Metal Discussion Thread

[Psycho666Soldier]

Few weeks behind on account of divorce and interstate jaunts to get all my stuff... but fucking hell.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtO3VCu5wv4

Didn't know they had released a new track. Sounds excellent as usual. Jens' vocals sound a bit different. That outro was killer, though. Can't wait to hear the whole album.

[Grimario]

Didn't know they had released a new track. Sounds excellent as usual. Jens' vocals sound a bit different. That outro was killer, though. Can't wait to hear the whole album.

I haven't really listened to anything for a few months... nothing sounds great coming out of laptop speakers. But that was just wonderful.

[Grimario]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tdKl-gTpZg

[virms]

That is definitely one of the better Metallica songs in decades.

[Donald]

Which of the big four will call it quits first? They're all in their 50s by now. Megadeth seems the most prolific.

[darkhorse]

My guess would probably be Slayer, especially if for some reason Gary Holt can no longer pull double-duty between Slayer and Exodus.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I say Slayer. They're already on their last leg and as a band that stayed relatively unchanged for so long, there was never a real "nostalgia" era like Anthrax had when Joey came back. Now their classic drummer is done with 'em and Jeff is dead. Can't imagine there's too much left for them.

Anthrax have sort of found a new lease on life(though I'm kinda iffy on their new material), Megadeth is Dave Mustaine and he'll never stop making music, and Metallica will never stop until they physically can't anymore. Or Lars and James finally have enough of each other, but I can't see that ever happening if it hasn't yet.

[virms]

I would honestly love to hang out with lars to see how long it would take to punch him in the face. I really think this premise could make an amazing reality bet tv show with proceeds going to charity.

[Psycho666Soldier]

If you make it, you win a bunch of money. Otherwise Lars gets to punch you in the face after.

The plus side is he's probably a wimp, so it's more like a love tap.

[mr sabu]

better then hardwired

opeth released a new album

they still metal..... i haven't herd anything after ghost reveries

[virms]

If you make it, you win a bunch of money. Otherwise Lars gets to punch you in the face after.

The plus side is he's probably a wimp, so it's more like a love tap.

Taking a shot in the face from a drummer ( a real drummer) is ill advised.

[Psycho666Soldier]

better then hardwired

opeth released a new album

they still metal..... i haven't herd anything after ghost reveries

Not really. Their last two albums are pretty much Prog Rock in the vein of King Crimson. Which is cool, but their last album(Pale Communion) just felt flat to me. It doesn't have as much of the Rock side and is a lot more soft. But not in the same beautiful way that Damnation was.

Heritage is a great album, though.

[Hero!]

new Zao track!!:

http://www.revolvermag.com/artist-music-song-premieres/zao-premieres-new-song-observedobserver/22545

[Grimario]

Going to see Devy in Sydney next year. Wooo.

Will have to replace the lack of DT - The Astonishing tour in Oz or the 25th anniversary I&W tour that Europe is getting.

[Grimario]

Also, new Metallica came out today. I like it so far and I am unsure how I feel about liking it.

[darkhorse]

The new Metallica is some of the best work they've done in a while. Probably their best since And Justice For All or The Black Album.

[Rancid_Planet]

Also, new Metallica came out today. I like it so far and I am unsure how I feel about liking it.

You must not actually like Metallica.

All true Metallica fans take pride in hating each successive album even more than the last.

[Marlon Dingle]

I'm not a Metal fan, but decided to give the new Metallica album a listen. Enjoying it so far.

