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trias_e
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I love that since youtube users can upload any length videos we can get full albums there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeBPRnq3Yc&feature=related Ok, so 5th row Maiden was right in front of Bruce's left riser...and the subwoofers. I forgot to pack ear plugs and my left ear is fucked up yet again (Skynyrd really popped it hard, though). Also forgot to tell my buddy that we were 5th row, after three security checkpoints and getting wristbands for front access, he's like 'where the fuck ARE these seats, dude?' DRILLING AND MANLINESS
But goddamn was it a good show. I went with a buddy and next to me was a kid from Poland who was doing a six show run, helped him hold up his flag for a bit and he really came out of his shell and we sang wicked loud...kinda feel bad for the guys in front of us, but it was fun. Always better when you've got a nice section of folks getting into it and singing and fist pumping. Seventh Son wasn't my favorite album (or in my top five even), but still enough awesomeness in the set.
I won't be in the 5th row, but I am fucking excited for this show. August 1st can't come soon enough. Fuck yeah.
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Ingmar
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I always think of the Love and Rockets version first.
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trias_e
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trias_e
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Hell Awaits is death metal in spirit, just not quite in form yet. Still I'd say they were kinda close in the way they wrote riffs. It's definitely still thrash metal, but I think Slayer pointed thrash metal in the direction of becoming death metal which is why I put em there. Some awesome stuff in that list. I've never actually listened to Overkill before, that was pretty good. Everything else I'd heard, but I haven't listened to thrash in a while so it's a fun listen. Except Manowar. I fucking hate Manowar. The only problem is a serious lack of Sodom! Agent Orange is in my top 10 favorite thrash albums easy.
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Sky
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I had a Sodom album (In the Sign of Evil), but it never caught on for me. I was a pretty big Venom fan, too but I retrospect it really sounds fairly cheesy.
I highly recommend the first Overkill album, Feel the Fire. I'm not the biggest overkill fan and didn't care for their later more popular stuff. But that first album was in rotation for the formative winter of our band, when we were just getting decent on our instruments. My singer and I would sit at his house smoking weed and cranking the rotation on his dad's awesome sound system. Overkill, Savatage's Dungeons are calling EP, Mercyful Fate's Melissa, Exodus' Bonded by Blood and Metallica's Ride the Lightning were the core albums.
Also, thank god for Brian Slagel and the Metal Massacre stuff.
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sickrubik
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beer geek.
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I've always kind of hated reggae.
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sickrubik
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Most republicans do.
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beer geek.
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Ingmar
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Reggae-adjacent stuff is fine, but I dunno, the real thing bores me to tears.
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Evildrider
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I'm not huge into reggae but how can you hate Bob Marley!
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Selby
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I'm not huge into reggae but how can you hate Bob Marley!
It's boring as hell outside of a few songs?
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If I hear "Jammin'" one more time this week, I am going to punch someone.
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I'm not huge into reggae but how can you hate Bob Marley!
He has been resting on his laurels for decades now. I he releases something new then we will talk. ditto with regards to the Jammin' comment... hell anything that was on the Legend comp.
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HaemishM
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Never really "gotten" reggae.
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sickrubik
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I grew up with my dad listening to all sorts of "world music" stuff, including reggae. And far beyond just Marley stuff, even though I really like his music. Really, I would probably say I prefer Jimmy Cliff to Marley in regards to The Big Names. Lee Perry and Tosh as well.
The only reggae related thing that drives me crazy is the ridiculous amount of "reggae rock" we get in California, especially along the coast.
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Things I discovered at the Mayhem Fest: Slipknot is much bigger than I'd realized and I'm still not too old to mosh.
Anthrax made the call to headline the 2nd stage rather than open the main stage. Good fucking call. It was a pretty tight set, but they jammed some great tunes in there and the GA lawn + Joey's entreating people to mosh really got things fun. For the war dance in Indians, I think a good half of the lawn was moshing. Great to see them with Joey, the new stuff was great, Scott was all new daddy happy and enjoying it, only downer was no Charlie (wrist injury I guess). I think they were pretty much the highlight of the day. Didn't realize I had that much moshing left in the tank.
