Random metal related thoughts

[Carnage]

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.

[The Great Cull]

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.

[Anvil]

The shock of Carnage liking Epica made me post in the wrong thread!

[Jward]

I 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

[Carnage]

If Epica sounded as good as the singer looked, they'd be my favourite band 

Aye, 'twas always a highlight when they popped up in the live reviews in Terrorizer, she was savage altogether.

[Eoin McLove]

It's strange that Ihsahn's clean vocals are so powerful and his grim vocals are so weak.