The Metal Thread

[Esoteric]

That is so weird haha. Mine shows Grima - Enisey now.

https://youtu.be/Mz4d9fKOYpQ?si=Albv6zKFwhF_mkHz

This is the actual link to the album.

[devo22]

If you like metalcore and female vocals, give Gore. a listen. Nothing groundbreaking, but the vocalist is excellent (and she's a NASA engineer, which is freaking badass) and they have an interesting bit of shoegaze in their sound. Really liked their recent EP "If You Do Not Fear Me ...".

Here's a one-take:

[Hemi-Cuda]

Best active vocalist in metal IMO

[Hemi-Cuda]

Youtube algorithm ####ing nailed this one

[devo22]

YT algorithm struck gold for me too

[DownInFlames]

sunn O))) has new music to brighten your day.

[Hemi-Cuda]

I'm very sad I discovered this a month too late

[DownInFlames]

[AC]

Upcoming black/thrash album that sounds solid.

[Esoteric]

I'll check that release out - you can definitely hear the inspiration from early German thrash bands, I love it.

[Hemi-Cuda]

The amount of female vocalists who can do great cleans and growls is nuts now. Jinjer and Spiritbox really seemed to have kicked some doors open

[Hemi-Cuda]

Samoan metal just hits harder

[DownInFlames]

I like this collab.

[Hemi-Cuda]

How is it that Germany, the most famously "unfunny" country, has the wackiest metal bands? I'd love to see this guys tour with Electric Callboy

[devo22]

2 for 2 in their discography.

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

How is it that Germany, the most famously "unfunny" country, has the wackiest metal bands? I'd love to see this guys tour with Electric Callboy

you should also check out TBS (The Butcher Sisters) ... that band and their music videos are a freaking fever dream.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Arch Enemy certainly has a knack for finding the most drop dead gorgeous women with satanic voices

[PaperBagger'14]

These guys will be playing at the Palace tomorrow night, tickets are pretty well priced at $50 too. I’ll be the guy in blue jeans, black shirt and the arm tattoo at the show.

[Puppet Guy]

Not sure if you could still call him metal because he's evolved into a genre all his own, but Devin Townsend has a new mega-opus coming out in May:

[Engine09]

Devin Townsend is a guy I like, he's a great player, smart as hell and incredibly talented but for some reason I just don't listen to his stuff. I have one of his CDs on my shelf, never have reached for it. Is there one specific song I could check out to give him another shot?

I remember not caring about Mastodon, thought there were over rated as hell until they released "Motherload". That one song won me over.

Same with Dillinger Escape Plan, didn't give a #### and now I've become a massive fan of Better Lovers, can't stop listening to them.

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Devin Townsend is a guy I like, he's a great player, smart as hell and incredibly talented but for some reason I just don't listen to his stuff. I have one of his CDs on my shelf, never have reached for it. Is there one specific song I could check out to give him another shot?

I remember not caring about Mastodon, thought there were over rated as hell until they released "Motherload". That one song won me over.

Same with Dillinger Escape Plan, didn't give a #### and now I've become a massive fan of Better Lovers, can't stop listening to them.

Townsend is like Frank Zappa in the sense that his output is so varied it's hard to pick one specific tune to act as an intro. I'll throw you a few (the last one is pretty much every genre of music ever, mixed into 7 1/2 minutes):