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Thanks! Yeah I'm in a town of 600 people and both of the 2 gas stations still sell CDs haha. By CA do you mean California or Canada? Harnessing Ruin is one of my least favourite Immolation albums but still absolutely killer! Such a consistently awesome band.

@ California, Dead to Me is a favorite 🤙🏼

@@runsnhoses Cool. Honestly I need to go back and listen to some of their albums again, I tend to put on the first 5 more than the rest. Thanks for the reminder!

Awesome, that's what it's all about! Thanks so much for watching. Cheers 🤘🤘

Thank you very much! Glad to hear I could steer you towards a new discovery, that's what this community is all about 🤘🤘

Thanks Roger! Too bad about the Obliveon reissues... I almost picked those up but decided to grab the CDs instead, guess I made the right call. Will be interesting to hear their new album, it's supposed to drop this year if all goes to plan. I'm curious if it'll be a return to the early sound or continue in the groove metal direction of the last couple albums (which I'm not a huge fan of). Cheers!

@@psychicvacuum555 I sure hope they go back to the earlier days. Nobody likes groove metal right?

Haha I can take a bit of that once in a while if it's done really well, but I'm never happy when a great extreme metal band decides to go that route.

Thanks Marty, I hugely appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!! Cheers 🤘🤘

Thanks man! Yeah I love Camel, not sure if you're into 70s prog stuff but if so those first 4 albums are mandatory, in my opinion. I'm a big metal head but also a fan of a lot of music in general... I love Tommy (the album) but haven't seen the movie yet, will have to do that. Might even watch it tonight actually. I picked up a copy of the Quadrophenia movie recently but haven't gotten to it yet. Have you seen that one? Thanks for checking out my channel, much appreciated!

@@psychicvacuum555 I haven't seen it but I will look to see if it is available online. I dig 70s prog but I honestly only know the big names. I would definitely like to know more bands that play that awesome genre'. I love all music, there is not to many genre's I do not like. Music is my favorite thing. I am more of a metal head but one of these days I will open up the book to my collection.

Same here, not sure where I would even be without having music in my life. Camel is definitely a "2nd tier" kind of band within prog rock... it's another one of those styles like most metal subgenres where there is basically an endless supply of good bands once you start digging into the underground side of things. Pretty sure I have you on Instagram, I can send you a few recommendations over there if you want.

@@psychicvacuum555 hell yea. Sounds great. And honestly I'm more of a 2nd Tier guy anyways. I love those type of bands.

Yup. Gotta love the artists who know they won't break into the mainstream and therefore don't try... In other words they do what they want instead of trying to appeal to the masses by watering things down.

Very cool to hear from someone who was there at the time; definitely wish I could have seen that show too! That list of influences makes total sense to me, and I agree it's unfortunate that they got lost in the sea of extreme bands coming out at the time. Like you said, they were maybe just not quite heavy enough to be included in the death metal scene, but as much as I love a lot of those bands too, I think Obliveon's songwriting chops were on a higher level and they definitely deserved more recognition. I have heard more people mention them in the last couple of years but still not enough in my opinion, which is why I wanted to highlight them! Glad their albums have finally been reissued, I will need to pick those up soon. Thanks very much for watching! Cheers 🤘🤘

Absolutely! I haven't listened to their entire catalog yet but I've enjoyed almost everything I have heard, those first 4 albums especially are amazing. Thanks for watching!

@@psychicvacuum555 I subscribed to your channel and will check out your other videos

Thanks for watching! First album I've got from each, hoping to get more from both bands soon.

With the big presence of keyboards as well as the way they incorporated bits of jazz, classical and other experimental stuff into their music I'd definitely say they had a big influence. As with a lot of genres, it's a blurry line between psych and prog, at least to my ears. I think you can hear the foundation being laid in their stuff, along with bands like The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Hendrix and The Beatles. Thanks for watching! I need to catch up on some of your stuff. Been watching a lot of movies myself lately too.

Yeah, definitely glad to have all of those, even the ones I haven't heard yet. Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘

Haha thanks!

When/where did he say that? Ryan is a great guy, I would never intentionally take an idea from him (or anyone else for that matter) without giving credit where it's due. At the same time, I can't keep up with everything that everyone has posted. As I said in the video, the first one I saw on this topic was Devon (Maze of Torment). I tried to find one on Ryan's channel just now but couldn't. My bad if he did one and I missed it.

Hey, I can't argue with that. It's still a great album and massively underrated/overlooked!

I can understand that. I love both of those first 2 but they're definitely very different. I think I'd also take Show No Mercy over Hell Awaits.

Cool, yeah there are still some absolutely amazing parts for sure. What instrument do you play?

@@psychicvacuum555 guitar

@@nmperdue4637 Nice. Yeah, there are some killer riffs on that album for sure!

Thanks man! IX Equilibrium wasn't the first Emperor I heard but first one I bought. Good point about Damnation, I've always really liked that album but it was probably a disappointment for some people when it came out. I'm going to give Divine Intervention another spin in the next few days, it's still a good one for sure! Thanks for watching, I'll have to go check out some more of your videos that I've missed.

