Rolling Metal Thread 2012

Also, Spiders' debut album Flash Point, which I'd been excitedly waiting for over the past 12 months, is every bit as good as I'd hoped. Out of all the Swedish retro stuff that's come out this year (still waiting on Graveyard and Year of the Goat), this album has more of a rock 'n' roll feel, and I'd say right now it's the best of the lot. It's out in early October on Crusher Records.

Yeah, I have been listening to Goat a lot prior to the Supersonic show. Looking forward to it a lot.

Fall into Darkness 2012 fest cat out of the bag.

http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29054-exclusive_fall_into_darkness_2012_unveils_lineup.html

And as Erik mentioned upthread, secret band is VHÖL (Cobbett, Aesop, Sigrid, Scheidt).

I will totally see you on Songpop. My weakness is that I try really hard to answer as fast as possible, leading me to miss all sorts of things that I identify right as my finger is hitting the wrong button.

I laffed when both glenn and I, the two biggest Nightwish stans I know, got a Nightwish question

And then he proceeded to beat me, in every genre, over and over again...

if you know current chart pop I am pathetic in that one

I just whet my appetite on songpop today and now it appears that the game is trying to sell me coins in order to continue. Is this a pay to play thing or am I missing something?

i never got an invite :( maybe another time

oh is it pay to play? fuck that

Stoked to hear the Goat album, and really can't wait for Spiders!

I saw Chuck's excellent piece in SPIN about Witch Mountain, Royal Thunder, Christian Mistress, etc.. Nice job!

Excited to see Witch Mountain is coming back to Chicago Oct 22 with Castle! An ad in Decibel said Royal Thunder is also on that tour. But since they're already playing Beat Kitchen on Sep 14, not sure if they'll be back on that Oct 22 date.

You can ignore all the pay stuff in Songpop. I do not pay, and yet I play.

I saw Chuck's excellent piece in SPIN about Witch Mountain, Royal Thunder, Christian Mistress, etc.. Nice job!

Thanks! I haven't actually seen it yet, though -- need to go downtown to buy a copy. Wish magazines still sent out comp copies like in the old days. (Also hope it runs on line, eventually. But probably first they have to put it on an app, or whatever magazines do these days.)

I had a subscriber scan it for me. Turned out great. Thanks again Chuck. Sincerely, you gave Uta and I the best interviews we've yet received. You've obviously done this before ;)

I'm totally getting into this new ambient Yiddish pagan tech-death genre djentl. Meshugganyr, etc.

I love the Streisand covers compilation album Djlentl

And yes we will be in Chicago, but not with Royal Thunder. They asked to be on our tour, then opted out to tour with Baroness... which is obviously no longer happening.

xpost - it's a good thing that sound originated in Sweden because everyone knows that Djentlemen prefer blondes.

Also, too few bands (industrial or metal) seem to be aware of the instant awesomeness induced by HUGE THUNDERING DRUMS.

this is very true. one of my favorite things about 80s rap/house/freestyle/etc. as well.

I've said it for years, (and I might be a bit biased) but loud drums on a recording give things more power. It'll make things rock a bit harder, sound heavier.. its just godamn better!!

The problem is that big loud drums don't leave a lot of room for the rest of the music. With Summoning/Ice Ages everything else is designed to maximize the impact of that massive reverbed drum sound - they slow the songs down to well below normal rock/metal tempi, use very sparse arrangements, etc. I guess the reason few rock bands do this is that in the group dynamic of most bands it's rare for everyone to take a back seat and play completely subservient to the drummer.

Or rather, drummers are rarely the main songwriters.

http://www.terrorizer.com/blog1.php/2012/08/24/the-terrorizer-friday-death-metal-top-15

I didn't think much of the big Darkness single a few years back, and didn't investigate further, and I only queued up their cover of Radiohead's "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" in the expectation that it would be entertainingly awful, but holy crap, I like it! Apart from the vocals (well, and a solo not up to Schenker's gold standard) it sounds almost like it could've been a lost track from UFO's "Obsession." On Spotify.

