Quote from: Ducky on Today at 03:45:09 PMQuote from: Barrytron on Today at 10:20:59 AMSomething about Harris' control freakery really rubs me the wrong way. But I guess it works. He reminds me of a chancer wedding band leader...getting his nephew in to cover the gigs. "Shouldn't we try him out, play a few tunes and have a pint? It was 42 years after all. What about feel and personality and..."
"He'll be fine, get in the van Adrian"
I don't think it works. Same noodly shite intro/outros that add 15 unwanted minutes per album, same shite idea that they're a prog band, same shite production on every single album since BNW. For one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet (that features three guitarists to boot), they've got one of the worst guitar tones going.
Maiden has been little more than a marketing platform since AMoLaD. Fuck Harris.
Wouldn't disagree with any of that. They would have been savaged by the press for releasing any of the post amolad albums in the 90s, but every review is 9 or 10 out of 10.
That's the weird thing about Maiden's latter day progressive music: they could theoretically structure songs any way they want, and yet everything is so painfully predictable. Was even listening to the song 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' the other day and it was wonderful that the whole second half was effectively instrumental and didn't repeat the intro.
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LP
ABSU – Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (30th anniversary edition)
ACERO LETAL – Legiones
ADORIOR – Bleed on My Teeth
Amethyst – Rock Knights
Ancient Empire – Priest of Stygia
Ancient Empire – Wings of The Fallen
ARMOURED ANGEL – Baptism In Blood
Asphyxia – Exit: Reality
BLACK SHEPHERD – United Evil Forces
BLACK SHEPHERD – Immortal Aggression
Blackthorn – The Rotten Ways Of Human Misery
CALIGULA – Technical Aggression
CAPILLA ARDIENTE – Where Gods Live and Men Die
Castle – Evil Remains
CH'AHOM – Knots of Abhorrence
CH'AHOM – Camazotz Cult
Chastain – For Thosae who dare
Chastain – Ruler of The Wasteland
Chastain – The 7th of Never
DEMON BITCH – Master of the Games
Deranged – Lacerations
Devil Lee Rot – Metalizer
Disarray – Religious Disease
Distorted Influence – Cold
DROWNED – Procul His
Electrocution – Inside The Unreal
Entrails – An Eternal Time Of Decay
Entrails – The Tomb Awaits
EQUINOX – Return To Mystery
EQUINOX – Journey into Obliveon
Eternal Dirge – Khaos Magik
EXCORIATE – On Pestilent Winds
Gallower – Behold The Realm of Darkness
G.B.H – City Baby Attacked...
GRENDEL'S SYSTER – Myrtle Wreath
GRENDEL'S SYSTER – KATABASIS INTO THE ABATON
Heir Apparent – Graceful Inheritance
Hellripper – Coagulating Darkness
HELVETETS PORT – Warlords
Hooded Menace – Gloom Immemorial
Horror Of Horrors – Sounds Of Eerie
INSULTER – To The Last!
Intöxicated – Under The Sign Of The Red Light
Invocator – Excursion Demise
Invocator – Weave the Apocalypse
Jumpin Jesus – The Art of Crucifying
KERRIGAN — Bloodmoon
Kradle – Standing on the Edge (1984 – 1986)
LOBOTOMY – When Death Draws Near / Against The Gods
MALEDICTION – Condamnés
MAYHEMIC – Toba
Mechanic Tyrants – St. Diemen Riots
Mission of Christ – LP+EP
Moral Decay – To Build an End
MUTILATED – Psychodeath Lunatics
NECROWRETCH – Welcome To Your Funeral
Neos – Three Teens Hellbent on Speed (1981 – 1983)
Obscenity – Perversion Mankind
Oppressor – Solstice Of Oppression
Organic – Infest Penitence
偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Satyagraha
偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Out Raising Hell
偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Cursed
Pharaons – Evil World (1989 – 1991)
Powertryp – Midnight Marauder
Reactor – Rather Dead than Dishonoured
Reactor – Revelation
Reverend Hound – Deal In Steel
Sabbat – Sabbaticult
Sacred Blade – Of The Sun & Moon
SACRED CRUCIFIX – Realms of the North Vol. 3
SACRED CRUCIFIX – Realms of the North Vol. 1
SCALD – Ancient Doom Metal
SHADOWS – Out for Blood
SKELETHAL – Within Corrosive Continuums
SMOULDER – Times Of Obscene Evil And Wild
Speedrush – Division Mortality
SPITFIRE – Nightmare
Starrider – Outta Time
Stranger – The Bell
TARGET – Mission Executed
TARGET – Master Project Genesis
TERRIFIC VERDICT – Demos 1988/1989
Thunder Rider – Tales of Darkness and Light Chapter II
TITAN FORCE – s/t
TITAN FORCE – Winner / Loser
TORCHURE – The Essence
Trouble – Trouble
Twitch – Dark Years
URN – Soul Destroyers
Vicious Rumors – Digital Dictator
Vicious Rumors – Soldiers Of The Night
VIOLATOR – Annihilation Process
VIOLATOR – Chemical Assault
VIOLATOR – Violent Mosh
VIOLATOR – Scenarios of Brutality
Vio-Lence – Kill On Command – The Vio-Lence Demos
VOIVOD – Killing Technolog
VOIVOD – Rrröööaaar
VULCANO – Anthropophagy
VULCANO – Bloody Vengeance
VULCANO – Ratrace
THE WATCHER – Out of the Dark
WITCHNIGHT – Old Steel Breath
WITCHTRAP – Hungry As The Beast
ZABBETH – Zabbeth
ZABBETH / VAULDERIE Split
7"
Bastard Priest – Doomed To Decay
CANTICLE / MEDUUSA Split
GENITAL GRINDER – Mass Putrefaction
偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Destroy Future...
