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

Ok guys, I'm not an expert on the subject and I need some recommendations.

I've been listening to several bands lately (Ensiferum, Morifade, Alkonost, Highlord).

I'm looking for something like Alkonost. Do not say Nightwish please (I've listened every single album of them).

Also if you can recommend me any album that is a MUST. I know almost nothing about Metal and I need some directions.

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I couldnt advice anything exactly like Alkonost as they're pretty special, but do try some Arkona (rus one), Butterfly Temple, Svarga or Temnozor.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Thanks. I'm downloading their stuff right now. I couldn't find anything from butterfly temple yet, but that's just because i did a minimal search.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Vemp

Hey guys, Eluveitie is freaking awesome!

I think they're a lot better than Cruachan in terms of metal/celtic music fusion.

Woah, thanks for pointing them out.
They really are pretty sweet.
And that's gotta mean something coming from me. Usually folk-ish metal stuff is nothing I can really listen to for longer periods of time, cause, well, it mostly reminds me of some smelly guys in LARP outfits.

Today my ordered Symphony X CDs arrived and I'm one happy camper.
Of course compared to Dream Theater they're not as "up on high", but that's one of the things that I dislike with DT, they're great. They know their instruments and know good songwriting, but sometimes, I dunno, they're just a bit TOO good, too "sophisticated" if you know what I mean...

I'm still somewhat tempted to get my hands on the last 3 or so Therion CDs.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by niki

haha right been a while. It also sounds the same way, in French. xD

While we're talking about French, here is some random fact. Taake pronounces to "ta queue" which basically translates to "your dick". That makes for quite clumsy musical conversations ...

Oh God I love Taake !
wut!? Oh ...

Ah bon? Je pensais que ça se prononçait "ta-ké", pas "ta-keu". Bizarre.

Originally Posted by Krelian

The Morrigan's Call is a kickass album, particularly when you consider how hard the few CDs before it sucked.

Funny, since I thought it was the worst one yet by far. I still bought it, though, but I kind of regret it since I probably won't listen to it very ofte. It's not really that bad, just vastly inferior to the others.

Originally Posted by niki

I never liked them, for some reason. It's weird because they have all the stuff that makes good folk/viking metal, but I dunno, there must be something lacking somewhere. =/

Songwriting, perhaps? I have nothing against them but I didn't get into them much, and I'm a folk/viking metal whore.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Morrigan

Funny, since I thought it was the worst one yet by far. I still bought it, though, but I kind of regret it since I probably won't listen to it very ofte. It's not really that bad, just vastly inferior to the others.

Bleah. I don't really see how anyone can like it less than Pagan.

So, anyone here obsessed with Alcest yet?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I picked up Deicide - Stench of Redemption and Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.

The Deicide album is pretty awesome. I haven't heard the Dream Theater one just yet.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Dizzy

Thanks. I'm downloading their stuff right now. I couldn't find anything from butterfly temple yet, but that's just because i did a minimal search.

Here you go:

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What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Whoa, Sabbat (UK) was added to the Wacken lineup... but it's at the same time as Falconer!

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I want to go to Wacken so fucking bad. :| I'm meant to be in France at the time, so I guess hopping over to Germany wouldn't be totally inconceivable...

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Iron Maiden has been confirmed for Wacken next year. That's pretty damn awesome.


I really wish I could've gone to it last year or this year. Maybe next year?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Nightwish people here?

A few songs off their new album have leaked. I have them if anyone wants them.

How ya doing, buddy?

No thanks.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I finally bought some more CDs. Here's what I got:

Summoning - Minas Morgul
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Unexpect - In a Flesh Aquarium
Angra - Rebirth

Right now I'm listening to Summoning and I'm really enjoying it. It's quite a blind buy, I listened to some MP3s but nothing stuck out in my head, I just remembered all the praise this band got. The intro to the Passing of Grey Company sounds like it could be right at home in a 16-bit RPG. I love it.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Morrigan

Whoa, Sabbat (UK) was added to the Wacken lineup... but it's at the same time as Falconer!

Sabbat should take priority of course! Nothing beats British Shakespearean thrash!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Sian

Nightwish people here?

A few songs off their new album have leaked. I have them if anyone wants them.

I can wait (considering I just plundered their whole discography a few days ago, I can show a bit of restraint ), but I just came across these guys and I really like them. Oceanborn = <3 Edenbridge has been hit or miss for that type of symphonic metal, but almost no bad Nightwish songs so far and I've picked my jaw off the floor a few times already.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I love the samples I've heard of the new Nightwish.

Once was pants. Seriously fuck Tarja.

How ya doing, buddy?

I finally got around to buying the Systematic Chaos Special Edition. When a decent album is put out in DVD-A I can't resist. Now I have to wait until I can blast it somewhere without pissing people off. XD

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Krelian

Seriously fuck Tarja.

QFTFT.

Suddenly Holopainen has learned to compose stuff for a full orchestra. Magicks, I say!

I've been shooting up on some Schattengang, Sombres Forêts and Wyrd recently (black metally stuff). And the new King Diamond is surprisingly good, so good that I might actually buy it at some point. Will be getting into KD's earlier work more after this.

Oh, and Systematic Chaos sucks incan balls.

How ya doing, buddy?

What about Mayan balls?

How ya doing, buddy?

My lame joke killed the thread, so I'll attempt to ressucitate it.

In three days I am taking a plane to Germany, to attend the almighty Wacken Open Air. Saxon, Sodom, Destruction, Immortal, Haggard, Sabbat (UK), Possessed, Torture Squad, Turisas, Type O Negative, Grave Digger, and the rest, here I come.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Anyone here ever heard of Accept? They were one of the very first thrash bands that not a whole lot of people knew about. can't remember what their first album was called, and I can't even remember if they had more than one, but you should definitely check them out.


Actually it looks like they've had quite a few albums. Funny, I only know one other person who's ever heard of them.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I've always thought Accept was really over rated actually. People are always talking about how good Restless and Wild and Balls to the Walls are, but they're pretty much just some band who jumped from the Scorpions bandwagon onto the thrash bandwagon.

I was speaking idiomatically.

First, Accept is awesome, especially Metal Heart and Restless and Wild. Second, they were never thrash metal, WTF? They've always been straightforward, traditional heavy fucking metal.

I saw them at Wacken 2005 and they were mindblowing. I wasn't even a big fan then, but they converted me.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I just came across "Running Wild"...They have a zillion releases out and I've only heard their recent 2-disc comp (which has, like 1-2 tracks from each album), so I'm looking at them a bit more seriously. I love their general style (which is good, since so many of their tracks sound really similar) Any fans/haters/recommendations/something I might like 10 times more? (Helloween's about the only other experience I have with German Power Metal.) My favorite tracks from the comp were "Prowling Werewolf" and "Treasure Island".

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