My favourite Maiden song has got to be the live version of 'Fear of the Dark' from Rock in Rio.

Fucking. Epic.

Summoning - Long Lost to Where No Pathway Goes

Truly epic/atmospheric as Kendo stated about them. Totally takes you to another place.

Doubleplus good!

Can't say I like the stuff with the new vocalist. Zetro fucking slayed, but the rest of the band seem to think he was a complete cunt. Tempo of the Damned is another bloody good album. One or two low points, but Sealed with a Fist, Shroud of Urine, Scar Spangled Banner, Culling the Herd and War is my Shepherd are great tracks.

Any love for Vital Remains?

Just fucking get Master of Puppets and Live After Death, yeah ?

2 completely and utterly 100% essential albums.

Just heard a new Immolation song, 'Majesty and Decay'. Very Morbid Angel esque, I approve wholeheartedly! Ross Dolan is one of my favorite Death Metal vocalists.

Love Vital Remains. Always get goosebumps when I hear Dechristianize. 'Let Us Pray is a true Death Metal classic though.

Master of Puppets - If you're just getting into metal, that is the first album on your lists.




2 good albums, in my opinion.

been having a death metal day today ready for Decapitated on monday here the list i ve what i went through

Morbid Angel-Alters Of Madness
Obituary-Two From The Valult (which is Slowly We Rot and Cause Of Death realesed together)
Malevolent Creation-The Best Of (a collection by roadrunner)
Decapitated-Nihility
Cannibal Corpse-Live Cannibalism
Vader-Revelations

im going through Napalm Death's back catalogue in reverse. I got into em when Smear Campaign came out, and now im working backwards. Fucking great band. In terms of agression and intensity they flatten any of the newer extreme bands.

Yeah they are my favourites when it comes to Extreme Metal bands ND's album Scum influenced alot of it too but I liked the progression into Death Metal, just all around great, along with Blotted Science which is like Cannibal Corpse but without vocals..an instrumental band in other words they just make death metal sounding music.

In some interesting metal news, David Ellefson has rejoined Megadeth after leaving in 2002. Pretty cool to have him back, will be good to see him at Donington. They're about to do a short tour in the states celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rust in Peace in which they're gong to play the whole album, I'd love to see that.

I fucking LOVE Megadeth. That they might play the whole of Rust In Peace at Download is mind-blowing.

I think it's pretty unlikey for download as they probably ony have 45/50 minute set time, but hopefully they do it over here. They haven't toured on Endgame here yet either so there'll be something in the works. I love hearing complete albums live, Tallica doing Master of Puppets back in '06 was awesome.

I haven't heard any Megadeth since Risk. Is it just the one album since then? Is it good??

Whilst I'm on Megadeth - I lost my copy of Youthanasia recently so went to replace it with a download. I could only find the remastered version, and the mastering sucks .

Since Risk there's been:

The World Needs A Hero - has it's moments, but the production sounds flat

The System Has Failed - pretty good, back to a more familiar sound

United Abominations - very good, bar a rehash of A Tout Le Monde. Burnt Ice is one of my favourite songs they've done

Endgame - didn't like it at first and thought it just sounded like RIP leftovers, but it's REALLY grown on me and worth checking out

the last 3 are ones Dave has done since his nerve injury and are more "megadeth" sounding after Risk and Cryptic Writings and the like. As you've found out, you can only get the remasters now of the older records which kind of sucks.I just have both versions.

I know - but i can dream. A part of me hoped they might get a later slot on the 2nd stage at Download - allowing them to play longer.
In my ideal world Megadeth are easily 2nd stage headliners.

I've got everything earlier on record anyway, but I don't know if Youthanasia was ever even pressed on wax? Not in any great numbers, anyway, I don't think...

I'll check out Endgame out of those then, I guess! Cheers!

The remasters are a bit of a pain. It's like Mustaine went all George Lucas on us.

