Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven:
My son is, so I've heard some stuff. I don't hate it but I don't really pursue it.
The vocals can be hard to get used to. Yelling is one thing (Slayer, Pantera), but I tend to tune out the moment I hear some guy growling like an animal, or like he's about to vomit (Cannibal Corpse). [Reply]
Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush:
The vocals can be hard to get used to. Yelling is one thing (Slayer, Pantera), but I tend to tune out the moment I hear some guy growling like an animal, or like he's about to vomit (Cannibal Corpse).
What kills me is, I honestly feel like the vocals could be sung by a really talented vocalist for most of this stuff and it would make it better. Cannibal Corpse is a great example of "What the fuck is he grumbling about?"
I hate that shit. There's a place for emotion and screaming, but when it's all garbled shit, it's...well...shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven:
What kills me is, I honestly feel like the vocals could be sung by a really talented vocalist for most of this stuff and it would make it better. Cannibal Corpse is a great example of "What the fuck is he grumbling about?"
I hate that shit. There's a place for emotion and screaming, but when it's all garbled shit, it's...well...shit.
I can understand different tastes in vocal styles but the bands name is Cannibal Corpse.
Are you really expecting a song called Stripped, Raped and Strangled to be sang with a Meat Loaf vocal style?
Think of death metal vocals as an additional instrument. Nobody gives a single fuck about the lyrics. [Reply]
Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush:
Are any of you old metalheads into newer stuff? For me Gojira, Lamb of God, and Meshuggah are go-tos.
Gojira is probably the best "modern" metal band from a purely talent stand point. They put on an absolutely amazing show at The Cotillion recently. Their stuff runs from death metal to progressive metal. Just an amazing band. Love how they continually evolve their sound, but you know it is Gojira regardless of album/song when you hear it.
I've never been able to get into Lamb of God or Meshuggah. Both are talented bands, just something misses for me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
Gojira is probably the best "modern" metal band from a purely talent stand point. They put on an absolutely amazing show at The Cotillion recently. Their stuff runs from death metal to progressive metal. Just an amazing band. Love how they continually evolve their sound, but you know it is Gojira regardless of album/song when you hear it.
I've never been able to get into Lamb of God or Meshuggah. Both are talented bands, just something misses for me.
I saw Gojira a few years ago at a Deftones show and had heard of them but never really listened before. The show was fine but I wasn't super into it until they closed the show with The Gift of Guilt. For whatever reason, that song resonates with me, both the music and the lyrics, so much that it almost gets me emotional.
You mentioned City Gardens, fun fact Jon Stewart used to bartend there back in the day when he was a struggling comedian. I actually read an interview where he talked about his time there. [Reply]
I was looking up what happened to a few of these places we used to go to and as I figured most are closed now or have been demolished.
The place in Asbury Park I couldn't remember was the Stone Pony and looks like that's still around. I forgot about the Trocadero in Philly (closed just a few years ago) that was a pretty good place to go and interestingly City Gardens (closed) had Jon Stewart as bartender from 1984-1987, that was right in my time-frame so he probably poured me a beer or two at some point. [Reply]
