What are you listening to?

Watermelons · August 7, 2012

Am I the only one here who listens to K-pop?? :sadno:

VICanucksfan5551 · August 7, 2012

^^ Holy smokes I had never even heard of this band until vanfan73 mentioned them...they've got a great sound, but I have to admit I find it difficult to believe that they influenced bands like Kreator, etc...as far as the pioneering speed metal thing goes...

He's probably mistaken, as the two bands formed at around the same time and Sacrifice was always kind of underground. Kreator's modern sound draws a lot from melodic death metal, and their old sound was more influenced by the Bay Area thrash bands.

Edited August 7, 2012 by VICanucksfan5551

Salmonberries · August 7, 2012

http://youtu.be/HfH7-gtD2hM

Slaytanic Wehrmacht · August 7, 2012

He's probably mistaken, as the two bands formed at around the same time and Sacrifice was always kind of underground. Kreator's modern sound draws a lot from melodic death metal, and their old sound was more influenced by the Bay Area thrash bands.

It's very interesting you mention the Bay Area thrash bands because I was just commenting to a lady friend of mine last night how even though I didn't think Sacrifice was an influence...in Kreator's earlier sound, I most certainly DID notice quite a few similarities to Slayer, and even moreso to Testament...but you're right on the modern sound...which I actually prefer quite a bit more over the earlier sound. While on the subject of Testament, that's another band that has evolved its sound over the years...if you listen to The New Order, and then Practice What You Preach, for example..the band started out in a bit of a gothic vein, then in PWYP started to focus a bit more on politics and corruption....then with the release of the outstanding The Ritual, which they released to try to get back audiences who were distracted by the grunge movement (I will reserve comment on the grunge movement) .they started to develop what is now their modern sound...and that's when they became really successful, IMO. The new album is, in a word..awesome.