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Links234

So, Babymetal are playing in London

Passenger

Don't ask why but I couldn't stop listening to that album for a while when it came out.

Links234

Really? I can't stand them!

Although, for some reason I have an itch to go see them live... The show would be awesome I'm sure.

Passenger

Yeah, as I said, don't ask why as ordinarily I would find them immensely irritating but... Gimmie Choko... c'mon, how many songs can be catchy as f*ck and ear stabbingly annoying in equal measure! They're no Nocturnal Bloodlust though. :pac:

Links234

To be fair I kinda enjoy this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQsayrmMoU

Generally not my thing, I think there's just the novelty value of them but not much else. Though apparently one of the guitarists is actually Leda from Deluhi/Undivide, and the other is Marty Friedman's touring guitarist, so there's some real talent there.

Passenger

Oh there's some talented musicians involved for sure. It's essentially a novelty act though. Are you gonna book tickets?

Links234

Nah, think I can only afford one trip to London and picked a damn good band to see anyway, so I'm happy out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qylhwD2iW8

Zwillinge

Admit it, you all wanna see Baby Metal :P:D

Just did my Metallica by Request setlist thingie; I mainly tried to boost the ones just below the setlist up one or two and keep the others from slipping below.

Roll on Rock im Park!

Lithium93_

Opeth's Pale Communion has been rescheduled for an August release.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=122505

Links234

Zwillinge wrote: »

Admit it, you all wanna see Baby Metal :P:D

It's true

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Opeth's Pale Communion has been rescheduled for an August release.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=122505

Oooh, I wasn't actually too impressed with Opeth's last though. Ghost Reveries was the last album of theirs I really liked

Passenger

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Opeth's Pale Communion has been rescheduled for an August release.

Links234 wrote: »

Oooh, I wasn't actually too impressed with Opeth's last though. Ghost Reveries was the last album of theirs I really liked

Quite liked it as it was a bit of a departure for them. Somewhat of a throwback to their 70's influences. Will be interesting to see if they will appease the fans of their extreme side and revert back to their heavier tendencies with the upcoming release. Will certainly get the new album on release.

Lyaiera

I saw Shonen Knife tonight. I hadn't heard of them until last night when someone going to it told me who they were, so that was an instant "Ah sure I'll go."

The first half to two thirds of the show was pretty tame. They opened with a decent punky song, a lot of promise of what was to come. Then they played their "new stuff." Now I know this will turn me into an awful hipster but the amount of bands where I groan at "From our new album" is unreal. Anyway, they played their new stuff. They said it was inspired by Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. I didn't hear any Led Zep in it but you could hear some Black Sabbath riffs and a definite Thin Lizzy influence. I was in need of a cigarette at this point and getting kind of bored, I went out for a smoke and to get another pint and when I came back it was a whole different ball game...

They were playing raw punk, very 80s feel to it (when the band was founded) where you could hear the similarity between punk and thrash in their sound. To be honest they reminded me a lot of Venom. There was one song that sounded like they had heard what black metal had become by 1990 and brought it back to a 1983/4 sound. What was ****ing stunning was the drummer, she was playing rhythmic blast beats on a single pedal. She looked as bored as I did with their opening songs but she really got into it towards the end of the gig. There was a real raw edge to their stuff, but with the cute Japanese women screaming at you. Top stuff. I'd love to have seen them in their prime, even if it'd have meant missing out on the drummer.

Links234

Would you believe I had the chance to see Shonen Knife several times already and never did? For shame, I know

Passenger wrote: »

Quite liked it as it was a bit of a departure for them. Somewhat of a throwback to their 70's influences. Will be interesting to see if they will appease the fans of their extreme side and revert back to their heavier tendencies with the upcoming release. Will certainly get the new album on release.

I dunno what it is, the album just bored me, and I found Watershed completely uninteresting too. I guess an album just grabs me or it doesn't, and Ghost Reveries was the last one that grabbed me.

