Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 FFS I actually turned Mekong Delta off to replay some songs off Spreading The Disease. Can't put my finger on this album, it's got insane vocals (did I really never notice this?), amazing drumming, the riffs are insane...the hooks give Queensryche a run for their money, being instantly addictive without ever sacrificing power or heaviness. WHY THE f**k DID THIS BAND NOT IMPRESS ME BEFORE? J2112YYZ, if I end up living Shadows Fall it's probably because of this band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: David Bowie - Heathen David Bowie - Blackstar David Bowie - No Plan EP Gojira - Magma Gojira - Fortitude Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery Gojira is very HEAVY live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said: You are not overreacting. It's that good. I don't think Fistful Of Metal is all that good. I didn't like the first singer and Charlie, the band's main music writer, didn't really write much for the album. It doesn't really have that Anthrax sound quite yet. That's why I usually tell people to start with Spreading The Disease. This is where I think Anthrax truly begins. The debut is still really good. I like lots about it but f**k f**k FUCKITY f**k this second album...like there is about a decades worth of growth between the two releases. It's like Nightwish followed up Angels Fall First with Once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: David Bowie - Heathen David Bowie - Blackstar David Bowie - No Plan EP Gojira - Magma Gojira - Fortitude Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery You playing Gojira makes me moister than an oyster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said: Gojira is very HEAVY live. You a fan? Been a fan since From Mars To Sirius. Not as obsessive as I was in my teens, but give me a day or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Segue Myles said: You playing Gojira makes me moister than an oyster Alright I am out of funny responses for you, lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said: Gojira is very HEAVY live. They're already HEAVY in the studio... I suppose I should keep my eye out for tours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Entre_Perpetuo said: They're already HEAVY in the studio... I suppose I should keep my eye out for tours. Can I just say you playing Gojiira would normally have me running to play their music ASAP but I'm actually hooked on Anthrax. Never saw that coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Segue Myles said: Can I just say you playing Gojiira would normally have me running to play their music ASAP but I'm actually hooked on Anthrax. Never saw that coming. I am happy they've finally cracked your code! I played The Sound Of White Noise by them yesterday, which I hadn't in a pretty long while. I might need to do a little more revisiting, myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Segue Myles said: FFS I actually turned Mekong Delta off to replay some songs off Spreading The Disease. Can't put my finger on this album, it's got insane vocals (did I really never notice this?), amazing drumming, the riffs are insane...the hooks give Queensryche a run for their money, being instantly addictive without ever sacrificing power or heaviness. WHY THE f**k DID THIS BAND NOT IMPRESS ME BEFORE? J2112YYZ, if I end up living Shadows Fall it's probably because of this band. Anthrax's melodic hooks are amazing. Joey was much different than the normal thrash vocalist since he is a clean and melodic singer. Scott, Charlie and Frank musically are one of the best combinations ever in metal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 So Anthrax ... Wow ... Okay Armed And Dangerous is the sort of song that every third rate metal band (Accept) tried to write but failed to do so successfully. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Segue Myles said: So Anthrax ... Wow ... Okay Armed And Dangerous is the sort of song that every third rate metal band (Accept) tried to write but failed to do so successfully. That song is so good I think it got it's own EP, iirc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, J2112YYZ said: Anthrax's melodic hooks are amazing. Joey was much different than the normal thrash vocalist since he is a clean and melodic singer. Scott, Charlie and Frank musically are one of the best combinations ever in metal. Personally, I think Dan Spitz deserves a mention too. I know he's no Marty Friedman or Dimebag, but the man has some really interesting melodic ideas in his lead work that I think add another subtle layer of je ne sais quoi to their sound. