I dislike the majority of Metal, though some of it can be alright, even good on the right occasions. I'll stick with my pop shit :P

See, I think most metalcore is tripe (like the new Cryptopsy). But there's a couple of bands out there I don't mind. God Forbid are far better than they have any right to be.

What's wrong with being inspired by a band that has released two milestones of heavy metal and is one of the most important bands in the development of the genre itself? I also seem to have the idea that you're not too familiar with the genre, since I only compared two out of six bands listed in my post to MAIDEN. Besides that, who needs variety when you've got riffs, harmonies, solos, pounding drums, powerful bass and helium high vocals? We're not talking about art, movies or literature here - this is metal.

To be honest with you, I don't like much post-"Killers" MAIDEN anyway. Can't stand Dickinson. Give me JUDAS PRIEST any time of day.

I live Trivium their new Shogun album was actually pretty heavy and very progressive, I thought it was good

Just wanna say first, that thats a double negative. you should have said he wont be able to make an album like antichrist superstar again, otherwise what you said means he will. and secoundly, i dont think its gone that bad, i quite liked his new direction with the kinda electro sound to it. just a thought :)

exactly!

Hahaha, that cracked me up. I'd better watch out then for all the 15 year old, 50 pound TRIVIUM fanboy kids that are gonna kick my ass, since I'm such a pussy.. :')

Here, I won't hear anything bad said about the noble pursuit of that most simple and affecting of musical constructs, the drone, especially with the weight and visceral thrill inherent in the context of a metal aesthetic. Also a tin teardop.

"Drone doom" as a genre, is largely a misrepresentation of the drone, for it can appear in all forms of music to some degree. Bagpipes have drone pipes that each blare out a continues note; likewise the pipe organ uses pedals and stops to control drones; Sitars, and other Indian instruments too.

Anyway, I like the drone doom because a) it's not so full of metal bravado and cock-waving and b) I prefer longer, better notes, to shorter, less important notes.

I tend to cast a fairly wide net when it comes to metal. Recently, I've been digging Mastodon (CTS is another god damn masterpiece and I have to catch their new tour; they have Kylesa and Intronaut with them), but I'm extremely excited for the new Dream Theater album. I caught the Meshuggah/Cynic/The Faceless tour recently and it was phenomenal. Seeing Cynic live was a dream come true, Meshuggah was just as amazing as I thought they would be and the Faceless were actually pretty cool. One of my favorite metal shows was one I saw last year, though: Opeth/High on Fire/Baroness. That was a phenomenal show. Looking forward to the Opeth/Enslaved tour coming up in May. Also, new ISIS record coming out soon, who are one of the greatest live bands ever.

Same here. Modern "prog metal" bores me to tears. Even FATES WARNING, who released two brilliant prog/power metal LPs in the 80s, are now about as exciting as a BEATLES reunion. Back then what was called prog metal was basically a mix of RUSH and classic British bands (for example QUEENSRYCHE, CRIMSON GLORY, LETHAL, SACRED WARRIOR and relatively obscure bands like SCARLET RAYNE, OBLIVION KNIGHT and DEAD CALM) and not a stupid wankfest like DREAM THEATER. Not to mention the vocalist's abilities live.... Why listen to another DREAM THEATER record that sounds exactly like the last one, when you can listen to mindblowing records, like FATES WARNING's "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken The Guardian" and SACRED WARRIOR's "Rebellion"?

I hate U2. If there is a band out there that I don't "get", it's U2.




I can remember discussing about "drone" a while ago on the old forums with you, but I just can't be bothered now. You like it, I think it's pretentious shite. To each their own huh?