So, have you ever bought a CD...

...without hearing more than a short clip of one song, and found yourself absolutely DYING for it to arrive so you can hear it in its entirety?

I won a disc the other day on eBay from a band I had heard of, but never heard. It was a thrash band, but I kept seeing them refered to as a "twisted thrash band". After I bid, I went looking for mp3's or something to check it out. I found one clip that was only like 50 seconds long, but now I am freakin' DYING to hear this album, that clip sounded so good!

Who is the band?

Nope.....

Ahh I would never have done that due to having damn dial up connection and not being able to download, but I would agree and say that after hearing a track on a CD that comes with different Metal Mags out there that I have gone crazy and searched for the albums

Yeah, that's happened to me a few times.

I've done that a few times Sideshow,sometimes you are pleasantly surprised and sometimes not.

yeah i can remember a few occasions where that happened to me.

Sure. It's so easy nowadays with bands that have myspace pages. Before that, I can't count how many purchases I've made based strictly on a review or just a cool cover without ever hearing a note.

Yes, that happened to me sometimes.

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Who is the band?

Faff-Bey, a thrash band from Finland.

I'm dying to get Airdash - Both Ends ... CD now, but I haven't heard a
second of Airdash yet It should be here in a weak I think.



Apollo Ra - I've heard one song, which totally ruled - was lucky enough to find a copy really soon!

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Faff-Bey, a thrash band from Finland.

Faff-Bey?

I can see why you didn't mention it in the first place. Talk about dumb names...

Faff-Gey!!!

ack

Yep - I've done that.

AchrisK wrote:

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Faff-Bey, a thrash band from Finland.

Faff-Bey?

I can see why you didn't mention it in the first place. Talk about dumb names...

Faff-Gey!!!

ack

yeah, that sounds like pig-latin or something....

I finally scored a copy of Steel Prophet's Continuum. I have heard the 2 tracks Death and Life (off Genesis-at least I assume they're the same tunes) and I cannot wait until I get it.

sovdat wrote:

I'm dying to get Airdash - Both Ends ... CD now, but I haven't heard a
second of Airdash yet It should be here in a weak I think.

Airdash rules. I have their "Thank God It's Monday" album, and love it. Great stuff.


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Sounds better and better ! :)

Sideshow, post a short review of that album when you get it! I saw that you paid almost nothing for it, while it was sold for quite some money on another occasion ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200076416287

:)

EDIT: Ok, it seems that it was a Japanese copy, but anyway!

Sure, will do so once it arrives and I spin it a few times.

It arrived yesterday, and I've spun the disc 3 times going on 4 now, and I'm pretty impressed!

Definitely a thrash band, and the only reason I can see for calling them a "twisted" thrash band would be the lyrics. The tongue is pretty much firmly planted in the cheek here, though the odd serious line does crop up. 3 or 4 of the songs are high speed, intense tracks, but for the most part the band plays a heavy, mid-paced brand of thrash. 2 of the songs are slow paced, crushing numbers. Solid riffs, sort of like Meliah Rage, where they don't use 20 per songs, instead using just a few but with great effect. The drum work is outstanding, and the bass is a tiny bit more prominent in the mix than usual, but not to Overkill - W.F.O. levels! The vocalist has the typical thrash vocals sound, but his accent works to give him a charisma he might not otherwise have. My only knock here is that there is precisely 1 solo among the 11 tracks. I actually didn't really even notice the lack of them until my second time through the disc. Chalk it up as another quality thrash band from Finland that suffered from lack of worldwide exposure.

BTW sovdat, that listing was partially wrong. The record label is correct, as it is on Poko, but the info on the album is wrong. This band is Finnish, this is their 3rd album, and they play thrash, not power metal. Also, Poko never liscensed their albums for Japanese release. I've seen that seller get a few of his listings mixed up before.

One solo?

I think I would not like that. I think the killer solo is one of the greatest things about thrash.

ack

Thanks for a review, will be looking for my copy in the future!.

I'm probably getting second Tortoise Corpse album in a trade, but haven't heard a second of the band. However, the BNR info sounds promising:



An obscure Welsh band, Tortoise Corpse's
World's Got A Problem mixes gruff vocals, a healthy
NWOBHM influence, and a slight Motorhead-ish style
(musically, not vocally).
The result is interesting, though ultimately not all that
exciting (a substandard production doesn't help much).
By contrast, the later Standard Of Misery brightens things
considerably, with a much-improved production and improved
songwriting -- here, the style is more along the lines of power
metal, a bit thrashy at times, and in general much more quirky
than the first album, due in large part to the stylish guitarwork
of Tim Hamill (also much improved from the first album).
In short, World's Got A Problem isn't much, but
Standard Of Misery is quite interesting.

I've had this happen, then I buy the album and end up totally disappointed.

i remember when i heard a sounbite of veil of maya by cynic and now i MUST OWN THAT ALBUM!!!!!!