Metalheads! Confess & Brag

[Kurashu]

(And as an addendum to my earlier post, if you've never seen comedian Brian Posehn's video "Metal By Numbers," you shouldn't call yourself a metalhead. Go look it up on YouTube, it's a thing of deep and abiding beauty.)

It's a decent song. However, I wouldn't say it makes or breaks a metalhead.

Although, when I first introduced it to my friends, we laughed for twenty minutes.

 

[Theron]

It's a decent song. However, I wouldn't say it makes or breaks a metalhead.

Although, when I first introduced it to my friends, we laughed for twenty minutes.

To me, a well-done parody or satire is a thing of abiding beauty.

The line, "Somewhere in Norway," and the picture-in-picture Dragonforce parody just about killed me.

 

[Ferret]

Hmm, I've been out of the forum for a while... But my tastes have matured maybe.

I listen to mainly Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Sikth*, The Jonbenet*, Killswitch Engage*, Monster Magnet*.

The asterix denotes bands that I've recently listened to.

I still get the impression that I have a small listening range, but I've found it hard to find music I like. C'est la vie.

 

[papastebu]

Most definitely not a metalhead. I do like Iron Maiden, Seventh Son...
Def Leppard, if that counts at all, Several songs by Twisted Sister, Van Halen--I used to have a huge crush on Vallerie Bertinelli when I was a kid, but I was only jealous of Eddie's guitar work. Led Zeppelin. Hendrix. I know those two don't actually qualify, but they were forerunners, for sure. Black Sabbath for the music, but not so much for the vocals.
My confession is that I listen to a little a LOT of everything. Blues Traveler, especially Travelers and Thieves--what was that thread about music and D&D?--Barenaked Ladies, a band out of Nashville called The Floating Men--one of my favorites(I just remembered their logo, LOL: a childlike drawing of three guys facedown in a swimming pool!). But I also listen to Limp Bizkit, EmineM, Metallica, Nazareth--Hair of the Dog was so cool--Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Steve Vai, Tony McAlpine, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Albert King, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, The Stones, The Beatles, James Taylor--there's a freaking confession, for you--Black Flag, The Meat Puppets, F.U.C.T. and so many more that I can't think of all of them. Truthfully, if I give something a good listen, and it seems to be cohesive and strong for whatever kind of music it is.
Now, for the real confession: My dad was a country/western singer and guitar player for a little more than 32 years--the entirety of my childhood and adolescence included in there--and that is what I grew up listening to. My first dose of Rock music was eother the Eagles or Lynnard Skynnard, I'm not sure which, but I still like Hank Williams, Sr. and Jr., Merle Haggard, an Marty Robbins.

 

[Nyaricus]

Fine, fine. Between my wife and myself, we own every second of music ever released by The Cure and a fair bit of unreleased/bootleg stuff. Something like twenty eight hour's worth.

Better?

(And as an addendum to my earlier post, if you've never seen comedian Brian Posehn's video "Metal By Numbers," you shouldn't call yourself a metalhead. Go look it up on YouTube, it's a thing of deep and abiding beauty.)

Better

And I own the same Lamb of God hoodie as the one Brian Posehn is wearing the video +10 cool points!

cheers (metal by numbers/ONE TWO THREE!),
--N

 

[Nyaricus]

Killswitch Engage*

The asterix denotes bands that I've recently listened to.

I still get the impression that I have a small listening range, but I've found it hard to find music I like. C'est la vie.

What albums (or songs, if you've simply been downloading) have you listened to by these guys? Their first two albums have a different vocalist then their two newer ones, and their sound has changed significantly enough that I might be able to introduce you to some similar bands in either of their styles.

Old albums = Killswitch Engage and Alive or Just Breathing and are more thrash/metalcore.

If you liked these albums, may I suggest: As I Lay Dying, God Forbid, Mastodon, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God


New Albums = The End of Heartache and As Daylight Dies and are more melodic metalcore.

If you liked these albums, may I suggest: Children of Bodom, In Flames (esp. the newer albums Soundtrack to Your Escape and Come Clarity), Port Amoral, Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium.

If you liked either of these 'eras' for the band, you'd also probably like DevilDriver and Unearth. Also, pick up a copy of Roadrunner United: the All-Star Sessions. Read here for more details. It has an excellent variety of metal sub-genres on it, and is a a fantastic listen that you'll keep going back to - and many of the band I mentioned (including the newer Killswitch Engage vocalist) are featured on this album.

cheers,
--N

 

[Brimshack]

Lemmy once spoke to me. The man looked right at me and said; "covered in %^$%# blood, eh?"

...(Sigh) my sole brush with fame.

 

[ShadowX]

I hate to get all tr00, but this thread has far too much glam and mallcore that rightfully belongs in the confession section. Captain Tagon you betray your ignorance about the genre with such insipid remarks and I suggest you go back to listening to your kvlt black metal albums with unpronounceable names and no vowels.

Confessions: I once listened to Detroit Rock City and.. yes... I sang along.

Brag: Metal Church, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Angra, Hibria, Rage, Gamma Ray, Scanner, Agent Steel, Diamond Head, Slayer, Anthrax, Virgin Steele, Iron Savior, Attacker, Omen, Liege Lord (Master Control is phenomenal), Helloween, Iced Earth, Trouble, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Accept, Saxon, Motorhead, Rush, Jethro Tull, Guns 'N' Roses, Jag Panzer, Catharsis (Russian), and many more.

 

[rjs]

Megadeath? Really? (For me, that would qualify as a confess).

You want metal to curl your hair and make nuns explode? Try Vader. They've posted a slew of mp3s on their website: http://www.vader.pl/mp-e.html

I recommend This is War off the Art of War EP. Now that sir is metal.

 

[Kurashu]

I hate to get all tr00, but this thread has far too much glam and mallcore that rightfully belongs in the confession section. Captain Tagon you betray your ignorance about the genre with such insipid remarks and I suggest you go back to listening to your kvlt black metal albums with unpronounceable names and no vowels.

There's nothing wrong with listening to what you want to.

BUT, if you want to get into that, Rush, Jethro Tull, and Guns 'N' Roses aren't real metal. Rush was influenced by metal early on, Guns 'N' Roses was rock that sounded like metal, and Jethro Tull was confused with Metallica by the Grammies.

And looking at history, Slayer, Anthrax, Metallica and Megadeth were the beginning of modern "mallcore" by mixing metal and hardcore. Death metal has used breakdowns in songs for years now. Look at Suffocation, they formed just to do over the top death metal breakdowns and turned into a great band.

Besides, that's such a stupid term, "mallcore". I think people have just gotten lazy with insult and just tag core on to semi-offensive words.

I'm just saying.

And also, there's nothing wrong with black metal, kvlt or not. Glam, while being more towards the side of power pop, is alright too.