The what's going on in Thrash thread

[Slammed]

I wish I hadn't watched it. God that was terrible.

Well at least I gave him the benefit of the doubt and said it was because there was no music and studio trickery

 

[Slammed]

I just listened to the new one. Can't hear much but the drums and some guitar. I don't wanna pass judgment yet. But I agree from what I could make out I wasn't' blown away.

Yeah it seems like an odd way to release it. I know songs often get played live first, but holy shit with technology the way it is these days don't trust someone with a phone camera to give the world something you've been promising forever.

 

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Well at least I gave him the benefit of the doubt and said it was because there was no music and studio trickery

Could we get some studio trickery please? Vibrato is not Dave;s friend.
What's with the nerdy hipster glasses everyone is wearing these days?

 

[Slammed]

I would love that. but I'd probably also go insane.

I just know I'd get to that stage where I'm putting one piece on and in doing so it breaks a hundred off and it would only happen when I was tired and worn out

 

[redfly]

Yeah it seems like an odd way to release it. I know songs often get played live first, but holy shit with technology the way it is these days don't trust someone with a phone camera to give the world something you've been promising forever.

Yeah for real. At least have a friend in decent area record it.

 

[redfly]

I just know I'd get to that stage where I'm putting one piece on and in doing so it breaks a hundred off and it would only happen when I was tired and worn out

If that happened I'd probably put it in the closet for a year.

 

[Slammed]

I'll listen to this and Howe in a little bit.

I'm not quite sure on this one. The song doesn't appear to have much substance, but I don't know it so I think I want to hear the studio version.

 

[Slammed]

Could we get some studio trickery please? Vibrato is not Dave;s friend.
What's with the nerdy hipster glasses everyone is wearing these days?

It definitely needs something but hopefully it is only one line out of a thousand other good ones.

I've noticed a huge increase in those glasses too. No idea why people are wearing them as opposed to something else. Maybe its the cool new fashion accessory and we didn't get the memo.

 

[Slammed]

Yeah for real. At least have a friend in decent area record it.

Maybe that's his problem, he's run out of friends because they are sick of waiting for this fucking EP!

 

[Slammed]

If that happened I'd probably put it in the closet for a year.

Haha. I would too, it would just be in more pieces

 

[redfly]

I hadn't seen this. Interesting couple of questions.

Aw. He was really good with that good.

 

[Slammed]

Yeah, he came across really well. Given it's listed as outtakes I'm guessing the full video is around somewhere, probably on the kids channel, but I haven't looked.

 

[redfly]

https://bravewords.com/news/power-s...eamer-former-testament-bassist-greg-christian

Another not great recording which doesn't seem to do the song justice.


And another

I like except for that clean vocal part. Nice guitar and Greg is right up in the mix like he should be. @nd song I like a little better but I'm not sold on any of the vocals. I think I need to hear a studio version. Why can't Greg get into an around kick ass band?! ..oh wait.

 

[Slammed]

Yeah I want to hear something from the studio, it sounds like it could have potential but not that recording. Still we might get a chance to hear something soon.

Speaking of hearing something from the studio with potential. After reading about Mike's effort with Kurdt's band Hall Aflame, which Kurdt started when he needed a break from Metal Church I really didn't have high hopes. That Presto Ballet thing was terrible and I figured a break from Metal Church early on couldn't have been that good either. But shit I was wrong...sorta.

It's not thrash, but geez it has more balls than Presto had. The opening track Shake The Pain (while still not metal) is closer than some bands got and the vocalist, some guy named Ron Lowd, has a gravely, hard voice which seems to have some metal ability.

There's no doubt that Hall Alfame (is a stupid name) isn't thrash and it's not pretending to be but damn it is a lot more listenable than Presto and the song with Mike on backing vocals (Country Angel) is a ballad, think along the lines what November Rain was for a normally hard rocking GNR, but Mike's vocals are still excellent and hugely melodic.

 

[redfly]

At first I thought you were just busting on Kurdt. Then I read that it's the real name lol.
Listening now.

 

[Slammed]

He's got a knack for picking great names
The whole thing is available (in parts) on YT and I do think the majority of the album is listenable in the same way that GNR, Skid Row, etc are listenable. It's definitely not something I would buy but if someone had told me it was a Kurdt side project I would not have believed them because it's listenable!

 

[redfly]

I started with Country Angel Mikes voice is really good, but I got to the harmonica solo and couldn't take anymore lol.

The first song is definitely better than Presto Ballet.

 

[redfly]

He's got a knack for picking great names
The whole thing is available (in parts) on YT and I do think the majority of the album is listenable in the same way that GNR, Skid Row, etc are listenable. It's definitely not something I would buy but if someone had told me it was a Kurdt side project I would not have believed them because it's listenable!

Hahaha yeah I wouldn't have believed either.

 

[Slammed]

There are some sites that claim it was a country band, but I don't think it's that far removed. Apparently they toured with ZZ Top so maybe it fits a little into the blues category. Either way I'm still really shocked that on a rest from a metal band Kurdt hit back with that first song, the Sesame Street theme song would have surprised me less.

 

[redfly]