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  The stuff you mentioned falls under Progressive Rock I'm pretty sure. They are awesome though, and if she... : lplasmatron
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    neurosis and isis are definitely metal : JINKY
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      Post-metal actually, I was wrong, it's not progressive rock. Still post-metal is way different than metal... : lplasmatron
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        post-metal isn't a real thing and that term is only used by jerks : JINKY
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          Sure, Slayer is just like Pelican and Isis. Okay. I'm a jerk. What's up. How you doin'. Fuck you. Yeah... : lplasmatron
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            most people refer to bands like neurosis and isis as sludge alright : JINKY
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              Maybe we should have an internet fist fight to decide this Sir Jinky. : lplasmatron
              • no need, i could destroy you with the sheer size of my metal cred : JINKY
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  what about tool : kpxkrnjc
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    that's a deal breaker for me. Maybe i should ask her just to make sure : wtf242
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      do you not like tool or the fans associated with tool? : papaskot
      • I see only one tool in this thread... : heartsauce
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  Get Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets :) : RookieCAF
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    I still have ride the lightning on cassette : wtf242
    • \m/ : RookieCAF
  • Kill 'Em All : PapaBoo
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  Is she asking for metal or music you like? What sort of metal does she like? : A Sponge
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    she likes a lot of swedish metal : wtf242
    • Dimmu Borgir? What about Fear Factory/Children of Bodom : kpxkrnjc
    • I hear you like English pop. : A Sponge
    • so in otherwords she likes the best kind : ninjase
    • The Project Hate MCMXCIX : r3dn3ck
    • In Flames if you're looking a little more mainstream. OLD In flames, not new In Flames. : kelzmelzer
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  Agalloch was the bird bones band. But Mastodon is what you need to recommend. Their album Blood Mountai... : DonkeyPopsicle
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    I stopped following Mastodon after Leviathan. I immensely enjoyed Remission and Leviathan. How does Blood... : Supine
    • more complex, more (strangely awesome) chant-singing by Brent Hinds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-... : DonkeyPopsicle
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    Blood Mountain is nowhere near as good as people make it out to be. I like it, but it sure as hell isn... : MacemanInTW
    • really? I think every song through Colony of Birchmen is incredible, and then there's some filler, but T... : DonkeyPopsicle
• Stratovarius. : Chepito.
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  what type of metal does she like? overall, you can't go wrong with disillusion - back to times of splendo... : lakren
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    she's mentioned cult of luna and Suffocate for fuck sake or some shit. never heard of either band : wtf242
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      and she really likes isis and pelican : wtf242
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        get her the new Cynic album, because if she likes metal it's the law that she likes Cynic. : DonkeyPopsicle
        • example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdmTwAFm5OQ : DonkeyPopsicle
        • Album of '08 right here : Gojirah
        • Focus is the best music ever created. : FirmButtstone
      • pelican rocks, ask her about 65 days of static : papaskot
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      Cult of Luna is almost post-metal; Isis and Pelican are the main analogs there. Suffocate is death metal... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Wait, what is post-metal? Is it like post-rock? : antareus
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          but with more double bass and distortion! Isis, Pelican, Cult of Luna, and later Neurosis are the defi... : DonkeyPopsicle
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            What's the coolest song by any of those? I'll give it a shot. I like post-rock even if its overly indu... : antareus
            • listen to "March into the Sea" by Pelican : wtf242
            • Isis: So did We - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8HZ_gjjiHc In Fiction - http://www.youtube.com/watch?... : DonkeyPopsicle
            • My favorite Isis song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NT0QL-xrx4 : indosauros
          • I love all of these bands. A lot. : lplasmatron
      • you don't even know the band is called Suffocation and you are dissing the pioneers of almost all aspects... : moshman
    • if she likes cult of luna, wtf242, she probably likes just about the same exact type of bands you like.. ... : lakren
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      both bands are Post Hardcore. She have great taste ;) : fr0ggie
      • Forgot to say that Year Of No Light is a French Post Hardcore band she might like... http://yearofnoligh... : fr0ggie
      • BossK, Mouth of the Architect, Rosetta, Suis La Lune, to name some other few... : fr0ggie
    • How's about some Poison the Well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVla0b66n0M : Mr.Finkster
• I enjoy Iced Earth (and Demon and Wizards), Amon Amarth and Symphony X. My guess is that if she likes de... : Aragoat
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  Try Behemoth, Nile or Gorgoroth. : Lone Swordsman
  • Oh, and Mayhem. : Lone Swordsman
  • Behemoth is awesome : Cyntax
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  Soilwork, listen to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJULYdRRx3s&fmt=22 : gmd
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    if you don't like this I will punch your throat : gmd
    • I like Soilwork. This song in particular reminds me of Dream Theater minus all the snobbishness and hair... : Rotten Deadite
  • Much better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a733LewgmD0 : GodZilly
• Amon Amarth! : skinlab133
• Danger Zone : ateam311
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  Sleepytime Gorilla Museum : Megara9
  • hahah that band is crazy : wtf242
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  Why can't you say, "I don't know any metal but here's some bands I like that sound kind of metal-ish?" ... : antareus
  • i know what i'm doing! this is for later down the line. I already recommended Mono and she loved them. Ye... : wtf242
  • That would seem to be what she was asking for, music our dear colleague Mr. Wtf enjoys. If you're into po... : A Sponge
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshuggah They're Swedish, and pretty good : QMS|superdave
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojira_(band) they're French, but i like their song "toxic waste island" : QMS|superdave
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissorfight not quite the same, but i really like their song Blizzards, Bu... : QMS|superdave
  • pretty good? They're awesome. They're so good they make my prostate pulse with glee. : thecray
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  You're asking me about music? No. : dognose
  • I do remember back before my accident, loving Cradle of Filth's Midian album. : dognose
• opeth : papaskot
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  tell her you LOVE METALLICA OMG! : FPSDavid
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    You just want him to fall in love so that you can call her fat. : ra1n
    • wtf242 has good taste : FPSDavid
• in flames (anything before come clarity), amon amarth, gojira, devildriver : synapse19
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  A popular thing to do amongst metal fans is to try to impress each other with how crazy your music collec : Rotten Deadite
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    Meshuggah is the craziest shit I've ever heard. I saw them live with Ministry and I liked them better. ... : ETPC1
    • liked Meshuggah better, that is* : ETPC1
  • obZen is so awesome, but I actually think (being in the huge minority) that Catch 33 is the absolute peak... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  might i suggest: http://www.adversaryband.com/ ? : hirez
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    MAN THIS IS SO GOOD GOD it's not even like a shacker is in the band that's how good it is : lakren
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      I love this shit. I'm going to buy this album. : hirez
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        i have it and it's actually fucking awesome. i've been in a bit of a metal slump but i've been blasting t... : lakren
        • Yeah, i'm digging this album, always love it when it comes up when my playlist is on random : vov1n
  • which one is the shacker?? : moshman
• Venom, the Black Dahlia Murder, 3 Inches of Blood. : ADSliv
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  DETHKLOK : cryptical
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    DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEEEEEEE FROM THE HILLS OF COLUMBIAAAA???????!!!!!!!!!????????? : gmd
    • Post of the fucking week \m/ : chiisu81
    • Let's do 'Kill you', that's a good one for the ladies.. that's a good ladies metal song : cryptical
