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[Hog]

Yes, it may come across as a "Hog is old and doesn't know what is hip regarding metal thread".

Seriously,

I watched the Kerrang awards...

Machine have made the perfect record (for the record company who know what to forcefeed the kids). Enter Shikari....wtf, has somebody forced you guys to sling the guitars up to your necks and then move the headstock to the floor quickly? Shit music.

No, this is not a "Hog is emo bashing".

While I am on a roll... Kef is shit. There is a local band who are full of nice guys apart from their singer who totally blanks us...jeez grow up.

Anyway, back to the point. Maxi let me hear his band "Archives" the other night. Fucking ace, all about the music, some people might think..."but its screamo"..no, its music and it is honest untainted music.

Machinehead ....they were unheard of a few years ago, the record company told them to sound like MH with some Trivium then advertised the piss out of it.

No wonder Devin Townsend quit his band when they started to become well known. Strapping Young Lad...sponsored by Blah blah bah and blah blah blah...fuck off.

Im glad I got that off my chest.

[boom stick]

must agree with you on that. machine head have always been good, with the exception of supercharger. but jst for the point, enter shikari have to be one of the wprst bands ever. dance metal. pfft.

[HateEvent]

Dimmu FTW!

That is all that matters

[unbroken]

To be fair, there is nothing wrong with how high someone wears their guitar, thats a little silly now isn't it? I do agree that their music is absolute pap though, i would rather listen to the inside of my arsehole ripping open.


While you are on the subject of shite metal, when and why did fear factory become so bollocks?

They usd to be great, everything up to and including obsolete was sheer brilliance, and then...well, you know the rest.

[lepeep]

I accidentally stubled across the kerrang awards the other day...and indeed, Machine Head were on, and I switched off after thinking "they all sound the same now".

and it is indicative of marketing trying to direct the sound, which is awful.

as for poncy singers in local bands...come on Hog...it's their chance to pretend to be in a "real rock band"...quite funny actually, let them prove it to everyone! (I met my fair share of asshole fronted bands when giging)

[Murrr]

Most "metal" is complete and utter bobbins, I agree whole-heardtedly. I particularly find the whole At The Gates riff->shouty verse->squeeky clean chorus->chugga-chugga-WEEE posse nauseating in the extreme.

Doesn't anybody else think the new Machine Head album is a load of cod?

[JaYsus]

Originally Posted by Hogisbald

Yes, it may come across as a "Hog is old and doesn't know what is hip regarding metal thread".

Seriously,

I watched the Kerrang awards...

Machine have made the perfect record (for the record company who know what to forcefeed the kids). Enter Shikari....wtf, has somebody forced you guys to sling the guitars up to your necks and then move the headstock to the floor quickly? Shit music.

No, this is not a "Hog is emo bashing".

While I am on a roll... Kef is shit. There is a local band who are full of nice guys apart from their singer who totally blanks us...jeez grow up.

Anyway, back to the point. Maxi let me hear his band "Archives" the other night. Fucking ace, all about the music, some people might think..."but its screamo"..no, its music and it is honest untainted music.

Machinehead ....they were unheard of a few years ago, the record company told them to sound like MH with some Trivium then advertised the piss out of it.

No wonder Devin Townsend quit his band when they started to become well known. Strapping Young Lad...sponsored by Blah blah bah and blah blah blah...fuck off.

Im glad I got that off my chest.

I agree with you! It is all metal by number and copy cat stuff now a days! I used to like Machine Head but they have only ever really had one good album. Enter Shiwhatevertheyarecalled are utter pish. I cant even listen to a whole song, terrible terrible band. But with the media following all these "cool" bands no wonder kids are wanting to copy them.

Kef is shit i totally agree,

This weekend has been a real shit one for me and my band. Cancelled gig on fri due to kef then a trip to Arbroath where we were pulled from the line up twice then got a slot back of 8 after we were meant o be playing at 4pm! Only to go onto stage to find the pa system was tatties and died. What i did learn from this weekend is that everyband mostly on that bill, well the "headliners" are all about themselves and couldnt give a shit about music, or other bands. Which to me is just fucking terrible. What happend to a scene, we work in a hardcore ethics sorta way, ya know? Try help folk out, etc.. but we have learned if we are to play gigs we have to become selfish and only look after number 1, which means as a band we have to change but why should we just so we can get gigs. Our weekend has been really bad and have met some ace people and some reet cock ends. Terrible terrible place the "metal scene" is in at the moment, and i cant see it changing while wanna be metal kids jump on the band wagon.

I made a point of not watching any of the Kerrang Awards. They are responsible for the media shifts and decline in decent music getting publicity. It is about time people realized this and stopped buy that shit mag.
i have prob lost my point by now so i will stop ranting.

[Scorge]

Ahhh, Hog, I love it when you get started on the wine.

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by unbroken

While you are on the subject of shite metal, when and why did fear factory become so bollocks?

They usd to be great, everything up to and including obsolete was sheer brilliance, and then...well, you know the rest.

They became shit the moment they released Remanufacture.

[Murrr]

Speaking of FF, has anyone heard Dino's new band? A resounding "meh" from me.