Metal Month II is coming...

Trollheart · 10-14-2014, 12:00 PM

As I said, I'm not getting into them or anything, but I'm trying to see the positives in each album I review, rather than just dismiss them out of hand. I've been accused before of not giving bands a chance, so that's what I'm doing here.

It's probably unlikely that I'd ever listen to any of these albums again for pleasure, but it's been an experience and I'd like to think I know a little more about them now than I did before I started.

That said, you'll be interested in the next one to come...

Wpnfire · 10-14-2014, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

On the topic of Slayer, I have tried to understand why so many adore Slayer, I've listened to albums and I still don't get it. Slayer just comes off as cheesy to me.

Slayer looks cheesy now because bands copied what they did on Reign in Blood et al. so many times that it got watered down, and Slayer became this proto-typical extreme thrash band. You have to remember that Reign in Blood was banned from radio and earned the band fierce allegations of Nazism, and that the members were satanists, etc. People also legitimately thought their music was worthless noise that was trying to corrupt you or something. The PRMC had Slayer on their radar from day one with Show No Mercy.

**Janszoon** · 10-14-2014, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

On the topic of Slayer, I have tried to understand why so many adore Slayer, I've listened to albums and I still don't get it. Slayer just comes off as cheesy to me.

Have you listened to Reign in Blood?

Trollheart · 10-15-2014, 07:20 PM

Woo! Halfway through the month, and here's what we got...

Beginning the last of our top tens, this one from Mondo Bungle, more Slayer as they cover punk rock (god save me) with "Undisputed attitude" and an Immortal album reviewed by ... well, someone who wouldn't normally review an Immortal album!

Trollheart · 10-14-2014, 02:44 PM

To my eternal shame I feature the new album from Dragonforce, but don't worry: I get it now. Back to Germany to sample Burden of Grief before taking a slight detour across the border to Austria to listen to Mondstille, as suggested by mythsofmetal, and finally we look at the debut album from Metallica. Yes, I took the idea from Justin. So sue me.

Mondo Bungle · 10-15-2014, 07:26 PM

Maybe you could take a gander at Bloody Kisses since you won't be looking at Angel Dust again?

Trollheart · 10-16-2014, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

Maybe you could take a gander at Bloody Kisses since you won't be looking at Angel Dust again?

I might, but you would not believe the amount of work I have still to do for this special.... and now I've got myself involved in the Psych album club as well! Why do I do these things???

Trollheart · 10-16-2014, 11:15 AM

Kicking off with a few more of my original features given the Metal Month treatment, we have the first of 3/4 "Velvet fists", where we look at metal ballads, "More than words" with Thin Lizzy and a review of Blind Guardian in "The International Language of Metal".

Trollheart · 10-18-2014, 01:33 PM

Sampling Urfaust's "Geist ist teufel" at the recommendation of Ninetales, kicking off my own Top Ten --- of early Maiden tracks --- and back with another Slayer album, this time "Diabolus in musica". Also continuing the final Members' Top Ten list, from Mondo Bungle.

Trollheart · 10-22-2014, 07:20 PM

Been very busy so have to throw a few updates together.

Day Eighteen: Run for cover! features an ex-member of Children of Bodom taking on Journey (seriously), the 200 Word Album Review makes a long-overdue return, and I continue counting down my top ten early Maiden tracks.

Day nineteen: Opening with our final look at German metal with The Ruins of Beverast, then it's my top three early Maiden songs followed by another spell in The Batlord's Torture Chamber as he subjects me to the delights of Limp Bizkit!

Day twenty: Kicking off with a "Triple Boxset" from Gehenna, then looking at Conan's "Monnos", another Slayer album and beginning our investigation of the metal to be had in Spain, with the inimitable pioneers of Spanish metal, Baron Rojo.

Day twenty-one: Back to Spain to catch Tierra Santa in full flight, then continuing our look at Viking Metal, before checking out ReinXeed's "1912" and taking our third look into "The Meat Grinder."

Day twenty-two: Almost through the Slayer discography now, just one more to go. Today we review "The Christ illusion", then Viking Metal band Finntroll's "Nattfodd" before heading back to Spain to listen to Teitanblood, and welcoming our very special guest reviewer, The Father of Lies himself, to look at his "Top Ten album covers that would most piss God off". Class!

10-14-2014, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	As I said, I'm not getting into them or anything, but I'm trying to see the positives in each album I review, rather than just dismiss them out of hand. I've been accused before of not giving bands a chance, so that's what I'm doing here. It's probably unlikely that I'd ever listen to any of these albums again for pleasure, but it's been an experience and I'd like to think I know a little more about them now than I did before I started. That said, you'll be interested in the next one to come... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-15-2014, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month II: Day Fifteen Woo! Halfway through the month, and here's what we got... Beginning the last of our top tens, this one from Mondo Bungle, more Slayer as they cover punk rock (god save me) with "Undisputed attitude" and an Immortal album reviewed by ... well, someone who wouldn't normally review an Immortal album! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-14-2014, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month II: Day Fourteen To my eternal shame I feature the new album from Dragonforce, but don't worry: I get it now. Back to Germany to sample Burden of Grief before taking a slight detour across the border to Austria to listen to Mondstille, as suggested by mythsofmetal, and finally we look at the debut album from Metallica. Yes, I took the idea from Justin. So sue me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-16-2014, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month II: Day Sixteen Kicking off with a few more of my original features given the Metal Month treatment, we have the first of 3/4 "Velvet fists", where we look at metal ballads, "More than words" with Thin Lizzy and a review of Blind Guardian in "The International Language of Metal". __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-18-2014, 01:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month II: Day Seventeen Sampling Urfaust's "Geist ist teufel" at the recommendation of Ninetales, kicking off my own Top Ten --- of early Maiden tracks --- and back with another Slayer album, this time "Diabolus in musica". Also continuing the final Members' Top Ten list, from Mondo Bungle. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-22-2014, 07:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month II: Update Been very busy so have to throw a few updates together. Day Eighteen: Run for cover! features an ex-member of Children of Bodom taking on Journey (seriously), the 200 Word Album Review makes a long-overdue return, and I continue counting down my top ten early Maiden tracks. Day nineteen: Opening with our final look at German metal with The Ruins of Beverast, then it's my top three early Maiden songs followed by another spell in The Batlord's Torture Chamber as he subjects me to the delights of Limp Bizkit! Day twenty: Kicking off with a "Triple Boxset" from Gehenna, then looking at Conan's "Monnos", another Slayer album and beginning our investigation of the metal to be had in Spain, with the inimitable pioneers of Spanish metal, Baron Rojo. Day twenty-one: Back to Spain to catch Tierra Santa in full flight, then continuing our look at Viking Metal, before checking out ReinXeed's "1912" and taking our third look into "The Meat Grinder." Day twenty-two: Almost through the Slayer discography now, just one more to go. Today we review "The Christ illusion", then Viking Metal band Finntroll's "Nattfodd" before heading back to Spain to listen to Teitanblood, and welcoming our very special guest reviewer, The Father of Lies himself, to look at his "Top Ten album covers that would most piss God off". Class! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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