Now Playing

[ochoill]

Love that album too. Have talked about it a ton on here before but yeah reiterating that the production is a big part of what makes it for me and it suits the music perfectly.  Never knew he regretted it.

[Eoin McLove]

The production makes perfect sense but it took me a long time to get into it for its sterility.

[M.Hopkins]

Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron

[Pentagrimes]

Degraved lp. Generic as fuck, but for whatever reason it's hitting the spot a lot more than many other similar bands.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

I'm incredibly sceptical of prog metal (thanks, Dream Theater) despite being well deep in the rabbit hole of prog and metal.

I've only just discovered this band's existence. This hits everything that is good craic about both prog and metal and leaves out the nonsense I'd come to associate with prog metal, really walking a tightrope. No, not every riff is a 10/10 at all and there's a few dodgy vocal choices, but jesus it's an enjoyable listen all the same.

[Cailleach]

Possessed - Seven Churches
                       Revelations of Oblivion

[Eoin McLove]

I'm incredibly sceptical of prog metal (thanks, Dream Theater) despite being well deep in the rabbit hole of prog and metal.

I've only just discovered this band's existence. This hits everything that is good craic about both prog and metal and leaves out the nonsense I'd come to associate with prog metal, really walking a tightrope. No, not every riff is a 10/10 at all and there's a few dodgy vocal choices, but jesus it's an enjoyable listen all the same.

Great band. Not all perfect as you said, but passionate and true.

[Ducky]

Only ever really dug into "Dead Revolution" with Hammers of Misfortune properly, must rectify that sometime.

Converge - the new one. Eh. It's more Converge, I guess.

Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction, Epitaph. Two of the best albums ever committed to tape. Still hoppin' mad over two decades later they had to pull out of supporting Nile and Dying Fetus in Whelan's (I think - my tour t-shirt says "Rockworld", but that was also the name of the venue in Leeds or somewhere) when I saw them.

[Cailleach]

Potentiam - Balsyn

[ldj]

John Cobbett is one of the great unsung guitarists of modern metal imo, some great stuff across Hammers of Misfortune, VHOL, Ludicra etc.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

I'm incredibly sceptical of prog metal (thanks, Dream Theater) despite being well deep in the rabbit hole of prog and metal.

I've only just discovered this band's existence. This hits everything that is good craic about both prog and metal and leaves out the nonsense I'd come to associate with prog metal, really walking a tightrope. No, not every riff is a 10/10 at all and there's a few dodgy vocal choices, but jesus it's an enjoyable listen all the same.

Great band. Not all perfect as you said, but passionate and true.

Yeah I think that's what really grabbed me, it just feels very immediate and real. As I said, wouldn't be a style I'm massively into/drawn to by default, so as much as anything I think it's kind of how much I like it despite that, feels like a victory or something, if that makes any sense    Would love to see them live.