I like the cover too, actually. Even though I do like Radiohead, I like it even better when their pomposity gets knocked down a level or two and what better way than with a hair metal cover? The rest of the album is pretty weak though.

My favorite Radiohead cover is Jupiter by Cave In. Actually I like that better than any Radiohead.

Why are we talking about Radiohead on the metal thread?! This is supposed to be a safe haven!

http://krallice.bandcamp.com/

new album!

Like every Krallice record, it takes a while to settle in, but this is another great one. Again, the last track is the highlight. They have a real knack for that.

This month's roundup of new metal albums. (10 reviewed by me, 5 by two other guys, per usual.)

http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/2012/08/top-15-metal-albums-august-2012

That Unisonic album is great fun. That, Sabaton, and DragonForce have been my most-played power metal albums of the year.

Nice write-ups as usual xhukx, but I have to admit I just had this running through my head:

"No, no, no. No, no..."CUH-ven" sounds like "oven", man. And that's just... it doesn't work."

Maybe we should call them "Coe-ven" to differentiate them from Jinx Dawson's band.

xp Yeah, I know. But it reads better on paper. I couldn't resist.

Jinx Dawson wasn't happy with my write up of the Coven record – said I was spreading misinformation when she linked it on her Facebook page – so I messaged her to ask her what I got wrong so I can correct it, but she never wrote back. Hopefully she won't put a hex on me :/

No worries xhukx, your joke played much better. That scene just pops into my head every time I even see the word "coven".

Like every Krallice record, it takes a while to settle in, but this is another great one. Again, the last track is the highlight. They have a real knack for that.

the bass is getting sicker

KYLESA RARITIES COLLECTION, FROM THE VAULTS, VOL. 1,
SET FOR NOV 20 RELEASE VIA SEASON OF MIST

TWELVE-SONG RELEASE FEATURES ONE NEW SONG, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF SONGS FROM BAND'S CATALOGUE

Aug. 28, 2012, Philadelphia -- Kylesa is set to release From The Vaults, Vol. 1, a twelve-song collection featuring unreleased, new and alternate versions of songs spanning their catalogue including one entirely new song ("End Truth") as well as the band's legendary cover of Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" on Nov. 20 (Nov. 16 in Europe).

"This project has been a labor of love," explained guitarist/singer/producer Phillip Cope. "We have spent over a year going through old songs, covers, etc. and collected those we felt went well together; remixing and finishing them up. We didn't want to release something just thrown together so we put a lot of thought and time into it. I am really happy about how this came together. I think it is a good representation of Kylesa's different styles from early on to present day."

The Savannah-based band recently wrapped up a European tour, which included stops at the Wacken Open Air and Area 4 Festivals, and will enter the studio to begin work on a new album for 2013. Kylesa's most recent release, 2010's Spiral Shadow, was revered by fans and critics alike as a "record that trashes everything you might expect from the genre" (Pitchfork) and is "as sweaty as a south Georgia summer" (Spin). Singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants was recently featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's inaugural Women in Metal issue.

From The Vaults, Vol. 1 track listing:

1. Intro **
2. Inverse **
3. 111 Degree Heat Index ***
4. Between Silence and Sound II ***
5. Paranoid Tempo **
6. End Truth *
7. Bottom Line II ***
8. Wavering **
9. Bass Salts **
10. Drained **
11. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun **
12. Drum Jam **

* New
** Previously unreleased/limited availability
*** Alternate Version

DEATH TO FALSE METAL

otm

http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/les%20goupes/M/Manowar/Death%20to%20False%20Metal/Death%20to%20False%20Metal.jpg

Seriously though, that "set the controls" cover is bad ass.

It'll be nice to have it in a format that isn't crappy YouTube live videos.

