Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on Today at 09:30:50 AMQuote from: astfgyl on October 13, 2026, 11:07:20 PMI was at the chat pile gig and someone let off the oul free Palestine thing and I genuinely thought there was no need for that at all it was like calling the band out for their politics when they hadn't said a word about anything like that at all
Except they had:QuoteAnd there's no misunderstanding the visual horror behind the growls of Shame, the album's nearest successor to Why?: "In their parents arms, the kids were falling apart/ Broken tiny bodies, holding tiny still hearts," Raygun murmurs over waterfalls of distortion. It is, of course, about Gaza. "But I want it to apply to all wars. It could apply to Vietnam and America. All war is terrible. But yeah, at the time I wrote that, I'm seeing the guy get run over by a fucking tank."
https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/chat-pile-cool-world-interview/
By contrast, let's not forget formerly anti-war (before that stance risked losing fans) Hetfield's weak as fuck statement when their music was being used as part of torture procedures in Guantanamo:QuoteWe've got nothing to do with this and we're trying to be as apolitical as possible, 'cause I think politics and music, at least for us, don't mix. It separates people, [and] we wanna bring people together. So, so be it. I can't say 'Stop.' I can't say 'Do it.' It is just a thing — it's not good or bad.
Yes they've said things before when they were asked and they can have songs about whatever they want whether it's political or not but they didn't say anything at that gig other than talking about films like there's just no need for it every single time. Lads who love it that much can still love it after the gig as well. And it's not because it's pro Palestine by the way, it's that politics of some sort of other seems to be all over everything now and it is tiring.
Anyway I'm pissing into the wind and I'll be just as guilty of banging on and on as anyone else if I don't just learn to live with it.
Other people probably feel strongly the other way and fair play to them to never want to switch off from the task at hand.
As for Hetfield, it's been over for me since he got into the whole 'tallica family thing. There's just no coming back from that no matter what he says
His shot voice works well in that context.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on Today at 08:03:04 PMQuote from: Trev on Today at 05:33:36 PMSuperjoint is alright, could probably make one really good album between everything they've put out. The Illegals stuff is pure muck
The En Minor one he did is pretty decent, his gravelly vocals work well for that style
The En Minor album is pretty cool.
Yeah I quite like it. It has a great hopeless/bleak feel to it
Some performance by Villa. Hopefully things are starting to click.
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Savage pair of albums from these lads.Shaping up to be a mighty night
Quote from: Trev on Today at 05:33:36 PMSuperjoint is alright, could probably make one really good album between everything they've put out. The Illegals stuff is pure muck
The En Minor one he did is pretty decent, his gravelly vocals work well for that style
The En Minor album is pretty cool.
https://www.facebook.com/rickywarwickofficial/videos/10-years-of-ricky-warwick-the-fighting-hearts-from-our-first-ever-show-at-oxford/1456500303065518/
Full band he says, so I'm guessing it won't be acoustic.
Full band he says, so I'm guessing it won't be acoustic.
Ooh crikey.
Managed to score a ticket for the Cork gig, but highly recommend for anyone, that bitta Wild Rocket is a lovely bonus. Caught them at Roadburn a couple of years ago and they were wonderfully discombobulating, tiny room should make it even better.