Depending on which Reckless it is, I'll take it.
The Loop! They can transfer to any location. It's under yr name now!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 25 July 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Castevet are no more, doh
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2014/07/castevet-break-up/
― anonanon, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:12 (nine years ago) link
Show No Mercy is being reissued? Any details?I can't find any info on this. Expanded, remaster, usual bonus tracks?
― Siegbran, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
the first castevet is one of my top 2010s albums : /
― j., Friday, 25 July 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
lol siegbran
― original bgm, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
Speaking of reissues, completely out of left field Relapse is doing Num Skull's Ritually Abused. Probably because of the name I'd never checked them out, but now that I've done so, great googly moogly. It's like my favorite kind of thrash: heavy, dark, unhinged, somewhere between Dark Angel and Possessed.
― Devilock, Friday, 25 July 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
Totally re-recorded by the new lineup and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, with guest vocalists Howard Jones, Ice-T and that chick from Within Temptation.
― ringworm, Saturday, 26 July 2014 08:07 (nine years ago) link
Sources near the band claim the guys are super enthusiastic and consider it the best record they ever made.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 26 July 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
I'm waiting for the remix disc by Fieldy and Skrillex.
― oblique blasphemies (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
I dig the Kobra and the Lotus disc. solid heavy metal with occasional dips into power metal territory, tuneful, with solid riffs. nothing you haven't heard before, but well executed and memorable. Only song I haven't liked is one that sounded a little too in Lacuna Coil territory songwriting wise. Love Kobra's voice too. Very pure tone.
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 26 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
It should be noted what a monster track Witch Mountain's "Psycho Animundi" is. Uta's vocals are at another level here, and the band sounds heavier than ever.
http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-07-25/exclusive-devastating-doomsters-witch-mountain-reveal-new-track
I'm curious why they don't make their debut Come The Mountain (2001) available on the Bandcamp. I'd guess they don't want to emphasize the pre-Uta lineup, but it's really quite good. There's some Kyuss influence in Rob Wrong's vocals, but I like it. Certainly at least as good as formative first albums like Sleep's Volume One (1991) and Electric Wizard (1995). Maybe Nate can answer if he sees this.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 28 July 2014 05:00 (nine years ago) link
Caught Hellion, film written and directed by Kat Candler, with Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis. Terrific if you want a downer but not hopeless flick about people struggling to get by despite odds stacked against them. Mentioning it here because I think it's got the best use of metal in an English language film soundtrack since River's Edge (Dead Snow and Trollhunter's soundtracks were pretty great too). Nothing too crazy unusual but really effectively used -- the scene of two kids thrashing out to "Battery" is kinda priceless. And I'd buy Curtis Heath's scoreful of angry feedback swells in a hot second if someone put it out.
― summervillain, Monday, 28 July 2014 13:20 (nine years ago) link
crap meant to include http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/1448/Hellion
― summervillain, Monday, 28 July 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
Possessor - Electric Hell - Ooh! http://possessor.bandcamp.com/album/electric-hellhttp://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/album-reviews/p/possessor-electric-hell-dd-2014
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 28 July 2014 13:55 (nine years ago) link
Got my copy of the new Monarch in today's mail. Nice packaging.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 28 July 2014 15:31 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I really like that album cover. Hopefully getting it in the mail today.
― jmm, Monday, 28 July 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
Two great metal discoveries today:
- http://open.spotify.com/album/0S7HZRVXpzAgLkAKoI6hpu- Austrian blackgaze band Harakiri for the Sky's second album Aokigahara. Keeps more black in the blackgaze mix than Alcest or Deafheaven, but still has plenty of gaze. Inspired me to add blackgaze to my genre map (even though I already had "atmospheric black metal"). http://everynoise.com/engenremap-blackgaze.html and http://open.spotify.com/user/glennpmcdonald/playlist/2HozoQdoUebrxqP2BWfv5Q.
- http://open.spotify.com/album/380sEUYEIIF7HZupR5J3Tj- Estonian mostly-instrumental mostly-post-(mostly)-metal-ish band Ocean Districts' debut album Expeditions. Slow, textured and crunchy.
― glenn mcdonald, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:30 (nine years ago) link
Is is just me or is Children Of Bodom, Machine Head, Epica and Battlecross kind of an odd quadruple-bill?
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:45 (nine years ago) link
Keeps more black in the blackgaze mix than Alcest
This was enough to sell me on checking it out.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:46 (nine years ago) link
Man, the guest vocalist on "69 Dead Birds..." is ruining it for me. I liked "Homecoming Denied" though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:52 (nine years ago) link
It is. I suspect I'd enjoy Battlecross live, and I always enjoy Machine Head live, but Children of Bodom haven't been good in a decade, and Epica? No thanks.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
I love Epica, and would avoid Children of Bodom and Machine Head, so yeah. Odd.
― glenn mcdonald, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:07 (nine years ago) link
I enjoy all those bands, darn it.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:08 (nine years ago) link
I'm not commenting on quality. It's just that you've got this Finnish Melodic Death Metal band with an American Groove Metal band, a European Symphonic Metal band and a scrappy thrash outfit opening the show. I'm sure you can find bands that fit those descriptions that are actually good and they would still make for a strange bill.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:34 (nine years ago) link
(I don't much care for Bodom or Machine Head; I like some Epica and Battlecross is fun.)
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link
Can't really think who you'd replace, say, Bodom with that would match them in terms of numbers and drawing power, though. They're depressingly popular.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
While looking for something completely different I stumbled on a 2007 release no one seems to have paid much attention to: http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/The_Exile/Exile_Is_Eternal/154794 and couldn't resist checking out a song called "Dark Goblins of the World."
