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Kings of Thrash (Dave Ellefson/Jeff Young) have released their first (?) original, pretty rough to say the least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9eqD1kMDqQ&;

Candlemass - Epicus LP
Opeth - Damnation LP
Nick Cave - Push the Sky Away LP

I'm going to a festival with them playing in July so have been delving into their stuff as I've only really listened to DODS and BMD. I know they got more melodic but it is not what I was expecting at all, not sure what to think actually, the late 90's stuff is pretty good/typical of the sort of goth metal route PL, Anathema etc went down.

But then checked out the early 2000's stuff...was this well received at the time? I had Viva Emptiness on earlier, there's some decent riffs but there's an almost nu-metal buzz off it that sort of has me questioning it, definitely a big Tool influence there as well. Oh and the lyrics are awful "he went too far the fucker, it's not like I owe him money, this is different" should not be uttered in a song once never mind as a recurring pre-chorus  .

Deadly man, thanks for that!

Ooh that's a lineup.

Sinners was a good bit of craic.

Watched 'Locked' last night, new thriller sort of film with Bill Skarsgard and Anthony Hopkins, nothing epic but pretty good, Hopkins still plays a great nutter.

Haven't listened to it yet. The debut and Meliora are great, on the last one he was trying to incorporate the Dokken/80s Ozzy thing with pop but it's just a bit too bombastic and ultimately the songs weren't good enough.

Just finished my replay of the first game, still class. Will get into the second one before watching series 2 of the show.

Watched the new series of Black Mirror, it's grand, doesn't hold a candle to the first couple on Channel 4.

Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol

Iommi is just credited as 'The Player' on the back, respect that.

Picked up Eternal Idol and Cross Purposes on LP myself, along with Red by King Crimson.

Watched the first two series of the White Lotus over the past week or two, watched the first ep of season 3 last night.

Still good but it lacks a comedic character like the manager in season 1.

Just had Rust in Peace on actually, managed to pick up that og mix on LP a few weeks back. Countdown and Youthanasia are both great too, I'd love to get them but Megadeth's back catalogue seems a bit of a shambles when it comes to keeping stuff available.

Followed it up with Beyond the Crimson Horizon by Solitude Aeternus  .

He's making a new one without Roy Z, was reading the other day Roy Z has gone full religious nutter apparently, won't do the devil's music anymore!

Might not be the worst thing in the world, the last one had pretty poor production from what I heard.

He should get the lad from Eternal Champion to produce.

Reading this thread has me sticking on Seventh Son, jaysus that run of albums in the 80s really was class.

Which reminds me I need to keep a eye on Ticketmaster to see if any tickets for the gig in May pop up.