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Calling all AA fans, the band have confirmed via Facebook that there will be a MV for Breathless released very soon via Sumerian Records!
Good news right?

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I did not know people still cared for music videos.

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why would they not? although many are poorly produced, some are simply beautiful and amazing. There needs to be a way to visualise the lyrics in many songs and a MV is the best way

[ShredMaster]

I'm sorry dude but Asking Alexandria gives metal a bad name.

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how can one band give a genre such as metal a bad name? Metal is a massive broad spectrum which covers many many subgenres. Not only as AA an amazing band, they give 'metalcore' a good name!

However...
How exactly does AA give metal a bad name?

[ShredMaster]

(Original post by adsm_inamorta)
how can one band give a genre such as metal a bad name? Metal is a massive broad spectrum which covers many many subgenres. Not only as AA an amazing band, they give 'metalcore' a good name!

However...
How exactly does AA give metal a bad name?

Oversimplified riffs. Bad vocals. Horrible repeated breakdowns. Band can't play their own stuff live. Similar bands like Make Me Famous outclass AA in every single way. The band members themselves are *****, and don't know **** about metal yet pretend they are.

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Oversimplified riffs - metalcore isn't designed for sweep picking and guitar solos so sorry if it sounds too 'simple' for your liking. If you "shredmaster" can play guitar better than any members of AA, then I will be rather surprised.
Bad vocals - Danny Worsnop is one of the best unclean vocalists there is around nowadays! He executes clean and unclean vocals beautifully and can maintain his vocals without breaking his voice like many unclean vocalists do.
Horrible repeated breakdowns - how can their breakdowns be horrible when they use trance threaded in with their music? Not all their songs have 'breakdowns' as such, like Not The American Average has more of a vocal and trance solo breakdown which is unlike any other of their songs.
Band can't play their own stuff live - well that's just *******s because thats what they go on stage to do and they do so successfully. Obviously you're getting short of excuses to support your opinion.
The band members are '*****' - what ever that particular word is, you're wrong. The band members are who they are and together they are hero's to metalcore. I admit that their attitude towards alcohol and drugs is disgusting but nowadays they are facing their traits and are learning from their mistakes. Tell me how that is bad?
They don't know **** about metal - I assume that word is sh!t and that would be the wrong too. To be honest, who does know everything about metal? Metal is such a broad spectrum of music that to know every little detail about every subgenre and band of those genres would be more unbelievable than your attitude towards AA. They know a hell of a lot more about music than you do. I know that because they are successful musicians who care more about the music they play and respect than they do themselves no doubt. This is evident in their music.

Now embed these words in your skull and go slag off something that deserves it.

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(Original post by adsm_inamorta)
why would they not? although many are poorly produced, some are simply beautiful and amazing. There needs to be a way to visualise the lyrics in many songs and a MV is the best way

Its rare that I ever hear anyone look forward to a music video.

I guess an argument could be made that they are more important than ever, with YouTube and stuff. Ive always just seen them as a way of getting publicity for their records, along the same lines as TV performances.

To be fair, I cant say I have ever listened to a song and thought 'this needs a music video so I know what its about'.

[ShredMaster]

(Original post by adsm_inamorta)
Oversimplified riffs - metalcore isn't designed for sweep picking and guitar solos so sorry if it sounds too 'simple' for your liking. If you "shredmaster" can play guitar better than any members of AA, then I will be rather surprised.
Bad vocals - Danny Worsnop is one of the best unclean vocalists there is around nowadays! He executes clean and unclean vocals beautifully and can maintain his vocals without breaking his voice like many unclean vocalists do.
Horrible repeated breakdowns - how can their breakdowns be horrible when they use trance threaded in with their music? Not all their songs have 'breakdowns' as such, like Not The American Average has more of a vocal and trance solo breakdown which is unlike any other of their songs.
Band can't play their own stuff live - well that's just *******s because thats what they go on stage to do and they do so successfully. Obviously you're getting short of excuses to support your opinion.
The band members are '*****' - what ever that particular word is, you're wrong. The band members are who they are and together they are hero's to metalcore. I admit that their attitude towards alcohol and drugs is disgusting but nowadays they are facing their traits and are learning from their mistakes. Tell me how that is bad?
They don't know **** about metal - I assume that word is sh!t and that would be the wrong too. To be honest, who does know everything about metal? Metal is such a broad spectrum of music that to know every little detail about every subgenre and band of those genres would be more unbelievable than your attitude towards AA. They know a hell of a lot more about music than you do. I know that because they are successful musicians who care more about the music they play and respect than they do themselves no doubt. This is evident in their music.

