[Hesemonni]

Since we're talking up and coming death metal bands here's my input Napoleon Skullfukk - Inside Journey. A bunch of young Finnish kids doing old school death metal like it should be done.

[Spectacular Dr Dawg]

Well holy fuck. I went to what may be one of the best metal shows I've ever been to in my life last night, and I hadn't heard of a single fucking band It was a Chicago death metal show, and all four acts are apparently native to the city. The lineup was: Bones Cardiac Arrest Johnny Vomit Cianide One of my friends who has exquisite taste in metal invited me to the show. Normally I say "fuck this" to anybody who tells me about some obscure "local" metal band (in this case, as in loca-ish to chicago) because usually they suck. But this guy is the most knowledgable person I know when it comes to metal. He actually has a Lord of the Rings themed doom metal band (or as he calls it, true kazahd-doom, after the bridge of kazadwhatever, i'm drunk so i can't remember but you get the idea). Anyway, every single act was awesome. Bones is apparently new, with only one album that dropped this year. Bones! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mybiY3KNVHg Cardiac Arrest was also surprisingly talented. Unfortunately, since I'm an old man (I'm 21), I sat out most of Johnny Vomit's set (because I wanted to save energy for what my friend assured me would be an awesome show in Cianide), but I saw the last three or so songs of theirs. They were gimmicky, but hilarious. One song was about spilling beer and the most prevalent lyric was "what the fuck", and it was awesome. Also slices of white bread were being thrown around during the set. Weird. But jesus fucking christ, Cianide was phenomenal. I can't believe how unknown they are. Amazing stage presence, all the guys struck the perfect balance for me of seeming super cool and fun but also metal as fuck, and just some of the best death metal I've ever heard. Which is crazy, because I never feel confident about making that statement in regards to a band I've only heard for the first time. I was talking to a couple people in attendance though, and one person just kept going on and on about how Cianide was "the best death metal band in America" and how their performances were "absolutely legendary". This dude was wasted as fuck, so I didn't pay him much heed, but after their set I totally understand his position. Obviously I haven't heard enough of them to decide weather or not they are the best death metal band in america, but they immediately became one of my top death metal bands. So. Fucking. Good. Here are two songs from their newest album that I'm currently jamming on. Hopefully some of you in this thread will enjoy them as much as I have (for the whole two days I've known about them) Forsaken Doom Terrorstrike

Cianide are awesome! First two albums are essential for anyone into doomy death metal.
Gods of Death was one of the better death metal albums from this year. I think I made a post about it earlier in the thread.

[TheLastCandle]

They're good, but they're no Moonsorrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtAbSU_AoeI

I prefer Moonsorrow too, but they are different beasts. Moonsorrow is brooding and dark, Turisas are more light hearted and theatrical.

What are Helloween's essential albums? I only own 7 Sinners.

I know it sounds a bit fanboyish, but almost all of their albums are at least good, most are great to amazing.

My faves are:

Walls of Jericho
Keepers part 1 & 2
Master of the Rings
Time of the Oath
Better than Raw
The Dark Ride
Keepers: The Legacy
Gambling with the Devil

Bah. No way for me to talk about Helloween and not gush. Albums I would avoid would be Chameleon and Rabbit Don't Come Easy. Pink Bubbles is actually pretty good.

[FloppyDelux]

