The what's going on in Thrash thread

redfly said:
Did you see Ian say Bonded is the best debut of any Big 5?
He's such a fucking ass kisser. All these years he's said Killing Is My Business. But now that Exodus is the "IT" band he's changed his tune.
And there is no Big 5! Asshole. If there was and since it's sales. Exodus would be near the bottom of the list.
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I read that headline and thought the 'best debut' bit was right, the Big 5 bit was him being a dick and didn't read any more :)

I wouldn't mind betting the new album will be a big seller given Gary's stint with Slayer, but I still don't see them selling anywhere near enough to be considered in any "BIG" number. In some ways I like the idea that they are a smaller band, playing to smaller crowds, playing the smaller venues where the carpet sticks to your feet :eek:. It would be good if they were mega successful and Anthrax-rich but why risk turning them into dicks like Scott Ian :)

I've never been able to find accurate sales figures for Exodus but I was surprised to read that their most successful album chart wise was Pleasures which spent 20 weeks on Billboard and got to 82. Fab Des also got to 82 but only lasted 17 weeks. BIBO did better on the charts by getting to 38 but it only lasted 2 weeks.

I also found some Holt Awaits Kill The Kardashian shirts this morning.
 
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Slammed said:
I read that headline and thought the 'best debut' bit was right, the Big 5 bit was him being a dick and didn't read any more :)

I wouldn't mind betting the new album will be a big seller given Gary's stint with Slayer, but I still don't see them selling anywhere near enough to be considered in any "BIG" number. In some ways I like the idea that they are a smaller band, playing to smaller crowds, playing the smaller venues where the carpet sticks to your feet :eek:. It would be good if they were mega successful and Anthrax-rich but why risk turning them into dicks like Scott Ian :)

I've never been able to find accurate sales figures for Exodus but I was surprised to read that their most successful album chart wise was Pleasures which spent 20 weeks on Billboard and got to 82. Fab Des also got to 82 but only lasted 17 weeks. BIBO did better on the charts by getting to 38 but it only lasted 2 weeks.

I also found some Holt Awaits Kill The Kardashian shirts this morning.
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I agree I think the album will do well for them.

Damnit. I really need to buy some of those shirts!
 
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redfly said:
I agree I think the album will do well for them.

Damnit. I really need to buy some of those shirts!
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If the album fails Gary can always go back into printing t-shirts :)
I found quite a few decent shirts on etsy yesterday and postage is more than reasonable coming from either the UK or the US. Now with more choice I'm struggling to decide which band to go with. I'm also thinking that if I hold out a bit longer I might actually get a Flotz one into the mix.
 
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I'm so over political statements. I don't care who he votes for, I don't care who his fans vote for, I don't care if he alienates fans because he votes for the wrong person. Him, Sebbie, Dee, these idiots are continually getting in the news for anything but music. I don't even see Trump fans telling him to change his music or they'll look elsewhere, yet he's got to make the headline that he's not going to change for them. Just get the fuck on with making music
 
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Shit what happens when someone asks Scott to make a Big 6? I mean since record sales apparently don’t count I’m gonna say age doesn’t either! I’m positive at one point he’d have said Pantera. I wonder what it would be now without Dime or Vin’s ass to kiss?
 
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What if he goes really outside the box and goes for youth, big sales, a following, recognition from current players and a few albums under their belt. That's right BabyMetal for the Big 6!!!
 
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redfly said:
HA! I can see it!
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It's probably fair, with the pandemic and no tours because I think poor BabyMetal has been forgotten. The marketing maestros might have been good at selling something when it could be shown off but they've failed selling when the product was quiet. Scott needs to get on the band wagon quickly and start his campaign to have them placed in the Big 6 now, not later!
 
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redfly said:
Yeah I didn’t even think about this happening but it’s really a no brainer for them.
Maybe they’ll give a song this summer.
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I figured any possible touring would be off but thought maybe releasing the album would be a good circuit breaker for them. Then if the album is as good as they say they could sell it hard and when Tom was good for touring they'd be on a massive high. I understand them not doing that but I'm sick of waiting :)

I kept reading line after line of that article hoping for "we'll release a single early" but it didn't come :(
 
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Going through my Exodus collection while things are quiet on the new release front. Yesterday I finished with Force Of Habit, today I started with Tempo. Holy shit there is a big difference between the two albums. I'm not going to shit of Force, there is some reasonable stuff on it. But compare the entire album to the opening riff of Tempo (Scar Spangled Banner) it's like they are two different bands. It's very easy to forget that there is 12 years between the albums. Forget about Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep, the rest of the album is very aggressive, both lyrically and musically.

On the subject of Tempo does any one know, (because I'm too lazy to look it up) if the song Crime Of The Century deleted from Tempo, was released as a bonus track or B side?
 
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Slammed said:
I figured any possible touring would be off but thought maybe releasing the album would be a good circuit breaker for them. Then if the album is as good as they say they could sell it hard and when Tom was good for touring they'd be on a massive high. I understand them not doing that but I'm sick of waiting :)

I kept reading line after line of that article hoping for "we'll release a single early" but it didn't come :(
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Yeah I wish they would have kept it on track that's for sure!
 
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Slammed said:
Going through my Exodus collection while things are quiet on the new release front. Yesterday I finished with Force Of Habit, today I started with Tempo. Holy shit there is a big difference between the two albums. I'm not going to shit of Force, there is some reasonable stuff on it. But compare the entire album to the opening riff of Tempo (Scar Spangled Banner) it's like they are two different bands. It's very easy to forget that there is 12 years between the albums. Forget about Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep, the rest of the album is very aggressive, both lyrically and musically.

On the subject of Tempo does any one know, (because I'm too lazy to look it up) if the song Crime Of The Century deleted from Tempo, was released as a bonus track or B side?
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Ooh I have no idea. I didn't even know there was such a song!
 
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