the new Furia finally appeared and made my album of the year decision a lot easierhttps://paganrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ksi-yc-milczy-luty
good god
― Devilock, Saturday, 5 November 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Furia is a great band that should have a much higher profile than they do, I'm looking forward to the album.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 5 November 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
Furia's last album was kinda drifting into the sort of "post black" (or whatever) that didn't really hit me, but this fucking thing. This fucking thing. It's like a black metal version of an Earth album. I'm on my sixth listen just today and I can't even remember the last time something like that happened.
Songwriting aside, the sound of it is just ...
― Devilock, Sunday, 6 November 2016 05:42 (seven years ago) link
why the hell couldn't this be the Polish black metal band to put out an hour and a half long album this year
― Devilock, Sunday, 6 November 2016 06:00 (seven years ago) link
to be fair, no album really needs to be an hour and a half
― punksishippies, Sunday, 6 November 2016 06:24 (seven years ago) link
Ulcerate's new album is boring me to tears
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
Do I just not like avant-death any more? But I like Gorguts. And I quite liked the Dysrhythmia, which is basically a Gorguts spin-off. So idk. Maybe you have to be Gorguts. Will check out DSO shortly but ugh tbh
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
Ulcerate are always hyped but I've always found them pretty boring too, not even going to bother with this new one. Gorguts are on another plane entirely.
I think the new DSO is awesome but if you haven't been convinced by them before, I don't think it'll change you mind
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
oh I have been convinced by them before. so far this is great. far, far better than ulcerate
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
the ugh was just residual disgust at ulcerate being boring
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
OK cool :D
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
ha wow the new furia sounds kinda like a metal gvsb
imago yr wrong about ulcerate but I don't think you'll ever see yr way clear to that because for metal to work for you personally it has to have several this-is-not-from-metal elements in it and ulcerate is all metal. no shame in that alloys are fine too but I wish you could get yr mind free enough to hear how great ulcerate is because damn they're great.
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
Dysrhythmia, which is basically a Gorguts spin-off
lol no btw
it's 2/3 Gorguts! point taken that they're doing something v different
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
will try again with Ulcerate soon too. it probably requires a dark room and lots of space to contemplate. it is true that I often find it hard to like pure metal, so I'm sorry for ruining yr thread
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
in the next chapter, i will express incomprehension at the new Meshuggah
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
tbh somebody sent me a promo of Vermis when it was new and I played it and went "ho-hum, honestly I love death metal but I'm not hearing anything that sets this apart" and it sat in a box for a year or more and then I was cleaning out the box and found the disc minus the packaging and said "ok what's this, am I keeping this" and listened and about halfway through I went "fuck...this is pretty interesting actually" and I dug up the packaging and now they're one of my favorite bands. but my initial reaction was "who gives a fuck"
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
death metal strikes me as one of those things that you pretty much have to be a sommelier of to have any clue what you're talking about
― imago, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
I think you just have to know what you like and don't like. Ulcerate don't appeal to me either, but there's plenty of death metal that does.
― jmm, Sunday, 6 November 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
A good, thoughtful Invisible Oranges piece on power metal disguised as a Hammerfall track premiere.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 6 November 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
fucking GREAT piece, that. I have my own theory about why the metal press ignores power metal ("the metal press consists disproportionately of music nerds for whom novelty is more important than craft or tradition, and their coverage reflects this thirst for novelty") but anyway I'm very happy to see this.
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 6 November 2016 22:12 (seven years ago) link
What is the good power metal this year? One that I've been playing a lot is Dark Forest's Beyond the Veil, which might be more heavy metal. It doesn't have the glossy production I associate with contemporary power metal, but it's as cheesy and triumphant as anything.
― jmm, Sunday, 6 November 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
Theocracy! Temperance!
― glenn mcdonald, Monday, 7 November 2016 02:35 (seven years ago) link
I think I was born without the neuroreceptor for power metal.
