Metal Thread VIII-Playgroundklok

[Feytalist]

New Wolves in the Throne room is available online. I'm listening to it now. It's suuuuuuper spacey. And not metal at all.

Still pretty interesting though.

[Comrade]

I would also add Impaled Nazarene - Vigorous and Liberating Death

I'm not really a fan of Impaled Nazarene, so I didn't hear that one :v

[Killer Angel]

I think it's also worth a mention, that 'Tallica are actually on the "By Request Tour".

Interesting tracklists...

[Feytalist]

I think it's also worth a mention, that 'Tallica are actually on the "By Request Tour".

Interesting tracklists...

Speaking of which, I recently saw Through The Never. It was actually not half-bad. Metallica can still put on a show when they want to.

[grimbold]

It's late, I'm tired and listening to Pallbearer, I'll top 10 this

10. Whitechapel-Our Endless War
this record is blowing up everywhere, whitechapel could be the next metallica

9.Konkeror-The Abysmal Horizons
if you liked rivers of nihil, THIS is the band for you!

8.Thou-Heathen
It's thou, I'm missing them tomorrow, but damn is this album good

7.Crowbar-Symmetry in Black (I'm going to see them at least 3 times this summer maybe 4!)
Crowbar being crowbar, need I say more?

6. Triptykon-Melana Chasmata
Tom G Warrior, again, need I say more?

5.Conan-Blood Eagle
These guys are really coming into their own, they're sort of like a male fronted windhand

4.Satans Satyrs-Die Screaming
Old school rock and roll for tired out hippies like me YESSSSS

3.Supercharger-Broken Hearts and Fall Aparts
Possibly the best hard rock record of the last few years, ballsy and furious

2. Agalloch-Serpent and the Sphere
Blew my mind, missed them 4 days ago, still mad about that, moving to america has me all aflutter

1. Cynic-Kindly Bent to Free Us
Paul Masvidal please marry me. I was at the listening party for this back in october, and every time I've heard it it's made me cry

[Feytalist]

5.Conan-Blood Eagle
These guys are really coming into their own, they're sort of like a male fronted windhand

Doooood.

Check out Bast, really. Less stonery and more psychedelic, but I think you'll like it.


Edit: also thanks for introducing me to Windhand, never even heard of them before and they rock

[Comrade]

10. Whitechapel-Our Endless War
this record is blowing up everywhere, whitechapel could be the next metallica

grimbold noooooooooo

I mean, I like Whitechapel's demos and first album, back when they were just a gang of Neanderthals brainlessly chugging away slam/deathcore riffs, but yeah, I couldn't stand this album. Our Endless War? More like Our Endless Bore, mirite gang?

Nah, I jest. Interesting list!

[grimbold]

grimbold noooooooooo

I mean, I like Whitechapel's demos and first album, back when they were just a gang of Neanderthals brainlessly chugging away slam/deathcore riffs, but yeah, I couldn't stand this album. Our Endless War? More like Our Endless Bore, mirite gang?

Nah, I jest. Interesting list!

Normally I don't go for modern death metal
but they're one of a small group of bands (Including Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence) who I would listen too with my 'badass' friends in middle school and thus have a special place in my heart even if objectively it wouldn't seem to be my cup of tea

[Dada]

Since I just returned from Roskilde festival, I'll do a recap of that instead of a top-ten list. The festival actually had a surprising amount of great metal, even though I had initially judged the lineup fairly weak in that respect.

Biggest name was obviously Carcass. Even though neither Death Metal nor Grindcore are usually up my alley, they really managed to impress me, and they will probably make it into my playlist. I suspect Deftones might not be too popular in this thread, but I've had a soft spot for them since my teenage years, and they delivered a fantastic performance, even though their music appeals less to me than it used to. I know Electric Wizard is popular though, and they delivered a crushingly heavy performance with no bull**** except for a weird italian(?) occult movie running on the backdrop.

