Metal Thread VI: We're So Kvlt, We Have Frostbite On Our Devil Horn Fingers

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Originally Posted by Faulty

Are you serious? I figured you'd be all over Wintersun. It's a project of Jari Mäenpää's, Ensiferum's former vocalist. Started out as just him and a drummer, but it's evolved into a full band, though as far as I know, it's wholly his project. It's a similar sort of viking/power/death metal blendocalypse as Ensiferum, but without Ensiferum's folk aspects, and with a lyrical/thematic focus on winter in general over viking shenanigans. I think it's overhyped in general, but "Winter Madness" is one of the best metal songs I've heard, and the solo is incredible. You should give the whole thing a listen.

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holy ****ing ****

i think i just had a metalgasm :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbi ggrin:

faulty this is amazing!

another thing to add to this frabjous day NEW SLAYER :smallbiggrin:

on the topic of the map thing
i'm pretty sure france is lower than that and the phillipines probably a bit higher...

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Originally Posted by Comrade

Huh, I thought Brazil had a larger metal scene than suggested by that image.

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Fan fact: like, 60% of all Brazilian metal bands are NSBM. ￣\(。_°)/￣

Also lol Scandinavia.

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Originally Posted by grimbold

holy ****ing ****

i think i just had a metalgasm :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbi ggrin:

faulty this is amazing!

another thing to add to this frabjous day NEW SLAYER :smallbiggrin:

on the topic of the map thing
i'm pretty sure france is lower than that and the phillipines probably a bit higher...

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I figured Wintersun would give you the warm fuzzies. Like I said, I think it's overhyped, but it's still a very good album and will probably be right up your alley. If you have the money, it'd be a good purchase.

Also, France has a pretty bustling BM scene.

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Originally Posted by Faulty

I figured Wintersun would give you the warm fuzzies. Like I said, I think it's overhyped, but it's still a very good album and will probably be right up your alley. If you have the money, it'd be a good purchase.

Also, France has a pretty bustling BM scene.

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Sure but the majority is post black :smallfrown:

Haha, no way. People just think that because Deathspell Omega and Blut Aus Nord are from France. Even post-LLN, there's a bunch of raw and non-post bands in France.

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Originally Posted by Faulty

Haha, no way. People just think that because Deathspell Omega and Blut Aus Nord are from France. Even post-LLN, there's a bunch of raw and non-post bands in France.

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all i know of is glorior belli (who are kvlt to the MAX)

suggestions?

specifically symph black which is so my thing!

Glorior Belli have been playing like... southern black metal recently, which isn't hugely kvlt.

Of course most of my favorite French black metal is so raw it's barely comprehensable (:smalltongue:), but some stuff you might like:

Anorexia Nervosa's New Obscurantis Order and The Redemption Process are both very symphonic. I'm usually not a symphonic BM fan, but I find those albums very enjoyable. Mystic Forest's Romances is a gorgeous album. It's not really symphonic, it's rather very classical and the backing instrumentation (accordians and piano and such) reminds me of chanteur/chanteuse music. Again, not actually symphonic, but La Rumeur des Chaînes' eponymous EP might be something you'd enjoy. Melodic and jazzy.

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Originally Posted by Faulty

Glorior Belli have been playing like... southern black metal recently, which isn't hugely kvlt.

Of course most of my favorite French black metal is so raw it's barely comprehensable (:smalltongue:), but some stuff you might like:

Anorexia Nervosa's New Obscurantis Order and The Redemption Process are both very symphonic. I'm usually not a symphonic BM fan, but I find those albums very enjoyable. Mystic Forest's Romances is a gorgeous album. It's not really symphonic, it's rather very classical and the backing instrumentation (accordians and piano and such) reminds me of chanteur/chanteuse music. Again, not actually symphonic, but La Rumeur des Chaînes' eponymous EP might be something you'd enjoy. Melodic and jazzy.

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thank you very much faulty!

also

i noticed you do reviews and whatnot
wanna guest post on my blog?

I'm taking a break from reviewing temporarily. Thanks for the offer though. :smallwink:

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Originally Posted by Comrade

Huh, I thought Brazil had a larger metal scene than suggested by that image.

On the other hand I am immensely disappointed that there are apparently no Somalian metal bands.

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Brazil is probably hurt by its very large population. And me and one of my friends have decided to move to central Africa and start a metal band to help out their numbers.

