Bushmeister

That's it. I am swearing off of "Everything Bleeds" until I either evolve into a futuristic superhuman capable of surviving traffic congestation levels of 420+ or my mind finally snaps and I start thinking in non-Euclidean dimensions that will help me guide my way through those gray walls of death. The rest of the album is very doable, but fuck "Everything Bleeds" It just never stops bombarding you, not even for a second. Holy crap, I don't think I have achieved better than 8000 points on it on Ninja Mono so far. Also, they need to add support to lengthier songs. I want to ride my 40-minute rips from Hado Channel 3, bastards!

Why is there not yet a thread for this excellent little game? AudioSurf is the future of rhythm-based driving games about collecting colored blocks, and don't you try and deny it! It is also available on Steam for VERY CHEAP INDEED, so go get your copy today! Or download the demo, fall in love and then buy a copy. In short: AudioSurf is a rhythm/racing game, where you try and collect as much points as you can from colored blocks on the track with several different characters on three different difficulty settings. The catch? Each "track" is a song, so basically what you will be driving on is a graphical representation of whatever music CD or file you have at hand for AudioSurf to scan. It handles anything from metal to classical, giving you a nigh unlimited amount of challenges to beat. I know I got hooked the moment Berzerker's "No-One Wins" became my battleground Also, list your favourite tracks! Mine so far: "Straight To Video (Assemblage 23 Remix)" by Mindless Self Indulgence, "Like Some Snow-Covered Marble Eye" by Summoning, "At Giza" by Om and "March To The Sea" by Pelican As a side note, "Die Winnipeg Die Die Fuckers Die (Spreading The Hepatitis)" by Venetian Snares and "Everything Bleeds" by Marduk can go suck a big, unfair cock

Summoning - try later records, like "Stronghold", "Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame" and "Oathbound" Moonsorrow - any album from "Voimasta Ja Kunniasta" onward is so epic you should shit your pants Hordes Of Yore - they're like Moonsorrow but from Portugal! Only one album out though Immortal - "Sons Of Northern Darkness" has epic guitar parts galore. Also, "At The Heat Of Winter". Einherjer - there's a ton of viking metal bands out there, throwing one out for show. "Dragons Of The North" and "Odin Owns Ye All" kick copious amounts of ass.

So there I went, down to my local record store who quite often stack up on more obscure bands and records and sell them at reasonable prices. Lo and behold, there was something worth buying (namely a split between Anarchus and C.S.S.O, a split between Black Witchery and Conqueror and a Conjuration album), which found their way into my backpack. Turns out when I took them to work today that someone had taped a little reminder note from our local baptist church on every CD. Thankfully, not on the bottom, but still. I spent my lunch scraping those bastards off.

The answer is D, none of the above. Running Wild's "Like A Whirlwind" >_>

We'll call this one "Death Metal Anthems". A double-disc, first featuring death metal classics such as: 1. Death - "Scream Bloody Gore" 2. Repulsion - "Slaughter Of The Innocent" 3. Possessed - "Seven Churches" 4. Obituary - "Slowly We Rot" 5. Suffocation - "Jesus Wept" 6. Cannibal Corpse - "Hammer Smashed Face" 7. Deicide - "Lunatic Of God's Creation" 8. Morbid Angel - "Welcome To Hell" 9. Immolation - "Dawn Of Possession" 10. Entombed - "Left Hand Path" 11. Carcass - "Exhume To Consume" 12. Incantation - "Eternal Torture" And for the second disc, modern-day masterpieces: 1. Lykathea Aflame - "To Become Shelter And Salvation" 2. Wormed - "Geodesic Dome" 3. Behemoth - "At The Left Hand Ov God" 4. Fleshgore - "Sky Funeral" 5. Monstrosity - "Shadow Of Obliteration" 6. Gorerotted - "Fuck Your Ass With Broken Glass" 7. Imperial Sodomy - "Castrated" 8. Cephalic Carnage - "Piecemaker" 9. Benighted - "Spiritual Manslaughter" 10. Odious Mortem - "Conjoint Species" 11. Kronos - "Phaeton" 12. Vital Remains - "Dechristianize" 13. Nile - "Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten"

