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Post by Big DSR Energy on Dec 18, 2015 1:02:30 GMT -5
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Post by judodave on Dec 18, 2015 18:55:58 GMT -5
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riseofsetian1981
King Koopa
"I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left."
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Dec 19, 2015 15:31:56 GMT -5
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riseofsetian1981
King Koopa
"I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left."
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Dec 19, 2015 15:35:45 GMT -5
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Post by judodave on Dec 20, 2015 8:08:22 GMT -5
Went to my year end concert last night and here's the bands I saw:
Amorphis
Arch Enemy:
Nightwish:
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 19:59:57 GMT -5
Ok it is getting close to the end of 2015 and I am going to start posting releases from this year that are worth jamming. There are so many that there is no way that I could do any sort of ranking. So, tune right in if you have been looking for 2015 releases to check out.
Batushka - Litourgiya
Origin: Poland
Released: December 4th
Batushka is a new and mysterious band, since the identities of the band members is unknown. Be that as it may, the album Litourgiyais a monsterous slab of black metal with both epic melodic stylings and doomish sensibilities. This will hit all of the right spots if you are into this style of metal. This one was just released too, so it is still fresh off the presses.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 20:07:42 GMT -5
Morgoth - Ungod
Origin: Germany
Released: March 26th
Ungod is Morgoth's return to active duty since disbanding in the late 1990s, and it was a ferocious serving of crushing death metal. If you are a fan of bands like Death, Obituary, and Asphyx, then this will be in your wheelhouse.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 20:18:22 GMT -5
Sirenia - The Seventh Life Path
Origin: Norway
Released: May 8th
Morten Veland has refound his talent after several years of mediocre albums when Sirenia released Perils of the Deep Blue in 2013. The Seventh Life Path is a wonderously catchy album with melody, atmosphere, and the amazing vocals of Ailyn. This one is for those of you who like bands like Epica, Nightwish, and Tristania
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 20:42:14 GMT -5
Lucifer - Lucifer I
Origin: Germany
Released: May 25th
Lucifer formed after the abrupt disbandment of The Oath in 2014. Also of note, Lucifer features Gaz Jennings of Cathedral fame. Lucifer offer up a fantastic slab of occult doom metal that is right out of the Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus playbook. Johanna Sardonis supplies appropriately haunted vocals and the result is Lucifer I being a damn groovy album. Highly recommended!
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 20:57:31 GMT -5
Tribulation - The Children of the Night
Origin: Sweden
Released: April 20th
Tribulation have evolved from an old school death metal band, to a progressive death metal, and now with The Children of the Night, a proggy-melodic black/death hybrid. Fortunately, they do it very, very well.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 21, 2015 21:14:44 GMT -5
Horrendous - Anareta
Origin: USA
Released: October 27th
This one is on a lot of "Album of the Year" lists, and for good reason. Fantastic and fresh take on death metal with very vibrant and relentless riffing.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 22, 2015 20:33:21 GMT -5
Motorhead - Black Magic
Origin: United Kingdom
Released: August 28th
It has been a bittersweet year for Motorhead, with Lemmy's health problems while touring, and the death of original drummer Philthy Phil Taylor in November. On the bright side, they managed to release Bad Magic, celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band, with their 22nd(!) full length release. The fun thing with Motorhead is that what we get with each album, is precisely Motorhead, and that is all that we could possibly want in our miserable lives.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 22, 2015 20:42:42 GMT -5
Raven - ExtermiNation
Origin: United Kingdom
Released: April 22nd
While Motorhead celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2015, Raven celebrated their 41st. Brothers John and Mark Gallagher, both in their late 50s, have maintained a consistency to match their longetivity. While they never reached the stratospheric heights of their NWOBHM contemporaries Iron Maiden or Judas Priest, nor did they ever sink to their lows. Underrated legends who have influenced untold bands over the years, they can still rock with the best of them.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 22, 2015 21:01:52 GMT -5
Deathhammer - Evil Power
Origin: Norway
Released: April 13th
Because it's f***in' Deathhammer, that's why.
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El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
Status: Runner
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Dec 22, 2015 23:46:30 GMT -5
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riseofsetian1981
King Koopa
"I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left."
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Dec 23, 2015 1:20:58 GMT -5
Disclaimer: Language warning.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 23, 2015 18:35:39 GMT -5
Civil War - Gods and Generals
Origin: Sweden
Released: May 6th
Civil War was formed, in 2012, by four ex-members of Sabaton. So, if you are familiar with Sabaton, you know what to expect here. Bombastic melodies, catchy songs with an epic kind of feel, and generally good vibes.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 23, 2015 19:01:49 GMT -5
Visigoth - The Revenant King
Origin: USA
Released: January 27th
Visigoth hails from Utah, not exactly a heavy metal hotbed, but Visigoth brings forth a really good album full of awesome, ballsy heavy/power metal. Vocalist Jake Rogers is damn good at what he does.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 23, 2015 19:45:04 GMT -5
D.M.C. - Blitzkrieg
Origin: Czech Republic
Released: April 20th
D.M.C. stands for Death Mosh Core and are a fun little death metal band out of Czech Republic
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 23, 2015 19:50:55 GMT -5
Mgła - Exercises in Futility
Origin: Poland
Released: September 4th
It has been a pretty good year for black metal, and Exercises in Futility might be the best of the bunch. Nihilistic, misanthropic, atmospheric, bleak, and epic. One of the best albums released this year!
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