[Album] The Metal Thread! (The Zombie Edition)

Recently started listening to Hollenthon. Awesome symphonic black/death metal stuff.

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Ayreon, The Black Mages, Cruachan, Dragonforce, Dream Theater, Faith No More, Hollenthon, Mastodon, Megadeth, Metallica, Nightwish, Opeth, Pantera, Slayer, Sonata Arctica, and Stream of Passion.

And some others. Mostly those, though.

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I listened to I just recently and thought it was pretty good, actually.

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I like Pantera. They're not my favorite heavy metal band by any stretch of the imagination, and I dislike that they helped inspire nu metal, but Vulgar Display of Power will always be a valid album to me.

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Oh my god. That cover is just terrible. xD

I was speaking idiomatically.

I think System of a Down falls into that general alternative metal area for those bands that are heavy, but don't really fit in any other established genres. I dunno, I don't really think of them as metal. Obviously, some of their songs are pretty heavy, but a lot of them are pure post-hardcore or some kind of freaky mix of pop and metal.

Diffrent subject entirely: Anyone around here completely addicted to Ayreon?

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I definitely agree. Stream of Passion is fantastic as well.

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Originally Posted by knkwzrd

Absolutely a good call on the Metallica, but I question the Slayer. Slayer is one of the few thrash outfits that have stuck to their guns all these years. I don't think they've weakened in the slightest. Along with Motörhead, they are easily the most reliable band in metal. You always know what you're going to get when you pick up their new album.

They kept the aggression, but lost the... good. Are you aware that Kerry King cites Slipknot as an influence nowadays? :/

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Well, I don't think they sound exactly the same at all. Kerry King can still play guitar, sure, but I don't think it's used as creatively, and the lyrics have certainly taken a plunge. The line, "Payback's a bitch, motherfucker" just makes me cringe coming from Slayer. In the past, Slayer have had the capacity to be subtly insidious, but now it just seems like loud guitars and yelling. Araya's vocals aren't anywhere near as good as they used to be.

Okay, okay, I know. They had loud guitars and yelling in the past, but I just think it was executed a lot better. Slayer is now rooted in modern popular metal, the kind of metal that needs profanity to sound hardcore. I tried and tried to get into GHUA, but it just sounds repetitive and angry.

But yeah. Opinions.

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No, Damnation was good. It just wasn't metal.

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I think Opeth has a really cool sound, but luckily, they seem to be evolving. I see traces of evolution on Ghost Reveries, with the touches of keyboard, the underrated Hours of Wealth, and Atonement.The opening of Beneath the Mire is unlike anything else I've heard from them.

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I dislike Lonely Day more and more over time. The solo in it is really cool, but yeah.. the lyrics suck, even by System of a Down standards.

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Eh, I like System of a Down, but they've never had the best lyrics. I think Soldier Side has some of the best lyrics they've ever written, however.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Hey, the EP was great, Iwata. I hope they expand upon the progressive touches they've shown so far.

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Originally Posted by Will

Has anyone mentioned Pain of Salvation yet? Very good progressive metal, I just discovered them myself. Check 'em out.

Yeah, I discovered them just recently myself. Pretty much all of their albums are amazing. I like Dream Theater and all, but it's refreshing to see a progressive metal band that isn't so damn reliant on extended guitar solos.

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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.

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Originally Posted by Morrigan

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

Possibly. I don't know that much about Slipknot, admittedly, but I've always considered AC/DC and Kiss hard rock or something.

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Wildhoney is a quality album. It's the only Tiamat release I have, though.

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I still need to get Dragonforce's first album. I don't take the band seriously at all (probably impossible to do so) but it's definitely fun music. I agree with knkwzrd's point on contrast.

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Originally Posted by DarkLink2135

It's their best album . I highly reccomend it.

Well....actually I'd say sonic firestorm as a whole is the best album, in terms of how its composed and how the songs are arranged...it just offers the best listening experience imo, but Valley of the Damned by far has the best songs on it . Valley of the Damned, Black Fire, Black Winter's Night, Heart of a Dragon, and Starfire are all amazing. Revelation & Disciples of Babylon I thought were rather mediocre. I mean they are still awesome, but compared to the rest of their songs .

Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can find the album somewhere.

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I only have the Nordland albums, but they're stellar. I should probably check out the older stuff one of these days.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Hollenthon is amazing stuff and I really need to check out Therion. Which album would I start with if I chose to?

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I'm downloading the documentary as well. Seems like it could be very interesting.

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I like them both. I tend to enjoy when the vocalist utilizes a variety of styles, though.

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I'm not a big Iron Maiden fan, but I enjoyed the new album. Maybe it's just because I haven't really heard much of their classic stuff. (Except for Number of the Beast, which I actually don't like that much.)

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