Recent content by Atticus

The Konkhra stuff is absolutely dismal (I loved them up to "Spit or Swallow" but they sound terrible now, and even JM can't bring 'em back towards quality. They sound like a teenage nu-metal band). I'm tied between Death and Obituary - That opening solo on "Infection" is absolutely sublime, but...

My favourite riff ever is the playout riff on "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled" by Meshuggah It's an intense piece of fast polyrhythmn - the guitars and the drummers feet are playing in 9/8, whilst the rest of the drums are in 4/4. As Meshuggah are complete Gods it's a true polyrhythmn -...

I agree totally with the original statement. I could name my favourite uk and us bands on my hands: Bal-Sagoth, Maiden, ND, Discordance Axis, Brutal Truth, Cryptopsy, Devin all spring to mind The list of continental European bands I like on the other hand is virtually endless. Quality...

I always practice the sweeping bit off Children of Bodom by Children of Bodom, as my band does a cover of this. It's the most fun solo to play of all...

OK so we touched upon it in the song structure thread, but I feel it deserves a thread all of its own. Please chip in your experiences... - Do drugs/alcohol and metal mix? (What a stupid question :D ) - Does it contribute positively to the writing process? - Lyrics/music do both...

Oh yes I'd definitely agree there Surt - the best songs are not formulaic writing by numbers, but a stream of consciousness. That is basically independent of the final structure and form of the song, but rather a reflection of the spontenaity of the ideas which make up the song. Alcohol...

Mine too. Still stirs me now as it did when I first heard it 20 years ago. Fair enough, but I'm afraid it makes me cringe in horror. Mainly because his singing voice sounds like an out of tune Mr Bean with a cold. It works on the viking stuff (which I'm a huge fan of btw) but it sounds um...

I'm afraid I share the prevailing opinion on MDB. They just send me to sleep, sorry! I'd happily give away the one album I have of theirs as I find it interminably dull. The other Bal-Sagoth albums are pretty much an extension of Battle Magic, maybe showing a little more sophistication with...

Thanks for the ferocious reply, nice to have stirred something, although I was angling for measured debate rather than a flaming. :) I happened to be expressing a strongly held opinion about a relatively short period of musical history. I acknowledge we are all indebted to the works written...

I would submit my demo, but I really don't want to miss most of the bands on the bill, which may happen if you are playing yourself. What a quandry...

Who do you think it is? In my opinion, most people in the UK don't realise what gods reside here. I'm talking of course about the untouchable Bal-Sagoth. Their music represents a culmination of all that is great about metal. Even former gods such as Maiden look pale and weedy in...

Controversy time: Why Mozart? As far as I'm concerned it's the bland and dull pop music of its day. Nice pretty tunes without any real substance (the operas and the requiem are the exceptions that prove the rule). The whole Classical era in fact produced very little music I can stomach...

Nah, you're not being elitist, more like realistic. Many bands fail to understand the craft involved in putting together classical music. It just ain't that easy. Some bands have gone as far as to rip off whole tunes with varying levels of success and credibility left in tact: Nile: Rameses...

Must leap to the defence of two of my favourite bands here: Gardenian: I got into them because of their cover of "A Dangerous Meeting" on the Mercyful Fate tribute, which was the best song on the compilation by miles. All their stuff is great - Sindustries does overuse the horrible Antares...

I apologise if someone has already pointed this out in a previous thread: Does anybody else start singing during "Red Light in My Eyes Pt 2" "Confutatis. Maledictis. Flammis acribus addictis!" etc. For anybody who doesn't know what I'm talking about, check out the opening of the...