metalmaniac777

THE PROPOSITION (gritty, violent Australian western) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III (best of the series) FLASHBACK (lame German slasher/horror) DISTRICT 13 (kickass French action movie) LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (great film) SEE NO EVIL (haven't watched it yet)

Personally, I've never had a problem with Ryan or Metal Mayhem, but a few years back I did witness some downright nasty, obnoxious, and completely unprofessional behavior on his brother Chris's part, directed toward my brother. The story goes a little something like this: My brother buys a Metal Mayhem release off eBay, pays for it promptly, and then waits for it to arrive. A week goes by, no CD, so he sends an email. Chris' (Ryan's brother) reply: "Sorry, busy week, forgot to mail it. Will get it out to you today." My brother waits another week, still no CD, so sends another email. Chris' reply: "Impatient little prick, aren't you? If you're in such a fucking hurry to get your CD, you should have bought it from somewhere else. It's just one CD, hardly worth our time. Little fish like you piss me off. Still, to make you go away, I'll mail your CD out today, I promise." Now, admittedly, at this point my brother gets hot, and resorts to a profanity-riddled email telling Chris/Metal Mayhem to send him the CD or else. Chris' reply: "Fuck you, asshole. I'll send it when I'm goddamn good and ready. Or maybe I won't send it at all. Serve you right for crying like a little bitch. How'd you like that, huh? I take your money and you don't get a CD. Serve you right, fucker." Things deteriorated into back-and-forth "fuck you" emails until the CD finally showed up in the mail, nearly a month after my brother purchased it. Chris then sent a final email to my brother telling him to never order from Metal Mayhem again. Needless to say, my brother had no intention of doing so, and to this day badmouths Metal Mayhem to anyone who will listen to him. Since it's my brother we're talking about here, I admit to being biased, but delayed shipping, broken promises, childish threats, and foul language are not exactly professional methods of running a business. Not sure what made Chris act that way, but even though I still buy from them occasionally, that incident has always left me a little sour.

This is my first fucking post in this fucking thread. Fucking feels good. Don't worry, fuckers, you ain't see the fucking last of me. Well, okay, maybe for tonight you have, 'cause my shift is over and I'm a-goin' da fuck home!!!

TAMARA Direct-to-video horror movie about a geeky highschool girl who gets accidentally killed during a cruel prank and then rises from the dead as a gorgeous hottie to take revenge on her killers. It had potential, but in the end it was just pretty blah...though the scene in which the hottie makes one of her tormentors slice off his ear, cut out his tongue, and then stab his eye out with an X-Acto knife was pretty amusing...if you're into that sort of gory hardcore horror. The squimish need not apply.

KUTLESS ~ "Sea of Faces"

"All That Glitters" ~ NOUVEUX

Not sure about the 'everyone wants' part, but these 3 CDs have eluded me for quite some time and appear to be harder to find than a pork-chop at a Muslim convention: ROMEOS TEARZ: "After Dark" PARADISE: "Prime Cut" KIDD SKRUFF: "Angels With Dirty Faces" Almost had the Romeos Tearz once, then the seller got a better offer and bolted without so much as a 'fare thee well.' The Paradise I've only seen once, on eBay, and it went for a small fortune that probably could've cleared up the gross national debt of some third world country. I know Jim (Patton) has the Kidd Skruff, but he's the only one I'm aware of, and extensive searching on my part has yielded exactly zilch. So, yeah, those be some elusive mothers...

Sorry, Geoff, no offense intended, but the only other song off "BabyTalk" that left an impression on me was "Broken Heart Charity Ball," which I thought was a pretty decent rocker. Truth be told, I haven't heard the album in years, so perhaps I would feel more kindly towards it if I picked it up again and gave it another spin or two. For the record, I don't think it's a bad album, just nothing special. We often agree, mate (well, except when it comes to religion, ha-ha ) but on this one we parted company after the awesome "Wave Goodbye to a Friend."

Bought this album back in the 80s. Wasn't impressed. Got rid of it. Decided to try it again a few years later. Still wasn't impressed. Got rid of it again. Flash-forward to earlier this year. Geoff convinces me to try it again. I buy it. More impressed than I was before, but still not too impressed. Current day, this poll, "Unchain the Night" gets my vote. Nobody is impressed.

While I wouldn't mind seeing Retrospect give Friction a proper silver-pressed reissue, I have to say I don't understand all the hype/demand for the band. Aside from "Wave Goodbye to a Friend" (phenomenal ballad!), there's nothing on this CD that would make me call it a "deadset gem" (sorry, Geoff!!). Previously-mentioned ballad aside, Friction sounds like a whole bunch of formulaic early Bon Jovi B-sides. Nothing really wrong with it, but "f*cking sensational" it is not. Then again, what would you expect from someone who thought The Used: "In Love & Death" was a good album? (Sorry, Geoff, couldn't resist, but you know I jest, mate!)

