DawnPatroller

Good to see Bolt Thrower and Kreator getting a mention, who I just LOVE. To be honest, those bands don't even strike my ear as "heavy" after so long listening to them, even though they are. I would also put Carcass and Rotting Christ out there as two of my heavier/favourite rotations (hopefully seeing Carcass supporting Behemoth in October if Covid takes a hike??) Side note to add: live, breath, eat, sleep, die for Megadeth. I have devoted my life to that band.

Very well put. The sound of metal changed so much. I hated it at the time but looking back, what a broad base of music it became. I know that black metal had its roots in the 80's but the emergence of extreme metal in the 90's and 00's was just mindblowing. To go so deep into those subgenres was just a maze I didn't want to ever come out of by the time the year 2000 arrived.

I can take or leave Kyuss. I like Tool now but I admit it took some convincing - I was fashionably late to the party in grasping their sheer brilliance, shall we say. The point I was trying to make was the gaping difference in metal as we know it, when those two decades are compared. Lots of great bands came out of the 90's - it just took me a while to get with the programme.

The 90's was a really confusing time for metal. Things started to fall apart. Bruce Dickinson left Maiden. Vince Neil left Motley Crue. Grunge happened. New sounds like Sepultura, Nine Inch Nails and Tool came into play, and new genres opened up. Newsted cut his hair. Ellefson cut his hair. I couldn't get along with any of it.

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Well I wouldn't go that far ..

Yes is it. Did I not read this anecdote before in the tribute band thread or am I imagining it??

In and Out of Love is alright ...

I'd rate Mudhoney over Nirvana any day of the week.

Does it depend if they are left handed bagpipes?

I googled it just now and I think you are right 👍

You know, I didn't actually know that. I have read quite a few of their bios etc and I don't recall that (no reason to disbelieve you though).

Correct. Ray Manzarek took care of business on keys with his left hand.

I guess you've either got it, or you haven't?

And the Misfits.

I know one of these too. Can't fault how he gets the crowd going. Have seen it happen but only in one band. He is only there because he props himself up with talented musicians, and maintains extremely tight control over unauthorised recordings of his vocals (no YT clips allowed if their sound guy hasn't worked his magic etc).

A great album, for sure.

Fair enough 👍

Hey, I'm as close minded as they come. I even flipping hate The Beatles. But Doors and Stones? Put on Hot Rocks and take a drive! Report back.

Same here. I could easily punch Rod Stewart in the face for no particular reason. But he'd probably say the same about me if he read this.

I saw these do a support slot. It was dire. I have got heavy metal running through my veins but even I objected to the girls shouting in place of singing. Worst idea ever. At one point, my mate leant over and yelled in my ear, "This is really shit!" just as the song ended. Oops.

It's more a case of struggling to hit the right note whilst thinking something along the lines of 'I bet Gene Simmons doesn't have this problem, the bar steward'

Fortunately, I have not come across anyone wearing shorts in a tab video. Mind you, after seeing my number one idol David Ellefson peddling his wares on Twitter last week, my eyes are freshly bleached and anything else would be positively tame in comparison at this point.

😂 I print the tabs off too. Then I end up writing all over them and confusing myself. Impressed you figure your own out, I have not got that far with it yet.

But you want to know what I hate? How when you watch a bass video on YouTube and some guy is just sitting there, all junk and no face. Like turn your body away from the camera a little bit, dude. I don't wanna see your package! Any other ladies have this issue?