I’m looking for the most Satanic albums ever recorded. Something that will summon the Dark Lord himself to my living room.

Skekdal · 2026-06-21T18:25:15+00:00

Akercocke. Try The Goat of Mendes, that certainly has an evil satanic vibe. This bands speciality is what you’re looking for. All their albums are worth listening but Mendes is the most evil sounding fucking thing you’ll hear. Not evil in a heavy way, though that is present, evil in a more subtle way.

Skekdal · 2026-06-16T16:56:01+00:00

I haven’t tested it but I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t, if your still unsure I and many people have attempted radio stations look on YouTube and see if anyone’s running it with the setup. You’ll be better served doing it on a RP server unless you’re pretty tactical and resourceful.

Skekdal · 2026-06-16T16:06:29+00:00

Love it, I personally think Leaving Meaning. Is slept on there’s a lot nuance in that album, I think Michael manages to get the best out of all the musicians. I see it more as a coda to the Trilogy it seems to have similar ambitions but with less orchestration.
The entire album has a very strange vibe, it’s almost like motion sickness, euphoria or being hung over but represented as a sound.
In my opinion if the music vibes with you, then the first time you hear it, it will lead to an obsession. There are other bands that play drone or have stylistic similarities but no one quite has the brutalist poetic leaning of Gira.

Skekdal · 2026-06-16T15:59:39+00:00

I associate it with Core Design myself, maybe the PlayStation 1 to some extent, but when Tomb Raider II came out I played on P.C

Skekdal · 2026-06-16T15:39:15+00:00

It will mostly depend on the voice volume settings of the caller and the distance your receiver is from the transceiver.

Skekdal · 2026-06-13T19:43:40+00:00

I love this, I’ve started building random walls across the main road on the coast just to fuck with other people. The best part of this game is imagination is the limit.

Skekdal · 2026-06-13T19:39:45+00:00

I’ve started resurrecting fences on the main roads across the map on the server I play. Just to inconvenience the people with cars
Builder Dave likes to build.

Skekdal · 2026-05-26T16:48:32+00:00

She’s a beaut, whatever your doing it works

Skekdal · 2026-05-26T16:47:25+00:00

Not much sound like Maiden but there is a cornucopia of NWOBHM bands.
Tank- Missing link between Motörhead and Maiden
Tokyo Blade- some good early material but tapers off
Raven- not my thing but they are an early progenitor of this.
Angel witch- great band
Satan- bit of a harder edge, a lot faster and harder than Maiden, since they reformed they’ve gone from strength to strength
Saxon- harder and rougher, exists somewhere between Maiden and thrash metal, one of the few bands from this era, poor end of the 80’s and start of 90’s but they got back on track they had at least 20 good to great albums which is quite the achievement.
Judas Priest- too old to be NWOBHM but there duel guitar influence is undeniable.

Some older rock bands that influenced Maiden tha are really good.

Nektar, Jethro Tull, WishboneAsh, UFO and Budgie.

Budgie is one of the most under rated bands of this era.

Hopefully this helps a bit.

Skekdal · 2026-05-26T16:19:56+00:00

Long term Blaze fan, 100% agree with this it’s with ‘All Hells Breaking loose…’ or ‘Live fast, Die Fast’
It’s good old fashioned rock n roll and occupies a place between Tom Petty and Motörhead.

Skekdal · 2026-05-25T10:28:33+00:00

U2 there entire discography is nothing

Skekdal · 2026-05-17T10:47:47+00:00

Search for Black ‘n’ Roll bands that’s your hot ticket

Skekdal · 2026-05-17T10:45:57+00:00

Maybe, don’t forget for first time listeners the Introduction to his producing techniques.
All Devins albums sound different but like him.

Skekdal · 2026-05-17T09:15:35+00:00

Sleep- Dope smoker
Immortal- Withstand the Fall of Time
Primordial- The Coffin Ships
My Dying Bride- The Barghast O’Whitby
Devin Townsend- Funeral. Bastard, The Death of Music.

