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The Metal Thread |OT2| All Riffs, No Gifs

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TheLastCandle

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This is my first post since everything went down and this is the only community I was ever even remotely active in here. Any shot at an invite to Era or am I stuck waiting and listening to the new Enslaved?

I mean, I'll listen to the new Enlsaved regardless. But I'd love a chance to join everyone in the promised land.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

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With Doom I Come

Summoning

Outro track from the new album
https://summoning.bandcamp.com/track/with-doom-i-come
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcaI_3aJ9NI

It sounds like it would fit right in on Old Morning's Dawn. That could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you feel about that album. All things considered it's pretty good, better than the outro track on Old Morning's Dawn.

There are some Mortal Heroes era elements which portends good things for the rest of the album.
 
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Tankard

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Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
With Doom I Come

Summoning

Outro track from the new album
https://summoning.bandcamp.com/track/with-doom-i-come
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcaI_3aJ9NI

It sounds like it would fit right in on Old Morning's Dawn. That could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you feel about that album. All things considered it's pretty good, better than the outro track on Old Morning's Dawn.

There are some Mortal Heroes era elements which portends good things for the rest of the album.
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This is awesome.

Is there anyone who dislikes Old Morning's Dawn? One of the best albums of the last 10 years to me.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
Tankard said:
This is awesome.

Is there anyone who dislikes Old Morning's Dawn? One of the best albums of the last 10 years to me.
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I found it hard to believe myself.

OMD is somewhat of an outlier among Summoning's work, much more than even their dungeon synth pieces like Saruman. There's less fantasy elements, less BM, and much more melancholy. I found it to be a natural progression, and the songs are astonishing. The White Tower especially is a masterpiece, nobody else is doing anything like that. That song is a totally fresh and unique experience. Both of the riffs are profound and keep rolling like black metal blues. The haunting moaning/mumbling/whispering during the chorus is the kind of thing that only Summoning gets and can pull off.
 
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Velinos

Member
I recently discovered Summoning. Great band and I am looking forward to listening to more of their stuff.

I actually found them through a compilation of covers done by some of my favorite Atmospheric Black Metal bands, like Wyrd, Eldamar, and Caladan Brood. Been listening to this compilation for the past couple days on loop. So good.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XacdnLE4Ul4
 
psychotron

psychotron

Member
I’d really appreciate a ResetEra invite. If I can get one on Discord please let me know how. I’m dying not being able to post about Odyssey or Wolf.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
Velinos said:
I recently discovered Summoning. Great band and I am looking forward to listening to more of their stuff.

I actually found them through a compilation of covers done by some of my favorite Atmospheric Black Metal bands, like Wyrd, Eldamar, and Caladan Brood. Been listening to this compilation for the past couple days on loop. So good.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XacdnLE4Ul4
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Did you like the new Eldamar? I don't know when it happened, but that canned female vocal patch isn't working for me anymore, and that new track leans heavy on it.

A few great recent Summoning worship albums that you should check out if you haven't already:

Maléfice - Le Monastère des hommes en noir

Emyn Muil - Elenion Ancalima

Druadan Forest - The Loremasters Time

Druadan Forest - The Lost Dimensions

Galdur - Age of Legends
 
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Velinos

Member
Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
Did you like the new Eldamar? I don't know when it happened, but that canned female vocal patch isn't working for me anymore, and that new track leans heavy on it.

A few great recent Summoning worship albums that you should check out if you haven't already:

Maléfice - Le Monastère des hommes en noir

Emyn Muil - Elenion Ancalima

Druadan Forest - The Loremasters Time

Druadan Forest - The Lost Dimensions

Galdur - Age of Legends
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I actually didn't realize that Eldamar had released new albums beyond The Force of the Ancient Land. I will need to listen to those. Thanks for the recommendations, I will check those out.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

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Vaivatar - Vanitas (2017, Finland)
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Truly visionary work that should end up on many best of the year lists, if not the best album released this year outright. The level of execution of the performances, arrangements and songwriting is best in genre in both black metal and prog metal. It stands alongside the best from the most revered bands in those genres, such as Enslaved or Solefald. Orchestrations that rival the sweeping prog heights of Devin Townsend's more epic arrangements. Fresh, consistently surprising and unmissable.

They don't even have an entry on Metal Archives, at least not that I can find, and they might be the most exciting band in years.
https://vaivatar.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TT89CsbC9I
 
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Kimawolf

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Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
Tankard said:
You're welcome, friend.

Pretty sure it's my fav album this year so far too.
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I found it extraordinarily dull, and I like some of this kind of stuff, Colosseum especially.

I guess it's that time already this year to look back on the best of the year, it started off slow but I found more good new music this year than I think ever before.
 
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Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
My favorites from 2017:

Nishaiar - Universum (Ethiopia, Atmospheric Black Metal)
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Trippy, dreamlike and spacy. Outside of Midnight Odyssey this is the closest I've heard to realizing the promise of how well black metal meshes with dream pop/shoegaze.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvajclfHu7c

Aeternam - Ruins of Empires (Canada, Symphonic/Prog/Death)
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Metal with Eastern melodies and instrumentation can be so fucking good when done well, and it is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cnAZNA8L8c

Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland (Slovakia, Black/Heavy Metal)
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First thing that comes to mind is Darkthrone's ventures into the classic heavy metal sound, but there's more shredding as well as experimentation here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XInxF1U3pO4

AOSOTH - V: The Inside Scriptures (France, BM)
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Not usually the kind of metal I prefer, but this is pretty fresh. Sophisticated and barbaric.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmjvFX36Pk

Kartikeya - Sumadra (Russia, Djent)
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A Russian band that infuses Indian and Middle-Eastern music into djent/prog metal with varied results.
Standout track: Kannada - Munjaaneddu Kumbaaranna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmjvFX36Pk

Heilung - Lifa (Denmark, Pagan/Folk)
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Not metal but close enough. As a work of music, it is astonishing. As a live show, it is an experience that cannot be missed. Put some time aside when volume isn't an issue, sit back, and be blown away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BsKIP4uYM

Vaivatar - Vanitas (Finland, Symphonic BM)
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This is one of those rare few masterpieces that I'm always hoping to discover. Fresh and exciting symphonic BM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmjvFX36Pk
 
Ixion

Ixion

Member
This album was pure sex...

Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland (Slovakia, Black/Heavy Metal)

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First thing that comes to mind is Darkthrone's ventures into the classic heavy metal sound, but there's more shredding as well as experimentation here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XInxF1U3pO4
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And this was really solid...

Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
AOSOTH - V: The Inside Scriptures (France, BM)

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Not usually the kind of metal I prefer, but this is pretty fresh. Sophisticated and barbaric.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmjvFX36Pk
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Thanks for the recs!
 
bronk

bronk

Banned
Any Metal heads on Gaf still? Looking for some new music. Just searching youtube. Mostly into Dying Fetus, Aborted, Benighted, Cattle Decap. I enjoy all forms of metal. Ill post lots of music I've found. 🤘
Pestilent Reign - Martyr
Parental Advisory - Claws and Teeth
Oblivion - Swarm of Disgust
Party Cannon - Everyone is Still Dead to me
River Black - Jaws
Signs of Omnicide - Cycles of Infinte Anguish
Obsoletenova - Unfathomable
Demon Head - Gallow's Omen
Dead Lord - Too Late
Into Infernus - People = Shit
Scordatura - Repulsive Miscreation
Without Remorse - Reimagine
 
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