Rolling Metal Thread 2010

you guys are forgetting about Puya!

Yeah, Puya springs immediately to mind. I'm sure there are others; I'll look into it.

Seriously, though, that first Puya record, Fundamental, was actually pretty decent. I believe I even wrote about it for Phil -- Here we go:

PUYA
Fundamental
MCA, 1999
Out of all the bozos that chunky-riffed their way to success in the late 90s, it stands to reason that one of the few bands that did something interesting with the sound would fall to the wayside. Puya had the key distinction of being from Puerto Rico, not the suburbs, and they brought their Latin sense of style and melody to Fundamental. There's still plenty of crunch, don't get me wrong, but the band wasn't afraid to break into funky salsa jams on songs like the title track and "Montate." A melting pot in the best way, this illustrates just how much unrealized potential nu-metal had.

I like to think I've improved as a writer since then. But probably not.

this is really cool:

http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/11/16/decibel-gets-even-awesomer-introduces-monthly-exclusive-flexi-discs-starting-in-2011/

Waiting for Nate to tell me he is coming to Britain with YOB before I commit to a ticket for Minehead.

flexi thing is so friggin' cool! and totally metal fan catnip. a genius move all around.

yeah, getting excited for these!

I imagine their subscriber base will get a nice boost from this...

I imagine their subscriber base will get a nice boost from this...

That's great if you live in the States. But as I've mentioned here before, I just cancelled my subscription because I wasn't getting my issues. I can't be the only one.

your mailman is a closet techdeath fan.

i could use some new coasters!

I...obtained the new Crystal Viper album purely because of the awesomeness of its cover (scythe-wielding werewolf on horseback in front of a scary castle), but the music is pretty awesome. They're a female-fronted power metal act from Poland, and this is their third studio album. If you like Iron Maiden (and/or Slough Feg) and Doro, you'll like this.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61HLyuEKnNL._SS500_.jpg

doesn't really beat this for me, but maybe i'm just not a big werewolf guy.

http://www.imusiccn.com/pic/08/27/156138_20100326_175939_37083.jpg

This pic just saddens me
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/photo/Paul_Di%27Anno-12783.jpg

Here he is now
http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Paul-DiAnno.preview.jpg

What's happened to the Fun Lovin' Criminals? They've gone to seed slightly...

I love Decibel's resurrection of the flexidisc. Best idea they've had in a long time.

Oh, and serenchwilen, I did review the new weapon, it should be in next month's dB. But I'll spoil the surprise and say it's the best Canadian metal album of the year. Easily.

Man, now I REALLY need a record player.

Also: already posted that album cover, Phil. Come on, there are enough hilarious pieces of metal cover art out there, no need to repeat. Although I will grant you, it is so awesome that it's worth a second viewing.

Oh, I saw it when you posted it - it stuck in my head until I spotted the record on a blog. Turns out the record's pretty great. Review on BurningAmbulance.com tomorrow.

I remember how geeked my buds & I were in 1984 when that Grim Reaper album came out...that cover was too awesome for words. Still looks great! Too bad the actual record was a bit on the average side.

Meanwhile, the new Cauldron album is ace, but it's been beeped so obnoxiously it doesn't deserve media coverage. I'll just have to download the inevitable leak, I guess.

I'm pressuring Earache's PR dude for a non-beeped promo; if he gives me one (he's done it in the past, for higher-profile releases than friggin' Cauldron), I'll let you know so you can pester him yourself.

Thanks. Cos this album is really, really good. Cauldron always reminds me of those obscure but killer Canadian metal bands that came out on the Moose Molten Metal series back in the day.

http://img.sharedmusic.net/files/pics/2844/2843605/img_2_th.jpg

speaking of flexis, i sent away for a free grim reaper flexidisc before the album came out. some sort of label giveaway.

adrien this is for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZezVwU7BPPQ

I love HIMYM's Canada jokes.

speaking of flexis, i sent away for a free grim reaper flexidisc before the album came out. some sort of label giveaway.

