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Swervin_Mervin said:
You can see my early familial influences - that list is pretty well in time order.
I was pretty much only into breakbeat and early techno up to about the age of 16 though. I can't remember what first switched me back to rock and then metal - it was either Nirvana (despite having memories of really disliking them when they first became widely known) or Metallica.
Metallica was Ride the Lightning for me closely followed by MoP, but it was really only when Machine Head released Davidian that I was hooked on metal. I was pretty split in terms of metal tastes - loved Pantera and that heavier dirty side, but my dance influences also had me into bands like Pitchshifter which got me on to Fear Factory's Remanufacture, and then became a big fan of all their work. My dirty rock tastes had me into Monster Magnet, whilst my Cure thing had me get more into Deftones and Tool. Then I hit on Karnivool and a bunch of Aussie bands, Dead Letter Circus, Cog, Floating Me (awesome single album). Let's not also forget the lies of Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan. In reality my list of influences would be utterly massive!
Gradually over time my tastes have not only broadened, but also in each genre become fairly focussed. An example of that would be prog metal. Love Sikth and PTH, can't get into Opeth or Dillinger Escape Plan no matter how many time I listen.
I've also just realised one fairly MASSIVE influence that I've missed out, so I'll adjust my list. Faith No More. A fecking huge fan in fact. Also a fairly big fan of RHCP's from One Hot Minute backwards right to their very early stuff.
yeah i get that.... OG by ice t was a big part of my youth as was straight outa compton.....i got into more hip hop later with wu tang myself and loved the darker side of rap with guys like capone & noreaga.... but none of it shaped me massively in a musical sense as it wasn't massively applicable with me being a guitarist...still loved a lot of it though and the rap/rock mash ups really got me when done properly.....anthrax/public enemy pretty much the first collab that set a fire under me......by the time guys like nas were doing tracks with korn i lost my sI was pretty much only into breakbeat and early techno up to about the age of 16 though. I can't remember what first switched me back to rock and then metal - it was either Nirvana (despite having memories of really disliking them when they first became widely known) or Metallica.
Metallica was Ride the Lightning for me closely followed by MoP, but it was really only when Machine Head released Davidian that I was hooked on metal. I was pretty split in terms of metal tastes - loved Pantera and that heavier dirty side, but my dance influences also had me into bands like Pitchshifter which got me on to Fear Factory's Remanufacture, and then became a big fan of all their work. My dirty rock tastes had me into Monster Magnet, whilst my Cure thing had me get more into Deftones and Tool. Then I hit on Karnivool and a bunch of Aussie bands, Dead Letter Circus, Cog, Floating Me (awesome single album). Let's not also forget the lies of Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan. In reality my list of influences would be utterly massive!
Gradually over time my tastes have not only broadened, but also in each genre become fairly focussed. An example of that would be prog metal. Love Sikth and PTH, can't get into Opeth or Dillinger Escape Plan no matter how many time I listen.
I've also just realised one fairly MASSIVE influence that I've missed out, so I'll adjust my list. Faith No More. A fecking huge fan in fact. Also a fairly big fan of RHCP's from One Hot Minute backwards right to their very early stuff.
Edited by Swervin_Mervin on Friday 17th May 12:44
t......so, i suppose in that respect hip hop had a big influence on my style in that the bouncier/crunchier stuff like downset and biohazard, along with helmet , made me play a certain way.....
the whole grunge thing left me completely cold ( with the exception of soundgarden which always felt deeper).... which is ironic as you can pretty much site the entire cause of grunge being when black flag came to seattle in '83 on the my war tour....pretty much every major figure that would emerge in grunge was at that show....my war was my second favourite black flag album after damaged frightened me to death when i was 13
JaymzDead said:
Nice slight thread diversion, mine would be:
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Slayer - South of Heaven
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood
Corrosion of Conformity - Deliverance
Turmoil - The Process Of...
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Down - Nola
Sick of it All - Just Look Around
Obituary - Cause of Death
Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest
Ministry - Psalm 69
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Queen - Greatest Hits Vol 1 (a slight cop out listing a greatest hits but I remember listening to this at several relatives houses and it having a massive affect on me)
The Prodigy - Music for a Jilted Generation
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Sepultura - Chaos AD
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Tool - Aenima
I could probably go on and like tuscaneer, my list would probably vary slightly dependent on what mood you catch me in!!
although peace sells was my megadeth "moment"..... yeah, rust in peace was the best album, the pinnicle of thrash....south of heaven was actually my favourite slayer album too as it was so much slower, therefore, heavier, to my ears than earlier offerings....seasons in the abyss was their best album for me for similar reasons...1990 was the zenith of thrash to me...Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Slayer - South of Heaven
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood
Corrosion of Conformity - Deliverance
Turmoil - The Process Of...
