[Doomshine]

I'm loving this Maiden talk. I only got into them about... six months ago?... and they immediately became one of my favorite bands. I have pit tickets for their July 5th show in Chicago. So unbelievably stoked. I just wish they had an opener that was better than Alice Cooper, but I've never seen him before either so it will be cool just for the novelty factor From all the live videos I've seen it seems like they go all out for their performances

They had Avenged Sevenfold and Lauren Harris when I saw them. I'd rather have seen Alice Cooper to be honest.

[Mr. Sandman]

New Nachtmystium track is streaming.

http://www.visions.de/news/16430/Nac...-Broken-Dreams

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, that page is in German.

[Giant Robot]

OK, due to this thread (I love you guys!) I recently got the new Kreator Album; Phantom AntiChrist. Needless to say, My impression is very recent so I need more time with it. However, so far its good. It hasn't blown my mind, but some of the guitar play is really great and I really like the vocals. The only problem with it si that it feels that its at high tempo all the time and does not let up or take some steam. That is why I found the song Your Heaven My Hell to be my favourite because it have some Melodeath attributes that sets it apart and the guitar solo is freaking amazing.

You're lucky. The other day I pulled out Kreator's "Renewal" album for the hell of it and I've been wanting to stab my ears out.

The most monotone shit ever...and most of the album is like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFqb_sbHg0#t=1m45ms

[Seraphis Cain]

Been listening to the new Drudkh album recently. It's pretty good. Anyone else listening to it?

[Blackheim]

You're lucky. The other day I pulled out Kreator's "Renewal" album for the hell of it and I've been wanting to stab my ears out. The most monotone shit ever...and most of the album is like this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFqb_sbHg0#t=1m45ms

Gah, I love that album! :P Definitely needs a remaster job though...

[HammerOfThor]

HAPPY NEW MANOWAR ALBUM DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

[Apostate]

HAPPY NEW MANOWAR ALBUM DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

Any good?

Who am I kidding?

[Snarfington]

HAPPY NEW MANOWAR ALBUM DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

This creeped up on me...
Hell, I saw Joey DeMaio earlier this week at the Metal Hammer UK Awards and I don't remember him even mentioning it.

[Ravager61]

New Nachtmystium track is streaming. http://www.visions.de/news/16430/Nac...-Broken-Dreams Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, that page is in German.

Link is broken I think. Is this the same track that was on Pitchfork last week?

[fallout]

Animals as Leaders have had their equipment stolen. Lots of custom stuff.

Hey guys. We've got some pretty terrible news to report. Upon returning home to our house in LA we discovered that we'd been robbed while were out on tour. The thieves were able to get away with Javier's Chevy Blazer and all of the equipment we didn't have on tour with us. 10 guitars in total. This includes many of our one of a kind custom instruments (Stranberg,Rick Toone ) as well as amplifiers, PA equipment and personal items. This is beyond devastating. We know so many of you have been beyond supportive with Javier's legal troubles. We may need more of your help now to potentially find some of these one of a kind instruments that may pop up on Ebay, Craigslist, pawn shops, used music stores etc. We're adding an album containing photos and detailed descriptions of the stolen gear to our profile. Please take a look and keep your eyes open for anything that looks close to this stuff. I truly think that with your help we have an exponentially better chance of tracking some of this down. Thanks, Tosin, Javier

Posted here: http://www.facebook.com/animalsaslea...51024994136639

Pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4901638&type=1

[strafer]

damn, the new kreator is pretty boss.

banged my head a couple of times.

[TheLastCandle]

This creeped up on me... Hell, I saw Joey DeMaio earlier this week at the Metal Hammer UK Awards and I don't remember him even mentioning it.

The promotion for this album is fucking horrid, but the album itself is actually quite good. Raw and heavy, almost doomy at times. Definitely missing some of the pomp and chest thumping, but still very good.