The main positive surprise came when I noticed the festival had booked three doom metal bands to perform on an intimate indoor scene which is usually reserved for minor electronic acts, avant garde acts and DJ sets. Dark Buddha Rising played a very convincing drone-heavy and slighly psychedelic doom set, whereas Drug Honkey went for a more direct approach which I personally found less appealing. Still good though. I unfortunately missed the last of the three acts, Mournful Congregation which apparently played a very strong Funeral Doom set.

Other major names I missed were Philip H. Anselmo and The Black Dahlia Murder (due to a last minute schedule change). I also missed some Danish metal names which I don't think are known in the international scene yet. Förtress got their shot at fame during the warmup days, while The Psyke Project and Helhorse played a collaborative set during the main festival. I am very curious to what the Playground thinks of the doom acts though.

Oh, and Rob Zombie played a uninteresting set (as expected) while Les Claypools duo of Twang were great fun - though not metal at all.

Edit: Budha -> Buddha

[Killer Angel]

I'm actually falling in love for Be'lakor...

[Feytalist]

I'm actually falling in love for Be'lakor...

Aussie melodeath? This I have to see

[Kalmageddon]

I'm actually falling in love for Be'lakor...

That's... Really, really good.
Must listen more.

[Comrade]

This dude at a coffee shop gave me a discount because they recognised the Death patch on my battle jacket.

Who says being metal ain't economically practical?

[Feytalist]

So the new Priest album is being released soon. I don't know whether to be interested or skeptical. I'll settle for both

I'm actually falling in love for Be'lakor...

Okay this is surprisingly good... and I don't even generally like melodeath. I'm investigating this further.

This dude at a coffee shop gave me a discount because they recognised the Death patch on my battle jacket.

Who says being metal ain't economically practical?

Yeah, that's pretty sweet. The closest I've come was skipping the queue to a metal-themed bar because of my Bathory t-shirt, heh. Guess the bouncer was a fan.

[WhamBamSam]

So the new Priest album is being released soon. I don't know whether to be interested or skeptical. I'll settle for both

It's out in America already. I quite like it, for whatever that's worth.

Yeah, that's pretty sweet. The closest I've come was skipping the queue to a metal-themed bar because of my Bathory t-shirt, heh. Guess the bouncer was a fan.

I was once stopped by a self proclaimed monk on the street (it was a college town) who complimented me on my Iron Maiden shirt, then gave me a copy of the Bhgavad Ghita saying it would help me achieve peace. I think he was just singling out people in band shirts though. I had a friend have the same thing happen to him that same day except that he had some indie rock band shirt on, and a few years later I had a similar experience with another one of the buggers while wearing a shirt for my brother's band, which he couldn't possibly have known about.

[Nameless]

Yet another new project by Tim Yatras, this one more along the lines of his Grey Waters project.

[Feytalist]

So Einherjer is apparently working on some new music. I'm aware that they're not super well known, but since they're one of the quintessential original Viking metal bands, I'm pretty excited.

It's out in America already. I quite like it, for whatever that's worth.

Had a listen to it. It's pretty decent, yeah. Better than Nostradamus, anyway. Heh. Gotta love Halford's voice, as always.

I was once stopped by a self proclaimed monk on the street (it was a college town) who complimented me on my Iron Maiden shirt, then gave me a copy of the Bhgavad Ghita saying it would help me achieve peace. I think he was just singling out people in band shirts though. I had a friend have the same thing happen to him that same day except that he had some indie rock band shirt on, and a few years later I had a similar experience with another one of the buggers while wearing a shirt for my brother's band, which he couldn't possibly have known about.

I personally achieve peace with some crushing doom riffage Although I'm guessing that one's not in the Vedas.

Yet another new project by Tim Yatras, this one more along the lines of his Grey Waters project.

Damn, that guy picks up new projects like nothing. Not a huge fan of Grey Waters, but I'll check it out why not.

[Nameless]

Damn, that guy picks up new projects like nothing. Not a huge fan of Grey Waters, but I'll check it out why not.

I like Grey Waters, but I actually wasn't too keen on that song. The vocals were kinda whiney.

