TheSpirit: 2011 Metal Rules Or You're Dumb

TheSpirit 08.17.11	um yeah
DoubtGin 08.17.11	*death/black
Hyperion1001 08.17.11	fuk ya
Tyrael 08.17.11	I hope you didn't make this list because of me :/
TheSpirit 08.17.11	*doesn't matter
TheSpirit 08.17.11	i did actually
Tyrael 08.17.11	Now I feel like an ass
omnipanzer 08.17.11	IT'S FOR TY! I'm going to guess this is a good list because Ty likes it.
Maniac! 08.17.11	Arizmenda goddamnit
BigHans 08.17.11	m/
TheSpirit 08.17.11	or you could listen to the music on this supposed good list and find out for yourself omni
TheSpirit 08.17.11	arizmenda is good, probably my 31st favorite metal album of the year. i know im missing stuff but c'mon dude, its not even my end of the year list
Inveigh 08.17.11	damn didn't even know about 21, love both those bands I hadn't heard a damn thing off this list until the last three... love those though. for me, this list would be missing Blut Aus Nord, Peste Noire, Tombs, KEN mode and YOB
TheSpirit 08.17.11	if you like the last three then you essentially NEED desolate shrine
Tyrael 08.17.11	Falls of Rauros - The Light That Dwells in Rotten Wood Aaskereia - Dort, Wo Das Alte Bose Ruht Woods of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason Cruachan - Blood on The Black Robe Ash Borer - Ash Borer Panopticon - On The Subject of Mortality De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis Pensees Nocturnes - Ceci Est De La Musique Peste Noire - L'Ordure A L'Etat Pur Algazanth - Vinum Intus Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Sect(s) Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand Vintersorg - Jordpuls I'm a stubborn fucker I know ;] Great list, although I didn't like most of these haha ^^
omnipanzer 08.17.11	"or you could listen to the music on this supposed good list and find out for yourself omni" That is an excellent point and I may take you up on it but me thinks that this is generally not my thing.
Tyrael 08.17.11	Oops you had Primordial -.- fuck formatting
Inveigh 08.17.11	I'll check that out Spirit, thanks duder
TheSpirit 08.17.11	i'm not saying i didn't like any of those releases tyrael i'm just a lazy fuck and didn't feel like making a list with nine thousand spots. i enjoyed pensees a lot as well as ash borer, panopticon, blut, and peste. The rest that I heard range from okay to decent.
DeafMetal 08.17.11	krypts, stench of decay, cianide, circle of ouroborus split m/ tukaaria - raw to the rapine the haunting presence - s/t the gates of slumber - the wretch dolorvotre - s/t akitsa - aupres de la mort, triomphant! and 16 sucks
DeafMetal 08.17.11	imo
TheSpirit 08.17.11	omni some of these are pretty accesible, my generic go-to rec for the list will be 1 because it rules, its easy to get into and BECAUSE POLAND
TheSpirit 08.17.11	tukaaria is such a good band dude, their material this year has all been fantastic. the haunting presence is something i've been meaning to listen to as well as dolorvotre and akitsa
DeafMetal 08.17.11	they have a split with volahn that came out this year, it's worth your while
Tyrael 08.17.11	Anyways man I'm honored you would make a list for me and my awful taste in music lol
North0House2 08.17.11	30 rules.
TheSpirit 08.17.11	yeah the volahn split is the first i heard of them actually and omg tyrael i never said that, ur so dramatic pookie
Hawks 08.17.11	Great list.
TheSpirit 08.17.11	thank you
Grimlin 08.17.11	speaking of 5, just got Eleven Fingers by Circle of Ouroborus and it's pretty damn good. lot of good stuff here, and a lot i haven't listened to yet. not been too metal lately, i guess
TheSpirit 08.17.11	most stuff by CoO is pretty awful but if you think it's good then i now have a reason to check that album out
Wizard 08.17.11	Good to see there are only a few albums on here that I've missed. 2011 has been a good year but so far, doesn't even come close to the awesomeness of 2010. Nothing really unique this year.
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	yet
TheSpirit 08.17.11	2010 was a bit better but we still have some time left...
Wizard 08.17.11	Tombs 'Path of Totality' is the only thing that really steps outside the comfort zone and I love that album for it. Too many bands sounding too familiar, as if they're taking the safe route. They're either hit or a huge miss with me this year.
