#Genre: Death/Thrash Metal era

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Metallica - Master of Puppets

[pissmoon]

Now that i think about it that time around 2010s when millenials were in high school and this 80s thrash metal nostalgia was a huge thing in some circles it was somewhat ridiculous but what i keep seeing right now is high schoolers being 'nostalgic' for scene/'emo' of all things like why are you nostalgic for the most shit tier thing in history couldnt u pick something less lame

[spacenintendogs]

how embarrassing is it that metallica is my fucking kryptonite

[hellyeahskwisgaar]

MTL characters but in totally different metal genres

Hope they make side projects with these

I think Nathan actually doesn't go well with black metal because of his deep death growl vocal and he isn't skinny enough so yeah death metal is best for him but as Dethklok plays MDM/DM music so I had to choose something different.

Pickles, he really fits in stoner genre things cause he's an ACTUAL stoner, smoking bunch of weeds and bongs. Plus its stereotypical outfit looks pretty good on him too. Smoke weed everyday

Skwisgaar should start another side project which plays viking/folk metal but not the kind of Korpiklaani/Equilibrium folk style, more like Moonsorrow or early Ensiferum. Oooor kinda like Falkenbach. Well I kept listening to Bathory albums(viking metal era) when I drew him.

Toki may play power metal for ✶ 🎀 𝓀𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓎 𝒸𝒶𝓉𝓈 🎀 ✶ just like Hevisaurus does to kids, tho he's Norwegian and looks like he's somehow connected with black metal - his appearance on 1x16, having a friend who is a fan of black metal - everyone knows he's the naÏve guy in the band so only power metal can protect his childlike innocence.

Murderface was the hardest one to come up with but I guess 80s thrash metal will be the best. Curly hair(I guess so, no one has trapezoid shaped hair in real life) and his vest which reminds me a battle jacket. Planet Piss is sounding to groove/industrial/nu metal and groove metal was inspired by thrash/heavy metal so it makes sense.

And these are my inspirational songs for this post

[human-antithesis]

Sepultura Country: Brazil Genres: "Death Metal" (Debut); Thrash Metal (Early, Later); Nu Metal (Mid); Groove/Thrash Metal (Later) Formed in: 1984 - 2006

The Real Sepultura Lineup (From Left to Right): Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals (1987 - 2006) Max Cavalera - Vocals (1985 - 1996), Rhythm Guitar (1984 - 1996) Paulo Jr. - Bass (1984 - 2006) Igor Cavalera - Drums, Percussion (1984 - 2006)

Albums from Cavalera's Brothers Era:

1985 - Bestial Devastation (EP) [Reissue. 1990] 1986 - Morbid Visions 1987 - Schizophrenia (Reissue. 1990) 1989 - Beneath The Remains (Original and 2020 Remastered Release) 1991 - Arise 1991 - Dead Embryonic Cells (Single) 1993 - Europe 1991 (Unofficial Release) 1993 - Chaos A.D. 1994 - Refuse/Resist (EP) 1994 - Slave New World 1996 - Roots 1996 - The Roots of Sepultura (Compilation) 1996 - Attidue (EP) 1997 - B-Sides (Compilation)

Post-Max Cavalera Shitty/Mediocre Era:

1998 - Against 1999 - Tribus (EP) 2001 - Nation 2003 - Roorback 2005 - Live in Sao Paulo 2005 - Dante XXI

Others:

2006 - The Best of Sepultura (Compilation)

Dante XXI was the last album with Igor Cavalera in the band. The band should had die after his departure. Sepultura's current albums won't be shared here.

[fetznerdeathrecords]

Aelvica - Aelvica V: Vengeance

Melodic Black/Death Metal from Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.

Aelvica returns with the next installment of the on-going tale of darkness and war. Stunning new works, and re-worked older tracks from the AOG era, drive this punishing yet atmospheric work of Melodic Black Metal into new territory in the modern age of the genre, taking cues from Thrash and Speed Metal in the process. Evoking the era of late 90's - early 2000's Black Metal, with a studio production to match thanks again to the expertise of Mike Lamb at Ghost Bird Studios, the next chapter of Aelvica is sure to win over many new listeners and appeal to fans of other artists such as Enslaved, Immortal, Emperor, Naglfar and more. Come forth and relish the vengeance of the Aelvâ on the Taiferân usurpers!

