Recent Metal Purchases

The Batlord · 03-02-2012, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Voivod—War and Pain

Only Voivod album I own, and for the longest time it made me avoid Voivod like the plague. It sounds like someone asked themselves "I wonder what Motorhead would sound like if they couldn't hold a tune in a bucket?" I've given it chance after chance, and it never ceases to blow.

BastardofYoung · 03-02-2012, 01:55 PM

Yeah, not my favorite Voivod album by any means (that would be Dimension Hatross), but when I see something good at HMV, I have to get it, lol.

They had this as well, was thinking of picking it up, but they wanted $21.99 and I can get it on the ALternative Tentacles website for only $12.

The Batlord · 03-03-2012, 09:09 AM

^^^

I gotta say, the only good thing about early Voivod is the artwork. But it's some awesome artwork.

LedSabbath · 03-03-2012, 03:30 PM

I don't understand it myself, but I have been on somewhat of an extreme kick lately.
Recent purchases include: Asphyx: Deathhammer and Death the Brutal Way
Grave: Burial Ground, Fiendish Regression and Hating Life
Sabbath: Sabatage
Obiturary: Frozen in Time and Return of the Executioner
Vallenfyre: Fragile King
Entombed: Inferno and Serpant Saints

BastardofYoung · 03-03-2012, 03:43 PM

some great ones there... though I remember that Obituary records (Return of...) being pretty mediocre.

BastardofYoung · 03-04-2012, 05:08 PM

Picked these up today at second hand store:

hip hop bunny hop · 03-06-2012, 07:28 PM

I can not complement you enough for picking up Order from Chaos. Wonderful band, and as many good bands have come out of it, notably Ares Kingdom & Angelcorpse, I think OfC is superior.

In regards to Vital Remains; the only album I've of them is Dechristianize, which is both very silly and very fun. How does that album compare?

BastardofYoung · 03-06-2012, 08:23 PM

meh, that Vital Remains album is not that great. Has a few alright moments here and there, but I would say it is for completists only.

Kinda fits into the same trap as much of their early stuff, long songs... which can be good, if the ideas you present are progressive enough to keep the song going for so long... but I find with them, it just kinda goes and goes without much of a pay off.

LandOfImmortals4 · 03-08-2012, 06:00 AM

Albums I've bought over the past few weeks:

Rhapsody Of Fire - The Cold Embrace Of Fear
Stratovarius - Elysium (I heard Under Flaming Skies but that was pretty much it, I was surprised by the rest of the album. Loved it.
Saxon - A Collection Of Metal (This was good, though the lack of Heavy Metal Thunder made me sad. :P)
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (This is the first Black Sabbath album I've bought, I hadn't really listened to any of their songs ((except Iron Man)), but this has made compelled to get more of their albums.)

The Batlord · 03-08-2012, 08:21 AM

^^^

**** yeah on everything you bought!

And we need more people to talk about Saxon. One of the bands that got me into heavy metal. I feel you on "Heavy Metal Thunder". Easily one of their best songs. Strong Arm of the Law was a beast of an album.

03-02-2012, 01:55 PM	#62 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Yeah, not my favorite Voivod album by any means (that would be Dimension Hatross), but when I see something good at HMV, I have to get it, lol. They had this as well, was thinking of picking it up, but they wanted $21.99 and I can get it on the ALternative Tentacles website for only $12. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-03-2012, 03:30 PM	#64 (permalink)
LedSabbath Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Siberia (Wisconsin) Posts: 3	I don't understand it myself, but I have been on somewhat of an extreme kick lately. Recent purchases include: Asphyx: Deathhammer and Death the Brutal Way Grave: Burial Ground, Fiendish Regression and Hating Life Sabbath: Sabatage Obiturary: Frozen in Time and Return of the Executioner Vallenfyre: Fragile King Entombed: Inferno and Serpant Saints __________________ "Shhhhhhh.....do you smell that?"

03-03-2012, 03:43 PM	#65 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	some great ones there... though I remember that Obituary records (Return of...) being pretty mediocre. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-04-2012, 05:08 PM	#66 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Picked these up today at second hand store: __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-06-2012, 07:28 PM	#67 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I can not complement you enough for picking up Order from Chaos. Wonderful band, and as many good bands have come out of it, notably Ares Kingdom & Angelcorpse, I think OfC is superior. In regards to Vital Remains; the only album I've of them is Dechristianize, which is both very silly and very fun. How does that album compare? __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

03-06-2012, 08:23 PM	#68 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	meh, that Vital Remains album is not that great. Has a few alright moments here and there, but I would say it is for completists only. Kinda fits into the same trap as much of their early stuff, long songs... which can be good, if the ideas you present are progressive enough to keep the song going for so long... but I find with them, it just kinda goes and goes without much of a pay off. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

03-08-2012, 06:00 AM	#69 (permalink)
LandOfImmortals4 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 21	Albums I've bought over the past few weeks: Rhapsody Of Fire - The Cold Embrace Of Fear Stratovarius - Elysium (I heard Under Flaming Skies but that was pretty much it, I was surprised by the rest of the album. Loved it. Saxon - A Collection Of Metal (This was good, though the lack of Heavy Metal Thunder made me sad. :P) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (This is the first Black Sabbath album I've bought, I hadn't really listened to any of their songs ((except Iron Man)), but this has made compelled to get more of their albums.)