The Metal Thread Genre • Page 26

this is my favorite metal album of the year so far:

and then probably:

haven't listened to that many releases through...

EDIT: wrong Gorguts album

 

Current top ten for me at this point so far this year in no particular order and off the top of my head (sure I'm missing something as well):

Magrudergrind - II

Wake - Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow

Like Rats - II
II, by Like Rats

Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us

Castle Freak - Human Hive EP

Rotten Sound - Abuse to Suffer

Gatecreeper/Scorched/Homewrecker/Outer Heaven 4-Way Split
4-Way Split, by Homewrecker/Gatecreeper/Outer Heaven/Scorched

Full of Hell - Amber Mote In The Black Vault EP
Amber Mote in the Black Vault, by Full of Hell

Weekend Nachos - Apology
Apology, by Weekend Nachos

Inter Arma - Paradise Gallows
Paradise Gallows, by Inter Arma

 

I really like this one - cheers, it flew under most radars

their collabo with the Body is sick too

and the The Body album is sick too

not metal tho, the "grossest pop album of all time", according to them ha

 

Stuff I've been into this year: Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Be'lakor, Bombs of Hades, Destroyer 666, Ripper, Gorguts, Lycus, Obscura, Vektor, Chthe'ilist.

Still working on: Dark Funeral, Darkestrah, Abnormality, Aborted, Deceptionist, Gojira, Grave Miasma, Inter Arma, Lord Mantis.

Just got the new Revocation so I'll be spinning that for a bit.

 

So, I just discovered Whitechapel for the first time; this stuff is hhhhaarrrrddddd

And I love the solo in this track

 

Liking this atm. From Dream Theater "The Astonishing". The guitar riffs are amazing.

 

The new Despised Icon album is decent. It probably should have come out 5 years ago though.

 

New Revocation is unsurprisingly excellent. Still need to listen to the new Black Crown Initiate and Despised Icon though.

 

Think my favorite metal release from the year is the Cult of Luna/Julie Christmas collaboration. Either that or the new Nails record. I've got some catching up to do, though. Still haven't heard all of that Vektor record and I need to buy the new Black Tusk.

 

I loveeee the guitar work. The solos melt my ears.

 

whitechapel always has a bad rep for being a "hot topic" metal band or whatever. The album they just put out is astoundingly heavy.

 

samesies. + Howls of Ebb and Cobalt

patiently awaiting new Ulcerate which I anticipate to be goty

 

the new Despised Icon deserves a spin. Jumped into one of my top albums for the year. They're drifting closer to the grind/powerviolence spectrum, less of the deathcore. Reviews are mixed so far but I'm really liking it.

This is a band I'd actually like to see work with Kurt Ballou.

 

Shadow Of Intent's release holds the number one spot currently and has done so since it came out early this year. You all should listen to it if you haven't, because this shit is phenomenal. So fucking good.

Other than that, releases I've greatly enjoyed have been Nails, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Destroyer 666 (KK Warslut can fuck himself though), Primal Fear, Aborted, Xenomorphic Contamination, Whispered, Katalepsy, CABAL, Vulvodynia, Winterhymn, and Within Destruction.

 

I really need to spin the flesh god apocalypse album, it's been universally praised.

 

did not know this band - playing it now and it's pretty sick so far

black, death, doom - real cool

the solos remind me of Morbid Angel and the bm riffing kind of a simpler more straight fwd DsO

 

Nails, Deftones, Kvelertak and Architects have been the main ones I've listened to. The Rotten Sound and Broken Teeth albums seem pretty good but I haven't listened to them much. The new Killswitch is alright as well. Still need to listen to the Sumac and Cult of Luna albums.

 

LOL this gets weirder and weirder

this is great

 

seriously, everyone listen to this

 

Yeah its pretty unhinged

 

I've been sleeping on the new Cobalt and damn is it filthy

 

So excited to see Cobalt live in September. I'm interested to see if they're going to play only stuff from Slow Forever or dip into their back catalog at all. I'd be stoked to hear anything from Gin.

 

@ Basilica Sound?

 

Cobalt's doing a fall tour with Mantar from Germany. I'll be at the Chicago date.

 

oh OK, I'm catching them at Basilica Soundscape @ NY