RAW & TRUE: A few thoughts on Metal Music

Hi there

I've found this astonishing video on youtube today. I like to share that with you. Metal as it must be! And remember: that band has toured with Slayer, Motörhead and Venom during the 80ies.... Although the audio quality is fairly bad, the power and tightness of that band is still to be felt! It must be around 1992. Just a great example of what is meant by the words 'staying true to oneself'! Enjoy!



Here is another video of the same band playing the top bills of the underground metal scene during the 80ies...



....and the same band today (2005)....Audio quality remains awfull! But nevertheless impressive!...



The understanding of Metal has changed very much. Not only advantageous for it. This is especially valid for all that shit called "New Metal", a name which is an antagonism in itself! Metal stays Metal. There is just Metal oder Non-Metal but there isn't any "old" or "new" Metal!
Today in concerts people are standing around, even during the shows of very well known bands. A lot of them seem to be some kind of bored or maybe just overloaded with all the impressions that are brought to us every day. I seldom see a really hot crowd. People are merely losing themselves into discussions about "new" and "old" Metal, about genres and stuff like that. We all should stop blabbering around! We should just live that god damned rock'n'roll!
There was a time when there was no internet, no MTV not even CD-players (which does not mean I consider these things being bad!). There were cassettes with the records from the underground. And it was hard to come into contact with novelties in the market. At that time, the crowds weren't overexcited and therefore bored! 20 years ago, a Metal concert looked like this:



As fans, we were enthusiastic about every little bit of live music we were able to reach. Even during the shows of unknown acts in very small venues. It was a big party. And that party goes on!
We all should always remember. Rock'n'Roll in all of its forms is there to be fulfilled with life and dedication. I think we should all go to that point again! That is what BRUTAL GOD is trying to do. We just try to live in our band a lifelong dedication to our beloved Heavy Metal Music. We just stay true to oneself! And we are ready and hot to enter the stage again!


"We spit on those who choose to pose, we thrash with all the rest!"

Thrash 'till death!

Cu!

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