The Thread for Metaaaaal! \m/

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

@booinyoureyes @ThacoBell @bob_veng , and @ everyone else

springing from this discussion, this thread is dedicated to sharing and enjoying Metaaaaal! \m/

Here, we share and enjoy every kind of metal (except possibly rap metal, which is an Abomination)

I will go first:

Dream Evil, The Book of Heavy Metal (2004)
(a Swedish band)

It does NOT get any more metal than this - and ironically, self-referencingly so. Turn up your speakers and give it a go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJLvCoO-6I

FinneousPJ · April 2018

Thursday I saw this live

https://youtu.be/aMorAdnCixg

So bloody epic

StummvonBordwehr · April 2018

An on topic thread for this forum I dare say

Here is a Danish act, with a song that fits the bill:

Link to song:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qcnsJxZOQSM

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

A German act with a great song:

Helloween, I Want Out (1988)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FjV8SHjHvHk

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

@FinneousPJ , post a Finnish band. I can't decide between so many excellent bands. Turisas? Ensiferum? Finntroll? Korpiklaani? Wintersun? Children of Bodum? Nightwish? The list goes on.

Doubledimas · April 2018

Saw Primordial again last night. Great show as always.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Zqm8wMtTwY

Kamigoroshi · April 2018

Now that I think of it, it's been a while since I last went to Wacken.

https://youtu.be/PMQ078nHiRU

FinneousPJ · April 2018

@Contemplative_Hamster

https://youtu.be/4jmj_ochRjk

https://youtu.be/vBZ5SLJmfdw

FinneousPJ · April 2018

New vid from Behemoth

https://youtu.be/UA_j_72psoo

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

I see your devil horns and raise you an Alestorm!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggyC0FOzqHM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TKyNTwD3Yk

gugulug5000 · April 2018

In defiance of your no rap metal rule, I give you Anthrax's I'm the Man (it's a funny song, enjoy):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A15_toteGag

I think Anthrax is the only band that does rap metal that I can tolerate. Great thread, I can never get enough metal.

ThacoBell · April 2018

*basks in the metal glow*

booinyoureyes · April 2018

@Contemplative_Hamster Helloween, Dream Evil, seems like we have very similar taste! Hamsters and rangers everywhere rejoice!

One of my favorite ever songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05RFKtAr6yc

FinneousPJ · April 2018

@Contemplative_Hamster Haha I love Alestorm but I wouldn't call that raising the stakes from Behemoth

EDIT: Finnish language special

https://youtu.be/c7OPxuojIuE

https://youtu.be/7_SGLSTjW6o

https://youtu.be/wV19mYe3184

https://youtu.be/lQPy21If6TY

Someone even made English lyrics for this it seems

https://youtu.be/LjmZBGcEWKs

https://youtu.be/Bu_pkzLq9_k

https://youtu.be/8wtetri6V1Q

booinyoureyes · April 2018

FinneousPJ · April 2018

Damn I forgot how amazing this album is. Wow it's been 4 years.

Best video

https://youtu.be/SnTL1L8a6YI

Best song

https://youtu.be/7xbZMJGpc9I

This one has a section in Polish which is cool

https://youtu.be/ZcZdOUpIm_A

FinneousPJ · April 2018

@ThacoBell Given what I know about you I would love your opinion on Behemoth.

ThacoBell · April 2018

FinneousPJ said:
@ThacoBell Given what I know about you I would love your opinion on Behemoth.

I don't have one

Though now you have me curious to check them out.

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

booinyoureyes said:
@Contemplative_Hamster Helloween, Dream Evil, seems like we have very similar taste! Hamsters and rangers everywhere rejoice!

Hamsters and Hamsters everywhere, I think you meant.

booinyoureyes said:

One of my favorite ever songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05RFKtAr6yc

Here's Minniva's cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSddHe7xpX4

And here's her cover of Helloween's I Want Out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi4uGiK1os0

Not bad.

FinneousPJ · April 2018

@Contemplative_Hamster Yeah, not bad. I tend not to like female vocalists in power metal. They usually lack... power. I think Minniva suffers from this as well. My favourite female power metal vocalist comes from Japan. The intro to this song is very impressive

https://youtu.be/ILAeVTiiG04

I only listened to the Helloween cover though as I'm not that familiar with Kamelot.

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

FinneousPJ said:

EDIT: Finnish language special

Finland has a special place in my heart and my family history in several ways, but damn, Finnish is challenging.

