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METALLICA: Five Albums In Finnish Top 40
- Apr. 1, 2007
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Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Following the recent announcement that METALLICA will play at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, no less than five of the band's albums have placed in the official Finnish Top 40: 11. Master of Puppets12. Metallica20. Ride the Lightning22. ...And Justice for All35. Kill 'Em AllView the entire chart at this location. Tickets for METALLICA's Helsinki concert reportedly sold out less than 30 minutes after they went on sale on February 28, 2007. METALLICA's last show at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland — on May 28, 2004 — was attended by 46,000 people, which is nearly 1 percent of the country's 5.5-million population.
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COMMENT | WHAT?!
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:16:51 PM
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NO LOAD? THE BEST METAL EVER?!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:23:15 PM
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And people say Metallica arent relevant anymore. They top the charts in the most metal-crazy country in the world with albums they released some 20 years ago.
In your face haters.
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COMMENT | their best 5 albums
posted by : pistonslap
4/1/2007 7:24:06 PM
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I hope Metallica is aware of which albums are being bought when they think up their set list and more importantly when recording their next album. It's time to wake up and record some real metal again!
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COMMENT | We all should thank Metallica everyday......
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:24:13 PM
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Whether you are a hater or not, they inspired thousands to pick up and play... They are responsible for so much of the inspiration that brought us the metal of today..... They'll be rollin' in their 60s too.
And, of course, as evidenced by the posts to follow this one, there will still be losers taking shots at them as they sell millions of tickets, records, and merch.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:37:06 PM
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trailblazer: They key words here are still "albums they released some 20 years ago" though since "St. Anger" is still a poor man's Vines CD.
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COMMENT | trailblazer
posted by : Sandro67
4/1/2007 7:46:01 PM
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You are 100% correct. Metallica are definitely still relevant in the metal scene. Load, Reload, and St. Anger must have just been out of print or something. Yeah, that's it! So the only Cds the stores had in stock were the first five albums. Such a shame, since Load, Reload, and St. Anger are undisputed metal classics.
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COMMENT | nwmetalhead
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:57:31 PM
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You might be too young to remember, but Finland beat Sweden in the IIHF finals in 1995 to capture the gold.
Also, Canada Owns Sweden at Ice Hockey. Period.
I cant even listen to old Metallica anymore, it all seems tainted.
"NAPSTER! NAPSTER! WHERES THE CASH THAT I'VE BEEN AFTER!?"
-Zimmers Hole (sung to the tune of Master of Pupets)
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COMMENT | Sandro67
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:58:43 PM
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"Such a shame, since Load, Reload, and St. Anger are undisputed metal classics."
Thats the funniest thing I have read today.
Thanks for the chuckle.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 7:59:50 PM
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like to see they have the good metallica but why isnt master of puppets number one what album is in number one if not master of puppets
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COMMENT | Dark Lord Of The Sith 666
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:03:16 PM
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#1- Idols 2007 - ERI ESITTÄJIÄ
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COMMENT | amazing how long you can degenerate and still get recognition...
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:07:46 PM
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Metallica has been sodomised by Nu-Metal and is now contminated and braindead...they made much better music when they were on drugs,,,
Kirk hammet should not have quit his guitar lessons with satriani cause he's now exposed as a pretty lousy lead guitar player...
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COMMENT | bosoxyaz8
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:20:10 PM
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Baseball is the most boring spectator sport ever. Id rather watch curling.
(and I played Baseball for over 10 years)
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COMMENT | The reason for this is...
posted by : Jasmine1969
4/1/2007 8:43:26 PM
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that Finland had a big metal sale in January where it reduced prices of older metal albums...and since the country has 5 million people only, it doesn't take a lot of record buying to get into the charts. :)
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COMMENT | Deadskin Mask
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:44:14 PM
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Didn't Sweden just win a gold medal in the Olympics last year? And also the IIHF championship too?
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COMMENT | OdensOnMySide
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:50:58 PM
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Yes.
I was just biggin' the guy.
Sweden is on top right now. I was just saying that Finland HAS beaten sweden in the gold metal game before.
I still think that Canada reigns supreme when it comes to hockey.
Bring on the Playoffs!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:51:17 PM
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Ah fuck, one day we will win the gold medal again, you'll see ;)
Metallica!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 8:54:53 PM
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"Ah fuck, one day we will win the gold medal again, you'll see ;)"
Anything is possible. You guys do have some solid players, i.e: Kippursof, Selanne, Koivu (both of them) Ruutu (both of them) Sami Salo etc....
