What albums are you looking forward to...?

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I can't wait for the Pixies reunion.

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...and they'll play at Roskilde Festival- Yeeehaw!! You should all come.

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Originally posted by PikkaBird:
Yeah, they might have a talent for writing and playing catchy tunes, but not something with some kind of depth and complexity. So musical talent and musical talent aren't always the same.

Yeah that is kinda the point I was trying to make.

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Looking forward to stuff from Team Sleep. Also, some new Aphex Twin would be nice.

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I'm looking forward to new albums from:

Judas Priest
Slayer
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Various old-school thrash bands including Testament, Kreator, Nuclear Assault and Death Angel.

I've heard some tracks from Fear Factory's new album and it kicks ass! Can't wait to wait to hear more.

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Busted, Slipknot, Avril, Limp Bizkit all fall into the same trap for me. It's not that people hate the music, it's the fake attitude and pretentiousness. Admit it, somewhere deep deep down there's a part of you that thinks that.

Why is it that whenever a band becomes popular they are immediately shit. See also: Linkin Park, Blink 182, Sum 41, The Strokes...

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I have no idea. The bands you mention (in the second paragraph) are actually quite good. I think it's just a desperate attempt to appear old-school/hardcore/whatever, but they're really just tagging along on a lame fad.

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Man, you Scandinavians have it good.  The Hellacopters' new compilation came out there like 2 weeks ago, and still no announced US release.  And importing anything from Scandinavia costs like US$35.  I finally found the Backyard Babies' Total 13 US release for a reasonable price, but it took me months, and I still can't get any of their other albums.  And there's hordes of other awesome bands with no US distribution that cost an arm and a leg to import.  I need to go to Sweden. 

Except I hate the cold.  That's why I left Canada...

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Originally posted by Metdude:
I'm looking forward to new albums from:

Judas Priest
Slayer
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Various old-school thrash bands including Testament, Kreator, Nuclear Assault and Death Angel.

I've heard some tracks from Fear Factory's new album and it kicks ass! Can't wait to wait to hear more.

I thought Megadeth finished a few years ago when Dave Mustane busted his arm?...

Also, I thought Fear Factory split after 'Digimortal'?...

I probabaly should've been keeping more up to date, sounds interesting though...

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Dave Mustaine has made some posts on Deth's site about a new album with original guitarist Chris Poland. It should be done by summertime.

As for Fear factory, their new album is called Archetype and is out in mid-April. It's already been leaked though so you should find it on p2p networks by now.

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I don't look forward to most albums. Waiting is just too frustrating. I'd hear about it eventually.

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Originally posted by Metdude:
Dave Mustaine has made some posts on Deth's site about a new album with original guitarist Chris Poland. It should be done by summertime.

As for Fear factory, their new album is called Archetype and is out in mid-April. It's already been leaked though so you should find it on p2p networks by now.

Thanx, both those sound cloolsome. This year is sounding better and better for music 

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New Rammstein album should be awesome....

And the new Finntroll album as well....anybody else heard of them....? Finnish folk metal....

Also Demons and Wizards Part 2 near the end of the year....

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Folk... metal? I believe that does not compute...

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Originally posted by fromage:
A new album of one of the following bands would be nice:

Primus

Primus has a new EP out, that "Animals Should Try Not to Act Like People", one of my friends has it, it rocks. I love Primus.

I'm personally looking forward to the new projects by Pig Destroyer, Into The Moat, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Mastodon, whenever they may be coming out. I also hear Toxic Narcotic is planning a DVD, which sounds great. It would be awesome if they had footage from one of the shows I went to.

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Originally posted by Mr.MastodonFarm:
Folk... metal? I believe that does not compute...

I know it sounds wierd but give it a listen....there's some samples
here

While you're there, check out Blind Guardian if you've not heard of them either....

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Originally posted by Archie2K:
Why is it that whenever a band becomes popular they are immediately shit. See also: Linkin Park, Blink 182, Sum 41, The Strokes...

