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Ben to The New Music Thread : The Horde Edition
February 14, 2019 10:06 PM
Post #40

I've really liked what I've heard from this band so far, so will definitely check this one out.

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Ben to New Fear Factory album
February 12, 2019 11:48 AM
Post #30

I wish I could say that I was excited for a new Fear Factory album, but it has been a long time since they released anything of any note. There are always one or two decent tracks, but nothing close to Demanufacture period.

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Ben to Phil Demmel on Machine Head's recent implosion
February 10, 2019 08:16 PM
Post #27

Well they both seem to be saying the same thing, which is refreshing. At least Robb knows he's being a dick. He just can't help it.

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Ben to Vio-lence reform without Rob Flynn
February 10, 2019 08:13 PM
Post #26

While I'm happy to hear that Sean is healthy, I can't say that I'm thrilled to hear that he will be placed behind a microphone again.

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Ben to Requests for The Guardians Releases / Bands to be added to Metal Academy
February 09, 2019 11:41 AM
Post #20

I've added the first two, but don't think I can add St. Valentines Day Massacre yet. A number of Girlschool releases are considered metal primary, so I'll likely create a new band called Motorhead / Girlschool (or MotorheadGirlschool as the EP is actually attributed to that).

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Ben to Requests for The Guardians Releases / Bands to be added to Metal Academy
February 07, 2019 11:11 PM
Post #18

Quartz has been added.

I have to assume that the unreleased album from 1981/1982 that was finally released in 2015 as Too Hot to Handle is a heavy metal release. It only has 1 vote on RYM, and it's hard rock. The albums surrounding it are all considered heavy metal, so I've included in on the site until we know for sure.

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Ben to Suffocation to continue on without Frank Mullen
February 07, 2019 05:13 AM
Post #15

Yeah, when I heard the news I felt like I'd been pierced from within. Ever since it's like I've been suspended in tribulation. Here's hoping that it's not a prelude to repulsion.

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Ben to KK Downing's thoughts on his replacement in Judas Priest
February 04, 2019 08:03 PM
Post #13

He sounds like a dude that's cranky cause his ex-wife has a new lover. Time to move on KK.

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Ben to Describe your first death/grind experience
January 29, 2019 08:57 PM
Post #6

I can't say that I recall my very first experiences with death and grind, but I do remember the time in my life, and the bands I was listening to. In those early years, Sepultura's Beneath the Remains was considered death metal, and regardless of whether that's correct, they were certainly my gateway into music more extreme than standard thrash metal. If memory serves me correctly though, the moment that I was forever changed was when I listened to Morbid Angel's Blessed are the Sick album, while reading the blasphemous lyrics and looking at the Lovecraftian artwork in the sleeve. It felt incredibly wrong to be experiencing something so intentionally evil and dark, and I loved it!

As for grindcore, like you, I heard numerous deathgrind albums before I experienced the real thing. Terrorizer's World Downfall would have been early on, but I'd say Napalm Death's Utopia Banished probably came first. These no doubt led me to actual grindcore albums like Scum and Carcass' Reek of Putrefaction, and while I would have had a good laugh, I can't say that I ever truly connected with them. The first (arguably) real grindcore album that I genuinely loved was Brutal Truth's Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses. It still gets me excited today!