Metal thread \m/

[SpaceMonkey]

That band ghost, I'm not really sure what all the hype is about them, I'v listened to a few songs and I just can't get into them.

Saw them at the BDO last night, watched about 10-15 minutes and left, thought they were shit. Plus they completely ripped off their image from Portal (brilliant Brisbane avante-garde death metal band). Check it out:

Ghost (formed 2008)

Portal (formed 1994)

 

[Eelementary]

Here's my 2012 list.. So many honourable mentions because 2012 was f**king amazing. I left out more..

The top 10

10 Prototype - Catalyst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2dr60kGN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqj_rDxqtYY

9 Carach Angren - Where the Corpses Sink Forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZd9fM0FgM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpGR3rC0DV4

8 Vision of Disorder - The Cursed Remain Cursed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5SbFcuOO4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp2n6n-KEe8

7 Dethklok - Dethalbum III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CgopgfcG00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RbH1dPszDM

6 Lanfear - This Harmonic Consonance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzNHxlbzOQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHDUgUiTgL0

5 Be?lakor - Of Breath and Bone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYBgWgjjgxQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQWjcooDhhk

4 Gojira - L?Enfaunt Sauvage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGHlZwMYO9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktU2TZOYHuI

3 Testament - Dark Roots of the Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Ibm8mjSek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXXEPzHJTEY

2 Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMorAdnCixg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsh9xzTCFRk

1 Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYgGu8u0eWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6_I5vtVEU


Honourable mentions

Sylosis - Monolith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tocEwt4HHOg

Mors Principium Est - ...And Death Said Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07OjC98Oz0

Gorod - A Perfect Absolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7o2YKppbMY

Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyJz_V9jnlM

Sabaton - Carolus Rex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnAvNdVyJB0

Blood Mortized - Key to a Black Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFrAM_7OqqE

Dragonforce - The Power Within
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVxeLyPUnIo

Kamelot - Silverthorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORAc_hx33-Q

Borknagar - Urd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNESu-ChMXY

Anathema - Weather Systems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDldA5QWk_I

In Mourning - The Weight of Oceans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ4ioEQ7okM

Allegaeon - Formshifter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohkll5Q7_zY

Sophicide - Perdition of the Sublime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXeuSOcQdw

Kreator - Phantom Antichrist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojpQ3LCeQTY

"Weather Systems" is beautiful.

 

[adamkungl]

"Weather Systems" is beautiful.

Yeah. Hard to say it's metal but f**k it's a well written album, and great guitar work despite not being totally brvtal

 

[Non Terminator]

The beauty of metal. I put Steven Wilson down as my favourite album for 2013 and it's hardly what you'd call metal. It's a fantastic f**king music we listen to, especially if you happen to love the lot.
Also, I said this to Kungl before, but Eele, f**k you. f**k you so bad.
I'm going down to Utopia Records next month...my wishlist keeps expanding. Will be the only time I go down for awhile, gotta make it worth it. :lol:

 

[veggiepatch1959]

The beauty of metal. I put Steven Wilson down as my favourite album for 2013 and it's hardly what you'd call metal. It's a fantastic f**king music we listen to, especially if you happen to love the lot.
Also, I said this to Kungl before, but Eele, f**k you. f**k you so bad.
I'm going down to Utopia Records next month...my wishlist keeps expanding. Will be the only time I go down for awhile, gotta make it worth it. :lol:

Does that place still exist? It is still in Martin Place, below street level?

I used to go there in the late 70s/early 80s to buy all my "impossible to get anywhere else" records.

Other places I remember were Phantom Records and Red Eye Records.

 

[beave]

It's moved a couple of times, it was next to Hungry jacks on George St near the monorail for a while (good size shop too) but now it's on Kent St, pretty small shop again. Sign of the times I guess. I've got about 700 cds but of late have resorted to spotify for my music. I love having the discs and album art but i just don't have the room at my new house for racks of cds with all my amps and guitars as well. I feel dirty getting my music digitally but at least im paying for it i guess.

