Rolling Metal Thread 2012

Christian Mistress is probably my second favorite album of 2012 (I'm counting The Devil's Blood as 2012 because screw Europe). It is METAL.

Agreed, very stellar. Will be reviewing it for the AMG.

can someone explain to me Ghost? I'm mean I get it, but I don't don'tget why everyone is digging them.. they're terrible.

Do you hate Blue Oyster Cult too?

Super-catchy Blue Oyster Cult-inspired hard rock about Satan with fun imagery? What's not to love?

Yeah, digging the COC, it's more a return to the Blind sound than the Animosity sound, but considering how good Blind is, I'm okay with that.

maybe thats exactly why I don't like it..

:O You don't like Blue Oyster Cult?!

BOC are great; maybe Ghost will be, but that first record isn't.

only listened to "black to gold" and "haunted hunted" but !!! re christian mistress

Not really. but I only know the crap I hear on the radio and it never did anything for me, so I never bothered to look any further.

Get thee copies of Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Spectres, and Fire of Unknown Origin, stat!

tbh my main motivation for going to the ghost show (which is looking less likely with every wave of headcrushing pain) is to see blood ceremony

I'd love to see Blood Ceremony. Alas, no southern swing on this tour.

Headcrushing pain is metal.

Bummed I couldn't make it to the Ghost/Blood Ceremony show last night.

Man, Sean, I used to feel the same way about BOC, but hearing Secret Treaties really opened my eyes - there is so much more to love about BOC than what classic rock radio would have you believe.

I have a soft spot for Spectres.

Fastnbulbous: You don't have release dates for the rest of that Decibel list do you?

Ok against all good judgement I am going to go and patient zero this show. Because, yknow, horns

Sorry guys.. BOC is dudsville.. its a little before my time, so I guess I can't put into perspective, and I have a hard time calling it metal... Hard rock for sure, but the organ wipping through it, or their brand of big anthem rock type shit just doesn't dop it for me. its not dangerous, and I can't imagine it being dangerous even for the time. Maybe thats why I'm not feeling Ghost or Blood Ceremony.. its overthought Camero Rock at best. I'll take Thin Lizzy anyday over that shit.

^drummer

Stop that Kerr... lol!!

I was 8 units short of a BA in Music, sir. I know a thing or three! lol!

short of a picnic? ;)

BOC are the Steely Dan of 70s hard rock. For me, that's a good thing, though I will admit their softer material leaves me ultra cold. I like them at their most snarling and misanthropic. When they get pretty, I hit Skip.

I like Steely Dan, but BOC just doesn't strike that chord with me.

And I like picnics, too! lol!

Skip is Phil's kitten

Get thee copies of Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Spectres, and Fire of Unknown Origin

Not Tyranny And Mutation??? Kids these days are so weird.

Mark Reale has died, Riot just confirmed it via Facebook.

http://youtu.be/nI_tDv5MBso

I'm sorry to hear that news. Fire Down Under is an all-timer.

Abigail Williams are some trend hopping motherfuckers, but they actually do a not awful job of it. They're like the metal Ween without the sense of humor at this point.

ok so show report: 1st band was whose name i have already forgotten but it has VV in it to make a W was mediocre, blood ceremony became tiresome quickly but oh man. Ghost live is like juggernaut level pummelingly heavy, totally surprising vs the album (which I like!) but i fear that the record fell victim to clever old schooly production which did nothing to prepare me for the full on badassery on display. fucking fantastic, do not miss them if you get the chance to see them.

People were singing along like crazy for Ghost. I love that its all the scary metal imagery with such an uplifting, romantic sound http://i.imgur.com/zi7hd.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8oFlXnnwKI

just wanna weigh in to say that like every other heavy metal fan ever I love the fuck outta BOC

ya see, none of my friends, most of which, severe metalheads, have ever gotten into BOC..

What is this heresy?!

Despite (or perhaps because of) JJ's hate for them, I agree with Adrien that the new Meshuggah is monstrous. It kind of feels like what would happen if Sanford Parker produced a Meshuggah record.

I had never heard of these guys Amulet until an hour ago but they make the best tipsy proto-metal-into-NWOBHM ish I've heard in 2012 this side of the Christian Mistress album

they're from London

idk how I fucked that URL up but www.facebook.com/amuletmetal

...and you all know how to cut and paste

Please explain.

Despite (or perhaps because of) JJ's hate for them, I agree with Adrien that the new Meshuggah is monstrous.

depending on how you mean monstrous i might agree with you

Well played, sir. I'm still suggest banning you.

Guitarists from Testament and Death Angel filling in for Scott Ian who has taken ill, and Gene Hoglan filling in for Benante while is at his sick mothers bedside... Pulling together to help out and keep the fans happy, or unable to afford to stop this tour for financial reasons? Maybe a little of both, yeah?

Either way that's a really cool show of solidarity, and I bet it's making for some fun shows right now.

Sean--just get Secret Treaties by BOC. You might not like any of their other stuff, but that album is really perfect in the way that early Scorps and Priest and ZZ Top is perfect.

I don't know, man...

Its lost on me..

Sean, don't fear the reaper.

Went to Gigantour last night. First time seeing Lacuna Coil; they played five songs in 20 minutes or so and were pretty good. Cristina and the dude wore matching outfits (red button-down shirt, black vest), which made them look like waiters at a chain restaurant. Second time seeing Volbeat (they opened for Metallica at MSG), and they played at least three or four too many songs, but they had Hank Shermann of Mercyful Fate on guest guitar and he got three or four killer solos, so that much was cool as hell. Sixth time seeing Motörhead; the set list was heavy on oldies ("Bomber," "Damage Case," "Killed By Death," "Going to Brazil," "The One to Sing the Blues" and of course "Ace of Spades" and "Overkill" - the only new song was "I Know How to Die") but they fucking rocked it, as always. Fifth time seeing Megadeth, and probably the most impressive, even though Mustaine's vocals got lost more than a few times. They played three new songs in a row - "Public Enemy No. 1," "Guns, Drugs & Money" and "Whose Life Is It Anyways?" - and the crowd knew all three, which was impressive. They really rip it up on the super-thrashy, super-techy stuff, though; watching him and Chris Broderick trade solos on "Hangar 18" was genuinely thrilling. It was Mustaine's daughter's birthday, and he brought her onstage. She didn't seem embarrassed by her dad, despite being 14. Overall, a fun night.

Oh, and I shot a video interview with Mustaine pre-show which will be on Roadrunner's website later this week.

Lacuna Coil were a whole lot better when they were touring off of good albums.

That's probably true for most bands, though.

Fastnbulbous--were we really on Decibel's list or were we on your addendum?

In other news: YOB played in front of 16,000 people last night. Fuck yeah.