Because you actually CAN follow Nile-lyrics, with a bit of practice? Come on, at least he growls what's written on the damn lyrics sheet, unlike bands like Devourment or Wormed. Off the top of my head, it is rather hard to come up with bands that'd play as fast and heavy as Nile without having growls deeper than a grave. However, some suggestions as follows: Kataklysm Jungle Rot Unleashed Ancient Rites Vital Remains Melechesh Vesania Out of the bunch, Unleashed and Ancient Rites are the ones with the cleanest vocals. Vital Remains is most like Nile music-wise, and Glen Benton's bellows are much more distinguishable than Sanders and co.'s. Finally, Melechesh and Vesania are more on the black metal side of things, but fast and fucking badass. Also, no death metal growls. P.S. screw you for dissing "Scum"

No. That is gay.

Whoah, this was actually much harder than what I thought. First of all, most of my metal records would be right out. Hardly the best music to listen to while starving to death amidst the wreckage. In that case, here we go: Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan What in a what now? Basically, Alamaailman Vasarat play a very frantic style of instrumental music, combining jazz, blues and elements of rock n' roll into a mixture that is played pretty much entirely on acoustic instruments save for the bass (also, no guitars whatsoever, acoustic or electric). There are at least a dozen kinds of horns, flutes and pipes used throughout the album, on top of the bassist and two percussionists. It is catchy, dirty and a perfect soundtrack to a night of drunken swaying on top of a moss-covered rock holding a half-tin of my very best moonshine. Steve Roach & Vida Obama - Spirit Dome Slow, meandering ambient music. This would be my album for meditation, for relaxing and for just clearing my mind of everything that is pressing on it. There is no decipherable rhythm or melody to the music, but instead it is designed to merely soothe you and make your moods flow as smooth as possible. There are a number of other Steve Roach records I could have picked here, but the Spirit Dome has (as the name suggests) just a hint of a more spiritual approach to the whole shebang. Summoning - Dol Guldur Yeah, yeah, I said I'd throw my metal records out of the window. Well, not this one (or the next one either ). Summoning has an amazing relaxing effect on me, and the presence of dark forests and immense, cold mountain ranges would definitely be something I'd appreciate on some tropical nights. It was a hard time choosing a single record from Summoning, really, but in the end "Dol Guldur" strikes the greatest balance between its more black metal-oriented predecessor "Minas Morgul" and its spiritual follow-up the "Nightshade Forests"-EP, which takes Summoning's sound far further away to the symphonic direction. Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw Seriously, is there NO way I couldn't just slip the "March Into The Sea"-EP into the case along with the original CD? I have often said and will say again that the full-length rendition of "March Into The Sea" is easily in the top 3 of the best songs I have ever heard, and even after four years of continuous play I still find myself enjoying the epic journey. However, "The Fire In Our Throats..." holds other great Pelican tracks such as the acoustic "-", "Aurora Borealis" and "Sirius", as well as a 10-minute version of "March..." I am torn, really - does one song trump an entire album in the end? Grudginly, I'd give up the EP for this album. Half of an amazing song paired off with a load of great ones is nothing to sneer at. Cowboy Bebop OST - Knockin' On Heaven's Door This is the double-disc soundtrack to the Cowboy Bebop movie "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", and one I'd choose for several reasons. First, two discs give it nice length and longevity. Second, there is a fine mix of music in here, jazz and blues dominating of course but with a few odder songs thrown in, and a few ambient works that I love to bits. And thirdly, all songs are top-notch quality. When listening to these CDs I might skip a song or two because of my mood, but never because I feel that a particular song is not worth listening to. There we go... Although as an afterthought, a lot of people seem to be putting in gloomy CDs to remind themselves that this is all they'll have from now on. So in that vein, a honorable mention: Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Altered States Of America I'd happily go insane to the tune of this album. Lucky I already haven't.