1. Pillars of Autumn 02:57 2. Scáthánnâ 05:55 3. The Taiferan Invasion 05:06 4. Oathsworn 04:56 5. Whispers of the Ageless Ones 04:18 6. Celestial Scepters 03:34 7. Vengeance 04:12 8. The Line Has Broken 04:12 9. Doârian Blades at Dawn 05:08 10. Silent Stand the Ruins 04:48

Release date: October 31st, 2024

@__aelvica.official

[spiritusleach]

A close representation of me changing and evolving in musical choices.

Enter The Era Of Spiritus Nocturnus

Musical Journey

Breaking guitars or casting them aside in favor of Synthesizers and Electronic Music. -Spiritus Nocturnus

My roots were always of a darker nature although I've switched somewhere in the late 2010's to a new futuristic vison. I was always into Gothic Rock/Post-Punk Music but then the Metal phase crept in and I see it as just that a phase because I always was attracted to the more obscure and classical anyways, not to what the average alternative person was into passing me by on the street asking me what is my favorite band in hopes that I could relate their favorite mainstream band. Not to say that I did like a few of them I must say but however my vibe was just different from the rest that seem to come in droves and I mostly steered away from what most people like and pave and follow my own road.

You see, I was always of a different breed even within the Alternative community. In the alternative side of things I started off more on the Punk/Trad Goth side of things with and somewhere around that part I started to learn about the difference between that form of music and Metal. As Metal seemed more polished, lively and for commercial radio and mostly none of the music I listened to sounded like it was for airplay, lively, or polished. The music I listened to sounds dark brooding, mysterious, tribal etc.

I checked out different types all the way to the fan radio friendly Alternative Metal that I used to listen to being played on Senton Hall New Jersey radio , To the Black Metal where it sound like Cats are being cooked alive screaming for dear life, to the Death Metal where it's brutal and others in between like Thrash Metal Venom, Pentagram etc. I mostly enjoyed the soothing side of Gothic Metal and I enjoyed the Slow Funeral Doom type and early Prog Occult Metal. However I was still with more of a Punk and Goth- type of mentality , Not really a Metalhead and never really was. Though no longer did guitars and certain genres like Metal was of an interest to me. The loud abrasive yelling and screaming in most Metal music became almost unbearable and was not the the right feel for me.

Truly I believe at this point I seen myself in a dark gloomy club or room psychedelia setting and it worked perfectly because my room at the time was fitting just right for that formation to occur. That was one thing then something that deeply impacted me around this time changed me altogether in my life I soon I started getting more into Darkwave and other forms of Electronic -Synth music and that sealed the deal from there. No longer were guitars, Metal etc..... were appealing to me as an Artist but I still love Post-Punk and the gloomy feel that usually brings.

Overall in my mind, I felt that Metal Is Dead so it started to get to me when people would see me on the street or if I bump into another alternative or Goth person, and yes "supposedly Goth not Metalhead" asking me about what bands am I into. Almost expecting me to say Ozzy or some other famous band etc, Didn't happen before and in this new era definitely not because half of the people I listen to is far ,far in the underground or either in the hereafter. Though anyways Synthwave in particular matched my vibe and futurist vision especially in 2017-2018 leading up to the Apocalypse of 2020 when I created my full first feature length album entitled Spiritus Nocturnus . This is around the time I started to evolve , not only as n Artist but spiritually and this the road that was meant for me when the transition from the classical Goth Spiritus Leach into the new cyberpunk/cybergoth Spiritus Nocturnus. Overnight it seems as that I was no longer known to Alternative community who may have seemed Goth to a degree but was more of dark Metalheads in musical tastes truly. Most could not relate because it lacked having a guitar and other bare essentials that seemed like the Baby Bats dream of being Goth.

Yes in general it's ok and is possible to like both and all types (as I still do at times and I also love Smooth Jazz and Baroque/Dark Classical) and still prefer to be assimilated within a certain subculture, as that may be more of your preference and to me my preference is now Electronic music nowadays in a particular that of 80's vibe and in this new Cyberpunk and Spiritus Nocturnus Era I find myself more among those who are into Cyberpunk, Cybergoth, Rivetheads

- Spiritus Nocturnus

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

GUSHERING IN THE GENRE THAT KILLED THRASH METAL IN ITS SLEEP -- ETERNAL HARBINGERS OF HARDGORE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on English musician/ vocalist/bassist/lyricist Jeff Walker (possibly still a teenager!), founder of then goregrind/death metal/grindcore band, CARCASS, c. late '80s.

Interview from an unnamed zine, issue #4 (1990):

Q: "What’s the reaction of your parents in front of the band?"

