Your Favorite Metal Releases.

[Ashmonger]

Except that industrial project he did, that was pretty bad.

Got a 7" by Terror Organ (Necromechanics) and that's pretty good to me. Or did you mean Feldgrau? That's Industrial Metal he once did, have been listening to it on youtube, but couldn't get into it...

[bitewerksMTB]

Except that industrial project he did, that was pretty bad.

Got a 7" by Terror Organ (Necromechanics) and that's pretty good to me. Or did you mean Feldgrau? That's Industrial Metal he once did, have been listening to it on youtube, but couldn't get into it...

I remember a demo tape he sent me. I listened to it without ever noticing he was involved. Pretty sure it was T.O. Needless to say, I have no clue if the tape was anything like the 7". I rrecognize the name Feldgrau but I'm not sure if I ever knew it was his project. One or the other involved a woman too. I think? Wish I still had the tape; may think differently of it now.

"Give me your meek, weak, & lowly for I kick the dogs when they are down" or something like that.

[Zeno Marx]

I'm not much of a death metal fan, so I realize this list is pedestrian.  have separate lists for crossover, thrash, and maybe a couple others.  I like lists, and if you talk about music enough, you end up at least being asked for top 10s.

Archgoat - Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration)
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Crematory - Denial
Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
Death - Spiritual Healing
Disgrace - Debts of Gods 7"
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (don't argue with me.  it's black DEATH or whatever)
Divine Eve - As the Angels Weep
Gorement - Obsequies 7"
Grave - Into the Grave + 7"
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
Macabre - Sinister Slaughter
Master - rehearsal demo 1985
Nunslaughter - One Night in Hell
Pungent Stench - For God Your Soul...
Uncanny - Splenium for Nyktophobia
Unleashed - Where No Life Dwells, Shadows in the Deep
Utumno - Across the Horizon 1993

*I don't consider Bolt Thrower death metal. They'd hold a bunch of spots if I did.

** I know I'm missing the South American bit, but I'm mostly ignorant of that scene.

[RG]

old Immortal...

One of my favorite bands, Pure Holocaust and Blizzard Beasts are really good, but I think their second era stuff gets overlooked or too easily dismissed because it's different from the first four albums and not "true black metal" enough. At the Heart of Winter is probably my favorite but the last three albums are still solid (even Damned in Black).

One more recent band that I don't think I've seen mentioned yet is Negative Plane. The sound on their newest album is crazy, sounds like a live band playing inside a big cathedral. They got the old school vibe too. Recommended.

[Nyodene D]

I actually got into metal and noise the same time.  without getting too specific about bands, i find myself really into Funeral Doom, Doom-Drone, Cascadian / Folk Black Metal and some Blackened Death / War Metal.   

[Ashmonger]

old Immortal...

One of my favorite bands, Pure Holocaust and Blizzard Beasts are really good, but I think their second era stuff gets overlooked or too easily dismissed because it's different from the first four albums and not "true black metal" enough. At the Heart of Winter is probably my favorite but the last three albums are still solid (even Damned in Black).

Yeah, new Immortal isn't bad either, but it's got more of an easy-listening feel to me.

[ARKHE]

One more recent band that I don't think I've seen mentioned yet is Negative Plane. The sound on their newest album is crazy, sounds like a live band playing inside a big cathedral. They got the old school vibe too. Recommended.

YES. One of the best US black metal bands, next to Von, Leviathan and Havohej. And if we're talking modern USBM, next to Krallice one of the most invigourating and exciting bands.

Some early progressive death metal masters: Monstrosity, Gorguts, Ripping Corpse and Pestilence.  Amazing bands. Massively stoked for the new Gorguts. Never enjoyed the fusion-y stuff from Atheist & Cynic. Too nice.

[RG]

I rrecognize the name Feldgrau but I'm not sure if I ever knew it was his project. One or the other involved a woman too. I think? Wish I still had the tape; may think differently of it now.

I think Terror Organ turned into Feldgrau. I got the CD for free a while back when I placed an order from ADR/SSP. It's terrible.

[RyanWreck]

I like lists,

Who doesn't? I'm gonna make a list of the best lists I've ever made.

I've been really into the Unseen Terror album from 1987, Human Error. Old-school Grind with a lot more in common with Crossover than Death Metal. Citing Repulsion, Slayer, Insanity and American Hardcore as their influences. Two of the best songs of 1987 in my opinion are on this album...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFMCjBrRi54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1mX_OrPxGE

[FreakAnimalFinland]

You heard Peel Sessions of Unseen Terror?
That simply crushes the album anytime.

Because of BBC grinding madness comp 3xCD, I think those tracks should be easily available.

[ARKHE]

The Grinding Madness at the BBC 3cd box (is there an LP of it?) is compulsory listening. Haven't dug into Unseen Terror enough, but the classic bands like Napalm death and Bolt Thrower and Godflesh are at their prime, = completely savage. Not too fond of ENT though.

[RyanWreck]

You heard Peel Sessions of Unseen Terror?
That simply crushes the album anytime.

Because of BBC grinding madness comp 3xCD, I think those tracks should be easily available.

Yea I have the Peel Sessions too and they are just as good as this album. I like the recording/production of the LP though, it feels "rougher" or something.

[HongKongGoolagong]

You heard Peel Sessions of Unseen Terror?
That simply crushes the album anytime.

Because of BBC grinding madness comp 3xCD, I think those tracks should be easily available.

Yea I have the Peel Sessions too and they are just as good as this album. I like the recording/production of the LP though, it feels "rougher" or something.

