Rolling Metal 2018

I genuinely think this is a really attractive T-shirt; the thorns-and-branches shape of the white logo on the black fabric has a really appealing starkness. But the band is called BEGGING FOR INCEST, so...no.

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0013370817_10.jpg

eww but nice shirt

I have their first EP, Awaiting the Fist; it's standard brutal death metal, but not good enough to make me seek out their other stuff. But what's weird is, on their most recent album, 2016's Finsternis, they seem to have undergone an attitude adjustment. The music is the same, but instead of "Bashed Beyond Recognition," "Gutted Like A Pig," "I've Got An Abhorrent Fetish" or "As Long As You Swallow" (all track titles from 2012's Orgasmic Selfmutilation), they're called things like "Awakening In Nothingness," "Obliterate Human Conscience," "Induced Decay" and "Endless Void," and the album cover looks like this:

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3101179795_10.jpg

So I feel like maybe they should change their name?

Yeah, definitely. It looks more black metallic, are they incorporating that into their sound?

I mean, change the name you don't even need to touch the logo lol

It's still brutal death metal, just with lyrics that are more focused on a kind of cosmic negativity rather than sexualized violence and/or scatology. As though the lyrics matter in that genre.

I prefer cosmic negativity by a mile tbh

Speaking of cosmic brutality, the most recent Afterbirth ("The Time-Traveller's Dilemma"!) from last year is pretty cool. Not entirely skull-hammering death metal, there are some nice mellower riffs that sound inspired by Voivod's "Nothingface."

Yeah, I liked that album.

This new album by The Armed is highly recommended for all fans of maximalist grindcore and The Dillinger Escape Plan! It is wild.

This year's Deep Space Psudokument except more punk. Fucken incredible

More pop too

OK totally missed there was a new Avenger album last year.

http://avengercze.bandcamp.com/album/mir-v-haremu-smrti

the Armed album is v good, briefly discussed on the emo thread iirc?

OK totally missed there was a new Avenger album last year.

well damn, thanks for posting this; I had no idea

I think I gotta read this.

https://weightlessbooks.com/format/corpsepaint/

That does sound good but I definitely want to read an excerpt before giving anyone any money.

a metal album art blog just pointed me toward this record. it’s... so awesome??? https://xenoblight.bandcamp.com/album/procreation

My trust in Weightless Books is pretty high, so I took the plunge. Can report back.

just finished the xenoblight record. it is the real deal

new pig destroyer album head cage out in september

oh fuck

That's good news for September.

oh yeah i am so hyped for that

Xenoblight record rules, wow. great vocals

it’s always really nice when i notice how good a rhythm section is on a metal record

The pre-release At the Gates tracks paint their new album in the best possible light. The sum total is kind of underwhelming, alas.

I noticed it's AOtW over at Stereogum so I guess some people must like it.

At the Gates have never done it for me, and this new album is more of the same.

at this point the song Luxury Themes off The Armed's new album is song of the year, Brad when you posted it to the emo thread did you not think to add 'ps this will definitely be imago's favourite thing ever'

re: The Armed: Really enjoying it, too. It’s a great find.

Sort of sounds like a relatively more pop Genghis Tron. Not bad!

Jes Skolnik at Bandcamp was talking up this EP of lofi punky & noisy deathmetal and I have to say I agree

https://devilmaster.bandcamp.com/album/inhabit-the-corpse

The Armed album is great btw. Ben Koller of Converge drums on this one. Nick Yacyshyn of Sumac was on the last one. Ballou produced both. Been saying this one is a mix between Converge, Melt Banana and Cleric to me.

Finally got the new LLNN.

MASSIVE.

finally got around to the armed record and it's really great and obviously very much lj's thing

fills a void that fucked up kinda left behind

ok i wasn't prepared for what "on jupiter" does

LLNN record is awesome and huge

ok i wasn't prepared for what "on jupiter" does

― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, May 18, 2018 9:57 AM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like i just got punched in the face by music

so there's more than one 37-minute post-hardcore album of note atm, is what you're all saying

ONLY LOVE is a punch of pure delirious assurance that there's at least one band out there on your goddamn side, it is sheer life affirmation. but yeah it is also a punch to the face haha

The new Five Finger Death Punch album came out today. All I'm saying is, if the singer for your favorite band doesn't shout "GET SOME!" before the guitar solo, you need a new favorite band.

*sniff* I only listen to bands where I have NO IDEA what the singer is saying thank u very much

Speaking of which, I really like the cover for the new Deiquisitor

https://i.imgur.com/fYmcj3m.jpg

The music is way more fastnbrutal than the cover would lead you to expect.

Oops big soz

Normally dislike Ballou’s production, but it works for Only You.

I'm digging this 28 minute slab of Finnish death metal band:

https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demise

One track, but has distinct song-like sections.

Oh yeah just started that and it sounds great so far.

This is a couple of years late and slightly off topic but this album by Harm Done is really running a rusty shovel through my brainpan right now

http://harmdone.bandcamp.com/album/abuse-abused

Nasty, super-pissed French hardcore with some power violence/grind vibes and excellently septic production.

― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 14:32 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Thanks for recommending this, loving it. Production is perfect for this sound.

File under "not again" - An ex-gf of Danny Walker, drummer for Intronaut, Phobia, Expulsion, etcetera, posted pix (or a friend posted them for her, not 100% sure since it was on Instagram and I don't do that) of her with black eyes claiming he did it before going off to Europe with Cephalic Carnage. A FB thread by a FB friend, acquaintance and also a drummer, had a lot of people I know personally to varying degrees, many of whom told tales of other women with similar stories.

Walker for his part made a huge post and said all the wrong things in my opinion - called the woman crazy, said the damage was self-inflicted, blamed her being on medications, threatened legal action - literally every single thing that he shouldn't have said. Also, in another FB thread still available (the other one was deleted by the guy who started it when things got really heated) and the comments in Walker's thread made it easier to side with the woman (and since believing women is my default, that wasn't difficult, but really, some cringe-worthy "sticking up for friends (or dude who plays drums great)" stuff.

Intronaut immediately announced that they fired him. Supposedly Phobia followed suit but I have not seen anything official.

It's a shit show and I am pretty sure I will read about a dozen more things about it that make me vomit.

Can’t wait for Neill Jameson’s 5000-word Decibel essay.