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Jezza001
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| I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Bathory is an essential black metal band. Along with Venom, they practically invented black metal, and apart from Venom, Bathory invented Viking metal. Under The Sign of the Black MarkBlood Fire Death and Hammerheart are my favorites. Probably the single most influential band in either genre, and, if you go to web forums where there are more Eurpoeans who post there, Bathory is a very highly regarded band. |
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Anyone know of Eluveitie? Fantastic. Finnish folk crossed with death metal. Imagine (for those that know) Korpiklaani, and now extend the levels of both aggression and folkiness to new extremes - and there you are!!!!
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DevinMacGregor
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| King Bayman wrote: |
HM,
I'm glad you clarified that not all Americans are as "close-minded" as Bobby. I happen to love Black Metal. And I like alot of Death Metal. While I could agree that most Death Metal vocalists are not the greatest "singers" in the world, a lot of them do a great job in what they do.
As far as not being able to carry a melody in a solo, death metal guitarists are some of most talented guitarists out there. They mix blazing speed with technical prowess that hasn't been seen in a ling time.
I've always thought of Death/Black Metal as the Classical Music of our time. Remember, Beethoven's music was hated back in his day by the mainstream. |
I know many Americans...love this music...thats why I said open minded...becoz Devin would have skinned me alive 
I am more into Doom Metal myself...but do like some Black Metal.
Thats the key word here...mainstream, its not death/black/doom metal if its mainstream....thats why so many folks who are fans of this genre hate Cradle of Filth becoz they are now mainstream. |
Well maybe not skinned but your screams and cries would be pointless ... buahahahahahahah
But serious WTF! After that many pages someone was still blithering on about their hatred ... oops my bad, I mean it is not hatred if it is the truth. 
Let's see ... I like classical and celtic music as well. If I compare classical music to that of typical metal I could hold the same comparison that the latter sounds more like noise than the former.
I prefer the classicism era. It is the era that gave the genre its overall name. This was the era of the freethinker. They made music for the listener. It was for our pleasure and not done to pay homage to the glory of God etc. There are people that like JS Bach who incidently does not come from that era. He s from the previous era known as Baroque which music was typical in its praise for and to the Almighty. Now because of my preference it does not mean the other eras are shit. The classicism era is that of the anti establishment, the era of rockstardom. Beethoven was one of the first to devote his time to solely creating music by living off a commission/trust fund while most previous composers also were servants in the house that commissioned them to create their works. I do not need to play any instrument to like any of them. Music appeals to human emotion. If it fits your groove then wear it but if one prefers baroque or romanticism over classicism then fine by me. We all do not have to drink from the same cup nor the same type of tea. Nor do we need someone to tell us their cup is bigger than our cup and their brand of tea is superior to our brand and the only brand that can be considered tea. Nor insults of if we only had taste buds then we would know what real tea was etc.
One year I was walking around the LA County Fair and I heard this sound. I walked over to it and there was this guy with an electric cello. He was blending different styles from different genres of music. I never really considered the cello before that time. It was simply one of many instruments before but it has some deep sounds almost gloomy. I bought several of his CDs right there and then some more off his then website. For some people that is not their cup of tea.
One year I started going to local ren festivals. I have bought many of the CDs of the performers there. For me it takes me to a time of our lost heritage. A time before we were robbed of knowing of our origins and the path our peoples walked. A time before the death cult came and killed our cultural "soul" with their so called message of love. For me it lives on in that music. I can hear it but again many will not be drinking from that teapot.
I have a wide range of types of metal and prefer not to label what each is. It is these tea elitists that are equal to blame for the demise of Metal in the US with their tagging of "true" etc. Not their fault they did not understand trickle down economics but that is another story.
I have not begun to collect norwegian (sp?) metal. I have Bathory, Venom, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond and others right now I don't recall. I have purchased two newer PCs and have one of them networked with my older one atm. I have acquired a switch box and once I get the external drives I want to increase the space I do not have right now I can get back to finally putting the rest of my collections up to HDD and then move on to others I have not had in my collection previously. I try to collect a variety of teas.
