Bob Garage wrote:Black Label Society - Hangover Music Vol. VI
fantastic album, a lot mellower than the previous BLS albums, to me it has the same feel as Zakk's "Book Of Shadows" album. There is an excellent rendition of "A whiter shade of pale". fantastic album, zakk never disapoints.
Zakk talked about about that album on the July issue of Guitar World about how it was mellower than the previous albums. I lost the magazine though....
first time I heard this song was on a live show last summer. It was played so loud that I never thought that Metallica could play higher live(but they did )
Absolutely love the old school thrash bands and IMO Forbidden have some of the best guitar work(both riffs and solo's) and tempo changes that i've ever come across!. Plus that Paul Bostaph guy aint bad either!....
Absolutely love the old school thrash bands and IMO Forbidden have some of the best guitar work(both riffs and solo's) and tempo changes that i've ever come across!. Plus that Paul Bostaph guy aint bad either!....
don't forget it was Exodus and Forbidden and a few other SF bands with that killer Whammy Bar assault on their solos..
I am continuing to explore the death/black metal underground scene by listening to the following records:
The Chasm - Conjuration of the Spectral Empire
An exceptional album that beautifully stretches melodic death metal further away from the Gothenburg/Stockholm scene that has dominated for so long. All fans of Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Opeth, Soilwork, At the Gates, or something similar should check these guys out. I would recomment trying this album first, as the vocals on their earlier releases can be hard to adjust to.
Summoning - Stronghold
These guys are to e the very definition of "epic black metal". Screw Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child or whatever wuss-shit you thought was melodic black metal, 'cause these guys bends them all over. Two other albums of theirs that also kicks some rediculous amounts of ass is "Dol Guldur" and "Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame".
Graveland - Carpathian Wolves
If you're familiar with the underground black metal scene, Rob Darken is no stranger to you. This one-man-band have been spewing out top-notch black metal since '91. If you're new to the scene, his workds may come off as a bit monotonous, although the underlying melodies are undeniable, if you just know how to hear them. His only release that rivals this one is "The Celtic Winter".
Deströyer 666 - Unchain the Wolves
These guys are so frickin' cool! This death metal is slightly thrashy and also displays some vague black metal tendencies. The riffs! Dear god, the riffs! If your head is not banging when you're listening to this, you don't know metal. I know, that's a pretty pretencious thing to say, but true none-the-less.
Cryptic Wintermoon - Age of Cataclysm
Their first full-length is in my opinion a masterpiece. The keyboard sound is so cold, chills run down my spine as I listen to it. The structure and orchestration of this album is classical black metalish, although the riffing is borderline death metal. Ten thumbs from me!
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