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Last Active 12-27-21 7:00 am
Joined 01-05-15
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| Overlooked 2016 Gems
pls listen to these | | 1 |  | Medevil
Conductor of Storms
A darky, thrashy traditional metal record with "Fear of the Dark"-era Bruce Dickinson on vocals. Best debut album of the year; "An Empty Glass and "The Angel of Rain" are highlights. | | 2 |  | Rimfrost
Rimfrost
It's Immortal worship, but it's Immortal worship done just about perfectly. | | 3 |  | Spellcaster
Night Hides the World
Sick traditional/power metal with tight basslines. The bookends, "Aria" and "Prophecy," are fanatstic. | | 4 |  | Colosso
Obnoxious
Groovy, immediate melodeath. The first track in particular is superb. | | 5 |  | King Goat
Conduit
Probably my second favorite debut album of the year; an eclectic doom-ish sound with a unique vocalist and excellent songwriting. | | 6 |  | Sunburst
Fragments of Creation
Catchy, aggressive power metal with some awesome choruses and melodies. | | 7 |  | Cybernetic Witch Cult
Spaceous Cretaceous
This one is really weird, but it's a hell of a good time. Surprisingly solid songwriting, instrumentation, and vocals. Stoner rock fans will find a lot to like here. | | 8 |  | Mandroid Echostar
Coral Throne
2016 has been a superb year for post-hardcore, but one of the year's very best didn't garner much attention at all. There are some killer melodies on this thing, most notably on "Violet Skies" and Sacred Fire, some of my favorite songs of the year. Sounds a lot like a heavier Coheed, mainly due to the vocalist. | | 9 |  | Ondt Blod
Finnmark
This one is just some badass, accesible foreign hardcore. Good gym music, good ass-kicking music. | |
Ebola
10.01.16 | If you're going to listen to just one of these, make it Medevil; everyone I've recommended it to has been impressed. | grindcorecore
10.01.16 | is 9 gonna wanna make me spin kick a cunt in the head? | Futures
10.01.16 | nwobh damn haven't heard that since middle school lol. but i would rec show me a dinosaur- show me a dinosaur. you would like it | Ebola
10.01.16 | @grindcorecore Yes, 100%
@Futures I think most people just call it "heavy metal" or "traditional metal," but for whatever reason I've gotten into the habit of referring to it as NWOBHM. And thanks for the rec, will check ASAP |
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