the new Arch Enemy bites the big one.

were they TRYING to come off as soulless nu-metal?

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!?

*let the 'chicks-ruin-metal' comments ensue*

nemisis is a really good and fast track.
there isn't a single bit of nu-metal in it.

don't like it

but then again my expectations were high

serves me right

her vocals get a bit tiresome after listening to 10 songs in a row, but overall i would say its pretty good

I need to sit down and listen to the album all the way through

It's not the vocals that are the problem, its ammott's riffs lacking real coherance, the production of the drums (especially the kick drums) in the mix, and the overall feel is just not "brutal" as they stated in interviews prior to the release of it

I'm gonna listen to carcass now (necrotisism followed by the pre-amott reek of putrefaction)

I don't like any of the Angela-era albums much, but I thought this one was a little better and had a little less nu-metal than 'Anthems of Rebellion' or whatever ironic title tha last one had. The vocals here are a little better than the last two.

But it's not like I'm going to listen to either of them, so I should just butt out and listen to NunSlaughter and Bestial Mockery instead!

Wages of Sin was good.

Other than that anything with Angela I rather listen to someone slap meat slabs together.

through the countless metal albums i have listened to, i find that Arch Enemy is one of my least favorites. i just cant get into their stuff. not just stuff with Angela, but all of it.

unfortunate

Jesus_Slaves said:

I'm the same way with Overkill

Overkill are better

just uselessly spouting my opinion because I'm bored

Overkill started boring me over 15 years ago

you don't even like "years of decay"?...thats one of the best thrash albums ever!..at least i think so

I don't fault the band. I fault that vocalist. Ugh--

I reiterate Butthead's comment while he and Beavis were commenting on the video for "Hello From the Gutter"--

"That skull should fly away to a video that doesn't suck."

Gimme the King

"that means you too, King! and stop playing that thing!"

hahahahaha--GRANDMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

"These guys are cool - for a bunch of mimes."
Beavis & Butthead (about Kiss)

"Beavis, I thought you were daddie's little cutie."
"Shut up Bunghole!"
Beavis & Butthead (while watching Aerosmith's Ragdoll)

"These chicks look like guys."
"Yeah. That one's not wearin' a bra."
Beavis & Butthead (about Nelson)

"He's smiling at you, Beavis."
"Shut up, Butthead!"
Beavis & Butthead (about George Michael in Wham video)

"I wonder how Axl Rose would feel if he got his ass kicked by a couple
of 14 year olds."
"Yeah, that would really suck. Getting your asses kicked by Kris Kross. Heh
Hehheh, henh hmm, heh, heh."
Beavis & Butthead

litacore said:

gotta love it

ALL HAIL KIM BENDIX PETERSEN!!!!

litacore said:

Ok... no wait. They don't really. Blame it on those asses who try to apeal to chicks by writing shitty music. MOST "metal" chicks I've met or know OF have some good taste in Metal but usually its the "bigger bands or they have some sort of whack record in their collection somewhere. The shows I see chicks at the most are bands like Cannibal corpse, Nightwish or bands of that... fame, if you will. I don't think Angela has anything to do with Arch enemy sucking. Unless she writes some of the shit.

alisterfiend said:

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! His name is Kim.....

Christraper said:

he used to be a pro football player too

Photoshop fun, anyone?

paganmegan said:

Well, yes, 'Taking Over' alone is better than Arch Enemy's entire career. But they do have some shitty records too.

'Chicks' do not ruin metal music.

Dawn Crosby (ex-Fear of God/Detente), Leather Leone (ex-Chastain) and Nicole Lee (ex-Znowhite) are some of my all-time metal idols. I'm just tired of the ones in the corsets who don't even like or listen to metal fronting all these lame goth bands and having it be called 'metal'.

Detente were awesome

sinister

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

Chicks in corsets are hot. But yes the're usually there with their stupid boyfriends.

