Rolling Metal Thread 2012

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.

Kind of amazing brutal WITTR live review in SF Weekly. Worth a read!

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/01/live_review_12312_wolves_in_the_throne_room.php

I find myself feeling rather unenthusiastic about attending live performances at the moment. Maybe I'm just burnt out on it?

I'm psyched to see Ghost/Blood Ceremony on Tuesday.

idk that guy just sounds really cranky, i've seen wittr live and they're pretty good.

i've also seen worm ouroboros live and until they play a venue with seats they're going to have problems with people talking over them. this is because metal crowds contain assholes and also because of their music.

Ugh, I gave up after the paragraph where he brought up illegible band logos for the third time. Also, its not the fault of the band if the venue's "cheery" intercom announcements ruined the mood.

good work leading in with a class-based zing there, it's about time someone remembered black metal's strictly proletarian roots

the sad thing is, wittr haters will probably think its a great article purely cuz its a negative review.

i can think of a board where some halfwits would think its a great article

at least WITTR's matching skintight sleeveless sweaters look good though.

Yes, it's uninformed and wrong in so many ways. But I did chuckle.

It amazes me why someone would review a show if they clearly don't like the genre of music. If you don't like it, you're not gonna know the nuances that appeal to those that like it, and if you do know it, and don;t like it, its those nuances that will be the things you slag.. I'm bummed I missed this show, but I probably would've been dissapointed by the fog machine.

Listening to the new album by Australia's I Exist, II: The Broken Passage. Apparently they started out as more of a hardcore band, but this album sounds pretty sludgy to me. Reminds me on a more playful Kylesa at times.

I was playing that yesterday, it pushed buttons pretty well on a limited level but not revelatory... the most interesting thing that struck me abt it was that I could see it finding the same quasi-mall metal audience that say Cancer Bats have now

Yeah, its definitely nowhere as good as Kylesa, but they kept popping to mind while I listened. I'm pretty generous when it comes to Southern sludge sounding stuff.

on spotify?

The one stoner/sludge album I love right now is Giant King's Dismal Hollow. They're like The Four Horsemen, but sing about the Civil War instead of the fact that rawkin' is their bidness.

Sounds interesting. I got sent a promo for the I Exist album, so I'm not sure if its out yet or on Spotify.

Surprisingly impressed with this new Behold! The Monolith recording. I'm generally not interested in new bands with growly vox (I like growly vox but I'm sick of them) -- but the songs on this record just keep throwing creative curve balls and high energy twists. It's gonna be infectious if I let it.

Yeah, the riffs on that album are impressive. Plus the cover art is great.

it the world of band vs band drama... being played out on facebook as we speak (sort of) the upset rambling of one Chris Kontos, drummer for Attitude Adjustment, (former drummer of Machine Head) upset that he recieved a nasty email from Donny Paycheck, drummer for Zeke, who books a club in Tacoma, Washington where Kontos had to cancel a show due to not being able to line all the bands up he wanted for a tour stop their. Kontos insists he was very apologetic about having to a cancel, but yet Donny was shitty about it.. Now there is tough guy stuff going on(I'm makin calls, he'll get his) and the response of, has anyone ever even heard of Attitude Adjustment?
I simply reminded Kontos via facebook, that he needs to remeber that he's dealing with a band(Zeke) who blew the advance of their first record on Harleys and crank..

Isn't punk rock great!! such a community of brotherhood and love!!

Zeke might be the worst band ever.

Come on man, Limp Bizkit exist.

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

Yes, it's listed under summer releases.

Witch Mountain, TBA [Profound Lore]

Signed to Profound Lore, nice. Can't wait to hear the new stuff!

Martyrdod fucking crush!
www.thesleepingshaman.com/news/martyrdod-dark-lords-of-swedish-crust-sign-with-southern-lord/

Thanks Fastnbulbous. That's flattering! Good thing we are rehearsing every day right now. We will deliver!

BTW, Ghost + Blood Ceremony was great last night. I could go on and on, but hands down it's a FUN show. And based on the turnout, I will not be surprised if Ghost gets REALLY big soon. Especially with the just announced support tour they're doing with Opeth & Mastodon. Satan is very happy right now.

but is he laughing and spreading his wings like in the days of olde??????