The Metal Thread

haiduk

Joined: Feb 22, 2019
Posts: 7
the forest

Posted on Feb 22 2019 07:51 PM

Surf rock kicks ass, there's no denying it. But there's another genre with fast guitars, cool tremolo riffing, and energetic playing.

METAL

Share your favorite heavy tunes.

Haiduk (once described as "Dick Dale on steroids") kicks it off with some evil tremolo black metal!

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DeathTide

Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
United States

Posted on Feb 23 2019 01:18 AM

I hate 99% of all metal, but there is that sliver of it exists that really floats my boat! It’s weirdly called Depressive Black Metal (DPBM?) but there’s nothing depressing about it to me. I also like lots of folk metal and some viking metal. Pirate metal sounds far more promising than it is. I also cannot listen to those grindcore bands with animal singers, but I love that they exist.

I listen to this stuff about ever 4 or 5 months (or less), usually when I’m feeling intense. It helps to calm me down!

I dislike “anger metal,” which is almost all of it. I prefer “pain metal,” being more focused on the pain of existence. Which is something I identify with.

I also don’t care for fast metal, I like super slow and sludgy.

Oh yeah - and usually very lo-fi. Even home recorded! Also, some of the bands are nationalist assholes (like the otherwise fun band Drudkh), but I can still relate to the depth of emotion in the music.

Examples - NOT IN ORDER!
There are many other examples (some very surfy) but here are four. I did not include giants of the genre Xasthur and Striborg - both one man bands that record their albums at home and have like 30 LPs.

Spektr - more hi-fi than most DPBM, also faster and more experimental

I Shalt Become - what’s there to say. This dude is a total freak and I love it.

Abyssic Hate - This music speaks directly to my tortured soul.

Nocturnal Depression - This stuff is beautiful to me.

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Daniel Deathtide

Last edited: Feb 23, 2019 01:19:19

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Surfing_Sam_61

Joined: Jan 15, 2019
Posts: 1515

Posted on Feb 23 2019 07:08 AM

Metal rules

More gain - scoop the mid's

How about Hindu Metal - There is actually a metal movement in India

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revmike

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3743
North Atlantic
Canada

Posted on Feb 23 2019 08:53 AM

This blows my mind.

Rev

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Ariel

Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
Israel

Posted on Feb 23 2019 10:36 AM

The one and only, DEATH.
Here one excerpt from each album.
R.I.P. Chuck.

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 690
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 23 2019 11:51 AM

You show up HERE and this is your first post? Oh brother.

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Ariel

Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
Israel

Posted on Feb 23 2019 01:22 PM

tahitijack wrote:

You show up HERE and this is your first post? Oh brother.

I was so enthusiastic that I missed that completely! You're so right, tahitijack, bad etiquette.
We're nice and welcoming, I think this thread can exist, even though similar have been posted before. let's leave it up to the mods.

So, haiduk, what do you like about surf music? The track you posted is impressive, but is not even close to Dick Dale. His power, aggressiveness and attitude tramples and crushes any and all modern metal.

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Redfeather

Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 854
3 Download Pins

Posted on Feb 23 2019 03:10 PM

Described as Dick Dale on steroids by someone who obviously never went to a Dick Dale show. Dick Dale on steroids is just more Dick Dale!

That said, here's something I like:

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bamboozer

Joined: Jan 18, 2010
Posts: 672
Delaware
1 Security Pin

Posted on Feb 24 2019 08:27 AM

I can appreciate the virtuosity of the guitar players, I started in classical piano so I do worship the gods of speed. I'm also a vocalist and know how the scream, the metal singers have advance this R&R tradition to an art form that demonstrates just how incredible the human voice is. Do I buy or listen to metal? Nope, other than when prowling around YouTube looking for new bands and music Metal is not on my radar.

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 690
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Feb 24 2019 08:44 AM

I think haiduk posted here to get some of us to look at his YouTube video.... there is a word for that.

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MadScientist

Joined: Jan 17, 2008
Posts: 2188
Atlanta, GA
United States

Posted on Feb 25 2019 08:22 AM

Ariel wrote:

The one and only, DEATH.
Here one excerpt from each album.
R.I.P. Chuck.

SOLID GOLD. RIP indeed.

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Jamie
SSS Agent #181
Cartoons drenched in reverb!
The Mystery Men?
El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists

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haiduk

Joined: Feb 22, 2019
Posts: 7
the forest

Posted on Feb 25 2019 12:00 PM

Awesome to see metalheads here. I'm more into the faster and darker end of it. Dimmu Borgir kick ass but I find the symphony elements annoying...

Ariel wrote:

We're nice and welcoming, I think this thread can exist, even though similar have been posted before. let's leave it up to the mods.

So, haiduk, what do you like about surf music? The track you posted is impressive, but is not even close to Dick Dale. His power, aggressiveness and attitude tramples and crushes any and all modern metal.

I like the unmistakable reverb sound, the speed, the picking style, Dick Dale, and how it's a snapshot of a time/era.

Some fast riffing in honor of Mr Dale

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stratdancer

Joined: Dec 11, 2013
Posts: 2532
Akron, Ohio
United States

Posted on Feb 25 2019 05:00 PM

You can't compare the picking of metal guitar to surf guitar. One uses thin gauge strings and chains of distortion and other than speed is fairly effortless. Dick Dale is heavy gauge strings that have to be hit hard to get them to ring through a clean amp.

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https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases

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ElectricLimnology

Joined: Nov 20, 2017
Posts: 104
Southeast MIchigan
United States

Posted on Feb 26 2019 09:45 AM

The comparison between surf and metal doesn't go too far in my opinion. I agree with Stratdancer on the technique. The similarity is kind of superficial. Surf bands can certainly be heavy and fast but it's really more of a percussive thing than with metal.

For what it's worth I do like that Death seems to have found a new generation of appreciators. Chuck Schuldner always stood out. Since you're asking, these days if I'm listening to metal it's slow and low, anti surf, any Justin K. Broderick project, Sleep, Melvins and always and forever Sabbath (no Vol. 4 is not as good as Master Of Reality despite the hipster t-shirts, it's good, but it's second place).

Ok, enough of this metal talk.

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The Vicissitones
Diesel Marine
The Rasputones

