What Music Are You Listening To?

[Syllypryde]

I saw Halestorm supporting Maiden recently. Thought they were really good. I must listen to them more.

Lzzy Hale has corroborated with several other artists. Most of those songs are good too. My favorite is a song called Mercy she does with a band called The Native Howl.

[lestagio]

Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
In Flames - The Jester Race
Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2
Rush - All albums up through Roll the Bones
Nightwish - Imaginaerum
Dark Tranquility - The Gallery

[Benvolio]

Machine Head - The Blackening
Machine Head - Through The Ashes of Empires
Lamb of God - New American Gospel
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Kublai Khan TX - Exhibition of Prowess
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

but also

Misanthropix - Temporal Drift
The Replacements - Tim
YORK - Experience
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
DBA - skip! Worried
Frank Sinatra - Sings For Only The Lonely
Neil Young - Comes A Time
Eagles - On The Border
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here

[Syllypryde]

Megadeth
Anthrax
Nuclear Assault

Nearly their entire discographies

[Benvolio]

In a fortnight's time, I will be seeing Megadeth live!

I've got my "So far... so good... so what!" T-shirt at the ready!

[Syllypryde]

In a fortnight's time, I will be seeing Megadeth live!

I've got my "So far... so good... so what!" T-shirt at the ready!

Megadeth's "final" album will be released Jan 2026. It's self-titled. They already have a single released called Tipping Point.
The new album sounds like it's going to follow Dystopia and The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead as far as heaviness and speed is concerned. Dave began to favor melody over aggression starting with Youthanasia and bottomed out at Risk (I didn't hate Risk as much as most long-time fans did, but agreed it was Megadeth's worst album), then he started to gradually bring back the heaviness with The World Needs a Hero and beyond.

What has always amused me in the metal community, after Dave was booted from Metallica, most metal fans were pushing and shoving at who is the better band. Those who loved Metallica hated Megadeth, those who loved Megadeth hated Metallica. There never seemed to be an in-between. Having the unpopular opinion, I like both bands. Granted, I prefer Metallica but I like Megadeth too. The one thing that irks me is Dave needs to stop dwelling on his firing and refrain from bashing other musicians, which never did him any favors. He has built his own legacy and he has nothing to be ashamed of.

Never got to see Megadeth live. I hope I do before he really does retire. Dave said this next album and supporting tour would be it. Then again, how many times did Ozzy retire before he was retired against his will? Shout out to the Ozzman!

[entropicdecay]

Blackalicious - It's Going Down (feat. Lateef the Truth Speaker & Keke Wyatt