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Distorted guitars, crazy rhythms, dense bass, and insane vocals. What it means to be a metal head.
Asphyx - Necroceros
Hurtling through the vast cosmic wastelands surrounding our miniscule insignificance is a tyrant of unimaginable power, hellbent on the annihilation of existence. Purging its way through galaxies and star systems its horror knows no bounds, leaving not a shred of what once was in its wake; nothingness - beyond nothingness - lies in ruin, its untimely death forgotten in the blink of an eye. In actuality. what appears to be a brief extermination on the outside, this is a demise unending: a state of continuous hell, of agonising death and torturous rebirth - a cycle of gut-wrenching pain as the fabric of matter is digested on a glacial scale. Necroceros is its name and Earth is its next destination. No amount of preparation, of survivalist training, of dollars spent, can protect you from the excruciating end of days we are to be subjected too - Asphyx, gleefully, would not have this any other way!
JC Cansdale-CookPublished 3 years ago in BeatTribulation - When The Gloom Becomes Sound
From the very instant that harrowing death knell begins to drone, it dawns on you: a sudden, morose realisation something lurks in the shadows, stalking, creeping, always there. For how long it has lingered in the twilight abyss you cannot be sure, but cloaked by the dimness of candlelight its gains you notice more and more, the whisper on the nape of your neck now a chill crawling down your spine like jagged, bony fingers. Stopping dead in your tracks, recalibrating and reorientating to no avail, 'tis not the panic setting in tripling your heart rate - 'tis the beckoning quiet, the breath of time standing still, as piercing yellow eyes stare into the back of your skull. This is When The Gloom Becomes Sound, retreating into the eternal dark with a snarl, dread all-encompassing, the deafening echo of blood pulsing forcing you to turn your head. Nothing there but the pitch-black swallowing you whole. You are now at Tribulation's mercy.
JC Cansdale-CookPublished 3 years ago in Beat- Top Story - January 2021
First Time I Interviewed A Rock Star Was A Disaster
Motörhead, one of the greatest heavy metal rock bands in the world, were playing the northern English seaside town of Southport. It was September 26, 1987.
Mark CampbellPublished 3 years ago in Beat A lesson I learned from the old me
So just when you think that you’ve escaped all those burdens that have been clinging onto you for the past several years and somehow they are still hanging off of small spaces in the so-called new life that you thought you found.
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The year 2010 brought the release of progressive-metal outlet Periphery’s debut album, the self-titled Periphery I - a boisterous and peculiarly captivating display of surging guitar riffs, invasive vocals, and a specific style of play that seemingly “dragged djent from the virtual world into the real one” [1].
Alterrain MediaPublished 3 years ago in Beat5 Immense Metal Title Tracks You Need To Hear
One of my favourite things about the metal genre is the incredible range. Some songs are made for the gym; angry, pounding tracks that fill you with adrenaline. Then there's the other side, the symphonic metal where you're taken to another world altogether, with incredible storytelling and visuals to make you feel like you're lost in a fairy-tale.
Victoria (@fodmapfeasts)Published 4 years ago in BeatAvatar - Hunter Gatherer
Band Bio: Avatar is a metal band of some sort, (honestly it's hard to slap a genre on these guys that would really define their sound). Formed in 2001 in Gothenburg Sweden by drummer John Alfredsson and guitarist Jonas Jarlsby, eventually filling out their line up with bassist Henrik Sandelin, guitarist Tim Öhrström and the ever-versatile vocalist Johannes Eckerström. Who to this point has released eight albums in: Thoughts of No Tomorrow (2006), the in my option melodic death masterwork that is Schlacht (2007), their self titled album Avatar (2009) their bizzaro departure from Melodic Death Metal in The Black Waltz (2012), Hail the Apocalypse (2014), Feathers & Flesh (2016) The ever kookie concept album Avatar Country (2018).
Rip MitchellPublished 4 years ago in BeatIt's all about 2000 - 2010!
The one decade I have been listening to is 2000 to 2010 because I loved and still do Linkin Park. Something about Nu-Metal helps bring out the creativity in my stories. As a writer, music plays an important role. Not just to help me relax but to help me write stories, design characters, and plots.
stephanie borgesPublished 4 years ago in BeatMusic of the Empowered
Heavy Metal. These words are enough to conjure the satanic imagery of a musical genre that seems, on the surface, to glorify aggression, violence, and questionable morals. The knee-jerk reaction of many people is to stereotype metal music as “screaming” and “overly aggressive and loud”. However, heavy metal has a rabid and loyal fanbase to rival, and perhaps exceed, any other genre. There must be more to it.
Andrew MunroPublished 4 years ago in BeatAC/DC ‘Back in Business’ - The Song to Play as the World Falls Apart
Millennials have killed guitar music. Killed it dead. There's never been a generation that hasn't been defined by a rock and roll movement, until now.
Jamie JacksonPublished 4 years ago in BeatThe Rocking Life
A day in the life of a metal head... He picked out his favorite album: Countdown to Destruction by Megadeth. He wasn't going to fuck around so he put the needle directly on the channel that led to his favorite song on his favorite album: Symphony of Destruction. Fuck yeah, he thought as he heard the electric guitars growl, the bass thump rhythmically, the drums beat out the time, and the singer wail,
Legend GilchristPublished 4 years ago in BeatHeavy Metal
In recent years I have been challenged on my knowledge of the genre of music known as Heavy Metal, both times by my own children, the first time this happened was around 8yrs ago when my daughter was 16 years old and we were discussing music, I don't remember the exact conversation but it resulted in her blurting out that I "Know nothing about metal music".
Phill RossPublished 4 years ago in Beat