All Metalheads here

[MetalheadGautham]

LOL... since we're all voicing opinions, as a guitarist myself (not a very good one though) I must say "Hammet SUCKS!"

He has nothing in terms of speed, technique, melody, or anything comparable to the greats. In guitarist circles I think theres some joke about Hammet being Satch's worst pupil; second worst pupil is Slash!

You want to listen to amazing rock/metal guitars?

Joe Satriani (everything, usually slower and more melodious, but with amazing techniques)
John Petrucci (Speed and melody)
Steve Vai (crazy techniques -- look for his three-stock guitar solo)
Paul Gilbert (again speed, melody, techniques)
Reb Beach (listen to black magic)
Van Halen (for those into 80s style leads)
Yngwie Malmsteen (who is fast, but quite classical and boring at times)

Insane?
Michael Angelo Batio (double stocks like you've never seen used before)
The Great Kat (crazy classical-shred woman)

A very special mention goes to:
Jason Becker - a true guitar hero!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker

Of course I don't expect people to agree, but here's my 2 cents worth anyway!

Hammett may have gone bad due to old age, but seriously, he IS one of the best. I can easily put him in the world's top 30 list.

Though Jimi Hendrix gets my approval for being both a geeky electronic expert(inventer of hard rock amps) and for being one WILD guitarist.
Have you ever heard Jimmi Page of Led Zeppelin and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath ?(he is a lefty like me) what about Randy Rhoads ? they can play songs in many different ways.

And as you are a guitarist, why not give some "samples" here ?

and please suggest me a good amp software, where I can plug an accoustic guitar(with a pickup) and play away while it takes care of all the effects.

also, where can I get a step up plug that converts the standard line in cable size pin to the guitar pickup connection slot size pin ?

[hullap]

doesnt anyone like SOFT ROCK
pink floyd zeppelin etc

[ImAClown]

how can anybody have a metal head?? Your skull will be made of some tissues and bones and other crap..

[ancientrites]

hmmm... the above post is hillarius anyways back to the topic.i am black metalhead.if anyone doesnt know what is black metal?go figure out or google up.to get started with this music try mayhem,burzum,marduk,endstille,nokturnal mortem,dark funeral,carpathian forest,emperor,immortal all and above the greates of all DARKTHRONE or google up find out more black metal bands
.i only like european black metal bands

[ImAClown]

hmmm... the above post is hillarius

Why do you call it hilarious??
Its a fact. I remember reading about it in School... Please let me know if anybodys head is made out of metal...

[MetalheadGautham]

Why do you call it hilarious??
Its a fact. I remember reading about it in School... Please let me know if anybodys head is made out of metal...

YouAreAClown

[ImAClown]

Does your post make any sense?

[xbonez]

as much as ur posts have been making

[The Outsider]

hmmm... the above post is hillarius anyways back to the topic.i am black metalhead.if anyone doesnt know what is black metal?go figure out or google up.to get started with this music try mayhem,burzum,marduk,endstille,nokturnal mortem,dark funeral,carpathian forest,emperor,immortal all and above the greates of all DARKTHRONE or google up find out more black metal bands
.i only like european black metal bands

i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

[MetalheadGautham]

i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

I guess ImAClown is the real death head here. Brain Dead.

[ancientrites]

i got a couple of cds of Emperor and Immortal, its all sheer awesomeness, i've been meaning to get Burzum and Mayhem and you forgot holy Gorgoroth

i'm more of a deathead though.

ya i know but after listening to gorgoroth's Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam album.i gave up on this band.still i am looking forward for next release

[The Outsider]

you should get the old cds with "Hat" on them, all legendary darkness, you probably have them i guess

[MetalheadGautham]

Any Betallica Supporters here ? They are a joke, but an inspiration.

[MetalheadGautham]

bump...

megadeth
14th march
bangalore

[nish_higher]

is metallica making a new album?i saw 2 new songs (live) on the internet and videos too..any update on that?

listen to Dream theater's In the presence of enemies from the new album they rock

[MetalheadGautham]

^^met's new album is still to be announced(the name).
and those two songs are just teasers with a fraction of riffs used from their new album
still waiting for that album...