[mickcenary]

So, Circus Maximus' long-awaited new album, "Nine", is out. I suggest anyone interested in progressive metal check it out, as well as their first two albums. I've been a fan of CM since I first heard "Isolate", and I feel that that is still my favorite album of theirs. "Nine" is good, though, and some of the songs are amazingly awesome. The first single, "Reach Within" (which oddly enough isn't fully on YouTube), is ok but doesn't exactly represent the rest of the album. Anyhoo, give it a spin, the full album is on Spotify and iTunes. Here is a full track, "I Am", which I found on the tube: Circus Maximus - I Am

Man, I was pretty excited downloading this, but after two listens, I'm not feeling it as much as I did Isolate. It's way less hooky and way less powerful. When CM nail it, though, they nail it.

[Doomshine]

The promotion for this album is fucking horrid, but the album itself is actually quite good. Raw and heavy, almost doomy at times. Definitely missing some of the pomp and chest thumping, but still very good.

Huh, I'm intrigued.

But yeah, I thought someone was joking when they said a new Manowar album is out this month, I checked Metal Archives and didn't see it there either so I just assumed it was misinformation.

[HammerOfThor]

damn, the new kreator is pretty boss. banged my head a couple of times.

Just gave it a whirl. Fricken killer!

[yacobod]

OK, due to this thread (I love you guys!) I recently got the new Kreator Album; Phantom AntiChrist. Needless to say, My impression is very recent so I need more time with it. However, so far its good. It hasn't blown my mind, but some of the guitar play is really great and I really like the vocals. The only problem with it si that it feels that its at high tempo all the time and does not let up or take some steam. That is why I found the song Your Heaven My Hell to be my favourite because it have some Melodeath attributes that sets it apart and the guitar solo is freaking amazing.

the last Kreator album i bought was Enemy of God, which as pretty crappy and reaked of melodeath.

so if my favorite Kreator stuff is Pleasure to Kill, Coma of Souls, and Terrible Certainty, how much will i like this?

I'm loving this Maiden talk. I only got into them about... six months ago?... and they immediately became one of my favorite bands. I have pit tickets for their July 5th show in Chicago. So unbelievably stoked. I just wish they had an opener that was better than Alice Cooper, but I've never seen him before either so it will be cool just for the novelty factor From all the live videos I've seen it seems like they go all out for their performances

ya i'm probably going to end up going to Tinley Park for the concert, I've seen maiden live 4 times, but they always put on a great show, and since the setlist is Maiden England, we know it will be quality. the best concert I've ever been to was when maiden was touring in 2008 doing the somewhere back in time tour.

[faridmon]

the last Kreator album i bought was Enemy of God, which as pretty crappy and reaked of melodeath. so if my favorite Kreator stuff is Pleasure to Kill, Coma of Souls, and Terrible Certainty, how much will i like this?

Sorry mate. It is my first Kreator Album and I got it because of this thread. Are the other Album really good as well? I might as well invest in this band.

You're lucky. The other day I pulled out Kreator's "Renewal" album for the hell of it and I've been wanting to stab my ears out. The most monotone shit ever...and most of the album is like this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFqb_sbHg0#t=1m45ms

Wow, that is something...

[MetalGuardian]

Sorry mate. It is my first Kreator Album and I got it because of this thread. Are the other Album really good as well? I might as well invest in this band.

Early Kreator is SO DAMN GOOD. Terrible Certainty, Pleasure to Kill, and of course my personal favorite, Coma of Souls. Doing yourself a huge disservice if you don't check some of these out

[Diseased Yak]

Been listening to the new Drudkh album recently. It's pretty good. Anyone else listening to it?

Thanks for the head's up, this new release snuck by me. Spinning it now and I love it just as much as their previous stuff. Awesome.

[Quikies83]

Animals as Leaders have had their equipment stolen. Lots of custom stuff. Posted here: http://www.facebook.com/animalsaslea...51024994136639 Pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4901638&type=1

That's fucking terrible!! These guys just can't get a break -- the whole Boston thing was crazy. I caught these guys on their first US tour back in 2009 with BTBAM and Veil of Maya (Not metal Not Metal:: i know, stfu). I got to meet and hang out with Tosin and he was just super friendly and modest.. Really enjoyed the show and enjoyed meeting them.