But I am enjoying this Psychotic Waltz reissue. A Social Grace. Awesome.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 7 November 2016 09:30 (seven years ago) link
is the band Battlecross good?
I went to Steve Earle & the Dukes and there was a guy* sitting in front of me that had a shirt on that said MOTOR CITY THRASH on the back and I tracked it down to Battlecross
*he looked exactly like Stone Cold Steve Austin and him and his gf left after Earle made a crack about Trump
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 November 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
Got the new Venom Prison CD. Feminist death metal. Unfortunate name. Once they get over some stereotypical -core stuff in the first one-third to one-half it gets pretty good.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 12:44 (seven years ago) link
Listened to the three new Metallica songs, and "Lords of Summer," while walking the two blocks to the polls and waiting in line to vote. Can't wait for that album. (I pre-ordered the 3CD version from Amazon; I'm wondering whether their "AutoRip" policy will give me the tracks from all three discs next Friday, or just the main two.)
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 12:47 (seven years ago) link
Listening to The Body's All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood album. Old but it's suiting my mood today.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 9 November 2016 14:43 (seven years ago) link
Bought "Fall Babylon Fall" by Veni Domine... 1992. On REX. But definitely high level Christian epic jams with doom elements, kinda like Queensryche meets Candlemass or something.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 12 November 2016 08:27 (seven years ago) link
HAWKWINDZ I know you like weirdo black metal, so you might dig this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UliGZDZ_ckQ&ab_channel=NachthymnenTheTwilightAge
Like a lot of the good shit it oscillates between demented wtf outsiderness and genuinely inspired ideas imo. Probably a bit too long but it's good to get lost in for a while.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 12 November 2016 13:39 (seven years ago) link
Going to this tonight. Gonna have to take a metal nap to gather my energy for it.
http://cdn.theobelisk.net/obelisk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/alehorn-of-power-ix.jpg
BLOODCOW will travel from Omaha, Nebraska to open the show, self-described as “beard metal” but with an unexpected mad-sci-fi twist, as evidenced on their most recent and fourth full-length, 2015’s Crystals & Lasers.
THE LURKING CORPSES will follow, bringing their heavy metal horror show from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Reggies for the first time. The Corpses’ wide range of influences both musically and lyrically, not to mention their unforgettable image, have made them quite a favorite in many underground circles.
Long-running Chicago act BIBLE OF THE DEVIL is not only Alehorn’s spiritual guidepost but also its musical cornerstone. The band’s unmistakable brand of heavy metal rock and roll embodies every bit the twin-guitarred, big-chorused, epic FM sound perhaps most associated with the festival’s history. This year’s set will include a selection of new material alongside hits from the band’s vast catalog.
From Pittsburgh, ARGUS will make a much-awaited return to this year’s Alehorn lineup, fresh from the stages of Ireland and mainland Europe where the band is in high demand. It’s easy to see why: the trademark Argus sound of majestic and anthemic heavy metal is precisely what the European audiences crave. Of course, fans on this side of the Atlantic have also taken notice of the band’s musical accomplishments and will no doubt give them a hero’s welcome back to Reggies this year.
PROFESSOR BLACK’s live debut rounds out this year’s lineup, a unique concept that will feature songs and musicians from namesake frontman Chris Black’s entire recorded catalog. It is the first show of its kind for the Chicago-based musician/songwriter, although it could also be described as a return of sorts: Chris and his bandmates have played Alehorn of Power several times in the past, variously as members of Pharaoh, Superchrist, Dawnbringer, and High Spirits.
As if that weren’t enough, the stage will then be handed over to THOR, the Legendary Rock Warrior himself, who will personally show you the power of heavy metal, song after song, with all of the subtlety of a hammer to the skull! The man is a legend many times over, with a prolific musical career reaching back to the 70s and further acclaim as a body-builder and B-movie actor. More recently, he was the star of his own documentary, I am Thor, in which he overcame many obstacles to mount a return to the heavy metal stages of the world. Nevertheless, THOR will always be an underground icon, and his deep catalog of heavy metal smash-hit songs (literally!) and uniquely theatrical live show make him the ultimate headliner of ALEHORN OF POWER IX! Additionally, THOR will be promoting his new release “Metal Avenger” now out on Deadline/Cleopatra Records.
