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Battlezone => The Frontline => Topic started by: Boeijen on September 02, 2007, 03:55:19 AM
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hey all,
I'm interested in using this program but I hear it has a high risk of the user being prosecuted for illegal file sharing. I just wanna watch general shit-- like the recent UFC 74.
Anyone else know how to use this program accurately? I'm getting a few "access denied" thingys when I try to download.
Any help?
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don't use private trackers like demonoid, use public ones that don't require authentication.
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what's a tracker?
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the website you use
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well I can't make anything "stick". Everything downloads for a nano second before it goes BLIP! ACCESS DENIED.
I tried turning off Google desktop like it said in the help menu but to no avail.
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Download azureus and just google what you want eg, "Naked man goat madness torrent" and click it, download the torrent file and should work, its all I was told to do ;)
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No, get uTorrent. Best. Client. Ever.
And yeah... demonoid is ghey. Although, with DHT, you can still download shit if it's tracked elsewhere as well (which is usually the case).
High risk of prosecution? Haha... doubt it. I'm starting the download of a 9 DVD sample library that retails over $10,000 US (as far as I know anyway)... let's see if I get prosecuted. :P
Not to mention I've already downloaded upwards of 150GB of music. Recently had to buy a additional 500GB hard drive 'cause torrents are consuming my hard drive space, fast.
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I agree with squirt.
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No, get uTorrent. Best. Client. Ever.
And yeah... demonoid is ghey. Although, with DHT, you can still download shit if it's tracked elsewhere as well (which is usually the case).
High risk of prosecution? Haha... doubt it. I'm starting the download of a 9 DVD sample library that retails over $10,000 US (as far as I know anyway)... let's see if I get prosecuted. :P
Not to mention I've already downloaded upwards of 150GB of music. Recently had to buy a additional 500GB hard drive 'cause torrents are consuming my hard drive space, fast.
You'd be surprised. some trackers in order to stay in business work with authorities to get details of high profile release groups and they can get extradited to america and prosecuted.
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all what the American authorities can do is send a letter to your ISP, i know ISP's such as iinet and westnet don't even bother forwarding the letters to their customers if they do come through. i did however hear rumors about utorrent and another client working with the authorities, but as theres no proof i wouldn't worry about it. I'm a member on demonoid with about 50gb down/75up and it has very reliable trackers with user comments so you know if anything your downloading is dodgy.
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bitlord.com
isohunt.com
8)
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isohunt, the pirate bay, mininova etc
Also, demonoid is a pretty good tracker. I use it about as much as i use isohunt.
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Mininova is probably one of my favourites.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/isps-asked-to-curb-illegal-net-use/2007/08/30/1188067260345.html?s_cid=rss_technology
Doesn't look like the ISP's are going to be doing anything about it any time soon.
Didn't the pirate bay get closed down or something?
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Temporarily like...last year, or possibly even the year before. Unless it's been closed down again?
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last year private waix trackers were the way to go =D free media and usually at decent speeds.
now waix isn't free... gay
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I use Azureus Vuze as a torrent client and I search for the torrents I want on Torrent Spy (http://www.torrentspy.com) . Couldn't be simpler.
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I use Azureus Vuze as a torrent client and I search for the torrents I want on Torrent Spy (http://www.torrentspy.com) . Couldn't be simpler.
thats exactly what I do. EXACTLY.
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I search on Torrentspy most of the time, but they always seem to be missing torrents that Mininova ALWAYS has.
If I can't find a torrent on Torrentspy, but I can google for it, it's always been on Mininova.
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well if it is ever metal you are looking for go to kerrazy-torrents.net (you need to register though and go to the metal releases forum)
If that doesnt have any metal you are looking for I will be suprised.
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the ultimate - http://www.torrentz.com/
it searches torrentspy, btmon, mininova, etc etc and gives you the best hits according to seeders, download health, whatever.
i thought azureus was only for macs? coz im on a mac.
torrents seem to work pretty well but for the real underground shit, it seems like seeders only come every once in a while - and i only recently found an alternative to get that shit... i cant believe i was so BLINDED before, lol.
rapidshare, but mostly MEDIAFIREEEEEE.
for all my Sunn O))), Boris, Neurosis, Khanate-loving doom drone noise ass. :headbang:
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Yeah, fucking hate when something has shit all seeders, even more so when they bail permanently once you reach 90%, and other peers don't have the remainder. Nearly happened with the Die Apokalyptischen Reiter torrent I was downloading, but luckily another peer had the remaining pieces, and I seeded for a week afterwards. 8)
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http://www.heavytorrents.org/
Thats where I used to get most of my stuff from and the rest from kerrazy-torrents both great sites with lots of underground bands.
