Rolling Metal Thread 2010

Just tried to listen to an EP by some band called Sicarus; new on Century Media. Metalcore + power metal vocals = suck.

777 is pretty good. If you can get past the Marilyn Manson bandwagons single, there's some great stuff on there. The one from 2004, Circle of Snakes, is his failed attempt to go for a more stripped down garage rock sound. He failed.

this thread is always so hard to keep up with!

Fastnbulbous: I became partially tumescent at the thought of such a tour. For it would be righteous.

http://stereogum.com/419851/mastodon-indian-theme-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

Maiden tonight. Wooooo.

St. Vitus here tonight.

Vitus was incredible. One of the best reunions I've seen.

Besides Iron Maiden, Zoroaster, possible Torche EP, what upcoming heavy releases are people excited about? I think it's about time for some new Gojira but haven't heard any news that they're working on anything yet. What else?

New Electric Wizard at some point, and Caïna is working on a new album though I'd be surprised to see it this year. Would love a new Witchcraft.

I'm still too new to the metal world to know what I should be anticipating right now. Still listening to the last track on the Yakuza record, tbh. Man.

I also anticipate that the new issue of Decibel, which I snagged last night at the newsstand since my subscription doesn't kick in until August, will give me some leads!

Agalloch, that's the one real biggie I'm awaiting.

Maiden was spectacular tonight. Three weeks ago Harris asked me if I was seeing the Dallas show and I said no, I was seeing them in three weeks. He said, "Great, it usually takes us two weeks to get our legs anyway." And it looks like he was right. No glitches whatsoever, a tight, tight show.

I'm going into the studio with Agalloch on Saturday. Will see what possible info I can leak.

I am personally anticipating the new Enslaved, and Rush's Clockwork Angels.

I'm going into the studio with Agalloch on Saturday. Will see what possible info I can leak.
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not sure what else i'm anticipating either, but have been anticipating agalloch for what seems like an eternity

xxp- I wanna be pals with Steve Harris!

Glad to hear about Enslaved! Saw them open for Opeth last year. Opeth said they were taking a hiatus after their U.S. tour, though they continued to do European dates. I assume that means no albums for a few years too. I worry that Witchcraft is doing the same. Magnus Pellander put out a solo EP this year and is supporting that now. I was impressed by Graveyard last year, and their Myspace page says the new album is being mixed.

Can't believe I forgot the Agalloch! Very excited. Hope the recording goes well Nate.

what upcoming heavy releases are people excited about?

I guess a new Severe Torture album came out this week, wouldn't mind hearin that

Kamelot album coming up

that's about it

Here are the major albums EM knows about that are due out in the next 120 days (updating dynamically):

https://pub.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=Metal-Index&query=Upcoming+Major+Albums

that's pretty great, glenn.

wonder if the waking the cadaver's new slab of "Slamming Gore Groove" will up their avg score from 11.5

i am now officially anticipating a new october tide album! just got an e-mail about it.

I'm going to be reviewing the October tide, I'll post my thoughts when I get it.

You guys should be anticipating The Sword. Big step up from the last album. It's a sci-fi concept thing, in the vein of Slough Feg (both musically and conceptually).

You guys should be anticipating The Sword. Big step up from the last album. It's a sci-fi concept thing, in the vein of Slough Feg (both musically and conceptually).

That is pretty darn exciting.

Yeah J3ff - that sounds great. I want to like The Sword more than I do, so maybe crazy sci-fi Slough Feg style will do it.

OK, on the sometimes-female-fronted front, I just discovered the German semi-gothic band Mandrake, previously unknown to me despite having 5 albums. I'm going through them in order, and so far really pleased with everything (up through the beginning of Mary Celeste, which just started). I'd put them up there with Brave and Xandria as bands you should check out if you wish Lacuna Coil sounded less like Evanescence.

New Blind Guardian is excellent as always.

^ Ooohhh!

Okay, I'm plenty envious of Jeff now.

I wouldn't have pegged you as a Blind Guardian guy, Nate.

