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So I'm trying out the Gloryhammer debut at the moment. The first song (after the mandatory spoken intro) is titled The Unicorn Invasioin of Dundee, and the first line of lyrics in its chorus goes "Fireballs of lightning are raining from the sky". Other songtitles include Magic Dragon, The Epic Rage of Furious Thunder, and a bonus track Wizards!. (yes, the ! is part of the title.) The best thing though is that this stuff is actually legit pretty good, if you're not allergic to euro flower-power cheese. Sounds appropriately bombastic instead of cheap or half-assed, the songs are pretty catchy and the vocalist has some real pipes. I mean, I'm not gonna play the poo poo out of this or anything, but it's certainly worth a spin if you're feeling silly and want some completely shameless cheese.
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Well, here's something I never thought I would hear. Acoustic Doom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJ6q-OfXQ8
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Houseplant posted:So I'm not even sure where they belong anymore, but Keep of Kalessin released a new video: I think it's time to resurrect the Aptorian Demon album's promotional blurb: quote:For those unaware of what Aptorian Demon is, Ghash the main individual behind, is the original Keep of Kalessin singer/guitarist from the demo and 2 first albums which later the rest members stole the name and continued their own gay path. This is how KOK would have sounded today in their original form
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Keep of Kalessin's first two albums aren't that interesting, though. Reclaim and Armada are their actually good material. I mean, Agnen has a bit of good stuff, but ehhh. Let's see how this new material goes. Can't be as doofy as Reptilian... At least it's a bit faster.
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I disagree entirely. I find their entire discography pretty forgettable though. [edit] scratch that, I just went back and listened to some of it. The first albums are easily the best. Armada could be a Pantera album, it's terrible. The Clit Avoider fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Mar 31, 2013 |
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The Clit Avoider posted:I disagree entirely. I find their entire discography pretty forgettable though. Out of curiosity, what makes you dislike it so much? I don't see it as being very "black metal" in the traditional sense. Their first two albums were definitely moreso, but I just can't see Armada as being *that* incredibly bad. To each his own, I'm just curious if there's something I missed. That seems like it's always the album people mention when they think of KoK.
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Cathedral is releasing their final album here soon. It sounds like it should have a couple decent moments on it, but if this song is an indicator, it'll be all the technique of Forest Of Equilibrium without any of the youthful enthusiasm and adventurous writing.
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Houseplant posted:Out of curiosity, what makes you dislike it so much? I don't see it as being very "black metal" in the traditional sense. Their first two albums were definitely moreso, but I just can't see Armada as being *that* incredibly bad. To each his own, I'm just curious if there's something I missed. That seems like it's always the album people mention when they think of KoK. I'm not going to rag on Keep of Kalessin at all because I also love Armada (though they've gone downhill since then for sure), but I'm just wondering if you're familiar with the band Nidingr. Their latest album Greatest of Deceivers sounds a hell of a lot like it, and even the vocals are similar. This is the only song from that album on Youtube but it's a pretty decent representation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqURdlAAd8M
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Optimum Gulps posted:I'm not going to rag on Keep of Kalessin at all because I also love Armada (though they've gone downhill since then for sure), but I'm just wondering if you're familiar with the band Nidingr. Their latest album Greatest of Deceivers sounds a hell of a lot like it, and even the vocals are similar. This is the only song from that album on Youtube but it's a pretty decent representation. Yeah, I can definitely get some KoK out of there and they are pretty solid too. I'll have to check out their stuff some more. Thanks!
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Houseplant posted:Out of curiosity, what makes you dislike it so much? I don't see it as being very "black metal" in the traditional sense. Their first two albums were definitely moreso, but I just can't see Armada as being *that* incredibly bad. To each his own, I'm just curious if there's something I missed. That seems like it's always the album people mention when they think of KoK. It's just garbage really. They lost the atmosphere and coldness shown in the first two albums, and presented much more influence from (melodic) death metal, and other melodic black metal. I happen to think the vocals on it are absolutely horrible and the drumming mechanical to the point of boredom. As for it always being the album people mention - easy reason: most people didn't know who the hell KoK were until they reformed and Frost played on the drums on the Reclaim EP, they got further (unwanted this time) attention a year later when members were arrested and accused of drugging and raping a woman while on tour in Canada. And then they released Armada. Most people hadn't heard the first two, and most people who see the need to talk about Armada probably still haven't. I don't see any reason for KoK to exist in their current format when there's countless melodic black metal bands who are much better. Nevermind the fact that their reboot would be akin to reforming Mock without Dolk.
