Rolling Metal 2019

white ward cover art is incredible, can't wait to hear it

looks like total bradcore

That Neptune Power Federation album is great! "I'll Make a Man Out of You" is giant.

.... white ward aoty

total brad

deafheaven is an interesting point of comparison with the white ward record bc, like them, it will be totally accessible to people who don't listen to extreme metal. i think that's awesome bc the music is incredible anyway

you've just killed any chance of smiffy liking it now

eh i would not say the nonstandard instrumentation has anything to do with jazz—more like a bit of throwback to pre-rock nightclub soul/r&b/cabaret music, in more or less the same slot that any black metal band puts its signifiers of soulfulness. bit of piano, bit of saxamaphone is all.

edward hopper soundtrack kinda shit

just from the brief descriptions itt i was really hoping for wild slides into a albert ayler spiritual disunity sort of thing but this is still good

new car bomb is a monstrous, melodic rollercoaster designed pretty much exclusively for me

Um...

INFIDEL REICH are something of a cross-continental supergroup, featuring ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley on vocals, early ASPHYX guitarist Tony Brookhuis, prolific drummer Bob Bagchus (ex-Asphyx, Soulburn, Grand Supreme Blood Court etc), and one McNasty on bass. The band released their first recording, the self-titled Infidel Reich EP, in 2017 through HELTER SKELTER, proving that old dogs don’t learn new tricks – because there’s no trickery involved in the INFIDEL REICH!

And prove that they do with their crushing and cantankerous debut album, Reichenstein: an utterly devastating 41 minutes of true “Working-Class Death Metal” victory! A true sum of their all-too-considerable parts, INFIDEL REICH sonically hearken back to the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, influenced as they are by the death metal, punk, and thrash of that era. Mighty names invoked include Carnivore, Venom, Motörhead, Celtic Frost, and S.O.D., but Reichenstein exudes its own unique charm – with the force of a steel-toed boot.

But, let it be known that INFIDEL REICH does not endorse any political, religious, or racial agendas. “We are the voices of reason and truth,” they confidently declare. More pointedly, this band of metal veterans is the enemy of all extremist groups who are trying to take away “The People's” freedom of speech, expression, and self-defense. Political correctness must be put to an end! Time has become to balance the scales, and that’s where Reichenstein confidently strides forward.

Indeed, INFIDEL REICH represent all people who dare to question authority and the status quo. Their aim is to use Reichenstein as an album to promote the freedom of speech and artistic expression, protesting against radical extremists, pride of individuality and the band’s disgust for media manipulation. If their REICH’s membership wasn’t significant enough, the track “Hymn to Victory” features a cavalcade of supreme guest vocalists, including Mike Browning (Nocturnus AD), Kam Lee (Massacre), Dave Ingram (Benediction), Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle), Aad Kloosterwaard (Sinister), Stephan Gebedi (Thanatos), Scott Reigel (Brutality), Tomas Stench (Morbosidad), and Rai Wollers. Beware, for the gang’s all here, and Reichenstein draws near!

So they're against "political correctness" and "media manipulation" and claim to be "the voices of reason and truth" but they have no political agenda. Got it.

nothing more exciting than the toothless provocations of a bunch of old farts who really oughta know better

"Infidel Reich" ffs

Yeah, no political or religious agenda in that combination of words. No, sir.

I used to be friends with Vincent Crowley back in Columbus. Used to give him discounts at the record store I worked at and purchased music from him to sell in the store.

When I moved away, I saw how his Facebook page started filling up with total derp. One exchange I recall was when he posted how he saw a black family buying ribs and other expensive food using their EBT card, acting like entitled jerks, the usual bullshit. We went back and forth about how EBT fraud is rare, more white people are on it. I doubt I said he was full of shit and never saw that but inside I thought that was likely.

Anyway, he unfriended me not long after that, claiming "I have been banned several times from people that are offended or don’t like what I post. I just deleted some of the people from the past that haven’t liked what I put up. That is the only reason I deleted you." I never reported him. This was in 2013. Haven't heard from him since.

So based on my personal experience, Crowley is quick to take up right wing talking points and will cut off anyone who takes him to task for the more odious among them.

Sucks that Bagchus had a hand in The Rack, which I fucking love.

Yeah he was Asphyx' drummer forever back to the demo days (and Tony was their guitarist back then). Was kinda hoping they were just along for the ride but their interview with Decibel has him parroting standard metal-dad right wing horseshit.

https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/07/01/bob-bagchus-vincent-crowley-infidel-reich/

They admit that the name is just a cheap attempt to "trigger" people. I'm guessing anyone who points out that that's tiresome and lame as shit will be smirkingly described as "triggered."

I asked for lyrics. Wondering how apolitical a song called "Gunzilla's Stand" will be.

Asphyx actually improved when Baghus left, Stefan Hüskens is a much better drummer but yeah he was still part of some of the best music in metal history, but then again so was Mustaine & countless others.

