Honestly Ortab, BastardHead is right. I didn't link his Facebook or his personal myspace page, or anything like that. It was simply a public band page.

I'll grant you that but even so a blatant call for trolling is unnecessary.

I think the music is rubbish, and yes, I listened to it before I linked it here. Let others make up their own minds.

Crowbar should do more covers. The Iron Maiden one is wicked.

Well, the fucking laptop broke again. So... considering that my laptop has exactly the same hardware as my mom's laptop, and considering that on this model the hard drives are very easy to access, I switched the hard drives - so now she is using my laptop, with her harddrive in it, and everything runs fine.

I'm doing a full backup of her hard drive though, just in case. I should probably consider getting my hard drive backed up, but it's been one of those things where when I start the process, I know I won't be using my computer for the next several hours - 650 GB of stuff on this machine.

There is no way to describe this situation that doesn't sound like you throwing your mom under the bus.

So I just bought a Saab 9000 '94 for $2,000, 197,000 kms in pristine conditon, no bumps or scratches but I wasn't told about the 11 faults it has (that's most likely my fault but that aside), I don't know much about cars and I got a quote on fixing it and here are the prices.

Fuel filter leaking: $90 
Power steering rack leaking: $350 
Power steering pump leaking: $200
Replace front link pin bushes: $120 
Front rotors: $250 
Heater switch only working, idle speed: $150 
Replace 2 wiper rubbers: $20

I'm also not sure if this is ripping me off but I just want it to drive to and from work really which is only really about 8 kms.
What do you think?

I know this would never happen, but I think it would be fucking amazing if Crowbar did a cover of Townes Van Zandt. Speaking of Crowbar, does anyone else feel that their latest album isn't up to the usual standard.

Well, it is a Saab, and a older one at that, which CERTAINLY means it will have some things wrong with it. For about half the price they're asking to fix it, and considering the outer condition, if it gets fixed right, you'll probably have a sweet ride. The other problem is though, is that they don't make Saabs anymore, so replacement parts in the future could be pricey...

Oi, Crushed. (He said in his worst, most pathetic excuse for an Australian accent.) Checked out Thevetat, and they seemed like a nice find. Good structures, interesting sound...something seemed really off with their mixing/production, though. Something weird going on there where all the instruments are mixed so as to sound oddly separated from each other but not in a particularly good way, so that they end up sounding more...jumbled and off-balance rather than spacious. Odd. Still good, though.

But did you happen to look into the related band Ceremonium at all? They definitely seem like an intriguing entity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRREhZ4q9A

Really compelling, balanced blend of death/black going on here... I really like the mixture that's happening in this, it's a successful fusion, plus the production sounds really nice, with those thundering lower frequencies.

The predecessor album to that also sounds promising, much gloomier death/doom with touches of a Bolt Thrower sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tXF5PiCRyQ


Intelestinngg... anyone here familiar with these guys? Don't believe I've ever heard mention of them on the boards before.

Not sure how you guys do things down under, but I always think it's a safe bet to take a potential vehicle to a mechanic you trust before you purchase it, so he can tell you what's wrong with it or give you a rundown of the condition. Nothing worse than buying a vehicle and then realizing you need a thousand dollars worth of repairs.

I know parts prices are higher in Australia than the US, here's the parts (USD) cost and labor times that I would estimate. I have never worked on power steering stuff beyond replacing the pump, but I'd guess ~2 hours for that (could be up to 4 hours), those parts may not need to be replaced depending on the nature of the leak.

Fuel filter+hoses= $25 / 20 mins labor for an amateur, 10 for a pro with a garage/lift
PS rack = $170 / ?? labor
PS pump = $100-120 / ?? labor
Bushings = $20 / ?? labor
Rotors = $30-50 depending on quality / ~1 hour job for an amateur, 10-15 mins for a pro
Wipers = $10 each (could be more) / 30 seconds labor

Assuming the parts cost a fair amount more in Australia than America, that pricing doesn't seem that unreasonable, as a decent mechanic isn't cheap. I'd call a few other places and check with them though, as you may be able to get it done a few hundred cheaper. I don't know Aussie pricing at all Change your own damn wipers though!

