** 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.