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[Wizzbang11]

Warbringer's first album was good.
The next one sucked.
Even at their best they were still tired run of the mill thrash.
They would have been much better sticking to Cirith Ungo covers.

[DethMaiden]

New thrash facts:
-Municipal Waste is bad because "party thrash" is bad.
-Toxic Holocaust is good because nobody else is doing that sound and it actually kicks ass.
-Skeletonwitch is fantastic but shouldn't be lumped in new thrash.
-The rest aren't even worth talking about they're so insincere.

[Wizzbang11]

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

New thrash facts:
-Municipal Waste is bad because "party thrash" is bad.
-Toxic Holocaust is good because nobody else is doing that sound and it actually kicks ass.
-Skeletonwitch is fantastic but shouldn't be lumped in new thrash.
-The rest aren't even worth talking about they're so insincere.

Correct, except there are quite a few people doing the TH sound (really just 80's blackened thrash mixed with punk), just no one gives a shit about them because they aren't on relapse and you can't buy their shirts at Hot Topic.

Party thrash is bad, but Municipal Waste makes great music. At least they did for 3 albums.

[mankvill]

My new thrash revelations:

- I love new thrash, even if it is a gimmick.
- I think Warbringer is the best new thrash band, live and in studio.
- Skeletonwitch shouldn't be lumped in with new thrash bands.
- Blackened thrash metal is my new favorite genre.
- The only time I don't like new thrash bands is when the bands try and imitate Baloff vocals (sup Gama Bomb).

[mastodon421]

Originally Posted by mankvill

My new thrash revelations:

- I love new thrash, even if it is a gimmick.
- I think Warbringer is the best new thrash band, live and in studio.
- Skeletonwitch shouldn't be lumped in with new thrash bands.
- Blackened thrash metal is my new favorite genre.
- The only time I don't like new thrash bands is when the bands try and imitate Baloff vocals (sup Gama Bomb).

This very well put. The only think I disagree with is Warbringer being the best. They are very good but I don't think they are the best.

[mankvill]

Originally Posted by mastodon421

This very well put. The only think I disagree with is Warbringer being the best. They are very good but I don't think they are the best.

I just love their energy on record and especially on stage. I also think the vocals are pretty good too.

[Wizzbang11]

Originally Posted by mankvill

My new thrash revelations:

- I love new thrash, even if it is a gimmick.
- I think Warbringer is the best new thrash band, live and in studio.
- Skeletonwitch shouldn't be lumped in with new thrash bands.
- Blackened thrash metal is my new favorite genre.
- The only time I don't like new thrash bands is when the bands try and imitate Baloff vocals (sup Gama Bomb).

Aggghh.
It's a gimmick and I hate it and the people who like it make me want to not like the few new thrash bands I do like. They are as bad a scene kids, their music is just slightly better. I'm going to a Thrash festival Saturday and the only tolerable bands is Toxic Holocaust, it's really going to test my patience with people.

[mankvill]

Originally Posted by Wizzbang11

Aggghh.
It's a gimmick and I hate it and the people who like it make me want to not like the few new thrash bands I do like. They are as bad a scene kids, their music is just slightly better. I'm going to a Thrash festival Saturday and the only tolerable bands is Toxic Holocaust, it's really going to test my patience with people.

Bonded By Blood and Fueled By Fire are on it too and they'd be fun. Just take it for what it is and try and have fun headbanging.

[mastodon421]

Originally Posted by mankvill

I just love their energy on record and especially on stage. I also think the vocals are pretty good too.

They are a great live band. Saw them last year with Kreator and Exodous. Now if they would only switch up their setlist a bit

[Indestructible]

Originally Posted by Sanitarium78

The same here. I'll be 32 this summer and ever since i've been about 20, year after year i've become less tolerant of people in general. That's the big reason I do the overnight shift at my job. The less contact i have with the world in general the happier I seem to be.

You can be tolerant of other people and be happy with more contact with the world if you choose to be. If you choose to be intolerant and have little contact with the outside world than thats how it will be. If you choose to be tolerant and enjoy the contact you have with the outside world than that will make life very easy and happy. I know people your age who say they enjoy less contact with others and they might a little but inside I think they would enjoy a little more human contact because it would make for a better,easier and happier life I think they would be better off enjoying everything instead of hating it. Im 17 and I use to be intolerant and hate alot of people but after about 4 1/2 years of hating things and meeting a few new people I have realized I want to be tolerant of others and enjoy the world with human contact not hate it I dont know who you are so I cant really say if you hate the world or not Im just judging from what you said about you being happier with the less contact you have with the world and from experience with people I know. If you understand my point then maybe it can help you.

That being said lets get back on topic with musical truths. I have found that there is to much screaming and growling in metal these days and not enough clean vocals. Some bands that scream and growl I like and listen to(Lamb Of God,In Flames,Shadows Fall). Some bands that scream and growl are just awful and I think they disgrace the great metal genre(Cannibal Corpse,Behemoth,Whitechaple). I also hate when bands that scream and growl cover Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath songs because all they do is scream and growl threw it. When a screaming and or growling band covers Sabbath and Maiden they disgrace the two bands who helped/influenced them to play. Also some modern bands I like do sound the same vocally. Bands like killswitch and All that Remains who combine the screaming and clean singing sound the same. We need something a little bit new in modern metal that is diffrent from that.