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[Sunshine]

Originally Posted by Cookie Holiday

Not sure if it's still true but 3 years ago Yoshiki Hayashi held the fastest drummer record.

Proof?

I heard Mackintosh set a few records with his pace, but of course, Wikipedia isn't exactly 100% proof.

I'm now listening to;

Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

This is 42 minutes of pure genius work. I love Petrucci and Portnoy. <333

[Beeble]

ABBA - Dancing Queen

Just because ABBA is the most well-known band coming from Sweden, and one of the very few non-metal bands from Sweden that i actually like to listen to every once in a while.

[Sunshine]

Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution

I remember when Jonny, Naraku on FFR sent me this when Rei was still with us. I think in 2002-early 03. I don't mind this song, actually.

[Naked Gackt]

Dir en grey - The III D Empire

I guess this is as close as DeG get t rap...even though it's nothing like rap. Great song, the opening three songs to Vulgar (this is no.2) kick off the album in a gat way.

8/10

[itcouldbesweet]

Orenda Fink - Blind Asylum

Very interesting instruments, great singing, etc, etc, etc.

[Sunshine]

Annihilator - King of the Hill

The title track of the album. The vocals in this track are brilliant, and the song itself isn't bad whatsoever. It's joy to the ears.

[Soulreaper]

Hellkult - The Collection

Compilation of the demo's of this band that would later become Wyrd. Typical Finnish raw Blackmetal like Horna, Azaghel etc. with a lot of early Burzum thrown in. But there are also some stuff you hear on the first two Wyrd releases. ( Very little Folk ) Good raw demo stuff for fans only. Some vocal parts, lyrics and image are very silly though

[Sunshine]

Shadow Host - Before The Storm

This song is fairly good. It flows throughout it's entire duration, and the vocals are awesome, matching to the decent chorus and above par solo. It's not one of the best on the 'Curse of the Angeleye' album, but it's worth a listen every now and then when playing the fairly decent album through.

[The Man]

Bathory - Baptised in Fire and Ice

Since listening to Blood Fire Death yesterday I've felt a strong urge to go through most of their catalog. Hammerheart isn't the best record in their catalog but it's still an all-time classic, even if some of the vocals are a bit weak.

[Soulreaper]

Zavorash - Nihilistic Ascension And Spiritual Death

That's some high quality song writing there. Lots of variation, and each song on it's own. The lyrics are very unique and quite intelligent, probably inspired by the likes of LaVey. Sometimes really hateful and full of disgust, sometims calmer and melodic, sometimes brutal and sometimes bombastic. The production is pretty clean but not t overproduced, all in all this is some real high quality BM which I should listen to a lot more.

[itcouldbesweet]

Linkin Park - Papercut

A lot of their music sucks but for some reason I really like the way the song ends. About the last minute of audio.

[Soulreaper]

Heresi - Psalm I and Heresi - Psalm II

It seems I'm in a Swedish Blackmetal mood tonight. heresi is a one man project by an ex member of the great band Ondskapt. Very headbangable and pretty clean produced, but very good.

[The Man]

Gustav Holst - Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity

The end of Twilight of the Gods spurred me to listen to The Planets, mostly for the section of this movement he stole for "Hammerheart." It's probably one of the greatest twentieth-century pieces of classical music ever, all things considered. John Williams, great as his soundtracks are, wouldn't have a career if not for works like this and most of Stravinsky and Bruckner's oeuvre.

[Antikhrist]

Originally Posted by Beeble

ABBA - Dancing Queen

Just because ABBA is the most well-known band coming from Sweden, and one of the very few non-metal bands from Sweden that i actually like to listen to every once in a while.

Pretty good song.

ACDC
>>Hell's Bells

Great song. Not a fan of the lyrical bits but the instrumentals are good.

[The Man]

Zarathustra - Salvation from Being

Brutal, nihilistic German black metal recorded exactly the way it should be. I still haven't finalized my top 10 of 2006 list but this is definitely on it.

[Beeble]

Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name

One of the best heavy metal songs ever made And definatley one of the best song Maiden have done.

[The Man]

yeah, that track is an all-time classic. Although "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" trumps it imho.

Akercocke - Prince of the North

A bizarre interlude from a bizarre band. I wouldn't have it any other way, really. Though the songs it's squeezed in between both trump it massively.

[Beeble]

Amon Amarth - Death In Fire

I discovered Amon Amarth only a couple of months back, and now they are one of my fav melodic death metal bands. This track is from Versus the world, but the latest album "With Oden on our side" is the most played album in my collection right now.

[Soulreaper]

Allan Holdsworth - San Onofre

Probably the best guitar player that is alive today. Also one of my favourite fusion artists.

[Beeble]

Haggard - In a full moon procession

A friend of mine recommended Haggard to me a couple of weeks ago, and i must say that i like what i've heard so far. Great melodic metal.