[nish_higher]

finally..

ROLLING STONE MAG IS HERE ...!!

[eggman]

finally..

ROLLING STONE MAG IS HERE ...!!

???Are you a supporter of Band or the Crappy Magazine!!!
(I couldn't stop LOLing when they Releases their List of best songs of '07)....

[nish_higher]

^ ever read that mag?

[MetalheadGautham]

Has anyone ever heard Jethro Tull's Aqualung ?

[Faun]

yup I have

[MetalheadGautham]

yup I have

As far as I am concerned, this "Classic/Folk Rock" song has much more metal in it than Linkin Park stuff.

[Faun]

Linkin park is like what backstreet Boys is to novice listeners

I initially liked them but then as i listened more and more to other bands, they just fade out of my mind.

[hash!!]

Linkin park is like what backstreet Boys is to novice listeners

I initially liked them but then as i listened more and more to other bands, they just fade out of my mind.

hmm... with all due respects, i think thats a pretty unfair comparison... linkin park is more of nu-metal, with major electronic influences... and they arent bad.. i mean they even rap! lolz...
bringing them to a level plain with backstreet boys doesnt sound too good lol...
rock seems pretty much dead now, except for the handful of old bands that churn out something nice once in a while...
but yeah, the punk scene's pretty nice.. i think thats one sub-genre thats been passed on with the same amount of craziness...

[MetalheadGautham]

Its not about the hippiness of the music.
Its about the classic elegent feel you get in Classic Rock that appeals its listeners.
The same goes for metal.
The classic thrash metal metallica used to play in Master Of Puppets has depth, feel, power and rythem.
You can never find those things in bands like Korn and Linkin Park.
Today's rock is only brain adams and similar sh!t. But they can never match the melody combined with complexity and intensity of old skool rock bands like The Eagles and Jethro Tull.
Just by hearing classical era songs like Hotel California, Stairway to Heaven, War Pigs and For Whom The Bell Tolls will give you the satisfaction you can never gain from current era songs. But SOAD is a big exeption. Their tracks like Question!, Hypnotize, etc remind us often of the old era.

[MetalheadGautham]

Has anyone got the album by led zeppelin ?

[chicha]

what is that?
never heard of that album.
by the way. ppl from bangalore do you know where the hard rock cafe is in bangalore, i saw their logo some where near anil kumble circle, i saw it on the house of bible(i am not sure if its called this) building just at the starting of MG road.

doesnt anyone like SOFT ROCK
pink floyd zeppelin etc

i love pink floyd.

[MetalheadGautham]

that album is 'Unoffitially' called Led Zeppelin IV

[hash!!]

ahh... floyd's brilliant, they're pretty much demi-gods to me... i dont think floyd or zep are 'soft rock'... they're as classic as they get...

as for the zoso album, yeah... zep wanted to break the notion of album names/band names... they named all their albums with roman numerals... and the fourth album or led zep IV didnt have anything on its cover.. not even the band name... dunno what the symbols stand for... probably pagan symbols... but it fuelled a whole debate on how zep's music was 'satanic/demonic/evil'... hahh..
another thing about this album was that they printed the lyrics for only one song, ie, stairway to heaven on the inner sleeve... i guess the importance was justified, for i think its one of the most beautiful songs ever...

[Psychosocial]

Hey! No-one called me to this thread .

Anyways, sorry for dropping in late. I'm a complete metalhead and mostly listen to Heavy, Death, Black ,Thrash and Nu-Metal (not LP).

My favourite bands are Slipknot, Megadeth, Metallica, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Bloodthorn, Disrepute, Mayhem, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.

I listen to almost all bands I can get my hands on from the above mentioned genres. Black and Death rock everyone's a$$ off.

And I dont why people are discussing Pink Floyd in a metal/hard rock thread. Pink Floyd is Acoustic Rock/ Psychedelic Rock AFAIK.