Amph Riding the lightning - the JC heavy metal thread

I'm torn between Into Glory Ride and Hail to England.

Also, I've been listening to this lately.



This is one of the best albums of the 1980s. Not just in metal. Of all genres. This album is a landmark in both progressive and power metal.

 

So, I just figured out about this. I'll give the next album a whirl just to see if I feel any differently about it than I did her debut LP. I'm not too optimistic though. I don't really like the production here either.

 

I've been listening to a lot of 90s death/metal recently - Suffocation, In:Extremis, Morbid Angel's offerings (Eyes to see), Napalm Death, Entombed, Carcass and I ended up back at Demanufacture. That album is just an absolute masterpiece from start to finish.

 

Of course! After all, it is...

 

I've been listening to Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1 all week. No Australia on their world tour.

 

https://www.rockhall.com/class-2018-nominees

Anyone prepared to watch the absurdity of LL Cool J getting in the Hall before Judas Priest, The Moody Blues, MC5 or The Zombies?

 

Man it's almost like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

 

don't underestimate what ll cool j did for the sales of radios, thus opening up vast segments of the population to the very possibility of rock and roll.

 

I did hear him talking to Aisha Tyler on her podcast Girl On Guy, and um... he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But I don't think it warrants emotion from me on the hall of fame question.

 

I think it's just one of those generational things - everyone has to independently discover the HoF isn't worth caring about, and then wonders why anyone still does. Like sands through the hourglass or something.

 

Evidently, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame doesn't understand that it's supposed to be the Rock n Roll and ONLY Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

The fact that Van Halen, of all bands, had to wait 4 years to get in when they should've been in the second they became eligible tells you all you need to know about their credibility.

And Judas Priest's first year of eligibility was 1999, a year the Hall CLEARLY dropped the ball on, because it was also the first year of eligibility for Bad Company (are they even in?), KISS (Class of 2014), and Rush (Class of 2013).

And while I'm still ranting, get Ozzy in as a solo artist! You already have all 4 Beatles inducted twice, you have at least 3 Yardbirds in twice, and you have Eric Clapton as the only 3 time inductee, so there's no excuse for not having Ozzy inducted twice!

Where's Eddie Trunk when you need him?

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Appears Nanaki hasn't discovered it yet Ramza.

 

Thought I'd start posting here again with this thing I do with people on another forum where we post our top tens for specific years. I've actually found really cool stuff doing this and I hope to do that for anyone here too.

 

I have to put Mastodon's Emperor of Sand and glassJAw's Material Control at equal #1, with Rosetta's Utopiod at #3. Beyond that I wasn't getting a lot of new music this year so I can't really committ to a top 10

 

I meant that we could also do past years as well.

Emperor of Sand was definitely better than the last couple albums.

 

I sorta listened to the Hunter but it was really Crack the Skye where I stepped off and spent more time exploring Baroness instead. But, Emperor is amazing.

 

Listening to more Black Breath lately which naturally promoted a stage dive back into Dismember's early material. Much prefer Dismember to Entombed (even though it was pretty great to see Entombed in 1991.)

 

I'd probably say the same. Entombed doesn't hold much appeal past Clandestine.

 

For me, Dismember held onto their heavy yet catchy edge a bit longer, and I do not think Entombed ever recovered from Nicke leaving.

 

RIP Warrel Dane of Nevermore and Sanctuary.

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Top Ten Metal Albums of 2017:

1. Bestial Invasion - Contra Omnes
2. Droid - Terrestrial Mutations
3. Akercocke - Renaissance in Extremis
4. Crimson Dawn - Chronicles of an Undead Hunter
5. Lunar Shadow - Far from Light
6. Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland
7. Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
8. Venenum - Trance of Death
9. Pagan Altar - The Room of Shadows
10. Schizoid - Evil Incarnate

 

What were your highlights for this year, if any?

Nanaki Master_Lok Ramza LostOnHoth

 

Memoriam U.K.'s debut for the fallen and the Sacrilege cover they did (The Captive.)

Ufomammut's 8 had its moments, but I much prefer their output from 2012 backwards - I like more heavy, less ambient from them.

I do not listen to much modern metal, circle the bands/musicians I've loved for decades (or bands that pay serious homage to the ones I still enjoy.) Waiting for new Triptykon (whom I finally came around to), Black Breath and Asphyx.

 

Wait, they did a Sacrilege cover? Interesting.