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The Clit Avoider posted:I don't see any reason for KoK to exist in their current format when there's countless melodic black metal bands who are much better.
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het posted:I don't care for KoK but this obviously raises the question of who does this style better? Really? Ragnarok, Naglfar, Setherial, Enthroned, Lord Belial (hell, just about any Swedish band playing melodic black), (early) Dark Funeral, Dark Fortress, (early) Septic Flesh, Mork Gryning, Limbonic Art, Kampfar, Helheim... I'd recommend Ancient's first album before Keep of Kalessin to be honest. (The new) Keep of Kalessin are pretty generic really (and they've always been, I'm not claiming the old stuff is groundbreaking either), it's just melodic black metal with a few keyboards chucked in. If it's the symphonic elements people like mixed in with the speed they'd be far better off listening to early Setherial, Abigor, Obtained Enslavement or (early) Seth. If it's the technical aspect? Immortal, Enslaved etc etc I mean, I'd rather listen to Celestial Bloodshed, poo poo, as much as Ghash is trash talking his old bandmates, he is able to beat them at their own game with ease. There's just no atmosphere in KoK's modern stuff, it's very clinical and produced, which is exactly their intent, since they reformed to try and be as big as Dimmu Borgir etc apparently. They're basically a band like Windir with all the defining character removed at this point... speaking of which, add Vreid to the list of bands better than KoK at melodic black metal (and Vreid are not great). The Clit Avoider fucked around with this message at 09:56 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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I'm not a big fan of industrial metal but I loving love Shining. New track released today. New album on April 5th I believe. Sax-a-ma-phone over raging drums? Yes please. Their last album blackjazz was fantastic. http://p3.no/pyro/premiere-pa-ny-shining-lat-dag-1/ Hoekie fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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Sepulchre just posted on FB that they're back in the studio, and that a new Megiddo record is in the works for later this year. Hell yeah.
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Uh, this is probably a long shot, but here goes. I'll be in Switzerland (near Zurich) in July. Is there anywhere I can find out about local shows aside from the Meh Suff! site?
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I'll be damned if Graveyard (spain) didn't hop in a time machine and record this album at sunlight studios http://graveyardofdoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-grave loving A I like this more than I thought I would
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Kalmah is releasing a new album in June and is streaming a song here https://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/kalmah-windlake-tale I like it. Kalmah is one of the few melodeath/extreme power bands I still enjoy listening to.
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Morbid Florist posted:I'll be damned if Graveyard (spain) didn't hop in a time machine and record this album at sunlight studios So Dismember didn't quit! They just moved to Spain?
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Defiant Sally posted:Kalmah is releasing a new album in June and is streaming a song here I like it, but I hope that's not the best song on the album.
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Not Very Metal posted:Sepulchre just posted on FB that they're back in the studio, and that a new Megiddo record is in the works for later this year. Hell yeah. The Holocaust Messiah has been "coming soon" for like 10 years now. I will believe it when I hear it.
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Baron Von Ghoulosh posted:So Dismember didn't quit! They just moved to Spain? They may have even decided to partially go back to the Carnage days. Not as much melody and harmonizing as Dismember but it has all the rest. The song Abandoned Churches though, they HAVE to have made the middle of that song with Dismember playing in the background.
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fappenmeister posted:Uh, this is probably a long shot, but here goes. I'll be in Switzerland (near Zurich) in July. Is there anywhere I can find out about local shows aside from the Meh Suff! site? This is totally anecdotal but Switzerland doesn't have the best metal crowds. I went to Zurich a few years ago to see the Big Four, and I was really bummed out by how quiet, passive and boring the crowd was. Apparently "that's just what Swiss people are like". Smaller gigs might be awesome though.
