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Headbanger's Hangout

I am tempted.
Unfortunately I don't believe I could make it. I have several things that prevent me from doing such things. Loud music gets me, especially gut rumbling bass and higher frequencies make me almost nauseous.
Dont to well in crowds any more and the wheelchair is a major league pain in the arse.
It has the potential to be a killer show though.
 
Unfortunately I don't believe I could make it. I have several things that prevent me from doing such things. Loud music gets me, especially gut rumbling bass and higher frequencies make me almost nauseous.
Dont to well in crowds any more and the wheelchair is a major league pain in the arse.
It has the potential to be a killer show though.
Gotcha. I am sticking close to home for next few months while I sort out my living/house situation which is in limbo at the moment. So probably no road trips for metal shows.
 
WTH is this crazy rap/metal/Matrix/LOTR hybrid craziness? Give a band a good sized CG budget and away they go LOL.


 
Big fan of this band and their multi layered riffs. New album coming Oct. 3rd and the early release tracks are solid.

 
Seasonal holiday mini playlist for my morning commute... the mythical five continuous riff tracks from metal war gods Bolt Thrower. Plus I added Ritual and Beyond the Wire just because they also fall in line nicely. Feels so Christmas-ey driving to work now.

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More Orbit Culture. Not 100% certain but this might be my new favorite start to finish metal song in a decade (regardless of genre).

 
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Got introduced to these guys about 2yrs ago, bought their latest on vinyl and have a bunch f their songs in several Spotify playlists.
They came to Ft Collins in 2024 and I went and saw them with my neighbor and daughter. Somehow there was less than a dozen people at the show. I know it was their first US tour, but that's gotta be disappointing when you play festivals and sold out arenas in Europe.

Anywhooo Y'all should check em out because I think they are phenomenal. If you like Slayer, Megadeth, etc... this should be right up your alley:

They're from Spain but all their songs are in English, check out Angelus Apitrida.


Angelus ApitridA - COLD Music Video

Enjoy!
 
Random evolving list of top/personal favorite metal (actual metal) artists in no particular ranking order for no reason other then having this conversation at work the other day. Feel free to edit/add/embellish/question/dispute.

Frontmen:
Ozzy
Dio
Halford
Dickenson
Jourgensen
Shagrath
Lindemann
Tom G Warrior
Dave Brockie/Oderus
Lemmy
Pete Steele
Floor Jansen
Maynard
Ian Gillan
Angela Gossow

Guitar:
Tony Iommi
Dimebag
Randy
Tipton & Downing duo
Michael Amott
Tommy Victor

Bass:
Geezer
Steve Harris
Burton
Jo Bench
Pete Steele
Oliver Riedel
Rudy Sarzo

Drums:
Bill Ward
Danny Carey
Igor Cavalera
Lombardo
Vinnie Paul
Franco Sesa
John Boecklin
Vinny Appice

Keyboard:
Flake
Mustis
Tuomas Holopainen
Jon Lord
 
Cool. Glad to see Halford near the top of your list; I've actually been listening to Judas Priest a lot lately. I like their older stuff better (they were probably my favorite band in the mid-80s when I was in high school), but even their recent albums are quite good.
 
Cool. Glad to see Halford near the top of your list; I've actually been listening to Judas Priest a lot lately. I like their older stuff better (they were probably my favorite band in the mid-80s when I was in high school), but even their recent albums are quite good.
I was still in middle school... but Screaming for Vengeance was one of the first vinyl records I remember buying new with my own hard earned paper route money. Admittedly at the time the album cover art was probably a factor but I was hooked after that. When I was asked to illustrate the cover of my middle school year book with our school eagle mascot it was pretty indistinguishable from the album cover which I had been doodling on brown paper bag book covers for months. Ask the metal kid to draw up the yearbook cover and this is what you get LOL. I think I have a copy somewhere I see if I can find it and post it.

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