The Rllmuk Metal Thread

[shirubagan]

Metal Review (probably the best metal review site in terms of good writing and coverage, although they do seem to be late with major releases for some reason)

From The Dust Returned (covers new and old releases with regular features, such as reviewing every German thrash album or the current feature focusing on Floridian death metal of the 90s)

The New Review (decent reviews, although with an occasional tendency to be overblown and not particularly critical - see the review of the latest Hate Eternal album for an example)

Sputnik Music (made up of fan contributions as well as regular staff reviews and so the quality can vary a lot, but the staff reviews tend to be very good and since the highest rated review becomes the default review for a particular album they are usually of a decent standard)

3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners

The new ManOwaR.

EDIT:

Classics

Great albums:

Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire

Alice in Chains - Dirt

All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals

Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side

Anthrax - Among the Living

Arch Enemy - Black Earth

Architects - Ruin

At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

Baroness - Red Album

Behemoth - Demigod

Between the Buried and Me - Colors

Big Business - Here Come the Waterworks

The Black Dahlia Murder - Miasma / Nocturnal

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Master of Reality / Vol. 4

The Bled - Pass the Flask

Bloodbath - Breeding Death

Burst - Origo

Capricorns - Ruder Forms Survive

Carcass - Necroticism / Heartwork

Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

Converge - Jane Doe

Cult of Luna - The Beyond

Cursed - I

Dark Tranquillity - Character

Darkest Hour - Undoing Ruin / Deliver Us

Das Oath - (it's all fucking great)

Death - Human / Leprosy / The Sounds of Perseverance

Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

Dillinger Escape Plan - (all good, esp. w/ Mike Patton, Miss Machine, Ire Works)

Disfear - A Brutal Sight of War

Doomriders - Black Thunder

Down - Nola

Every Time I Die - Hot Damn!

Faith No More - Angel Dust

The Fall of Troy - Manipulator

Fantômas - The Director's Cut / Melvins-Fantômas Big Band

Forbidden - Twisted Into Form

GFK - If Liberty Isn't Given, It Should be Taken

God Forbid - Determination

Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

Gorguts - From Wisdom To Hate

The Haunted - (All)

High on Fire - Death is This Communion

Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

In Flames - The Jester Race / Colony

Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast / Live After Death / Powerslave / Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Isis - Panopticon / In The Absence of Truth

Judas Priest - Painkiller

Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache

Kylesa - Time Will Fuse Its Worth

Lair of the Minotaur - The Ultimate Destroyer

Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake / Sacrament

Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

Martyr - Warp Zone

Mastodon - Remission / Leviathan / Blood Mountain

Megadeth - Peace Sells... / Rust In Piece

Melvins - Houdini

Metallica - Master Of Puppets / Black album

Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness

Municipal Waste - Hazardous Mutation

Neurosis - Times of Grace / Through Silver in Blood

Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

Nile - Festivals Of Atonement / Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka

Norma Jean - Redeemer

The Ocean - Fluxion / Precambrian

Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse / Ghost Reveries / Watershed

Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas

Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile / Horizons

Pelican - Australasia

Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer / Phantom Limb

Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come

Saviours - Warship

Sepultura - Arise

Sigh - Hangman's Hymn

Slayer - Reign in Blood / Seasons in the Abyss

Sleep - Holy Mountain

Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Speedealer - Bleed

Strapping Young Lad - City

S.O.D. - Speak English or Die

Suffocation - Pierced From Within

Swallowing Shit - Anthology

The Sword - Age of Winters

System of a Down - System of a Down / Toxicity

Tool - Undertow / Ænima

Devin Townsend/Ocean Machine - Biomech

Turisas - The Varangian Way

Type O Negative - October Rust

Unearth - The Oncoming Storm / III: In The Eyes of Fire / The March

Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars / Two Hunters

Zeke - 'Til The Livin' End

Zozobra - Harmonic Tremors

UPDATED 9/11/08

[Sham]

,Jan 14 2005, 03:01 PM]3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners

The new ManOwaR.

i downloaded the first manowar album the other week,brings back memories,metal daze indeed

the music reminded me more of early maiden, the vocals were similar to manowar,but a bit more high pitched, not bad,but his voice would get on my nerves after a while.

[___]

Finntroll - Trollhammaren

Utterly ridiculous, but fun.

[biggerbob]

,Jan 14 2005, 03:01 PM] 3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners

That's in THUG2, right?

Fun to start with, but gets annoying IMO. I took it off the playlist.

Finntroll are great. By all rights they should be a comedy band, but their music is very listenable.

(Edit: Is that even a word?)

[shirubagan]

That's in THUG2, right?

Fun to start with, but gets annoying IMO. I took it off the playlist.

Finntroll are great. By all rights they should be a comedy band, but their music is very listenable.

(Edit: Is that even a word?)

I don't know if it was in THUG2, I was recommended it by someone else.

I like it though.

[shirubagan]

Help me name this song!

Found it in my playlist, but don't have a clue who or what it is. "s fucking good though.

Any help appreciated.

Linkos

[will]

Battle Hymm is clearly THE Manowar song.

[RJames]

,Jan 15 2005, 05:26 PM] Help me name this song!

Found it in my playlist, but don't have a clue who or what it is. "s fucking good though.

Any help appreciated.

