Rolling Metal 2016

Interesting article on the "Weird Global Appeal of Heavy Metal":

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weird-global-appeal-of-heavy-metal-1455819419?curator=MediaREDEF

Cult of Luna have recorded a new album with Julie Christmas on vocals throughout. Five tracks, 55 minutes. I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm intrigued.

I heard a Violet Cold album last year, it was fucking dreadful. As far as I recall it's basically the cheesiest Euro-dance chord progressions with some idiot rasping over it.

― space prophet wogan (ultros ultros-ghali), Saturday, February 20, 2016 7:08 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

exactly. every song builds to the most predictably corny climax possible and then hangs out there for 4 mins

This description, modulo the value-judgments, is pretty much why I think it's great, too.

https://entropia.bandcamp.com/album/ufonaut

Entropia is a Black Metal band from Poland, shimmering with psyche-rock elements but not at the expense of heaviness or a more traditional black metal vibe than most who proudly take on the post- prefix and -gaze suffix.

Ufonaut is their second album. Released on 2/15 through Arachnophobia Records.

That's pretty nice. Already sold out, apparently.

You guys, you know what rules? Immortal's Blizzard Beasts. It's like they decided to do a tribute to Altars/Blessed era Morbid Angel.

Oranssi Pazuzu song upthread is monster

new Gorguts!

http://youtu.be/RDyn5lkVNlo

YES

aaaah

this is so good

guess we'll have to re-poll Extreme Metal in May

should be a new jute gyte by then too

Sounds great. Basically more of Colored Sands.

ahhhh!

Luc Lemay comments, “As our EP ‘Pleiades’ Dust’ consists out of a single long narrative composition, it was not written with the intention of being edited in segments. As the storyline proceeds in chapters though, I was able to isolated this part called ‘Wandering Times’ which will give the listener a good idea of the composition aesthetics which are present throughout the whole piece.

That's pretty nice. Already sold out, apparently.

the ltd edition one is sold out

15 Years Of ILM POll (Metal & Heavy Rock Edition) NOMINATIONS AND DISCUSSION THREAD (Nominations Close Friday April 1 2016)

the ltd edition one is sold out

any left?

Two. Clicky the linky.

Or get the jewel case version for only $11.99 including shipping through eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ENTROPIA-Ufonaut-CD-black-metal-sludge-post-metal-Poland-BLINDEAD-CULT-OF-LUNA-/252298903329

That listing is from Selfmade God Records though the CD is still cheaper through eBay from them than their website though that may not be the case for European buyers.

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Brimstone Coven - Black magic
Doomy Proto-Metal Hard Rock from West Virginia
Out January 29, 2016 on Metal Blade Records

http://open.spotify.com/album/2W9gHde4uAkgJii1f8HNNU

For fans of Pentagram, Withcraft

I liked it. Listening again to see if I love it or not.

I think I only like it.

But there are so many large breasts on the cover!

Thanks for the tip on the Entropia.

New Gorguts sound FFFUUUUCCKIIINNN AAAMAAAAZZUUULUUIIINGGG, I feel like I've been waiting for this EP forever but the sample points towards it being absolutely worth it. Goddamn they're so good.

Thanks for the tip on the Entropia.

Seconded, this is a great record, right up my street. Vinyl coming mid-March...

New Oranssi Pazuzu is now up on Spotify but I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to give it a proper listen.

Heard The new Oranssi Pazuzu earlier, it's awesome.

Krallice's rhythm section have an album out in April, under the name of Geryon.

https://www.profoundlorerecords.com/geryon-complete-work-on-new-album/

I really like the EP they did a while back, and the preview song on that page sounds promising

Oranssi is cool so far. Groovy and dark.

New Anthrax is zzzzzZzzzzzzzzzz.

I liked Worship Music fine but this is a masterpiece for people who can't get enough of Megadeths TWNAH.

I went on a long drive yesterday mainly so I could check out the Oranssi Pazuzu. I'm thinking this is their best album so far.

(Also recommend the doomier OP side project Atomikylä!)

i saw dakhma night before last in a tiny room and the guitarist turned up so unnecessarily loud that not a single peep could be heard from the vocalist, tone was so muddy and volume so high that it just sounded like a single constant chord with no vocals and a drummer going ham.

["sounds like it was great!!!!!" -subsequent mind blowing post]

lolll

wow, the opening Oranssi track is indeed great. I loved their last album too. excited for the rest of this. also the new Destroyer 666!

man this goes from trance-inducing to intense all over the place. love it...especially the fourth track

oh man the Destroyer666 is fucking dope too

I will join in the love-fest for the new Oranssi Pazuzu.
There's not much about the album I don't think is amazing.
"Havuluu" sounds like a psyche-rock film noir.
Cover art matches the album sound too.

Playlist somewhat updated.

ILM's Rolling Metal Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

listening to Oranssi Pazuzu now, call me crazy but this sounds like an extension of Circle circa early 2000s

it does

I've never heard Circle but I read an interview with Jun-His from OP and he named them as one of the band's influences.

Also loving the new album, quite different from Valonielu but equally great.

listening now as well, this is fucking exceptional

they are riding to war

somewhere in andromeda

Also got around to listening to the Chthe'ilist album - technical death is not really my thing normally but this hits the right buttons.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHH