-=The All-Purpose METAL Thread=-

[The Girls]

And I return!

I could format this review as a song by song critique, I could do it in a rating system, I could even take individual elements, but I wont because I was rtoo pissed to do anything but rock.

The gig was fcuking (:o ) amazing. I was too busy drinking and stuffing my face to get there to see mastodon which is sucky, but i got to see machine heads solid set, the crappy Him and thir crappy set, and thanks to a trip tpo the mens room I almost missed tallica start.

They plaied through a good selection of old and new, and particular highlights include an extened performance of the memory remains with 60,000+ people singing and clapping along on their feet. And the firworks at the begining of one, and the chants during seek and destroy, it was great.

I am so jealous of you! I cant wait until they get here late this yr early next yr. Im going to be out there having a blast and then come back and brag about it! Ok, well maybe not brag, but share.... ok, no Im going to brag ;)

[HectorP]

God hates Us ALl was really kind of horrible....totally uninspired, by-the-numbers slayer album.

Not saying christ illusion is much better, but its certainly better than GHUA....I doint think slayers recorded an album thats added anything contructive to their repetoire since diabolus in musica, which has been almost 10 years now.

Oddly, I think the same but in reverse. I prefer God Hates Us All because it's heavier, angrier and more distorted. It's their signature sound and they push it to its extremes without experimenting much. I agree on Slayer's kinda immobile sound. You could say the same about other old bands like Motorhead. If I want a larger-than-life experience I often turn to Strapping Young Lad instead.

[howyadoin]

I know I'm in the minority, but I really enjoyed that record. It takes some getting used to the jarring difference, but I love from tracks 4 through the end. A tad long and repetitive, but it's raw and aggressive and has some great songs. It just needed some editing, arranging, production and solos and it would have been great.

I think they should've scrapped the entire album and released the audio from the practice DVD they recorded with Rob Trujillo. That guy's a monster.

[Brad Barton]

I think they should've scrapped the entire album and released the audio from the practice DVD they recorded with Rob Trujillo. That guy's a monster.

Yup, sad to say, that live recorded album that came with St. Anger actually sounded better than the album itself....it's wierd when you have to put on the bonus DVD to hear St. Anger in a way that's listenable.

Still, I can forgive them one horribly bad album. Hell, I've been a Metallica fan so long (18+ years) that I'd probably forgive them another bad album too, but man, it'd be really heartbreaking...

Howya: I'm sure you haven't heard this yet, but you look like Edward Norton from American History X in that avatar pic dude.

[ImpulseUCF]

I think they should've scrapped the entire album and released the audio from the practice DVD they recorded with Rob Trujillo. That guy's a monster.

You know, I've heard that. I don't mind the recorded version and I haven't listened to the DVD in years (I blasted it on the surround sound while painting my bedroom in my old college place)and it was good. Trujillo is nuts, no question. I've been too lazy, but I really ought to rip the audio from the DVD and burn it as my copy of the CD.

I don't even think St. Anger was a terrible album... just poorly handled. Where the Black album was near perfect presentation of mediocre to really good material, St. Anger is pitiful presentation of decent - pretty good material, so the end results are vastly different. Justice was pitiful presentation of INCREDIBLE material and withstands shoddy production. :) Still, it's not the snare that bothers me on St. Anger, it's the cymbal bleed...aaarrrgghh, just that generic, awful ambient TSSSHHHH in EVERYTHING. It almost ruins The Unnamed Feeling for me...almost.

Also, one thing I must say that amuses me... off all the threads I post in on the internet forums, the heavy metal thread here is by far the most civil, polite and genuinely friendly thread I've had the pleasure of posting in. Who'd a thought that? So much for all those crazy heavy metal guys. :p

[Complaint Man]

lol, but I'm glad to be able to discuss my metal in a civil manner.


It seems Metallica is beginning to work their way back in the good graces of the metal community as it were. I have high expectations of them now that they have crawled out from underneath the HORRIBLE Bob Rock.

