The official metal 2012 thread

[Pyro Stick]

Darkspace -1 is getting a vinyl and cd release soon and for anyone that hasnt picked up I,II, and III yet Avantgarde Music have them as a bundle package on sale: http://avantgardemusic.bigcartel.com/product/darkspace-3-cds-bundle-sale

Xasthur also has another release coming out.

Because there were a few people that wondered what happened to the tons of previously unreleased songs that I had, Avantgarde (Italy) is pressing a collection of those songs on an album called 'Nightmares at Dawn' coming out very soon.

The album will have some odd songs and strange surprises. You'll probably hate it though, that's not one of the surprises. Avantgarde will also be pressing some older ep reissues and those too will have some extra songs from a few years ago, before the ending.

 

[Ric]

yes yes yes...

 

[Pyro Stick]

Oh shit i didn't realise Darkspace Minus One was entirely rerecorded. A lot more excited now. They have also confirmed they are working on IV.

edit: New Wodensthrone track!

http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/digital/ecard/wodensthrone_Ecard/2012/wodensthrone_ecard.html

 

[Pyro Stick]

New Ahab in may.

Ahab - The Giant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMoEzcw2kk&feature=player_embedded

 

[Ric]

where from?

 

[Pyro Stick]

where from?

If you mean where did the Darkspace news come from: http://www.avantgardemusic.com/wordpress/?p=1396

DARKSPACE have finally mastered ‘Dark Space -I’ and have already switched back working on ‘Dark Space IV’. We dont announce anything but we have clear expectations to be put into conditions to release “something” from them in Spring. The band is confirmed playing at Hellfest 2012 in June and will play in Canada after the summer!

 

[Ric]

hi pyro, no I mean the ahab cover.

 

[Pyro Stick]

hi pyro, no I mean the ahab cover.

They posted it on facebook this morning.

http://www.facebook.com/AhabDoom/posts/341801672529828

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Fuck, that Darkspace news excites me.

 

[theoden236]

this

 

[Einherjar86]

New Bornholm.

http://www.bornholm.hu/

 

[Pyro Stick]

Hell. Yes.

http://www.earsplitcompound.com/sit...ern-lord-to-unleash-dopesmoker-deluxe-reissue

SLEEP: Southern Lord To Unleash Dopesmoker Deluxe Reissue

News of almighty proportions has landed as Southern Lord announce a deluxe reissue of one of the towering achievements in metal history, Dopesmoker by SLEEP.

For the 2012 reissue, there are some very notable changes. The original studio tapes have been remastered presenting the album as the band had originally intended. The audio is clearer, louder, and at last brings a true representation of SLEEP’s hour-plus Weedian chronicle. Exclusive to this Southern Lord edition is brand new artwork by long time SLEEP artist Arik Roper, to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Additionally, this reborn version of Dopesmoker boasts an unreleased live recording of one of the band’s best all-time performances: “Holy Mountain” from San Francisco’s I-Beam in 1994.

Southern Lord is overwhelmingly ecstatic to reissue one of the most important recordings in heavy metal history. This edition ensures that this mesmerizing, incredibly complex document remains unrivaled in the annals of stoner metal.

Dopesmoker Track Listing:
1. Dopesmoker 1:03:31
2. Holy Mountain (Live @ the I-Beam SF, CA. 1994) 11:54

 

[Luoto]

Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone
Melodic Death Metal
Kolony Records

Release date: 04.06.12 (worldwide)

Tracklist:

1. Abeyance
2. Remnants
3. Fraught
4. Absit Omen
5. To Stir the Sea
6. In Parting
7. The Dream and the Waking
8. By Moon and Star

 

[Pyro Stick]

Thats some pretty nasty artwork.

 

[Luoto]

Thats some pretty nasty artwork.

Little Red Riding Hood Don't remember if someone in the band is inspired by the Grimm stories, even though the original story is not by them.

 

[Dak]

New Gorod is decent.

 

[Pyro Stick]

Tracklist:

Title English
Blóðstokkinn Soaked in Blood
Jóln Deities
Alfadanz Elven Dance
Hit helga Tré The sacred Tree
Æra Honour
Heiðr Esteem
Valgaldr Song of the Fallen
Galgviðr Gallow Forest
Surtr Sunnan Black from the South
Gullaldr Golden Age
Níðhöggr Attack from Below

Release: May 21st

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"The "Umskiptar" album is also a return-to-the-roots album for me, with a strong focus on atmosphere and wholeness rather than anything else. The vocals on this one however are more important than on any other album, with a total of 66 stanzas, some of them even repeated a few times, making up the lyrics of the album. The vocals are very important for the special atmosphere and are more important than on any other Burzum album, and more varied too – and as honest as it gets".

On Amazon it looks like there 3 different versions. Different artwork and an artbook.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

The Pic LP art is amazing. Can't wait for it.

 

[Bitencourt29]

^ That description sounds promising.

 

[Onder]

Unfortunately "varied" means that he will try to do more of his gay pseudosinging and "honest" means that he will talk to your ear like a lesbian for half of the record imo.