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haiduk Joined: Feb 22, 2019 Posts: 7 the forest	Posted on Feb 22 2019 07:51 PM Surf rock kicks ass, there's no denying it. But there's another genre with fast guitars, cool tremolo riffing, and energetic playing. METAL Share your favorite heavy tunes. Haiduk (once described as "Dick Dale on steroids") kicks it off with some evil tremolo black metal! Top
DeathTide Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1343 New Orleans	Posted on Feb 23 2019 01:18 AM I hate 99% of all metal, but there is that sliver of it exists that really floats my boat! It’s weirdly called Depressive Black Metal (DPBM?) but there’s nothing depressing about it to me. I also like lots of folk metal and some viking metal. Pirate metal sounds far more promising than it is. I also cannot listen to those grindcore bands with animal singers, but I love that they exist. I listen to this stuff about ever 4 or 5 months (or less), usually when I’m feeling intense. It helps to calm me down! I dislike “anger metal,” which is almost all of it. I prefer “pain metal,” being more focused on the pain of existence. Which is something I identify with. I also don’t care for fast metal, I like super slow and sludgy. Oh yeah - and usually very lo-fi. Even home recorded! Also, some of the bands are nationalist assholes (like the otherwise fun band Drudkh), but I can still relate to the depth of emotion in the music. Examples - NOT IN ORDER! There are many other examples (some very surfy) but here are four. I did not include giants of the genre Xasthur and Striborg - both one man bands that record their albums at home and have like 30 LPs. Spektr - more hi-fi than most DPBM, also faster and more experimental I Shalt Become - what’s there to say. This dude is a total freak and I love it. Abyssic Hate - This music speaks directly to my tortured soul. Nocturnal Depression - This stuff is beautiful to me. — Daniel Deathtide Last edited: Feb 23, 2019 01:19:19 Top
Surfing_Sam_61 Joined: Jan 15, 2019 Posts: 1515	Posted on Feb 23 2019 07:08 AM Metal rules More gain - scoop the mid's How about Hindu Metal - There is actually a metal movement in India Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3743 North Atlantic	Posted on Feb 23 2019 08:53 AM This blows my mind. Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Feb 23 2019 10:36 AM The one and only, DEATH. Here one excerpt from each album. R.I.P. Chuck. Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 690 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Feb 23 2019 11:51 AM You show up HERE and this is your first post? Oh brother. — Happy Sunsets! Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Feb 23 2019 01:22 PM tahitijack wrote: You show up HERE and this is your first post? Oh brother. I was so enthusiastic that I missed that completely! You're so right, tahitijack, bad etiquette. We're nice and welcoming, I think this thread can exist, even though similar have been posted before. let's leave it up to the mods. So, haiduk, what do you like about surf music? The track you posted is impressive, but is not even close to Dick Dale. His power, aggressiveness and attitude tramples and crushes any and all modern metal. Top
Redfeather Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 854	Posted on Feb 23 2019 03:10 PM Described as Dick Dale on steroids by someone who obviously never went to a Dick Dale show. Dick Dale on steroids is just more Dick Dale! That said, here's something I like: Top
bamboozer Joined: Jan 18, 2010 Posts: 672 Delaware	Posted on Feb 24 2019 08:27 AM I can appreciate the virtuosity of the guitar players, I started in classical piano so I do worship the gods of speed. I'm also a vocalist and know how the scream, the metal singers have advance this R&R tradition to an art form that demonstrates just how incredible the human voice is. Do I buy or listen to metal? Nope, other than when prowling around YouTube looking for new bands and music Metal is not on my radar. Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 690 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Feb 24 2019 08:44 AM I think haiduk posted here to get some of us to look at his YouTube video.... there is a word for that. — Happy Sunsets! Top
MadScientist Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 2188 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Feb 25 2019 08:22 AM Ariel wrote: The one and only, DEATH. Here one excerpt from each album. R.I.P. Chuck. SOLID GOLD. RIP indeed. — Jamie SSS Agent #181 Cartoons drenched in reverb! The Mystery Men? El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists Top
haiduk Joined: Feb 22, 2019 Posts: 7 the forest	Posted on Feb 25 2019 12:00 PM Awesome to see metalheads here. I'm more into the faster and darker end of it. Dimmu Borgir kick ass but I find the symphony elements annoying... Ariel wrote: We're nice and welcoming, I think this thread can exist, even though similar have been posted before. let's leave it up to the mods. So, haiduk, what do you like about surf music? The track you posted is impressive, but is not even close to Dick Dale. His power, aggressiveness and attitude tramples and crushes any and all modern metal. I like the unmistakable reverb sound, the speed, the picking style, Dick Dale, and how it's a snapshot of a time/era. Some fast riffing in honor of Mr Dale Top
stratdancer Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio	Posted on Feb 25 2019 05:00 PM You can't compare the picking of metal guitar to surf guitar. One uses thin gauge strings and chains of distortion and other than speed is fairly effortless. Dick Dale is heavy gauge strings that have to be hit hard to get them to ring through a clean amp. — The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Top
ElectricLimnology Joined: Nov 20, 2017 Posts: 104 Southeast MIchigan	Posted on Feb 26 2019 09:45 AM The comparison between surf and metal doesn't go too far in my opinion. I agree with Stratdancer on the technique. The similarity is kind of superficial. Surf bands can certainly be heavy and fast but it's really more of a percussive thing than with metal. For what it's worth I do like that Death seems to have found a new generation of appreciators. Chuck Schuldner always stood out. Since you're asking, these days if I'm listening to metal it's slow and low, anti surf, any Justin K. Broderick project, Sleep, Melvins and always and forever Sabbath (no Vol. 4 is not as good as Master Of Reality despite the hipster t-shirts, it's good, but it's second place). Ok, enough of this metal talk. — The Vicissitones Diesel Marine The Rasputones Top

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