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Any metal band that refuses to recognize Tool as Gods of metal are incompetent and blasphemous.

I purchased a super sweet Tally Pro from hectorp (Chris H) last week and received it in killer condition. I wanted to give him a shout out for a super smooth transaction and an awesome deal on a gorgeous guitar. Chris was kind enough to include a copy of his band, Hedgehog and the Fox, CD - The Love and The Danger. WOW - this is a fantastic album. His band is awesome and his playing is superb - visceral in a Frank Zappa way - which is a good thing. I would definitely recommend this as an HFC must have! Great Stuff Chris - thank you for sharing it with me!

my microwave sits idle on the counter. only reason why I even have one is because no one wanted it when we finally sold my mom's house. my wife seems to use it a few times a year and so does my nephew. in all honesty I don't even know how to turn the thing on

Exactly. You're among the few.That's kinda harsh, but it's also kinda true.Nonetheless, copiers and trend followers have had little or no luck at all, as far as I can witness. I know that's easier to see when one gets older (as Cynic put it so well) but the fact is that, at this very moment, I would better bet on something a little different, instead of trying to follow current trends. At least in the metal world, "current" is often synonym of mediocrity. Luckily there's Hell, no BS. It's dark, but it's not a King Diamond copy nor just another cheesy black metal band. It's old-school enough, but it doesn't sound like Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. Their singer can sing, but it's not power metal nor AOR. Still, all the key ingredients to please the average metal fan are there, so it remains marketable. In short, it's not a total musical revolution, but you do see they have chosen to be themselves... and they are succeeding! So, hats off to Kev and his band, really. They prove talent and effort can still lead to somewhere, even nowadays.

Wow. I feel like I just spent two years writing a killer original album for nothing. Without the brave pioneers who stake their claim to be different and innovative, we'd have nothing to inspire us, excite us and have our jaws on the floor. Guys in my fortunate position would also be swallowing up the dozens of free guitars I get offered, instead of sticking to my guns and wearing a minority instrument from a dead manufacturer.

Originality is overrated, except for the ONE band or artist that emerges as a pioneer and gives rise to legions of poseurs that come afterward. Audiences don't appreciate it and the industry doesn't nurture it, so blazing your own trail is a one-way ticket to obscurity in 99.999999999999% of instances. If you're fine with that, then by all means, move forward with your world-changing vision. When you have the time to do so outside of your day job, that is.

Fixed.

Any modern metal band who advertise the fact that they belong to a specific 'genre' are by definition unoriginal, lame copyists with no creativity or musical direction/ideas of their own. Just by reading the ad copy I can tell you EXACTLY what these guys will look like and EXACTLY what they will sound like. They'll have the right tattoos, the right T-shirts, the right cutoffs, the right sneakers and the right sideways haircuts. They'll play exactly the same done-to-death blastbeats and growled vocals, along with the same swept arpeggios - exactly the same as hundreds of other no-hopers - and collectively represent a microcosm of everything which is wrong with metal in 2013. Line 6 won't be acceptable because it isn't kewl enough. Just sayin'

fuckin aye. when did tool become unhip??

Actually, any band that lets me in based on my gear vs my ability is my kind of band!