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Divine Victim
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skeptik
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Seriously. I don't even care for Overkill past Horrorscope outside of a few scattered songs in the studio, but a lot of them fucking rule live. Plus Bobby Blitz walks off the stage between songs or whenever he's not singing to smoke a cigarette and comes back twice as insane.
edit: I like Megadeth though...at least the first album.
einride
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overkill is the only band that makes me enjoy groove bullshit
battle? necroshine? the sound of dying? jump me da fukk up because i just don't care anymore, i have been OVERKILLED THE DEVIL'S WRATH
Divine Victim
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I'm sure they're enjoyable after a few beers, though I find most 80s thrashers still gigging now are a pale shadow of what they must once have been. Exodus live was a "once is enough" experience for example, and that's to say nothing of all the abominable recent albums from many original thrashers.
Exceptions to the live deteriorations would be Sabbat (UK), who are still thoroughly blasting, and by the looks of videos, Razor. Onslaught are alright but purely for the sake of hearing the old material (the new output is shit). A friend showed me a recent video of Forbidden, and whilst the band are still pretty on it, the vocalist was fucking dire (and he used to be great). It would be amazing if Dark Angel reformed, but in a way it seems best left in the golden past, given what I've said above. Oh by the way Destruction are still totally killer live, though I found Kreator a bit boring (always bottom of the German three for me anyway, and upstaged by Celtic Frost when I saw them). I've yet to see Sodom.
Exceptions to the live deteriorations would be Sabbat (UK), who are still thoroughly blasting, and by the looks of videos, Razor. Onslaught are alright but purely for the sake of hearing the old material (the new output is shit). A friend showed me a recent video of Forbidden, and whilst the band are still pretty on it, the vocalist was fucking dire (and he used to be great). It would be amazing if Dark Angel reformed, but in a way it seems best left in the golden past, given what I've said above. Oh by the way Destruction are still totally killer live, though I found Kreator a bit boring (always bottom of the German three for me anyway, and upstaged by Celtic Frost when I saw them). I've yet to see Sodom.
Divine Victim
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My number 2 'Live Heavy Metal Dream' would probably be to see Agent Steel with John Cyriis.
Number 1 being to see Mercyful Fate... which seems somewhat more conceivable if the new album rumours are true.
Number 1 being to see Mercyful Fate... which seems somewhat more conceivable if the new album rumours are true.
Divine Victim
Embrace the Death
Yeah, I went to the premiere in London and went for a drink with the director afterwards (Rat Skates of Overkill was there too haha) - it was a good watch, and featured some cool interviews. Recommended!
cthulufhtagn
Went Out for Smokes 13 Years Ago
yeah that was pretty good except at the end where they started talking about pantera, that was stupid
Ars Magna
Ars Magna Recordings
Had a drink with Rat Skates? Big deal. I've had several, on several occasions, with The Blitz and this has ZERO to do with the fact that Overkill kick ass. I've not seem them live in many years, but that doesn't seem to be the argument here. Their first 5 albums were excellent and their live shows back then weren't topped by many.
I can't say where they would stand today if I were coming into this late in the game but, as someone who was there as it happened, Overkill fucking kicked ass.
I can't say where they would stand today if I were coming into this late in the game but, as someone who was there as it happened, Overkill fucking kicked ass.
Divine Victim
Embrace the Death
I wouldn't you tool, hence "must once have been".
The Rat Skates thing was clearly a joke btw...
Anyway I'm not here to cause arguments, I was just bored. I don't care what other people choose to listen to, I just personally think Overkill for the most part totally blow, much like Testament.
Hell Mike
fuck melodic black metal
I wouldn't you tool, hence "must once have been".
The Rat Skates thing was clearly a joke btw...
Anyway I'm not here to cause arguments, I was just bored. I don't care what other people choose to listen to, I just personally think Overkill for the most part totally blow, much like Testament.
hay you know what man
you can take your fucking opinions and fucking stick them up your fucking ass man
and don't look back!
Divine Victim
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einride
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The Rat Skates thing was clearly a joke btw...
that must be why you mentioned it twice in a "i had a drink with a former overkill member in 2008 so clearly i know what i'm talking about when i say his band sucks" context
Divine Victim
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Yeah and that must also be why both occasions were accompanied by a laughter smiley or "haha". Excellent point einride.
This whole business is hilarious, I've done no more than express an opinion.
This whole business is hilarious, I've done no more than express an opinion.
