So I'm headed for another big rotation change. Here's what I'm grabbing so far:
Helheim - Asgards Fall Weapon - From the Devil's Tomb Harmful - Cause Zoroaster - Matador Atheist - Jupiter Cough - Ritual Abuse Diesto - High as the Sun Star One - Victims of the Modern Age Sargeist - Let the Devil In Black Sun - Twilight of the Gods Martolea - Noaptea Dihaniilor God Dethroned - Under the Sign of the Iron Cross Borean Dusk - Borean Dusk Dawnbringer - Nucleus Triptykon - Shatter Melechesh - The Epigenesis Obscure Infinity - The Dawn of Winter Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm Triosphere - The Road Less Traveled Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
If you couldn't guess, this also serves as my "to-do" list. :P
Well, I haven't heard it yet, so no bro grabs just yet. I used to like Atheist, but I'm really falling out of love with tech death. Every now and then the mood strikes me, but I'm really moving in that moody (but still aggressive) post-black/sludge/drone/noise/doom direction.
Has anyone ever listened to the Disfear album Live the Storm?
Best metal album I've heard in a long time. As a guitar player I typically like 'widdily widdily widdily" which this album doesn't have much of but.. my gawd is it an amazing album. Just listen to "In Exodus."
Also: I tend to like classic metal (Sabbath and such) or something like Live the Storm. I don't really like 'singing' in newer heavier metal. It tends to sound too emo-choir boy if that makes any sense. So many people have that breathy fake-angsty Britney Spears influenced singing style that started around a decade ago.
I have a new Christmas tradition: On the full moon of December or, if the weather does not permit, the fullest moon possible, I will go for a walk in the woods at midnight while listening to Sunn O))).
I'm going to post some quick thoughts about some of the albums I mentioned previously.
Helheim -Asgards Fall
Very cool and folkly. A little on the bleak and grim side. Nice interludes. Helheim continues to impress me.
Zoroaster -Matador
Not terribly "metal," but pretty cool overall. Some nice stoner hard rock.
Atheist -Jupiter
Like I said before, nicely technical without being too pretentious. I wouldn't call it amazing, but it is very well-executed.
Cough -Ritual Abuse
These guys were a total unknown to me, and I dug it a lot. They have a fairly abrasive and aggressive sludgy doomy kind of sound. Very big riffs. This one demands multiple listens; I'll be starting my second listen on it not too far from now.
Star One -Victims of the Modern Age
I'm on the fence about this one. It's some very nice proggy power metal, but the use of synth is a bit much sometimes. There are also times when one part of a song is totally out of place with the rest of the song. The title track is very guilty of that. However, I'd say the album is solid overall. Not ground-breaking, but if you like that progressive Savatage/Queensryche-inspired metal (I'm looking at you, Rym), this is definitely for you.
Martolea -Noaptea Dihaniilor
This is weird. It's almost instrumental and almost doom and almost folk, but not quite any one of those. The album is free - legally - so you might as well check it out.
God Dethroned -Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
I've always had a soft spot for these guys. This album is not ground-breaking, but if you like good ol' death metal, this album is for you.
Dawnbringer -Nucleus
This is another strange album. It's in that vein of the classic metal revival that's getting very big, but it's also not quite classic metal. Imagine an updated version of Motorhead, and you're thinking along the right lines. I'd say it's worth checking out. I think I'll give it one more listen before I pass final judgment on it.
Inquisition -Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
This could be the best album of 2010, and maybe one of the best black metal albums ever. Just get it and listen to it. It's flawless.
Kamelot -Poetry for the Poisoned
I'm not sure if I've lost my taste for Kamelot or if they've just lost their touch, but this album sucks. I only made it through half the album before I got bored and switched back to Inquisition. Someone who really digs Kamelot should tell me if this is actually a bad album or if I'm just past this sort of music. In any event, this one is not recommended.
I'm not sure if I've lost my taste for Kamelot or if they've just lost their touch, but this album sucks. I only made it through half the album before I got bored and switched back to Inquisition. Someone who really digs Kamelot should tell me if this is actually a bad album or if I'm just past this sort of music. In any event, this one is not recommended.
Yeah, this not even close to their best, some tracks I like but overall this album is really meh, I'll stick with the Black Halo for my Kamelot fix.
Anyone have a favorite metal album of 2010 pick? Looking for some new metal.
