Heh, Alestorm is basically just power metal with a pirate theme, but it's just so much fun to listen to. I don't give a shit how good it is or not!Fireblend said:
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fistfulofmetal
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My only Pirate metal experience is Black Hand Inn by Running Wild. How does Alestorm compare?
You can't mention pirate metal without Running Wild.Fireblend said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdfqe9f1Ikg
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MeshuggahMan
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So I've been listening to a lot of:
I'm sure everyone's listened to it already, but I'm trying to find other bands that are like this? Reminds me of a metal sigur ros, beautiful
I'm sure everyone's listened to it already, but I'm trying to find other bands that are like this? Reminds me of a metal sigur ros, beautiful
MeshuggahMan said:So I've been listening to a lot of:
I'm sure everyone's listened to it already, but I'm trying to find other bands that are like this? Reminds me of a metal sigur ros, beautiful
Mono is very good but they're just post-rock and you've probably already heard them. Maybe Pelican? They're well loved.
MeshuggahMan
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QVT said:
Yea I've heard both.. and love both.. but there's just something so different about alcest I can't really describe it.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
MeshuggahMan said:
Might as well just listen to some straight-up shoegaze. Try Neige's other project, Amesoeurs. It's black metal and post-punk instead of black metal and shoegaze.
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Alestorm seems pretty cool but their songs are really short, aside from "Capt. Morgan's Revenge", for a power metal band at least.
MeshuggahMan
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Ravager61 said:
You know that's a band I've always wanted to check out but never gotten around to. Going through a quick run of their myspace page it seems to have the same sound as alcest, although a bit darker at certain moments. I'll definately look further into them though
teruterubozu
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I've been combing through this thread for the last couple of days and I gotta say this turned out to be one of the best "recommendation" threads I've seen on GAF by far. I used to be a huge metalhead back in the day so this is very, very (re-)educational.
So holy shit at this Devin Townsend guy! I vaguely remember him singing on that Steve Vai album, but man what a career this guy's carved out for himself! The dude is like some mad genius or something. I just picked up SYL - The New Black and Ziltoid. Any other recommendations? I hear Ocean Machine is pretty amazing too.
So holy shit at this Devin Townsend guy! I vaguely remember him singing on that Steve Vai album, but man what a career this guy's carved out for himself! The dude is like some mad genius or something. I just picked up SYL - The New Black and Ziltoid. Any other recommendations? I hear Ocean Machine is pretty amazing too.
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That's a little over an hour from now!
You can tune in at: mms://streams.kings.edu/WRKC_FM
I've got last week's show hosted online at: http://www.nformant.net/smoothjams104/show1.mp3
There's a hiss in the background that I'll hopefully have resolved this week.
Phobophile
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VOMIT said:
Awesome +10
I saw them about 2 years ago at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago. They were fucking quality. Though the were way too heavy for the venue. They can't mix anything with that much bass for shit.
sazabirules
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teruterubozu said:
Ocean Machine is my favorite album by the man.
viewtifulsub
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Terria is his best. Ocean Machine and Synchestra are excellent as well.
Actually, pick up all of his albums; they're all awesome in their own way
Actually, pick up all of his albums; they're all awesome in their own way
fistfulofmetal
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Shadrock said:Wow I have yet to see this band mentioned, where the hell is Gojira?!
Oh and the new Meshuggah album is amazing you guys should really find a way to listen to obZen
My interest was perked by the awesome cover art so I went and got their album. Pretty fucking ace.
I'm a big fan of "World to Come" and "The Heaviest Matter in the Universe"
Really good album.
At the Gates, Darkest Hour, and Municipal Waste are touring the US this summer. I dont care much for Darkest Hour but At the Gates and Municipal Waste are gonna be fucking awesome.
July 10 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
July 11 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
July 12 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
July 13 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
July 14 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
July 15 - Sauget, IL Pop's
July 17 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
July 18 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
July 21 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
July 23 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
July 24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
July 25 - San Francisco, CA- The Fillmore
July 26 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
July 27 - Hollywood, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
The lineup for Summer Slaughter has also been announced:
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KATAKLYSM, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, THE FACELESS, DESPISED ICON, ABORTED, BORN OF OSIRIS, PSYCROPTIC, and WHITECHAPEL
Vader, Cryptopsy, and Aborted? Yes please.
