Author Topic: The official Frontiers Softcock Shit thread (Read 582546 times)

bl5150 · « **Reply #1435 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:41:57 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on January 21, 2014, 03:39:21 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlxglhJvo5U

Sounds generic,

Sure does - good to see Laverdi back in action , although ironically he sounds like Shotton here (who's on drums). At his best I really like Ramos too , so not sure if I'll bother with this or not. Certainly sounds like cookie cutter Frontiers style songs.

wolfking · « **Reply #1436 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:44:38 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on January 21, 2014, 03:40:34 AM

Quote from: wolfking on January 21, 2014, 03:38:16 AM
Quote from: BlobVanDam on January 21, 2014, 03:35:08 AM
Nope, that's the first I've heard of them. I have no patriotism at all, so their place of origin doesn't help either.

Check out Embrace the Silence, it's amazing. Come on man, support the Aussies!! (If you like them of course )

Those samples did nothing for me, so I can't say I feel too motivated here. And as I said, zero patriotism here, and I usually go out of my way to avoid Aussie bands if anything.

Why?

wolfking · « **Reply #1437 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:45:51 AM »

Quote from: bl5150 on January 21, 2014, 03:41:57 AM

Quote from: wolfking on January 21, 2014, 03:39:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlxglhJvo5U

Sounds generic,

Sure does - good to see Laverdi back in action , although ironically he sounds like Shotton here (who's on drums). At his best I really like Ramos too , so not sure if I'll bother with this or not. Certainly sounds like cookie cutter Frontiers style songs.

Yeah. For me it depends if there are enough solo spots to be honest. Love the album Ramos did with Hugo, The Dream. That was filled with amazing guitar work.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1438 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:46:13 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on January 21, 2014, 03:44:38 AM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on January 21, 2014, 03:40:34 AM
Quote from: wolfking on January 21, 2014, 03:38:16 AM
Quote from: BlobVanDam on January 21, 2014, 03:35:08 AM
Nope, that's the first I've heard of them. I have no patriotism at all, so their place of origin doesn't help either.

Check out Embrace the Silence, it's amazing. Come on man, support the Aussies!! (If you like them of course )

Those samples did nothing for me, so I can't say I feel too motivated here. And as I said, zero patriotism here, and I usually go out of my way to avoid Aussie bands if anything.

Why?

Maybe it's a statement against the silly idea of supporting something based on nothing but geographic proximity, or maybe it's just because nothing good comes out of Australia.

wolfking · « **Reply #1439 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:48:01 AM »

I'll never support stuff I don't like, but I'm always ready to give them a go because they are Australian. I don't support stuff I don't like. I like most of the Aussie metal bands like VP, Dungeon/Lord, Black Majesty, Eyefear, etc. but there's some stuff which is garbage. (i.e Pegazus.

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gazinwales · « **Reply #1440 on:** January 21, 2014, 10:37:31 AM »

There are loads of really good Australian metal bands around, that never get the publicity here that their pop counterparts get from TV and radio.
Voyager, Vanishing Point, Ne Obliviscarius, Eyefear, Be'lakor are all world class bands.
I try and support these bands and others, by going to local gigs and buying the CD's.
Without these bands and others, we wouldn't have a metal scene here and the flow on through international bands coming here more often.

I too used to be like you, Mr Blob, but when I discovered that Australia has some very talented bands, it changed my mind and perspective.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1441 on:** January 21, 2014, 10:50:06 AM »

I think supporting a band just because they're from your country is kind of silly. Of course not supporting them just because they're from your country is silly as well.

tl;dr you're all silly

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1442 on:** January 21, 2014, 10:56:45 AM »

Nothing wrong with a little patriotism. I'm sure we'll all be rooting for our home-country athletes in a couple of weeks.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1443 on:** January 21, 2014, 10:59:21 AM »

Well, yeah, but I don't have to give them money.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1444 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:00:33 AM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on January 21, 2014, 10:56:45 AM

Nothing wrong with a little patriotism. I'm sure we'll all be rooting for our home-country athletes in a couple of weeks.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1445 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:02:04 AM »

Olympics.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1446 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:05:15 AM »

But that's every 4 years, which means 2016?

