Re: Sport the war
There is actually quite a number of female musicians embracing rock and metal music in Japan, so Audrey and Kate have company! See the rest here
Author Archives: JaPaBo
Indonesian President-Elect Sample Q&A
The public relations flack still buried somewhere inside me couldn’t help but come up with talking points to help President-Elect Joko Widodo navigate through the hardest ‘gate of them all: “metalgate.” See the rest here
Re: Re: This is the most metal thing that I have ever seen.
I kept worrying he was going to mash or cut his fingers! Agree about new Vader. Just picked up the new Septicflesh but haven’t had time to get around to it yet. See the rest here
Re: Die, Allied schweinehund
Can I get the ukelele version of that? See the rest here
Quick Question
What is your favorite Soilwork album besides the new one? Can you point out some of their career highlights for me? I got a good deal on their back catalog and want to make the best choices. See the rest here
Re: 2013: The Year In Review
Thanks for another entertaining edition of the Arsies and the thoughtful summary of your views on the current state of metal! Both were thought-provoking and deserving of detailed responses…. See the rest here
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. See the rest here
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. See the rest here
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. See the rest here
