anybody like metal?

[QUOTE=tom9d;969035]I would think someone who liked both classical and metal would be more into power and or prog metal than "mainstream" black metal. Dragonforce, Rhapsody, Symphony X, etc.[/QUOTE]

i fucking hate it when people call dimmu "mainstream" or "sell outs." they have something to say, and use their success to make their point. not to mention they deserve the record sales.

i was assuming that if he likes classical (bach/mozart/et cetera), he would enjoy the symphonic quality of dimmu.
symphony x is a good band to bring up, by the way.

I liked it in Metalocalypse how the writer's called the fast-food place Dimmu Burger. Was gigglicious.

[QUOTE=corellion;969158]I liked it in Metalocalypse how the writer's called the fast-food place Dimmu Burger. Was gigglicious.[/QUOTE]

and corpsegrinder was the dickbag customer.
"watch out! you got ketchup in your face!"

That [I]Metalocalypse[/I] is about too damn funny. It helps, of course, that I know someone who looks like everybody on the show. It hits REALLY close to home.

[QUOTE=aphonicmessiah;969150]i fucking hate it when people call dimmu "mainstream" or "sell outs." they have something to say, and use their success to make their point. not to mention they deserve the record sales.

i was assuming that if he likes classical (bach/mozart/et cetera), he would enjoy the symphonic quality of dimmu.
symphony x is a good band to bring up, by the way.[/QUOTE]

i didnt call them mainstream, i called them "mainstream" black metal. no black metal is mainstream...but as far as black metal goes, theyre as mainstream as it gets...other than maybe cradle (who i hate). but i wasnt insulting dimmu...i like them. i have several of their albums and ive seen them live twice.

and yeah...i love symphony x. michael romeo is nasty on guitar and russel allen has an outstanding voice. have you heard their new album?

[QUOTE=tom9d;969322]i didnt call them mainstream, i called them "mainstream" black metal. no black metal is mainstream...but as far as black metal goes, theyre as mainstream as it gets...other than maybe cradle (who i hate). but i wasnt insulting dimmu...i like them. i have several of their albums and ive seen them live twice.

and yeah...i love symphony x. michael romeo is nasty on guitar and russel allen has an outstanding voice. have you heard their new album?[/QUOTE]

no problem. have you heard "in sorte..." or "stormblast mmv?"

no.

I could never get into Black Metal! I dunno what it is, maybe just of on the wrong foot but any band that co-operates opera in their music is a no-no. I know that they don't all do that, but it was first experience and it's tainted my opinion. You recommended a bunch of stuff to me on the covers thread that I'm down loading now. I got a bit board with metal about 6 years back, after every band i was recommeneded, for a startlingly long period, was either naff Black Metal or dull as fuck rap-Metal.
I still love a lot of the Replase stuff. Pig Destoyer n'all that. Never stopped listening to that. Still like my Dillinger Escape Plan and I have a major soft spot for a bit of Crowbar. Or a bit of Grind, some Brutal Truth and Naplam Death.:headbang: :32:

[URL=http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=112186]Metal mix playlist[/URL]
[URL=http://www.sendspace.com/file/cad040]Metal mix download[/URL]

I do.

I didnt used to like most Metal at all, then I decided pay more attention to the musicianship, instead of vocal style. I didnt like the grunt/guteral sounds for awhile.

Ive been on the SomethingAwful forums for a few years and they put together a Metal mix, that helped me get alot more into it.