There is plenty of metal nominatedin FORGET THE ROLLING STONE CANON HERE IS ILM'S HARD STICK OF 1980'S ROCK POLL ALBUMS/TRACKS VOTING THREAD. (Voting closes September 20) (all welcome to vote inc Lurkers)

please vote!

Dammit, I wanna see this! Here's hoping he doesn't shoot his other big toe off, cancelling again (I know: he doesn't wanna get drafted)

WEEDEATER Announce Headlining Shows Around Countrywide Tour With Saint Vitus

North Carolina’s bourbon-fueled road warriors WEEDEATER have today announce new headlining gigs they’ve confirmed for the weeks ahead.

Several new shows have been booked before, during and following the massive national tour that will see WEEDEATER and Cape Fear brethren Sourvein out supporting the almighty Saint Vitus across the US throughout September and October. With the new shows included, the performance toll for the relentless WEEDEATER on this tour comes to a gargantuan forty-two nights of deafening debauchery.

View the tour poster, WEEDEATER videos/live footage and more AT THIS LOCATION.

WEEDEATER Confirmed Tour Dates:
9/08/2012 The Jinx - Savannah, GA
9/09/2012 50 Yard Line - Summerville, SC
9/10/2012 Burro Bar - Jacksonville, FL
9/11/2012 Orlando, FL Backbooth
9/13/2012 Bottletree Cafe - Birmingham, AL
9/14/2012 Rev Room - Little Rock, AR w/ Saint Vitus, YOB, Rwake, Norska
9/15/2012 Hi-Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/16/2012 Exit / In - Nashville, TN w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/18/2012 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/19/2012 Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/20/2012 Kingdom - Richmond, VA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/21/2012 V Club - Huntington, WV w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/22/2012 Buster's Billiards & Backroom - Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Fest w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/23/2012 The Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/24/2012 Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/25/2012 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/26/2012 TBA w/ Sourvein
9/27/2012 Black Cat - Washington DC w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/28/2012 North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA w/ Sourvein
9/29/2012 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
9/30/2012 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/01/2012 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/02/2012 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/04/2012 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/05/2012 Neurolux - Boise, ID w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/06/2012 Branx - Portland, OR @ Fall Into Darkness Fest w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/07/2012 The Highline - Seattle, WA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/09/2012 The Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/10/2012 Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/11/2012 Harlow's - Sacramento, CA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/12/2012 The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/14/2012 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/15/2012 Nile Theatre - Mesa, AZ w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/16/2012 Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/18/2012 Beauty Ballroom - Austin, TX w/ Saint Vitus, Sourvein
10/19/2012 Bonds 007 - San Antonio, TX w/ Sourvein
10/20/2012 La Grange - Dallas, TX w/ Sourvein
10/22/2012 Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX w/ Sourvein
10/23/2012 One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA w/ Sourvein
10/25/2012 Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC w/ Sourvein
10/26/2012 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN w/ Sourvein
10/27/2012 Soapbox Laundro Lounge - Wilmington, NC
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and here's the link for xpost"Weedeater videos, live footage and more"
http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2012/08/30/weedeater-announce-headlining-shows-around-countrywide-tour-with-saint-vitus/

woohoo, Converge/NAILS tour.
http://www.convergecult.com/news/10/

Would be excited for NAILS but Converge/Torche/Kvelertak/NAILS is a hell of a bill.

Today I'm digging North's "The Great Silence" (http://galacticdads.bandcamp.com/ also on spotify, emusic, etc.). I'm not so good at the genre dance, but these dudes don't want to stay in one genre, either. Drone/sludge/atmospheric/post-rock*/technical/math-prog. With tiny little dashes of blues and goth, and I dunno, probably polka. Well, maybe not polka.

* everytime I type that phrase I die a little.

This week's Lazarus Pit was actually inspired by that Terrorizer top 30 Metal Blade releases that changed the face of extreme metal or whatever thread on here: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-warlord%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%A6-and-the-cannons-of-destruction-have-begun/