** Metal ** The Thread! II

[Gee]

Yeah doing my second listen now! Really enjoyed it the first time but BTBAM albums take a good 5-10 listens for me to unpack haha. But it's managing to have a fresh different vibe but also sound just like another BTBAM album which is a good mix to hit I think.

Gave a second listen this morning. Eh, I suppose it's definitely a "fun" album... My favourite tracks are Absent Thereafter and Beautifully Human. Hard to describe their genre... Prog metal, technical metalcore, avant-garde metal...

Looking forward to their show this Friday. Apparently, they have vinyl records of their old albums including Colors at the merch table so I will definitely pick it up and maybe The Great Misdirect if they have it.

By the way, if you're thinking of getting the vinyl of the latest album, there's a typo on the spine "The Blue Nowewhere". The CD release is also affected. Just a heads-up if that kind of error bothers you.

 

[Zantera]

Gave a second listen this morning. Eh, I suppose it's definitely a "fun" album... My favourite tracks are Absent Thereafter and Beautifully Human. Hard to describe their genre... Prog metal, technical metalcore, avant-garde metal...

Looking forward to their show this Friday. Apparently, they have vinyl records of their old albums including Colors at the merch table so I will definitely pick it up and maybe The Great Misdirect if they have it.

By the way, if you're thinking of getting the vinyl of the latest album, there's a typo on the spine "The Blue Nowewhere". The CD release is also affected. Just a heads-up if that kind of error bothers you.

Yeah I have heard about the typo, that's pretty funny to me. I already had it ordered so will probably get my copy this week or something. Maybe a few years from now the 'typo first edition' will be really valuable.

The only big thing I'm missing with BTBAM physically is the debut album on CD. Got all the other albums on CD and vinyl as well as a few extra ones (like live albums).

 

[Gee]

RIP. A pioneer to the MDM genre.

At The Gates - Frontman Dies At 52

Tomas Lindberg, the iconic frontman of Swedish metal band At The Gates, has died at the age of 52 after a battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer affecting the mouth and palate.The news of Lindberg’s passing was shared by longtime friend and fellow musician David Isberg...

metalstorm.net

 

[Zantera]

Despite being from Gothenburg I never spent much time with At the Gates (especially compared to other bands from the city like In Flames or Dark Tranquillity) but I've gone back and listened to some ATG since the news broke and they definitely put out some great albums. For me the debut and Slaughter of the Soul (which I had listened to at least a few times decades ago) stands out.

 

[Gee]

Despite being from Gothenburg I never spent much time with At the Gates (especially compared to other bands from the city like In Flames or Dark Tranquillity) but I've gone back and listened to some ATG since the news broke and they definitely put out some great albums. For me the debut and Slaughter of the Soul (which I had listened to at least a few times decades ago) stands out.

Yeah, Red in the Sky and SotS are their best. The latter was re-issued on vinyl as a RSD exclusive last year, but either no copies were available in Canada or my local records stores couldn't get it.

 

[:eek:]

 

[Gee]

What if Black Sabbath was in a "sword and sorcery" universe à la Conan the Barbarian?





Recently discovered this new'ish doom metal band that is gaining a lot of popularity. They are currently touring to promote their new album released two weeks ago, and I missed their show when they had come here. Looks like they give one hell of a live performance. Can't wait to pickup my copy of the record.

 

[:eek:]

 

[Gee]

New Paradise Lost album is good. A mix of their old gothic sound with their modern heavy doom. Will give it another listen.

Mors Principium Est's new album is pretty decent too for those looking for a good Gothenburg-style of melodeath.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Metalcore (with a slice of EDM) band Ankor's newest single, MADARA - endless dream. I thought their last album from a while back, Shoganai, was special.



For something very different from a new symphonic progressive metal band calling itself Part of the Theory out of Greece, their new song is called Famished Mammon. Singer Vicky Kapetanopoulou is a bit Alanis Morissette, a bit operatic. It’s epic. They said in an interview they’re working on an album. I wonder what comes next!


(pro-shot live performance)

 

[:eek:]

 

[Gee]

Aw damn, he's been with MDB for 35 years...