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COMMENT | Determined70
posted by : MISTER H
4/1/2007 8:56:20 PM
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hit the nail right on the head!
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COMMENT | I guess I'll chime in.
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:03:04 PM
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Kill them all through Justice = Absolute gold!
Black = 4 good songs, otherwise garbage.
Load = awful
Reload = two good songs, otherwise garbage.
Everything else = Worse than vomit.
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COMMENT | You gotta think though...
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:04:57 PM
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Good Charlotte also made this list, so how accurate of a measure can we use here?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:09:06 PM
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I just got a new reason to advocate the nuclear eradication of Finland.
Not that I needed another one, but..
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COMMENT | ALL OF THOSE METALLICA ALBUMS
posted by : RiotAct666
4/1/2007 9:37:50 PM
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Are essental metal classics. That should be owned by all.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:46:28 PM
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those finns sure know their music. i met a finnish foreign exchange student a year ago, prepy as hell, yet his favorite band is bodom.
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COMMENT | METALLICA
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:48:15 PM
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To bad Lars don't know how to play double bass anymore :( so sloppy and sad :(
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COMMENT | @ trailblazer
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:51:40 PM
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How does Metallica getting albums from 20 years ago selling on the charts make them relevant today? It merely demonstrates their fall from glory (everything after Black album blows despite a good song or two spanning the records that came afterwards). What would make them relevant is getting records like St. Anger or Load on that chart.
I'm personally very interested in what the next record will sound like... They're really going to have to earn my purchase after that crappy job on the last one (Why didn't they release Chains of Pain on it, that song was pretty good?).
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COMMENT | Metallica
posted by :
4/1/2007 9:55:55 PM
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1983 - 1988
RIP
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COMMENT |
posted by : Lobsterman Versus Encyclopedia
4/1/2007 10:10:00 PM
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And you will notice there's no Load, Reload or St. Anger. Good job, guys. Although you might want to plug some new tunes into your iPod considering that the latest of these records has been around since George Bush the senior was rocking the White House and Hulk Hogan was only in his 3rd retirement.
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COMMENT | One of the All-Time Great Bands.
posted by : yeaboyee
4/1/2007 10:38:33 PM
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Period.
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COMMENT |
posted by : abby
4/1/2007 11:08:35 PM
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Why does everyone hate Load so much? It's a lot better than the black album. The sound is great (especially for people like me who use headphones most of the time). It's very dark and very angry. King Nothing>Enter Sandman. The lyrics are amazing - Hero of the Day in particular. Bleeding Me and The Outlaw Torn are just really great, really weird songs. Ain't My Bitch and Wasting My Hate both kick ass.
I'd love to read some actual reasons why people think it's crap, and why it's usually mentioned in the same breath as reload when it's a completely different kind of record.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/1/2007 11:31:34 PM
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Classic or not, the shit they put out since then makes them irrelevant.
"Why does everyone hate Load so much? It's a lot better than the black album. The sound is great (especially for people like me who use headphones most of the time)."
uuummm...sounds great? Headphones go in the ears, not in the ass.
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COMMENT | EL PENDEJO
posted by :
4/1/2007 11:43:04 PM
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Maybe abby sat on her ear buds, hahahahahaha...
Metallica = died in '91.
plur
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COMMENT | hurricane hugo
posted by :
4/1/2007 11:57:43 PM
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Metallica may have Died in '91, but they sold thier soul in 88.
n/p: Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Live)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 12:14:48 AM
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Who can even listen to this fucking drivel anymore? I mean they were very cool in 1985 or so but Hetfield's voice and Lars' drumming wear on you very quickly. To think that anyone actually cares about this band of washed up hacks is living proof of how fucking stupid people really are.
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COMMENT | Metallica did it again!
posted by :
4/2/2007 12:57:41 AM
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I think it weren't the first time that Metallica enjoy for the success in Finnish chart. I Think in May 2004 they did it last time. Then were 4-5 five first Metallica albums records on the top as well.
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COMMENT | HEY GUYS
posted by : MISTER H
4/2/2007 12:59:13 AM
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New Peter Dolving blog up. go read it!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Lobsterman Versus Encyclopedia
4/2/2007 1:29:44 AM
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"New Peter Dolving blog up. go read it!"
I have nothing more to say to that man. I'm done. I'm not giving him the satisfaction. If he wants attention he can go on a murderous rampage at a bus terminal.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 1:36:38 AM
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COMMENT | EL PENDEJO
posted by : hurricane hugo
4/1/2007 11:43:04 PM
Maybe abby sat on her ear buds, hahahahahaha...
