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I gotta recommend Cauldron, they've delighted me lately. Say, anyone have recommendations for recent heavy metal / speed metal bands? Or power metal in that ballpark, stuff like say Enforcer? Also Zuul, etc? I'll also throw a recommendation for the fun Finland band Battle Beast, cheesy in a great way, great riffs, a band to keep an eye on.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Counterpoint: Insomnium Gatherum Omnium Gatherum and Insomnium supergroup? And thanks for the recommendations there!
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They're touring with Alestorm, so they're okay in my book!
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Sep 19, 2014 00:18
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Running Wild - Whirlwind, Under Jolly Roger, many others!
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Hey there, any recommendations for recent stuff from the past few years to check out? I feel like I haven't discovered a lot of new bands up my alley lately. Recent ones that come to mind I love are Cauldron, Enforcer, Omnium Gatherum, and Gloryhammer. And I love the classics, Motorhead is my favorite band overall. So pretty much, heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, thrash, and melodic death metal recommendations! And maybe some folk metal/viking metal in there too. I like a good hook, I'm one of those melodic metal folks, or at least a great thrashy riff a'la Overkill or Megadeth. Domo arigato!
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symbolic posted:Very wide criteria. For classic heavy metal I recommend Skullfist, White Wizzard, Bullet, and Cellador. For thrash metal there's Lost Society, Gama Bomb, Violator, Hyades, Iron Reagan, Warbringer, and Evile. Wider is better they say, ideally I get 100 bands recommended to me. I'll check all those out, thanks! I'm a fan of White Wizzard (and their offshoot Holy Grail) and a couple of those bands already too.
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symbolic posted:Yeah White Wizzard is kickass even if they dumped their original vocalist for an inferior one. I'll be seeing Warbringer in January since they're playing with Enforcer and Cauldron, so this'll be good homework too.
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Love Overkill, I've seen them a few times. First time one of the opening bands for Megadeth, latest time they got to headline, which is nice. They're the best. And thanks for all the badass recommendations earlier folks!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vnLT8Cbpa0 Let the power of Thor wash over you. I've listened to this song so many times since I came across it, that album is pretty fun all around too. His later stuff doesn't have that same kind of fun early 80s swagger to it, but Thor always has charm. Canadian steel! (The music video is also really really funny) Thor is not for everyone though, but you've got to at least listen to Cauldron, Canada's finest. Saw them live once so far, I'll see them any time they come to my berg! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT4d0HuH3GA (I just checked and my first post in here from 2014 is recommending Cauldron, fitting!) I saw Powerglove and The Protomen last week by the way, lotta fun, check those cats out. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Mar 22, 2017 |
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Nordick posted:Thor has some really cool songs though. Thunder on the Tundra and Let the Blood Run Red come to mind off-hand. The though part is confusing, I love Thor. That one you posted is also great in it's own way, but I prefer the sound on Unchained most for him. Anger is like a solo era Dio riff. I love thrash and whatnot as much as the next guy, but I hope the people in this topic also dig the the more groovin/catchy "rock" influenced days of metal as well. That album you posted also has a heavier/more modern version of Anger, but you can't beat the original flavor in my book.
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Nordick posted:Don't get fooled by the cover of Triumphant in the video, the song is actually something different entirely. That song is on the Triumphant album, and yep it is wild stuff. Nothing is surprising to find on a Thor album. I could see him doing a team-up with Naked City.
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Oldstench posted:"This is a song about war" I do love when Electric Six says "This song is about the ecstasy of accepting Satan as your master", before they play Hello I See You. For metal, Blind Guardian and Opeth are some of the funnier jokesters live. Welcome to the show and welcome... to dying! My favorite ever is the epic "gently caress you" speech from Joey at Manowar though, really blew me away in High School. Mindblowing stuff, the guy is a poet in my book. There were funny imitations of this speech among my friends for some time.
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A human heart posted:Ah, I see you're into some obscure bands I saw Kreator? Death Angel? Is there some kind of contest going on? I hope your metal day goes ok.
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The Muppets On PCP posted:i for one am glad i get to live in a world where the titular zombie from zombie nightmare did a duet with seth putnam This is the kind of enthusiasm and appreciation for art I like to see!
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A human heart posted:You're just posting like a doofus is all Good luck figuring it all out, you'll get there.
