Originally posted by Goomer
Did you enjoy it? I remember all three bands from the thrash halcyon days of the eighties(I am old enough, I'm afraid) and was a big fan(along with Testament, Kreator, Death Angel, Coronor, Anacrusis to name a few) - I saw Nuclear Assault in (I think) 1988 when they were opening for Slayer and they ruled. Wanted to go and see them when they touring more recently(with Testament and Death Angel) but work commitments would not allow.
I most certainly did enjoy it. Thrash is always a pleasure to see live. The pounding mid-tempo rythms somehow give a heavier impression than some of the blasting death metal I generaly see. Great music for moshing, too.
Wacken, hopefully, providing I can persuade my brother to attend as well - I've not been before but have heard good things from fellow Brits who've attended.
If I were you I'd certainly go to wacken. Great atmosphere there.
The festival is generely well organised which is nice. I always go a few days earlier and that's no problem either. next year will be my 5th WOA. On
www.wacken.com you can find more info. I will be there for a week drinking warm beer and going to the local swimming pool, which is infested by then with long haired no good metalheads. The only downside to it is that there will be a lot of "true heavy metal" bands with singers who are "in touch with their feelings", which is gay, of course. But hey, it gives me the time to eat and drink in between the bands that I do like. Great advantage is that the never have so called NU-metal and you'll find the public to be generaly a bit older than what I remember from Dynamo when it still existed.
Oh yeah. about gore/grind
If you like cephalic carnage, maybe The Dillinger Escape Plan is something for you. I don't really have that much grind though I like the sheer brutality of some of it (e.g. mortician). There have been some new dutch bands lately playing brutal grind death. maybe you know some? Prostitute Disfigurement, Inhume. I consider it a shame that in the quest for ever deeper grunts some of these bands use pitchshifters on the vocals. I consider this cheating and the result doesn't sound good either...
But as I said earlier I'm not that into grind, more black, death and thrash. Thrash influences are returning to the extreme bands lately and i like that. for example The Crown, Hypnosia, Nocturnal Breed (which is basically a thrash project by some guys from the Norwegian black metal scene).
Sabbat{/QUOTE]
Which one? I know a Japanese Sabbat who play a kind of thrash influenced black metal. And I know of another one which is supposed to be thrash. I haven't got hold of any of their albums though.
:O??
(not strictly at all like primus, but VERY good bassist)