JEFF: "Well, mine know what we’re up to, but have never heard the band, and have never seen the records, so they keep a discreet distance I suppose. We practise at Bill’s parents house and Ken’s dad’s helped us out getting slides processed (the use of his word processor) so even if they don’t approve at least they don’t hinder us. But we don’t need our parents consent or whatever, we’re all a bit old to be bothered about that!"

PIC #2: Spotlight on the original photo, during the band's still prominent goregrind years, the "Symphonies of Sickness" era, featuring Bill Steer, Jeff Walker, & Ken Owen, c. late 1980s.

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3432347448700974992 (Picuki 2x).

[rinstar5283]

What bands do you think the papas would like? I have a feeling Pantera is gonna be in here somewhere

QUIEJFOE RAHHAHA IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT

OKAY SO IM ONLY GONNA BE TALKING BOUT METAL CAUSE THATS MY EXPERTISE- BUT YALL CAN OFC PUT IN YALLS THOUGHTS AND SHIT- ALSO SUPPER INACURATE AND MOSTLY BASED ON HOW I SEE THEM 💀💀

Primo: Def doom/stoner metal! Bros probs a hardcore ozzy era Black Sabbath fan- I think he likes his metal not too fast or too heavy, he’d also probably be into old school sludge as well!!

I’d say his top fave bands would be

Black Sabbath, electric wizard, cathedral ,andd probs Melvin’s

Secondo: AS U GUESSED OBVIOUSLY PANTERA 😼😼 BROS MET PHIL ANSELMO YALL- SO OBV GROOVE/THRASH , and my moots on twitter def agree he’s into nu-metal (don’t kill me Tobias) but he also gives me war metal vibes- IM NOT JUST SAYING THAT CAUSE HES BALD

I think his top faves would be

Pantera, Exodus, blasphemy, and Korn

Terzo: oof this one’s hard ahhh. Maybe some glam metal he seems like he’d enjoy Motley Crue? Hmmmm hell one of my moots said she’d like Xavleg and I totally agree with that- so maybe death metal and grindcore.

I’m not too sure but maybe his fav bands would be

W.a.s.p, Motley Crue, Xavleg, and exhumed

Yall can recommend or add something here cause I got no clue-

Copia: OH BOY BRO COPIA WOULD LOVE IT ALL THRASH, DEATH, BLACK, SLAM, GRIND, PUNK, GOTH, HEAVY, HELL OLD ROCK TOO HE DONT CARE- buUTTT since I’m sorta basing this off tobias he would probs hate nu-metal and be an elitist too- I see him as the type to be very INLOVE with old 80s metal that he’d be like “oh theres no good bands today, the good ones are getting so old their gonna die soon x’C” without even trying to find any new metal bands and shit- ALSO HED HAVE A VERY COOL ASS BATTLE JACKET PROBS EVEN MULTIPLE FOR EACH GENRE-

His fave bands would be

The big four (he can’t choose), kiss, nuclear assualt, Sodom, and Bathory (mostly basing this off Tobias since I think they’d both be similar in taste))

Lolol and here have this little doomer/stoner primo I did on my phone in like 10 secs 😭

[mushroomminded]

If assigning things to the P&P the cast, I'm assigning them Music Genres I Associate With Them/Think They'd Like

Peachy: screamo, metalcore, melodic hardcore, death metal

Ira: "Classical" Music (broad term definition, but with a particular love of Baroque period and Romantic period works), modern orchestral music, minimalism/experimental orchestral music

Django: acoustic rock, 90s style alt rock, grunge, garage rock

Mars: skate punk, oi, thrash punk/metal, post punk

Shelle: various forms of Jazz (smooth jazz, a little big band era jazz, some freeform jazz when she's feeling Spicy), likewise varying forms of funk and soul

Kell: Top 40 Radio, with a penchant for the bubblegummiest of pop/idol group music

YAYY

[xmystophalesx]

Best New Heavy Metal Releases Week of January 27th, 2023

Another great week for releases and once again the quality ramped up pretty dramatically, as evidenced by 22 albums in the “standout in their genre” section. I will say it for the millionth time, the amount of talent in the Heavy Music genres has never been better. More than a few of these 22 albums could easily be someone else’s overall pick of the week. This list is pretty subjective overall, as it is based on my own tastes. I believe, however, that I have a pretty good grasp on what makes an album stand out over one that ends up being forgettable. My best of the week category is simply the albums I would love to have a vinyl copy of and sit back with the artwork and just completely focus on the music for the duration of its runtime. I have been asked this question before and it really is just that simple. Enough blabbing about my process, lets get to some highlights.