Metallica = died in '91.
plur
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Hmmmm...I should try that. Maybe everything that sucks or sound like shit sounds better that way...
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COMMENT | Lobsterman Versus Encyclopedia
posted by :
4/2/2007 1:55:18 AM
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I couldnt agree more. (About dolving)
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COMMENT | R.I.P
posted by :
4/2/2007 2:02:51 AM
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If they hadn't sent Cliff's ashes into San Francisco Bay
He would've started rolling over in his grave after August 12, '91
Hetfield - "The only way you can get out of this band is if you die. When you say Metallica, you know who that is: Lars, James, Kirk and - uh, what's that guy?" Jason [laughs].
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COMMENT | It doesnt matter..
posted by : Eyes Of Wrath
4/2/2007 2:59:31 AM
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..what anybody says, thats fuckin impressive.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 3:00:20 AM
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When people started talking Ice Hokey over here, I thing every one has just forgot about Russia
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COMMENT | WHEN METALLICA RULED THE METAL WORLD...
posted by :
4/2/2007 3:22:27 AM
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Those Fins are really rock/metal country! Congrats from the bottom of dance/tehno/so-called r'nb' and pop ocean!
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COMMENT | yo
posted by :
4/2/2007 4:27:26 AM
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thats pretty damn cool..metallica is a monster no matter what we think of em..
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COMMENT | happens a lot
posted by :
4/2/2007 5:21:38 AM
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When big artist play arena shows over here, the big chain stores does campaigns with their albums for half price or something like that. So when Springsteen/U2/whoever comes town all their old albums sell a lot for a week or two.
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COMMENT | Dear Finns,
posted by : Das Schuetzenfest
4/2/2007 6:30:51 AM
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...your metal scene rules, but instead of buying these classic albums from 20 years ago and inflating "'tallica's" wallets even more, you could support your own bands.
Buy Amorphis, Apocalyptica, Children Of Bodom, Ensiferum, Finntroll, Impaled Nazarene, Nightwish, Sentenced, Sinergy, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius and Waltari albums instead.
Now playing: Waltari - Release Date
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COMMENT | trailblazer
posted by :
4/2/2007 6:51:37 AM
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your post is hilarious! you say this shows metallica is relevant but these albums are from YEARS ago - their newer albums aren't on the charts. that proves metallica is NO LONGER relevant, but their old stuff will live on.
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COMMENT | tpie
posted by : Nigerian Runner
4/2/2007 6:59:22 AM
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It's not a convincing argument that Metallica are no longer relevant because 5 of their "old" albums are in Finland's top 40. If they were truly irrelevant (which means unrelated to the matter being considered), Metallica would not appear on the list at all. The matter being considered here is Finland's Top 40 list. Metallica occupies 5 places on the list. Hence, they are relevant. In fact, unless another band has more than 5 albums on the list, Metallica are the MOST relevant band on the list.
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COMMENT | Also...
posted by : Nigerian Runner
4/2/2007 7:20:13 AM
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like it or not, Metallica continues to pulverize ALL metal-related bands in terms of longevity, record sales AND concert attendence. Nearly all metal-type bands will never even begin to compare to Metallica's success--over 90 million records sold, a 25 year career (and counting). Metallica's arguably worst record (St. Anger) still sold 2 million copies in the U.S. 2 million. Most metal-type bands today would donate a body organ to sell 2 million records because they struggle like hell to sell over 100,000. Metallica is a monster. They're the 7th best selling "act" of ALL time, all over the world, across ALL genres. In addition to selling 14 million U.S. copies upon its release, Metallica's "Black Album" sold one million copies per year for at least 10 years! What metal band compares to these statistics? None.
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COMMENT | Never mind Metallica...
posted by :
4/2/2007 7:32:41 AM
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this is the Sweden Vs. Soumi hockey-beef!
>>You might be too young to remember, but Finland beat Sweden in the IIHF finals in 1995 to capture the gold.
Hahaha... Remember the 6-5 game??? When Soumi had a 5 too 1 goal lead in the third but Sweden left the ice with a 6 goals aginst Soumis 5?
And yeah! We totaly ruled the international hockey last year and we're goin to defend the IIHF gold!
