Quote from: Eoin McLove on February 13, 2026, 11:52:37 AMThe levels of innocence and cluelessness these lads radiate would make the most hardened Antispa sound like Albert Einstein.
Sorry to see Mithrandir didn't make the cut... your denim shorts weren't satanic enough!
Too hot to handle
Quote from: The Heretic on February 13, 2026, 06:27:59 PMMost bands reach a point where they have nothing left creative wise in the bank, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, ACDC, Guns and Roses, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones etc etc and end up trading on past glories, although most of the bands mentioned can still draw a huge crowd, for those that don't its time to hang up the boots unless you can accept diminishing returns
I'm not sure I agree with the concept that creativity is finite; I think it can be indefinite if you remain inspired. With all those bands though I suspect it gets to a point where it's more about keeping the show on the road that being creatively inspired. If you have a very definite sound you're pigeon-holed by, it makes it a lot harder to branch out without tanking your popularity. AC/DC may well wish to release the jazz album they've always aspired to, but they may well also lose their stadium status in doing so.
Aside from the money and status involved, I'm sure a ton of these guys are just complete road dogs by this point. It'd be like Brooks leaving prison and being unable to deal with the outside world in Shawshank Redemption, they maybe just struggle to contemplate a different life so won't want to risk it by diversifying the sound. I'm speculating of course, and there's many exceptions to the rule.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on February 08, 2026, 06:34:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so
This popped up in my youtube feed as well. If Ketamine was a band - this is it
In fairness!
The last two Priest albums have been great, IMO.
But how much of that is down to Falkner's involvement in the writing.
And MegaDave has always had decent hired guns. Even involved in the writing.
All the other bands are still the same core members coming up with the tunes.
The last two Priest albums have been great, IMO.
But how much of that is down to Falkner's involvement in the writing.
And MegaDave has always had decent hired guns. Even involved in the writing.
All the other bands are still the same core members coming up with the tunes.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on February 13, 2026, 05:32:15 PMSecond night added because, unsurprisingly , it sold outNice, missed out on tickets for the first gig. With the hype around them I figured they probably would have been on in the Academy
Quote from: Bürggermeister on February 08, 2026, 06:34:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so
The accuracy with the looping is wild.
Microtonal guitar and bass. Mad.
Most bands reach a point where they have nothing left creative wise in the bank, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, ACDC, Guns and Roses, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones etc etc and end up trading on past glories, although most of the bands mentioned can still draw a huge crowd, for those that don't its time to hang up the boots unless you can accept diminishing returns
Second night added because, unsurprisingly , it sold out
To be fair Slayer have far less forgettable records. What did Megadeth finish on 17 or so? Most of which are nonsense.
I prefer bland MegaDave to bland Slayer, though.