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Burndogg · 5th September 2011, 22:27

mustaine · 6th September 2011, 00:47

Worship Music sounds much better than I thought it would... It sounded great on first listen.

Lance Uppercut · 13th September 2011, 23:22

I am currently...

Mihajlovic · 16th September 2011, 09:17

Anyone going to see Machine Head later this year?

Mihajlovic · 22nd September 2011, 20:38

Black metal from Jerusalem.

Skywarden · 22nd November 2011, 23:21

Has anyone heard the new Iced Earth album? It's not as dull as the last two/three and packed with more punch.

brad-dyrak · 1st February 2012, 02:06

The pride of Portland, Red Fang are coming to Manchester next Monday! Fantastic band these guys and a great show.

Looks like February 6 at something called "Academy", though that might be wrong as it's the same venue listed in Bristol.

Do yourself a favor.

Mihajlovic · 1st February 2012, 11:03

I like what I'm hearing, but they're not in Manchester on 6.2., it's Mastodon. I just checked the Academy website

brad-dyrak · 1st February 2012, 15:00

That's probably right. They have been touring with Mastodon. So is Academy a chain of venues? On the Red Fang site they have them playing there in both Manchester and Bristol.

Mihajlovic · 1st February 2012, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by brad-dyrak

That's probably right. They have been touring with Mastodon. So is Academy a chain of venues? On the Red Fang site they have them playing there in both Manchester and Bristol.

I think it's Mastodon plus The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang as openers. Which is a great thing for less than £20

brad-dyrak · 8th February 2012, 04:09

so did any of youse Mancunians make it to Red Fang as ordered?

brad-dyrak · 8th February 2012, 04:12

Also been meaning to ask, have any of of you Swedes seen "Insidious Process"? Really like their stuff but I don't think they've toured outside of Sweden that I know of.

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Snow · 8th February 2012, 04:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by brad-dyrak

The pride of Portland, Red Fang are coming to Manchester next Monday! Fantastic band these guys and a great show.

Looks like February 6 at something called "Academy", though that might be wrong as it's the same venue listed in Bristol.

Do yourself a favor.

Saw them warming up for Mastodon in January. Was a great gig. Absolutely loved it. My favorite band and I thoroughly enjoyed Red Fang. Nothing like some good stoner metal to get the crowd going.

brad-dyrak · 8th February 2012, 07:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snow

Saw them warming up for Mastodon in January. Was a great gig. Absolutely loved it. My favorite band and I thoroughly enjoyed Red Fang. Nothing like some good stoner metal to get the crowd going.

Glad you got to see them! They're some great lads. Portland mugs through and through.

RedKaos · 8th February 2012, 13:41

Are you from Portland brad?

brad-dyrak · 8th February 2012, 17:17

Nope, but I've been living here for years now. Feels like home anyway. 77's here as well for that matter.

RedKaos · 8th February 2012, 17:39

Any truth in this then?

brad-dyrak · 8th February 2012, 17:59

Quite a bit actually.

Portland, where you can put a bird on something and call it art.
Portland, where young people come to retire.

Unfortunately it's been found out by the rest of the country, and folks have flocked in, so it's lost quite a bit of its freak factor. Loads of youngsters here that don't seem to be working, but somehow get by and have great parties. When I first moved here, I'd see witches walking down my street. Seriously, witches. Pointy hats and everything.

The music scene, which was fantastic though has been going downhill mind. Used to be loads of great punk and metal bands. Punk's gone, though metal still hangs in there. Most kids have turned their back on it and now listen to heaven knows what. Whatever it is, it bores me. As I got older I'd been looking forwared to being threatened by whatever the kids were listening to. I though that was how it was supposed to work. Instead it just bores me. Lifeless stuff.

No idea why I told you all that. Anyway, yeah, Portland's great. Those Red Fang vids are reasonable "Day in the Life of Portland" slices.

Where are you anyway?

RedKaos · 28th February 2012, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by brad-dyrak

Quite a bit actually.

Portland, where you can put a bird on something and call it art.
Portland, where young people come to retire.

Unfortunately it's been found out by the rest of the country, and folks have flocked in, so it's lost quite a bit of its freak factor. Loads of youngsters here that don't seem to be working, but somehow get by and have great parties. When I first moved here, I'd see witches walking down my street. Seriously, witches. Pointy hats and everything.

The music scene, which was fantastic though has been going downhill mind. Used to be loads of great punk and metal bands. Punk's gone, though metal still hangs in there. Most kids have turned their back on it and now listen to heaven knows what. Whatever it is, it bores me. As I got older I'd been looking forwared to being threatened by whatever the kids were listening to. I though that was how it was supposed to work. Instead it just bores me. Lifeless stuff.

