Rolling Metal 2019

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

I've never gotten the big deal about them

it's OSDM

there are way better OSDM bands but i guess what makes them special is they're on Relapse

I liked them at first during my Swedish OSDM saturation phase but when I burnt out on it they didn't really make the cut.

I recall there being a newer band I discovered the same year as Gatecreeper whose name begins with an E who does it better but long forgot who.

Gatecreeper makes groovy, very catchy death metal. What's not to like?

I don't get Gatecreeper either. They're very bland and generic.

Listening to new Dysrhythmia. The shifting riffs are there and the band sounds tight as hell per usual, yet it's not grabbing my attention the way The Veil of Control...hmmm maybe my tastes shifted a bit :/

Gatecreeper ist gut.

The new Exhumed is really hitting the spot.

Yeah, i enjoyed it.

I'm gonna pull a Brad here and say that, at first pass, the new Blood Incantation is metal aoty.

i love to see it

Saw Blood Incantation last night with Immolation and they absolutely ripped. Listened to the new album while driving to the venue and they execute it flawlessly live.

what is this new album like? describe it in such a way as to emphasise its merits

Is it officially out yet?

It's out 11/22 but the pre-order came with mp3s.

Oh cool.

Still upset i missed that show

what is this new album like?

Fluctuating forms. Leitmotivic riffs. Phenomenal drumming. Bouts of arabesque doom and babbling post-rock. TREPANATION.

you have secured my intrigue

arabesque doom and babbling post-rock.

What lj said!

Metal aoty may be stretching it a little but it's still very much worth everyone's time.

Arabesque doom is a great descriptor! Both guitars are hard panned and each play mostly different parts in a sludgy SCG/Richard Bishop style that line up in wild ways. I also can't think of another modern DM band that rips so many pinch harmonics. Another huge plus is that the whole thing is just 36 minutes long (with the last song running half that). If I could identify 2 touchstones for this album I'd say Death 'Human' and Vektor 'Terminal Redux.'

!!

Well now I'm even more excited! Did you pre-order it through bandcamp or the label's site to get the mp3s? I'm not sure I want to wait another month and a half.

Ordered the LP from the Dark Descent bandcamp though I'd already received the files from a friend. I'd be happy to Wetransfer to you (though I don't want to run afoul of anyone here who'd object, though I suspect most everyone here buys music and merch).

If you're gonna make an 18-minute song, "Awakening from the Dream of Existence to the Multidimensional Nature of Our Reality (Mirror of the Soul)" is a good name for it.

I wish more metal bands took their cues from the likes of Graham Hancock, Robert Anton Wilson, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolfe etc.

finally getting around to this year's Soen album and goddamn that is some great mid-period Opeth worship