Originally posted by Pikka Bird:
I have no idea. The bands you mention (in the second paragraph) are actually quite good. I think it's just a desperate attempt to appear old-school/hardcore/whatever, but they're really just tagging along on a lame fad.

i don't agree with pika and convenience i quoted archie's post as i'm referring to that. however, i don't think they were ever good, these bands already sucked before they became popular. a short rant about these bands:
sum41/blink182 - face it, that's over-produced, teenage-"punk". they would actually be a lot better if they dropped their childish humor (or presented it in a funnier -that means more extreme - way at least) and stopped calling themselves "punk", since they're clearly not punk. however, their music is rather generic, no matter what.

linkin park - generic nu metal. that's an insult so bad i have nothing to add, except maybe for the amazingly annoying lyrics.

the strokes - i know many people will yell at me for that, but the strokes are overrated. a lot. why is a band that plays extremely simple songs and records them in such a shitty fashion that you get ear cancer so groundbreaking? or are they just popular because they're "retro"?

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I'd like to say, the guys in Blink 182 combined have an incredible sense of melody. This was not very prominent on Enema and Takeoff, but Buddha, Dude Ranch and the untitled one have some bobs and bits that I can't resist. Especially songs like "21 Days", "Fentoozler", "Waggy", "A New Hope" and "Enthused" sound good to me. I try not to listen to those who wish to define them as punk. I just consider them "cali-skate-rock" or something like that. False labelling kills everything- I think Avril could have avoided a lot of bashing if she'd been marketed in another genre (although she's not so brilliantly original)
LP might not be very innovative, but I personally think Chester has quite a marvellous voice and Hahn makes good use of his turntables and Mike makes somer crafty beats- maybe his fresh emcee skills could use some spark, but that's not my point. The rest of the band just fill in the slots.
The Strokes are overrated, but still they have a couple of songs that I have to listen to every now and then (Such as 12:51- it has a great sleepy flow... and a video based on Tron!)

 

Said by MANY people:
Man, Linkin Park are just crap- they're so mainstream.

...and that's all most people have to say. When I point out the hypocrasy of their statement by drawing their attention to the fact that bands such as QOTSA, Foo Fighters and NIN are also some sort of mainstream even though they are considered magnificent by most people with good taste, then they just shut up because they realize they have nothing real to add to their original statement.
Apparently you just don't think this music really stands out, and that's fine by me. But the senseless nitwits who has to make their "controversy" heard are just too much to bear.

But speaking of whether or not Blink 182/Sum 41 are punk: I don't think either of them are, but I think it is a curious fact that most people think that bands such as MxPx, The Descendents, Millencollin and whatnot are totally punkish mainly because they are not on MTV on a regular basis- they all play roughly the same style of music (although some do it better than others), but apparently the profit determines the punkyness... weird, isn't it?

On-topic: I heard that Tool might be releasing something in 2005- At least Maynard is writing some stuff. No matter what it'll be, I'm looking forward to it...

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I can't take all this Linkin Park bashing....graaahhhh they write GOOD songs, GREAT music....who cares if it's mainstream....??

I'm the first to admit that I don't really like Top 40 music but they're more than that....!

I could go on but there's no point....everyone has an opinion and that's fine....woo...! 

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hey Gleno- folk/metal... might you have heard of In Extremo? German heavy metal rockers with massive influence from Nordic songs. Great background music for role-playing.

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Linkin Park have crossed the barrier of Metal music to Pop music (this isn't to say their music is pop as a genre, just pop in the sense it's popular; they still remained metal), and therefore have attained Pop Music’s casual flavour of the month fans. This has seen Linkin Park’s singles sell much better than the majority of Metal bands singles would, and given the band success in both album and singles charts. However, crossing this barrier has, in part, dented their image, and has caused some fans of Metal music to brand them as "sell-outs"...

Of course, there are always people like Spiff who would have hated them anyway, no matter how sucessful, or unsucessful they were. However, had Linkin Park not crossed the barrier into pop, these people would be less likely to hear of them so much, and in turn, be less likely to hate them so much...

