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An Informal Chat Among Rockers

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  • 02-11-2010 11:05am
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭


    So, kinda borrowing from the In The Pit thread, but not as focused - here's a thread to try and keep going with as many members post on here...kind of a census if you will.

    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Motley Crue, Metallica, Queen

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Megadeth - Rust In Peace Live (Physically)

    Favourite TV Show
    Robot Chicken

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Guns N Roses, Danko Jones - 02 Arena, Dublin - 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Stone Sour, AX7, Hellyeah - Newcastle 02 - 2010

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Faith No More - Edinburgh, August 2009


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Misery Index

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Misery Index - Heirs to Thievery (physically)

    Favourite TV Show
    Family Guy I spose

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Suffocation I think..

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Misery Index & The Rotted, Whelans, November

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Cannibal Corpse & Dying Fetus, Koko, London, 2009


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Deicide, Megadeth, Devildriver

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    "purchased" digitally - murderdolls - beyond the valley of the murderdolls

    Favourite TV Show
    Wheeler Dealers/Top Gear

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Last mainstream concert was probably metallica last year.:(

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Was going to both paramore & A7X but didnt get tickets in time, so none atm

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Trivium - Ambassador 2008


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭Twilightning


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Iron Maiden

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche "Digitally" :P

    Favourite TV Show
    That's a tough one. Possibly Cold Case.

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Reckless Love / Jett Black / Eazy Tyger @ Crawdaddy, October 1st 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Diamond Head @ Fibber Magee's, November 19th 2010

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Either Iron Maiden @ The O2, July 30th 2010 or Sonata Arctica @ The Button Factory, 26th April 2008


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭silent sage


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Anathema, Gojira, God is an Astronaut

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Digitally acquired the Kiss discography

    Favourite TV Show
    Any & every English Premier League match (Liverpool supporter, for my troubles)

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Porcupine Tree - Tripod, Dublin - 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Anathema - An Cruiscin Lan, Cork - 2010

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    The Redneck Manifesto - Roisin Dubh, Galway - Many moons ago


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭dcr22B


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Metallica / Slayer / Megadeth

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Metallica - Live in the Odyssey Belfast 11/05/2010 (Digitally)

    Favourite TV Show
    Spooks

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Iron Maiden / Sweet Savage - 02 Arena, Dublin - 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    The Frames, Olympia Theatre, Dec 2010 (not sure if that is classed as rock before I get flamed but Mrs DCR is a lady of lighter musical tastes)

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Too many to mention but loved System of a Down @ Ozzfest 2002


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  • Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Fear Factory.

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles.

    Favourite TV Show
    South Park

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Excluding pub gigs, Fear Factory in Dublin earlier this year, can't remember the date. :o

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    None yet.

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Guns N' Roses at Download 2006 was excellent.


  • Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭bigwormbundoran


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Rammstien, Queen, Faith no More

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Mamas Boys - The Collection (Physically)

    Favourite TV Show
    The Wire

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Due to work commitments over the summer twas the good old Rory Gallagher festival, Pat McManus standing head and shoulders above all others as usual

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    None as of yet

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Rammstetin - MEN Feburary 2010 (jayzus twas deadly, cept for Combichrist)


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Slayer, Tool, Pearl Jam

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Machine Head - The Blackening

    Favourite TV Show
    BSG, The Sopranos

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Rammstein - Birmingham NEC

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Nothing planned as of yet... Slayer whenever they're back!

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Metallica RDS 2004 /Rammstein - Birmingham NEC

    (Honourable mention - Daft punk oxegen 2007!)


  • Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭JBnaglfar


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Rush, Opeth, Iron Maiden

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Thin Lizzy: Live and Dangerous

    Favourite TV Show
    The Wire

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Joe Bonamassa - Vicar Street 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Nothing definite :(. Hopefully Roger Waters if I can get a ticket

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Tough question. Amon Amarth in 2009 (I think) at the Academy was awesome.


  • Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭RebelSoul


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Guns N Roses, Motley Crue, Whitesnake

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Alter Bridge: AB III

    Favourite TV Show
    Trailer Park Boys

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Reckless Love + Jettblack Crawdaddy Oct 10

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Volbeat - The Academy Nov 25th

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Way too many but AC/DC at Punchestown probably wins it because I'd waited a lifetime to see them.
    Whitesnake in the Olympia in 04(I think) was beast aswell.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭InigoMontoya


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Neurosis, Mastodon, Primordial

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Godflesh - Streetcleaner

    Favourite TV Show
    Father Ted

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Swans (Button Factory, Dublin) 22 Oct 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Exodus (Village, Dublin) 20 Nov
    Shrinebuilder (Button Factory, Dublin) 29 Nov
    Neurosis (Koko, London) 06 Dec
    Scott Kelly (Academy, Dublin) 12 Dec
    :D

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Swans (Button Factory, Dublin) 22 Oct 2010
    ****ing amazing gig. Seriously intense performance.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,098 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Tool, Slipknot, Slayer I suppose, although gone off them

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Tool - 10, 000 days

    Favourite TV Show
    Supernatural/stargate

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Sepultura, academy

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Probably rock im parkor sth, no gigs lined up atm. maybe ASIWYFA or volbeat

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    tool or slipknot are my favourites so far


  • Registered Users Posts: 957 ✭✭✭GrizzlyMan


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Windir, Dissection, (too many to chose)

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Asgaroth - Red shift

    Favourite TV Show
    dont watch TV

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Bloodstock 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Anathema December ' 10

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Dissection 2004 Dublin


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭Knifey Spoony


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Mastodon, Metallica, Sleep

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Beat Me - Electric Eel Shock (Physically)

    Favourite TV Show
    Don't really have one since Lost ended

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Rest/People of the Monolith/My Name Is Ishmal - The Quad in Cork
    Last "big" gig would be Iron Maiden in the O2

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Shrinebuilder in Cyprus Avenue

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Rage Against the Machine in the O2


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,568 ✭✭✭candy-gal1


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Metallica, Evanescence, five finger death punch.

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Evanescence, fallen (my last cd of this got all scratched:()

    Favourite TV Show
    Friends/Glee/Corrie/Family guy/The simpsons/father ted.

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Metallica

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Maybe A7X, if there are still tics:D, bon jovi, maybe, Paramore

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Metallica 08/09, was in the pit for both and never was before.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Useful.Idiot


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    At the moment: Primordial/Drudkh/Tool

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Mastodon - Crack The Skye

    Favourite TV Show
    South Park/Father Ted

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Dublin Doom Day II, Fibber Magees, Dublin - 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Oceansize in Brighton, Nov 13th. Also then Nile & Melechesh in Button Factory in Dublin in Febuary

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Mastodon in the Ambassador 2006/2007 (not sure), my first gig :)


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Porcupine Tree, Blind Guardian and... Dream Theater maybe?

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    God is an Astronaut - Age of the Fifth Sun

    Favourite TV Show
    Classic Simpsons

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Porcupine Tree - 11th October 2010 - Tripod

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    God is an Astronaut - this Saturday - The Academy

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Porcupine Tree as mentioned above, just a perfect performance, good banter from the band, great sound etc

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭PattheMetaller


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Dream Theater, King's X, Y&T

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Firewind: Days of Defiance (Physically)

    Favourite TV Show
    Family Guy

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Y&T at The Spring & Airbrake, Belfast 27th Sept 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Exodus: The Village, Wexford St, 20th Nov 2010
    W.A.S.P.: The Academy, 27th Nov 2010

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Metallica at Edinburgh Playhouse September 1986 on the Master of Puppets Tour


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,177 ✭✭✭nyarlothothep


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed

    Queen, Opeth, NIN

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)

    Warp Riders, The Sword

    Favourite TV Show

    Star Trek TNG

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended

    Hot Leg in some pub I can't remember in Dublin, other than that some random electronica/metal band in a student pub in Kent.

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned

    Rammstein would be fun to see live.

