• @jballs
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    8 months ago

    I just found out that Buckethead has released something like 90 albums this year. The dude is absolutely a machine.

    Edit: Looks like it’s actually 99. The crazy bastard released 9 albums in the time it took me to write my comment!

      • @[email protected]
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        118 months ago

        Apparently so haha

        The Pike Series are mini-albums that Buckethead began releasing rapidly in 2011, usually around 30 minutes in length.

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      8 months ago

      WTF? Really? I never listened to him much, but I know from what I’ve heard he’s beyond amazing.

      Edit: according to Wikipedia you’re missing a few hundred 😳

      Buckethead’s discography currently includes 435 studio albums (388 of which are in the Pike series), one live album, four special releases, five demo tapes, three solo DVD video releases, two DVD video releases with Cornbugs, three music videos, three solo videography releases, and 16 videography releases with other artists.

      Edit 2: his origin story is hilarious, dude definitely has a screw loose 😂

      I was eating it (KFC chicken), and I put the mask on (that he had just bought after watching Halloween 4) and then the bucket on my head. I went to the mirror. I just said, ‘Buckethead. That’s Buckethead right there.’ It was just one of those things. After that, I wanted to be that thing all the time.

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        18 months ago

        I’m going to give it a listen

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    168 months ago

    And then they disappear just as fast & decades later I still listen to the same albums in my car.

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      Pulse Ultra. One album. Absolutely fantastic. I’m sad and glad we’ve never gotten more… but what is out is perfect. So maybe a second album would’ve not been as good.

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    Sleep Token.

    Not a single song I haven’t enjoyed. All I need now are their vinyls and a turntable.

    Worship!

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      8 months ago

      They said “obscure little”, not “the most popular and hyped metal act currently, with sold out shows worldwide”

      • Phanatik
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        38 months ago

        Not something I was aware of. Most people I talk to haven’t heard of them.

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            08 months ago

            All good and all, and not trying to be a dick.

            Saw homie was catching downvotes, figures to explain why.

            Sleep Token rules. I saw them 2 months ago. Their merch line literally lasted longer than their show. By hours.

            That will never occur at even a remotely small, remotely obscure bands show.

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          48 months ago

          Metal is huge as a genre but it somehow still flies under the radar. 90% of people I meet have no clue about metal at all.

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    78 months ago

    Check out Eternal Champion’s latest release. It’s like Retro power metal. Incredibly well done.

    For Black Metal fans, check out Toronto’s Thantifaxath. My personal fav release is Sacred White Noise.

    Good shit. Both bands have a great catalog.

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      18 months ago

      Champion is up my alley. I’ll have to give both of them a serious listen.

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          18 months ago

          I love gatekeeper.

          My recommendations:

          Witchcraft

          Flight

          Haunt (sometimes called haunt the nation)

          Night demon

          Caludron

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      08 months ago

      I gotta check out Eternal Champion…after I’m finished listening to Santana and smoking my Cuban cigar down in Miami 😊

      I didn’t use Spotify until recently and it has opened me up to so many bands that I would have never found on my own. I never really listened to the radio much, and then had Tidal for a few years because of their ability to stream FLAC files and I had just bought mid-high end headphones. The app sucked though and the music selection is like a 10th of what is available on Spotify.

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        38 months ago

        Look at gnoosic.com so many obscure bands. It’s an AI that recommends shit.

        Directed me to a guy with 26 listeners once and it was solid.

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            Right? It’s powerful. Shitty look to the website, but it fucking claps when it comes to recommended music

  • Alex
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    28 months ago

    I’m a big fan of The Score, but they aren’t a metal band

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    28 months ago

    Aether Realm is one of the best current melodic death metal bands and no one can convince me otherwise.

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    I’ve really been enjoying Faux Fiction. I haven’t disliked a single one of their songs. They are more indie/rock than metal, but still goes hard.