Looks like they decided to go big and epic again. Production is less overkill than A Night at the Opera, thankfully. It just amazes me that they are consistently a level or two above everybody else.

Yeah, every time Blind Guardian puts a new album out they outclass their power metal peers. With so many trendier metal releases getting attention, I kept forgetting they have a new one coming out.

I don't like much power metal, but Blind Guardian wins. You can't argue with quality like that.

I got one of those "rock lullaby" CDs in today's mail, this one devoted to Black Sabbath. I'm listening to it now. It's not bad.

http://stereogum.com/426131/torche-songs-for-singlese-album-info/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/

New Zoroaster vid on Stereogum

Blown away by the Christian Mistress track on Stereogum. I've been watching them develop their act on stage, 7", and cassette. But this upcoming album from 20 Buck Spin just jumped to the top of my most anticipated of 2010.

http://stereogum.com/399492/christian-mistress-home-in-the-sun-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/

The Christian Mistress CD is so damn good. I just love their singer, she sounds like she should be Kim McAuliffe's daughter.

She was going to be Witch Mountain's singer for a minute. Then she moved to Olympia. Then we got Uta. All is balanced in the universe.

Cat's out of the bag. My Maiden review has surfaced.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l307/jeffmetal/TFFreview.jpg

I am not the "Jeffmetal" in the link above.

I feel the need to say Bill Magill and Skot to thread
I dunno why

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I think sometimes our slab of daily Riff Rock doesnt have to be necessarily gloomy, dark, swampy or depressing. Sometimes all it needs is to be rockin' and, why not, even funny.

Biggus Diccus are funny. But, beware, they're far from being a simple joke band. Their music is finely sculpted: pure muscular Riff Rock. Heavy, sweaty, catchy, fuzzy and booty shakin'.The riffs are the right measure of fat and badass and the vocals are delicously Chris Goss oriented, with a lot of crooning swagger. Their hooks get in your head and you'll find yourself singing them mindlessly in a few minutes.

And that's where the problem, or the funniest part, comes in. Because you'll find yourself singing out loud refrains that talk about unstoppable erections, devinat S/M nymphomaniacs, obese lovers, lesbian gangrapes and everything your filthy head can thiunk of. The opener "Flagpole of Love" is an irresistible jewel of almost QOTSA-esque catchiness wrapped around some of the most obscene and explicit lyroics since Turbonegro. And they get worse.

So if you like your rawk rollin and thunderin' but you dont mind some (very) filthy and (very) sexual humour to it, give it a try. NOT FOR THE KIDDIES!!!

Get their album on Bandcamp (for free): http://biggusdiccus.bandcamp.com/

Read more: Doomed To Be Stoned In A Sludge Swamp: Just Put Some Cock In Your Rock... http://sludgeswamp.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-put-some-cock-in-your-rock.html#ixzz0sXhiSNww
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I'll give it a shot, you can't beat free. Thanks Herm

I have no idea on the quality of it, so please report back!

Glenn doesn't have the time to do a poll just now (originally we were going to do an ILM decade poll BUT theres been so many decade polls so fuck that) but there has never been an ILM Metal/Hard Rock poll before.
I was thinking of a Best Metal/Hard Rock Songs Poll and a Best Metal Hard Rock Albums Poll so I'd be willing to do that IF someone else can do the number crunching. Glenn has kindly provided the software he uses to do all the polls, so if anyone can do it then please volunteer.

Glenn can answer any questions on the software etc.

Wish I had time/energy to run the software myself. That said, I'd love to participate in the poll if anyone else can help.

I really don't have it in me to tabulate another poll right now. It's a really time/life-consuming process.

Why not just make it a discussion thread instead of another poll? u_u

love you for that ksh

Yeah I'm with these guys. Polls are meaningless. They are just bell curves of popular taste. That's the opposite of learning.

I'd love a thread like that, as long as I don't get laughed out of it for repping for hair metal.

dude point me at the people who laugh at you for repping for hair metal, and I will kill those people with my bare hands