Saxon - Wheels Of SteelCryptopsy - None So Vile (been on my wishlist forever)Exodus - Bonded By BloodVoivod - Synchro Anarchy (doesn't count because it's new)
Pretty nice haul tbh I would blast any/all of these
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 2 June 2022 16:05 (two years ago) link
Now speaking of that Saxon choice, enjoy this from former board denizen Jeff T.
https://theshfl.com/guide/NWOBHM
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 June 2022 16:09 (two years ago) link
Absolutely digging EF Band lately, super hard rocking Swe/UK band and the second track on this is a go-hard instrumental on the level of Pink Fairies' "Raceway"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdCv5yr4PE
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:06 (two years ago) link
that's great! any more greasy hard rock in the Motorhead vein that people can recommend? I think it was unperson who mentioned Edgar Griffin's Late for an Early Grave. I would add The Men of Porn's Experiments in Feedback, more psych but very hard rocking in places, e.g.: https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/track/capp-street
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:12 (two years ago) link
Might wanna check out Zeke's Till The Living End (Motorhead but faster and punker) or maybe the band Man-Eaters, who have kind of a Detroit rock meets Motorhead vibe.
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:55 (two years ago) link
nice one, thanks, will do!
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 10 June 2022 09:58 (two years ago) link
Oh and Zadkiel from Japan are old school speed metal heavily indebted to Motorhead.
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 10 June 2022 11:50 (two years ago) link
Thread seems to have lost map
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 10 June 2022 14:25 (two years ago) link
Zeke are dope. I love how all their songs sound the same, it actually works for them.
A little cock rock influence amidst the Motorhead too
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Friday, 10 June 2022 14:36 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23rnAs9BHkk
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 16 June 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
only really started getting into death metal last year, getting into the classics after the fact has been really wonderful.Gorguts - ObscuraSuch an insane tech death onslaught. The drumming on this album is something else. Demilich - NespitheJust classic tech death here, what an amazing album.Incantation - Diabolical ConquestDeath brutality!! **Bonus random non-DM im into rn***Hell - HellSludgy kinda raw doom.. vocals get raspy/kinda BM-y
― brimstead, Thursday, 22 September 2022 01:14 (two years ago) link
That Demilich is truly a unique piece.
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 01:15 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not even a metal guy and I dig that Demilich...
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Thursday, 22 September 2022 02:11 (two years ago) link
Diabolical Conquest is such an unbelievably heavy album. Love it.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 22 September 2022 02:26 (two years ago) link
Underrated in their ouevre.
Amazing album cover too.
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 04:20 (two years ago) link
It was the first album of theirs I ever heard, so it's always been a favorite. That 17-minute song at the end is just absurdly glorious.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 22 September 2022 12:44 (two years ago) link
Misread thread title as "random old men you are loving"
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 22 September 2022 21:19 (two years ago) link
can't it be both
― i eat ass with a knife and fork (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 September 2022 22:53 (two years ago) link
judging by the audience at most of the shows I go to it is
― beard papa, Friday, 23 September 2022 00:15 (two years ago) link
I find it really funny when fans of dark and/or heavy music describe music in ways that sounds almost insulting, like: "that bassline is pure evil" "that riff is absolutely despicable""that guitar solo is reprehensible"
You have to know they like the music to see the compliment but it tickles me
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 25 December 2022 02:12 (one year ago) link
I found a bunch of old gig tickets. Good times.
https://i.imgur.com/OfuDgkl.jpg
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 2 January 2023 18:13 (one year ago) link
those are some primo shows. thanks for sharing!
totally forgot about PItchshifter.
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Monday, 2 January 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
Looks like I saw them twice in 1994! Big live band.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 2 January 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
that Prong ticket font should've been their official logo
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 3 January 2023 09:53 (one year ago) link
Dug up Vattnet Viskar’s «Settler» from 2015. That’s a beautiful record.
― Mule, Thursday, 5 January 2023 09:45 (one year ago) link
I forgot about them. They blew me away when I saw them open for 1349
― paranormal bully romance (Neanderthal), Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:45 (one year ago) link
I'm going through the Obituary catalog in reverse chronological order in preparation for the new album, which comes out next Friday. The 2017 self-titled album rules so fucking hard.
https://obituary.bandcamp.com/album/obituary
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 5 January 2023 16:21 (one year ago) link
I actually haven't listened to much beyond music videos on youtube but I've always liked what I heard. I thought he must be better known for his film work but in one of the concerts it looks like a big audience, so maybe not. Also fronted a band called The Mad. Altogether he doesn't have a huge discography.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRF9jLIG8cs
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 3 April 2023 23:36 (one year ago) link
The Mad have huge gaps of years in their discography. A late 70s CBGBs band too.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 3 April 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link
Very much enjoying the old punky Motorhead speed metal vibes from this Dum Dum Bullet demo collection; it sounds like shit but it rules.
https://cameleonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dum-dum-bullet
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 6 April 2023 10:05 (one year ago) link
I was in a metal mood today, I didn't really find the spot immediately but now I've put on Samael - Ceremony of Opposites. It's a good companion to Rotting Christ, which is my go-to for mid-tempo metal grooves with hooks and gothic atmosphere.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 6 April 2023 13:46 (one year ago) link
Ceremony of Opposites is one of my all time favourites.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 6 April 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
Yeah that's a great one!
