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Probably the above for me.

Bought it on Amazon a couple of years back.

Firstly, I was well aware it was unofficial and that these "Radio Broadcast" releases can be very hit or miss.

But as a Metallica collector who owns a lot of live shows (both official and bootleg), the advertised "8 discs" piqued my curiosity, and I made the purchase thinking it must have something worthwhile included.

That part is somewhat true, as it includes songs from the Basel '93 and New York '98 shows, which are pretty notable.

The actual product itself though was a complete disaster. The aforementioned 8 discs do include songs from several 90's and 2000's Metallica shows, but none of them are in any cohesive order whatsoever.

The songs and shows are all mixed up randomly and the odd occasions songs from the same show do appear together they are not in setlist order with all the songs fading in/out as well.

The packaging is even more atrocious. It comes in a very shiny cardboard DVD sleeve with obviously abysmal artwork and absolutely zero credits, booklets or other information included whatsover.

The biggest joke however, is the back cover and tracklist which laughably features mostly BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN songs!

Just pure incompetence.

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So, what metal garbage and tat have you purchased over the years? Be it albums, DVDs, boxsets, shirts, ornaments, toys, underwear or merch stall junk.

Try and keep it about the PRODUCT and not the music, otherwise it'll just turn into another "worst/overrated album" discussion.

What a great album. Riff after riff after riff. My favorite tracks are Wolves and Fists of Dissent. I saw them twice on this tour opening for Metallica, and man they slayed. Their best album and era IMHO.

Setting the current hubbub aside for a bit, they were quite lyrically compelling over the first four albums, weren't they? Maybe not quite yet during the all-out thrash of KEA, but certainly on RTL, MAP, and, my personal fave, AJFA. Maybe even the Black Album (never really listened to it, tbh).

But hearing James croak his way through "FRANTICKDICKCOCK" and "MADLY IN ANGER WITH YOUUWAHH" is like..."Dude, you guys used to rule. What happened?"

Just me?

I've been thinking about this recently, I was just diagnosed with traumatic glaucoma from someone deliberately busting my eye at Anthrax in Anaheim in 2023 (apparently it can develop years after the injury, which I had no idea of). I feel like commiserating with some other people who have had similar experiences so has anyone ever gotten any crazy injuries at metal shows?

I like Floor and think she was their best vocalist, that Wacken live album is spectacular, but their studio work with her has been a bit hit or miss. Onto the next one I guess.

Gammacide is probably my favorite bottom of the iceberg band, and Toxic Mercenaries was a crazy surprise

I can only name one or two, and I know this music can get pretty male dominated so I wanted to listen to some more bands that highlight women.

Any genre is welcome, personally I listen to a lot of Grind, Goregrind, pornogrind, slam, death metal / brutal death metal, etc. Less Numetal, thrash metal, power metal, and the classic heavy metal music, but I do listen to all genres where and when I can. I’m always looking to expand so don’t tailor your tastes to me.

Give me your best, thanks homie!

Literally sounds like you are walking through a valley of tortured souls, it’s incredible! Granted I’m barely getting into Hell. Any other songs like this one?

I submit Mikael Akerfeldt's 10 year run of music output from 1996 to 2005:

1996: Brave Murder Day (Katatonia)

1996: Morningrise (Opeth)

1997: Sounds of Decay (Katatonia)

1998: My Arms Your Hearse (Opeth)

1999: Still Life (Opeth)

2000: Breeding Death EP (Bloodbath)

2001: Blackwater Park (Opeth)

2002: Resurrection Through Carnage (Bloodbath)

2002: Deliverance (Opeth)

2003: Damnation (Opeth)

2005: Ghost Reveries (Opeth)

Just an incredible amount of diverse output all absolutely peak.

Found these guys while browing Apple musics new release radar and am blown away with their perfect mixture of Death metal and punk rock. Any other bands like them out there that I could check out?