Speaking of, a friend misplaced my copy of Ghost Reveries (along with a couple of other things I had lent him) and now I'm getting an itch to listen to it again but I can't

Links234

Also, one of the albums I got in my recent haul from Japan is Sujk's (Ex-Deluhi drummer) second solo album Arkhelism 2, which is pretty awesome because Juri (also Ex-Deluhi) does all the vocals, and although Leda is down as only being on track 7 I've heard people say that he actually did all the guitar and bass for the album too. It's practically 3/4ths of Deluhi :pac: I need to get the first Arkhelism too, but HMV don't seem to stock it.

I think it's safe to speculate that this is the kinda direction Deluhi would've been going if they hadn't broken up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqb3ilKZmxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQHE26tE4pY

Really hope Juri does more metal stuff, because he's got an absolutely incredible voice but his solo work was just meh

Somnus

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Opeth's Pale Communion has been rescheduled for an August release.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=122505

That's a bit disappointing. I'm definitely curious to hear what it's like. I liked Heritage, but they were definitely finding their feet with the new sound. I think the new album will be a bit more confident or something.

Links234 wrote: »

Oooh, I wasn't actually too impressed with Opeth's last though. Ghost Reveries was the last album of theirs I really liked

Ghost Reveries is so overlooked I think. Absolutely amazing album. Just has a fantastic atmosphere the whole way through. Would agree that there hasn't been anything better since it in my opinion

Links234

Somnus wrote: »

Ghost Reveries is so overlooked I think. Absolutely amazing album. Just has a fantastic atmosphere the whole way through. Would agree that there hasn't been anything better since it in my opinion

Yup! Definitely agree with you on the atmosphere, I think that's what makes it such an awesome album

In other news, I finally managed to grab an album I'd be looking for for ages, Aikaryu's first mini-album. They were Teru's band pre-Versailles, they're very tongue in cheek and are about as cheesy as they come. I had it ordered from HMV for ages, but it kept being delayed and the album was on 'backorder' for ages so I gave up on it. Didn't find it on any of the other sites I used either, but I finally spotted it on Amazon.co.jp so yoink!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpEkvHHQFs

Super Japanese Pirate Metal :pac:

Links234

How is everyone today?

Links234

So, anyone get up to anything for the weekend?

Passenger

Nothing stirrin' this weekend, Links. Up to aught yourself?

Links234

Nah, keeping it easy, doing sweet F all

my facebook feed is exploding with Eurovision stuff. I didn't watch it. haven't really been interested since Lordi

Passenger

Somebody with a beard won apparently. :pac:

Links234

From Australia no less!

I didn't even know Australia was in Europe... :pac:

Links234

Boosh!

My CDs have been shipped! There's still a load of stuff on my wishlist I want to get though :pac:

Zwillinge

^^ As many CDs/Boots/Shoes/Bags/Hoodies/Games as you own - the wishlist keeps on going ;)

Had a fun weekend - went to the RTÉ Orchestra of Final Frontier
Hosted a Eurovision party - Poland were robbed :P;)
Went to see The Wonder Years - I think the walls of Fibbers were sweating!
Off to see Panic At The Disco tonight :)

Hope you're all well and had happy weekends. Hoping this week flies by now! Have to give tours to teenagers in work >_<;;

Reiketsu

I had a Eurovision party and lost most of yesterday as a result . Austria winning resulted in about 20 shots. I can't drink for **** anymore, haha.

Zwillinge

Reiketsu wrote: »

I had a Eurovision party and lost most of yesterday as a result . Austria winning resulted in about 20 shots. I can't drink for **** anymore, haha.

Made Jelly Vodka Shots... Was going to bin the remaining 10 when my Mammy said have them :eek::)

Links234

Ah I was exhausted so did little to nothing, bar some study. Think I needed a quiet weekend.

Went to the cinema though, saw Sabotage, wasn't bad

Links234

Busy on the forum this evening How's everyone?

Angron

Aye, that it is. I'm feeling good, just one exam left and then I'm finished. Yourself links?

Links234

Hope the exam goes well!

Been trying to study today, but it's not been great, my concentration just hasn't been there and I feel a little burned out.
Gonna chill and watch the new Game of Thrones later though