Rolling Metal Thread 2009

Yeah, it comes out May 26th. Lots of stuff going on here, very heavy and full sound. Quite a few of the songs incorporate keyboards, but never in a way that detracts from everything else. I'm really impressed after first listen.

I've enjoyed the last two Minsk albums a lot. I don't listen to those Relapse streams, though; I'm waiting for a real copy to show up in the mail, or at least downloadable files from that Play MPE system.

i listened to some of the minsk download, but, yeah, they never sound that good and i usually ignore them. which is sad cuz relapse still puts out a lot of stuff i like. i just wish they would send me stuff. i'd take a tdk 90 even. as long as it was high bias.

listening to the new human quena orchestra album on crucial blast and it just makes me wonder how long it will be until pfunkboy buys the diehard triple vinyl gatefold edition. it's yer kinda slow-ass doom, mate! in other words, collector doom.

Collector doom, I like that.

I've always enjoyed Minsk, but I haven't given the stream a listen either. I expect it to be good, though.

Are people here falling appropriately in love with the Withered CD?

new withered?

love the new dodsferd album. my fave by far from that dude. 2nd track especially (there are only two tracks) is just infinitely groovy. sounds like there is black metal harmonica on it! god knows what the actual noise is. but it really does sound like a harmonica.

oi, who are you calling a collector doom fan!

New Mastodon "vocal stylings" = unbearable.

― Nate Carson, Monday, April 27, 2009 9:45 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i agree. at least on the album it's somewhat tolerable, but the none of the dudes can sing live. it's painful listening to them trying to project.

"I'm hoping to catch the Mastodon tour on 5/9 in NYC"

I'm defintely there.

but the none of the dudes can sing live. it's painful listening to them trying to project.

WTF? I must have seen a different Mastodon live those two times then.

haven't seen them live since remission days... but I wouldn't find that too surprising. they can't even sing on record. ;-)

I need to check out that Dodsferd record - his other stuff has left me cold, but I'm gonna listen to this one to see if it's something I should pitch to The Wire.

WTF? I must have seen a different Mastodon live those two times then.

― homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:19 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

it sounds like they rely too much on that uber-grunge cher type vocal style. i prefer their more guttural growling, myself.

anyone heard the new big business?

none of the dudes can sing live. it's painful listening to them trying to project.

They sounded good the other night...when I could hear them. The big problem is that Hinds' mic is mixed too low. On record, the singing works very well, but live it's still a bit of a work in progress.

I certainly don't think of either Hinds or Sanders as like OMG best vocalist ever, but I've always thought they've had voices that really suit the music. Always sounded pretty sweet to me live, admittedly both times I saw them was after Blood Mountain.

just picked up wolves in the throne room/krallice tickets and i'm real psyched

I have not minded Mastodon's live vocals in the past. And I'm sure all things are possible in the studio.

But live, on this tour, with this material, it's just embarrassing.

I've got the pre-master of the new YOB record. Sanford recorded it. Another fucking masterpiece. Get ready.

oh yeah? curiosity piqued.

and what would you consider their best? haven't listened to those guys in years.

Got a pile of the latest Paradigms CD-Rs (Decrepit Spectre, Fog In The Shell, Old Mayor and Bosnia) the other day, really enjoying the doom/black Bosnia album a lot. I know Kerr buys from them, anyone else?

ok this is def more of the drone/stoner/whatever instrumental non-tru-kult-metal side of things but wanted to throw Gay Witch Abortion (from my hometown) into the mix here. not the best off the new album, but its on youtube so you dont even have to leave the page to check it out.

ordered their LP from Relapse on the strength of this. It FUCKING KICKS ASS. Oh my GOD. Minneapolis BRINGIN IT. So fucking good!!!!

Awesome! it is just a great great record - if you end up with some free time next time you are through mpls you should see them live - watching the drummer play is maybe as much fun as hearing him.

What are Motorhead like live these days? I got a ticket to see them with the Damned & Girlschool at Hammersmith Apollo this autumn, which is a great line-up for me.

Motorhead's as good these days as they've ever been.

That is a great-looking show, alright. It's just begging for a Headgirl reunion.

I dreamed I went to a Motorhead concert a few months ago. It was really good, but if my dream's anything to go by, you'll really, really need earplugs.

xpost: Aldo, hadn't heard of Paradigms Recordings, looks like a really interesting label. Will investigate. Faves this year are the NL Irrwisch and Striborg has suddenly clicked - his DVD is fucking amazing. Nearest non-BM equivalents would be the Residents or The Fall.

Cheers, will investigate.

Nearest non-BM equivalents would be the Residents or The Fall.

o_O i think i should prob listen to this

. . but this is just a promo. The uncut stuff will make your brain crawl out of your ears.

Yay! New Suffocation!

Here's Irrwisch - Cello-based Black metal. Doesn't start blasting until three minutes in, but it's well worth the wait:

xpost - Alan, my favorite YOB is The Unreal Never Lived. I'm not including the new album in my vote because it's not yet mastered and I haven't played it enough times.

I go way back with these guys, having discovered them via their demo. I set up every YOB show outside of Eugene, OR ever. The title track from Catharsis is one of my favorite tunes but the drumming and production on the subsequent albums is so much better that I tend to think they just got better with each release.

Simply put: if you like any YOB, you need all of it.

ok both of those youtubes are selling me for sure. thanks soukesian!

xpost - thanks, nate! I'll definitely be digging deeper into the yob catalog sometime soon.

Just back from Angel Witch at the Underworld, fucking amazing! Hope they keep it going this time.
Setlist, for those who care about such things :

Sweet Danger
Confused
Gorgon
White Witch
Sorcerors
Atlantis
Extermination Day
Night Is Calling
Baphomet
Angel Witch / Devil's Tower
Dr Phibes
Angel Of Death

so, this yob album (the unreal never lived) is pretty killer. I especially like the non-growly vox. remind me of of dio and king diamond at times! wish they were used more.

opening track is pretty amazing.

so yeah, now I'm pretty excited for this new one too!

Catharsis is my fave. I finally got it on vinyl when kreation rereleased it.

will check that one out too.

The new YOB is really monumental. I'm going to try and sit down and blog about it soon.

i've only listened once so far, but the new coalesce is kicking my ass.

The new Voivod is killer. Much heavier than Katorz, more lurching cadences, loads of great riffs from the immortal Piggy, and some really cool vocal work from Snake, a little more aggression and malevolence from the guy. "Destroy After Reading" is my early fave so far.

'Cauldron' the second album by Tasmanian Black Metal sorts Ruins is getting a European release soon. The drumming is fierce for people who like that kind of thing.

Apparently they are only sending out advances for the new Sunn O))) in vinyl. Keeping it real, for sure.

New Devin Townsend record is... weird. Very understated.

And if Ian Christe is still reading this, I read through Sound of the Beast on the (never-Goddamn-ending)plane ride back from France, and I enjoyed it. Filled in some gaps in my knowledge. For future reference, though, "The Music of Erich Zahn" is a Lovecraft reference, so while it isn't a great album title, it's not that strange in that context.

you could actually listen to that devin townsend thing? how long did you last?

I'm on track four right now. Reviewing it for Decibel, so I have to listen through the whole thing. I mean, it's Devin Townsend, I was expecting weird, I just wasn't expecting this particular brand of weird.

Apparently they are only sending out advances for the new Sunn O))) in vinyl.

weird considering that theres no plans for vinyl initially(SL use the horrible ploy of bringing vinyl out much much later so that everyone who wants vinyl but cant wait a year to hear the album will buy the cd then the vinyl when it comes out)

No doubt they will all end up on ebay to gouge the fans, (jeff, i'll have yours :) )

New Voivod is still awesome.

The new album by that Suicide Silence band is a festering pile of suck. Century Media's throwing their biggest amount of hype behind this?

Townsend's solo stuff is getting a little too loopy lately. I miss SYL.

And at the risk of obliterating any semblance of cred I might have had, I may be the only one here who will admit to liking Iwrestledabearonce. But I am enjoying the new album, I won't deny that.