Just got my tickets for the Roadburn 2012! :) Any gaffers going? ]Agalloch Ancient VVisdom Ancestors Chelsea Wolfe Christian Mistress d.USK/diSEMBOWELMENT – (playing an exclusive set of diSEMBOWELMENT’s legendary funeral doom opus, Transcendence into the Peripheral) Michael Gira – (acoustic solo performance) Hammers of Misfortune Horisont Killing Joke La Otracina Lord Vicar OM Orchid Priestess Red Fang Saturnalia Temple Sigiriya Spiders Ulver Virus Voivod White Static Demon vs JK Flesh – (Justin K Broadrick Residency) Year of the Goat Anekdoten Aun Black Breath Celeste Conan Danava Doom Dopethrone End of Level Boss Farflung Kong Nachtmystium (playing Instict: Decay in its entirety) Valient Thorr Voivod (playing Dimension Hatröss in its entirety for the first time ever) Witch Yob (playing The Unreal Never Lived in full) Barn Owl Final - (Justin K Broadrick Residency) Gnod Hexvessel Sólstafir 40 Watt Sun Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell Bongripper Celestial Season (performing Solar Lovers in its entirety for the first time ever) Church of Misery Dark Buddha Rising Devil Heavy Jam (J Mascis, Mario Rubalcaba, Mike Eginton, Graham Clise) Jesu – (Justin K Broadrick Residency) Jucifer Leaf Hound – playing their seminal Growers of Mushroom LP in its entirety Necro Deathmort Necros Christos The Obsessed Pelican Purson Saviours Sleep Tombs Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies Atlantis Black Cobra Bong Bongripper – Satan Worshipping Doom: entire album performance Dragged Into Sunlight Coroner Fleshpress Internal Void The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation Urfaust Yob (playing Catharsis in its entirety) :D

why dosnt the US get awesome fest like this....? *wishes he can go to holland to this awesome fest*

[AgentWhiskers]

My grindcore band Creative Waste was just confirmed for Obscene Extreme 2012. :) First MDF, now Obscene. Gonna destroy it!

[Flynn]

Another great first-listen from NPR

Cormorant "Dwellings"

[Phobophile]

why dosnt the US get awesome fest like this....? *wishes he can go to holland to this awesome fest*

Have you seen the lineup for Maryland Death Fest 2012? It's practically a doom/sludge show now. It's awesome.

[HammerOfThor]

why dosnt the US get awesome fest like this....? *wishes he can go to holland to this awesome fest*

The US pretty much gets a cruise fest for metal.

[Flynn]

It is that time of the year.

Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

[blahness]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

Nice to see Tombs way up there

[Mr. Sandman]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

I love these lists, they always show me albums I missed at one point or another.

[The Spacepope]

Black Pyramid II has been released.

Link

[Mr. Sandman]

On what could be their last black metal album before they go full-on folk, the atmospheric "eco-spiritual" Olympia duo Wolves in the Throne Room created what felt like American black metal's idiosyncratic defining record of 2011, a mix of ethereal female vocals, woodsy atmospherics, and blistering extended post-Weakling black metal riffage. In some ways Celestial Lineage feels like a throwback when compared to the claustrophobic experimentation of Leviathan's headier pieces or the genre-shifting hyper-speed "occult metal" of contemporary Absu. Unlike a lot of that other stuff, though, it also feels like a classic.

WHAT?

[Ravager61]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

Great list. Brandon Stosuy is easily one of the best metal writers out there.

From that list, these would be on my list as well:
Deafheaven
Ash Borer
Circle of Ouroborus
Wolves in the Throne Room
40 Watt Sun
Blut Aus Nord

With Blut Aus Nord's The Desanctification also being my #1 metal release this year.

[Melchiah]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

Good to see, that two of my friends' bands got a honorable mention.

Desolate Shrine: Tenebrous Towers [Hammer of Hate] Rotten Sound: Cursed [Relapse]

[Phobophile]

Another great first-listen from NPR Cormorant "Dwellings"

Streaming this album and it's pretty fucking sweet. I'll have to check out their first LP.

Haven't been to Pitchfork in years but it's finally good to see they have someone who actually knows metal writing for them.

[Flynn]

I love these lists, they always show me albums I missed at one point or another.

That's the way I look at them! So much healthier than WHERE IS X? YOU FAIL AT JOURNALISM!

[SpartanForce]

Black Pyramid II has been released. Link

yeeees!!

[blahness]

Good to see, that two of my friends' bands got a honorable mention.

The new Rotten Sound album is awesome. Glad that Keijo will be on vocals for Nasum when they do the farewell shows. He is a perfect fit.