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  I don't know anything about genres or if these are even considered "Metal". Everything I've heard from a ... : genjuro
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    this is why I don't have any black friends :( : genjuro
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      right now I don't even believe you are black. : gmd
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        Look just because I don't smell like weed, sweat, fried chicken and curl activator - that doesn't make me : genjuro
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          I hope you grunted and screamed really loud : gmd
          • I tried holding my breath for 585 but lost my air halfway up and let out a BLEEAAAARRRRRUUUAAAAAAAGHHHHH.... : genjuro
    • because you're too lazy to type? : QMS|superdave
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      what about black metal friends? : Dave-A
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        I am black and possibly part Hebrew or some shit so that shit is not what is hot in the streets right now... : genjuro
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          yes i do know you are black, i meant "black metal" friends, not metal friends that are black. this clarif... : Dave-A
          • Who said I'm black you can't mother fucking prove it. And yes, I know you meant "black metal" friends : genjuro
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      I'm your friend >:( : dognose
      • I know dognose, I know :) : genjuro
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        you are not black you are asian. : hirez
        • boomstickah said I'm black :( : dognose
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      what about mr sleepy : wtf242
      • He is creole or some shit. He doesn't count. : genjuro
    • Genjuro's black?!?!?! : mace
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    genjuro how can you like anything by dillinger escape plan? : lakren
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      Shut up and go back to non-ironically enjoying Einherjer - Iron Bound : genjuro
      • i don't even like einherjer, although that song and video is pretty solid. : lakren
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        genjuro is that what's hot in the streets : AlexXdude
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          Yeah pretty much. T-Pain, Plies, and Rick Ross are dropping a club remix next week. None of you know ... : genjuro
          • I know who T-Pain is. he's featured in a lot of songs. : hirez
    • I don't really care for Dillinger Escape Plan but I like the thing they did with Mike Patton. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Finally, a Pelican endorsement. This band deserves much more love. : Mr.Finkster
• dragonforce : scorpiusman
• since she likes post-metal, try some sludge metal and doom metal too. : re4ctor
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  Amon Amarth - Show your interest in her with some Honest to Odin viking metal. : theo20185
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    should maybe i buy her one of these first? http://www.supermarkethq.com/pictures/0007/7611/il_430xN.46022... : wtf242
    • no, http://www.sblades.com/product_pics/z_diamgstr.jpg : QMS|superdave
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  Coheed and Cambria. : ra1n
  • GET OUT. :( : lplasmatron
  • lol good joke! : jimmy_legs
  • Wow, I was serious. 4 years ago I thought this was the right answer to every metal recommendation questi... : ra1n
  • not metal at all, but me and most of my friends that listen to metal, like them. : broly1718
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  If she likes metal then she should like Opeth. If she doesn't like Opeth, then she doesn't like metal. ... : Vantage
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    did you ever listen to that depeche mode cd i sent you for white elephant :( : wtf242
    • I did! I really liked it. Not metal though. :P I use it to study to occasionally, and in my car. Musi... : Vantage
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    What if I like Sunn O))) but not Opeth? : Lone Swordsman
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      that that's what we would expect from a Stars of the Lid fanatic. : DonkeyPopsicle
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        stars of the lid are awesome though :[ : wtf242
        • and Sunn O))) is the metal version of SotL. : DonkeyPopsicle
        • hey wtf242 if you like stars of the lid and really light ambient stuff, check out bohren und der club of ... : lakren
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      I stand by my statement that if you don't like Opeth then either you don't KNOW Opeth, or you don't like ... : Vantage
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        I've finally warmed up to Watershed a bit, but I still think the outro to Heir Apparent is incredibly stu... : DonkeyPopsicle
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          You must mean Burden.. that's the one with the wacky last minute. I agree w/ Vantage. Give her some Op... : nutrient
          • I think "Ghost of Perdition" is the best intro song. Very accessible. There are some good, accessible s... : Vantage
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            nope. The detuning at the end of Burden is pretty annoying, but the outro of Heir Apparent is just tacke... : DonkeyPopsicle
            • its a little power metal-y but I like the riff. : shogberg
        • no way, the little progrock elements to Watershed are great. Opeth is such a fantastic band. : Maarten Goldstein
• tragedyyyyyyyyyy : feek
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  BUCKETHEAD! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bSZslEDUl0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-SLMAoj_Ew (h... : Rag and Bone Man
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    The Garden of Earthly Delights music video subthread: Metallica - Until It Sleeps http://www.youtube.... : DonkeyPopsicle
    • EMO-TALLICA Amirite? : RookieCAF
    • Not available in your country :( : Rag and Bone Man
  • Buckethead rules. : c0bra
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  depeche mode : whistletits
  • i thought a chick was coming over why are you posting on the shack : wtf242
• DETHKLOK : Dschinghis Khan
• I don't get it. What is she asking you? What are you asking us? Did you tell her you like metal and ar... : SiW.
• \m/ Arch Enemy \m/ : chiisu81
• Metal bands are so subjective these days...I would recommend some Down to play it safe. I really haven... : melkore
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  slayer. : bogombo
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    this is the only answer : MoreVespeneGas
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      at my catholic high school we played "raining blood" at a talent show. good times. : newek
      • This version is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz0Q91VFsOk : ninjase
  • ^^^ : Godhatesfatpeople
• why the fuck would she want you to recommend music? or did she want any kind of music, and you want to... : thekidd
• There are 4 bands in particular that are greatly underappreciated that you should know about: The Meads ... : Gore87
• Pantera - Good Friends And A Bottle of Pills : Godhatesfatpeople
• \m/ Depëchæ Mødë \m/ : stuka
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  Maybe you will like Baroness? Also, my favorite metal from when I was in high school was Carcass, who... : haiku
  • if you like the new baroness you will like torche : feek
• Limozeen is a good band, very hardcore : baconisgod
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  Opeth maybe? : action wombmate
  • NOT MAYBE : ninjase
  • ABSOLUTELY! Opeth is amazing. : freakynipples69
• why is everyone trying so hard? its not like wtf242 has a chance with this girl : Flynn
• Envy is not metal, 242! : CrustaR
• old ulver, ihsahn's solo is great, some cradle, some dimmu. fuck it, all of norway/sweden will do you wel... : reverend~heresy
• Recommend some European metal. It's very healthy because it makes you laugh. : spiderfill
• fuck scandinavian black metal and european orchestral metal with capes. florida grindcore / east coast m... : EvilDolemite
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  If she doesn't like Slayer, laugh in her face and call her a pussy-ass bitch. I'm not super metal, but I ... : WildDanimal
  • ahahaha. right on man, right on. : bogombo
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  Opeth motherfucker : ninjase
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    Also: Kalmah. So fucking good \m/ \m/ \m/ And if you want more, also recommend Children of Bodom, Nort : ninjase
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      This is all good stuff. \m/ However, Opeth is the only one with truly cross-genre appeal, and the only ... : Vantage
      • True. However, I've also noticed that pretty much everyone I introduce Nightwish to seems to like it as w... : ninjase
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      damn, now i have to listen to some Kalmah today : vov1n
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqBexdo1CME : ninjase
• scar symmetry, testament, insomnium : delataur
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  The Sword Pelican sunn O))) Melvins Sleep Fu Manchu Nebula Earth Monster Magnet : speon
  • also: Kyuss Helmet Jesu Om Big Black lol, why not : speon
• http://www.myspace.com/coalesce : EvilDolemite
• Opeth?? Can't go wrong with that : mnok
• http://www.myspace.com/starkweather666 : EvilDolemite
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  why are you asking haiku? all he listens to is melt banana or something. or whatever bands sing about typ... : ninjase
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    haiku knows more about music and music history than anyone I know. Actually I would trust his opinion ove... : wtf242
