At 11/12/13 10:18 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 11/12/13 10:03 PM, Lagerkapo wrote: Coheed and Cambria

Ew

Hahaha saw that coming a mile away.

Burzum never really impressed me...

Which Burzum are you talking about? When they were Black Metal or the newer stuff that primarily Dark Ambient Electronic?

Haha the dark ambient prison stuff I liked more. I just didn't get into him, that's all.

Rings of Saturn

I felt they were really meh when I heard em. Their sound is really uninspiring.

Saw em live, they put on a good show. Haven't listened to album stuff, but they were fun to see.

At 11/12/13 10:23 PM, Lagerkapo wrote: Haha the dark ambient prison stuff I liked more. I just didn't get into him, that's all.

I'm more fond of his last few albums than his earlier stuff. Granted I like his older stuff but my favorite albums by them are Umskiptar and Sôl austan, Mâni vestan. Though from their "older" stuff I like Filosofem and Aske.
I have a bunch of Burzum stuff on my computer. But it's all so disorganized that it's going to take me like an hour before it's all sorted correctly and everything is where it's supposed to be. Still not as bad as when I was organizing my Acid Mothers Temple stuff.....I had to go through about 70 albums and make sure all of the individual songs had the correct tags because over 80% of em were all jumbled up with unknown artist stuff and had no track times til I went in and fixed it all.
Took me over 2 hours to do so. Pain in the ass.....the music is amazing though.

Saw em live, they put on a good show. Haven't listened to album stuff, but they were fun to see.

HeavenDuff wrote a review for their newest album Dingir and after listening to some of their album stuff I agree with him.
Heres the review if you wanna read it.

Welcome, Lagerkapo. Not all of that was metal, but you had enough there.

At 11/12/13 10:43 PM, Viper50 wrote:

At 11/12/13 10:23 PM, Lagerkapo wrote: Haha the dark ambient prison stuff I liked more. I just didn't get into him, that's all.

I'm more fond of his last few albums than his earlier stuff. Granted I like his older stuff but my favorite albums by them are Umskiptar and Sôl austan, Mâni vestan. Though from their "older" stuff I like Filosofem and Aske.

From my first listen through, Sôl austan, Mâni vestan didn't really impress me, but I think maybe I went into it expecting something more. It reminded me of Mortiis' early stuff, but not in a good way. More in a "this is really repetitive." kind of way. Haven't tried Umskiptar yet, though. All of Burzum's black metal albums (Filosofem especially) are fantastic IMO, and his prison stuff (Dauði Baldrs in particular) is great dark ambient.

I listened to Ulver for the first time the other day (Bergtatt), and honestly, I couldn't get into it. I'll give another one of their albums a spin, since I have heard great things. Any recommendations as to which one I should try?

At 11/13/13 07:42 PM, SaltshakerClock wrote: I listened to Ulver for the first time the other day (Bergtatt), and honestly, I couldn't get into it. I'll give another one of their albums a spin, since I have heard great things. Any recommendations as to which one I should try?

Nattens Madrigal, if you want the metal stuff.

If you're in the mood for not-metal they have like eight other albums spanning as many different genres, from minimalist experimental, to folk, to instrumental/vocal to vast and orchestral.

My favorite Ulver albums are Blood Inside, a Quick Fix of Melancholy, and Perdition City. Most of their stuff is great, though.

Well guys, I took some time off these forums for a bit but I'm back on, mainly just for this thread. I saw Dying Fetus a couple of weeks ago along with Exhumed, Abiotic and Rivers of Nihil. Abiotic is really something special, I'd recommend each and every one of you to check out their album "Symbiosis".

I saw you guys talking about Burzum and Varg and such and I knew I needed to start posting here again. I've fallen in love with Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone etc. All that kvlt stuff.

Also I've recently picked up drumming. Anyone here play drums? I'd love to talk about that, too. Anyway here's me with Dying Fetus, November 1st at Gramercy Theatre.