Goon Metal Mix, playlist.
[code] 001 Iron Maiden - Powerslave.mp3
002 Necrophagist - Stabwound.mp3
003 Godsmack - Greed.mp3
004 Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf.mp3
005 Hecate Enthroned - Beneath A December Twilight.mp3
006 Gamma Ray - No Stranger (Another Day In Life).mp3
007 Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark.mp3
008 The Black Dahlia Murder - Closed Casket Requiem.mp3
009 Sonata Arctica - Wolf & Raven.mp3
010 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades.mp3
011 Soilwork - Figure Number Five.mp3
012 Pantera - Cemetery Gates.mp3
013 Elvenking - Seasonspeech.mp3
014 Nile - (IV) Ruins.mp3
015 Kreator - Ripping Corpse.mp3
016 Manowar - Battle Hymn.mp3
017 Strapping Young Lad - Underneath The Waves.mp3
018 Dream Theater - Lie.mp3
019 Bal Sagoth - Callisto Rising.mp3
020 Bathory - Blood Fire Death.mp3
021 Stratovarius - Destiny.mp3
022 Voivod - Too Scared To Scream.mp3
023 Opeth - Forest of October.mp3
024 Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name.mp3
025 Misery Index - Demand The Impossible.mp3
026 Blind Guardian - Into The Storm.mp3
027 Slayer - Angel Of Death.mp3
028 At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul.mp3
029 Sleep - Dopesmoker.mp3
030 Falconer - Mindtraveller.mp3
031 Pantera - Fucking Hostile.mp3
032 Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due.mp3
033 Helloween - The Tune.mp3
034 Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera.mp3
035 Pantera - Suicide Note Pt- II.mp3
036 Arcturus - The Chaos Path.mp3
037 Opeth - Bleak.mp3
038 Metallica - Creeping Death.mp3
039 Finntroll - Jaktens Tid.mp3
040 SymphonyX - Smoke And Mirrors.mp3
041 Pantera - A New Level.mp3
042 Ulver - Bergtatt; Ind I Fieldkamrene.mp3
043 Slayer - Raining Blood.mp3
044 Ensiferum - LAI LAI HEI.mp3
045 Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence.mp3
046 Pantera - Cowboys From Hell.mp3
047 Opeth - Advent.mp3
048 Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss.mp3
049 Metallica - One.mp3
050 Lamb Of God - 11th Hour.mp3
051 Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno.mp3
052 Halford - Resurrection.mp3
053 Immortal - Withstand The Fall Of Time.mp3
054 Ephel Duath - The Passage (Pearl Grey).mp3
055 Dream Theater - Panic Attack.mp3
056 Devin Townsend - Earth Day.mp3
057 Judas Priest - Painkiller.mp3
058 Opeth - The Drapery Falls.mp3
059 Strapping Young Lad - Relentless.mp3
060 Between The Buried And Me - Selkies; The Endless Obsessio...
061 Iron Maiden - Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.mp3
062 Helloween - Mr Torture.mp3
063 Down - Pillars Of Eternity.mp3
064 Slayer - Postmortem.mp3
065 Opeth - Blackwater Park.mp3
066 Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine.mp3
067 Blind Guardian - Banish From Sanctuary.mp3
068 Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast.mp3
069 Iced Earth - Travel In Stygian.mp3
070 Slayer - Hell Awaits.mp3
071 Ulver - I Troldskog Faren Vild.mp3
072 Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great.mp3
073 Pantera - Walk.mp3
074 1349 - I Am Abomination.mp3
075 Metallica - Fade To Black.mp3
076 Emperor - I Am Black Wizards.mp3
077 Sepultura - Septic Schizo.mp3
078 Mastadon - Hearts Alive.mp3
079 Opeth - Black Rose Immortal.mp3
080 Immortal - Tyrants.mp3
081 Arch Enemy - Ravenous.mp3
082 Amon Amarth - The Last With Pagan Blood.mp3
083 Ministry - NWO.mp3
084 Opeth - Ghost Of Perdition.mp3
085 Behemoth - Conquer All.mp3
086 Dream Theater - The Glass Prison.mp3
087 Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time.mp3[/code]

A Life Once Lost?

..anybody?

[QUOTE=technosnob;972495]I could never get into Black Metal! I dunno what it is, maybe just of on the wrong foot but any band that co-operates opera in their music is a no-no. I know that they don't all do that, but it was first experience and it's tainted my opinion. You recommended a bunch of stuff to me on the covers thread that I'm down loading now. I got a bit board with metal about 6 years back, after every band i was recommeneded, for a startlingly long period, was either naff Black Metal or dull as fuck rap-Metal.
I still love a lot of the Replase stuff. Pig Destoyer n'all that. Never stopped listening to that. Still like my Dillinger Escape Plan and I have a major soft spot for a bit of Crowbar. Or a bit of Grind, some Brutal Truth and Naplam Death.:headbang: :32:

[URL=http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=112186]Metal mix playlist[/URL]
[URL=http://www.sendspace.com/file/cad040]Metal mix download[/URL][/QUOTE]

very few black metal bands use clean vocals, and youve most likely only heard melodic black metal. true black metal is bands like darkthrone, dark funeral, mayhem, emperor....
i tend to go for the melodic sounds, myself. like behemoth (old and new), dimmu borgir, opeth, old man's child, marduk...
go limewire some of that.

