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Re: Say it ain’t so!

I think metal’s image may improve after their retirement!

BTW, so I’m listening to the new Battle Beast album on the way to work yesterday and I notice it got a relatively favorable and mostly non-ironic review on Metal Sucks!  Metal Sucks!  I bought it months ago…does this mean I’m now one of the cool hipsters I keep hearing about?  
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Re: Band Of The Week: Carcass

Thanks for this. Having revisited these albums with the “Pathologist’s Report” reissues a few years back, I can say I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment.

As for Surgical Steel, although for nostalgic reasons alone I also would not rate it above Necroticism or Heartwork, I encourage you to give it more time.

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Re: Band of the week, motherfuckers

I only have In Rock and Machine Head. Both are okay, but sound pretty dated. Never heard the Mark III stuff (except an Opeth cover), so maybe I’ll check it out.

Question: How has “prog spring” been for you? Protest the Hero, Obscura, TesseracT, BTBAM, The Human Abstract? I like the PTH and BTBAM, but need more time to digest the rest.

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In Defense Of Metal

Thanks for the detailed response. I think I understand your position much better now. Sorry for my delay in getting back to you; I had to wait until I had the time to give it justice. It is wonderful to have an opportunity to engage in a discussion like this; I really appreciate it.