Traditional Metal

[CiG]

Ironsword rule, dick.

 

[Krow]

Bet that asshole is from Sweden. Mystified by the exclusion of Graveyard's debut.

Shit that isnt all that interesting on that list...
Horisont
Lethal Steel
Black Trip (I thought this fucking sucked)
Dead Lord
Ambush
Aktor
Glyder

Havent heard Malediction, Helvetits Port, and The Dagger. Dont have any desire to after reading that.

 

[CiG]

Aktor

I think you are so wrong about this one.

 

[Krow]

Probably because Prof Black did so many albums in a short period of time and his voice isnt that great to begin with.

 

[no country for old wainds]

lethal steel's album was the best of 2016 IMO, it's fairly simple but totally magical in a way so few trad albums are these days.

he's greek btw lol

 

[CiG]

Probably because Prof Black did so many albums in a short period of time and his voice isnt that great to begin with.

I'm less interested in his vocals and more in-love with Aktor's weird mixture of Genesis, Devo and traditional heavy metal.

 

[rms]

Ironsword rule, dick.

Yes they are good but not retro and too good for most of that list

 

[CiG]

Yes they are good but not retro and too good for most of that list

Oh.

My bad.
What is it anyway that defines "retro"?
Because Ironsword defenintely worship Manilla Road, but do they not count because they started in the 1990's?

 

[no country for old wainds]

that isn't really his best list anyways, just his newest. try this and this.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

What is it anyway that defines "retro"?

Bullet bras and big panties.

 

[Krow]

Resurrection time.

Anyone interested in picking up a copy of the fairly rare final album of Brocas Helm can look here
http://swordsandchains.storenvy.com...ts/20205272-brocas-helm-defender-of-the-crown

$20, but as soon as they're gone from there, you'll be at discogs mercy for one.

Also picked up the new Satan's Hallow and Emblem from Swords and Chains finally.

 

[no country for old wainds]

rip john stewart, vocalist for slauter xstroyes circa WINTER KILL and FREE THE BEAST.

 

[Omni]

rip john stewart, vocalist for slauter xstroyes circa WINTER KILL and FREE THE BEAST.

Yeah, sad news.

Speaking of Brocas Helm (previous post before yours), I just learned that this exists.

 

[Omni]

The three preview songs here are good. I was a fan of Luminous Eyes and I have a promo copy of this album.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

HAUNT fucking destroys and I'm ashamed that they didn't make my 2017 list. I had that demo on my turntable for several weeks before I changed it.

 

[Krow]

I dont think Haunt's out yet is it? I felt a little disappointed in Robespierre - Garden of Hell. I need to try it again but I felt like they went sooo lo-fi trying to give it an old sound that they made it sound hollow.

 

[rms]

Haunt has a killer opening track straight down the drain

 

[Omni]

The entire album is pretty good. I'd better stop being lazy and actually write up a half-decent review of the promo version that I received.

 

[EspaDa]

@Omni

How do you like the Gatekeeper debut album?

 

[Omni]

East of Sun is pretty good. It's going to be compared to Visigoth and Eternal Champion even though Gatekeeper is much more competent musically and they have a wider array of influences and more varied songs than either of those bands. Songs like "Ninefold Muse" and "Bell of Tarantia" are way more thoughtful than most new trad metal.

I feel like some people here stupidly judged the very straightforward single that the band put out first and assumed the album would all sound exactly like that song. I forget who, but someone also said it sounded like a ripoff of some obscure Euro power metal band.