You're not alone, my friend. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" is not only the song I voted for, but the only song from this album I like. The others aren't bad, mind you, but nothing special as far as I'm concerned. I know this ain't a popular position (at least on this thread) but I'll take "Hysteria" or "Adrenalize" over "High & Dry" by a long shot. You want some real blasphemy? I'll listen to "X" before I'll listen to "High & Dry." (Please don't hate me...I'm such a sensitive soul. ) I've been using X as a beer coaster for the last few years. Well, good news, my friend, you'll finally be able to give that beer coaster a rest, because there's a new beer coaster coming out next month. It's called Winger: "IV."

The first great Def Leppard album, in my opinion (High & Dry just didn't cut it for me), loaded with gobs of great songs, but my favorite is "Too Late for Love" (yep, sided with the majority there). However, my second-favorite track hasn't received a single vote, making me wonder if I'm the only one who appreciates the song, and that song is "Die Hard the Hunter."

You're not alone, my friend. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" is not only the song I voted for, but the only song from this album I like. The others aren't bad, mind you, but nothing special as far as I'm concerned. I know this ain't a popular position (at least on this thread) but I'll take "Hysteria" or "Adrenalize" over "High & Dry" by a long shot. You want some real blasphemy? I'll listen to "X" before I'll listen to "High & Dry." (Please don't hate me...I'm such a sensitive soul. )

Personally, I have no beef with Retrospect Records, as I have heard lots of accusations about them bootlegging, but precious little proof, and they seem to be making a serious attempt to establish themselves as a legitimate label. But the mentality hardrock80s exhibits leaves a bad taste in my mouth that has nothing to do with last night's beer & pizza. Just because a band doesn't want to try to sell their music themselves doesn't give anyone else the right to steal it, bootleg it, and profit from it. Consider this: some of you know I am a writer, and for the record, I have sold some short stories and poetry to various magazines, but I still have literally dozens of unsold novels, screenplays, poems, etc. that I have not even attempted to sell. So, hardrock80s, am I to assume that simply because I am not profiting from what I have written, you have the right to take my creative property without my knowledge/permission, make copies, and sell them? That's called theft, and it applies to music just as much as it does to anything else. I could ramble on, but I'll get off my soapbox now, as I believe my point has been made, whether you agree with it or not.

Took a little trip to Florida to do some jet-skiing with my brother...hit a used DVD shop while I was there and picked up the following: RUNNING SCARED TAMARA UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION ANDRE THE BUTCHER EVIL BREED: THE LEGEND OF SAMHAIN

Out of all the crappy, shitty, suck-ass bands that have received record deals, Dangerous Toys is the one that bothers you the most? Wow.

Wow mate, purely looking out for your best interests I'd have to advise you to take another listen. As our tastes are often quite similar I'd be really surprised if you didn't enjoy 'Theatre of soul', 'Fire and ice', 'Blind faith', 'Ride child ride' etc. How long since you heard it last? You'd prefer 'Hollyweird'? *shudder* Sorry, Geoff, but I can't listen to "Native Tongue" again because I jettisoned the CD in my last round of "cleaning house." For the record, I do not hate "Native Tongue," but I do not think it's their best work nor do I think it was the best way for the band to follow up the awesome "Flesh & Blood." I'm not saying "Hollyweird" is any kind of masterpiece, because it's not, but I don't despise it the way some Poison fans do. On this one, we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Local video store was having a 3-for-$25 sale on used DVDs, so I picked up... THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006/Unrated version)--fantastic hardcore horror movie. DEATH TUNNEL--stylish as hell, but let down by a terrible ending. WOLF CREEK (Unrated)--just wanted to see if the unrated cut is any better than the R-rated one.

Truer words were never spoken.

Not really a fan of this album (not even sure I own it anymore), but my vote went to "Seven Days Over You," the best of a not-so-great bunch of songs. Seriously, I think I would rather listen to "Hollyweird" than this bluesy misfire. (I can hear all your boos and hisses now and want you to know that while your caustic cut-downs wound me, my eyes shall remain free of tears.)

Sound clips (that include the chorus) are the only way to go. It's been years since I bought a CD without hearing a sample first. While I personally haven't purchased anything from Retrospect, I have listened to most of their samples and jotted down Roxy Lane and Shake City as bands I want to pick up at some point in time (building a new house has left my disposable income somewhere south of zero). So, to sum things up, gotta have the clips.

I guess it matters because a legitimate business would not want to be guilty of false advertising, even if it was unintentional (maybe you didn't realize the album had been released before).

In the truck...TNT: "My Religion" In the apartment...KIDS IN THE WAY: "Safe From the Losing Fight"

TNT ~ "Lonely Nights"

I've bought this CD at least 3 times over the years and always end up getting rid of it. Got some good songs on it, but at least half the album is piss-poor in my opinion. I could have voted "good," but I thought that was giving them more credit than they deserved; however, they don't deserve a "bad" vote, so I went with the 3rd option.