No idea why I told you all that. Anyway, yeah, Portland's great. Those Red Fang vids are reasonable "Day in the Life of Portland" slices.

Where are you anyway?

Sounds like my suspicions were true then, I take it Seattle used to be the old Portland till everyone 'discovered it'. I'm temporarily based in London, but my permanent residence is in the Middle East -Beirut to be specific. The metal scene is really picking up here despite the religious zealouts trying to ban the whole lot.

brad-dyrak · 29th February 2012, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedKaos

Sounds like my suspicions were true then, I take it Seattle used to be the old Portland till everyone 'discovered it'. I'm temporarily based in London, but my permanent residence is in the Middle East -Beirut to be specific. The metal scene is really picking up here despite the religious zealouts trying to ban the whole lot.

Yeah that sounds about right for Seattle. That's become a proper big city. Portland still thankfully lags behind. There's a pretty constant dynamic between:
1: The old school freaks (I'm on that list) and the kids wanting to keep things wierd.
2. The follks with money that want to urban up the place. Fancy restaurants, posh shops, etc.

All in all, it keeps the place hopping in a slouching, bearded sort of rainy Pacific Northwest kind of way. I guess with it growing so much, it's bound to get cosmopolitan, and (God forbid) sophisticated. It's still got to be the most liberal city in America, and to tie things up nicely for you, Bush called it "little Beirut" (which is admittedly unkind on your home town) from the reception he got when he tried to visit.

So when you say the scene there is picking up, do you mean that it's spawning it's own bands that you can catch? Never been to Beirut, and what you see in the media is nothing to base anything on. So some stupid questions here... Is it becoming at all mainstream, or is it it's own fringe? Is it kids playing in basements, or just listening to what folks can get their hands on? If there are bands playing, what are the venues like? In my ignorance, I don't picture a whole lot of bars. How much influence does this zealotry have in keeping things locked down? Anything from any of these lads you'd point to on the net?

Sorry for the dumb questions, but at this point I'm quite sure I'm never going to get to be a heavy metal kid living in Beirut, so you'll have to give me a peek.

brad-dyrak · 4th April 2012, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by brad-dyrak

The pride of Portland, Red Fang are coming to Manchester next Monday! Fantastic band these guys and a great show.

Looks like February 6 at something called "Academy", though that might be wrong as it's the same venue listed in Bristol.

Do yourself a favor.

They're back in the UK for anyone interested. With Black Tusk it seems

Apr 15 Joiners Southampton, United Kingdom Tickets
Apr 16 Moho Live Manchester, United Kingdom
Apr 17 Central Station Wrexham, United Kingdom Tickets
Apr 18 Underworld, Camden London, United Kingdo

De Selby · 4th April 2012, 22:29

Anyone hear the new High on Fire album?

It's good scheiße. De Selby recommends.

Jimy_Hills_Chin · 4th April 2012, 22:40

Chimaira

Lance Uppercut · 7th April 2012, 00:14

Best album of 2011. 'Lost in Violence' - Essence. More killer riffs in a song than most bands muster in an album.

Jippy · 7th April 2012, 00:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedKaos

Probably the best riff in metal, probably..

They do a good riff. Not so sure on the vocals or the ridiculously pretentious lyrics, but great musicians.

Lance Uppercut · 7th April 2012, 00:28

Best bass fruitery since Burton?

Jippy · 7th April 2012, 00:52

RIP Burton and his bell bottoms

Lance Uppercut · 7th April 2012, 00:56

Overall, I prefer Dolving, but Aro kicks ass. That said, Face Down > Mary beats Jane.

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brad-dyrak Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,898	The pride of Portland, Red Fang are coming to Manchester next Monday! Fantastic band these guys and a great show. Looks like February 6 at something called "Academy", though that might be wrong as it's the same venue listed in Bristol. Do yourself a favor.

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brad-dyrak Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,898	Quite a bit actually. Portland, where you can put a bird on something and call it art. Portland, where young people come to retire. Unfortunately it's been found out by the rest of the country, and folks have flocked in, so it's lost quite a bit of its freak factor. Loads of youngsters here that don't seem to be working, but somehow get by and have great parties. When I first moved here, I'd see witches walking down my street. Seriously, witches. Pointy hats and everything. The music scene, which was fantastic though has been going downhill mind. Used to be loads of great punk and metal bands. Punk's gone, though metal still hangs in there. Most kids have turned their back on it and now listen to heaven knows what. Whatever it is, it bores me. As I got older I'd been looking forwared to being threatened by whatever the kids were listening to. I though that was how it was supposed to work. Instead it just bores me. Lifeless stuff. No idea why I told you all that. Anyway, yeah, Portland's great. Those Red Fang vids are reasonable "Day in the Life of Portland" slices. Where are you anyway?

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