At 11/12/13 10:18 PM, Viper50 wrote:

Rings of Saturn

I felt they were really meh when I heard em. Their sound is really uninspiring.

They are silly and incoherent tech-deathcore, yes.

Don't go beyond Jupiter

At 11/13/13 07:42 PM, SaltshakerClock wrote: I listened to Ulver for the first time the other day (Bergtatt), and honestly, I couldn't get into it. I'll give another one of their albums a spin, since I have heard great things. Any recommendations as to which one I should try?

It depends on what Ulver you want. If you want the black metal stuff, Bergtatt is pretty good and you should definitely give it another listen. Nattens Madrigal makes my ears bleed but there are some good tracks and riffs on this album.

If you want to listen to their trip-hop/ambient electronic/experimental metal/stuff stuff stuff...

Then you should try A Quick Fix Of Melancholy, Perdition City and Blood Inside and Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. The first two are my all time favorites by Ulver. Close third would be Bergtatt.

I guess William Blake's seems to be a bit underrated compared to Ulver's other stuff. It has some really good stuff. Voice of the Devil, the Argument, and a Song of Liberty especially stand out to me. Lykanthropen Themes and Svidd Neger have some really nice moments, too, though, especially Wild Cat and Wheel of Conclusion. And Theme 7 and Rock Massif parts one and two are actually among my favorite Ulver tracks. Theme 7 is a really nice chill song that I listen to a lot, even though it sometimes has a way of putting a lump in my throat. Something about it is emotional to me.

At 11/14/13 09:43 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: I guess William Blake's seems to be a bit underrated compared to Ulver's other stuff. It has some really good stuff. Voice of the Devil, the Argument, and a Song of Liberty especially stand out to me. Lykanthropen Themes and Svidd Neger have some really nice moments, too, though, especially Wild Cat and Wheel of Conclusion. And Theme 7 and Rock Massif parts one and two are actually among my favorite Ulver tracks. Theme 7 is a really nice chill song that I listen to a lot, even though it sometimes has a way of putting a lump in my throat. Something about it is emotional to me.

We do not often discuss these albums because of the other masterpieces they've released. But with such a consistently great discography, stuff like that has to happen. I like Themes From William Blake's because of the use of guitars in such an atmospheric album. I see it as the "most metal" album of their electronic era. They've never used the guitars quite as much after this, for better or worst I don't know. But this album is definitely great in it's own rights.

As for Svidd Neger (watch out thatkidkenji could read this) and Lykanthropen Themes, I don't think they have a single bad track. These two albums are more about creating a coherent and rather monolithic atmosphere compared to Perdition City or A Quick Fix Of Melancholy. The latest two cover much more ground as far as exploration, experimentation, diversity and moods are involved.

I'll stand by my decision... if there are any two albums I'd highly recommand for Ulver, it would have to be these two. But there aren't much albums from their discog that I'd not recommand. Wars Of The Roses isn't has good as their previous efforts... so if there is one I wouldn't recommand it's this one. Otherwise I still haven't given a proper listen to Messe I.X - VI.X so I can't talk about this one.

Yes - Close to the Edge

I agree that a Quick Fix of Melancholy and Perdition City are among their best albums, as well as Blood Inside. Those are my three favorites.

Totally getting to go see The Sword and Clutch next Tuesday.

This is what The Sword's average Set List looks like for this tour:
Apocryphon
Cloak of Feathers
How Heavy This Axe
Tres Brujas
The Hidden Masters
The Veil of Isis
Freya
Arrows in the Dark
Dying Earth
Maiden, Mother & Crone
To Take the Black
Seven Sisters

And then they've been doing either: Barael's Blade, Cheap Sunglasses, Working Man, or Iron Swan for an Encore.

Totally going to see if I can bring all 4 of my The Sword CDs and get em signed.

At 11/13/13 11:31 PM, mothballs wrote: I saw you guys talking about Burzum and Varg and such and I knew I needed to start posting here again. I've fallen in love with Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone etc. All that kvlt stuff.

