The Metal Thread Genre • Page 351

I've got a fun next few days planned during my trip to New York City - seeing Ulver on Thursday and Friday and then going to St. Vitus for Unearthly Trance/Churchburn on Saturday. It's shaping up to be a good looking trip.

 

I've been needing something to scratch my ever present itch for medieval black metal like Obsequiae. The Vehemence album was a nice surprise but I think this is even better. Italian medieval/black. Came out a few weeks ago.

Ok enough with the black metal stuff. I feel like someone posted this seeing as it's been out for over a month, but if not, here's some heavy/power metal from Portland. This is Helstar worship done right:

And lastly, here's some fantasy-inspired doom from Baltimore in the vein of The Sword, Sabbath, High on Fire, etc. Formerly called Blood Mist, now Haze Mage. Comes out next month:

 

the new Elizabeth Colour Wheel record is one of the best I've heard in a while

 

saw them open for Planning for Burial & Have a Nice Life & they were excellent!!

what a fucking show btw wow

 

I was definitely under the impression that they were shoegaze. I have been hearing good things though

 

Yooooo new Nocturnus AD song today. That album art looks familiar, eh?

aaaaand a new Hellripper song from the upcoming EP for that sweet black/thrash goodness:

Premiere: Hellripper would prefer that we All Hail The Goat

 

I dare you to mention a BM album that surpasses A Blaze In the Northern Sky - total fucking darkness!!!

 

Waiting for Conjurer to go on and I am PUMPED

 

I’m quite jealous, have a blast, man.

 

I really want to go to my city’s Rivers of Nihil/Conjurer date.

 

Ulver were amazing. That's all I have to say.

 

GO!

I didn't get to stay for Rivers of Nihil, but Conjurer were soooooooo good.

 

Watch This Drunk AF Black Metal Band Totally Tank a Performance

 

Fuck, you're so lucky.

 

show was so successful, they are hitting some other US cities!! you guys need to catch this show

 

Yo new Ripped to Shreds EP

 

This is some of coolest yet mind warping stuff I had heard in a while. Might have to check out the whole album.

 

Random final NYC trip thoughts:

-After living in Chicago for five years, New York isn't a bad city, but it definitely didn't scratch any urge to move back to a major urban center in general other than for access for better food and show options.

-Getting to see Ulver twice was a treat. They played all of The Assassination of Julius Caesar and the Sic Transit Gloria Mundi EP both nights. They sounded incredible and played a lively set for a former black metal band turned synthpop nihilists. Kristoffer is an incredible vocalist and sounded very much like he did on the last LP. All in all, I'd say it was definitely worth making the trek up to NYC from Virginia.

-I went to see Churchburn, Unearthly Trance, Shabti, and Thaetas at St. Vitus on Saturday night. St. Vitus is a lot tinier of a place than the videos I've seen from the place made it seem. The drink specials were solid for NYC. The sound was pretty good. The bands were a varied lineup of acts from across NYC and the Northeast. Thaetas played a rad technical brand of brutal death metal that wouldn't be out of place on Unique Leader that normally isn't my cup of tea at this age, but they sounded great and definitely won me over by the end of their set. Shabti was the main surprise of the night, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised for a band that plays techy blackened/death metal and shares a drummer with Falls of Rauros. Holy shit, they were awesome. Please do yourself a favor and check them out. Unearthly Trance was the band I was most familiar with on the lineup as they've been a band for 15+ years, I believe, and have several releases on Relapse. They played a mix of doom/sludge songs from across their discography and sounded amazing for the local crowd (and at least two doofuses from out of state). Churchburn headlined the night and also sounded amazing with their loud as fuck blend of blackened sludge.

-Getting back to work today has not been pleasant to say the least...but I'll spare you all from my bitching beyond that.

 

Am I Going to see any peeps at Fire In the Mountains or Never Surrender Fest? Stacked lineups.

 

I'd love to make Fire In The Mountains but can't justify the cost this year. It's a stacked lineup tho.

 

This Portland-based death metal band is putting out a debut full-length soon, but their demo has been out for some time and it's some good stuff, if you're into OSDM with some catchy grooves/riffs.

 

Venom Prison on the cover of Kerrang what

 

these are old songs by good bands that came on my Daily Mix today, FFO THRASSSHHH

 

I've been on the look out for some new metal. Been very into BTBAM and Pallbearer recently. Looking for some new melodic metal, maybe a bit more straightforward in terms of structure compared to BTBAM. Any recommendations?

 

So you are looking for Doom and Prog Metal recommendations?