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

[WhamBamSam]

After you advance to Slayer, you advance to Whiplash and Artillery.

I don't know a ton about thrash, but there are a few bands I f'ing love.

I'd stumbled onto a few Artillery songs before during my various trawlings of youtube for new music, and had always liked what I'd heard, but never really looked into them in any great detail. I finally did a few days ago as a result of you linking them and they are now my favorite Thrash band. So yeah, thanks for that.

Also, this seems relevant to the thread.

[grimbold]

that...
A MESSAGE FROM GOD

*note to self, force jazz band to switch to 80s speed ASAP*

[Space Admiral]

It's quite obvious that this thread needs a good ol' dosage of thrash. Thus, I present to you a few of the best bands that this subgenre has to offer, and would love to hear your thoughts on some/all of these guys:

Revocation (my personal favorite thrash band)
Coroner
Morbid Saint
Sadus
Death Angel
Havok
Tankard
Sodom

[Killer Angel]

Also, this seems relevant to the thread.

I believe that one is the butterfly that set off tornadoes...

It's quite obvious that this thread needs a good ol' dosage of thrash.

Everything is better with thrash.

[Faulty]

I'd stumbled onto a few Artillery songs before during my various trawlings of youtube for new music, and had always liked what I'd heard, but never really looked into them in any great detail. I finally did a few days ago as a result of you linking them and they are now my favorite Thrash band. So yeah, thanks for that.

Also, this seems relevant to the thread.

<3 By Inheritence is one of my favorite albums. Glad I could help.

Also, I've posted these guys before, but 80s speed metal!


I'mma listen to those thrash songs when it's not 7 AM.

[grimbold]

hoooooly....
Upcoming Interviews with
Haken
Powerglove
Hammer Horde
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and
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ps. i forgot
HUNTRESS

[Feytalist]

Interview with Ensiferum? That's pretty sweet. Let us know when it's up.

Also I thought I liked Huntress but that chick's voice just irritates me now.

[grimbold]

Interview with Ensiferum? That's pretty sweet. Let us know when it's up.

Also I thought I liked Huntress but that chick's voice just irritates me now.

i think it's weird how she used to be like... an opera singer...

[godspit]

hoooooly....
Upcoming Interviews with
Haken
Powerglove
Hammer Horde
Handshake
and
ENSIFERUM

my life
it is complete

ps. i forgot
HUNTRESS

Hot damn. Good luck with those. I'm planning on taking a journalism class next semester at my college.

[Space Admiral]

/finally returns to post in this thread

Pfffft, the 80's got nothin' on the ultimate speed metal song

I approve. Hard. Lemmy is seriously my hero.

And speaking of classic speed metal...

[Faulty]

/finally returns to post in this thread

Pfffft, the 80's got nothin' on the ultimate speed metal song

Midnight is a recent band that plays in an 80s speed metal style. Sorry for being vague.

Also hi, hun.

[grimbold]

Hot damn. Good luck with those. I'm planning on taking a journalism class next semester at my college.

thats really cool

if you ever want to do reviews over at two guys feel free to pm me!

[Whoracle]

Holy hell, why has noone told me that The Crown are active again?

[grimbold]

Holy hell, why has noone told me that The Crown are active again?

WUUT?
THANK YOU DIO

[Faulty]

So a crappy record label is getting reduced in scale.

[grimbold]

So a crappy record label is getting reduced in scale.

now faulty
just because they are not fond of Alcest doesn't mean we need to be mean

[Faulty]

Alcest aren't on Roadrunner. D:

[Kindablue]

I like The Faceless.

