23 Immolation - Atonement 302 Points, 8 Voteshttps://i.imgur.com/3J5rxl7.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/5NUH1pgRUS3ikU5DQiHqeX?si=zvC7519LSHODy0JF6upeFQ
http://www.angrymetalguy.com/immolation-atonement-review/
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 8 February 2018 12:55 (six years ago) link
Toooo low
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Thursday, 8 February 2018 12:58 (six years ago) link
corrreeeect plaaaaacemeeeent
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:02 (six years ago) link
the lingua ignota placement is especially impressive since it was an extremely late ballot addition
Catching up all the way back at Venenum (which is sounding full of ideas and generally great), but excited to see Unsane and Lingua Ignota placing!
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:03 (six years ago) link
the lingua ignota interview linked above is sobering stuff
listening to unsane now! wow it's off to a good start
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:05 (six years ago) link
I know we're still a few minutes away but I was frankly stunned by the placement of the next album
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:07 (six years ago) link
it's converge isn't it
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:11 (six years ago) link
unsane are still good-to-great btw
Falls of Rauros' chord progressions sound like Coheed and Cambria
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:13 (six years ago) link
I don't know if that's meant as a dis or not but it will certainly get brad listening
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:14 (six years ago) link
tt rides with the coheed
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
Haha definitely meant as a compliment
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
22 Power Trip - Nightmare Logic 321 Points, 10 Voteshttps://i.imgur.com/zJizhQp.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/3suNG9n4WGYQabXhUTkQ70?si=2DAiHXW4RLK0Ly-F0BAV-w
https://powertripsl.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-logic
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22891-power-trip-nightmare-logic/
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:24 (six years ago) link
this was my initial pick to take the whole dang poll
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:25 (six years ago) link
Left that one off. Liked it and the songs sounded good live but spent too little time with it last year
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:29 (six years ago) link
they were so much fun live even though there seems to be a significant meathead contingent in their fanbase
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:30 (six years ago) link
Hmm...it seems I forgot to vote for this. A solidly furious album. I love that the choice of font for the title is like a film subtitle.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:32 (six years ago) link
The font is pretty much the only thing I don't like about that cover.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:39 (six years ago) link
it makes me think of Lynch, so of course I love it.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:40 (six years ago) link
It makes me think of the opening to a 90s dystopian anime, but I can see Lynch too.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:42 (six years ago) link
Nightmare Logic works pretty well as an alternate title for Inland Empire.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:42 (six years ago) link
Anyway, I hadn't heard the album before but it sounds great. Reminds me of early Sepultura.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:44 (six years ago) link
I remember telling a co-worker who's mostly into 90s alt-rock and older mainstream metal that I was going to see a band that night, and she asked me who it was, so I sent her a link to "Executioner's Tax." She said, "it's just that same riff over and over!" and I'm like, "I know! Isn't it great?"
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:48 (six years ago) link
21 Spirit Adrift - Curse Of Conception 323 Points, 9 Voteshttps://i.imgur.com/dUREZfu.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/3h7OBtsmcCxn4HYnIInBSS?si=U5h9ZdDVRCK0UcioBNbWNA
https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com/album/curse-of-conception
http://www.angrymetalguy.com/spirit-adrift-curse-conception-review/
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:49 (six years ago) link
I didn't hear it on time because I was put off by the Diamanda Galas comparisons but the Lingua Ignota is overwhelming.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:51 (six years ago) link
Immolation aren't entirely my bag but the feedback solo at the end o the second track was sick, I hope there's more of that
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:53 (six years ago) link
I've been following along and trying to listen where I can. I have a bit of metal fatigue, if I'm honest, and find myself mostly playing a 'this sounds like...' game, which makes me feel old and jaded. This Lingua Ignota, though. Holy shit.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:58 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ZIw7JwP.jpg
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:01 (six years ago) link
Gotta catch up with Lingua Ignota, shit's fierce.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
My hopes of seeing Au champ des morts here are beginning to dwindle.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:03 (six years ago) link
yeah, I'm listening to Lingua Ignota now and very intrigued
― jmm, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:04 (six years ago) link
20 Thantifaxath - Void Masquerading as Matter 326.0 Points 11 Voteshttp://www.nocleansinging.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Thantifaxath-Void-Masquerading-As-Matter-e1510623464660.jpghttps://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/void-masquerading-as-matter
“Ocean of Screaming Spheres” opens Void Masquerading as Matter with a lenticular Escherian riff that detonates in all directions once the drums, bass and vocals kick in, only to focus back into itself as fast as T-1000 de-obliterating. The energy is supernova, the drums fill out the riffs like some kind of laser-strewn galactic skirmish. Then, four minutes in, everything drops out. Makes way for a rather shy piano part. They’re tricksters, these prog guys.The following track, “Self Devouring Womb,” offers a more pensive vibe, keeping the fusillade of blasts at bay in favor of stranger beats, sometimes tribal, sometimes jazzy. Swamped in synths and uncharacteristically straight-forward, “SDW” is Thantifaxath’s idea of a catchy song. But they remain at their most potent when they’re shredding impossible riffs, as in “Cursed Numbers.” Introduced by the acoustic guitar/violin outro to “SDW,” “Cursed Numbers” is the obvious finisher. Where those evil circus riffs are at their most sinister, the tension is at its most repressed. And, man, Thantifaxath really know when and precisely how to release that tension.
The following track, “Self Devouring Womb,” offers a more pensive vibe, keeping the fusillade of blasts at bay in favor of stranger beats, sometimes tribal, sometimes jazzy. Swamped in synths and uncharacteristically straight-forward, “SDW” is Thantifaxath’s idea of a catchy song. But they remain at their most potent when they’re shredding impossible riffs, as in “Cursed Numbers.” Introduced by the acoustic guitar/violin outro to “SDW,” “Cursed Numbers” is the obvious finisher. Where those evil circus riffs are at their most sinister, the tension is at its most repressed. And, man, Thantifaxath really know when and precisely how to release that tension.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:10 (six years ago) link
Obligatory 'too low'.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:11 (six years ago) link
what sort of sick madness is this? oh, the sort of sick madness i vote for :) 'cursed numbers' is truly insane
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:12 (six years ago) link
Great title too.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:13 (six years ago) link
Terrifying and incredible and extremely weird.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:14 (six years ago) link
I don't get what's so special about Spirit Adrift. Thantifaxath is more my thing.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
I'm looking forward to the reaction on the next one. Shame I'll only be able to follow it from my phone. back later
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:21 (six years ago) link
I've seen the results for 19-11 and I'm (redacted) about it
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
Good luck, hope it all goes well and quickly. xp
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
Yep, best to you Odysseus
― imago, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:29 (six years ago) link
happy to see some group love for Thantifaxath, tho in truth getting floored right now by the Lingua Ignota. How did I miss this?
― Dominique, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:29 (six years ago) link
xpand good luck Odysseus!
― Dominique, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:30 (six years ago) link
Best of luck!
― pomenitul, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:31 (six years ago) link
Indeed!
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
Good luck, Odysseus. And yay Thantifaxath. I was surprised by how eclectic this album was.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:35 (six years ago) link
Planning for Burial has been in regular rotation btw.
Fuck you guys move fast. Are we finishing this today? Anyway for some reason I have resolved to listen to the top 25 in their entirety, even if it kills me. Won't pretend that I'm not dreading some of it.
Unsane sounds pretty all right so far.
And hope everything goes well Odysseus
― scroot gyte (ultros ultros-ghali), Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:37 (six years ago) link
we're going to 11 today.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:37 (six years ago) link