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First Fragment blew everyone's nips off at Milk Boy in Philly last night. I missed the first opener but caught all of Invicta's set. Their recorded stuff never blew me away, but goddamn did they put on a fantastic live show. Super goofy and good-natured and just overall great vibes. Definitely one to see if you get a chance, dudes have a ton of fun on stage. FF did an awesome set with a nice mix of old and new stuff and even finished things off with a track from their first ep, which was a cool surprise. Got to chat with the band afterwards (including my bass hero, Dominic, who told me that the 45-minute set they played took six months of daily two-hour practice sessions to nail down, jfc) and everyone was super kind and appreciative and just generally wholesome in that ubiquitously Canadian way. They also confirmed that they're hitting the studio soon to record some new material. I'm officially stoked. Potato phone photo for posterity:  Tiny venues are the best venues.
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Snowy posted:My one track on Spotify just went live a week or so ago and I had the option to send a thank you message to my zero listeners Post that poo poo.
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I don't Spotify but my local media player tells me my top artists were First Fragment, Allegaeon, Nuclear Power Trio, Steely Dan, Stortregn, Avishai Cohen, and some goofy power metal poo poo that I only listen to when I shower or cook. Also Horrendous is coming to town in like six weeks and I'm gonna miss it because I'll be out of the country.
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WoodrowSkillson posted:i feel like you have to just hate fun in principle to not enjoy a dragonforce show. I saw them in the early 2000's at a festival and they were so drunk and sloppy it was embarrassing. They're not really my jam regardless, but I'm happy to hear that they got their poo poo together because what I saw was legit horrifying.
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:the family was mad or some poo poo I obviously feel for the family, but this comes across as incredibly passive aggressive and entitled. Maybe it's just me.
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Killingyouguy! posted:This is the only slam metal I need I will never not listen to this. Peak Internet 1.0
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Dec 6, 2023 18:47
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Baron Von Ghoulosh posted:Djent > Slam... Just saying. Djent = Slam = Boring. Tech > All. Play more/better notes, nerds.
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not trolled not crying posted:I've been hyping Moonlight Sorcery to everyone ever since I heard about them. The new album is so goddamn fun to listen to, it's like Bodom meets power metal meets late 90's black metal. The previous two EP's have a more raw production but they are great as well. Pretty sure you recommended it to me a couple pages back and now is as good a time as any to thank you, I've been bumping this poo poo for a while now and it really ticks all my Finnish metal boxes.
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MikeCrotch posted:Lol listening to the Lunar Chamber EP from this year and realising it's like only 3 minutes shorter than Bleed the Future Holy gently caress this loving slaps. Easily the growliest bass tone of the year, holy poo poo.
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TEMPLE GRANDIN OS posted:is infant annihilator slam I heard some of their stuff it was ok Everyone says they're deathcore/tech deathcore but tbh if you're into slammy riffs they'll probably still do it for you.
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Nazzadan posted:Devil's Reef, melodic techdeath Melo/tech fans take note, these albums loving rip. I'm also enjoying the Slow album despite basically never loving with funeral doom, the mix and instrumentation are just really doing it for me right now.
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Dead Goon posted:I never really got into Sepultura, just never did anything for me. Same. I could never get past the bad production (still some of the worst guitar sounds ever recorded imo) and dull compositions.
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Given how many metal goons play instruments and how easy it is to make slam, would anyone have any interest in a slam collab on kompoz or something? Might be fun.
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ultraviolence123 posted:Making Slam is easy, making good Slam is actually really difficult. I've been working on my stuff for a long time, the only thing I am truly happy with are my vocals. Writing music is hard. I never said we should make good slam. No worries, we can fix our shortcomings with extra vocalists. Also I'm in for bass and/or guitar, forgot to mention.
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ShoogaSlim posted:post your stuff
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stab posted:yes but have you guys come up with the most important part of a slam band? the offensive name? Tbh I think Vilerat is a pretty perfect name, but I'm also gonna nominate Orphans of Kyanka and Shmorky's Shame just to be safe. Maybe Fecal Lasagna as a fun throwback?
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stab posted:DECRANIAL KYANKAFICATION 
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Kvlt! posted:friends i need some help: I saw this meme, can anyone identify the bands I circled in yellow? Usnea, Forn, Body Void, Dragged Into Sunlight, something that looks Hebrew, and another one that I can't read because you covered it in a yellow circle and the image is like seven total pixels EFB and I missed the dupe
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Kaiho posted:Bought myself a decent set of speakers and am looking for records with good (not Transilvanian Hunger) production to test them out. With apologies to your neighbors: https://youtu.be/JmajFz_dRyQ
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henpod posted:They seem to be going back to their Clayman sound which is awesome Thread title plz
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So I'm just listening to the Halo Effect for the first time and holy poo poo is it ever taking me right back to high school when the only music I had in my car was a cassette tape with Colony on one side and Tokyo Showdown on the other. Weapons-grade nostalgia right there, goddamn.
