Hmmm and what does this "professor" teach?

Close?

[QUOTE=DFelon204409]The only good metal band is Europe and they're not a metal band.[/QUOTE]

It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!

[QUOTE=Jetpack]
As far as the rest goes, METAL!!! In Flames and Trivium rock and im thinking im gonna see them next month!!!! YEAA![/QUOTE]
Not nu metal, just metal.

That being said, there are almost no good metal bands at all these days.

Hey, this is closing tonight right.

I still need to edit my song.

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Hmmm and what does this "professor" teach?[/QUOTE]

He teaches psychology. He is officially one of the stupidest people I have ever met.

And yes, this thing should close tonight.

[QUOTE=SubtleDagger]Not nu metal, just metal.

That being said, there are almost no good metal bands at all these days.[/QUOTE]

Not if you look hard enough.

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Not if you look hard enough.[/QUOTE]

Name some.

Sikth, Ion Dissonance, Candiria, Dungeon, Five Star Prison Cell, Karnivool, Strapping Young Lad, Premonitions of War, Alarum, Lamb Of God.

Not all of them are traditional metal but who can tell these days?

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Sikth, Ion Dissonance, Candiria, Dungeon, Five Star Prison Cell, Karnivool, Strapping Young Lad, Premonitions of War, Alarum, Lamb Of God.

Not all of them are traditional metal but who can tell these days?[/QUOTE]
LoG is heavily heavily heavily overrated.

Ion Dissonance is the only really good one I see there. And the fact that you mentioned Dungeon makes me laugh.

Aside from that, I did say "almost" after all.

I'd have to second that. ^

Although Strapping Young Lad can be good like, once in a blue moon.

SYL is OK but lately I'm not liking them much.

[QUOTE=SubtleDagger]SYL is OK but lately I'm not liking them much.[/QUOTE]

hey let's talk on AIM and forum at same time gud dea.

Is it Devin Townsend's hair?

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Is it Devin Townsend's hair?[/QUOTE]
Nah, that's actually one of the cooler things about SYL.

Uggghhh....metal. I'm sorry, but that genre just seems to completely suck as of recently. Some of the classic metal is still good (Judas Priest, Metallica, and the like) but anything past circa 1999 is pretty much crap. The only thing I admire about some of the more recent metal bands is the technical proficiency of some of their guitarists. I hate most of the vocalists though. Therefore, if I'm in the mood for some kickass guitar playing, I opt for Joe Satriani. No useless screaming/shrieking/gargling/whatever, just good guitar playing.

[QUOTE=Disco Donkey]Uggghhh....metal. I'm sorry, but that genre just seems to completely suck as of recently. Some of the classic metal is still good (Judas Priest, Metallica, and the like) but anything past circa 1999 is pretty much crap. The only thing I admire about some of the more recent metal bands is the technical proficiency of some of their guitarists. I hate most of the vocalists though. Therefore, if I'm in the mood for some kickass guitar playing, I opt for Joe Satriani. No useless screaming/shrieking/gargling/whatever, just good guitar playing.[/QUOTE]

Screaming/Shrieking/Gargling is where it's at.

Stop being single minded.

Anyone who doesn't like screaming on principle is usually lame.

Anthrax is where it's at in metal.

I don't dislike screaming, gargling, etc. but I've found very few bands that I thought made that work well...I guess I've always liked to hear a real voice. My favorite exception though, is definetely Haggard. If you've never heard of them, buy, download, sell your soul or do whatever you have to do to get awaking the centuries. Its way worth it. Otherwise, I gotta agree that since Metallica brand metal faded out, its tough to find good metal bands...

[QUOTE=Tainted_Soul]I don't dislike screaming, gargling, etc. but I've found very few bands that I thought made that work well...I guess I've always liked to hear a real voice. My favorite exception though, is definetely Haggard. If you've never heard of them, buy, download, sell your soul or do whatever you have to do to get awaking the centuries. Its way worth it. Otherwise, I gotta agree that since Metallica brand metal faded out, its tough to find good metal bands...[/QUOTE]

Metallica brand metal is pretty terrible. If I wanted to go see a bunch of hairy men with their cocks out acting bad ***, I'd go to a wrestling match. Doom Metal is where it's at motha ****as.

[QUOTE=pixiesfanyo]Metallica brand metal is pretty terrible. If I wanted to go see a bunch of hairy men with their cocks out acting bad ***, I'd go to a wrestling match. Doom Metal is where it's at motha ****as.[/QUOTE]

hahahahaha!! What do you define Doom Metal people as being, if not hairy men acting bad***?? ...hehehe...

