Rolling Metal Thread 2012

it's so weird to me that graveyard's singer can actually sing

Best Black Friday sale EVER – entire Seventh Rule catalog going up for free download at midnight tomorrow: releases.seventhrule.com

so many good things on there, too.

wait whoa seriously

Man, that is an awesome sale. I can pick up the rest of the stuff I didn't get back when they had thier last $5 CD sale.

Seventh Rule ‏@seventhrule

On BLACK FRIDAY we don't care about your money. ALL Seventh Rule Digital Downloads are free via Bandcamp. Midnight. http://releases.seventhrule.com

So unless the twitter account is lying, I'm going to undo all the work I've put into clearing out space on my iPod on Friday :/

speak loud pay nothing

Most other labels and I'd be super skeptical, but Seventh Rule is known for uber-cheap sales.

Oh hey, looks like they've already started tossing stuff up for free. Have at it!

if you dont grab wizard rifle from there you are wasting your life

Gimme a list of 5-10 of the best titles, please...

Definitely these:

Ursus Americanus - Author & Punisher
Wizard Rifle - Speak Loud Say Nothing
Wetnurse - Invisible City
Kongh - Shadows of the Shapeless
B A T I L L U S - Furnace

Wetnurse and Kongh are already up for free. I also like Raise the Red Lantern, but they are basically just very good High on Fire-style stoner metal, nothing necessarily essential. Other people might have thoughts about the stuff I haven't heard.

not a complete endorsement but i do get a kick out of author and punisher

I'm also into Sweet Cobra, super sludgy stuff, not sure how into them you'd be, though. Wizard Rifle also went up for free just now.

Indian is awesome.. and that Batillus is AMAZING!

Don't forget about Atriarch. And the new Millions album is really solid as well.

I will also vouch for wetnurse and batillus

I'm woefully behind the curve, as ever, but this Witchcraft album is really good.

i once accidentally slept through a batillus show in the next room, i was really pissed at myself. ive been begging them to come back since

I sampled a whole bunch of those Seventh Rule albums, but the only one I ended up downloading was The Makai's The End of All You Know.

Because Blood Stain Child wasn't quite over-the-top enough on their own, look up their collaborative project called Imaginary Flying Machines. Speed power robotrance metal versions of Studio Ghibli movie songs. Really. Two whole albums of them.

WHAT

WHAT

― Bound by Habitrails (J3ff T.), Sunday, November 25, 2012 5:28 PM (12 minutes ago)

Didn't Phil point me in the direction of that comp in 2011? I had access to a media page with a streaming thing but the label never sent a proper download.

Yep, I was on that shit last year. Pretty sure I found an illegal download link for it, too.

Imaginary Flying Machines on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/1AMEAzmCc3kJ2pNLDNSoFC

I am absolutely smitten with a new Shadow Kingdom band called Corsair. Total Thin Lizzy style heavy rock, but not a blatant rip-off like Gypsyhawk. The singer actually has a little soul in his voice, like Lynott or Glenn Hughes. I just might be making a little room on the EOY list for this one.

http://shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/corsair

Yeah, Corsair is really great. On my second stream of the album now, loving this.

Looks like this is getting a physical release in January, maybe I'll save this one for my 2013 lists. Either way, scooping this up as soon as I can buy a physical copy.

Curses, Corsair's all the way down in "C"! That's 138 albums away on my iPod from where I am :-(

Well you can only stream it for now, so technically you wouldn't be cheating on your iPod. :p

The band self-released it in April, so physical copies should be out there.

Oh, nevermind me then. I wasn't having much luck in my (admittedly, brief) Google session and only found references to the Jan 2013 release. On any account, excited to throw money at these guys. Like I finally got my physical copy of Uncle Acid just last week!!

Yeah, I have a promo.

$10 - edition of 100 CDs:

http://corsair.bandcamp.com/

danke

Calling ― 誤訳侮辱, underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned and other old skool DM-heads

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http://fondlecorpse.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fondlecorpse/58012696649
http://www.myspace.com/fondlecorpse
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fondlecorpse/17421

About
In your face DM by a band who doesn't give a fuck about trends and makes cd's that are strange and totally messed up like a trip through a deranged mans mind. No rules, No trends, No Bullshit. And oldschool because we are old!!
Band interests
Every aspect of Gore/ horror/ Splatter/ Slasher/ Exploitation/80’s cartoons and series, everything Jim Henson, Star Wars, The good things in life!!! get ready for the attack of couch potato gore!!!!!!

