Disturbeds new album is honestly kinda bland. Some of the songs are pretty decent over all butit feels like a metallica affect where over time the band kinda mellows out and you find yourself nostalgic for its early years.

>>46
I used to listen to Disturbed when I was in high school. I haven't checked up on them since they made that god-awful cover of The Sound of Silence. I still listen to their song Stricken every now and then. I really like that song.

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Blind Guardian's latest album The God Machine is very good and I feel pretty nostalgic about it. The more I listen to it the better it gets. Solid record!
I'm planning to visit a concert this year, my last one was in the year 2000.

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>>49
I've always preferred Blind Guardians, especially those that copy early Helloween's style. Do you get a lot of shows? Bands I love rarely tour my area.

>>49
Love that album cover, it reminds me of Attack on Titan. I looked up their Bandcamp page. Currently listening to the opening track of that album, I like it!

>>52
How was the full album?

>>53
I liked it. The opening track and Life Beyond The Spheres were my favorite tracks. Let It Be No More was my least favorite, I don't think it fits in with the other tracks.

Today at work I slacked off to watch part of a documentary about Ozzy which was playing on the TV. It was really interesting, it went in-depth into his journey through the 70s and 80s and talked a lot about his drug use. The documentary was God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, for anyone who's interested.

I'd forgotten how unique his voice is. And it's so easy for him to sing. Don't get me wrong, the doc showed he puts a lot of effort into his shows but how he sings, it just comes so easy to him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4x9Ek66es [Play]

>>54
I loved Life Beyond The Spheres. There is a sense that they put a lot of effort into this album and it paid off. The guitar solo in Damnation was awesome, and the lyrics were interesting as well.

>>50
No, I don't. Maybe one or two times a year. My last concert was Igorrr in 2022, super FUN!
I've never been on a festival either, it's not my cup of tea.

What about you anons?

>>57
I saw Megadeth with Lamb of God last year. While musically, Lamb of God isn't my thing it was fun getting in circle pit. It was my first pit ever. In light of what Dave Mustaine has gone through, Megadeth was also surprisingly good.

>>57
I want to learn how to air guitar at shows in the future but don't know how to. Do you do anything at shows besides watching?

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>>58
I saw Rotting Christ and Behemoth play at a metal festival many years ago. Many mosh pits were had over Rotting Christ. I lost my shoe in one of the pits. Later I found a drunk viking dude in the crowd who was holding his hands up and my shoe was on one of his hands. I walked up to him and pointed at my feet, which were missing one shoe. He bowed down and put the shoe on my foot. Then he stood up and we hugged and laughed. I was also quite hammered.

Rotting Christ were promoting their at-the-time new album, Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού. The album title is Greek for "Do what thou wilt" which is a saying attributed to Alister Crowley. It's a really good album.

>>60
This post was meant for no.57.

>>60
When I was in the pit I had new shoes on and they hindered my ability to enjoy it and I slipped once.

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Are there any albums you are looking forward to? Overkill released a new single yesterday, and it was good. The Wings of War was good but not great, and this one seems like it will be an improvement. I am also looking forward to the new Insomnium. The addition of Jani Liimatainen has made the band more interesting.

>>65
Seeing the album art more and more, I am starting to dislike it. At least the single is good.

>>65
That is some bretty good Thrash Metal. :)
Can you recommend a specific album? They made 19 oh wow!

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>>74
Their absolute best album is the Year of Decay from 1989. For this album, they keep their trademark thrashiness but also experiment. In contrast to Metallica, this experiment worked artistically. Songs like Skullcrusher are a little slow and doomy, but it is a great song. The Year of Decay is my least favourite track, but it is probably one of the better ballads done by a thrash band. Who Tends the Fire is also very eerie. As for full-blown thrash tracks, you cannot go wrong with Time to Kill, Elimination, I Hate, and E.vil N.ever D.ies. My current favourite track is I Hate because those normalfags are annoying. As for other songs, you should check out the five-part self-titled Overkill quintology. E.vil N.ever D.ies is part 4. Check out the track Ironbound, Bitter Pill, Electric Rattlesnake, Shine On, the Wrecking Crew, Rotton to the Core, Hello from the Gutter, Thanx for Nothin', Word of Hurt, and Up to Zero to see what album you'd like to check out next. At the very least, those songs are good. Overkill is a great band, and I preordered the new album on vinyl for a reason. Tell me what you think.