[QUOTE=Tainted_Soul]hahahahaha!! What do you define Doom Metal people as being, if not hairy men acting bad***?? ...hehehe...[/QUOTE]

My Dying Bride, Tiamat, and Sleep

Neurosis doom metal aswell?

I despise Joe Satriani. And Yngwie Malmsteen and all those guitar 'virtuoso' players. Musical wankery in it's purest form IMO. It's all sterile to me.

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Neurosis doom metal aswell?

I despise Joe Satriani. And Yngwie Malmsteen and all those guitar 'virtuoso' players. Musical wankery in it's purest form IMO. It's all sterile to me.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, maybe. They're a little more post-metal.

Yay for stupid genres.

close the contest?

Screaming is only tolerable in small doses and if it's not done off-key, which a lot of new metal bands can't seem to grasp. Other genres that use screaming seem to be able to do it somewhat melodically. Thrice, anyone? Even other not-so-good bands like Silverstein manage to make it sound a notch just above complete a$s. Metal bands...eh, not so much.

[QUOTE=RunAmokRampant]Neurosis doom metal aswell?

I despise Joe Satriani. And Yngwie Malmsteen and all those guitar 'virtuoso' players. Musical wankery in it's purest form IMO. It's all sterile to me.[/QUOTE]


Ok first of all i'll say that i somewhat agree with Yngwie, I think he's really talented but he's way too repetitive, and a lot of his stuff is the same type of music, scales and pentatonics, etc... he never varies it really... Joe satriani i disagree with you on that. I think he's amazingly talented, when I hear him play i really feel that he almost sings through his guitar, yeah, simple chord arrangements but its all about the feel.


Disco Donkey:

I agree with you that some bands just scream for the sake of screaming, I sometimes enjoy just a basic scream on some heavy songs. Thrice is great they are great at screaming and singing, but i think find sometimes It's too much and i'd rather just listen to a growl and some wicked guitar.

*Just bought in flames/trivium tix YEAH!*

So, go check out Mercury Switch. They're metal/experimental/awesome and from my area. Pretty sweet. They're becoming more well known, but I don't know if I've ever seen their name on these forums before..

...if you're into breakdowns smashed with melodic guitar and singing.

Yngwie is worse than joe I agree. All he tends to do is play scales fast.
Metal is doing ok atm like it always will, it's metalcore that's dying in the pits.

And sometimes screaming or "singing" off key can be used for an artisitic effect like Converge for example. But Converge are the only ones who do that well anyway as far as I can tell.

The Locust and Me And Him Call It Us do it all the time and it sounds great.

Screaming (or even singing) off-key [I]can[/I] be used to add to the artistic impression of the song. However, too many bands--mostly metal bands--that I've heard lately don't do it for any sort of artistic reason, they just do it to sound fashionable and end up sounding ridiculous. Let's take Slipknot, my favorite "metal" punching bag: when they sing, they're decent; when they scream, they're obnoxious and lame.

Ah.

Well, yeah. It annoys me more when he raps though. Or just "talks menacingly".

oh yeah thats the reason i can't listen to them, i hate his stupid rambling ffs!!

Meh. The only slipknot song I actually like is "Eyeless". Not a big fan at all. Too many gimmicks and the such

Yeah, those ridiculous masks that they all wear are probably to shield them from getting punched in the balls when they're walking down the street. If people don't know what they look like, then they won't know what testicles to stomp in.

I'm ashamed to be from the same state as them.

[QUOTE=SubtleDagger]The Locust and Me And Him Call It Us do it all the time and it sounds great.[/QUOTE]
I find The Locust to be too goddamn odd, to tell you the truth.

To much screaming and all that.

I don't mind it. For instance, I dislike listening to DEP because of the senseless screaming (at times), I can't stand it a lot, at least using earphones.

Other than that I'm pretty receptive of music. That can't even be put into that label, you know, it's not not accepting...

Wait. I'm confused now.

Bottomline, let's all hold hands and sing you know

Hmmm DEP don't have senseless screaming if you mean screaming "**** you!" and other random insults like Slipknot and other bands similar.

ok so i judged the ****... when do i actually give it places? 1st 2nd 3rd etc... I guess i can do it right away if i want to right?

[QUOTE=Jetpack]ok so i judged the ****... when do i actually give it places? 1st 2nd 3rd etc... I guess i can do it right away if i want to right?[/QUOTE]
yes