Kudos to the Decibel editors for putting these Vincent Crowley quotes right next to each other:

“Gunzilla’s Stand” is just a tongue-in-cheek title (since this album had a monster-type title) that is basically my views on gun rights for citizens. Laws are different in Holland, but I think we all agree every stable human being should be able to be armed and have the ability to defend themselves if needed.

And “Nuclear Showdowns” is self-explanatory. Are you talking about the East-West Cold War confrontation or the always-imminent threat of thermonuclear war between Nation A and Nation B?
Vincent Crowley: The song explains the stupidity of how nuclear-armed countries always try to out-number each other with nuclear weapons. It is very much like little kids fighting over “My Dad can beat your Dad up!” You can say it is very anti-nukes. Get the wrong asshole behind the button and this whole fucking planet could be wiped clean.

Remind me of every tedious asshole at shows that I've had a beer with only to walk away hastily after they talk for two minutes.

deafheaven is an interesting point of comparison with the white ward record bc, like them, it will be totally accessible to people who don't listen to extreme metal. i think that's awesome bc the music is incredible anyway

― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, September 27, 2019 4:25 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

you've just killed any chance of smiffy liking it now

― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, September 27, 2019 7:25 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

correct

lol sorry!

i may have overstated that quality tbf, i was mostly determined to make tim f listen to it

it's cool I get less of my hate on lately just because there's so much shit squarely in my zone to enjoy

new Nightfell utterly kicking my ass

ok yeah that's hitting the spot

I've been listening to the new DragonForce album. I find them completely ridiculous, and their lyrics are nightmarish, but I have a permanent bias because they were some of the nicest dudes I ever worked with at Roadrunner (Herman can be dickish, but the others were all either friendly beer-swilling yahoos or wide-eyed, joyful man-children). Anyway, there's a song on the new album called "Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine," and at the halfway mark it goes into this completely insane synth-rock breakdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7wt-3KPD48?t=210

I liked the Nightfell record enough to buy a hard copy, very worth it

This White Ward record is really good. It's an obscure reference but it reminds me of the first Cradle of Filth record, which I still love. It's something to do with the vocal phrasing.

Are you guys desperate to turn everyone off it to keep them to yourselves?

lol

It’s a fun gimmick and worth a listen or two.

Hahaha. I love that first CoF record, what can I say. Of Mist and Midnight Skies gives me goosebumps (and, on reflection, sounds fuck all luck White Ward).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtf7lBTg_J4

So White Ward is a combination of Cradle of Filth and Deafheaven? Got it. ;)

The CoF debut is great, “Vempire” probably even more so. The rest is hot garbage, including the demos.

That night they came and took her away from me
I lost the woman I loved
And I learned how to curse and to spit in the face of their
Jesus fucking CHRIIIIIIIIIST!

Still waiting for my copy to get here, but I'm loving the new Exhumed cover and I'm hearing really great things about them bringing back in more of the grind sound this time. Feel like they've been on a pretty good run since All Guts, No Glory.

http://relapse.com/exhumed-horror/_assets/img/ex_jewelcase_750.jpg

Pre-orders for the second Sunn O))) album of 2019, Pyroclasts, went live today on the Southern Lord store, but they're only offering the various vinyl options, not the CD. So I decided to buy the fancy Japanese mini-LP sleeves of this one and Life Metal from Inoxia, where I get all my Japanese Sunn stuff (I also bought Kannon and Terrestrials, the Ulver collaboration, from them - 2CD sets in both cases).

Yeah, I was disappointed they didn't have a CD option. They didn't initially with Life Metal either though, but it eventually showed up. Failing that, I might have to go that route. How expensive is the shipping for that stuff?

Six bucks. The whole order was a little under $60.

Cool, thanks. Asking because I was also eyeing the CD version of that new Boris 2CD thing that so far is only out on vinyl from Third Man.

bring back the plague

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBy4gn8VBMo

New Dysrhythmia is streaming. Sounds really great so far. Saw them live a few months ago with Cleric and it was the best I've ever seen em.

https://www.popmatters.com/dysrhythmia-terminal-threshold-stream-2640821619.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

the new Cattle Decapitation songs are stunning

for anyone for a weakness for melodeath, the new Eternal Storm record is sounding *excellent*

for anyone for a weakness for melodeath, the new Eternal Storm record is sounding *excellent*

Was just about to say!

A new Bölzer EP will be out before the year's through. Here's the first single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPwmdr5nbfM

Cattle Decapitation and Atheist are coming soon to a place within walking distance. Never really been a fan, but the new song is great. Are they good live?

YES. Saw CD on a bill with Suffocation, Krisiun, and Visceral Disgorge last year and they were definitely the highlight.

that Bolzer track sounds good as heck

ready to admit idg the big deal about Gatecreeper