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Stortregn - Finitude Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars Nuclear Power Trio - Wet rear end Plutonium Xoth - Exogalactic Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle Really wanted to like the new Kalmah and Scar Symmetry but ended up bouncing off of them. Didn't bother checking out the new In Flames or Insomnium because I lost interest in both bands ages ago but I heard that both albums are a nice return to form. Stortregn is probably my AotY even though the Horrendous album is a more impressive effort overall. Modal Auxiliary fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Dec 21, 2023 |
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gently caress me, that Gorod slipped right under my radar. I know what I’m listening to tonight. Thanks thread!
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Also the thread leans more toward traditional death and black than melodic/progressive IMO, might have something to do with it. Anyway, "Ghost of Perdition" was my partner's gateway to metal and now we listen to some truly wild poo poo together, thanks Mikael!
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X-Ray Pecs posted:There’s also a song called Stand Against the World, and between that and the Amid Evil DLC, it was a good year to get into Jojo. Don't sleep on Colony Drop, thread. I'm not a crossover thrash OR Gundam fan and this poo poo slaps.
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I'm out of the loop, what happened to Mikael?
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These popped up for me and they seem pretty solid: Chaos Sanctuary - Tech Stiriah - Meloblack Definitely a slower week for metal. Modal Auxiliary fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Dec 29, 2023 |
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Issaries posted:Dominum - Hey Living People (Power Metal) Panic! At the Slipknot's Gloryhammer
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Southern Cassowary posted:thought i missed a new portal album and got excited but it's an album called portal by a band called stiriah My bad, fixed. Also I'm old af so I always think of the Cynic offshoot when somebody mentions Portal and habitually forget that there's an Aussie band with the same name.
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stab posted:Arch Enemy  Have they done anything interesting since Burning Bridges? I bounced off Wages of Sin HARD.
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Issaries posted:Current Arch Enemy is completely unrecognizable if your only knowledge of the band is those older albums. Wow, that's pretty wild. Definitely felt a little flat to me instrumentally, but I like the new vocalist more than Angela. Also you lled me down a rabbit hole and I learned that the OG lineup got back together and called themselves Black Earth, continuing the In Flames trend of all my favorite high school bands getting back together with their original members. If I can get a Soilwork album with The Chainheart Machine's lineup I will be the happiest person in the world.
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Nightmare Cinema posted:Someone please form an egyptian sex metal band named Coptic Nut. I am in musical output mode right now, don't threaten me with a good time. Also here's some poo poo that slipped under my radar in 2023 for all my tech-inclined friends: Gridlink - Coronet Jupiter - Techgrind(?) Gorod - The Orb - Tech Demon King - Vesania - Blackened melotech(?) Carnosus - Visions of Infinihility - Neoclassical Tech Dyssebeia - Garden of Stillborn Idols - Progressive Melodic Tech Flub - Dream Worlds - Neoclassical Tech I loving love all of y'all, Metal Thread. May your new years be filled with blastbeats, gutturals, and sweep arpeggios. Modal Auxiliary fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Jan 2, 2024 |
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Count Thrashula posted:That's Grindcore House in Philly, they have great coffee Yo wtf when did this open up, I lived in West Philly for like 4 years and never saw it.
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Count Thrashula posted:13 years ago my friend My shame is immeasurable and my remorse knows no bounds.
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Vargatron posted:I'm the guy posted up on the balcony rail with my ear plugs in at the latest Death Metal show. Me too but also I play the ADA card so I usually get a chair/stool (which tbh is a win for everyone because I'm like 6'3"). Hooray for not aging out of death metal.
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X-Ray Pecs posted:What? The Bolt Thrower boys infamously bonked a few Nazis with a baseball bat at one of their shows. There's a great interview floating around somewhere about it.
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GWAR’s appeal transcends genre. I went to high school with two dudes who dressed like Eminem and listened exclusively to hip hop, but they’d literally drop everything and cross two state lines on a school night to get sprayed with fake blood and ejaculate at a GWAR show. GWAR did a Tiny Desk Concert, for gently caress’s sake.
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Vargatron posted:This track has a real King Diamond/Mercyful Fate vibe to the first minute that I really enjoy: The harmonized lead sound is so buttery in the most 80’s way possible and I love it. I took a minute to warm up to the cleanish vocals but now I’m super into the theatricality of it all. Great album.
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Time II is just a rerelease of Time I with 400% more “fade in: an ancient enchanted forest” synth interludes and all the guitar solos removed. Maybe we’ll get lucky and this one will have audible bass lol
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