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Doom metal is a genre of metal music that's characterized by slow, heavy riffs and lyrics that are often nihilistic and full of despair. The music sounds crushing and oppressive. While I don't agree with the nihilistic outlook most doom metal bands display I think the music is very therapeutic when I feel like shit.

My favorite doom metal band has to be Electric Wizard. They're a well-known band within the genre and their lyrics focus on horror films and occultism. Their album Dopethrone is considered a genre landmark and it's probably the thickest, loudest doom metal I've ever heard. The album was recorded in three days while all members of the band were engaging in heavy drug use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSySb9yGhdA [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=785873fz_y8 [Play]

Their album Time To Die is also very good. It sounds even more misanthropic and miserable than Dopethrone. One of their best songs, I Am Nothing, can be found on this album. It's incredibly heavy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubBPXQ5U2_0 [Play]

Not all of their songs are slow and sludgy. My favorite song of theirs, Dunwich, sounds quite different. It's very groovy and upbeat. I love the lyrics in this song and how the riffs match with Jus Oborn's vocals. It sounds like a medieval horror movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhrpDc1K3nc [Play]

>>77
Personally, I love Epic Doom Metal bands like Candlemass or Sorcerer. Count Raven is also a good Doom band.

>>78
I really like the song Solitude by Candlemass.

>>76
Sorry for the late reply anon, there was some rl going on.
It was a pleasure to listen to The Years of Decay and I think my favourite song is Skullkrusher, it's almost sexy. But it's so hard to choose honestly. I agree that the ballad is not that good or strong but it's okay.
Hello from the gutter is awesome, powerful and unique. Love the official video.
Thanks for sharing. :)

>>82
The live version they did with Johan before he rejoined Candlemass was amazing. Johan's version of At Gallows End was good too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1v1SmPDNk [Play]
>>86
Overkill have one of the biggest discography's in metal so it is understandable.

>>87
Interesting version of the song. Didn't Johan Längqvist do the entire vocals for that album?

>>89
For the first one and the latest two albums. I really like his version of At Gallows End. His voice is just amazing nowadays. I should listen to the latest one and revisit the song they did with Tony Iommi.

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Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame is a 2001 album by epic black metal band Summoning. The album is heavily inspired by Tolkien's works and features a lot of audio samples from radio productions of Lord of the Rings. A lot of the lyrics are actually straight from his books.
It's one of the best black metal albums I've ever heard. Really atmospheric and powerful. My favorite song off the album is Ashen Cold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXPaRpIKYkE [Play]

>>95
Funny coincidence, I discovered Summoning on my way to work this morning and wanted to ask about them itt. Black Metal isn't usually my cup of tea, but I really like what they do with their atmospheric songs which have a romantic, somehwat positive vibe and I appreciate their Dungeon Synth elements. Thanks for your recommendation anon.

>>95
I tried listening to the album but had a hard time getting into it. I was looking for something heavy and couldn't get into it.

>>96
Haha, awesome! I think their old stuff is really good. In my opinion their newer material sounds a little stale. I think Summoning really nails that blend of high fantasy sound mixed with metal music. I've yet to find another band that does it as well as Summoning. Another favorite track of mine by them is Nightshade Forests off the Dol Guldur EP.

>>97
Understandable. It's more epic than heavy. The post about doom metal higher up in the thread might be more up your alley.

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While listening to Keeper Of The Seven Keys PT 1, Judas from their previous album came on instead of Future World. Future World came on right after, but it was hilarious to hear my first-ever CD glitch.

>>100
Keeper II also has a CD mislabeled not having Save Us.

>>98
I think I found something for us: Midnight Odyssey
My favourite album so far is Funerals From The Astral Sphere
:3

>>107
What do you like about the album?

