The Metal Thread

[devo22]

for Poppy and Courtney LaPlante on the same song, I guess I can tolerate Amy Lee.

[Erick Estrada]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentin...rg-dead-at-52/

Sad news. Slaughter of the Soul is one of the most influential metal albums of all time that I still listen to today. RIP.

[AC]

They rule.

[dissentowner]

If you have not done so yet check out Into The Void on Hulu. It's a pretty good metal doc.

[DownInFlames]

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by AC

They rule.

The new album is really good but man I'm just not a fan of the distant vocal production that sounds like the vocals were recorded in a tunnel.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Hanabie's stuff is very hit or miss with me, but this one is very much hit

[Hemi-Cuda]

Ankor is slamming out of the park lately

[PaperBagger'14]

Some softer vocals here but the chorus it really picks up. A simple, lighter pump up song

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Hanabie's stuff is very hit or miss with me, but this one is very much hit

I feel like this might be a counterpoint to "Gimme Chocolate!!!". Spice vs Sugar.

[devo22]

the two posts above Hanabie are funny to me because I once went to a concert where Sever opened for Ankor. Small venue, 20 bucks. Both bands killed it, and I never expected them to be mentioned back to back in this thread lol. Ankor have been one of my absolute favourites for a while, they have a pretty unique sound and consistently put out great songs with fun videos.

Another band I really like is Reliqa. No harsh vocals at all, but again, pretty unique sound. New single is awesome as well.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Megadeth going back to their roots for the final album, if it wasn't for Dave's voice I could easily believe this to be from the Rust or Countdown era



And not a slam on Dave at all, he actually sounds amazing considering he's mid-60's and survived throat cancer. But it's definitely taken a toll

[Hemi-Cuda]

They just don't miss

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Megadeth going back to their roots for the final album, if it wasn't for Dave's voice I could easily believe this to be from the Rust or Countdown era



And not a slam on Dave at all, he actually sounds amazing considering he's mid-60's and survived throat cancer. But it's definitely taken a toll

his studio voice is fine but live not so much

[Hemi-Cuda]

Yes

[devo22]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1986829985068265537



not that the Grammys matter or anything, but might as well scratch the category if that's where we're at. A different Turnstile song was nominated for "Best Rock Performance" as well, and a different Sleep Token song was nominated for "Best Rock Song". How the #### do they make this category as well? Especially the Sleep Token song ... I'm far from being a gatekeeper, but give me a break. "Lachryma" might be my favorite song of the year, but shouldn't be in this category either.

[TheIronMaiden]

I am a year late to the party. but holy #### is Wintersun's Time II epic.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by devo22

https://twitter.com/user/status/1986829985068265537



not that the Grammys matter or anything, but might as well scratch the category if that's where we're at. A different Turnstile song was nominated for "Best Rock Performance" as well, and a different Sleep Token song was nominated for "Best Rock Song". How the #### do they make this category as well? Especially the Sleep Token song ... I'm far from being a gatekeeper, but give me a break. "Lachryma" might be my favorite song of the year, but shouldn't be in this category either.

Pretty crappy list but clearly the Grammy's isn't putting in a lot of effort into this award.

Dream Theater - "Night Terrors" (I actually like this song but I know these guys are not for everyone. If I had to pick one of these songs, this would be the one.)
Ghost - "Lachryma" (I like Ghost but this song is rock)
Sleep Token - "Emergence" (I got nothing here. They aren't metal regardless of what anyone says)
Spiritbox - "Soft Spine" (I like Spiritbox but this song is mid)
Turnstile - "Birds" (Who?)

[TheIronMaiden]

Looking back at the category, which it turns out is 35 years old, they've treated it a lot like a lifetime achievement award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy...al_Performance

[Hemi-Cuda]