Metallica or Megadeth?

[bratfink]

Plus killer guitar shred bands like Darkane, Arch Enemy, Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God, Daath, Arsis, etc

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Hmmm,

Not sure I am with you there. Most of those bands seem to fall flat for me, I have heard it all before and nothing seems new and original.

Arch Enemy I'll grant are excellent, however they have been around since the Mike Amott's exit from Carcass in 95. Now you see why he picked Angela to replace the other guy they had on vocals, she is almost a spitting image of Jeff Walker (vocally speaking). So although I really like them there is nothing new there, just new generation Carcass.

CoB, In Flames etc all seem to be rehashes of At the Gates. Funny thing is that At the Gates was a rehash of Entombed.

I don't know about you guys but all these new bands I hear don't really excite me that much because I feel I have heard it all before.

But I still get the funny feeling inside when I hear Mary Jane through a loud speaker, and for that matter Disposable Heros as well. So those old Thrash bands aren't completely irrelevent.

[Grandturk]

Thrash is back! Along with the old school bands like Exodus, Testament, Forbidden and Destruction...

And fucking Overkill, thank you!!!

[Endrik]

Hmmm,

Not sure I am with you there. Most of those bands seem to fall flat for me, I have heard it all before and nothing seems new and original.

same here

specially Children Of Boredom, one of the biggest weenie shrinkers ever

[Grandturk]

same here

specially Children Of Boredom, one of the biggest weenie shrinkers ever

I like CoB, but I think they suffer from what a lot of bands suffer from these days - too many CD's and too many friggin' songs.

I've noticed that when CD's fully replaced LP's, bands went from 8 songs an album to 14 or more. And I think that means that basically 7-8 of those songs, if not more, are throwaway. You look at Master of Puppets, and its got 8 solid songs on it - not a stinker in the whole thing - then you look at the Black Album, and I don't think I could name more than 4 of them - I was looking at the disc the other day and was like "The God that Failed? Have I ever even listened to that one?"

What happens when you've got all these diluted songs, is that these bands lose "the riff." I've listened to a lot of new metal lately, and the problem is the same - I don't remember anything significant about what I just listened to. There's no "riff" that hooks you and sucks you in.

[Jacksons Shred]

Bingo..live and in studio. The ONLY secondary Nevermore guitarist that gave Jeff Loomis a run for his money. He's awesome!!

Yeah.. I heard that Jeff learned a lot of his chops from that guy, I could be wrong though.

[toejam]

GT, I know Toejam for one is a big Overkill fanboy.

Hell yeah! They're a band that's never gone away, and I still love picking up their new releases. They should have another one coming soon, since Immortalis came out in '07.

[horns666]

Hell yeah! They're a band that's never gone away, and I still love picking up their new releases. They should have another one coming soon, since Immortalis came out in '07.

I laughed when I gnored the first Overkill comment. I have 20 >>OVERKILL<< cds in my collection..their entire body of work from beginning to Immotalis..with guest Randy Blythe on one song. Immotalis is awesome IMO!! I seen Overkill three tries in the last several years and they always fuggin' deliver..they rule!! Some drunk girl forced me to suck her fat tit at the bar..at their last show. That was pretty weird.:think:

Overkill needs no defense. They are a metal institution that refused and ignored all trends. They only give a fuck about being Overkill!!

[Grandturk]

Immortalis is a fantastic disc - its on my ipod/alarm clock - I woke up to Devils in the Mist this morning. Ron Lipnicki (sp?) is insane on the drums on that disc.

[toejam]

They usually come home to NJ and play around here like every October, but I've missed them for the past several years. Blitz used to live not far from me, and I would see him once in awhile at the local movie theater or supermarket in my late teens and early 20s. Great band, nice bunch of guys.

[Grandturk]

Hell yeah! They're a band that's never gone away, and I still love picking up their new releases. They should have another one coming soon, since Immortalis came out in '07.

We gotta hook up next time they play @ Starland or in the city.

[toejam]

We gotta hook up next time they play @ Starland or in the city.

Sounds like a plan!

[wilkinsi]

I voted Megadeth, purely because I like their music better. I got into playing Jacksons because I was sick of problems with BC Rich.

[Firebird V]

Megadeth over Metallica for me. Classic Metallica kicks ass tho!

And Overkill rocks! I watched them go from clubs up here in Suffern NY to getting signed and playing the world. Bobby is a good dude. I have prom pics with his little sister... lol. Long story...

[RacerX]

then you look at the Black Album, and I don't think I could name more than 4 of them - I was looking at the disc the other day and was like "The God that Failed? Have I ever even listened to that one?"
- I don't remember anything significant about what I just listened to. There's no "riff" that hooks you and sucks you in.

I dunno, grandy (turky? :ROTF ... grandturkie, I kinda like "The God That Failed" - even though I haven't heard it in years, I can still hum it all the way through and remember how the riffs & chorus goes. So, to me, TGTF is a memorable song. It is one of 2 or 3 songs that James wrote about Christian Science (cult), the organization that his parents made him attend when he was a kid.

I bet it wouldn't take long for somebody to name the other one(s).

[Rsmacker]

I voted Megadeth, purely because I like their music better. I got into playing Jacksons because I was sick of problems with BC Rich.

What, when you were on tour?