>>107
Summoning anon here, I listened to a few songs off the album. Not exactly my cup of tea but not a bad listen either.

>>108
The more I listen to it the better it gets. It's not as good as some of Summoning's previously mentioned albums, but still very beautiful and packed with mystical, cosmic & atmospheric sounds that feel dark and bright at the same time. It is like feeling both lost and secure.

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Insomnium released a new album recently, and they have continued to make great music. I love how they can naturally do brutal and pretty sections. It is something most death metal bands can't do without changing their style fundamentally.

What has everyone been listening to lately? I am interested in the new Enslaved but I haven't alotted the time to listen yet.

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>>112
It's funny but I've been getting back into Korn lately. I was looking for something to listen to while cleaning my apartment the other day and randomly thought "I haven't listened to Korn in years". Shortly after I was rocking it to Make Me Bad while wiping my tables clean of dust.

Did you guys know Jonathan Davis turned 52 this year? Man, I feel old. Have this strange pic from 2007 of Korn guitarist Brian Welch signing his autobiography.

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>>113
Gamma Ray's Sigh No More is an underrated album I listened to this week and was impressed. The original album art is material for that bad album art thread, but the remaster's art is way better. I can't say any of the songs were less than a 3.5/5, but there is something different about this album. In a strange coincidence, Sigh No More resembles Kai's former band's album Pink Bubbles go Ape from that same year. The album is all over the place and is a more hard rock record than a speed/power metal record. I tend to like the more conventual style tracks such as One With the World, Start Running, and Dream Healer. There is good playing and great vocals from Ralf as well, so I would recommend this.

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I've been listening to Hypocrisy lately and I can't get enough of Peter's voice. Good death metal vocals are amazing.

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How do you feel about Metallica's new album? The fact that people give Metallica a pass for all their weak material is confusing to me. Tallica's new single isn't that great and their fans act as if the band is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have no motivation to check out the new album.

Here are some metal songs I've been listening to a lot lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcDYVKfjg7Q [Play]
Since seeing Queensryche in concert earlier this year, I've added the Todd La Torre Queensryche album to my Queensryche listening regimen, and I'm glad I did. Todd does a great job pushing the band forward while not changing the overall sound of the band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJY80FSFzM [Play]
Opeth has always been a band that I have struggled to love, and after this recent listen, I don't know if I ever will. Even with their good two songs, they spend way too much time on each song and exhaust the listener. Harvest could have been better if they shaved off two minutes because it would have been more concise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFTUbwrtYrU [Play]
Songs like this one make me wish Thin Lizzy lasted longer.

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I've been listening to Powerwolf a lot lately. At first I was skeptical because of their Christian spiritual songs mixed with European/German folklore and mysticism, but I learned they do not consider themselves a religious band. It's just their thing and they are good at it. High quality Power Metal. Blessed & Possessed is such a strong album, Interludium was released in april and I am listening to it over and over again. <3 them!

https://youtu.be/TWK8mCkdAxM [Play]

https://youtu.be/7oRem2pPoTw [Play]

>>134
As far as I'm concerned, Powerwolf is like Sabaton if the vocals weren't so bad. As far as Power Metal goes, they are middle-tier, but you can still enjoy them. Powerwolf doesn't have any stand-out classics, but I enjoy Sacrament of Sin is their best album in my opinion, and Fist By Fist is my favorite song from them. Powerwolf is pretty good band that appeals to casual metal fans for some reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guT8GkUvdcg [Play]

I've seen a pretty old lady with Mjölnir tattoos, sunglasses and a Dimmu Borgir tanktop today. I wish I had taken a picture, what a sight! :D Listened to a couple of songs today, but I guess I can't enjoy their music the way the old lady does.

>>138
It is uncommon sight to see someone in any metal shirt in general. Most of the time I see someone in a metal shirt it always seems like they are being trendy.

>>139
It is quite common here where I live, a European capital city. There are people wearing metal band shirts on the subway, in the park, everywhere. But it seems the majority is 25+, younger people these days wearing Nirvana, Metallica or AC/DC shirts may do it because it's fashionable.