[ImpulseUCF]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I LIKE the civility. It's just pleasantly surprising. :)

Anybody ever get into Infectious Grooves? One of Robert Trujillo's older projects. Think funk, punk, metal and ridiculous humor rolled into one. Great stuff.

[Rattlehead]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I LIKE the civility. It's just pleasantly surprising. :)

Anybody ever get into Infectious Grooves? One of Robert Trujillo's older projects. Think funk, punk, metal and ridiculous humor rolled into one. Great stuff.

Rob Trujillo was also in Suicidal Tendencies, which is the "parent" band of Infectiuos Grooves. He does an awesome little slap-Bass solo on Send Me Your Money from the 'Lights, Camera, Revolution" album. He's a really underrated Bass player, and I'm happy to see the guy finally get recognition for his skills. Hell, Suicidal Tendencies is an underrated band, to be honest.

[Complaint Man]

Yeah I listened to Suicidal Tendencies back in the day. Good band, Trujillo is the shit. I hope he actually gets to show more of his skill on the next album.

[Brad Barton]

Yeah I listened to Suicidal Tendencies back in the day. Good band, Trujillo is the shit. I hope he actually gets to show more of his skill on the next album.

My cousin and I actually saw Suicidal Tendencies in Bakersfield, Ca many, many moons ago, when Rob was still in the band.
I think it's fitting that my main memory of the whole thing was walking into the club and immediately feeling Rob's low, guttural bass just resonate through my chest....man, he is a monster on the bass, I can't tell you how satisfied I was when he was chosen for the band. They really did knock it out of the park with him.

Does it seem to anyone else like Rob's actually been their bass player for a lot longer than he really has? No disrespect to jason (whom I'm a huge fan of as well), but I actually think Rob may be a better fit for the band than he ever was...

When I heard Rob pull off Cliff's bass solo in Orion, as they were playing Master in it's entirety on the summer tour last year, my jaw just dropped...

I never heard Jason play anything like that.

[Brad Barton]

Also, one thing I must say that amuses me... off all the threads I post in on the internet forums, the heavy metal thread here is by far the most civil, polite and genuinely friendly thread I've had the pleasure of posting in. Who'd a thought that? So much for all those crazy heavy metal guys. :p

I know what you mean. I love that I can go back and browse through the previous pages of this thread and not see ONE back and forth, multi-quoting, dick-measuring "forum fight" that the comic sides of these forums (and sometimes, shamefully, even I myself) are prone to falling into.

When we disagree with each other, we actually give sound reasons why (who'da thunk it?), and even better yet, we dont allude that other people are idiots for not sharing our opinions.....that's all it really takes to keep a civil discussion going; mutual respect.

[leonaozaki]

Having read all of the Megadeth posts, I am reminded that (a) I looooved Rust in Peace way back when, and that (b) it still holds up even if Dave can't really sing, and (c) I hated Youthanasia. I liked the three records leading up to RIP but after Youthanasia I stopped really listening.

But Rust in Peace is still a great speedmetal album.

rob

[ImpulseUCF]

Having read all of the Megadeth posts, I am reminded that (a) I looooved Rust in Peace way back when, and that (b) it still holds up even if Dave can't really sing, and (c) I hated Youthanasia. I liked the three records leading up to RIP but after Youthanasia I stopped really listening.

But Rust in Peace is still a great speedmetal album.

rob

Check out Cryptic Writings, The System Has Failed and United Abominations. All three are spectacular!

[HectorP]

I find it hard to decide on best Megadeth albums, since Rust, Peace, Cryptic and Countdown all have good things going for them (Peace edges it out, though). Youthanasia and System are a little behind of them, and from there it's Hero, which I don't hate but it's nothing spectacular. Haven't heard Risk (don't intend to) or the debut.

[stealthwise]

The Unnamed Feeling is one of Metallica's best songs. Period.