Rolling Metal Thread 2012

ah, a little later than I was hoping for but good news all the same.

What's the deal with Christian Mistress? They had a European tour back in April then nothing, no U.S. dates. Did they get lost in a Scottish bog?

Perhaps in an Enslaved move, the God Seed album has a keyboard player from Apoptygma Berzerk who adds an alternately Ken Hensley and Del Dettmar thing. Also one song is total Rammstein but isn't letting me roll my eyes. And Gaahl no longer sounds like a hissing old man; he kind of bellows and roars. I'm disoriented because I like it.

i'm really glad i read xhucx's thing abt witch mountain, christian mistress, and royal thunder, really the kind of metal i was looking for

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THE OBSESSED - Live in Köln
collectors vinyl release streets TODAY!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 (Brattleboro, VT) -- Outer Battery Records is proud to announce the release of The Obsessed Live In Köln collectable vinyl LP. The album hits stores today. In collaboration with Roadburn, a limited pressing of 800 pieces on grey vinyl with new artwork designed by Guy Pinhas, is out now. An additional run of only 200 copies pressed on blood red vinyl is exclusively available from the Outer Battery website. Outer Battery Records is distributed by The Orchard. Sub distributors include CTD, Revolver and Cobraside.

Recorded in 1992 the album features the band's line-up from The Church Within-era (Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich on guitar and vocals; Greg Rogers on drums; Guy Pinhas on bass). The concert took place at Live Music Hall in Cologne, Germany on December 29, 1992. The recording is being released now to celebrate the band's long awaited live performance earlier this year at Roadburn Festival. Wino has been active with St. Vitus, Conny Ochs, his solo material and now performing again with Greg Rogers (Goatsnake, Sonic Medusa) and Guy Pinhas (Goatsnake, Acid King and Beaver). Mastered by James Plotkin (Sunn O))), ISIS, Pelican and Earth) this record features nine tracks 1. "Mourning," 2. "Hiding Mask," 3. "The Way She Fly," 4. "Forever Midnight," 5. "Streamlined," 6. "Brother Blue Steel," 7. "Blind Lightning," 8. "Neatz Brigade," and 9. "River Of Soul."

"There were also 300 copies of the super limited Saturday Night Special 7" that came with the first few copies of the European version," Outer Battery Records elaborates about the release. "We had our Dutch friends at Roadburn hold back 25 copies of the single for us, numbered for the American pressing, and they are available as a special add-on with the record. We sold out of this package in the first hour!"

That is a hell of a band photo.

As I feared, the new Enslaved is not very interesting, despite some really good sections but man is this a slog. The vocals are the worst, the BM vox don't fit the music at all anymore and that Thom Yorke impersonator is even worse. Either all those reviewers are getting free coke and hookers from Nuclear Blast or are the same people that rate every Dream Theater recording 10/10.

Excuse me while I put on that last album by Nokturnal Mortum who might have a somewhat questionable Weltanschauung but do this prog-BM thing a million times more exciting.

Excuse me while I put on that last album by Nokturnal Mortum who might have a somewhat questionable Weltanschauung but do this prog-BM thing a million times more exciting.

― Siegbran, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:18 PM (20 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You've heard Spite Extreme Wing's Vltra, right? I always have to ask.

Yes I found it a bit uneven, the punk rock stuff wasnt really my thing, I think I sold it. Their other (earlier) album is supposed to be better though?

More on the traditional bm side but with some proggy and martial/neofolk stuff. Still more interesting that 90% of the black metal of the time.

than* not that

The new Converge is really impressive. Totally different than the last one, but like Axe to Fall a huge leap beyond everything they'd done before (yes, including Jane Doe).

You're excused, but whatever you may think of Enslaved, them not being Nazis goes a really long way in my book (plus I happen to like the new record).

Are Enslaved still dressing up like Vikings? Last couple of albums have kind of bored me and I'm thinking the last good album I heard had a Viking costume cover so there might be a correlation.

That could be either Blodhemn or Eld, in which case you have some catching up to do. And by catching up, I mean get Mardraum and Below the Lights and call it a day.

The new Converge is really impressive. Totally different than the last one, but like Axe to Fall a huge leap beyond everything they'd done before (yes, including Jane Doe).

i can't stop listening to it.

they sound like they've got at least a few drummers

I love the raw sound on the new Converge, and the songs have a better sequencing too which really helps.

