Cobalt on Fox News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzrTKbEhDE
― Ferry Aid was a popular appeal and it still is (DJ Mencap), Friday, 8 January 2010 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
he's like boyd rice 2.0. a younger more deadly boyd. all that stuff about lions and the overman and excess. and the olde-tyme neo-folk album cover.
― scott seward, Friday, 8 January 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
just hope he doesn't go on a shooting spree...
― scott seward, Friday, 8 January 2010 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Is that a picture of Hemingway on the cover?
― the return of (ksmokehighway), Friday, 8 January 2010 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, probably! i never even noticed.
― scott seward, Friday, 8 January 2010 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I always assumed it was, given the inside artwork.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 8 January 2010 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, that's Hemingway in his Red Cross Ambulance Corps uniform.
― Brad C., Friday, 8 January 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
lol someone needs to make an animated gif of those anchors listening to that Cobalt clip.
― richie aprile (rockapads), Friday, 8 January 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Great stuff...they actually did a nice job with the interview.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 8 January 2010 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
I interviewed Erik Wunder while McSorley was on a tour of duty in Baghdad and he was rolling stupid fruity swag drunk is what he was.
He was amazing. I only had to do a 500 word piece but I had to interview him for ages because he'd just want to talk about other stuff. I'd ask him about blacked metal and he'd say 'Hey man, do you like 'Empires and Dance' by Simple Minds? I love that record.' Then I'd ask him about war metal and he'd start telling me about how he'd just seen a guy drive a car into the front of his house trying not to hit a fox in the road. And when I asked him what being in Cobalt was about he said: 'Being in Cobalt is about being the kind of man who stays up all night drinking gin, reading Hemmingway, smoking cigarettes and writing stuff on typewriters.' Then he started having an argument with someone about a cigarette lighter and then made me stay on the phone and talk to him about Killing Joke for an hour while he got even more blasted.
What a guy.
― Doran, Friday, 8 January 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Ah, so "cobalt" refers to gun bluing. I don't think shooting spree is as big a danger as suicide pact after erectile dysfunction diagnosis. Death before dishonor, Levitra.
― bendy, Monday, 11 January 2010 14:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Jeff, I finally got around to hearing the Mnemic album, and you're right, this is so much better than that atrocious last album. This one seems to be more on par with The Audio Injected Soul, which I really dug in 04.
And the new Dillinger is good. My initial reaction was, 'not as great as the last three albums,' but every DEP record needs time to settle in.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 11 January 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy fucking shit folks, this new High On Fire album is their masterpiece (Blessed Black Wings comes in a close second). Absolutely crushing and epic (most songs run 6-8 minutes). Plus it sounds incredible; I'm willing to call Greg Fidelman the best producer in metal right now.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I was like really excited before, now I'm practically frothing at the mouth to hear it!
Anxious for the new Dillinger as well.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy fucking shit folks, this new High On Fire album is their masterpiece (Blessed Black Wings comes in a close second)
is there somebody I can write to to get it? I am in a big High on Fire kick right now
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Publicist is Carl Schultz at Action PR - carl at action dash pr dot com.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:27 (fourteen years ago) link
YES! Can't wait to hear this! Should be getting this in a day or two.
― Doran, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 00:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's early in the year but the HoF is AOTY caliber, without a doubt. Better than the new Dillinger. Less prog & acoustic touches, and a lot more gigantic riffs.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 01:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Fewer prog and acoustic touches...forgive my murdering the Queen's English.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 01:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, you Canadians do love your queen.
― Agent ov Fortune (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 01:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Generally DEP are more up my alley than HoF, but I'm stoked at the prospect of both. Then again I thought Ire Works was DEP's best record yet but Communion was a step below Wings.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
pretty much nothing is better than blessed black wings imo
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:12 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^true statement. tho you guys are getting me excited because i sincerely want this to be better than communion
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I thought Ire Works was DEP's best record yet but Communion was a step below Wings.
Totally agree with both halves of this statement.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I still think Art of Self Defense is their best but I'm more than willing to give the new one consideration after Carl sends it to me. Thanks for the tip Phil! :)
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I just think there's no such thing as a bad HoF album. But yeah, the new one does make Communion sound a little inferior.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 09:19 (fourteen years ago) link
accidents very much in character, starring Weedeater
― the chance to act like a drunken whore (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://qcjeph.livejournal.com/112588.html
Parts of this list irritate, but High On Fire is the really hot girl you have sex with occasionally if you're both single and it's always rad and there's never any drama
― bendy, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Dude seems to have forgotten to do an analogy for the Momus one?
― the chance to act like a drunken whore (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:45 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A43JOxLa5MM
― Brad C., Wednesday, 13 January 2010 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i was hoping someone would post that. rooster rules, better than 90% of willowtip vocalists.
