Rolling Metal Thread 2010

most badass track I've heard in 2010. ride for revenge, "no savior no return":
http://chronicyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/03-no-savior-no-return.mp3

sounds kind of like coffins-style death/doom with some tom g. warrior grunting and growling on top. but just bass and drums and plus some throbbing gristle weirdness thrown in for good measure throughout the album. rules.

there's no quicker way into my heart than a drummer playing the same drum beat over ever track. provided it's a cool drum beat.

also been listening to the bastard noise/endless blockade split. been anticipating this one since I heard about the new bastard noise lineup with live drums and bass + electronics. their side of the split basically sounds like man is the bastard with a production job with a little more oomph. it's really cool. endless blockade side is the first I've heard of them but I like it too.

also keep listening to the cremation demos I mentioned upthread. nuclear war now just collected most of them for a comp called black death cult.

RFR are pretty awesome. they need a guitarist making flipper-style noise though.

hahaha I was thinking the same thing last night while listening

one of the many reasons I love corrupted too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqQVP81ab9s

also, I think my "coffins-style death/doom" description above might be a bit misleading, now that I think of it. RFR swing more than that. just listen to the track!

new Cathedral out 10 May, this is my #1 most anticipated

^I hope to be able to listen to that in a few days (when back on a PC where I can stream promos), may report back

Gonna pick up the BN/Endless Blockade split asap also

Listening to the Barren Earth album, Curse of the Red River, right now. Do you like Opeth? 'Cause these guys do - a lot. Mellotron, acoustic guitar interludes, death growls 'n' clean crooning...seriously, Mikael Åkerfeldt should file a cease and desist letter.

I've been enjoying that one a lot. Their EP from late last year is good, too.

Just played the Ov Hell album for the first time, and at least initially it seems more varied and interesting than the last Gorgoroth album. Looks stupid, though.

so fuckin excited i'm gonna see Krisiun/Nile/immolation on friday. and immolation are selling advance copies of their new albm at the shows!

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cool!

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done.

"new Cathedral out 10 May, this is my #1 most anticipated

Halfway through it now and it is amazing.

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also, I haven't listened to overkill since I hear black but the praise on this thread got me curious. listening to the stuff on their myspace page and loving it!

*Whistles* bootvids.blogspot.com/

I agree on the new Cathedral. Really strong album by them, which is good to see because they are either great or drab. I absolutely love the track 'Funeral Of Dreams.' So unexpected in composition but it really works.

The Overkill is a nice surprise too, Can't remember the last time I really enjoyed one of their albums. I think it was decades ago.

Yay, gonna see Orphaned Land in NY in March.

The Overkill is a nice surprise too, Can't remember the last time I really enjoyed one of their albums. I think it was decades ago.

Same here. Last one I liked at all was Under the Influence, and even that one had its mediocre moments. I always found them to be a horribly inconsistent band, but did they ever get it right on the new one.

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Uh, wow. GORE live! FEAR OF GOD live! Wow wow wow.

I was beginning to think noone was going to check that link out!

Also, I don't think I'd ever paid much attention to Dark Fortress (possibly even confusing them with Dark Funeral), but this new album Ylem is pretty good. "Melodic Black Metal", EM says, but this is the kind of thing that makes me not quite understand the boundaries between Black and Death Metal. It's "dark", anyway, with stretches of both stomping and twitching, and a variety of vocal styles (all percussive). Heavier than creepy, though.

whoa, i'm really kinda surprised to be digging the new Rotting Christ album as much as i am here. lotsa interesting shit goin' on--love their use of mid-eastern/arabic scales/modes/etc.--that ain't just part and parcel of yer standard BM offerings. cool.

So apparently Burzum leaked -- anyone heard yet?

It's pretty darn good.

I've never dug deep into Rotting Christ before either, but the new album really is good.

What's it like in comparison to A Dead Poem? didn't like that one at all...

Never heard A Dead Poem. But the new one has Diamanda Galás on the last track, so the new one wins.

HAHA totally gotta listen now

yeah, what Phil said. (her accent is pretty funny when she sings in Greek tho--WAY worse than mine.)

Krisiun/Nile/Immolation was wtf amazing

btw check out Dreaming Dead. Female fronted death metal band that touches on melodic death, doom, traditional death, and heavy metal. This isn't a chick novelty act or a group where the ladies are ornaments - they are the guitar players and one of them does lead vocals and they're tight.

