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Posted by IronAngel, 08.03.2011 - 23:09

I couldn't find a topic like this, so I'm not sure if there's a lot of interest in it. But since one of the biggest reasons for my coming here is to discover new music, I think we ought to have a topic dedicated to recommending the latest and greatest music to have just been released. We have staff picks and great reviews already, but a lot of stuff goes under the radar. So share your exciting new discoveries or the comebacks of old favorites with the rest of us here.

I guess it's nice to start this from the beginning of the year, but you can of course recommend some 2010 albums you think were overlooked, too.

My recommendations that haven't already been covered by MS reviews are, so far:

Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand: Kirk got sober and found Jesus. Good for him, I guess. It doesn't show in the music, which is as thick, sludgy and melancholy as ever before. Another solid addition to an incredibly consistent discography, if not quite their strongest effort.

DoomSword - The Eternal Battle: I've been pretty unfamiliar with DoomSword for a long time even if I've known about them and heard a song here and there. That's still the case. From what I can tell, though, The Eternal Battle is not quite as doomy and epic as their first albums but rather leans towards traditional heavy metal with the faster riffs and stuff. Pretty impressive nonetheless, there's something authentic and endearing about the band. (Couldn't find a sample, sorry.)

Weedeater - Jason... The Dragon: The sludge/stoner act Weedeater buzzes and crushes away with a deep, heavy sound that really appeals to me. When they're loud, they're tight. There's some strange filler and interludes on this album that don't really fit in, though.

Orchid - Capricorn: Orchid have released a lauded EP already, but Capricorn is their first full-length. They play groovy old school Sabbath worship. It's not new, but why should it be when it's this good?