Anzillu-Ex Nihilo (Thrash)**

There hasn’t been a lot of really standout Thrash Metal albums as yet this year but Anzillu is looking to change that. I get a pretty strong The Haunted mixed with a bit of The Crown from this album. Fantastic aggressive riffing is what really stands out here along with drums that never overpower the song but give it exactly what it needs.

Crowne-Operation Phoenix (Heavy/Power/Hard Rock)**

I was a fan of this band’s debut in 2021 and everything I liked about that album has been ramped up on this one. Super catchy Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock that just worms its way into your mind from the very first listen. The level of talent in this band is insane when you just look at some of the other bands these guys have been in. I dare you to listen to track 2 (Champions) and NOT have it get stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

….And Oceans-As in Gardens, So in Tombs (Symphonic Black)**

This is a band that I have always liked, to a certain degree or another. I always find their albums to be enjoyable but in varying levels of quality. No worries on this one however, as this one is excellent from beginning to end. This could arguably be the best of their career. They are really emphasising the symphonic elements on this one and at times the album becomes mesmerizing.

Seven Doors-Feast of the Repulsive Dead (Death)**

One man project out of the UK and man does this album absolutely slam. There is zero pretense here about trying to mix genres to appeal to a wider audience. This is motherfucking DEATH Metal with tinges of riffing reminiscent of Reign in Blood era Slayer that gives absolutely zero fucks. You can just tell that if you don’t like this, Ryan Wills could really care less. If you are a Death Metal fan at all, do not miss this one!

Malice Divine-Everlasting Ascendancy (Melodic Black/Melodic Death)**

One one-man project deserves another and here we have Ric Galvez out of Canada. I was a HUGE fan of his debut in 2021 and when I saw this one on the list of releases for this week, my eagerness to get to it was palpable. Sometimes this can be a bad thing as your expectations can get a out of control. Not only did Mr. Galvez reach those lofty expectations, he surpassed them. This album gives me a lot of Kvaen vibes which is a VERY good thing as Kvaen was my album of the year last year. Everything about this album builds on the debut. The album feels tighter and more focused here. The guitar work is absolutely fantastic with riffs and leads that will melt your face. Everything about this album just screams METAL and what makes me love this genre so damn much. This is an album that will stick with me the entire year and I can almost guarantee will be on my end-of-year list. I sent Ric a message about a vinyl release and he said he was looking into it. I sure as hell hope so!

That will do it for the first month of 2023 and damn, every time you think it can’t possibly get any better than the year before, it doesn’t take long to being proven wrong. Always in the best of ways however. Until next week, fill your soul with happiness and listen to music and, as always,

BANG THY HEAD!!!

All worthy of a listen if you like the genre

*= standout in that genre

**=best of the week regardless of genre

Best of the Week

….And Oceans-As in Gardens, So in Tombs (Symphonic Black)**

Solution 13-Turmoil Diaries (Heavy/Groove)**

Crowne-Operation Phoenix (Heavy/Power/Hard Rock)**

Seven Doors-Feast of the Repulsive Dead (Death)**

Anzillu-Ex Nihilo (Thrash)**

Malice Divine-Everlasting Ascendancy (Melodic Black/Melodic Death)**

Steve Vai-Vai/Gash (Hard Rock/Heavy)**

Standouts in their genre

Reverence of the Martyr-Blood Horizon (Melodic Death)*

Bolzo-Void (Death/Black)*

Apeiron-Urkraft (Black)*

Spell Garden-Spell Garden (Doom)*

Conjureth-The Parasitic Chambers (Death)*

Uriah Heep-Chaos & Colour (Progressive Rock)*

Arctic Rain-Unity (Hard Rock)*

Pyramid Suns-Reflections (Progressive Rock)*

Iron Void-IV (Doom)*

Adavant-The Mystic and the Mountain (Folk/Epic)*

Dark Sarah-Attack of Orym (Symphonic Metal)*

Electric Mob-2 Make U Cry and Dance (Hard Rock)*

Grief Symposium-…In the Absence of Light (Death/Doom)*

Hellproof-Supernova (Heavy/Hard Rock)*

Hell’s Satans-Hell’s Satans (Heavy)*

King Kraken-MCLXXX (Heavy/Sludge)*

Love Gang-Meanstreak (Hard Rock/Classic)*

Marco Garau’s Magic Opera-Battle of Ice (Power)*

Methane-Kill it With Fire (Groove/Thrash)*

Psychostasy-The Empty Circle (Death)*

Trastorned-Into the Void (Thrash/Black)*

Zombie Riot-World Epitaph (Death)*

Worth a listen if you enjoy the genre

Dark Image Inside-Nine Stories and One Life (Death)

Liv Sin-KaliYuga (Heavy)

Malleus-The Fires of Heaven (Black/Speed)

Bizarrekult-Den Tapte Krigen (Black)

Anachronism-Meanders (Technical Death)

This weeks pick of the week was once again VERY difficult but Malice Divine takes it with an overwhelming 5 Bulldogs Staring Into Your Soul out of 5!

