The Metal Thread

[Gary]

Dave Mustain also believes Obama staged the shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Oderus Urungus vs. Dave Mustaine 3/28/12

Dave Mustaine's also a cunt who hasn't recorded a good album in 18 years and was the worst part of the Big Four tour. See, people? This is why rock stars and brilliant musicians OD and die early on: so they don't end up like Dave Mustaine.

 

[Red Baron]

Dave Mustain also believes Obama staged the shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.

Dave needs to go back on the needle. And also, The World Needs A Hero was Megadeth's last good album.

 

[Incandenza]

Back in '92, I watched Mustaine cover the Democratic and Republican national conventions for MTV News. Granted, I was a naive 13-year old at the time, but I don't recall him being insane.

Did all his years of substance abuse lead to early dementia?

 

[Red Baron]

I wouldn't doubt it.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

That, looking for quick attention since the other bands still get it (Slayer's always going to get attention because they're FUCKING SLAYER, Anthrax with their on-again/off-again reunion of the classic lineup, and Metallica by virtue of being one of the biggest bands of all-time), and being born-again have led Mustaine down the uber-douche path.

Whatever. Megadeth is horrible live, and it's not because of Ellefson or the two hired guns they have on guitar/drums at any given moment.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

I didn't mind Megadeth's last album (2 1/2 snowflakes maybe) but yeah they're nothing special anymore and Mustaine is a fucking idiot and he's not getting any of my money again at this point. You can point to some of his music like "Hanger 18" and say he was always into conspiracy theories if you want to but this goes above and beyond to the point where it's just appalling. Even the audience was just "WTF, play music"

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Heading to Atlanta next Thursday. Kamelot is opening for Nightwish in what has been my dream show for close to a decade. Here's hoping Kamelot is able to get Nightwish's Marco on stage for "March of Mephisto"!

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

The Rock and Shock concert lineup this year is the weakest I've seen in a long time. Night one is Misfits, Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Vision of Disorder, and local bands. Night two is the almighty GWAR...and a bunch of horrible shit that anybody who actually knows more than three Gwar songs probably fucking hates.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I'd give Shadows Fall a chance if they came close by.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

I like a few Misfits songs and maybe Vampiro will be there!

 

[Gary]

http://hydraheadlines.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-imminent-demise-of-hydra-head.html?spref=tw :'(

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Well that sucks dicks.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Went to Day 2 of the Progpower USA kickoff in Atlanta this past week. The bands were Kamelot and Nightwish. This was a ridiculously good show and a hell of a lot of fun. Everything started at the scheduled times, and though Nightwish ran a little long, I don't think anyone cared. Kamelot's new frontman is just as energetic and charismatic as Roy Khan, and sings just as well. They played about 8 songs, since they were the opening act, but it was a really good set. Here is the final song of their set, "March of Mephisto".
Kamelot - March of Mephisto

Nightwish played for nearly 2 hours. It's been a little less than 5 years since the last time I saw them, but HOLY SHIT has their vocalist put on some weight. It didn't effect the performance though, and her voice is still just as good as ever. Needless to say though, they played a great set. They added in some older songs like "The Siren", "Higher Than Hopes" and "Planet Hell", but mostly played songs from their newest album. Marco Heitala continues his long streak as one of Metal's best frontmen with his insanely loud vocals. Near the end of "I Wish I Had an Angel", his mic went dead, but you could still hear him over the music that was playing. They played the abominable "Slow, Love, Slow" from their new album, but followed it up with the SICK "I Want My Tears Back" and earned my forgiveness. Nightwish now brings a bagpipe/flute player on tour with them, and the guy is REALLY good at what he does.

My hat is off to both bands.

 

[Gary]

Century Media is suing people who download or share music from their label.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I'd hate to be subpoenaed to court for Torrenting porn.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

CM's just butthurt because they wasted away their goodwill by signing nothing but -core bands for years and lost their big sellers for one reason or another.

Meh. All the best bands are either going the self-released route or on Nuclear Blast/Metal Blade/Relapse/Candlelight.

 

[Gary]

Borknagar and High on Fire are signed to CM and their new albums are great.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Ghost is going to cover this song on the new album:

ABBA - I'm A Marionette

I haven't been looking forward to a new release like this in a long time.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Heard the new Down single. It blows. I'll forever love the first album and all its boozy heroin-soaked glory, and the sequel was a nice, if flawed tip of the cap, but these last two are just derivative cash grabs that badly force an approximation of the circumstances of the original, and it shows.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Listen to how much this song fucking rocks:

Down - Temptation's Wings (with lyrics)

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Now listen to how much this sucks:

DOWN - Witchtripper

 

[Red Baron]

It sounds like a dumb downed version of Mastodon.

 

[Brocklock]

That may be the most uninspired and generic sludge metal song ever.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I really fucking hate djent. I really, really do. That video of the guy writing a modern death/djent song is extremely accurate with how little legitimate thought goes into any non-Meshuggah djent, but here's the kicker: I hate Meshuggah, too. Like, "would rather listen to shit like Lamb of God or Devildriver than them" levels of hate.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

That may be the most uninspired and generic sludge metal song ever.

Did you listen to them back to back?/ that's what makes it even more glaring to me, because Nola was just so GOOD.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I think Hour of Penance's Sedition is my pick thus far for AotY thus far. It built on the tech/death style they're known for and crafted more immediately digestible and identifiable songs while still keeping that core sound and passion in spite of the loss of Francesco (who went to the equally great Fleshgod Apocalypse full-time).

Suffocation's has yet to come to to pass, ditto Exhorder, Municipal Waste's Fatal Feast is a step in the right direction after the shyte of Massive Aggressive but can't touch either Hazardous Mutation or Art of Partying, I haven't heard Cannibal Corpse's Torture but heard it's solid (on the same lines as Kill), the new Cryptopsy s/t is supposed to be a return to form after the horror of The Unspoken King, Fear Factory's Industrialist was nothing special like Mechanize was, Dying Fetus' Reign Supreme actually turned out pretty damn good but didn't have that KICK IN THE NADS feel that Descend Into Depravity had...

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

I told you that Dying Fetus would turn out ok

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Well, given how shyte War of Attrition turned out, and they previewed what turned out to be bad mixes...

Hour Of Penance - Sedition (2012) [Full-Album]

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

There are a couple ok tracks on War of Attrition. Album ain't good, but it's not a total waste or anything. It's friggin better than Down IV is going to be.