Have to admit I haven't heard the Rotting Christ yet, it's always been a good band.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
so far this is the best new discovery for me
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:17 (seven years ago) link
Can we vote for the Glenn Branca thing?
― An Alan Bennett Joint (Michael B), Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:19 (seven years ago) link
88 Wrong - Wrong 124 Points, 3 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/pJ5BmFH.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/4M8OATaZhcuAuPlkCQ7Kmuspotify:album:4M8OATaZhcuAuPlkCQ7Kmu
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:31 (seven years ago) link
Fans of Meantime era Helmet need to check the Wrong album
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:45 (seven years ago) link
87 Melvins - Basses Loaded 126 Points, 4 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/RxcwDh3.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/4GyFbBMotFFGxqNu2jodxlspotify:album:4GyFbBMotFFGxqNu2jodxl
https://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/basses-loaded
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
lol the only song I've heard off of this is their version of "Shaving Cream"
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
I saw the Melvins on this tour because any show from them is worth seeing, but this album is a throwaway.
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:11 (seven years ago) link
86 Batushka - Litourgiya 127 Points, 3 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/EmQA6GY.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/06JF5y4HEpmHioTWcqIsBKspotify:album:06JF5y4HEpmHioTWcqIsBK
https://witchinghourproductions.bandcamp.com/album/litourgiya
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
Dunno this at all
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
Never heard of it. I was hoping to listen to Wrong before voting closed but didnt happen, oh well. Maybe for the main poll...
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
I'd totally forgotten about that Batushka. I thought it was a 2015 release, though. The novelty of those chanted vox kind of wore off and there wasn't much else to get excited about.
― Devilock, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
Black metal with christian orthodox-like chanting, supposedly a Mgla side-project. Nice concept but musically a bit bland.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
yeah Batushka was rep'd pretty hard last year. It's alright.
― Dinsdale, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:27 (seven years ago) link
Are they Christian?
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Came out Dec 2015 apparently so as it wasnt in last years poll it counts I guess
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:33 (seven years ago) link
85 Bloodiest - Bloodiest 128 Points, 3 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/jVlgamH.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/2QiJFoxGtQvMteVLnsK6Vospotify:album:2QiJFoxGtQvMteVLnsK6Vo
https://bloodiestband.bandcamp.com/album/bloodiest
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:36 (seven years ago) link
84 Wretch - Wretch 128 Points, 4 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/sceucBv.jpg
https://badomenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/wretch
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
Lest we forget, doom metal stands for much more than merely a collection of Sabbathian riffs, funereal tempos and enormous amp-stacks. It’s a form of music that issues forth from the heart, the soul, and the gut. It can be an alchemical force that functions as a process of catharsis in times of need. What’s more, few know more about the power of this music than Karl Simon, formerly of the titanic and much-respected The Gates Of Slumber, and now of Wretch, whose debut carries on valiantly with the mission he began some eighteen years ago.The making of this self-titled album marked both a renaissance and a crucial tonic for Simon himself - in the wake of the death of his close friend and The Gates Of Slumber bandmate Jason McCash, he was forced to make sense of a profound loss, and the making of this debut formed a crucial part of this process,The new power-trio he formed with drummer Chris Gordon and bassist Bryce Clarke rose above their circumstances to issue forth a fearsome salvo of cast-iron riffage and heartfelt traditional metal heraldry, shot through with a steely conviction instilled by the experiences of recent days. “It is a new beginning, but I am what I am. I don't set out to write a style of music.” notes Simon, “This is what happens when I pick up a guitar”“Making this record has been the hardest thing I've ever done” he adds. “Jason and I met just out of school and instantly became best friends. All of my memories as an adult feature him. All of the songs on this record are about him, about me, about our drug use and his death. I'm not close to getting over the grief. In a lot of ways I've lost my mind. I hope that people are touched by the record - I am often on the verge of tears while playing..It's tough reliving those moments”Heavy in sincerity and emotion rather than in pitch and tone, these gritty yet grandiose songs may follow in the lineage and spirit of classic crusaders like Saint Vitus, The Obsessed and Cirith Ungol, yet the eerily thundering ‘Running Out Of Days’ and the downcast yet groove-laden ‘Icebound’ reach pinnacles of soulful intensity and emotional resonance. Meanwhile, a heroic essaying of Judas Priest's early classic 'Winter' sees Simon & Co. connect with Heavy Metal's most gnarled and vital roots. Defiant against all adversity, this debut stands proud as a fiery testimony to an indomitable spirit, one finding its way with grace and honesty through the trials and travails of the everyday.