Sheol

3 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

THE TEMPLE - The Temple, New Zealand

 

This was a nice little discovery I found last night.

Dormant Ordeal surprise dropped a new album today after 5 years of silence! Riff-heavy polish death metal. "We had it coming" was one of my favourite albums 2016 so I'm really stoked about this.

https://dormantordeal.bandcamp.com/album/the-grand-scheme-of-things

That was a great read, I've always liked Jason. I wish he had been treated better by James and Lars.

8 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Another SLC band that I liked very much (unlike Visigoth whom I really don't care for anyway) that it turned out he knew personally was Goat Disciple. Their EP from 2018 was fuckin' bangin', it was very near the top of my 2018 year end list. But seems they fall into that latter nazi misogynist douchebag category apparently

Yeah I remember that EP. It was really good, until you told me they were hardcore supernazis. Brutal fuck off to that.

I can't stop listening to this, how can this song be this good?? (yes, that's Jake on clean vocals, sorry 🤣)

Stormkeep - The Serpent's Stone

That sounds like a Castlevania soundtrack 😍

The incurable Revenant Marquis is releasing an ambient/dungeon synth album. Sounds very nice and moody from teh preview track.

https://revenantmarquisuk.bandcamp.com/album/cyflymiad-or-holl-arferion-ocwlt

19 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Friend of mine from SLC (who used to post on this forum before we got here) knows these guys, says they're the biggest twats imaginable, goes on & on about it at any opportunity. So all of us in our little friend circle are barred from listening to them haha. Especially Jake, and the restriction extends to all his other bands too.

Hahaha, that's hilarious! So in what way? Just obnoxious and full of them selves, or christian fundamentalist nazi pedos?🤣

2 hours ago, Dead1 said:

So thanks to my only skill set which is financial analysis, I've worked out my wife's spending habits will have bankrupted us as early as 2026 judging by current spending trends which is over $16,000 more than we earn per annum.

Oh dear.... This is gonna end in tears. No matter what happens, it sounds like you have some dramatic days ahead of you.

12 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

I don't think it's as black and white as that.

If you're actually hiding the drinking, doing it whenever your partner's back is turned, taking the chances every time you're alone and then masking it so as not to get caught, the problem could just as easily be yours.

Simply masking the smell because other people don't like it is not much different to not farting at the family dinner table and doesn't automatically represent either side has an issue. Although if you hold farts in too long you'll eventually have a problem.

 

Agreed. Context matters.

I think it's about your priorities. If you feel you need to hide your drinking, in order to continue doing it, so others won't complain, I think there's two things that should happen. 1. You reflecting on why drinking is that important to you. 2. A frank discussion with those opposed to it to resolve your differences. And also ask yourself what happens to you when you are denied your drink. How do you feel, emotionally and physically. If you get angry, irritated, restless and can't stopping thinking about that drink, then I absolutely say you have a problem on the horizon.

Masking the smell because others don't like it is another thing, but that wasn't the context I was getting from Blackdoom.

Visigoth - Conqurer's Oath

I don't know how I could dismiss this album as weak and with bad vocals when it came out. It's fantastically fun and well-done!

3 hours ago, Sardonicist said:

I am an effect, a slave to the circumstances of existence, I am not responsible for my opinions. 

😂🤣🤷‍♂️

13 hours ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

When drinking alcohol does anyone have to  cover up the smell. The Mrs could always smell alcohol in the room and on my breath and she'd go nuts. What a pain.  Perfume in room and mouthwash and I've no issues. That big bottle of CK will be very useful. Perhaps just me who does this. 

Tbh, hiding your drinking from your wife doesn't sound like the best lifechoice in the long run. Seems indicative of larger issues,  but what do I know? I think feeling the need to hide your drinking in general is a red flag.

I can't believe this is your first band hoodie, old man. Do you wear bandshirts in general?

