Metal - Page 4

Old Man · 19th January 2006, 1:51pm

It's unfair to say that of all current metal.
Omm

ARGaz · 19th January 2006, 3:59pm

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Originally Posted by keith_helli

What, if anything, has disheartened you about the current state of metal?

"People don’t write riffs anymore! And everyone is also using the same Nirvana-type song structure. Whether it’s nü-metal, hardcore, or emo, the singer-guy sings soft and pretty in the verse with some weird guitar noise behind him, then everything gets super heavy for the chorus, and the singer barks like a dog. That’s been so done to death and it’s still being done. Enough already! "

an excellent quote from Scott NOT Ian about the shittiness of current metal

Thats a load of bull!

That might be the current way with mainstream metal right now but its certainly not true of underground.

If all you guys are gonna go out and seek is thrash wae a fuckin 80s sound then no wonder ye are complainin that ye dont see what you like and thank fuck coz metal has moved on since then.

There are so many bands right now that are riff based.

amoriffer · 19th January 2006, 5:05pm

classic thrash will make its comeback, and gain the respect it deserves once again, i can assure you, no band nowadays will have the longevity of bands like Anthrax, coz they just dont make em like they used to haha

Aki · 19th January 2006, 5:20pm

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Originally Posted by ARGaz

Thats a load of bull!

That might be the current way with mainstream metal right now but its certainly not true of underground.

If all you guys are gonna go out and seek is thrash wae a fuckin 80s sound then no wonder ye are complainin that ye dont see what you like and thank fuck coz metal has moved on since then.

There are so many bands right now that are riff based.

There are a lot of underground Thrash bands coming out of the woodwork in England, Ireland and Canada at the moment.

Scott Ian, as someone who grew up listening to KISS, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, probably meant that he doesn't hear many riffs today that will be regarded as classic riffs as a lot of KISS, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Lizzy and Maiden riffs were.

Aki · 19th January 2006, 5:26pm

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Originally Posted by amoriffer

classic thrash will make its comeback, and gain the respect it deserves once again, i can assure you, no band nowadays will have the longevity of bands like Anthrax, coz they just dont make em like they used to haha

Wait and see...

I, for one, wouldn't want the world and his wife listening to Thrash because it's when people start listening to bands just because their mates are listening to them that genres start to get clogged with pos-URES.

Just go through with your plan to gig with the Irish and English bands, get some exposure in Zero Tolerance (a la Evile) and all will be cool.

keith_helli · 19th January 2006, 5:34pm

aye, evile and gamma bomb are the dogs bollocks

CountJodius · 19th January 2006, 5:36pm

I reckon Scott Ian hit the nail on the head there in regards to what is defined as "metal" by the majority. But even with regards to "underground" metal, I haven't heard a single band (that I can think of) that have impressed me in recent years- I'm looking for songs that are well composed and musically interesting, as well as being good to listen to obviously. Records like CoC's new album spring to mind (although that's the term metal being used very loosely), but I've failed to hear any newer bands that meet these specs! And I don't only seek out thrash- anyone who knows me could tell you that I listen to everything from funk&jazz to Hindustani!

Maybe I'm not looking in the right places!

ARGaz · 19th January 2006, 10:09pm

How can Scott Ian complain about modern metal when he is writing stuff like Safe Home which is obviously aimed at a kerrang type crowd!

keith_helli · 19th January 2006, 10:40pm

haha yeah il admit safe home is a wee couchy radio number. But its not on kerrang and the amount of amazing riffs he has written over the last 20 years makes up for it! id happily watch it if it was on rather than killswitch engage and the like. We shall see what the next album sounds like now that the proper line up is back together. I think we should all listen to def leppard and be happy

to be honest i dont think i am ever going to be happy with current metal. im so narrow minded. its 80's thrash with high singing or nothing. oh yeah and hair metal lol

Elite · 19th January 2006, 10:48pm

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Originally Posted by amoriffer

playing bad downtuned shite pantera riffs

aye cos pantera riffs were shite.

amoriffer · 19th January 2006, 11:43pm

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Originally Posted by Elite

aye cos pantera riffs were shite.

Aki · 20th January 2006, 12:12am

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Originally Posted by ARGaz

How can Scott Ian complain about modern metal when he is writing stuff like Safe Home which is obviously aimed at a kerrang type crowd!

Charlie Benante writes most of Anthrax's riffs, always has.

Bad song on an otherwise good album.

Elite · 20th January 2006, 12:12am

ahh the quality of ppl gets lower as the years roll by.

Aki · 20th January 2006, 12:15am

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Originally Posted by keith_helli

haha yeah il admit safe home is a wee couchy radio number. But its not on kerrang and the amount of amazing riffs he has written over the last 20 years makes up for it! id happily watch it if it was on rather than killswitch engage and the like. We shall see what the next album sounds like now that the proper line up is back together. I think we should all listen to def leppard and be happy

to be honest i dont think i am ever going to be happy with current metal. im so narrow minded. its 80's thrash with high singing or nothing. oh yeah and hair metal lol

The proper line up? I hate Bellardini and Spitz, they had their time and now it's gone!

Man, you're only narrow-minded compared to the guy who listens to a wider range of music than you and that guy is narrow-minded compared to people who listen to a wider range of music than him.

Narrow-mindedness is a fucking farse! I'll only accept it when I meet someone who has a genuine taste in every form of music ever conceived i.e. from early Babylonian music - present and everything in between. This will never happen so anyone who calls me narrow-minded is either a twat or a hypocrite.

Aki · 20th January 2006, 12:18am

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Originally Posted by Elite

aye cos pantera riffs were shite.

They were shite on Vulgar Display onwards as were Dime's solos and Phil's vocals.

I tried listening to Vulgar a month or so ago, it's just weird listening to a talented band intentionally playing stuff that is below them.

Pantera were theiving bastards anyway, they were a wannabe Priest until Phil turned up with the Get Rude demo and a poor Kyle Thomas impersonation.