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i cant believe i was so BLINDED before, lol.
rapidshare, but mostly MEDIAFIREEEEEE.
for all my Sunn O))), Boris, Neurosis, Khanate-loving doom drone noise ass. :headbang:
Yeah theres a lot of blogs that are kick arse for getting underground stuff via links to rapidshare etc. Best way to go for music, so damn fast compared to torrents I've found..
For underground video files and everything else I use emule. If you get a download going when it's released it seeds at incredible speeds :)
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Private trackers are the way to go.
Nothing beats downloading at 700kbps and getting a 1.5gb (3 hour long) movie in less than 30 mins :)
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I've only got a shitty 256kbps connection anyway :(
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I've only got a shitty 256kbps connection anyway :(
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i cant believe i was so BLINDED before, lol.
rapidshare, but mostly MEDIAFIREEEEEE.
for all my Sunn O))), Boris, Neurosis, Khanate-loving doom drone noise ass. :headbang:
Yeah theres a lot of blogs that are kick arse for getting underground stuff via links to rapidshare etc. Best way to go for music, so damn fast compared to torrents I've found..
For underground video files and everything else I use emule. If you get a download going when it's released it seeds at incredible speeds :)
yeah incredible speeds, never having to wait for a seeder when its hit 96%. worst and i fucking hate this - 99.6%
usually still works but huge glitches in the files.
i just got the Khanate - Capture and Release cd. nothing beats that. :headbang:
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what are the chances of someone clever enough setting up a WF torrents site that only WF members can join? That way we pretty much know that its only gunna be good shit, of good quality and no viruses (hopefully). I reckon that would be sweet! Only problem is Im no where near computer savvy enough to set that sorta shit up.
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what are the chances of someone clever enough setting up a WF torrents site that only WF members can join? That way we pretty much know that its only gunna be good shit, of good quality and no viruses (hopefully). I reckon that would be sweet! Only problem is Im no where near computer savvy enough to set that sorta shit up.
Dont think it would happen. There isnt enough people to make it viable. I think it would cost too much money/effort for very little outcome.
For a private tracker to work, you still need a large user base (One of the ones I am on has about 500 or so users). I could see maybe 30 users at most that would join from WF and it wouldnt make it worthwhile.
The other thing to keep a private tracker running, is ensuring that ALL of those who are on it, wont mention ANYTHING about it to anyone else. (Bit like Fight Club ;)) Since trackers like this are private and require users to logon/authenticate, IF it is ever found by the authorities, it makes it alot easier for them to prosecute both the owners of the tracker, and the users as well.
The private one I am on has shut down about 5 times due to people mentioning its name on forums and then it having 100's of randoms trying to get onto it.
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ah, so it pretty much isnt happening!
so....whats the name of your private one? :P
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ah, so it pretty much isnt happening!
so....whats the name of your private one? :P
;)
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Oooh oooh... Can I join plz? :P
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Oooh oooh... Can I join plz? :P
Sorry, no can do, I cant help anyone join....got no invites :(
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I'll bring cake!
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I'll bring cake!
mull cake?? :yes:
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mull cake... good..... :eyebrows:
i reckon what we could do is have a joint (lol, pun on words)... a JOINT MEDIAFIRE account. so we just upload albums that people request, and get some shit ourselves. its free, unlimited and well, considerably fast.
and we can have a thread just for requesting, etc.
:headbang:
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Yeah, I'll roll with that I guess. :headbang:
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I'm having the worst fucking luck with this. nothing works. And the new soilwork album in on bit torrents as of today.
Anything, will do. There's no reason why this shouldn't work. Keep getting access denied after a few seconds of download.
Anyone?
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do you have an ADSL router? Maybe your port fowarding isnt setup correctly???
http://portforward.com/routers.htm
Go there, choose your router, then choose the application u are using and it explains how to set everything up.
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It may be tracked by a private tracker, which you need to be registered with.
Also, somewhat related, if anyone here is interested in downloading two Beyond Twilight albums (which I'm sure is noone here), you'll want to jump onto it soon, cause soon enough I'm going to be the only person left to seed it... one of two has left it, and every one of the peers who completed it has fucked off rather than seeding.
EDIT: What DamoESP said too... port forwarding is a common problem.
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Just BUY the albums ???
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drinking :headbang:
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bulleit :clap:
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Just BUY the albums ???
From?
Are you able to get any of their stuff in, and for how much?
EDIT: ... and before I get accused of being a pirating fuck, I have a try before buy policy... if I don't like the music, I delete it, if I do, I get whatever available albums I can.
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Should be able to, but will cost a little more than 'free' from bit Torentz
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Should be able to, but will cost a little more than 'free' from bit Torentz
Orly? I thought albums came with a gold coin donation... my bad. :P
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Just BUY the albums ???
