good man. We need to be in contact tho, are you on FB?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
yep, ILXmail me and we can link up
― Simon H., Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:51 (six years ago) link
done
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
for anyone looking for a quick way to catch up on some 2017 stuff I'm maintaining a playlist of 2017 metal I have enjoyed, currently up to 97 albums/artists (sadly, many worthy ones are not on spotify)
https://open.spotify.com/user/suckerblues/playlist/6L9VX7Ct09dRRnVb3T7VUv
― Simon H., Wednesday, 15 November 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
*93
I'm going to rep hard for Elder and Bell Witch, I liked both of those more than the Pallbearer album.
― airdnb (Tom Violence), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
I could see Elder damn near winning this thing.
― Simon H., Thursday, 16 November 2017 02:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVdflCH76t4
New Machine Head song. Album in late January. I don't love it but I'll probably catch them live; they're still doing the whole no-opening-band "An Evening With..." thing.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 17 November 2017 12:52 (six years ago) link
I wrote about the 20th anniversary of Metallica's Reload for Stereogum.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 17 November 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
love the fuckin new Godflesh
hitting the spot on my dreary day.
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Friday, 17 November 2017 23:14 (six years ago) link
I reviewed that for Invisible Oranges!http://www.invisibleoranges.com/godflesh-post-self
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 18 November 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
Holy feck the Aosoth
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 November 2017 00:41 (six years ago) link
The new Malokarpatan is as great as the teaser tracks led me to suspect. Hard-riffing dinosaur metal (similar to what Kadavar used to purvey) with Baroque instrumental interludes and bellowing Slavic vocals (fans of the Furia album will be on familiar ground here), and with a knack for the catchy riff that calls Hail Spirit Noir to mind at times.
― o. nate, Saturday, 18 November 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link
my metal ballot is gonna be hella false this year lemme tell ya
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
no one informed me there was a new paradise lost record!!!!
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
it's good iirc
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
god i love this band
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
Just enabled collaboration on this 2017 metal playlist so people can add anything that's missing - my only rules are, 1 song per artist/album, and pls don't remove anything for falseness
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
re: paradise lost, this is def the doomiest record they've ever done, which explains why it's no. 1 on the decibel list i suppose. i wish it were just sliiiightly gothier but it's still so so good
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
the decibel list is out already?!
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/11/20/spoiler-decibels-top-40-albums-2017/#.WhLnb6M3y7Q.facebook
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
yesssss @ propagandhi!!
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
boo @ no Chelsea Wolfe
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
publishing a metal eoy before thantifaxath and cleric release their records is sheer folly tbh
― imago, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
that spirit adrift record is not my usual thing but my god it's lovely
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
the WITTR record is awfully high, it was nice enough but not a patch on their last (proper) one
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
nice to see the Oxbow in there too, great album
I guess they had to choose between Immolation and Incantation. I think they made the right choice.
In non-list news, I just discovered (by reading the CD booklet) that Dominick Fernow (aka Prurient) plays synth on 3 tracks on the new Cavalera Conspiracy album.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
PL is top 5 2017 for me and if I didn't say something about that my bad Brad
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
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it's totally ok bc i had the best time listening to it just now! <3
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
Thought Elder would be on the Decibel list. I mean it's not less metal than the Ufomammut or Oxbow (and better than both IMO). Surprised by the absence of Falls of Rauros too.
― Dinsdale, Monday, 20 November 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
yeah the Falls of Rauros album is a beaut
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 18:04 (six years ago) link
i'm back on the paradise lost record and the layering of guitars on "gods of ancient" is so exquisite aaaaah
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 20 November 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
Paradise Lost is incredible.
What are the other urgent and key doom and/or folk metal releases of the year? Playing a bit of catch up here.
― omar little, Monday, 20 November 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
Spectral Voice is the one everyone's been going mad about, I think it's a perfectly solid death-doom album hype but I don't really get the hype.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 20 November 2017 18:35 (six years ago) link
in terms of stuff with folky elements I love Lör's In Forgotten Sleep (it's not at all doomy, though)
https://halloflor.bandcamp.com/album/in-forgotten-sleep
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 18:38 (six years ago) link
xp There's also a quite overlooked album by a band called Vin de Mia Trix (I mentioned it upthread) which is loooong but really very good.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 20 November 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
Regarding folksy stuff the latest Botanist album is one of my fave albums of the year in any genre, and I heard this EP recently:
https://arstidirlifsins.bandcamp.com/album/heljarkvi-a
and thought it was pretty dece. Oh and Enslaved dribbled something out a while back idk.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 20 November 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
That first Paradise Lost album was one of my falling asleep records for years. Gave me some weird dreams. Good to hear they've returned to that sound.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 20 November 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
good year for melodic prog-metal for anyone looking for stuff that's on the less-brootal side
AnathemaCaligula's HorseLeprousSoen
― Simon H., Monday, 20 November 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
man put this new godflesh on in the club
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:25 (six years ago) link
everything I'm hearing about it is that it slays utterly
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link
i'm halfway through and yep
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:36 (six years ago) link
it's fucking fantastic. NYCNative's review is pretty spot-on. the song "Be God" is massiiiiiiiive.
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:41 (six years ago) link
just got to the end of the godflesh, pretty sure the last track is cursed. fucking awesome album
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 02:00 (six years ago) link
it's just the right length too, which is not always/often the case with Broadrick things
― Simon H., Tuesday, 21 November 2017 04:52 (six years ago) link
occvlta?
― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 07:58 (six years ago) link
i regret never getting around to listening to the new immolation
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:49 (six years ago) link
More new Krallice! https://krallice.bandcamp.com/album/go-be-forgotten
― ultros ultros-ghali, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
jfkrallice
― Simon H., Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link