So far, here's what I've dug the most, starting with "OMFG THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER" at the top:
Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit Ihsahn - After Finntroll - Nifelvind Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones Nachtmystium - Addicts: Black Meddle Part II Helheim - Asgards Fall Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
I'm not sure if I've lost my taste for Kamelot or if they've just lost their touch, but this album sucks. I only made it through half the album before I got bored and switched back to Inquisition. Someone who really digs Kamelot should tell me if this is actually a bad album or if I'm just past this sort of music. In any event, this one is not recommended.
Yeah, this not even close to their best, some tracks I like but overall this album is really meh, I'll stick with the Black Halo for my Kamelot fix.
Agreed. "Zodiac" and "So Long" are the only things on this album I like. The rest is kind of uninspired and same-y, and what in the fuck is up with the voiceovers in "Dear Editor" and "Incubus?" Barf. It seems the band really needs the direction provided by a concept album (like Epica and Black Halo, which are based on Faust.) In my opinion, Ghost Opera didn't live up to their previous stuff either, so to have that followed by an album like Poetry is really disappointing.
Anyone have a favorite metal album of 2010 pick? Looking for some new metal.
So far, here's what I've dug the most, starting with "OMFG THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER" at the top:
Inquisition -Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm Blind Guardian -At the Edge of Time Agalloch -Marrow of the Spirit Ihsahn -After Finntroll -Nifelvind Triptykon -Eparistera Daimones Nachtmystium -Addicts: Black Meddle Part II Helheim -Asgards Fall Deathspell Omega -Paracletus
HOW THE FUCK DID I FORGET IMMOLATION?
Majesty and Decay is one of the finest death metal records ever released. I'd stick it up there above Agalloch and under Blind Guardian. Phenomenal album.
New metal albums I'm looking forward to in 2011: Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising Korpiklaani - Ukon Wacka Nightwish - [TBA] Maybe System of a Down? Skindred - Union Black Alestorm - Back Through Time Rush - Clockwork Angels (fuck you, Rush is fuckin' metal) Diablo Swing Orchestra -[TBA] Rammstein - [TBA] Metallica maybe? Wikipedia basically says they're working on it, but that's all.
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Helheim - Asgards Fall
Weapon - From the Devil's Tomb
Harmful - Cause
Zoroaster - Matador
Atheist - Jupiter
Cough - Ritual Abuse
Diesto - High as the Sun
Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
Sargeist - Let the Devil In
Black Sun - Twilight of the Gods
Martolea - Noaptea Dihaniilor
God Dethroned - Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
Borean Dusk - Borean Dusk
Dawnbringer - Nucleus
Triptykon - Shatter
Melechesh - The Epigenesis
Obscure Infinity - The Dawn of Winter
Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
Triosphere - The Road Less Traveled
Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
If you couldn't guess, this also serves as my "to-do" list. :P
Best metal album I've heard in a long time. As a guitar player I typically like 'widdily widdily widdily" which this album doesn't have much of but.. my gawd is it an amazing album. Just listen to "In Exodus."
Also: I tend to like classic metal (Sabbath and such) or something like Live the Storm. I don't really like 'singing' in newer heavier metal. It tends to sound too emo-choir boy if that makes any sense. So many people have that breathy fake-angsty Britney Spears influenced singing style that started around a decade ago.
However, I have a better recommendation:
This is a band called Inquisition. You should listen to them. They're sort of really fucking awesome.
Also:
e: Although walking around my neighborhood at night would probably be just as scary.
I'm in love with instrumental metal.
Anyone have a favorite metal album of 2010 pick? Looking for some new metal.
Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
Ihsahn - After
Finntroll - Nifelvind
Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Nachtmystium - Addicts: Black Meddle Part II
Helheim - Asgards Fall
Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
Majesty and Decay is one of the finest death metal records ever released. I'd stick it up there above Agalloch and under Blind Guardian. Phenomenal album.
New metal albums I'm looking forward to in 2011:
Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
Korpiklaani - Ukon Wacka
Nightwish - [TBA]
Maybe System of a Down?
Skindred - Union Black
Alestorm - Back Through Time
Rush - Clockwork Angels (fuck you, Rush is fuckin' metal)
Diablo Swing Orchestra -[TBA]
Rammstein - [TBA]
Metallica maybe? Wikipedia basically says they're working on it, but that's all.
Dream Theater-[tba]