>>140
Yeah, Europeans seem more like genuine metal fans. Europe seems like one of the few places metal bands can make money these days. North America has a bunch of posers, and I only see those younger people being trendy.

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The new Omnium Gatherum EP from last week was really good. Omnium Gatherum hasn't made any music that hasn't been excellent in well over a decade. There are a lot of great songs here that sound like bonus tracks from previous albums. The two best tracks from this are the title track and Sacred. Maniac is also really good, but it is a cover.

I wanted to share some songs that I have heard recently.
Ego Deception surprised me because it has been a few months since I listened to the music. I was pleasantly surprised by how heavy and nice the vocals were on the chorus. Also, the playing is excellent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uha7mNKTQCA [Play]
Walk on Fighting by Edguy is simply one of the epic songs I imagine from this kind of metal. It inspires me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iSxZAgUjtY [Play]
While Caligula's Horse's Love Conquers All is a brief interlude, it is enjoyable nonetheless. What I like about it is how quiet it is. To me, it feels comfortable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA_WI56Y-M0&list=OLAK5uy_kEY6lTiW3uyE6r1odpf92sasy9_kmsUGw&index=4

>>122
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEWFjWfqiU [Play]
cats can be metal

>>153
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cUV1l7lmz0 [Play]
speaking of which, i would go to the cat mosh pit.

Prophetian by Eternal Tears of Sorrow is one of the most amazing tracks I'd like 22chan to hear. Throughout the song, the keyboards are amazing, and the intro melody is just insane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iFyLcDaUgY [Play]

Yeah, Bríi made a new album.

https://brii.bandcamp.com/album/ltimo-ancestral-comum

It's not as good as Sem Propósito, which is a masterpiece, but still enjoyable.

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This a project I'd like to recommend to people who like Arch/Matheos. The band takes the soaring vocals of the early Fates Warning records with the proggy elements of later Fates Warning. The soaring vocals go a long way for me because I love those types of vocals in metal. Hearing those elements that you will pick up on later listens is always great two. If I would have to recommend an album from them I would recommend their latest "Winter Ethereal."

I can't get enough of Riot or Riot V and songs from their discography.
Thundersteel and Fight or Fall are both high-energy songs that inspire me to move forward with my day when I hear them. I like what the current iteration of Riot does with the guitar solo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6bEpST5b3s [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AvXPs93Hgs [Play]
Outlaw is just catchy and a song more hard rock/metal fans should know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrq_yNWCgB4 [Play]
Victory and San Antonio is the modern equivalent of the Thundersteel album. It is done in a respectful
way so it is satisfying to hear from my perspective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wbeWYd7kk [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZkUCklg5Bs [Play]

This is just some awesome stuff that reminds me of Megaman 2 tbh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7cZRAQiJ00&list=OLAK5uy_nigasr23eYc6rgl65mAhfEwo9Cs3NX30A&index=2

This is by far the best Grima album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyxtXnuKhI8&t=1353s

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Are there any new metal bands 22chan likes? When I say new I mean their first album was released in 2019/2020 or later. One band I would like to share is the band named the Lightbringer of Sweden. They have two albums and they are both quality releases. Their sound is traditional metal with a sense of melody. The cherry on top is their very good vocalist. If you want to check them out start from the beginning there are only two albums.

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Earlier this week, I saw that Tyr would be releasing another album in April. I would be lying if I said I was a huge fan of the band, but I can't help but be excited because their music is pure fun to me. I plan on checking out more of their music in preparation for their new album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuirrWbZDM8 [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaUFG48c2AA [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYdgMwXSSM [Play]

The keyboard melodies adds a feel that complements the heaviness. It is engaging and it makes me want more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztVb2JaYJA [Play]

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https://santanizm.bandcamp.com/album/o-tortur-filozofic
https://santanizm.bandcamp.com/track/suwuicide

I forgot one of the best death metal releases ends with a SNES rpg tier outro. It feels like it could come straight out of one of the final fantasy from around that time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x5qM3cyNh8&list=OLAK5uy_mh3woqNXwRAM9NxaS7VzuD-RKZsI5qa-Y&index=11