I do like Justice but I can't see it ever rivalling Master for me. That said, I would have picked the black album instead if I owned it...

Has your opinion on it changed at all since then?

@@psychicvacuum555 Yeah totally. The guys from Emperor were trying to push the boundaries of the genre and that is commendable. They are creative guys who want to make the music they want. I love black metal and have since I was a kid, but the genre can be a bit dogmatic. A lot of people hated Stormkeep's Tales of Othertime because it sounded different. For me is a standout from the rest. I love that record.

@@franciscofeest6691 Awesome. Yeah I agree, personally I almost always enjoy when bands experiment with new elements and sounds; hence why Enslaved is one of my favourite black metal bands (not really black metal anymore but I'm sure you get my point). There are of course failed experiments now and then but I sometimes even enjoy those just for their uniqueness or strange charm. I should go back to that Stormkeep album, I really enjoyed it but it's been a while since I gave it a listen. Thanks for reminding me! Cheers 🤘🤘

...AJFA is the last one I care about at all besides a few decent songs on the black album.

Thanks for sharing your opinions, that's all I'm doing anyway!

Once I started filming this I realized most of these aren't really all that disappointing LOL! Just not as great as what came directly before. I really don't own a lot of stuff I actually dislike, which made it a bit harder. Thanks so much for checking out my channel man! Maybe you remember me from when you were starting out, I was using my personal account then (Erik Berg). Haven't had as much time to watch TH-cam stuff over the last while but I checked out a few of your recent videos. Glad to see you're having a good amount of success with the channel, you definitely deserve it! Gonna try to keep up a bit more in future, starting with your "Coast to Coast" series, that looks very cool! Also, check out Maze Of Torment if you haven't, he's where I snagged this idea from. His channel is great too (definitely better than mine 😂)! Cheers 🇨🇦🤘🤘💀

@@psychicvacuum555 Cheers man, thanks. Ya I remember you for sure! We used to chat on here quite often. I am the same way, I don't really own too many albums that I don't at least somewhat like. I am not familiar with Maze of Torment channel, but will check it out!

No, it's a "good" album...I guess. At least compared to all the crap albums that followed, anyway. Master of Puppets was a GREAT album( and their last.)

I would say it's pretty good but doesn't quite reach "great" level for me. I don't own the black album, if I did I would have picked it instead!

Interesting...I don't think we're related but who knows lol

Thanks for watching! 🤘🤘

Hey, well I ain't exactly gonna do a response vid to a 3 hour interview am I? 😂

Thanks man! Yeah I can totally agree with you that Number is absolutely worthwhile as the high points are damn high but it wouldn't make my top 5 😂 I'm actually going to revisit AJFA, it's been a little while since I played it and I do like it (I honestly still like all of these albums). Just not up to par with Master for me, which is hard as that was one of the first metal albums I ever heard! Thanks for tuning in, there will definitely be more vids coming up in the next few weeks. 3 at the very least! Cheers 🤘🤘

Yup, I agree with every point you made! Thanks for watching 🤘🤘

Fair enough! Tbh it's been a while since I listened to any Lamb of God or Metallica as I've just had so much else to listen to, maybe I should have given some of their albums another spin 😂. I still think Master would hold up for me, but like I said part of it is definitely nostalgia. The 2nd and 3rd LoG albums were still great last time I spun them, As the Palaces Burn is definitely worth checking out IMO. Probably not gonna be anything mind blowing after already hearing a bunch of old school melodic death metal and whatnot but you might dig it... For whatever reason I only own a couple Gojira CDs even though I love them, so I couldn't have shown Fortitude anyway. Totally agree though, Magma was a bit of a letdown when it came out but it was a grower...I honestly only listened to Fortitude once but it basically did nothing for me, I'll give it another try one of these days but I thought it was boring AF so had no reason to revisit it until now. Thanks for watching man!

Ok, so there's still a lot of groove on that LoG album. I guess I still don't mind groove metal as long as it's done well. It can definitely get pretty lame sometimes but I think those 2 albums are some of the better ones in the style. Really it's a mix of thrash, groove, melodeath and metalcore I guess. I typically can't stand metalcore but they stayed away from the shitty whined choruses 😂

@@psychicvacuum555 yah anything resembling metalcore I hate. Unless it’s the early 90s “metalcore” like integrity or all out war.

@@mazeoftorment805 I've never even heard any of that stuff. Will have to check it out some day, I've heard good things. I'm guessing it's actually like what the name implies, metal mixed with hardcore...which is not what it's become in the last couple decades lol

@@psychicvacuum555 yah it’s not the emos stealing at the gates riffs like it was a decade later haha.

What I like to most about your list, with the exception of the older stuff. A lot of your list is part of a period where I was listening to more hard-core punk. And I can draw the line in the metal journey-trajectory in a sense.

