Rolling Metal Thread 2014

I think I'm going to have to check it out again in a bit! Maybe I was expecting something different, more Hellshock-y or something.

it's got several styles and I can see how a person - including me when I'm feeling purist - might be, like, pick a lane and drive in it. but I find it such a good listen - the riffing's solid, the vibe's good, and like I say that bassist kicks ass. it reminds me some of Rwake, who I was fond of for a couple of albums but lost track of. it is pretty long-song-post-rock that wouldn't bear much formal analysis though i.e. it's kinda jammy-but-disciplined. but I'm listening again now and I think it's just a terrific ride, really goes places - I plan on listening to it in the dark when I get a chance

I wasn't super into what I'd heard either but the rwake comparison makes me want to try again. I think I may just be a little burned out on this type of sound tho.

and, oh god, that takafumi matsubara news. awful.

fuck

Jason McCash of The Gates of Slumber has died.

Confirmed by his sister on FB. Wretched news.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-the-gates-of-slumber-bassist-jason-mccash-dies/

yeah the developments in the individual nux vomica tracks sound very natural to me, not the arbitrary post-rocky build and/or recede. "really goes places," aero otm

I think Rwake comparison is NOT otm...

New Atlas Moth track at Pitchfork:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16833-the-atlas-moth-collider

The Hedvig Mollestad Trio (instrumental jazz/stoner rock - they covered the Melvins' "Blood Witch" on their first album) has a new album, Enfant Terrible, coming out on Friday in Europe via Rune Grammofon. You can stream two tracks on BurningAmbulance.com.

New Black Anvil track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9GWglmpi6k

Saw this on Metal Sucks: A student at the The University of Manchester was assigned a project on atrial fibrillation and stroke so he decided to write an original death metal composition and make a video for it. It's educational and brutal too! (And funny.)

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

hah, that's great. Closest I ever came to using death metal at school was presenting a shoot 'em up that had a Midi of "Corporeal Jigsore Quandary" as its background music. Sounded hilarious on big presentation speakers with the terrible default midi sounds.

New SunnO))) album is nearly complete, full announcement this Summer, says SOMA.

In my day, there always was one metalhead who brought in Iron Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" to play during English class. Of course, I was that metalhead in my class.

I also brought in Overkill's "Feel The Fire" to have my journalism class review, which was great since the teacher cut it off after two songs worried about the content. So we reviewed it as a single.

I got to see all of the reviews. It was funny how all of the preppy kids in class said the same things about the two songs as the teacher casually mentioned after it played while the counter-culture types seemed to get it. I shared that class with a kid Kenny Thomas who was a guitarist who took lessons from Brian Baker (he of Dag Nasty and Minor Threat and, um, Junkyard; this was in Northern Virginia) and who was a stunt-bike guy years before X-Games who liked it even though I know it went against his hardcore ways.

I wonder what happened to Kenny. He was a good dude who reached across the aisle to this metalhead at a time when we didn't all get along so well.

The new Opeth album is called Pale Communion. It comes out June 17. Here's the track listing.

Thanks for the info! I'm really liking what I'm reading in that track-by-track analysis linked, "Heritage with teeth" sounds like a very good thing to me. One of my more anticipated albums of the summer.

the new Aborym is basically EBM

wait, not new at all, n/m

Never liked Opeth. I know, I know.

What don't you like about them? Because those might be exactly the reasons you'll like the new album...

What I didn't like about Heritage wasn't the lack of heaviness, it's that without the aggression and dynamic shifts it really exposed the fact that most of the tracks are stitched together from disparate parts with no real rhyme or reason, which wasn't the case with Damnation, coincidentally.

The jamming together of (what at least sounds like) random ideas in the studio worked better when they alternated between guttural metal and weepy acoustics. At least to me. Some sections in Blackwater Park and Damnation/Deliverance work together pretty well... Every other album, less so.

Really looking forward to the new Opeth. In other news, after narrowly missing a chance to accompany Thurston Moore to a Godflesh show in NYC in 1991, I will now finally get to at least see Godflesh live, in Philly on Friday. Driving 7 hours. What do metalheads do in Philly in the afternoon? Any recommended places to pick up metal vinyl?

What don't you like about them?

In other news, after narrowly missing a chance to accompany Thurston Moore to a Godflesh show in NYC in 1991, I will now finally get to at least see Godflesh live, in Philly on Friday.

I actually saw the band's first-ever show in America. It was at L'Amour in Brooklyn as part of one of those Earache package tours that were all the rage back then. The band literally just got off their plane and was rushed to the venue where without soundcheck (or even instrument-check to ensure the sequencers, drum machines and what-not were functional), so they did maybe two songs before Justin stopped, apologized for sounding like shit, and ended the show then.