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Zodijackylite posted:By far, the best stage presence between songs that I've ever heard was Morgirion. It was a private show, the incense could be smelled from outside, and the other bands said nothing between songs. One of them blasted the fog machine so hard I couldn't see the my hands. Morgirion played very intense and tight black metal, with extensive introductions to each and every song, approximately as such: That is pretty drat funny, awesome.
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TollTheHounds posted:I'm going to see them in 2 weeks and there is 4 bands ( never heard of the 2 - Trailight + Gross Misconduct ). So if that holds, then starting an hour after doors + ~1 hour per band that's 5 hours. I may see them next month too, they're playing with Hammerfall, Battle Beast, Katatonia, Swallow the Sun, Sabaton and others. Pretty eclectic mixing of metal genres that day. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Mar 25, 2017 |
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MrBling posted:Listened to this album this morning for the first time in absolute ages. Riot is so drat good, I love the first three albums as well, seemed like they should've been a bigger deal. Agreed on the Alestorm love, they're a lot of fun. Thanks for all the various speed metal / heavy metal / power metal / thrash links I've been enjoying by the way folks! That Mean Street band is so catchy and smooth, beautiful, a bit like vintage Crashdiet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB3UiwAdfec I dig Sister Sin, glossy yet dirty heavy metal, with a bit of Crue influence. Not into their latest album as much, but that's most bands. I also love Sister, like Bodom and Crue had a baby? Or something. Shout at the reaper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7RUGjgMk88 WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:Holy poo poo, Sabaton was so much fun! Battle Beast was great too, but Sabaton was nuts. Awesome! Battle Beast is great. Love that they have a couple songs based on Berserk. Almost went to see them, Sabaton, and Hammerfall last month. While neither of these bands are in this niche, listening to them on youtube leads you down the symphonic metal niche of recommendations. I love Within Temptation and a like a couple others, but I tried several dozen bands the other day that weren't any good. And likewise, there are a lot of "dirty rawk" bands like Sister Sin that don't have the hooks and riffs that grab me, and needless to say not many power metal bands like Battle Beast are out there at the moment. Them at their best is pretty drat cool, some Dio-esque riffs at times, cool 80s synth, lotta fun. My point (if I have one), while power metal, Crue-esque sleeze, and various other catchy shiny metal subgenres aren't posted much in here, any that rise above to the top of the pile, I don't want to miss out on them! Honest question, is there any traction for talking about this sort of metal in here, or would it be better attempted in that hard rock topic in future? I'll always peak in here for the latest thrash recommendations and whatnot. A lot of subgenres don't seem to get discussed as often in here. How about melodic death metal, anybody still into that? Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, other omniums? And any good new speed metal bands that are catchy and cool, anything with some Priest or Motorhead influence or whatevers? (Enforcer is the definitive one in recent years for me) Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 00:34 on May 20, 2017 |
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I'll check Bel'akor out, thanks.
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When it comes to DT, I'm not exactly lost to apathy! (I'm going to post hell for this one)
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Thanks for the excellent recommendations! This stuff is very much hitting the spot, it's crazy how many great bands there are out there.
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Yep yep, I've dug both those bands, Wuthering Heights more so. I love vintage Elvenking also for power/folk type stuff. Always interested to hear about power metal bands people are digging. I think why bands like Battle Beast stand out for me is because they're power metal / heavy metal, and there's a bit of Judas Priest-esque catchy arena riffage in there and whatnot.
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Dimebags Brain posted:Have you heard Dark Forest or Noble Beast? I hadn't heard those, thanks! You're like a laser with these recommendations. Zodijackylite posted:If we're just talking Motorhead worship, there's a few bands I've encountered over the years that really try to sound like Motorhead and got the rock-n-roll part of it down. Gotta worship Motorhead, the best. Tough to compare to them, but I am digging the blazing guitar and whatnot on these, Goethia especially.
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Agreed there, Horror Show is fun. Enjoying Witchtower from that list above by the way, great stuff.
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MikeCrotch posted:Why is Dystopia such a good album Thirteen is my fav of the past ten years or so from them. Just gets better on each listen for me, really catchy distinctive songs.
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Henchman of Santa posted:I think I'm gonna go see Destruction and Warbringer tonight unless it sells out at the last minute. Kind of annoyed that Jungle Rot is on in between the two though. Great bands! Got to see Warbringer with Enforcer and Cauldron last year. Fun when they mix thrash with heavy/speed metal bands on a lineup.