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Down - Nola
Sick of it All - Just Look Around
Obituary - Cause of Death
Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest
Ministry - Psalm 69
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Queen - Greatest Hits Vol 1 (a slight cop out listing a greatest hits but I remember listening to this at several relatives houses and it having a massive affect on me)
The Prodigy - Music for a Jilted Generation
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Sepultura - Chaos AD
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Tool - Aenima
I could probably go on and like tuscaneer, my list would probably vary slightly dependent on what mood you catch me in!!
sepultura's best was roots but beneath the remains was when i got onto them, very dark at the time!
cap doff to made in japan too.... ilistened to that on loop for years as a kid!
Swervin_Mervin said:
tuscaneer said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
You can see my early familial influences - that list is pretty well in time order.
I was pretty much only into breakbeat and early techno up to about the age of 16 though. I can't remember what first switched me back to rock and then metal - it was either Nirvana (despite having memories of really disliking them when they first became widely known) or Metallica.
Metallica was Ride the Lightning for me closely followed by MoP, but it was really only when Machine Head released Davidian that I was hooked on metal. I was pretty split in terms of metal tastes - loved Pantera and that heavier dirty side, but my dance influences also had me into bands like Pitchshifter which got me on to Fear Factory's Remanufacture, and then became a big fan of all their work. My dirty rock tastes had me into Monster Magnet, whilst my Cure thing had me get more into Deftones and Tool. Then I hit on Karnivool and a bunch of Aussie bands, Dead Letter Circus, Cog, Floating Me (awesome single album). Let's not also forget the lies of Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan. In reality my list of influences would be utterly massive!
Gradually over time my tastes have not only broadened, but also in each genre become fairly focussed. An example of that would be prog metal. Love Sikth and PTH, can't get into Opeth or Dillinger Escape Plan no matter how many time I listen.
I've also just realised one fairly MASSIVE influence that I've missed out, so I'll adjust my list. Faith No More. A fecking huge fan in fact. Also a fairly big fan of RHCP's from One Hot Minute backwards right to their very early stuff.
yeah i get that.... OG by ice t was a big part of my youth as was straight outa compton.....i got into more hip hop later with wu tang myself and loved the darker side of rap with guys like capone & noreaga.... but none of it shaped me massively in a musical sense as it wasn't massively applicable with me being a guitarist...still loved a lot of it though and the rap/rock mash ups really got me when done properly.....anthrax/public enemy pretty much the first collab that set a fire under me......by the time guys like nas were doing tracks with korn i lost my sI was pretty much only into breakbeat and early techno up to about the age of 16 though. I can't remember what first switched me back to rock and then metal - it was either Nirvana (despite having memories of really disliking them when they first became widely known) or Metallica.
Metallica was Ride the Lightning for me closely followed by MoP, but it was really only when Machine Head released Davidian that I was hooked on metal. I was pretty split in terms of metal tastes - loved Pantera and that heavier dirty side, but my dance influences also had me into bands like Pitchshifter which got me on to Fear Factory's Remanufacture, and then became a big fan of all their work. My dirty rock tastes had me into Monster Magnet, whilst my Cure thing had me get more into Deftones and Tool. Then I hit on Karnivool and a bunch of Aussie bands, Dead Letter Circus, Cog, Floating Me (awesome single album). Let's not also forget the lies of Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan. In reality my list of influences would be utterly massive!
Gradually over time my tastes have not only broadened, but also in each genre become fairly focussed. An example of that would be prog metal. Love Sikth and PTH, can't get into Opeth or Dillinger Escape Plan no matter how many time I listen.
I've also just realised one fairly MASSIVE influence that I've missed out, so I'll adjust my list. Faith No More. A fecking huge fan in fact. Also a fairly big fan of RHCP's from One Hot Minute backwards right to their very early stuff.
Edited by Swervin_Mervin on Friday 17th May 12:44
t......so, i suppose in that respect hip hop had a big influence on my style in that the bouncier/crunchier stuff like downset and biohazard, along with helmet , made me play a certain way.....
the whole grunge thing left me completely cold ( with the exception of soundgarden which always felt deeper).... which is ironic as you can pretty much site the entire cause of grunge being when black flag came to seattle in '83 on the my war tour....pretty much every major figure that would emerge in grunge was at that show....my war was my second favourite black flag album after damaged frightened me to death when i was 13
Rock/rap mashups were a staple of that era weren't they? Judgement Night! I guess my tastes became somewhat driven by being a hobbyist bassist (never played in a band or had any inclination to) - instrument drives the musical taste, and vice-versa. It's why I loved so much early RHCPs, FNM, Pantera, and of course the loons that are Primus.
i was over rhcp as early as blood,sugar..... saw them live at manchester apollo on the mothers milk tour...they were f
king great.... but that manic side to them was fading fast by the time under the bridge and all that started.. i left them there...judgement night was incredible... fnm/boo ya tribe was off the scale...helmet/house of pain great too....
les claypool needs sectioning
May God forgive me for the following omissions from my list...
If I may be permitted gentlemen, I would like to stretch my list to 23 as I can't bump anyone at this juncture....
