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I'll Eat Your Face - "Irritant"
Completely savage, wild, heavy, violent.  Can remember coming across this soon after release and being blown away that it was just two lads from here.  Regularly still have it on.

Definitely! Was only bigging it up on here recently after an impromptu revisit and have had it on another few times since.

Just stuck it on here now, I forgot how bonkers and fun it is. I remember seeing em in belfast when I was freshly turned 18 and they floored me. Was entranced.

Cheers for chiming in everyone, alot of stuff here Ive never heard.

Started off with the morphosis conflagration demo. It is seriously murky but that adds to the charm imo.

Some great stuff mentioned, a few which, for my sins, I have never heard. I have yet to hear morphosis, primordial or exploding birds demos so Ill try and remedy that. Haven't gotten round to checking out worn out either, but have heard good things so I'll give it a blast.

Thy sinister bloom were cool, I binged serein falls about a decade ago and subsequently forgot about it so its due a relisten.

Unyeilding love is another great shout, I gave sweat of augury alot of attention but should dedicate more time to flesh of the furnace. There's something extremely intimidating about their whole sound, quality band.

Warpath wouldnt be my particular brand of dm these days but its good stuff, had alot of time for both albums when they were doing the rounds. Speaks to the strength of the band when I can still distinctly hear the riffs in my head at the mention of their name deapite not having heard the albums in over a decade! They put on a great show the few times I caught them too.

I'm not sure if this has been a thread before, tried searching but couldnt find anything.

A friend asked me a while back, "what bands from Ireland do you actually listen to regularly?", and it got me thinking about some of the Irish records that have had real staying power with me.

So I find myself in need of an outlet to ramble about some of the incredible music Ireland has produced over the years, and would love to read some of the other members of the forum doing the same!

So, I pose the question to you lot too, of the Irish releases you've been exposed to, which do you find yourself drawn back to time and time again, and why? Whether frequently, every couple of years, or even some that are sorely in need of a deserved revisit!

By no means exhaustive as Ive omitted some recent stuff definitely worthy of a mention, such as the summoning bell or carving the causeway to the otherworld, because not enough years have passed for me to say that they're among my favorites...yet. Heres what comes to my mind anyway, likely most of you are familiar with em, but how and ever:

Abaddon Incarnate - Pessimist (2014)
https://abaddonincarnate.bandcamp.com/album/pessimist
Nadir is if course an incredible record which Ive waffled about its influence on my formative years before, but I don't hear much chatter about pessimist. I go back to this one more, as is fitting with the name, theres a real frantic darkness here. Utterly feral sounding. For me its their best, and among the best of its genre full stop.

Altar of Plagues - Sol (2008)
https://altarofplagues.bandcamp.com/album/sol
The follow up albums are great, but Sol is the peak of AoP. Theres something so raw and earnest about the sound and imperfections on this EP that I haven't heard elsewhere, and this lends itself to the compositions so well. A magnificent record with some of my favorite vocals of all time.

Crowd Control - s/t LP (2010)
https://crowdcontrolpehc.bandcamp.com/album/crowd-control-lp
Skullcrushingly heavy hardcore riffs. Not from a brakedown point of view, just massive simple riffs that are super effective.

De Novissimis - Worthy of Nothing (2008)
https://stitchypress.bandcamp.com/album/de-novissismis-wreck-of-the-hesperus
13 minutes of absolutely oppressive misery that undulates, ebbs and flows in delivery but offers no relief from the gloom until the drums batter your ears at the close. The snivelling sounding delivery of the high vocals is the icing on the cake.


From the bogs of Aughiska - s/t (2010)
https://fromthebogsofaughiska.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-bogs-of-aughiska
A truely unique record that leans into its Irish roots without wandering into the folky side of things, instead leaning into an atmospheric drone approach. I put this album on and can practically feel the rain battering my face from the atlantic. Their presence is sorely missed by me and I hope we see more in the future.

Scald - Fluke (2007)
https://scaldbelfast.bandcamp.com/album/fluke
Awesome grincore riffs which have a low end dissonance to them at times paired with unusually ugly vocals, all held together by some vicious drumming and clanking bass.

