Spandau Ballet or Thrash Metal

[gg1]

Why are Virgin trains trying to persuade me to travel by air?

https://www.virgin.com/news/spandau-ballet-or-thrash-metal-what-will-soundtrack-your-journey-be

 

[SS4]

To be honest I'd rather have good old silence

edit: that "thrash" sounded more like black metal

 

[90sWereBetter]

Is it bad that I'd honestly choose Spandau Ballet? My metalhead days are long behind me I fear.

That advert is so Thatcherite 80s it hurts.

 

[DarloRich]

You seem to be overthinking this.......................

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Is it bad that I'd honestly choose Spandau Ballet? My metalhead days are long behind me I fear.

That advert is so Thatcherite 80s it hurts.

My views on advertising are best summed up by Bill Hicks (warning:- NSFW):
https://youtu.be/ouE-CcwE8Ls

 

[SteveP29]

Thrash, each and every time

 

[greatkingrat]

Clearly the moral of the advert is travel by car, then you can listen to what you want!

 

[gg1]

To be honest I'd rather have good old silence

edit: that "thrash" sounded more like black metal

It sounds a little like early Fear Factory to me, so more of a thrash metal/grindcore cross with a slight hint of industrial.

Black metal vocals always sound like Eric Cartman having a tantrum IMO

EDIT - Apologies to the majority on here who won't have the vaguest idea what I'm wittering on about

 

[gordonthemoron]

I like Spandau, Thrash and Death metal so it's no skin off my nose

 

[Dvorak]

I'd put it in the thrash/grindcore camp as well, though more UK grindcore than American eg Napalm Death.

As for the advert ... well, clearly lying about a typical flight experience, so why should I believe them about the trains?

I've been inspired to pop some Extreme Noise Terror on the YouTube though, quite enjoying it.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

It sounds a little like early Fear Factory to me, so more of a thrash metal/grindcore cross with a slight hint of industrial.

Black metal vocals always sound like Eric Cartman having a tantrum IMO

EDIT - Apologies to the majority on here who won't have the vaguest idea what I'm wittering on about

This forum definitely needs a "like" button!

 

[Cowley]

Spandau Ballet or Thrash Metal?

Well that would depend on my mood. Although I don't think I've ever been in the mood for Spandau Ballet...

 

[gg1]

this forum definitely needs a "like" button!

Thanks

 

[59CosG95]

Thrash every time. The fact I have part of an Anthrax album cover (at this point in time) says it all!

I wouldn't say the song they used was "thrash" in the purest sense, more like a blend of thrash/black/death metal, as some of the other members said above. To be alliterative, they should've chosen Slayer instead.

 

[Cowley]

Thrash every time. The fact I have part of an Anthrax album cover (at this point in time) says it all!

I wouldn't say the song they used was "thrash" in the purest sense, more like a blend of thrash/black/death metal, as some of the other members said above. To be alliterative, they should've chosen Slayer instead.

'Spreading The Disease' I believe (without googling it)?

 

[RJ21]

Spandau Ballet or Thrash Metal?

Well that would depend on my mood. Although I don't think I've ever been in the mood for Spandau Ballet...

I would tend to agree, I may have been to Spandau but I have never felt inclined to listen to Spandau Ballet but at times I will listen to German metal.

 

[SteveP29]

Spandau Ballet or Thrash Metal?

Well that would depend on my mood. Although I don't think I've ever been in the mood for Spandau Ballet...

'True'