Not unlike the other 91 people in my high school graduating class, I was a teenage metalhead. I'd like to think I was a bit more dedicated than some; my friends and I started with Metallica but went through Megadeth, Testament, Sepultura and Slayer and a bunch of really horrible (in hindsight) bands along the way. That road ended for me right after Korn, I think.
One of the things that strikes me is that we really thought we were listening to something menacing, or in the case of Slayer, perhaps even truly evil. Twelve years later, I can still listen to the music, but the lyrics are pretty much laughable. I mean:razor's edge outlines the dead
incisions in my head
EVIL!!! Ok, not really.
Sometimes I wonder if there's any current bands that live up to that old stuff. I realize this is that old "nothing is as good as it was back when I was a kid" thing, but I think when you get older you really do put some stock in that. That's an ok argument to make, I think. Even if it is wrong.
The two songs I've posted today remind me of that old stuff. Boris is a Japanese Band with a tiny Japanese gal guitarist (which somehow makes them even better). "Pink" has a very sort of thrashy Metallica "Kill Em All" vibe.
Boredoms' "(star)", reminds me of Ministry's "Psalm 69". But weirder.
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Ooooooooooooo. Boredoms. Good call.
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