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time

    Radiohead, 2000 Punchestown, incidentally the first gig I ever attended.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    KoRn, Tool, Mars Volta

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Volbeat - Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (Digitally). Like A Warrior's Call from it a lot

    Favourite TV Show
    South Park no question about it

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    R.A.T.M. 02 Arena, Dublin - 2010 Booya

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Nothing planned atm and there isn't really anything coming up I'd be to pushed about

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    KoRn in the Ambassador - 2008. Had wanted to see them for the previous 10 years and they did not disappoint. Although Slipknot on main stage at Roskilde last year were pretty awesome too
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  • Registered Users Posts: 11 vanh84


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    AC/DC, (early) Motley Crue, Iron Maiden

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Black Ice

    Favourite TV Show
    Weeds

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Y&T at the Village

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    ??

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Donnington Monsters of Rock 1984


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,385 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Porcupine Tree, QotSA, Alice in Chains

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    PT- Recordings re-issue (physical)

    Favourite TV Show
    Fraiser/old Simpsons

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Bowling for Soup

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Prob Anathema at this rate altho want God is an Astronaut or Steve Hogarth on Saturday

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Porcupine Tree @ Royal Albert Hall 2010.Pinnacle gig if their career, so long but amazing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Harrocks


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Ac/dc,Clutch,Propain
    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Blackwater Park -cd

    Favourite TV Show
    Deadliest Catch

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Ac/dc punchestown 09

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Roger Waters april 2011

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Ac/dc point depot 1991 my 1st concert


  • Registered Users Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Dream Theater, Rush, Apocalyptica

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony

    Favourite TV Show
    Don't really watch much TV

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Porcupine Tree at Tripod

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Don't know yet.

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Apocalyptica at the Ambassador, December 2007


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭ride-the-spiral


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Between The Buried and Me, Cynic, and Misery Signals at the moment.

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Somewhere along the Highway - Cult of Luna

    Favourite TV Show
    House MD

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Machine Head in February in the Olympia

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Anathema perhaps...

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Either Radiohead in 2006, my first concert, or Trivium in 2008, most enjoyable gig I've been to.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,934 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Metallica, Slipknot, AC/DC

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    Therapy? - Troublegum Lost me original so i downloaded it yesterday

    Favourite TV Show
    24

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Limp Bizkit, Olympia

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    Hard Rock Hell 4, Prestatyn, Dec 3-5th

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Metallica - 100 Club, August 1987[/QUOTE]


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,954 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit & Kasabian

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)

    All That Remains - For We Are Many (Physical)

    Favourite TV Show
    Scrubs

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Blink 182 - 02 Arena, Dublin - 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned

    Avenged Sevenfold - Nov 8th 2010

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time

    Limp Bizkit - Dublin, August 2010


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    AC/DC, Rush, Metallica

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)

    Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (physical)

    Favourite TV Show

    Battlestar: Galactica

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Mael Mórdha - Academy 2, September 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned

    Municipal Waste - Dec 2010 (depends on cash or lack of)

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time

    AC/DC - Punchestown 2009


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,934 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Malice_ wrote: »
    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Fear Factory.

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)
    The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles.

    Favourite TV Show
    South Park

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended
    Excluding pub gigs, Fear Factory in Dublin earlier this year, can't remember the date. :o

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned
    None yet.

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time
    Guns N' Roses at Download 2006 was excellent.

    For real?? I was at that one and thought they were dire, I think i'm even correct in saying that they were given 0/5 in Kerrangs review.

    Axl walked off 2/3 times in first 20 mins and stayed off stage for 5 mins each time


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭Nea


    Favourite Rock/Metal Band/Act - Up To 3 Allowed
    Rammstein, Opeth, Porcupine Tree

    Last Rock/Metal Album Purchased (Physically or Digitally)

    Therion - Sitra Ahra (Physical)

    Favourite TV Show
    Lost

    Last Rock/Metal Concert Attended

    Porcupine Tree Tripod, Oct 2010

    Next Rock/Metal Concert Attendance Planned

    Volbeat The Academy Nov 25th
    WASP The Academy Nov 27th

    Most Memorable Rock/Metal Performance of All Time

    Alice In Chains SFX 93


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