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1447 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:06:01 AM »

not sure if serious

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1448 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:07:19 AM »

Quote from: Shadow Ninja 2.0 on January 21, 2014, 11:06:01 AM

not sure if serious

Blob doesn't know much about winter. I'll forgive him a little.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1449 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:09:32 AM »

Oh right, the Winter Olympics.

The silly event where you don't really win, you just sort of default by process of elimination from everybody else injuring themselves. I care even less about that than the regular Olympics, which is already zero.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1450 on:** January 21, 2014, 11:11:17 AM »

Some of the events are pretty cool.

Lowdz · « **Reply #1451 on:** January 21, 2014, 02:35:15 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on January 21, 2014, 10:56:45 AM

Nothing wrong with a little patriotism. I'm sure we'll all be rooting for our home-country athletes in a couple of weeks.

If the winter olympics had events focussed on rain GB would be up there but we are pretty shit at the winter stuff. Apart from Hurling- we're great at that. Probably because its a bunch of housewives sweeping the floor.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1452 on:** January 21, 2014, 02:43:52 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on January 21, 2014, 02:35:15 PM

Quote from: jingle.boy on January 21, 2014, 10:56:45 AM
Nothing wrong with a little patriotism. I'm sure we'll all be rooting for our home-country athletes in a couple of weeks.

If the winter olympics had events focussed on rain GB would be up there but we are pretty shit at the winter stuff. Apart from Hurling- we're great at that. Probably because its a bunch of housewives sweeping the floor.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #1453 on:** January 21, 2014, 02:46:52 PM »

Lowdz · « **Reply #1454 on:** January 21, 2014, 03:42:31 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on January 21, 2014, 02:43:52 PM

Quote from: Lowdz on January 21, 2014, 02:35:15 PM
Quote from: jingle.boy on January 21, 2014, 10:56:45 AM
Nothing wrong with a little patriotism. I'm sure we'll all be rooting for our home-country athletes in a couple of weeks.

If the winter olympics had events focussed on rain GB would be up there but we are pretty shit at the winter stuff. Apart from Hurling- we're great at that. Probably because its a bunch of housewives sweeping the floor.

Ughh that brings back bad memories.

curling. curling. I meant curling.

Big Hath · « **Reply #1455 on:** January 22, 2014, 02:51:02 PM »

I've spent some time lately with both Harem Scarem - Mood Swings and Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night. Both are fantastic.

Since these were mentioned earlier as some of the best, are there any other albums in their discographies that are close to these two?

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1456 on:** January 22, 2014, 02:56:43 PM »

Quote from: Big Hath on January 22, 2014, 02:51:02 PM

I've spent some time lately with both Harem Scarem - Mood Swings and Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night. Both are fantastic.

Since these were mentioned earlier as some of the best, are there any other albums in their discographies that are close to these two?

In a word, no.

bl5150 · « **Reply #1457 on:** January 22, 2014, 03:07:25 PM »

Quote from: Big Hath on January 22, 2014, 02:51:02 PM

I've spent some time lately with both Harem Scarem - Mood Swings and Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night. Both are fantastic.

Since these were mentioned earlier as some of the best, are there any other albums in their discographies that are close to these two?

It's pretty well acknowledged that Vigilante and Wings of Heaven are the other two to start with as far as Magnum goes -not necessarily like OASTN but quality..

IMHO the Harem Scarem album closest in sound to Mood Swings -and it's not mega close - would be Believe (or Karma Cleansing depending on the country). There's a couple of different tracks too on those different versions.

Here's a couple of the singles to try

Die Off Hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Mr1jHknYI

Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-xSo1aInB4

Lowdz · « **Reply #1458 on:** January 22, 2014, 04:09:06 PM »

With Magnum I'd go for Wings of Heaven next though its a bit less pomp-y, more AOR. Chase the Dragon is pretty good and in a similar vein to OASN, but that album was a step up. Get the remaster with Back To Earth on it. One of their best songs.

wolfking · « **Reply #1459 on:** January 22, 2014, 06:23:05 PM »

I'd rate Wings of Heaven almost as good as Storyteller, brilliant album.

gazinwales · « **Reply #1460 on:** January 22, 2014, 09:57:28 PM »

I love Wings Of Heaven, great album really hits the spot for me.
I really hope that Magnum and which ever label, release the old Live On the Wings of Heaven VHS on DVD/BR.
Now that was Magnum at their very best.

wolfking · « **Reply #1461 on:** January 23, 2014, 04:10:51 AM »

Quote from: gazinwales on January 22, 2014, 09:57:28 PM

I really hope that Magnum and which ever label, release the old Live On the Wings of Heaven VHS on DVD/BR.
Now that was Magnum at their very best.