Now embed these words in your skull and go slag off something that deserves it.

Ok first of all learn to use the QUOTE feature.

Why are you so deluded? Metalcore can have complex riffs. Just look at As I Lay Dying or August Burns Red. Obviously if I can play any form of arpeggio I am better than mr chug chug AA guitarist who's abilities are limited to chugging and squealing.

The rest of your argument is so moronic and deluded that I'm not even gonna comment. Best unclean vocalist? Wtf? Voice never breaks? Go see them live..

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Oversimplified riffs - metalcore isn't designed for sweep picking and guitar solos so sorry if it sounds too 'simple' for your liking. If you "shredmaster" can play guitar better than any members of AA, then I will be rather surprised.
Bad vocals - Danny Worsnop is one of the best unclean vocalists there is around nowadays! He executes clean and unclean vocals beautifully and can maintain his vocals without breaking his voice like many unclean vocalists do.
Horrible repeated breakdowns - how can their breakdowns be horrible when they use trance threaded in with their music? Not all their songs have 'breakdowns' as such, like Not The American Average has more of a vocal and trance solo breakdown which is unlike any other of their songs.
Band can't play their own stuff live - well that's just *******s because thats what they go on stage to do and they do so successfully. Obviously you're getting short of excuses to support your opinion.
The band members are '*****' - what ever that particular word is, you're wrong. The band members are who they are and together they are hero's to metalcore. I admit that their attitude towards alcohol and drugs is disgusting but nowadays they are facing their traits and are learning from their mistakes. Tell me how that is bad?
They don't know **** about metal - I assume that word is sh!t and that would be the wrong too. To be honest, who does know everything about metal? Metal is such a broad spectrum of music that to know every little detail about every subgenre and band of those genres would be more unbelievable than your attitude towards AA. They know a hell of a lot more about music than you do. I know that because they are successful musicians who care more about the music they play and respect than they do themselves no doubt. This is evident in their music.

Now embed these words in your skull and go slag off something that deserves it.

Doesn't look like you've been exposed to that much metalcore if you think a bit of keys save AAs breakdowns or if the vocalist has one of the best voices around... "metalcore isn't designed for sweep picking and guitar solos" talk about hyperbole.

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Actually metalcore is one of the main genres of music i listen to.
I never said the vocalist had one of the best voices around...I said he is one of the best unclean vocalists nowadays in metalcore.
I think you've had your head up your arse for far too long.

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Ok first of all learn to use the QUOTE feature.

Why are you so deluded? Metalcore can have complex riffs. Just look at As I Lay Dying or August Burns Red. Obviously if I can play any form of arpeggio I am better than mr chug chug AA guitarist who's abilities are limited to chugging and squealing.

The rest of your argument is so moronic and deluded that I'm not even gonna comment. Best unclean vocalist? Wtf? Voice never breaks? Go see them live..

As I Lay Dying has aspects of melodic metal and thrash metal threaded into their work so of course they will have rather complex riffs.
Anyway, why is simply 'chug chugging' a bad thing? Every aspect of the band compliments each other beautifully.
His voice is terrible live because of the alcohol and drugs. His voice doesn't break because of bad training or just generally bad vocal chords.
"I'm not even gonna comment..." - just did. Did you miss that?

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Actually metalcore is one of the main genres of music i listen to.
I never said the vocalist had one of the best voices around...I said he is one of the best unclean vocalists nowadays in metalcore.
I think you've had your head up your arse for far too long.

Love how butthurt you're getting. Calm down.
That really says a lot about the kind of metalcore you're listening to then. Let me guess, nothing before the 00s, all following the Killswitch formula, the same breakdowns everywhere, maybe a good proportion have an over reliance on image to sell records?

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Haha love the way you threw a <3 into this pointless argument xD Thanks for lightening the mood!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuu7G...ure=plpp_video

Good metalcore. Nice riffs, breakdowns used to ENHANCE the song, brilliant cleans, okay screams etc. There aren't ****ty sounding breakdowns everywhere, used just because the guitarists can't think of anything else. There are proper riffs and melodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUK2GqqPrzU

Again, proper riffs, incredible drumming (Dusty Boles), brilliant cleans etc.

What's AA compared to these guys? A piece of ****.

And stop hitting on chicks on the internet...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuu7G...ure=plpp_video

Good metalcore. Nice riffs, breakdowns used to ENHANCE the song, brilliant cleans, okay screams etc. There aren't ****ty sounding breakdowns everywhere, used just because the guitarists can't think of anything else. There are proper riffs and melodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUK2GqqPrzU

Again, proper riffs, incredible drumming (Dusty Boles), brilliant cleans etc.

What's AA compared to these guys? A piece of ****.

And stop hitting on chicks on the internet...

I think you're gonna need more than 2 bands/songs to make your rather pointless and blunt point.
Make Me Famous is a great band yes but their unclean vocalist can't sing clean so they have to get a second singer...unlike AA.
That comment to that 'chick' was out of this discussion. Therefore you have no say in what I choose to say to her.

[ShredMaster]

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I think you're gonna need more than 2 bands/songs to make your rather pointless and blunt point.
Make Me Famous is a great band yes but their unclean vocalist can't sing clean so they have to get a second singer...unlike AA.
That comment to that 'chick' was out of this discussion. Therefore you have no say in what I choose to say to her.

Its not pointless at all. AA are a bad metalcore band. Name me one metalcore band that sounds worse than they do. Its disgusting how famous they are and how overated they are when good metalcore like Kingdom of Giants, Phinehas or The Soulless get no mention. AA have no riffs, their vocals suck and frankly their lyrical content is tripe too. Oh and do you really want me to mention vocalists who are better at screaming and singing than AA's vocalist? You'll get owned there too

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Attack! Attack! sound worse than AA do.
They're famous for a reason --> because they have fans --> because people like their music --> because their music is amazing --> because the members are proper musicians --> because their not anal like you and others like you.
Here is a perfect example of one of their riffs http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive...-morte-et-dabo
Go on then, name me vocalists that are worse than Danny Worsnop - because of their voice not alcohol/drug influences because that makes anyone's voice go ****.

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Attack! Attack! sound worse than AA do.
They're famous for a reason --> because they have fans --> because people like their music --> because their music is amazing --> because the members are proper musicians --> because their not anal like you and others like you.
Here is a perfect example of one of their riffs http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive...-morte-et-dabo
Go on then, name me vocalists that are worse than Danny Worsnop - because of their voice not alcohol/drug influences because that makes anyone's voice go ****.

That's the riff you picked? It's obvious so much creative thought went into that...

They're famous because they use keyboards and have a conformist image. They're proper musicians? Do you even play any instruments? Have you finished learning Smells Like Teen Spirit yet?

I don't see why anyone should give a **** as to the reason why the vocals are poor live, the fact is they are. As for vocalists worse than Worsnop... not many. He has decent range on record but god knows how much post-processing has gone behind that, and we've established he doesn't pull it off that well live.

@ShredMaster that's a bit of a stretch, "hitting on chicks on the internet" she posted, he replied.