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      but i mean have you heard melt banana??? : ninjase
      • I've seen Melt Banana live! It was awesome and crazy and fairly confusing. : evildanish
• Dionysus, Rhapsody, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Masterplan. Note that I'm heavily biased towards Power/Sym... : Cliffzorz
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  I find I really really like the guitar work in most metal, but I just want punch the drummer and vocalist... : SqueegyTBS
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    Try Pelican, City of Echoes. No vocals, no problem! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgOzLbPG1w : Mr.Finkster
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      Not bad, very explosions in the sky-ish. But not very metal. : SqueegyTBS
      • Agreed, there are more aggressive songs on the album but in general its pretty non-offensive. And I mean ... : Mr.Finkster
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    Try Dol Ammad, they use a choir instead of a vocalist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLlPEtAxJNM : Gore87
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      Great, now I'm going to have to punch a drummer and an entire choir in the face. Guess the last few will ... : Mr.Finkster
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        Alright, I've got something for you, but the vocalist still may irk you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P... : Gore87
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          I can tell there's a good song in there somewhere, but I can't quite make it out over the sound of someon... : Mr.Finkster
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            Lol, alright, this is the one youre going to love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0p5O9CeZ58 : Gore87
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              3rd time lucky. Not very metal, but I'm digging it because it kind of like The Black Angel's Death Song b... : Mr.Finkster
              • True, its folk, but Larsen was in Saturnus, so it has a place in the metal world. You should give these ... : Gore87
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                Not bad. I just want tasteful ferocity, if that makes any sense. The female fronted bands like Nightwis... : SqueegyTBS
                • Ever listened to the self-titled Deftones album? I'm probably going to laughed out of the shack for recom... : Mr.Finkster
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                  I may have the perfect thing for "tasteful ferocity": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ZZQtdBM_0 As far ... : Gore87
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                    The first one is just cheese metal, slow and boring :( That second one was fucking awesome. I'm gonna... : SqueegyTBS
                    • It was the wrong link, sorry, check out this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa9-3H1ao5M : Gore87
                    • Also, Summoning cheese metal?! Maybe thats why I love them :D : Gore87
                    • Good lord how did I ever forget to mention this band: Poison the Well. Give it a go http://www.youtube... : Mr.Finkster
                  • Bah wrong link, the first link shold be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa9-3H1ao5M : Gore87
                • You might actually be looking at the wrong genre. People here tend to recommend either hair/power metal a... : Felraiser
    • lol, that makes me want to kill myself and i LOVE metal : moshman
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  Get back to the real roots- early Killing Joke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvx-HbYTqzg&feature=rela... : Borzoi
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    Roots? BLOODY ROOTS?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzqdamO510 : Mr.Finkster
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      Sepultura always sounded like fake KJ to me :P : Borzoi
      • If by "fake KJ" you mean "most awesome thing ever," then I agree with you. : Rotten Deadite
    • This is probably the only song I can listen to and still get totally fucking pumped by the end of. : Rotten Deadite
• I heart finnish metal bands. Ensiferum, Kalmah, Wintersun, Moonsorrow, Finntroll, and older Children of ... : CyCo_PL
• Nothingface, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Dethklok, Soulfly, Powerglove. : Legolas5
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  Machine Head : GodZilly
  • Seconded! : freakynipples69
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  Strapping Young Lad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeG-6bpeUkA : Mr.Finkster
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    yes! you know wtf : moshman
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      Saw them live at Download 2006. Best opening line ever: "We are Strapping Young Lad, and we woke up on... : Mr.Finkster
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        nah, that's the intro to one of their songs "wrong side" As an opener he said "We are Strapping Young La... : moshman
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          Right you are, and that line's even more awesome! Loved it when he got the whole audience to do a death m... : Mr.Finkster
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            I saw them live 4 times and every time he cracked me up like crazy, really nice guy too. My favourite li... : moshman
            • Trying to find the part where he breaks into the most obscene tourettes like rant ever. Never laughed so ... : Mr.Finkster
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              It's like a Mindless Self Indulgence show! My favorite was bringing out a package of Oreos "for all th... : zakk
              • haha, i hadn't heard that one. There are so many fucking funny things he says. He told us all to shut th... : moshman
            • and this song gives me goosebumps, amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWixBMlpYMA&feature=related : moshman
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      What did you think of the "Ziltoid" record? I'm late to the Devin party, and been buying up all of his... : MatthewPhillips
      • Ziltoid is pure genius, amazing songwriting and considering he did the ENTIRE thing by himself, in his ba... : moshman
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    I *LOVE* that song. So much <3 for SYL. I also enjoy doing heart emoticons for metal bands. Best sk... : Chunks
    • his skullet = gone :( : moshman
• Caninus cause they have a dog for a singer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lom6PXAyJD0 : SqueegyTBS
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  This is possibly the greatest thread ever. THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS NEW MUSIC!!! : Gojirah
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    Gojira is a great fucking band : moshman
    • I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned. Also, Meshuggah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc ... : Gojirah
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  Limp Bizkit : Godhatesfatpeople
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    limp bizkit is pop music : moshman
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      It's RAGE rock! : FPSDavid
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        ILL BREAK UR FUCKIN FACE TONITE : aeg1x
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          GIVE ME SOMETHING TO BREAK : FPSDavid
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            I HOPE YOU KNOW I'M LIKE A CHAINSAW! I'LL SKIN YOUR ASS RAW! : GodZilly
            • BREAKING YOUR FUCKIN' FACE : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Animal Alpha. : AMikaboshi
  • haha I saw these at Rock Am Ring. Bizarre. : marmite
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  HEY GUYS U FORGOT SUM 41! AND LINKIN PARK! : antareus
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    Linkin Park is a rolly coaster! Much like a rolly coaster, it may seem dangerous or appear rebellious whe... : helvetica
    • I like this description. :O : CrustaR
• The new All That Remains album is pretty good, but many metal heads aren't big fans. The new Unearth a... : freakynipples69
• Enya : tangles
• Tell her you only like down and slayer but you take two weeks every year to attend the annual Saxon conve... : Rauol Duke
• Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination Martyr - Feeding the Abyss Testament - The Formation of Damnation Arsi... : FirmButtstone
• 3 Inches of Blood & The Sword. : Haku-Jin
• I said it before and I'll say it again: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16749080 : AbortedFetusChristi
• grabbag.mid as performed by Megadeth. : CrustaR
• http://www.myspace.com/smalltownmurder : get_navi

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  I would but its sold out here =( : hirez
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    OH shi.... floor tickets still/re available. anyone want to go? : hirez
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  Kanye West means what exactly? : Nighteyes
  • arrogant douche? : GloriousCow
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      Kanye got dicked pretty bad not long ago over one of his concerts. I forget what happened and I'm too laz... : ateam311
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            • I think he should have taken the side stage which was huge and about 200 yards away. It was a mess on al... : handofthrawn
    • don't listen to those other people, this refers to Kanye crashing the stage and throwing a bitch fit at t... : futant
    • Kanye West has said some incredibly arrogant things lately, making out that he is the best musician in th... : nudel