It was crazy seeing how young the audience skews these days with the slipnuts and the devil wears prada and whatnot. And so many girls at a metal show! The new bands were fun, but I'm fairly well on record about vocals....but it's nice to hear the bands tearing it up live. Even got into the pit a lilbit with As I Lay Dying.
Missed Asking Alexandria on the main stage open. Motorhead was LOUD AS HELL as usual, nice set with some rocking stuff. Lemmy's bass tone is so monstrously awesome and commanding. Nice Mikkey Dee drum solo, I'm a fan from his stint with King Diamond. I wore goddamned earplugs.
Slayer just slaughtered the place, but I was a bit disappointed that the Slipnuts crowd wasn't really into it. I'd say it was about 1/3 of the crowd digging things. Gary Holt still sitting in for Hanneman, and Holt is a total monster on guitar; the band was totally on point. I had been listening to my favorite Slayer disc Reign in Blood, hoping they would play Altar of Sacrifice/Jesus Saves...win!
Slipknuts just completely destroyed the place; it was a Slipknot crowd for sure. I've only got 2 discs, the self-titled and Iowa, surprised how many of their tunes I knew well enough to sing along with. Just such a great modern metal band, great groove and showmanship. First time I've seen them, doubtful it's the last.
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Slayer just slaughtered the place, but I was a bit disappointed that the Slipnuts crowd wasn't really into it. I'd say it was about 1/3 of the crowd digging things. Goddamn kids have no fucking taste. If you're a Rush fan, their new album Clockwork Angels is on sale for .99 cents today on Amazon (only the MP3 download - the CD is $12).
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Sky
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The kid sitting next to me was 19, his third show, Slipknot fan for 2 years now...and he bought Reign in Blood between sets (with his phone). I did my part!
And SCORE, thanks for the heads-up on the new Rush!
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Slayer just slaughtered the place, but I was a bit disappointed that the Slipnuts crowd wasn't really into it. I'd say it was about 1/3 of the crowd digging things. Goddamn kids have no fucking taste. If you're a Rush fan, their new album Clockwork Angels is on sale for .99 cents today on Amazon (only the MP3 download - the CD is $12). Oooh, thanks! I was watching Time Machine 2011 recently (which is awesome) and went out and bought most of their earlier remastered albums (very cheap too for the CDs on Amazon).
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Sky
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I had also recently stocked up on cheap early Rush CDs (and VH CDs) after we went to the Time Machine show. I still want a Rash shirt.
edit: I guess a year ago isn't recently w/e
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Sky
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Ged was wearing this for the Time Machine tour, the vid they played chronicled the fake band Rash.
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I'll say it again huge Rush fan here. My 20th concert is coming up next month. :D Really dig Clockwork Angels better than Snakes and Arrows for sure.
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So I like rap, but I'm very picky about it. Most of the stuff I like is stuff like Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Ice T, NWA, Public Enemy, and Eminem. I think most of the new rap is pretty shitty but I ran across this guy on Youtube the other day and thought I'd share. He's being called "the black Eminem". Ill Mind of Hopsin 5Sag My Pants
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HaemishM
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I like it.
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Mrbloodworth
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I like that guy, not sure about "the black Eminem", his pace is different.
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Evildrider
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I like that guy, not sure about "the black Eminem", his pace is different.
I think the comparisons are from Eminem's older stuff and the parts where he stops the music and does his rap through. I think he's good enough to stand on his own without having any tags like that thrown on him though.
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Sky
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Thanks for that, great stuff.
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« Last Edit: August 07, 2012, 08:08:16 AM by Mrbloodworth »
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Fraeg
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Note: yes I realize Marley is dead, that was meant as sarcasm.. onwards I saw Iron Maiden on saturday, and whooooboy can they still deliver the goods They sounded amazing, just amazing, Bruce still can sing like, well... like Bruce Dickenson. Great setlist, great crowd, haven't been to a big venue show like that in ages, and I am really really glad I went. The stage show was great, if you think too hard it is hard to not feel that it is a bit silly/cheesy, but if you can just channel your inner teenager it is all good.
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« Last Edit: August 07, 2012, 09:44:28 PM by Fraeg »
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Sky
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Yeah, Maiden is still completely on point. Seeing Anthrax and Slayer in the same month really made my inner teen happy.
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« Last Edit: August 08, 2012, 08:58:17 PM by Mrbloodworth »
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