current favorite albums

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:05 pm

A lot of people here seem to like metal, or listen to bands with names that would indicate that they are metal

Why is this I wonder... what is it that links a shooter player to an ed banger

Vincere · Post by **Vincere** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:11 pm

We like underground and extreme music and games, that's not really far from each other.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:52 pm

Mushihime same is quite a bit different from...

"Tear out your Jugular, eat it and DIE!!!! RARRRRRRRGH!!!!"

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:19 pm

MovingTarget wrote:Mushihime same is quite a bit different from...

"Tear out your Jugular, eat it and DIE!!!! RARRRRRRRGH!!!!"

Mushihime is more symphonic metal.

Cryptopsy + Gunbird 2 = yes.

Vincere · Post by **Vincere** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:32 pm

Rob wrote: Cryptopsy + Gunbird 2 = yes.

Ha ha ha, you beat me to it. Playing shmups with some brutal death tunes definitely is climatic.

The hypertrophic cadaver erupts
With a curdling stench as its bowels start to vent
The creaking anus emits a stench so corrupt
Your guts will be wrenched ‘til the intestinal tract is spent

Take this motherfucking Black Heart!!! HA HA HA!!

A lesson in pathology, embalming fluid sprays all over me
Making a mess of your necropsy, just another lesson in pathology
This is a medical atrocity, screams echo in the mortuary
Extra-curricular necro-sodomy, a painful lesson in pathology...

YYeaaahh!! Take my nasty spreading napalm!

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:52 pm

MovingTarget wrote:A lot of people here seem to like metal, or listen to bands with names that would indicate that they are metal

Why is this I wonder... what is it that links a shooter player to an ed banger

I like metal too, but the posts here make it appear that's about all everyone is listening to (I suppose that makes sense given that metal is closest to a lot of the music that appears in videogames.)

Not that everything in this thread has been metal, but I'd say 70% of the bands mentioned so far have been metal (some nice tangents though with Sun Ra and Moondog!)

I think in any given month (if not any given day) I listen to a pretty wide set of genres (short of hip-hop/rap and contemporary country), and somewhere in that month will definitely be some metal, but it definitely doesn't dominate my listening.

Actually, most months find me listening to quite a bit more classical than metal...

Vincere wrote:We like underground and extreme music and games, that's not really far from each other.

Underground is as wide as the ocean. Almost a useless term now though I use it incessantly. Hell, half the metal out there is 'underground-ish' (like some of that black metal...) I see underground bands performing in town all the time. There as underground folk music (as mentioned in another thread). What do we mean by underground?

Vincere · Post by **Vincere** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:21 pm

Ha ha ha. By underground I mean not mainstream. Sure some extreme metal bands play in bars etc, but have you already seen an album selling more than 150 000? Dimmu or Cradle maybe. But 99,9% of them sell at 10 000- copies.
This is what I call underground.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:31 pm

CMoon wrote: the posts here make it appear that's about all everyone is listening to

Pretty much is, for me. I intend on hearing the drum n bass albums mentioned a few posts back and as soon as the 15th rolls around some Foxy Digitalis-type stuff.

Speaking of metal (haha!), have you heard the Ocean album, Acid King? Here Where Nothing Grows? 3 tracks, 65 minutes. Some seriously great slo-mo doom. Kind of similar to the Orthodox album.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:56 am

I likes me some metal, but the following playlist is 100% metal free:

Suicide - s/t
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
The Fumes - Self-Appointed Guardian of the Machine
The Ends - Concrete Disappointment
The Misfits - Static Age
Crust - Sacred Heart of Crust
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um and Mingus at the Bohemia
The Hipshakes - "OK Alright" 7"
Amon Tobin - "Slowly"/"Bad Sex" (feat. Chris Morris) 10"

And last but certainly not least, I finally tracked down a copy of:

Teengenerate - Smash Hits!

Thanks, Pa. This totally hit the spot. Now I feel lame, though, for having slept on this record for eleven frickin' years.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:30 am

MadSteelDarkness wrote:the following playlist is 100% metal free:

Dammit, you could've posted sooner and saved us some scorn.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:36 am

Yeah, I was just thinking about this the other day too.

