The Death Metal thread

[The Batlord]

^ You know it's funny how I go years without ever hearing about a band, and then when I finally do I keep seeing people talk about them right after. I'd never heard of this band until a few months ago, now everyone's talking about how great they were it seems.

[BastardofYoung]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Any of you guys listen to Lykathea Aflame at all? They only released one album before changing their lineup and their name, but man that one album, Elvenefris, is really good. Their style mixes some middle eastern influences (far more seamlessly than Nile imo) and a sizable dollop of Killing Joke-esque post-punk with death metal. The result is not only astonishingly technical but it evokes emotions not common in death metal: I find a lot of their songs surprisingly bittersweet sounding for example. Oh and both the drummer and guitarist are not only very technically proficient but they are two of the most unique death metal musicians I've heard. Anyway, well worth a listen if you haven't heard them before.

Downloaded this a while back, but have yet to listen to it... may do so soon.

[Mondo Bungle]

Lykathea Aflame is sooo sick.

Some death/doom for y'all.

[BastardofYoung]

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But Asphyx are great, everybody who has not heard it should download "The Rack". Autopsy is also a great band, "Mental Funeral" is essential, better than "Severed Survival" was was more less just them doing what Death was doing, "Mental Funeral" saw them progress into their own sound, and that album is one of the filthiest most vile sounding albums I have ever heard..

Winter I have not heard enough to know what I feel.

[Mondo Bungle]

The other 2 were Hooded Menace and Runemagick.

[BastardofYoung]

Forgot 2 major ones

[jackhammer]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Any of you guys listen to Lykathea Aflame at all? They only released one album before changing their lineup and their name, but man that one album, Elvenefris, is really good. Their style mixes some middle eastern influences (far more seamlessly than Nile imo) and a sizable dollop of Killing Joke-esque post-punk with death metal. The result is not only astonishingly technical but it evokes emotions not common in death metal: I find a lot of their songs surprisingly bittersweet sounding for example. Oh and both the drummer and guitarist are not only very technically proficient but they are two of the most unique death metal musicians I've heard. Anyway, well worth a listen if you haven't heard them before.

I really liked some the tonal changes here but that snare sound is absolutely horrid and a biscuit (cookie) tin bashing snare sound has always been a bugbear of mine since I started listening to Metal. It just puts me off a band so much

I am sorry for putting a 'Deathcore' band in here (thats apparently what they are classed as - I cant keep up any more) but there is a lot about this band that I really like. Some decent riffing, dual vocal styles, changes of BPM and a bald guy with a beard on guitar

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I really liked some the tonal changes here but that snare sound is absolutely horrid and a biscuit (cookie) tin bashing snare sound has always been a bugbear of mine since I started listening to Metal. It just puts me off a band so much

I feel the same way you do about too much ping in a snare but I actually like the way the drums on that album were recorded a lot. They definitely sound very tight and high but the end result is percussion that's evocative of hand drums and which fits very well with the middle eastern influences in the music. YouTube audio quality probably doesn't do it justice but it sounds great on my car stereo. I think it might be worth your while to give the actual album a try if you get the chance because it strikes as something that would be right up your alley.

[jackhammer]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I feel the same way you do about too much ping in a snare but I actually like the way the drums on that album were recorded a lot. They definitely sound very tight and high but the end result is percussion that's evocative of hand drums and which fits very well with the middle eastern influences in the music. YouTube audio quality probably doesn't do it justice but it sounds great on my car stereo. I think it might be worth your while to give the actual album a try if you get the chance because it strikes as something that would be right up your alley.

I may well do that

[LOLPOCALYPSE]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I am sorry for putting a 'Deathcore' band in here (thats apparently what they are classed as - I cant keep up any more) but there is a lot about this band that I really like. Some decent riffing, dual vocal styles, changes of BPM and a bald guy with a beard on guitar

I've never heard of this band before until now. Pretty good deathcore I'd say, which is definitely a rarity. The only deathcore band I like is All Shall Perish. I think you would enjoy them, as they are very technical and have a European-influenced sound (most American deathcore is relatively simple and contains constant breakdowns...it's pretty bad). I won't post a link because it is a death metal thread, but if you liked Oceano I'll bet you would like All Shall Perish.