metalmaniac777

At this point, I don't think these polls need any explaining. What's your favorite band whose name starts with "D"? Pretty simple, methinks.

Believe it or not, I cast my vote for Disciple. Probably not too many folks 'round here overly familiar with them (not exactly HH material), but they have some of the ballsiest, most slamming, in-yer-face Christian modern/nu-metal around and I love it.

So, now that Disciple has the only vote they're going to get, who do you like?

I consider Axel Rudi Pell to be a gifted guitarist, but unfortunately, he only writes 1 or 2 good songs per album. Still, this makes him far superior to the man he is most often compared to, Yngwie Malmsteen, who has only written one good song ("Heaven Tonight") in his entire career.

To hear killer guitar playing combined with good songs, check out some Impellitteri, particularly the releases with Rob Rock (who also sang for Pell) on lead vox. Far as I'm concerned, he blows away Malmsteen, Pell, and most other so-called "wizards."

Anyway, my vote went to "Nasty Reputation," which contains "Unchain the Thunder" and "Firewall," my two favorite Pell songs.

What, pick only ONE song from a perfect CD? Are you crazy? It's like going to the Playboy Mansion and being asked to pick which girl is the hottest...a truly impossible task.

But if I must narrow it down to just one song, then I have to go with "Conspiracy."

Latest acquisition...

Seether: "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces" (excellent modern hard rock/metal)

Skillet - 'Comatose'

 

...a good album

Wrong, wrong, wrong! It's a great album, not only my favorite Christian hard rock CD of 2007, but one of my top 5 releases of 2007, period.

BROKEN

One nasty little horror flick right here. A whopper of an opening (reminiscent of the Saw movies), gorgeous cinematography, graphic gore, and a morbid nihilistic streak make this a great choice for hardcore horror fans who like their stuff badass, bloody, brutal, & uncompromising. This is not "fun" gore, this gore will make you squirm. Yes, the film does suffer from a slow middle, but not enough to ruin the overall experience. Trust me, the savagely unexpected finale will make you forget any pacing problems that came before it.

Bottom line, not for everyone (particularly the squeamish or those who insist on happy endings) but hardcore horror afficianados will want to check it out. It definitely earned a spot in my horror DVD collection.

...frequently it comes down to "what is my gut reaction when someone mentions XXXXXX's name?"

 

-Dan

Hey, why do you get to choose? Huh? Who died and left you Emperor of the Known...oh yeah, uh, never mind.

Is HH the same as it was 6 yrs. ago? No.

Are there bands/artists listed here that don't belong? Yes.

Is it possible to have unanimous agreement on this subject? No.

Is this still the greatest melodic rock site on the web? Yes.

Do I wish Pete wasn't here? Uh, no comment.

Another one of these wonderfully self-explanatory polls. Which of these bands "C"s the most play-time in your stereo? As always, write-ins welcome, because 'round these parts we certainly realize that we can't please everyone.

My vote goes to Crystal Ball. Love everything they've done.

So, who's your favorite "C"? And if anyone says "c-cup," then you must provide photos to show exactly what it is you're referring to.

Latest acquisition...

Kids in the Way: "A Love Hate Masquerade"

Good Saturday To All My Fellow Fuckers:)

Count me the fuck out...I am not a fellow fucker. I do NOT fuck fellows.

Count me the fuck out too. Fellows just don't fuckin' do it for me. They fuckin' just might for Geoff depending how fuckin' pretty they were. Like Oscar De La Hoya in fuckin' lingerie.

If that image doesn't make you kinda-sorta wish you were fucking gay, I don't know what the fuck does.

I believe this poll is pretty self-explanatory.

I voted for The Brave. I consider their debut, "Battle Cries," to be melodic hard rock perfection.

OK, your turn...and as always, if I have forgotten (or purposefully ignored) your favorite "B" band, feel free to write 'em in. These polls are proof that you can make some of the people happy all of the time, and all of the people happy some of the time, but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time...or, er, something like that...

Good Saturday To All My Fellow Fuckers:)

Count me the fuck out...I am not a fellow fucker. I do NOT fuck fellows.

Christians, Catholics, agnostics, atheists, Wiccans, Satanists, hedonists...regardless of your religious faith (or lack thereof), we all know that some truly kickin' melodic hard rock/metal has come out of the Christian metal arena.

I thought Catholics were Christians? Just a little ribbing there, Mark.

I would love to reply, but unfortunately, because I wear a "God Headbanged" shirt, I am apparently numbered among the pagans and no longer qualified to discern who is a Christian and who is not.

Impulse Records ranks right up there with the worst of 'em. Tried dealing with them once about 6-7 years ago and they didn't have the CDs I wanted in stock, and when I tried contacting them about it, I got no response. Wasn't like the phone was busy when I called there...it just rang and rang and rang like either there was nobody there to answer the phone, or whoever was there to answer the phone just didn't give a rat's patootie.

After about a month, I finally received notice from them that the CDs were in stock and shipping. What they didn't tell me was that they were being shipped by Pony Express and that the only pony available at that time was apparently prone to taking a wrong turn...or two or three...because it was almost 6 weeks before that package showed up at my door.

Screw Impulse...I'll stick with NEH or AOR Heaven, both class acts.

I'm just sitting here...at work...watching the clock...waiting for 3:30pm to roll around...so I can go home...

Being a correctional officer would be a lot fucking better if there were no fucking inmates to deal with...

Freakish caterpillars

K P

Good morning, Questionable Questionaires.

Quadrilateral quacking quails qualify queer quirky quarantined queens.

Righteousness.

I have learned that eating Life cereal every morning for 3 weeks straight will make you long for a different breakfast routine.

Didn't we do this a while back?

Honestly, I couldn't remember, and nothing turned up on a Search. It sure feels like something we would have done by now, though. But hey, whatever.

Where's ASIA??

Geography was never my strong point, but I believe it's somewhere on the other side of the ocean...

Mastedon: "It's a Jungle out There"

"Islands in the Sky" ~ Mastedon

Have to check this out...I've never heard of them.

Their debut album, "Safe From the Losing Fight," was pretty good (and features one of my favorite Christian rock/metal songs, "Scars That Save"), but their sophomore release, "Apparitions of Melody," was a huge change in style, falling into that heavy screamcore-metal territory, and, quite frankly, sucked big time. Wasn't sure what to expect from this new one, but looks like the third time's the charm, because these guys have really delivered a super-catchy melodic hard rock (with some modern touches) album.