Church of Australian Metal

[CiG]

New band out of Adelaide with a demo that rules. Sounds like "proto-brutal death metal" quite a bit. Blasting, death doom parts, vocals that sound a bit like Demilich etc.

 

[arg]

thy art is murder kicked out their vocalist because he spoke out against pushing trans ideas on children. total fucking faggot bullshit

 

[no country for old wainds]

total fucking faggot bullshit

...and that's just their music!

 

[Slammed]

I like the way the initial reports said "the vocals on the new album have been replaced by someone and we're not telling you who it is."
Like someone actually gives a fuck

 

[CiG]

 

[Slammed]

Geez there's some interesting pedigree in that band. Hobbs, Bestial Warlust, Corpse Molestation, No Remorse, British Steel.
I might have to dig into their back catalogue

 

[CiG]

Their early stuff can be a bit "one-note" at times, but if you're in the mood for a good bludgeoning to the head, they're good to chuck on. I used to blast their first album in the discman a lot in 2007/08.

Their second album in 2010 was good too but I lost track of them after that, and their next album wasn't until 2017. So yeah this new stuff coming out means I'll have to dig into their back catalogue too. Cranking that first album right now!

 

[arg]

what awesome night at monsters of oz. the bands that performed are truly the torchbearers of australian metal!

 

[Slammed]

Perhaps they could try lighting those torches.

 

[Bloopy]

And make them suffer they did

 

[Satanstoenail]

Northlane are the worst band I've ever heard

 

[CiG]

Melbourne brutal/tech death. They put out a pretty good EP 3 years ago.

Spoiler

 

[Bloopy]

One-woman black/doom. I would've seen her drum in Thrall when they played NZ.

 

[Slammed]

Shit, I only remember about a dozen Aussie albums from this year and three of them are King Giz and I can't say the rest are shining a very bright light.

 

[CiG]

Did you forget Apocalyptic Annihilation already old fella?

 

[Slammed]

No, so far that is an exception. Not sure it will be at the top but AA and Drug Mother are the only two I really like right now and both are completely different bands. King Giz probably wont make the list either. I had higher hopes for 4Arm but after about 8 years of nothing they haven't shone that bright this year.

 

[CiG]

Well so far the Caprahed album is my Aussie AOTY, so if you like doom metal, I recommend that. Might throw up a list soon.
Phil Howlett is behind a bunch of good stuff this year besides Caprahed, like the last Lucifer's Fall EP and the new Zlórtcht album.

 

[Slammed]

I don't remember listening to Lucifer's fall this year. I must have missed it.
Going to check out Caprahed too.
Reaver dropped a thrash record recently I'll check out.
Elm Street released something that was barely metal.
C.O.F.F.I.N was ok
There is a band on my list called Art Of Dysfunction but I don't remember listening to them so I have no idea what they dropped. (apparently they are a blues based band from Perth. That's not the band you posted with the guy in the shitty white car who gets flipped off by his neighbour sweeping the street is it?)
Warewolves (members of Psychotic and Bezerker) have something out I seem to remember was okay.
System Trashed was fucking trash
Frenzal had a new one which needs another listen
But surely there was more.

 

[CiG]

Nah that's the Southern River Band, never heard of Art of Dysfunction. Unfortunately S.R.B. don't have an album out this year, but going by there being a new single, hopefully next year.

 

[Slammed]

I better write that down so I don't forget to keep and eye on them!