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Great Horny Toads! posted:Well, here's something I never thought I would hear. Acoustic Doom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJ6q-OfXQ8
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fuf posted:This is totally anecdotal but Switzerland doesn't have the best metal crowds. I went to Zurich a few years ago to see the Big Four, and I was really bummed out by how quiet, passive and boring the crowd was. Apparently "that's just what Swiss people are like". That's what I've been told as well, hahaha. Thanks for that! Did you find anything interesting to do around town?
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QPZIL posted:I'm selling all my black band t-shirts if anyone wants a basic metal starter kit \ Now I can wear something besides my Death shirt at the gym.  
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I gotta say I feel retarded for not giving Desaster a listen, like, way sooner. What else in this vein I should check out? e: Annnnd, Youtube isn't helping. It suggested Valguard. Dem keyboards. 
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It's been long enough since I listened to Truth Inside the Shades and Core that I mostly have fond memories of them, but I'm listening to Persfone's newest album and I think they seriously are just trying to make a joke with these now. I don't really get it.
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the yeti posted:Now I can wear something besides my Death shirt at the gym.  Awesome! I had no idea a goon won it. 
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John Magnum posted:It's been long enough since I listened to Truth Inside the Shades and Core that I mostly have fond memories of them, but I'm listening to Persfone's newest album and I think they seriously are just trying to make a joke with these now. I don't really get it. Can you elaborate? I'd never heard of them until this new album.
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Great Horny Toads! posted:I gotta say I feel retarded for not giving Desaster a listen, like, way sooner. What else in this vein I should check out? Definitely Absu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCSRS__cwzM And my personal faves, Nifelheim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEVHNdDfo8 Also, Destroyer 666, Aura Noir annnnd there's a band whose CD I own who is a perfect fit whose name I can't remember now. e- I remembered! Maybe this isn't that much like Desaster, but I bought the CDs at the same time, so in my mind they just...go together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZUfZXDZHs thepitgoddess fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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Persefone has always been kind of goofy melodic death metal with overelaborate arrangements and instrumentation and stuff, but I swear for Spiritual Migration they've reached new levels of stuff. There's a lot of random chugging, really bad vocals, extended noodling alternating between heavily-processed guitars and synths, etc.
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Great Horny Toads! posted:I gotta say I feel retarded for not giving Desaster a listen, like, way sooner. What else in this vein I should check out? I love this kinda sound, along with nifelheim check out witchburner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZG4ZvJcAQ and Chapel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZUwKOShrws There's a lot of really kickass blackened crossover/thrash bands lately and I'm loving them all. A goon recommended Saccage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHRKGEW8xXc a while ago and I've been listening to that album a lot since then.
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Do you guys have any recommendations on good female-fronted metal bands that don't fall under the Nightwishy weewoo operatic umbrella? Not that there's anything wrong with that style, but it exists in spades and I'm trying to find a little variation. List is comprised of, so far: Doro (naturally), Crystal Viper, A Sound of Thunder, Vandroya, Madder Mortem, Huntress, Stolen Babies, Sinergy, Triosphere, Mastercastle, and Crucified Barbara. Anything else I should take a look at? Keep in mind I haven't listened to all of those yet so I don't know how hit and miss of a list it is.
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Adorior - Author of Incest ETA: "Hater of loving Humans" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPlU_4fyxM8
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Coulrophobia posted:Do you guys have any recommendations on good female-fronted metal bands that don't fall under the Nightwishy weewoo operatic umbrella? Not that there's anything wrong with that style, but it exists in spades and I'm trying to find a little variation. Djerv (hard rock band with a very strong black metal influence) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBIIXD7yUPQ
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Coulrophobia posted:Do you guys have any recommendations on good female-fronted metal bands that don't fall under the Nightwishy weewoo operatic umbrella? Not that there's anything wrong with that style, but it exists in spades and I'm trying to find a little variation. Christian Mistress, Detente, Holy Moses, Sacrilege for starters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsM1zml0W60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOn3fMdONRU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLq1FcRJGE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_vw63fEc28
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e: I like how no one has mentioned that one band. Y'know, that one...(I'm not gonna do it, no). e2: vvv Yup... (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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This poster loves police brutality, but only when its against minorities!
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