Great Metal Tunes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pScWD7ay1I

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"This song has been a very long-time coming for me. In my teens, my father and I never had a great relationship. We’ve had countless fallouts and it got to the point where we hadn’t spoken to each other in many, many years. I’d written songs in my teens and early 20’s about him and my frustration but nothing really helped fill the hole I felt inside. There were just too many mixed emotions. As time went on, I came to realize that, despite my anger, all I ever really wanted was to go back to the home I grew up in. For that reason, I decided to knock on his door and try one more time to get in touch with him.

The day I saw my father (for the first time in who knows how long), I quickly realized something. He wasn't the same person I remembered. He’d aged, had wrinkles, and a full-head of white hair. The tree that I remembered growing up next to was gone. The house inside was the same as I remembered but… older… dustier; and it felt… strange. As time seems to fly by for me, it also does for my father. And in all my parting, I never stopped to think about how much time actually went by. I spent my youth being so prideful and stubborn. I never even considered that as I was aging, so was he. I’ve had countless chances to fix things but wasn’t brave enough to actually do it. And now, I will never be able to get that time back.

My house wasn’t the same, my father wasn’t the same. And sure enough, I wasn’t the same either.

I wanted to capture that feeling when I wrote this song. It was so incredibly bittersweet and took a lot of courage for me. On one hand, I am so happy that I was able to make amends, on the other, I was so upset that it took me as long as it did.

‘Glenwood Ave’ was the name of the street I grew up on. I remember my father always telling me, “I’m the tree, you’re the branch.” The references to the oak tree missing are symbolic for the relationship and time we lost together. To be honest, there are countless references in this song that only the people who knew me growing up would understand. As you can imagine, this song is one I hold very near and dear to me.

My only hope is that when people hear “Glenwood”, they can think about their own lives and the people they’ve pushed away and ask themselves, “is it really worth being upset for this long?” Time is constantly fleeting, just as we are as well. I believe all we really want is to go back to that special place – a place where nostalgia triumphs over trauma; a place that we can call home. - WILL RAMOS

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Great song! A really punk vibe. 

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A little throw back 

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Just happened upon this. A very rare piece of heavy metal history! Black Sabbath with Dave Walker on vocals. I’d never heard of him but apparently Dave Walker was the vocalist for a brief period before they recorded Never Say Die. 

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Have barely been in non moto, first time seeing this thread. How the f did I miss it all these years??

It's been 20 years since they have released this song and specially this album and I'm still listening to it regularly- For everyone who is into metalcore, do yourself a favor and listen to the first three albums of PWD.

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Mavetism wrote:
Have barely been in non moto, first time seeing this thread. How the f did I miss it all these years??It's been 20 years since they...

Have barely been in non moto, first time seeing this thread. How the f did I miss it all these years??

It's been 20 years since they have released this song and specially this album and I'm still listening to it regularly- For everyone who is into metalcore, do yourself a favor and listen to the first three albums of PWD.

I have seen them quite a few times live as well. Great show when you see them in a smaller/medium venue.   When they opened with Wishing Well it was a master class of intros into a thumper.  Also huge fan of Horizons 

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Man I loved The Big Dirty Album and ETID's Southern Thrash sound.  Bring it back 

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Friend of mine Corey Davy singer/guitar for Lucid Intent a two man band from Kingman Az.

Comes out to ride my track...very good with a Yamaha 450 as well.

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Megadeth's final album is being released Friday. They released a song yesterday. 

One released last month. 

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Exodus announced their 12th studio album. 

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Didn’t know this thread existed. I’ve always listened to punk on my way to ride, but it was a gateway to the heavier side. Here’s a couple I’ve had on rotation lately.


 

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This band Cold Steel has a bit of hype around them.  Will likely catch them on tour with Kreator and the mighty Carcass later this year.  

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