Oh I'm sure there are days where they're like "ugh, I gotta do caveman face AGAIN?"
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 May 2022 16:55 (two years ago) link
I do remember the Opeth frontman talking about feeling embarrassed when he did these sorts of poses (once with a sword), it didn't come naturally to him
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 13 May 2022 19:03 (two years ago) link
I mean it *is* performative, like, when I'm drunk it comes easy but I'm more self-conscious about silliness like that when sober.
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 May 2022 20:06 (two years ago) link
trying to imagine what Mikael is thinking during those pics
"man, I wonder what Steve Howe is doing right now?"
Maybe not strictly 'metal' but Scott Seward was a big fan of this band as was I, and I know LJ & TT, Simon and Brad will be interested, and I just want to say that after all this time Gospel have finally dropped a follow up album to The Moon Is A Dead World, and its brilliant.
https://gospel.bandcamp.com/album/the-loser
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Saturday, 14 May 2022 00:26 (two years ago) link
oops wrong thread
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Saturday, 14 May 2022 00:29 (two years ago) link
Whenever I'm in Fopp looking at the metal section I wish I had Neanderthal and Siegbran over my shoulder advising me on albums because I find the titles hard to remember, a bit like martial arts films, so many similar titles. But I got...
Overkill - Atlantic YearsSaxon - Wheels Of SteelCryptopsy - None So Vile (been on my wishlist forever)Exodus - Bonded By BloodVoivod - Synchro Anarchy (doesn't count because it's new)
And I just started listening to Testament's The Legacy
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 2 June 2022 14:18 (one year ago) link
None so Vile rullllleees
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 June 2022 14:51 (one year ago) link
Wheels Of Steel the song has the best riff
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Thursday, 2 June 2022 14:55 (one year ago) link
Voivod - Synchro Anarchy
Seeing them tonight (my first concert in 2.5 years). Maybe I should listen to the album.
― jmm, Thursday, 2 June 2022 14:56 (one year ago) link
um YES. it's fantastic. not quite The Wake but up there.
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 June 2022 15:06 (one year ago) link
Saxon - Wheels Of SteelCryptopsy - None So Vile (been on my wishlist forever)Exodus - Bonded By BloodVoivod - Synchro Anarchy (doesn't count because it's new)
Pretty nice haul tbh I would blast any/all of these
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 2 June 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
Now speaking of that Saxon choice, enjoy this from former board denizen Jeff T.
https://theshfl.com/guide/NWOBHM
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 June 2022 16:09 (one year ago) link
Absolutely digging EF Band lately, super hard rocking Swe/UK band and the second track on this is a go-hard instrumental on the level of Pink Fairies' "Raceway"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdCv5yr4PE
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:06 (one year ago) link
that's great! any more greasy hard rock in the Motorhead vein that people can recommend? I think it was unperson who mentioned Edgar Griffin's Late for an Early Grave. I would add The Men of Porn's Experiments in Feedback, more psych but very hard rocking in places, e.g.: https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/track/capp-street
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:12 (one year ago) link
Might wanna check out Zeke's Till The Living End (Motorhead but faster and punker) or maybe the band Man-Eaters, who have kind of a Detroit rock meets Motorhead vibe.
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:55 (one year ago) link
nice one, thanks, will do!
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:58 (one year ago) link
Oh and Zadkiel from Japan are old school speed metal heavily indebted to Motorhead.
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 11:50 (one year ago) link
Thread seems to have lost map
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 10 June 2022 14:25 (one year ago) link
Zeke are dope. I love how all their songs sound the same, it actually works for them.
A little cock rock influence amidst the Motorhead too
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Friday, 10 June 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23rnAs9BHkk
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 16 June 2022 19:37 (one year ago) link
only really started getting into death metal last year, getting into the classics after the fact has been really wonderful.Gorguts - ObscuraSuch an insane tech death onslaught. The drumming on this album is something else. Demilich - NespitheJust classic tech death here, what an amazing album.Incantation - Diabolical ConquestDeath brutality!! **Bonus random non-DM im into rn***Hell - HellSludgy kinda raw doom.. vocals get raspy/kinda BM-y
― brimstead, Thursday, 22 September 2022 01:14 (one year ago) link
That Demilich is truly a unique piece.
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 01:15 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I'm not even a metal guy and I dig that Demilich...