Tell us more about this.

At 11/15/13 04:12 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 11/13/13 11:31 PM, mothballs wrote: I saw you guys talking about Burzum and Varg and such and I knew I needed to start posting here again. I've fallen in love with Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone etc. All that kvlt stuff.

Tell us more about this.

I, too, would enjoy more conversation on this topic.

At 11/15/13 10:05 PM, Shade wrote: I've been listening to Powerwolf, Gloryhammer, Falconer and Lost Horizon.

All four bands are on complete opposite ends of the power metal spectrum and I'm loving every second of it.

Angra is good.

At 11/15/13 10:05 PM, Shade wrote: I've been listening to Powerwolf, Gloryhammer, Falconer and Lost Horizon.

I've met Nathanael Larochette from the neofolk/post-rock band Musk Ox and he recommanded me Lost Horizon, ages ago... I've never done so... I should do it...

At 11/13/13 11:31 PM, mothballs wrote: I saw you guys talking about Burzum and Varg and such and I knew I needed to start posting here again. I've fallen in love with Burzum, Mayhem, Darkthrone etc. All that kvlt stuff.

We need some kvlt stuff discussed in here. Tell us what albums you like by these bands, favorite line-ups and stuff, and I'll contribute some black metal according to your answers, kay?

At 11/16/13 04:09 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: We need some kvlt stuff discussed in here.

I dunno what that entails. Unter ein Blodraud Maane by Manes? Red Jewel and Grand Psychotic Castle by Tartaros? Darker Shade of Evil by Fleurety?

At 11/16/13 05:33 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 11/16/13 04:09 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: We need some kvlt stuff discussed in here.

I dunno what that entails. Unter ein Blodraud Maane by Manes? Red Jewel and Grand Psychotic Castle by Tartaros? Darker Shade of Evil by Fleurety?

I don't know any of these bands :( And yet I know quite a lot of black metal bands...

At 11/16/13 04:09 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: We need some kvlt stuff discussed in here. Tell us what albums you like by these bands, favorite line-ups and stuff, and I'll contribute some black metal according to your answers, kay?

Well My favorite Burzum albums are by far "Filosofem" and "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" (which I'm actually currently listening to ^^). Varg is seriously an amazing musician, the way he's able to put his music together to create a beautiful atmospheric, sorrowful feeling. I always compare it to Mayhem though. If I had to choose one over the other, I'd say Burzum, because Mayhem only released one album that I like (and I happen to love it. You know which one I'm talking about, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas"). The lineup is perfect (besides Attila, whom I personally find to be a shitty vocalist): Euronymous (a douchebag even though a great guitarist), Hellhammer, and Varg on bass. You can even hear how amazing the bass is throughout the album, lol.

Barely started listening to Darkthrone but I've been loving them too ("Transilvanian Hunger" is the album I've been listening to).

By the way, if you guys haven't seen it yet, this was a pretty cool interview regarding what happened over the summer with Varg and his family.

At 11/16/13 11:43 PM, mothballs wrote:
Well My favorite Burzum albums are by far "Filosofem" and "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" (which I'm actually currently listening to ^^). Varg is seriously an amazing musician, the way he's able to put his music together to create a beautiful atmospheric, sorrowful feeling. I always compare it to Mayhem though. If I had to choose one over the other, I'd say Burzum, because Mayhem only released one album that I like (and I happen to love it. You know which one I'm talking about, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas"). The lineup is perfect (besides Attila, whom I personally find to be a shitty vocalist):

You mention dislike of Attila's vocals, what do you think of Dead's? I initially hated the vocals on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, but I grew to tolerate them. I prefer Dead's vocals, especially on the studio version of Freezing Moon. If you like his vocals, you should check out Dead's previous band, Morbid. They are more thrashy than Mayhem, but they released a few great demos IMO.

Barely started listening to Darkthrone but I've been loving them too ("Transilvanian Hunger" is the album I've been listening to).

