Actually, pretty nice. Listened to "Desolate" and "Forsaken" (before you fixed the second link) and I liked them. Probably the second one was better, because it had more varied vocals (I may be spoilt by Atilla from Mayhem. His vocals were kinda theatrical even and not your usual Black Metal growls/shrieks). Strangely, I could see myself getting the CD depending on the price.
I have been listening to them for a while. Finally decided to grab A Forlorn Throne. It was about $22 usd total. It's coming from the Netherlands and they're not a big-label band so it's more than I would normally pay.
+1 on that. I think that's my favorite album of the year. Albeit I haven't heard that much new metal this year. Still, it's so good, I have to be careful to not listen to it too much so I don't get sick of it.
I should probably be kicked off this thread as I've been digging the new Dylan and NIN last 24 hours....
Although I want to check out some of the many underground BM posts people have been recommending.
Seems like a lot of head fi-ers are into metal. I've never been into it at all, but I do enjoy early Metallica and Pantera. I'm going to use this thread to try and explore metal and see what you guys love about it. There's a daunting number of subgenres so this is no easy task. Any recommendations on how to proceed?
Seems like a lot of head fi-ers are into metal. I've never been into it at all, but I do enjoy early Metallica and Pantera. I'm going to use this thread to try and explore metal and see what you guys love about it. There's a daunting number of subgenres so this is no easy task. Any recommendations on how to proceed?
This is the first NIN nails I've heard in ages. My take on the album. First a little history. I'm a middle aged metal listener. I figure I've got a good 20 + years on most of you-maybe 30....dear Gods.
I'm actually the same age as Trent Reznor so I listened to the first couple of NIN in real time. Pretty Hate machine came out 1989...before some of you were born
. Jeez, I feel like my Dad telling me about Elvis Pressley or the Beatles.....
Back in the day, I was a thrash head. NIN, Soundgarden and Tool pretty much opened me up to alternative music, punk, electronica, but mostly alt. But, I was always a metal kid.
I really stopped paying attention to NIN after The Downward Spiral which is a really good album.
If you've followed Trent through the ages and listened to his stoundtrack scores, you will be better prepared than I was.
I say this, because while I like the album after a couple of listens, it sounds to me like an electronic pop rock album. NIN were always electronic, but there was a component of their sound that had a punk/metal vibe. I can still hear in my head-"Head like a hole, black as your soul" and "I want to _____ you like an animal". Although I would never classify them a metal band per se. Hell, I remember Axl Rose famously used to sport a NIN T-shirt.
The reviews I've read say that this is his happiest album. He's married and has kids. Age mellows and sobers most of us. He's not really pissed off anymore. He must have gotten over Sharon Stone's insult. She once claimed to have slept with him and told an interviewer he was lame in bed...poor guy-that really hurts!!
This album has a number of contributors including Lindsey Buckingham and a guitarist from King Krimson. There's a power pop kind of vibe. The songs seem to centered around dance like rhythms. Not my usual fare--my kid told me-"Dad, that kind of sounds like hip-hop". She usually cringes at my metal.
That said-I think Trent is fantastic at what he does....he knows how to create layers of sound and is a good songwriter. I like it. It's just not what I expected.
Seems like a lot of head fi-ers are into metal. I've never been into it at all, but I do enjoy early Metallica and Pantera. I'm going to use this thread to try and explore metal and see what you guys love about it. There's a daunting number of subgenres so this is no easy task. Any recommendations on how to proceed?
Get Black Sabbath, maybe the album Mater of Reality. The sub-genre thing is really of very little meaning though we are all guilty of being focused on it around here. In the end it really does not get you very far.
I would go on YouTube as now there are a ton of full albums.
If you have already made yourself close with Master of Reality, get Reign In Blood.
The only band I wish I would have found out about sooner was Vader.
Seems like a lot of head fi-ers are into metal. I've never been into it at all, but I do enjoy early Metallica and Pantera. I'm going to use this thread to try and explore metal and see what you guys love about it. There's a daunting number of subgenres so this is no easy task. Any recommendations on how to proceed?
Seems like a lot of head fi-ers are into metal. I've never been into it at all, but I do enjoy early Metallica and Pantera. I'm going to use this thread to try and explore metal and see what you guys love about it. There's a daunting number of subgenres so this is no easy task. Any recommendations on how to proceed?
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