Man]

some of the bands, such as Devildriver, say they're "going indie". it'll be interesting to see how that works out for them. also, I predict Century Media will be getting some new artists out of this.. seems like they've been trying to snatch up everyone they can lately.

[Queen of Liars]

Really, when did this happen? That's a shame, they did have some good bands. Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Opeth, Mastodon, Grand Magus, Murderdolls, Black Label Society, Machine Head... Probably a couple more I'm forgetting.But yeah, you're probably right, Century Media's gonna grab a few.

[BrickPharaoh]

I came here looking for some inspiration. I am somehow a death-metally kind of guy. Imainly listen to Opeth (my all-time favorite),, some As I Lay Dying, didn't like Trivium that much, only one album by Disturbed (Asylum-loved it despite not being quite metally), also into A7X (not as metally as the rest, though). Any good idea on decent death metal (mainly melodic and can include some Mikael-Akerfeldt-groany vocals) and some progressive? But nothing too blasphemic or the likes; it gets stupid for me IMHO because religion should not be mocked or hated (just my opinion). I despise Lamb of God for that reason, but I really dig their instrumental styles. So any ideas to expand my horizons a bit? FTR I just downloaded some stuff for Skeletonwitch, Anubis Gate, Arch Enemy, Eyes Set to Kill, Dawn of Ashes, Warbringer and a few others. What should I start with?

[Tenebrae Invictus]

Edge of Sanity. They are most notable for the albums Crimson and Crimson II, but they've got some good stuff in their earlier albums too. (They're also prog death)

[Laughing Man]

lolIn Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, and the last four Death albums are recommended.

Edited April 27, 2012 by Eucliwood

[pls respond]

bro, respect. don't hate the religiouscheck out some I Killed The Prom Queen, Parkway Drive, Memphis May Fire, 7 Horns 7 Eyes, This Is [Heck], and The Crimson Armada/The Holy Guile

[shadow pridak money gang]

God, do I love Sci-Fi Crimes.-Teezy

[BrickPharaoh]

A flame war is far from what I came here seeking, so if it doesn't bother you much, Eucliwood, please have some consideration for others' "mediocre" methodologies and not-so-cynical attitudes towards life. I respect the fact that you're not really convinced by the whole idea of "religion", but that doesn't mean you're entitled to make fun of others' beliefs. I don't know whether you fear, hate, or don't know a thing about religion, but this topic was made for the purpose of connecting Metal fans on BZPower, so let's just keep it to that level, and we can have heated, lengthy discussions on whatever bugs you somewhere else.On a side note: thanks for your suggestions, will be sure to check them out.

Edited April 27, 2012 by DARKSIDERZ