I hope they're able to recover at least some of the equipment - he had some great custom guitars.

[Verano]

That's fucking terrible!! These guys just can't get a break -- the whole Boston thing was crazy. I caught these guys on their first US tour back in 2009 with BTBAM and Veil of Maya (Not metal Not Metal:: i know, stfu). I got to meet and hang out with Tosin and he was just super friendly and modest.. Really enjoyed the show and enjoyed meeting them. I hope they're able to recover at least some of the equipment - he had some great custom guitars.

totally not metal bro.

[Secks4Food]

Full stream of the new Ihsahn album "Eremita" here: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds#/11

I'm about half way through so far, it's kinda early to pass judgement but I really like it so far, it could possibly replace AngL as my favorite solo album of his. The saxophone is a lot more tasteful than in After, the riffs are awesome as always, and his clean voice has never been better.

Edit: It's also on Spotify, but this aol thing has no ads between songs...pretty nice for bums like me who have the free version of spotify!

[SpartanForce]

So "new" Mantas album on stream: http://www.metalunderground.com/news...m?newsid=81712

I don't get this album. It's seems like a bad Scream Bloody Gore recorded in a garage or somethin.

[Saften]

A new Killswitch Engage song has apparently leaked: New KxE song

Judging by Warners attempts to remove the song from the interwebz, it sure seems real.
Not really that impressed by it, but Jesse Leach sounds pretty good, and it's probably just a demo so we might get a little bit more oomph in the final product.

[Blackheim]

So "new" Mantas album on stream: http://www.metalunderground.com/news...m?newsid=81712 I don't get this album. It's seems like a bad Scream Bloody Gore recorded in a garage or somethin.

That's basically what it is heh. Demos from Mantas before the name change to Death. I'm not that hardcore of a Death/Chuck fan so, I'll be passing on that release.


Edit: Heard the new Katatonia song 'Dead Letters'. Meh, I guess I'm officially done with those guys. Once they move beyond their current sound (Viva Emptiness 'til now), I'll check back in on them. Fans of that sound will undoubtedly like the new album as it seems more of the same. Personally, I'm over it.

Oh, seems Geoff Tate is out of Queensryche and I guess that Todd La Torre fella will be taking over instead of the Rising West band sticking around, I guess? *shrug*

[Flynn]

Just ordered the new Bosse de Nage and Witch Mountain from Profound Lore. EXCITE.

[Seraphis Cain]

Just ordered the new Bosse de Nage and Witch Mountain from Profound Lore. EXCITE.

Woah wait, there's a new Bosse de Nage?! Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

[strafer]

Damn, Entombed is fucking awesome.

How come I never listened to them before.

[faridmon]

Acoustic cover of Dark Tranquillity's Misery's Crown is bloody awesome and I don't like covers very much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhIVK...ature=youtu.be

[Mr. Sandman]

I just got my copy of Panopticon's Kentucky on LP. I can't wait to give this thing a spin later....bluegrass and black metal!

[Spectacular Dr Dawg]

Damn, Entombed is fucking awesome. How come I never listened to them before.

Left Hand Path is essential for any death metal fan. Clandestine is really good too.
Also, you need the Nihilist discography comp.

[Giant Robot]

Left Hand Path is essential for any death metal fan. Clandestine is really good too. Also, you need the Nihilist discography comp.

Entombed's "Left Hand Path" should be in every death metal fan's collection. It really is one of "the must haves". It confirms that Stockholm death metal is king.

[Melchiah]

Never really been a fan of Swedish death metal myself. Too melodic for me, and don't like the vocal style that goes with it either. I'm more of a Carcass(old)/Xysma/Demilich/Autopsy/Deicide/Pungent Stench kinda guy.

[Giant Robot]

Never really been a fan of Swedish death metal myself. Too melodic for me, and don't like the vocal style that goes with it either. I'm more of a Carcass(old)/Xysma/Demilich/Autopsy/Deicide/Pungent Stench kinda guy.

Are you referring to the Gothenburg bands? That stuff was way more melodic than the Stockholm stuff i.e. In Flames, Dark Tranquility, At The Gates, Soilwork, Meshuggah etc.

