Your Favorite Metal Releases.

[ConcreteMascara]

My tattoo artist played the Australian Lovecraft-worshipping band Innsmouth for me during my last session. Proper music for a Yog-Sothoth tattoo I suppose. Reminded me a lot of Slugathor's last album. Good, gloomy death metal in the old style.

[online prowler]

HAIL!

Anyone have recommendations for obscure DOOM bands? Been listening to this lately. Norwegian act called Gribberiket. Hope you like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHscRfkJRo

[FreakAnimalFinland]

no need to have more metal topics than one, so lets keep all metal here... Be it doom / death / black or whatever.

[Andrew McIntosh]

"Void" left me scratching my head as well, they seemed to be going more for mood rather than their previous riff attempts.

After repeated listens I've gotten into this album. Minimalist repetition really does pay off, and some rather impressive riffing and mood creation. What I like about Craft is that they really do come across to me as totally misanthropic, as if they really do hate everything and everyone and want to share that hate with us. Couldn't care less if that's me projecting, I love the hate.

[Zeno Marx]

Odz Manouk does some really nice work with catchy melodies and solid songwriting.  Just hearing OM now. Wish there was more.  Reminds me of the first track off Ancient - Svartalvheim. Love shit like that. Any recommendations?

[martialgodmask]

New Moss track from forthcoming album on Metalblade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw22KaF7yiE

A departure of sorts from the monolithic funereal crawl of earlier works, but still sounds like Moss. I'm not sure on the *new vocal direction, in as much as they don't feel like Moss vocals to me, but having said that for the direction they're heading the new style does suit - I can't imagine the old style vocals gelling with the new style riffs so well.

I think I prefer the dungeon filth of old, but it's not so radical a departure and will no doubt just scratch a different itch to Chthonic Rites and Sub Templum.


*I refer to the "clean" style, the howls do return during the track

[jesusfaggotchrist]

Not sure if they qualify as pure metal, the proggy instrumental combo Stinking Lizaveta is probably the first post-rocking music I've liked in a long while. Got the albums III and Caught Between Worlds used earlier today.

[ConcreteMascara]

I must mention Finland's Krypts here. Their first two releases; the Open the Crypt 12" (which slays) and their self-titled 7" are both strong slabs of new old-school style death metal. Just recently they put out their first full length, Unending Degradation, which I haven't heard but have heard good things about. Anyone get a chance to listen to it yet?

[martialgodmask]

New Darkthrone out Monday... what I've heard isn't great but I'll probably get it as I'm a sucker.

[Zeno Marx]

I must mention Finland's Krypts here. Their first two releases; the Open the Crypt 12" (which slays) and their self-titled 7" are both strong slabs of new old-school style death metal. Just recently they put out their first full length, Unending Degradation, which I haven't heard but have heard good things about. Anyone get a chance to listen to it yet?

Heavy Finnish death with quality melodic accents. When they pick up speed, it's like Morbid Angel. The newer, 2-song EP isn't anywhere as good as the Open the Crypt demo/12".  Looking forward to the full length.

[Andrew McIntosh]

New Darkthrone out Monday... what I've heard isn't great but I'll probably get it as I'm a sucker.

Mate, don't. I haven't brought an album since "The Cult Is Alive", which I got rid of pretty quickly. Shocking band these days.

[ConcreteMascara]

I must mention Finland's Krypts here. Their first two releases; the Open the Crypt 12" (which slays) and their self-titled 7" are both strong slabs of new old-school style death metal. Just recently they put out their first full length, Unending Degradation, which I haven't heard but have heard good things about. Anyone get a chance to listen to it yet?

Heavy Finnish death with quality melodic accents. When they pick up speed, it's like Morbid Angel. The newer, 2-song EP isn't anywhere as good as the Open the Crypt demo/12".  Looking forward to the full length.

Yeah I thought the 7" was weaker than the debut 12". I have both, I was just mentioning the band for others. I'm just waiting for Stateside distribution of the vinyl version of the new album.

[online prowler]

Haven't heard of Krypt. Will check it out, thanx. Sadistik Exekution's  The Magus (1991) and We Are Death Fukk You (1994) are excellent albums in my book. Must say I like their first from '91 the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3sKdLwXz0w

[Zeno Marx]

Haven't heard of Krypt. Will check it out, thanx.

Make sure it is Krypts, the Finnish death band.  I believe Krypt is a Norwegian black metal group.

[tiny_tove]

enforcer - death by fire - pure 80's nostalgia... absolutely great