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Witch Mountain & Castle are rolling through Rochester tonight, Canada for a few days then back down to Boston, NY, then through the South to Cali and Oregon. A pretty ambitious tour -- I highly recommend the show!

http://fastnbulbous.com/witch-mountain-castle-mares-of-thrace-at-empty-bottle/

I knew a certain person loved those early Pantera album covers but he's gone too far imo
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A little bit Molly Hatchet, a little bit Pantera.

Anyway, I am really digging the Witch Cross reissue guys. REALLY. A lot.

This is last year's news but I wasn't sure where else to post it... But gosh, Asylum by Morne is a really, really impressive record. I'd be greatly appreciative of some further recommendations in that vein.

Yeah it really is a brilliant album. You got the album before it? its equally as impressive.

That's definitely on my to-pick-up list...

Last night I curled up and listened to the two Ufomammut records back to back. As a single piece it might be my favorite record of the year. I just don't have 90+ uninterrupted minutes to experience it very often.

so, no more grace in landmine? do we care?

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/10/grace_perry_lea.html

Wildly overrated band. So, no.

Echo Nest data says the most similar bands to Morne are: Tombs, Agrimonia, Damad, The Atlas Moth, Summon the Crows, Rwake, Dark Castle, Monachus, Planks, Rabbits, Kowloon Walled City, Lord Mantis, Hull, Black Tusk, Indian, Deadbird, Zoroaster, Black Sheep Wall, Dukatalon, Tephra.

Glenn any news on being able to do the metal eoy poll this year?

Thread people do you want a poll?

Not if you're rolling out 200 albums, but if you want to do 50 or whatever than cool.

Then cool. Damn phone second guessing my bad typing.

what difference does it make? The point is to introduce good metal albums to ilx that might not get exposure elsewhere.

I'm not rehashing the argument for the umpteenth time. As with your other polls, feel free to do without my input. As poll runner that's your right, and others enjoy so go with my blessing.

but you're saying you wont vote or anything unless its a top 50 only!

Yep. Same as I haven't voted in the 70s or 80s polls. I don't enjoy them so don't participate.

All because of a longer rollout?

Yes. I enjoy polls that are as much about what placed as where it placed. I like the suspense; it keeps me engaged where a long rollout doesn't. It's all personal preference.

so you're not interested in discovering albums that are good that you didn't know about?

Hrm, something between 200 and 50, I see an ideal compromise here, 100! While not that many people actually like 100 metal albums in a year, there is easily a top 100 that will interest various folks. I know I usually get turned on to a dozen albums or so every poll that I'd missed. Hopefully we can talk EZ into at least voting for his top 20?

Last night I was listening to some doom (Pagan Altar, Candlemass, Saint Vitus) and reading H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams In The Witch House." I recently reviewed Pagan Altar's Judgement Of The Dead complete with a ghost story: http://fastnbulbous.com/pagan-altar-judgement-of-the-dead-1982/

Any other Halloween-inspired listening?

I fucking hate ILX polls and poll threads. Frankly, I think we need an I Love Polls board where that's all it is, and every other ILX board is mercifully poll-free. If you run an end-of-year poll (which we all know damn well you're going to, because that's what you do here), I will not read it or participate.

Note: This is not a reflection on you as a person, AG, so please don't take it as a personal attack.

I think its usually 100 and he refuses to participate. Last year he got others to join him.

hah xp

I've said this all before, but since you keep prodding I'll say it again. I think there are plenty of ways to discover new stuff, like reading this rolling thread, for example. A best of/year in review should be about the things the voting community agrees on, not everything each member likes. The ballots we all post after do a great job of that, and I don't think the poll should try.

Again, different strokes for different folks.

I think 100 is still too much, because the voting pool is small. The whole ILM community only does a top 77 with way more voters.

noted, phil. no worries.

xp

and it misses out on a LOT of good albums as a result.

I'm pretty sure I voted last year despite my reservations. Maybe not though. I definitely voted in the main poll.

Every cutoff misses great records. Just lost them all and have fun.

List not lost. Fucking phone.

once the results are in hardly anyone is interested in albums in other peoples ballots. Its far more likely an album getting its 15 mins of fame in a longer rollout will get way more checking it out than it showing up in someones ballot.

But if you're not happy with the way myself,jjj and glenn run the poll, then feel free to run it yourself without us if you think you can do better.

Dude, it's nothing against any of you! I keep telling you to have fun because people seem to like your style. It's not my thing, as I've said for years, and instead of being snarky this time I was friendly and explained my thoughts.

Again, have fun and do that thing you do. But don't take it personally when I don't participate. I was always at the fringes of centricity (or however that was phrased) anyways so my missing votes won't even matter much.

the only thing that matters is the poll. And if it can be run better and get more participants by someone else running it i'm happy to step aside.