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, J2112YYZ said: Anthrax's melodic hooks are amazing. Joey was much different than the normal thrash vocalist since he is a clean and melodic singer. Scott, Charlie and Frank musically are one of the best combinations ever in metal. I'm not saying they are the same, but there are moments on this album that sound like Queensryche were an inspiration. Vocally, he soars in the higher register with effortless control of sometimes really tricky melodies. A lot of metal singers with a higher range sound strained (probably because they are), but these high notes sound like...can't explain it but chills. (Can you tell I forgot the original Queensryche vocalists name, because I mean him, not the band) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Segue Myles said: I'm not saying they are the same, but there are moments on this album that sound like Queensryche were an inspiration. Vocally, he soars in the higher register with effortless control of sometimes really tricky melodies. A lot of metal singers with a higher range sound strained (probably because they are), but these high notes sound like...can't explain it but chills. (Can you tell I forgot the original Queensryche vocalists name, because I mean him, not the band) I believe Joey's favorite band is Journey, and Steve Perry is his main vocal inspiration. He was actually really freaked out when he first joined Anthrax because he didn't understand moshing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I believe Joey's favorite band is Journey, and Steve Perry is his main vocal inspiration. He was actually really freaked out when he first joined Anthrax because he didn't understand moshing. I don't really understand moshing. Do I punch you, kiss you, shake your hand, bend over? It's a mystery. So I do all six. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Segue Myles said: I don't really understand moshing. Do I punch you, kiss you, shake your hand, bend over? It's a mystery. So I do all six. I was at a hardcore punk show on friday night and let me tell you, I do not exactly understand it either, lol. I was sitting in a booth off to the side just trying to keep my head moving in time with the drums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, Entre_Perpetuo said: I was at a hardcore punk show on friday night and let me tell you, I do not exactly understand it either, lol. I was sitting in a booth off to the side just trying to keep my head moving in time with the drums. I am useless at live metal shows. You'd think I am there, not to feel the RAWWWR of the riff, but the ambience of an opera 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, Segue Myles said: You a fan? Been a fan since From Mars To Sirius. Not as obsessive as I was in my teens, but give me a day or two. Not a huge one. I've never taken a deep dive or anything. They're one of those bands when I hear them I just have a super strong admiration for their musical talent and heaviness. I've always enjoyed what I heard but never get the urge to take a listen to their catalog in detail. I saw them live once opening for Slipknot and their heaviness rivaled Slipknot's. Who are as heavy and loud as a metal band can be live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, J2112YYZ said: Not a huge one. I've never taken a deep dive or anything. They're one of those bands when I hear them I just have a super strong admiration for their musical talent and heaviness. I've always enjoyed what I heard but never get the urge to take a listen to their catalog in detail. I saw them live once opening for Slipknot and their heaviness rivaled Slipknot's. Who are as heavy and loud as a metal band can be live. Slipknot live is what made me a fan. I saw them at some point in the 2000s, forget the year. I was basically dragged by a close friend, I didn't get them at all. Live? Incredible! It was the tour for the album with Phycosocial. Forget the title (give me some respect, my memory is shot because I worked about seventy hours this week), but that album remains my favourite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: Personally, I think Dan Spitz deserves a mention too. I know he's no Marty Friedman or Dimebag, but the man has some really interesting melodic ideas in his lead work that I think add another subtle layer of je ne sais quoi to their sound. Yes, he definitely deserves a mention as well. The reason I just mentioned Scott, Charlie and Frank is because they're the ones who have carried the Anthrax sound from Spreading The Disease all the way through to today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I really need to sleep. But I want to play another Anthrax 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Segue Myles said: Slipknot live is what made me a fan. I saw them at some point in the 2000s, forget the year. I was basically dragged by a close friend, I didn't get them at all. Live? Incredible! It was the tour for the album with Phycosocial. Forget the title (give me some respect, my memory is shot because I worked about seventy hours this week), but that album remains my favourite. All Hope Is Gone is the name of the album with Psychosocial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Just now, J2112YYZ said: All Hope Is Gone is the name of the album with Psychosocial. That's the one! I actually thought that was the title but I got confused as the Alter Bridge song of that name started playing in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Segue Myles said: I really need to sleep. But I want to play another Anthrax 🤣 Sounds like me 30 years ago 😄 If you do play Among The Living, sleep probably won't come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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