The Metal Thread - Version 2

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I took care of it, Laz.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

I listened to the new Nightwish live double CD, Showtime, Storytime and it's pretty damn awesome. Floor is an awesome singer. I hope they come to the US and I'm able to see them. I've seen both the previous singers, so it'd be cool to have seen all incarnations.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I listened to the new Nightwish live double CD, Showtime, Storytime and it's pretty damn awesome. Floor is an awesome singer. I hope they come to the US and I'm able to see them. I've seen both the previous singers, so it'd be cool to have seen all incarnations.

It's hands down my favorite live album of the year. The girl can sing and is quite alive on stage. That was one thing I preferred about Annette over Tarja. She actually looked happy to be on stage and seemed alive, while Tarja just stood there like a statue. That was the best version of Ghost Love Score that I've heard yet, and the future for Nightwish is looking pretty bright.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

So, I had a thought today while driving and "Free Bird" came on. It links back to one I had a few years ago, actually, one brought on by the Exodus cover of "Low Rider" and one of the rare instances where I listen to the radio.

What are some covers of non-metal songs you'd like to hear from metal bands? I think a Vader cover of "In the Air Tonight" would be interesting, if only for Piotr's vocals, and Fleshgod Apocalypse doing "Free Bird" would probably result in something generically Fleshgod but still somewhat interesting.

 

[NoCalMike]

*ahem* Satan would like to chime in now,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ltS-QLMh98

 

[NoCalMike]

Holy shit.....

http://vimeo.com/80943193

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Within Temptation has released a collaboration with Howard Jones, formerly of Killswitch Engage. A bit on the repetitive side, but I like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAiV8RpqzME

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

You know who Howard sounds like here? Matt Barlow. That's not a bad thing, either, because Barlow's voice is really good when it's not drowned out by Jon Schaeffer's douchebaggery.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

So...best of 2013 for everybody?

Power Trip - Manifest Decimation
Carcass - Surgical Steel
The Black Dahlia Murder - Everblack
Gwar - Battle Maximus
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Mind Control
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth
Mechina - Empyrean
Suffocation - Pinnacle of Bedlam
Exhumed - Necrocracy

Of them, I'd say that Uncle Acid, Gwar, Black Dahlia, and Power Trip have been my favorites.

 

[Gary]

1.) Deafheaven - Sunbather
2.) Carcass - Surgical Steel
3.) Gorguts - Colored Sands
4.) Gris - À l'âme enflammée, l'äme constellée...
5.) Intronaut - Habitual Levitations
6.) Orchid - The Mouths of Madness
7.) Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
8.) Satan - Life Sentance
9.) Leprous - Coal
10.) Ulcerate - Vermis

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Am I the only one who doesn't care for Gorguts or that style much at all?

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I feel dirty for forgetting that Defeated Sanity's excellent Passages Into Deformity came out last year, as well as Katalepsy's Autopsychosis.

 

[Gary]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTmsaoSebYo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6MXHOXLq4#t=12

Hey, new music from Cynic.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIaFMZL22I

A track from Within Temptation's new album featuring Xzibit, (yes that Xzibit) on backing vocals, starting at 1:29. Your brain is now broken.

 

[NoCalMike]

http://youtu.be/lCeRWaIh5Hw

 

[Gary]

Grind Your Enthusiasm

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I've been on a massive kick for these guys for the past month or so. Holy shit, I never realized how perfect they are for me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8JQ1kHHbo

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

http://www.terrorizer.com/news/streams/misery-index-reveal-new-album-details-new-song-conjuring-cull/

Pretty solid. A little more "mature," I guess, than what they've typically done, but still plenty awesome.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CNJpis0a4

Just found these guys. They had Som Pluijmers do a song or two with them live a year ago, right around the time she announced she was leaving Cerebral Bore.

AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO DO A NEW PROJECT, SOM. GET ON THAT.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I'm addicted to Edguy's cover of "Rock Me Amadeus" from their new album, Space Police. It sounds pretty much just like the original, just a tad harder, but they did a great job with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_ao5nTfV8

Also, Delain has released a new album. A couple of the songs feature guest vocals from Nightwish's Marco Hietala. Here is "Your Body is a Battleground".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZgAVygp9A

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

I'm addicted to Edguy's cover of "Rock Me Amadeus" from their new album, Space Police. It sounds pretty much just like the original, just a tad harder, but they did a great job with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_ao5nTfV8

Also, Delain has released a new album. A couple of the songs feature guest vocals from Nightwish's Marco Hietala. Here is "Your Body is a Battleground".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZgAVygp9A

I've been meaning to post that for a couple of weeks. It's an awesome album and those songs with Marco are great.

 

[Gary]

Agalloch have a new album out tomorrow.

Oh, and Cannibal Corpse will be performing at the Gathering of the Juggalos this year.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Oh, and Cannibal Corpse will be performing at the Gathering of the Juggalos this year.

Yeah...they're playing a lot of questionable shows/tours lately.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

And now for something the whole family can enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QELDBZG_ulQ

 

[Gary]

The new Agalloch is really good, but it's also probably their weakest LP so far. Still worth a listen though.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

So, I recently discovered this band called Sabaton. This guy's voice is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZNeastYxEc

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

Never heard of them before, but I figured I'd give it a shot since we seem to like many of the same bands. I loved it, and you're right about the singers voice. I'm downloading their discography now to see how their other stuff stand up.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Sabaton are one of the few PM bands I kinda dig. His voice isn't extreme falsetto like Rhapsody or Hammerfall, and it's not just noodling like Dragonforce, and not just cheesy Tolkien worship like every other PM band. They do a great cover of Amon Amarth's "Twilight of the Thunder God," too.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Yes they do Laz. Yes they do.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Which makes their supporting slot on Amon Amarth's summer US tour interesting to me. I'm kinda hoping that members of both get together at the end of the Amon Amarth set to play that. Sadly, the closest they're coming to me is in VT or CT, so I won't be going.