hiya! at work so limited posting time, I liked that Wounded Kings album
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Monday, 15 December 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link
59 Stargazer - A Merging to the Boundless 255 Points, 7 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/7NvSJUO.jpghttp://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/a-merging-to-the-boundless
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link
generally like Stargazer, haven't heard that new album yet.
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:59 (nine years ago) link
Adelaide boys
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Crazy cover. #236 on RYM chart. Technical death/prog metal. Wounded Kings is #201.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:07 (nine years ago) link
Remember you can subscribe to the results playlisthttp://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/4DzhT7xPiDI3oy9tWVMGosspotify:user:pfunkboy:playlist:4DzhT7xPiDI3oy9tWVMGos
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
58 Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate 262 Points, 7 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/cYSxqrw.jpgspotify:album:3NgDJkCEuunuOB3gipgJBDhttp://deathwishinc.bandcamp.com/album/refractory-obdurate
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
less tech-death, more grind-gore!
― Frobisher, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
woah! Now this seems very low for Wovenhand. Maybe a lot of people just didn't hear it?
― Frobisher, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:32 (nine years ago) link
weird that this gets recognised in a metal poll but is likely to be ignored in the big poll and whilst its not remotely metal a fair bit of their fanbase is. very intense and lyrically not a million miles from doom metal - hence the appeal.
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:33 (nine years ago) link
yeah, not especially metal at all. great album, regardless.
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
anyone reading that isnt really into metal then that is the album for you to check first.
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
and if you are into metal then check it too as its really good. Love his other albums and his previous band too.(16 Horsepower)
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link
I suppose it is just straight-up psych rock, maybe a lot of people are purists in their voting.
― Frobisher, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
more gothic country psych
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
Post-punk gothic Americana, with extra apocalyptic hellfire and brimstone!
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
Covers he's done with his old band 16 Horsepower are telling -- Joy Division, Gun Club.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:49 (nine years ago) link
Look at their FB post on Dec 12, they quoted my blurb that I published in my year-end summary that morning: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wovenhand-official/189495264425563
"Daily bible passage"..."Church chat"
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 16:52 (nine years ago) link
Like the Stargazer a lot. I think I voted it around #6 or 7?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 15 December 2014 16:57 (nine years ago) link
These metal musicians voted for Wovenhand in MetalSucks:Tommy Rogers, Between the Buried and MeAlan Averill, PrimordialDallas Thomas, Pelican/The Swan King
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link
57 Woods of Desolation - As the Stars 267 Points, 10 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/jgqlDtz.jpghttp://woodsofdesolation.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-stars
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:04 (nine years ago) link
from their page:
"On this 3rd album, mastermind D. on guitars, with the help of session members (Vlad from Drudkh on drums, Luke Mills from Nazxul and Pestilential Shadows on bass, and Old from Drohtnung on vocals), continues the musical direction which was begun on "Toward The Depths" and refined on the very successful "Torn Beyond Reason."
Can't believe I don't know about this band.
― Frobisher, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link
56 Teitanblood - Death 270 Points, 9 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/sfWo0Z5.jpg
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
this is another good one!
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
didn't get into that WoD album as much as some of their previous work, but i think i found a place for it on my ballot.
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
found the full Teitanblood album on youtube for your listening convenience:http://youtu.be/VDRV5FiW-Pc
― Frobisher, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link
Also, Wovenhand headlines the Thursday installment of Roadburn. Tix on sale now, anyone going? I really wanted to but am in the middle of trying to sell place and move to new one and can't schedule anything 'til that's over. Russian Circles, Floor, SubRosa, Monolord, Enslaved, Wardruna, Eyehategod, Goblin, Zombi, Fields of the Nephilm, Tombs, Kayo Dot, Solstafir, Thou, Fields of the Nephilim, Death Hawks, White Hills, Lo-Pan, Golden Grass, many more.
http://www.roadburn.com/2014/12/roadburn-festival-2015-day-tickets-now-sale/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:55 (nine years ago) link
55 Dead Congregation - Promulgation Of The Fall 272 Points, 8 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/IouiObs.jpgspotify:album:093ctZKjtMDADth0fJUWArhttp://deadcongregation.bandcamp.com/album/promulgation-of-the-fall
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:55 (nine years ago) link
really like that teitanblood record. these guys also nailed the production, really gnarly and disorienting.