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R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099	Permalink 04.12.2011 - 01:59 R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099 Some original gothic/doom/avantgarde from Rain Delay's latest: Loading...
ß Problem? Posts: 916	Permalink 04.12.2011 - 23:01 ß Problem? Posts: 916 Striborg isn't that bad...... ---- My music blog - Updated regularly. To live is to think - Cicero Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 04.12.2011 - 23:02 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by ß on 04.12.2011 at 23:01 Striborg isn't that bad... I actually enjoy Striborg, but I don't have any qualms with people voicing their distaste for it. And let's be honest, the production is fucking awful. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
ß Problem? Posts: 916	Permalink 04.12.2011 - 23:12 ß Problem? Posts: 916 Quote: Quote: I actually enjoy Striborg, but I don't have any qualms with people voicing their distaste for it. And let's be honest, the production is fucking awful. I kind of enjoy Striborg. I think people make it to be worse then it actually. Sure the production is quite terrible, but at least isn't as bad as Zarach Baal Tharagh ---- My music blog - Updated regularly. To live is to think - Cicero Loading...
Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752	Permalink 05.12.2011 - 03:35 Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752 Written by Guest on 03.12.2011 at 14:25 Written by Edmund Fogg on 03.12.2011 at 06:53 Tunguska Mammoth. A local stoner,sludge,progressive outfit. Worth diving into Great song that. Will check out their EP fo shizzle. Of course you will. Mammoth driven apocalypse, who wouldn't want to tap into that? ---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:18 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Seriously excellent unique sounding black metal (Marcel's suggestion actually): The second track (of only two) is even better but there are no clips. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:34 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 06.12.2011 at 16:18 Seriously excellent unique sounding black metal (Marcel's suggestion actually): SLow down, man, don't like it or else there's two suggestions of mine this year you like. Vacantfield and Surachai hahaha ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:36 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.12.2011 at 16:34 SLow down, man, don't like it or else there's two suggestions of mine this year you like. Vacantfield and Surachai hahaha Well you have a good ear for that kind of thing (as much it pains me to admit!) They're both phenomenal records. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:37 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Btw weirdly enough it is considered a full length even though it's only 2 tracks and 22 minutes long ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:39 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 06.12.2011 at 16:36 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.12.2011 at 16:34 SLow down, man, don't like it or else there's two suggestions of mine this year you like. Vacantfield and Surachai hahaha Well you have a good ear for that kind of thing (as much it pains me to admit!) They're both phenomenal records. Weirdly enough when I got the download link they weren't featured on MA. Whereas now the band is with all their previous releases ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:43 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.12.2011 at 16:37 Btw weirdly enough it is considered a full length even though it's only 2 tracks and 22 minutes long Usually I'd feel a bit gypped because of the length but it's a very short and very sweet album that does more than most black metal bands this year in those 22 minutes. I'd say they should have released their two 2011 records as one but the styles are totally different. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:45 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 06.12.2011 at 16:43 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.12.2011 at 16:37 Btw weirdly enough it is considered a full length even though it's only 2 tracks and 22 minutes long Usually I'd feel a bit gypped because of the length but it's a very short and very sweet album that does more than most black metal bands this year in those 22 minutes. I'd say they should have released their two 2011 records as one but the styles are totally different. yeah they should have. Btw the info the guy typed under the clip is wrong. The band is not from the UK, Surachai is from Chicago, Illinois, USA ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 16:47 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.12.2011 at 16:45 Btw the info the guy typed under the clip is wrong. The band is not from the UK, Surachai is from Chicago, Illinois, USA Indeed, could have been a typo on his part, UK instead of US. Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	Permalink 06.12.2011 - 18:51 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted More excellent black metal, this time from the UK. Kinda chaotic, post-black/industrial-ish craziness. For fans of Dødheimsgard, Ved Buens Ende and such: Also gonna repost this as it got lost in conversation on the last page: Seriously excellent unique sounding black metal (Marcel's suggestion actually): The second track (of only two) is even better but there are no clips. Loading...
tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5245	Permalink 07.12.2011 - 04:12 tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5245 http://looktowindward.bandcamp.com/album/fortunes-haze I know it was Nov 2010 close enough... ...oh and thank me later ---- rekt Loading...
ß Problem? Posts: 916	Permalink 07.12.2011 - 06:05 ß Problem? Posts: 916 Raw, gritty and chaotic Death Metal from Portland. I'm not quite sure what it is the state of Oregon but they seem to churn out some quality bands. Sloooooow Death/Doom If you're into raw black metal check out Sortilegia - Sideproject of Haereticus from Thantifaxath ---- My music blog - Updated regularly. To live is to think - Cicero Loading...
The Turbanator Posts: 1900	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 04:16 The Turbanator Posts: 1900 Written by Guest on 22.10.2011 at 00:03 By far and away one of the most bizarre and offbeat black metal bands ever. Listening to the album now and I think I love it, batty as hell style but extremely listenable once you get into it. Thanks to Mikyz for this one. this is strangely addictive. Just checked the album, 2 discs! tonnes of songs though. Kinda puts me off. ---- In the name of forests; In the name of stars; In the name of all the seas; In the name of storms... Proud sons of ancient nation; Proud sons of sacred song in the wind; Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told... Fathers of the icy age!! Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 04:28 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by The Turbanator on 08.12.2011 at 04:16 this is strangely addictive. Just checked the album, 2 discs! tonnes of songs though. Kinda puts me off. It's like a grindcore album in terms of the tracklist. Joe's review of it is definitely informative if you wanna get more background info than just a Youtube track and tracklist. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
