Band hit their zenith in Demanufacture I guess. I'll check out Archetype and Transgression when I get a chance.

I saw 'em live the other week and they were fantastic. People can say whatever they like about the music but the band and especially Burton really do put 110% into the live shows.

I miss Death. :( I got into them in high school when I first downloaded Spirit Crusher. At the time, I've never heard anything so heavy, technical and melodic at the same time. I bought Symbolic from a local metal store and fell in love with it, while Sound of Perseverance followed shortly which I fell in love with as well. I didn't care much for Scream Bloody Gore. While Schuldiner helped originate the death metal genre, his genius didn't appear until later.

Just wish I was a little older and knew them sooner to see them in concert. I guess the Live in L.A. DVD will have to do. And the various live videos online of them. R.I.P. Death and Chuck Schuldiner. :(

Have you checked out Schuldiner's post-mortum Zero Tolerance disc? It's rehearsal sessions, so the sound quality isn't great, but it's definitely worth a listen or two, especially for the cheap price.

No I haven't. I'll have to track it down sometime.

Anything similar to Kamelot you suggest?

Hey, just wondering VH1 is doing a "metal Month" type thing on their channel where at night I suppose they show metal video's/movies/whatnot. Any opinions on them trying to reach out to the "metal" crowd?

I don't think much of it. I saw part of their "Top 40 Metal Songs" program, and it included songs by Korn, AC/DC, and Kiss. None of these are metal bands, in my opinion. And then Slipknot was on there. Perhaps a metal band, but certainly not a very good one.

VH1's idea of metal is stuck in a top 40 1980s time warp, as well as some of the more popular pseudo-metal bands. The up side, there is supposed to be a new Behind the Music episode featuring Pantera. About fucking time I say! Funny how the band seems to be more popular now that Dimebag died than years before.

Does anybody listen to death metal band called "Haggard" from Germany?

It's like...take classical/medieval style music, and mix with with metal. Throw in a normal male vocalist, a very good growling vocalist, and a very high female voice (which is dominant in most songs). Anyway its really powerful and heavy.

I like Haggard. I recently bought Eppur Si Muove. Kind of samey with the previous albums, but still good.

Now now... none of those bands are metal, but come on, AC/DC and Kiss are closer to it than Slipknot. :D

Why don't you consider AC/DC and Kiss metal? They were sure as fuck considered metal in 1976.

Its because they aren't from Norway, aren't tr00 and don't use classical influences etc etc.

Some people are a bit to anal about genres these genres. People seem to be forgetting the good ol' days of Rock n Roll baby!!

I'm currently looking for other viking/folk metal bands. I already have the common ones; Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Ensiferum, Wintersun, Einherjer, Asmegin, Korpiklaani, Cruachan, Turisas, Falkenbach, Thyrfing, Tyr, oh and Nerthus. Most of these bands I heard or got from niki and morrigan. Can you guys recommend some other bands of the same genre? I just love this kind of music, heh. (and maybe you can add where I can get it :p)

P.S. Butterfly Temple owns (*highfive* niki)

Yeah, but that's not always bad :). If they don't change musical styles much at all, (and as long a their songs are different sounding, which they do a good job of doing), then at least you konw you will always like them :). Back when I was into *shudders* emo-ish music (which I can't STAND now...don't know what causes that kind of radical change in tastes), there was a band called Sonic Flood which I used to listen to all the time, they changed their sound with like every album...I only ended up liking their first. Of course there is also a band called Skillet which is totally outside my normal tastes, and their new album is pretty sweet, but I don't like any of their stuff from before.

But ANYWAY....yeah, lol. I just prefer bands not to change.

Right. :rolleyes:

Hey, is anyone here going to ProgPower USA in September? I've been to the last two and they kicked ass. A lot of death metal vocals last year, actually.

This year Evergrey, Mercenary, and Jorn are going to perform. I'm so pumped.

Fav. Bands list:

* Traditional/heavy metal/NWOBHM

Deep Purple
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Thin Lizzy
Venom


* Speed, power, prog

Ambeon
Ayreon
Blind Guardian
The Devin Townsend Band
Dream Theater
Evergrey
Helloween
Kamelot
Machinae Supremacy <3
Office of Strategic Influence
Pain of Salvation
Redemption
Rush
Star One
Therion (best category they fit into)
Threshold


* Death

Arsis
Chain Collector
Death
In Flames
Mercenary <3
Orphaned Land
Soilwork
Wintersun


* Folk/viking

Agalloch <3
Bathory (last two albums)
Falkenbach
Skyclad
Wuthering Heights


* Avant-garde

Age of Silence
Arcturus
Estradasphere
Frantic Bleep
Head Control System
Sculptured
Subterranean Masquerade
The Gathering
Ulver <3


* Gothic/Industrial

Katatonia
The Kovenant
Leaves' Eyes
Lunatica
Nightwish
Theatre of Tragedy
Waltari





I'm completely hyped about Mercenary's The Hours That Remain. Other than that, all signs point to 2006 being a great year for music! Devin Townsend's new CD was great, and Machinae Supremacy's blew me away. There's still plenty to look forward to - New Blind Guardian, new Dream Theater live album, and most importantly, new Agalloch. *orgasm*

edit: Huh, Morrigan posts here? Cool.

Eh? Do I know you?

He clearly knows you.

The guy with the Metal Archives sig posts here? WTF?

I eagerly await Agalloch's new album as well. However, I have a hard time classifying Machinae Supremacy as metal. Yes they kick major ass, though I guess songs like Hero do have a metal edge, the rest seem sort of hard rockish.

I think . . . I'm in love with you?

Pain of Salvation and Evergrey and Machinae Supremacy and Mercenary and Ayreon and Devin Townsend and etc. etc. LOVE.

Any thoughts on Evergrey's "Monday Morning Apocalypse"?

My listens:

Deep Purple
Thy Majestie
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody
Dragonforce
Parakletos
Illuminandi
Haggard

I've got others but thsoe are the ones I listen to excessively.

Meh, listen to Redeemer and say that again. Empire kicks major ass.

Nope. I'm assuming you're the same Morrigan of the MA, though. If not, then major oops.

Flattering. :D You have great taste.

I recently posted a review on it here - Nothing revolutionary, good album nonetheless.

Yeah, that's me. I guess I'm an e-celebrity now... wheee!