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Grave Pleasures - Motherblood

Sargeist - Unbound

I agree. This stuff (minus electronics but there is an argument to be made) are harmful to a person's health and add to the overall burden of everyone through the healthcare system/increased health insurance premiums/etc. No problem with collecting a little bit more off these products. It's not just electronics. Packaging on everything is getting to be over the top. My recycling bin is overflowing every week with cardboard, plastic, and paper from stuff we buy and/or junk mail. Horribly wasteful. My wife brought home a new cat yesterday and the associated stuff he needs seeing as we got rid of the stuff for our previous cat. Once I had put everything together, I had quite the pile of cardboard and plastic leftover. Most was completely unnecessary, but I do understand it makes the shipping more efficient.

Black Flag - Slip it In Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate

I have been trying to go towards the @markm method for a number of years now. I find way too much on music I really don't care much about after a few spins. I do occasionally go back and spin the odd purchase because I see it on the server and think "wonder why I bought that". Then it goes back to the bottom of the abyss until some random time in the future. I'm much more picky about purchasing physical media, so I am trying to apply the same logic to digital purchases. Works most of the time. I've bought much less on bandcamp in the past 2 months than usual. Some of that is due to life getting in the way though. I've also figured out how to play my bc wishlist through my server and they don't "time out" like they do on the app, so I get to spend much more time with an album before I purchase which helps me make better decisions. I do want to spend more time with what I already have as well as explore other genres that I enjoy. So my focus hasn't been exclusively on new metal of late. 1) Not really. I'm bad at keeping track of my lists. Just remembered that Sargeist album I had on my list a few years back when Surge posted a split with them yesterday. I need to organize them better so I can keep track. I also need to purge or archive some of the shit on my server so I'm going to the good stuff more often. 2) Absolutely, but it's more random "what am in the mood for today" instead of intentional. 3) Probably 40% of my server. Those are the ones I'm trying not to buy going forward. 4) Yeah random.

I'll be there all 3 days (pre-show and fest). Been to this show both previous years and glad to see them expand to 2 days. It's a good time. Decent venue and Houston is easy to get to. This is the best lineup they've had so far and the last 2 were pretty damn good. I agree with @SurgicalBrute, Candlemass is really good live and very nice guys to boot. Saw them on the 70K Cruise and met a few of them on the deck. Totally fanboy'ed on them and they were completely cool. HH is a pretty tight show and you will run into plenty of musicians. Met Jason Tarpley and Phil Swanson the first year. All the guys from Oath of Cruelty the second. A few more guys I'm spacing at the moment. The only flaw is there's not really any hotels within walking distance of the venue.

Nice. Serpent Noir's first EP is a big favorite of mine. Most of their stuff is good if not as good that one. And Sargiest is Sargiest which is always fucking excellent. Serpent Noir - Sanguis XI

This is one of my favorites with a mixed mash bill.

I download everything I buy from Bandcamp, but sometimes I like to listen my stuff on the go when I don't have the full collection on hand. Still, shouldn't be to much missing to make a real difference in the end.

Yeah I think that's their best currently.

His voice is interesting, but at the same time very enjoyable. I don't mind unique vocals, but they have to fit for and work for the music. I believe so. Conundrum was the album. I don't think it was as good as Excerpts. Still found it enjoyable and spin it regularly however.

That album rules. Enthroned in Catacombs is one of the best riffs I've heard in a long time.

Leviathan - Tenth Sublevel of Suicide

Probably not up everyone's alley, but a project I dig a lot. The band dubs it "Adventure Rock" which I find a bit stupid silly. Sounds like 70's epic prog complete with Hammond organs and concept based albums. Their first 3 are all worthy with the best being Excerpts from a Future Past. Hällas - Isle of Wisdom

Fuck I forgot about Skaphe. I honestly forgot they were American.