Darkthrone's "unholy trinity" of albums as some call it is pretty amazing. Under A Funeral Moon and A Blaze In The Northern Sky are the other two albums included in that grouping, and are just as great as Transilvanian Hunger in my opinion (the opening track to A Blaze In The Northern Sky is fantastic). If you haven't already, definitely check them out.

And of course, my all-time favorite of the Norwegian black metal syndicate is Emperor. If you haven't, please do check them out. The Emperor EP and In The Nightside Eclipse are both awesome releases, and are Emperor at their best (I feel). Wrath of The Tyrant (their first demo) is good in it's own right, but is much more raw than later releases.

At 11/16/13 11:43 PM, mothballs wrote: Well My favorite Burzum albums are by far "Filosofem" and "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" (which I'm actually currently listening to ^^). Varg is seriously an amazing musician, the way he's able to put his music together to create a beautiful atmospheric, sorrowful feeling. I always compare it to Mayhem though. If I had to choose one over the other, I'd say Burzum, because Mayhem only released one album that I like (and I happen to love it. You know which one I'm talking about, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas"). The lineup is perfect (besides Attila, whom I personally find to be a shitty vocalist): Euronymous (a douchebag even though a great guitarist), Hellhammer, and Varg on bass. You can even hear how amazing the bass is throughout the album, lol.

I only have two Burzum albums, and apparently not the most representatives of his black metal work. I have Hvis lyset tar oss, which is often considered to be one of his best albums, even though I found it quite repetitive and I never really felt the atmospheric appeal that is it supposed to have. Maybe I should give it another listen. Otherwise I have Hliðskjálf, which I really love. It's amazing that he managed to get this album out with the very limited possibilities he had in prison. But that's not a bm album, so... does it count as kvlt?

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is a great album, yes. I really like it myself :) You should also get the Deathcrush demo, plus the Live In Leipzig album, not because it's awesome or anything, but for tracks like Freezing Moon and Pure Fucking Armageddon, which Dead delivers very well!

On the case of Attila, I recommand listening to his work with Sunn O))) if you like drone doom. He sounds better within these more experimental and drone environnements then he does with Mayhem.

Barely started listening to Darkthrone but I've been loving them too ("Transilvanian Hunger" is the album I've been listening to).

It's also the only one I have, but I've heard that their most recent effort The Underground Resistance, is worthwhile and that it embraces their heavy metal and punk roots a lot. I've heard positive and negative reviews on it, but I'll give it a listen someday. Also, have you listened to their very first album Soulside Journey? Their only death metal album, and in some people's opinions, their best.

If you like 2nd wave black metal, I recommand Scorn Defeat by Sigh. It's a great black metal album. If you like raw stuff, check out Balrog's album Ars Talionis - The Art of Retaliation. It's brutal, raw and mercyless. Great stuff :)

Atilla Csihar?

Fucking this.

At 11/16/13 04:09 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

We need some kvlt stuff discussed in here. Tell us what albums you like by these bands, favorite line-ups and stuff, and I'll contribute some black metal according to your answers, kay?

I agree,yes I do.

At 11/17/13 12:05 PM, SaltshakerClock wrote: You mention dislike of Attila's vocals, what do you think of Dead's? I initially hated the vocals on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, but I grew to tolerate them. I prefer Dead's vocals, especially on the studio version of Freezing Moon. If you like his vocals, you should check out Dead's previous band, Morbid. They are more thrashy than Mayhem, but they released a few great demos IMO.

I loooove Dead's vocals. To me they're 100x better than Attila although I agree that I got used to Attila's vocals pretty fast on "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas". I just listen to him live and I cringe (although he did a pretty good job in the Graspop show this year). And yeah I've listened to a bit of Morbid before, they're cool but I prefer the black metal sound over the thrashy sound.

Darkthrone's "unholy trinity" of albums as some call it is pretty amazing. Under A Funeral Moon and A Blaze In The Northern Sky are the other two albums included in that grouping, and are just as great as Transilvanian Hunger in my opinion (the opening track to A Blaze In The Northern Sky is fantastic). If you haven't already, definitely check them out.

