Ooh, I'm happy you mentioned "Hell's Gates" because it's my favorite Omen song. I won't say "by far" but almost... I certainly miss J.D. Kimball's vocals.

He was indeed the man. Haven't even checked their albums beyond The Curse.

Don't bother. You're not missing anything. Let's just pretend Omen without Kimball (and the Nightmares EP) doesn't exist.

The first two Omen albums are so amazing, and the third is pretty good too.

Brainstorm - The Conjunction of the 7 Planets

Heavy, epic half ballad...great song.

Dead World - Thanatos Descends
http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Dead_World/Thanatos_Descends/51611

Reasonably horrifying industrial doom, not quite as good as Collusion but still decent.
And I forgot I had the latest Electric Wizard so I'll play that next ha ha


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_LtQwEU0AEN8Mb.jpg:large

I'm torn the fuck apart by Brutal Truth's "Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses". A far better fusion of Grind and Death Metal than Napalm Death have ever achieved, and that's coming from a huge Napalm Death fan.

Sadus - Illusions

Brutal thrash, with a great, organic production and bass sound. Similar to Morbid Saint and classic German thrash, which is !!!!

Volahn - Quetzalcoatl

Dang, this band is something else. Very unusual and very good black metal.

Beastie Boys – Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun

Probably their most metal song lol, closest to metal anyway

Bodies Under the Falls from (2012) Panopticon - Kentucky.
We just saw the film (Harlan County, U.S.A.):
http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film884250.html
P.S: Thanks, Austin!
http://www.metal-archives.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97052
http://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/2012-panopticon-kentucky.html

Raintime - Turned Up and Down

I miss this band. Never was able to find anything that sounds close to them.

NP: Circuit of Suns [Circuit of Suns, 2015] - 7. Soo G'd Up (02:27/06:14) {257 kbp/s}

Not sure what to make of this. It sounds like prog, death metal, some sort of metalcore/deathcore, and some other stuff all at once. It's not bad but it's all over the place. Also the song titles are blegh

Macabre Omen - Gods of War - At War

This is quite a good album. Really epic in scope and vision and executed brilliantly.

Yeah, and it would have been even better with good production.

NP : Ares Kingdom - Incendiary

Long time no listen. Still sounds good

Brume d'Automne - "Le lieu de la vengeance"

Rawness done properly.

When Gods Leave their Emerald Halls from (2012) Drudkh - Eternal Turn of the Wheel.
Waiting for the new album but I'm in fear they "lost it" with the last ones.

Ars Poetica from (2009) Drudkh - Microcosmos.
That's the Drudkh I know!

I own this album but I consider it as nothing spectacular. On the other hand the last was pretty interesting. LOL

You're a weird weird man Paganbasque. I'm with BasqueStorm on this one.

NP : Acherontas - Ma Ion

I can't get enough of this album. When Greek black metal is done right, there's hardly anything in the genre that surpasses it(imo at least).

Hexenhaus - Dejavoodoo

Fantastic power metal delivered by this Swedish band. They have 4 albums in all, the first 2 are thrash records, the third is power/thrash but this one is strictly power metal and it's my favorite.

Mercyful Fate - A Corpse Without Soul

This EP is pure perfection and this song is the definition of epic metal.

Rainbow - Black Sheep of The Family

One of my favorite Rainbow/Dio-related songs.

On a Mercyful Fate kick...

Mercyful Fate - Burn in Hell

(Bragging time. lol) This album will always remind me of sitting in King's living room listening to "9" a month before it was released. This was one of my favorites when I first heard it on a CD-R and it is still one of my favorites from this album.

Well, I think that the last one was better, let me be happpy with my extravagances.

Napalm death- Aversarial-Copulating Snakes

Last album doesnt differ too much from the previous ones, but at least it contains a couple of songs which some innovations.

And what do you think about (2007) Drudkh - Estrangement? Those vocals, drums, guitars, bass,... it's nice!
As stated in the Drudkh thread, I prefer OLD Drudkh.

Solitary Endless Path from (2007) Drudkh - Estrangement.
Man, I MUST come back to Eastern Europe for holidays!
http://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/planificar-viaje.html

Macabre Omen - Hellenes Do Not Fight Like Heroes, Heroes Fight Like Hellenes

awwww yissss

Chapel of Disease - The Mysterious Ways of Repetitive Art

Lord of All Death slays. Gotta love the melodic sections

Johansson & Speckmann - Mask of the Treacherous

I don't care for Master because I've never been able to stomach Speckmann's vocals and this is proving to be no exception.

Lady Gaga – Alejandro

Dont call my name

Satyrasis - The Imp of the Perverse

Holy shit I knew this band in 2005 back before I even liked metal more extreme than early Megadeth. Imagine my shock to see a promo from them in my mailbox and then find out that they not only still exist, but have released two full lengths since the demo I knew. Even better, they're still really god damned good. This album kinda falls apart at the end but this track is a fucking scorcher. If you like Deceased's later era, you need to hear this. It's basically the lost sister album to As the Weird Travel On.

(the link is being retarded, the song starts at 16:52)

Their new album is so bad ass. Tony posted a song from ...of the Dead earlier in the most expected albums thread and I was immediately hooked. As soon as I could I grabbed that album and gave it a rave review. I haven't heard their first full length yet but I mean to do that real soon.

I don't think I like how the last few tracks get so strange, it's like they lose the plot and the train just jumps the tracks, but the first seven songs or so completely smoke. Check that first album, I remember ADORING Stench of the Earth and Hourglass ten years ago.

^^What did you think of the Rush cover?

NP: Enslaved - Thurisaz Dreaming

This is my second spin of the new album and it's fucking amazing. So many different styled blended together. Grutle's snarls are actually not as grating as on the last couple.

It was rad.

Yeah listening back to those handful of songs I knew from the demo, I can definitively say that the vocals were WAY worse and the production borders on too rough, but holy crap the riffs still tear shit apart.



EDIT: HO HO WHAT I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING WHEN I SAY I'VE HAD THE MELODY AT 3:28 FLOATING AROUND MY HEAD FOR TEN FUCKING YEARS UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHERE I HEARD IT FROM THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER

Ok this is rad. Too bad it's digital only.

NP: Azarath [Blasphemers' Maledictions, 2011] - 4. Firebreath of Blasphemy and Scorn (01:02/04:17) {320 kbp/s}
I forgot about this band for the longest time, and they're rad. Behemoth-like but that's fine.

According to their Facebook they are trying to crowd fund a vinyl release. Not sure if they will release it on CD.

Assault - Survival in the Street

Pretty killer Canadian speed metal.

This type of music doesn't really make sense to me on vinyl, plus they're about $3000 short of their goal. I've always preferred vinyl for black metal, preferably lofi black metal, everything else can be CD. Maybe someday they'll get around to a small CD pressing.

Judas Priest - Genocide

Still my favorite Priest album. Just love the way all these songs flow into one another and create such a unique experience. "Victim of Changes" and "Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver" are fucking amazing as always. Halford's vocal performance is definitely one of the best in metal, too.