New Shining album

[Dead Winter]

So I happened to be baking in the scorching Slovenian sun underneath my tent the other day in Metal Camp, waiting for the main stage to start when my ears had an orgasm due to the beautiful sounds of the new album being blasted by the German neighbor's tent. Highly, highly recommended.

Then Dani Filth got booed off stage because people wanted to see the most overrated band in history, Motorhead. He then proceeded to throw the stage fans, parts of the drum kit, unopened bottles of water, and even tried to kick over those big rotating floor spotlights that cost like 25 grand a piece into the crowd. The security quickly grabbed the light beforehand, though. It was quite a sight.

 

[EricT]

Hahaha awesome.

I really oughta go to Metal Camp next year, cause this year sounded like it was a blast!

 

[Galiral]

ahahahahha oh my god dani filth

 

[Dead Winter]

Dude...it was fucking insane.

There were, however, good and bad parts to it. I'm starting to notice a backwards trend by the younger metalheads. It seems like a lot of them are starting to play into the "stupid metalhead" stereotype...dirty, foul, stupid, musically ignorant, and closed-minded, and making the rest of us look bad. It's quite sad because for several years it was becoming something of a "normal" subculture. There have always been those types of personalities in our culture, but it's becoming more prominent.

It should be said, however, and this is absolutely NO disrespect to anyone's nationality and that they don't speak for their fellow countrymen/women, but it seemed like most of the troublemakers and ballbreakers were from Eastern Europe. I think because living in a place that doesn't get the frequency of metal shows we do, having the opportunity to not only go to a week-long metal/beer/weed/fuck fest was probably a release of an entire year's worth of frustration.

I'll upload some really awesome and funny pics.

If you ever decide to go, the food is awesome, the amenities are great, there's a river to cool off in during the day full of people, you are free to do what you want, the metal market was really kickass this year with lots of underground stuff, specifically black metal, and the organization was really good. Lots of black metal bands this year, as well. Satyricon, Immortal, Vreid, COF (well, sorta BM), and lots of other great and diverse bands. My favorite shows this week were Pain (fucking awesome live), Blind Guardian, Immortal, The Vision Bleak, and Satyricon. Satyricon were amazing live, but Immortal was mindblowing. Abbath still does his signature scowls and moves on stage and has an amazing presence. I've got an awesome pic of Abbath spitting fire onstage.

Metal Camp is more like an experience than a concert. Due to the fact that I had seen most of the bands already, I spent a lot of my time swimming in the crystal clear and cold river, drinking beer, eating, eating, eating, eating, checking out the noob bands on the second stage, eating, looking for new bands to discover at the market, eating, and eating. They even had a mead stand. Wine made from honey...holy shit. It was like a drug.

The people are all really friendly, no one has "beer muscles" or anything and everyone gets along. It was a week long this year and I'd much rather go there than Wacken because there is ONE main stage at Metal Camp, so you don't have to choose which band to see if two of your favorite bands play at the same time like in Wacken. Also, Wacken is basically just a concert and metal market. There's really not much else to do besides get drunk and bake in the sun. You should come next year!

 

[EricT]

Heh yeah.

What did you think of Vreid? When I saw them at Heathen Crusade earlier this year I thought they were top-notch.

How does their new shit come off live?

 

[Dead Winter]

Vreid were a little apathetic when I saw them. I wasn't sure if it was just the heathen black metalishness or if they really just didn't care. They did pretty good with the crowd, though.

Oh yeah, fucking Eluvetie or however the hell you spell it was awesome. It was kinda like Pagan Folk thrash but with balls. They completely slayed.

Sodom put on a fantastic show, although it was a little too raw for me. Dew Scented were great, as were Graveworm.

Dead Soul Tribe were good, in my opinion. Most of the people over here don't get that kind of avante garde hard rock that we like...they just don't understand it and find it somewhat boring, but I found it really great. I have one of their cds, and that guy has a phenomenal voice live. They are kinda like Tool, but more musical and straightforward.

Sepultura did pretty well, although there are only two original members left. I left instead of watching Doro. It was like watching a cross between Poison and Stevie Nicks. Germans really love their nostalgia, I guess.

Fuckin' Grave Digger was there, too haha! Didn't really care for them. Some guy with a gigantic truck parked the entire weekend blasting Grave Digger's "Heavy Metal Freakout" all weekend. I was about ready to smash his stereo by the second day.

There are several areas, and the living area is a HUGE field where everyone parks their cars, pitches their tents, sets up their campers, trailers, etc. At night on the first night, people would scream at the top of their lungs, "OOOOODIIIIIINNNN!!!!!!" Then you'd hear someone about 100 yards away, "OOOOOOOOODIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!! Then, of course, the obligatory "Slaaaaayyyyeeeerrrrrr!!!!" chants start up around 2 in the morning. They weren't there this year or anything, metalheads just like to scream Slayer.

Germans and Austrians are probably the most fun people to party with if you don't know anyone. They take you in and are very polite and treat you like one of their own. What a fuckin' week...

 

[EricT]

HAhahaha sounds great.

Vreid was energetic as hell when I saw them, but they have been touring a lot lately, so I'm sure they're starting to run out of steam.

Sounds like a kick ass weekend. Really need to hit 1 or 2 of the big European fests next year.

Edit: Also, Grave Digger kicks ass. I would kill to see them live!

