The Official Metal Thread

[fastmusicfan]

Anyone who likes Torche should definitely check out FLOOR, the singer/guitarist's earlier band. Really great and not well known.

[bmack86]

I listened to the new Pig Destroyer while walking to and from work today. It's phenomenal. The first four songs are the most brutal grindcore I've heard in quite awhile, then the rest of the album opens up and stretches out. Boston Strangler is one of the best rock songs I've heard in a long, long time. The riffs are just brilliant.

[Spooks]

I listened to the new Pig Destroyer while walking to and from work today. It's phenomenal. The first four songs are the most brutal grindcore I've heard in quite awhile, then the rest of the album opens up and stretches out. Boston Strangler is one of the best rock songs I've heard in a long, long time. The riffs are just brilliant.

I just listened to their new album as well. Fuckin brutal! You can see their full set from last week here....

http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/vie...et-at-cmj-2012

[bballarl]

Pretty excited for Converge/Torche/Kvelertak on Friday.

[stinkbutt]

Baltimore Strangler is hands down the best metal track I have heard this year, next level shit

Wow....Von are back?! 1st American black metal band from SF!!!

They left?

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Converge almost pulled a Baroness 2 days when their bus hit black ice

From Facebook:

Yesterday, after ten hours of driving, we hit black ice in the Oregon mountains. We were forced to crash into a highway divider in order to keep from sliding under 18 wheelers. Though we were all alright, we were precariously stuck facing the wrong direction on the highway for a few hours. With a little ingenuity and the help of a highway worker with some tow chains, we managed to pry our bumper off our front wheels. A few hours later, we were back on the road. Never take anything for granted. Just got to Seattle, time for a positive show. Thanks people.

Super scary! So glad they're okay. bummed I'm gonna be out of town when that tour makes it to L.A. this weekend.

[stinkbutt]

I had no idea about this, but I may come out for it. Anyone know of anything else going on around the same time that would make this trip more worthwhile?

[ocbruin84]

^



killswitch engage is getting back with their original singer and going to play the 'alive or just breathing' album in full

[IceyHotshot]

I had no idea about this, but I may come out for it. Anyone know of anything else going on around the same time that would make this trip more worthwhile?

I'm going to this as well, I'm not a huge metal fan (I don't dislike it, but never really got into it for some reason) but I really love Sunn O))) and I'm listening to the new High on Fire now and it kicks ass. Hoping for good things from the other bands too, gonna check them out after I'm finished with this album. Let me know if you come and we'll meet up, I know a couple other boardies are interested as well.

[obzen]

Muse, you're not Deftones, stop covering them -- stop it.

[ocbruin84]

In the So Cal metalcore/deathcore department, the singer of Suicide Silence is dead.

[stinkbutt]

Wow, not suprised I guess, sad though

[ocbruin84]

motorcycle accident

[stinkbutt]

So Napalm Death has still got it after 30 years, they totally upstaged Exhumed and Municipal Waste tonight! This was a fucking party and a half, I would highly recommend this tour to anyone that is even slightly a fan of any of these bands.

Highlight of the night

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

"Nazi Punks" was probably the highlight of their Primavera set. I agree, totally fucking impressed with their show now. Their energy and ability to sustain entire sets at that blistering pace and complete raging intensity at their age is surprising and amazing.

[vulcandeathgrip]

New Cult Of Luna out 25th Jan 2013

This makes me very happy.

New track is awesome -

https://soundcloud.com/indierecordin...a-i-the-weapon

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

This is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. Seriously, this is so fucking cool.

[stinkbutt]

Woah!

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

That drummer itself would be amazing behind a band that doesn't have a live drummer. Liturgy needs to hire that.

[bmack86]

So I've got a bunch of freeleech tokens that I've gotta use up. Recommend me some classic and contemporary metal albums that you guys think of as essential. Doesn't matter what genre, and feel free to mention things even if you think I may have heard it, as there are some serious gaps in my classic metal knowledge.

[jeffp1717]

Should I be ashamed of how much I am loving Painkiller right now? I've never been able to fully get into Judas Priest, which is odd considering how much I love Maiden, but this is just awesome.

[stinkbutt]

No you shouldn't, that album is rad. Bryan I would suggest any Mercyful Fate and the first 2 King Diamond albums, but these are kinda half assed suggestions and really not for everyone. I will try and think of some later when I get home

[Pea]

Painkiller is one of the best metal albums ever made. I haven't listened to Priest in over half a decade, but they really have a solid run of albums from the 80's to early 90's. I can't really speak to the 70's and 2000's albums though. Check out Screaming for Vengeance next if you haven't heard it yet.

[bmack86]

No you shouldn't, that album is rad. Bryan I would suggest any Mercyful Fate and the first 2 King Diamond albums, but these are kinda half assed suggestions and really not for everyone. I will try and think of some later when I get home

Those were actually the first things I snagged. I will check Jeff's Priest rec.

[jeffp1717]

I've listened to a good portion of the '80s material but nothing ever grabbed me quite like this. I was pretty floored by it. Maybe it's that entry point into being able to get wrapped up in their other work a bit more, though. I'll go back and revisit Screaming For Vengeance, Pea.

[bmack86]

Screaming for Vengeance is the one I'm most familiar with. It's good, but Priest has never really stuck with me in any major sort of way.

[jeffp1717]

Same here, Bryan. I was always really heavy into Maiden (to the point where I was blowing all my money doing blanks and postage swaps with people in England for rare bootlegs in like ninth grade and, as an old friend reminded me when we were catching up the other day, making "the band" clumsily shred through "Infinite Dreams" as it hit midnight one New Year's Eve) and I always took the stance of one or the other between them and Priest for some reason. Obviously nothing will ever touch Maiden in my book but I've since come around to the idea that there's a lot of great stuff to tap into in Priest's catalog.

[roboticwaltz]

Opeth tour dates. Lol @ the Canyon Club in Agoura.

Apr 18 THE TOWN BALLROOM Buffalo, NY
Apr 19 Palladium Downstairs Worcester, MA
Apr 20 New England Metal & Hardcore fest. Worcester, MA
Apr 21 Capitol Quebec City, Canada
Apr 23 Halifax Forum Multi Purpose Centre Halifax, Canada
Apr 24 Casino New Brunswick Moncton, Canada
Apr 26 Guelph Concert Theater Guelph, Canada
Apr 27 Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
Apr 28 Upstate Concert Hall Clifton Park, NY
Apr 29 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Apr 30 Norva Theater Norfolk, VA
May 02 Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 03 State Theatre St Petersburg, FL
May 04 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
May 05 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
May 06 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
May 08 Buster's Billiards & Backroom Lexington, KY
May 09 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
May 10 The Machine Shop Flint, MI
May 11 Mojoes Joliet, IL
May 12 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
May 14 The Venue Fargo, ND
May 15 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
May 16 Pop's East St Louis, IL
May 17 Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE
May 18 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
May 20 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
May 21 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
May 23 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
May 24 The Roxy Los Angeles, CA
May 25 The Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
May 26 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA

[zircona1]

So I've got a bunch of freeleech tokens that I've gotta use up. Recommend me some classic and contemporary metal albums that you guys think of as essential. Doesn't matter what genre, and feel free to mention things even if you think I may have heard it, as there are some serious gaps in my classic metal knowledge.

Slayer - Reign in Blood

[bmack86]

One of my favorites from middle school. I had a radio show on 6/6/06, and we only played Slayer for two hours.