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Originally Posted by Nomrom

Brazil is probably hurt by its very large population. And me and one of my friends have decided to move to central Africa and start a metal band to help out their numbers.

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well yeah
half of brazl is farly wealthy the other half is poor as dirt...

nice idea about central africa though

Anyone else seen Metal Archives' April Fools prank yet? It's quite amusing, though it only took me about a minute to figure out.

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http://www.metal-archives.com/banner2ha.jpg

It also happens to be an exact copy of the Megaupload notice, which is where I'm assuming they got the image from.


And if you want to access the site,

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Originally Posted by grimbold

half of brazl is farly wealthy the other half is poor as dirt...

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Welcome to everywhere.


Also, I read about the MA prank before using MA, so it was spoiled for me. :smalltongue:

i'm going on a big trip and need new music to keep me entertained
so you guys know my likes and interests

What do i get?

Janvs (Vega) and Limbonic Art (Moon in the Scorpio) might appeal.

By the way, out of curiosity (given the conversation about metal bands per capita), I went through my last.fm tags. I always tag black metal bands by nation as well as simply as "black metal". This represents my own taste, but still.

Countries most tagged: US (61), France (50), and Norway (30).
Countries least tagged: South Korea, Iran, and Brazil (all tied at 2), Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, Monaco, Israel, Ireland, Belgium, Argentina, Scotland, Romania, and Turkey (all tied at 1).

Of course, I know of/have more music by other bands from those countries (e.g. Goatpenis are from Brazil and Altar of Plagues are from Ireland, but I've yet to listen to them, and thus haven't tagged them), but that's what I have tagged anyway. I actually don't have any African black metal tagged, though I do have an album from a South African BM band. I imagine Egypt has some BM bands...

If we're talking about black metal from weird countries, Al-Namrood are an interesting one - they're Saudi black metal. Some of the keyboards can get a bit cheesy, but they're capable of sounding damn good at times.

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Originally Posted by Nomrom

Brazil is probably hurt by its very large population. And me and one of my friends have decided to move to central Africa and start a metal band to help out their numbers.

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The problem with that is, then you'd be living in central Africa...

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Originally Posted by Faulty

I actually don't have any African black metal tagged, though I do have an album from a South African BM band.

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Do tell.

It's not Azrail, is it? Cause they're... not so good.

thanks for the suggestions faulty!

also
listening to alcest today... something clicked I LOVE THAT BAND NOW! :smallcool:

The Middle East actually has a bunch of bands. I've heard BM from Bahrain, Israel, Iran, Iraq, etc. It's pretty cool really.

As for as the SA band, it's Wildernessking.

Checked out Wintersun. It's surprisingly good. Hell, I like it more than Ensiferum.

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Originally Posted by grimbold

also
listening to alcest today... something clicked I LOVE THAT BAND NOW! :smallcool:

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I've always had a soft spot for that more melancholy sound. Alcest does that brilliantly. My only peeve is that we don't hear more of Neige's screams. That man has got an inhuman voice.

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Originally Posted by Faulty

As for as the SA band, it's Wildernessking.

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Oh hey, I know of them. I've never had the chance to listen to them though. Let me know what you think when you do.

I'm not sure I'll get around to it anytime soon, haha. It's not on my shortlist right now. I particularly have a lot of noise, power electronics, death industrial, industrial, neofolk, martial industrial, experimental and all that good stuff to listen to, because I'm going to start experimenting with industrial myself.

's cool. My industrial pile is also distressingly small. I'm more a fan of electroindustrial myself, wumpscut and stuff.


New Axel Rudi Pell out. Should be interesting to hear. I really liked Kings and Queens. Nice straightforward old school heavy metal.

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Originally Posted by Faulty

By the way, out of curiosity (given the conversation about metal bands per capita), I went through my last.fm tags. I always tag black metal bands by nation as well as simply as "black metal". This represents my own taste, but still.

Countries most tagged: US (61), France (50), and Norway (30).
Countries least tagged: South Korea, Iran, and Brazil (all tied at 2), Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, Monaco, Israel, Ireland, Belgium, Argentina, Scotland, Romania, and Turkey (all tied at 1).

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That's funny, I do the exact same thing on my RYM account, specifically with black metal as well. My numbers by comparison would be skewed because I tag them by the album and don't wait until I've listened to them.