My Dying Bride Officially Part Ways with Founding Singer Aaron Stainthorpe

Veteran UK doom metal band My Dying Bride announced on Thursday that they've officially parted ways with founding singer Aaron Stainthorpe.

consequence.net

 

[sdgrandia86]

New Helloween has been playing non stop! Epic classic



Something more groovy, catchy and fun

 

[Zantera]

Aw damn, he's been with MDB for 35 years...

My Dying Bride Officially Part Ways with Founding Singer Aaron Stainthorpe

Veteran UK doom metal band My Dying Bride announced on Thursday that they've officially parted ways with founding singer Aaron Stainthorpe.

consequence.net

I've been getting into MDB over the last few months and I really like what I've heard. Hard to imagine them with another frontman, especially this late in. I think some singers can be replaced on paper but some have big personalities that are part of the 'vibe' of the band and this feels like that.

 

[Gee]

@Zantera I don't know/remember if you're a fan of Isis, but just in case:

ISIS Set To Reissue Their Two Final Albums On Vinyl - Metal Injection

Isis' 2006 album In the Absence of Truth and 2009 album Wavering Radiant are coming back.

metalinjection.net

Worldwide release in indie stores in 2026. Not my favourite albums of theirs but will still grab them if my stores have them. I hope to get my hands on Panopticon and Oceanic.

I've been getting into MDB over the last few months and I really like what I've heard. Hard to imagine them with another frontman, especially this late in. I think some singers can be replaced on paper but some have big personalities that are part of the 'vibe' of the band and this feels like that.

I discovered them in mid 2000s if I recall correctly. It was when I started listening to more extreme metal. Turn Loose the Swans and The Angel and the Dark River are probably my favourite albums from them.

 

[Zantera]

@Zantera I don't know/remember if you're a fan of Isis, but just in case:

ISIS Set To Reissue Their Two Final Albums On Vinyl - Metal Injection

Isis' 2006 album In the Absence of Truth and 2009 album Wavering Radiant are coming back.

metalinjection.net

Worldwide release in indie stores in 2026. Not my favourite albums of theirs but will still grab them if my stores have them. I hope to get my hands on Panopticon and Oceanic.

Oh nice! I would probably get both of those. I do own Oceanic (only on black vinyl but still), one of my biggest white whales was missing out on Panopciton. That's their best album and would probably make my all time top50 albums. Hope it gets re-released one day.

 

[Link]

I've been obsessed with Frayle as of late. They're a perfect mixture of gothic metal and a little doom. Their new album fits the spooky season like a glove.

 

[Gee]

Oh nice! I would probably get both of those. I do own Oceanic (only on black vinyl but still), one of my biggest white whales was missing out on Panopciton. That's their best album and would probably make my all time top50 albums. Hope it gets re-released one day.

Both albums are post-metal classics, but yes, Panopticon is also my fave from them. They played their very last show here and I unfortunately missed that.

I've been obsessed with Frayle as of late. They're a perfect mixture of gothic metal and a little doom. Their new album fits the spooky season like a glove.

Thanks for the rec. At first, they looked like a metalcore band and I would have dismissed them.

"Don't judge a book by its cover" right?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

AD INFINITUM | Into The Abyss | The documentary
October 8, 2025

This documentation chronicles the creation of our latest album, ABYSS. Join us on an unforgettable journey - from writing the first songs, to producing, recording the arranged material, filming music videos, and finally taking the entire production on the road for a European tour.

This making of doc also includes five live performances of tracks on Abyss by Ad Infinitum.

Ad Infinitum - Regicide (2025) [single]
October 20, 2025

Dark Divas

Melissa Bonny & Band surprise fans shortly before the start of their tour with their new song ‘Regicide’.

dark-divas.com

‘As we prepare for our first European headlining tour, we wanted to surprise our fans with a new song,’ says the band. ‘Regicide combines the dark atmosphere of Abyss with a bolder, freer energy – and will be available to hear live in just a few days.’

Whether this is a just a new one-off single, a b-side to Abyss, or the first new track on their forthcoming album Surface, “The journey will continue through the hope and empowerment found at the SURFACE,” isn’t known yet, though it seems to fit into that description. Guitarist Adrian Thessenvitz explains the influence of EDM on this new track.

Their tour with Seven Spires and Tulip kicks off on the 23rd. No word if there will be another metal cover of Lady Marmalade.

 

[Gee]

**** yeah, Iron Maiden + Megadeth + Anthrax coming to my city in September 2026. Possibly the last chance to see Megadeth live.