I think people get so uppity about their genres. For me there are only two genres, Jazz, and all that is not Jazz.

Metalheads are very particular about genres...moreso than fans of any other type of music. There are just more sub-genres in metal than there are with other genres. Metal sub-genres can be almost as different from one another as rap and classical or techno and country.

Metal is underappreciated
:headbang: :headbang:
If you like foreign metal Turmion Katilot kicks arse. It's like Rammstein....... on acid.
Then theres local small time talent in Aus like Parkway Drive and Behind Crimson Eyes.
Can't go past some good old System of a Down.
I could go on all day

Im bored today, so I decided to throw this together: [url]http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/Getcontents.asp?strMixId=112338[/url]

If anyone wants it, ill go ahead and upload it. Its about 200mb and runs 1:55:44.

upload that jazz. its a good list.

cor- i agree about people getting up in arms about genre labelling. i admit, that i do it a lot, myself, but not nearly as much as other people. i keep it simple. black metal, death metal, thrash, and heavy, with subgenres like melodic or symphonic. thats it. i hate it when people lable things "sludge" or something.

Okay, ill see how my connection is doing, it likes to shit out midway through uploads.

I have a few Doom/Sludge/Stoner/Funeral whatever...albums, I dont really understand that genre. the only bands I can stand to listen to are Isis and Ahab.

Whats the deal with it?

Because my opinion is so awesome, you should all check out The Abominable Iron Sloth, alternatively, The Indominatable Iron Sloth. That is some sweet fucking metal.

[QUOTE=tom9d;973588]Metalheads are very particular about genres...moreso than fans of any other type of music. There are just more sub-genres in metal than there are with other genres. Metal sub-genres can be almost as different from one another as rap and classical or techno and country.[/QUOTE]
But they have similar levels of suckitude.

[QUOTE=corellion;975489]Because my opinion is so awesome, you should all check out The Abominable Iron Sloth, alternatively, The Indominatable Iron Sloth. That is some sweet fucking metal.[/QUOTE]this is true.

[QUOTE=xec8;975491]But they have similar levels of suckitude.[/QUOTE]
Whats your beef with Metal?

[QUOTE=Masochism;975498]Whats your beef with Metal?[/QUOTE]
I don't have a problem with metal, but I often encounter problems with metal fans. Those who don't take themselves seriously are great to be around; those who do are insufferable and ridiculous.

That doesn't just go for metal fans, but people in general though.

I'm putting everyone that posts in this thread on my "keep an eye on [i]those[/i] people" list

have i still got the record for being on the most lists?

[QUOTE=corellion;975519]have i still got the record for being on the most lists?[/QUOTE]

You're #1 on that list!

awesome, hey, nathaniel if I die right now, you can have my shoes.

I cant believe Im late on this thread! But with a new baby Ive been a little busy. Anyways........

MASTODON FUCKING RULES!!!!!!!

I listen to:

Lamb of God
Dimmu Borgir
Trivium
Bleeding Through ( altough some would call this metalcore, I call it badass)
Children of Bodom
Mayhem
Shadows Fall
Slayer
Metallica ( old stuff)
Machine Head
Megadeth (really old)
Death
Death Angel
Testament
Venom
Iron Maiden (old)
Pantera
Zombie

god I could go on and on..................

[QUOTE=corellion;975514]That doesn't just go for metal fans, but people in general though.[/QUOTE]
Jazz enthusiasts, anyone?

You sly bastard!

I have many faces.

Like a cube?

Nate, does it make you feel any better that I like Grover Washington Jr?

[QUOTE=corellion;975590]Like a cube?[/QUOTE]
Like a German!

