Up The Irons! Heavy metal appreciation thread.

[Reynard]

I really enjoy instrumental metal. I like Antti Martikainen. I LOOOOVE the 2016 DOOM soundtrack.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

I have been getting my Realms writing done while listening to a healthy dose of Amon Amarth.

 

[Minion X]

Is bluesy hard rock in the vein of Motorhead and pre-90s Dio nothing but dust in the wind nowadays?

 

[Richards]

I'm a big fan of thrash metal and groove metal. Super huge Prong fan, liked the Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power albums from Pantera, love Megadeth, Slayer, and Lich King. Also a fan of early Sepultura. And others. All in addition to Maiden, obviously.

Fun fact: the band Lich King had Tom Martin as a member - he used to be a prolific poster here on EN World under the name, "Dr. Midnight."

Johnathan

 

[jdrakeh]

Fun fact: the band Lich King had Tom Martin as a member - he used to be a prolific poster here on EN World under the name, "Dr. Midnight."

Johnathan

I know! That's actually what got me to listen to them!

 

[R_J_K75]

Do bands that ban cell phones at the show so they can make a movie then the power goes out at the venue count?

 

[GMMichael]

Do yourself a favor: watch (not just listen) to some Castle Rat.

 

[Mad_Jack]

Edit: Also like industrial metal such as Rammstein.

Oddly, despite sounding nothing like the singer normally, I've found I can actually copy his voice pretty well.
I should start learning the lyrics to a few of their songs, just in case I ever completely lose my mind and decide to do karaoke in public at some point.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Do bands that ban cell phones at the show so they can make a movie then the power goes out at the venue count?

I think I’ve told YOU the story of my first metal concert, and I may have mentioned it in the Metal School thread.

So here’s the condensed version:

Opener: Savatage.
The bass player’s signal kept dropping out, and they couldn’t fix it. After their set, he threw his instrument tomahawk style at the roadies on stage right.

2nd act: Megadeth.
They launch into “Devil’s Island” after announcing the concert is being recorded for MTV. They blew a 50k watt fuse mid chorus, plunging the entire venue into darkness for 10 minutes. Initially, the crowd thought it was part of the show.

Headliner: Dio
Touring with his “Million Dollar Stage Show” featuring laser shooting and fire breathing robots. Near the end of the set, the dragon (fire) is fighting the spider (lasers), and they set the stage left speaker cabinet stack on fire. Again, the crowd thought it was part of the show until the roadies swarmed out with extinguishers.

All in all, a very “Spïnal Täp” evening, even though no drummers were harmed.

 

[R_J_K75]

I think I’ve told YOU the story of my first metal concert, and I may have mentioned it in the Metal School thread.

So here’s the condensed version:

Opener: Savatage.
The bass player’s signal kept dropping out, and they couldn’t fix it. After their set, he threw his instrument tomahawk style at the roadies on stage right.

2nd act: Megadeth.
They launch into “Devil’s Island” after announcing the concert is being recorded for MTV. They blew a 50k watt fuse mid chorus, plunging the entire venue into darkness for 10 minutes. Initially, the crowd thought it was part of the show.

Headliner: Dio
Touring with his “Million Dollar Stage Show” featuring laser shooting and fire breathing robots. Near the end of the set, the dragon (fire) is fighting the spider (lasers), and they set the stage left speaker cabinet stack on fire. Again, the crowd thought it was part of the show until the roadies swarmed out with extinguishers.

All in all, a very “Spïnal Täp” evening, even though no drummers were harmed.

Sounds like a bad night for all the bands. Fortunately, I don't recall ever seeing a concert that had any problems as those ones.