[Space Admiral]

Lately I've been looking at the Metal Archives website looking for some good new technical death metal bands to check out. I'm currently alphabetically at 'Beyond Creation' and thus far have been massively disappointed. I didn't realise techdeath bands these days sucked THIS bad -_- Too much guitar wankery and high speed br00tality, not enough actual music to enjoy. I went looking for metal along the lines of Suffocation, or even later Death or Atheist, and ended up with a whole lot of Brain Drill. ie, bands that just play really fast, chunky riffs interspersed with the occasional crazy sweeps along with ridiculously high-speed blast beating. Bands that exist solely for the purpose of showing off how crazy good their musicians are and ended up forgetting to make their music remotely enjoyable to listen to in the process. -_-

/mini-rant

Actually, Beyond Creation turned out pretty decent. Practically godly compared with all the crap I came across before them. :v

I'm your go-to tech death/brutal death metal guy.

Beyond Creation is great. Another band you should check out is Lost Soul. Good tunes without the wankery. Neuraxis, Son of Aurelius, Severed Savior, Hour of Penance, Demilich, are all other good choices too. Tell me what you think.

I personally like some bands like Brain Drill, but I understand your gripes with them.

[Faulty]

The new Spawn of Possession album is very enjoyable. Also, Neglected Fields are choice. I've only heard their second and third albums, but they're both very enjoyable.

I dunno if by new you mean 2000s+, but some good 90s albums are the incredible Dreams of the Carrion Kind (Decapitated wish they could sound like Disincarnate), Darkthrone's Soulside Journey and The Red in the Sky is Ours, which was before At the Gates decided being boring melodeath was a good career move.

[grimbold]

Lately I've been looking at the Metal Archives website looking for some good new technical death metal bands to check out. I'm currently alphabetically at 'Beyond Creation' and thus far have been massively disappointed. I didn't realise techdeath bands these days sucked THIS bad -_- Too much guitar wankery and high speed br00tality, not enough actual music to enjoy. I went looking for metal along the lines of Suffocation, or even later Death or Atheist, and ended up with a whole lot of Brain Drill. ie, bands that just play really fast, chunky riffs interspersed with the occasional crazy sweeps along with ridiculously high-speed blast beating. Bands that exist solely for the purpose of showing off how crazy good their musicians are and ended up forgetting to make their music remotely enjoyable to listen to in the process. -_-

/mini-rant

Actually, Beyond Creation turned out pretty decent. Practically godly compared with all the crap I came across before them. :v

are you familiar with the metal mastery that is Revocation?

also, my new lappy has beats speakers
is it normal that they do not play nice with the death metulz?

[Moff Chumley]

Expecting Beats to "play nice", full stop, is a little optimistic.

[grimbold]

Expecting Beats to "play nice", full stop, is a little optimistic.

gotchya

[eyeofsaulot]

So a crappy record label is getting reduced in scale.

But they've got Dream Theater, Mastodon, Opeth, and Porcupine Tree. And you're a huge fan of all of those bands!

...I'll concede that the fact that I managed to find only 4 worthwhile bands (by my tastes) on their label out of over 100 *is* pretty damn sad.

Lately I've been looking at the Metal Archives website looking for some good new technical death metal bands to check out.

You know significantly more about Death Metal than I do, so I feel like suggesting anything to you would be pointless. Oh well. For some surprisingly pleasant to the ears techdeath, I give you StarGazer.

I didn't realise techdeath bands these days sucked THIS bad -_- Too much guitar wankery and high speed br00tality, not enough actual music to enjoy. I went looking for metal along the lines of Suffocation, or even later Death or Atheist, and ended up with a whole lot of Brain Drill. ie, bands that just play really fast, chunky riffs interspersed with the occasional crazy sweeps along with ridiculously high-speed blast beating. Bands that exist solely for the purpose of showing off how crazy good their musicians are and ended up forgetting to make their music remotely enjoyable to listen to in the process. -_-

Death Metal (especially Technical DM) is in a little bit of a rut these days. But there are a few forward-thinking DM bands out there, like The Chasm and Portal.

[godspit]

The only death metal band I can really get behind is Gojira. I'm really not a fan of the tight production of most of the bands. Also the drummer for Gojira is god-like.

