* The Metal Thread *

opethdisciple · 12 Sep 2017 at 19:39

I'm currently paying a closer attention to Deftones. I've checked them out before.... but White Pony is a good album and so thought I'd have another listen to the rest of their work.

Somnambulist · 13 Sep 2017 at 22:29

I'm a big Deftones fan. They're still putting out good stuff consistently after all these years and never standing completely still. You tend to have people who prefer everything up to White Pony and then people who are more keen on the sound that they pursued after it, which I fall into since there isn't really anyone else I can think of who does the whole creative tug-of-war, spaced-out sexy rock vs wall-o-7/8 string guitar thing like they do.

opethdisciple · 14 Sep 2017 at 19:36

Somnambulist said:
I'm a big Deftones fan. They're still putting out good stuff consistently after all these years and never standing completely still. You tend to have people who prefer everything up to White Pony and then people who are more keen on the sound that they pursued after it, which I fall into since there isn't really anyone else I can think of who does the whole creative tug-of-war, spaced-out sexy rock vs wall-o-7/8 string guitar thing like they do.

I'm loving what I'm hearing so far. Can't believe I didn't think much of it when I first heard them. I think I get turned off by what is popular and I hear on the radio/tv etc...

But so far Gore, White Pony, Koi No Yokan and Saturday Night Wrist are great albums.

I'm a fan.

Somnambulist · 14 Sep 2017 at 21:07

opethdisciple said:
I'm loving what I'm hearing so far. Can't believe I didn't think much of it when I first heard them. I think I get turned off by what is popular and I hear on the radio/tv etc...

But so far Gore, White Pony, Koi No Yokan and Saturday Night Wrist are great albums.

I'm a fan.

Most of my favourite songs of theres are off those last two, Diamond Eyes and the self-titled album. I thought Gore was good but the creative tug-of-war between Chino and Stef went a bit too much in the former's favour this time round.

thefogo · 14 Sep 2017 at 21:31

Bang on

opethdisciple · 16 Sep 2017 at 15:04

thefogo said:
Bang on

On the back of this I went on You Tube just to see some more. (Not my cup of tea)

I came across a video I will not link too titled:

CRYPTOPSY - Back To The Worms (Live In Canada 2004) :eek:

Blurgh!

Watch the first 2 mins.

Somnambulist · 16 Sep 2017 at 22:12

None So Vile is one of the greatest Death Metal albums of all time! I miss that kind of violence in modern techy/brutal death metal, it's all a bit sterile, over-produced and lacking atmosphere these days, at least from what I've heard.

Somnambulist · 16 Sep 2017 at 22:14

Totally unrelated but I was listening to this on the way to work tonight, if it even barely counts as metal.

Much genre-mashing, much bizarre, much classic.

opethdisciple · 17 Sep 2017 at 00:26

Somnambulist said:
Totally unrelated but I was listening to this on the way to work tonight, if it even barely counts as metal.

Much genre-mashing, much bizarre, much classic.

Dude looks like he just burnt he's hair off.

The Cryptopsy stuff.... is brutal. Not my cup of tea tho.

SexyGreyFox · 17 Sep 2017 at 11:36

Let me introduce you to one of Stoke on Trent's finest metal bands -

Loads more here - https://www.youtube.com/user/obeyuk/videos

Somnambulist · 17 Sep 2017 at 20:15

Somnambulist · 17 Sep 2017 at 20:22

thefogo · 17 Sep 2017 at 21:43

Somnambulist said:
None So Vile is one of the greatest Death Metal albums of all time! I miss that kind of violence in modern techy/brutal death metal, it's all a bit sterile, over-produced and lacking atmosphere these days, at least from what I've heard.

Yep it's definitely one of my favourites. Their first two albums are amazing. None So Vile usually gets played on my way to work each morning.

thefogo · 17 Sep 2017 at 21:44

opethdisciple said:
On the back of this I went on You Tube just to see some more. (Not my cup of tea)

I came across a video I will not link too titled:

CRYPTOPSY - Back To The Worms (Live In Canada 2004)

Blurgh!

Watch the first 2 mins.

I guess they call him Lord Worm for a reason

opethdisciple · 18 Sep 2017 at 15:31

This is music:

Somnambulist · 20 Sep 2017 at 00:28

All about the Patton atm:

CircleFaust · 20 Sep 2017 at 14:58

opethdisciple said:
This is music:

is there much difference on the remastered version (if you have it)
i have the original CD.

opethdisciple · 20 Sep 2017 at 15:30

CircleFaust said:
is there much difference on the remastered version (if you have it)
i have the original CD.

Sorry mate I don't know. I assume it's just a higher sound quality.

NickK · 20 Sep 2017 at 21:44

Somnambulist · 20 Sep 2017 at 23:24

CircleFaust said:
is there much difference on the remastered version (if you have it)
i have the original CD.

To me remaster usually screams 'goodbye dynamic range, hello loudness' and I usually avoid at all costs. There's probably discussion of it somewhere online as audio enthusiasts usually get pretty animated about their favourite recordings getting murdered to cater for the earphone/bluetooth speaker generation.