[Nash Diesel]

I heard a about 2 minutes of a single on the radio. The production sounds really good and Kirk's solo was on point. They'll never be able to go back in time and produce the quality of the albums like Master, And Justice, and Black. That's ok though. One thing I hate is when a band says "Our new record sounds more like the stuff people said they wished we still sounded like so 20 years later we're going to try and pull that off". It rarely ever works because you can't force that shit. You can't go from being 57 to 25 and have the same ability and have the same mentality when writing that music. Or when a band says "This is the heaviest record we've ever done" and you hear it and you're like, yeah you're old as fuck of course you'd think this was super heavy lol.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I heard a about 2 minutes of a single on the radio. The production sounds really good and Kirk's solo was on point. They'll never be able to go back in time and produce the quality of the albums like Master, And Justice, and Black. That's ok though. One thing I hate is when a band says "Our new record sounds more like the stuff people said they wished we still sounded like so 20 years later we're going to try and pull that off". It rarely ever works because you can't force that shit. You can't go from being 57 to 25 and have the same ability and have the same mentality when writing that music. Or when a band says "This is the heaviest record we've ever done" and you hear it and you're like, yeah you're old as fuck of course you'd think this was super heavy lol.

While it usually doesn't create the exact same vibe, I do think there are bands who have had genuine returns to form. Metallica just falls for the same trap many bands do when they say they're going back: they can't shake mainstream rock habits.

[Bandit]

I'm not a Metal fan, but decided to give the new Metallica album a listen. Enjoying it so far.

As a metal elitist, a non-metal fan enjoying the new Metallica record is enough for me to not buy it.

(this was a tongue-in-cheek post. I will probably download it eventually)

[Hero!]

whats been good in metal in 2016? Doing some big time catch up right now

[Donald]

I've seen Metallica and Megadeth 2016 released on top ten lists this year.

[Hero!]

Thanks, Donnie

[darkhorse]

A lot of stuff I've enjoyed has come out this year, but off the top of my head, I'd recommend the new Meshuggah, Gojira, and Avenged Sevenfold albums

[mr sabu]

hated the new ax7 album

have to give mesuggah and gojira a listen

edit: turns out i have herd Gojira's new album

[blackening]

Gojira's Magma is great. Took me a couple listens but I love it now. Not as heavy as I'd like but damn good. Also got to see them live about 2 months ago.

Insomnium released a new album called Winter's Gate thats one 40 minute song. Its good and great for a long car ride but not too practical to listen unless you have the time.

Karybdis' Samsara is really good and I posted about it this thread when it came out earlier this year.

Haven't listened to too much stuff that came out this year I guess.

[Bandit]

whats been good in metal in 2016? Doing some big time catch up right now

My favorites of 2016 (in no particular order):

Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
Nails - You Will Never Be One Of Us
Saor - Guardians
Withdrawal - Never
Sumerlands - Sumerlands
Destroyer 666 - Wildfire
Insomnium - Winder's Gate
Abbath - Abbath

[Grimario]

How do you guys go about finding new music? I tend to have the same dozen or so artists I listen to regularly and am definitely worried I am missing a heap of awesome music.

[darkhorse]

Either from news sites (like Blabbermouth, Loudwire) or from going to shows and coming across opening bands that I enjoy. If neither of those is an option, try going on Pandora and typing in a few bands you like. They'll make a station for you and add a few similar bands.

[Grimario]

Either from news sites (like Blabbermouth, Loudwire) or from going to shows and coming across opening bands that I enjoy. If neither of those is an option, try going on Pandora and typing in a few bands you like. They'll make a station for you and add a few similar bands.

Turns out Spotify has a daily mix button which apparently does a similar thing. Listened to a few Scandinavian prog bands I've never heard of before.

[Grimario]

So pumped for new Mastodon at end of month.


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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u510deA7s

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

[Bagel]

Been listening to Gojira's Magma the last three weeks steadily as well as Whitechapel's "Mark of the Blade" again, which I'd misplaced and damn near bought again until I found it last week.
As far as finding new music, yeah, Pandora is helpful - found some stuff awhile back I hadn't heard of at the time, and sometimes browsing allmusic's artist profiles with artists similar to, just clicking around and listening to stuff related to that which I like.