  • Trent doesnt care about black people : Degenerate
• I feel very lucky to have seen his show when they came here, there were probably only about 1000-1500 peo... : spaceless
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/16266656@N03/3081956242/ Friday \m/ : pyros
• Fuck. I had been kicking around going to their vegas show, but didn't commit to it. Damn, I really want t... : DarkWolf5
• Hey here's a cool article from Wired on all the technology used for his shows: http://www.wired.com/en... : pyros
• Trent doesn't like my city, and I can't get to Vegas on time. : jasoncrowley
• was indeed a versatile, interesting set-up NIN are a great live act on their own tho : futant
• fuck fuck FUCK I've been obsessing over a BD release because I still love Beside You In Time. A cryin... : grayscale
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  I bet once his moneyhats run low he'll announce another tour :P : nyranger66
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    he didn't say it was his last tour you butthead... GOD : futant
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      1) wtf you're posting here again? 2) I only skimmed and it's 3am so give me a break. : nyranger66
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        1) on occasion 2) NO BREAKS FOR YOU how've you been? : futant
        • fufufufuftant : spaceless
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          Still alive. Everything alright with you? : nyranger66
          • yes, I'm wonderful, living in your mighty USA now with my bf as a student : futant
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      Holy shit! Futant! I thought you were dead! : Juno
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        I'm aliiiiiive. : futant
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          how's your truck doing? : Juno
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            my what? : futant
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              all I really remember about you is that you had a pickup truck. I think it was maroon. (also that you wer... : Juno
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                dayumn, that was long ago! good memory I'm livin' in Seattle now! ha! : futant
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                  no shit? well, I'm just across the lake in kirkland! we should finally hang out! shackmessage me your pho... : Juno
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                    holy shit, I live in Kirkland! : futant
                    • great news! I'm very lazy, so this means I might actually see you! : Juno
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              I think he meant "trunk" as in he wants to put his "bike" in your "trunk". : nyranger66
              • screw your nyrangers! #66 belongs to the Penguins! also, screw your nyrangers for beating the Penguins th... : Juno
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      The shows we have announced in 2009 and any more that may be announced will be a completely different app : DianeOfTheMoon
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        Foreseeable future meaning couple of years, I would say. He's done a lot of touring and wants to not t... : nudel
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          yeah but you guys got the Year Zero tour, which we didn't get :( : grayscale
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            That was a pretty normal tour with a few new songs, though. Not all the interactive screens & lighting of... : nudel
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              There will be no DVD, which is what the root post was about :( : evildanish
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                The root post just says they didn't get to record it with James Cameron's IMAX cameras. They might still ... : nudel
                • Hmm. Guess we read it differently. I like your interpretation better, though! : evildanish
                • Here's hoping, a DVD (or ideally Blu Ray) would be second best. Nowhere near but better than nothing. : node
        • Well that just fucking blows : alnya
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    yes, yes you should : DonarUDL
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      my wife doesn't like NIN, though - I wonder if any of the portland shackers are going. I'll ask them tomo... : MisterPhoton
      • don't have to be a huge NIN fan to like the show, does she like rock music? : futant
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  I tryed listening to NiN stuff, and I didn't like it. But then again I don't like Tool either :( : AMikaboshi
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    It's okay. Tool stopped being good after Aenima. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • That is a preposterous lie, sir! I put it to you that you stopped being right after Aenima. : nudel
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    You should tri again, you obviously did something wrong. oh god I can't believe I did that : daedraug
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      you should learn to spell try :p : AMikaboshi
      • You should learn to appreciate my wonderful sense of humor. Also learn to spell the past tense form of tr : daedraug
• i guess I missed my chance 2 months ago :/ : Slowtreme
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    I was there also. Great concert. : redfive
    • I love how everyone stood up when Trent & co came in, as if he was the goddamn president. I could bare... : ETPC1
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      i was there too :D : dantastic
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        oh yeah I forgot. How did you like coming to Hamilton? : redfive
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          hamilton sucks and we missed the opening band and came right in time for NIN so that was good : dantastic
          • I walked in and took my seat just as the lights were dimming. You are correct about Hamilton sucking tho... : redfive
• I saw them a few weeks ago, it was a fucking great show. : kenmis
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  Saw trent in Toronto Cleveland and Detroit this year and going to see him in Vegas next week again. I've ... : Beef-
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    i missed toronto because i was lazy :( how come you didnt try to make it to hamilton? : dantastic
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      I was busy that day with work. My friend went and said it was awesome. ALSO Toronto SHACKMEET SOON K THX!... : Beef-
      • get er done! take our precedent and give a lot of advanced notice though :P : dantastic
• Oh what the fuck it's not coming to Europe? Fuck, I would have flown over if I'd known. :( : node
• Even though I'm not a fan of NIN, that concept would have been impressive none the less. I'm still wai... : freakynipples69
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  i went to the show and found that it was pretty similar to one of his previous tours for with teeth. sam... : dantastic
  • i'm talking about the show that i think was in the rogers centre (can't remember) in toronto with death f... : dantastic

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  I cannot think of a single thing I own that I would consider prized. Hmm. : DOOManiac
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    me either, we fail as americans : SockMonkeh
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      me neither. Attachments lead to suffering though so don't worry about it. : senseimoron
      • Oh don't get me wrong, I like all my shit. I like my fast PC, my HDTV, and my video games collection. But... : DOOManiac
    • Maybe not. I have so much stuff I can't figure out what would be most prized. I can maybe figure out what... : perstephanie
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  probably my balls. i dont know what i would do without them. : mindshot
  • steroids : filthysock
• My pens and my knives. : lacker
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  i have a small tattered accordion file of my father's photos and postcards from around the world during h... : GloriousCow
  • Meow. : nevicata
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  Generally there's nothing I own that I couldn't replace quickly without too much trouble with the excepti... : randomposter
  • I have a similar figure that is going on my wedding cake this spring... : jasoncrowley
• my dog : Unleashed
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  my shoe or fitted collection would be my only thoughts : the city
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    but perhaps i misunderstand what you mean by prized... i'm proud of those two things, but i don't thin... : the city
    • Prized meaning especially important to you. For any reason. : coldfusioncs
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  my cat by far, he's ducking awesome My books would come second I guess : MagicWishMonkey
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    ducking = lol iPhone, amirite? : coldfusioncs
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      I don't know if I love this phone or hate it. Not sure yet. : MagicWishMonkey
      • I love mine, but am continually frustrated by the lack of profanity in the dictionary. : Ormsbee
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  My '83 Caprice. : guido anchovy
  • Now if we're talking non-human living things, then my blind cat Ninja. : guido anchovy
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  my grandfather's WWII dog tags, and an iron cross he took off a nazi officer : dirge23
  • That's pretty badass : Ovate
  • that rules : ninjase
• my book collection? : Antilles_Prime
• My kids. I did alright on those. : SiW.