Ooh, I'm not either of those dudes, but I like that.

Is there some kinda poll/cheat sheet with the top 200 metal albums of 2012 I can look at? Because my year end list only has 16 albums on it, and they're not all metal.

It's always far easier for me to make a list of the top 50 shows I saw this year.

I know stoner doom riffing isn't a big thing for most of you, but as I've been relistening for end of year list making I've fallen for the self-titled Mendozza album pretty hard. It's perfect Fall metal, thick and meaty sounding. And the singer doesn't sing enough to detract from the riffs.

There is always Rate Your Music, Nate, if you're REALLY into European prog power stuff.

Upcoming release: "In Solitude"

Release date: Fri, Jan 25 2013, US Tue, Jan 22 2013

As previously announced, Season of Mist will re-release Swedish metallers IN SOLITUDE’s eponymous debut album on January 25th (22nd in North America). Originally released in 2008, sold-out and much sought-after, this cult opus will be made available again in three different editions:

CD jewel case with slipcase (international edition)
CD jewel case (North American edition)
Double gatefold LP with poster and digital download card

All three editions will include two bonus tracks:

“Hidden Dangers (In the Night)” - originally recorded as a demo in 2006, this song was only available on a 7” vinyl released in 2008 and long sold-out.

“Faceless Mistress” - demo version, previously unreleased and self produced by the band.

hey all it might be worth popping over to http://hydraheadlines.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/hydra-health-hydra-head-rehabilitation.html

30CD grab-bag for $30 is pretty tempting...

sorry $100, but still! Might also throw one or two other bits and pieces in there...

http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs173/1102486613542/img/711.jpg

NUMERO TO RELEASE LP BY PROTO-METAL PRODIGIES MEDUSA

UNHEARD 1975 ALBUM FROM CHICAGO SOCERER METAL ACT MARKS FIRST STEP INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY FOR ACCLAIMED REISSUE LABEL

HEAR A SONG AND READ MORE AT DECIBEL:
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/streaming-medusa-strangulation/


Chicago's reputation will forever be tainted by the horn-ravaged corniness of their eponymous band. Medusa's First Step Beyond could have forever altered the perception of Chicago rock history had it managed to make the leap from tape to its destined vinyl pressing. Instead, this mish-mash of Sabbath, Hawkwind, and Amon Duul II remained petrified in the Corycian Caverns, or rather the drummer's basement. Self-produced on four track in 1975, the sole transmission from Medusa's repertoire appeared on the extremely mysterious Pepperhead label, whose proprietor allegedly disappeared after a bad trip and has never been seen again. Housed in cushy mock-velvet and screened in blood red and gold, and art directed from the band's elaborate original stage props and artwork, we have positioned this unreleased opus to finally reach its destination: the turntables of pot-smoking teenagers, young and old.

The Medusa reissue, due February 12th, marks the venerated reissue label's first foray into the outer reaches of proto-metal, scuzzball garage, frazzled psychedelia, and spit polish glam that will be rolling out throughout the calendar year, including a companion compilation to First Step Beyond due Fall of 2013.



HEAR ALBUM TRACK "STRANGULATION" HERE:
http://soundcloud.com/biz-3-publicity/medusa-strangulation



SEE ALBUM TRAILER HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpwTZYGW2I&feature=youtu.be



FIRST STEP BEYOND TRACKLISTING

1. Strangulation
2. Transient Amplitude
3. Frustrations Foot
4. Temptress
5. Feelings Of Indifference
6. Black Wizard
7. Unknown Fear

second and last attempt to paste trailer from YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpwTZYGW2I&feature=youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcgKuGPB1a0

Not sure what traction they have outside NZ, but I'm really stoked Beastwars seem to be reaching some sort of Mastodon crossover status after their self-titled debut last year; there's enough bogans in the country that we've been ripe for a stoner-y band w/popular appeal to catch on. Great 70s Doctor Who low-budget vibes to the video, too.