Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 but we need a "fun" new read now Hey Laz, what are your thoughts on Hammerfall and Rhapsody [of Fire]? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 And Saxon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Laz is quite familiar with the Strong Arm of the Law Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 Hammerfall/Rhapsody: Meh...I fucking hate power metal. Outside of some Iced Earth and Helloween, I really cannot stand power metal. I don't care for either Hammerfall or Rhapsody, since they essentially embody what I dislike about power metal: songs about orcs and fairies and Tolkien that aren't even meant to be a complete joke, with some generic pseudo-80's throwback riffing and solo's and a singer that, more often than not, sounds like James LaBrie getting kicked in the nuts (and LaBrie sucks). No real venom, I just hate power metal. It's not like I want them to fucking die, not like Tool or Dragonforce (bar-none the WORST power metal band there is) or (insert random emo band). I just...stay away from it as much as possible. Saxon: Well...didn't Bruce Dickinson sing in this band for a while? I'm almost positive he did, or maybe that was Samson...yeah, that was Samson. I respect them for their influence on the NWOBHM style (since almost every sub-genre of metal owes more to NWOBHM bands than they actually do to Black Sabbath, stylistically), but...just not into 'em. Sorta like Venom: songs are alright, but I like the bands they've influenced more than I like them. Re: TOOL Yeah...I'm done ranting on them for the time being. I've managed to avoid them just enough so that I've stopped caring (the joys of an iPod, staying in the front office where the radio isn't, and not hanging out much with my Tool-obsessed fans...though that's for other reasons, namely because most of them are drunken douchebags that do nothing but play poker, smoke pot, and listen to lame power metal, ska, and pseudo-prog like Tool). I have, however, heard that they're planning a second US tour for later this year, possibly the summer. And I'm telling my girlfriend the moment she hears of this that I'm not going, because if I do I'll need to get 100% obliterated drunk, and me drunk with a band I fucking despise playing for hours on end means I'm getting arrested and/or breaking somebody's jaw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 Haha, he actually did it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 That big finish was an internet highlight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 YES! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
