Rolling Metal Thread 2010

How's the new Drudkh?

Also really into this band from Philly right now called Javelina. Total Buzzoven worship with killer 'groove' riffs.

theres a new drudkh?

oh is that what i saw on emusic? i was wondering if that was new.

all that Maiden talk upthread got me on a huge Maiden kick. I haven't seriously listened to this group, which used to be my favorite band in the late 80s, since 'Seventh Son'... well, actually it was a combination of discovering death metal and hearing "Bring Your Daughter..." for the that caused me to lose interest in Maiden. I have not heard a single new song by them since 1990, so this is like some time capsule shit for me.

A Matter of Life and Death is great! I can't wait for the new one. It's awesome to hear a band that old sounding like they are still in their prime.

I'm getting to hear it next week, pretty stoked.

Am currently listening to Melechesh (very good)and Fall Of Empyrean (not as good).

I'm really enjoying the new Accept album. Sure, there's no Udo and the new guy has a similar gravelly voice, plus the album goes on a little too long, but those 82-85 era riffs are back and the new tracks range from solid to surprisingly strong.

Mid-level band math is fairly accurate though you only have to play the clubs that take a merch % if you're on some crappy package tour.

Buying merch direct from the band is a very real strategy to supporting the art you like. You can also give them a place to stay where they can safely park their van, buy them a meal, write about them in the weekly, etc. I try to do a lot to support bands I like without necessarily draining my bank account.

Also, I don't see why a band that's making $300/night needs a manager. Shouldn't that % be going to the church as a tithe instead?

hey nate you're in terrorizer this month!

Downloading the new Accept now. I'm cautiously op...nope, I can't lie, I'm not optimistic at all.

man that oh, sleeper essay is sad.

I went to B&N to pick up the new Terrorizer and they didn't have it. Would like to see Ms Kelly's treatise on our volcanic stay post-Roadburn. Was a great time!

She said in it that you haven't posted your ballot yet ;)

You get quite a few mentions, don't think there's a pic though. It was a good read though. I assume you all had a good time.

the cover is
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Sadly I think Terrorizer is turning into Kerrang. that 40 sickest riffs stuff was pure shite, way worse than any polls i start on here! yes, that bad!

actually Nate, is that you looking out from behind the CD? ;)

No one recognizes me without my glasses.

I dont think i've seen a pic of you

Terrorizer was kind enough to take me on after sister mag Sick Sounds was forced to fold, which was kind of them. Apparently my Lair of the Minotaur feature was in the last issue, but I have yet to see it. My local bookstores are always one or two issues behind.

And Phil, as for the Accept I'll totally concede Tornillo turns on the Udo affectations in a big way, but to be honest Accept would never have sounded this reinvigorated if it was Udo at the helm. He's happy going through the motions with the predictably fun U.D.O.. Accept is really building some positive momentum meanwhile...what began as a pretty innocuous reunion has yielded a big worldwide recording deal, very high demand for shows, and some plum festival spots. It's really great to see, it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.

I really should proofread more often.

Herman, there's a picture of Nate with Geir on this very thread. He's a little fella with one of the biggest hearts of anyone I've ever met.

Nate, we should have got a picture when I was out there. Maybe next time.

oh yeah, i remember that now.

We'll get a picture next time Erik. I can be everyone's Salacious Crumb ;)

I'll try to cut a few pounds so the Jabba comparison isn't as easy.

But scalewise, we are rather different.

It was more a dig at Geir than you ;)

It wasn't taken as a dig - I'm not exactly svelte, or short. Just being honest!

If all goes well (keep your fingers crossed) I could be seeing you more often so there'll be plenty more picture opportunities.

Adrien - nice Across Tundras review at Popmatters today! Really a great album, and I'm happy to see them getting press.

just subscribed to Decibel too \(^o^)/

― ksh, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:32 PM (1 month ago)

first issue showed up!

Thanks EZ! I wanted to get the word out a bit more about the Across Tundras album since it's been self-released.

I listened to the new Avenged Sevenfold album so you don't have to, if you don't want to.

I really don't understand the appeal of that band. Their last album was horrendous.

Yeah, but I liked the one before that, City of Evil. This one isn't as good as CoE, but it's nowhere near as bad as the s/t disc.

every dude who comes into my shop wearing an Avenged Sevenfold shirt can not play guitar. this is not opinion, but observed and confirmed fucking fact.

I had to explain to a young sound engineer in NYC that Avenged Sevenfold is a boy band. He looked incredulous. Then I gave him the Invaders comp and things got better.

Then I gave him the Invaders comp and things got better.

this oughta be the tag line for an Invaders comp series of commercials

I will totally do one of these commercials, it'll be awesome

I'm not really trying to proselytize for that comp. I just had a handful of them leftover from sxsw and knew it was a better direction for some dumb kid than Avenged Sevenfold.

Okay, so I just won a silly contest to name a song on the next AxCx 7". I've got a nice idea in my head already, but oh the possibilities!

"ILX is gay"

I ordered a Black Shapes Of Nexus live tape for $6ppd from the usa. I even asked if that was the right price, but hey, who am I to complain!

Iron Maiden sold out Madison Square Garden earlier this month; Tom Petty, last night, did not.

...pity poor, petty Petty.

free lollin

saw an immolation/arsis/disma show last night. I'm sure most of y'all are familiar with the first two bands and they both killed it. (in particular, arsis were a total blast.) but I'd never heard of disma before and came away impressed. thick, chunky death metal that rarely rose above mid-tempo and frequently dropped well below for a taste of doom. very satisfying.

Yeah, I really had a soft spot for City of Evil when it came out. Not a GREAT album or anything, but pretty fun. The self-titled was probably one of the worst albums I've heard in the last five years. The new one balances between those two, half the tracks are goddamned awful and half of them are kind of fun. As Phil noted, some great solos scattered throughout.

Skipping Iron Maiden tonight. Tickets were/are €60 - I can buy a lot of groceries with that. Funny how one's priorities change when one gets older.

Caught Boris a couple days ago (there are other comments scattered in the Boris threads). Think I've caught 'em four times now. The show wasn't as purely enjoyable as the Smile tour (love that rec so much) when they played 3/4 of the new record; wasn't as utterly overwhelming as the front-to-back Feedbacker show at ATP last year; and wasn't as jarring to my senses as the first time I saw them, walking past the venue not even knowing who was playing ("OMG whaat is that awesome drooooooooonoonnnnneeeeee??" *walks into venue, dies*). That said, it was still incredible. Got a little bit of everything on the setlist. Lots of energy in the crowd up-front. And there's nothing like seeing them go into a long drone that builds on itself for 5-10 minutes before it explodes, and seeing Wata and Takeshi crank their amp knobs past 11 during the quiet parts, then blow the fucking roof off when the wave of sound hits.

I said I wouldn't mention ~~~ VOTING THREAD : ILM ALLTIME METAL/HEAVY ROCK ALBUMS/TRACKS POLL~~~ Voting ends 11.59pm UK Time AUGUST 2ND againuntil near the end and here it is, everyone welcome to vote, finishes monday night UK time.

ilxor what old stuff did boris play?

I'm not good with track names. Also depends what you'd consider "old" I guess. I'm not sure if I'm maybe mixing up songs from past setlists (I've seen 'em three times at this venue), but there was a lot from Pink... "Pink," "Woman on the Screen" for sure. Nothing that I recall from Rainbow. "Floor Shaker" was there. Want to say "Statement" also. I have no idea about the drone-ier stuff, I just let stuff play and don't worry about track names.

Some really quiet song with Wata on vox, also, that never really went anywhere or got people interested.