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by Herkus Monte
Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Song of the day
Replies: 25
Views: 13263

Re: Song of the day

by Herkus Monte
Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Vinyl collector hell!
Topic: Russian Vinyl Collectors
Replies: 114
Views: 46121

Re: Russian Vinyl Collectors

Ukraine's Titanik is one of the most bizarre sounding heavy metal bands I have ever heard:



Opinions?
by Herkus Monte
Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Song of the day
Replies: 25
Views: 13263

Re: Song of the day

by Herkus Monte
Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: USPM recommendations in the cd era
Replies: 2
Views: 3539

Re: USPM recommendations in the cd era

Longings Past? There have been mixed opinions about their early 90s albums, but I like both a lot.
by Herkus Monte
Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:36 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: STEEL ASSASSIN from Bay Area, circa 1986
Replies: 66
Views: 39455

Re: STEEL ASSASSIN from Bay Area, circa 1986

What do you know, there was yet another one: :)

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/St ... 3540507722
by Herkus Monte
Tue May 24, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Bulgarian Metal
Replies: 146
Views: 77358

Re: Bulgarian Metal

B.T.R., barely mentioned in this thread so far, played really nice speed metal on its first album. Well, at least at times, and also their efforts were marred by substandard production:

by Herkus Monte
Wed May 11, 2022 6:42 am
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: Changes in metal and hard rock popularity, community and public perception you have personally observed
Replies: 17
Views: 5941

Re: Changes in metal and hard rock popularity, community and public perception you have personally observed

Given the amount of fillers old LPs included (and new ones do too) I really do not think the singles over albums approach is necessarily bad.
by Herkus Monte
Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: Changes in metal and hard rock popularity, community and public perception you have personally observed
Replies: 17
Views: 5941

Re: Changes in metal and hard rock popularity, community and public perception you have personally observed

Yes, the metalhead population has declined somewhat where I live too, at least when compared to what it was like about 20-odd years ago when I got in the metal music. As for the youth, suffice it to say I can hear someone listening to rap off his phone outside my window very often (I live at an old ...
by Herkus Monte
Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Lesser known 80's Doom...
Replies: 34
Views: 11589

Re: Lesser know 80's Doom...

I am far from being a doomologist so you can just tell me if "Penitential Sermon" belongs here:

by Herkus Monte
Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:03 pm
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: What are your issues with "NWOTHM"?
Replies: 31
Views: 9620

Re: What are your issues with "NWOTHM"?

I think it is good to listen to (in addition to early heavy metal) other genres of music as a musician, so that way you can hear different concepts than you would in your main genre, as well as developing a good sense of melody. A huge issue with a lot of "NWOTHM" for me is that it lacks ...
by Herkus Monte
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Heavy load/glacier/witch cross type reccomendations
Replies: 22
Views: 9564

Re: Heavy load/glacier/witch cross type reccomendations

I just realized Marshall Law fulfills this thread's requirements quite well:
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by Herkus Monte
Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:46 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Hellenic Steel - An archive of Greek and Cypriot Metal
Replies: 17
Views: 8259

Re: Hellenic Steel - An archive of Greek and Cypriot Metal

Maybe I missed something when reading the introduction but will the project include only "classic" metal bands or also more extreme ones? In the latter case there is plenty of work ahead of you indeed.
by Herkus Monte
Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:49 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Rare Videos/Clips
Replies: 1457
Views: 396446

Re: Rare Videos/Clips

Somewhat off topic, could anyone tell me what was going on here?

[youtube]dItckPAvv4I[/youtube]
by Herkus Monte
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Help Identifying This Song Clip
Replies: 45
Views: 13964

Re: Help Identifying This Song Clip

The vocals definitely have a Midnight vibe to them.
Then again, that's pretty common in the US power metal of old.
by Herkus Monte
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:07 am
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: Copycat Bands You Like
Replies: 27
Views: 11661

Re: Copycat Bands You Like

Thunderchild - an obscure Queensryche clone from the 90s and a great one!

[youtube]HPMwPxeycAk[/youtube]