“The days of swords and sorcery are pretty much over for me” notes Karl”. “No more giant spiders or Iceworms, There are real horrors that occupy my mind these days.”creditsreleased August 26, 2016
The making of this self-titled album marked both a renaissance and a crucial tonic for Simon himself - in the wake of the death of his close friend and The Gates Of Slumber bandmate Jason McCash, he was forced to make sense of a profound loss, and the making of this debut formed a crucial part of this process,
The new power-trio he formed with drummer Chris Gordon and bassist Bryce Clarke rose above their circumstances to issue forth a fearsome salvo of cast-iron riffage and heartfelt traditional metal heraldry, shot through with a steely conviction instilled by the experiences of recent days. “It is a new beginning, but I am what I am. I don't set out to write a style of music.” notes Simon, “This is what happens when I pick up a guitar”
“Making this record has been the hardest thing I've ever done” he adds. “Jason and I met just out of school and instantly became best friends. All of my memories as an adult feature him. All of the songs on this record are about him, about me, about our drug use and his death. I'm not close to getting over the grief. In a lot of ways I've lost my mind. I hope that people are touched by the record - I am often on the verge of tears while playing..It's tough reliving those moments”
Heavy in sincerity and emotion rather than in pitch and tone, these gritty yet grandiose songs may follow in the lineage and spirit of classic crusaders like Saint Vitus, The Obsessed and Cirith Ungol, yet the eerily thundering ‘Running Out Of Days’ and the downcast yet groove-laden ‘Icebound’ reach pinnacles of soulful intensity and emotional resonance. Meanwhile, a heroic essaying of Judas Priest's early classic 'Winter' sees Simon & Co. connect with Heavy Metal's most gnarled and vital roots. Defiant against all adversity, this debut stands proud as a fiery testimony to an indomitable spirit, one finding its way with grace and honesty through the trials and travails of the everyday.
“The days of swords and sorcery are pretty much over for me” notes Karl”. “No more giant spiders or Iceworms, There are real horrors that occupy my mind these days.”creditsreleased August 26, 2016
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 16:59 (seven years ago) link
Bloodiest - Great Chicago sludge orchestra supergroup with members of Yakuza, Minsk, 90 Day Men, Atombombpocketknife and more. Bruce Lamont on vocals.
Wretch rose from the ashes of The Gates Of Slumber after the death of Jason McCash.
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
I think I have an Atombombpocketknife cd somewhere
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:04 (seven years ago) link
83 Urfaust - Empty Space Meditation 128 Points, 4 Votes, One #1http://i.imgur.com/TKKSaQE.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/0PyLx8UYerknEQQdRcW2S7spotify:album:0PyLx8UYerknEQQdRcW2S7
https://urfaust.bandcamp.com/album/empty-space-meditation
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
meant to vote for wrong, forgot
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:21 (seven years ago) link
My number one.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:25 (seven years ago) link
After giving time for it to sink in I don't like this as much as Der Freiwillige Bettler but it still delivers on the whole. And that cover!
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:27 (seven years ago) link
82 Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether 128 Points, 6 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/zNhjsz6.jpghttps://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/luminiferous-aether
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
81 ColdWorld - Autumn 129 Points, 3 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/Gu1B9mA.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/2PRvY4gZgfJLToefe9Jw1Nspotify:album:2PRvY4gZgfJLToefe9Jw1N
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
I totally forgot to check out the Urfaust
― Dinsdale, Sunday, 18 December 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
Mare Cognitum: also good
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 18 December 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
80 Void Meditation Cult - Utter the Tongue of the Dead 131 Points, 4http://i.imgur.com/HsyGVtU.jpghttps://voidmeditationcult.bandcamp.com/album/utter-the-tongue-of-the-dead
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
No one around eh?