The same reaction has occurred elsewhere as well recently, Skummy. Probably stems from the fact that I don't really talk about stuff like Modest Mouse that I find very enjoyable but don't have the patience or interest to delve further into similar projects.

Thank you God, it was not like I was wanting to do any work in any case. Bands in no particular order: Napalm Death: #1: "Suffer The Children" #2: "You Suffer" #3: "Multinational Corporations" #4: "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" #5: "Sold Short" #6: "Scum" #7: "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (it's a great cover ) #8: "Thanks For Nothing" #9: "Fracture In The Equation" #10: "From Enslavement To Obliteration" Marduk: #1: "Dracul Va Domni Din Nou In Transilvania" #2: "Blütrache" #3: "Echoes From The Past" #4: "Baptism By Fire" #5: "Everything Bleeds" #6: "With Satan And Victorious Weapons" #7: "Dreams Of Blood And Iron" #8: "The Hangman Of Prague" #9: "Slay The Nazarene" #10: "Those Of The Unlight" Summoning: #1: "Farewell" #2: "A Distant Flame Before The Sun" #3: "Land Of The Dead" #4: "The Passing Of The Grey Company" #5: "South Away" #6: "Through The Forests Of Dol Guldur" #7: "Saruman" #8: "Might And Glory" #9: "Mirdautas Vras" #10: "Nightshade Forests" Pelican: #1: "March Into The Sea" #2: "Sirius" #3: "-" #4: "Red Ran Amber" #5: "Mammoth" #6: "Dead Between The Walls" #7: "Nightenday" #8: "Drought" #9: "Autumn Into Summer" #10: "Angel Tears" Moonsorrow: #1: "Jumalten Kaupunki incl. Tuhatvuotinen Perintö" #2: "Sankaritarina" #3: "Kylän Päässä" #4: "Raunioilla" #5: "Sankarihauta" #6: "Tuulen Tytär incl. Soturin Tie" #7: "Tuleen Ajettu Maa" #8: "Jäästä Syntynyt / Varjojen Virta" #9: "Aurinko Ja Kuu" #10: "Suden Uni" Emperor: #1: "Thus Spake The Nightspirit" #2: "I Am The Black Wizards" #3: "Ye Entrancemperium" #4: "The Loss And Curse Of Reverence" #5: "A Fine Day To Die" (another excellent cover song) #6: "Curse You All Men!" #7: "Inno A Satana" #8: "Cosmic Keys To My Creations & Times" #9: "Wrath Of The Tyrant" #10: "Sworn" Modest Mouse: #1: "Other People's Lives" #2: "A Different City" #3: "The World At Large" #4: "Alone Down There" #5: "Long Distance Drunk" #6: "Trucker's Atlas" #7: "I Came As A Rat" #8: "Spitting Venom" #9: "Out Of Gas" #10: "Blame It On The Teutons" Pig Destroyer: #1: "Boy Constrictor" #2: "Piss Angel" #3: "Frailty In Numbers" #4: "Body Scout" #5: "Carrion Fairy" #6: "Treblinka" #7: "Starbelly" #8: "Towering Flesh" #9: "Suicide Through Decay" #10: "Three Second Apocalypse" Therion: #1: "Voyage Of Gurdjeff (The Fourth Way)" #2: "Blood Of The Kingu" #3: "Emerald Crown" #4: "Son Of The Staves Of Time" #5: "Asgård" #6: "Midgård" #7: "Lemuria" #8: "Feuer Overture - Prometheus Entfesselt" #9: "The Khlysti Evangelist" #10: "The Wild Hunt" Mindless Self Indulgence: #1: "Bring The Pain" #2: "Stupid MF" #3: "Bed Of Roses" #4: "Alienating Our Audience" #5: "You'll Rebel To Anything" #6: "Keeping Up With The Kids" #7: "Adios Amigos" #8: "Straight To Video (Assemblage 23 Remix)" #9: "Prom" #10: "Diabolical"

