The Official Metal Thread

[nyarlathotoats]

Anyone heard the new Ihsahn album yet? As much as I miss Emperor, this guy keeps churning out some brilliant solo stuff. I pretty much knew on my first listen that this would likely be in my top ten for the year.

God, i'm so out of touch with my metal, I didn't even know he has a new record out. After was fucking heavy as fuck, so this one is sure to be bad ass.

(Off to search for download....)

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Pelican is playing a free show tomorrow afternoon at the Glass House. Go to the Scion website, click Metal and RSVP. I'm hoping to make it.

If you go to that make sure to check out Black Breath!!!!

[stinkbutt]

Valient Thorr/Holy Grail/Royal Thunder/The Kickass were all an amazing party tonight! Don't miss this tour!!

I am also fucking loving this band more and more

[nathanfairchild]

I finally got to see Liturgy yesterday afternoon. I've been wanting to see them for awhile now since their latest album was one of my favorite albums released last year. There were only like 50 people in the audience, which isn't terribly surprising since they were on at 1pm and they were te first band to play that day, but it didn't seem to bother them. They sounded pretty good too. I didn't know that their drummer had left the band, so it was odd to see them performing with a drum track. I hope they find a replacement soon because it sounds off without live drums. Got to talk with them after their set and they seem like pretty cool guys. Real appreciative to the people that showed up for their set.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Damn, that really sucks about the drummer, he was the best part when i saw them.

[sbconnection]

Yeah, there wasn't a drummer for the Primavera set either. It kinda made it seem a little unprofessional to just play with a drum track. The two guys completely slayed the audience though, people were still with pure shock and amazement.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I was at one of the first ever Eagles of Death Metal shows, and instead of Josh being there on drums they had the drum tracks on a CD being played by a discman sitting on a chair next to Jesse. Several times he stopped songs and started the tracks over again.

[stinkbutt]

Randy Blythe from LOG was arrested in Prague and charged with manslaughter the other day

[nathanfairchild]

guess i should be glad i passed on getting tickets to their show with gojira this september.

[nyarlathotoats]

Randy Blythe from LOG was arrested in Prague and charged with manslaughter the other day

WTF?! Jesus, that came from nowhere.

[ocbruin84]

so metal

[obzen]

That waltz in The Demon's Name is Surveillance is a dick.

[Neighborhood Creep]

As seen on EyeHateGod and Arson Anthem's FB page

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Andy Rehfeldt always does a bitchin job on these silly things


And in other news, there's a new Old Man Gloom album out! I have it, but haven't listened to it yet.

[Down Rodeo]

The Old Man Gloom album is amazing. I listened once and immediately loved it.

There's also a new Agalloch EP out there, folks. Get on it right away, it's fantastic.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I guess the new Baroness leaked but I couldn't find a link...BUT NPR is streaming it. I'm on the second song now I really like it:

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/08/156292...llow-and-green

It's very different in that it's much less instrumental-focused, but the heart is all there.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

OLD MAN GLOOM 2012 West Coast Tour Dates

09/03 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ William Fowler Collins, Sad Vicious, & Ides Of Gemini
09/04 San Diego, CA @ @ Soda Bar w/ William Fowler Collins, Sad Vicious, & Ides of Gemini
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ William Fowler Collins & Sad Vicious
09/08 Seattle, WA @ Highline Bar

(and maybe a couple more...)

The album is fucking spectacular!

[bballarl]

1. I am really excited for the new Krallice album.

2. The new Dawnbringer album, Into the Lair of the Sun God, totally rules. Any album about a warrior who decides to kill the sun is worth a listen in my book.

[stinkbutt]

Their last album Nucleus is really good too

[nyarlathotoats]

News for anyone into the doom metal giants :

U.K. doom metal veterans MY DYING BRIDE have set "A Map Of All Our Failures" as the title of their new album, due on October 15 In Europe and October 16 in the U.S. via Peaceville Records on CD, double vinyl and special-edition CD/DVD. The CD eas recorded and mixed at Futureworks Studios in Manchester, England with the band's longtime production partner Rob "Mags" Magoolagan at the helm.

[stinkbutt]

Nice

[bmack86]

New Twilight album is in the early stages, and Thurston Moore may be part of the band.

It's official. Thurston is part of the band, they're working on getting Malefic as well.

[stinkbutt]

St. Vitus, Weedeater, and Sourvein are going on what is probably going to be the best metal tour this year, there is a poster somewhere

I am glad I waited for Maryland Deathfest instead of buying tickets for Coachella, lineup so far:

VENOM (UK) - Exclusive US headlining show.
CARCASS (UK) - Exclusive US show.
MANILLA ROAD
RIGHTEOUS PIGS - Exclusive US reunion show.
PENTAGRAM
ANTAEUS (France) - Exclusive US show.
INTEGRITY
CONVULSE (Finland) - Exclusive US show.
AOSOTH (France) - Exclusive US show.
PELICAN
MIDNIGHT
!TOOH! (Czech Republic) - Exclusive US show.
MORGION
KOMMANDANT
AHUMADO GRANUJO (Czech Republic)
REPULSION
PAGAN ALTAR (UK) - Exclusive US show!
BROKEN HOPE
PIG DESTROYER
VINTERLAND (Sweden) - Exclusive US show!
WEEDEATER
GRIDE (Czech Republic)
LOSS

[bballarl]

The Mutilation Rites album is fucking awesome. Check out Empyrean here:

http://soundcloud.com/pitchfork/sets...es-empyrean-1/

[stinkbutt]

This was finally repressed, so happy I found a copy today

[nathanfairchild]

apparently Baroness were in a bus crash. 3 of their members are in the hospital.

[stinkbutt]

Yeah, John has a broken arm and leg. It's sad, but luckily no one was seriously injured or killed

[stinkbutt]

Also I am so ungodly excited to see Earth with fucking Eagle Twin at my favorite venue! I figured Eagle Twin was just doing a one off at that Southern Lord festival

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Baroness are in good spirits.

[Down Rodeo]

The new Ash Borer and Nachtmystium albums absolutely slay. As of now, I'm partial to the former, but only by a hair. That is all.