Recs from the BM thread this morning Ancient Necromancy - Diabolical Forest Alchemy Crucifixion Bell - Eternal Grip of the Nocturnal Luctum - Ashes of the Titans Altar of Rot - Altar of Rot Black Mass of Absu - discography Maquahuitl - Blood of Kings Naturgeist - Reinvigorated Terror Negative Plane - Et In Ssecula Saeculorum

Yeah, I have to say a bit of a lazy comment meant to spark discussion and recommendations. "Lamp of Murmur types", although I like that project, was meant as one man sad boy bedroom type projects. Seems to be a ton of them out there right now. I'm not saying those bands are bad necessarily as I do enjoy some of them, but it's just not what I'm looking for necessarily. I'll admit that I don't really pay attention to the country a band is from. I though Crucifixion Bell was from South America. So maybe a better way to ask the question would be: Who are your current favorite USBM bands? Nightbringer/Aoratos definitely belongs on that list for me. I agree that like him or not, he deserves to be in the discussion of modern USBM. Utzalu is a great one. Vrasubatlat has another band that deserve mention in this thread. Triumvir Foul. A few more just perusing my collection not already mentioned: Vanum Ash Borer Grok Woe Blaspherion (although they haven't put out anything in a decade) Void Meditation Cult Alghol Golden Light Temple of Gorgon Scour Serpent Column מזמור Yith Pan-Amerikan Native Front Blue Hummingbird on the Left Volahn As far as "vibe", it's hard to describe what I meant with that. The early US scene had a different feel to it. Lots of different interpretations of black metal (think Black Witchery vs Absu vs Judas Iscariot). The same could be said for early bm scenes everywhere certainly, but I guess what I was getting at was looking for US bands that take an approach similar to those early US bands rather than a more homogenous second-wave lofi approach associated with a "European sound".

His early stuff was really good. Enjoyed it a lot back when. I discovered Leviathan around the same time. Might have been the split they did or just independent albums. Not really my cuppa these days, but they were both unique and influential. I remember seeing a documentary with him (Malefic) in it. Strange dude for sure. Still spin Tenth Sublevel and Massive Conspiracy once or twice a year. Both of those are really solid albums. I've seen Black Mass of Absu in passing but never checked them out. Thanks for the link @Balor.

Thanks gentlemen. I forgot some of those. I left Leviathan and Black Funeral off my first list and should have included them. I'll check out those others. I'm quasi familiar with Negative Plane but haven't spent any legit time with them. Can't say I've heard Spite.

Well glad to see we're back on track and that I wasn't alone with my suspicions. Anyway, what have you guys got for USBM? It certainly seen a bit of growth very recently (the Lamp of Murmur types). A few I like and connect with, but it seems very hit or miss. I did a deep dive into the classics last year and while there is no distinct US sound, there's definitely a vibe to older USBM that I don't get from most of the newer projects which seem to clone the Scandinavian sound almost exclusively. Standouts to me from my research: Absu Black Witchery Demoncy Profanatica Weakling Early Xasthur Cobalt Recluse Some Nachmystium Krieg Judas Iscariot Wind of the Black Mountains I'm sure none of those would come as a surprise to anyone here. That said, I know there are other scenes now that are drastically different, but are there any newer bands putting out music in the same vein as those above and not just aping the European bands? Or, are there other US bands putting out interesting music that may not fall in with the aforementioned but still don't sound like European stereotypes? There are some obvious ones (Panopticon, Wolves in the Throne Room), but deeper cuts we may not be aware of. I know it's not a deep field, but I'm sure you guys have favorites I can investigate.

I've always preferred Bush over Belladonna. Anthrax's songwriting has always been hit or miss at best, but I don't think they could have really taken advantage of Bush. Sound of White Noise and Stomp 442 have good songs and a bunch of filler. What they have always needed was a decent songwriter. I'll take Testament or Exodus over Anthrax all day and twice on Tuesday.

Yeah, definitely my favorite as well. I did enjoy Death Magnetic the few times I've listened to it. Hell I may even own it, not sure. Hardwired had a few songs, but there's no denying old school/ classic Metallica died with AJFA and it ain't coming back.

Metallica - AJFA Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon The Cult - Sonic Temple

Was just spinning this earlier today. Not too bad.

Prison Hell (Canada) - The Dark Science