Originally posted by Vagabond142 bump for front paginess and the hopes that more viking metal heads for this thread XD
If you already haven't listened to it, I'd suggest picking up Verbal Deception (Calgary band), their album Aurum Aetus Piraticus is very good.
Also, I've seen someone suggest Thyrfing, great suggestion.
Delain... gothic/symphonic metal, along the lines of Within Temptation and Nightwish. They got it all: pedigree (formed by fomer keyboardist for Within Temptation), hot female lead vocalist (Charlotte Wessels), Dutch (so northern european, heartland of all truly epic metal), and love to have fun (just look at the band picture on Wikipedia XD)
The Gathering
Just something of note... for Nightwish fans... yes, that is Marco in the track playing his awesome bass and doing backing vocals o_O! Wikipedia 1, Vagabond 0 :P
Last edited by Vagabond142; 12-14-2008 at 12:23 AM.
I dunno if this qualifies as good metal or as just the most epic cover of all time...
A collaboration band exists, called Northern Kings. It is made up of big Finnish metal names, and they only do covers.
The group is made up of:
Jarkko Ahola (Lead vocals: Teräsbetoni), Marco Hietala (Backing/Local vocals: Nightwish), Tony Kakko (Lead vocals: Sonata Arctica) and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (Lead vocals: Charon)
And they did, of all tracks... this song below o_o
If you want something completely, entirely different then this should work.. metal as fuck with some of the craziest shredding I have heard in some time.
Here ya go boys, Classic (New) German thrash all about drinking! These guys have been doing it for 20+ years ha.
Tankard - Stay Thirsty
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
Was just linked to this video and didn't see the band listed on a quick skim of the thread. It's the side project of the guitarist and bassist from SYL. I can't watch any of these guys' videos without laughing out loud. Zimmer's Hole FTW.
Just look at these fucking lyrics!
Oh Lord of Darkness, have you conquered the sun?
Behold, the world has come undone
I feel a breakdown
Cheeseburger breakdown
We need a breakdown
Cheeseburger Breakdown!
Originally posted by Mibz Was just linked to this video and didn't see the band listed on a quick skim of the thread. It's the side project of the guitarist and bassist from SYL. I can't watch any of these guys' videos without laughing out loud. Zimmer's Hole FTW.
Just look at these fucking lyrics!
!!!!!!! That was bloody Brilliant!
Thanks! Also looks like Gene Hogland is on drums from SYL
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
Here's something... I know it's not most of you guys' cup of tea but man oh man.. Seen these guys live and let me tell you, they're the real fucking deal boy.
Behemoth -
These guys are ultra passionate. Crazy.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
Originally posted by Darkane Here's something... I know it's not most of you guys' cup of tea but man oh man.. Seen these guys live and let me tell you, they're the real fucking deal boy.
Behemoth -
These guys are ultra passionate. Crazy.
Saw these guys in Edmonton a couple years ago. If it weren't for GWAR they would've been the highlight of the show for me.
Since this has kinda become the official metal thread I figured I'd post here that Pete has left Norther to focus on Ensiferum. Can't say I'm too happy about this. Darkest Time is one of my favourite songs.
Originally posted by Mibz Since this has kinda become the official metal thread I figured I'd post here that Pete has left Norther to focus on Ensiferum. Can't say I'm too happy about this. Darkest Time is one of my favourite songs.
Norther was/is good, but "We rock" was not lol.
Ensiferum
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
I have been listening to this band for many years, and music comes and goes for me, but I always am able to throw on a flames album and never be bored.
I am starting to like the newer albums more and more.
Originally posted by 410440 Since i havent seen it posted yet:
In Flames - any of the albums
I have been listening to this band for many years, and music comes and goes for me, but I always am able to throw on a flames album and never be bored.
I am starting to like the newer albums more and more.
A sense of purpose, reroute to remain, etc...
check em out.
Bah, they'll never make anything like "Everdying" again. THAT was In flames.. When they used to dress in pure white and circle head bang.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age."