#: 7000 Dying Rats A: Agoraphobic Nosebleed B: Berzerker, The C: Cannibal Corpse D: Discordance Axis E: Emperor F: Funeral Mist G: Godflesh H: Haemorrhage I: Impaled Nazarene J: Jesu K: Khanate L: Last Days Of Humanity M: Marduk N: Napalm Death O: Om P: Pelican Q: Queers, The R: Regurgitate S: Summoning T: Therion U: Ulver V: Vlad Tepes W: Wormed X: Xiu Xiu Y: Your Kid's On Fire Z: Zillah And going by what I have seen live (skipping the ones I had nothing for: A: Avulsed B: Behemoth C: Cannibal Corpse D: Demigod E: Emperor G: Gorefest H: Hypocrisy I: Immortal K: Korpiklaani L: Lamb Of God M: Marduk N: Nile R: Rotten Sound S: Sotajumala T: Torture Killer

Haven't heard it yet (and yes it has been leaked) but more than likely it will be crushing and fucking awesome, just like Meshuggah always is.

That's why so serious

That list is almost an exact opposite of my own, Behemoth being even the only one I cared for last year. I posted some in the Best Album Of 2007-thread, but for a quick reference my top 10 for last year looks something like this: 1. Kronos - "The Hellenic Terror" 2. Volh - "Solemn March Into The Ragnarok" 3. Nile - "Ithyphallic" 4. Pelican - "City Of Echoes" 5. Moonsorrow - "Luku V: Hävitetty" 6. Sigh - "Hangman's Hymn" 7. Pig Destroyer - "Phantom Limb" 8. Bilskirnir - "Wotansvolk" 9. Jesu - "Conqueror" 10. Korpiklaani - "Tervaskanto" Honorable mentions: Peste Noire - "Folk Fuck Foliery" Cephalic Carnage - "Xenosapien" Vomitory - "Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize" Vital Remains - "Icons Of Evil" Anaal Nathrakh - "Hell Is Empty And All The Devils Are Here" Mayhem - "Ordo Ab Chao"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPKKJk_mLw This fucking song.

This is going straight into the WTF Zone: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7122800693.html

Well, it's mainly a thing of getting accustomed to the style of vocals. Listen to it enough and you'll start making out the words, in the case that the singer can actually pronounce English that is (Korpiklaani ) Pick a song that you like and listen to it a few times with the lyrics sheets, then at least some of it should start to make sense afterwards.

I'm echoing the posters above me. I really have no idea how they intend to make The Hobbit last two feature-length films on its own. They either need to introduce some canon-breaking, or just come up with something out of their collective arses to make it work, especially if they aim for the length of the LOTR movies.