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Sepultura

[xabiramone]

After two albums on Megaforce Records and signing to major label Elektra in 1984, Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which has been described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums. Their next album, ...And Justice for All (1988), was also successful and gave Metallica their first Grammy Award nomination. Its eponymous fifth album, Metallica (1991), the band's first not to root predominantly in thrash metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. Their most recent album is Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, released in 2016.

[spiritusnocturnus]

A close representation of me changing and evolving in musical choices.

Enter The Era Of Spiritus Nocturnus

Musical Journey

Breaking guitars or casting them aside in favor of Synthesizers and Electronic Music. -Spiritus Nocturnus

My roots were always of a darker nature although I've switched somewhere in the late 2010's to a new futuristic vison. I was always into Gothic Rock/Post-Punk Music but then the Metal phase crept in and I see it as just that a phase because I always was attracted to the more obscure and classical anyways, not to what the average alternative person was into passing me by on the street asking me what is my favorite band in hopes that I could relate their favorite mainstream band. Not to say that I did like a few of them I must say but however my vibe was just different from the rest that seem to come in droves and I mostly steered away from what most people like and pave and follow my own road.

You see, I was always of a different breed even within the Alternative community. In the alternative side of things I started off more on the Punk/Trad Goth side of things with and somewhere around that part I started to learn about the difference between that form of music and Metal. As Metal seemed more polished, lively and for commercial radio and mostly none of the music I listened to sounded like it was for airplay, lively, or polished. The music I listened to sounds dark brooding, mysterious, tribal etc.

I checked out different types all the way to the fan radio friendly Alternative Metal that I used to listen to being played on Senton Hall New Jersey radio , To the Black Metal where it sound like Cats are being cooked alive screaming for dear life, to the Death Metal where it's brutal and others in between like Thrash Metal Venom, Pentagram etc. I mostly enjoyed the soothing side of Gothic Metal and I enjoyed the Slow Funeral Doom type and early Prog Occult Metal. However I was still with more of a Punk and Goth- type of mentality , Not really a Metalhead and never really was. Though no longer did guitars and certain genres like Metal was of an interest to me. The loud abrasive yelling and screaming in most Metal music became almost unbearable and was not the the right feel for me.

Truly I believe at this point I seen myself in a dark gloomy club or room psychedelia setting and it worked perfectly because my room at the time was fitting just right for that formation to occur. That was one thing then something that deeply impacted me around this time changed me altogether in my life I soon I started getting more into Darkwave and other forms of Electronic -Synth music and that sealed the deal from there. No longer were guitars, Metal etc..... were appealing to me as an Artist but I still love Post-Punk and the gloomy feel that usually brings.

Overall in my mind, I felt that Metal Is Dead so it started to get to me when people would see me on the street or if I bump into another alternative or Goth person, and yes "supposedly Goth not Metalhead" asking me about what bands am I into. Almost expecting me to say Ozzy or some other famous band etc, Didn't happen before and in this new era definitely not because half of the people I listen to is far ,far in the underground or either in the hereafter. Though anyways Synthwave in particular matched my vibe and futurist vision especially in 2017-2018 leading up to the Apocalypse of 2020 when I created my full first feature length album entitled Spiritus Nocturnus . This is around the time I started to evolve , not only as an Artist but spiritually and this the road that was meant for me when the transition from the classical Goth Spiritus Leach into the new cyberpunk/cybergoth Spiritus Nocturnus.

Yes in general it's ok and is possible to like both and all types (as I still do at times and I also love Smooth Jazz and Baroque/Dark Classical) and still prefer to be assimilated within a certain subculture, as that may be more of your preference and to me my preference is now Electronic music nowadays in a particular that of 80's vibe and in this new Cyberpunk and Spiritus Nocturnus Era I find myself more among those who are into Cyberpunk, Cybergoth, Rivetheads

- Spiritus Nocturnus

[musicreveiwsbyezti]

Yo yo yo! It's June topster day!

