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hornet said:
Along with Vile Vibes, Grindcrusher, The Pleasures in Life (very early Nuclear Blast sampler), the Strange Fruit Hardcore Holocaust series and the various Speed Kills LPs. Happy days. Still got 'em somewhere. Might even be worth a few quid, who knows 
No, yes, no, yes, yes.Have you been furtling about in my vinyl?
Gompo said:
I have downloaded the Neurosis but not got around to it yet, it will be heard this week.
It's annoying not being able to make it this Sunday but there's always going to be gigs I can't make especially when they're London only, I am fortunate that it isn't a bad journey for me and have family there.
I have been looking at gigs for the following weekend as I am back down again, there's a few BM bands playing at The Black Heart; headlined by Necro Ritual. I seem to remember you mentioning you were friends with these lot?
Yep, have known them for years, particularly the drummer. Terence, their lead guitarist (the tall skinny one) is something of a petrolhead and used to have a lovely Manta. I would go to this but Fatherhood and having moved further out of the capital means I can only really justify one gig a month, especially with Yule on the horizon! It's annoying not being able to make it this Sunday but there's always going to be gigs I can't make especially when they're London only, I am fortunate that it isn't a bad journey for me and have family there.
I have been looking at gigs for the following weekend as I am back down again, there's a few BM bands playing at The Black Heart; headlined by Necro Ritual. I seem to remember you mentioning you were friends with these lot?
militantmandy said:
I do love some Obituary (Slowly We Rot!) but god damn the vocals are just awful!
Got to disagree, Tardy is one of the best (if not THE best) death metal vocalists in the business. He was a massive influence on me. In fact if you listen to the song All That Remains here by my old band you can hear just how much.hornet said:
CommanderJameson said:
No, yes, no, yes, yes.
Have you been furtling about in my vinyl?
Do you have a bunch of obscure Agathocles 7"s in there as well? Have you been furtling about in my vinyl?
Not to mention all the Maiden stuff and a load of Under One Flag / Music For Nations stuff.
Swervin_Mervin said:
satan 59 said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Twins of Evil in Manchester review:
MM absolute s
te. Lasted for about 3 songs before going to the floor bar. He sounded drunk or drugged up or both. Don't think they had done a sound check it was that bad.RZ brilliant, completely blew MM of stage, thankfully RZ was headliner.
All the usual movie back drops with a clear and pumping sound. Nice to see him in the crowd as well, not like Rammstein in the boat but walking around amongst us. He's not a very big bloke. :-)
Jesus Frankenstein
Superbeast
Meet the Creeper
Living Dead Girl
More Human Than Human
(White Zombie song)
Theme for an Angry Red Planet
Mars Needs Women
Drum Solo
Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)
Sick Bubble-Gum
Scum of the Earth
Pussy Liquor
Thunder Kiss '65
(White Zombie song)
Guitar Solo
School's Out
(Alice Cooper cover) ( about half the song)
Encore:
Dragula
* 5 month old still not letting us sleep through the night!
JaymzDead said:
Got to disagree, Tardy is one of the best (if not THE best) death metal vocalists in the business. He was a massive influence on me. In fact if you listen to the song All That Remains here by my old band you can hear just how much.
Well we'll have to agree to disagree!CommanderJameson said:
Have you got the Pathological Compilation? That disc single-handedly opened my eyes (ears) to some properly interesting stuff.
Rings a bell for some reason, but having Googled it, nope, definitely not got it, as didn't go down the industrial route as much. Of that era, I think the two big eye openers for me were Darkthrone's "Blaze in the Northern Sky" (Vile Vibes, I think) and a random label sampler that just happened to include "Servants of the Warsmen" by Winter. Those two somewhat set my musical course. Also various Black Mark tapes and the first "Death is Just the Beginning" comps. Makes me want to go and dig this stuff out now, even though I have no means of playing it!To add to the best death metal vocalist debate - Martin Van Drunen and LG Petrov do it for me. Oh, and of course Jeff Walker circa "Necroticism". All perfectly legible, but chilling with it, which is how it should be.