From?
Are you able to get any of their stuff in, and for how much?
EDIT: ... and before I get accused of being a pirating fuck, I have a try before buy policy... if I don't like the music, I delete it, if I do, I get whatever available albums I can.
I'm all for trying out music before buying it, be it listening to it in a/my shop, myspace or MP3. But I cant see how Bit Torrent free downloading can be good in the long run for MUSICIANS.
Having said that I did pick up 3 or 4 metal CDs at JBs today for 2for$5 :err: Fuck knows how anyone is supposed to compete with that.
:headbang:
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Well, to be honest, I'd rather hand $30 (or whatever the CD charge is) straight to the musicians per album, rather than paying for the disc, because it's obvious they'd only get a fraction of that by the time the storefront, distributors, label, producers, etc take their cut out.
Besides, if it wasn't for torrents or any form of downloading music via the internet, I would never have heard of three quarters of the bands I listen to, because they don't, and probably never will receive much promotion here through CD stores or radio or such. I'm sure the same goes for many of us... I doubt everyone here owns or has been able to get every single album they listen to in legitimate form.
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Well, to be honest, I'd rather hand $30 (or whatever the CD charge is) straight to the musicians per album, rather than paying for the disc, because it's obvious they'd only get a fraction of that by the time the storefront, distributors, label, producers, etc take their cut out.
It all comes down to convenience. A store lets you get what you want from various labels all in the one place, and a persentage goes to the musicians/composer. Torrent lets you get what you want and NOTHING goes to anyone.
Also most downloads are crap MP3 compression versions and video is VCD quality. If you buy it you get WAV and DVD quality. Irrelevant if all you use is a shitty iPod and crap speakers though I guess. Broadband is changing this, and I see that a LOT of releases are now coming with ?bonus? DVD 4Gig+ discs to try and compete with pirating.
Besides, if it wasn't for torrents or any form of downloading music via the internet, I would never have heard of three quarters of the bands I listen to, because they don't, and probably never will receive much promotion here through CD stores or radio or such. I'm sure the same goes for many of us... I doubt everyone here owns or has been able to get every single album they listen to in legitimate form.
Agreed :hmm: Every album IS available in legitimate form though, it just comes down to $. Admittedly capitalism/collectability has made a LOT of albums expensive, and the artist doesn't see much of the direct profit. Though when they release another 'Remastered' or 'Unreleased' recording they do profit from the increased focus on their group.
mmm time for another bulleit :headbang:
(https://www.wf.com.au/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vok.com.au%2Fimages%2Fbulleitpremixcan.jpg&hash=d56d0343f73dae586014d28a390d3b1db04f9ed8)
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Hahaha.. I've been knocking back a few Cooper's Sparkling Ale longnecks thanks to the sale of a computer, and my paycheck (most to be absorbed by my upcoming Maiden ticket).
Oh, I'm not trying to "justify" piracy, but what I'm getting at, is if I like a particular band or musician, I'm happy to support them, and that in one way, the internetz is their saving grace, as I (and many, many others) would never hear of them elsewhere.
Also, I was reading at another forum, that the whole bonus thing (on CDs and all that) is usually targeted at places like Japan, who can get US releases so fucking cheap (because they press most of them there), so they will buy a priced version of the album (to get bonuses like unreleased tracks), rather than for fuck all from the factory or distro even though it's a legit version of the same album. Which is funny, because when it gets to our stores, or American stores, the Jap versions cost a fuckload more to buy. :laugh:
Also, bulleit is a fine bourbon... was drinking it last christmas holidays over east... on that, does any brand name sell bourbon with lemonade? I'd say I prefer it that way.
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Ok, I got it working. Prt forwarding was the issue. Thanks to Damo and Daz
Anyway, I d/l the new soilwork album and got 52 mb if silence...peeved just a little bit. Does this happen to anyone else or does this mean that it's a fake?
I also downloaded a movie, an avi file and my windows reckons it can't play it.
Great.
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Anyway, I d/l the new soilwork album and got 52 mb if silence...peeved just a little bit.
ISNT THAT AN IMPROVEMENT ON THEIR LAST ALBUM? ;D
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Ok, I got it working. Prt forwarding was the issue. Thanks to Damo and Daz
Anyway, I d/l the new soilwork album and got 52 mb if silence...peeved just a little bit. Does this happen to anyone else or does this mean that it's a fake?
I also downloaded a movie, an avi file and my windows reckons it can't play it.
Great.
Download VLC Media palyer, and see if it runs it:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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does any brand name sell bourbon with lemonade? I'd say I prefer it that way.
Its not technically a Bourbon Whiskey as such, but the closest I can think of is Jacks and Lemonade cans. Tasty shit.
