I'm going to have to agree with the others, here, but I'll admit it does make me recall "All Quiet On the Western Front," as well. I'd imagine, though, that Fowler's views and rhetoric were not quite as strident the German instructor's ("iron men of Germany," "life of the Fatherland," etc.).

Sorry. It was just a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the more sincere version of such comments I've seen before, from people who seem perplexed that metal has developed beyond what it was in the mid 1980s.

Except ambient black metal's arguably been around for 20 years or so, with Burzum's Hvis lyset tar oss, or the demos from Nidhoggr and Strid. So it's not like this is a phenomenon of recent origin.

Oh, I agree that it was a serious mistake on his part to attribute the lyrics to Ozzy. Still, don't say that the AV Club is "continuously snubbing metal/rock" when this very site gave Rush's last album (which, as I'm sure you are aware, was neither pop, rap, nor hip-hop) an A-, and this particular reviewer uses most…

They gave an A- to Rush's Clockwork Angels last year. Heller is a big fan of metal and punk, he just thinks this album is lackluster, especially compared to Sabbath's best material. Seriously, actually read some of the other stuff this guy has written here before you assume that he's like the rest of the AV Club's…

Not really surprising coming from the band that did "After Forever," though. Sabbath is the reason doom bands are the most likely to be openly Christian (see: Candlemass, Trouble, etc.).

Bit late to the party, but I usually vacillate between Black Sabbath and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Sometimes, I'll swear by Sabotage. As @avclub-ff3cfb23c2c51860914b8b849da52195:disqus says, though, you can't go wrong with the first six (and I think Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die! are alright, too, even if they…

@avclub-5fdbaa11bd42c308322756f60f43785f:disqus Just wanted to say, I fucking love Sarcófago, and "Deathrash" is one of the reasons why.

Alright, thanks for the clarification. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

From San Francisco? Because Metal Archives is telling me that they already had a second album, in 2008.

Glad to see someone call out that inaccuracy.

As long as Mark Trail punches a guy with facial hair, it'll all be worth it.
Fruhlinger has the rights to Mark Trail, right? I mean, I would assume nobody even heard of the character before The Comics Curmudgeon started.

I'll second the use of LaTex.

Poisonous ants, poisonous octopi, poisonous SEA SHELLS, trees that can paralyze people WITH POISON.

As I mentioned in the other thread, I saw Boris Monday night. with a local band by the name of Masses opening. And, yes, I also think Wata is a great guitarist. She's also a pretty good vocalist, as well.

Saw Boris Monday night. Unsurprisingly, they fucking ruled.

Teacher says I'm breaking books at a sixth grade level.

Jeff Hanneman was a great songwriter and guitarist, and he helped shape metal in ways that will linger for as long as people continue to make heavy music. Best wishes to his family, Kerry King, Tom Araya, and Dave Lombardo.

I'm going to be perfectly honest, I do definitely hear a lot of D.R.I. in Municipal Waste, which is perfectly understandable. However, I think a Vektor/Kreator comparison is ridiculous.

The new Municipal Waste officially comes out in about a week, and I have a feeling people are going to like it; the new tracks the Waste played at the recent show they played with GWAR and Ghoul where I live were pretty good.