• My father's sword from when he was in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. : riptyde
• Ownership is theft. : ieGod
• my 9 high school art journals ... i would have to include my college figure studies. i wonder if they wou... : pointyelbows
• My Star Control 2 original box + star map. : Jiven
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  a necklace my dad gave me. Right after he got out of the Navy after WW2, he decided to start up a bus... : Megara9
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    that's a great story! my dad gave me a special gold necklace when i was small but the pacific ocean ate ... : pointyelbows
    • aww :( It would break my heart if I lost this. : Megara9
• My '68 Sunn Sorado amp. It still has the original tubes and is signed by the person that hand built the ... : melkore
• I have an autographed Picasso. : newek
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  I have a rock a picked out of the crematoriums at Dachau. I gave it to my grandfather who was an infantr... : ra1n
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    I went to Dachau and the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach this summer. What emotional experiences those w... : coldfusioncs
    • Thank you, I agree. : ra1n
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  My car. 1996 Ford Explorer XLT in Forest Green. Not the nicest, not the shittiest, but it was my first ca... : airrob
  • I'm the same way with the Caprice. :P : guido anchovy
  • I wish I still had my old '89 Chevy Cavalier just so I could keep my first car forever but I sold it to m... : melkore
• I dunno...my PC, I guess. I don't own a lot of stuff I would consider prized, but I'd probably be upset i... : Vincent Grayson
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  I'm not very sentimental and I tend not to treasure things, so nothing I own has much value to me aside f... : ArB
  • Yeah I didn't list my cat because I don't consider her property either. : Megara9
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  I have a singed copy of the first Sonic on the Dreamcast. Yuji Naka signed it when I met him back in 2000... : Fred Garvin
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    Oh, that's in the game realm of course. : Fred Garvin
    • Fuck, hit post too fast. I have a felt hat with a silk lining from the 1920's that was my grandfathers. I... : Fred Garvin
• I have my translucent green launch team Xbox 1. : RomSteady
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  my sperms. : chilln
  • you dont give it out freely, do you? : j0nchan
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  Great Grandfather's wind-up pocket watch : I7 SilverFox
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    "The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. " : grabbie
    • not the same, not the same D: : I7 SilverFox
• All my prized things have been lost or stolen :( I guess if I had to place one thing about all others,... : Modica Sol Solis
• Maybe my mom's engagement & wedding ring, but it won't really feel like "mine" until or unless it becomes... : perstephanie
• 24 large jars of urine : spiderfill
• Probably my Mesa/Boogie Mark IV guitar amp i've had for about 20 years. It's the hardest to replace. : Pneum0
• Video game possession: Original Japanese version of Castlevania SOTN in original case, with soundtrack a... : deathofrats
• signed and numbered copy of Son of the Demon first edition hardcover : .Jayson
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  Definitely my record collection.. I've probably got close to 3000 LP's and a couple hundred 45's. They *a... : pyros
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    whoa. what kind of LPs? : feek
    • long players : Albemuth
    • Everything and anything. Mostly 50ies, 60ies, 70ies rock and folk (Harry Belafote, that sort of thing), d... : pyros
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    Is your collection sorted autobiographically? : Prozium
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      sorted by genre and then by alphabetically : pyros
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        (by artist) : pyros
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          (and then in order they were released) : pyros
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            Sweet dude! I just got into vinyl the last three months and have more than 600 records including probabl... : Delaric
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              Having a 180 gram pressing doesn't mean you're getting a good pressing, nor does it mean it's being maste... : pyros
              • Well I got a 180 gram of Kings of Leon's new album...sounds nice. I got a few Gnarls Barkley albums pres... : Delaric
    • "Is that Peter fucking Frampton?" : Cliffzorz
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  I've been thinking about it since this thread started and I don't have a single thing that I consider to ... : spiffymc
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    Then make it easier on yourself. Maybe not prized. Maybe something you just have with you all the time. L... : coldfusioncs
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      Never thought of it like that, I have a picture of the Buddha that never leaves my wallet. I only ever ta... : spiffymc
      • See? Perfect. It's an object that might not have immediate recognizable value, but whenever you look at i... : coldfusioncs
• The '78 Toyota Landcruiser Fj40 that was my first vehicle. This isn't mine but it's what mine looks l... : mnsnota
• I have Panzer Dragoon Saga. That's about it. I'm not really a collector of gaming stuff. : dmason
• my car and my wardrobe : arizona bay
• most if not all of my stuff is replaceable, but i've got to give it to my car (2004 Acura RSX, auto), wit... : RikiTiki2
• my necklace : thekidd
• I'm not much for sentimentality. My most prized possessions would probably be my computer and my car. I'd... : WildDanimal
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  I have a yardstick that my great grandfather made over a hundred years ago, we still use it today. It is ... : Zolneirz
  • That's really cool. Family heirlooms are the most powerful possessions I think. My mom has a small totem ... : pyros
• A DIN A4 sized drawing of Timmy from South Park a friend made for me. It's only sentimental value, but it... : Marauder IIC
• probably my storm trooper helmet. i wont even let people touch it. : CoRDS
• Mine would have to be my Grandfathers 1958 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Guitar. I am scared to play the ... : hashd
• My Foxrox Paradox TZF flanger. They're currently not making them, and fetch tempting amounts on ebay. But... : heartsauce
• Prized.. I don't know if I have any such thing. Maybe my entire collection of math stuff... tons of books... : delataur
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  my virginity : orgcaptainnemo
  • And remember, don't ever let him take that away from you. He might say he has the best of intentions, bu... : Whistler77
• Killcreek's jogging thong. : Godhatesfatpeople
• An extremely rare JAC M3A1 greasegun replica Classic Airsoft gun. I've got about six mags for it, and ha... : Enkidu
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  My Hi-Standard Double-Nine. It's a .22 revolver that I got when my grandfather died. It's like 45 yea... : magistersmax
  • Oh-- With original leather holster! : magistersmax
• My bamboo 50's furniture from Burma and various carved wooden animals from India, Burma, middle east, etc... : futant
• Oddly enough, my wedding ring. The wedding band belonged to my maternal grandfather (about the only t... : fusionrx
• I used to have this receiver and these giant speakers that were older than I were that I managed to convi... : Agrona
• My electric bass guitar, oh how i adore Helga : gimpness
• My house. : MatzL.E.
• My laptop, but for pragmatic rather than sentimental reasons. : gooblerampling
• A full collection of the library editions (the Red saturn imprint on the spine) of Heinlein's juvenille n... : Fyunch Click
• Tie between my paternal grandfather's old watch (which he totally lowballed a jewish pawn shop to get) or... : Orange Pylon

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• for a while now, its moving up my list of "oh god please dont suck you're so beautiful", ps3 needs this g... : .ka`boom.zZz.
• oh shit i haven't seen this video, woooooooooooowwwwwwww : .ka`boom.zZz.
• it's certainly pretty, at least in that clip the tension seems really artificial to me because the music ... : derelict515
• I don't know, but goddamn that is gorgeous. I wonder if it'll actually be fun. : Vincent Grayson
• More beta invites please. : razlebol
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  *shrug* looks like yet another generic fps : dodob
  • Yep, I agree with you. But as long as the MP is good and the weapons "feel" like real weapons, with good ... : Nitrium
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    what do you mean, did you see the exploding barrels, and he got rid of that dude by shooting the barrel a... : dael
    • But the barrel's weren't red.... : Mr.Finkster
  • so we're looking at about 4 million sales, right? : aeg1x
  • tension music.. that shit is so retarded. i can barely hear anything game-related. : industro
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  The game looks pretty slick. Looks like the weapons have some kick, and the environments were nice and bi... : focusdaily
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    They should put a good player playing it, because the way it looks now it can be misinterpreted as a slug... : Nitrium
    • Actually, it sounds like this game is slower-paced than what we're used to. From the preview over at... : ZTac
• this ones not too shabby either http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_9623_en.html http://www.gamersyde.com/s... : Break
• I think this will be the gears of war for the PS3 : aeg1x
• Woah that looks cool. Did you see you can shoot the barrels and they explode, killing the enemies near th... : antareus
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  There is something odd about that engine. I can't put my finger on it but it doesn't quite look right so... : chazums
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    Yeah it is almost like it is "preview code" or something. : antareus
    • I'm not talking about any general quality issues. It's more to do with the scale of the fov or something : chazums
    • Mate, at this stage, "preview code" will look the fucking same. They have two months tops left of develop... : node
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  Some nice touches, especially the guns, but still nothing mind blowing. The first one looked great then p... : node
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    I swear, some of you I think are blind and super jaded. This game looks fucking amazing. : pancake humper
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      lol seriously.. this shit crops up every thread. Graphically I don't think anything on consoles goes near... : aeg1x
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        Most shit on PC's doesn't come close to looking that good either. People are still so fucking angry o... : pancake humper
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          graphically, it looks good, sure. i'm skeptical because i thought the first game blew, not because of so... : pandastrong
          • Pretty much. The engine looks great, but it's rusty/cconcrete industrial settings again, and the last one... : node
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        Gears of War 2 is very comparable, and remember they have shipped 3 Gears games in the time its taking th... : bozer
        • Agree. Basically two major console lineups between PS3 and X360 go like this: Halo3 - Resistance1&2... : kpxkrnjc
  • Yet the PSP Killzone is considered to be an excellent game so you really can't judge everything by their ... : cetra00
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  It's always been a sick looking game. I've been following it since before E3 2006 or 2007, not sure whic... : mojothemagician
  • well yeah i always thought it looked like sex but man its jumped up in quality since last time i've seen... : Break
• I'd love it to be released on PC for obvious reasons. This may be the next game I purchase for my eve... : freakynipples69
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  AI fails. this game will not get more attention then l4d and will loads less play then halo3/cod4. nothin... : XchumpoX
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    oh god yes l4d is so innovative with its 4 maps and 5 zombies oh god : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • here we go! : boring gegtik
    • Did you seriously just try to say that innovation is based off the number of maps and enemies? : Wisp!