Apparently you can't buy a physical copy of their cd right now but check it out on ITunes.

I liked them when they were called Manslaughter. Haven't seen them live yet though since I timed it right to just catch Immolation.

Liz is a total sweetheart. A very earnest metal chick who slays on guitar and roars like a demon. Hope they blow up. It's the drummer from Exhausted Prayer, no?

I'm not sure but whomever he was, he was a beast on the kit. and I have tremendous respect for someone who drums and does vocals at the same time. that's gotta be real hard coordination wise. There's a second girl in the band on lead guitar but she isn't listed on their facebook page but I'm not sure who she is. Amazing player though.

Their set made me realize a lot of metal sensibility. I mean, metal is still very 'sexist' to a degree. Yea, females have a larger presence than they ever used to be, but I mean often times in these bands they get stuck in the ancillary roles (ie, bass, or 'opera' vocals for a goth metal group). It's still a boy's game.

And this set had the potential to draw ire from the fans. They hadn't totally embraced the first opening act, and Liz put her purse on top of the amp gear for the entire show. I'm sure people that didn't know them already didn't know what to expect. Then the lead guitar chick did some crazy insane lead for soundcheck and people starting paying attention. and then they launchedi nto this Sabbathy doom riff to open the song and for the next 30 mins, the floor was crowded and mosh pits broke out. everyone loved em.

bummer that they had no cds to sell - guessing they are sold out and don't have anymore pressed. I bought it on ITunes though.

now, off to see Deicide on 3/12. I'll preface that I haven't liked half of their albums (including the last two that for some reason got critical praise, even though I loathed them). but hearing the classics will be fun, plus....Glen Benton has the worst stage banter ever. It's unintentionally hilarious at times - I'm going for that reason too.

also did anybody think Suffocation's "Blood Oath" was overrated? I've liked Suffocation since their reunion (liked Souls to Deny and the s/t) but the group seems to lack a lot of the dynamics they had in the past. The songs seem to be at the same tempo, thus negating tempo changes, breakdowns, and the riffs don't seem to have the characteristic Suffocation stamp on them.

I think it'd be a solid album for any other DM band but just pale for Suffocation.

Wardruna were amazing in Oslo on Saturday night. One of the best post BM things I've seen in a long time. Still on a Norwegian tip Altaar slayed as well. And Shining were stunning. I wasn't sure if they'd be able to do Blackjazz live or not. But they can. (Jorgen from the Shining, ex-Jaga Jazzist had what he called a more traditional jazz group playing Chrome Hill but they had definable post punk, BM and Earth influences.)

Haha, reviews for the new Wold on iTunes:

"This is not music whatsoever. All three songs sound the same and the album costs $9.99 for 3 s****y songs"

"All this is is noise. It has no musical value whatsoever. DO NOT BUY"

"You can't help but feel sorry for all the money the label is about to lose..."

"Ok, I'm not against any music genre (except rap maybe) and I know how many different metal subgenres there are, but what is this? How could you categorize it? It sounds like black metal when you first listen to it, but black metal is still very technical, so no. All I know is that this is not very good..."

An interesting idea, but not the best Wold album by a long shot.

What a disaster for Profound Lore

ok Immolation's newie (Majesty and Decay) is amazing. not that it aws any surprise. some of it harkened back to Close to a World Below, tho, which is surprising as they really haven't touched on that sound much since.

Music to my ears Ballistic.

Ok, finally getting to The Guessing Game...wow. Just wow. Incredible.

Best Buy is selling a version of the new High On Fire album with three extra songs (one studio, two live) for $7.99 and free shipping. I just ordered mine.

my local store is apparently going to have it for 5.99!!

$5.99 around here too. I'd pay twice as much for a different mix.

$7.99 on Amazon too, fwiw.

"Ok, finally getting to The Guessing Game...wow. Just wow. Incredible."

Yeah. Aside from the purist doom of Forest of Equilibrium and to a less degree Endtyme, this is hitting me as their best and most innovative album. Finally a weirdo Cathedral album that I can love. They sound like the utter veterans that they are on this one. My album of the year so far in just one listen.

I keep waiting for that album to surface on the Nuclear Blast ipool. Have to hear it!