Metal

[aftermath]

Does anyone else out there listen to metal and if so what is ur favorite kind?

I myself like death metal and nu-metal the most. Slipknot and woods of ypres. oh yeah..what are your favs?

[Hypes]

There's a post like this a bit down the page, actually.

I listen primarily to metal and its sub-genrès, though I avoid nu-metal as I find it dull and repetitive lacking any real depth.

As for my favourites, there are numerous. Dredg is a clear favourite right now - see some samples of them here. As for an all-time favourite, I'd have to say Opeth, a Swedish melodic black metal band.

[Yvienn]

I know that there is one similar thread just below, but I'll produce myself here. I like Apocalyptica, which was once described as - attention - heavy dead black trash metal. Hmm... I can't agree with that, but probably I just don't know everythig about music.
I also like Nightwish.

[Hypes]

Yes. . . Apocalyptica heavy dead black trash metal . . . That's rich. Apocalyptica is a great band, though. Harmageddon, and Kaamos are incredible, along with their interpretations of Metallica.

[silvercloak]

Well nu-metal basically means not metal.

[Hypes]

It's recognised as a metal genre, though, no avoiding that, unfortunately.

[knivesout]

I listen to lots of metal, no harm in yapping about it again. I started out in high school with the usual Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Balck Sabbath fare, jumped into thrash with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer and then a bit of death - Obituary is still a fast favourite. I like a selected few melodic bands - Therion justs blows me away, Amorphis is often very good and Dark Tranquility is the best of Gothenburg, IMHO. My current favourite metal band is Nevermore. I tend to find power metal and black metal tiresome and was never much into nu-metal although I trip on some if its antecedents like Rage Against The Machine and Faith No More. Other faves include Celtic Frost, Soilwork, Sigh (a very cool Japanese band mixing various textures into a BM framework), Carcass, Arch Enemy, Accept, Exodus and Testament.

[silvercloak]

The metal bands that I am liking right now are Rhapsody, Iced Earth, and Iron Maiden basically. I don't mind some thrash Metallica, though my friends are obsessed with them. They think of them as gods. I wish they would see that everything after and including the Black Album wasn't that great.

[Hypes]

Ira Tenax
Male sit tibi tenebrarum rex
ab initio ad finem sacra ultio
cruenta pugna et epicus furor
contra mali discipulos
Ad perpetuam gloriam lucis
furor ira tenax
contra iniuriam et ruinam
rabies ira tenax

Male sit tibi tenebrarum rex
cruentus rex

[Esioul]

All right.

Angry persistance (?)

Agh, well, there's lots about wickedness and kings and madness. And it doesn't scan, whatever it is.

[Hypes]

Lyrics to Rhapsody - Ira Tenax.

[Ivo]

I'm more old school but still listen to the occasional newer Metal artist. I don't throw around all the labels so I will just list some favorites old and new that I consider Metal or Heavy Rock:

Older Acts:

Metallica (before the Black album)
Queensryche
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Slayer
Overkill
AC/DC

Newer Acts:

Soundgarden
System Of A Down
Ministry
Lard
Korn (earlier material)
Alice In Chains

[silvercloak]

I like these lyrics by Rhapsody, heh. I swear if I ever made a fantasy movie I would get Rhapsody to do the soundtrack.


Face me evil bastard, smell the hate of angels
Glory, pride and bloodshed
Cowards and beholders, rapers of my wisdom
mix of dust and bones
Go back to your abyss, Algalord will not fall
but your heads will soon roll
Test the blade of heroes, fury of the thunder
hit my golden shield

So we'll fight against the wind for the glory of the kings
to defeat the evil enemies
And we'll ride with our lord for the power and the throne
in the name of holy thunderforce

Arwald and Aresius with the nordic warrior
on their way to Hargor
Chaos and oblivion, turmoil and disorder
will have now their name
The last fallen heroes will defeat your forces
Thousand spirits calling
On the furthest mountain I will see your fire
quenched by holy frost!

So we'll fight against the wind for the glory of the kings
to defeat the evil enemies
And we'll ride with our lord for the power and the throne
in the name of holy thunderforce

[knivesout]

A poster on a music forum just shared this revealing insight into the origins of metal:

Metal Music was created during World War II. `Twas created by the rebelious nature of teens... MEtal Music is a symbol for anger, voilence.... but there is a sub-genre of metal which stands out of these its know as Melodic Metal which unlike other types of metal is much more soothing..
Metal also shows da fight against Gods n stuff like that..

Thanks to a friend for pointing this out to me!

[Hypes]

Personally, I think that's a bit off, as the first realmetal bands were Black Sabbath, Led Zep, Deep Purple and so forth.