[Grimario]

Part 4. 3 and a bit weeks. Hurrrrrrrry up.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCWTcBM4QI

[Grimario]

It's out :panic:

Didn't realise it was only 51 minutes otherwise could have fit a full listen in before first meeting this morning.

[Beer-Belly]

Emperor of Sand is dope as fuck.

[Grimario]

Arjen Anthony Lucassen's new Ayreon album dropped today... fucking love it.

I am going to have to listen to some Epica at some point as well as I love Simone Simons voice.

[Grimario]

Been a while...


Finally got to see Devy in all his glory few months ago. 2017 is awesome, have Dream Theater 25 year I&W anniversary show in 2 months and then Mike Portnoy is doing The Shattered Fortress tour in November. 12 Step Suite in its entirety, woooo!

[Clive Plasma]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6C6xlpBwVc

Just discovered Brutality Will Prevail on Holy Roar! records. Well worth checking out.

[Simon]

Metal bands always have such try-hard names. Brutality Will Prevail ffs.

[son_of_foley]

That's an awesome name

[Clive Plasma]

Yeah, shut up Simon :lol:

Seriously, everyone should check out Holy Roar! The stuff they put out is great.

Other bands worth looking at;

Svalbard


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Ouu64tobY

Employed to Serve


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRf_2zA6jL0

Helpless


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2npZZRMnOI

Wren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3CGulnF_w

Ohhms


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4YWfjcbPpo

[Simon]

Have any of you heard of In Search Of Sun? My mate's band, I think they're reasonably well known in the UK now.

Their video for The World Is Yours is fucking brilliant, don't think much effort had to go into it but the song syncs up perfectly with the video from some Bollywood movie.


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

[Psycho666Soldier]

Yeah, shut up Simon :lol:

Seriously, everyone should check out Holy Roar! The stuff they put out is great.

Other bands worth looking at;

Svalbard


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Ouu64tobY

Employed to Serve


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRf_2zA6jL0

Helpless


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2npZZRMnOI

Wren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3CGulnF_w

Ohhms


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4YWfjcbPpo

Only listened to Wren and Ohhms so far, but both of those were pretty sick. Wren was very much like an old school Mastodon but heavier.

[Clive Plasma]

Some other bands I've been listening too as well;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-gDLDKZ3IQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOc-RCGj6iE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQG0ZTxKhyE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOIfCYnQJ0


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

[Bandit]

Integrity is classic. It's a trip to see them lumped in with metal bands nowadays.

[Clive Plasma]

Integrity is classic. It's a trip to see them lumped in with metal bands nowadays.

Not really any other threads to put them in is there? Great sound.

[Matthew]

hi all my metal friends.

it is me, matthew, the known collector of vinyl music discs.

Southern Lord is having a good sale on a bunch of stuff. since they sell mostly metal stuff, i figured i would give my homies here a shout.

https://www.southernlord.com/store/dept/view/summer-sale/page:1

[Clive Plasma]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIDgVLLO3jA

[Grimario]

Dream Theater in a few weeks... and I won after party tickets. Chuffed.

[Grimario]

DT was sensational. Seeing A Change of Seasons live was worth it alone but Images and Words end to end and mixed hit sets were brilliant. Still buzzing.

[Bandit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF0KAQZb4sM

[mr sabu]

DT was sensational. Seeing A Change of Seasons live was worth it alone but Images and Words end to end and mixed hit sets were brilliant. Still buzzing.



saw em live a few years ago, was so good

petrucci was out played by rudess

[darkhorse]

RIP Warrel Dane (Nevermore/Sanctuary):

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nevermore-and-sanctuary-singer-warrel-dane-dies-of-heart-attack-in-brazil/

[Bandit]

The new Harms Way record is badass. Production on it is phenomenal.


https://youtu.be/Lpj5A_SyUlQ

[Clive Plasma]

The debut Møl album is out and it's fucking intense - full stream and breakdown here;

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/m-l-jord-exclusive-album-stream-a8294336.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlZA5OYj2I

[Clive Plasma]

New Svalbard album due out this week - https://svalbard.bandcamp.com/album/its-hard-to-have-hope


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PisDsQgviQ

[Bandit]

Saw life of agony tonight. Fucking amazing.

