Rolling Metal Thread 2012

lol

have we really become so cynical that a recording artist can't put in a quick word for the good people at Premarin without there being assumptions of underhand marketing tactics :(

So says DJ Mencapsules for lowest online prices.

Thanks to whomever it was who recommended Barren Earth - ended up buying a couple of their albums and I just love 'em - ace metal all around. New Gojira is really blowing my mind now too - everything I wanted from them right off the bat. This is going to get a lot of plays this summer.

Always liked the original Sabs and several bands involving Wino, should I check out the Witchcraft albums to be reissued by Metal Blade July 17??

Only if you like good music.

Thanks, and what of Samothrace? I like the name, and read where drummer's delighted w new album--always a good sign, especially in metal.

Just got the promo today, haven't listened yet. Not familiar with their previous work.

Samothrace is great if you're a fan of YOB or Corrupted.

DOW, have you already gotten the Pentagram collections on Relapse? If you get Witchcraft first, you're sort of going in reverse order...

I have one, but Witchcraft are closer to the surface of the promo pile...

"Man, this Death band just sounds like generic death metal to me."

HAHA!!!Queensryche... buhahaha!!!

Always liked the original Sabs and several bands involving Wino, should I check out the Witchcraft albums to be reissued by Metal Blade July 17??

Yes, but Witchcraft doesn't sound anything like Sabbath or any Wino band (well, OK, they sound a little bit like the jazzier parts of Sabbath's debut). What Witchcraft really sound like are other 1970s heavy/hard rock acts - Dust, early Pentagram as mentioned, and the Swedish band November (who I wish more people knew about - their albums are fucking awesome, but they've never had much rep outside Scandinavia for some reason). Also, you may find the vocals difficult to take - I do. But by all means check 'em out at least.

Dust?! Say no more, I'll do that, thanks! (actually, say as much as you like about Dust, who are not exactly overexposed)

Will look for November too, never heard of them.

Would be great to see reissues of November's En Ny Tid Är Här (1970) and 2:a (1971). Witchcraft started as a tribute to Pentagram and Roky Erickson. Both Witchcraft and Graveyard have members that were in Albatros. Now both are on the same label. I hear some early Sabbath in Witchcraft, and also Leaf Hound, Comus, etc. Can't freakin' wait to hear Legend. In the meantime, new albums by Orcus Chylde and Kadavar are keeping me happy. I'm wondering if Dead Man is doing anything soon, or their Crusher labelmates Spiders, who also share former members of Witchcraft and Graveyard.

Never heard of Albatros - should I check them out? Are they in a similar vein?

Similar but not as developed. I heard some MP3s of what were probably demos, but can't find them right now. Don't know that anything officially came out by them.

Spiders are recording their debut LP right now. That's one I cannot wait to hear.

By the way, Spiders' awesome set at Roadburn is now streaming online. It's well worth hearing:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/playerpage.program.14594227.html

Would be great to see reissues of November's En Ny Tid Är Här (1970) and 2:a (1971).

Word. Third one has been recently reissued on CD and is good, but not as consistently heavy as those two.

Spiders are recording their debut LP right now. That's one I cannot wait to hear.

By the way, Spiders' awesome set at Roadburn is now streaming online. It's well worth hearing:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/playerpage.program.14594227.html

You made my night, that was awesome. I'd buy a bootleg of that, damn.

Soulfly is playing the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos. I will not be there myself to witness the glory, but I am gonna try to get a camera crew there.

Wow, looks like Sonet Grammofon did reissue all three November albums, and Aquarius carries them! I had no idea. I went ahead and ordered them, along with a copy of the Leaf Hound.

Don't suppose any of you folks would be interested in a free Municipal Waste/Toxic Holocaust Split: http://downloads.tankcrimes.com/album/toxic-waste

no, but thanks for the offer!

I hope you enjoy the joyless darkness in which you dwell.

I saw Municipal Waste a few months ago. Used up my yearly Waste quotient.

Yeah, I've never been a fan of either band.

Man, tough crowd.

I always enjoy Municipal Waste.

Not a fan of Municipal Waste or Toxic Holocaust--but I am about to announce a full US tour for VEKTOR.

that'd be fun.

Please tell me they're playing Manhattan and not Brooklyn.

Hope Vektor is coming to Chicago, Nate - are you tagging along for Agalloch again this summer?

