Rolling Metal Thread 2012

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.

I bought him a drink before his show at Alexandra Palace. :-(

i really loved the sleep set at alexandra palace. it was a really powerful, righteous amalgam of 'dopesmoker/jerusalem'extract plus 'holy mountain'stuff. wish they'd played 'from beyond' tho'.

melvins covering 'youth of america' was fuckin' great too.

yeah that was a fun day alright, helped by the excellent weather, in contrast to today's November-like gale.

Yeah, there were more than a few "is Mike pregnant?" jokes when they played the Dark Lord Day event back in April. Glad to see he's getting help though.

Obviously "Mike" is my conflation of "Matt" and "Pike". Frack I'm tired this morning.

We should do that with more metal stars... Kerring! Tyomi. Jusborne.

patt Mike on the belly

Lulrich

Witch Mountain - Cauldron Of The Wild is out today! All you fans be sure to pick up or order a copy! I'll get one at the show on Saturday. Profound Lore | All That Is Heavy | Amazon

Anyone heard Crystal Viper's fourth and latest album, Crimen Excepta? It's a concept album about the persecution of witches accused of practicing black magic during the holy inquisition.

Anyone heard Crystal Viper's fourth and latest album, Crimen Excepta? It's a concept album about the persecution of witches accused of practicing black magic during the holy inquisition.

Yeah, I have it. It's OK. The one super annoying aspect is that there are short bridge tracks before every song, and they're nothing but sound effects - crackling fires, screaming torture victims - that serve no dramatic purpose (there's no dialogue) and just pad out the track listing/running time. I excised them all before putting it in my iPod. And even on a song level, it's not as good as their last album. They're not a great band, but if you're really hard up for Maiden-aping female-fronted power metal, they'll do.