Bigfooty General Metal Thread Mk.VI

[TheGoatBaron]

I've never actually heard of a Dutch metal band. Bizarre considering they are neighbours to Germany.

Well besides light stuff like Epica and Within Temptation

They have quite a few, http://www.metal-archives.com/lists/NL Within Temptation you've heard of obviously, they're probably the Dutch most known band, along with Sinister who are touring Australia soon, but I've gone off Within Temptation a bit. Officium Triste are also from the Netherlands. Pestilence are also a wellish known band from the Netherlands.

 

[Golumless]

I've never actually heard of a Dutch metal band. Bizarre considering they are neighbours to Germany.

Well besides light stuff like Epica and Within Temptation

Another well known dutch death metal act.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Another well known dutch death metal act.

Forgot about Hail of Bullets, good death metal band similar vein to Bolt Thrower.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Asphyx. Thanatos.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Listening to Forgotten Tomb - Entombed By Winter - House of Nostalgia. Seriously though, good band from Italy!!!

 

[Schauermann]

Dutch?



Hell, yeah!!!

 

[TheGoatBaron]

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Listening to Burial Ground by Grave. Did anybody go and see Grave when they were in Australia?

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Brutal Death Metal from the US with female vocals, check this out!!!

 

[Pacman82]

Heat soundtrack sounds more like early Rotting C***** more than f'n Varathron. Love it

 

[Paul Kersey]

Latest Sinister album on. Nothing special IMO. Might pull out Cross the Styx.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Does anybody know of the band Puteraeon from Sweden? Will be checking them out tonight. Well not their full length albums anyway.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Does anybody know of the band Puteraeon from Sweden? Will be checking them out tonight.

Does anybody know of the band Puteraeon from Sweden? Will be checking them out tonight.

No, but the MA description reads ok.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Will be checking out Frigoris - German Black/Pagan Metal instead because Puteraeon isn't on Spotify, but will be checking out Puteraeon on Youtube at some point in time though. Well, not their full length albums.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

 

[Dee Snider]

Listening to the new At the Gates for the first time......hmmm...where to go with this. I really really like it -don't get me wrong it kinda out does everything and everyband that has come long and jumped on the Slaughter of the Soul bandwagon (and for which AtG unfairly gets a bad rap.. ) since 1995. The Bjorler brothers are a riff machine that never ends...the whole thing is wrapped up in far too much production to the point where its muted and safe. Kinda Bullet for My Valentine crossed with Stone Sour production. Carcass Swansong is 'sound' not style. Its big label money and big label production.

Dunno, the actual songs themselves are great, the playing and vocals top notch but I would have loved a more brutal and honest sound. Where is the ****ing crunch?? Still I get the feeling I am gonna play this over and over and over....and over...

 

[Dee Snider]

Also been on a Running Wild kick the last week....Pile of Skulls, Black Hand Inn, The Brotherhood, Masquerade, Victory, Death or Glory.....am just a sucker for Rock'n'Rolf's style of music (drum machines and all). A real guilty pleasure..

 

[Schauermann]

Also been on a Running Wild kick the last week....Pile of Skulls, Black Hand Inn, The Brotherhood, Masquerade, Victory, Death or Glory.....am just a sucker for Rock'n'Rolf's style of music (drum machines and all). A real guilty pleasure..

Early stuff is best but like the newer stuff as well even when the latest (pre-reunion) stuff has an awful production...

 

[Dee Snider]

Early stuff is best but like the newer stuff as well even when the latest (pre-reunion) stuff has an awful production...

I kinda like the mid era stuff that I mentioned above more. First albums I got of were Under Jolly Roger and Port Royal..have them on vinyl. I only got them coz a mate had Gates to Purgatory and I thought the cover was cool and the band was going to sound like Venom.

 

[SydneyBomber]

new anaal nathrakh has leaked - goddamn I love this band!

 

[Paul Kersey]

Early stuff is best but like the newer stuff as well even when the latest (pre-reunion) stuff has an awful production...

Death or Glory
Port Royal
Under Jolly Roger

Probably my top 3. Black Hand Inn and Pile of Skulls up there too.

Blazon Stone the biggest letdown considering it came after Death or Glory.

The Rivalry my favourite of the later stuff. War & Peace! None of the albums after this one have had the same RW feeling or quality.

Whilst I enjoy the first two, most of the pirate stuff is better for me.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Who's going to Sinister? Think I might take the drive to Geelong for the afternoon show. Will back it up Monday night possibly.

 

[dwwaino]

Listening to the new At the Gates for the first time......hmmm...where to go with this. I really really like it -don't get me wrong it kinda out does everything and everyband that has come long and jumped on the Slaughter of the Soul bandwagon (and for which AtG unfairly gets a bad rap.. ) since 1995. The Bjorler brothers are a riff machine that never ends...the whole thing is wrapped up in far too much production to the point where its muted and safe. Kinda Bullet for My Valentine crossed with Stone Sour production. Carcass Swansong is 'sound' not style. Its big label money and big label production.

Dunno, the actual songs themselves are great, the playing and vocals top notch but I would have loved a more brutal and honest sound. Where is the ******* crunch?? Still I get the feeling I am gonna play this over and over and over....and over...

I actually just put Slaughter of the Soul in for the first time in about a year. Couldn't be bothered with the new one to begin with and definitely not even going to give it a curious look after that appraisal. Slaughter of the Soul is awesome. I'm a guitarist first, 'metalhead' second these days and this album is a riff factory and like you said they can just churn out riffs. Besides the occasional gem released here and there you really can't go wrong sticking to the classics.

 

[Schauermann]

Death or Glory
Port Royal
Under Jolly Roger

Probably my top 3. Black Hand Inn and Pile of Skulls up there too.

Under Jolly Roger, Death or Glory and Black Hand Inn are my favourites, too.

But still behind the godlyness of gates to Purgatory and Branded and Exiled:

 

[dumb]

apart from sinister/the gathering/gorefest the other dutch band that comes to mind is orphanage, though they weren't very good. kind of weird crunchy goth doom stuff. bought one of their albums blind from a bargain bin, though this one is a bit more listenable.