Check out my humble recordings at [URL=http://www.myspace.com/circleofnoise]http://www.myspace.com/circleofnoise[/URL]:headbang:

[QUOTE=Masochism;975593]Nate, does it make you feel any better that I like Grover Washington Jr?[/QUOTE]

That's the guy that did all the work with the peanut, right?

[QUOTE=Masochism;975593]Nate, does it make you feel any better that I like Grover Washington Jr?[/QUOTE]

That's not something that could ever make anyone feel any better. Keep it to yourself, sicko.

hehe I do enjoy the occasional metal jamfest. My boyfriend and his brother have gotten me into a few bands-I've gone to one show so far-it was all local bands though-none you'd have heard of. Very cool, though. Small venues kick ass. I love being like 2 feet from the band! Next time I must remember ear plugs, though... Anyhoo, I'm not really into labels, but I listen to lots of "indie" stuff, but I really like everything...except not country so much. I really like Muse, Tom Waits, Imogen Heap, The Mars Volta, Portugal. The Man, Modest Mouse, stuff like that. None of which are "metal," I realize. I'm not sure if they're metal, but have you ever heard of Fear Before the March of Flames or The Number 12 Looks Like You? They're both pretty awesome. I also like These Arms Are Snakes and The Melvins. Again, not sure if they're metal, but meh.
Oh, and Dimmu Borgir is pretty kick ass (at least the few songs that I've heard).

I'm mainly an alternative/indie person, but I do have my metal moments:

Opeth
Trivium
Daath
Killswitch Engage
The Black Dahlia Murder
Metallica (especially the S&M live album...that was like crack for me)
Chimaira
Rammstein
Caliban (new)
System of a Down

And yes, genres are pointless.

Shiit, I work at a music/book/video/gaming store and these two guys came in asking about Turmion Katilot, I couldn't find shit on them but I was immediatly interested. I'm pretty sure they were spelling it wrong, if that is the correct spelling you have there.

I fucking love metal.
Check the avatar! Anyone may feel free to steal, ahahahaha.

I love Gwar, a lot. And Slayer. But I've been to two or three Gwar shows, probably the most amazing experiences of my life. Burzum is good too. I love Norwegian metal.
Recently I've been getting into Mortician, anyone else like them? Fucking SO GOOD.

And of course a ton others already listed.. grindcore and crust, good stuff too.
But I've got to hand it to [B]Carpathian Forest[/B]... hands down the rawest of raw.
Anyone else?

I strongly recommend Gojira. These past few days, all I do is listen to them. Some have called them the French version of Mastodon. They are a bit harder. More along the lines of death metal. But I love them. They are my new favorite band. I'd blow them.

Go to the [URL=http://www.myspace.com/gojira]Gojira myspace[/URL] and listen to [I]Flying Whales[/I] which I nominate for greatest song ever.

[QUOTE=nathaniel parker;980765]That's the guy that did all the work with the peanut, right?[/QUOTE]
He was an American jazz-funk musician, dead now.

i realized that noone has pointed out strapping young lad. if you havent heard them, find the song "love." its syl at its most syl-iest,

Filter

BUMP!

[img]http://www.auxportesdumetal.com/reviews/VitalRemains/iconsofevil.jpg[/img]

Children of Bodom
[youtube]tjZpqgeiGFQ[/youtube]

In Flames
[youtube]FW6WY-YB7wY[/youtube]

Disarmonia Mundi (sideproject of Bjorn Strid from Soilwork)
[youtube]vnIPvSj0ySk[/youtube]

Amon Amarth
[youtube]JFq2YJKYa-k[/youtube]

Norther
[youtube]EUUo9crSdf8[/youtube]

My tastes have changed somewhat since my last post here. Revised favourites:

Trivium
Mastodon
Dream Theater
Opeth
Porcupine Tree

[QUOTE=elegantly_bitter;1084677]My tastes have changed somewhat since my last post here. Revised favourites:

Trivium
Mastodon
Dream Theater
Opeth
Porcupine Tree[/QUOTE]
I love you.

[QUOTE=Masochism;1084684]I love you.[/QUOTE]

I aim to please.