Rolling Metal Thread 2009

I just kind of expect it when it comes to BM. It's not really going to influence me liking it either way, I mean I like Burzum and Mayhem and shit so whatevs.

review seems to boil down to, "this black metal band plays black metal too much on these records."

Seems to me like if anything he's saying the opposite?

New Ahkmed is really good. Anyone else heard it?

Seems to me like if anything he's saying the opposite?

oh yeah? I just skimmed at work and don't feel like re-reading, but it seemed like the dude kept saying that two hunters was way more varied/pulled in more disparate influences/etc. which is true to some extent but I feel like this is such a common non-metal guy complaint! and it always makes me wonder, "well, why are you even listening to metal records if what really floats your boat are the non-metal bits?"

Yeah truth... I guess you can substitute 'metal' for a whole load of other genres and there's an example, like ppl whose favourite punk band ever is Refused or who think it's wildly exciting that an indie-rap producer listens to Stereolab or something

I don't have a problem with it per se though, I don't think most people's tastes are worked out via spreadsheet... you end up liking and disliking stuff for all manner of arbitary reasons. Anyway, the review had that bit about sounding like Enya which I was going on partly, so I guess he's not saying the opposite so much as "this has relatively trad BM bits and non-trad BM bit and non-BM at all bits and none of them are very good"

yeah, I generally don't care either. just a little frustrating coming from a critic trashing a record.

haha

Scott how could you embarrass yourself like that ;)

that's not me, it's chris farley back from the dead!

most fucking stupid and irresponsible merch ive ever clapped my eyes on.
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/hydrahead/product_info.php?products_id=3363&cPath=4_141&store=0
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/hydrahead/images/hhi-kn-173-full-pre.jpg

wow

I don't see the problem. Art-metal fans can't be trusted with sharp objects now?

well, if someone gets stabbed or killed with it imagine the bad publicity the label and band will get. The customs will also have a field day if anyone outside the usa tries to order it.

kind of tempted to buy it though tbh.

i dig it. that blue collar distro place is cool. they'll put your name on anything. the harvey milk stadium cups are cool too:

http://www.bluecollardistro.com/bcd/images/hhi-sc-159-02.jpg

isis pint glass is sweet

http://www.bluecollardistro.com/bcd/images/isi-pg-001-01.jpg

ok i think i need that pint glass

I'm loving the new "acoustic" Eluveitie album. I was kind of worried it was going to be noodly and gutless, just to prove some sort of cultural point, but it's not. It's basically a metal album performed on acoustic instruments (including drums). And a really good one.

Yeah, the Eluveitie was a really pleasant surprise. Pretty darn heavy for an acoustic record, too.

Acoustic metal sounds EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Thanks for the tip :)

Yeah, I liked that Eluveitie disc too.

Some of the songs were a little weird. Can't remember which off the top of my head, though.

i almost hit everyone in Opeth with my car on friday

also, akerfeldt was wearing a gingham red/white shirt at that time

nothing else to report

you hated his shirt that much?

it was cute actually, and i didnt see him until it was almost too late, the drummer guy pointed at me like "look at this crazy girl driver" and akerfeldt skipped up the bus stairs with some astounding agility

all this was to chase grutle and ice dale who tbh i passed earlier on the street carrying to-go containers from old city java and grutle gave me possibly the gruffest "HI." i've ever received.

had a great weekend with opeth/enslaved on my birthday and then day 2 of deathfest the following day. BOLT THROWER! <3

it was my favorite time seeing opeth, despite incongruous theater setting -- actually kinda made it more awesome. it was definitely a crowd there to see opeth, which was odd because in my head enslaved were the main event, but then it was obviously a different thing altogether when i got there. grutle did this great, hissing intro to "ruun" where he mimed the shape of the "daeg" rune with his hands and I looked around and everyone in the audience was kinda blank. :/ when opeth came out the place practically went up in flames, and i understood what was up. akerfeldt's banter is great. heart were playing across the street at the tennessee theater, and he said "i am very sad tonight because heart playing. i think i want to fuck them both." haw!

Yeah, I was shocked at how much more exciting Opeth were than Enslaved this year.

But tell us more about Bolt Thrower!

I will tell more later, but for right now I'll just call it blissful and wild. My first headbang of the season!

The whole scenario (kids eavesdropping from the overpass, group headbanging, amazing band, etc) made me proud to be a metalhead.

Opeth always delivers...sure wish Enslaved's headlining tour wasn't nixed.

heart were playing across the street at the tennessee theater, and he said "i am very sad tonight because heart playing. i think i want to fuck them both."

Further proof we need a book of the collected stage banter of Mikael Akerfeldt. There was a thread on the BW&BK board that was just hilarious.

Hey, it was nice meeting you at Deathfest, Adrian. Though I don't know that you know that was me.

hey ps i implore everyone:

http://invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/argentinum-astrum-self-titled.html

Hey, it was nice meeting you at Deathfest, Adrian. Though I don't know that you know that was me.

I'm afraid I actually spent the weekend 1500 miles from Baltimore. Did my evil twin escape or something?

I think someone made me the victim of a ruse!!!!!!!!!!

Haha, wait! False alarm, I was thinking that you were Al Mudrian. I smoked a little weed this weekend tbh. :/

I am embarassed!

Haha. No biggie!

Haha, actually I had you both confused with Anthony Bartkewicz!?

Anyway, how about that metal

Decibel does own the record for hiring the most writers with the initials AB, that's for sure.

The Decibel table at Deathfest was a beacon of calm in a sea of insanity btw

Grabbed a drink with Albert a few weeks ago when he was in Los Angeles for Murderfest, he seemed a bit stressed out but he was a nice guy. I know this because he didn't fire me when I revealed my love for Roxette.

Meanwhile, saw Gojira put on a seriously star making performance at the Key Club last night. I've seen them open for bands a couple times, but the sound always sucked. Last night, the sound was great, the crowd was there for them, and my God, I had forgotten how transcendent concerts could be. They seriously made the club shake.

Also:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/reviewpics/warrior_war.jpg

roxy you will approve

my fave bit is the solo (its Whiplash btw)

infact the crowdsurfing lego guy is even better

Is that ever great.

just chiming in to say that misery index were my big surprise at deathfest. napalm death were probably my highlight and tbh i was kinda disappointed in WITTR but misery index, who i'd never heard, actually had me stopping what i was doing and listening. fucking captivating.

Lego Metallica made me smile. Then it made me sad, because Hetfield used to be such a great singer.