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I would like to say at this time that EVERY band on the radio sucks. All of them. There is no good radio anymore. And this isn't about old songs they play every once in a while, I'm talking about anything that's come out more recently, especially since about the turn of the century. All of it is crap. Even bands that had albums out before having radio success(ie. Korn, AFI, Nirvana, etc.) weren't even any good back then. Unoriginal, uninspired shit. I just can't say it enough.

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Originally posted by Pikka Bird:
hey Gleno- folk/metal... might you have heard of In Extremo? German heavy metal rockers with massive influence from Nordic songs. Great background music for role-playing.

I've heard of them. And I don't like them a lot, even though i can understand the role-playing-point. My problem with bands such as In Extremo or Rammstein is just their lyrics. It's in German, so I can't even try to ignore it, it doesn't work. And some of their lyrics are very ... well ... say, not good. In my opinion.

And while I bashed quite a few bands in this thread, people apparently get the wrong image. I don't care if a band's mainstream or not (okay, i care when it comes to buying tickets for live shows - they're a lot cheaper when it's unknown band, and that's good but it doesn't have an impact on my opinion about the band itself), I care if the music and the lyrics are good. And good means for me: Music that's either among the best in the genre at all or even better music that adds something new. And you can say what you want, but Blink182 and Sum41 did not add anything new to their genre.
However, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised about Blink's new album - at least the parts i got to hear. The music's a lot more mature and more complex.
The fact that I hate Linkin Park is because I hate nu metal. That's not very objective, I know, but I still hate it.

As for TheLampIncident's post: I don't agree. While most stuff on the radio/MTV sucks (unless you can find an alternative radio station), not all of it does. Case in point in Germany: Tomte were fairly successful over here.
Other good examples would be the Foo Fighters (okay, they used to be a lot better, but still), Jimmy Eat World and so on. I know the list isn't long, but not everything on the radion/MTV sucks, especially not everything on MTV or music television in general. I don't know about the US, but here in Germany, we have a music television station called VIVA. They're really horrible, they air more poppy stuff than MTV, but they have on great show called "Fast Forward", which only airs alternative music. It's pretty much the only show which will allow you to see videos by such artists as The Mars Volta, Dillinger Escape Plan, Guided By Voices, Aesop Rock, The Roots, Trail Of Dead and lots of other great bands. So there is hope after all.

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I don't think I misunderstood you the first couple of times- I as commenting on two different things before. The first was to explain why I like Blink 182. The other was a question on my part.
Have you heard the older Blink stuff? It might not be 100% exquisite, but it has something that I can't put my finger on...
A little comment on In Extremo: (why did you include Rammstein in that comment?- even though I am slacking off on my German skills, I can still hear that their lyrics are criminally horrible) I am quite sure they have also done some songs in Old Norse. As long as I don't understand the German lyrics, then I'm good to go. The Old Norse really add to the "viking/medieval-feel" of RPGs.

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Originally posted by Pikka Bird:
A little comment on In Extremo: (why did you include Rammstein in that comment?- even though I am slacking off on my German skills, I can still hear that their lyrics are criminally horrible) I am quite sure they have also done some songs in Old Norse. As long as I don't understand the German lyrics, then I'm good to go. The Old Norse really add to the "viking/medieval-feel" of RPGs.

I haven't heard any of Blink's older stuff. ... or maybe I have, but I'm not aware of it at least.

I included Rammstein because their lyrics fall into the same category as In Extremo's in my opinion.
However, since I play RPG myself sometimes, I understand what you mean with the RPG-atmosphere thing.

Also my post was more aimed at those who said something along the lines of "you stop liking bands as soon as they're popular". And what I wanted to say was basically: I like / don't like bands no matter if they're popular or not.
It's just that pop-punk doesn't seem as attractive to me as it was some years ago. My focus has gradually shifted towards other music, but I guess that's normal.

