Viking Dan
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That jazz breakdown, though...
The 70s disco sunglasses belie the metal fury behind them.
There's some Winger in that chorus too.
Which is not meant as judgment - just an observation.
That jazz breakdown, though...
This is wild. Apparently a one-person band, too. Incredibly interesting soundscape, super brutal. Thanks for the share!
Helluva ride!
There are some metal heads on the forum who can help steer you in the right directionAs stated before, my metal experience is definitely more limited than most in this thread - I have no reference that I know of to even compare that to, but it sure made for an awesome drive home from work today.
I agree about British Steel, frankly only the "Breaking the law" song is absolutely essential, the rest so and so. For me , only Sad wings of destiny, Sin after sin and Painkiller are worth listening from start to end. The rest of the albums contain enough filler and some great songs. A best of compilation can come in handy for them.So, I been doing the 1001 Album generator thing, there is a thread. Tonight's album was Judas Priest's British Steel. After listening to it and reading about it, I don't know. Is it one of those important albums that just loses its luster if you have heard all the stuff that it inspired? It just sounded dated and a little thin. A full third of the album is absolute filler.
Or... is it that this band is just like Iron Maiden and they are actually awesome and for whatever reason, they just aren't for me.
I'd certainly never listened to the album before tonight, I only knew Breaking the Law (which I would have sworn was Thin Lizzy) and Living After Midnight which is undeniably great. I remember liking Screaming for Vengeance and Ram it Down when I was teenager.
An excellent discussion point! I think this is the thought process a lot of people go through with "classic" bands and artists. This should be a discussion thread on it's own! Something along the lines of "Is a band/artist or album truly as great as the praise it gets, or are they/is it more of an inspiration for better things that followed"?Is it one of those important albums that just loses its luster if you have heard all the stuff that it inspired? It just sounded dated and a little thin. A full third of the album is absolute filler.
Or... is it that this band is just like Iron Maiden and they are actually awesome and for whatever reason, they just aren't for me.
New Haken
I got to see them last year live and they were incredibly good.A band I have followed since their debut! One of my highly anticipated albums of '23!
I got to see them last year live and they were incredibly good.
combines...Mastodon and Opeth with the eccentricities of bands like Mr. Bungle and The Mars Volta.