• Does nothing for me. : baron calamity
• I like the map! That's about it though. :/ Is there no cover system? I couldn't tell if he just pushed... : hoov1185
• What sucks is no matter how good the game is, it probably won't sell much simply because nobody has PS3 r... : bozer

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  it still remembers my username and password. :( nothing good can come from me going back to that website.... : perstephanie
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    Small doses can't hurt... right? : nevicata
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      You coming? Non-Ranking 1 : nevicata
      • oops sorry wandered off and got sucked into a bizarre facebook vortex that involved talking to distant co... : perstephanie
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  i'll play how do you play : kpxkrnjc
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    There's dice, and you have towns, and you get resources if the number rolled matches where your town is b... : nevicata
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      let's play! my name is Koruptdeath : kpxkrnjc
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        Okay! Go to the 'Non-Ranking Basic' lobby. : nevicata
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          I don't see that one :O Is it under Xplorers? : kpxkrnjc
          • Yes! Sorry, it's non-ranking 1 : nevicata
      • looking for you guys, my name is timaste : timaste
      • I'm in, never played before, dunno wtf. Name is (surprise) ride-my-rocket. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • It's a cross between Monopoly and a simplified version of Civilization. : YamatoTwinkie
  • You and the other players curse at each other until 3am because no one wants to trade for what everyone n... : Freon
• oh shit I love Catan, especially cities and knights. Will try. : timaste
• can't play tonight, but i will definitely play this at some point : dirge23
• My girlfriend and I use to play on that site at least a year ago probably closer to 2. It is highly reco... : SlingBlaze
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  Do any of you have Catan for the 360? If you do, send me a friend request (gamertag: ConfusedUs) or even ... : ConfusedUs
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    No, that costs money. :( : nevicata
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      It's cheap and it's the best Catan client I've ever used. It beats the java version in the OP by a mile a... : ConfusedUs
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        Yeah, but does it have as many maps as Xplorers? : nevicata
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          Only the stock map, but isn't that enough? (okay, I wish it had Into the Desert but...) : ConfusedUs
          • No, not really. Go to the site above, and click on the Map Browser (under 'Play' on the left I think). Th... : nevicata
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    I have it. I loves me some Catan, though I always lose. =( : zakazi
    • Here's some hints: Don't trade unless it's to your own personal advantage. This is HUGE. I never, ever... : ConfusedUs
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    no, but this description intrigues me greatly. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18610462#itemanchor... : Degenerate
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      800, I believe : ConfusedUs
      • Also, there's really two layers to this game: the numerical and the social--and I'd say the social aspect... : ConfusedUs
  • I do, but no internet w/ 360 at the moment, will invite later. :) : timaste
  • I do, I'll send you an friend request in a bit (name is Micatron). : nurglich
  • I just bought it last weekend when it was on sale. I've never played Catan in any form before but I've h... : google
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  Great game guys! that was awesome. We should play web-based Diplomacy sometime too, that's a blast, espec... : timaste
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    There's a web-based version of Diplomacy out there? Man, I used to play that a whole bunch in HS. It was ... : smoove
    • I believe so, I'll dig it up : timaste
  • What's Diplomacy? : nevicata
  • I'd definitely be interested in that. I suck, though. : TShandy
  • lol. 4-6 turns in and it all goes to hell. Diplomacy was worse than Risk when it came to backstabbing. : Fyunch Click
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  That was surprisingly a lot of fun! timaste is a dastardly player >:[ gg nevicata and tim! : kpxkrnjc
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    GG I am like the Walmart of Catan. : timaste
    • I'm not sure I want to fully understand that statement. Fun game! : nevicata
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    We should get a Cities & Knights game going sometime! : timaste
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      C&K is usually much more tumultuous. And I would like to beat you soundly. :) : nevicata
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          I still love regular Catan (or xplorers I suppose) because they have so many different maps that tend to ... : nevicata
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            You're weird, Cities and Knights is a vastly superior game. : Toth21
            • :P : nevicata
  • That was fun! Who was Fireman451? : nevicata
• My siblings and I played Cities and Knights (as well as the regular version) over the Thanksgiving break.... : smoove
• Cool, it also has Carcassonne. : mrwolf710

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  I was impressed by the trailer they released... I would certainly buy it even as a standalone game. : f3ynm
  • so would i but imagine the awesomeness of a console box set that had it and hl2 ep3 and maybe even l4d : CoRDS
• i'm all 4 this. PC too. : ifallible
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  Yes, Valve should keep working on the game they released 10 years ago instead of creating new content for... : Sapiens
  • Or making Episode 3 for that matter. : Sapiens
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  Wait, you want Valve to buy a team that not only misses so many deadlines that they make Valve time seem ... : RomSteady
  • you heard me, do i have to get all stabby : CoRDS
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    if i were a team making a remake of a game like hl1 for free i wouldnt give a fuck about deadlines : Modica Sol Solis
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      In which case you probably wouldn't announce deadlines to the interwebs and set yourself up for RomSteady... : Sapiens
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        i'd be more concerned with the fact that Valve, an official company, is so awful with deadlines that it a... : Modica Sol Solis
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          So whose hyperbole is right, yours or RomSteady's? : Sapiens
          • There are nuggets of truth in both. : RomSteady
    • i think ppl are missing my point they should but it (including the team) pay them to work on it full t... : CoRDS
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    I'm guessing you're just being facetious. I'm hoping so anyway. : haiku
    • Partly facetious, partly serious, and partly looking back at the fates of acquired mod teams and seeing w... : RomSteady
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    Your Dennis Miller impression needs work. Needed more obscure references. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Also, needs more defenestrate. : five_percent
  • they're missing deadlines but they're also doing it for free in their spare time so... : ifallible
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    delays and leaks? Sounds like they will fit right in at Valve. : thecray
    • That's exactly what I was thinking. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • They're doing a hugely ambitious mod in their spare time. I'm amazed it's even still going, they deserve ... : node
• yes please : pyros
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  why buy them when they are building it for free? They might do that if the team gets close to releasing i... : byorn
  • because i want to play it on my x360 : CoRDS
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    because these projects frequently don't get released, they all die in developer hell when the developers ... : kaddar0
    • that's because they have retarded development models rather than taking advantage of iterative releases : aeg1x
  • By them because they produced something awesome just for the love of it. You want that team, no the IP th... : Rodeoclash
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  It's really cool what the Black Mesa guys are doing, but I'm not sure what Valve would stand to gain from... : Chris Remo
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    Yeah, Valve's not really in the remake business. : Whistler77
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      explain counterstrike source : CoRDS
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        they didnt make it? i think turtlerock did : retarded talking dinosaur
        • Turtle Rock did CS:CZ and then was bought by Valve. Valve did CSS in house : Schnapple
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    they NEED to buy it so it comes out on the x360 and ps3 i dont wanna have to plug a keyboard and mouse ... : CoRDS
    • If they were interested in buying it and releasing it via retail and steam, I'd rather they wait and see ... : pyide
  • Yeah, as I said above. Buy the team because they work well together and have produced some great work, th... : Rodeoclash
  • My bet is that these guys get individually hired by valve when it ships. That's probably their goal anywa... : Schnapple
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  I too would like it on consoles so I could play through all of the games that way. : Evil Benius
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    Also redone HLDM please. : Evil Benius
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      ^Best game ever, but would be laughable with a console controller. : icon_of_syn
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        Um not really, it is no different than any other FPS that plays just fine with one. : Evil Benius
        • Like I said below, it's simply impossible to do key techniques in HLDM on a controller. It was designed ... : icon_of_syn
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        people say the same about TF2 and it plays great on the 360. : FormerHPB
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          It's all relative I suppose, but I played hldm for 7 years and I can't imagine not being able to tau jump... : icon_of_syn
