Quote from: Carnage on October 13, 2026, 06:47:34 PMI don't know what put it in my head but I found myself listening to the first Epica album yesterday on the way into town. I'm not a fan of 'symphonic metal' in general (file under: Eurovision Shite) but I actually enjoyed it at the time.
I'm not sure I'll go back to it much but I was pleasantly surprised not only by the occasional heavier vocals, but that I considered them an unwelcome interruption.
Now for ya.
A couple of us saw Within Temptation at Pinkpop in NL a good few years ago.
They were handy
One of the lads bought one of their albums; listened to it; & never listened to it again
I haven't gone near them since, well other than this post
Witchthroat Serpent - Demons Left to Roam
Hyena / RisingFall - Heavy Etal Heroes
Deceptor - Reign of Terror
Aenigmatum - Infinitudes Passage (I think someone mentioned or recommended this somewhere on the board, and I shamefully can't remember who but thank you, it is pretty deadly!)
Hexorcist - Crucificial Imprecations
Hyena / RisingFall - Heavy Etal Heroes
Deceptor - Reign of Terror
Aenigmatum - Infinitudes Passage (I think someone mentioned or recommended this somewhere on the board, and I shamefully can't remember who but thank you, it is pretty deadly!)
Hexorcist - Crucificial Imprecations
The shock of Carnage liking Epica made me post in the wrong thread!
Scour is indeed, very very good...
If Epica sounded as good as the singer looked, they'd be my favourite band
New Anthrax is indeed poor. They really need to knock it on the head.
New Anthrax is indeed poor. They really need to knock it on the head.
The Haunting (1999)
Holy fucking shit it was bad. Only 1hr 40mins and it was tough to get through. The only thing that rescued it was the design of the house was amazing. Looks like they spent a huge amount on the set. But the acting, dialogue, CGI etc was completely horrifying, and not in the way intended.
Holy fucking shit it was bad. Only 1hr 40mins and it was tough to get through. The only thing that rescued it was the design of the house was amazing. Looks like they spent a huge amount on the set. But the acting, dialogue, CGI etc was completely horrifying, and not in the way intended.
The Illegals stuff is shit. All The Scour stuff is very good and on Over The Under he sounds brilliant.
The Superjoint stuff is hit and miss. His voice is blown, alcohol, drugs and h thinking he can scream, roar and rant with zero consequences on his voice.
Nola however is pure sexual power.
The Superjoint stuff is hit and miss. His voice is blown, alcohol, drugs and h thinking he can scream, roar and rant with zero consequences on his voice.
Nola however is pure sexual power.
Whisht. As I said, not my bag generally but fuck it, I enjoyed it. Girlfriend metal like.
You're right about the new Anthrax though. Awful muck.
You're right about the new Anthrax though. Awful muck.
Anselmo's vocals from Far Beyond Driven / NOLA ('94) until Over The Under ('07) were shit, and wrecked everyting he was involved with in that period.
Quite a lot of what he appeared on outside of that window was also crap (Superjoint Ritual, The Illegals, etc.) He's been good on a small amount of releases but on most of them he's been the junkie weak link.
Every 'main band' that the NOLA line up have been involved with have made better albums, before and after that one.
Quite a lot of what he appeared on outside of that window was also crap (Superjoint Ritual, The Illegals, etc.) He's been good on a small amount of releases but on most of them he's been the junkie weak link.
Every 'main band' that the NOLA line up have been involved with have made better albums, before and after that one.
Impaled - Mondo Medicale
Kvelertak - Meir
Type O Negative - October Rust
Kvelertak - Meir
Type O Negative - October Rust