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I'm loving this Thrash Metal resurgence. It seems to be pushed hard by Earache records. Just about all of these new Thrash bands have records out on Earache.

Earache really seem to have found another little niche to nestle themselves into. I'm really glad, as the thought of a world without Earache is a scary one. Thankfully Municipal Waste seem to making them some dosh. Some of my friends work there and I like to point out that Thrash pays their wages.

Short Sharp Shock are alright too, though they're much more Crossover than pure Thrash. I think they're from Liverpool.

Well, the pulling apart of it really. It's pretty fucking tiresome. There isn't any band in the world that would make people go to this kind of lengths to rip apart and find fault and generally try to tear it down than Metallica, it's like people WANT it to be shit. And you (universal you, not you you) can argue that "Metallica shouldn't have to resort to these techniques". Well, maybe not, but either fucking enjoy it, or don't. Don't spend hours finding things to fault. I have no idea what some of you are yammering on about, and I'll most likely love it anyway so I suppose this little rant is of minute consequence anyway, but for fucks sake, give it a fucking rest and talk about something else.

I agree with all of this, and I actually expected to hate the record. Some of the comments I've read here are pretty baffling. Unlistenable? Really?

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Earache really seem to have found another little niche to nestle themselves into. I'm really glad, as the thought of a world without Earache is a scary one. Thankfully Municipal Waste seem to making them some dosh. Some of my friends work there and I like to point out that Thrash pays their wages.

There was a fair few thrash bands on the bill at Bloodstock this year (notably Overkill and Evile) and it was tremendous. I think I could really get into thrash, especially live.

I agree with all of this, and I actually expected to hate the record. Some of the comments I've read here are pretty baffling. Unlistenable? Really?

Pretty much, aye. As discussed (to death), the whole thing's been compressed/brick-wall limited so hard that everything's distorted, even when they're playing clean. It actually sounds like the final mix has been run through a Boss DS-1.

I'm hoping that it only affects the promo copies like the one that's been leaked, and that it'll have been remastered before the retail versions were pressed.

I like the actual songs, so I'm still buying it (by which I mean 'not cancelling my pre-order'). Tell you on Friday whether there's any improvement.

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I dunno, I'm listening to it now (yarrrr) and it sounds alright to me. Guess it's only noticeable if you know about these things.

To be honest it could have been recorded at the bottom of a well and I wouldn't mind. Plenty of bands I like put out records that sound like crap.

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eh?

If vocals are perfectly in key all the time and have instantaneous, perfect note transitions, such as those found on TDTNC and U3, they are not good rock vocals. Think of great rock vocalists and you will find none among them to be perfectly in key as if played through a vocoder. Such a vocal has no life and has no place in rock or metal. Rock vocals have to have life, variation, reaching notes, soaring transitions.

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Thinking about Death Magnetic today.

We can discuss for pages & pages it's failings (and I'm sure we will!) - ok so it's mastered too loud (not really the band's fault), and Hetfield's lyrics haven't moved on in 20 years, etc. etc.

The fact is Metallica were dead to me. Actually that doesn't really describe it, they'd ceased to exist, they were memory "a metal band that did some cool albums years ago". Almost an embarrassment...

Yet. Here I am in 2008, listening to their new album and enjoying it and thinking overall it's pretty cool.

A week ago I would have said there was more chance of me sitting here playing Shenmue 3 while listening to some new Jimi Hendrix tracks and Kyuss reforming than that happening...

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If vocals are perfectly in key all the time and have instantaneous, perfect note transitions, such as those found on TDTNC and U3, they are not good rock vocals. Think of great rock vocalists and you will find none among them to be perfectly in key as if played through a vocoder. Such a vocal has no life and has no place in rock or metal. Rock vocals have to have life, variation, reaching notes, soaring transitions.

Ah... putting it like that, I couldn't agree more. I was thinking you wanted them to be all out of tune and wobbly -_-

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Thinking about Death Magnetic today.

We can discuss for pages & pages it's failings (and I'm sure we will!) - ok so it's mastered too loud (not really the band's fault), and Hetfield's lyrics haven't moved on in 20 years, etc. etc.

The fact is Metallica were dead to me. Actually that doesn't really describe it, they'd ceased to exist, they were memory "a metal band that did some cool albums years ago". Almost an embarrassment...

Yet. Here I am in 2008, listening to their new album and enjoying it and thinking overall it's pretty cool.

A week ago I would have said there was more chance of me sitting here playing Shenmue 3 while listening to some new Jimi Hendrix tracks and Kyuss reforming than that happening...

-_- Fair point. Anyway, in the spirit of the Discussion folder mine is now packing at Play.com, along with my Transformers Animated Prowl :(

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OK, so I'm a bit giddy on Metallica right now (pre-gig), so I've ordered the album too, even though there's SO MUCH on my wishlist that needs getting (there's a new Cobalt EP out, and I desperately want something by Trap Them).

But considering I'm seeing em for a fiver, an extra 8.95 for the CD is ok by me :)

Other than that, still listening to Earth a lot right now, mainly because it's good background music when I'm working, or reading a book on the train. Steve Moore's shimmering organ work on the album is just beautiful. It'd make a fantastic soundtrack to a film.

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Other than that, still listening to Earth a lot right now, mainly because it's good background music when I'm working, or reading a book on the train. Steve Moore's shimmering organ work on the album is just beautiful. It'd make a fantastic soundtrack to a film.

:)

Oh Man!

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STUNNING album! now there's some real music.

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Love a bit of Earth. Still think Hex was massively underrated as well. It was like desolate Ry Cooder.

I listened to Taake on the way home tonight as the rain soaked me to the bone. It was a pretty nifty combination. I kept wanting to scream along, but the fear of being committed dissuaded me.

Gonna be on the Dead Raven Choir boxset tonight, methinks.

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Right, the new Amon Amarth is out soon and it's supposed to be pretty darn good. They're one of them bands I keep meaning to pick up but never get round to. Apparently this is their seventh album so I need to know which are worth picking up (Oden On Out Side is a good 'un, int it?) and even if I would like them at all. A few of you know what I like so recommend me do.

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