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            I think you could pull off a Tau jump and do stuff midair with a controller just fine. : Evil Benius
            • agree to disagree i guess, carry on :) : icon_of_syn
            • You're way off base here. In HLDM you had a bunch of weapons where headshots mattered (pistol, AR) on a ... : dkrulz
• TBH I was wondering why they haven't done that already. It's a hugely impressive effort regardless of how... : node
• With a mod that's been in development for so long it would probably be a huge shit show trying to figure ... : Horn
• Console? WTF : mojothemagician
• They probably will. Valve is extremely friendly to the mod community. : freakynipples69
• how many times are you guys going to buy the same game over and over? Its a safe bet that most people her... : maulla
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  Actually, F that. Just get to work on adding more content and tweaking L4D. The game has so much potent... : kainen1
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    re: smokers I'd like to see the tongue attack not get broken by damage. It's dumb that one stray shot can... : aeg1x
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      thats kinda what I'm saying...smoker's don't do any real fast damage unless they find a tricky spot on th... : kainen1
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        I dunno. I like the idea of breaking the tongue with a well placed shot. : Dusty_Slim
        • i dont have a problem with that as much as I do zombies attacking the survivor and in doing so snap the t... : kainen1
        • AKA emptying an Uzi into thin air in an attempt to hit the tongue. : kpxkrnjc
• why aren't they releasing it in stages? It looks like they're trying to do everything at once. : DonkeyPopsicle

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• The execution. The accessibility to the masses. : Bamtan
• I just thought it had some good action scenes. The story/concept wasn't that interesting to me. : Sacred Sperm
• I liked it because it reminded me of Dark City, and also I was living in Sydney when they filmed it and s... : kramweil
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  Because you're on the internet, and so you will see the full spectrum of humanity's reaction to something... : geedeck
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    That's a big part of it - personal friends who are geeks, including CS majors in college at the time, ha... : vitaminzach
    • (friends "IRL") : vitaminzach
    • i had that reaction because i was like 12 when i watched it : feek
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      I shudder to think of how narrow-minded people must be if they've never considered the idea that reality ... : Lone Swordsman
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        http://www.williams.edu/philosophy/fourth_layer/faculty_pages/jcruz/courses/Moore1.pdf : DonkeyPopsicle
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          I'm assuming this essay was meant to be satire. : Lone Swordsman
          • Haha, that's actually how I read it as well. Since it's Moore I would assume it's not though. : daedraug
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        Oddly enough, it was mostly non-religious friends who reacted more to that idea. While the religious, non... : vitaminzach
        • Well, much of Christianity operates on the notion that there's a hidden conflict between God and the devi... : Lone Swordsman
    • And so why do you care? Life is a journey, and the internet makes it so everyone can share what point the... : geedeck
• the slomo, camera-spinning stuff was really new and cool at the time. trinity doing the jump kick, the w... : Foxhawk
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  "from a theoretical / what-if / change-your-worldview standpoint. " huh? back in 1999 i was just fucking ... : Maarten Goldstein
  • maybe i'm reading the internets wrong then. the action scenes made it awesome for me too. but when i read... : vitaminzach
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  It blew us all away because everyone was hyped for Phantom Menace in 1999, and many of us (like myself) h : riptyde
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    Thats it basical. It was one of the last movies that I knew almost nothing about when I saw it and it was... : baron calamity
    • Plus it was a really cool implementation of the age-old "what if we're just some computer simulation?"/"w... : riptyde
  • Totally true. I had no idea about it and it was all the better for it. : alnya
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  It's not like what the Matrix introduced was a new philosophical world view. People have been debating th... : aaarrrgh
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    It's a little different. Descartes: It's all in your head - you control it, you created it, it's all you... : vitaminzach
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      and Descartes didn't know kung fu : Bamtan
      • I know kung fu, therefore I am : dirge23
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  Compared to the horrors that nerds usually read and watch, The Matrix is profound literature and philosop... : A Sponge
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    What do nerds usually read and watch a sponge? : Chepito.
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      Star Wars novelisations, Ender's Game and Monty Python movies. Fact. : A Sponge
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        How is Monty Python not profound?! explain : daedraug
        • Nerds totally miss the deep and engaging subtext. "Ni!" indeed! : A Sponge
• WHOA : feek
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  They made pretty much the coolest action movie ever, but then nerdy computer geeks got all philosophical ... : podung
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    I still like the 3rd movie though on repeat reviews, its really just because of Hugo Weaving. : baron calamity
    • This is an awesome sculpture. http://www.australianbronze.com.au/images/Bellinda/large/Hugo-Weaving-Br... : podung
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    The first movie was cool because it sort of lucked into being philosophical and intellectual and cool. T... : riptyde
    • The second one had a great car chase scene. The third one....just ,no. : phate81
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  I like the story but that movie oozes with style. The actions sequences were amazing and the special eff... : c_man_tmt
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    Agreed. I also liked the way they used video game stuff in the action sequences. The bit where Neo and wh... : jcupitt
    • It also had strong anime/comic book influences. The bullet time stuff was a nice way to "frame" particul... : c_man_tmt
• "Yes, it was awesome." is there any more that needs to be said? why continue talking : Luminair
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  I was good sci-fi, that's why I liked it. : nevicata
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    I considered it a good action movie, not good sci-fi. The plot was full of holes, but the action made it ... : mroizo40
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      I like all three movies together as good sci-fi, but most would not agree with me. : nevicata
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        Actually after watching it again in HD, I wasn't that impressed with the fighting either because it looks... : mroizo40
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          Oh and the reason I don't think it's good sci-fi is because the science is all wrong. : mroizo40
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            Some of my favorite science fiction writing has incorrect science, so I don't see that as an obstacle. Ho... : nevicata
            • Thermodynamically it makes no sense to use humans as a power source - you lose too much energy maintainin... : mroizo40
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  I think you are thinking too much about it! : CrustaR
  • I see what you did here? : vitaminzach
• Persuasion is often 10% logic and 90% emotion. You can read dry books and papers all you want but someth... : spiderfill
• Who cares Im just posting to say the third one sucked donkey cock : bozer
• If you don't take into account the sequels the first Matrix was awesome. : melkore

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  The Legend of Zelda theme song, Duke Nukem 3D theme song, Charles In Charge theme song, and the quaking b... : sesmaster
  • Wat... quaking? Where? : The_Archon
• stayin alive : returnofthepanda
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  I have Safety Dance by Men Without Hats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg : Mr.Finkster
  • This video is not available in your country. : GodZilly
• Nowhere To Run by Martha and the Vandellas : Juno
• http://mark.cdmaforums.com/V710_Ringer/Communicator.mp3 and texts http://mark.cdmaforums.com/V710_R... : Cihte
• the doom song. intergalactic : CoRDS
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  A ringing phone. : Nixx2004
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    Anyone have a good ringing phone sound? They seem quite difficult to find, which is weird. (Old-fashioned... : nudel
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      I use the metal gear ring, it sounds like a ring tone so it's nerdy in disguise. But I keep my phone on v... : GodZilly
      • Voice mail greeting: "SNAKE, ARE YOU THERE? SNAKE??? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! *DUN-DUN- DUNNN!* : antareus
      • That is a good idea. I'll have a look for that sample. : nudel
  • Please do this. For the love of god PLEASE DO THIS! Custom ring tones are the worst thing ever created.... : FormerHPB
• The austin powers theme song is mine. : YerMothah
• I currently have the Legend Of Zelda "you found a secret" soundbyte. : Vangoghs Ear
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  Zelda Windwaker theme here. : locater16
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    Yesterday I considered switching to the Song of Storms from OoT : smegmar
    • I had that one for a few years. You do need to apply compression to the base song in order to get it to b... : antareus
• Final Fantasy 7 Victory fanfare is my current : Relentles$
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  Ren and Stimpy main theme : gimpness
  • I think the Log song would be an annoying choice for a ringtone. : redfive
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  The fighter select screen music from SF2. : brickmatt
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    where can I get that mp3? : boomstickah
    • Here is a .wav http://s2jason.shackspace.com/sfii-select.zip : s2jason
• You gotta do the cooking by the book. : MatzL.E.