And of course, my all-time favorite of the Norwegian black metal syndicate is Emperor. If you haven't, please do check them out. The Emperor EP and In The Nightside Eclipse are both awesome releases, and are Emperor at their best (I feel). Wrath of The Tyrant (their first demo) is good in it's own right, but is much more raw than later releases.

I'll be sure to check out those albums, man. Any particular tracks I should look out for? And yeah dude I still haven't checked out Emperor! That's the other one I was planning on giving a listen but never got the chance :(

At 11/17/13 05:12 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: I only have two Burzum albums, and apparently not the most representatives of his black metal work. I have Hvis lyset tar oss, which is often considered to be one of his best albums, even though I found it quite repetitive and I never really felt the atmospheric appeal that is it supposed to have. Maybe I should give it another listen. Otherwise I have Hliðskjálf, which I really love. It's amazing that he managed to get this album out with the very limited possibilities he had in prison. But that's not a bm album, so... does it count as kvlt?

haha yeah his MIDI prison albums are kind of weird because they have the synthesizer sound but nothing else. It's a little boring IMO. Hvis Lyset Tar Oss does get repetitive I agree but it is a very slow album, and I honestly find the first track on that album (Det som en gang var) the only one that has a great atmospheric feel to it, the rest isn't really anything too special. Also how in the world did you manage to get Hvis Lyset Tar Oss? I can't find any Burzum albums before Hliðskjálf, which sucks because I have to keep listening on youtube :(

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is a great album, yes. I really like it myself :) You should also get the Deathcrush demo, plus the Live In Leipzig album, not because it's awesome or anything, but for tracks like Freezing Moon and Pure Fucking Armageddon, which Dead delivers very well!

Yeah man I love the Live in Leipzig album! The more I listen to it the more I wish Dead wasn't dead, lol. He's really something special.

On the case of Attila, I recommand listening to his work with Sunn O))) if you like drone doom. He sounds better within these more experimental and drone environnements then he does with Mayhem.

Never heard of them but I'll give them a listen when I get the chance. It sounds about right though, that sounds more the type of genre he would be better in. He doesn't really have very powerful, evil sounding vocals like someone like Gaahl, it's more slow and cold sounding. I'm not really a big fan of doom metal although I looooooove Candlemass.

It's also the only one I have, but I've heard that their most recent effort The Underground Resistance, is worthwhile and that it embraces their heavy metal and punk roots a lot. I've heard positive and negative reviews on it, but I'll give it a listen someday. Also, have you listened to their very first album Soulside Journey? Their only death metal album, and in some people's opinions, their best.

I'll give it a shot. I'm always open to new stuff like that, although I never knew that Darkthrone released a death metal album. Now I'm even more curious.

If you like 2nd wave black metal, I recommand Scorn Defeat by Sigh. It's a great black metal album. If you like raw stuff, check out Balrog's album Ars Talionis - The Art of Retaliation. It's brutal, raw and mercyless. Great stuff :)

ohhh yeah I love Sigh :) I never really got too much into them but every time I give them a listen I'm never disappointed. I'll be sure to check that album out. Never heard of Balrog but based on that description they seem awesome too.

Thanks a bunch for all the recommendations!

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I've posted here, not sure if any of you remember me. Haven't been listening to as much metal as I would like these days, so I wanted to come back here and see if there were any albums released this year that you guys think are really good. I've heard good things about Haken's The Mountain, but haven't checked it out yet. I also listened to the new Fates Warning and loved it. I also highly recommend checking out the new Panzerchrist album if you like their style. One of their best in my opinion.

At 11/18/13 02:50 AM, mothballs wrote: I loooove Dead's vocals. To me they're 100x better than Attila although I agree that I got used to Attila's vocals pretty fast on "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas". I just listen to him live and I cringe (although he did a pretty good job in the Graspop show this year). And yeah I've listened to a bit of Morbid before, they're cool but I prefer the black metal sound over the thrashy sound.

