slaytanic11.What's the first song you heard by 15? (Levellers)
That`s a tough question for this beer addled senile old brain to recall...I`d guess it was either Fifteen Years or One Way back when Levelling the Land first came out. I don`t remember knowing of them before that.
2. How did you get into 20? (Overkill)
Quite late bizarrely...back in the 80`s they were always the one big thrash band I wasn`t much of a fan of...it was seeing them at Bloodstock a couple of years back that won me over and I`ve loved them ever since.
3. Who is your favourite member in 1? (Iron Maiden)
Steve Harris I guess...let`s face it, he *is* Iron Maiden!
4. What’s your favourite lyric bit by 29? (Slough Feg)
I can`t honestly say I`ve ever paid much attention to Slough Feg`s lyrics. The last album was some odd display of ape worship from what I remember.
5. Have you ever seen 22 live? (Exodus)
Yep, 4 times...in 1988, 2003, 2008 and a couple of months ago where they were one of the best bands at Hellfest.
6. What's your favourite album from 10? (Black Sabbath)
Ooooh, that`s a tough one...I think I`m going to have to go with Heaven and Hell though. RIP Ronnie!
7. Do you own any merchandise from 3? (Slayer)
I bought a t-shirt at the Birmingham gig a couple of months back!
8. What is a good memory you have of 7? (In Flames)
All the times I`ve pissed off Mart by playing them! A couple of fantastic Wacken performances stick in my mindl, a band that can work the crowd well.
9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? (Megadeth)
No. I`m such a spring chicken.
10. When did you first get into 8? (Voivod)
Someone in school back in about 1987 sold me a bunch of thrash albums cheap that he hadn`t got into...and Killing Technology was amongst them.
11. Who likes 4 along with you? (Nevermore)
Everyone with fine taste. Most people I know like them to be honest.
12. Which song did you first hear from 16? (Helloween)
Ride the Sky. I asked Rival Records to play it one school dinner time and it cleared the store!
13. What made you fall in love with 5? (Kreator)
Listening to them! A mate had asked me to get him a Stryper album on a trip to London and I bought Pleasure to Kill instead...for which he should be eternally grateful...and when I got home and played it I wished I`d bought it for myself.
14. Which song do you not like by 18? (Destruction)
Hmmm, one of those solid, dependable bands that never really recorded a shit song. The cover of My Sharona I could easily live without though.
15. Why do you like 14's songs? (Cradle of Filth)
Because they make my ear`s happy. What a fucking dumb question! I`d like to point out that I`ve liked this band since before it was cool to hate them as well!
16. Where did you first hear 6? (Manowar)
I bought Sign of the Hammer on a whim around 1984ish after seeing an advert for it in Kerrang! How times change, I can`t imagine that mag would give them the time of day anymore.
17. How long was 19 a band before you liked them? (Municipal Waste)
I bought the debut after a guy in the Slayer newsgroup said nice things about it. I think they`d been around for a couple of years before that releasing singles and demos and the such.
18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? (Death)
Nope, although learning that Chuck had died isn`t one of my fondest.
19. When did you get into 17? (Metallica)
Hearing Creeping Death on the friday rock show and going out and buying the 12" the day after. Metallica were such an awesome band in the 80`s...how times would change!
20. How long have you been into 9? (Finntroll)
Since Jaktens Tid, the second album. I heard the title track somewhere and bought the album on a gig trip to London later in the year.
21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? (Enslaved)
I`ve driven 240 miles to see them if that counts. I have to travel a fair distance to see most bands.
22. How many CDs do you own of 12? (Dark Tranquillity)
All of them. I`m very fond of them!
23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? (Jethro Tull)
What sort of a big girl`s blouse do you think I am?!
24. Would you be surprised to find 27 hiding in your cupboard? (King Diamond)
He`d probably give me a frightful start.
25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? (Anaal Nathrakh)
Yes, they`re such a happy, jolly band it`s hard not to be infused with joy and smiles every time you hear them.
26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28? (Gamma Ray)
I listened to the song Somewhere Out in Space a week or so back.
27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? (Immortal)
Not since I`ve had Lastfm running but during my life undoubtedly.
28. Any song by 50 that you've only listened to once? (Amon Amarth)
Possibly one of those bonus demo track affairs that get bunged on as bonus tracks.
29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? (Tetsament)
I wouldn`t say I`m *sick* of hearing anything by them...they`re hardly overplayed in the grand scheme of things...although if I never hear The Ritual album again it wouldn`t concern me. Because it`s rubbish.
30. What song got you into 40? (Mastodon)
None in particular...I never really liked them at first but repeated listens to the second album grew on me.
31. What is your favourite single by 25? (Emperor)
Not your typical greatest hits band really...The Loss and Curse of Reverence was released as an EP so I guess I`ll go for that.
32. If 49 hated you, what would you do? (Celtic Frost)
Live my life as before. It seems such an unlikely proposition that any of them would ever be in a position to know me let alone hate me. Although Tom does seem a bit of a fruitcake so I don`t think I`d take it to heart!