• http://s2jason.shackspace.com/iphone%20stuff/ also this: http://s2jason.shackspace.com/Zelda%20-%20... : s2jason
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  I've always wanted the codec sound from MGS but I could never find it / too lazy to make it myself : Gojirah
  • I've had this as my ring tone for years now. : pyide
  • http://www.sub.wz.cz/downloads/sounds/codec.mp3 doubt it's the exact one i have, but google made it ea... : pyide
• Mr. Oizo - Cut Dick : Break
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  Hell March! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Thing is phones are shit at doing bass. And Hell March is all about that bass guitar. :/ : node
• this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jItz-uNjoZA&fmt=18 : OrkO
• I have the classical/opera/whatever music that plays on cs_italy :( : Chunks
• wtfexplosion.mp3 : Godhatesfatpeople
• more Flava Flav ringtones : AisfortomAto
• I'm using the james bond theme atm. : AMikaboshi
• I have an instrumental version of bad touch as my ring tone. : coraldayton
• I have the Benny Hill theme song and Spider-Man theme song on my phone. : voodooraze
• Need a teleporter here - http://adam.hughes.cc/files/scout_needateleporterhere.mp3 Bubb Rubb Woo Woo - h... : arhughes
• sadtrombone : retardhumper
• Boulder Dash! http://www.bd-fans.com/Files/FanStuff/Music/BoulderDash_%28mid%29.zip : eldersveld
• The Price is Right fail horn : DonkeyPopsicle
• Sam Kinison's yell, The Imperial March from Star Wars : Fyunch Click
• 288 modem connecting : dooberzoo
• Crank prank time phone : RikiTiki2
• I had the Mega Man 2 theme for like a year : Schnapple
• 1. hypnotoad! 2. the "mission accomplished" fanfare from Vice City 3. New message alert sound from Syst... : Dave-A
• http://www.planetofthep.com/stuff/dethtone.mp3 : SiW.
• how about just your phone on vibrate so as not to annoy the fuck out of me? : tangles
• I recorded the softer song from the TF2 menu. The first time I heard it I wanted it on my phone. : kelzmelzer
• I use the MGS codec as my ringtone and "!" as my email/text message alert. : riptyde
• E1M1. EOMFT. : node
• I have the line "Who can it be now?" looped from the Men at Work song Overkill : baron calamity
• For awhile I had Taps (the military funeral theme) and that was my favourite ringtone ever : boring gegtik
• Everquest loading screen music. : podung
• I'm using the MGS codec for my ringtone with the "alert" sound for incoming text messages. : prime8
• L4D Horde music : manero
• Manah - manah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMHcpMmV9g : r3dn3ck

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  In this moment - forever : boarder2
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    thank you for being the first to take the plunge and risk the wrath of my shaking fist! : Juno
    • Common - gladiator : Shivawn
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    Also Ra - Fallen Angels or I Lost Everything Today : boarder2
    • good suggestion right here : dixieboi
• Well what do you like? Tons of free stuff here: http://www.archive.org/details/etree : Nixx2004
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  Credence Clearwater Revival - Feeling Blue : airrob
  • Great song, but I already have it, along with every creedence album you could think of. Thanks! : Juno
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  sia - breath me : Marauder IIC
  • strike that. if you don't have virtual insanity by jamiroquia get that instead : Marauder IIC
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  Magazine- The Light Pours Out of Me (live version if you can find it) : Borzoi
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    Wow, I really like this one. Thanks! : Juno
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      Magazine was an incredible band. : Borzoi
      • check out this godly live clip from 1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFVrEJR2jN4&feature=related : Borzoi
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  mr bungle - california . the whole album : CoRDS
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    one song... if I like it, I might get the album, that's the point of this. trying to find some neat stuff... : Juno
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      every song on that album is totally different. you cant pick just one : CoRDS
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        then you are terrible at this, and you've earned yourself a fist shake *shakes fist* : Juno
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          JUST FUCKING BUY IT ITS GOD DAMN AWESOME http://www.amazon.com/California-Mr-Bungle/dp/B00000JG41 : CoRDS
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            Okay, but this album had better earfuck my aural virginity back into place and away again : Juno
            • Funny, that's EXACTLY what Mr Bungle albums do : zakazi
  • Pink Cigarette on California : Vangoghs Ear
  • it is impossible to only listen to one song on this album :( : ETPC1
• Yeasayer - 2080 : futant
• I was just turned on to this myself http://www.amazon.com/reminder-Nearly/dp/B000CNEYT8 Bought ove... : avatar_58
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  Chromeo - Fancy Footwork : Morgin
  • actually if just one song grab bonafied lovin' off that cd : Morgin
• Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. : AxeMan808
• Joanna Newsom- Sawdust and Diamonds is the most beautiful, magical song you will ever hear. : Mr.Finkster
• http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=295295560&s=143441 : Break
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  I will give you a few to choose from based on genre. Trance: Ferry Corsten - Black Velvet (softer) or Sh... : okhelosir
  • I am also going to post iTunes links in order because I am bored http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt... : okhelosir
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    what the hell that is not house it sounds more like trance stuff to me Deep House Sounding http:/... : Break
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      http://www.last.fm/music/Guru+Josh+Project/+videos/+1-41BpBIRivFM : okhelosir
      • haha i just copy and pasted your artist and title into youtube and i got this http://www.youtube.com/wat... : Break
      • and it still doesn't sound like house =/ its like some sort of club trendy sounding stuff : Break
• The Gathering - Travel Preferably off of the Noise Severe or Sound relief albums. If you prefer a mell... : antareus
• Stars of the Lid - A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process : Lone Swordsman
• Múm - Green Grass of Tunnel http://www.amazon.com/Green-Grass-Of-Tunnel/dp/B000QVIHSU/ GET IT NOW : indosauros
• Muse, if you don't have any. I would probably choose Exo-Politics or Starlight as one song to download. : nevicata
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  New Pornographers - Out From Blown Speakers : fatman
  • sorry.... Out Forgot the "official" name of the song. : fatman
• Adagio for Strings : ateam311
• My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday, Dondante, I will sing you songs, Run Thru - you will love MMJ, by th... : jasonepowell