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kefkadragon Report | 07/19/2022 5:41 pm

I don't remember you ever saying you listened to Powerwolf. I might have just forgotten in our power metal discussions. I've listened to call of the wild a couple times and it's pretty good. Not as over the top as a lot of their work, but still a nice, solid song with most the powerwolf checklist covered.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/28/2022 7:47 am

St Anger was a trainwreck. I liked the S&M album personally, except for how off James can be live. combining orchestral with metal has always been one of my favorites.
absolutely agree about Megadeth. from that era of metal, my favorite is Savatage. though unlike a lot of people, I like their later stuff best.

yeah, they really do. WWE can't get out of its own way anymore.
they're not struggling, but it's sad to see new hires come in and disrupt things, especially people who had momentum. though now that TK bought ROH, he at least has the ability to split the roster and give more people opportunities.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/28/2022 12:27 am

I can't personally agree w/ the music side of that w/ Metallica as I honestly prefer the less thrashy stuff. it might not be as objectively good, but it's closer to my tastes. (not saying I dislike the earlier stuff, but I liked Load and Reload a LOT more than the majority of their fans)
will agree that as an actual group they're not the greatest, especially not on a personal level.
hopefully they do, yeah. though Andy Williams is signed with AEW full-time and they're actively touring again instead of just taping from Jacksonville. so he might not be available. he and his tag partner are midcarders at best, but still.

nope, not at all lol
seems to be the way a lot of people were, ngl. the Attitude Era drew in a crapton of viewers, then after Vince bought WCW, the competition was gone and there wasn't a drive to put out anything worthwhile. so people dropped away. now they're so horribly stale and out of touch that it's painful to sit through Raw or Smackdown.
AEW has a lot of that old 90s feel, but I personally think they're overdoing it in some ways and the quality is dropping. too many talents, not enough spots. they are, however, bringing back a LOT of lapsed fans.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 11:00 pm

unfortunately that just seems to be the way things go. the longer a group of people works together, the greater the strain can become until one day it just implodes. though honestly, better for a band to break up than stick around and wind up declining to the point where the music sucks and they ruin their legacy.

lol, I'm also old. been into wrestling since the mid-90s. WWE utterly killed my interest around the time CM Punk walked, I got back into it via Ring of Honor and reading the dirt sheets/news. then got really back into it with the formation of AEW.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 10:41 pm

always sucks to see a long-time band go that way though. but imo, that's sorta low. sweatdrop
np, my esoteric wrestling knowledge actually had a use for a change lol

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 10:33 pm

iirc, it's because the singer was leaving and they decided to just break up instead of finding a replacement.
and of course, I only know this through being into the wrestling side of things. sweatdrop
sorry to be the bearer of bad news emo

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 10:26 pm

that's just the nature of musical preferences, something for everyone and all that. lol
I like Fozzy, but not LIKE them. they're okay and any enjoyment I get probably comes from the wrestling association.
Andy "The Butcher" Williams is also a wrestler, rhythm guitarist for Every Time I Die. they broke up recently though.
and Frankie Kazarian is the bassist for the band VexTemper. I've never heard anything from either in all honesty, but it's more examples.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 9:47 pm

when it's used in that way, it's definitely fine, and I like the song (about halfway through)
the vocals are what really turns me off from a lot of more modern metal genres. can tolerate even the heaviest instrumental without flinching, but growled/screamed vocals just make my brain go "no thanks"
of course, I'm a weirdo who literally can't filter out vocals when listening to music, so it at least makes sense.

wrestling and music related fun fact: Malakai's stable-mate is Brody King. who happens to be the lead singer for God's Hate.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 9:27 pm

normally that really wouldn't be my cup of tea, but it grew on me by association.
love the instrumental aspect, but I can't for the life of me get into that style of vocals. forever a fan of more traditional or melodic vocals.

Fractured_Unity Report | 05/27/2022 9:22 pm

in all honesty, it's my love of pro wrestling that has me into it because Malakai Black uses that song for his entrance lol