[quote]SteelyD wrote:
I hate when people beat around the bush.
Could you please just tell us how you really feel about the album that shall not be named? (TATSNBN) 
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haha. Yeah, Iām a fan of understatement and subtlety. I should really work on that.
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
right so has anyone had a good few listens?
fave track?
worst track?
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Fave tracks are That Was Just Your Life and All Nightmare Long.
Havenāt decided what track is the worst.
Favs-- All Nightmare Long, End of the Line, My Apocalypse. Mmmm, thrashy.
Worst ā Unforgiven III. damn.
[quote]Damici wrote:
Fave track: #5 ā āAll Nightmare Longā
Worst track: #3 ā āThe Unforgiven 3ā
By the way, Iām going to your country in a few weeks. Flying into Shannon and spending about 5 days on the west coast. How are the ladies there? 
thosebananas wrote:
right so has anyone had a good few listens?
fave track?
worst track?
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where all you visiting?
im in north east. Armagh City, Co. Armagh
The woman are great but i think it will be abit of a culture shock for you. they dont pull punchs and will tell you EXACTLY wat the think on EVERY subject. they can also come accross as ātom boysā but there class in the sack.
Scott
LOLā¦thereās really that much hate for Unforgiven III, huh?
I fucking dig it!
I agree with you. Nice entertainment.
I liked the first unforgiven a lot. The second one I originally liked, then over time found it to be a) overplayed and b) running too long for itās own good.
A third one just rehashes old ground and does it for too long, in my opinion.
Boy, the more I listen to this album, the more I really, really dig it.
Shows glimpses of their old greatness, and remnants of the terrifyingly awful depths to which they sank. Overall a very positive album.
I have trouble placing this album in their musical chronology. At times it sounds like the missing link between Justice and the Black Album. At other times it sounds like an amalgamation of Load riffs and tonality with Justice style song composition. And occasionally it just plain thrashes a la Kill 'em and MOP.
A couple moments make me think of Battery/Damage Inc. and Dyerās Eve.
It gets better with every listen. The biggest problems I have with this thing is that the guitars are detuned, still, and sounds sludgy at times. The other problem is the timbre problems and production problems from TATSNBN are still present, though not as severe.
Cool. A step in the right direction towards their old stuff. Now I have new Metallica shit so I can do my metabolic days.
I remember doing the old 20 rep breathing squats back in 1990 to Master of Puppets. The most painful 8 minutes of my life.
[quote]fnf wrote:
The most painful 8 minutes of my life.[/quote]
That would only be one song had you been listening to ā¦Justice! (Guess there are some long ones on Puppets, too. Orion, etc.)
Ahhhhā¦who is this? This isnāt Metallica. Itās too good.
I had no idea they still had it in them. Great fucking album. \m/
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
ProgMtl wrote:
I will give it a listen then I supposeā¦big Dream Theater fan hereā¦canāt put Iced Earth in the Prog category thoughā¦gotta put them in the Metal category (that one is huge and has about 50 sub-categories)
Besidesā¦anyone who listens to Prog knows that a band in that classification has to have at least 1 song over 20 minutes in lengthā¦LOL
i concede.
im a huge DT fan aswellā¦ seen them live last year, petrucci is a fucking machine! and portney is like a V12 engine!
scott[/quote]
You ever seen Symphony X? Micheal Romeo is another awesome guitaristā¦and Russell Allen blows James Labrie off the stage when it comes to the vocals (James nowhere as good live as in the studioā¦seen DT about 10 timesā¦his voice was much better 7 or 8 years ago).
I just listened to some of it and it was alright. I gave up on Metallica when I was 15, I just couldnāt listen to them anymore. This album definitely does sound like they are trying to get back to something they threw away 20 years ago, but I donāt know. Maybe itās too late for me to like them again.
By the way, Exodus have always released great thrash metal albums. Their last one āAtrocity Exhibitionā is great. Every time I see a thread on Metallica, no one ever mentions any of the other thrash/speed metal bands that, unlike Metallica, have remained consistent over the years and have never dissapointed their fans.
Iām not Metallica bashing here, Iām just sayinā
[quote]ProgMtl wrote:
thosebananas wrote:
ProgMtl wrote:
I will give it a listen then I supposeā¦big Dream Theater fan hereā¦canāt put Iced Earth in the Prog category thoughā¦gotta put them in the Metal category (that one is huge and has about 50 sub-categories)
Besidesā¦anyone who listens to Prog knows that a band in that classification has to have at least 1 song over 20 minutes in lengthā¦LOL
i concede.
im a huge DT fan aswellā¦ seen them live last year, petrucci is a fucking machine! and portney is like a V12 engine!
scott
You ever seen Symphony X? Micheal Romeo is another awesome guitaristā¦and Russell Allen blows James Labrie off the stage when it comes to the vocals (James nowhere as good live as in the studioā¦seen DT about 10 timesā¦his voice was much better 7 or 8 years ago).