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Thursday, 22 September 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
Diabolical Conquest is such an unbelievably heavy album. Love it.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 22 September 2022 02:26 (one year ago) link
Underrated in their ouevre.
Amazing album cover too.
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 04:20 (one year ago) link
It was the first album of theirs I ever heard, so it's always been a favorite. That 17-minute song at the end is just absurdly glorious.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 22 September 2022 12:44 (one year ago) link
Misread thread title as "random old men you are loving"
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 22 September 2022 21:19 (one year ago) link
can't it be both
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 22:53 (one year ago) link
judging by the audience at most of the shows I go to it is
― beard papa, Friday, 23 September 2022 00:15 (one year ago) link
I find it really funny when fans of dark and/or heavy music describe music in ways that sounds almost insulting, like: "that bassline is pure evil" "that riff is absolutely despicable""that guitar solo is reprehensible"
You have to know they like the music to see the compliment but it tickles me
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 25 December 2022 02:12 (one year ago) link
I found a bunch of old gig tickets. Good times.
https://i.imgur.com/OfuDgkl.jpg
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 2 January 2023 18:13 (one year ago) link
those are some primo shows. thanks for sharing!
totally forgot about PItchshifter.
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 2 January 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
Looks like I saw them twice in 1994! Big live band.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 2 January 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
that Prong ticket font should've been their official logo
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 3 January 2023 09:53 (one year ago) link
Dug up Vattnet Viskar’s «Settler» from 2015. That’s a beautiful record.
― Mule, Thursday, 5 January 2023 09:45 (one year ago) link
I forgot about them. They blew me away when I saw them open for 1349
― paranormal bully romance (Neanderthal), Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:45 (one year ago) link
I'm going through the Obituary catalog in reverse chronological order in preparation for the new album, which comes out next Friday. The 2017 self-titled album rules so fucking hard.
https://obituary.bandcamp.com/album/obituary
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 5 January 2023 16:21 (one year ago) link
I actually haven't listened to much beyond music videos on youtube but I've always liked what I heard. I thought he must be better known for his film work but in one of the concerts it looks like a big audience, so maybe not. Also fronted a band called The Mad. Altogether he doesn't have a huge discography.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRF9jLIG8cs
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 3 April 2023 23:36 (one year ago) link
The Mad have huge gaps of years in their discography. A late 70s CBGBs band too.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 3 April 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link
Very much enjoying the old punky Motorhead speed metal vibes from this Dum Dum Bullet demo collection; it sounds like shit but it rules.
https://cameleonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dum-dum-bullet
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 6 April 2023 10:05 (one year ago) link
I was in a metal mood today, I didn't really find the spot immediately but now I've put on Samael - Ceremony of Opposites. It's a good companion to Rotting Christ, which is my go-to for mid-tempo metal grooves with hooks and gothic atmosphere.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 6 April 2023 13:46 (one year ago) link
Ceremony of Opposites is one of my all time favourites.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 6 April 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
Yeah that's a great one!
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 8 April 2023 14:16 (one year ago) link
Desultory - Into EternitySwedish death metal from 93, melodic and intense with some remnants of thrash, totally wins me over
― Nabozo, Thursday, 20 April 2023 13:00 (one year ago) link
It's heartbreaking there wasn't a few more Watchtower albums after Control And Resistance with the same line-up.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 9 July 2023 00:23 (ten months ago) link
i'm finally digging into eagle twin - 'the thundering heard: songs of hoof and horn' from 2018. they are hometown heroes. this is so fucking great. i should have gone to a lot more of their shows. craving a metal show tonight tbqfh.
― ꙮ (map), Saturday, 21 October 2023 17:51 (six months ago) link
this over and over and over. cuz sooooo friggin' awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzHwtnvhdag
― scott seward, Saturday, 21 October 2023 18:01 (six months ago) link
I guess it's not really super old, but I've been listening to and appreciating how great old Leviathan and Lurker of Chalice were today; and really wishing guy had not gone off the deep end and turned out to be a total dick.
― Sam Burnt-Friedman (beard papa), Monday, 6 November 2023 21:03 (six months ago) link
Speaking of him, I just recently saw this tidbit in Wikipedia about the old NES game, Skate of Die 2. I had no idea.
The skater seen on the cover art is Jef Whitehead, who would years later become known for being the sole member of the black metal project Leviathan.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Skate_or_Die_2_Cover.PNG
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 6 November 2023 21:10 (six months ago) link