2019 metal releases I liked enough to buy on Bandcamp that will not show up on any year-end lists:
Beastwars, IVBrand of Sacrifice, God HandCatatonic Effigy, Putrid TendencyCemican, In Ohtli Teoyohtica In MiquiztliDecomposition of Entrails, AbnormalityEpicardiectomy, Grotesque Monument of Paraperversive TransfixionFacelift Deformation, Cybernetic Organism AtrocitiesTakafumi Matsubara, Strange, Beautiful and FastOrganectomy, Existential DisconnectRetortion Terror, s/tSmoulder, Times of Obscene Evil and Wild DaringSplattered, CarnivortexTyrannotophia, Distant
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
had to look up a couple of those to make sure you hadn't snuck any fakes in
― Simon H., Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
Intriguing. I'll have to check those out.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
Pay special attention to Catatonic Effigy. Despite the band and album name, they're extremely avant-garde. Colin Marston's on bass.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:43 (four years ago) link
Noted, thanks.
Likewise I doubt many of these will pop up on the usual lists but I might be wrong:
Abyssic - High the MemoryAkrotheism - The Law of Seven DeathsAsphodelus - Stygian DreamsDesecresy - Towards NebulaeHerxheim - Cultivating Throne of FurHWWAUOCH - Into the Labyrinth of ConsciousnessIgnivomous - HieroglossiaImperial Cult - Spasm of Light Kvelgeyst - AlkahestNifrost - BlykroneOmination - The New Golgotha RepvbliqOssuaire - Derniers chantsPanzerfaust - The Suns of Perdition - Chapter I: War, Horrid WarRingarë - Under Pale MoonSinners Bleed - AbsolutionTroll - Legend MasterUnaussprechlichen Kulten - TeufelsbücherVeiled - In Blinding Presence
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
I liked that Ignivomous record.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
There's a new Kvelertak song w/ their new vocalist. It's mysteriously overlong but it's nice to have the Ballou production back.
― Simon H., Friday, 29 November 2019 13:34 (four years ago) link
So apparently the drummer from Phish is a huge Cattle Decapitation fan and delivers a spoken monologue on their new album. I never liked them anyway, but a Phish affiliation is just a bridge too far, sorry.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Friday, 29 November 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
I thought they were strict vegans
― Simon H., Friday, 29 November 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
Damn, I feel for them:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/full-of-hells-gear-whole-van-stolen-on-cattle-decapitation-tour/
― pomenitul, Saturday, 30 November 2019 09:27 (four years ago) link
Btw unperson that Catatonic Effigy album is very good indeed, although I'm generally less enthused by instrumental metal for reasons that I've yet to fathom.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 30 November 2019 11:23 (four years ago) link
I have to say I'm intrigued by a band named Une Misère.
― Siegbran
I've now listened to this record a few times, it turned out to be metalcore (so much for the intrigueing band name!), but it's...really good! From Iceland of all places.
― Siegbran, Monday, 2 December 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Old news (but new to me) but consider me off the Absu train:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/absu-member-says-i-lost-my-band-when-i-came-out-to-them/
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:59 (four years ago) link
god bless melissa <3
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 2 December 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
That ones new to me too, such a shame.
I love the thought of Jon Fishman on a Cattle Decapitation record, my copy doesn't get here until Wednesday to hear for myself. It's hilarious to see that a member of Phish now has his own page on Metal Archives.
I lolled.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 2 December 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link
Anyone doing a 2019 metal poll?
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 05:59 (four years ago) link
I hope so.
As advertised, there's some good stuff on this list:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/12/03/2019-a-year-in-reviews-the-good/
Its poorer cousin:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/12/02/2019-a-year-in-reviews-the-disappointing/
(The 'great' is yet to come.)
