I'm sure you've all already seen it, but the "Hitler hears about the new Morbid Angel album" clip is one of the best.

Evilsmurf: Ok, a few alternate selections:
Abigail Williams - Becoming Here is the song "Radiance" off it. It's far better than anything this band has previously put out.
Eluveitie - Helvetios Here is the single "Havoc". Metal with folk instrumentation, always fun.
Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest and the Blackbird. Cathedral Walls
Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction. An Offering Of Grief
Asphyx = Deathhammer. Deathhammer.
Nightbringer - Hierophany of the Open Grave. Lucifer Trismegistus

Love the Pallbearer cd.

a vote for Anathema "Weather Systems" (though they're not really metal anymore).
and OSI "Fire Make Thunder"

Evilsmurf: Eluveitie - Helvetios Here is the single "Havoc". Metal with folk instrumentation, always fun.

Niiice. But then, I'm partial to folk metal. And viking metal. And symphonic metal. And punk metal. Actually, most metal that doesn't sound like Cookie Monster deep-throating the microphone is cool with me.

Rev.K: HighZoolander: Maybe, that was a good album too. Death is this Communion is still my favorite album of theirs (but I haven't heard Surrounded by Thieves yet).

Both excellent. You need to have those.

They aren't quite full-on metal, but I love the band Torche, and their new one, Harmonicraft is f*cking amazing. It's only been out two weeks and I am wearing the SH*T out of it.

Reverse Inverted for anyone interested

I was actually going to post that exact song. Love the new Torche album a lot and cannot wait for the new Baroness to come out too.

My personal favourite metal album this year is "The Serpent's Curse" by Pythia. Looking at Amazon, it looks like it's not been released in the States yet, as it's only listed as an import.

Their first album ("Beneath The Veiled Embrace") is available on Amazon's MP3 store, and well worth it.

If you like symphonic power metal, I really recommend them.

I can't comment on the albums, since I've never been a big metal fan.

But I want to ask anyway, what's with the names and album covers? Are these guys really trying that hard to convince people they're hardcore that they need to name themselves goatwhore?

It's just silly, at this point. Name yourself 'attractive and successful african american dick' if you want to be hardcore.

And all of the artwork seems to be the same.

FTA: younger bands such as Municipal Waste, Goatwhore...

Da fark? 12-15 years is "younger", now?

kroonermanblack: I can't comment on the albums, since I've never been a big metal fan.

But I want to ask anyway, what's with the names and album covers? Are these guys really trying that hard to convince people they're hardcore that they need to name themselves goatwhore?

It's just silly, at this point. Name yourself 'attractive and successful african american dick' if you want to be hardcore.

And all of the artwork seems to be the same.

That's like asking a rap or hip hop artist what the deal is with their names. Why all the intentional misspelling?( At least I like to think it's intentional) Is it some really odd way of gaining street cred by showing how ghetto they are?

Or ask a country star why their names are so simple. What, are they trying to show how down home they are with simple band and singer names? Why not make up something crazy and memorable like pop stars?

You could go on for just about every genre of music. If you weren't trolling get a brain. If you were trolling go play in traffic.

kroonermanblack: But I want to ask anyway, what's with the names and album covers? Are these guys really trying that hard to convince people they're hardcore that they need to name themselves goatwhore?

They didn't have much choice. Goat Anus, Goat Bleeder, Goat Molestor, Goat Phallus, Goat Semen, Goat Vomit, Goat Vulva, GoatPenis, Putrid Goat, shiat Goat, Arch Goat of Sodomy, Goat's Ass Trumpet, Hallowed be thy Goat, and Super Heavy Goat Ass were all taken (along with about 100 others).

Guess I've not been picking up much new metal this year.

Been on a Mercyful Fate kick.
Also have enjoyed En Vivo!.

I think my next Metal Band (if I ever create one) will be called Goat Sea.
We'll do some Sea Shanty Metal...

I liked the newest Alcest

kroonermanblack: I can't comment on the albums, since I've never been a big metal fan.

But I want to ask anyway, what's with the names and album covers? Are these guys really trying that hard to convince people they're hardcore that they need to name themselves goatwhore?

It's just silly, at this point. Name yourself 'attractive and successful african american dick' if you want to be hardcore.

And all of the artwork seems to be the same.