What I dug about arch enemy was the guitar playing. I can't say I enjoy those riffs in the same way I would be enjoying thrash or black metal for example, probably more along the lines of the way I enjoy Ynwie Malmsteen or other very capable guitarists

but the new one is bleghh

doesn't every band who releases something new use the word brutal when they describe it?

dan_bloodblister said:

She was pretty new though....isn't she in Infinited Hate now? I think she might not be in Sinister anymore since they all changed instruments.

I will one day fist-fight Nightwish.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

Rachel is in Infinited Hate and not Sinister any more

yeah I think she divorced Aad though--he's Sinister's singer now?

anyhoo Inifinited Hate's second CD will be out in the fall

yeah shes not in sinister anymore, but she was a brutal chick and their best singer imo

paganmegan said:

I really like the records with Johan Liiva, his voice was nothing special but he was great live and the music on 'Stigmata' and 'Burning Bridges' is fuckin' MASSIF!

litacore said:

they kicked out their drum machine right? :p

that bitch from Warlock! i forget her name

his voice is alot better now, check out Hearse..

DrinkHardThrashHard said:


I love love love the riffs on burning bridges

dan_bloodblister said:

Really? I still like the first two records the best by Sinister, that guy was a madman.

DORO

alisterfiend said:

hahaha doro pesch

dan_bloodblister said:

Yeah, I've got Hearse and Nonexist and enjoy both.

Let's not forget Zed Yago's Jutta Weinhold, she was a great melodic power metal singer....when she was in Zed Yago and Velvet Viper of course. Those were borderline hard rock bands but I still love them.

is nonexist the band with the drummer from dark funeral???

paganmegan said:

oooooooo, Repulsion cover ... nice

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear fans
Sorry for the late update,but here it is,some news about Infinited hate. The recordings are almost done,we’ve record everything in the excess studio in Rotterdam,also the mixing will be done in the excess studio,again we worked with Hans Pieters,like we did before also with Sinister. This time they don't have a drummachine. We asked Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork,Scarve,Aborted) to join the album and he did a hell of a job!!
Here are the titles of “Heaven termination”

-Horned Priest
-Demonical Supulture
-Citadel of Carnage
-The Purity Corrupted
-Faced Aggressor
-Memento Recollection
-Unholy Commandments
-Pierced with Nails
-See Hell
-Before Creation of T ime(Unleashed)

Repulsion "The smell of burning dead" (possible bonus track)

In the update of 09-2004 we told you that we will record the cover from Infernal majesty. We changed our minds and we recorded Before creation of time from Unleased.It worked out very good. We also recorded “the smell of burning death”from Repulsion,maybe for a bonus track or whatever,we’ll see,we don’t know yet.But what we know is that it is as fast as hell!

You already know that Dirk did the drumming parts on the “Heaven termination”. It’s amazing what he did,he’s really one of the best drummers ever!!And he’s also one of the nicest people we’ve met(ofcours we already knew that),thanks dirk!This time Aad didn’t used any effects on his vocals. “Heaven termination”sounds more different than “Revel in bloodshed”,it’s more in the vein of old Sinister/hate eternal.

We hope to bring more news next time about playing live. That’s it for now,have a good new year everyone!!!!

Rachel and Infinited Hate

Dana - Demonic Christ, Sarcanna - ex-Gehenna, Runhild - Thorrs Hammer, SUNNO))), the chics from Ebonsight, that chic who sang with Deathwitch, those are metal chicks that dont suck

I can't wait for the demonic christ re-issues even though I have originals

I hope they tour

I'm not quick enough

I absolutely loathed Mythic, one of the most boring bands I've ever heard. Demonic Christ is a lot better but I'm still not impressed.

Jesus Slaves is right though, Runhild kicks ass!

repulsion covers rule on a side note

Hekseri has girls in it?!?

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

Mythic were alright, but I agree a bit boring.
Their songs were like the slow bits mortician does and nothing else

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

ba dum pish

mortuary hacking session are all chicks, ive been so fucking into that lately...

