The official METAL thread (Hail Satan)

[mytzlplk]

here's another 09, then later its OLD SCHOOL times, watch for it

http://www.mediafire.com/?jmmjwvxymmw
Merrimack-Grey Rigorism (modern black metal, doesn't reinvent the wheel here, but it doesn't need to)

[Elephant]

If any of you like your death metal progressive with jazzy elements (Atheist and Cynic are two of my favorite bands) you should check out Coprofago from Chile. This may be old news, who knows, but just in case:

Unorthodox Creative Criteria (2005)



http://www.mediafire.com/?jgzlunq4zeq


Genesis (2000)



http://www.mediafire.com/?zzhme0egmxj


Images of Despair (1999)



http://www.mediafire.com/?ydz2nmmgzmw


Progressive riffs, brutal vocals, an outstanding technical bassist, insane drumming, and weird from-out-nowhere Django Reinhardt blink-and-you-miss-them breakdowns.

[mytzlplk]

Got all those, and love them, really good stuff.

[Bud Onkadonk]

Hilarious that you just posted that Merrimack. They're playing right now. The fact I'm here posting this should give you an indication of how exciting they are.

Zzzzz

Thanks for the Hail of Bullets, been meaning to find that for a while.

[mytzlplk]

The Merrimack is a damn good album.
Hail of Bullets is definitely on the snooze side for me.


http://www.mediafire.com/?bwn0emqml0m
Imperator-The Time Before Time (absolutlely overlooked death metal classic here)


http://www.mediafire.com/?ttknnbyqv3y
Disgrace-Grey Misery (another lost death metal gem)

[Dalen]

gotta agree, Merrimack are terrible.

[mytzlplk]

*shrug* can't please all the people all the time
I get the feeling a lot of people don't like them because they have crystal clear production, or they aren't "trve" or whatever, it's just good black metal to me, up there with the best of 09.

[Dalen]

Disgrace are one of the finest Finnish bands ever though.

[Dalen]

*shrug* can't please all the people all the time
I get the feeling a lot of people don't like them because they have crystal clear production, or they aren't "trve" or whatever, it's just good black metal to me, up there with the best of 09.

Immortal have crystal clear production as well, and rule. Merrimack just can't write interesting songs.

[Dalen]

http://rs410.rapidshare.com/files/30050 ... d-2009.rar

CRUCIFIST - Demon Haunted World - 2009



Featuring bassist Danny Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH etc.) and guitarist John Gallo (of US doom lords ORODRUIN), Crucifist’s debut album was a long time coming until finally, after several opportunities fell through for the band, Profound Lore came in to help the band finally get this album of theirs out, after we pretty much salivated after hearing the material that inevitably would grace this head/fist banging feast.

A sinister mix of old school blackness that reference such elite acts as CELTIC FROST/HELLHAMMER, VENOM, BATHORY, AUTOPSY along with a slight NWOBHM feel that can’t help but bleed from John Gallo’s awesome guitar riffs (especially seeing that Gallo is one of the great guitarists of doom metal today).

Along with such acts as Aura Noir, Nifelheim, Midnight, and Villains, Crucifist are one of the very few bands today that can deliver such a vibe that brings that ancient spirit back from such glory days. A definite rarity these days especially considering all these other bigger and newer bands getting praised for bringing back or “reviving” that elusive era of years past, bands like Crucifist will pretty much serve as the fist in the face to all these other bands.

Tracklisting for “Demon Haunted World” goes as follows:

1. Pursuit Of The Pious
2. Putrid Mother Lode
3. Skull Smashing Face Ripping Death
4. Honor
5. Curse Of The Plasma Hound
6. Tumefaction
7. Neon Corpse
8. Demon Haunted World
9. Witchgrip
10. Angel Of Death
11. Anus Mundi

[mytzlplk]

Oh well moving on with more classix...


http://www.mediafire.com/?ncgmwxjmuju
Sorcery-Bloodchilling Tales (meaty old school death)


http://www.mediafire.com/?wlggzmygzyz
Necrophiliac-Chaopula - Citadel of Mirrors (classic brutal death metal)


http://www.mediafire.com/?mxohnyqjddq
Solstice-Solstice (chaotic brutal death/thrash hybrid)


http://www.mediafire.com/?ljyvykhmzyj
Mercyless-Coloured Funeral (old school death/choppy wonderful riffs)

[neurot]

thanks for avenger, mytzlplk. been looking all over for that for a while now. thanks for all this other shit, too. slowly sifting through it

[mytzlplk]

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyho2hwlmtg
Viogression-Expound and Exhort (classic old school death in the vein of Obituary)


http://www.mediafire.com/?2ey5wxyvt5n
Succubus-Destiny (OSDM/fairly tech at times)



http://www.mediafire.com/?mt0dzw4nuwt
Bloodstone-Hour of the Gate (OSDM/thrashy)



http://www.mediafire.com/?2k05zmmjgtm
Torchure-Beyond The Veil (OSDM/speed/riffs)


http://www.mediafire.com/?mtojwkmzmxd
Opressor-Solstice (kick ass fairly technical death)

[Bud Onkadonk]

Nachtmystium destroyed tonight. Was interesting to see them onstage at a large venue/with big sound. Had only seen them in small clubs before. They rule in both settings. One of the best, most exciting bands out there right now.

Marduk were Marduk- perfectly adequate and certainly decent live, but will always be B-list with the possible exception of Panzer Division Marduk.

I liked Mantic Ritual better live than I do on record, but Toxic Holocaust has my vote as most fun neo-thrash band, both live and on record.

