The Metal Thread [ARCHIVED} Genre • Page 209

Holy Roar are really killing it with their releases atm, Rolo Tomassi last week and now this from Conjurer. I’m shit with metal genres but it’s kinda sludgy doomy post-metal with some big riffs thrown in there.

 

I’ll check it out!

 

Awesome afterwards hopefully you’ll do better with a description than me lol

 

I had no interest for the new BTBAM until I read these posts. If they’re heading back to that era’s sound I’ll definitely have to check it out.

 

I need to check this out and Priest. And give BTBAM some more time.

 

Giving BTBAM a re-listen right now, and I'm not hearing the Alaska stylings in it at all. It's a better release than anything that came out during the their Parallax and Coma Ecliptic period, but so far, I'm chalking that up to the fact it's a concise, tight release compared to that period. My ears must be bad.

 

Must be! They are some definite nods to Alaska in there which is really cool because I know fans have been wanting them to give us more of that sound.

 

^Eh. Whatevs. After finishing the album, I stand by what I said - it's a good standalone release in the modern BTBAM canon. The first couple tracks are good, but the second half of the album falls off for me.

On the flip side, I'm having a good time revisiting Prayer for Cleansing and Glass Casket this afternoon. Glass Casket especially. They need to finish their GD album that's ten years overdue.

 

After going down the Prayer for Cleansing wormhole, I'm now finding myself looking for contemporary bands that capture that 90s/00s metalcore sound like them and Undying. So far, I've got Drawing Last Breath and xElegyx...and that's about it. Any bands I might be missing?

Side note - I cannot believe I slept on Drawing Last Breath. Holy shit, they are good.

 

Aorlhac - L'Esprit des Vents

 

Corpse Fortress, by Ilsa


some sludge/doom that's also anti-fascist

 

found this cuz the dude does dope baritone guitar content on youtube lol. really good downtempo sludge, kinda true widow-y

 

Nice another YouTube channel to sub to

 

Happy weekend y'all.

 

panopticon spot on lmao

 

ive found so many great albums going through these black metal youtube channels so im going through some shit now. was not expecting much based on this album name but this is some of the best black metal ive heard in a while

 

i’ve gotten less and less interested in black metal the last few years and instead getting more into doom

 

what doom you been digging?

 

hamferd
sundrifter
clamfight
conjurer
devil electric
gatekeeper

 

Those are all such doom-y names lol. I've only listened to Hamferd and Gatekeeper. I'm stoked for the latter's album next month!

 

American Scrap, by Huntsmen

pretty dope too

 

CROWBAAR

 

this is so good

 

Oh shit I totally forgot Drudkh had a new one out, gonna get on that asap.

Picked up the new Priest today and yeah, it rules. Still bummed out about Glenn though. Priest without either him or KK just doesn't feel right, even though Halford is still going strong and Ian and Scott are still killing it as one of the best rhythm sections in metal.

I do like Richie on guitar though, and they could do a whole lot worse than Andy Sneap filling in on tour. Curious now who'll step in full-time, or if Glenn will still be able to record with them despite not being able to tour.

 

it sounds like glenn will definitely be involved in the studio