What is that black metal band from Greece? Astarte? I think that is half or all-female, they rock pretty well.

paganmegan said:


I am no

imagine fucking Runhild, i would make her growl in my face. that would rule.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

oh yes, astarte are pretty good. They have one album that rules, rules rules. Larissa knows which one I mean, I can't palce the title...

if it sounds nu-metal, the amott brothers would be more at fault because they write the music.

Jesus_Slaves said:

I dunno, I think she'd be the one fucking you, and I'm not sure you'd have to make her growl...

paganmegan said:

Rise From Within and Sirens are the Astarte CDs to get

that 'Doomed Dark Years' disc is also ok, in a 'Diabolic Fullmoon Mysticism' context, but not essential

dan_bloodblister said:

I need to check them out

I won't even get into Yellow Machinegun, who rule completely.

Yes, rise from within by astarte is their best

sirens is okay

and I think diabolic fullmoon... is one of immortals best records

their weird as fuck, theres this one song that incoporates a jack in the box noise..i know that sounds like it could be kind of gay but its one of the coolest things ive ever heard. their awesome. i guess they broke up and that chick is in decomposing serenity with her husband, who i think are fucking terrible.

oh, while I'm at it, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET or SNAG A BURN OF EVERY IMPIETY CD

except the latest, Paramount Evil. I ebayed mine, but that's just because I'm so used to their old black thrash style

OH AND

that chick that was in COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS

wasnt she from boston? she had my favorite voice out of every member ever..wicked high pitched shriek..fucking awesome!

paganmegan said:

Rise from Within IS their best

litacore said:

SKULLFUCKING ARMAGEDDON! If I'm not mistaken, the dude in RAKUN I know said something about covering Impiety.

the_reverend said:

eeeeeeeeeeeeek!

a mouse?

paganmegan said:

BLIZZARD BEASTS!!!

yes, but also I like diabolic alot too. come to think of it, i think every record they put out is great

Yeah, it was hard to go wrong with Immortal.

pure holocaust is amazing, blizzard beasts is great,

I'm with you on that one, anthony,I like all immortal

the best immortal record is pure holocaust. <-- that was a period at the end of that sentence!

'Damned in Black' surprisingly I listen to that a lot...thematically it was the most 'different' Immortal

the_reverend said:

no, Aaron a scary-as-hell costume! where's that dude from, THE SHINING?!?

paganmegan said:

word. yeah i was gonna say my second favorite is pure holocaust.

i'll have to agree with Immortals best being Pure Holocaust. i love "The Sun No Longer Rises" that crazy vocal effect "i believe, in desecration" they rule.

yes, immortal is awesome. the best immortal story ive ever heard was a few years ago they were playing in philly and my friend kelly was there...they had some technical difficulties and right in the middle of the song they stopped playing and in their spooky voices said 'WE ARE VERY SORRY BUT...WE ARE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL WAAGGHHWAA DIFFICULTIES!' and then took all their gear off, fixed their shit...and picked up right where they left off in the song hahahaha

WAAGGHHWAA

also...that old black metal compilation...im sure alot of you have seen it...the one with ihsan interviews and the whole varg/euronymous thing and the road to isa bay video....they interview immortal and abbath says the best thing ever.....'i dont like religion...its styoopid..its for styoopid people hoo dunt belev in themself'....and the interviewer just pauses and immortal stands there trying to look evil with their corny sunglasses...oh man immortal rules so hard hahah

They are very photoshoppable

And someone really needs to manufacture immortal action figures

don't forget the witch hat and cape

you'd also have to make sure Abbath has bendable knees

i have a pure holocaust hoodie and one time and devon were on the train and some guy turned to me and said...you know, when people were being taken to concentration camps they were told they were going into police protection...kind of makes you think, eh? and i was like..no. why are you talking to me. and he thought i was a nazi because of the shirt. which made devon laugh right in this guys face and the dude got pissed off and got off at the next stop calling us fuckups and saying he hoped we were killed
immortal has provided me with such entertainment over the years haha

I love ignorance

you should've played it up, like "well, there was a lot of CENSORSHIP during the Nazi era"

i should have showed him the 18 swastika tattoos i have.....




just kidding