14 hours ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Sheol im surprised you've not seen them. Maybe in the future. You got very close  though. Pulling out so late. Katatonia why😣

Well I live in northern Sweden so there's very few bigger bands playing here. It always takes a festival or something to bring them here, and it's usually hard to prioritize a trip to Stockholm or such when you have job, family, etc.

12 hours ago, NokturnalBoredom said:

Yeah, same here. I haven't really listened to anything more modern, maybe some stuff from the 2010s or an album from the 2020s here and there,

You're missing out on a ton of stuff my dude, just like you do if you only order through Hell's Headbanger and no where else 😀

4 hours ago, Dead1 said:

The Halo Effect - Shadowmind

Out 2022 on Nuclear Blast.

Features a ton of ex-In Flames guys including Michael Stanne and Jesper Stromblad- sounds like less fuzzy Dark Tranquillity. 

 

 

 

This was a lot better than anticipated. Mainly because current In Flames is garbage. I just have two objections; 1) Stanne isn't that great a growler, he's much better clean singer. Daniel Svensson should've done the growls. 2) More melodies please, preferably twin harmonies.

On my first spin of this badboy, pre-ordered the vinyl as soon as it hit, together with the new Stormkeep and Night Eternal

Whoredom Rife - Winds of Wrath

So, when did Darkwoods, My Betrothed decide to not be a joke anymore?

Dautuz - Vom schwarzen Schmied

17 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

Gaahl's WYRD - The Humming Mountain

That one surprised me. I haven't paid attention to Gaahl since... a long time. And this was very nice, earthy metal. Sometimes black metal, with traces of the kind of nostalgic folk Myrkur and Heilung trade in

Thanks for those links Dead, some weekend reading 😀

While it's a nice lyrical message, that song was awful.

15 hours ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Thanks for this Sheol.Very comprehensive and well thought out response.  First period is my favourite.Now I know what to get 👍 I assume your a big fan. Have you seen them live?

Haha no I actually haven't seen them live ever. They were supposed to play at a local festival a couple of years ago but pulled out to go on a tour or something. Am disappoint.

Jordfäst - Hädanefter

On 11/5/2021 at 2:59 PM, Sterre said:

Cult of Luna - Three bridges

New album incoming february 2022!

1. Varde - Fedraminne
2. Novae Militae - The tables of revelations
3. Dark Tranquillity - A drawn out exit
4. Reign - A breath over the mountain pass
5. Witches moon - Burning the seal
6. Mary Spender - Wait for me
7. Garmarna - Lussi lilla
8. Paimon - Cursed eternity
9. Häxkapell - Askans drottning.
10. Dark tranquillity - Eyes of the world

Not a bad mix, I think Dark tranquillity ironically enough is the band I've listened to the least out of these albums.

12 hours ago, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Out of interest which is best katatonia album for new listeners. I've heard there name for years but not listened to anything.

Well Katatonia has changed so much during their 30 year career, so YMWV depending on what style you gravitate towards.

They started out as a gothic black metal band with Jhva Elohim Meth and Dance of december souls. Quite raw and unpolished, but with an eye for melancholy.

Gateways of Bereavement

Then they found that they could combine monotone riffings with growls and cleans on Brave Murder Day (growls by Mike Åkerfeldt of Opeth) to great effect.

Brave

After that they became something closer to what we have today on Today's Decision and Last Fair Deal Gone Down, with exclusively clean vocals from Jonas Renkse and tons of gloomy, melancholic leads. Probably my favorite phase, with Viva Emptiness as the crowning glory of an album.

Ghost of the Sun

Then they had a period where they simply perfected thier formula with Night is the New Day and The Great Cold Distance. This is my least favourite phase, because they started experimenting with heavier, downtuned guitars and what I can only describe as "modern" djenty riffs.

Day and Then The Shade

Finally they found a right balance between modern sounds and their classic gothic metal sound on Dead End Kings and forward.

The Winter of Our Passing

The new Cradle of Filth album.

This is good stuff. Surprisingly good. You can tell that Dani's been around for a while and know how to achieve their sound