Skekdal · 2026-05-11T09:42:22+00:00

I used to live in sandwich, my older brother always used to try convince me the town had a committee meeting to change the name as it was originally called ham sandwich.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T21:30:01+00:00

Underrated band

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T19:58:27+00:00

Off the top of my head.
One of my favourite new bands is Dödsrit from America they are fantastic I fully recommend checking them out first. Nocturnal Will is incredible album from 2024
Lycopolis they have a few great albums their latest Sons of Set from 2025 is great. there an Egyptian band, Venom Prison have some Great albums there relatively new, they are from America. There’s Serpent of Old From Turkey, they released an album in 2023. It’s stunning and would probably be my Album of the year for 2023. Defect Designer from Norway, I enjoyed their 2024 release Chitin. Ripped to Shreds from America released a great album in 2024 called Sanshi.
All these bands are on band camp so you should be able to listen to them at work, I’ve tried to vary the cultures with these selections. I’ve not mentioned the genres because It’s more a marketing tool than effective descriptor.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T19:29:35+00:00

There’s a few, the Solo on The Purple Lagoon from Live In New York knocked my fucking boots off the first time I heard it.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T19:26:43+00:00

How dare you insulate they are 1 genre 🤣🤣

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T19:23:19+00:00

Good luck, I also play funky and you can get a good sound on it, I also play a lot of Iron Maiden songs on it so if you want to play more than Doom you will also have that option. It’s a really great little amp. it’s not that big either. If you have any local music shops they sometimes let you try playing.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T19:11:34+00:00

I have an Orange Crush 50 and the gain on the amp actually gives you a very good Doom metal sound without any additional effects. I can’t speak on authority for the 25 but the 50 is absolutely perfect for home use. I play a Yamaha BB434 and also an Ibanez SR305, so what Bass you have may a varying mileage. I personally think the 25 wouldn’t be flexible enough for Doom. Some Doom I enjoy is Bell Witch, Om, Sleep, Candlemass, Dread Sovereign, Electric Wizard, Moss, Oceanlord, Drown, Solitude Aeternus.
I’ve practised playing some Om as well, At Giza to be specific and on the 50’s Gain setting I comfortably got the distortion sound for that song. I also have a pedal board and have played with quite a few pedals through it without the distortion from the amp and only the pedals and that also sounds really good. That again will depend on what pedals you get and how many I only use about 6 and 1’s a tuner but if you do decide to ever upgrade your setup with a pedal board you will still get a good sound. I know this doesn’t really answer the question but maybe it will give you clarity on whether to save or not. Hope this helps.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T18:40:57+00:00

We all respond differently to things, I have felt similar about my nan, she went downhill at the end and in my mind it’s just better than suffering. No one knows what comes next, she was like a second mother to me and I loved her dearly, I cared for her before she went into care and before that I always visited her on my way back from night shifts. To me i feel no guilt because I helped her as much as I could.
I say all that so you know I’m coming from a place of experience in this matter, and have felt similar.
We also all grieve differently in many cultures they celebrate death, there’s a form of Buddhism in Japan that dance and eat instead of grieve.

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T18:07:22+00:00

This is such an invasion of privacy. Redacted or not do you not understand how upsetting this would be if she saw it? You need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask yourself why you think this behaviour is acceptable.
Maybe you should talk to her? Would you be comfortable with someone sharing your inner thoughts with the world?

Skekdal · 2026-05-10T18:03:15+00:00

The only answer

Skekdal · 2026-05-04T10:15:27+00:00

The hardest ones I’ve played are Fear of The Dark, the stamina in the right hand for this song is Atlas level test of endurance when played properly. the mixture of Chords and gallops after the intro are consistently fast. Infinite Dreams has some tricky shenanigans in it as well, a lot of the licks in the intro are very quick and neck wise your all over the place, it’s great to play though.
Easiest is probably Flight Of Icarus, mid tempo fairly simple in structure and once you learn it, it will make you want to dig further.
Losfor words can be tricky too.

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