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Ah so many bands my bro always shows me... Not been bothered to to check out Dream theatre yet, but Rhapsody of fire are amazing... I'd also recomend Children of bodom and Dragonforce(I'm aware that they get negative feedback). A lot of melo-death, thrash, prog, viking(I personally don't like it) and power metal bands are really talented.

Listening to "Wings for Marie" right now I cannot help wondering if there is any metal vocalist that even comes close to Maynard James Keenan. The man has a voice you recognise out of a thousand, is one of the most charismatic stage personalities (and very colourful personality off stage as well) and he is a great lyricist as well.

Metallica- Old stuff is the best but they have some good new stuff
Killswitch Engage- Both Howard and Jesse are amazing singers, both had a good mix of melodic and screaming. Howards voice is more soulful though.
Shadows Fall- There good but im not to impress with there new album. Its there first album on a major label company. Sometimes it is quite the shame when a band drops their independant label.

I can't believe I'm gonna have to be the first here to mention Nile, the greatest death metal band of all time!
They are my second favorite band, KoRn is always number one with me. After Nile is Nevermore, then Behemoth, then probably Slayer and Motorhead and there is no real order after that.
So my tastes are kinda scattered but its all metal.

Cradle Of Filth

I must say Cradle of Filth have some nice work on albums (especially "from the cradle to enslave" has a great energy and very catchy tune - sick video though) but live they are very bad. I saw them live only once and they played so chaotic and loud that it was hard to recognise what songs they were playing. Dani's vocals and screams did not work out al all neither. Cradle of Filth IMO is a studio band: their albums sound good but I would not pay again to see them live.

Ohhh yeah Cradle, I listened to them when I was 14 I have a live cd I remember how bad they sounded so yeah I can definetly agree with that. The album also included one of their demos, which is the only good material Ive heard from them other than The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. I also have Lovecraft and Witch hearts or whatever, I remember liking it but I sort of grew out of it eventually. Didnt really correspond with my emotions anymore I guess and his vocals were starting to irritate me. They definetly have some beautiful synth work though put into it, I remember that very well.
Nowadays the closest thing Ill listen to thats not underground is Bathory, other than that Ill only listen to underground black or death metal or ambient even. Oh I got an idea, think we can make an album trading thread? Like we can trade eachother our records through the mail, or trade with cash, either way. I dunno I think its a good idea

My wishlist would be rediculously long but if you have any underground stuff contact me. Heres all my offers:

Agmen - Damnation
Akercocke - Choronzon
Antiphrasis/Totenburg split
Belphegor - Lucifer Incestus
Black Candle - The Faceless Angel
Burzum - Burzum/ASKE
Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Burzum - Dauði Baldrs
Burzum - Hliðskjálf
Carpathian Forest - Skjend Hans Lik (limited!) I also have a live CF DVD for trade
Cradle of Filth - (some live album, forgot what its called has some naked chick on it though lol) Includes demo
Cradle of Filth - The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and The Beast (someone stole my bonus disc sorry)
Cradle of Filth - Midian
Cradle of Filth - Lovecraft and Witch Hearts (and some other disc with a naked chick on it, Ill check what it is later)
Craft - Total Soul Rape
Craft - Terror Propaganda
Damnation - Destructo Evangelia
Dark Fortress - Tales From The Eternal Dusk
Dark Funeral - The Secrets Of The Black Arts
Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
Darkthrone - A Blaze In the Northern Sky
Darkthrone - Under A Funeral Moon
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
Debauchery - Dead Scream Symphony
Dimmu Borgir - For AllTid (re-release)
Dimmu Borgir - Stormblaast (not the digipack, the old one)
Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (deluxe ed.)
Dissection - The Somberlain
Emperor - Discography LP pack (ultra rare!) Its a compilation of all the albums but one of the discs were stolen from me
Emperor - Live DVD
Emperor/Enslaved split - Hordanes Land (early Century Media release)
Emperor/Wrath of The Tyrant (both Century Media release and the new one)
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (Century Black)
Enslaved - Double Disk release.. Has some old and newer stuff
Enthroned - The Blackened Collection (Disks 1-4)
Finntroll - Nattfodd
Forest Stream - Tears of Mortal Solitude (Includes promo disc)
Gorgoroth - Pentagram
Hecate Enthroned - Redimus
Goatlord - Double disc release
I.C.E. - Apocalyptic End in White
Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
Impaled Nazarene - Decade of Decadence
Impaled Nazarene - Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz
Morthond - Paths of Desolation
Nokturne - Curse of Nazarene
Samael - Ceremony of Opposites/ Rebellion
Tsjuder - Desert Northern Hell
Blood Red Throne - Altered Genesis
Deeds of Flesh - Path of the Weakening
Deeds of Flesh - Crown of Souls
Disgorge - Necrholocaust
Dismember - Complete Demos disc
Mortician - Domain of Death

And my others I could never part with so dont even think you will get them

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From The Cradle To Enslave has a lot of energy and is very powerful in all its meanings.

However, the video is rather "extreme":
- people cutting their wrists above a bathtub with violin sticks
- a woman showing her clitoris piercing to a midget
- a woman being stabbed in the breast

Needless to say that the video was censored on most TV stations. Guess it is understandable as that gross does not really seem to fit the song.

I also like "Her Ghost In The Fog" and "Nymphetamine". Liv Christine does guest vocals on Nymphetamine and she's got a very nice voice, a nice contrast to Dani Filth himself

Kreator - Slayer - Sepultura - Coroner
The Gathering - Anathema - Paradise Lost

In Flames
Opeth
At The Gates
Dream Theater
Metallica
Dark Tranquillity
Pantera
Yngwie Malmsteen

Iron Maiden

Oh, hell yeah. The "Nymphetamine" video is just...beautiful in my opinion. That song was what got me into Filth in the first place, and is one of my top 5 favorite songs ever. XD I love that element of contrast. And yeah, "From the Cradle to Enslave" and "Her Ghost in the Fog" are both excellent songs.

It's odd...I think my favorite album by them is "Damnation And A Day," but it has the least amount of standout songs for me...I just like the way it comes together, and the overall feel/sound of it, with the heavier classical elements. Not a big fan of "Thornography."

Thanks for the heads up about them live, by the way...I was considering seeing them live, but I shan't now.

Ok, any real Cradle of Filth fans here?

You mean the kind who started listening to them since they were around 13 when The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh was more popular than their latest crap? Yeah that would sort of be me heh, only I basically grew out of them though. Even the Icelandic bm scene has more to offer than the uk bm scene. Over all Id say the French scene is the most interesting.

I don't like CoF anymore due to their latest album, but I still listen to their old music. Graveworm has filled the gap left by Cradle of Filth for me.
Anyway, I never heard of a good French band, most of my favorite bands are from the US (KoRn, Nile, Nevermore, Slayer, Devildriver, Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Pantera, Mushroomhead, Static-X, Deicide, other stuff)

Dude, Deathspell Omega. Both the new and old material is f*****g great. But just for kicks, try some of the LLN projects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Legions_Noires Now hows that for interesting? Heh..
But Ill agree that the US has some sick death metal bands, like Nile, CC, and Exhumed. Also try some old Mortician, and the album Chainsaw Dismemberment And if you like Exhumed then you will really like Impaled and Disgorge, check them out if you havent already.
Also for "filling the CoF gap", Id say Dimmu Borgir does a bit of a better job than even Graveworm. imo (or maybe even Aborym)