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omg.
My head hurts. Gotta go to work now :err:
Gonna be a long day :sick:
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On the topic of off topic, I just got to TAFE, and remembered my first class was cancelled. :laugh:
Might have to go get a six pack of that Jacks later... I remember when I first was offered it mixed with lemonade, I thought she was nuts, but it's actually a lot better than with cola.
@Boeijen: What do the comments for the torrent say? (at wherever you downloaded it from)... usually a fake or low quality version of anything will get found by the first few to download it, and be commented about. I've never run into a fake torrent before, or should I say, downloaded one without noticing warning comments.
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Ok, I got it working. Prt forwarding was the issue. Thanks to Damo and Daz
Anyway, I d/l the new soilwork album and got 52 mb if silence...peeved just a little bit. Does this happen to anyone else or does this mean that it's a fake?
I also downloaded a movie, an avi file and my windows reckons it can't play it.
Great.
Mark, are you sure that the downloads are complete? Sometimes parts of the torrent get corrupted, and have to be downloaded again which can push the total amount downloaded above the actual size of the file i.e. it will say '650mb of 625mb downloaded', but it won't be finished. This would explain the movie not being able to play (assuming it's not something simple like a codec issue).
Occasionally you get bad torrents, for instance; there are 200 seeds, and between them they have 97% of the file. There are two people with the final 3%, they never seed, and thus your download hangs at 97% and never goes anywhere. Watch out for this.
Concerning the album, I have no idea. I've never come across a completely fake album using torrents. Try playing the files in different media programs? Post the torrent here and I'll check it out if you want.
Parker is right on the money when he says it pays to keep your eye on the torrent rating, either on the tracker site, or the rating in the client itself. Ratings generally only pertain to the quality of the torrent; whether it is fast and if it's complete.
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Yeah I fucking hate that... I'm no great seeder myself at all times, I only tend to seed back significantly on torrents with little seeders, as seeding when there is already 100+ people doing it, and I only have 64K upload speed, is redundant. But it pisses me off when all the seeders leave when you reach the 90% area, and then all the peers are begging "come the fuck back and seed the remainder to one of us, and we will carry it on". :laugh:
I guess that would be the benefit of joining a private tracker... a forced code of honour. I'm going to join one called audionews.ru when they next open registration (24 hours on the 2nd of Oct), so I can get some stuff I'm downloading easier, and help keep it spread.
Also, I've never had to deal with corrupt torrents, so to speak, as my client (uTorrent) automatically discards pieces that fail hash checks, and IP bans any peers/seeds that continue to provide corrupt pieces (that aren't due to a simple one off transfer error).
Man, I really need more internets... thank god this slow-ass connection is unlimited though.
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Solve the problem Longi,
Become Perth's 'Metal mayhem'.
;)
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INGE mate how the fuck are ya??
I'll post a few links here:
http://www.bitdig.com/torrent/music/download-580547/Soilwork-Sworn-to-a-great-Divide.html
http://www.bittorrent.am/torrent/1519908/5//Soilwork_-_Sworn_to_a_Great_Divide_2k7.html
http://www.mybittorrent.com/info/958279/
Download defintely completed at 100%. Seems it has everything, pic, song lengths titles, mb size except for any actual noise.
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Haha not bad mate, yourself?
I'm downloading this now, will let you know.
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thanks dude, you iz a champ
you wouldn't be going to progpower uk next year would ya?
drinks on the house if you do
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you wouldn't be going to progpower uk next year would ya?
Nah mate, it's too early in the year. I'll be in Europe around same time as 2006, late July through to early October. Probably be going to Progpower Europe, but, catch up with the old crew, get blind drunk and destroy de Berckt castle... again. Spewing I couldn't go this year, Orphaned Land + Alchemist would've been fucking awesome to see.
Who's headlining the U.K. festival?
Download is done in about 20mins.
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I wanna go to progpower! Anyone got spare room in their suitcases? :eyebrows:
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Torrent is bollocksed. No sound for me either.
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Got a link to the place where you downloaded the torrent from? Surely there is a spam of comments about this.
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I'd like to be able to do this but im on the three 6gb plan and going over it is expensive. I used to use Utorrent, pretty good. Anyone wanna hook me up with some movies and shit......please.
I used to go to my mate at Trinity college and get like 60gb's of movies and stuff, they have like over 50 computers and super high speeds but he's not staying there anymore so I've lost my source..
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September 12, 2007
Holy crap!!! Never mind
all these guys are probably in jail by now.
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LMAOO!@!!
Hey what happened to that awesome metal torrent place, Kerrazy Torrentz?? That place was the shit!
Anyone know any places similar to that?