July 10 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
July 11 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
July 12 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
July 13 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
July 14 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
July 15 - Sauget, IL Pop's
July 17 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
July 18 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
July 21 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
July 23 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
July 24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
July 25 - San Francisco, CA- The Fillmore
July 26 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
July 27 - Hollywood, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
The lineup for Summer Slaughter has also been announced:
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KATAKLYSM, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, THE FACELESS, DESPISED ICON, ABORTED, BORN OF OSIRIS, PSYCROPTIC, and WHITECHAPEL
Vader, Cryptopsy, and Aborted? Yes please.
sazabirules
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I'm excited for the Kamelot/Edguy and Sigh/Zimmer's Hole/Unexpect tours later in the fall.
Cosmic Bus
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I don't follow this thread much because of the focus on power metal (I'm generally more a fan of heavier doom/stoner/sludge material), but it's worth popping in to recommend the new Lair of the Minotaur disc, War Metal Battle Master:
Samples via Myspace
Their other two albums, The Link and Terra Incognito, are well worth picking up, too. Terra has a few of my favorite Gojira tracks on it. Pretty psyched about the project with Max Cavalera that should be out sometime this year.
Samples via Myspace
fistfulofmetal said:
Their other two albums, The Link and Terra Incognito, are well worth picking up, too. Terra has a few of my favorite Gojira tracks on it. Pretty psyched about the project with Max Cavalera that should be out sometime this year.
eudaemonic
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Cosmic Bus said:I don't follow this thread much because of the focus on power metal (I'm generally more a fan of heavier doom/stoner/sludge material), but it's worth popping in to recommend the new Lair of the Minotaur disc, War Metal Battle Master:
Samples via Myspace
Their other two albums, The Link and Terra Incognito, are well worth picking up, too. Terra has a few of my favorite Gojira tracks on it. Pretty psyched about the project with Max Cavalera that should be out sometime this year.
Was just listening to this last night... it's fucking awesome.
On topic of what you are more of a fan of, check out these guys:
Floating Goat
and
Iron Mtn.
I missed their show up in LA last weekend and it bummed me out. Heard FG put on an awesome show too. /sad
wonder if someone may be able to help me:
http://paparoachmaiden.ytmnd.com/
anybody know who the last band are or what the last song is? sounds awesome
http://paparoachmaiden.ytmnd.com/
anybody know who the last band are or what the last song is? sounds awesome
DarkGiygas
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Badass album, check this out http://youtube.com/watch?v=4yHUzV3HyVYShadrock said:
\m/etalStorm
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Fireblend said:
My album of the year so far. Even if you don't like pirates, anyone who is into power metal should give this one a try.
Witchfinder General
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teruterubozu said:
I'm probably the biggest Devin Townsend fan on this board (been listening to him for over ten years) so I'l list his albums and rank 'em for you. Please kep in ind that everything he has released is worth buying and is yet to release a bad album.
Strapping Young Lad:
1. City (One of - if not the greatest - albums of all time)
2. Alien
3. The New Black
4. SYL
Solo albums:
1. The Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
2. Devin Townsend - Infinity
3. Ocean Machine - Biomech
4. Devin Townsend - Terria
5. Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
6. The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra
7. Devin Townsend - Physicist
Other notable works:
Punky Bruster - Cooked On Phonics (A take-off of Punk Rock; quite brilliant)
Strapping Young Lad - No Sleep 'Till Bedtime (A Live album)
Zimmer's Hole - Legion of Flames (Whilst he's only the producer the album features a number of fellows from SYL and overall has a very "Devy" feeling)
There you have it. Devin is a genius.
jeffy_johnson
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Listening to some right now. Singer is... very piratey.\m/etalStorm said:
teruterubozu
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Witchfinder General said:
Thanks man.
