Rolling 2021 Metal Thread

In other HYPE news, a new Esoctrilihum is on the way. It's titled… Dy'th Requiem for the Serpent Telepath.

I’ve only heard a bit of the Genghis Tron; I wasn’t sure at first, but once I realised they sound like Trans Am now it sits better with me.

I have heard all of the new BIG|BRAVE out next month and it’s fantastic. Robin Wattie’s vocals are more foregrounded this time, without the gauze of effects, and all the stronger for it.

any cool melodic-but-not-power-metal stuff out there these days? (high spirits, spirit adrift etc etc)

I am really loving the band Herzel which pom posted upthread. Great NWOBHM sound, great playing, and all sung in French.

https://herzel-music.bandcamp.com/album/le-dernier-rempart

Continuing with the straight up heavy metal recommendations, Possessed Steel, Megaton Sword, and Midnight Dice all had very good releases in this vein last year.

Glad you enjoy the Herzel, jmm. Do give it a chance, ums.

In other news, Neptunian Maximalism have another album on the way, Solar Drone Ceremony, out on April 23.

I've heard it and musically it's pretty good — it's a live performance, a single long track. I'd kind of like to have the DVD, but have no use for the LP, obviously.

There’s some live footage floating around on YT but not that particular performance, alas.

Also, they (well, two of them, at least) look exactly the part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVxNlLe7fxs

Thanks to pom for the DVNE tip, absolutely loving this. Whoever mentioned the Anciients vibes upthread is also otm.

I wound up liking the new Crown album enough to review it.

Yeah, this Genghis Tron is decidedly less "metal" than they've been previously, but once you can accept that, it's a terrific record. Love when "Ritual Circle" goes all krautrock in the back half.

^ Probably my favourite album of Q1 at this point.

looks like it could be extremely My Shit, will check shortly

‘Tis quite good, and Not Metal.

but is it My Shit lmao

feel like it's a little too streamlined/smooth to be imagocore

Not enough herky-jerky, it’s true.

Board Up the House is probably more your speed imago

Just a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Corpsegrinder, who have apparently been married for 33 years.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExFhu7hWQAMeqCu.jpg

^aww

wtf this Genghis Tron is sounding GREAT

current track is like metal Ulrich Schnauss I cannot even

That photo is peak metal imo, and I say this unironically. I hope Neanderthal’s seen it too.

that picture is like Anal Cunt's Picnic Of Love album cover except real lmao

https://d1ixbvo4t6c1w.cloudfront.net/cannibalcorpse/img/cover.jpg

How awesome would it be to pull off the slip cover with this image, only to find unperson's from above as the actual album cover?

xpost - thanks for the trad metal recommends!

I’ve only heard a bit of the Genghis Tron; I wasn’t sure at first, but once I realised they sound like Trans Am now it sits better with me.

ok this sounds good, there's nothing wrong with heavy metal that sounding like trans am wouldn't fix

people itt showing they don't truly know imagocore

this GT is...kind of incredible, 2nd listen now

I remember seeing Pole open for Trans Am on the Surrender to the Night tour...one of the loudest shows I've ever seen and just insane sternum-cracking bass

ok maybe not INCREDIBLE but def at least v good

Started to pre-order the new Gojira album, but their website charges $7.50 for postage on a single CD within the continental US. Fuuuuuck that. I'll buy it from a third party site that has it cheaper anyway.

So...have a question: why is Genghis Tron considered metal?

Because they once were a metal band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqGU6YuBjOc

(Sort of.)

Ah cuz yeah hearing this I think more of Trans Am as mentioned or Battles or something like that

Good stuff really like it

Same. I listened to Red Line a lot in my late teens and Dream Weapon brings me back a bit.

hmm red line is a great record, guess i’ll check this out tho i’m sour that they dropped the grind

moral collapse teaser tracks have def piqued my interest:
https://moralcollapse.bandcamp.com/album/moral-collapse

some real head-nodding tech death and tablas and saxophones and guitar feedback and shit for kicks too, excited to hear the whole thing

For April Fools' Day, metal-archives.com has replaced band photos with cat pics. Make sure to check out the last one.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mot%C3%B6rhead/203

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Iron_Maiden/25

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mercyful_Fate/182

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Judas_Priest/97

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Metallica/125

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Slayer/72

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Iced_Earth/4

Haha, well played.

This one also got a sensible chuckle out of me:

https://www.angrymetalguy.com/basement-dwelling-black-metal-artists-voice-frustration-with-bigger-bands-recording-in-basement-during-pandemic/

The new Cannibal Corpse album is a very good Cannibal Corpse album. Erik Rutan is on lead guitar throughout, and wrote three songs, though you can't tell; they sound like Cannibal Corpse songs, not Hate Eternal songs. Lots of slow and heavy stuff in the vein of "Scourge of Iron," no grindcore-ish blasts in the vein of "High Velocity Impact Splatter."

Just realised what Genghis Tron reminds me of: Secret Machines!

oh yeah good call!

title track also basically giving a slightly chilled-out version of what The Armed are soon to purvey upon our helpless souls

There are parts where I feel like the GT could have benefited from a softer mix. It's still mixed like a loud metal album. I keep wanting to fiddle with the volume.

Ballou definitely knows what he was going for, ofc.

https://lddsm.bandcamp.com/

reaally digging Polaris, the new one from Les Disidentes Del Sucio Motel (LDDSM) - the clean radio-rock vox will be an instant dealbreaker for some but the songs are solid as hell and I like the blend of big soaring alt-metal hooks and moody space rock they're up to here

Not bad. His accent is less distracting than I expected.

Steel Bearing Hand - Slay in Hell

Just bought the CD from @Carbon_Forms. I caught these sooted thrashers in a West Philly basement show five years ago and the new one rips. Meet the new Cowboys from Hell (all the riffs, none of the baggage). https://t.co/JIIorRhqpN #NowPlaying

— Brian O'Neill (@NYC__Native) April 2, 2021

I think New Standard Elite has figured out exactly what it takes for a brutal DM album to hit the pom spot if this and last year’s Putrescent Seepage album are anything to go by:

https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/metharoma-pipe-dreams-through-the-alley

Thanks for the tip. Bought all three of their new releases.

Speaking of the brutalness, this one just blipped onto my radar and subsequently sent me zooming. Enough curveballs in the songs to keep things interesting, but not techy.
https://shownomercyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incubation-in-the-parallel-dimension-snm011

Also I've been on a Blood Harvest Recs kick the last few days and found this to be at the top of the heap. I guess it's just "death metal" but the dude brings the riffs like mad and knows how to stack a song into a comprehensible shape. Almost reminds me of Abbath's style in places, like "Mountains of Might" gone total death. Drum sound's kind of whack but ehhh. Really hope a full length is in the works.
https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/altered-state

re: the latter

https://i.imgur.com/I80u7cj.jpg