I will be at the Philly show so hit me up! Email me through this site your cell and I'll text you. I was thinking of trying to catch Prurient and maybe Pharmakon too.

What do metalheads do in Philly in the afternoon? Any recommended places to pick up metal vinyl?

Also, perfect for the trip is the newly-opened Grindcore House, the only Grindcore Coffee House in the city (and probably in many cities).

shortest male haircuts in town!

i don't know why you don't just eat cheesesteaks all afternoon but maybe that's just me

The Godflesh show is at the TLA which is spitting distance from my personal; fave cheesesteak place Jim's. So there's that.

Marquee Club was indeed the place. Is Prurient still part of the lineup? The latest listing I saw just had Pharmakon and Cut Hands. Would love to see Prurient, that's for sure. Thank you for all the great tips!! I'll hit you up with my cell number. Cheers.

Prurient is listed on some places but not the venue website so it's safe to say they aren't playing. The website says 9 PM start time which is really late!

Definitely hit me up with your cell and we can hook up somewhere at some point.

Briefly considered going tonight (it's not sold out in NYC) but $40 is about 2x what I'd be willing to pay for that lineup. I think with a bill like this, it should happen in reverse order: Godflesh goes on first and plays a headliner-length set, then if you want you can stick around for Pharmakon, Cut Hands and whoever else is performing.

this is a pretty interesting convo that seems relevant to the thread
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/justin-broadrock-godflesh-streetcleaner-interview-sanford-parker/Content?oid=13015316

Thanks, nice studio geek talk. I read it while listening to Streetcleaner. Getting excited for Tuesday's show, which is just right through the alley from me!

Fuck me. Not making Godflesh tonight. No justice.

Bummer...

Going to see Power Trip's last shows as "locals" tonight. Their singer is moving to Chicago next week so they'll be a far flung band and won't play so many gigs in town. Kinda bummed about that, to be honest.

Just saw Opeth at Roadburn, capping off a ridiculously good Åkerfeldt-curated day including Goblin, Comus, Magma, Candlemass, and Obliteration. No new material, but a very even balance of tracks that reflected the sounds of guest bands he brought in. Probably overall the best Opeth show I have ever seen.

Devil's Orchard/Ghost of Perdition/White Cluster/Hope Leaves/Atonement/Heir Apparent/Deliverance/Lines in My Hand/Blackwater Park

re: Power Trip, does this mean more or less touring from them? Not slagging, but I've been kind of amazed at how little time they've spent on the road post-"Manifest"...but maybe that's b/c I wish they'd come to the west coast.

I assume one or more of them has a job precluding real touring...

The track "Goblin" on the new Opeth album is an instrumental - you can probably guess what it sounds like.

For those that like their metal sleepy and pretty, here's the new Lustre single & there's an album "Blossom" coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swOGfzmfCuw
If you listen very carefully, you can just about hear some guitars in the background.

re: Power Trip, does this mean more or less touring from them? Not slagging, but I've been kind of amazed at how little time they've spent on the road post-"Manifest"...but maybe that's b/c I wish they'd come to the west coast.

I assume one or more of them has a job precluding real touring...

They've all got jobs, but they toured the West Coast last fall after the record came out. Then they had a long European jaunt, then played shows on the East Coast. As far as I know, they're taking a few month break and then hitting the road again in August.

I'd say MOST of the folks in the bands talked about on here have jobs besides the band

Huh. I felt like I was watching for Power Trip out here last year, but obviously I missed them. It's just seemed like every time I've gone and looked for months they were talking up a Dallas show. No big deal, hope to see them soon.

Triptykon was so unbelievably good last night. Opened and closed with colossal epics (Black Snow, The Prolonging), played a couple Frost songs (Circle of the Tyrants, Visions of Mortality) and Hellhammer's "Messiah". Loved hearing the new stuff live, too. Tom was in good spirits, the crowd made him crack up at one point.

I was gonna comment on how amazing Godflesh was on Friday but I didn't want to rub it in on Skrot. The setlist was impeccable and the performance was minimalist brutality at it's best.

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Tonight, though... Satan! (With October 31 in support). I am so looking forward to it.

Rub it in - no worries!! Glad it was a great show. Someday, I guess...

New Cormorant has less wankery than the last one and more heads-down blazing. It suits them well. New vocalist is kinda nondescript, which also suits them okay, I guess.

What black metal from the first quarter am I missing? Nothing has really blown me away so far, despite several releases that had seemed promising. Really look forward to the new Thantifaxath and Svartidaudi records.

I can't believe I am about to see Satan with all the original members play this set list...

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