Twitch – Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) / Spunk
Witches Hammer – S/t (aka Subversive)
CD
ABSU – Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (30th anniversary edition)
ADORIOR – Bleed on My Teeth
ANCIENT EMPIRE – Priest of Stygia
ANCIENT EMPIRE – Other World
ANCIENT EMPIRE – The Tower
Artch – Another Return
Ashes – In The Abyss Of Darkness
BLACK DENIM RAGE – Chaos Of War
Blacklace – Unlaced
Blacklace – Get It While It´s Hot
BLAZON STONE – Hymns of Triumph and Death
BLAZON STONE – Live in the Dark
BLAZON STONE – Return to Port Royal: Definitive Ed.
BLAZON STONE – Down in the Dark
BLAZON STONE – Damnation
BLAZON STONE – War of the Roses
Blessed Sickness – Massacre The Holy
BÜTCHER – On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing
Butterfly – Doorways Of Time
CAPILLA ARDIENTE – Where Gods Live and Men Die
CAPTAIN TRIPS – The Dance of Untruth
Castle – Evil Remains
CH'AHOM – Knots of Abhorrence
Chastain – The 7th of Never
Chastain – Mystery of Illusion
Crossfire – Second Attack
DEATHHAMMER – Forever Ripping Fast
Decerebration – Pure Hatred
DEMON BITCH – Master of the Games
Disarray – Religious Disease
DISARMAGEDDON – No Liberty
FAIR FIGHT – Until The End Of Time...
Flesh Temptation – Beyond the vision
GRENDEL'S SYSTER – KATABASIS INTO THE ABATON
Hatred – Daze Of Darkness + Suffer
HELVETETS PORT – Warlords
INSULTER – Crypts Of Satan
INSULTER – To The Last!
Invocator – Excursion Demise
Invocator – Weave the Apocalypse
Konkhra – Stranded
KURUPSURE – Hello Cruel World
LETHAL PRESENCE – Unholy Alliance
LIQUID STEEL – Mountains Of Madness
LOUD NIGHT – Mindnumbing Pleasure
LS-6 – Subconscious Endeavor
LUCIFER'S HAMMER – Time is Death
Matakopas – Coming Out Ahead
MAX PLANCK – Kill the Pain
MAYHEMIC – Toba
Medicine Death – Genetic Radioactive Experiments
MILITIA – Fiend of Misery
Morpheus – Descends Ritual Of Infinity
Morticious – Genetic Blurr+Terminal Terror
Necropolis – Thought About Death Lately
Obscenity – Perversion Mankind
PYÖVELI – Still Underground
RAPTORE – Rage N Fever
Reactor – Rather Dead than Dishonoured
Reactor – Revelation
Reverend Hound – Deal In Steel
ROCKA ROLLAS – Metal Strikes Back: Definitive Edition
Sacred Death – Deadly Playground
Savage – Loose N Lethal
SEA WOLF – The Terror From the Sea: Anthology (1981-1987)
SHADOWS – Out for Blood
SITHLORD – The Return... 20th Anniversary
SITHLORD – Jettison The Dead
Speedrush – Division Mortality
SPEEDWHORE – On The Verge...
SPITER (Shitfucker) – Enter The Gates Of Fucking Hell
SPITFIRE – Trinity
Starrider – Outta Time
Starrider – s/t
Steeltower – Night Of The Dog
Stormwitch – Tales Of Terror
Summoning Of Flesh – Born From Gore
Syris – Syris
Trouble – The Skull
Tymvos – World of Abominations
VENDETTA – Search in the Darkness
VICTIM – By The Neck
Video Nasty – Video Nasty
VIPERWITCH – Witch Hunt: The Road to Vengeance
THE WATCHER – Out of The Dark
Waxwing – Appetizer Sarcoma – At One With The Dead
Wildfire – Brute Force And Ignorance
Wildfire – Summer Lightning
Witchfynde – Lords Of Sin
Xenomorph – Empyreal Regimes
ZABBETH / VAULDERIE – Split
MC
CH'AHOM – Knots of Abhorrence
Coven Japan – Earthlings
Disarray – Religious Disease
Freeways – Dark Sky Sanctuary
GENITAL GRINDER – Mass Putrefaction
Hellway Train – Borderline
LETHAL PRESENCE – Unholy Alliance
Lockhart – No Chance
Mechanic Tyrants – St. Diemen Riots
Radiation – Reactor Collapse
Raptore – Renaissance
Savaged – Night Stealer
Speedrush – Division Mortality
Templar – Black Knight
MISC
Amethyst – Throw Down the Gauntlet Raglan Shirt
Atonement – Merciless Blasphemy Patch
Metal Forces Festival Tickets
Morbid Saint Patch
Haven't seen them all yet as going through them book then film with the wee lad, but Azkaban is definitely a bona fide great movie in its own right.
