I'm pretty sure that metal dominated by any single instrument is seriously bad stuff. It should be equal parts guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals and lyrics, and whatever other instrument the band features.
Ne Obliviscaris and Frantic Bleep come to mind, as does Negura Bunget.
Also, it should always be primarily guitar, then all the other stuff. It all starts with riffs. Production/tone/aesthetic is secondary, and then other other instruments.
I have court soon, of which I'm hoping the result is not what I think it will be. I sleep almost never. My gf and I are on the verge of breaking up. The court would limit my seeing my son (worst case scenario besides incarceration, which I think is unlikely). I have no money, so we will probably lose the house. My uncle is dying. I can't find a job. Giving a fuck is really unlikely at this point.
On topic: I've listened to some Old Wainds lately...it's not horrible, but it does not appeal to me much. There is something bland about them.
Off topic again, it seems like the situation with your gf changes daily. Weren't you talking about proposing to her on Tuesday and the beauties of being together?
Yes. Like I said, that's what I would love. But she's not the same anymore. She lost that feeling, and I know it. I could be wrong, but I rarely am haha.
October 11, 2009:
As you surely know, we have no new releases after 1995, some links below may not work due to dispersed activities of former band members.
The bad news is that we've recently encountered several illegal and bootlegged releases of our old records, such as this, this and that. Our concern is not only the copyright issue, but above all deceiving of our faithful fans by those demanding money for unauthorised records and merchandises. First, we'd never use such awful colour combination and tasteless decoration; second, the song titles, lyrics and other printed informations contain factual mistakes; third, the sound quality is worse than original.
The good news is that Master's Hammer is now in studio working on a new album after 14 years.