The Official Metal Thread

[bballarl]

I totally forgot about the show at New Parish. I'm really bummed I missed it.

[SoulDischarge]

In an effort to constantly expand my musical horizons and give some balance to my listening habits so that I don't end up a middle aged candy raver, I'm making January a personal metal month and will be listening to at least two metal albums I've never heard every day. Recommendations are encouraged, especially any best of 2010 or best of the 00's type things. Old classics that shouldn't be passed up are encouraged as well. Things I've heard and liked from 2010 include Burzum, The Body, Shining, Black Boned Angel, Harvey Milk. Last night I listened to the Nachtmystium and Yakuza albums and more or less enjoyed those as well. I downloaded a lot of 2010 metal also, mostly stuff from Decibel's and Popmatters top metal lists. In general, I prefer noisier, weirder shit as opposed to more meatheady type stuff, although I'm not opposed to dumb fun or hardcore influenced metal.

[wmgaretjax]

I posted something that falls under the weirder/noisier classification on the last page. It's short and sweet.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

John recommended Nasum to me earlier this year with this song


and I really loved the entirety of the album, Shift

Also, check out Dystopia's Human = Garbage for some great sludge


I am sure i'll come up with more recs

[SoulDischarge]

I forgot stinkbutt already posted a '10 list.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

yeah, i really need to investigate those. i didn't really listen to a whole lot of metal records last year

[ficklecycle]

Morbid Angel is playing Scion's Rock Fest 2011 in Pomona.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoasts...rbid_angel.php

[seandigi]

Any of you guys plan on going to Sepultura show?

SEPULTURA tour dates for 2011:

US & Canada - BUY TICKETS HERE
Jan 13 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Jan 14 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Apr 18 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Apr 19 - Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
Apr 20 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC - CANADA
Apr 22 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr 23 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Apr 24 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Apr 25 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
Apr 26 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr 27 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
Apr 28 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apr 29 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Apr 30 - Rock the Ranch - San Antonio, TX NEW
May 01 - Clicks - Tyler, TX
May 02 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
May 03 - Trees - Dallas, TX
May 05 - Jake's - Lubbock, TX
May 06 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
May 07 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ (w/ D.R.I.)
May 08 - Club DV8 - Tucson, AZ (w/ D.R.I.)
May 09 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
May 10 - The Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
May 11 - The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center - San Francisco, CA
May 12 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
May 13 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
May 14 - The Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
May 16 - Gothic Theater - Englewood, CO
May 18 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
May 19 - Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, IL
May 20 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
May 21 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
May 22 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
May 23 - Expo Five - Louisville, KY
May 24 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
May 26 - The Zoo - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
May 27 - The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA
May 28 - Dickens - Calgary, AB - CANADA
May 29 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
May 31 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC - CANADA

Europe
Jun 24 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun 25 - Montabaur, Germany - Mach 1 Festival
Aug 06-08 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air

Brazil
Sep 25 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rock in Rio

I'm still wondering why they can't reunite with the original lineup? Max and Iggor have joined forces already with Cavalera Conspiracy. Don't know about you, but I'd love to see the real deal.

[bmack86]

I don't think Max has any interest in reuniting with them at this point, but I'd be there if it ever happened. That'd be such a blast.

[seandigi]

I'd pay good money to see Chaos AD, or any album for that matter, in its entirety. Sepultura without any of the Cavalera Bro's is just wrong.

[daxton]

I'm still wondering why they can't reunite with the original lineup? Max and Iggor have joined forces already with Cavalera Conspiracy. Don't know about you, but I'd love to see the real deal.

I don't think Max has any interest in reuniting with them at this point, but I'd be there if it ever happened. That'd be such a blast.

[seandigi]

There went my pipedream

[daxton]

I wouldn't pay to see them or travel too far. But, I'd certainly enjoy a free close by-ish show.

[mountmccabe]

In an effort to constantly expand my musical horizons and give some balance to my listening habits so that I don't end up a middle aged candy raver, I'm making January a personal metal month and will be listening to at least two metal albums I've never heard every day. Recommendations are encouraged, especially any best of 2010 or best of the 00's type things. Old classics that shouldn't be passed up are encouraged as well. Things I've heard and liked from 2010 include Burzum, The Body, Shining, Black Boned Angel, Harvey Milk. Last night I listened to the Nachtmystium and Yakuza albums and more or less enjoyed those as well. I downloaded a lot of 2010 metal also, mostly stuff from Decibel's and Popmatters top metal lists. In general, I prefer noisier, weirder shit as opposed to more meatheady type stuff, although I'm not opposed to dumb fun or hardcore influenced metal.

If you are still doing this I recommend the following

Abruptum - Obscuritatem Advoco Amplectere Me - Finnish black metal. The album is two 25 minute slabs of some of the least musical metal I've ever heard. Fantastic shit.

Anaal Nathrakh - The Codex Necro - Because whenever a band names themself after the Charm of Making you know they're crazy. Black metal that borders on grindcore.

I uploaded a Melechesh album (Emissaries) in the MLBMOTW thread earlier so hopefully you've already heard that, but if not, go there for a brighter black metal album.

Then listen to Dead as Dreams by Weakling. They are named after a Swans song and only put out the one album, which is sort of progressive black metal. The music is definitely black metal other than the extended multi-part songs.

[mountmccabe]

And I am glad you liked Shift, Drinkey! Have you heard and/or liked more Nasum and/or grind?

[stinkbutt]

Hey Coachella, why not a single heavy band this year?

[bmack86]

They did heavy, just in a different sense. Lightning Bolt will be heavy as fuck.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

And I am glad you liked Shift, Drinkey! Have you heard and/or liked more Nasum and/or grind?

I have not yet, at least not since that conversation. other grind acts that i have liked include Phobia, Excruciating Terror, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, and Scrotum Grinder.

I really need to get some new metal albums. that recent Burzum record, for example.

[sbconnection]

Lets keep this thread alive! Come on now people.

[stinkbutt]

Once Hellfest announces the rest of their lineup tomorrow, I'll be geeking out in here. That shit is already stacked, I wonder how the French metalheads get down

[sbconnection]

probably the same way any other metal head gets down..... drunken, long haired debauchery with a fist full of invisible oranges.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

It's too bad we don't have Hellfest in the US anymore. I never got to go, although i dreamed of making that trek to Syracuse one day.

[stinkbutt]

So yeah, probably doing this. A lot of the top billing isn't the best, but holy shit that undercard is amazing

[stinkbutt]

Having the big 3 German thrash bands into a reunited Coroner is major fucking win

[wmgaretjax]

wow. serious division between awesome and awful all over the place.

[sbconnection]

I saw this and crapped my pants....

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

That is a really incredible line up. I love that they've got something for everyone where metal is concerned

[paulb]

Are you joking me? What a lineup....cant believe they got Bad Brains and Iggy & the Stooges...

[obzen]

That lineup is stupid good.

Except for Disturbed, what the fuck were they thinking? And Cradle Of Filth, lulz - those guys are dicks.

[stinkbutt]

I saw this and crapped my pants....

Fuck Yes! When Valient Thorr is opening up a weekend you know it's gonna be a party

The first 2 stages are dual stages. So as soon as 1 band is done on the main, the other band starts up on the second. As much as I like this, it means having to hear Morbid Angel to get rail for Iggy

Edit: How has anyone yet to make fun of Mr. Big? Speaking of cheesey old farts, I'm totally gonna rock out to Scorpions and Priest. Fuck Ozzy though, I saw him in 2000 and 2001 with Sabbath, it was awful. I can't imagine he's gotten better