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Do we have many heavy metal fans on After Hours?

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I'm curious, how many of the AH regular crowd like a bit of metal? And what styles/bands do you prefer? If you're listening to metal right now, what is it?

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beano345

^^ I know the drummer from altar of plagues...some sound dude and a complete metalhead

skimpydoo

Big Metal fan here and at the mo I am playing Maiden.

SouthTippBass

Its like anything, its great when its done right. I'l just leave a few videos here...

Nailz

I fecking love Metal!

Carcass, anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaXS4nAx0jU

wendell borton

Epic metal goodness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zk4as9kzA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17HRV8k1YMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3JSbOt7CLo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I

greedygoblin

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Awful lack of Dream Theater in this thread. :pac:

I prefer prog, power, folk and symphonic metal (have a serious preference for clean vocals), but will listen to just about anything.

+1000
Maiden & DT are probably my two favourite bands.

And seeing as prog has entered the fray, here's a bit of King Crimson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_JC0NCGkc

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Yes, but only only school metal, no time for anything post 95'ish.

Loved being a metal fan in the 80s. Seen Metallica a good few times, even twice in Dun Laoghaire of all places. And Justice For All tour. Seen Ozzy, Slayer, Anthrax out there also.Ozzy in McGonagles on Sth Anne St was the highlight of the lot though as the place was so small and it. Was about as close you could get to him playing in your front room.

Really miss headbanging sessions though. Hard to explain to anyone that didn't grow up in the 80s, but discos use to have a metal set, just like a slow set and when they would start, metalers would get on their knees in a little circle and start headbanging like we were possessed.

Lots of places still about that I remember frequenting as a teen back in the late 80s though. Soundcellar, Asha etc.

I remember begging my Dad to get satalite TV in the early 90s just to watch the Headbanger's Ball and then I began cramming E180 VHS tapes with as many vids off it as I could get.

Incidentally, I remember seeing a news report on MTV back then about a couple of Metallica fans, roughly the same age as me, who murdered three eight year old boys and dumped their bodies in a lake. I remember thinking 'Ah great, not like everyone doesn't hate metalers and rockers enough already'. What with all the hidden messages Ozzy and Alice Cooper were apparently putting on records instructing mass suicides and the like. Well anyway, I never thought of those lads again and then last week I seen a film in the flicks about them and turns out they were innocent and just got released a few years backw ith the help of Eddie Vedder. No idea how I managed to miss news of their fight for justice.

Eh, where was I. Oh yeah, metalers.. great bunch of lads.

McChubbin

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Quality!

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jimgoose

Oh yes. From LSD-addled "In the forests of the Goblin-King" '70s stuff from the likes of Uriah Heep and Deep Purple, through the cheese of the '80s Big-Hair period, and on to thrash metal - Megadeth, Anthrax, Metallica - I love the stuff. I particularly like a blast of Barbarian Rock from Manowar or GWAR! Rock on, daddy-o. :cool:

I'll just leave these here - turn it up!

buck65

Mourning Beloveth's Formless has been in the car CD player for months now.

loubian

System of a down and Rammstein

Dyr

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

.Ozzy in McGonagles on Sth Anne St was the highlight of the lot though as the place was so small and it. Was about as close you could get to him playing in your frontroom
.

That was a mental gig, never saw mcgs as packed as that night

BeerWolf

LINK.

The true definition of being a heavy metal fan...

Links234

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjlIKiCj3g

irish_major

Weirdos love metal, therefore a high amount on after hours like it.

gw80

"I loves me metal"
I also listen to other music aswell, sometimes If Im on youtube Ill go from Morbid angel (god of emptiness) what a song, threw pantera (walk) another classic, hit some black metal and end up on likki li or katie melua:),

Im a bit confused myself sometimes.

Links234

gw80 wrote: »

"I loves me metal"
I also listen to other music aswell, sometimes If Im on youtube Ill go from Morbid angel (god of emptiness) what a song, threw pantera (walk) another classic, hit some black metal and end up on likki li or katie melua:),

Im a bit confused myself sometimes.