33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? (Sabaton)
Fuck off!
34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? (Blind Guardian)
One of the odder questions...I`d be very happy for them. Which is actually something of a mis-truth to make myself look like a nice person...in truth I`m completely ambivalent.
35. Who has the best voice in 46? (Belphegor)
Only one of them sings so I`ve no idea what the rest sound like. He`s hardly a soprano.
36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking? (Morbid Angel)
Well, they`re not my thing by any stretch of the imagination but I don`t think they`re poster boys for a generation of teenage girls either.
37. How many times have you listened to your favourite song by 36? (Judas Priest)
Since having this fine website running it would appear to be 9 ( for Beyond the Realms of Death ). Beyond that I could only hazard a wild guess. So I`ll say 47.
38. How many CDs do you own of 30? (Anthrax)
Haven`t we already had this question? The answer remains the same...I`ve all their studio albums plus that odds and sods thing they put out in the early 90`s.
39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? (Rush)
I`m certifiably insane at the best of times.
40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? (Venom)
None of them. Cronos went solo already and he was woeful...the other 2 are currently a pair of non entities that I couldn`t care less about.
41. What does your favourite song from 48 remind you of? (The Pogues)
Dancing drunkenly in various night clubs around Plymouth.
42. Did you hate 43 at first? (Opeth)
I was neither here nor there about them...they`re still a band I can only enjoy in the right frame of mind.
43. Does your best friend also listen to 33? (Nuclear Assault)
All of my friends listen to Nuclear Assault. It`s why they`re my friends!
44. Do you think your parents would like 37? (Frank Turner)
Well, if you`re going to pick one from this top 50 he is the most likely I guess. They`d still probably think he was rubbish though.
45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? (Gama Bomb)
Infused with beer I can see myself in a mosh pit to them. Although these ageing bones would regret it shortly afterwards.
46. Have you ever seen 34 in person? (Korpiklaani)
I`ve seen them live a few times. And a jolly fun band they are too.
47. Do you like 44's name? (Death Angel)
It`s very metal.
48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? (Equilibrium)
Well, at least we`ve got a band with a woman in them for this question...although I can`t say I`ve sat up late at nights dreaming wistfully of her.
49. Do you know anyone that hates 39? (Sodom)
I think it`s fair to say my Mum would take issue with them. And a good deal of people I work with. But anyone who`s taste in music I value would give them a hearty thumbs up I`m sure.
50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35? (Drudkh)
With my dancing shoes on I can dance to anything. Except Drudkh. Probably.
That`s a tough question for this beer addled senile old brain to recall...I`d guess it was either Fifteen Years or One Way back when Levelling the Land first came out. I don`t remember knowing of them before that.
2. How did you get into 20? (Overkill)
Quite late bizarrely...back in the 80`s they were always the one big thrash band I wasn`t much of a fan of...it was seeing them at Bloodstock a couple of years back that won me over and I`ve loved them ever since.
3. Who is your favourite member in 1? (Iron Maiden)
Steve Harris I guess...let`s face it, he *is* Iron Maiden!
4. What’s your favourite lyric bit by 29? (Slough Feg)
I can`t honestly say I`ve ever paid much attention to Slough Feg`s lyrics. The last album was some odd display of ape worship from what I remember.
5. Have you ever seen 22 live? (Exodus)
Yep, 4 times...in 1988, 2003, 2008 and a couple of months ago where they were one of the best bands at Hellfest.
6. What's your favourite album from 10? (Black Sabbath)
Ooooh, that`s a tough one...I think I`m going to have to go with Heaven and Hell though. RIP Ronnie!
7. Do you own any merchandise from 3? (Slayer)
I bought a t-shirt at the Birmingham gig a couple of months back!
8. What is a good memory you have of 7? (In Flames)
All the times I`ve pissed off Mart by playing them! A couple of fantastic Wacken performances stick in my mindl, a band that can work the crowd well.
9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? (Megadeth)
No. I`m such a spring chicken.
10. When did you first get into 8? (Voivod)
Someone in school back in about 1987 sold me a bunch of thrash albums cheap that he hadn`t got into...and Killing Technology was amongst them.
11. Who likes 4 along with you? (Nevermore)
Everyone with fine taste. Most people I know like them to be honest.
12. Which song did you first hear from 16? (Helloween)
Ride the Sky. I asked Rival Records to play it one school dinner time and it cleared the store!
13. What made you fall in love with 5? (Kreator)
Listening to them! A mate had asked me to get him a Stryper album on a trip to London and I bought Pleasure to Kill instead...for which he should be eternally grateful...and when I got home and played it I wished I`d bought it for myself.
14. Which song do you not like by 18? (Destruction)
Hmmm, one of those solid, dependable bands that never really recorded a shit song. The cover of My Sharona I could easily live without though.
15. Why do you like 14's songs? (Cradle of Filth)
Because they make my ear`s happy. What a fucking dumb question! I`d like to point out that I`ve liked this band since before it was cool to hate them as well!