For anyone wanting to try out Metallica, i'd simply recommend Master Of Puppets.

It's the best metal album of all time in my opinion.

Yeah it is a bit like that, especially where he re did vocals on things like Take No Prisoners. He's bit of a bizarre person anyway.

Back to Metallica, have some of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUEdDkW1P9c

Yes! also back in the village, Powerslave works so well as a whole album.



I love that album, it's a real shame what happened to Paul Baloff and I think the fact that they re-recorded the album a couple of years ago with the new line up is shit, unimaginative and disrespectful.

Yeah, the re-recording of the album was a bit shit.

The Graves - Trailer

dunno if anyone hear is a Lamb of God fan, but Randall Blythe is making his movie debut in that movie ^ it looks ridiculous but could be tons of fun. Few horror staples in there to keep the die hards happy.

Holy shit @ the other Dave rejoining Megadeth! Best news all year apart from AC/DC returning to Donington

* cranks up Rust in Peace *

Controversial opinion alert! Does anyone else reckon that Slayer are completely shit ?

No....but Megadeth are far better than Metallica!

Slayer fucking rule. If you take the big 4 of thrash and i put em in order of how i like em, it goes:

Slayer
Anthrax
Metallica
Megadeth

so fuck y'all Slayer haters!!

i'm weird in that i got into the big 4 and weird times. I was a metal fan long before i became a Slayer & Anthrax fan (if you find that hard to believe). Before the internet it was easy to just skim over bands, and the big 4 were the ones i skimmed (except for perhaps Metallica, but everyone had heard The Black Album).

Megadeth are a band ive never really gotten into. I know i should give them a little more time, because i dont find them as instantly appealing as Slayer. I will download Rust In Peace though and give it my full attention.

Favorite Slayer albums people??? Reign In Blood is the popular choice, but for me it's Seasons In The Abyss & Christ Illusion. This kinda changes from month to month, but im sticking with them at the moment. Heck, i even love the Slayer albums your meant to hate (Diabolus In Musica, Divine Intervention).

SLAYER!!!

I love Slayer but I can't argue against people who say they've recorded the same album over and over again.

Thats the thing with Slayer, for what they are they're ace, but I like a little bit more out of a band to be one of my favourites. They're great to see live and bang your fuckin' head off, but I can't sit and listen to them for hours on end like I can with other bands. I'd have to go with Seasons or Raining as my favourites, but I can pick up any record really. Favourite songs is probably a better go point for me, I like Disciple, South Of Heaven, Angel of Death.

ehhh, i kind of agree. Slayer have tried some different stuff, and when they did they got panned for it. Yet they are the same detractors that pan em for churning out the same stuff over and over.

Fuck it, i love Slayer!!!

Yeah you can't win really. Some metal fans like relentless jackhammer songs 100% of the time and others don't. Both sides will usually tell you you're wrong.

Atleast someone elsw who likes Christ Illusion. must people just say "its ok" or "nah the new slayer stuff is shit". I fucking the album. whats the new slayer album like? i m not the biggest slayer fan i only have region in blood,2 disc live album,Divine Intervention and Christ Illusion.

can i add dittohead is a class song on Divine Intervention

It's not really death metal though, really, is it? And not at all like Cannibal Corpse. Apart from Alex Webster having been/still in Cannibal Corpse that's the only link. Blotted Science are a lot more technically efficient and more experimental and sound a hell of a lot cleaner. Have you tried any of Ron Jarzombek's other work? Spastic Ink, being a bit more widdly widdly than Blotted Science and then you have Watchtower, technical thrash from the tail end of the eighties.

Nice to know there are other fans of Blotted Science!

Here's a taster for those unfamiliar with his work.

Blotted Science - Synapticplasticity.

Spastic Ink - Mad Data Race.

Watchtower - Instruments Of Random Murder.

I Ron Jarzombek.


Re Slayer - Only done three good albums, Seasons, South Of Heaven and Reign In Blood. Seasons wins by a mile and for me Dead Skin Mask is the ultimate Slayer tune.