I remember watching Shane from Unseen Terror playing in Napalm Death at Planet X in Liverpool in 1987. Jesus, I'm an old cunt.

From that era, I liked Carcass, Doom, Bolt Thrower, some Electro Hippies. So strange that it has all become legendary. I was at these bands' UK shows of the time and there were often maybe 30 people there, just like an average noise gig now.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

It appears to be same with most of "extreme music". You see the USA grinders a'la Terrorizer playing for couple guys. VON or whoever. When Darkthrone played in Lahti, I don't think too huge audience in local youth house in early 90's.
There was occasional "revival" on genres, like punk shows of mid 90's attracting locally 400 people. Now if you can get 100 for weekend hc/punk show, it seems great audience. But STILL way better than many of the 10-20 people basement shows.


Top metal in few categories...  just to mention few...

technical & progressive (death/thrash)metal:
-Atheist "unquestionable presence" LP bought it when it came out, and worshipped since. It was good to see band gain new uprise, although at the same time old farts get annoyed by everybody supposedly being big fans, although didn't know nor care about band before Relapse re-issues came.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRhfl8zR-1w&feature=related

-Death "Human".. of course early albums always kick ass in field of brutal death metal, yet this is perhaps one more ambitious progressive releases which hardly can be copied unlike their approach on "leprocy" or such..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8vqGzUlyqE

doom metal:
-Unholy "From Shadows" CD. Follow up to head crushing "Trip To Depressive Autumn" demo, both these utterly unique. Very little to do with traditional doom, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvk_vs7RUSs

-Cathedral first 12" (=demo)and first LP. The good releases before they became much less good. Graverobbing retro doom rock before it became trendy. First 12" is heavy and dark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwBE4cY0QLI

thrash metal:
-Kreator - basically all albums till Extreme Aggression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYL8QJgiIdk

-Demolition Hammer both albums. Don't know why exactly, but this pretty much ignored "bigger" band always appealed to me. Especially the merciless drum hammering and great way to deliver lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv6XYkF-5z4

-Sadus, basically all. Fast technical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTTAkxnFDwQ


Death Metal:
Immolation "Dawn of Possession", one of darkest and heaviest in USA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icwNtcmqj8Y&feature=related

Deicide "s/t", good demo and debut, but didn't care much Legion or most crap that followed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKy2Va7Ds0

Entombed "left hand path". People of my generation in scandinavia could have not lived without being stabbed in face by popularity of Entombed - which they most definitely deserved. Album that can be listened any day any time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88okA0LN2YQ

Carnage 12", perhaps even heavier. Their best track linked below, which later was played as Dismember - who also did couple good albums early on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMJCByK6jU

Autopsy all. Not too fond of new album, but original era is pure gold from start to finish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGACfUD0M-Q&feature=related

Morgoth "resurrection absurd", band often despised for their "socially aware lyrics". Guys with CRASS patches on leather jacket etc. But this 1989 demo pressed on vinyl was my first exposure for them. Played this particular track in highschool english class - where students could bring english sung music to be listened in end of class! HAHA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSKlsTbmZs

Black Metal:
-Darkthrone "ABlaze In The Northern Sky", single most important metal album and the most listened in my life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDCMhJXN7g0

Beherit "Drawing Down the moon",
promo 1992 was total mind blowing, then came album with pure gold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8zQSA2qvw

Goatlord "Reflections of the solstice". When I heard "Underground Church" from metal radio show, I hunted down the CD. Since then been my top favorite. Band got its huge "rebirth" of interest when for example Nunslaughter and Necros Christos guys started actively worship them and re-issues were made. Unfortunately this sample and re-issues are not the original Turbo music mix, but based on later JL America edition, which is cleaner and more sensible. Original chicken dance - bring back the chickens!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJmNdKhwaFY

Burzum "Filosofem" of course so legendary should not even be mentioned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bm-kdLwBVc&feature=related

Vlad Tepes/Belketre split, another band you rather not talk, due all the poser kids intervening to desecrate cult. When you purchased this original CD from small polish BM distributor in times when absolutely nobody wanted to even hear about "black legions", it made such impact, not even the new school black legions fan boy clowns can ruin it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltm15oUTXDw

Graveland "In The Glare of Burning Churches". Has Polish black metal ever been done better? Most definitely not by Graveland!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o0s9DCDKI4


viking / pagan metal:

Bathory "hammerheart". This came to local library LP shelves and borrowed it. I had no idea what the fuck is this. Never heard metal like that before, and lets say pagan/viking metal basically starts and stops with Bathory for me. There is very little of what was done really did any good. Most pagan metal nowadays sucks ass big time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzZMTMVzbt0&feature=related

"artistic" metal:
My Dying Bride first 12", I don't really like anything else what they did. Used to have debut album, but already that was little boring. This is massive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLjsmTSgvaE&feature=related

Tiamat - when they were moving away from Death Metal sounds.. before they went all the way into lameness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e6Sid3KffQ


etc
etc.....

I leave out grindcore - as I associate it more with hc/punk. Most of categories could have dozens and dozens of bands to recommend, but in times of youtube and such... following links is so easy.

[Ashmonger]

Morgoth "resurrection absurd", band often despised for their "socially aware lyrics". Guys with CRASS patches on leather jacket etc. But this 1989 demo pressed on vinyl was my first exposure for them. Played this particular track in highschool english class - where students could bring english sung music to be listened in end of class! HAHA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSKlsTbmZs

Hah, when I was fourteen (end of 90's), I brought a tape copy of Sadistik Exekution's KAOS to class. The look on the faces of just every other student was priceless!