See I am gonna have to dig out some of my old albums - Cradle of Filth, Sisters of Mercy, Metallica, Guns'n'Roses - that's one good thing about house changes - you find all those things you thought were lost!

Like Iron Maiden too - my ex used to play at some of the same venues, but never at the same time unfortunately.

 

The Fields Of The Nephilim were awesome and without a doubt by far the best live band I've ever seen and god knows I've seen loads, hundreds ! They've just done another album and its quite good. If you like the Nephilim check out This Burning Effigy, veru good !

I've seen the Sisters a few times and by far the best gig was Crystal Palace with Depeche Mode, really good. They've been rather disappointing most other times and were crap at Wembly in 92.

Now the Mission seem to be one of the best live bands ever and can even make Wembley sounds good so go and see them if you get the chance.

Yeah the Slimelight is still going strong. Not many goth places left.

Funilly enough though was down in Bournemouth for the Sunseeker Rally and its full of little alternative kids diluting the overwhelming torrent of townies !

I'm off now to listen to some Combichrist !


AllanB

 

oooh... Slimelight still going i can feel a night out there coming on

will have to dig out all my goth gear, loads of black lace and velvet love wearing all that gear

maybe i should stop smiling and practise a more goth expression - now where's a pouting smilie...?

listening to Siousxie now....

 

Pictures!!!

 

this is a recent pic...




this one is about 6 years ago

 

I've just found my old Slimelight membership card!!!!

 

i haven't been for a good 6 years - was on my way there when the above piccy was taken... was the last time i went

 

 

i'm not quite so scary these days

 

I'd tend to agree, but I think it's more to do with the fact that we will never have another period like the birth of thrash (true quality bands like Slayer, Metallica , Testament, Anthrax, Bay Area etc etc) followed by death metal (the whole Tampa/Morrisound scene).

I think the only really landmark albums that gave us something truly new recently which can compare are -

Fear Factory - Demanufacture (I know Soul came first, but Demanufacture was IT)
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Strapping Young Lad - City
Korn - Korn (single handedly started nu-metal)
Slipknot - Slipknot (forget the kiddie tag, these guys are so far ahead of most in creative terms IMO).
Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican (where Pantera got all their ideas from)

Miss Kinky - lookin' good!.........

 

thanks

agree with Fear Factory - love that album... must dig it out for the drive to work tomorrow

 

i did get my rage against the machine album out today 4got how much i like some of the tracks.

 

Killing In The Name Of...

 

bullet for my valentine sound ok

 

that is defo the best track on the album also take the power back and wake up.

 

love hearing it played in a club - sounds best VERY loud

 

thats is the 1st place i heard it your right louder the better

 

not been clubbing for ages. now things are more settled i really must make the effort

 

you got a club local that plays metal/goth where i live they is none

 

we have a couple here, but one is only once a month and the other is on a Sunday night and shuts at 10.30

will have to go to London for a decent one i think...

i used to be a regular at the Agincourt in Camberely but apparently its cr@p now, gone very chav...

 

When I used to live in Portsmouth we had a big metal rock scene (centred around the Air Baloon). Aah, many a happy time spent headbanging and drinking copious amounts of Jack Daniels (THE archetypal rockers drink) with the occasional trip to the Electric Ballroom or The Underworld. Alas, the scene (in Portsmouth) died and trying to find a decent rock pub now is nigh-on impossible.

Never did manage to go to Nottingham Rock City (having said that i was always at gigs - e.g. Metallica 7 times and counting).

 

Oh god, I was an Agincourt regular as well!!!!!

 

Do you think that you two... y'know?

 

when did you last go? i guess i went 6 or 7 years ago...

 

I used to go regularly about 10 years ago but last time was about 7.

This was me about 10 years ago (thrash,not goth tho! eek!) -

 

i don't remember seeing you there... but then everyone had long dark hair (and a black leather jacket!!)

 

Aah, my beloved biker jacket (I'm getting all misty eyed with nostalgia). Mind you. it was the skin-tight black jeans and Converse All-Stars that I cringe the most about now!...........

 

Ah Rock city went there once for a metal all-nighter.
Think it was a miss wet tee-shirt night as well.
Took my ears days to recover from that.

 

Converse all-stars are great, always were great, and always will be great.

 

Did they batter your ears with their knockers?