To celebrate Finnish Independence Day, here’s my primer on Finnish metal. Probably the most metal country in the world—over 5,000 bands currently listed on Metallum.
#metalsky #finnishmetal #metal
Following the hardcore/noise rock leanings of their 1993 debut, Clutch redefined their sound two years later on their self-titled second album. High on spacegrass, these Maryland groove merchants crafted one of the most quintessential stoner rock albums of all time. #rocksky #metalsky #clutch
My music medium evolution:
Vinyl -> Tape -> CD -> MP3 -> Mini Disc -> Ipod/Itunes -> Vinyl/Streaming
I love how when Neurosis formed, they wrote a list of six bands that would become the basis of their musical ethos.
“They seemed like things that were borne of an immense truth.”
Those bands were: Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Joy Division, Black Flag, Rudimentary Peni, and Amebix. #metalsky
Imagine only having heard mainstream metal…
Christ! And that’s not including my time spent on Tidal this year or any of the promos I’ve listened to or the vinyl I’ve spun. I think I’ve a problem…
Same! It was essential before the internet!
Simply put: Dead Congregation’s Graves of the Archangels is one of the best death metal debuts of all time. These Grecian titans revitalised the cavernous, pure-death sound back in 2008. #metal #deathmetal #extrememetal
Between this and Abigail for me! Two 10/10s.
the cover, inside illustrations, lyrics, liner notes, great music quality, the ritual of consuming all of this as one. There’s no real comparison between the two. Proper music fans will understand this. #physicalmedia #vinyl #cd #records
Anyone who doesn’t buy physical media is totally missing out on the entire artistic statement of an album. Streaming gives you a pixelated image and whatever quality the streaming host provides (and that’s useful while you’re on the move), but the likes of vinyl or CD provides tangible art:
2/2 Iotunn’s second album provides an equally dynamic foundation of melodic, precise and atmospheric death metal for Aldará’s almost theatrical delivery. Kinship, a cinematic extreme metal LP, is one of the year’s best as a result.
#metal #iotunn #vinyl #melodicdeathmetal
There are very few vocalists in metal these days with the range of Jón Aldará, vocalist for Iotunn, Hamferð and Barren Earth. From soothing to rousing to roaring to straight up demonic, Aldará can do it all, and his ability to convey a range of emotion is second to none. 1/2
Blasphemic riffs, scorching solos, hellfire rhythms and Araya’s forked tongue orations make this record the undisputed alpha and omega of extreme metal. Like evil incarnate, Reign in Blood remains ageless in the passing of time.
#metal #slayer #reigninblood #thrashmetal
Sweet! Cheers, dude! I’ll have a gander at that!
A bone-chilling concept record from the ghastly mind of Kind Diamond, “Them” is a Henry James-worthy tale set to the soundtrack of histrionic, occult heavy metal.
#metalsky #metal #kingdiamond
Yeah prog is either something you like or hate. But if you like that Floyd album, there’s a few there you’d enjoy. That Crimson record is pretty much metal.
Definitely get on that! I tried not to go with some of the more obvious albums!
Nice one. Feels daunting to start again!
Thanks a mill, bro!!
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Been posting a lot of old and new metal recommendations on Threads lately and am starting to think I’d be better off focusing on here more. What’s your experience of BlueSky been like so far? #metalsky
My top 100 heavy LPs of 2024. #metalsky
With Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere crowned as my LP of the year, I thought it might be cool to share a primer on some of the finest classic prog rock. 40 LPs. One per band. Alphabetical order. No psychedelic drugs required—the bands themselves consumed enough for all of us. #prog #progsky
My top 100 heavy LPs of 2024. #metalsky
Now, some end of year list business: Any other year, these 100 LPs could have featured in my top 100, but because this year was so strong, let’s just say that they’re all tied at 101. I fully back these albums and recommend you check ‘em out! #metal #metalsky
OPTIMUS PRIMER: A look at 50 of the finest LPs from Metal Norway. One album per band. This is just a snapshot of the brilliance Norway has produced, as there are many more bands and many more albums by the acts featured in this list that have influenced and forged metal history over the decades.
Pagan winds and unforgiving Nordic landscape have forged another Borknagar record that is as panoramic as its naturalistic inspirations, with ICS Vortex putting in perhaps his strongest, most rousing vocal performance to date (regardless of band). #metal
Feels like I’m talking to no one on here while others get thousands of likes for less! Think I might stick with Threads.
