The Von Hertzen Brothers are brilliant. I saw them @ High Voltage a couple of years ago and I've got most of their albums. Their latest album, Nine lives, from which Flowers and Rust is taken, came out on Monday and is highly recommended.

They are huge in their own country, Finland, where they get as much coverage in the mainstream media as a "manufactured vocal group" would in this country.


I saw Doro on her tour last year and she is still a fine looking woman.

You can't go far wrong with Clutch. Here's a few from their back catalogue.

Burning Beard

Electric Worry

Mr. Shiny Cadillackness

I've picked up Earth Rocker yet, but it's on my list. I'm waiting on some old Scorpions CDs at the moment (replacing tapes) -

Another Piece of Meat

Falling in Love

Blackout

It reminds me a lot of this (in a good way ).

The Widdershins Jig

Right, just listened to this lot.

Suicidal Tendencies - just get on with it ffs. :yawn:

Pearl Jam - Needs pruning by 90 secs. Dull but ends well.

Gaye Bykers- Now you're talking. Really liked this one

And FLMAO @ HMHB

Thanks for those. I'm not sure I could listen to too much Clutch all in one go though.

Scorpions were never really my thing tbh.

As far as hard rock goes listen to this (a bit of a departure from their old trip hoppy / rock sound) >>> Paatos - Feel
other recent tracks that has caught my ear in the hard rock / metal sphere >>>
Borknagar - The Beauty of dead Cities
Deftones - Graphic Nature
Devin Townsend Project - More! (Epicloud)
RIVERSIDE - Celebrity Touch (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

A few Power Metal classics:

Sonata Arctica - The Cage

Angra - Nova Era

Labyrinth - Sailors of Time

and one from an under rated Spanish band..

Saratoga - Mucho por Vivir

thought the Gaye Bykers one would get a right pasting from you and HMHB are funny if you get the joke the song is about which half the time i dont

Never posted this in here before, but please share if you can read this first before watching Dark Angel Sophie Lancaster

Makes me cry so much as my lad dresses in 'mosher' clothes that i worry about him every time he goes out Dark Angel

Absolutely loved the first track. Hit most of the right buttons for me. Nordic - check. Power Metal - check. Speed Metal pace - check. No Dungeons & Dragons bollox - check Yep, that'll do nicely

Second one - not so enthusiastic. Not bad but a bit generic.

Third one - too 'pop' really. No thanks

Last one - I wanted to like it but it kept threatening to turn into Fear Of The Dark, which sort of put me off.

Thanks for introducing me to Sonata Arctica though. I think I'll be checking out more of their stuff

Yes, that was a horrible & tragic case I'm sure there was a fairly lengthy thread about it in our GD forum at the time. I'm not surprised you worry about your son. How old is he?

You're very welcome, glad you liked it

he is 17, age is not the thing, you have to know the esate we live on to understand

Chavs?

well ********s i call them, i am wary to go out at night wearing my hoodies, came home form work the other day 4pm and gangs of lads watching me, sad really

KYUSS !!

It's great to see that Kyuss and other Stoner/doom bands are getting a mention on this forum. I personally love that murky and rough 70's sound and it's great that some newer bands are embracing that particular sound.

A few bands that I live by:

Sleep - Dragonaut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj9IAvv32wE

Orchid - No one makes a sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQojtF1ZAA

Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGBa8dVm6k

I really did. Can't see them replacing my beloved Sabaton but they could well take their place among my other Nordic favourites - Korpiklaani, Turisas, Amon Amarth etc

There's obviously something in the water up there,

Sounds awful Makes me feel really fortunate not to live among people like that. I've never understood why some people have such a problem with those who are different to themselves.

well forget all that and listen to this
http://Gaye Bykers On Acid – Harmonious Murderl

Yes, I like that one too. Not sure why you thought I wouldn't go for them. I thought I'd mentioned I'm an aging (old ) punk. They sound like the stuff I was into around 1977

I just poked my head out the door to look at the rest of the forum. Have you seen all the Westlife threads?

I'm staying put. Someone tell me when it's safe to go out again

Because no-one else ever likes them, i have been to gigs with missus who puts up with my stuff and the boy who now wants to go to stuff on his own, never had mates into same stuff

i am sick of reading 'Is X the best ever' type of threads, need some type of thread about best meatl band and just post a different band every day

Do it!!!!

We can keep this thread & post one track from a favourite band each day on that one too.

I'm in the same boat. At least you get to go to gigs though. I haven't been to one in over two years