Rolling Metal Thread 2009

I am listening to Wu-Tang Forever.

I am not.

xxp other names that have come to mind over the rest of the (v long) album include Nachtmystium (last album), Cave In, Mark Lanegan and Michael Gira. Aside from the drums and occasional walls of guitar there's very little black metal in here. It's good though. ILXOR 'country matters' would dig this IMO, if he checking this thread

i notice the new Sólstafir album is picking up some excellent reviews:

From the Dust Returned: Sólstafir - Köld (2009)
http://autothrall.blogspot.com/2009/01/slstafir-kld-2009.html

Sólstafir - “Köld” Review
http://www.therockblogger.com/solstafir-kold-review/

Man that second one makes it sound so unappealing tho. The Cult are sort of a good call in the other review mind you - I was trying to pin down the windy, chest-beaty (in more or less a good way) thing that snakes through most of the album. I don't want to overstate 'commercial potential' given that they're on the same label as Nightwish but I could see this breaking out of the niche it might otherwise flop into

new mastodon track on their myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/mastodon

first impression: I actually really like it. they clean vox sound better than they ever have. that's not saying much, I guess, but hey. good solo too.

not as immediate as the best stuff on remission/leviathan but def. sounds like a cut above blood mountain. (which I could never really get with. like just about everyone else here, apparently.)

Sólstafir album is awesome!

Sólstafir remind me abit of Primordial and some of the harder tracks on Anathema's 1996 album eternity meets Explosions to the Sky with a more metal production (track Pale Rider) whilst the track: Love is the Devil and I'm in Love - would appeal to wide range of rock fans: Motorhead, Botch, Warrior Soul, Hendrix, Dazzling Killmen and Killing Joke

Sólstafir: myspace
http://www.myspace.com/solstafir

there is so much explosive energy in Sólstafir's music

I think grimly fiendish would love it

summon alexinnyc to thread i reckon he would to

Warrior Soul had that "explosive energy" effect on their debut album back in 1990

Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/warrior_soul/last_decade_dead_century/

Warrior Soul were awesome.

not as immediate as the best stuff on remission/leviathan but def. sounds like a cut above blood mountain. (which I could never really get with. like just about everyone else here, apparently.)

Man, I must be standing alone here as thinking Blood Mountain is the best thing the band has ever done. It was my album of the year in 2006, metal or no-metal. Listening to it right now and still loving the shit out of each and every song.

Yeah, I'm still a big fan of Blood Mountain as well. "Divinations" sure is promising, very catchy.

What I've heard of the Solstafir so far is actually not unlike the incredible new Cobalt album, in how it subtly goes from black metal to hardcore.

Cobalt: myspace
http://www.myspace.com/stinktown666

are both Cobalt and Sólstafir influenced by The God Machine?

I doubt it, but The God Machine are one of my favourite bands ever.

New Zombi album on Relapse is terrific. I think it's a lot better than their last album and quite possibly the best thing they have done.

TGM are actually a really good reference point for a bunch of this stuff except for the fact that they're such a fell-through-the-cracks kind of band - their albums have been OOP for a decade or something silly like that, I'm sure they're on the net somewhere but...

The God Machine's story is one of the few honest to god rock tragedies out there, I think.

Someone has tagged the new Mastodon single on last fm as 'whalecore' haha

http://www.last.fm/tag/whalecore

New Goblin Cock album!!!!!!!!! http://www.myspace.com/goblincock

Sólstafir has some nice guitar work, but their singer's voice and lyrics really annoy me.

I am really liking Cobalt. Did you guys see one of the two members has been in Iraq since October? :-/

Yeah, and he's reenlisted for five more years, too. He's quite an interesting guy.

I'm the exact opposite - I love Cobalt until they start growling.

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http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/82056366/images/13/goblincock_come.jpg

Not as classic as
http://neerstroem.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/goblin-cock_400px.jpg

the zombi album is metal?? awesome, ive never liked a metal album before.

It's on a metal label and a lot of their fans are metalheads because of it.

Anyone heard the double vinyl reissue of Harvey Milk - The Singles yet? I ordered it along with the Zombi 2xlp from Relapse. Two 2xlps with shipping cost £50.

Holy shit, Metallica crushed it in Newark last night. "Ride the Lightning," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Master of Puppets," "Battery," "...And Justice For All," "One," six-and-a-half from the new one (no "My Apocalypse," sadly), "Enter Sandman," "Sad But True," and an (almost - they started with a bit of "Suicide and Redemption") all-Kill 'Em All encore - "Blitzkrieg," "Hit the Lights" and "Seek and Destroy." Oh, and "Nothing Else Matters" toward the end of the main set. Other than that, though, it was all crunch for two hours. They came out swinging; the opening version of "That Was Just Your Life" was faster than the studio version.