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Randy - The Beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRt_e4Bbk94 I could weep this is so good, where has Randy been all my life.
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edit: woops double post, here's some Zuul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QHBbpdV0zA Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 00:55 on Jun 16, 2017 |
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Nordick posted:I feel like you might appreciate this Thank you, it's like I just got some water! This sounds like it could be on the soundtrack of one of those crazy 80s movies, like Steel Grave/Gow in Dario Argento's Opera.
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Dimebags Brain posted:The Beast is such a loving good song. Randy fits in really well with a bunch of other 80s bands that have one really awesome song that loving rips but didn't really do anything else of note like Kraze (Land of Sorcery), Universe (Stories From the Old Days), and Hiroshima (Solider of the World) I'd say Randy has a few great ones, Shadows Are Falling and Nightmare are really cool, The Beast is the best though. Thanks for the links, shred-tastic! Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Zodijackylite posted:Cirith Ungol, Black Death, Sumerlands, Eternal Champion, Black Magic, Ashbury, and Stone Dagger were also very loving good. Hot drat, that rocks. That Endless Skies album by Ashbury rules.
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Love that song, really dig this cover by Seven Witches too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo93IwvqK5E Overkill's Coverkill album is great too. I see a Motorhead cover compilation album is coming out, which is nice.
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The Muppets On PCP posted:
Just caught up on the last bunch of pages, this is one of the better songs posted for me. Your joke idea is good, that should've been the video. I'm intending to see somebody even older soon by the way, Udo Dirkschneider! I've been enjoying a couple books, Lemmy's autobiography White Line Fever and another Lemmy biography called Lemmy, by Mick Wall. Really good reads, also read some of another Motorhead book at the store. Any other good rock books or biographies? Or could be any music genre, just being metal or offbeat in some way makes for interesting stories.
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the yeti posted:I'm reading Choosing Death, it's pretty entertaining, not too dense (unlike say, Patterson's Black Metal, which is also good but dense reading) and shortish. Cool, right on. Book of Death would've been a metal title for it also, lot of options.
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I look forward to checking that out, sax is generally welcome for me. Saw Enslaved a few years ago with Amon Amarth, was good. Electric Six rocks live but they don't bring a sax guy for Danger High Voltage, would be icing on the cake I say.Kilometers Davis posted:I forgot about the Immolation album released earlier this year. It’s really good catching up with it again. Obviously a grower that I got distracted away from through the summer. Did you guys enjoy it? That is a tough question. I'd say go for White Line Fever if picking one, but there may be room for two Lemmy books on your shelf. They compliment each other well, and there's plenty more than 300 pages of great Lemmy material to be had. Mick Wall's is a harder angle and more "behind the music", while very informative and comprehensive. And does have a lot of great Lemmy quotes. Lemmy's autobiography is more bang for your Lemmy buck though, a bit more laidback, and well more Lemmy. I dig both books but if I gotta vote for the one, White Line Fever.
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That is interesting and kinda cool that Helloween is touring with the two singers. Would be fun to hear Kiske sing Mr. Torture or something, mix it up a bit.
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It's good to see us all talking about feelings in here, good rock talk. Here's a ballad. Strong men also cry... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tydTZvZDq8 (ok it's actually funny, but I love it) And here's one of the legendary songs, (Take These) Chains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMlVAt-w84 The ballad is a great art, love 'em. Alice Cooper was complaining on the WTF podcast that back in the day essentially you had to have one to get anything played on the radio as a hard rock band. I guess that's a bit of ballad history for ya. I don't know if that's why say Metallica did them, I don't know if Fade to Black got radio play at the time or anything, but it's a fun thing to see on a heavier album. Lost in the Ozone is a great one by Motorhead too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qChOnZk7es Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Oct 19, 2017 |
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I saw Rob Zombie live one time, was cool, I like the big dancing robot. On samples, first time I saw Curse of Frankenstein I was pleased to hear "Perhaps you had better start from the beginning...", great movie to watch this month folks! On Japan fun time, I like Onmyouza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSCm7dwe_fc
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Thumposaurus posted:Slayer killed it last night in VA. Hell yeah! Saw them last month, drove up to NH with a buddy, great great show. They've really still got it live. Here's some new Cauldron, love those guys. Seeing them again next month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBNKUSaQ7_I
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