Just got in from Godflesh/Neurosis, ears are ringing like a bh! Godflesh were amazing, especially as it was the 2 of 'em and a laptop, Neurosis however were in a whole different ballpark though, I would wager only Motörhead in their heyday would be as loud, plus it the intensity of the performance was amazing, the 17 year wait was well worth it. I will definately be getting a ticket for their next London gig. Shame I managed to loose me t-shirt! 
h! Godflesh were amazing, especially as it was the 2 of 'em and a laptop, Neurosis however were in a whole different ballpark though, I would wager only Motörhead in their heyday would be as loud, plus it the intensity of the performance was amazing, the 17 year wait was well worth it. I will definately be getting a ticket for their next London gig. Shame I managed to loose me t-shirt! JaymzDead said:
Just got in from Godflesh/Neurosis, ears are ringing like a bh! Godflesh were amazing, especially as it was the 2 of 'em and a laptop, Neurosis however were in a whole different ballpark though, I would wager only Motörhead in their heyday would be as loud, plus it the intensity of the performance was amazing, the 17 year wait was well worth it. I will definately be getting a ticket for their next London gig. Shame I managed to loose me t-shirt!
Earplugs!h! Godflesh were amazing, especially as it was the 2 of 'em and a laptop, Neurosis however were in a whole different ballpark though, I would wager only Motörhead in their heyday would be as loud, plus it the intensity of the performance was amazing, the 17 year wait was well worth it. I will definately be getting a ticket for their next London gig. Shame I managed to loose me t-shirt! Glad you enjoyed it.
Gompo said:
Earplugs!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yeah I keep meaning to get myself fitted for some vented earplugs as much for when I'm playing as gigs. The sound Neurosis generated was like nothing else though, you could feel the waves of sound hitting you, it was like being hit by a train, here's the first track from last night for your delectation: http://youtu.be/FoLXPJNJ8pQGlad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the link, as I mentioned before I am not 100% into all of Neurosis (and Godflesh to a lesser extent)although my tastes have slightly changed since I experimented with their discographies.. I just think Souls At Zero is awesome! The two together was always going to be a classic gig.
I wear cheap earplugs to just about every gig now, I managed to contract tinnitus a few years ago (not sure when, but may have been after a particular gig) and really don't want to make things any worse. They definitely take the edge off it and usually improves the sound for me. I've never been one to play music loudly at home or in the car, just seemed to get unlucky somehow.
I wear cheap earplugs to just about every gig now, I managed to contract tinnitus a few years ago (not sure when, but may have been after a particular gig) and really don't want to make things any worse. They definitely take the edge off it and usually improves the sound for me. I've never been one to play music loudly at home or in the car, just seemed to get unlucky somehow.
New(ish) General Surgery. Yes yes yes, it's old school Carcass worship to the point of being stuffed full of obvious Symphonies of Sickness riffs, but I still love it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDarMIqHVI8
I should have outgrown this racket by now really
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDarMIqHVI8
I should have outgrown this racket by now really
For fans of old school death/doom :-
Inverloch
Has two ex-members of diSEMBOWELMENT, and is an evolution of the d.USK project that (re)formed a few years back. More than a hint of "Transcendence into the Peripheral" about it, especially in the vocals. That album was a gateway drug into the world of slowness for me (along with Winter's "Into Darkness"), so enjoying this a LOT.
Inverloch
Has two ex-members of diSEMBOWELMENT, and is an evolution of the d.USK project that (re)formed a few years back. More than a hint of "Transcendence into the Peripheral" about it, especially in the vocals. That album was a gateway drug into the world of slowness for me (along with Winter's "Into Darkness"), so enjoying this a LOT.
Just read something that scared me somewhat. "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" is twenty years old this year. TWENTY! Argh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAajs4oMbpg
Still don't think it's been bettered, by Darkthrone or anyone else for that matter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAajs4oMbpg
Still don't think it's been bettered, by Darkthrone or anyone else for that matter.
hornet said:
Just read something that scared me somewhat. "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" is twenty years old this year. TWENTY! Argh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAajs4oMbpg
Still don't think it's been bettered, by Darkthrone or anyone else for that matter.
Coincidentally I listened to Kathaarian Life Code after a night on the town at about 3am this morning - I had forgotten how primitive it is; Transilvanian Hunger is still my favourite though.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAajs4oMbpg
Still don't think it's been bettered, by Darkthrone or anyone else for that matter.
Gompo said:
Coincidentally I listened to Kathaarian Life Code after a night on the town at about 3am this morning - I had forgotten how primitive it is; Transilvanian Hunger is still my favourite though.
Blaze was my first real exposure to Black Metal and I guess it just made such an impact that it'll always be my favourite. The next two were good, but just went a bit too far into lo-fi territory for my liking. Don't think they've aged as well as Blaze has, but that's personal opinion.On the subject of Black Metal records that made an impression, I was listening to Gehenna's "First Spell" again today. Fantastic atmosphere to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcZKT7fa0gE
Beautifully simple yet very effective. There's a re-release with demo and ep tracks, so will have to pick it up.
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