Rolling Metal Thread 2012

You support the art without support the corp. I've been saying, no one is gonna go out and buy a Scion cuz Martyrdod crushed it...

Listened to the whole Kreator album this morning. I like it a lot, but there's one track on there that feels like a craven attempt to sound as much as possible like Arch Enemy (seriously, the opening guitar riff is a straight rip from one of AE's album-opening instrumentals), and there are a couple of others that sound like A Matter of Life and Death/The Final Frontier Iron Maiden. Interesting little mini-departures for Mille and company.

This new In This Moment… oof.

Apparently somebody misses nu-metal. I'm not sure who, but they gave In This Moment some bad advice.

I liked the last In This Moment disc, but I haven't listened to it since the week it came out, so I can probably safely skip the new one.

Well, on the last disc they indulged their poppy tendencies, which was their best part. This one is all screamy and emo with lots of chunking riffs. Wrong direction to go in.

Kreator has always had little bits here in there that sound exactly like some other stuff.. I've always heard a Slayer riff or two, or some Vio-Lence parts over the years..

Looks like someone convinced In This Moment that "Gun Show" is a better song than "Forever". It's a shame what's happened to that band.

I liked "Gun Show" a lot. But I see what you mean - sounds like they're going back to the sound of their debut.

But, like, worse.

so sean tells me NYDM/CADM is a thing. People even wear it on jackets now. Anyone witnessed this?

i guess it is http://www.modestoview.com/209metalview-thrashocalypse-2012/

So I'm finally getting around to this Kill Devil Hill album and its... not bad. I'm not a huge fan of the vocalist and I've never really rated Pantera enough to care about Rex Brown, but Zavon sounds good and I've always loved Appice.

Yeah, that was my reaction. There's no real reason for it to exist, but everyone involved is a pro so it's totally competently done.

Exactly, its like, this sounds pretty much not bad when I play it, but I can't imagine ever getting the urge to do so again.

This new Barren Earth is knocking me off my chair right now – death-doom with proggy keyboard parts and thrash guitar solos? YES PLEASE.

Oooh that does sound intriguing.

The new Panopticon album is knocking me out. At first the combination of bluegrass and black metal felt a little too oil and water, but somehow it works the further into it you go.

As long as you don't use "Blue Metal" to describe it it sounds interesting.

Ooh, and Amorphish folky guitar runs…

Blue Metal! AmorPhish! AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

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BlueManGroupPhish metal

Will I see any of you at Saint Vitus bar in Brooklyn this Friday? :)

http://www.yelp.com/list/get-heavy-record-labels-i-dig-pittsburgh

I didn't know you had a yelp account.

I'm thinking of seeing Church Of Misery on Sunday. I've only listened to Master Of Brutality. Any fans? Should I bone up on another album before I go?

Happy international day of Slayer!

I'm seeing Church of Misery tonight, I'll let you know how they are.

They were awesome. You should see them.

Is there a lyric sheet for the new Dying Fetus? I have a download promo from the people I'm writing for but there's just a press image included.

Saw Sleep last night in Oakland.. The guys in Kowloon Walled City, who did an amazing set opening up asked me to be their band bitch for this show. You can't really say no, can you? The Fox Theater is the swankiest venue I've ever been in. its amazing..

Oxbow was main support and I was pretty disappointed. I thought they would be heavier, instead they were just weird..

Sleep was loud as fuck! No dummy cabs, they were using all of it! lol.. 6 cabs and 3 heads (thats 3 full stacks) for Pike; 4 cabs, 4 heads, and a guitar full stack with tow power amps for Al... Altough Jason (from Neurosis) was pounding the shit out of his drums, beating them as they owed him money, but he was drowned out.. the best sound in the place was in the wings of the theater stage, where I got a drum clinic from Jason-he's a fucking beast!! They played for two hours, and I think it was just one riff.. it was too loud to tell though. I went downstairs to the dressing rooms, where the whole place was just rattling to shit. I joked that union guys were coming in today to reset screws and nail shit back in..

hey guys send your best wishes to the viceroy, he got concussion in a scooter accident 2 nights ago. He's fine but I know you will want to send good metal vibes to him.

Shit, sorry to hear that. Good vibes to you, Viceroy. Or, uh, fierce vulpine vibes of satan to you! This is the metal thread, after all.

Throwing the horns in his direction.

Taking head banging too far, Viceroy. Hope you recover quickly.

i am not sure how metal scootering is, but concussions are like 110% metal so

He should have been wearing his Motorhead helmet.

^JJ OTM

Meanwhile, Chuck and Adrien, have you heard the new Crucified Barbara? Seems like it was basically custom-made for us.

Also, free Paradise Lost compilation: http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/06/07/free-download-and-stream-paradise-losts-lost-in-time-greatest-hits-compilation/

I first heard the first single from the new Crucified Barbara album a couple months ago, and yeah, it's great. I take it the rest of the album is just as good?

Yup, super fun, catchy gritty 80s metal with Doro-type vocals (although less histrionic). Probably not something that's going to make my year-end list (unlike the Grand Magus, which likely will), but great to drive to on a sunny day.

Meanwhile High on Fire has cancelled all touring plans as Matt Pike is going into rehab.

Ah fuck. Is it the painkiller thing again? He looked really ill at Alexandra Palace.

Man, weak sauce.

Press release Adrien tweeted says alcohol. Sadly not surprised, but wish him the best.

there was an interview w/him somewhere recently where he appeared to be drinking a lot

Pike must have went in right after that Sleep show in Oakland..

what did you do to him?

My friend was at that Oakland Sleep show.

"I really had the best time. I can't stop thinking about how amazing it was. So loud, so incredible to see them on home turf. After it was done Pikey lights a cigarette in the shadows of the stage after the show and survey's the crowd like "yeah motherfucker...that's what I thought." His stomach is so big, I think a demon is incubating up in thar."

Maybe he was so stoked from a good show that he partied too hard that night and realized after he'd better cool it if he wants to be able to continue rawking balls.