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SATYRICON have issued the following update:
"As many of you already know, we are confirmed to perform at Germany's With Full Force and Battle of Metal [festivals] plus Brutal Assault in the Chech Republic. The actual day we are playing has not been set in stone yet at any of these festivals yet, but the time period of each festival is listed here.
http://www.satyricon.no/alive/
"2007 is a year of songwriting and hopefully also recording, but we will make a few appearances here and there throughout the year. There will be a couple more festivals in the summer as well." |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Death... Black...
to me there is No Band too harsh... too Black...
no thread... too harsh...
yes i have listened to them... but... is the Music really that good
fast is cool... slow is to grind... but...
just how Black can you go... & still sound good...
without just a bunch of mumbo... jumbo...
its ok to be harsh... but make it sound... heavy... not distorted...
Death Black...
the thought is there... but... not... an answer i like to listen too...
its ok... but...
Refine... your sound... a little bit...
Heavy... is...
Control your Hatred...
make a sound... smart...
Madness we all have... Refine it...
anyone can Beat a Drum... to Death...
Scratch a String... into... Oblivion...
Make it Matter...
Make it Metal...
Make it Rock... |
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News from a higher source:
Relapse Records has announced the signing Glasgow, Scotland's MAN MUST DIE.
MAN MUST DIE, the first U.K.-based band to be signed to the label, is currently putting the finishing touches on its Relapse debut, "The Human Condition", tentatively due early summer. The group recorded "The Human Condition" with producer Jean Francois Dagenais (MISERY INDEX, KATKLYSM, MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Studio Victor and JFD Studios in Canada.
"I don't think words could describe how delighted we are to be a part of the Relapse family," guitarist Alan McFarland comments. "Growing up listening to Relapse artists and dreaming of one day being on the roster, and here we are. I fully believe that Relapse is the perfect match for MAN MUST DIE."
On the subject of the upcoming CD, McFarland states, "These 11 new tracks represent what we are about now. Our songwriting has gotten stronger and we feel the songs on this CD are without a doubt the best MAN MUST DIE have created to date."
MAN MUST DIE formed in 2002 and has toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom with the likes of FEAR FACTORY, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, DYING FETUS, SUFFOCATION, KATAKLYSM and more.
For more inforamtion, visit www.manmustdie.net.
http://www.myspace.com/manmustdie
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anyone can Beat a Drum... to Death...
Scratch a String... into... Oblivion...
Make it Matter...
Make it Metal...
Make it Rock... |
...it does rock!
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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i know... i was just messing with you...
just to see... what kind of mind came forward...
yes...
it Totally Rocks...  |
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Holymagica
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After a successful North American tour earlier this year it is now officially confirmed: Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will return to North America for another 20 shows in October/November. This time support comes from their Swedish brothers NAGLFAR and Atlanta-based newcomers DAATH. The dates are as follows:
Oct. 10 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Oct. 11 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Oct. 12 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 13 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 14 - B.B. Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY
Oct. 15 - Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City QUE
Oct. 16 - Medley - Montreal, QUE
Oct. 17 - Opera House - Toronto, ONT
Oct. 18 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 19 - Pearl Room - Mokena, Ill
Oct. 20 - Station 4 - St Paul, MN
Oct. 21 - The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
Oct. 22 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
Oct. 24 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Oct. 25 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
Oct. 27 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 29 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 30 - Ridglea Theater - Ft Worth, TX
Nov. 01 - The Muse - Nashville, TN
Nov. 02 - Harpo´s Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
More dates will be announced soon.
DARK FUNERAL's official live video for the song "Atrum Regina" has been posted online on the band's YouTube channel.