Sodb - Don Seantalamh a Chuid Féin (2012)
https://intothevoidrecords.bandcamp.com/album/don-seantalamh-a-chuid-f-in
To me the best of the purely black metal releases from here. Razor sharp riffs, hypnotic melodies, screechy distorted vocals, and a cold black metal production.

Wreck of the Hesperus - Eulogy for the Sewer Dwellers (2005)
https://fortevilfruit.bandcamp.com/album/terminal-eulogy
This record blew me away when I first heard it in 2007 or so, and have yet to hear anything like it. Stinky, murky, wonky grooves in abundance and each instrument brings something unique to the table. Their drummer is truely an incredible talent, could listen to him all day.
(Track 5-7 on the link, terminal dirge is sick too)

End of rant 

This Worm KEXP session

https://youtu.be/a0TBSi4KVSg?is=JXCMzEssh-Yaw7Zy

Both absolutely ludicrous and wildly musically impressive. I must actually give this new album a go. Outrageous guitar action.

Thats class, really enjoyed that. I'd seen the name thrown about but never checked em out. Sounds like enthrone darkness triumphant/godless savage garden with extra guitar noodling.

Listened to the preview track a few times today, savage stuff. Hoping to catch another show soon, the one in mcdowells few months back was great.

Chat pile were indeed fantastic, unbelievably tight set and the interplay between the bass and the drums in particular was incredible live.

Ragana were a very dull affair for me though. Maybe it'd be better louder and in a smaller venue!

Jealous of everyone going tomorrow 

Completely hyped for this, not seen them before!

Gorrch - Stillamentum.

Cannot get enough of this, fast becoming one of my favorite records. Highly reccomend it to any black metal fans here.

This again, really cannot get enough of it. Absolute perfection.

Gris - Il était une forêt. Wouldnt be into this niche of bm too much but this stands out from the pack.

Is it like Liturgy sort of ecstatic black metal stuff or is it different again?

Different again. I personally wouldnt put them in a bm camp atall, post or otherwise. I hear more elements of grunge, pop punk and math rock maybe than anything else. Sure there's trem picking and screechy vocals but the vibe is different. Interesting band, regardless of if its yer thing or not. I was pleasantly surprised once I abandoned my trve kvlt expectations

This didnt click with me atall on my first few listens, then I saw them play the entire album live. One of the best sets I've ever seen. Still moments on the record that wouldnt be my thing per se, but I can't deny its a fantastically well written record.

I am with you there, this particular style doesn't ever fully grab me but a couple of bands do it well, there are definitely one of them.  Never saw them live, heard they are meant to be great though.

Yeah if you get the opportunity Id strongly recommend seeing them. I was heading to a festival with some friends, tried the album and was a bit elitist in my general take away from it. One of the lads, rightly, said none of that, trust me we should go see em, and Im very glad I did. Honestly, one of the best live acts Ive seen and I appreciate the album alot more after it. I think them framing it as black metal adjacent does it no favours and I was immediately listening with preconceptions.

Agriculture - "The Spiritual Sound"
https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-sound

Always have a soft spot for these lads though I wouldn't reach for a lot of bands that sound similar.  Something always jumped out for me.  Anyway great album.

This didnt click with me atall on my first few listens, then I saw them play the entire album live. One of the best sets I've ever seen. Still moments on the record that wouldnt be my thing per se, but I can't deny its a fantastically well written record.

Checked out the new tune that went up today, has a cool, em, bouncey feel to some of the riffs! Good shit 

Everyone seems to be taking some kind of supplement these days...

I think because most of the charlatans are peddling some sorta shite. I recall bro joegan pushing some shite called alpha brain.

Anyway, yes I recall the great critical mind that is Joe Rogan pedalling all sorts of misinformation. Maybe he went too hard on the all the elk meat hes so fond of and contracted some form of prion...

It actually was great craic. It showed what people are all about. Same as that shitshow 6.5 years ago...

Inorite, all that fuss for something a bitta ivermectin and a few squirts of colloidal silver woulda solved.