I'd say most metalheads also listen to some other genres, and many aren't afraid of a bit of pop either

Listening to World Order a lot myself lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-qhj3sJ5qs

Mickey H

Links234 wrote: »

I'm curious, how many of the AH regular crowd like a bit of metal? And what styles/bands do you prefer? If you're listening to metal right now, what is it?

Love my metal. Power, Symphonic, Gothic mostly. Some speed & thrash on occasion.

Fav bands include: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Rhapsody of Fire, Epica, Sirenia, Evanescence.

Finding new bands every day that are decent.

SirLemonhead

Say Your Number wrote: »

Can't beat a bit of pirate metal either

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYd91Efvbeo

Am I the only one who can't stand this band? Yarr har harr I have a peg leg, and wenches and I drink beer! It's funny for about 5 seconds, and every song sounds exactly the same. The sound of them just irritates me, like i'm stuck listening to some crap childrens television show.

Running Wild are proper pirate metal

Links234

SirLemonhead wrote: »

like i'm stuck listening to some crap childrens television show.

You know, you say that, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoZsgNHquM

*It's a cover of a song from a childrens television show

Links234

Been in a Dir en Grey mood a lot lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GQDfmlDLck

ElvisChrist6

Big fan of most kinds of metal - started on Maiden, went more into the punk end of metal (Suicidal Tendencies, DRI, Charles Bronson), then branched into death, doom and black (a little bit, black metal wouldn't be my favourite still. But there's a great black/death band from Dublin called Zom if you want to check them out, one of the bestbands in Ireland). Doom metal, especially stoner doom, is one I think anyone could see the merit in, it's mostly slow, insanely heavy blues riffs (and usually Sabbath inspired, who are another of my favourites of course):

blade1

Bambi wrote: »

That was a mental gig, never saw mcgs as packed as that night

Aahh.. Those were the days!
McGonagles and the Top hat!
5 hours on the bus Cork to Dublin.
My first gig in the Top Hat was Suicidal Tendencies/M.O.D.
Can't remember who I saw first in McGonagles but here's some that I did just to name a few.
Death
Carcass
Acid Reign
Xentrix
Gang Green
D.R.I.
Sacred Reich

Dyr

blade1 wrote: »

Aahh.. Those were the days!
McGonagles and the Top hat!
5 hours on the bus Cork to Dublin.
My first gig in the Top Hat was Suicidal Tendencies/M.O.D.
Can't remember who I saw first in McGonagles but here's some that I did just to name a few.
Death
Carcass
Acid Reign
Xentrix
Gang Green
D.R.I.
Sacred Reich

there was all sorts of killings at sacred reich, think that was the last metal gig i went to in McGonagles

blade1

Bambi wrote: »

there was all sorts of killings at sacred reich, think that was the last metal gig i went to in McGonagles

I think I remember a bit of trouble outside beforehand!
Didn't realize things got that serious :eek:

Duck's hoop

blade1 wrote: »

My first gig in the Top Hat was Suicidal Tendencies/M.O.D.
Can't remember who I saw first in McGonagles but here's some that I did just to name a few.
Death
Carcass
Acid Reign
Xentrix
Gang Green
D.R.I.
Sacred Reich

Fcuk! That's going right back. I'm sure I was at one or 2 of those. Maybe D.R.I.

But thats a savage collection of gigs right there. Serious scene back then when you think about it.

The Domonator

My favourite bands that I listen to on a regular basis:
1. Alcest

2. Les Discrets

3. Marduk

4. Rapture

5. Mar De Grises

6. Sepultura (the Max Cavalera era)

7. Anathema

8. Opeth

9. Deicide

10. Ahab

11. Archgoat

12. Behemoth

13. Daylight Dies

14. Gama Bomb

15. Keep of Kalessin

16. Mazzy Star

17. Neurosis

18. Porcupine Tree

19. Sear Bliss

20. Thus Defiled

Links234

Mickey H wrote: »

Love my metal. Power, Symphonic, Gothic mostly. Some speed & thrash on occasion.

Fav bands include: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Rhapsody of Fire, Epica, Sirenia, Evanescence.

Finding new bands every day that are decent.

You know, if you're into your power, symphonic, gothic metal, have you listened to Versailles? Might be up your alley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWMY5oXKK5M

dat bass @ 3.28 aww yiss