However, from a certain perspective, I'm thankful for bands such as Linkin Park or Blink or even Good Charlotte and Limp Bizkit. Because it introduces people to rock and that way, you can gradually introduce them to cool underground bands they would never like otherwise. Hardly nobody starts out with math-rock or noise or hardcore, it's a process of getting used to a certain aesthetic of music.

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Originally posted by SpacemanSpiff:
 As for TheLampIncident's post: I don't agree. While most stuff on the radio/MTV sucks (unless you can find an alternative radio station), not all of it does. Case in point in Germany: Tomte were fairly successful over here.
Other good examples would be the Foo Fighters (okay, they used to be a lot better, but still), Jimmy Eat World and so on. I know the list isn't long, but not everything on the radion/MTV sucks, especially not everything on MTV or music television in general. I don't know about the US, but here in Germany, we have a music television station called VIVA. They're really horrible, they air more poppy stuff than MTV, but they have on great show called "Fast Forward", which only airs alternative music. It's pretty much the only show which will allow you to see videos by such artists as The Mars Volta, Dillinger Escape Plan, Guided By Voices, Aesop Rock, The Roots, Trail Of Dead and lots of other great bands. So there is hope after all.

I didn't know Dillinger Escape Plan made music videos. Hopefully they're not videos from when they had Mike Patton in the band. I would love to see the insanity for something like 43% Burnt.

I've got a friend who listens to Mars Volta. I don't really find them enjoyable, and I often get irritated in his car because I'm often stuck listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers or some other crap of the sort.

I have heard Aesop Rock, but I am not really a rap fan. I have also heard of Trail of Dead, but haven't heard anything by them. There's this guy I work with who plays the Roots in the CD player sometimes. I HATE them. I also hate the Foo Fighters(anything Nirvana related blows) and Jimmy Eat World is butt.

I just like listening to noise, which must be how I can put up with bands like Anal Cunt, Lightning Bolt, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed so well.

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Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
 Primus has a new EP out, that "Animals Should Try Not to Act Like People", one of my friends has it, it rocks. I love Primus.

I knew that
I bought that EP the day it came out...

But I was a bit frustrated since it's not a full lenght album

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Originally posted by SpacemanSpiff:
It's just that pop-punk doesn't seem as attractive to me as it was some years ago. My focus has gradually shifted towards other music, but I guess that's normal.

Believe me- my focus has shifted heavily too. VERY heavily. But still there are somethings that appeal to me. For example- Blink does. Their disciples (Simple Plan, GC, and to make this list completely gross- Busted) do not! I can't explain what makes these bands attract my attention, but they're also very scarce in numbers.
But alternative rock and strange indie/metal/jazz/funk/et cetera things are my main axe now.

On-topic... again: Bloodhound Gang have posted a sample from the album Das Schnippets which shouldn't be too far away from release...

And yes- Primus (Les especially) pwns y00 all!

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Hey, I found out Death Angel are working on a new album.  Remember them?  The all-Filipino-high-school-kid thrash band from San Francisco?  Thrash was cool.  That really takes me back.

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Originally posted by *Spiff*:
blah blah blah...Aesop Rock...blah blah blah

/me licks Spiff 

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Originally posted by Pikka Bird:
hey Gleno- folk/metal... might you have heard of In Extremo? German heavy metal rockers with massive influence from Nordic songs. Great background music for role-playing.

Nope not heard of them but Winmx has....I'll let you know what I think....

About Rammstein lyrics....as I said before it doesn't matter because the songs rock so much....! Maybe cos I'm not German though they doesn't sound silly to me....

I've got the translations and yeah they don't make a lot of sense but you know....

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Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
 I didn't know Dillinger Escape Plan made music videos. Hopefully they're not videos from when they had Mike Patton in the band. I would love to see the insanity for something like 43% Burnt.

The one I saw was a live video. It didn't involve puking or shitting on stage though... 

 

I've got a friend who listens to Mars Volta. I don't really find them enjoyable, and I often get irritated in his car because I'm often stuck listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers or some other crap of the sort.