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never seen them, but i have a few albums. I dont think James ever had good vocals, far too āoperaā for meā¦ but that is to be expected with his opera training i suppose 
If we are talking about āmachinesā on the guitar, you cant get much better than Paul Gilbert or Michael Angelo Batio
like WTF? - YouTube
Scott
[quote]LowfatMatt wrote:
fnf wrote:
The most painful 8 minutes of my life.
That would only be one song had you been listening to ā¦Justice! (Guess there are some long ones on Puppets, too. Orion, etc.)[/quote]
I remember putting the tape it my Sony Walkman (remember those), and putting it right on Master of Puppets and doinā the 20 reps. I could have listened to the Justice album if I wanted to include the pull-overs, for you know, rib cage expansion. haha
[quote]skaz05 wrote:
I just listened to some of it and it was alright. I gave up on Metallica when I was 15, I just couldnāt listen to them anymore. This album definitely does sound like they are trying to get back to something they threw away 20 years ago, but I donāt know. Maybe itās too late for me to like them again.
By the way, Exodus have always released great thrash metal albums. Their last one āAtrocity Exhibitionā is great. Every time I see a thread on Metallica, no one ever mentions any of the other thrash/speed metal bands that, unlike Metallica, have remained consistent over the years and have never dissapointed their fans.
Iām not Metallica bashing here, Iām just sayinā[/quote]
Well, I think you ought to listen to My Apocalypse before you pass complete judgment on the album just yet. I know what you mean though, I donāt think my heart could stand another let down from the formerly mighty metallicaā¦ I saw this thread and could still barely bring myself to listen to the album.
Iām gonna stay in it though, I think, IF this continues in their next album, it could be alright in the long run.
As far as other thrash bandsāMegadeth and Testament are two of my favs.
[quote]ProgMtl wrote:
thosebananas wrote:
ProgMtl wrote:
I will give it a listen then I supposeā¦big Dream Theater fan hereā¦canāt put Iced Earth in the Prog category thoughā¦gotta put them in the Metal category (that one is huge and has about 50 sub-categories)
Besidesā¦anyone who listens to Prog knows that a band in that classification has to have at least 1 song over 20 minutes in lengthā¦LOL
i concede.
im a huge DT fan aswellā¦ seen them live last year, petrucci is a fucking machine! and portney is like a V12 engine!
scott
You ever seen Symphony X? Micheal Romeo is another awesome guitaristā¦and Russell Allen blows James Labrie off the stage when it comes to the vocals (James nowhere as good live as in the studioā¦seen DT about 10 timesā¦his voice was much better 7 or 8 years ago).
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I think James voice is back to where it was before he had the vocal tear from the I&W tour. He was spot on the last time I saw DT(which was the Octavarium tour).
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
ProgMtl wrote:
thosebananas wrote:
ProgMtl wrote:
I will give it a listen then I supposeā¦big Dream Theater fan hereā¦canāt put Iced Earth in the Prog category thoughā¦gotta put them in the Metal category (that one is huge and has about 50 sub-categories)
Besidesā¦anyone who listens to Prog knows that a band in that classification has to have at least 1 song over 20 minutes in lengthā¦LOL
i concede.
im a huge DT fan aswellā¦ seen them live last year, petrucci is a fucking machine! and portney is like a V12 engine!
scott
You ever seen Symphony X? Micheal Romeo is another awesome guitaristā¦and Russell Allen blows James Labrie off the stage when it comes to the vocals (James nowhere as good live as in the studioā¦seen DT about 10 timesā¦his voice was much better 7 or 8 years ago).
I think James voice is back to where it was before he had the vocal tear from the I&W tour. He was spot on the last time I saw DT(which was the Octavarium tour).
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james H. can sing rock again, heāll NEVER be able to sing thrash ever again. I liked the album from a musical standpoint, but the lyrical writing leaves a lot to be desired.
my 2cents.
even though I dled it, I will deffinately buy the album when it comes out, out of gratitude.
Im really liking āThe Judas Kissā
ā¦And āThe Unforgiven IIIāā¦I donāt know it just seems very out of place.
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
As far as other thrash bandsāMegadeth and Testament are two of my favs. [/quote]
I just saw Testament last weekend. Posted about it already, they opened up for Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell and Motorhead. I was really surprised how strong Chuck Billyās voice still is, still blew my hair back.
Now all of you know that this thread is going to be used as evidence against you guys in the:
Metallica Versus More Online Music sharing people lawsuit
This time theyāll find a way to end torrents.
Seriously thoughā¦when I first heard they were making another album the first thing that flashed through my head was āwhy god, why?ā Looking at what you guys have said and what I saw over at Rolling Stone makes me feel a little bit better about it.