Attila isn't always good on stage. Dunno why he's so weak sometimes. Saw him on YouTube during a live performance at Wacken... and he was weak, and there wasn't any passion to his vocals.

haha yeah his MIDI prison albums are kind of weird because they have the synthesizer sound but nothing else. It's a little boring IMO. Hvis Lyset Tar Oss does get repetitive I agree but it is a very slow album, and I honestly find the first track on that album (Det som en gang var) the only one that has a great atmospheric feel to it, the rest isn't really anything too special. Also how in the world did you manage to get Hvis Lyset Tar Oss? I can't find any Burzum albums before Hliðskjálf, which sucks because I have to keep listening on youtube :(

I only have a digital copy, not the actual physical release. I think I found it on mediafire.

Yeah man I love the Live in Leipzig album! The more I listen to it the more I wish Dead wasn't dead, lol. He's really something special.

He was... it's sad that he killed himself...

Never heard of them but I'll give them a listen when I get the chance. It sounds about right though, that sounds more the type of genre he would be better in. He doesn't really have very powerful, evil sounding vocals like someone like Gaahl, it's more slow and cold sounding. I'm not really a big fan of doom metal although I looooooove Candlemass.

You should still listen to the Black One. Drone doom album with black metal atmospheres. Sunn O))) really did a great job with that release! They made a Bathory cover for this album, a track with some lyrics by Dead, and they had various black metal vocalists working with them on different tracks. The atmosphere on this record is suffocating, cold, dark and breathtaking. I've grown to love this record so much!

I'll give it a shot. I'm always open to new stuff like that, although I never knew that Darkthrone released a death metal album. Now I'm even more curious.

Often we say that Euronymus is the one who "turned" Darkthrone into a black metal band. I think it's a good release, yes.

ohhh yeah I love Sigh :) I never really got too much into them but every time I give them a listen I'm never disappointed. I'll be sure to check that album out. Never heard of Balrog but based on that description they seem awesome too.

Both are amazing. Enjoy!

Thanks a bunch for all the recommendations!

Np!

At 11/18/13 02:04 PM, Zodir wrote: I wanted to come back here and see if there were any albums released this year that you guys think are really good.

HeavenDuff made a thread in General about the "Best Albums of 2013". Heres what I said on the topic.

big list comin up

*Not metal*
Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
Probably QOTSA's best album to date. Not much more to say about it really.

*more Stoner Rock than Metal*
Vista Chino - Peace
Not as good as I would have liked it to be since it technically is Kyuss. But it's still a decent album with plenty of good songs in it.

Red Fang - Whales And Leeches
I didn't want to have high hopes for it because I didn't think they'd be able to make another album as great as Murder The Mountains. And yet they did.

*Not metal*
The Bad Light - Onward Downward
Not really an "album" per se. More of an EP. But it still packs the same Sludgy Stoner Bluesy punch that Marrow Of Sound had and expands more upon that. If you're a fan of Blues music with "gruff" vocals you definitely need to check em out.

Black Sabbath - 13
I honestly don't care what anyone says. 13 was a really good album. Aside from the drumming not sounding 100% "right" in some places and Rick Rubin's shoddy production work.

Black Pyramid - Adversarial
A great album if you're a fan of more "upbeat" Doom Metal that still retains the Heaviness of ordinary Doom Metal.

Kylesa - Ultraviolet
A pretty good album if I say so myself. But thats to be expected from a band like Kylesa. Their sound has become more diverse than it was on their last album Spiral Shadow.

*Not metal*
The Town Troubles - The Town Troubles
Like with The Bad Light this is an EP. And to be honest this is probably one of the best EPs I have ever had the privilege of listening to. From beginning to end it's a great example of Bluesy Desert Rock who add just a little pop to their music. Not so much that it becomes too generic sounding, but just enough to make it sound interesting.