Didn't catch Black Anvil tonight, but I've seen them tons, including when they opened for Marduk at the same venue a few months ago. They're pretty ill, psyched to see what they do next. NYBM, Son. What?

[mytzlplk]

I like my retro thrash to be a little more varied, TH always kinda struck me as a bit bland, but I will give them another shot based on your words!
I have a shitload of awesome stuff coming, just a lot of great/underrated death metal and the like.

I like the old school way too, but I'm a sucker for a ton of riffs too, ala blood tsunami.

[Bud Onkadonk]

I like TH because they have some punky flavor, like a lot of the original thrash outfits. A lot of these retro-thrash dudes are too techy/nerded out for my taste.

[mytzlplk]

http://www.mediafire.com/?jymtztzyana
Belial-Never Again (blackened death/thrash a bit of NWOBHM, this has it all)


http://www.mediafire.com/?yizdai2yj2n
Gods Tower-The Turns (melodic pagan doom/death)


http://www.mediafire.com/?nzhzwzzynmn
Excretion-Voice of Harmony (melodic death metal done RIGHT)


http://www.mediafire.com/?2yvrwt2mijm
Visceral Evisceration-Incessant Desire for Palatable Flesh (not the remaster/melodic death doom)


http://www.mediafire.com/?3ylbmcmmltz
Ofermod - 2008 - Tiamtu (one of my fave modern black metal releases)


http://www.mediafire.com/?igdmnw2mmqj
Morte Incandescente - Coffin Desecrators (thrashed out kick ass black)


http://www.mediafire.com/?kmnnzdh303q
Hooded Menace - Fulfill the Curse (death/doom)


http://www.mediafire.com/?dwqnqieyizh
Negative Plane - Et In Saecula Saeculorum (some of the best USBM)

[Clandestine]

I like TH because they have some punky flavor, like a lot of the original thrash outfits. A lot of these retro-thrash dudes are too techy/nerded out for my taste.

I thought An Overdose of Death was great and I liked it a lot more than Hell on Earth. I haven't heard their earlier stuff.

[lt. Col. Rimfister]

http://rapidshare.com/files/170281339/Cough-Sigillum_Luciferi_2008_BnR.rar

Doomy, sludge record with a psych bent to it. been playing this a lot recently.



http://rapidshare.com/files/246725631/Gruel_-_Gruel__2009___Sludge-Doom_Metal.rar

This band are incredible, epic hawkwind esque doom with a healthy dose of swans in there to keep it brutal.
their live show involves cowls, blood, skulls and more dry ice than a cher concert. Its really intense and violent.
the lp is available on feat of tentacles records and i would thoroughly recommend it and pretty much the entire catalogue of releases from them for those who enjoy to collect.

I have been loving the Ofermod and Negative plane records a lot this year, the Ofermod is astounding.

[mytzlplk]

http://www.mediafire.com/?tzyztyzizhz
Inquisition-Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan (3rd generation black w/old school death influence)


http://www.mediafire.com/?enmjmhbywmy
Miasmal (killer demo/death metal in a swedish style)


http://www.mediafire.com/?yztm4yonjwm
Assassin-The Upcoming Terror (old school thrash/speed)



http://www.mediafire.com/?ywjnm1yc2uj
This one is fucking great, split release with 3 demos
DEATHEVOKATION = "Blood" Demo 2005
MANDATORY = "Curse of the Undead" Demo 2005
KINGDOM = "Horned God" Demo 2006

[Dalen]

some great ups man, especially the Hooded Menace and Miasmal. love them.

Lasse from Hooded Menace has a new ep from his Claws project out, and it's killer.

i'll post up some older bits tonight, as well as a few more favs from this year.

[Bud Onkadonk]

We should probably discuss this.



Yes, it's way too late. Yes, 3/4 of the "big four" have been terrible for much longer than they were ever good at this point. Yes, it is unclear who is even in Megadeth and Anthrax these days.

All that.

Still . . .

Hard to know this is happening and not even consider going.

They're doing this in Poland and Switzerland too, with more dates to be announced, but this looks like the best one when you consider the city -Prague - and the partners in crime - Mastodon and Heaven & Hell.

[lt. Col. Rimfister]

to be frank i would be much more interested to see Heaven and hell and mastodon than the "big four"

[sadville]

is cough good? always meant to check them out

that's hipinion boarder gorebeard's band i think

[toots]

heaven and hell is pretty ok live. didn't blow my mind.

took me about 8 songs before i decided to bounce and beat the parking lot gridlock

dio is a tall midget.

[Bud Onkadonk]

Yeah, I saw Heaven and Hell live with Priest last year.

They're OK, nothing spectacular.

Still, figure Mastodon & H&H as openers in Prague is a better total package than Mastodon & Behemoth opening in Poland.

[orenthal_s]

Its good to see Dio is still planning to tour and stuff with the stomach cancer thing...

[liverkick]

mytzlplk,
Great fucking posts. Haven't heard that Assassin since the early 90s. Thanks.

[Dalen]

i would fucking LOVE to catch the big four at one event. they're all going to bring the old stuff no doubt, so it will be stellar.

[Clandestine]

some great ups man, especially the Hooded Menace and Miasmal. love them.

Lasse from Hooded Menace has a new ep from his Claws project out, and it's killer.

i'll post up some older bits tonight, as well as a few more favs from this year.

Everything Lasse has been involved with lately has been great.


http://www.mediafire.com/?miujznnwzd0 (from Quintessence)

The Acid Witch and Hooded Menace albums are probably my favorite things he's done, but Vacant Coffin rules too.