Vektor is definitely coming to Chicago. NY date is still up in the air.

Can't tour with Agalloch these days. Too busy with Witch Mountain tours. We are on fire (thanks in part to many of you here).

so.....randy blythe

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688786/lamb-of-god-randy-blythe-detained-manslaughter-prague.jhtml

yikes

uh...

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Poland.

that shit is crazy...

As a performer in the post Dimebag shooting era, I don't blame anyone for gettin down with someone on the stage if they feel threatened...

It shard to say cuz no of us were there, but we'll see how it pans out

Death Angel indeed 100% awesome.

Nate, the Witch Mountain gig was magnificent. Sorry I couldn't chat more after, I was entertaining a group of six. Not sure if you saw, but my bud Philip at the Reader did post this blurb...

Witch Mountain, Cauldron of the Wild. This four-piece from Portland, Oregon, pairs clean female vocals with charcoal black guitars and dilated, doomy riffs. Singer Uta Plotkin sounds like Ann Wilson of Heart if she'd been raised by wolves—which works especially well on the lines "Don't know if you're dead / But I like it that way / 'Cause you know if I knew / Don't know what I'd do." Cauldron of the Wild comes out Tue 6/12, and Witch Mountain plays at the Empty Bottle on Sat 6/16.

Oh, I guess Monica also wrote about it in the show recommendations. "You're not watching the witches' sabbath on a screen, you're there—and you're close enough to tell if it's the harmless hippie kind, or if someone's really going to literally have sex with Satan right in front of you."

So the Lamb of God singer may or may not be in legal trouble for his alleged response to an audience member who repeatedly charged the stage and finally broke on through. Will this affect LOG's current tour with Dethklok and Gojira? Hope not. Meanwhile, kinda wondering if this might be good and/or a royal pain:
SOPHICIDE: German Tech Death Metallers Announce Willowtip Debut

German technical death metal sorcerers, SOPHICIDE, are pleased to announce the release of their debut, Perdition Of The Sublime. Set for North American release on August 14, 2012 via Willowtip Records, the 11-track long player was recorded, mixed and mastered by founder Adam Laszlo at his home studio and features the striking cover design by artist Steve Voigt.

Formed as a one-man-project in 2009 by Laszlo, then 19, SOPHICIDE fuses elaborate melodies with battering technical brutality into a sound that’s as malicious as it is memorable. Meaning "murder of wisdom," SOPHICIDE describes the state of modern society and serves as the central theme of Perdition Of The Sublime. Notes Laszlo: “It's another word for anti-intellectualism. People are stupid, ignorant and seem to be proud of it. This is a disturbing trend.”

“I'm really keen to release this album,” he continues of the release. “I've put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it and I hope people can connect to it as I do. Basically the overall theme coincides with the meaning of ‘sophicide.’ Intellect and enlightenment seem to be displaced by religion and casting shows. There’s this overall apathy, people don't seem to give a shit about anything as long as they get their cheap meat and TV shows. This is what POTS is basically about, although the focus is on religion, after all it's the elephant in the room.”

Perdition Of The Sublime Track Listing:

01. The Art Of Atrocity

02. Within Darkness

03. Perdition Of The Sublime

04. Of Lust And Vengeance

05. Execration

06. Blood For Honour

07. Freedom Of Mind

08. Folie Á Deux

09. Lafayette's Deception

10. Dawn Of A New Age

11. The Essence Of Warfare

first track streaming here
http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2012/06/29/sophicide-german-tech-death-metallers-announce-willowtip-debut/

Got a download link for that yesterday; haven't checked it out yet.

I'm heading to see Elder tonight at The Burlington, just $5!

That was incredible. Other recent shows in comparison were like a half-assed neckrub compared to Elder's full-body oiled Esselin rubdown, complete with inner-organ massaging bass frequencies. Seriously, after seeing the Scorpions strut and preen on Friday (they did have impressive energy for their age, but their song selection sucked ass) it was so refreshing to just have my mind blown by a band. The riffs! The incredible tones! So heavy all the hairs on your body vibrate, but not painful, just entrancing and psychedelic, just how I like it. They play tomorrow night at Now That’s Class in Cleveland.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/29/world/africa/botswana-heavy-metal-heads/index.html?hpt=hp_mid

It looks like unperson wrote about the Botswana metal scene last year. I can't listen to any of this right now because I'm at work, but it was on cnn's front page and my interest is piqued.