 

[Non Terminator]

I can't do it beave
No idea how many I have but a few hundred.
Some of the art these days as good as ever
Red Eye is still around they've moved around a bit too
Not as good as it was a few years back but still goes alright

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Not keen on Spotify as independent artists basically receive nothing in payment for their work. I buy the bulk of my music via Bandcamp these days, at least the bulk of your money goes directly to the artist that way, they probably make more than they do off physical releases. I don't buy CDs any more at all as they'd just be getting ripped to a hard drive and put on a shelf anyway so whats the point? I do buy the occasional special release on vinyl though.

 

[Non Terminator]

I've been off vinyls for the last year or so because of price. Still get the occasional one (Devin Townsend's Ziltoid for Christmas)
I get your point on CDs SM (and I agree with you) but I still prefer the physical copy. That's just me I'm a bit anal on that sort of thing :lol:

 

[Springs]

Took me a while to get into metal.

Went to see Ne Obliviscaris in Melbourne on Sunday night and f**king loved it!! Also recently discovered Viking metal and Ghost and f**king love them as well.

Now if I buy all the metal albums I want I'd go broke before I reach 1/10th.

 

[Non Terminator]

Dude were all the f**king same haha

 

[Springs]

Best recommendations for someone into the goth, power, symphonic, folk, celtic and viking genres of metal?

 

[Non Terminator]

Viking? Turisas.
I asked my wife, she recommends bands like Leaves Eyes.

 

[Eelementary]

Yeah. Hard to say it's metal but f**k it's a well written album, and great guitar work despite not being totally brvtal

Agreed - a wonderful piece of music.

The beauty of metal. I put Steven Wilson down as my favourite album for 2013 and it's hardly what you'd call metal. It's a fantastic f**king music we listen to, especially if you happen to love the lot.
Also, I said this to Kungl before, but Eele, f**k you. f**k you so bad.
I'm going down to Utopia Records next month...my wishlist keeps expanding. Will be the only time I go down for awhile, gotta make it worth it. :lol:

Steven Wilson is a genius. He is deadset brilliant!

Sorry, man!

My personal favourite album of 2013 is Kataklysm's "Waiting For The End To Come". It's just brutal - classic Kataklysm.

 

[Eelementary]

Best recommendations for someone into the goth, power, symphonic, folk, celtic and viking genres of metal?

Symphonic: Kamelot

Celtic/Folk: Eluveitie

Viking: Turisas, Amon Amarth

Goth: Cradle Of Filth (sorta...)

Power: Blind Guardian, 3 Inches Of Blood (EXCELLENT band), Iced Earth, Helloween


Just some of my personal favourites.

 

[Non Terminator]

Agreed - a wonderful piece of music.



Steven Wilson is a genius. He is deadset brilliant!

Sorry, man!

My personal favourite album of 2013 is Kataklysm's "Waiting For The End To Come". It's just brutal - classic Kataklysm.

I did miss that one. Will have a listen tonight. Cheers!

 

[elyod138]

Windhand - Soma is my favorite album in years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpBJgxV47Q

 

[Springs]

Symphonic: Kamelot

Celtic/Folk: Eluveitie

Viking: Turisas, Amon Amarth

Goth: Cradle Of Filth (sorta...)

Power: Blind Guardian, 3 Inches Of Blood (EXCELLENT band), Iced Earth, Helloween


Just some of my personal favourites.

Blind Guardian is excellent. I bought them for their Middle Earth songs only to find their music is brilliant as well. I also really like Eluveitie.

 

[Zigwaa]

New Carcass is awesome.

Does anyone get into I Killed the Prom Queen? They're releasing their first album in 7 years in a few weeks. Sounds pretty good from the two songs released so far.

 

[beave]

Yeah new carcass is good hey.