Let's Talk Metal.

[Wicked Lester]

EPIC Tristania.
Tristania- Angina


Ensiferum
And I promise it's the last video link. Just trying to get my point across.

ensiferum-iron

Well done hybrid bands rule the music world.

[Wicked Lester]

Ok so I lied. I'm a monster,thats what we do. I LOVE the Russian/Eastern European bands. Don't care if it's in the native language. Prob 1/3 of my stuff is non English.

Alkonost - Путь Неприметный

Open your minds and check this out. VERY cool.

[BlackLagoon]

I have to say when Korn came out I thought it was horrible--and I still don't get it.

I dont like Korn, Limp Bizkit or Deftones--though Deftones has one good song.

Life Of Agony was way different then those bands--that was like the epitome of an early Roadrunner band.

Before they started to suck, they were a NYHC band. Keith Caputo's vocals set them apart from everything else that was comming out of that area.

For the record though I do love New York Hardcore, and NJ had some very solid bands--NJ Bloodline, E-Town Concrete, Fury Of 5---but NY started where CA left off with Black Flag.

Agnostic Front and Cro-Mags being the grandaddy--Madball, Skarhead, Crown Of Thrornz, 25 Ta' Life, Merauder--even Biohazard was a DMS hardcore band.

I love that stuff!

[BlackLagoon]

Wicked thanks for that post--that was some awesome stuff.

I actually might have to pick up some Ensiferum--that epic "barbarian" folky sound and the borderline black metal vocals over it are a killer combo!

I'm not sure if you have heard of this, but you might dig it--I thought it was cool. Most of their stuff is heavily in the vein of Russian Folk--this seems to have alot more of a metal infusion then what I've heard before, cool nontheless.

FOREST STREAM-The autumn dancers.

[BaronLatos35]

Whatever this NuMetal stuff is, I don't feel it. Limp Bisquit, Manson or whatever, just can't get into it. I did like Run DMC/Aerosmith's Walk This Way. Run DMC's song "Raising Hell" whups ass. Anthrax and PE was another cool collaboration. But mostly "rap-metal" has been a joke IMO.

I never went too extreme, although I did have a couple Possessed and Destruction albums. Couldn't get into Black Metal except for Mercyful Fate and that was 180 degrees musically from bands like Mayhem, which I also couldn't get into. Never got into punk and DC was a hotbed of punk in the 80's.

I did like Crue. Shout at the Devil is a cool rock album. GnR's Appetite was another cool rock album along with Van Halen up to 5150. Of course, Zeppelin alot of 70's rock. In the end they were rock, Metal was where I jammed.

Sabbath (Ozzy), Maiden, Megadeth, Ozzy, Metallica, Mercyful Fate were/are some of my all time favorites.

[BlackLagoon]

Yeah thats kinda crazy Baron--The Bad Brains are so legendary--right in your backyard!

Alot of the hip hop I dig has tons of metal infusion, and because the metal is genuine it works. ILL Bill, Necro--these guys had everyone from Testament to Obituary and Voivod on their albums, not sampled--co-written songs!

Thats fanstastic!

Aerosmith and RUN DMC was great--(by the way DMC was in my gym again wearing a Ramones shirt!)

Anthrax and PE was just sick.

Obituary has worked numerous times with underground rappers and it was always good.

I hate Marilyn Manson then, and I hate it now--nor do I care about a bunch of fat kids with black lipstick and fishnets on their forearms that I have to push out of the way to get a Slayer t-shirt. LOL--that sounded horrible.

[BaronLatos35]

You are Right BlackLagoon about Ill Bill and Necro. Ill Bill stays on my gym rotation (thanks for putting me on them!). I meant the "mainstream" stuff like Manson Bisquit and others. Please.

Never heard Obituary, although I did hear a clip of one of their songs on wikipedia and it sounded cool.

[BlackLagoon]

Anytime!

Yeah all that stuff was just filler--I hated having to sit through those acts at Ozzfest.

I can remember Limp Bisquick playing and I was in the parking lot drinking beer listining to Celtic Frost waiting for Sabbath.

[monster_island]

not really a big Maiden fan but listened to them until seventh son came out and thats when i thought they began to suck ... new metal what ever label they use now is so fast that its boring as hell ... im an old school death metalhead who has trouble finding bands that i like nowadays ...

Lagoon - do you have a website where i can hear some of your stuff ?? ...

here are a couple videos i made ... they are the first attempt i ever made with video editing software so dont expect headbangers ball material lol ... but this is my current band GUTBUCKET

GUTBUCKET - O.L.D. ( Original Living Dead )

LYCAN - by GUTBUCKET

[BlackLagoon]

Lagoon - do you have a website where i can hear some of your stuff ?? ...

Sure Monster here is the myspace. http://www.myspace.com/lockedcore

Thanks in advance for listining!

[BlackLagoon]

Oh and monster, very cool vids and songs by the way!!

[marsattacks666]

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For the record though I do love New York Hardcore, and NJ had some very solid bands--NJ Bloodline, E-Town Concrete, Fury Of 5---but NY started where CA left off with Black Flag.

Agnostic Front and Cro-Mags being the grandaddy--Madball, Skarhead, Crown Of Thrornz, 25 Ta' Life, Merauder--even Biohazard was a DMS hardcore band.

I love that stuff!

I also love New York hardcore. There's just something about that particular scene.
West coast punk, also has a lot of great music.

[monster_island]

thanks Lagoon .. i really enjoyed those tunes ... i think i like pitviper most ..  here is my band's site ... www.myspace.com/gutbucketprovidence  ... sorry no guitars ... just two bass guitars and me on drums ... let me know if you'd be interested in trading discs ... we've got three out and working on our fourth currently

are you located any where near Kearny ?? ... played there once in 91 or 92 with Incantation Rottrevore and Phlegm ( as far as my memory can process lol ) ... dont even remember the club name ... getting old i guess

[BlackLagoon]

thanks Lagoon .. i really enjoyed those tunes ... i think i like pitviper most ..  here is my band's site ... www.myspace.com/gutbucketprovidence  ... sorry no guitars ... just two bass guitars and me on drums ... let me know if you'd be interested in trading discs ... we've got three out and working on our fourth currently

are you located any where near Kearny ?? ... played there once in 91 or 92 with Incantation Rottrevore and Phlegm ( as far as my memory can process lol ) ... dont even remember the club name ... getting old i guess

Anytime man, and thanks for the good word--I can def send you a disc, but its still pretty unofficial right now, no packaging or anything.

Actually tonight was the just the 2nd practice with our new drummer who just blew my mind--not only as a musician but just a cool dude to hang with. Which to me is really important at this point.

Yes we are somewhat near Kearny, I think you're talking about a place called Screwy Louies--We played there twice and had a great time on both nights.

I think that bar is long gone--for a place that was booking bands like us, I have no idea why--but man-there was always plenty of good looking women in that place!--I miss that dive.

Are you guys from NJ?

[BaronLatos35]

Anybody a fan of Skeletonwitch?

I just started listening to clips of their songs on iTunes. They sound like a good mix of early Megadeth, Slayer, Maiden etc all thrown together. Tough riffs, cool song structure and an overall whup ass attitude.

Don't know much about them but they don't sound flat, unispiring or cliched. They sound fresh with influences from metal that I like. One of the few newer acts I'm interested in.