Streaming this album and it's pretty fucking sweet. I'll have to check out their first LP. Haven't been to Pitchfork in years but it's finally good to see they have someone who actually knows metal writing for them.

WOW nice. I am loving this so far.

[OmegaDragon]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

I didn't expect Blut Aus Nord to be #1. I gave Sects a few spins but it didn't excite me. I haven't listened to Desanctifiction yet. Pretty interesting list, there are lots of albums on it I can agree with and the rest all seem like albums I should give a try someday.

[Flynn]

Streaming this album and it's pretty fucking sweet. I'll have to check out their first LP.

I think I played it three times last night while playing WoW.

[SpartanForce]

It is that time of the year. Pitchfork's Top 40 Metal Albums

Where's The Hunter?

[vatstep]

This new Cormorant album sounds pretty good so far. Someone posted about their first album in here when it came out a few years ago and I really liked it.

The Pitchfork list is pretty good — I'll have to check out the stuff on there that I missed. I really can't stand The Atlas Moth, though. I'm glad that Brandon Stosuy is back writing for Pitchfork. It's pretty much just him and Greyson Currin doing the metal stuff, but I like both of them, so that's alright with me.

[Melchiah]

The new Rotten Sound album is awesome. Glad that Keijo will be on vocals for Nasum when they do the farewell shows. He is a perfect fit.

I have to confess, that I haven't listened to it. =) Not really my kind of music, but it's always good when friends get recognition for their work. Desolate Shrine is more to my taste, and their upcoming material is even better.

[HammerOfThor]

I love listening to Dio when I'm down!

Whats some other metal to listen to when I'm down?

Preferably uplifting and nothing that will just fuel the fire lol.

[OmegaDragon]

PAIN KILLER!

!T.O.O.H.!'s Řád A Trest/Order and Punishment also manages to cheer me up
http://youtu.be/0JGr4lxrGeQ
I love the goat at the end of Konec Kontinentálního Kontejneru http://youtu.be/CCUP8aNgpmo

[Mr. Sandman]

I love listening to Dio when I'm down! Whats some other metal to listen to when I'm down? Preferably uplifting and nothing that will just fuel the fire lol.

Iron Maiden or Blind Guardian usually do this for me.

[e_i]

Mmmm...the My Dying Bride album Barghest O'Whitby is .99 on Google Music, or 8.99 on Amazon MP3. Easy choice. I guess Google sees is as one track, while Amazon sees at one album (it's both).

[mickcenary]

Any fans of Zero Hour here? Such a fucking GREAT band.

[TheLastCandle]

I love listening to Dio when I'm down! Whats some other metal to listen to when I'm down? Preferably uplifting and nothing that will just fuel the fire lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gpjy6Pt6ng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcZAj...eature=related

You can thank me later, for your life is now complete.

[SoulPlaya]

Has Black Pyramid been reformed, or are they still broken up?

[Giant Robot]

Any fans of Zero Hour here? Such a fucking GREAT band.

I've met Jason and Troy at a local music store and somehow started talking about Atheist and Cynic. Eventually got them to come on my show quite a few times during the S/T and Towers of Avarice era. I see them at shows and keep in touch from time to time, but not so much anymore. Great guys and I was really into their first 2 albums.

[rexor0717]

Where's The Hunter?

This is what I was wondering.

Another great first-listen from NPR Cormorant "Dwellings"

This is pretty great. Hope its up on Spotify soon.

[Galvanise_]

The new Nightiwsh is. . .very patchy.

Its just a massive attempt at a film soundtrack with a single thrown in. Its exciting at first and is like being at a West End musical that has been influenced by a freaky carnival but then it gets incredibly samey and boring.

[Hydranockz]

The new Nightiwsh is. . .very patchy. Its just a massive attempt at a film soundtrack with a single thrown in. Its exciting at first and is like being at a West End musical that has been influenced by a freaky carnival but then it gets incredibly samey and boring.