Let's bust out some of the better albums this year from my point of view: Pelican - City Of Echoes Well, granted, I did expect more, but considering what kind of effort my other favourite bands turned in (Marduk and Leng Tch'e, I am looking at your ugly mugs ) this was way and well beyond a good album. While in general more mellow and post-rock than their previous works, they cranked out probably their most metal-oriented track yet with "Dead Between The Walls". Also, the acoustic track on the CD was, yet again, excellent. I'd maybe like to see an EP or a mini-CD in the future with just acoustic tracks on it. I'm hoping however that they go back towards the more metal-oriented sound they had on their first few releases, instead of watering it down too much. As of now, they stand as a great blend on the border between Isis and Explosions In The Sky, and I'd hate to see them slip too far into the EITS-territory. Kronos - The Hellenic Terror I believe "holy fucking shit" were the first words I spoke when the opening track "The Road To Salvation" began blasting out from my speakers. Cutting riffs as sharp as razor blades, convincing vocal work that sticks to your head and a drummer that has no trouble keeping up the speed or the brutality. What really suckered me in though was the lyrical content and the themes of Ancient Greece: "The Hellenic Terror" is centered around such Greek legends as the Odyssey and the adventures of Thebes and Perseus. It is very nice to see death metal bands branch out from the usual lyrical content, and for that plus top-notch execution Kronos get a big thumbs up from me. Nile - Ithyphallic Another death metal record, this time from a band with a proven streak of excellent releases, and Nile didn't disappoint this time either. They've further played down the "wall-of-sound"-effect that had been detrimental to their sound on their earlier works, and instead focus even more on the monstrous riffs that help prop up each track to stand on their own. The album is also paced much differently from their previous efforts, with many more mid- and slow-paced parts in the songs akin to the big crowd-pleasers "Black Seeds Of Vengeance" and "Cast Down The Heretic". However, while they are very much nice to scream along to in a concert, the repetition of the slow-paced parts make the album less replayable in my opinion. But hell, Nile is still fucking awesome, Karl Sanders is a monster on the axe, and with three vocalists all handling the burden of growling, there's a much wider range of variance in the vocals than in most death metal. Volh - Solemn March Into The Ragnarok It was pleasing to finally hear a black metal record from Russia that wasn't badly produced NSBM-bullshit. Being a one-man band, Volh gains points for the single fact that he is actually competent with all the instruments he plays. The production is calculated and "raw", but not to the point of being unlistenable. What really won me over were the vocals, which are very drawn-out and rather high-pitched for black metal screaming, as well as the guitarwork. Unlike a lot of "raw" black metal, the guitars actually depart from the standard, fast picking and occasionally soar to some majestic riffs, adding a lot of epic feel to otherwise relatively simple tracks. The best example of this is "Let Shine In The Spears Of Valkyries", which manages to feel like a very epic song and stay in your mind with just two short guitar parts spread to the middle and end of the song. A great album if you're even remotely into this sort of black metal. Moonsorrow - Luku V: Hävitetty A 50+ minute album with only two songs. Sounds crazy? It probably is too, and even crazier is that the second song has actually become somewhat of a staple of their live sets. Probably Moonsorrow's most ambitious release to date, and it shows. The songs take their good while to heat up, have plenty of beautiful interludes inbetween the crashing epic parts. Otherwise, this is vintage Moonsorrow: plenty of well-utilized keyboards, mammoth riffs and vocals ranging from growls to clean singing to black metal-ish shrieking. Definitively not light listening and something that needs a good few spins on the record player before hitting home, "Luku V: Hävitetty" is still in my opinion these guys best record since their sophomore album "Voimasta Ja Kunniasta".

This is going to be the best movie ever produced, short and simple.

Let's just go balls-to-the-wall silly with this one: Deicide - "Death To Jesus", "Blame It On God", "Slave To The Cross", "The Stench Of Redemption", "When Heaven Burns" Vital Remains - "Dechristianize", "Hammer Down The Nails", "Savior To None... Failure For All", "Icons Of Evil" Marduk - "Slay The Nazarene", "Fistfucking God's Planet", "Christraping Black Metal", "Beyond The Grace Of God", "The Black Tormentor Of Satan" Napalm Death - "Deaf And Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design)", "Rabid Wolves (For Christ)", "Persona Non Grata", "Puritanical Punishment Beating" Grand Belial's Key - "Castrate The Redeemer", "Lamb Of God Slain Will Be", "Foul Parody Of The Lord's Supper", "Pimps Of Gennesaret" Lord Belial - "Burn The Kingdom Of Christ", "Angelgrinder", "Wrath Of The Antichrist Horde", "Ungodly Passage" Nox - "Blind Mad God", "Insane Hatred For The Supposed Creator", "The Jesus Sect", "Satan Ex Machina", "Chronozonic Chaos Gods"