I think it's just kind of traditional and part of the image. It lets the listener know what kind of music they're getting into before hearing it. Metal gets hit a lot for hair metal or corpse paint. But it's really not much different than a Country/Western singer wearing a cowboy hat and boots even though they aren't a cowboy and it's not Halloween, an Opera singer wearing a viking outfit, a rapper blinged out holding guns while living in a gated community, goth bands that wear all black with white powdered faces even though they aren't Bela Lugosi, or female bubble gum pop singers dressing like schoolgirls even though they can't even read words let alone music, and on and on...

Woods of Ypres: Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

Secrets of the Moon - Seven Bells

Black Breath - Sentenced to Life

Sigh - In Somnophobia

Borknagar - Urd

St Vitus - Lillie: F-65a>

Psycroptic - The Inherited Repression

Desaster - The Arts of Destruction



This might be the best year in metal since the early 90's. You just have to dig a little to find the real quality

I'm loving the shiat out of the new High on Fire currently its my AOTY

looking forward to the new Baroness in July too, that one has potential

Waiting for:

Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone
Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
Storm Corrosion (not really metal, oh well)
Bereft - Leichenhaus (on it's way as I type this)

I guess I'm getting old. Those band names and album covers all look like parodies of metal bands.

Fark Me with a Chainsaw: Ahem....

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Any year DT releases a album it should make the top 10 list...

Ok, so no Nightwish Imaginarium, total failure...

The Lamb of God album sucked ass. Replace it with Cannibal Corpse and you have a decent list that a new listener can get into.

Now where's LOC to point out that the best releases so far come from bands who only release 50 copies of an album, on cassette?

Lamb of Gods album was pretty solid. The problem is that their catalog is all pretty high quality, but they don't really take risks, so it kinda runs together.

It's good to see all the Eluveitie love here, although I would recommend avoiding the album Everything Remains. I was pretty worried about the direction of the band after that one. Helvetios is awesome though, maybe the best one.

Still there's a long way to go this year. Here's hoping we see the new BtBaM this year. I seem to remember reading there's a new Finntroll in the works as well.

Ryker's Peninsula: I'm sure you've all already seen it, but the "Hitler hears about the new Morbid Angel album" clip is one of the best.

Saw the clip and had a good laugh. Then I listened to the first two tracks.

Alright, that's cute, Trey. Now give Al Jourgensen his demos back. I've heard "99%" and he desperately needs them to salvage the project.

Uh, metal? Is it 1986?

well if you restrict yourself to listening to shiat on bigger/mainstream labels you get what you deserve...

Koloss gets my vote. That album is incredible. Although I love municipal waste too.

Any "Best Of" list without Sigh's In Somniphobia album is a complete and total failure. Best metal album I've heard in years.

Would also add:
- Pallbearer - Sorrow & Extinction
- The 11th Hour - Lacrima Mortis
- Elysium - Wires of Creation
- Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg

/Love Wood of Ypres' sound...shame they also have most ridiculous, inane lyrics I've ever heard.

kab: Waiting for:

Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone
Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
Storm Corrosion (not really metal, oh well)
Bereft - Leichenhaus (on it's way as I type this)

I'm anxiously awaiting Storm Corrosion, but after listening to Drag Ropes I'm not impressed. Also very disappointed with Heritage.

*takes notes*

I really miss the music tab just for the lack of these metal comment threads.

Just saw Meshuggah on tuesday. Flawless and a great light show. I think it could be a bit higher on the list but the new album wasn't all that groundbreaking although it was really good. Dragonforce can farkoff. They used to be epic metal(and slightly noisy) but they de-evolved to garbage. No sort of musical reason to it. Just wailing guitars and over dubs.

Lamb of Gods new album wasn't that great either. It didn't have the highs the last album did (Reclamation) but it certainly didn't have the bombed out lows either (Set to fail). Just felt like they were treading water but at least most of it it pretty catchy and enjoyable.

Haven't hear 3 inches of blood yet but they always crack me up. Also need to pick up the new Godforbid.

Haven't heard the rest of the bands so who knows. Im pretty picky with metal. I like screaming but I cant stand growling no matter whats going on in the back ground I just cant get past vocals.

Verfall: *takes notes*

I really miss the music tab just for the lack of these metal comment threads.

The Sunday Heavy Metal House Call (SHMHC) threads are still going every week (pretty much) on the video tab.

