Church of Australian Metal

[Slammed]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Smoke Dreams and Extreme Aggression.
In Parkmore (Keysie) there was a shop called LA Connection, it wasn't only metal but they got a lot of metal and would order stuff so we didn't have to go into the city just for music, but no trip to the city was complete without a trip to the 'metal shops'.
There was also a place in Dandy, one of the walk throughs down near where Dick Smith was, that was pretty much all metal. I brought Mortal Sin Every Dog Has It's Day there purely because it was imported and not the same as the Aussie release.

 

[Slammed]

Must admit I did judge the band by the name and didn't expect much from a band called Vulvagun, but they aren't too bad.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Smoke Dreams and Extreme Aggression.
In Parkmore (Keysie) there was a shop called LA Connection, it wasn't only metal but they got a lot of metal and would order stuff so we didn't have to go into the city just for music, but no trip to the city was complete without a trip to the 'metal shops'.
There was also a place in Dandy, one of the walk throughs down near where Dick Smith was, that was pretty much all metal. I brought Mortal Sin Every Dog Has It's Day there purely because it was imported and not the same as the Aussie release.

Yeah we had a shop called Plato's in Frankston, I bought loads of stuff there. He had a massive Death Spritual Healing promo poster that I wanted so bad but someone else got it.

 

[Slammed]

I was long gone out of town when the shops I used to frequent closed so I didn't even get a chance to get anything. I know a few people who scored pretty well out of different shops in Melbourne but I was always wrong place, wrong time. Made me want to start my own shop just so I could have all that cool shit

 

[Slammed]

Aussie speed/thrash/death metal from this year. Interesting vocal changes in this track.

 

[Slammed]

Another wonderfully Australian name for a band.

 

[CiG]

Finally got around to fleshing this list out tonight, there were a few things I needed to relisten to but now I'm happy with it. Not sure if anybody will have their own list for something this niche but oh well.

Top 10 Australian metal albums of 2017:

1. Incinerated - Lobotomise
2. Headless Death - A Hideous Warning
3. Diabolical Demon Director - Bound in Lucifer's Chains
4. Black Magick SS - Kaleidoscope Dreams
5. Contaminated - Final Man
6. Cemetery Urn - Cemetery Urn
7. Bloodlust - At the Devil's Left Hand
8. Impetuous Ritual - Blight Upon Martyred Sentience
9. Faceless Burial - Grotesque Miscreation
10. Decomposed Serenity - Digging Up Your Mother This Friday Night

 

[Slammed]

I'll get around to doing something eventually but mine will definitely look different to that

 

[CiG]

Looking forward to it!

Edit: as much as I love each and every single one of these albums, 2017 was pretty slim-pickings for Australian metal full lengths IMO. 2018 on the other hand will be brutal.

 

[Slammed]

Ididn't even read the 2017 bit. I'm not sure I'll get 10 out of 2017

 

[CiG]

 

[Slammed]

This isn't too bad. Bunbury thrash from about 10 years ago. MA says they are still active but they haven't released anything since 2008.

 

[Slammed]

I was just looking down a list of Aussie albums released in 2017 on MA and I might be able to get 10 albums, will need to listen to a few more again though.

It would be an easy list if you were a fan of a band called LSDOOM they had over 50 releases last year. (Apparently album a week via bandcamp now that I read their page.)

 

[CiG]

The full classic 1995 demo. This is awesome stuff.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Thought it'd be appropriate to post this here. Got this in today. @CiG , @Slammed .

 

[Slammed]

Nice. It's good to see some of the classics coming onto re-release.

Listing to Death's Head at the moment. They've got a few albums out. It's not bad but not sure if it's something I'll look into further.

 

[CiG]

Fucking awesome, Grandma is such a killer record. Kinda always reminded me of Killing Technology meets Cryptic Slaughter or something, but with a retarded sense of humour (which always appeals to me).

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Fucking awesome, Grandma is such a killer record. Kinda always reminded me of Killing Technology meets Cryptic Slaughter or something, but with a retarded sense of humour (which always appeals to me).

I've only heard the album briefly some time ago. But I'm listening to it right now and thoroughly enjoying it. Kicks ass! Also has to be one of the worst ( or possibly the best )album covers.

 

[CiG]

It's fucking hilariously bad, I'd love it on a shirt. Someone should make a video for the title track using footage from Rabid Grannies.

 

[Slammed]

Not 100% sure yet but this might have to make my 2017 list when I finally get around to it.



Edit: Not sure why the clip says 2016 for the album. MA says July 2017

Edit: Maybe the clip says it because their bandcamp page says it was released on Dec 23 2016. Since that is so close to Christmas I might have to say everyone shut down for two weeks and it didn't hit the shop until the first week of January