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DARK TRANQUILLITY has triumphantly returned with "Fiction", a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre's storied history. The highly acclaimed new album was released today and the disc further cements their status as one of the scene's most influential metal bands. The group just completed a month-long U.S. run on the inaugural Metal For The Masses tour with THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY, which officially launched the worldwide "Fiction" touring cycle.
The new DARK TRANQUILLITY e-card for "Fiction" contains the group's new video for the blistering track "Focus Shift", which was shot by acclaimed director Roger Johansson (IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED) and captures the band's unmatched live intensity. The e-card also features the "Fact or Fiction Trivia Game" where fans can prove just how much they truly know about the band's history.
Mikael Stanne (vocals) states: “Best tour ever! 24 shows, 3000+ beers, thousands of the greatest fans ever and a bill full of the craziest people Sweden and Canada has to offer all amounts to the best time we've ever had on a tour of the states. I thought it would be weird touring before the album was officially out, but it turned out to be more of a positive challenge than an obstacle. It meant that we really had to push ourselves hard as hell to do justice to some of the songs off of the new 'Fiction' album and to really show off how proud we are of it. It definitely kept us on our toes and we were pleased to see that the new stuff we played really connected with people. We couldn't ask for anything more than that.
"So thanks to all of you who came out and made this a truly memorable experience for us and huge thanks goes out to SCAR SYMMETRY for being the coolest ever, INTO ETERNITY for being inspiring and awesome and of course THE HAUNTED for just being the best there is. Now it's just a matter of finding a way to get back and do this thing all over again! Keep a lookout for us in September/October and be sure to go pick up a copy of our new album 'Fiction' today. Great success."
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http://www.centurymedia.com/eCard/dark_tranquillity/ |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Wants To Abolish Religion |
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Deadtide.com recently conducted an interview with DARK TRANQUILLITY frontman Mikael Stanne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
Deadtide.com: Another album, another tour... What's different this time?
Mikael Stanne: Well, the album, I think, is pretty damn different. The tour is, I think, better than ever, the sound is good. We're more confident and we're extremely proud of this new album, but it's kinda weird though because we're touring before the album we made is actually out. That's kind of strange, but it seems like everybody's heard it already anyways.
Deadtide.com: How did Tue Madsen do in mixing the album?
Mikael Stanne: Really, because we recorded everything in Martin's studio, everything sounded like crap all the time. We didn't mix it at all, it was flat, it was boring, it was horrible. Usually when we do the recording in Studio Fredman, Fredrik will be there, and mix it during the actual recording, but this time we didn't really have that. But once we finished the whole recording we were sitting there, going "The songs are alright, but the sound is horrible." Then Tue came, took our hard drive, and started mixing, and a couple of weeks later, we got them and we were blown away, really. I was in Scotland in the time, and I got messages like "We fucking sound cool again! It's the best thing ever, the vocals are perfect, the drums are excellent, the guitars are crushing, and all that," and I was like "Fuck!" I had to stay there for a couple more days, it was so frustrating, I wanted to hear it. But I was blown away, he did an excellent job. We were kinda nervous about giving it away to someone, because usually we were sitting right behind Fredrik in the mixing room like "Oh, more of that, less of that." But this one's much better. He did an excellent job, never sounded this good.
Deadtide.com: What elements of your personal philosophy surface through your music?
Mikael Stanne: Our way of kinda putting ourselves down. We always tell each other, "We're nothing, we're crap, we have no reason to be here." It's very self-deprecating, I guess. We never have high hopes for things, if it happens it happens, and we'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. So that's always in their music and in my lyrics as well. And then there's the feeling where sometimes you don't want to be anything to anyone. You don't want to be affected by anything, and you don't want to affect anything.
Deadtide.com: What drives you to keep making music and touring?
Mikael Stanne: We haven't done that perfect song yet, that perfect album. That's something that you always try to do. And we love doing it. We love hanging out in the rehearsal room and writing songs, we love playing them. And we're constantly pushing each other, like "come on, you can do better, play faster, play heavier," stuff like that, and we're constantly trying to improve. We could do this for many years.
