The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien - The One Ring

by **Lysandros** » Sat Oct 13, 2001 12:30 pm

I can't argue with that Saruman. It is merely convenient that the Black album was better than subsequent efforts by M. Meow meow BlackGoat. Metallica, like it or not, is (or was) metal. BTW did you happen to notice if Mike Bordin (from Faith No More) was playing drums for the Ozzman the other night? He was in the new Ozzy video I saw last week....Faith No More....now that was a real band!

by **BlackGoat** » Sat Oct 13, 2001 4:35 pm

Not sure, but I assume it was.

by **Canamarth** » Sun Oct 14, 2001 4:55 am

The black album is my favourite from the Metallica ones as well. Enter sandman, Of wolf and man, Wherever I may roam... Skrewball, have you seen AC/DC live? It's a hell of an experience!

by **BlackGoat** » Sun Oct 14, 2001 11:41 am

Awww, everyone knows the only good song on that album was "Sad But True".

by **Lysandros** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:18 pm

I saw Metallica on the Load tour, I was too young to see them on the Black tour, to relive old glory. The live version of Sad But True was awesome. It was slower and sludgier than the studio version, waaaay better! Man, I just got Blind Guardian "Nightfall in ME" and the more I listen to it, the more butt it kicks!

by **Saruman** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 3:42 pm

Nightfall in Middle Earth is one of the best cd's I own. An absolute masterpiece. By the way, a new Blind Guardian sone leaked yesterday. It isn't supposed to be released for another month, but you can find it on IRC at DALNET channel #mp3-metal if you'd like. The song is called "And then there was Silence". At 15 minutes, it's the longest song Blind Guardian has ever written and definitely one of the best.

by **BlackGoat** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 4:44 pm

Blind Guardian is good, but I like other power metal bands like Jag Panzer or Iron Savior. I've been listening to a lot of Destruction lately.

by **Canamarth** » Tue Oct 16, 2001 6:06 am

Nightfall is one great album! Imaginations was cool as well and some of their earlier songs. But I find that the first ones often don't make much sense. I think they hadn't mastered English that well then.

by **Lysandros** » Tue Oct 16, 2001 7:30 am

Heheh, yeah some Euro bands fall into that. Amorphis seemed to struggle with English for a long time, there were still grammatical slips on Tuonela. Swedes usually have a pretty good grasp of english, but all Swedes I have spoken to say that english is practically the street language in good ol' Svenske.

by **Canamarth** » Wed Oct 17, 2001 3:49 am

That's true. It's amazing how well Scandinavian people usually speak English.

by **Lysandros** » Wed Oct 17, 2001 9:17 am

Except for Finns. I remember in high school we had a Swedish and a Finnish exchange student. After 10 months the Swede (who spoke English well when she arrived) had NO accent. The Finn still struggled with pronunciation and some grammar. But I hear that Finnish is a weird language and very hard to learn. Back to metal! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-devil.gif"border=0> Any Dimmu Borgir fans out there? They just might be my favourite BM band and the last 3 albums have all been pretty darn good. What is it with BM bands and their never-ending line-up changes? Apart from prison sentences why can't they keep members?

by **BlackGoat** » Wed Oct 17, 2001 11:55 am

Dimmu Borgir is pretty cool. I'm not a huge fan of them, but I like them. Immortal and Emperor are my favorite black metal bands.

by **Lysandros** » Fri Oct 19, 2001 10:54 pm

I don't think I have heard any Immortal yet...what's their best album?

by **BlackGoat** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 1:05 am

Their best album? Well, I like em all, but I think I'd say "At The Heart Of Winter". If you want some suggestions, download the first track "Withstand The Fall of Time". It's flutterin' awesome. Btw, I'm going to a NY Steel benefit show in November. Twisted Sister are gonna be playing! Woohoo!

by **Lysandros** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 8:31 pm

Alright, Black Metal freaks listen up. Is it just me or does EMperor throw in the riff from "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Metallica) on "The Acclamation of Bonds" on the Anthems album? I think it is totally there!

by **skrewball** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 3:44 am

havent heard bells for a while.....

by **BlackGoat** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 5:35 pm

I'll pull out my Anthems album tonight and give it a listen.

by **Lysandros** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 5:53 pm

It's not the opening lead from bells, but the rythym guitar riff that is laid down at the start over the bells...very similar to a small bit on Acclamation of Bonds. Maybe a subtle nod to the might that was once Metallica.

by **Lysandros** » Thu Oct 25, 2001 11:14 pm

God I hate the junk the media tries to pass off as metal these days. Why is everyone so hyped up on the new System of a Down album? Chop Suey is awful. Ugh. Do they have these kind of bands (ie Nu Metal)) over in Europe too?

by **skrewball** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 6:59 am

so, as a militia, do we have any agenda, or something??

by **Lysandros** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 10:58 am

As the title say we are out for world domination. Metal is our music, mulletted our hair, studded are our jackets, tight are our jeans, skulled are our rings. Metal cannot be stopped!

by **BlackGoat** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 1:32 pm

My hair is not mulleted, my jacket is not studded, my jeans are not tight and I don't wear any rings! But, of course, metal is my music.

by **Lysandros** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 3:18 pm

Allow me to quote the mighty Manowar "Everyone of us has heard the call, Brothers of true metal, proud and standing tall! Heavy Metal! Or no metal at all, geeks and posers, leave the hall."

by **Saruman** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 3:28 pm

Uh-oh... I might be something like a geek. I don't look particularly geeky (working on the metal hair <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif"border=0>) but I am highly intelligent and read books and play RPGs. I guess this means I can't listen to Manowar :rolleyes:

by **BlackGoat** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 3:11 pm

It's WIMPS and POSERS! Not GEEKS and POSERS! Get it right, man!

by **Lysandros** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 5:18 pm

Sorry man, I haven't ridden the dragon for several years. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif"border=0>

by **BlackGoat** » Sun Oct 28, 2001 10:18 am

Then you should get back on it!

by **Lysandros** » Sun Oct 28, 2001 12:22 pm

Actually, I traded away my only Manowar CD years ago for Black Vanity by Cemetary. It was the one with a 20 minute song about Achilles...the stupid drum solo in it ticked me off. Drum solos are cool live, but not on a CD...just like 5 minute guitar solos.

by **BlackGoat** » Sun Oct 28, 2001 11:55 pm

5 minute guitar solos? That's pretty damn short! Anyways, I just got back from seeing Type O tonight. It ruled like all hell. But now I'm practically deaf too.

by **Lysandros** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 12:47 am

Type O are awesome. I wasn't crazy about World COming Down but all their stuff before that was excellent. Did they play any cool covers?

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