I really like the album, and think some of you (glenn?) might like it too. It fits more comfortably in the "black metal" box than most of what I dig -- more straightforward than Deathspell Omega, Rotting Christ, Gorguts et al -- but still has plenty of experimental/post-rock/post-punk touches to hold my attention. Production on the clear side more than the murky side, with guitars allowed some mid/upper range tones. Fly in ointment: several tracks that fade out, which almost always feels like a songwriting cop-out to me, although it's arguably thematically appropriate here -- the listener gets to hear excerpts of songs that go on forever or whatever.
― summervillain, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 13:55 (nine years ago) link
Darkest Era - The Last Caress of Light (Metal Blade, 2011) - They just made it available on Bandcamp, originally for €8. I gently suggested it's a bit steep for a DL of an older album, especially with the exchange rate, and they dropped it to 6! For those who like the new one, this debut is more Celtic sounding with that great Lizzy/Maiden/Slough Feg twin guitar attack. https://darkestera.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-caress-of-light-2
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
ok, digging this pretty well
http://bastardfeast.bandcamp.com/album/osculum-infame
'a virulent strain of doom-heavy, blackened hardcore'
very nimble, with sick drumming
― j., Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:33 (nine years ago) link
Really enjoying the Harakiri for the Sky album.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link
yeah good album but terrible band name
speaking of which, this new Secret Cutter album is also very rad
http://secretcutter.bandcamp.com/
― anonanon, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
While this style of music, sort of "rust flaking from enormous iron hinges" death doom, isn't up my particular alleyway, I'm thinking there might be appreciation for it in this thread. It was a random find by someone on metal-archives, and seemed to get some love. Winter, Conan, and Indian were mentioned as comparisons.http://forn.bandcamp.com/album/the-departure-of-consciousness
― Devilock, Thursday, 31 July 2014 03:12 (nine years ago) link
Throw the word "sludgy" in there, too.
― Devilock, Thursday, 31 July 2014 03:16 (nine years ago) link
Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Virginia hard rock riff worshippers VALKYRIE. Formed in 2002, VALKYRIE consists of brothers Jake and Pete Adams (Baroness, Samhain) on guitar and vocals, Alan Fary (Earthling) on bass and Warren Hawkins on drums. Drawing heavily from the classic eras of hard rock and heavy metal, VALKYRIE play guitar driven rock n’ roll replete with infectious solos and catchy, powerful vocals. The band has drawn numerous comparisons to greats like Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, early Iron Maiden, and Deep Purple.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:29 (nine years ago) link
Never heard their earlier stuff. Should I pick some things up in advance of the Relapse release? It sounds up my alley (and if performed well, up the alleys of about 90% of the people who post here).
http://concert.arte.tv/de/wacken
Accept is currently on at Wacken.
― Devilock, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:40 (nine years ago) link
Got there just in time for "Losers & Winners!" Thanks!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/27/333726142/first-listen-panopticon-roads-to-the-north
new panopticon, 'bluegrass + black metal' band. never heard their last, 'kentucky', but this is really something. engaging throughout.
― j., Thursday, 31 July 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link
Kntucky was great, looking forward to giving this one a spin.
― Simon H., Thursday, 31 July 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
Saw Yob and Black Cobra the other night in Oakland.. My buddies band Augurs opened and was hand picked by Yob to do so.. pretty rad show.. I get home today and the new Yob is there from earsplit.. Its so fucking heavy!!!!
New Hellbeard very soon... I know a guy that knows a guy ;p
― SeanWayne, Friday, 1 August 2014 01:43 (nine years ago) link
finally found a good time to listen to the Triptykon record, I'd been putting it off
holy fucking shit
I've only listened the once but this thing is just great from beginning to end in my opinion
― Now I Am Become Dracula (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 1 August 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
Just heard the new Slipknot song. It sounds like a rejected early take of one of their older songs, but I can't exactly pin down which one. Oh, well. (BTW, I stopped working at Roadrunner back in May.)
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 1 August 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
I saw Valkyrie in 2008 and they were good, and a year or so later with Torche and Baroness and they were great. First S/T 2006 album sounds kind of crappy and weak vocals, but has some good tunes, and Man Of Two Visions (2008) is better. Best thing about those are the solos, but I'm confident they'll make a huge step with the new one. Can't wait!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 1 August 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
Reminder: Carcass in one hour.http://concert.arte.tv/de/wacken
― Devilock, Friday, 1 August 2014 18:25 (nine years ago) link
Awesome lineup tomorrow. I need to catch Emperor at least.
― jmm, Friday, 1 August 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
I think Carcass might be starting momentarily...
― oblique blasphemies (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 1 August 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
whoops, yes indeed they did
― Devilock, Friday, 1 August 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
Looking at the list, the band whose absence from the top 100 most strikes me is Supertramp. They are intrinsic to my sense of Classic Rock.
To mine too. I voted for "Hide in Your Shell" and "School". I've never seen them get much love on ILM so I wasn't that surprised. If I squint a little, I can sort of see those songs as anticipating Radiohead in a weird way.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 1 August 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
Wrong thread, sorry.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 1 August 2014 19:53 (nine years ago) link
I watched the new Electric Wizard "video accompaniment" to their track "I Am Nothing" and man is that title an accurate description. I've liked/loved most of their records from the past decade, but this song is so interminable and boring. If this is their idea of a lead cut to get people excited about the upcoming album I'm definitely worried. Bereft of riffs, ideas, or anything resembling momentum or excitement. What a turd.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 3 August 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link