So Proscriptor's kick drums on Tara absolutely have to be triggered, right? I didn't think achieving such a mechanically consistent sound, especially at those blinding rates, would quite be humanly possible without triggers. But then again, I am no drum demigod, so I figured I'd ask.

I would argue quite the contrary.

The only reason I'm not sigging this is for discretion.

You guys are encouraging him? Wow, okay. *leaves thread in a hurry*

Oh look, BastardHead had another erotic disaster.

Yeah in hindsight I probably should have just kept this one to myself. I tell these stories in the interest of comedy, but if I'm crossing a line, I'll stiffen up the filter. Sorry about that.

Where'd you take her to dinner, The Spackle & Chicken Quesadilla? Jesus.

well, it was pretty funny. I think my "red badge of honour" story is better, but that's to be shared amongst the elite only.

Please do not stop telling us these stories. I love them.

I see your Borealis and raise you one Instanzia. Also Canadian, also distinctly power/prog, also fucking incredible. They have loads of keyboards, but they never become overpowering, they're insanely catchy without becoming vapidly poppy, and 7 tracks of pretty much constant speed with nary a filler song in sight and without suffering from sameyness at all. Oh, and the implementation of piano in a lot of the songs is incredibly well done too. I urge everyone who likes this kind of music to check these guys out ASAP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_GGYfJ5nmA

Hahahaha. I'll say both are very funny, but yours is just a bit better, yes.

Talk about the existence of said good story in front of the unwashed masses, then leave them pining for it?




Oh my goodness D: That was fucking great! You are dead on about they keys, they are done very right!

BastardHead was warned for his post, caspian's story is as gruesome (and awesome), I'll leave it at that.

Besides, to have an elite you have to establish an underclass.

Why haven't Dave Mustaine and Jon Schaffer done a project or something together? They seem like they'd get along well.

Mr. Mustaine would like a word with you, the fact is its virtually impossible to get along with the man, don't get me wrong I adore him and all his works, but I'd never EVER get on a fucking plane next to him nor would I ask someone else to take the same fate.

Bah, look what I found on my iPad.
I had a number of pictures from some concerts I attended on it, so I made a collage with a dumb app.
What a strange combination of musicians...

To be fair, when I saw them live he nailed everything and didn't use triggers (his bass drums were mic'd but that's different) though I can totally understand taking the steps in the studio to make your shit sound EXACTLY how you want.

Man it feels fucking great outside. Seventy degrees and sunny. Much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAGENje0 ... ture=share

I can't stop watching this...

I will pay Municipal Waste One hundred million thousand... billion dollars to cover this song.

Pretty soon you might find bands like Torsofuck citing BastardHead as an influence.

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Don't listen to them. I'm sure you mean well, but feel free to keep them to yourself.

So, High on Fire has a new one coming out in April. There's not enough info to make a thread about it but I thought I'd mention it. I wasn't crazy about Snakes For The Divine, but I still think they've got it in them to make a kick ass album.

Oh I'll keep telling them as they happen, I'll just try to keep the more disgusting ones off the board I suppose. There are at least a few I've kept to myself because goddamn.

I'm not bothered by your stories per se, just the frequency. Do you really run into so many crazy situations like that?

With the frequency, these are starting to sound like fake Tucker Max type stories.

What do you have against Tucker Max?!

Wow. Could very well be triggered in the studio just for aesthetics' sake, but also might be naturally mic'd with particular drum strikers/heads geared for an extra sharp sound, or possibly EQ'd a bit for extra bite. It's fun not knowing exactly how musicians get their sounds, though. Thanks for the feedback.

I tend to not believe people who constantly have new stories about outrageous things that have happened to them.

Hmm... maybe Bastardhead is using a little bit of hyperbole, but I guess the core of most of his stories are true.

I remember reading an interview with Proscriptor where he stated that he triggered the bass drums to be louder. He said something along the lines of "I can either go faster and hit softer, or slower and louder. I wanted to do both in this case."

His recent story made me laugh loud though.

The ''my 500 most important metal albums of all time'' makes me laugh, too. First of all it's totally spam material and second he's not even up for a discussion or asks what we think of it...more like ''OK HERE'S MY LIST, DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WANT''. Guess it will be locked soon.

Urgh, I hate having a stuffy nose.

Try some steam-inhaling, works every time for me.

Tucker Max sucks.

I realize with the frequency they do probably sound fake, but I assure you haven't made any of these up or even embellished details. Honestly, this stuff seems to happen in spurts, and I'll likely go six months without anything funny happening to me soon enough. I guess the material comes at such a pace because I'm an awkward guy with a penchant for putting myself in stupid situations.

Also re: Tucker Max, I thought he was amazing at first but I quickly grew tired of his schtick. He seems to be compared to Maddox a lot, and I would take Maddox every time for one particular reason. Maddox seems to be a bit more self aware, he makes jokes about his shitty job and small dick and throws in the obviously satirical lines like HAHA I WIN EAT MY SHIT LOSERS and stuff like that. Tucker Max on the other hand, believes he actually is the hottest shit this side of Pompeii and everybody should bow to him because he's the alpha male and such. So basically, Maddox seems like a bitter asshole who plays it up for comedy while Tucker seems like a pretty boy jock asshole who fucks my girlfriend and gives me swirlies. He's a great writer and his stories are hilarious, but the smug sense of superiority behind it all just irks me.

I don't mind his sheer narcissism, he's become more self-aware over time anyways. I read his stuff to laugh out loud, and it generally accomplishes it's purpose. Beyond that, it dosen't affect me. A lot of writers are pretty despicable.

You guys are idiots. I warned the guy for his post and you keep on encouraging him? If you really want to hear his gruesome stories of bodily fluids, ask him in PM, but I won't let you turn this forum into something more retarded than it already is.