[Faulty]

But they've got Dream Theater, Mastodon, Opeth, and Porcupine Tree. And you're a huge fan of all of those bands!

...I'll concede that the fact that I managed to find only 4 worthwhile bands (by my tastes) on their label out of over 100 *is* pretty damn sad.

Of their current artists, I only care about Disincarnate (who are "on hold" and haven't released anything in almost two decades, so I'm not sure if even counts), and sorta Rush though I only listen to their best of album Spirit of the Radio. >_> Early Satyricon was good, but again not sure if it counts. I don't actually hate all Dream Theater. I like... Octavarium. [/blasphemy]

The Chasm

One of my first DM bands. Such a beautiful sense of both atmosphere and technicality. A lot of modern DM bands are missing the atmosphere of old bands. They were brutal, but also atmospheric.

[WhamBamSam]

Lately I've been looking at the Metal Archives website looking for some good new technical death metal bands to check out. I'm currently alphabetically at 'Beyond Creation' and thus far have been massively disappointed. I didn't realise techdeath bands these days sucked THIS bad -_- Too much guitar wankery and high speed br00tality, not enough actual music to enjoy. I went looking for metal along the lines of Suffocation, or even later Death or Atheist, and ended up with a whole lot of Brain Drill. ie, bands that just play really fast, chunky riffs interspersed with the occasional crazy sweeps along with ridiculously high-speed blast beating. Bands that exist solely for the purpose of showing off how crazy good their musicians are and ended up forgetting to make their music remotely enjoyable to listen to in the process. -_-

...I'll concede that the fact that I managed to find only 4 worthwhile bands (by my tastes) on their label out of over 100 *is* pretty damn sad.

90% of everything is crap.

Not really feeling all of the songs linked, but this discussion has served as a useful reminder of my fondness for Beyond Creation and Son of Aurelius from previous encounters with them, and Disincarnate, The Chasm, and one or two others were also decent.

Also, the vocals are seriously awful in Demilich. The riffs are actually pretty decent, but the guy sounds for all the world like he's burping the lyrics.

While I suspect that you already know of and have opinions on both bands, I may as well mention Necrophagist and Obscura. Both bands have a fair bit of wankery to them, but there's more musicality to it than with Brain Drill and their ilk.

[eyeofsaulot]

Of their current artists, I only care about Disincarnate (who are "on hold" and haven't released anything in almost two decades, so I'm not sure if even counts), and sorta Rush though I only listen to their best of album Spirit of the Radio. >_> Early Satyricon was good, but again not sure if it counts. I don't actually hate all Dream Theater. I like... Octavarium. [/blasphemy]

I was counting bands that are still releasing quality albums. Albeit, I was probably not being very fair to Rush, whom I know are still making good music that I just haven't gotten around to yet.

One of my first DM bands. Such a beautiful sense of both atmosphere and technicality. A lot of modern DM bands are missing the atmosphere of old bands. They were brutal, but also atmospheric.

Preach!

90% of everything is crap.

True, but I'm not assessing all music here; this is a label that specializes in a style of music of which I'm quite fond. I'm comparing it to labels like The End, Profound Lore, Southern Lord, and even more comparably large labels like Nuclear Blast.

[Faulty]

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I found a couple of really great bands out of that. I've run out of time thus far, but I will get around to hearing everyone else's much-appreciated suggestions.

I hope you like Spawn of Possession. They count Bach as an influence. :B

True, but I'm not assessing all music here; this is a label that specializes in a style of music of which I'm quite fond. I'm comparing it to labels like The End, Profound Lore, Southern Lord, and even more comparably large labels like Nuclear Blast.

Ew, Nuclear Blast.

As far as labels, for me Flenser Records, Hospital Productions and Cold Meat Industry pop to mind.

[Hawkfrost000]

Gonna drop this here, found it on Shreddit.

DM