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Originally Posted by Snares

If we're talking about black metal from weird countries, Al-Namrood are an interesting one - they're Saudi black metal. Some of the keyboards can get a bit cheesy, but they're capable of sounding damn good at times.

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Looked up a few more of their songs. I'm pleasantly surprised.

Ever heard of the AAIL? They're essentially the Middle Eastern version of the LLN or the fabled Black Metal Inner Circle, led by Anahita of the one-woman-black-metal band Janaza (see Related Links on that page). As far as I've heard from their bands, it's pretty terrible music, but the Legion is very interesting on a cultural level.

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Originally Posted by eyeofsaulot

That's funny, I do the exact same thing on my RYM account, specifically with black metal as well. My numbers by comparison would be skewed because I tag them by the album and don't wait until I've listened to them.



Looked up a few more of their songs. I'm pleasantly surprised.

Ever heard of the AAIL? They're essentially the Middle Eastern version of the LLN or the fabled Black Metal Inner Circle, led by Anahita of the one-woman-black-metal band Janaza (see Related Links on that page). As far as I've heard from their bands, it's pretty terrible music, but the Legion is very interesting on a cultural level.

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Oh wow, I didn't realize she was connected to the scene in greater. I've actually listened to her before but don't have her tagged because it was on my iPod. I remember thinking of her EP as favorable but it's been at least a year.

I can't be arsed to tag every band I enter into my library, so I just wait until I listen to them.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmn... Saxon are playing at my uni!!! :smalleek:

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Originally Posted by cleric_of_BANJO

WHY HAS NOBODY MENTIONED THIS YET?!?!?!

Specifically the part that says:

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"I´ve been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer."

Yeah. This is happening.

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Somehow I knew you were talking about Wintersun before I even checked the link. I can't imagine anyone getting that excited over a new album unless it's been 8 years in the making.

I don't know if I have posted about them before, but does anyone know Disillusion?

Two albums, first one more on the melodeath side of things, second one definitely progressive.

Samples:
Album #1 - Back To Times Of Splendor
Back To Times Of Splendor
Alone I Stand In Fires
And The Mirror Cracked

Album #2 - Gloria
Don't Go Any Further
Too Many Broken Cease Fires
Aerophobic

I find the first one to be enjoyable and somewhat fresh, but nothing too special.
The second one, on the other hand, took me about a year until I finally found access to it, and since I think it's great.

What's your take?

Back to Times of Splendor is on my list of non-black metal, non-industrial/power electronics/death industrial/noise/neofolk/martial industrial/ambient/experimental albums (I require 3 favorite lists...), so, disclaimer.

For starters, it's not really melodeath (if we're defining melodeath in terms of the Gothenburg tradition). Back to Times of Splendor is melodic, yes, but at its core it's a very progressive take on death metal. They write technical riffs that don't come off as technical in the tech-death-masturbatory way, and incorporate them into well written, often long songs that have excellent keyboard touches (the bridge of "...And the Mirror Cracked" and the chorus of "Back to Times of Splendor" omg). That album is damn incredibly.

I love Gloria, however, too. A lot of people hated it when it came out. I was actually expecting something similar to earlier stuff and then it came in the mail and I was like wut. A lot of people were all THEY HAVE BETRAYED US, but I agree that it is quite good. It's very interesting, and well handled, and it's nice to see them do what they want, especially given that Splendor and The Porter really exemplified their earlier sound quite well. "Avalanche" is probably my favorite on that album. The way the tremolo picked riffs build on one-another. Oh my, so wonderful.

Yeah, I could have said it was melodeath-ish, but I don't define melodeath by the gothenburg sound. That one is just the most prevalent and widely known, but not all melodeath is of that school.

And yeah, the fan reactions to Gloria... It wasn't too accessible, I'll grant that, but it's definietly not a betrayal. Avalanche is great, but the whole "order from chaos"-part in Aerophobic makes me like that song most on the album. That song is pretty much a story of "the path to enlightenment" told through songwriting.

I differentiate between melodeath (In Flames, Dark Tranquility, etc.) and melodic death metal (Disillusion, for example).

So I'm probably the only one 'round here who cares what Ihsahn is doing these days, but in case I'm not, his fourth solo album is coming (June 19th)! I like how he decided continue using the Saxophoning talents of Shining's Jorgen Munkeby.