 

[Galiral]

it looks really funny ... maybe next year .... we'll see

 

[Dead Winter]

There were people from Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Scotland, Canada, and Australia there. It started as a small festival three years ago and just kept growing and growing and getting better and better and I think it will even outgrow Wacken soon. For a week-long ticket at the ticket office, it was like 115 euros...everything included. If you pre-ordered it it was like 100 euros. Monday was just the camping day, and the concerts started from Tuesday and lasted until Saturday, and today we all packed up and came home. There's even a bar at the river bank where everyone goes after the concert on the campgrounds where they blast all types of metal music and even do shit like striptease and firebreathing and shit. It's one of the strangest and coolest festivals I've ever been to.

 

[lad]

Dude...it was fucking insane.

There were, however, good and bad parts to it. I'm starting to notice a backwards trend by the younger metalheads. It seems like a lot of them are starting to play into the "stupid metalhead" stereotype...dirty, foul, stupid, musically ignorant, and closed-minded, and making the rest of us look bad. It's quite sad because for several years it was becoming something of a "normal" subculture. There have always been those types of personalities in our culture, but it's becoming more prominent.

Aye, when some mates and I were at one of the festivals I attended last year, there was a similar incident.
We were wandering around some beer and merch stands, glancing at COF from afar, when the crowd starts retaliating to Dani's berating them for having, "a fucking shite excuse for a pit!". Or something to that effect. Anyway, they're all throwing shit, and Dani - being the typical showman with a fair set of balls - provokes and encourages them further; his strong English (I don't know where specifically) drawl mouthing off, "Come on, ye cunts!" And, in response to the objects thrown he's inspecting, "Oh right, pair o' gloves an' 'at, right fuckin' 'andy, that is." And furthermore, "An apple?! WHO BRINGS A FUCKING APPLE TO DONINGTON?!"
It was pretty funny, and aboot the only redeeming facet to their otherwise gash set (I thoroughly dislike the band).

Regarding the "stupid metalheads" persona you're acknowledging as, I dunno, an epidemic, would I be wrong in presuming it was almost as prevalent during the late 80s? I mean, it'd be fair to say a lot of them were fucking loudmouthed, drunken boneheads; just as there are so many you speak of today.

Also, Satyricon were great when we caught them too; despite their being limited to a mere 4 songs. However, you lose points for dissing Motorhead.

I'll upload some really awesome and funny pics.

Cool.

If you ever decide to go, the food is awesome, the amenities are great, there's a river to cool off in during the day full of people, you are free to do what you want, the metal market was really kickass this year with lots of underground stuff, specifically black metal, and the organization was really good. Lots of black metal bands this year, as well. Satyricon, Immortal, Vreid, COF (well, sorta BM), and lots of other great and diverse bands. My favorite shows this week were Pain (fucking awesome live), Blind Guardian, Immortal, The Vision Bleak, and Satyricon. Satyricon were amazing live, but Immortal was mindblowing. Abbath still does his signature scowls and moves on stage and has an amazing presence. I've got an awesome pic of Abbath spitting fire onstage.

Metal Camp is more like an experience than a concert. Due to the fact that I had seen most of the bands already, I spent a lot of my time swimming in the crystal clear and cold river, drinking beer, eating, eating, eating, eating, checking out the noob bands on the second stage, eating, looking for new bands to discover at the market, eating, and eating. They even had a mead stand. Wine made from honey...holy shit. It was like a drug.

The people are all really friendly, no one has "beer muscles" or anything and everyone gets along. It was a week long this year and I'd much rather go there than Wacken because there is ONE main stage at Metal Camp, so you don't have to choose which band to see if two of your favorite bands play at the same time like in Wacken. Also, Wacken is basically just a concert and metal market. There's really not much else to do besides get drunk and bake in the sun. You should come next year!

Sounds great; glad to hear it was so.

 

[Dead Winter]

Ever seen that 15 minute documentary, Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Seriously, there were some moments where I thought life imitating art imitating life.

 

[lad]

Wait, did that not feature the W.A.S.P. member drunk in his mother's swimming pool, or was it a different doc? I might have, but can't honestly recall it well.

 

[Dead Winter]

No that was Decline of Western Civilization, I think. But that's another shining example.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot was a 15 minute doc shot in the parking lot of a Judas Priest concert before the show in like 1986. You see why people demonized heavy metal judging by the people in that documentary, but a perceptive viewer would have discerned that their lives are so miserable that they had to turn to this for satisfaction. You see that the people were losers before heavy metal; heavy metal just opened the door for a new stereotype.

 

[lad]

Ah, well, I am familiar with the aforesaid doc. but have not yet seen it.

Needless to say, though, the mainstream in general will pretty much always have an attitude that veers from indifference to sheer disdain when it comes to metal and all things associated; "metalheads" especially. With that said, I'm sure all the marketing and advertising execs. will change their tune, so to speak, when they realise bands like, I dunno, Trivium are making it a potentially lucrative loophole, heh.

 

[Reminiscence]

I made a thread with the same title a week or two ago...no fucker replied.

 

[Dead Winter]

Dude, I thought you did but I couldn't remember. I knew I saw the title somewhere. Another good one to check out is Fjoergyn. Black Metal for Wagner.

 

[neal]

Motörhead rules

 

[Dead Winter]

Blech. I'll give it to them for the influence, but aside from Ace of Spades, Orgasmatron, and Overkill, I really don't like them.

 

[Reminiscence]

I hate the band as well. The new Deathspell Omega is very good experimental black metal, what MoRT should have been.

 

[Dying Freedom]

You don't like Motörhead?

Buncha slack-jawed faggots 'round here.