Howard the Duck

never said I liked Static X or Extreme

Coal Chamber and Linkin Park, yes, but LP isn't really "metal"

we do like the same Korn and Limp Bizkit albums

edit:- i said i like Enuff Z'Nuff, not Extreme

hip hop bunny bop was the one who likes Static-X, in fact I checked out Wisconsin Death Trip purely on that basis, the cassette was ****ed, I didn't even bother going back to the store to exchange it and basically chucked it away

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Unknown Soldier

I`ve never done one of these before, so here you all are in alphabetical order:

Bastard of Young- This guy`s knowledge of extreme metal is one of the most impressive I`ve come across and the amount of recommendations he`s put my way is incredible. Not only does he know his stuff but speaks about it objectively unlike some. There are a lot of metal genres he`s not familiar with though, but in what he knows he`s second to none.

Batlord- Probably the guy on here whose taste in metal is practically the same as mine, he usually likes exactly the same metal albums as me and like myself has a real passion about these albums, I know whatever he recommends I`m gonna love and has probably recommended the best stuff on Metal Wars.

Jackhammer- Is kind of like the Ozzy of MB with his godfather of metal îmage. This is somebody who grew up a metal-head and has heard of or seen most metal acts out there, its a pity he doesn`t post more often with his immense knowledge on metal, but I guess he`s been on this forum too long now. By the way, like me he seems a nut for low budget horror flicks

Il Duce-Probably the most intresting member on here whose musical knowledge is one of the widest I`ve ever come across, I liken him to a music cannibal and will eat anything thrown in his direction. He seems to have got all his music knowledge from music compilations of bands and probably bought these on pirate tapes before the days of downloading. There are not too many people around who can listen to Kiss, Linkin Park, Celtic Frost and Burzum and then speak about all of them with the same conviction and pride.

Jack Pat- Know Jack mostly from Album Wars, but he listens to a lot of music that I was listening to about a decade ago which is obscure and experimental 60s stuff and he`s quite the connoissseur on the subject.

Electrophonic Tonic- Like Jack Pat recommends a lot of stuff on Album Wars and I don`t know too much about him but his music intrests and knowledge always come across as pretty sound.

Janszoon- Probably the friendliest mod on here and seems to have a wide range of music interests but most of it seems to be from the 1990s onwards. I`d love to play against him in a game of music trivia from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as I whack his arse for sure.

Loathsome Pete- Pops into the metal forum now and again and seems to have a pretty wide interest in music genres of which metal is just one.

Metal Connoisseur- Fairly new to the forum and has a real knowledge of current metal, but what`s his metal history like?

Necromancer- The nearest I have on here to a musical brother and his root music interests are practically the same as mine and thats 1970s melodic soft and hard rock etc. This is somebody I can talk AOR with and has real passion about the bands he loves. I`m guessing from his music tastes he`s around the same age as me.

Soundgarden Rocks- Seems to have disappeared of late, but this guys desire to widen his musical knowledge and explore classic rock is a big feather in his cap.

Urban Hatemonger- I`ve never had that much contact with MB`s very own Robocop and he usually listens to a lot of music that I wouldn`t listen to and I`m guessing vice-versa. But I find beneath his gruff image that there`s a goldmine of musical knowledge just waiting to be tapped.

Howard the Duck

you're only partially right

pirated cassettes and vinyl were still legal in the 70s

in the 80s, pirated tapes were out, and i only got pirated tapes of underground material, including metal, as whole albums, and not compilations, from grey imports of vinyl or friends' vinyl

underground material were never brought it as originals until the early 90s - all we had in the 80s were originals of "pop" albums

add to the fact that my main source of "weird" music was the island republic of Singapore (which is roughly about 300 miles from my city) had a ban on alternative music in the mid to late 80s

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Unknown Soldier

Sounds like you grew up in the Soviet Union

SIRIUSB

To the OP . . . ughhh, personally I detest popular music culture and even more the convention behind it, and even more those that enable it to happen.

I am all about Musick as a Spiritual pursuit, though I do enjoy it as a recreational entertainment in some regards.

Janszoon

Heh. Thanks man! And I'd be down to beat your ass at trivia any day. While it's true that my tastes in metal tend to run from thrash forward, I think you'd be surprised to find out how much of my music taste is 80s and earlier.

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Electrophonic Tonic

I appreciate the kind words, Soldier. Even after 200+ posts, I'm still feeling things out around here, so my tastes probably haven't come though any more than in the Album Wars thread. Maybe at 500 posts, you'll have a clear(er) understanding of my tastes. haha

Howard the Duck

um, no, not really

it's not illegal to sell grey imports, it's just they're friggin' expensive

Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy CD was going for around 6 quid back then, which was a lot of money for us

and by "pop" I meant popular rock and metal as well, which at that time were mostly hair metal

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Unknown Soldier

I was being sarcastic with the Soviet Union reference. I once studied there for a few months back in 1990s and I remember the street markets everywhere in St.Peterburg where selling illegal music compilations of bands and that was all anybody ever bought there.

I`m sure where your from is a damn sight warmer than Russkie land