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 09:18 (four years ago) link
Found this utterly delightful
http://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/witchbones-the-seas-of-draugen
― "Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
Angry Metal Guy gave it a 2/5 so I'll be sure to check it out.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12:13 (four years ago) link
"minus 1 point for sound quality, minus 2 points for releasing too many things this year"
― "Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12:20 (four years ago) link
Onwards to 'the great':
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/12/04/2019-a-year-in-reviews-the-great/
I'm on board with most of these picks.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
You know most of them? Kudos. Thanks for linking to it (and the 'good' list seemed to have some fine stuff, too), my xmas will be black metal again!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
idg finding the Townsend album a disappointment if you already like his stuff
― Simon H., Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
i do, this was sold as his best and most original yet and it was a fitfully-good mess
― imago, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
without much in the way of memorable songwriting
Yeah, I think that's more the issue, this was billed as some tentpole in his catalog and I found it to be patchy and messy.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:53 (four years ago) link
deconstruction did crazy maximalist devin way better, although i guess this was his attempt to fuse that side of him with boring new-agey devin
― imago, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
Anyone doing a 2019 metal poll?― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 05:59 (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 05:59 (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I dont know.
― Vote with a prog record (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
I guess it depends on the success of this Lifetime of ILM 2000-19 Heavy Rock,Noise, Heavy Psych, punk, emo, nu-metal & Metal (or related) Poll VOTING & CAMPAIGNING thread(All welcome to participate) Voting close 23:59 December 13th
to see how much interest there is. Its harder each year to get voters as some ilxors aren't as interested in current music as they were.
― Vote with a prog record (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
I'm afraid the tracks poll would just destroy me but I would most definitely be interested in a 2019 metal poll.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
It seems like a lot of work for whoever would do it. We could just represent the genre in the main site year end poll.
― beard papa, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
I wish.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 20:38 (four years ago) link
And finally, No Clean Singing's top 10:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/12/05/2019-a-year-in-reviews-the-critical-top-ten/
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
lots of Angry Metal Guy overlap in that list
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
Of those I've heard, Misþyrming and Tomb Mold are the only two I'd put in a top 10.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
I like that Car Bomb record a lot.
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
I haven't heard it yet, mostly because mathcore bores me for the most part, but I'll check it out nonetheless.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
I liked the White Ward, and the Disentomb was OK but not even the best thing Unique Leader put out this year (Organectomy, Distant and Omophagia were all better).
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
White Ward is vaguely enjoyable while it's on – top 100 EOY material, maybe. Can't say I got much out of the Disentomb either, and I'm not familiar with Organectomy, Distant and Omophagia.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link
wait there was a new disentomb this year? that band rocks
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
I'm listening to it again and it's sounding much better than I initially gave it credit for.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
very cool & good undertaking by NCS but weird of them to leave the aoty off every single list
― imago, Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:56 (four years ago) link
I always feel like such a lump in that I buy hundreds of metal albums a year and then I look at the top ten list and have only heard two of them. and it's not like I have big subgenre blind spots!
more to listen to, I guess. I legit love the Tomb Mold and it's a top tenner for me, though I think Blood Incantation beat it slightly. IMO a great year for death metal in that a lot of the bands found progressiveness through economy rather than technicality. the Teitanblood is also great, need to spin that again.
I saw Venom Prison got an honorable mention - that would also make my list. surprised not to see the Crypt Sermon place.
― master of nuggets (Neanderthal), Thursday, 5 December 2019 15:58 (four years ago) link
crypt sermon was on the disappointments list iirc (where it belongs!)
― adam, Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
nahhh
― master of nuggets (Neanderthal), Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
@imago the NCS person stated upfront that they hadn't heard the Wilderun lol
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
Actually, my initial assessment of the Disentomb was a wee bit too harsh but the album is kind of frontloaded and its chugging same-iness wears you down by the time you hit the second half, although 'The Great Abandonment' features a mercifully memorable riff.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
I hear you on this, this year particularly feels like there are SO MANY things I'm missing out on or slide right by me. In part I think it's down to the continued expansion of tiny, more niche labels. It seems like more and more bands, particularly in metal, are moving away from even the more well-known labels to set up their own or work with European outlets. Which I'm sure is great for them in terms of controlling things, but it makes it a more difficult task to try and keep up with everything!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link
I've never listened to as much new music as I have this year, with metal as the backbone of my pathological diet, and I still feel a slight bit of awe (and a pinch of disgust) when I come across EOY lists that remind me of how utterly unending and overwhelming it all is.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
An embarrassment of riches, yes, but it also makes it more difficult, if not impossible, to separate the chaff from wheat or to have so much as a common ground for cultural discourse. It also emphasizes how disposable and isolated most of this music is, even the better stuff: you listen to it a couple of times and discard it by necessity, as there is always so much more to discover.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 5 December 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link