Author Topic: The Heavy Metal Thread!!! \,,/ (Read 83043 times)

muppet · « **Reply #320 on:** January 28, 2012, 04:40:19 AM »

Alissa looks like she will be a great coach. And Julia seems to be a really good kid.....I would have advised her to find a coach like Charles Bronson, but I think Alissa actually has a better approach than what I supect Coach Bronson would do to anyone hurting Julia

Bronson blasts him dead {With thanks to BADRONALD74 }

unas · « **Reply #321 on:** January 28, 2012, 05:51:37 PM »

unas · « **Reply #322 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:17:28 AM »

mske · « **Reply #323 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:12:41 PM »

unas · « **Reply #324 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:35:56 PM »

Tuffty · « **Reply #325 on:** February 07, 2012, 08:13:49 AM »

You'll never guess who the new frontman for Killswitch Engage is...

This is unbelievably exciting news. Alive or Just Breathing has become one of my favourite albums ever and with his work with The Empire Shall Fall and Times of Grace, you can see that Jesse still writes such amazing lyrics and if anything, his voice has gotten better. Absolutely cannot wait to see what the new album sounds like. Although I'm probably one of the few that have to feel for the rest of his bandmates at The Empire Shall Fall because I get the impression that many people just don't know Jesse kept on continuing with a KSE-esque metal band that was more experimental but equally as good IMO. Considering they didn't have a record label to do any promotion with them then I guess that is true. I hope this news doesn't mean that Vol 2 of Solar Plexus is delayed or even TESF is outright finished.

mske · « **Reply #326 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:38:42 AM »

SomethingWild · « **Reply #327 on:** February 08, 2012, 01:37:11 PM »

Quote from: Tuffty on February 07, 2012, 08:13:49 AM

This is unbelievably exciting news.

+1

Weekly (? lol) Alissa update:

She's selling her hats on eBay

I'd love to pick one up, but they're quite pricey already

Code001 · « **Reply #328 on:** February 08, 2012, 04:21:09 PM »

Can't wait for this album to come out:

Also, new Beneath the Massacre next week:

unas · « **Reply #329 on:** February 08, 2012, 07:48:24 PM »

Tuffty · « **Reply #330 on:** February 08, 2012, 10:19:48 PM »

So it's official, Jesse's back. I won't bore you with the official announcement as it's pretty long and you can find it easy enough but I do want to point this out

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The "new" guy himself also commented on his return to the band after a decade-long absence, saying, "It is a great honor to rejoin my brothers after all of these years. After some discussion and much reflection, it was obvious to me this was the path I was meant to take. We got together and jammed on the 'Howard-era songs,' as well as some Alive or Just Breathing-era songs and we all felt the synergy."

He continued, "I look forward to writing the new record, since the demos sound absolutely amazing, as well as breathing new life and getting comfortable with the soulful songs Howard has written"

I never really caught onto that aspect of it til now but it's really interesting nonetheless. Makes sense considering Howard's been covering Jesse's stuff and it would be a kind of douchebaggery to disregard his work completely. I'd love to hear Jesse's interpretation of something like My Curse or Rose of Sharyn.

And got official confirmation from The Empire Shall Fall that not only is Jesse staying with them but they're currently at work on Solar Plexus Vol 2 & 3. It just gets better!

muppet · « **Reply #331 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:42:50 PM »

Tuffty · « **Reply #332 on:** February 11, 2012, 09:20:43 PM »

unas · « **Reply #333 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:30:50 PM »

unas · « **Reply #334 on:** February 22, 2012, 08:15:14 PM »

unas · « **Reply #335 on:** February 29, 2012, 12:11:22 AM »

unas · « **Reply #336 on:** March 01, 2012, 12:35:47 AM »

unas · « **Reply #337 on:** March 04, 2012, 05:45:45 PM »

SomethingWild · « **Reply #338 on:** April 11, 2012, 12:00:17 PM »

Exclusive: The Agonist Premiere New Single, "Ideomotor"

http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-agonist-premiere-new-single-ideomotor

Dare I say it's a bit... soft? It's missing the crazy tempo changes and multiple layered melodies that made "and their eulogies" so epic.

Also, why is this so 'fing long

Aw well, at least there are some cool guitar solos

but yeah... bit standard and boring.

SomethingWild · « **Reply #339 on:** April 19, 2012, 02:26:51 PM »

Dragonforce are back with a new vocalist and a new album The Power Within, including the new single Cry Thunder:

First thoughts:
- Pretty slow song

- New vocalist isn't bad, but now they sound like a stereotypical power metal band even more
- It has a nice hymne feeling to it which is sorta cool

They're doing a big tour as well. Gotta check out the album before I decide to buy a ticket.

edit: "Best album we ever did" my ASS. It's pretty unmemorable... barely has any of the speed and gimmicks that made Ultra Beatdown so epic. It's not bad, but just not that I was hoping for I guess.