Rolling Metal Thread 2012

Kind of wish the whole bird was visible, but cool style.

looks like some xmas tree ornaments my parents used to have, i like it

going to see agalloch (again!) tomorrow!!! psyched. are they really going to play for 2 hours?!

that cover is fucking badass

best band

brb gonna try and get a Nuclear Blast promo scumbag hookup

this King Of Asgard album isn't strictly my kind of thing but I feel like it does these blackened Viking-y moves with a lot of panache and in a way that some folks on here would like

Looks like I've finally made it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHRmosckvI

That's awesome!

holy shit dude

you better watch yo ass...
lol

Of tangential metal relevance: the latest blog post by the founder of the company where I now work: http://blog.echonest.com/post/27047918145/musical-taste-politics. (Read to the end.)

That was actually pretty interesting – not surprising, necessarily, but funny that the "stereotypical" correlations are true.

Also, it's nice to have statistical proof that metal is the best genre.

Is there any other context for that video Nate?

i had no idea loves laboured breathing could rap

Yeah boyee!

(Wtf r u talking about?)

watch nates youtube link

Some members of that Salem scene were in a terrible black metal band that used to incessantly ask me to put them in support slots for WITTR, Agalloch, et al. I refused because they were really unprofessional. Now they don't like me.

I think they found a positive outlet for their hatred, though.

should we take that video over to White musicians and "artistic" use of the N-word: A Discussion and Social History y/n

omg Nate

They're committed, I'll give em that.

Thanks Nate! I wasn't sure if you gave 'em a bad review or something somewhere. That's kind of hilarious.

omg lol

gotta grimly wonder if grim family are feeling as good about that video this morning . . .

I was admittedly nervous for a second, then I realized that they'd posted the video back in February. And I took the liberty of immediately "liking" their FB page and posting a big thank you on their wall.

Here's something for the eurodoom folks: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-decoryahs-wisdom-floats/

currrrrrse

Almost disappointed to say that 2 Grim Family wrote to make sure I was taking their song as a joke. I was.

Posers. If shit was real, you'd be cursed.

agalloch show was awesome and 2+ hrs long and i also really liked taurus! great screaming, perfect tempo for grading papers (this is a compliment). i also saw ilx user stormy davis there and did not see blackironprison or nate, both of whom i have seen at the previous two chicago agalloch shows. did buy faustian echoes, love it.

the end.

Did they have any good T-shirts?

New Pig Destroyer obliterates much swine.

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Exciting news!

It's weird to me how, like, next level grind doesn't seem that different from regular grind on the surface, but you can totally tell when it is.

Just announced my very limited seven date US run for Primordial, While Heaven Wept, and Cormorant.

If you're lucky enough to make it to the show in Charlotte, NC, this tour cross paths to combine with the Vektor trip.

See some of you on the east coast in September :)

9/7 - Chicago @ Reggie's
9/8 - Cleveland @ Beachland Ballroom
9/9 - Rochester @ Water Street
9/10 - Brooklyn @ Saint Vitus
9/11 - Philadelpia @ Kung Fu Necktie
9/12 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
9/13 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall

Also announced YOB and Vektor tours. But I hate to clog the ILX arteries with long shows lists that can be easily googled or found on www.nanotear.com

ooooh primordial!!

I am probably the only person who is bummed that Primordial is happening the same day Bob Mould is in town doing "Copper Blue."

July metal roundup -- 9 reviews by me, 6 by other folks; hard rock vs. heavy metal B.S. in intro

http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/2012/07/top-15-metal-albums-july-2012

13-15 yikes

Ha ha, well it was a slow month. (And I didn't realize Rhapsody had the Ulver album until after I put that thing together.)

I probably should've just limited it to 10 records, but I kind of liked what I wrote about those P.O.D. and Marilyn Manson things, so what the heck. (Also can't swear I don't personally find those more tolerable than Gojira or Deathspell Omega, to be honest. But at least I didn't put them higher on the list.)

It's all part of the job. And as long as you're honest... ;)

Although Manson's schtick has been tired for years, I actually found that new one to be his most tolerable in a long, long time.

So some of Marty Friedman solo records from Japan that were never released in the US are getting reissued over here. I'm beginning to think that Future Addict, at the very least, was never released because it consists partly of laughably terrible emo-core covers of Megadeth album tracks.

But hey, if you want to hear someone even whinier then Dave Mustaine on a nu-metal cover of "Tornado of Souls," here's your chance.

HI Metal Dudes

2 Things:

1) This documentary on Jason Becker, 80s metal guitar whiz who suffers from ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease, looks real emotional. I had a friend who died of ALS and it's a heartbreaking disease, I'd imagine doubly so for a musician:

http://www.jasonbeckermovie.com/

2) Um...so anyway I was in some Youtube link hole and uh...so...like there's this band called Nightwish and what in the fuck is this? Could you provide some context? is this a scene? oh lord pac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8ykQLYnX0

What's with everyone discovering Nightwish in the past couple days? To answer your questions: They are a Finnish opera metal band from the late 90s. They used to have an amazing opera singer on vocals, but then they fired her and got a chicken-dancing pop singer who isn't nearly as good. It is a scene, yes; there's a whole bunch of stuff that sounds like this, some of which I cover in a column for decibel. And it is awesome.

i dunno! i'm totally random i was just looking at a video for the band Nile on youtube and this was one of the sidelinks and i clicked it randomly.

anyway thx for the info :)

false metal poseur out.

If you're interested in exploring their back catalog, I would start with Wishmaster.

RIYL Nightwish: Epica, Within Temptation, Sirenia, Leaves Eyes, Tarja (their original singer's solo project)