My theory is more along the lines of shooters being a fast and intense adrenaline rushing genre, and metal also being quite adrenaline-charged and intense.

BTW, I gave (illegally downloaded) Helloween - Walls of Jericho a listen, it really blew my mind considering how old it is, but it's not exactly what I like the most.
I did pick up Testament - Practice What You Preach yesterday though. Pure cheese.

I still can't get over Helloween's name. Almost like Hello-ween or something. It sounds so friendly.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:51 am

Rob wrote: I intend on hearing the drum n bass albums mentioned a few posts back and as soon as the 15th rolls around some Foxy Digitalis-type stuff.

*blinks*

If your buying stuff from brad I wonder if you've been picking stuff up off my label too?

Vincere wrote:Ha ha ha. By underground I mean not mainstream. Sure some extreme metal bands play in bars etc, but have you already seen an album selling more than 150 000? Dimmu or Cradle maybe. But 99,9% of them sell at 10 000- copies.
This is what I call underground.

Yes, but that's just what makes it meaningless. I rarely listen to anything that sells more than 10,000 copies. Most of what I end up listening to is in the 1000 edition run size. I also like to use the term underground, I was just trying to figure out what you mean by it.

You know, kids these days (ha! I was one of those once) thinks just coz it isn't top 40, it is underground

Oh, and here's some more music:
Bardo Pond - Aminita / Lapsed
Roxy Music - Stranded
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
Neil Young - Zuma
Love - Forever Changes
Charlambides - Market Square
Circle - Sunrise
Sunroof! - Bliss (just reissued, pick that fucka' up!)
Urdog - Eyelid of Moon
King Crimson - Lark's tongues in aspic
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
Richard Youngs - Sapphie
Eno - Here come the warm jets
Have I already Alan Silva's Seasons? Jesus!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:09 am

CMoon wrote: If your buying stuff from brad I wonder if you've been picking stuff up off my label too?

I've eyed the catalog a few times, downloaded some samples, but not yet. I can't decide and I'm not familiar with many of those artists. Can I send you ~$30, you pick a few albums based on what I might like? I like surprises. Sometimes.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:17 am

Rob wrote:
CMoon wrote: If your buying stuff from brad I wonder if you've been picking stuff up off my label too?
I've eyed the catalog a few times, downloaded some samples, but not yet. I can't decide and I'm not familiar with many of those artists. Can I send you ~$30, you pick a few albums based on what I might like? I like surprises. Sometimes.

I've urged Madsteeldarkness (and would urge you as well) to go with the Invisible Pyramid comp since for $40 you are getting nearly 8 hours of music (basically 30 EPs by virtually every artist on the label). This is probably PMish type talk anyway, but yeah, if you are curious in anything, let me know, I'm sure we can work something out. That Foxy comment just caught me by surprise. I just put out an album by the fellow who runs that label, and we've done split releases before.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:22 am

CMoon wrote:That Foxy comment just caught me by surprise.

I said it so I'd get less slaps on the wrist! Schoolmarm.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:13 am

Rob wrote:

Speaking of metal (haha!), have you heard the Ocean album, Acid King? Here Where Nothing Grows? 3 tracks, 65 minutes. Some seriously great slo-mo doom. Kind of similar to the Orthodox album.

Nope, I'll have to make a mental note.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:50 pm

I bet if more of you heard some good dnb more of you would listen to it, and vice versa with me an metal......

I used to like One Minute Silence, a great UK band. Somebody yoinked my cd at a party though and av never bothered with metal since

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:04 am

Shonen Knife - Let's Knife
Shonen Knife - Rock Animals (catnip dream!)
Public Enemy - Nation of Millions

That's kinda neat. How that all lines up. All symmetrical like. On the left side there. Yeah. Really great. Time for bed.

What's a good brand/model of record player? on the cheap side.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:32 pm

I dunno about the cheap side but if you want on the bulletproof never hafta buy another one side, find a used Technics 1200. Used should be $200 or less.

