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Here’s an experiment. Take a look at the upcoming metal releases for November 2009. In the comments box, indicate two you would like me to review. I will review the one with the most votes (unless I am reviewing it elsewhere — so Fatalist, Slayer, and Witchmaster are out — in which case I will review the runner-up). Bands can vote for their own albums. Labels can vote for their own releases. Just don’t try to game the system by, like, voting under eight different names. Voting will close at midnight EST 10/30.
I know before I would ask you guys which releases you’d like to see reviewed — and then I’d go and not review them. So now I’ll make it stick. I’m hoping you’ll vote for Gaza, Hirax, or Vektor, because those will probably rule. But if you want to stick it to me and make me review Pissing Razors or Epica, now’s your chance. (The other day I saw someone in the grocery store wearing a Pissing Razors shirt. It was like seeing someone in this day and age wearing an MC Hammer shirt. He did look kind of forlorn.) The ad copy for Epica’s new album says: “Directly influenced from quantum physics.” Barf! If Epica wins, I will curse you, your family, your ancestors, and your descendants. But I will still review Epica.
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As always, the upcoming releases list is a work-in-progress. (So much so, in fact, that after this year I will probably never do it again.) Please indicate all corrections and additions in the comment box.
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Do Helveto, one of the best unknown bands in metal.
Also, do Teratism.
NILE!
I'll take anything that isn't hardcore. The metal MP3 blog has been very punk the last few months.
10 out of the last approximately 120 posts have been tagged as "hardcore". If 8.3% counts as "very," then I guess we've been "very punk."
Epica.. I'm actually ashamed I live in the same country as those clowns. Especially now that they seem to shower together right before taking promo pictures. As if collectively sucking ass wasn't enough..
I vote Devin Townsend. His last album was so un-Devin – or perhaps actually more Devin than ever before – that I can't wait to hear what he's up to now.
Epica and Epica
Oh and Nile, too.
The last couple of albums couldn't really hold my attention – 2 awesome tracks in 3 albums is quite a shitty score – but my illegally downloaded copy of the new album seems to kick some serious butt. Egyptian butt, obviously.
Feel free to add comments, but I'm cutting off votes for counting purposes here.
Sorry my post above about the hardcore coverage here sounded so mean-spirited. There have been some awesome albums covered lately, and to be fair, the hardcore posts seem to be along the lines of "hardcore bands so good that metal fans should take notice." I happen to prefer my aggressive music on the controlled side as opposed to the chaotic, but it seems that I'm in the minority. (Or some people just aren't as closed minded as me and can enjoy both!
) If the people want Gaza, give them Gaza!
Cosmo, definitely don't stop the upcoming releases. It has been most helpful in helping me put together my shopping list. I noticed that your list doesn't have Worm Ouroboros on it – I think it comes out on 11/24. They have a track on the Profound Lore sampler you pointed us to. Ended up being one of my favorite tracks on the sampler, though it is not quite metal-ish.
Thanks for the catch, Robert. I've updated the list accordingly.
I do think the releases list is a valuable service, but it would function better if its method of input weren't "one guy finding bits of information around the Internet." In other words, it probably needs some sort of multi-user database to function optimally.