Testament.....the new order
Nuclear assault....survive
Shelter....mantra
I cant remember the year but I heard testament, annihilator and nuclear assault all on the same episode of headbangers ball... fell in love with all 3 but testament stole my heart....
They really belonged in the big 4.. should have been the big 5 really....oooollhhhh....among the living by anthrax...that's 24.....
Mantra by shelter was a sick album back in the early 90s...krishna core.... the first and best!!..
If I may be permitted gentlemen, I would like to stretch my list to 23 as I can't bump anyone at this juncture....
Testament.....the new order
Nuclear assault....survive
Shelter....mantra
I cant remember the year but I heard testament, annihilator and nuclear assault all on the same episode of headbangers ball... fell in love with all 3 but testament stole my heart....
They really belonged in the big 4.. should have been the big 5 really....oooollhhhh....among the living by anthrax...that's 24.....
Mantra by shelter was a sick album back in the early 90s...krishna core.... the first and best!!..
Speaking of hardcore ...
Check out toby morse's podcast on spotify ",one life one chance"
Really insightful conversations with guys like roger miret from agnostic front and walter schriefels of quicksand......quite an insight into the roots of hardcore
In other sexy news..... we are back in the recording studio next week after a 19 year hiatus!!!...minus a singer which is st, but we have got a rather surprising guest singer in the works...can't say just yet though..
Check out toby morse's podcast on spotify ",one life one chance"
Really insightful conversations with guys like roger miret from agnostic front and walter schriefels of quicksand......quite an insight into the roots of hardcore
In other sexy news..... we are back in the recording studio next week after a 19 year hiatus!!!...minus a singer which is s
t, but we have got a rather surprising guest singer in the works...can't say just yet though..Google [bot] said:
Congrats Tuscaneer 
cheers tiger! it's been f
king great to get my original bass player and drummer back in and back up to speed.... it was frustrating at first because i've never stopped playing or writing since 1999 when we packed it in....but a few months in and they were back up to scratch...i've been using instagram to network around guys from my era who aren't necessarily still active in bands, but are still networked within the scene.....i find it truly amazing that i can have one to one conversations with these guys through social media whereas in my day it was all fanzines, tape trading and sending physical demos to labels
so..... just done a couple of days in the recording studio and finished tracking yesterday...still got to mix and master it yet but here's a little snippet for you chaps that know what sort of heavy stuff floats my boat
https://www.instagram.com/dav2866/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/dav2866/?hl=en
sometimes you just stumble across a band you haven't heard of before and it's apparent they have been around for donkeys years with a full back catalogue..
cave in
early stuff very noisy and heavy, later stuff a lot more controlled.... fking sublime band..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F60cHG2DGQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_wzzq_uyXQ
cave in
early stuff very noisy and heavy, later stuff a lot more controlled.... f
king sublime band..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F60cHG2DGQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_wzzq_uyXQ
Swervin_Mervin said:
S100HP said:
FN2TypeR said:
S100HP said:
Saw that, and the comments that followed.
Think they've made a huge mistake. It's not a rock festival anymore.
Yeah that did raise my eyebrows; I must be old as the hills and out of touch (31). Think they've made a huge mistake. It's not a rock festival anymore.
The rest of the days proceedings is pretty rubbish (still more to be announced though in fairness) but I'm still going to head along as I have never seen them. My brother and I will just get steaming in Leeds and head up in the early evening if nothing else on the lineup interests us.
Oh... and I drove 3 and a half hours down to milton keynes a couple of nights ago to catch "night verses" at the craufurd arms.... what a show...
Aric improta is one of the most impressive drummers I have ever seen..
And a proper gent to boot...
Nick depirro.... well let's just say his guitar playing puts me to shame...
Csnt recommend checking them out more highly..
Aric improta is one of the most impressive drummers I have ever seen..
And a proper gent to boot...
Nick depirro.... well let's just say his guitar playing puts me to shame...
Csnt recommend checking them out more highly..
Blayney said:
tuscaneer said:
Oh... and I drove 3 and a half hours down to milton keynes a couple of nights ago to catch "night verses" at the craufurd arms.... what a show...
Aric improta is one of the most impressive drummers I have ever seen..
And a proper gent to boot...
Nick depirro.... well let's just say his guitar playing puts me to shame...
Csnt recommend checking them out more highly..
Such an excellent band. I was worried when they went instrumental. I was wrong, they are even better. Aric improta is one of the most impressive drummers I have ever seen..
And a proper gent to boot...
Nick depirro.... well let's just say his guitar playing puts me to shame...
Csnt recommend checking them out more highly..
FN2TypeR said:
You all need to check out the new Code Orange album if you haven't already done so, 10/10 
been having a little peep.. pretty well crafted those boys i must say...you got onto sleep token?
some really cool stuff.. love the breakdown here at 4.09...great track this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cUXKKf6my0
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