Totally different from the Stockholm bands that have that crazy buzz saw sound. i.e. Entombed, Dismember, Carnage, Grave, Unleashed etc.

[Verano]

Left Hand Path is essential for any death metal fan. Clandestine is really good too. Also, you need the Nihilist discography comp.

its good but not THAT good...if you've said grave- into the grave (another essential death metal album), I'd say yeah as well as entombed's clandestine...love it.

[ShaneB]

For the recent Maiden discussion, new tour is underway, and this was posted...

"The full set list at Charlotte was: Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Prisoner, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Phantom Of The Opera, Run To The Hills, Wasted Years, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Clairvoyant, Fear Of The Dark, Iron Maiden, Aces High, The Evil That Men Do, Running Free."

God damn I wish I was going, darn friend having to get married the same weekend!

[TheLastCandle]

For the recent Maiden discussion, new tour is underway, and this was posted... "The full set list at Charlotte was: Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Prisoner, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Phantom Of The Opera, Run To The Hills, Wasted Years, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, Clairvoyant, Fear Of The Dark, Iron Maiden, Aces High, The Evil That Men Do, Running Free."

Hnnnngggg. Friday can't come soon enough. Holy fuck is that a setlist for the ages.

[fredrancour]

Oh god that setlist burns my soul. I'm in California during the Massachusetts tour date and Massachusetts during the california date :(

[DimmuBurgerKing]

Wish I could make it to Atlanta to see them. Rargh, stupid work. FML

[HammerOfThor]

Ride The Lighting Live Stream!

[EnderWiggles]

Since no one mentioned it, the new singer for Kamelot is now officially Tommy Karevik, which I think most people are likely really happy with.

[Blackheim]

Random thoughts for the day:

Control and Resistance by Watchtower is getting a remastered release next month.
You can d/l a digital compilation from here with a song from it and a bunch of other good songs.

Was also on Slough Feg's site today checkin' out their merch and saw this plate with the Vargr from the Traveller album cover on it. I kinda want >_>

[Outlaw]

Since no one mentioned it, the new singer for Kamelot is now officially Tommy Karevik, which I think most people are likely really happy with.

Yes, there is only one other singer who would have been better, Nils Patrik Johansson from Wuthering Heights.

[Giant Robot]

Random thoughts for the day: Control and Resistance by Watchtower is getting a remastered release next month.

<3

I actually like the original recording with the weird drum tom sounds and all.

[Blackheim]

<3 I actually like the original recording with the weird drum tom sounds and all.

Haha, I can't even remember what it sounded like. I had the Noise Records (I think that was who originally put it out) cassette forever ago and know that I will be getting the remaster when it comes out :D

[Cactus]

If anyone is interested, Sons of Otis' new album Seismic is available on iTunes.

Physical copies are coming in August.

[Spectacular Dr Dawg]

Never really been a fan of Swedish death metal myself. Too melodic for me, and don't like the vocal style that goes with it either. I'm more of a Carcass(old)/Xysma/Demilich/Autopsy/Deicide/Pungent Stench kinda guy.

Have you heard Crematory? They actually sound more Finnish than Swedish. Try to find the Denial discography comp.
Unconsecrated Ground
The Exordium

its good but not THAT good...if you've said grave- into the grave (another essential death metal album), I'd say yeah as well as entombed's clandestine...love it.

I prefer Left Hand Path but both of those are great too.

[Tess3ract]

I'm trying to find a video where there was a satanic like goat thing in the video and I keep thinking it's Belphegor but I can't find it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-nZRZtYJ9k

Speaking of belphegor btw

edit: it was Behemoth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oey85FGHOHc

edit: have necrophagist released anything new?

[Blitzhex]

Annihilator - Hunter Killer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcE8o...eature=related

Maybe I should give some of Annihilator's later albums a listen.. this kicked my ass.


Edit: Also, here's some new Municipal Waste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLY4Rpii7bM

And some Warbeast, if you like Gammacide/Rigor Mortis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpFw6DbaAY

[MetalGuardian]

The new Gojira album is godly so far