Yes!!! I believe White Wolf was on the flipside of that. RCA was touting both bands at the same time.

Yeah, I was really psyched to hear the new Cauldron until I saw that it was beeped. I know, cry me a river. Anyway, as far as Crystal Viper go -- I didn't realize that it was a woman! But then again, Sinergy's Kim Goss sounds a whole lot like Bruce Dickinson on a few tracks on Suicide by My Side, so that may just be a function of the genre. AFM sure are dependable for putting out totally derivative but totally enjoyable Euro metal.

Yeah, I was really psyched to hear the new Cauldron until I saw that it was beeped. I know, cry me a river.

Yeah, it seems trite, but holy crap are these beeps on the Cauldron ever loud and shrill.

"Waiting for Nate to tell me he is coming to Britain with YOB before I commit to a ticket for Minehead."

See you there!

Awesome.

Danzig was the best I've seen him since '92 tonight. He finally has a great band again. And the support (Withered, Toxic Holocaust, Marduk, Possessed/Sadistic Intent) was great.

I can firmly recommend the Blackest of the Black tour this year.

Aldo, I can put you on the guest list for the YOB show... Write me.

Sadistic Intent!? Wow!

Well it was the singer of Possessed (wheelchair-bound) with Sadistic Intent as the back-up band. It was fucking awesome. Made me much more curious about Sadistic Intent than recent Possessed though. They really killed it and would have stolen the show except that Danzig's set list was really impeccable.

Danzig should really learn how to sing INTO the mic though. He was constantly either inaudible or feeding back. Then he'd get mad at the sound crew when most of it was his mistake for trying to jump around and hold the mic in these "cool/metal" angles that having nothing to do with being a professional vocalist.

Sadistic Intent were a pretty great band, back in the day. One of the first demos I ever bought was their "Conflict Within" tape. Them playing with Beccera would be pretty cool.

This may be common knowledge but I'm reading the new 33 1/3 book on Spiderland and it turns out that Will Oldham was briefly a Samhain roadie!

Him and some of the Maurice/Slint guys used to pretend to have cerebral palsy to keep Glenn Danzig entertained.

some of the riffs on the new Atheist are great but I just listened to the first four songs on it & then threw on Unquestionable Presence - the leap in quality when you go from the newer album to the older one is not even funny. they're ok now, once they were among the best who ever played metal.

fucking A unquestionable presence is all fucking time forever.

Can't argue with that.

Meanwhile, the new Abysmal Dawn album is very solid. Death metal by dudes who know how to write actual songs, with the usual bludgeoning mix we get from Rutan.

That's good to hear, I was impressed by Programmed to Consume but thought they had room to improve.

hey if any of the dB peeps wants to let me know who handles their distribution, i was considering adding them to the line up at ye old geetar store but cant find the info anywhere?

feel free to hit me up via ilxmail thx

email mark evans at decibel. um, mark evans @ redflagmedia.com or something like that. i don't have an issue handy.

email is in the front of the mag.

in fact i have to email him too for my store.

Mark @ decibelmagazine.com

Is the new Abysmal Dawn up? They're a solid group, but I didn't want to take any of the offers I had to review their album because I know Charles Elliott personally, and that could potentially make things awkward next time I run into him.

thx j3ff

Got my unbeeped Cauldron MP3s. This album rules. And the cover art maintains the high standard set by the debut (less nudity, but it might be the same girl).

i saw liturgy last night. they were good, but they played a lot of new stuff—kinda thrashy/proggy, mostly instrumental, and frankly pretty dull. dampened my enthusiasm for the new album.

Every time I listen to the latest Sword album, I have to revise my opinion. It keeps getting more and more solid with every spin.

At the risk of filling the thread with blasphemy, I've never heard Unquestionable Presence - it was way, way out of my wheelhouse back when it came out and I've just never come across it. But I picked up Jupiter last night and apparently I need to hear UP, like, immediately, because Jupiter really hit me in a good way.

bongripper