Just watched all the Harry Potters for the first time. I'd seen the first two in the cinema at the time and thought they were crap so just checked out (I've read the books). Watched Azkaban the other day and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it so I finished the series over the next couple of weeks. I definitely checked out at the wrong time, they were pretty much all good from Azkaban onwards.
Discovering your next obsession. The band/film/book you get completely lost in. I'm discovering good new stuff all the time, but it feels like only a handful of times a year that something really blows your mind and you become obsessed with it. Even better when you recognize that moment when you're still in it and know you will look back on that little era fondly in future.
Finding a bunch of old Argos catalogues that have been scanned online and flicking through them. Late 80s/early 90s. Can relieve my childhood Christmases by seeing all the popular toys at that time. But also even flicking through the rest and seeing all the elctronics, furniture, light fixtures, telephones etc etc that everyone had. They're a pure time capsule. Nostalgia hits hard in middle age, but even moreso when you've been away from home for 10 years!
Quote from: Ducky on Today at 03:45:09 PMQuote from: Barrytron on Today at 10:20:59 AMSomething about Harris' control freakery really rubs me the wrong way. But I guess it works. He reminds me of a chancer wedding band leader...getting his nephew in to cover the gigs. "Shouldn't we try him out, play a few tunes and have a pint? It was 42 years after all. What about feel and personality and..."
"He'll be fine, get in the van Adrian"
I don't think it works. Same noodly shite intro/outros that add 15 unwanted minutes per album, same shite idea that they're a prog band, same shite production on every single album since BNW. For one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet (that features three guitarists to boot), they've got one of the worst guitar tones going.
Maiden has been little more than a marketing platform since AMoLaD. Fuck Harris.
Spot on!
Quote from: moose on December 05, 2024, 10:41:30 AMQuote from: Shardknife on December 03, 2024, 01:37:21 PMDon't really have a favourite drive pedal per se, generally I get my gain sound from my amp for heavier stuff. When I do cover gigs I use an Xotic BB preamp for my lower gain sound and a Joyo US Dream (suhr Riot Clone) for higher gain into a clean fender style amp sim pedal which goes direct to the PA. The BB has a nice character to the gain without being too drastic a change from the clean sound. I have used the Boss SD1 and Joyo Uzi for similar gain staging in the past and they worked well too.
I've tried the tubescreamer/Boss SD1 into the front of my 5150 for the volume boost/mid hump tightening thing but I still need a clean sound and it's one more pedal to turn off so I don't bother with it for live stuff but have used it for recording. I do sometimes use DOD Carcoza to hit the front of the amp to get a gnarly sound but it's more fuzz than drive. It's one of the few fuzzes I have that still sounds good into a heavy amp sound without getting too muddy.
For bass stuff I either use a sansamp and get a little bit of grit from that or a HX stomp with a driven SVT sound, that's what I use for most of the more classic sounding stuff. I like the HM2 and RAT sounds on bass for death metal but it's too thin and lacking in low end for me live. I keep meaning to pick up a loop blender so I can dial back some clean blend in with the distorted bass tone.
Or just pick up a Battlehammer or Sledgehammer from me.The reason either exist is because Rats are too thin for me plus the Sledgehammer has some hints of HM-2 in there too.
That said my favourite drives (that I don't make) are the Boss SD-1 and Blues Driver (ideally modded for more low end) and then the Turbo Rat for really low gain edge of break up stuff.
I've a few friends with battlehammers and they all say good things, have seen them one boards at gigs and they definitely sound huge. I don't think I've actually tried one hands on yet with my gear but I must have played through one at some stage!
Quote from: Barrytron on Today at 10:20:59 AMSomething about Harris' control freakery really rubs me the wrong way. But I guess it works. He reminds me of a chancer wedding band leader...getting his nephew in to cover the gigs. "Shouldn't we try him out, play a few tunes and have a pint? It was 42 years after all. What about feel and personality and..."
"He'll be fine, get in the van Adrian"
I don't think it works. Same noodly shite intro/outros that add 15 unwanted minutes per album, same shite idea that they're a prog band, same shite production on every single album since BNW. For one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet (that features three guitarists to boot), they've got one of the worst guitar tones going.
Maiden has been little more than a marketing platform since AMoLaD. Fuck Harris.