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 8 April 2023 14:16 (one year ago) link
Desultory - Into EternitySwedish death metal from 93, melodic and intense with some remnants of thrash, totally wins me over
― Nabozo, Thursday, 20 April 2023 13:00 (one year ago) link
It's heartbreaking there wasn't a few more Watchtower albums after Control And Resistance with the same line-up.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 9 July 2023 00:23 (one year ago) link
i'm finally digging into eagle twin - 'the thundering heard: songs of hoof and horn' from 2018. they are hometown heroes. this is so fucking great. i should have gone to a lot more of their shows. craving a metal show tonight tbqfh.
― ꙮ (map), Saturday, 21 October 2023 17:51 (eleven months ago) link
this over and over and over. cuz sooooo friggin' awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzHwtnvhdag
― scott seward, Saturday, 21 October 2023 18:01 (eleven months ago) link
I guess it's not really super old, but I've been listening to and appreciating how great old Leviathan and Lurker of Chalice were today; and really wishing guy had not gone off the deep end and turned out to be a total dick.
― Sam Burnt-Friedman (beard papa), Monday, 6 November 2023 21:03 (ten months ago) link
Speaking of him, I just recently saw this tidbit in Wikipedia about the old NES game, Skate of Die 2. I had no idea.
The skater seen on the cover art is Jef Whitehead, who would years later become known for being the sole member of the black metal project Leviathan.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Skate_or_Die_2_Cover.PNG
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 6 November 2023 21:10 (ten months ago) link
That is weird and hilarious
― beard papa, Monday, 6 November 2023 21:12 (ten months ago) link
lol the FUCK?
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Monday, 6 November 2023 21:13 (ten months ago) link
ho-leeeey SHIIIIIT
classic child star trajectory, I guess?
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Tuesday, 7 November 2023 04:26 (ten months ago) link
I seen someone tweeting that a lot of later albums by beloved metal bands get a ridiculously overdue reappraisal and people eventually come around and say that those later albums were actually great all along. Is this a real thing? Is it a resistance to stylistic changes?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 12 November 2023 13:22 (ten months ago) link
Maybe, but that's not specific to metal? At some point every single long-running artist will have some eloquent writer passionately challenging the canon.
The passage of time also gradually blunts the cultural impact of the breakthrough material of bands - someone today discovering the Rolling Stones, they don't care about what they meant in the cultural landscape of the day. If the 60s rock revolution means nothing to you, "Sticky Fingers" and "Steel Wheels" are both just blues rock records by a the same guys.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 12 November 2023 14:05 (ten months ago) link
I feel like in the music culture I grew up with (NME and Uncut kind of music) it was expected/encouraged that good bands changed a lot* and when I was getting into metal it seemed like there was some expectation that if you want to make a real departure you start a side project.
* I don't think this was entirely good because some artists can fruitfully milk a style for a longer time, changing style each album is an extremely artificial and potentially repressive way to do things
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 12 November 2023 17:57 (ten months ago) link
The passage of time also gradually blunts the cultural impact of the breakthrough material of bands - someone today discovering the Rolling Stones, they don't care about what they meant in the cultural landscape of the day. If the 60s rock revolution means nothing to you, "Sticky Fingers" and "Steel Wheels" are both just blues rock records by the same guys.
This is a key factor and something I think about a lot. Every Metallica album is someone's first Metallica album. If your first Metallica album was ReLoad, you're gonna receive Kill 'Em All very differently — if you ever bother listening to it at all.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Sunday, 12 November 2023 18:27 (ten months ago) link
2023 has been the year i discovered sepultura, specifically roots. what an insanely great album. i see the brothers cavalera are coming to my city early next year. i might have to check that out. anyone know anything about that?
― ꙮ (map), Sunday, 12 November 2023 19:07 (ten months ago) link
i keep trying with metallica but i just can't do it for some reason. maybe next year.
― ꙮ (map), Sunday, 12 November 2023 19:08 (ten months ago) link
The Cavalera Brothers show this year was my favorite of the year. Playing Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation in its entirety.
If that's the tour, definitely go.
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 November 2023 00:05 (ten months ago) link
awesome, thanks.
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 13 November 2023 00:08 (ten months ago) link