Cool! Punk in general is something I have yet to get very deep into but I know it'll happen some day. Some bands I do know are Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat and Fear but that's about the extent of my knowledge so far. Any recommendations for what to check out next?

@@psychicvacuum555 I’d have to give some thought. Maybe check out a few more of your other vids. But overall this was cool video. Great job 👍🏽 🤘🏽

@@jamesgwarrior1981 Thanks, really appreciate it! Stoked that you checked out my channel 🤘🤘

I like a ton of different stuff and I know there's a lot of punk I'd enjoy, just hasn't risen to the top of my list yet.

That's awesome to hear, I'll be looking into that right away! Thanks for watching and huge thanks for the update 🤘🤘

Yeah, that makes total sense to me. Unfortunately it's rare to ever come across anything where I am which changes things! I'll generally do a bit of searching online to find the best deal I can if I really want something. Thanks for tuning in!

Wow, very cool! Living in a remote area I unfortunately haven't had the opportunity to see very many bands live yet. I like to think I'm pretty open minded, my favourite genres will probably always be metal and prog rock but overall I'm just a huge fan of music! Of course there are things I don't like much but I don't like to waste my time listening to them or discussing them. Thanks so much for checking out the video and taking the time to leave a comment with some kind words. Cheers 🤘🤘

Thanks! Yeah, kinda crazy to think I never had any Motörhead or Metallica but growing up in the middle of nowhere I've had to play catch-up. I'll check out some more of your videos soon, watched a few but don't think I got around to leaving a comment. Cheers 🤘🤘

@@psychicvacuum555 Cool. Thanks. Greatings from Spain.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I'll definitely be trying to keep the length down in the future 😂. I need to play a bit of catch up with your channel, haven't had a ton of time to watch lately either. Cheers 🤘🤘

Awesome! Yeah, the nearest city with a coupoe of actual record stores is a 2 hour drive one way so don't get up there much! Therefore I mostly order stuff online and generally pick up stuff I already know I like, so basically all of this is stuff I recommend checking out. As I mentioned I haven't gotten to a lot of the DVDs yet; it's more difficult putting time aside for those as you have to be both listening and watching whereas I can listen to music while I get other stuff done. Thanks for watching and commenting! Hope you find something you like if you decide to check any of this stuff out. Cheers 🤘 🤘

Thanks! Yeah, next time I do one I won't try to go through such a big stack in one go, it was a bit much haha. Immolation is absolutely a top 5 Death Metal band for me as well, some days #1. Definitely a lot more Enslaved I still need to grab, they have a lot of albums but every single one is worth owning in my opinion. Cheers and thanks for watching, now it's my turn to do a but of catch up on your channel!

Yeah, I actually emailed the band a few months ago to ask about chipping in to help with the new album as the funding campaign had ended before I knew about it and received an update from Martin Gangé about the new album and re-releases which was very cool. Thanks for confirming that and for the interesting trivia, I love the guitar tone on Nemesis! Cheers 🤘🤘

Some great ones there and a few I haven’t heard. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

Cybervoid is great too! Just an awesome band overall. Thanks for watching!!

I need to check out the demo and final album one of these days. I usually go to these guys for different reasons than Carcass but definitely 2 fantastic bands! Symphonies, Necroticism, Heartwork and Surgical Steel are all 9/10+ albums for me. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers 🤘🤘

Thanks! Love PT, they are one of my favourite bands.

Didn’t realize my computer was that bad for recording video unfortunately. I’ve fixed the problem now! Sorry if it affected your ability to watch.

Great choices! I still need to dive into Dire Straits and The Smiths at some point. Pavlov’s Dog is an interesting choice…very unique album, especially the vocals! I should give that one another listen soon. Thanks for watching and commenting!! 🤘✌️

I agree, such a memorable song and easily could have been a big hit. I’ll have to check out the Please stuff one of these days! Cheers 🤘🤘

Yeah, they had such a cool and unique logo too! Thanks so much for subscribing! Cheers 🤘🤘

Fantastic album (and band of course) but I don’t own it yet. I definitely will some day though! Their first 3 albums are all amazing. Thanks for watching!

Awesome! Yeah I need to check out the last 2 albums one of these days. They’re working on a new one too, can’t remember if I mentioned that in the video. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers 🤘🤘

@@psychicvacuum555 you didn't listen to Cybervoid? Man, go do it now!!!!!! Listen to the production on that one, amazing. Killer album.

@@framuscobra Will do. Is Trchnocarnivore a different band?

@@psychicvacuum555 no it is the last album that did. Technocarnivore Mother mouth.

My bad, I did actually listen to Cybervoid a while ago but only once. I don’t think I was in the right mood for it at the time. I’ll have to go back and spin it again, along with Carnivore Mothermouth!

Yeah, Frances the Mute (the song) is fantastic too! Hard to believe it was left off but it would have been a damn long album with the extra 14 or so minutes. I should probably go back and give Lumpy Gravy another listen one of these days, honestly don’t have a very vivid memory of it. Thanks for watching! Cheers 🤘🤘