The Metal/Punk/Rock Thread

[Egg Shen]

4 hours ago, cobra_gordo said:

 

Guns N Roses were musically great but Axl is so bad it's stopped being funny, it's just bleak.

 

Does he come off as bad live as he does on video? I was an Axl defender for years, but it's brutal now, hard to listen too.

[cobra_gordo]

5 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

Does he come off as bad live as he does on video? I was an Axl defender for years, but it's brutal now, hard to listen too.

Yeah it was laughable. He was out of time too, it was pretty sad

[Monkee]

Gojira are my current obsession (along with Architects) so watching them do Mea Culpa was fantastic. I really need to see them live.

[TheBurningRed]

I didn’t think Axl sounded too bad during Never Say Die and Juniors Eyes. It was downhill after that though unfortunately. Maybe let Duff sing a bit. 

[Bruce85]

35 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

Does he come off as bad live as he does on video? I was an Axl defender for years, but it's brutal now, hard to listen too.

It was painful to listen to live 

[Merzbow]

Subside are showing a replay right now, not a pub I personally set foot in unless I'm already hammered but if anyone's still in Brum.

[Egg Shen]

22 minutes ago, Monkee said:

Gojira are my current obsession (along with Architects) so watching them do Mea Culpa was fantastic. I really need to see them live.

Yeah, you do Monkee. Been lucky enough to see Gojira live about 6-7 times. They crush it everytime.

[Monkee]

Currently watching Anthrax in Finsbury Park and loving it. Never really given them much of a listen before but I’ll definitely add a couple of albums to my listening list after this. Recommendations of where to start?

[d-d-d-dAz]

5 minutes ago, Monkee said:

Currently watching Anthrax in Finsbury Park and loving it. Never really given them much of a listen before but I’ll definitely add a couple of albums to my listening list after this. Recommendations of where to start?

Their back catalogue can be a bit hit and miss, but Among The Living is considered to be their masterpiece.

[SuperBacon]

45 minutes ago, Monkee said:

Architects

Was incredibly disappointed with the whole Adam Christianson debacle and how they shut down everyone that (validly) asked about it.

[Egg Shen]

Yeah, Among the Living is the starting point. The majority of what they are playing is probably from that record.

[TheBurningRed]

Plus, Joey Belladonna has always been their best singer imo. I rarely listen to any Anthrax with their other lead singers.  

[cobra_gordo]

2 hours ago, Monkee said:

Currently watching Anthrax in Finsbury Park and loving it. Never really given them much of a listen before but I’ll definitely add a couple of albums to my listening list after this. Recommendations of where to start?

Different singer but try We've Come For You All. John Bush is a really different vocalist but it's an awesome album. If you like how he sounds try The Greater Of Two Evils which is them re-recording old Joey-era songs with John on vocals.

Attack Of The Killer As is a good greatest hits compilation.

[Bellenda Carlisle]

1 hour ago, Monkee said:

Anthrax  Recommendations of where to start?

Spreading the disease, it's a top 5, maybe top 3 thrash album for me.  Medusa is the best song they ever did.

Joey Belladonna has the coolest voice in thrash, I love it. John Bush sux

[Lorne Malvo]

It's not representative of much of their output, but Safe Home by Anthrax is an absolute nu-metal banger. In that small era when everyone was trying to sound like Halo by Soil.