/I miss the music tab too, but I was told I'd get over it.
//not yet - it's still real to me dammit!

List fails massively without Iced Earth's new album Dystopia. I wasn't interested when Matt Barlow said he was leaving, but when I heard that Stu Block was taking his place I admit I was curious. (Stu has perhaps the most versatile voice in metal.) He knocked it out of the farking park. It's pretty kick arse power metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuwW9IVwZ0U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vz4yIgnFt0&feature=relmfu

Check it out.

/Drunk.

kab: Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone

THIS.

And this will probably take AOTY for me - 5 years in the waiting, Ne Obliviscaris finally released their full length today. If it's half as good as their demo, this will be great.

As the Icicles Fall

And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope

dewright_ca: Ok, so no Nightwish Imaginarium, total failure...

Came here to say that.

I have some earlier Dragonforce albums, but I've not been keeping up with them lately.

Lacuna Coil's 'Dark Adrenaline' is pretty good, and the bonus track version has several accoustic covers of their earlier hits.

Even if there are no more metal albums this entire year, the new Meshuggah album means 2012 is a good year for metal.

Epica's 'Requiem for the Indiffernet' also came out this year, though I don't feel it's quite up to their usual standards, for some reason.

fisker: HighZoolander: Verfall: *takes notes*

I really miss the music tab just for the lack of these metal comment threads.

The Sunday Heavy Metal House Call (SHMHC) threads are still going every week (pretty much) on the video tab.

/I miss the music tab too, but I was told I'd get over it.
//not yet - it's still real to me dammit!

The music tab should really come back because too many people incoherently find there way into threads like these that don't even really like music or even understand why certain people like certain types of music in the first place all because they are tied up in the entertainment tab.

I Find myself stumbling in all drunk on the 2 Pac (I call him 2 Pac) and Kanye West threads all lost and shiat, believing I will be able to fathom what the fark people see in that music. I try to join in and it gets sad. I mean, Ima person TOO ya know.

I feel you; I mean, who among us hasn't stumbled into a 2 Pac thread after a few too many? There's no shame in that. Hell, I'm sure some people get drunk on purpose just for those threads.

But metal is serious business, that people take seriously. If some people would rather get drunk and piss on our hospitality - and you can't piss on hospitality! I WON'T ALLOW IT!

You wanna get rough with me? You wanna show me that you don't like the choice of this house for our vacation by going on a hunger strike? Well, I'll accept the challenge. But just remember when I was your age, I really did suffer from hunger. We'll see who gets through this, but just remember I've got more practice than you. I'll see you tomorrow.

SilentStrider: Hmm.
Did not realize Shadows Fall had a new album coming out soon. Will have to be purchasing that.
I've heard a few of the songs, they are all great. Also, God damn you Fear Factory and Shadows Fall for scheduling your tour date closest to me for a freaking Wednesday!

Deadwing: I'm anxiously awaiting Storm Corrosion, but after listening to Drag Ropes I'm not impressed. Also very disappointed with Heritage.

I'm not particularly enamored with Heritage either, but I hope Wilson's songwriting chops have done good things there. Grace for Drowning is well worth your time if you don't already own it. (assuming you do, given your FARK handle ;) )

phedex: Koloss gets my vote.

I'm enjoying it also, I think it's a better start to finish listen than Obzen was. I'll be heading to their show on 5/19... saw them quite a few years ago with SYL opening, and was pretty blown away by the performance they laid down.

You twat waffles who keep mentioning that awesomez jizztastic new album by one of the most overrated bands in the history of music do realize that they are not metal, right?

And Rush sure as hell ain't metal...not...even...close.

Adebisi: kab: Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone

THIS.

And this will probably take AOTY for me - 5 years in the waiting, Ne Obliviscaris finally released their full length today. If it's half as good as their demo, this will be great.

As the Icicles Fall

And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope

I really didn't like the one from their demo at all, but the song from the new album is vastly better!

The first two minutes or so felt much more like smooth jazz (and reminded me of Keiko Matsui) than metal, but it's a really interesting song.

SilentStrider: I'm waiting for Clockwork Angels to come out. If the three tracks already released are any indication, this album is going to be killer.


/ymmv on if Rush is metal. Imho they are.

because Rush should be at the top of every list, and the Boobies of any Fark thread.