Deadtide.com: What's your opinion of the state of things, direction in which they are heading?
Mikael Stanne: It's pretty crazy. I really re-evaluated life when my daughter was born, and there's so much scary stuff out there, and now I have to protect her from that. So, I dunno. People are nuts, for all the wrong reasons. Religion, of course, is one of them, it's the most stupid thing ever, it's the reason that we're all fighting all the time. But as far as politics go, I don't really keep up. I try to be off the grid when we're home, and I don't really need anything. I'm pretty self-sufficient, I have enough money to do whatever I want at home, and my family can do the same, and it's pretty sweet. We're trying to stay away from all of the crazy stuff, like we want to move out to the countryside when she gets older, make sure she has a safe environment. But I don't know, it's probably all going to go to hell! That's just how it is, we are all very destructive. The environment is going to keep sucking even more than it does now, and we're going to keep killing ourselves until there's nothing left
Deadtide.com: What do you have to say to the critics that say that "Fiction", "Damage Done", and "Character" are all basically the same album?
Mikael Stanne: (chuckles) Well they are a bit similar, abut I think that "Fiction" is way different. I think that "Damage Done" is more straightforward, more to the point. "Character" is more complex, more progressive in a way, and "Fiction" is kind of a return to the stuff that we did years and years ago, or at least it has elements of that. (laughs) People can think whatever they want, I don't know.
Deadtide.com: If there were one change in the world that you could make, what would it be?
Mikael Stanne: Ban religion, or just get rid of it. Just remove it, I don't want it to be banned, because that will mean that people will still believe, but I want it to be removed from everyone's memory, so that nobody will ever care about that.
Deadtide.com: What's the difference, in your mind, between religion and philosophy?
Mikael Stanne: Well, philosophy is your own. It's controlled by yourself. But religion is controlled by another, it's another person's idea, that we, for some reason, believe. That kind of group mentality is dangerous as hell. Philosophy is your own, it's something that you come up with, something that you believe in. That helps you. It's a security system, and you need to believe in something.
Read the entire interview at Deadtide.com.
http://www.deadtide.com/interviews/page.php?id=141
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks HM 
The music video is great, and so is the interview. I like how it seems they're making music just to make music, and striving to make the best song they can. He also seems really down to earth, and that's always a good thing. Hopefully he finds some nice country home for his family.
andd now there's another album I have to eventually get 
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I'm thinking about going to a Finntroll concert this year when they do their US tour. The tickets are general admission so I can delay buying them for a little while... has anybody ever seen them in concert and would like to concert on if they have a good live set or if they are not good live?
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sorry, I don't know anything about Finntroll live, but...
I got their new album, Ur Jordens Djup, the other day and it's great, a little less folk-like than Nattfodd, and more black metal-ish.
They also release a new music video
Finntroll- Nedgång
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vumjWdqYQ
It's pretty good, that claw hand thing on the vocalist looks cool haha
its kind of short though 
oh well
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Fan-filmed video footage of SATYRICON's June 8, 2007 concert in Mexico City has been posted at YouTube. The group's setlist was as follows:
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=satyricon+circo+volador+satyr
01. Walk The Path Of Sorrow
02. Filthgrinder
03. Now, Diabolical
04. Du Som Hater Gud
05. The Rite Of Our Cross
06. Repined Bastard Nation
07. The Pentagram Burns
08. Havoc Vulture
09. K.I.N.G.
10. Nemesis Divina
11. Fuel For Hatred
12. Hvite Krists Dod
13. Mother North
Check out a photo gallery at this location. A 32-minute audio recording of the band's press conference in Mexico City is available for streaming here.
http://www.mordormx.net/v5/photogallery.php?album_id=6
http://www.mordormx.net/satyricon.m3u
SATYRICON's latest album, "Now, Diabolical", debuted at No. 2 on the national Norwegian chart and also charted in Sweden and Finland.
Thanks to: Mordormx
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