Wizard 08.17.11	*Alot better
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	gorguts isn't coming out till 2012 so we'll have to wait for that i hope arghoslent puts one out before the end of the year
TheSpirit 08.17.11	blut aus nord is still supposedly coming out with two more albums waiting for the inevitable seventeen more dtl releases
Wizard 08.17.11	Arghoslent, Neurosis, Gorguts all 2012 I believe. New Opeth this year which is going to fucking rule. Only iffy thing I'm hearing about new Opeth is lack of growls, none in fact. Who knows, could fucking rule hard.
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	fuck this year is gonna suck then overall
TheSpirit 08.17.11	mikael had such great gutturals too, it's fucking annoying i hate it already
TheSpirit 08.17.11	and ugh this year has already been good
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	"• ArghoslenT is writing new material to be released in 2011. New songs include "The Impious Savant" and "Fragrance of the Octaroon". Mail-order is taking longer than usual. All orders will be shipped in due time otherwise refunds will be issued if requested." this is from the band's website, however...
Relinquished 08.17.11	Cult of Luna and Meshuggah are 2012 as well that's fucking killing me
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	"and ugh this year has already been good" i'm just comparing the amount of quality releases to the amount of shitty deathcore/whatever releases...and yeah...
TheSpirit 08.17.11	why even pay attention to deathcore i just lift my head up and keep truckin bro
Wizard 08.17.11	Fuck, where's Doc Brown when we need him to send us into the future (preferably 2012)? And don't be hating on new Opeth, new song was all weird and proggy and cool.
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	cuz it attracts new shitty users to the site which is why i've been less active overall
Relinquished 08.17.11	all the good bands are just giving us like 9 months to listen to their shit and then boom
Wizard 08.17.11	Hahahaha has that ever stopped me over the past 400 years since I first started here?
Relinquished 08.17.11	new opeth song is kinda boring man and I listen to a lot of prog even though I don't talk about it here that much
ShadowRemains 08.17.11	well if this is any indication than 2012 is gonna be the absolute shit
Poet 08.17.11	new Opeth song fucking blew.
Wizard 08.17.11	The BOMB YO!!!! And new Opeth was great, not up to par with their older stuff I will admit. That's why Roadrunner Records sucks balls.
Wizard 08.17.11	Fuck off Poet : /
Poet 08.17.11	I love you too Karl =(
TheSpirit 08.17.11	what a lovely bond you two share
Hawks 08.17.11	The new Opeth song was alright. Didn't blow me away though. Hopefully the album will be awesome.
Mewcopa0 08.17.11	1 is sick
Wizard 08.17.11	Greg and I go way back. I love you too Greg but the unwarranted Opeth hate stings me hard.
TheSpirit 08.17.11	glad you agree mewcopa, its definitely one of this years favorites
Wizard 08.17.11	Found it to be a good blackened dm album.
TheSpirit 08.17.11	i find that to be a fair assessment
Poet 08.17.11	For me it is warranted Opeth hate. I've always respected the band but this new song was kinda bad and boring. I shouldn't want to fall asleep while listening to them.
Relinquished 08.17.11	yo brandon you forgot LOSS
Grimlin 08.17.11	@spirit: i didn't really care for CoO until a little over a month ago, and then all of a sudden one of the songs (not sure which one exactly) clicked with me, and i've been obsessed with everything they've ever done since. a lot of people can't get over the vocals, which i can understand, though i quite enjoy them now. really, it's the unbelievably memorable melodies that i can't get enough of. their passive aggressive approach to post-punk and bm is spot on. Eleven Fingers isn't available digitally as far as i know. not yet anyway. i have a feeling it'll pop up somewhere familiar soon;)
TheSpirit 08.17.11	i shall definitely keep an eye out, thank you :]
TheSpirit 08.17.11	I don't think it's the jerkfest everyone thinks it is either but at the end of the day i enjoy it
BallsToTheWall 08.17.11	Razorback put out some good records especially Skeletal Spectre.
TheSpirit 08.18.11	i will have to check that out
DeafMetal 08.18.11	ya loss
Wizard 08.19.11	Loss was ok for Funeral Doom, but seriously, most of the album was rerecorded from their awesome debut.
Relinquished 08.19.11	still makes it better than most of the stuff released so far
Inveigh 08.19.11	I liked the new Opeth in a similar way to how I like Curl of the Burl none of the reasons I loved either band to begin with are there for the most part, but they're still cool songs
Inveigh 08.19.11	also: "Cult of Luna and Meshuggah are 2012 as well" don't care much about Meshuggah, but can't wait to hear new Cult of Luna. I know it's heresy, but I'm just as pumped (if not more) for that as I am for new Neurosis. They're one of the few bands that exemplify how a "rec list" is actually helpful.