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
Void Meditation Cult - the best band name of the countdown so far
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:02 (seven years ago) link
79 Car Bomb - Meta 134 Points, 3 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/MSIJcay.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/2VXwYjBFtwA3PF8OVyGs5wspotify:album:2VXwYjBFtwA3PF8OVyGs5w
https://carbomb.bandcamp.com/album/meta
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
released October 28, 2016tagstags: metal animals as leaders deftones ion dissonance meshuggah tony danza tapdance extravaganza
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
djent I guess?
My #4. The album that I've always wanted Meshuggah to sound like. The best album called Meta released this year. A feast for the senses. Check out track 4 (Gratitude) especially if you like crazy melodies in your mathcore.
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:13 (seven years ago) link
78 Anciients - Voice of the Void 137 Points, 4 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/0fuSCZX.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/3m6aQUzU5OtUCebQt1kExQspotify:album:3m6aQUzU5OtUCebQt1kExQhttps://anciientriffs.bandcamp.com/
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
Hey, I voted for this I believe! A big step up from the debut imo
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
ANCIIENTS return with their long-awaited sophomore album 'Voice of the Void'. A heavier and harder-hitting album than their debut, 'Voice of the Void' raises their game with mind-melting, frenetic guitar work and a more explosive percussive attack. Tracks such "Serpents", "Pentacle", "Incantations", and more are prismatic; bursting with heavy riffs in every shade and color without sacrificing the quartets heavy rock roots. ANCIIENTS are the archetype of a modern, progressive heavy band and 'Voice of the Void' is a dynamic listen carrying the spirit of metal's forerunnners.creditsreleased October 14, 2016tagstags: metal progressive rock pschedelic Vancouver
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
Re: Carbomb, I remember thinking to myself a few years ago about how I wished that there was a band like Meshuggah but with actual melodies; then the whole djent thing happened and I realised that was a terrible idea.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
It was, and it's certainly NOT the best album called Meta this year
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
77 Wormrot - Voices 138 Points, 4 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/SSkkoFW.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/1uvVgNgiiHhAz5pYODbCklspotify:album:1uvVgNgiiHhAz5pYODbCkl
https://wormrot.bandcamp.com/album/voices
Think this ended up at 2 in my ballot. I liked this far more than I ever could have imagined. It's much weirder and more discordant than any other grindcore I've ever heard. It's such a short album but has great reach. It is perfect for running to.
― dance band (tangenttangent), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
Lower in my ballot, but yeah it brought the noise
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:40 (seven years ago) link
Car Bomb also high in my ballot. It sounds like Oceansize to me, which everything has a tendency to do, but this was no exception.
― dance band (tangenttangent), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
the Wormrot album rules
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
76 Saor - Guardians 138 Points, 6 Voteshttp://i.imgur.com/jGcQOmX.jpghttps://open.spotify.com/album/5dymAjByvfPsuDfCzLT7nQspotify:album:5dymAjByvfPsuDfCzLT7nQ
https://saor.bandcamp.com/album/guardians
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link
judging by the cover, this has to be black metal
― Dinsdale, Sunday, 18 December 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
tags: metal atmospheric atmospheric black metal black metal celtic celtic metal folk folk metal folk rock post-black metal post-metal scottish scottish metal ukbm United Kingdom
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 December 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
released November 11, 2016
All music composed and performed by Andy Marshall unless stated below.
Session musicians:Bryan Hamilton - DrumsJohn Becker (www.johnbeckermusic.com) - StringsMeri Tadić (www.irijmusic.com) - Fiddle on "Guardians" and "Hearth"Reni McDonald Hill - Bodhrán on "The Declaration"Kevin Murphy - Highland bagpipes