Written by Guest on 19.01.2014 at 21:17

Balls, I would totally have given them a mention if it had occurred to me.

I blame UK because it gave us too much good albums this year

LOL wrong spelling

Written by deadone on 20.01.2014 at 00:52

You can contribute. I've been here since November and have already had 2 reviews published.

True. The first thing I loved about MS was that anyone could contribute significantly in a really easy way.

Written by deadone on 20.01.2014 at 00:52

I don't think it's been a great year. In fact IMO it's been one of the poorest years in 22 odd years of listening to Metal

But when some of your faves drop the ball badly (e.g. Megadeth and Dark Tranquillity), it leaves a nasty taste in one's mouth.

No wonder you had a bad year if you were relying on has-beens like that to deliver (and let's be honest, those two bands didn't drop the ball: they had it taken away from them years ago). There's no such thing as a bad year in music, only varying amounts of how much foot-work needs to be done in order to find those great albums. You don't wait around for them to come to you, you go to them.

Of course I'm well aware that you find the underground too broad and too full of mediocrity to be worth trawling through, and that you're content these days to just sit and listen to the big name bands (your own words btw), but I think you should acknowledge that here, that it's nothing to do with there not being enough good music, it's that you'e too damned lazy to bother looking for some

Written by Guest on 20.01.2014 at 11:51

There's no such thing as a bad year in music, only varying amounts of how much foot-work needs to be done in order to find those great albums. You don't wait around for them to come to you, you go to them.

One of the best things said regarding bitching about the lack of good music. There's always good music. One genre might have more or fewer good albums from one year to another, but in general, there are always good albums waiting to be listened.

I.

Written by Ivor on 20.01.2014 at 12:11

One of the best things said regarding bitching about the lack of good music. There's always good music. One genre might have more or fewer good albums from one year to another, but in general, there are always good albums waiting to be listened.

I.

Yep. It would surely be a statistical improbability for a year to have little good music. Just think how often we find great albums from years and years ago we never knew about. I found one from 1998 just yesterday. Too many people assume that if they've reached January 1st and haven't heard much they like from the last year then that year is done and dusted.

Written by Guest on 19.01.2014 at 19:46

Seeing as most people repeated the same album consistently, this hasn't been a very satisfying year it seems.

Almost makes me wish I was a contributor so I can post shit like this.

Or it could simply mean that there were some standout releases that were unquestionably better than a large majority of others. If you have dreams of stepping up within the MS hierarchy, just start contributing around the site however you can: guest reviews, posting news, adding/editing lyrics, whatever. Hard work doesn't often go unnoticed around here.

Written by Auntie Sahar on 20.01.2014 at 13:44

Or it could simply mean that there were some standout releases that were unquestionably better than a large majority of others.

One thing I'm loving about this page is the amount of people recognising, and agreeing on hence the repetition, loads hitherto unknown or unrecognised artists that still probably couldn't even sell out small venues (or at the very least bands that are still light years away from popularity). If that's not a sign of a job well done I don't know what is.

A fun read like always, glad to see Bolzer mentioned so many times

Actually this is 1th time I can say staffers generally pick up good albums, usually it was only Marcel who picked up some good albums, but now all did (even some did not ) weird isnt it

here are mine


Favorite Album: To many
Best Home-Country Album - NONE
Most-Played song: Cant say"
Most Promising Band: Avatarium
Best Concert: Naglfar in Luleå
Biggest Disappointment: to many , but whole 2013 generally
Metal Moment Of 2013: Naglfak in Luleå , 30k posts reached
And 2014: keeping on pissing of ms users whit ''good english'' and maybe, just maybe Europe and TNT in Luleå

You not only piss OFF people WITH (such a difficult word to spell ) "good English, but also with pointless and BS posts. I mean what's the point of coming here and write - Favorite album - TOO many or most played song - can't say? Pointless...

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

Best Home-Country Album - NONE

this could be a nice pick if you were a Dutch man.

Written by mz on 21.01.2014 at 16:55

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

Best Home-Country Album - NONE

this could be a nice pick if you were a Dutch man.

None is not a Dutch word.

Written by mz on 21.01.2014 at 16:55

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

Best Home-Country Album - NONE

this could be a nice pick if you were a Dutch man.

OT dedenetly

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.01.2014 at 16:58


None is not a Dutch word.

I meant this album

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.01.2014 at 16:58


None is not a Dutch word.

I think it was a dig at the Dutch metal scene.

Written by Spirit Molecule on 21.01.2014 at 17:38


I think it was a dig at the Dutch metal scene.

If you check the post above yours, you'd see he meant the e.p. called 'None' by Cloak Of Altering

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

usually it was only Marcel who picked up some good albums

If Marcel picked Semargl and Babymetal you would still agree with him

Written by Guest on 21.01.2014 at 18:03

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

usually it was only Marcel who picked up some good albums

If Marcel picked Semargl and Babymetal you would still agree with him

not this times but still he picked OT as home land album but gerenally usually staff picks up weird and what I dont like, but this time I like some albums, almost from each

Written by Guest on 21.01.2014 at 18:03

Written by Bad English on 21.01.2014 at 13:25

usually it was only Marcel who picked up some good albums

If Marcel picked Semargl and Babymetal you would still agree with him

Or Gallhammer or Striborg or even modern-day The Gathering

I am totally with Bad English on -
Most Promising Band: Avatarium

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.01.2014 at 17:47

If you check the post above yours, you'd see he meant the e.p. called 'None' by Cloak Of Altering

Dammit! I was hoping it was a dig at the Dutch scene

Written by Guest on 21.01.2014 at 18:03

Semargl

Satanic Pop Metal ftw

(That awkward moment when you have Semargl, Gallhammer and Babymetal on your favs)
Maybe I should give Striborg a try then?

Written by Karlabos on 23.01.2014 at 00:35

(That awkward moment when you have Semargl, Gallhammer and Babymetal on your favs)
Maybe I should give Striborg a try then?

Sure. Even if extremely bad, Striborg is infinitely better than the 3 other mentioned.

Some of Striborg's stuff isn't too bad.

I don't mind Gallhammer or Semargl (to a point) either.

Written by Vombatus on 23.01.2014 at 01:25

Written by Karlabos on 23.01.2014 at 00:35

(That awkward moment when you have Semargl, Gallhammer and Babymetal on your favs)
Maybe I should give Striborg a try then?

Sure. Even if extremely bad, Striborg is infinitely better than the 3 other mentioned.

Bazinga!
I was thinking the same thing...

Guys, when will the polls for MS Awards start?

Written by greg_br on 23.01.2014 at 19:20

Guys, when will the polls for MS Awards start?

I guess it starts on February 1st.
But hey, didn't you notice that nice ass banner on MS front page?

Written by Karlabos on 23.01.2014 at 19:22

Written by greg_br on 23.01.2014 at 19:20

Guys, when will the polls for MS Awards start?

I guess it starts on February 1st.
But hey, didn't you notice that nice ass banner on MS front page?

I haven't actually. Thx man