Rolling Metal 2018

this record is disgusting, i love it

I just got my physical copy and can't wait for work to be over so I can infect my ears

Unreleased Judas Iscariot... released!

http://judasiscariotusbm.bandcamp.com/album/an-ancient-starry-sky

Only recommended if you like savagery

Mid-period Judas Iscariot is very underrated, this guy always had great riffs.

So obviously there's a lot to feel weird about or outright oppose around Zeal and Ardor as "a thing" but what I like most about the new album is that it explores a melodic or sonic idea or two per track, then gets out within about three minutes (or considerably less!) and moves on. Waaaay more bands (non-grindcore division) should pace their records like that.

Tomb Mold is fun, but another Canadian death metal release from last week is Kataklysm's Meditations. A friend and I went to their show on a whim on Monday and they gave out a free copy of the CD. Newish drummer Olivier Beaudoin had an expansive kit worthy of Neil Peart, and it seemed like he used it all -- no drum or cymbal went unwhacked. A passionate audience, lots of camaraderie, great show.

Kataklysm is so underrated, they've been making great music for like 20 years

Orange Goblin record sounds like old Kiss if the boogie was more convincing.
Except for "Suicide Division" which sounds like Venom.

For all the people who have been loving The Armed album, I just saw them play last night and it was easily the most fun I’ve had at a show in a long time. Sounded great, fun performance art stuff happening throughout, everything about it was incredibly positive and great. Love their sense of humor and love their band..

if they come to the uk we'll be at the front

pow, new Funeral Mist in less than a week

https://funeralmist.bandcamp.com/album/hekatomb

No previews yet but I'm sure it'll be an unholy stormer.

Good news, I love that band. Haven't paid much attention to new releases, I saw there's new Amorphis, Urfaust, Thy Catafalque and Drudkh records, any good?

Urfaust is wonderful, perhaps even their best (as long as you like their recent doom-ier sound)

new Voivod in Sept!!!

Yob's Our Raw Heart is fantastic. In context, the title track is more powerful than it was alone, which I would have found hard to believe.

New Progenie Terrestre Pura EP is really good. They've clearly been listening to Dodheimsgard :)

New Funeral Mist > new Marduk. But you knew that.

I know I can get entirely too hung up on this stuff, but "Progenie Terrestre Pura" is something like pure terrestrial children, which, uh, sets off alarm bells.
So, is this like super racist sci-fi, only the pure left in the future?

I tried translating some of the lyrics, and I'm confident of the sci-fi part.

pretty certain they're not racist

all their lyrics are about robots and shit idk

Can't blame anyone for being jumpy but I'm pretty sure PTP are OK.

thanks for the thoughtful responses

it sounds pretty awesome!

new Anicon available to stream on their bandcamp page!

oh man their last album ruled

This sounds good on first contact. Some little sonic additions I was not expecting.

Remember heavy metal?

https://open.spotify.com/album/0fSB6tw2MxPQ0KcZAqN0p9?si=i1xQuHTGTgWqV_WUPy7Aug

Wow, the new Zeal & Ardor is good.

It is undeniably ear-catching. I'm choosing to jettison the conceptual framework and embrace it as just a gospel-flecked rock record.

Grayson Currin's review in Pfork today offered a potentially viable defense of the concept, mind

Kinda, but I read the link where he supposedly 'smartly answered' criticisms, and I'm not sure I buy it. Whether or not an artist explains a concept to my satisfaction doesn't necessarily determine if I find the concept satisfying, though.

Yeah, I'm choosing just to enjoy it as a hook-dense rock album.

The sound really works this time, where on the first I thought it sounded a bit gimmicky. I love metal for constantly figuring out new sounds, and the dodgy ideas behind it comes with the territory.

Face-peeling chaotic grind, female vocals, fucking great:
http://sassbologna.bandcamp.com/album/closet-witch

Chthe'ilist returns, sadly only as a 7"
http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/passage-into-the-xexanotth

Teaser track from the new King Heavy is up:
https://kingheavy.bandcamp.com/album/guardian-demons

From Fallen Empire's newsletter:

Upon deeper introspection, it became clear that the path of continuity is not the one that should be followed. Instead, we divert, and march blissfully towards our demise.

Fallen Empire will end sometime during the back-half of 2018. In addition to the five new releases that are going up now, there are at least seven more that will surface before the year is out.

converge touring with neurosis (!!)

Just got a passive-aggressive email from a label saying, "If you don't check out these last two promos, we're culling you from our list!" and you know what? Fuck this band, and their label too.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgQfzXTUwAAVw__.jpg

"book-burning" antifa vs. "literally murdering people" fascists glad they jumped on the "freedom" side there

brilliant two-fer touring soon: Sumac + Dalek

Nice! Poor Dalek came to London a couple years ago to an audience of about fifteen to twenty people. I bought a shirt at least

Oranssi Pazuzu last night were great. And they ended with what felt, if anything, like an extended Vasemman Kaden Hierarkia, which was of course the song I'd spent £40 on gig tickets to hear. And they played it! And it was the best thing

That awful promo is for the band Northern, formerly known as Cold Northern Vengeance. Their old identity has 12 monthly listeners on Spotify. The new one (the record came out in April) has 8.

I'm not sure if these 5th rate idiots are even worth the attention. If a tree falls in the forest, etc.

if you have a tolerance for metalcore-y shit with electronic eleemnts (a la recent Code Orange) the new Vein record is really fun

This Khanus track has me intrigued to hear the rest of the album:

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flammarion

Vinnie Paul died

RIP Vinnie Paul. A ranking:

1. Reinventing The Steel
2. Power Metal
3. Cowboys From Hell
4. Vulgar Display Of Power
5. Far Beyond Driven
6. the three glam ones I haven't heard
7. Hellyeah
8. Damageplan
9. Rebel Meets Rebel
10. The Great Southern Trendkill

Another ranking:

1. Cowboys From Hell
...
2-10 hell no

enjoying the new Khemmis so far. they've played up more of the heavy metal side of their sound though the doom is obv still there.

lots of tasty harmonized guitar leads - rumor has it metalheads like that sort of thing? who knew

Devilock posted a preview of the Morgengrau album upthread and it's out and quite good

http://unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com/album/blood-oracle