Crowbar kind of sucks. Their S/T album sounds almost nu-metal to me and the vocals are annoying. They just sound fat.

I went to high school with this obnoxious cunt who was obsessed with Crowbar. He even had their logo tattooed on his fore arm. Because of him I've made an effort to never listen to them.

I understand this is incredibly retarded...

You don't know what you're missing out on. Crowbar is one of those bands that the moment you hear them you cannot not like them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82orAnzFuE8

http://youtu.be/J8J7pm-dIOk?t=35s

???

I went and saw Crowbar at Siberia in New Orleans recently, and they put on a hell of a show. If you are into them and get a chance to see them play, take it.

I saw them back in 09 at the Webster. Such a thick live band.

I was really into Crowbar but compared to other NOLA sludge bands they are pretty tame imo.

Hey, I was at that show! I spent a while taunting The Casualties by yelling things like "you're not punk, you're alternative rock!"

I hadn't heard of The Casualties before that show. It was my first Wall of Death too.

Also, the car I came in got towed and so me and the other guy I was with had to wait 2 hours in 10 degree Hartford winter weather for my sister to come get us. I spent that time helping Hatebreed's roadies load up the truck, talking with a chick in the gas station across the street who had a Care Bear tramp stamp (dead serious), and watching on the TV in that same gas station the worst bootleg copy of a movie I've ever seen (a French copy of Avatar that was discolored, fuzzy, and the picture was sideways).

Well, I'm auditioning for a band next Tuesday. It was slightly absurd of me to hook up a jam session with a decent band when I don't even own a guitar at the moment, but I can definitely get some new gear between now and our meet-up. And I shouldn't have any trouble playing for them even though I haven't practiced in... years. I'm still confident I can pull it off even after giving their demo a listen. Nothing too technical; hardcore/death from Cleveland. "Order 66" for anyone who is curious. The bassist has put in a lot of work in the Cleveland metal scene and has experience with Chimaira, Nunslaughter, Embalmer, Decrepit and some other local bands.

EDIT: You said GUITAR. I misread.

Dude, I just listened to Darkthrone's newest song, and..... It's thrashy USPM? Yes, hell yes! YES!

Thrashy USPM mixed with Celtic Frost worship.

Also, Culto said on Facebook that the album version of the song is 14 minutes long.

^ o_o

Less of USPM and moar of NWOBHM (that's blackened heavy metal). Ok I'm not much in the genre wars. Call it whatever you want.

In other news, I hate it when people type up the wrong spelling of one's name on the website/promotions. I think I pissed off this girl who's in charge of all this and now she isn't bothering to change it.

Edit: My post was aimed at Xl. Subrick, you crafty bastard you.

I just realized that. You have no idea how all of those words together make me feel. NO IDEA.

For some reason, that brings Manilla Road to mind.

It's such a weird mixture that I never would have thought I'd hear but it's so...GOOD.

Absolutely. And Fenriz's vocals remind me of King Diamond, in the sense that they're supremely cheesy in a very awesome way.

That fucking new track is brilliant!!!! Fenriz sould out? Suuuuuuuure, kids...

Too bad there are no religious images allowed at work. If there were, I would LEAVE NO CROSS UNTURNED!!!!

Never forget: viewtopic.php?p=1918492#p1918492

That Darkthrone song is pretty damn awesome, but it feels a little too much like a MF-cover band or something...still, better than In Solitude or Portrait or any of those other bands, anyway. But I hope there are still some tracks on the album that have the uniquely brazen, jamming feel of their other recent albums, and not everything is focused on imitation. However on the other hand...it IS a fucking good song, so

One year, five months and five days later you are proven wrong, Zodijackyl.

OpsiusCato, your sig is hilarious. Is Uncolored still around or was he banned?

Uncolored is a moderator

Unfortunately!

The new Voivod leaked! WOOOOOO

I'll predict the future here: he'll leave after recording one album that's lackluster as usual.

Yeah, Uncolored is still around, modding. Sometimes, at least. He rarely steps into the forums, though.

I can get behind this. Is the whole album going to be like this, I wonder?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cnlJOC8MuA - DAMN

That clicking sound is coming from the mantis!