― original bgm, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
These guys had Dead Congregation in their top 10:George Paul, Mutilation RitesLasse Pyykko, Hooded Menace Alan Averill, PrimordialPatrick Alberts, Call of the Void
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
For my money, Dead Congregation is way too low! I think I had it at #2 on my ballot. Also, I like Woods of Desolation quite a bit, but the production on the new one seemed like a huge step backward. I don't know why there was such a drop-off in their sound quality since the last record. Anyone know why?
― Bloody Pelt Found Near the Scene of the Crime (Skrot Montague), Monday, 15 December 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
the Dead Congregation record was terrific i thought, but not quite as good as their debut from 2008.
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:13 (nine years ago) link
i probably would have rated it higher given more time, it didn't really grab me until late in the year.
― j., Monday, 15 December 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link
54 Fen - Carrion Skies 274 Points, 8 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/RsfE1Sn.jpgspotify:album:5qNepiBgifVuuKIYGc5iBp
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:25 (nine years ago) link
Fen and Saor are both a decent listen, they both do the whole post-black thing well but they weren't really striking enough for me to vote for.
Dead Congregation are pretty good from what I remember hearing.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:31 (nine years ago) link
haven't given that Fen album a listen yet since i've always found their brand of folky blackgaze to be a little bit wooden & precious. i'll definitely give it a chance though.
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:32 (nine years ago) link
on the other hand, i voted Saor pretty high on my ballot
― charlie h, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
53 The Oath - The Oath 274 Points, 9 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/Kog1TJ9.jpgspotify:album:3famRI5ZxosCM9Tf7PBjtJhttp://theoath.bandcamp.com/
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
Not heard this but I've heard good things about it
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
52 Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi 282 Points, 9 voteshttp://i.imgur.com/S41BH2H.jpgspotify:album:63Yx6ZmNT7cxRdhQCZsfRzhttp://hsn666.bandcamp.com/album/oi-magoi
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 19:26 (nine years ago) link
juggalo-affiliated?
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Monday, 15 December 2014 19:28 (nine years ago) link
hah, no
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 19:28 (nine years ago) link
psychedelic black metal
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 15 December 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
it's great
yup
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 15 December 2014 19:33 (nine years ago) link
yayyy. Kinda busy today but paying attn and youtubing some of the stuff I've missed. HSN was amazing, yeah, it was my #5 (just ahead of Behemoth), though my list was only 10 long. Oi Magoi really clicked for me once I switched from headphones to speakers. It really pulls a room together.
― tongues flowering (Devilock), Monday, 15 December 2014 19:35 (nine years ago) link
And I was pleased to learn, according to the liner notes/credits, that the cover is an actual photo of an actual person with actual body paint, not a digital concoction.
― tongues flowering (Devilock), Monday, 15 December 2014 19:36 (nine years ago) link
ah, another one I meant to check out and had forgotten about - whoop whoop!
― original bgm, Monday, 15 December 2014 19:39 (nine years ago) link
I guess I wasn't feeling the death metal too much this year. None of the big stuff -- Dead Congregation, Teitanblood, Impetuous Ritual, even Incantation -- really moved me. Last year had Grave Miasma, Suffo, Deeds of Flesh, Abyssal, Obliteration, so much bigness. My #1, however, is pretty much death metal (or blackened death or whatever) and I'll be sure to pipe up when we get there.
― tongues flowering (Devilock), Monday, 15 December 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link
Oi Magoi is very much a black metal version of a 70's prog album. But less Darkthrone and more Arcturus re: "black metal." It's kind of light-hearted feeling, too, loose and animated. And choruses that will stick with you. I esp love "Hunters."
― tongues flowering (Devilock), Monday, 15 December 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link