16. Where did you first hear 6? (Manowar)
I bought Sign of the Hammer on a whim around 1984ish after seeing an advert for it in Kerrang! How times change, I can`t imagine that mag would give them the time of day anymore.
17. How long was 19 a band before you liked them? (Municipal Waste)
I bought the debut after a guy in the Slayer newsgroup said nice things about it. I think they`d been around for a couple of years before that releasing singles and demos and the such.
18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? (Death)
Nope, although learning that Chuck had died isn`t one of my fondest.
19. When did you get into 17? (Metallica)
Hearing Creeping Death on the friday rock show and going out and buying the 12" the day after. Metallica were such an awesome band in the 80`s...how times would change!
20. How long have you been into 9? (Finntroll)
Since Jaktens Tid, the second album. I heard the title track somewhere and bought the album on a gig trip to London later in the year.
21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? (Enslaved)
I`ve driven 240 miles to see them if that counts. I have to travel a fair distance to see most bands.
22. How many CDs do you own of 12? (Dark Tranquillity)
All of them. I`m very fond of them!
23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? (Jethro Tull)
What sort of a big girl`s blouse do you think I am?!
24. Would you be surprised to find 27 hiding in your cupboard? (King Diamond)
He`d probably give me a frightful start.
25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? (Anaal Nathrakh)
Yes, they`re such a happy, jolly band it`s hard not to be infused with joy and smiles every time you hear them.
26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28? (Gamma Ray)
I listened to the song Somewhere Out in Space a week or so back.
27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? (Immortal)
Not since I`ve had Lastfm running but during my life undoubtedly.
28. Any song by 50 that you've only listened to once? (Amon Amarth)
Possibly one of those bonus demo track affairs that get bunged on as bonus tracks.
29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? (Tetsament)
I wouldn`t say I`m *sick* of hearing anything by them...they`re hardly overplayed in the grand scheme of things...although if I never hear The Ritual album again it wouldn`t concern me. Because it`s rubbish.
30. What song got you into 40? (Mastodon)
None in particular...I never really liked them at first but repeated listens to the second album grew on me.
31. What is your favourite single by 25? (Emperor)
Not your typical greatest hits band really...The Loss and Curse of Reverence was released as an EP so I guess I`ll go for that.
32. If 49 hated you, what would you do? (Celtic Frost)
Live my life as before. It seems such an unlikely proposition that any of them would ever be in a position to know me let alone hate me. Although Tom does seem a bit of a fruitcake so I don`t think I`d take it to heart!
33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? (Sabaton)
Fuck off!
34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? (Blind Guardian)
One of the odder questions...I`d be very happy for them. Which is actually something of a mis-truth to make myself look like a nice person...in truth I`m completely ambivalent.
35. Who has the best voice in 46? (Belphegor)
Only one of them sings so I`ve no idea what the rest sound like. He`s hardly a soprano.
36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking? (Morbid Angel)
Well, they`re not my thing by any stretch of the imagination but I don`t think they`re poster boys for a generation of teenage girls either.
37. How many times have you listened to your favourite song by 36? (Judas Priest)
Since having this fine website running it would appear to be 9 ( for Beyond the Realms of Death ). Beyond that I could only hazard a wild guess. So I`ll say 47.
38. How many CDs do you own of 30? (Anthrax)
Haven`t we already had this question? The answer remains the same...I`ve all their studio albums plus that odds and sods thing they put out in the early 90`s.
39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? (Rush)
I`m certifiably insane at the best of times.
40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? (Venom)
None of them. Cronos went solo already and he was woeful...the other 2 are currently a pair of non entities that I couldn`t care less about.
41. What does your favourite song from 48 remind you of? (The Pogues)
Dancing drunkenly in various night clubs around Plymouth.
42. Did you hate 43 at first? (Opeth)
I was neither here nor there about them...they`re still a band I can only enjoy in the right frame of mind.
43. Does your best friend also listen to 33? (Nuclear Assault)
All of my friends listen to Nuclear Assault. It`s why they`re my friends!
44. Do you think your parents would like 37? (Frank Turner)
Well, if you`re going to pick one from this top 50 he is the most likely I guess. They`d still probably think he was rubbish though.
45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? (Gama Bomb)
Infused with beer I can see myself in a mosh pit to them. Although these ageing bones would regret it shortly afterwards.
46. Have you ever seen 34 in person? (Korpiklaani)
I`ve seen them live a few times. And a jolly fun band they are too.
47. Do you like 44's name? (Death Angel)
It`s very metal.
48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? (Equilibrium)
Well, at least we`ve got a band with a woman in them for this question...although I can`t say I`ve sat up late at nights dreaming wistfully of her.
49. Do you know anyone that hates 39? (Sodom)
I think it`s fair to say my Mum would take issue with them. And a good deal of people I work with. But anyone who`s taste in music I value would give them a hearty thumbs up I`m sure.
50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35? (Drudkh)
With my dancing shoes on I can dance to anything. Except Drudkh. Probably.