Machine Head was good; they covered Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and did five of their own songs, with a minimum of jabber from Robb Flynn. The Sword, though, tore shit up like a cross between Maiden and High on Fire. They fucking rule.

I think grimly fiendish would love it

It's already on his list, fear not. Didn't know there was a new Cobalt album, though! Sound.

Heh, not 15 minutes ago I was interviewing Yanni from Stinking Lizaveta, he went to the show in Philly and watched from backstage cos the band are tour pals w/ The Sword

xp

Just got the new SL in the mail; haven't checked it out yet but will this week for sure. Love those guys.

Just obtained a two-disc compilation (may actually be Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) called Latinoamerica Thrashin' the World, which is all unsigned thrash bands from Central and South America, and yes, it kicks all kinds of ass.

So, I made a commitment to listen to more Metal this year (primarily so my year-end list won't be quite as pathetic). I got the 2009 preview issue of Hails & Horns (which I've gotten in the mail since I profiled the Human Abstract about two years ago). Hopefully you guys can tell me which of this stuff I should be excited for (look for) and which probably sucks. They're looking forward to:

Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor (January), God Forbid - Earthsblood (February), Killswitch Engage (March), Darkest Hour (March), Lacuna Coil (May), Slayer (June), Chiodos (Fall), Comeback Kid (TBA), Municipal Waste (TBA), Behemoth (Fall), The Devil Wears Prada (April), Doomriders, Into the Boat, Job for a Cowboy, Impending Doom, God Dethroned, August Burns Red, Born of Osiris, A Day to Remember, Vanna, The Fall of Troy, A Plea For Purging, Evergreen Terrace, Psyopus, The Red Chord, It Dies Today

The Cattle Decapitation album is their best work to date, but if you don't already like them it won't win you over. The God Forbid album is very classicist - if you like Judas Priest and/or Opeth (not the new album but the two before that), you'll like it. You can't go wrong with Slayer - they've never made a bad record. I like Into the Moat (screaming hardcore-influenced death metal with weird jazz-fusion breaks and super-techy bass playing) and Job For A Cowboy (technical death metal - complex riffs, crazy drumming, Cookie Monster vocals) and Born Of Osiris (more technical death metal), but others may disagree.

The Devil Wears Prada, what an awful band. Watch out for Evergreen Terrace, though, their last album was surprisingly good. Chiodos isn't metal at all, but I actually admired their last CD...shamelessly sappy stuff.

I like Into the Moat (screaming hardcore-influenced death metal with weird jazz-fusion breaks and super-techy bass playing) and Job For A Cowboy (technical death metal - complex riffs, crazy drumming, Cookie Monster vocals) and Born Of Osiris (more technical death metal), but others may disagree.

Heh, I'm not a fan of JFAC at all. Tight performers, they have a better presence live than on record, but as far as actual songwriting goes, they don't hold a candle to a band like Neuraxis. Just boring noodling and grunting, with zero hooks.

I think Born of Osiris could develop into something special, and I'm not just saying that because my little brother went to high school with the guitarist. Their EP from a couple years ago wasn't amazing, but it showed tons of potential. I can't wait to hear the full-length.

God Forbid album is really, really good. Early word on the Lacuna Coil is that the new stuff sounds like a vast improvement over the last record. Killswitch Engage are always dependably good/great.

So I'll have to agree with Phil, the new Lamb of God (leaked over the weekend) is quite the cookin' album.

Early word on the Lacuna Coil is that the new stuff sounds like a vast improvement over the last record.

Can't be that good if they're going back into the studio post-tour to re-record it. (Shhh...you didn't hear that from me.)

Heh, wow.

Maybe it's so awesome they wanted to do it twice.

Reuse Your Illusion

The songs evolved as the band played them live? I'd say this re-recording doesn't prove the record will suck. But I haven't been very thrilled with a Lacuna Coil record in a while, so actually I'd have been inclined to tell them to try twice no matter how the first one turned out...

I'm listening to the new Absu. I was not a big fan of Tara, so I fully expected to just skip through a few songs and delete this, but it's holding my attention so far.

Also liking the two new Wolves in the Throne Room songs. Vinyl-only is a dubious trick in general, but kind of in character for WitTR...

The songs evolved as the band played them live?

Nope. The album was supposed to be out in late spring, but is being pushed back to the fall, so after they get off the tour they're about to commence, they've gotta get back to work on it.

Woah, I had no idea Orphaned Land had a new album coming out this year.

About time, too. I loved Mabool, but I hadn't listened to it in quite a while...the Global Metal movie reminded me of just how cool a band they are.

HAIL SATAN

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Oops. That image is kind of huge.