Albums currently kicking your ass

[Vegard Pompey]

^anyone who doesn't list that in the '81 thread is neither a hero nor a saint.

Dolphin Ride is hokey as fuck. Commercial can be fine, but their brand of it was not.

Listening to this now. I was worried it'd be too AOR-y for me but it works in its favor really, it has that soaring, ethereal vibe pretty consistently throughout. No More Lonely Nights seems the only weak point. Dolphin Ride is amazing, it's like someone put a Camel interlude in my metal album, I love it.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Yeah, that Saracen album is pretty great.

Anyway, I was in the mood for some shred so...

 

[RedinTheSky]

 

[CiG]

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Proving to be one of my favorite bands yet again. This may get up there with In Hatred's Flame due to how tight and well-written it is.

 

[Mort Divine]

Forgot what an interesting and unique album this is.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

 

[CiG]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Condemned is such an amazing album

EDIT: Gonna half-copy you

 

[CiG]

Condemned is such an amazing album

EDIT: Gonna half-copy you

I was actually just about to ask you if any of their other stuff is worth hearing.



I just fucking love Coroner.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Actually tbh this album isn't that great listening to it right now. It's solid but I'm reminded of why I don't listen to it much lately. Drumming is still complex but riffs aren't that interesting, sorta modern Solitude Aeturnus but not as good, not as dynamic either.

If you track down their demo/live tracks that never made it onto Condemned, though, you'll find stuff worth healing.

All Coroner is great.

 

[CiG]

Oh cool, I haven't listened to any of Confessor's demo material either. I'll get on that now.

Agreed about Coroner, even my least favourite album by them is pretty damn good.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Thanks CIG for this one! Really cool punked out heavy/doom.

 

[CiG]

If you track down their demo/live tracks that never made it onto Condemned, though, you'll find stuff worth healing.

These demo recordings in some ways remind me of early Earth Crisis (vocals aside) is it just me? I'm listening to "Collapse into Despair" right now and the drumming and some of the riffing just has that early metalcore vibe.

 

[Mort Divine]

How many doom bands released material in the 2000s onward that can touch TWK ? Reverend Bizarre and Revelation at least, but nothing else immediately comes to mind. The first two TWK albums especially are incredible.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i find them pretty boring on the whole but this song rules:

 

[Master_Yoda77]

How many doom bands released material in the 2000s onward that can touch TWK ? Reverend Bizarre and Revelation at least, but nothing else immediately comes to mind. The first two TWK albums especially are incredible.

Definitely Griftegard. The Gates of Slumber too. Maybe even Uncle Acid's "Bloodlust". I never got TWK hype either.

 

[Mort Divine]

I definitely understand not really digging them, but they, especially on their first two albums, really do everything right for me.

Definitely Griftegard. The Gates of Slumber too. Maybe even Uncle Acid's "Bloodlust". I never got TWK hype either.

Griftegard I'll give you. S.S.S. is an absolute house. TGoS have their great albums in Suffer No Guilt and Conqueror for sure. Never quite got into Uncle Acid though.

 

[CiG]

Almost every other doom metal band for me, and I'm not saying that to be a dick. I never really got that band.

 

[Vilden]

While Heaven Wept obv, and Fall of the Idols.

Pretty much agree with CIG too.