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Just remembered this one too... not metal but it's one of the gold standards of a fuzz bass tone and such a heavy riff.

https://youtu.be/L2c17Ji4MwY?si=3YW9S1J1_1PXzxVz

All of Steve Di Giorgio's stuff for Death pretty much has really memorable parts that stray away from the already class riffs.

That Sisters of Mercy bassline in the OP is proper class as well.

Alice In Chains - Rotten Apple (what an intro)

Opeth - The Drapery Falls (carries that main opening section of the song)

Metallica - Orion (the first lead bass part in heavy breakdown, and obviously the whole mellow section in the second half)

Motorhead - Motorhead (live at Hammersmith version, monstrous!)

Faith No More - Kindergarten (as mentioned loads of his lines could be mentioned but I love his playing throughout this one, and there's an aul bass solo at some point as a bonus). 'Land of Sunshine' from this album gets a shout out too.

Having a go at Lankum or The Mary Wallopers for leaning into being 'Oirish' or whatever is stupid. Both of them are trad groups, playing traditional Irish tunes, albeit with a newer/different slant on them. This in the whole point of 'trad' in our culture whether it's music,stories, customs etc. Carrying on/preserving what came before while adding to it in your own way. Whatever about liking the tunes or not but seems silly to be bringing up their Irish-ness as being fake or a brand or whatever.

I think the Mary Wallopers are good craic but basically just leaning into what The Pogues were at. Lankum are class.

Ah class I've never heard of these guys but all that type of stuff would be well up my alley. The Rhododendron session is great, I watched a bit of the interview at the end and that second 15 min long song is an untitled thing they haven't yet recorded, so if you're already familiar there'll be still plenty for ye. Must check out the album now (alongside Breadwinner)!

https://youtu.be/mccfgNHQ6J4?si=QZTsRpeErrguXD42

Came across this band on KEXP. Math rock meets noise and grind. Fans of anything from Converge and Discordant Axis to Don Caballero and Slint would probably enjoy. They're very young too, impressive players. Considering how vicious the set starts off, you wouldn't expect it go the way it does over the next 15 mins.

The dungeons and dragons narration on "Three Fates" actually made me laugh first time I heard it. Ridiculous stuff.

Trust Neil Fallon to knock a bitta craic outta any situation alright.

First listen and yeah definitely agree that you'd miss Hinds but not to the extent to say the band has nothing left in the tank without him. Far from it. It's good, but I can't put my finger on what it is telling me I probably won't return to it all too much if at all. Same with their last few. I don't think Troy Sanders is able to write a memorable vocal hook at all anymore and his cleaner style he's switched to (prob out of necessity) in later albums kinda grates on me.

All they accomplished with the first four albums just won't ever be topped for me. All that I could want really from the band when I need my fix.

Naysaying aside there is definitely some whopper riffs and sections throughout. Proggy keyboards are a cool addition.

The axe that Nicholas Cage's character forges in the film Mandy is based on the 'F' from Celtic Frost's logo.

Johan Johansson also got Stephen O'Malley to play guitar on the soundtrack for it.

Recommend checking out Shabaka Hutchings other projects if you're into the Comet Is Coming. Particularly the band Sons of Kemet.

https://youtu.be/KJRrk3PMFdc?is=m0T43JR18rIwaaXM

Had heard about these lads mentioned somewhere/by someone not long ago and forgot to check them out. Nice one! Watched some of the live set posted earlier in the thread and they sound whopper. Has a Hawkwind meets Thee Oh Sees thing going on. Killing Joke immediately comes to mind for the vocals on earlier stuff for sure, but as mentioned above this new one is more outta the FNM/Melvins playbook. I love all these things, so looking forward to getting stuck in.

Wasn't it Albini's whole thing that he never overly compressed anything and let the natural sound of the band and their dynamics shine through in the mix!?

Different strokes and all that, but I'd be of the opposite opinion that there'd only be a handful of things he's put his name to where he wasn't the right man for the job. On a side note, Fugazi just released their version of In On The Killtaker they did with him but never saw the light of day ('til now).

Anyway. This new album sounds class having given it a full listen this morning. Lovely surprise!

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Death the Leveller: Temu Matt Berry

Great to see the Róisín rammed for a metal gig. I got word that it'll be a yearly thing from chatting to the guy who runs the place. Primordial were  fairly class as usual, cool to see them in such a small club setting. Alan Averil was some dose though in between songs. Had to tune it out to enjoy the set 

...will be a fairly gas sight to see those two crowds mingle in the smoking area.

If the organisers were truly on the ball they'd stick on a DJ playing exclusively hair metal up there.