Rolling Metal 2018

Another ranking:

1. Cowboys From Hell
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2-10 hell no

enjoying the new Khemmis so far. they've played up more of the heavy metal side of their sound though the doom is obv still there.

lots of tasty harmonized guitar leads - rumor has it metalheads like that sort of thing? who knew

Devilock posted a preview of the Morgengrau album upthread and it's out and quite good

http://unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com/album/blood-oracle

One-woman Italian death metal in Asphyx style

http://intodarkness.bandcamp.com/album/first-encounters-mc-2018

Can't link from my phone, but some very serious allegations have been made against Maynard from Tool/APC.

jesus fucking christ that is horrible

I saw APC that same summer and have a rather horrible feeling at the pit of my stomach pondering whether anything might have gone down there.

Yeah, I saw that NIN tour too.

On a very different note, I get that Tom can do whatever he wants with his art, but Triptykon are a really fucking good band, and to see them reduced to a "special Celtic Frost set" because human-jukebox shows pay better is a fucking bummer.

https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36176972_10156684769301414_7872202551330865152_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=0aa6e2c80ca774ba1f7742f5eeaecf5c&oe=5BA37ABB

Yeah, the 80s kid in me drools over the all-CF set, but Triptykon is plenty exciting on its own.

Can't find a single link on Maynard's misconduct? :-/

Deep breath. I have to anonymously tell this story because I tried to tell it from my real account and couldn't name him directly out of fear, so I deleted the tweets. Here goes: I was 17 and he was 36. 1/

— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) June 23, 2018

Thanks Eric, even though I'm sorry I asked now, ugh

that's horrifying not only for what it is but for how many others have behaved like that

There’s some talk here about similar stories that have gone around about Maynard
https://www.reddit.com/r/nin/comments/8tssdl/not_nin_but_a_woman_accused_maynard_keenan_of/

(not that there needs to be more bc that twitter thread is devastating on its own )

On a totally different note, the new Anicon is wonderful - much like the Tomb Mold, a sonic upgrade that sacrifices a little grime and mystery but somehow preserves what makes them great

Yeah, I love that Anicon. Loved their debut from a couple years ago and this seems even better. That definitely have their own sound.

That = they.

new Satan album out in September

https://www.metalblade.com/satan/

and the Cloud Rat split comp is finally up to stream - not a lot that wasn't previously out there but good to have in one place

https://open.spotify.com/album/2KzMtKpq4z94LdekMyvxJ3?si=PGQ7NsZ3TVSkPrlbI9hCDA

You can buy Cloud Rat's entire discography on Bandcamp for $25.

https://cloudrat.bandcamp.com/album/qliphoth

worth it

Find the sales policy kinda annoying tbh but really enjoying ISON this morning gothy dreampop w growly guitars #notreallymetal

https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/andromeda-skyline

o wait if you don't want vinyl but want to support/don't trust streaming to stay around, you can pay some € https://ison444.bandcamp.com/album/andromeda-skyline

hey metal dudez is there any non cheesy tradish anthemic shit out this year that's cool (like high spirits etc)

Visigoth maybe?

Yeah, the Visigoth album is really good. Also Witchfyre and Iron Hunter, two bands from Spain who share a vocalist.

https://fighter-records.bandcamp.com/album/mankind-resistance
https://fighter-records.bandcamp.com/album/grimorium-verum

I'm really enjoying the six four-song EPs that Beastmaker (doom trio from Fresno) have put out for $1 each. "Dollar-bin doom" isn't a genre, but based on this, it should be.

New Deicide album in September (yay!). Produced by Jason Suecof (ummm...). Cover looks like the artist showed Benton a half dozen different sketches and he said "Yeah, dude, these are awesome! Can you put 'em all together into one big image?"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgyZyrmV4AAddI5.jpg

Each quartile of that cover is basically its own cover

New Kevin Hufnagel is really good imo, less digital processing, more focused on melody and 80s shredder sounds (without much actual shredding): https://kevinhufnagel.bandcamp.com/album/messages-to-the-past

Idk if it really counts as metal but wasn't sure where to put it and knew there would be fans of his metal bands here.

That new Satan track is awesome. Such a good band.

Yessss

http://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinterred-horror

As of yesterday there's now eight Beastmaker EPs! Saw Khemmis tonight, they were much improved since last time I saw them, recommended.

the first track on that Kevin Hufnagel album is like everything I ever liked about Joe Satriani crammed into 3 minutes.

Right on.

About to see Yob and Bell Witch.

caught that two Fridays ago, was kickass

Cried at the Lingua ignota show like a regular ass person

https://i.imgur.com/HREovCE.jpg

the absolute state of Bongzilla

I read that in the voice of UK comedian Joe Lycett and it works really well.

I love the new Immortal

There's a new Six Feet Under EP out today full of leftover tracks from the sessions for Undead and Unborn. It's...fine, if you like Six Feet Under.

i only like the one that Cannabis Corpse played on

Listening to the full-length debut by Trevor Church of Beastmaker's other band, Haunt, which is coming out in August on Shadow Kingdom. It's more trad metal than doom, but just as stripped-down and awesome as the Beastmaker EPs; the dude is basically Wino and Chris Black rolled into one person, plus he's the son of Montrose/Sammy Hagar bassist Bill Church, a fact which will likely interest only me.

Brett Hoffman reported dead

New Dispirit!

https://dispirit.bandcamp.com/album/enantiodromian-birth

Wow, the new Imperial Triumphant record is fantastic. Detuned black metal combined with Glenn Branca/Sonic Youth clang-storms and a seven-member horn chorale (three trumpets, three trombones and a tuba), guest vocalists galore...it's fucking awesome. Review coming on BA this week.

RIP Brett Hoffman

New Immortal is pretty killer tbh. Saw a review that talked about it lacking the "arena rock" flourishes that Abbath would've brought but, come on, "Gates to Blashyrkh" is lighters-up anthemic.

Also this Pact album

http://moribundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/enigmata

RIYL Blizzard Beasts and Morbid Angel derived death metal with a dash of modern black metal. Very fun. I know after the Northern debacle Moribund is looking pretty bad but I like to report on the rare occasions they release something interesting.

New Pig Destroyer song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ5HxdNlpMk

Listening to the album now. 12 tracks, 31 minutes. A few guests (Kat from Salome, Richard Johnson from Agoraphobic Nosebleed, some other folks). I continue to believe PD peaked with Terrifyer, but Metal Twitter and all the blogs will jizz in their pants over this one.