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COMMENT | ^ Nigerian Runner
posted by :
4/2/2007 7:48:57 AM
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nothing more to add
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COMMENT | Ice Hockey
posted by :
4/2/2007 8:08:18 AM
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You got so fucking lucky in the Olympics, the only reason you got that winning goal was cuz Koivus stick broke ;)
And Finland had 0 loses in the turnament (well, the final, yeah whatever :P)
Its in St.Petersburg this year right? Hope I can get some tickets. Anyways it sucks that Finland wont have Teemu Selänne.
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COMMENT | Sorry for type-o's
posted by :
4/2/2007 8:21:48 AM
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SUOMI is the way to spell it!
>>You got so fucking lucky in the Olympics, the only reason you got that winning goal was cuz Koivus stick broke
Yeah, that stick was probbebly made in Finland!? Get a Jofa like Wayne... ;)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 9:21:45 AM
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Hockey Sucks
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COMMENT | No Garage Days??????...
posted by :
4/2/2007 9:33:48 AM
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I liked it a lot. I guess this is a "current" top 40?????? If I took a guess,the self-titled album is the only album from them,charting currently in the U.S. top 200.
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COMMENT | Deadskin Mask
posted by :
4/2/2007 10:24:02 AM
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I happen to agree with ya. Canada always has the best talent pool to work with, they just don't always pick the right players.
Oh, and Mea Culpa....you know what? You suck!
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COMMENT | EL PENDEJO
posted by : abby
4/2/2007 11:54:51 AM
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You didn't even answer the question, so I have to wonder if you've even listened to it. Maybe you're just basing your opinion on what other people have said and have no fucking clue what you're talking about. Not metal enough? Doesn't sound like Master of Puppets? Fine, but that doesn't mean it sucks. Are you saying the production is terrible? If so, you're wrong. Maybe just try to post something remotely intelligent ...
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COMMENT | OdensOnMySide
posted by :
4/2/2007 3:20:33 PM
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"I happen to agree with ya. Canada always has the best talent pool to work with, they just don't always pick the right players."
This may be true, but something has to be said for the fact that half of the rosters of these euro squads play together on a regulair basis, there for forming more of a "Team". These canadian players are more talented, but it tough for them to all of a sudden be put on a line with guys they have never played with before and expect them to gel right away.
If Canada put together a A, B and C team, and played together for several months (or years) before the tournament, Id be willin to bet that the 'C' team could very well take home the gold every year.
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COMMENT | My Two cents...
posted by :
4/2/2007 3:33:34 PM
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Big hockey fan. Sidney Crosby...The next Gretzky!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 3:52:07 PM
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Nah, Canada once lost to Norway, that must have sucked :P
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/2/2007 11:49:57 PM
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Lol @ people who say Metallica isn't important anymore.
What??? MoP, 20 year old record, still competing and beating new heavy metal records and will continue doing so for a long time.
DAMN RIGHT!!!
\m/ HIT THE LIGHTS!!! \m/
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COMMENT | Deadskin Mask
posted by :
4/3/2007 12:03:43 AM
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In the past I would have agreed with you, but in the recent years the international game has become much more of an NHL game. I can barely name any Russians (save Malkin) or Swedes (Stefan Liv) who played in those games who weren't on an NHL squad. Even going back to Nagano in 98, I would say you're correct, but the NHL is much more of an international game now that almost all teams have heavy representation in the NHL. They don't get to play with each other as much as they used to. It's not like the days of the Soviet Red Army.
That said, if the Canadians put together a solid, all-around team of scorers and shutdown checkers that got to practice and play together for a while, it wouldn't matter who'd play them the Canadians would win. That I agree with you on. But the reality is that only the Finns and Czechs field teams without 90% NHL representation. The Swedes won fielding a team like the canadians.
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COMMENT | Deadskin Mask
posted by :
4/3/2007 12:07:28 AM
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Oh, and I love it when people know their hockey. Thanks for the debate.
On topic, Metallica came out with some great shit in the 80's. Load was a good hard rock album, but by no means a metal album. Reload was rehash, St. Anger was a decent idea gone phenomenally wrong. But to say Metallica is irrelevant doesn't respect their Metal history. It's ignorance. These albums gave birth to countless metalheads who make a lot of the music all metalheads love now, so by default, they're still relevant.
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COMMENT | KILL 'EM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
4/11/2007 3:09:22 PM
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1. Kill 'em All
2. Ride the Lightning
3. Master of Puppets
4. And Justice for All
5. Metallica
I honestly like Metallica first five albums in the order they were released. Kill 'em All may not be their best musically, but it is my fuckin favorite!! Master of Puppets is defnitely their best musical work but I still favor ride the Lightning a bit more.
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