Linkos

Wow! Really didn't think I'd have a hope of knowing it!

But I do B)

It's 94 Hours by As I Lay Dying

Unfortunately it's their best song by a long way (IMO) - but you can try stuff off the same album, it's called: "Frail Worlds Collapse"

I liked the 3 Inches Of Blood by the way - Kerraigs been recommending them to me for a while too.

I see you like Million Dead - I was invited to be in their new video last weekend... but I couldn't be bothered - video shoots take sooo long and are quite dull. Still... maybe I shoulda

In fact a lot of your Audioscrobbler is ace... good work

[dam_aks]

Symphony In peril

This mini site has some good links to listen to their new songs at a pretty good quality level. Sounding nice. Well worth a look.

[RJames]

How about we start a monthly metal thread like the Hip-Hop one? Was talking to Kerraig about this the other day... there are some possible problems, but I think we could give it ago - I think we have enough people...

[dam_aks]

Sounds good to me. Would it simply involve being told/telling others what to buy?

[RJames]

Heh - well I'd hope some discussion too - haven't you ever read the hip-hop one?

Personally I'd prefer to focus on newer music, cause that's what I have trouble keeping up with.

IMO, we should also absolutely ban any mention of:

Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Sepultura, Fear Factory, Machinehead and so on and so forth

(unless they release anything new, where possible, that is)

[dam_aks]

Sounds cool. No I havn't read the hip-hop one!

Are we talking just metal or will emo/hardcore be included here?

[Readybrek]

http://www.srcswccbi36.com/cigaro.html

new SoaD song, sounds alright, I'm interested to see what the more original stuff they've been talking about for the new album(s) is like.

Incidentally, it's a stunning time for metal gigs at the moment, with the likes of Mastodon, Megadeth, Hatebreed, The Haunted, Judas motherfucking Priest on the go, and a full System tour later on in the year

gonna get deaf

[RJames]

Well I like emo and METALcore () more than most straight up metal, so sure...

I dont think there has to be any strict rules as long as things don't get out of hand. As long as it isn't a list thread, I'll be happy -- so no just listing 20 albums/songs you like on their own!

[dam_aks]

Sounds awesome.

Who is gonna do it then?

[Arctic Feather]

Well I like emo and METALcore () more than most straight up metal, so sure...

I dont think there has to be any strict rules as long as things don't get out of hand. As long as it isn't a list thread, I'll be happy -- so no just listing 20 albums/songs you like on their own!

It sounds like a good idea, but I too have tastes similar to Rantin' James so maybe make it a more general metal/hardcore thread?

[RJames]

Isn't that what I said?

Anything goes basically. I'll start it when I get time and/or at the end of the month B)

So get thinking!

[Arctic Feather]

Isn't that what I said?

I was just agreeing...

[Marzipan Travolta]

Love that System song. Having been saying "Cant you see that we love my cock" at inopportune moments all day

[my.friend.of.misery]

Love that System song. Having been saying "Cant you see that we love my cock" at inopportune moments all day

yea, i heard that today. new System! yay!

[MrPogo]

How "metal" does it have to be for inclusion? Are we simply in long hair and leather trousers country, or is it more "anything with electric guitars"?

[RJames]

Heh, I'm not long-hair-metal at ALL

Y'really don't need to be so precise about definitions.

Also, was reading the Hip-Hop thread and maybe we should just have a 'Metal' thread (this could be it) instead of a monthly one -- cos they talk about releases for THAT month... and I certainly can't keep up with that level of granularity... I wonder if anyone here does?

Also: MOST metal fans on this board are probably about 5 years younger, on average, than the hip hop fans.... which does make a difference.

-J

[Manny]

Does anyone get CDs from Alice's Records? They have a pretty good newsletter/catalogue thing which has reviews of all the new stuff they get in. Usually worth looking through to see if you can download samples of them.

[shirubagan]

Let's do it... and cheers for naming that tune!

I think it should start with a "Recent Bands You May Not Have Heard" + links to free MP3s. I almost pissed myself laughing at that Finntroll song - Nordic Pirate Metal comedy gold!

All-encompassing too, methinks.

[HoneyMonster]

Mastodon. Metal as it should be.

http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

[-Carpet-]

Kidney Thieves

They did they club music for Deus Ex 2, you can download the Phi in the Sky EP from that link. So, er, there you go.

[my.friend.of.misery]

Mastodon. Metal as it should be.

http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

going to see them again at the Mean Fiddler on 16th feb

[RJames]

Oooh, I might have to look that up.

For me, Leviathan >> Remission, though Kerraig assures me that's just cos it's so much more accessible, which may be true.

Seen them once before and was deaf for days!

So, In Flames - tell me a track to d/l or put a link up here... I've never really heard any - what're they like?

Maybe we should just make THIS the metal thread and leave it at that B)

[my.friend.of.misery]

Oooh, I might have to look that up.

For me, Leviathan >> Remission, though Kerraig assures me that's just cos it's so much more accessible, which may be true.

Seen them once before and was deaf for days!

Mastodon tix

I saw them at the Garage. was at the front. got crushed quite badly, but stood my ground. my ribs hurt for days the bassist, Troy, was really cool to me though, made sure i was ok. met them all afterwards. very cool bunch of guys.

and ditto on the deafness thing.