Sacrificial Posts: 43	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 05:51 Sacrificial Posts: 43 Antichrist - Forbidden World \| Probably the thrash album of the year, I recommend the demos as well. Morbus Chron - Sleepers in the Rift \| Well done Autopsy-influenced old school death metal, but still full of refreshing and creative riffs Lord Vicar - Signs of Osiris \| An album I really looked forward to. I was not disappointed, I would say they have improved almost everything from the first album to a next level; singing, riffing, songwriting... Recommended! Loading...
The Turbanator Posts: 1900	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 09:43 The Turbanator Posts: 1900 Written by Troy Killjoy on 08.12.2011 at 04:28 Written by The Turbanator on 08.12.2011 at 04:16 this is strangely addictive. Just checked the album, 2 discs! tonnes of songs though. Kinda puts me off. It's like a grindcore album in terms of the tracklist. Joe's review of it is definitely informative if you wanna get more background info than just a Youtube track and tracklist. Okay am checking it out now. EDIT : haha the album has a track that clocks 0:08. Must check it out then ---- In the name of forests; In the name of stars; In the name of all the seas; In the name of storms... Proud sons of ancient nation; Proud sons of sacred song in the wind; Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told... Fathers of the icy age!! Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 09:45 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 And just in case you all missed the Staff pick: ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
beyondtehdarksun Posts: 186	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 10:30 beyondtehdarksun Posts: 186 Written by Sacrificial on 08.12.2011 at 05:51 Lord Vicar - Signs of Osiris \| An album I really looked forward to. I was not disappointed, I would say they have improved almost everything from the first album to a next level; singing, riffing, songwriting... Recommended! I'm curious about this one, but can't find anything about it, so I might buy it 'blindly'. Do you think it would appeal to a Reverend Bizarre fan like me? ---- "We are blind to the world within us, waiting to be born" Loading...
The Turbanator Posts: 1900	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 12:05 The Turbanator Posts: 1900 Written by The Turbanator on 08.12.2011 at 09:43 Written by Troy Killjoy on 08.12.2011 at 04:28 Written by The Turbanator on 08.12.2011 at 04:16 this is strangely addictive. Just checked the album, 2 discs! tonnes of songs though. Kinda puts me off. It's like a grindcore album in terms of the tracklist. Joe's review of it is definitely informative if you wanna get more background info than just a Youtube track and tracklist. Hahaha this album is fantastic. ---- In the name of forests; In the name of stars; In the name of all the seas; In the name of storms... Proud sons of ancient nation; Proud sons of sacred song in the wind; Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told... Fathers of the icy age!! Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 15:30 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by beyondtehdarksun on 08.12.2011 at 10:30 Written by Sacrificial on 08.12.2011 at 05:51 Lord Vicar - Signs of Osiris \| An album I really looked forward to. I was not disappointed, I would say they have improved almost everything from the first album to a next level; singing, riffing, songwriting... Recommended! I'm curious about this one, but can't find anything about it, so I might buy it 'blindly'. Do you think it would appeal to a Reverend Bizarre fan like me? Peter Vicar is in it, so what do you think? ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2355	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 18:16 Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2355 Anyone knows something of Lord Worm's new project Rage Nucléaire ? Two songs were posted but I can't find any more info... and apparently it's supposed to come out in 2011... Loading...
Koen Smits Posts: 1331	Permalink 08.12.2011 - 22:26 Koen Smits Posts: 1331 Written by Sacrificial on 08.12.2011 at 05:51 Antichrist - Forbidden World \| Probably the thrash album of the year, I recommend the demos as well. Morbus Chron - Sleepers in the Rift \| Well done Autopsy-influenced old school death metal, but still full of refreshing and creative riffs Oh yes, I've got those and they're both very good. I doubt Antichrist as best thrash, but awesome nevertheless. ---- RIP: Frank Vandenbroucke (6 nov 1974 - 12 oct 2009) Written by Bad English on 05.04.2014 at 15:05 but spoil thius film is like spoil porn and say porn ends whit cum shot ... Loading...
Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752	Permalink 09.12.2011 - 02:59 Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752 Some local toolesque prog rock band released quite the addictive album. Mr.Giver I need a key by Ileana http://ileana.bandcamp.com/album/mr-giver-i-need-a-key I think it has enough heavyness to be considered Metal. Enjoy ---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan Loading...
R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099	Permalink 09.12.2011 - 03:29 R'Vannith ghedengi Elite Posts: 3099 The new Cormorant album is shaping up to be a fantastic follow up to their debut, get your chops round this: Loading...
Sacrificial Posts: 43	Permalink 09.12.2011 - 05:25 Sacrificial Posts: 43 Written by beyondtehdarksun on 08.12.2011 at 10:30 Written by Sacrificial on 08.12.2011 at 05:51 Lord Vicar - Signs of Osiris \| An album I really looked forward to. I was not disappointed, I would say they have improved almost everything from the first album to a next level; singing, riffing, songwriting... Recommended! I'm curious about this one, but can't find anything about it, so I might buy it 'blindly'. Do you think it would appeal to a Reverend Bizarre fan like me? Yes, great riffing! It's no Albert singing though, haha Loading...
IronAngel Posts: 4872	Permalink 11.12.2011 - 23:33 IronAngel Posts: 4872 Lord Vicar is the last 2011 album I am still adamantly intending to hear. The rest is optional. I have no doubt it will rock. Loading...