Rolling Metal 2016

There's a whole Anselmo thread:

so I guess we can stop playing the "is he/isn't he game" about Phil Anselmo from Pantera wrt to racism

This MetalSucks article is a bit odd with its assumptions, is there really anyone who thinks Anselmo is a respectable dude? Of course there's the commercial angle, but those people would happily talk to and write about Mustaine and Vikernes if they would be commercially viable artists. Never in history has being a despicable asshole been a hindrance to a commercially succesful career.

For a minute I thought it was Ned Ragget on the artwork for The Body a few posts into this thread

*Raggett

woah this new Oranssi Pazuzu is fucking GOOD

I am enjoying Le Dernier Crépuscule by Chthe'ilist on Spotify.
I generally like Profound Lore stuff but this is my first exposure to this band.

Lyrical themes: Horror, Dark Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda

Well they do have a song called "Tales of the Majora Mythos Part 1"

Yeah, I really like this Chthe'ilist. It has a swing to it that is different from most of the DM I hear in this murky atmospheric vein.

I've been hooked on the new Mesarthim single the last couple of days. Black Metal with some icy/cheesy/new-agy synths on top.

https://mesarthim.bandcamp.com/album/suffocate-single

the album is fantastic. only 1 euro on bandcamp but loved it so much I ordered the vinyl. The few people I have recommended it to since Smithy told me about it love it too.

One of the reviews sums it up nicely

"Summoning in space on LSD with guitar solos. I think that's good."

^^^^^ yeah i am hugely enthusiastic about that mesarthim record, even though it came out last year apparently

but vinyl and cd arent out til end of feb so it will count for metal poll!

Also time for you guys to review it elsewhere!

This new Avantasia album is fantastic. If you like melodic overkill. I like melodic overkill. A lot. Magnum + Blind Guardian?

Yeah, I really like this Chthe'ilist. It has a swing to it that is different from most of the DM I hear in this murky atmospheric vein

Listening to this now, and the first thing that stands out is the Demilich influence. The murky production actually kind of hurts this record to me a bit, but as OSDM revival-ish records go, you could do a lot worse than bringing back this sound!

playlist is up to date.

ILM's Rolling Metal Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

Mourning Beloveth - Rust & Bone (Ván Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2z5BrccoY

The Encyclopaedia Metallum page says it came out in December but everywhere else it's listed as this year.

It's quite good, straddling funeral doom, straight-up doom metal and death metal. Very epic. The only quibble is that all five songs occupy the same tempo, but I really enjoy the contrasting vocals that go from grandiose Candlemass-inspired almost spoken word to death metal growls.

http://cdn.theobelisk.net/obelisk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rip-in-the-wind.jpg

Looking forward to hearing this R.I.P album, on Totem Cat Records...
Chiefly because the Obelisk described it as 'Street Doom'.

Hey hip-hop nerds. What kind-of hip-hop is this?

R.I.P single is streaming here... So good
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2016/02/03/r-i-p-in-the-wind-tremble/

As someone who likes stoner metal but not constant weed references, that's nice stuff.

As someone who likes stoner metal but not constant weed references

I have to take every opportunity to mention Abdullah and their album Graveyard Poetry. Great band, great vocals, just kinda lackluster production. (They were on Meteor City so maybe they're more well known than I think; I just never see em talked about.) I feel like they could've honed themselves into a QOTSA type crossover thing but they didn't stay together long enough. Those songs are immortal in my book, though.

https://youtu.be/TLA3qnjuPnU

I pay pretty close attention to the Portland (heavy) scene - including scanning gig listings every week - and I've never even heard the name R.I.P. Weird?

Good tune, though, looking forward to hearing more.

new Krallice for yr face ears

OK I think I like that Mourning Beloveth; where the fuck can I get Van stuff in the US for, say, less than $30?

Also all you dudes digging Chthe'ilist should check out Howls of Ebb if you haven't!

As someone who likes stoner metal but not constant weed references

I pay pretty close attention to the Portland

^^^^ Ugh... above post due to dumb fat fingers ^^^^

What I was trying to say was:

I pay pretty close attention to the Portland (heavy) scene

If you go see them, let me know how it was... I can't imagine getting to see them in the UK anytime soon

If you liked the Violet Cold album last year, be advised that a new one came out today!

https://open.spotify.com/album/06EZss4sACNROJBE64nSFR

If you missed it: experimental one-man atmospheric post-blackgaze metal from Azerbaijan!

Anyone heard the new Rotting Christ?

so who's going to Maryland Death Fest this year? kinda excited for Testament (who I will see for the first time finally in a few weeks), Wormed, Desaster, etc.....

also not at all feeling the new Megadeth. better than what I heard from Supercollider, but very bland.

def going to mdf this year. psyched to live so much closer now

was gonna go, schedule won't allow it. get in the pit on my behalf everybody

I'm going to MDF! Stoked!

still need to get a pass but i'm definitely going again this year

sweet. I got my three day pass for Edison lot. Lookin forward to...

Horrendous
Mayhem (are they seriously doing all of De Mysteriis?)
Samael
The Haunted (tho I'm seeing them this Tuesday)
Sinister
Wormed (really stoked for this one)
Exciter
Gruesome (seen em once tho)
Hail of Bullets
Impaled Nazarene
Nuclear Assault (hell yea!)
Testament (tho I'm seeing them end of this month)
Satan
Destroyer 666
Desaster
Venom

got my hotel booked cheaply .5 miles away, still need to find cheap airfare, but was able to last time...

gotta say I am really down with the latest Enforcer album. the instrumental on the album kinda reminds me of Anvil a little and there are hooks a plenty all over it.

also I'm diving deeper into Trouble's back catalog now (previously I had only Psalm 9 and The Skull) after seeing them at Florida Metal Fest. and holy fuckballs, is the s/t album from 1990 the best Led Zep stoner album never made. other than the one Dark Side of the Moon ripoff, it's a fav.

can I just say tho seeing Trouble (while they were the best band of the night easily) was funny cos they were doing Psalm 9 stuff (hella fuckin' cool) and hearing the Christian lyrics being sung, song ends, and then Kyle Thomas says something like "how the motherfuck are you fuckin' doin tonight?!"

Hey, man, Jesus totally looks like a dude who would say that.

Totally right about the s/t album, btw! Like it's one of those albums that could be regarded as a sellout except for the fact that it's so fucking great.

looking forward to this album

Fallujah reveal artwork, track listing for upcoming album ‘Dreamless’
http://www.metalinsider.net/releases/fallujah-reveal-artwork-track-listing-for-upcoming-album-dreamless

April 29th

their last one was pretty good, looking forward to it

Picked up the new Eight Bells CD at the show last night in Philly.

It's pretty phenomenal, taking the catharsis and beauty of their debut and expanding on both emotions until they ethereally collide.

Also, Voivod is still great and the two new Vektor songs make me anxious for their new one on Earache in March.

OK I think I like that Mourning Beloveth; where the fuck can I get Van stuff in the US for, say, less than $30?

there's a second new Vektor track?

new Eight Bells

oh nice, I didn't know they had a new one

New Cobalt track up with that goon from Lord Mantis singing

http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/slow-forever

there's a second new Vektor track?

Two new songs, or two songs? (Their songs are pretty long, and first-opener sets can be pretty short...)