I'm a huge fan of The Mars Volta so I'm really happy to see their videos, but I was mentioning all of these artists more as examples of a kind of artists which usually do not get a lot airtime on music television.

 

I have heard Aesop Rock, but I am not really a rap fan. I have also heard of Trail of Dead, but haven't heard anything by them. There's this guy I work with who plays the Roots in the CD player sometimes. I HATE them. I also hate the Foo Fighters(anything Nirvana related blows) and Jimmy Eat World is butt.

Trail of Dead is nice (oh yeah, and i do like Foo Fighters (well, early Foo Fighters) and Jimmy Eat World, but that's not the point), but I'm not sure if they're loud enough for you...

 

I just like listening to noise, which must be how I can put up with bands like Anal Cunt, Lightning Bolt, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed so well.

Lightning Bolt kicks fucking ass.
If you like them, you should check out a band called Ruins. They're from Japan, and they were one of the first who tried that bass player + drummer = sheer insanity thing.
Also, be sure to check out bands such as Black Dice, Mohinder, Arab on Radar (all have legal mp3s available at epitonic) and also Shikari, which play really brutal hardcore. Their website usually offers Mp3s, but i checked it and right now all of them are down. But you can try anyway: The website.
Also: What do you think of The Locust and Orchid?

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There is a band called Anal Cunt?
  sounds great! What music do they make/play?

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Anal  Cunt just plays really really fast. Although the best thing about them is the song titles, those are often really weird and funny

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I would hesitate to call Anal Cunt music. It's great, but it's basically just noise. You can't hear very much. But they did do an entire album of acoustic songs all about love. Seth Putnam is actually a great writer, as these are better than real love songs.
 http://www.darklyrics.com/a/analcunt.html

I have heard of Arab on Radar as they are from my state. I heard someone say they're the worst band ever(apparently one of their songs is just five minutes of beeping), but I shall listen for myself. I used to listen to the Locust, but not anymore. I think the keyboard got a little irritating because you can't lay it in too heavy. As The Sun Sets is a far better band at that style if you ask me(I just can't stop whoring Providence bands). I'll make sure to check out Ruins.

Also, another band I think is cool is Backstabbers Inc. They play hardcore, but it has a lot of grind influences, so it's a very interesting mix. And I can't get enough crust punk(Capitalist Casualties, Disrupt, Toxic Narcotic, Discordance Axis) lately.

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If you like noisecore and other noisy wicked things like it, you should try to get your hands on something by KLoAK.
I could dig up these samples
80% Bassminus
Photo
Relentlessly Caressing
Thermopacked.
Unfortunately, they are in *.wma format which I will always dislike.
I will go looking for more- there's bound to be some loot on a review site.

Okay found one more- one of my favourites:
Contact 12
...and as a bonus, I found out that the other samples are probably dead- but they might be back up sometime, so they stay.

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I went into FYE today looking for the Weird Al video DVD, and I came across his new album, Poodle Hat.  I listened to the demo tracks the store offered and I was sold (unfortunately, I only had enough cash for one).  I have a good feeling that fans of Al's past work will love this new disk.

One of my favorite songs is "Bob".  It is a style parody of Bob Dylan, and every line is a palindrome.  The medley/polka is "The Angry White Boy Polka" and features System of a Down, Staind, Limp Bizkit, and Eminem (to name a few).  Eminem gets the full Al treatment with "Couch Potato", a parody of "Lose Yourself".  For those Avril Lavigne fans...you know who you are...there is "A Complicated Song", a parody of "Complicated", which could also aptly be called "Constipated".  Hilarity ensues.

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i'm waiting for the next Linkin Park album, Evanescence, and maybe Jewel, provided her pod person dies and the real Jewel comes back.

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Slipknot - Vol. 3 (the subliminal verses)

MAY 25TH, BABY!

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Originally posted by Venus:
 i'm waiting for the next Linkin Park album

I wouldn't expect it until late 2005 at the earliest, and also wouldn't be at all surprised if it was a 2006 release...