The Metal Thread Genre • Page 331

they're doing a pretty big south/midwest tour in April. i'd love to see them if i still lived in chicago, but alas, they aren't coming any further north than charlotte on my side of the country. :(

 

Disma part ways with vocalist, following years of Nazi affiliation

Cool.

 

Are you familiar with the rest of this lineup at all?

 

about damn time

 

Finally.

Yeah, you dont have to be anti-Semitic to to worship Incantation. Good riddance.

 

Nope. Looks like a bunch of rad TX locals just judging by the flier. That's some dope art.

After doing some research, apparently this might be due to Profound Lore putting pressure on them because Craig decided it was a good idea to schedule a live appearance for his Sturmfurher (sp?) project at a festival in Italy in the spring. Way to distance yourself from not having nazi sympathies by scheduling a live appearance of your nazi-themed side project, ya dolt.

 

so I got drunk last night and went on a Discogs shopping spree...

smh but also fuck yes!

here’s what I got (vinyl):

Vektor - Black Future
Vektor - Terminal Redux
Obliteration - Cenotaph Obscure
Blood Incantation - Starspawn
Sulphur Aeon - The Sychte of Cosmic Chaos
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
Car Bomb - Meta

in all fairness, it has been a while since I buy any records haha

 

This is pretty dumb, but also fun. Which sometimes is all you really need:

 

Hell of a spread there

 

crazy all the great “new” death metal acts

Obliteration, Chapel of Disease, Morbus Chron, Sulphur Aeon, Teitanblood, Blood Incantation, etc.

 

ERLEN MEYER • "Sang et Or" Album-Premiere


Sophomore album from French metal band Erlen Meyer (ha!). Elements of black, post, and sludge metal as well as hardcore and post-hardcore. Apparently it's thematically a tribute to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock. The album is on Apple Music too.

 

The new Mammoth Grinder song "Lunar Mass" rips

 

Ossuarium album is streaming:

Ossuarium Builds a Sinister "Living Tomb" From Doom and Death Metal

 

On my to listen to list tomorrow.

The new Astronoid is decent upon first listen. Air was better though, but there are some good moments on the new s/t. Just need to give it a few more spins.

 

One second listen, Astronoid is growing on me a ton. At first I wasn't crazy about it, mostly the vocals - which is something they wanted to concentrate on for this record and really make the main focus. I really appreciate the ebb and flow of the record though as it is a ton more nuanced that AIR was.

 

There are some great tracks on there (I Wish I Was There While The Sun Set, I Dream In Lines, Ideal World), but it just didn't hit me upside the head like a ton of bricks like AIR did on first listen. Whereas AIR had some "dream-thrash"/definite black metal underpinnings, this definitely starts to delve more into the prog/math rock realm as times while still maintaining their core sound. It isn't a bad thing; it's just a different progression than I expected. It's still definitely Astronoid, and I appreciate the renewed focus on the vocals. But AIR had a crushing atmosphere that just wasn't there on first listen for me with the s/t.

All of this said, I'm still gonna spin the hell out of the album though some more because it definitely has the characterisitics of a grower.

 

Shit. Sinmara just announced a US tour:

 

Why didn't my wife and I stick to our five-year plan in Chicago? :(

 

Astronoid is here!!

edit: just realized you’re already talking about it haha

will listen and report back

 

TROB are taking over.

 

Astronoid is new to me, but I'm listening to the new record and enjoying it. Guess I should check out "Air"

 

I guess it turns out TROB arent Fire In The Mountains exclusive, congratulations. I hope you can make one of those dates man!

 

Sooooo how about that Ithaca album?

 

Shit I still need to make you and @Jbent list of bands/albums... Ill do it after my date with this thicc bottom bear I've been talking to on scruff tomorrow.

 

All good dude! As I said take your time and I hope the date goes well!

Also, I was curious and wanted your opinion on something; 90s Cradle Of Filth, great or terrible?