Fun with Metal!

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That was cool, I wish Testament was doing stuff like this.

 

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I wonder what bands like Testament are doing right now.

 

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I'm gonna guess Chuck has his pipe out lol.
I really wish they'd do something. It's a little depressing that only Alex has. They used to do so many cool things. It'd be cool if Eric did some play thru's. And I still think it's the perfect time to do Return To Serenity.

 

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I'm a bit surprised there is nothing at all from Gene, he's got so many projects on the go that I'd have thought he'd throw something on Facebook.

 

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I'm a bit surprised there is nothing at all from Gene, he's got so many projects on the go that I'd have thought he'd throw something on Facebook.

Yeah same here. out of everyone I would have expected him to do it the most. Him and Steve together maybe. Hopefully he's hard at work on Dark angel.
You know being the kind of musicians they are I kind of expected Alex, Gene and Steve to do some jamming together or even a real project.

 

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Gene's reluctant to release much about the music he's creating with his wife which is fair enough, but yeah I'd have thought there might have been something from Dark Angel.

I agree and I guess it's not just a Testament thing. I'd expect all sorts of bands to do little projects with each other. A much as I dislike Benante's efforts lately, (and Scott's not much better), at least they are doing something. Bands like Testament, Death Angel and Exodus, seem like pretty tight units, I'd really thought they might have done something, even if it's just a jam across the net, but something too keep them in the fans minds.

 

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They used to do cool stuff though. Somewhere on here are videos of them jamming acoustic stuff at some café in Cali. Think it was the Murphy years. It looked pretty chill and spontaneous. they weren't on a stage or anything.

 

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I think there was a number of bands that used to post stuff like that but it's the ones who didn't who are now posting, go figure!

 

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Lol yeah really. They may as well start work on the next album

 

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I think Testament should, it's been ages since we had something from them.

 

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Glad you agree!

 

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Hard to disagree with the time line Testament have left us. I've lost track just how long it is since they gave us a new album.

 

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I was gonna check the website about that, but I couldn't.
...if you had one yummy ice cream. Wouldn't two be even better?!

 

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Hahah! My evil plan worked, you are still reliant on the website I stole!!

I suppose I could buy another ice cream but what if it's not the same, or worse it's an experimental cone and it tastes awful? Is it worth the risk?

 

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Damnit! You're like Wile E Coyote!

But what if it's the most delicious ice cream ever?!

 

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Oh crap, that means I'm going to get blown up!

Sometimes the risk could be worth it, but what if you had a cold and nothing tasted right, would it still be the most delicious ice cream ever?

 

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Just needs some sprinkles!

 

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Gee that could be a big job sprinkles have to do.

 

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Speaking of good ice cream...I have nothing. But I do have something related to the conversation prior to that.

What are bands doing during this time? I know Dropkick Muprhys aren't metal but some of these bands could take a leaf out of their book. In a week or so Dropkicks are putting on their second live show, no audience, but a full live production on a stage streamed to the net. DKM are doing it because they have a few standing gigs year in and year out at specific venues that they wanted to keep running with. But what is to stop metal bands doing the same thing? They don't have to be big venues and it surely can't be that hard to get a local venue to support it.