This month I listened to a lot of "must listens" also Steve Albini finally died so I could check out Big Black's albums.

Unsure: Gorguts-Obscura (Avant-Guard/Death Metal): What the actual fuck is this album? The entirety of this feels like every member of the band is playing different songs. There are few songs that "I get" but I think this definitely needs some more time for me. Though I still recommend it as it is an interesting experience.

14th: Blasphemy-Fallen Angel of Doom (War Metal): No. I consider myself someone who enjoys quite a lot of black metal, but this shit is genuinely goofy.

13th: Dropdead-Selftitle 1993 (Powerviolence): It's alright, doesn't really stick out as much as other pv records I listened through.

12th: Napalm Death-Scum (Grindcore): The father of grindcore sure feels like as the father of grindcore. I didn't really think that grind evolved a lot, but after listening to this I realised that the genre itself got a little more... focused or something? Half of the songs here feel like they're made to make non punks be pissed about "Hurr durr how can people listen to 4 seconds of noise and call it music?". I'm sure it will grow on me but I feel like this record haven't aged the best.

11th: Motörhead-Ace of Spades (Hard Rock/Speed Metal): The title track is so good that they recorded it 11 more times. I probably have a bitter taste in my mouth cuz every good damned place circlejerks over this album with shit like "ooooh this is the only band that both punks and metalhead and rockers alike enjoy" and then it's just the most basic ass hard rock album on the planet. Also I know that jailbait is supposed to be a satire/parody of the pedo musicians of that era, but Lemmy was such a genius that he forgot to make it sound like a satire/parody. Just listen to the title track and maybe listen to the We Are The Road Crew and you can skip the rest.

10th: Nails-Abandon All Life (Grindcore/Powerviolence): Short and sweet like all pv records should be. Some people consider this to be Nails' best but I can't see that.

9th: Big Black-Songs About Fucking (Noise Rock): The hardest album name ever. Alone it's a great album, but knowing that it's the follow up to Atomizer makes it a bit less impressive. The first half (Happy Otter) is the part which got a proper studio recording session, it is more polished and "thought over". Arguably every song in this part fucks hard. The second half (Sad Otter) was just put together at home and feels like a rough demo. It has good songs, but they could have been way better. I highly recommend this album, but only after listening to Atomizer.

8th: Nails-You Will Never Be One Of Us (Grindcore): Oh my fucking God this album fucks so hard. The intro song with the other punk metal crossover vocalist dropping the album name goes so hard it makes me hate the police even more. I'd argue that this is Nails' best...right after Unsilent Death... but still their best.

7th: Neurosis-Souls at Zero (Atmospheric Sludge Metal): This is their 3rd highest rated album and their 1st and 2nd are unavailable in my country due to bs copyright issues. Still it's pretty good. I've only dabbled into the whole atmosludge genre, but I have to be honest I see why people rate this over regular sludge.

6th: Kate Bush-Hounds of Love (Art/Prog Pop): Even though I more of a Björk, Billie Eilish and Sade kinda guy... this is so good. Hounds of Love literally redefined for me what pop music means for me, and I wasn't even a (major) elitist to begin with! The second half with the more artsy stuff is in short beautiful. I have no words to describe how this album makes me feel.

5th: Megadeth-Rust in Peace (Thrash Metal): Dave Mustain sucks as a vocalist... but he can sure solo! Hangar 18 feels like the dude on the cover is personally guiding the listener through the cover showing off all the weird stuff, which makes the rest of the album oddly atmospheric in a conceptual way? I guess. All in all, all that matters that this album is filled to the brim with insane guitar work. This one is especially good for newer guitarists who are interested in metal.

4th: Big Black-Atomizer (Noise Rock): 10/10, I give no more words, this is a must experience to everyone who loves noisy shit.

3rd: Carcass-Hearthwork (Melodic Death Metal): I don't know how Carcass went from inventing goregrind to making this. I can barely comprehend all the massive guitar work put into this. This is probably one of the safest places to start listening to death metal (in a good way).

2nd: Bolt Thrower-...For Victory (Death Metal): Bolt Thrower can't miss. That's just a fact at this point. They stuffed so much groove into this album filled with "war sucks" energy that it can't be put into words by my illiterate ass. Just binge BT's discography already.

1st: Throbbing Gristle-20 Jazz Funk Greats (Industrial): This is the most overlooked album on every music site.

[jkrump]

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