This. Form what I've seen of it, it's tremendous. Definitely deserves a DVD release.

The 92 show of Birmingham deserves a proper DVD too.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1462 on:** January 23, 2014, 09:44:31 AM »

From Frontiers' FB feed:

Quote

Published on Jan 23, 2014
Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of PRETTY MAIDS "Louder Than Ever" -- a collection of new songs and re-recorded tracks selected from past albums on March 21st in Europe and March 25th in North America.

"Louder Than Ever" includes the following tracks:

CD: Deranged (New Song); Playing God; Psycho Time Bomb Planet Earth; My Soul To Take (New Song); He Who Never Lived; Virtual Brutality; Tortured Spirit; With These Eyes; Nuclear Boomerang (New Song); Snakes In Eden; Wake Up To The Real World; A Heart Without A Home (New Song).

DVD: A Retrospective of the "Motherland" 2013 World Tour. Includes Archive footage from early stages of the band's career, interviews, backstage, Studio Footage and the usual freakiness.

Official EPK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=404ydIeqUHY&feature=youtu.be&a

Lowdz · « **Reply #1463 on:** January 23, 2014, 11:32:23 AM »

Quote from: gazinwales on January 22, 2014, 09:57:28 PM

I love Wings Of Heaven, great album really hits the spot for me.
I really hope that Magnum and which ever label, release the old Live On the Wings of Heaven VHS on DVD/BR.
Now that was Magnum at their very best.

Saw them 3 times on that tour. Brilliant. Love that video. Well overdue for the dvd treatment. Maybe it was too grainy? I seem to remember the video being that way...

wolfking · « **Reply #1464 on:** January 23, 2014, 01:44:32 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on January 23, 2014, 09:44:31 AM

From Frontiers' FB feed:

Quote
Published on Jan 23, 2014
Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of PRETTY MAIDS "Louder Than Ever" -- a collection of new songs and re-recorded tracks selected from past albums on March 21st in Europe and March 25th in North America.

"Louder Than Ever" includes the following tracks:

CD: Deranged (New Song); Playing God; Psycho Time Bomb Planet Earth; My Soul To Take (New Song); He Who Never Lived; Virtual Brutality; Tortured Spirit; With These Eyes; Nuclear Boomerang (New Song); Snakes In Eden; Wake Up To The Real World; A Heart Without A Home (New Song).

DVD: A Retrospective of the "Motherland" 2013 World Tour. Includes Archive footage from early stages of the band's career, interviews, backstage, Studio Footage and the usual freakiness.

Official EPK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=404ydIeqUHY&feature=youtu.be&a

This is cool. Definitely picking this up, and good to see 4 new tracks. Some interesting choices too.

bl5150 · « **Reply #1465 on:** January 24, 2014, 03:17:38 AM »

New Gotthard due first week of April.

wolfking · « **Reply #1466 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:02:18 AM »

1 minute Primal Fear samples;

Check out Rebel Fraction, holy shit!!

https://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/primalfear-deliveringtheblack.html

jjrock88 · « **Reply #1467 on:** January 24, 2014, 07:29:39 AM »

Looking forward to getting this on Tuesday. Primal Fear never disappoints!

gazinwales · « **Reply #1468 on:** January 24, 2014, 10:58:43 AM »

For some unknown reason I've never bother with Primal Fear, but I saw a video of a song from the new album and it was pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qv3WvK6Amg4
Where is a good place to start with them?

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1469 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:52:37 PM »

On others' suggestions, I just too the leap with them. 16.6 and Unbreakable are dynamite. I also got Seven Seals, and have no complaints.

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