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Altarage - The Approaching Roar (full early stream on Youtube) @MacabreEternal Sinmara - "Mephitic Haze" (promo track)

Noctambulist - Atmospheres Of Desolation ...second time through, this is definitely connecting more. Strong Ulcerate vibes in the guitars (maybe too much so for me), chaotic songwriting, angry vocals with a bit of hardcore in the delivery.

Nah, you can permanently delete it. It's always a tempting thought. Hard to take what's good about the site without getting sucked into the bad.

Oh gosh, Bowie without question. I'm not even a fan of most of his music, but what an intelligent and sublimely talented weirdo. Frank Zappa (while alive) or Adrian Belew?

Locked. There are already threads for this kind of thing, including a Lemmy thread.

Mo'ynoq - Dreaming In A Dead Language ...liking it better second time around. Must remember to ignore hype and take album on own merits. Must remember to ignore hype and take album on own merits.

If it wasn't for the work I get through FB I'd probably delete mine as well. Instagram really is for wankers though.

Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts Slidhr - The Futile Fires Of Man ...yeah, second time through and I'm really enjoying this a lot.

Welcome. I spent a lot of time listening to power and prog metal over the past summer, fun times. Hope you enjoy yourself here.

Slidhr - The Futile Fires Of Man ...missed this last year, and I'm enjoying it so far. @MacabreEternal, am I right in remembering that you liked this band?

Rotting Christ - "The Raven" (promo track) ...nothing either bad or good to say about this, which I guess says it all. Saor - "Bron" Saor - Guardians

I have to give the edge to YouTube. It's great for new(er) music as well as exploring stuff I haven't gotten around to yet, but the real value is in the recommendations on the sidebar. Even if I like one unknown album out of ten that I click on, I feel like I'm ahead of the game, and whatever or whoever generates their recommendations actually does a great job of finding common threads. There's a lot to wade through, and I find that I have to be in the right mood or I'll get burned out quickly, but I seem to have more frequent success with that (for metal) than any other conduit, even personal recommendations. If it's an area I don't know as well, like jazz, fusion, classical, or hip-hop, I prefer getting starting points from my friends.

Saor - Bron (promo track) Borknagar - Winter Thrice ...sorry Req, not feeling this. I'll have to revisit. Noctambulist - Atmospheres Of Desolation ...this comes out on the 21st via Blood Harvest. More dark, dissonant DM for those who crave such things. I'm not sure if it's a keeper yet but I found a lot to enjoy at first listen. Krallice - Wolf EP Wardruna - Runaljod: Gap Var Ginnunga

When I'm posting lots of albums back to back, I'm usually either painting or working on design projects.

Happy new year and virtual chocolates to you as well. Nice to see you here.