Rolling 2021 Metal Thread

maybe that's why it's censored on his bandcamp

"now sweetie, I love you, and I love your....."music"...and I will give you everything you need. but I am not giving you any money to record this album unless you blot out the naughty medical word on your site. this is a dealbreaker, Junior, I won't be associated with an anus!"

fuck, at 15 I could play a few power chords at most

Plot twist: his dad, who plays bass in a Cannibal Corpse tribute band, suggested the name.

Anal Stabwound kid is apparently in a high school jazz band, is in three other bands as a drummer right now, and released this.

jesus fuck, in high school I was in three bands for a total of three days.

the riffs on this are pretty good!

not rly my genre but this is a staggering achievement ngl

it is genuinely a great song

I don't know why I never listened to it last year but I am currently listening to the Megaton Sword album Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire and it is exactly what I need right this minute.

Last call for the 2020 metal poll:

2020 Metal ’n’ Heavy Rock Poll: VOTING & FURTHER CAMPAIGNING thread (open until March 5)

Given the pathetically low amount of ballots we've received so far despite the extra time we've all been afforded, I don't know whether we'll be doing this again next year.

fewer metal loving posters around, everyone's old and no new young metalheads joining ilm.

Same problems as general ILX

"only" a ballot of 30 this year but it's coming

30 is more than solid imo.

not being able to go see live music must have hurt sales of new bands

and with so many being furloughed and money being tight, i think people only bought albums by bands they knew they liked and may have slipped into comfort food of listening to old albums?

New Krallice out today. and new Jute Gyte comp. both sounding great. looking forward to diving in more later tonight.

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

Neptunian Maximalism are putting out a live album, Solar Drone Ceremony, in April; it's an LP/DVD set, which IMO kinda sucks since it's a single long track that has to be split for vinyl. Anyway, here's the link:

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solar-drone-ceremony

wow uh what's going on with krallice

Yeah, LP seems a weird option, but I'm excited to hear a live set from them.

Fair enough, Brad--am holding off on buying that new Krallice to see how well or not that keyboard palette chosen by Marston ends up sitting with me; on the other hand, I am liking McMaster's bass tone and parts on what little I've checked out

Also, it's hilarious that it seems like Mick Barr is sitting this one out on guitar, and contributed his vocals by recording them in a car

i too have always dreamed of recording extreme metal vocals while driving in traffic

Neanderthal, did you vote in the metal poll/do you plan on it?

Brad?

Dissociate... Trauma cleaves the mind into shards...Compartments formed in self defense... STAY IN YOUR FUCKING LANE ASSHOLE...

no xp

poms I'm gonna do it after work today! slipped my mind yesterday

Thanks! Just checking so I can get a better sense of what to expect.

actually excited to vote in this one cos I had time to listen to music for once.

Brad are you going to vote?

We only have 17 ballots

Brad already said no.

:(

got to play through the full Krallice album. it's less of a departure overall than the above video and RYM comments seem to let on. I dunno, i found the whole album pretty exciting. digging the new production techniques too. weird that Barr isn't on guitar and curious to see how they play these live (if they ever do) but I like it

Krallice "liner notes"

solation recording sessions:
Drums recorded at the Mouth 3 on a phone
Vocals recorded in the car by the swamp
Bass recorded.
Guitars, keyboards, other bass, reamping, mixing, mastering at Menegroth the thousands cave.

Yeah, that explains the weak drum sound.

That said, I'll likely buy it.

Waiting for the CD though.

Last last call before seandalai closes the poll:

2020 Metal ’n’ Heavy Rock Poll: VOTING & FURTHER CAMPAIGNING thread (open until March 5)

I really like the Krallice. it feels like an 80s synth/black metal nightmare

The closer is excellent and the prominent synthwork is a great fit for them. The other tracks leave me emotionally cold, however (as usual). Everything about Krallice is right up my alley except for the songwriting, which I can't bring myself to love. A very frustrating band, alas, but I may yet come around completely.

i wasn't huge on Mass Cathexis like some were last year (didn't even make my ballot), but this one is kinda fun. the synths remind me of Summoning at times ....but it's not the same type of music.

actually now I want to listen to Summoning

I recently came across a one-woman BM band who calls herself Brouillard ('Fog' in French) and whose music is very much in the vein of Paysage d'Hiver. Every single one of her albums *and* tracks is titled 'Brouillard', which I think is pretty cool. I liked 2019's Brouillard a fair amount, but this year's just blew me away:

https://transcendance-bm.bandcamp.com/album/brouillard-brouillard-5

bit hard to request songs at concerts

I preferred Brouillard myself

'Freebird' still works.

but it was no Brouillard

Everything about Krallice is right up my alley except for the songwriting, which I can't bring myself to love. A very frustrating band, alas, but I may yet come around completely.

pretty similar experience here. I dutifully check out new releases and have even seen them live a few times. nothing really sticks tho.

then again, summoning you say? I guess I'll go see what this new one is about...

Has everyone voted in the metal poll that wants to?

i wish i listened to enough in this world to join in but i'm very much a dilettante at best

That doesnt matter. Look at the list of nominated albums. If you see albums you liked then vote for them!

therein lies the problem

Just vote for Judas Priest - British Steel 50 times

The new Stargazer seems like it loses a little bit of weirdness and heads back towards The Scream That Tore The Sky-era sound... and that's great!

I also semi-masochistically enjoy the challenge of dealing with the power-metal clean vocals on the ballad-y last track of the new Stargazer album...

RIP LG Petrov. Gonna be listening to a lot of Entombed today.

RIP to one of the best