MadSteelDarkness wrote:Thanks, Pa. This totally hit the spot. Now I feel lame, though, for having slept on this record for eleven frickin' years.

Glad to be of service. That is one of my most favorite of favorites of all times. Also, I need to PM you about that Dirtnap thing. I might be able to help, plus The Earaches want me to send you gifts.

Now... What in the hell have I been listening to.

Teengenerate - Savage (Smash Hits is a fraction better)
Hank Williams - Hony Tonkin' (I can't stop!)
The Earaches - currently untitled (my buddy is recording their new album)
Eric McFadden Trio - Live in the Northwest I & II
The Wailers - At The Castle
The Wailers - & Co
The Xavier Cugat Orchestra - The Breeze and I
Armitage Shanks - Shanks' Pony
The Bellrays - The Red White and Black
Black Flag - Damaged
Led Zeppelin - II
Los Punkrockers - Exitos de Sexpistols (Hilarious Never Mind the Bollocks remake from Spain)
Mudhoney - Let it Slide
Thee Headcoats - The Good Times Are Killing Me
Unida - dunno the name cos it's a burn

People who like guitarists that are totally awesome should check out The Eric McFadden Trio: http://www.emtmusic.com/joy.htm Eric's day job is playing guitar for George Clinton. The Trio is more of a rock band. Anyone listening should bear in mind that he plays only an acoustic with nylon strings.

Pa

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:03 pm

Brave New World - Iron Maiden
Dance of Death - Iron Maiden
Inhuman Rampage - DragonForce
Sonic Firestorm - DragonForce
Dungeon Explorer II Soundtrack
The Best of.. - Cutting Crew

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:05 pm

That was the best post in this thread.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:18 pm

Haha, stuff about dragons, I gotta check that out :)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:22 am

Cryptopsy - None So Vile -- A million times this week.
Immolation - Unholy Cult
The Essential Eddie Money
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Wolf - The Black Flame -- Nikolas sounds even more like the great 80s metal vocalist that never was than before.
Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:26 am

MovingTarget wrote:A lot of people here seem to like metal, or listen to bands with names that would indicate that they are metal

Could be Rob's fault.

Meshuggah - catch thirtythr33

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:53 am

I will take part blame.

Today's favorite:
Van Halen - s/t -- This is actually pretty great. Surprised me.

Now to give AC/DC's Back in Black a shot. I've always hated them.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:39 am

Rob wrote:Now to give AC/DC's Back in Black a shot. I've always hated them.

Well fuck. If you're gonna go straight to when the weakness started, you'll no doubt keep right on ahatin'. If you're serious about trying to like that band you should at least listen to something with Bon Scott. Powerage (my fave) or Let There Be Rock would be great places to start. The Australian release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is top shelf as well.

Stay the hell away from Brian Johnson and you'll be a happier more fulfilled person.

Pa

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:58 am

been spinning these records alot lateley...

biohazard sound chronicles
ace of base - happy nation
rem - automatic for the people
evergreen terrcae - burned alive by time
LEXX OST
dimmu borgir - bla bla satan (the one with the tits cover)
the spookshow - psychosexual chpter 1
and a shitload of OCremixes....

Vincere · Post by **Vincere** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:41 pm

I listened to the latest Cult of Luna album -Somewhere along the Highway- many times and it's a fucking great one. After the latest Envy one, I clearly got hooked to post-hardcore for life.

sven666 wrote: dimmu borgir - bla bla satan (the one with the tits cover)

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:46 pm

Vincere wrote:I listened to the latest Cult of Luna album -Somewhere along the Highway- many times and it's a fucking great one. After the latest Envy one, I clearly got hooked to post-hardcore for life.

.

cult of luna are great

seen them live a couple of imes, great act!!
that type of music is getting pretty popular here in sweden, had a few such acts pop up lateley and some older changing ino it.. good stuff

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:51 pm

Rob wrote: Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Impressions please!!!

I thought the album was due for a mid-September release?