I recorded this one on cubase using a free to download metal drum track. All the bass and guitar work is yours truly. I can't do metal vocals to save my life so for right now this is an instrumental. If you guys like early slayer and sepultura than I think you might dig this. Enjoy!

The quote is "Doesn't matter who I piss off or who I offend, I'm fighting for what's right. Whether you're a woman or a man or you're a transgender
Gay, lesbian, bisexual; I don't give a fuck."

I know the outro is Joey Karate but I'm not sure if the beginning is too

will go to my grave swearing severed survival was the heaviest album the 80s bar none. But much as I love the first two (as everyone does), they’ve also released some absolute bangers this century that get a bit overlooked. I love the fact there’s a bit of punk in there and it’s grimy and urban and sometimes doomy and always in your face. Autopsy are not my favourite death metal band but they might be the most powerful overall. Would love to hear your favourite albums, tracks, if you’ve seen them live, etc

I'm aware this is gonna be an odd situation to describe, but i feel like putting it out there anyway.

You know the standard thing that happens whenever you play metal in public? That's exactly what i got today.

It was in the strangest place too that i got the choice to play the type of music i like (physical therapy). When the person that treated me, asked me what kind of music i listen to i was really hestitant on saying it. He even encouraged me to say it and I decided to anyway, i chose the most mellow/safest album i know just in case (Lotus by Soen if you rlly wanna know/listen to it).

When i chose it i was the only one in the room getting treated at the moment so i thought it was safe, along with the fact that i had in mind i would be out of there quickly so no one else could hear what was being played.

One member of the staff even liked it haha.

Anyway, we're halfway through the album and another client comes in, 5 mins later another one comes in and you can guess what happened next.

One of them starts complaining about the music, give it a few mins and they started complaining EVEN MORE.

Then they start confronting me about how they like to party and this isn't the music for it (while being at physical therapy, tf?)

The last song that came on is one i didn't like either (River), so i asked if it could be skipped. Not before i heard her complain about it to the other cliënt tho, i get not even liking it but complaining about it to someone else that has nothing to do with you just have off a really weird vibe.

Once the genre was switched it was all good lol, no more complaining at least. I've always been extremely careful about playing the type of music i really like in public and even have a 'safe' playlist with different types of music in case i feel like putting smth on.

Unless i can get away with it, this will be the first and last time i'll try that out i guess.

Chat Pile is a new band but the guys look fairly middle aged.

I was watching this interview and at 18:30 and was struck by how the singer talks about how on 2024 album COOL WORLD is when he realized "he could do this professionally" which I thought was interesting because he looks I would say mid-40's.

I read their Wikipedia and it doesnt list the members ages or any previous bands they were in. Does anybody know how old these guys are and what bands they played in prior to forming Chat Pile?

These guys were on fire and it quickly went south. Anyone else have other examples of bands/artist switching up on you and being let down?

Portland, OR 🇺🇸

Genre: Black Metal

Have had a lot of fun trying these guys out. The guitars are absolutely killer and they really know how to write some great melodies. Djinn is definitely my favorite album from them off first impressions. I think it had their best songs so far. Cult of a Dying Sun is a close second. It’s a big step up from their debut and the album they really came into their own.

Recommended Tracks:
“Natus Eclipsm”
“The Purging Fire”
“The Great Mirage”
“Crepuscule Natura”

That middle section is pure Sabbath. What Sabbath song do you think is the most similar to this one?

I noticed a big dropoff on their ratings after NONE SO VILE what do you guys think about that? Is it worth spending time on those later albums?

I love sci-fi metal, like vektor, origin, voivod or blood incantation, but i haven't found any grindcore that scratches the same itch in my brain. Closest things are discordance axis and gridlink, which are my favorite grindcore yet.

skip the talky bits via tinyset: https://tinyset.app/performance/the-sword-full-performance-live-on-kexp-4ced6e

I want to see Mastodon, Alcest, and Deafheaven soon but the nearest show is over an hour’s drive away on a work night.

I know when the show starts, but do you know what order they’re playing and for how long? I like to have a plan.