...other than cutting their set short because someone fucking BIT their singer. Can't make this stuff up.

[Clive Plasma]

Also enjoying The Hirs Collective too. Mad, frenzied album with about 30 tracks around 1 to 2 minutes long;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErMPE81H__E

https://hirs.bandcamp.com

And another band called They Live We Sleep. Can't find any Youtube videos but they're on Spotify, as well as Bandcamp with a "name your price" downloadable album;

https://tlws.bandcamp.com

[Dreyski]

My new favourite activity - watching reaction videos to this:

https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU

[darkhorse]

RIP Vinnie Paul

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8462386/vinnie-paul-dead-pantera-damageplan-hellyeah

[Psycho666Soldier]

Just tweeted about this a few minutes ago. I never liked Damageplan past one song and Hellyeah was always garbage in my eyes, but Pantera are legendary. Vinnie had a punchy, hard-hitting yet groovy style that carried the sound of Pantera to greater heights than it would have been otherwise. The duo of he and his brother Dime was great. It's damn shame he had to go, and fairly young, too, but at least he got to enjoy a majority of his life unlike his brother, and assuming he got to die of some sort of natural causes(if not health deterioration from heavy drinking). At least now the two are reunited in death.

[Bandit]

Very sad. If you would have told me 20 years ago that Phil would outlive Dime and Vinnie, I'd have called you crazy.

[darkhorse]

I didn't even think David Allan Coe (who did the Rebel Meets Rebel album with them) would outlive both of them

[Donald]

Rebel Meets Rebel was fantastic.

[Donald]

Cowboys do more dope than I do

[Psycho666Soldier]

Cowboys do more dope than I do

Are you a Rock 'n' Roller?

[Donald]

Yes

[Clive Plasma]

Gave this a whirl yesterday. It's a ridiculous sound. Figured someone might like it in here;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dAwhZTPDU

[Psycho666Soldier]

How isn't that Meshuggah manages to still push the bar after all these years? I thought Catch Thirty Three was the peak, but they they hit with Koloss which was almost like a reinvention of their sound. Finally getting around to The Violent Sleep of Reason, and only two tracks in, they've fucking done it again.

[Psycho666Soldier]

It's been a moment since anyone's posted in this thread. I recently got a Spotify account, and I've been going a bit crazy downloading a bunch of new and old stuff. About a week or two ago I got on this kick of downloading a bunch of stuff from my formative Metal years as a young teenager. Super nostalgic.
Some samples:


https://youtu.be/dNBYyxUtICQ

Eh, I forgot you can't post multiple videos anymore. Maybe I'll post a random song a day or something. But regardless, Origin is a fucking badass Deathgrind band that all should hail.

[Donald]

I used to use a site called darklyrics to find lyrics to obscure bands, and I used to read other band names and wanted to listen to them. Now thanks to Spotify I can do that and check them out, maybe that's what I'll do tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder Psycho!

[Dreyski]

If this doesn't make you :headbang:with a :) on your face, you may be a little dead inside. And the outro...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw

[mr sabu]

the new slipknot song unsainted is so bad

[Donald]

Apparently Dave mustaine has throat cancer, but it looks like he may beat it.

[Grimario]

I think Empath by Devin Townsend might album of the year. I've had it on near permanent play since it came out. It's so very good.

[Psycho666Soldier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8N8YffkZlw

Posting this because A) I was listening to it and it's a great instrumental intro that focuses on one sick, groovy riff, and B) one of the comments mentions it would be a great intro to a wrestling show, and I don't think I could agree with something more.