Windhand - Soma
Probably in the Top 5 for best albums of the year to me. Honestly if Electric Wizard decided to bring out an album this year (seriously, it has been THREE YEARS come on....) this'd probably sound really close to what you'd expect from them. Windhand takes the type of Doom you'd expect from EW and gives it their own little twist. And even though the final track Boleskine is 30 minutes long, if you you start to listen to it and then get really into it the time passes by so fast you can't even believe that the song is as long as it is.

Motorhead - Aftershock
As of now Aftershock is Motorhead's highest charting album to date. Which isn't really (After)shocking hahaha (i'll go now....)

Other good releases from this year:
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Mind Control
Valfader - Whispers Of Chaos
YAWN - DEMO
Sunn ■]]] - Sirupus Aurantii Corticis
raw - RAW
Orchid - The Mouths Of Madness
March The Desert - March The Desert
Mars Red Sky - Be My Guide
Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods
Amon Amarth - Under The Influence
Manilla Road - Mysterium
Kadavar - Abra Kadavar
Dark Buddha Rising - Dakhmandahl
Cough/Windhand - Reflections Of The Negative
Church Of Misery - Thy Kingdom Scum
Burzum - Sôl austan, Mâni vestan
Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
and last but not least
Ensemble Pearl - Ensemble Pearl

At 11/17/13 05:34 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Atilla Csihar?

Fucking this.

I'm not too much into industrial metal, but since Attila contributed, I'd like to give it a try.

At 11/18/13 02:04 PM, Zodir wrote: Hey guys, it's been a long time since I've posted here, not sure if any of you remember me. Haven't been listening to as much metal as I would like these days, so I wanted to come back here and see if there were any albums released this year that you guys think are really good. I've heard good things about Haken's The Mountain, but haven't checked it out yet. I also listened to the new Fates Warning and loved it. I also highly recommend checking out the new Panzerchrist album if you like their style. One of their best in my opinion.

Hey, welcome back! I remember you, Zodir :P Pretty happy to know that there is a new Panzerchrist album that came out! I didn't even knew!

As for 2013 releases, I recommand Deafheaven's album Sunbather. It's an atmospheric post-black metal/post-rock act, that gets too much hate from the trve bm fans, but I think it's awesome :) Great mix of genres executed very well. This album is very emotive, it has a good pacing and memorable black metal and post-rock riffs.

You should also check out Meir by Kvelertak. If you do not know them already, they are a Norwegian band that mixes black metal, hardcore and punk elements together rather well. Their SF album was amazing, but their second effort is also worth mentionning.

Deafheaven - Dream House

At 11/18/13 08:58 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Attila isn't always good on stage. Dunno why he's so weak sometimes. Saw him on YouTube during a live performance at Wacken... and he was weak, and there wasn't any passion to his vocals.

That's the one I was referring to, Wacken (I think it was last year) and he was horrible. I just think of all the vocalists out there that could have done so much better, and yet this guy is the choice for Mayhem.

You should still listen to the Black One. Drone doom album with black metal atmospheres. Sunn O))) really did a great job with that release! They made a Bathory cover for this album, a track with some lyrics by Dead, and they had various black metal vocalists working with them on different tracks. The atmosphere on this record is suffocating, cold, dark and breathtaking. I've grown to love this record so much!

That sounds perfect man! I'm gonna check it out now.

At 11/18/13 09:08 PM, Viper50 wrote: big fuckin list of 2013 albums

I would definitely add Suffocation's "Pinnacle of Bedlam" to that list. I think it was one of their best albums yet.

At 11/19/13 09:42 PM, mothballs wrote: That's the one I was referring to, Wacken (I think it was last year) and he was horrible. I just think of all the vocalists out there that could have done so much better, and yet this guy is the choice for Mayhem.

I was talking about the 2011 edition. His vocals were not so bad, but he didn't put much emotion into it.

He's not a bad vocalist though, and it shows when he's performing with Sunn O)))