Music: Official Metal Thread VII

[Communal Blood]

@Hivemind indeed.

Iceland has been releasing some great black metal in recent years. Guðveiki, Skáphe, Wormlust, Misþyrming and so on.

 

[Hivemind]

New Pissgrave.

Love seeing Phillyheads getting the recognition they deserve.

 

[Hivemind]

Iceland has been releasing some great black metal in recent years. Guðveiki, Skáphe, Wormlust, Misþyrming and so on.

Skaphe is from Philadelphia.

Edit; Well, was. He recently moved.

 

[Communal Blood]

Love seeing Phillyheads getting the recognition they deserve.

I don't listen to death metal all that much anymore, but Pissgrave is signed to a fantastic label and their horrific choices for album covers led me to check them out.

 

[Hivemind]

My roommates latest band:
Fungal Warfare Upon All Life, by Blood Spore

While I'm at it, here are a couple dudes from my neighborhood/one prior roommate:
Track Premiere: Moros - 'Every Day is Worse Than the Last' | Decibel Magazine

 

[Hivemind]

While I'm on the Philly hype train, everyone's favorite Dracula punks have a new record out:
Satan Spits on Children of Light, by DEVIL MASTER

 

[Communal Blood]

New Misery Index

 

[God King Fudge]

I've already found this year to be super good for metal stuff. Tons of releases I've enjoyed so far. Favorites are below.

Mastif - Plague
King Apathy - Wounds
Ad Patres - A Brief Introduction to Human Experiments
Malist - In the Catacombs of Time
Cartographs - Wilt & Blossom
Saqra's Cult - The 9th King

 

[Ouroboros]

Funereal Presence - Achatius

It's still early, but this is likely the album of the year. How do you accurately describe an album like this - one which has so embraced first wave black metal aesthetics, but is simultaneously so inspired and 'out-there'? Progressive atavism? This picks up where 80's peculiarities like Master's Hammer and Tormentor left off, fuses it with a dose of muscular trad/speed inspired riffs and blends it into a witches brew of malefic revelry. On paper it shouldn't work, but in practice it's nearly perfect. Like a horrible medieval woodcut come to life.

For fans of: Bathory circa Under The Sign Of The Black Mark/Blood Fie Death, early Master's Hammer, Mortuary Drape, Tormentor's Anno Domini demo, Negative Plane, Mercyful Fate.

 

[Communal Blood]

Funereal Presence - Achatius

It's still early, but this is likely the album of the year. How do you accurately describe an album like this - one which has so embraced first wave black metal aesthetics, but is simultaneously so inspired and 'out-there'? Progressive atavism? This picks up where 80's peculiarities like Master's Hammer and Tormentor left off, fuses it with a dose of muscular trad/speed inspired riffs and blends it into a witches brew of malefic revelry. On paper it shouldn't work, but in practice it's nearly perfect. Like a horrible medieval woodcut come to life.

For fans of: Bathory circa Under The Sign Of The Black Mark/Blood Fie Death, early Master's Hammer, Mortuary Drape, Tormentor's Anno Domini demo, Negative Plane, Mercyful Fate.

I listened to that the other day; it's pretty good. I've always wanted more cowbell in my black metal.

 

[God King Fudge]

Some really, really solid albums out already this year. Shaping up to be a good one.

 

[Hivemind]

Full Moros stream:
Exclusive Stream: Moros's New Record Is Miserable As Hell — Kerrang!

 

[Communal Blood]

Solid black metal LP.

 

[Hivemind]

Latest Dead to a Dying World is quality

 

[Vordus]

 

[Communal Blood]

Some new Tomb Mold.

 

[Hivemind]

Really enjoying these

 

[Communal Blood]

Like that Traveler album. Good stuff.

 

[Hivemind]

Also this one. Featuring a member of Satan


I know it's a trend, but 2019 has been a good year for the traditional heavy metal revival

 

[Hivemind]

Like a million years after this was first written, Infernal Stronghold's final album is finally released to the world

 

[OilerPensfan97]

 

[YamCork]

This band is pretty awesome, 20 Buck Spin is a great label for metal.

 

[Hivemind]

This weekend is gonna be a good time

 

[God King Fudge]

That new Tomb Mold, boys.

 

[Hivemind]

That new Tomb Mold, boys.

They're playing Philly tonight, but it sold out. Currently scrambling to buy a ticket. Would be the third or fourth time this year I've seen them, but they absolutely kill it every time. Really on top of their game right now.