[Dreyski]

Lacuna Coil's first song from their new album came out late last week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSed4hnEv8
Great to see them get heavier with every album they release, it also seems to have done wonders for Andrea's vocals as well. Cristina is, well, Cristina :heart:

[Bagel]

Good stuff. Kinda got out of listening to them for awhile a few years ago - at least regularly, but the Delirium album got me interested again. Can't think of a bad album of theirs.

[Percussion]

Tool Reveal New Album Title Fear Inoculum, Announce Old Albums Are Coming to Streaming (https://pitchfork.com/news/tool-reveal-new-album-title-fear-inoculum-announce-old-albums-are-coming-to-streaming/)

https://mariskalrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tool-fear-inoculum-fb.jpg

yes.

[BigAl]

Can't fucking wait for new Tool.

[Percussion]

Absolutely. 13 years.

Also really can't wait for this friday to start streaming old Tool.

[BigAl]

MJK is Joe Rogan's guest on his podcast this week. Looking forward to hearing that too.

[Donald]

Was supposed to see Tool at the Epicenter festival, but the day got cancelled cause of storms. Not a huge huge Tool fan so wasn't completely disappointed, but a majority of people there walked around saying they only got tickets to see Tool. Major bummer for them.

[Percussion]

Have taken every longer route I can wherever I've had to go today just to listen a little more. This is terrific.

[Percussion]

Wow: Every TOOL Album Has Already Cracked The iTunes Top 10 (https://metalinjection.net/its-just-business/record-sales/wow-every-tool-album-has-already-cracked-the-itunes-top-10)


This is the first time Tool has ever made their music available to own digitally, so it makes sense that within less than a day all the albums made it into the Top 10 album charts with Ænima performing the best, taking the number two spot, Lateralus, 10,000 Days, and Undertow taking number four, five and six respectively, with the Opiate EP coming in at number eight.

Sounds about right. :lol:

Gotta admit though, I'm ignorant to the whole itunes download/purchase thing. I use spotify and so for 11 bucks a month I essentially own everything they offer, including of course the now available Tool catalog. Perhaps itunes is nonetheless a better service somehow, guess I'm just not seeing it.

Anywho ... woot woot. Has been a pretty epic day for listening as all is finally right in the music world.

[Percussion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DfQMPmJRI

:hic:

[Clive Plasma]

Just did ArcTanGent festival this weekend and it was one of the best weekends of music I've seen. Cult of Luna, 65daysofstatic, Bossk, Russian Circles, Meshuggah etc. The list goes on. Ridiculously heavy.

Some tracks that might go down well from who I saw at the weekend;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmIflPUBRs4

Car Bomb - Scattered Sprites - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqTepxV_Lo

Pijn & Conjurer - High Spirits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPC7UgaTa0

Cult of Luna "The Silent Man" (A Dawn to Fear pt. 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Yd_vpek1M

Russian Circles - Kohokia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t33-O1gMgw

[Dreyski]

Nightwish released the first single 'Noise' from their upcoming album 2 days ago. Already 1 million hits on Youtube for the official video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8

Video of the year and the song ain't bad either.

[Donald]

Was on a Cradle of Filth kick recently, then discovered Devilment. I'm listening to their album The Great and Secret Show and am loving it so far.

[Dreyski]

Got sent this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw-iSuti81E

[Psycho666Soldier]

That sounds dangerously close to deathcore for my tastes, yet...I can't stop banging my head.

[Dreyski]

New Gojira :hyper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p85-KtgDSs

[KayBur]

Sounds very powerful and driving. For what I love metal - you will not get bored and will not fall asleep.

What can you say about this symphonic power metal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfZP5v_njqY

[Dreyski]

First track released from Jinjer's fourth album 'Wallflowers':

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

[Dreyski]

Been a busy time of it recently, what with the new Jinjer album, Ignea and The Agonist releasing songs from new EPs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM32rkfA2XQ