flabbergast

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[–] flabbergast 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, was planning on posting this as well, almost sacrilege it took us this long! :D
Fav Dark Angel album for sure!

[–] flabbergast 19 points 5 days ago

Protrump Mail?

[–] flabbergast 3 points 6 days ago

Thanks for that, hopefully it'll be fixed soon!

[–] flabbergast 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Ah, right!
I post everything on mobile, and there's no Thumbnail URL-field in there. That explains it, most likely. Thanks for clearing that up! :)

[–] flabbergast 2 points 1 week ago

Ah yeah, no problem mate, anyone can like whatever they like!
I just don't understand sometimes, and it's also good to get some opposing opinions instead of everybody crawling up each other's butts the whole time, just globally speaking.

[–] flabbergast 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The music itself to me is also everything I can't stand in metal (or anything else for that matter). Power metal is obnoxious to me, the so called epicness drives me insane, it's so fucking empty and lazy.
The singalong choirs, they get on my nerves, stadium party shit. And then claiming to be true metal... They are like 4 Trumps in a band that don't even know what a bunch of narcissistic clowns they are...
Sorry for venting so hard, but had to get it out.

[–] flabbergast 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

You did get a YouTube link to show a thumbnail again... Could you maybe post a screenshot of the layout of your post? I'm so curious as to why you're the only one to get that working on this sub! :D

[–] flabbergast 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Unpopular opinion: I hate everything about this band.
They are the actual posers early 80's thrash used to rage against.
There are quite a few things I can't stand in metal, and Manowar embodies about all of them: 'epic' hollow macho poser singalong bombastic sexist pig shit. And one of them is a pedo, if I'm not mistaken.
Bring on the downvotes.

[–] flabbergast 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for posting this, I like it! Gonna have to to check them out!
Sounds like they love The Devil's Blood but wanted to thrash as well! :D

[–] flabbergast 3 points 1 week ago

Never cared much for Overkill, even though I have their first two albums, so haven't listened to them for a long time.. But checked this track out and Blitz's voice strikes me now as a cross between Zetro and Udo Dirckschneider, never had that sensation before! :D
And the solo was indeed great!

[–] flabbergast 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Album available on Bandcamp from Regain Records.

Thanks for bringing this band back to my attention, Myr. I had dismissed them way back for some reason, but really enjoy them now. Working through their catalogue at the moment :)

[–] flabbergast 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm gonna go with Boulderdash Construction Kit. Have spent so much time building caves! But there are many that are equally great: Lode Runner, Bagitman, Airborne Ranger, Bruce Lee, Defender of the Crown, Dino Eggs, Ghettoblaster, Infiltrator, Impossible Mission, H.E.R.O., Hacker...
I could go on, so many memories :D

 

Great watch, a lot of early footage I'd never seen before!

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

Thrashy new year, peeps! Here's my first post for 2025.
This band was truly unique and way ahead of their time! Proggy and technical, but also bravely emotionally vulnerable with some of their more wave-laced parts.
They re-recorded their first two albums, and did a great job. YouTube link is for the original 1990 version, Bandcamp is the re-recording so you can compare ;)

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submitted 1 month ago by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

Angel Of Death lyrical re-interpretation! If you don't know it already, check it out, funny as hell! :D

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Condor : Malevolent Curse (2017) (condornorway.bandcamp.com)
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Leper : End Progress (full album 2009) (unknownrecordsto.bandcamp.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

Furious crossover of blackened thrash, crust and... SKA!
And it works! Completely unique, never heard this mix of styles before or after. Sadly, the band is no more, as far as I could gather...
Bonus: the album is free to download on Bandcamp!

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Why I will stop using and posting Spotify links: Article 1 and Article 2

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

Speed metal gem! This is almost thrash, but not quite. They went full thrash after this album. I love the agression here mixed with an oldschool heavy metal vibe! Metal Church fans will probably dig this...

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*fiddling around with layout of post to try and figure out how to get thumbnail of post visible and clickable...

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

And another reminder to myself: Check these guys out!
I'm not immediately awestruck, and the sound could definitely be better, but they do have something...

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Released Anger : Revenge (album 2017) (releasedanger.bandcamp.com)
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Fucking hell, just stumbled upon this one!
Going straight to the top of my list! 🤘

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

Just as a reminder to myself. Sounds extremely promising!

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

My fav Whiplash track. Wish they would have been consistently this intense...
Still have to get around to checking their later output though.
Any recommendations?

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

These Italians have released some awesome tunes!
Not sure why I missed them until recently. Glad I found out eventually!

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Black Breath : Fatal Error(2008) (blackbreathsl.bandcamp.com)
submitted 2 months ago by flabbergast to c/thrashmetal
 

More heavy breathing...
Thrash 'n' roll crossing into Swedish death territory! Infectious stuff!

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