― Early Tuesday morning, a distraught Tequila tweeted (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
^if this is true, its fucking incredible
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa. these raves are getting me seriously psyched for this.
― original bgm, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
It's interesting how everyone seems to have a different favorite HOF. I flip between their 2nd and 4th. Gotta love the cover.
http://action-pr.com/uploads/art/203/HIGH%20ON%20FIRE_Snakes_for_the_Divine_album_cover.jpg
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 14 January 2010 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Jan 19 Sigh - Scenes From HellFeb 23 High On Fire - Snakes Of The DivineMar 23 Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
What else are we excited about with a solidish release date? Some good shows coming too, despite Slayer/Megadeth/Testament being postponed. Pentagram & Gates Of Slumber, Kreator, Voivod & Nachtmystium, Orphaned Land & Indian, Finntroll, Moonsorrow & Swallow the Sun.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 15 January 2010 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Does anyone have any of those Most Anticipated Metal Albums lists that they can post here? I generally crib on them through the year (like from Terrorizer, Decibel, etc) to figure out what to check out.
(Somewhat related: Anyone here an Arsis fan? Just got a copy of Starve for the Devil.)
― Mordy, Friday, 15 January 2010 10:10 (fourteen years ago) link
kinda on the fence about arsis. didn't love "we are the nightmare" but it had its moments. haven't listened to starve for the devil yet but I think that's one of the best album titles I've ever seen.
― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.), Friday, 15 January 2010 10:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm too sleepy to listen to it now, but I'll tell you guys how I like it tomorrow.
― Mordy, Friday, 15 January 2010 10:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Some people won't be too crazy about Arsis's current hypertechnical/traditional heavy metal direction, but it sure appeals to me.
I find the new Orphaned Land, mentioned a couple posts back, to be a big disappointment, paling in comparison to Mabool.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 15 January 2010 11:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey guys , sorry to go on about it , but its the last couple of days to vote on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE HERE for ILX METAL ALBUMS OF 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!!! (non-metal thread regulars welcome. Everyones welcome to vote, please join in!) Voting Ends Jan 17. so if you're still to vote and wish to do so then please follow the instructions on the thread, lurkers welcome as well as regulars.Hope to start the results on Sunday night/Monday (uk time)
Also if anyone would like to write some blurbs please email me at the same address as for voting.
― Pfunkboy : The Dronelord vs The Girly Metal Daleks (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 15 January 2010 12:03 (fourteen years ago) link
could just be the brevity at work, but I really liked arsis' a diamond for disease ep (the one with the alice cooper cover). but nothing else has ever really clicked.
will still give the new one a shot.
― original bgm, Friday, 15 January 2010 14:58 (fourteen years ago) link
The new Orphaned Land leaked? I've been really looking forward to it.
― Mordy, Friday, 15 January 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't know much about metal beyond Metallica, who used to be my favorite band, but I'd like to get into it more. So far, I've picked up the most recent Mastodon record and a few black metal records after reading some stuff on an ILM thread or two.
To that end, could someone tell me what are considered the "reputable" metal magazines, sites, and blogs? I don't know anything about the critical discourse surrounding the genre, so if someone could tell me what the big publications are, and which of those are the best, that would be very helpful.
― kshighway (ksh), Friday, 15 January 2010 19:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Decibel, for sure. Quite a few regulars in these threads write for it. Pretty much the only music magazine that is a must read every issue.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 15 January 2010 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1XqcOYRl1Kc/S1CxJgW1jbI/AAAAAAAAAOc/9O53kRRSAPc/s1600/cover.jpg
We should make a cover thread like those autogoon guys have.
― Mordy, Friday, 15 January 2010 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Revolver is a terrible magazine, but their site is fairly informative. Blabbermouth is basically a high-volume fire hose of information, but they publish every press release anyone sends them so weeding through it all winds up being a waste of time.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Friday, 15 January 2010 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
This months Terrorizer's 2010 Anticipated albums are :EyehategodCaïnaAtheistCoffinwormWatainEnforcerPig DestroyerPrimordialCenturions GhostTurisasMetsatollLeng Tch'eEnslavedRinoaTrap ThemToxic HolocaustSalomeTotal Fucking DestructionTriptykon (tom g warrior)Hour Of PenanceThe MireLandmine MarathonGorgutsAlcest
― Pfunkboy : The Dronelord vs The Girly Metal Daleks (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 15 January 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I knew you'd come through for me!
― Mordy, Friday, 15 January 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
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Thanks, jon /via/ chi 2.0! Can't believe a one-year subscription is only ~$20. I'm thinking of subscribing.
And thanks, unperson! I'll check out the Revolver site and Blabbermouth.
There were also some good recommendations in this thread: Metal critics or criticism? Best metal writers?
― kshighway (ksh), Friday, 15 January 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa, new eyehategod! had not even realized that they were playing again.
― original bgm, Friday, 15 January 2010 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link