However, the EP he released under the same project is much more similar to old-school Austere.

[Closet_Skeleton]

The guy named after two US states is the dutch one?

So, I wouldn't call myself a metal fan, but do like some metal. Metal subgenres confuse me too much for me to use them, but I suppose I like more melodic stuff without too much growly vocals or something? But I wasn't too impressed with most of the female vocals bands my brother used to like when I was a teenager like Nightwish and Within Temptation. Any recommendations?

Only metal albums I own is an Apocalyptica CD and a Blind Guardian CD.

[Nameless]

The guy named after two US states is the dutch one?

So, I wouldn't call myself a metal fan, but do like some metal. Metal subgenres confuse me too much for me to use them, but I suppose I like more melodic stuff without too much growly vocals or something? But I wasn't too impressed with most of the female vocals bands my brother used to like when I was a teenager like Nightwish and Within Temptation. Any recommendations?

Only metal albums I own is an Apocalyptica CD and a Blind Guardian CD.

Kamelot and more Kamelot

[Feytalist]

Kamelot and more Kamelot

Word.


'course, you can never go wrong with some more Apocalyptica and Blind Guardian

[Nameless]

Word.


'course, you can never go wrong with some more Apocalyptica and Blind Guardian

Kamelot is a natural progression from Apocalyptica and Blind Guardian, when you think about it.

[Dallas-Dakota]

The guy named after two US states is the dutch one?

So, I wouldn't call myself a metal fan, but do like some metal. Metal subgenres confuse me too much for me to use them, but I suppose I like more melodic stuff without too much growly vocals or something? But I wasn't too impressed with most of the female vocals bands my brother used to like when I was a teenager like Nightwish and Within Temptation. Any recommendations?

Only metal albums I own is an Apocalyptica CD and a Blind Guardian CD.

Wha, me? Yes, yes I'm Dutch.

More Kamelot, as Nameless said.

Also Equilibrium(not the newest album for you though) might be a good try. Might be a bit too much folk, but I dunno if yer into tha.

[Feytalist]

Kamelot is a natural progression from Apocalyptica and Blind Guardian, when you think about it.

The natural progression from Blind Guardian is always more Blind Guardian

But Kamelot is a good follow up, yeah.

Also, there's Evertale (my current favourite new discovery) if you're into Blind Guardian type stuff at all.


Equilibrium... dunno, maybe too growly? There's always Turisas or Elvenking or them lot.

[Closet_Skeleton]

Thanks for the suggestions, most of those were okay. Will probably listen to more of them when I have time to do drawing practice again.

Also Equilibrium(not the newest album for you though) might be a good try. Might be a bit too much folk, but I dunno if yer into tha.

Sounds too metal and not enough folk to me.

But my prefered kind of folk sounds more like this or this.

[grimbold]

The natural progression from Blind Guardian is always more Blind Guardian

I feel like I should sig this...
also, why is it that as soon as i disappear this thread goes crazy?
I'm offended!

[Nameless]

The natural progression from Blind Guardian is always more Blind Guardian

That's only because each song goes on for like, 5 hours.

[Feytalist]

I feel like I should sig this...
also, why is it that as soon as i disappear this thread goes crazy?
I'm offended!

Word.

I'm so used to it just being you and me in here, heh.

Also, sig ahead

That's only because each song goes on for like, 5 hours.

Sure, if by song you mean "album", and by album you mean "their whole discography"

Although Sacred Worlds is a whole *gasp* 9 minutes long! That one's a fluke, though.

[Nameless]

Sure, if by song you mean "album", and by album you mean "their whole discography"

Although Sacred Worlds is a whole *gasp* 9 minutes long! That one's a fluke, though.

...
You know, for some really weird reason, I've been reading "Blind Guardian" as "Dream Theatre" this whole time.

This is awkward.

[Feytalist]

...
You know, for some really weird reason, I've been reading "Blind Guardian" as "Dream Theatre" this whole time.

This is awkward.

Heheh. It all makes sense now!

I was puzzled there for a minute.