The Jarzombek brothers are brilliant musicians!
By the way, the second solo album of Ron - Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement is a true blast.

I've still to check out his solo work. Worth ituning it or other ways? My mate introduced me to the more band orientated stuff that he'd done after seeing Marty Friedman and him at a guitar wankathon. Glad he did.

Slayer are amazing, if I want to hear something that doesn't sound like Slayer I'll listen to another band, I don't mind the fact that all Slayer stuff sounds the same because it's all awesome!

OK guys Joey Belladonna era Anthrax VS John Bush era anthrax, discuss

For me it's all about Joey, I love all the stuff from that era, Spreading the disease is one of my favourite albums ever. His voice is perfect, definitely in my top 5 singers of all time.

John Bush can fuck off, for me it's not Anthrax.

Neil Turbin
I could never understand how Anthrax have become so big, Among the Living is a cool album but other than that they have nothing.


Here's one for ya:
History of a Time to Come or Dreamweaver (Reflections of Our Yesterdays) ?

Blotted Science are well good. I just wish they had a singer. feels a bit weird listening to metal without vocals

Diabolus is pretty different and I liked that. Haven't heard anything since then though.

What's so weird about instrumental metal?

I have yet to do so but will now! And aye, poor description on my part, but I'm a fan none the less, and a fan of Alex Webster in general he's a fantastic bassist.

John Bush all the way.

Sound Of White Noise is easily the best thing they ever did.

Poison My Eyes from the Last Action Hero soundtrack is fantastic too.

Anyone a fan of Brazilian Thrash? I mean apart from the usual suspects.

Bands like Korzus and Chakal are just awesome but never got known outside of south america, it's a shame as they were just as good as some of the better known English speaking bands.

Sarco-fucking-Fago! INRI is a phenomenal release.

as for Anthrax, they are one of the few bands that have had two vocalist who seem to have equal amounts of respect. Bush's Anthrax def. moved into a more hardrock territory away from the thrash, but they still produced quality music.

I'm a fan of both, i think Bush is techincally the better singer, but Joey was just cool as fuck

So i've listened to Master of Puppets. And i really wasn't that impressed, it's ok i guess. It's the vocals that i don't like and it puts me off nearly any Metallica song.
As for Slayer, love them. Yeah alot of there stuff is the same but it's great. I like all their albums.

I'd recommend Beneath the Remains by Sepultura if you prefer Slayer to Metallica, you may like the two previous albums by them but the production is a lot less and they have more of a death metal sound.

It's at this point that you leave the thread, and never return.

what happened to the "lets not fight over what is and what isn't metal" I don't like master of puppets, to be honest i don't like metallica at all. I would never pay to see them and only have the "black" Album in my collection (and I have no idea where it is).

I'd rather listen to bands like Cannibal Corpse,Dimmu Borgir,Children Of Bodom,Insomnium,Behemoth,Unearth,Legion Of The Damned,Obituary,Misery Index,Parkway Drive,Bloodbath,Machine Head,Rotting Christ,Vader,The Haunted,Chimaira,In Flames the list goes on

I don't own a Iron Maiden or Megadeth album.

I know a few people on the Bloodstock and hellfest forums who don't have a single metallica,maiden,megadeth or slayer album. I wouldn't say they wheren't into metal.

Just because it seems like every "metalhead" love the mainstream stuff (maiden,metallica,slayer,trivium,bullet for my valentine,etc) there is about 25% of "metalheads" who don't wanna listen to the mainstream stuff

I haven't laughed so much today until i read that, the guy isn't allowed to have his own tastes?

I think it would be hard to find a Metalhead who listens to the rubbish BFMV or Trivium puts out

speaking of Trivium (i wouldn't call myself a fan), but their cover of Sepultura's 'Slave New World' is online, its pretty good too.

Any Sepultura fans here? post-Max?