I picked up a few more CDs since my last post and I'm fully enjoying HevyDevy. I even tuned my guitar down to CGCGCE! :lol
I notice that he also sells other material on his website (and on ebay as HevyDevyRecords) like his electronica stuff (Hummer) and old demos.
Some stuff on Ziltoid is truly spectacular though, like "Hyperdrive" and the 2nd part of "By Your Command". I still need Infinity, Terria and City. I'll save SYL, Synchestra and Physicist for another day or just download a couple of tracks.
Truly a remarkable discovery. How the fuck did I miss this guy?
Heh, I'm not even into power metal, but the lyrics are so damn epic and over-the-top, it's an awesome album :lol I'm more of a prog. metal guy. Dream Theater, Ayreon, OSI, Planet X, Threshold... although I do like other subgenres, speaking of which, Charlie Dominici's new album is due soon and I can't fucking wait. Actually if the last album's any indication, it's gonna have some power metal in it as well.\m/etalStorm said:
http://www.dominici.com/
\m/
Edit: Devin Townsend is awesome.
Edit2: Anyone here got last.fm accounts? Maybe I can find GAFfers with more than "low" compatibility? D: My username's the same as here.
Phobophile
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Ravager61 said:
Here's my thing. They're totally gonna be deathcore, what with the new hardcore vocalist and chick keyboardist. But considering Canada has some good deathcore, what with Despised Icon, I'm fairly optimistic. I can deal with a more technical-sounding Despised Icon. And I actually like some metalcore.
Giant Robot
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Ravager61 said:
pre-Slaughter of the Soul please. I hate that fucking album. But what a surprise that At The Gates are playing again.
fistfulofmetal
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Anyone listen to Pagan's Mind?
I've heard that their newest album, God Equation, isn't great. Anyone heard it?
I've heard that their newest album, God Equation, isn't great. Anyone heard it?
JimiNutz
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eudaemonic said:
Wow that was fucking awesome! To be honest I'm pretty new to metal, don't know much about this vast genre and didn't even know bands like the above were classified as 'metal.' Am I right in thinking this is stoner/sludge metal? Where can I find more bands that sound like this? Will deffo try and pick up some Lair of the Minotaur, Floating Goat, and Iron Mtn.
eudaemonic
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NutJobJim said:
Yeah, it's pretty vast in terms of types. When I moved in with my fiance, I was amazed myself when I started listening to more stuff. He's still way more dedicated to metal than I am though in time I've picked some favorites of my own.
Personally, what I like doing is finding bands I like on MySpace and combing through different bands they have as friends. A lot of times, they play with those dudes at shows so the music is in the same vein. I found out about Iron Mtn from a friend and by doing that found out about FG.
Nother fun thing to do... check out CD websites that deal in smaller stuff, like CDBaby who actually put up a good amount of clips so you can check it out. I ended up with a couple of things in their 5$ sale, including a band called Pigboat - just by browsing.
And yeah, I've been in a bit more of a stoner/sludge mood lately but I second the Minotaur again.
Oh, and Witchfinder General... thanks for mentioning City when it comes to Devi. I was going to put that in myself till I saw your post.
I know people like the Demilich album, but I know plenty that dont (including myself), and ive never heard anyone ever suggest that a Baalism album was one of the best of all time. All im saying is that if those are the ony 2 death metal albums that you like, then you havent been listening to a lot of death metal because there are plenty of albums that are on par with or surpass those 2.
Just for reference, my 2 fav death metal albums are Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness and Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris.
Just for reference, my 2 fav death metal albums are Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness and Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris.
eudaemonic
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Sonki. said:
Well, Sonki... the verdict is in and you are 100% correct.
I am not going to link to directly because it deals with two leaked tracks, but kids on the Brave Words boards have located what Cryptopsy is now up to and it fucking blows.
And gawd dammit Flo. You are an awesome drummer and now you in a shitty band that is a waste of your talents.
I miss you, Lord Worm.
Fuck I am pissed off now.
Can we petition to have them change the name? They don't deserve to use it.
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