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[Ash]

Possibly the worst bot post ever.

[Beowulf]

Possibly the worst bot post ever.

I have seen far worse, if you can believe that.

[Vortigern]

That's the third one I've seen in this topic. What is it about this one? Anyway, time to delete that shit.

It is done.

[Caspa]

Now to get back on topic, given a choice between todays rock and todays rap, I'd rather stab myself in the cock with a rusted brick-trowel coated in AIDS.

[Vortigern]

You have such a genteel turn of phrase.

[Ash]

AGAIN?!

[Vortigern]

Maybe this is the spambot version of the Dinosaur Comics guy's campaign to only vandalise the Wikipedia page about chickens. They'll only spam this one topic, and as long as we're no longer bothered about the respective merits of today's rock and rap music, nobody needs to care.

[Ash]

AGAIN?!

[Neth]

I don't listen to much new music. Even the bands around today, I prefer their old stuff. Muse used to be amazing, MCR used to be amazing, Placebo still are amazing. ehhh, Slipknot's newest stuff isn't bad, not as good as the earlier stuff though. I fear for the future of music. I think we'll all end up having to listen to old stuff when there's no good stuff being made anymore. All the new stuff seems to either be screamo or some kind of pop (pop-rock, pop-rap, other shite).

Edited by Vortigern: Emoticons are not punctuation. Six tongue-faces is far too many for a four-line post, so instead you get none.

[Vortigern]

Neth, if you think current music has nothing to offer, you're just looking in the wrong places. If you're fed up with Slipknot (can't think why you'd bother with them in the first place) then I strongly recommend you try Corey Taylor's other project, the one where he puts his good ideas: Stone Sour. Audio Secrecy, their latest album, is very good indeed. There's also a new Seether album, which I haven't got hold of yet, so I'll get back to you there. There's a new Theory of a Deadman album coming out soon, and their previous effort was exceptional. I also rather liked Disturbed's new album, Asylum. Maybe not as good as The Sickness or Ten Thousand Fists, but still good listening. I would also recommend I:Scintilla's album 'Dying & Falling', which is kinda industrial electro metal type stuff.

If you're actually annoyed that a lot of modern rap is 'pop-rap', as you call it, I suggest you look into the underground hip-hop scene. There's some brilliant stuff out there. Easy-to-find recommendations: Jedi Mind Tricks, Sage Francis, Army of the Pharaohs, The Roots, Immortal Technique, Buck 65. And if you're unwilling to forgo your rock beginnings, look into The Flobots and Hollywood Undead, who are plenty of fun.

So yeah, actually addressing the question of the thread now that it's been raised once again, I think both modern metal and modern hip-hop are in good shape, as long as you look in the right places. And I actually really like Iron Maiden's new album. Suck it, traditionalists.

[AragornIIElessar]

I prefer rock by far , I usually listening famous bands such as Black Sabbath , Metallica , Iron Miaden , Van Halen , Megadeth , Manowar , AC/DC , RATT ; however , it doesn't say I don't like Rap or R'n'B .

[Neth]

I love Slipknot, so much emotion (anger). Stone Sour is okay, I'm not nearly as impressed as I was by Slipknot. I'll try out the rest of the suggestions, I:Scintilla sounds interesting, heard of them somewhere before too. Another problem is I'm very picky when it comes to music; I don't like much rap (I don't usually like metal either, it's just something about Slipknot that I love )

(edit): I use emotions as punctuation, creates a pause as well as showing my tone

Edited by Neth, 31 May 2011 - 07:15 PM.

[mike_]

Now that is definitely the worst bot post ever.

[duke_Qa]

I:scintilla wasn't shabby, that last album have its moments, especially the ammunition song... And any female with a chaos star tattoo on their shoulder has to be worth listening to

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Anyway, I don't listen to rap anyway, but I don't really enjoy much of the rock/metal we have around today. Pendulum is what I've been listening to lately, and its somewhat rock-related. Seems that they are somewhat pop as well though, quite a few hits on them youtubes.

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[Vortigern]

Another goddamn bot post in this goddamn topic. Do you think if we deleted this topic we'd get rid of all the bots? Or would they just find a new place to jam?

Anyway, yeah, Pendulum are pretty huge over here, Duke. Like, full-on sell-out tours every time big. Their big-ness is really pretty easy to guess at when you look at the guest appearances on their last album. Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree), In Flames and the guy from The Prodigy, all rather well-known themselves. (Man, four hyphens in one paragraph. Go me.) There's not really anything comparable to Pendulum, at least in terms of mainstream appeal. The closest would be Chase & Status, but personally I'm really not a fan. I can make some decent suggestions if you're into d'n'b, though. Calyx & Teebee, High Contrast, Caspa & Rusko (dubstep), Andy C, to name but a few. I'm sure there are others who can make a better job of inducting newcomers or casual listeners into the genre.

Neth: If you're more into rock than metal, I also have a few suggestions: as mentioned, Theory of a Deadman; VersaEmerge; I assume you're already familiar with the Foo Fighters (who isn't?); Queens of the Stone Age; Stone Temple Pilots; Alice In Chains; Alkaline Trio; and it seems to me that you might like Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Academy Is..., We The Kings (probably only their self-titled album, their second one was way more pop-y).

It also sounds like you should look to broaden your horizons a bit as well. I know one guy who has listened to more or less nothing except his favourite two Radiohead albums for the last ten years, and now he's a massive douche. Coincidence? You decide.

[duke_Qa]

Never really been a big fan of rock on its own. I've gone around Dream Theater, to Pain of Salvation, to Ayreon, to Opeth, to In Flames, to Arch Enemy, then over/added to Infected mushroom and Pendulum and then some minor Shpongle, Then we've been over/added at Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson and then Pineapple Thief(pretty damn good), Then we've found some of the solo stuff from Devin Townsend, which is close to Ayreon in some fashion, which is all good. Plenty of OST mixed in between for more calm, as sometimes you don't want vocals to mess with your concentration. Pink Floyd has their moments, I would have loved to have seen one of those concerts in the flesh.

DnB on its own might become to bassy for me. I need there to be something to listen to multiple times without getting worn out. Thus you will notice the large amount of progressive stuff up there. Did try some technicaln metal as well, but I haven't found some that I've really enjoyed yet. They usually go deep into the sort of screaming I find annoying and very few calm phases. Between the buried and me and Textures are the ones I've really heard there.

Hehe, just had to post this one for the top quote: "How y'all doin'? This here's Between the Buried and Me. This is our video for 'Alasker'. Watch out, now. There's a feller in there. He's crazy as a sumbitch and he's writin' all over himself."

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV8Aoy8dH-A

Neth needs more than slipknot. I can recommend going over to a bit of Avenged sevenfold(they are my little brother's kinda metal band, not a very big fan but eh, okay) and system of a down(mesmerize/hypnotize were popular a while back), then slowly creep over into some Dream-Theater or Pain of Salvation. But thats just me.

[mike_]

Alternatively, check out some fun music - The Black Keys, The Strokes (who released a new album last month), Regina Spektor (my favorite vocalist hands-down), Kings of Leon (who had a lackluster recent album compared to prior ones...) and My Morning Jacket all come to mind.

[Elvenlord]

What is it about this topic? I just deleted my sixth bot post here.

[duke_Qa]

I guess it could be different words in it like Rock and Rap. I guess if i mention viagra and russian brides and penis enlargement we will attract the rest of the bots in here and burn them in the fire.