Kamigoroshi · April 2018

https://youtu.be/h1BsKIP4uYM

Been fascinated by this band ever since I first saw Heilung live. Kind of like a bona fide historical take on Iron Age/Folk/Viking Metal.

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

Kamigoroshi said:
https://youtu.be/h1BsKIP4uYM

Been fascinated by this band ever since I first saw Heilung live. Kind of like a bona fide historical take on Iron Age/Folk/Viking Metal.

what what what is this i dont even

ThacoBell · April 2018

@FinneousPJ Checked out the Behemoth video above, and I am typically a little lower on the metal spectrum than that. I love the guitar work, but the vocals can be hit or miss for me with that genre. I do admit that putting a lot of religious icnonography or symbolism makes me feel slightly uneasy.

That japanese link was great.

Contemplative_Hamster · April 2018

ThacoBell said:
@FinneousPJ Checked out the Behemoth video above, and I am typically a little lower on the metal spectrum than that. I love the guitar work, but the vocals can be hit or miss for me with that genre. I do admit that putting a lot of religious icnonography or symbolism makes me feel slightly uneasy.

From what I've seen, I think Behemoth seem to take themselves a little too seriously, and while there is musical competence, there seems to be little joy. I like bands that do not take themselves seriously, in the sense that they can put an ironic distance between themselves and their topics, and then add a few that do take themselves seriously, like Amon Amarth, but whose topics are still ridiculous in themselves (Vikings!)

Squire · April 2018

I've been listening to more than a healthy amount of Dragonforce lately...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JCb6P60Vw

...but I'm mostly partial to the likes of Dream Theater...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDjr4iJBiA

...and symphonic metal bands like Nightwish. *cue the Tarja vs Annette debate*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3yqMr3ffY

FinneousPJ · April 2018

@Squire You must be joking. There is no Tarja vs Anette debate. Tanja vs Floor Yes...

FinneousPJ · April 2018

ThacoBell said:
@FinneousPJ Checked out the Behemoth video above, and I am typically a little lower on the metal spectrum than that. I love the guitar work, but the vocals can be hit or miss for me with that genre. I do admit that putting a lot of religious icnonography or symbolism makes me feel slightly uneasy.

That japanese link was great.

@ThacoBell Not that their musicianship isn't amazing the religious stuff was what I was referring to. I guess you didn't check out the lyrics. It's chock full of biblical stuff. They must be my favourite death metal band regardless of lyrical implications though.

Contemplative_Hamster said:

ThacoBell said:
@FinneousPJ Checked out the Behemoth video above, and I am typically a little lower on the metal spectrum than that. I love the guitar work, but the vocals can be hit or miss for me with that genre. I do admit that putting a lot of religious icnonography or symbolism makes me feel slightly uneasy.
From what I've seen, I think Behemoth seem to take themselves a little too seriously, and while there is musical competence, there seems to be little joy. I like bands that do not take themselves seriously, in the sense that they can put an ironic distance between themselves and their topics, and then add a few that do take themselves seriously, like Amon Amarth, but whose topics are still ridiculous in themselves (Vikings!)

I don't disagree but I do think it's all part of the act. They just take their act further than most bands.

Ardanis · April 2018

FinneousPJ said:
I tend not to like female vocalists in power metal. They usually lack... power. I think Minniva suffers from this as well. My favourite female power metal vocalist comes from Japan. The intro to this song is very impressive

Eh, that doesn't seem to sound any more powerful, does it?
That's my general problem with metal too, btw, it either lacks in melody or in power.

Some Sabaton here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75zmIj_4LFQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96HtY9XJSMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt2g5hoUzHI

ThacoBell · April 2018

@FinneousPJ Its just a quirk of mine.

Squire · April 2018

@FinneousPJ to be fair, this was mostly before Floor joined them (I actually remember buying a ticket to see them, and getting a voicemail telling me that Annette won't be performing with them and Floor would be filling in instead... then everyone was all "please keep her!" so they did XD ). But before that, just about every Nightwish video ever posted on Youtube would be full of "Annette sucks! Bring Tarja back!" discussions.

I actually feel sorry for Annette, though. She had some difficult shoes to fill, and she got a lot of hate, when her only offence was not being Tarja. Most fans seem to have accepted Floor as leading lady, though, so the debate can finally be put to rest.

The Thread for Metaaaaal! \m/

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