Saturday November 12, 2016Doors 7 PM / $20 / Ages 17+Reggies, 2101 S. State, Chicago IL USA
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 12 November 2016 17:45 (seven years ago) link
Ultros was that the Forgotten Spell thing? For some reason the video wouldn't play but I dug the embed code out... crazy stuff. Especially the vocals! Compositionally it's so weird I can't quite focus fully on it, but it does make a good background roar.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 13 November 2016 10:48 (seven years ago) link
Oh shit new Emptiness track
http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/10/18/blackdeath-crew-emptiness-wear-their-meat-heart-on-their-longsleeves
Latter half gets into a Joy Division/dark postpunk vibe I wasn't expecting but am not mad at.
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 13 November 2016 12:32 (seven years ago) link
xp Yeah, that's the one. Not playing for me either for some reason idk why.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 13 November 2016 15:29 (seven years ago) link
https://doomcharts.com/2016/11/13/the-doom-charts-for-november-2016/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 14 November 2016 05:47 (seven years ago) link
I interviewed Chris Bay of Freedom Call for Noisey.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 16 November 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Just wanted to thank the metal thread for hipping me to High Spirits. I got into music at a p young age and stuff like Pyromania and 1984 and then Dokken and Ratt and shit were really formative to me as a little kid and this stuff really hits all those notes in a real way, and doesn't ring false to me the way some of the "power metal" stuff (which I should like in theory cuz I love Maiden and Priest and Armored Saint etc) but I dunno...hard rock like this is deceptively hard to really do right and they can do it.
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 November 2016 15:02 (seven years ago) link
On the mathcore tip, new (final) DEP is good, new Car Bomb might be even better
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
Decibel's top 40 albums of 2016 are right here.
http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/11/17/spoiler-here-are-decibels-top-40-albums-of-2016
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 17 November 2016 15:44 (seven years ago) link
who gives a shit
ilx list only 4eva
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
No Vektor in that list - seems totally whack
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 17 November 2016 17:22 (seven years ago) link
Nails didn't do much for me
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 November 2016 17:25 (seven years ago) link
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:41 (seven years ago) link
I completely didn't get it but JCLC has already and not inaccurately skewered my dislike of true metal so ignore me rly
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
Nails bring absolutely nothing new to the table. Which is fine, but that pretty much precludes them from being year-end list material.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
Crippled Black PhoenixBronze(Season Of Mist)Release Date: 11/4/2016
http://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3780887996_16.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/4UoOV0KvltkozyBQNVHvvuhttp://crippledblackphoenixsom.bandcamp.com/album/bronze
I like everything I have heard from CBP but this release really shows an accessibility which previous albums didn't have. The whole album is memorable but also coated in the hazy Gothic doom the band specializes in. I swear "No Fun" could be a QOTSA track if they were headlining a show in purgatory.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:55 (seven years ago) link
one listen of new Bolzer = less chaotic, more groove-oriented writing, kind of meh area right in between black metal and...not death metal exactly, something less extreme. Grunge metal? Dunno. I read people saying Mastodon, so maybe that's what I mean. Kind of a chore to get through tbh.
― Dominique, Thursday, 17 November 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
I'm not feeling it yet but the deathmetal dot org review of it was so hilariously lame and negative I feel like I've got to give it a chance. Because fuck those dudes.
― rudy githyanki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 17 November 2016 21:24 (seven years ago) link
here's a little lifehack 4u
don't read deathmetal dot org
ever
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
i don't as a rule (because, as i mentioned, fuck those dudes) but the review was quoted in a facebook group
― rudy githyanki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 17 November 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link