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Try new things right? We'll I'll be damned if someone tries calling me close minded as I've recently picked up about 2 gigs of metal, metalcore, death metal, black thunder and black metal music. Couldn't even begin to try and tell you the difference of these genres, but it's nice to explore a new genre which I literally no nothing about.

It's not that I've disliked metal in the past, I've just never been drawn to it. I never hated my parents, spent time terrorizing neighborhood animals or lived in a basement devoid of light.

While everything I've listened to thus far has sounded like a continuation of the last song and had indiscernible lyrics, I think I'm starting to hear subtle differences in guitarist playing styles and picking songs that are more enjoyable than others.

Here's the top THRASH tunes I've heard:

The Agony Scene - We Bury Our Dead At Dawn


On the whinier, more glam-rock-y side of things there's 3 Inches of Blood. From what I understand of the lyrics, they sound like ballads right out of a twisted J. R. R. Tolkien middle-earth. I like to imagine this is what the hardcore dungeon masters listen to as they roll die to see what chances of survival they're dungeon-crawling friends have.

3 inches of blood- axes of evil


3 Inches of Blood - Isle of Eternal Despair (Upon the Boiling Sea III)


Aaah, It's like I can feel myself recoiling from the society and rejecting the norm maaan.

Doomriders-Fuck this shit


Dimmu Borgir - Lepers Among Us


In the end though, there is only so much metal I can manage. It's like a form of mental masturbation, it's stimulating and mind numbing, almost zen, but after a while I start finding myself wanting more substance. Or maybe I'm just not getting it. Either way, if you've made it this for, treat yourself to this:

Off of Flyinglotus's new album COSMOGRAMMA this track has been on loop for a MINUTE in my 'pod. If you aren't already, get familiar. Homeboy is SICK with the sounds. You've probably heard a jam or two of his on [adult swim] one time or another.

Flying Lotus - Do the astral plane