Random metal related thoughts

[Emphyrio]

Sometimes only Fear Factory will do.

[Bürggermeister]

I like the new Dream Theater album more than I really think I should

[Thorn]

Same here, not pushed on Bend The Clock though, maybe that's where the 'more than I should ' bit comes in.

[Trev]

Where's a decent site to find reasonably priced cds?

Postage costs are a killer at the minute, so unless I'm ordering a bulk of stuff I find it could be €25 for a single cd. Still getting the odd bargain on Discogs but that seems to be getting a lot rarer these days

[Thorn]

Hammerheart is very reasonable

[Carnage]

Aye, I picked up the reissued Touble discography from them a year or two back, prices were reasonable and postage was minimal enough.

[Thorn]

Just on that, I'm putting together an Invictus order at the moment, so I had 3cds in the basket that came to 48e all in, thought that was fair enough, pushed it to a fourth and the total came to 72e which was an eye opener ,I'm guessing the weight crossed over into An Post's next category but I wasn't happy with it so it's had the reverse effect of making me decide to go to 6cds for just over the ton. At a general 10.99 the Invictus cds are very competitively priced but with postage these days, as you mention, you need to go bulk.

[Anvil]

Usually end up using the DHL option from Invictus as it is a lot cheaper to get stuff North of the Wall, even if it takes about 2 weeks.   

Rarewaves might be worth a look. Picked up a few things from there recently. Prices are ok, and I get free shipping. Says postage to Ireland is a flat fee of £4.99.

[Trev]

 

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Rarewaves might be worth a look. Picked up a few things from there recently. Prices are ok, and I get free shipping. Says postage to Ireland is a flat fee of £4.99.

Had a look through it there and was surprised with how cheap some of the stuff is, nice one!

[Ducky]

Hannes Grossmann is probably the best drummer in metal this century. Crazy CV, with the first notable contribution being Necrophagist's "Epitaph" when he was 21.

[Maggot Colony]

Sometimes I wish I could be more like Jizzy Pearl, the glam rock gypsy. Here's an inspirational quote from a recent Decibel interview:

"Gypsies don't worry about mortgages or bills. They think about playing the violin and dancing and watching the sunrise." 

That's going to be my response the next time the missus starts nagging me about bills. 

https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2025/03/10/i-want-my-fingers-burned-from-carrying-the-torch-jizzy-pearls-four-plus-decade-journey-in-la-metal/

[The Heretic]

Got to visit Peter Steeles bench and tree in Brooklyn last week, its quite sobering to see how it all ended for him from the heydey of the 90's, he's sorely missed.

[stearl]

Some of Alan Averills vocal arrangements on a variety of Primordial songs seriously remind me of Warrel Danes vocals.

Not sure if Alan considers Warrel an influence - I do recall him playing Dreaming Neon Black during a DJ set in Bruxelles many (many, many) moons ago.

[Thorn]

I've heard him namecheck Dane many times, and rightly so, as one of the best, as to how far he's influenced by him I wouldn't imagine it'd be too much.

[Sworntothecans]

Got to visit Peter Steeles bench and tree in Brooklyn last week, its quite sobering to see how it all ended for him from the heydey of the 90's, he's sorely missed.

He would have loved all them Instagram goth goils!

Although sober wracked with Catholic guilt Peter, as he was towards the end would have definitely been a different sort of guy.