It is a film soundtrack :p

[Galvanise_]

It is a film soundtrack :p

I realise that, but I was hoping that a well structured album would be par for the course. For me, Tuomas has lost the plot a bit.

[ShaneB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gpjy6Pt6ng http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcZAj...eature=related You can thank me later, for your life is now complete.

Awakening the World is such a damn good album. It's always my go-to album in the car if I don't want to peruse my iPod for something since the CD is always in.

As for uplifting metal, I guess lots of prog/power metal would be great suggestions, or some traditional heavy metal.

White Whizzard - Over the Top
Holy Grail - Call of Valhalla

Tis the season as well for some TSO TSO - Wizards in Winter

And not exactly metal, but if you don't smile while listening to this, you're cold hearted.
Anamanaguchi - Another Winter
Also, listen to some Queen :)

[TheLastCandle]

Awakening the World appreciation always makes me smile! Well played, good sir!

Another uplifting band of a similar style would be Hibria. The album Defying the Rules will do the deed very nicely.

Also, just gave Imaginaerum a full listen earlier, I was VERY impressed. Lots of great songs, lots of variety, and some ridiculously awesome melodies.

[Flynn]

Lots of great pre-order options for the Cormorant record at Bandcamp.

[jkoch]

Fans of old school death metal should check out Demisery:

http://www.keithmerrow.com/home.cfm?...postid=1172609

Keith Merrow's solo stuff is really good too. Check out Pillars of Creation and Heart of the Sea Nymph if you're into djent.

[ShaneB]

Awakening the World appreciation always makes me smile! Well played, good sir! Another uplifting band of a similar style would be Hibria. The album Defying the Rules will do the deed very nicely. Also, just gave Imaginaerum a full listen earlier, I was VERY impressed. Lots of great songs, lots of variety, and some ridiculously awesome melodies.

A Flame to the Ground Beneath has its moments, but it just feels too epic and it just doesn't have the same oomph as AtW. Some great tracks, but it's nowhere near as consistently awesome as AtW.

[Flynn]

Nigel Gotrich's Top 25 metal albums at NPR.

Sorry, kids. Still no Mastodon.

[ShaneB]

Nigel Gotrich's Top 25 metal albums at NPR. Sorry, kids. Still no Mastodon.

I've barely heard of any of these bands. I'm not sure if that reflects my metal tastes or his.

[Flynn]

I've barely heard of any of these bands. I'm not sure if that reflects my metal tastes or his.

He has good taste.

[Mr. Sandman]

Exodus fans: bass player Jack Gibson plays banjo on this album

Hellbound Glory - Damaged Goods

They don't normally have a banjo player, so he just sits in on a few songs.

Here is a video of him playing live with the band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEKpmvafsIk

[OmegaDragon]

Nigel Gotrich's Top 25 metal albums at NPR. Sorry, kids. Still no Mastodon.

Now I have to add even more bands to my to listen list. Cormorant (didnt know that bird was called like that in English) sounds interesting.
Is it me, or are all bands on that list from English speaking countries?

Just listened to Woods of Desolation. I'm think I'm getting a bit tired of atmospheric BM + shoegaze :(

[Greg]

Two amazing technical death metal CDs to check out (I don't recall already posting about them, and google search didn't turn up anything):

First Fragment - The Afterthought Ecstasy
Beyond Creation - The Aura

[TheLastCandle]

I've barely heard of any of these bands. I'm not sure if that reflects my metal tastes or his.

It doesn't reflect on either. Either you haven't been exposed to them or your personal taste doesn't mesh with their style.

The good taste/bad taste thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

If anyone likes Running Wild I must suggest to you these guys, who sound like them reincarnated in France:

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

[Murry33]

Just got my tickets for the Roadburn 2012! :) Any gaffers going? ... Sleep ... :D

Is that sleep as in Matt Pike's sleep? Thought they broke up.

[Flynn]

Is that sleep as in Matt Pike's sleep? Thought they broke up.

Sleep has been doing re-union shows over the past year or so.