The Next Metal Thread

**tornintwo** · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 1524 Location: Vancouver, B.C.

Not sure how many of you are into the doom/sludge/drone style of music, but I found the band that I didn't know I was waiting for. That band is Nadja. If you like Jesu, this will be your new favourite band. Neurosis and Isis' soundscapes lacking a little something you can't quite put your finger on? Nadja supplies it and then some. These are easily some of the best sounds I have ever had the pleasure of forcing through my ears at incredibly high volume. If this sounds at all appealing, read some of the reviews on metal archives. Most of the reviews are written by the same 2 people so there's a certain consistency you don't usually find.

Here's the first paragraph of one review from the re-recorded version of their second album Touched:

**popemobile** · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 3879

happy mother's day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BiOITZHC8I

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**Boomsars** · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1273 Location: Arkansas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEJe-K8z760

Miasmal came out with a new album recently and the whole thing is pretty solid. Death metal throughout, sludgy at parts. Album is self-titled.
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**OnionPowder** · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:14 am Post subject:

Sup guys, I haven't been here in a while. I just stopped by to show off my new poster.

What do you think?
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**GarageMetal468** · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:10 am Post subject:

That's awesome man! I gotta check out the remastered album, Human is one of my favorites and to hear better production on it would be cool.

Anyway, let's briefly recap on the 2011 metal albums so far:

New Alestorm is AWESOME, funny as hell too
New Amon Amarth is nothing new but still good
New Autopsy is awesome
New Belphegor is the same as new Amon Amarth
New Between the Buried and Me EP is great
New Black Dahlia Murder blew my expectations out of the water, possible candidate for best 2011 metal album
New Deicide is actually not bad
New Destruction was disappointing
I really liked the two new Devin Townsend Project albums, Deconstruction was something I wasn't expecting but it was still good
New Enslaved EP is pretty good
New Hate Eternal kicked my ass
New Havok is AWESOME
New Lazarus A.D. was disappointing
New Macabre is AWESOME
New Morbid Angel album gave me herpigonnosyphillaids - what the fuck is this shit
New Obscura is incredible
New Protest the Hero is awesome
New Rotten Sound is pretty good
New Scale the Summit is awesome
New Symphony X is incredible

So it's been a solid year so far. There's been some bad stuff out of the majority of good things. Some upcoming albums:

Vader - gonna be awesome, no doubt about it
Decapitated - saw a video of a new song live... not promising at all, I don't like where this is going
Vektor - not gonna doubt it's gonna be good
Gorguts - gonna be great
Warbringer - can't wait for this one
Diamond Plate - Local Chicago band that got signed to Earache a while ago, I can confirm that this is going to be awesome as well

Thoughts? Any other bands I missed? This thread is kind of dead so hopefully the replies can pick up with this.
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**MSH-Hitman** · Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 4481 Location: Florida

New Alestorm is AWESOME, funny as hell too
New Amon Amarth is nothing new but still good
New Lazarus A.D. was disappointing

I agree with those myself. Alestorm was surprisingly better than I thought it was going to be with some great songs on it. Wasn't much of a Lazarus A.D. fan in particular, but their previous album wasn't bad, but the new one was just...I don't know, did something wrong.

New Symphony X is incredible

I need to pick this up. I really enjoy Russell Allens vocals, which has me interested in the side project he's doing with Mike Portnoy. Not that it's supposed to be metal, but I'm curious how he'll handle more of a rock style of vocals.

As for what else I've been listening to that's new...

Arch Enemy wasn't too bad. I liked the instrumental stuff and it's still good music. Can't go wrong with Arch Enemy, unless you just don't like Arch Enemy lol

Wolfs new album wasn't quite that good. Not that it's bad, but I feel it's just not as good. Vocally I think the singer is trying to keep the vocals from going too all out compared to previous works. Still solid heavy metal.

I got into Tyr with their new release and it's some good power/folk metal. Big vocals, big sound, that whole thing.

Also I really need to pick up the new Chrome Division album. I know they got a new singer, but their music is great. Kinda like a heavier Motorhead and the new guy is sounding good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_7FIykNs0

**ganondorf901** · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 846 Location: VA all the way

I heard great things about the new BDM but have yet to listen to it. Also, where is the love for the new Falconer? Fucking amazing. New Morbid Angel was.... fuck. Týr = great. From what I heard of it, I will make sweet love to the upcoming Rhapsody of Fire record.

And get this: Devin Townsend, Obscura, AND Septicflesh (also Children of Bodom, which is meh and means tons of scene kids), right by my town and I can't go. I'm about to kill somebody. Hopefully catching Kamelot sometime soon though!

Edit: Almost forgot, check out the new Anaal Nathrakh, its fucking brutal (as expected)
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**killermonkey** · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1163 Location: Brookings Oregon

So I just fully listened to A New Era Of Corruption and I've gotta say I think Whitechapel does an amazing job this time. They kept the backing music that made them them and the vocals got better in my opinion. I think they're a great band right now and I can't wait til they have a new album to see what they sound like next cause from what I've seen they have nowhere to go but up.

If you haven't heard any of it -
Whitechapel-Devolver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koSPdNgBpyE
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**GarageMetal468** · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:11 am Post subject: