Idk i just find nothing more irritating than the new "civilized" clean "intellectually minded" culture that by the way still costs a fucking fortune to even be a part of, it's fake and disingenuous to me.

I think a lot of it is nostalgia from, what they perceive, as a bygone era. And it's comfortable, safe and requires little effort since they're already invested in it. I don't think it's a whole lot different than an 80s metal head only listening to output from that era, and it's a good one, and dismissing anything thereafter.

Idk i just find nothing more irritating than the new "civilized" clean "intellectually minded" culture that by the way still costs a fucking fortune to even be a part of, it's fake and disingenuous to me.

Oh yeah it's frustrating hearing total normies talk about their generic fuckin taste as if it's high intellectual art, reminds me of high school.

I think it's all very odd, and believe there's definitely a pedophilic undercurrent to modern society

So Tom Araya is from Chile. How and when did he get to the U.S.?

Araya was born in Valparaíso, Chile as the fourth child in a family of nine. At the age of five, his family moved to South Gate, California. Rumors circulating the internet state he left because of "political unrest", Araya denied this claim; "that happened in ‘71 and we were already in the United States by that time."

https://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Araya/+wiki

I guess it was more just a case of his family seeking opportunity.

Can Princes of the Universe by Queen be considered power metal

Same reason for why Stargazer by Rainbow or Manowar are considered heavy/power metal; stuff like choirs and keyboard effects. I think I even hear some double kicks in the chorus, but I am not too sure. I should've specified that I was more referring to USPM in relation to the Queen song. Maybe I am just salty because Queen fans insist that they played every genre at one point, yet power metal is not listed among them.

If Stone Cold Crazy is thrash metal, then Helter Skelter by The Beatles is doom metal.

But I guess it's not as impressive to fans because a) Queen did not do it first, and b) power metal isn't as edgy to them as the darker genres.

Is it just confirmation bias, or is there something going on in Florida that makes their power metal so good?

Does anyone know what David DeFeis does for living? I know it's gossip, but I I'm really curious. I just read he's considering which gig offers to accept this summer, and taking into account that they almost don't play live, that their records can't sell well (I don't think they had a massive record success, not even at their prime), and that I can't find any information about other bands he has produced in his studio (although, given the sound of his latest albums, no one in their right mind should let DeFeis be their producer), I'm surprised that he would consider offers instead of grabbing every opportunity while he can.

What's the name of this particular type of riff+rhythm combination which sounds like an "epic march"?

Since when does riffs have names?

What's the name of this particular type of riff+rhythm combination which sounds like an "epic march"?

Do you guys know of any metal album covers with spring foliage (eg. blooming trees and flowers)?

Does anyone know what David DeFeis does for living? I know it's gossip, but I I'm really curious. I just read he's considering which gig offers to accept this summer, and taking into account that they almost don't play live, that their records can't sell well (I don't think they had a massive record success, not even at their prime), and that I can't find any information about other bands he has produced in his studio (although, given the sound of his latest albums, no one in their right mind should let DeFeis be their producer), I'm surprised that he would consider offers instead of grabbing every opportunity while he can.

So I'm checking out Sodom these days, and I saw there are 2 version of their debut album Obsessed by Cruelty (both released, one by Metal Blade and the other by Steamhammer). Are there any meaningful difference, and is there a definite version?

I know I should probably just listen to both and make up my own mind, but this thread exists so...

Obsessed by Cruelty was actually recorded twice, and both versions of the album were released in different territories due to an error by the record company. The first session was recorded in Berlin, supposedly by Horst Müller, with Destructor as the guitarist. The record company deemed the recording quality to be too poor for the album to be released, so all the tracks, as well as a new one called "After the Deluge", were recorded again at Studio Hilpoltstein (near Nuremberg) by Bobby Bachinger, with a new guitarist called Ahäthoor (aka Assator).

The original, rejected, recording from Berlin was accidentally used on the original US edition, released by Metal Blade, and most editions of the album on all formats. Only the European Steamhammer edition of the LP seems to contain the second recording from Studio Hilpoltstein with the additional "After the Deluge" track: beside the Lp on Steamhammer, the Studio Hilpoltstein version can be found only on a Chilean bootleg CD by Kamikaze Products released in 2007.