Feature releases
Here's the November feature release roster:
THE FALLEN: Morpheus Kitami, Ben, Daniel, Sonny
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Morpheus Kitami
THE HORDE: Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Andi
THE NORTH: Ben, Sonny, Daniel, Xephyr
THE PIT: Morpheus Kitami, Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Rex & Shezma, do you have any interest in being included in the rosters for your clans moving forwards?
Yeah, I'm interested. Windir for The North and a live Opeth album for The Infinite? Definitely! Can't say I know Dark Night for The Guardians but why not. Thanks.
Excellent Shezma. I've added you to the roster below. The highlighted people are the ones who are currently up to nominate the November feature releases so your first allocation is for The Guardians next month. I'll remind you by private message late in November if I don't hear from you prior. Feel free to contribute to as many of as few of each month's feature release discussions as you'd like.
THE FALLEN: Morpheus Kitami, Ben, Daniel, Sonny
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Shezma, Morpheus Kitami
THE HORDE: Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Shezma, Andi
THE NORTH: Ben, Sonny, Daniel, Shezma, Xephyr
THE PIT: Morpheus Kitami, Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Rexorcist has asked to be re-added to the monthly feature release roster so it'll look like this moving forwards with the bold names being the nominating members for the November feature releases:
THE FALLEN: Morpheus Kitami, Ben, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Shezma, Morpheus Kitami, Rexorcist
THE HORDE: Daniel, Ben
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Rexorcist, Saxy, Shezma, Andi
THE NORTH: Ben, Daniel, Shezma, Xephyr
THE PIT: Morpheus Kitami, Rexorcist, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Thanks. Just let me know when it's my turn on this thread, please.
THE GATEWAY: Alter Bridge - "Fortress" (2013) 5/5
THE INFINITE: Opeth - "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" (2010) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Polaris - "Fatalism" (2023) 4.5/5
THE SPHERE: Godflesh - "The Earache Peel Sessions" (2014) 5/5
Having listened to and reviewed this month's feature releases for all my clans, they all came out fantastic. My Infinite and Revolution nominations are amazing albums that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. The Alter Bridge and Godflesh albums are perfect gems (thanks Saxy and Daniel!). Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Update on the feature release roster for December:
THE FALLEN: BEN, Daniel, Morpheus
THE GATEWAY: SAXY, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: SHEZMA, Morpheus, Rexorcist, Xephyr
THE HORDE: BEN, Daniel
THE INFINITE: REXORCIST, Saxy, Shezma, Andi, Xephyr
THE NORTH: DANIEL, Shezma, Xephyr, Ben
THE PIT: REXORCIST, Daniel, Ben, Morpheus
THE REVOLUTION: ANDI, Daniel
THE SPHERE: DANIEL, Andi
Rex, to be clear, it's your turn to nominate the December feature releases for The Infinite & The Pit. You need to private message me those any time between 1st November & a couple of days before the end of November.
THE GATEWAY: Code Orange - "The Above" (2023) 4.5/5
THE INFINITE: Epiphanic Truth - "Dark Triad: Bitter Psalms to a Sordid Species" (2021) 4/5
THE REVOLUTION: Gulch - "Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress" (2020) 3/5
THE SPHERE: Omega Lithium - "Dreams in Formaline" (2014) 5/5
Having listened to and reviewed this month's feature releases for all my clans, they all came out really great. My Gateway and Sphere nominations are glorious gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. The Epiphanic Truth album is also well-done, but the Gulch one, not so much. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Rex, before you run away to your Movieforums thingy, can you please private message me your The Infinite feature release nomination for next month?
Rex, before you run away to your Movieforums thingy, can you please private message me your The Infinite feature release nomination for next month?
Ma-ma-ma-message... sent!
Rex, I just noticed that it's also your turn to nominate The Pit feature release. Can you please get one in today?
Saxy, I haven't received your The Gateway nomination either.
Rex, I've bumped you to next month for The Pit as I needed to get a feature release up. It was my mistake for not informing you after I overlooked the fact that you were up for The Pit this month. Sorry about that.
Saxy, I've thrown one up for The Gateway & bumped you to next month too.
Here's next month's feature release nomination list:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Morpheus, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Morpheus, Rexorcist, Xephyr, Shezma
THE HORDE: Daniel, Ben
THE INFINITE: Saxy, Shezma, Andi, Xephyr, Rexorcist
THE NORTH: Shezma, Xephyr, Ben, Daniel
THE PIT: Rexorcist, Ben, Morpheus, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Just a heads up for those that are new to the feature release concept, if you're nominating a feature release then the expectation is that you post the associated forum thread in the relevant clan on the first day of the new month so that people can add their reviews & general thoughts there. I've created a couple of them for you in order to get them up there over the last few days but please post them yourselves moving forwards.
Also, a message to everyone, please ensure that you get your feature release nominations in to me on time. I didn't have time to chase people for them this month & it resulted in some delays on 1st December. There's nothing stopping you from submitting early in the month in order to get it out of the way. You shouldn't wait for me to chase you which I only do out of necessity.
My December feature release ratings so far:
THE HORDE: Disbelief - "Worst Enemy" (2001) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Zao - "Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest" (1998) 5/5
THE SPHERE: Morbid Angel - "Illud Divinum Insanus" (2011) 2.5/5
The Horde and Revolution nominations (the latter being my own nomination) are incredible gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. The Morbid Angel album isn't all that great though, though I like it slightly better than most death metal fans would. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Saxy & Rex, will you be submitting your feature release nominations this month?
Last chance to nominate the December The Pit feature release Rexorcist.
Last chance to nominate the December The Pit feature release Rexorcist.
You're up Ben.
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for February:
THE FALLEN: Morpheus, Ben, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Rexorcist, Xephyr, Shezma, Morpheus
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Shezma, Andi, Xephyr, Rexorcist, Saxy
THE NORTH: Xephyr, Ben, Daniel, Shezma
THE PIT: Rexorcist, Morpheus, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
As I said last month, please feel free to submit your nominations immediately guys as I shouldn't need to chase you in the back end of the month.
Rexorcist, will you be participating given that you didn't submit your nomination on time for inclusion in the January features? If you don't respond within a week then we'll revert to the next member in the queue for The Guardians & The Pit which will be Xephyr & Morpheus respectively.
My January feature release ratings so far:
THE HORDE: Neuropath - At Damnation's Core (2023) 4/5
THE REVOLUTION: xNOMADx - On Skylines of Embers (2023) 3/5
THE SPHERE: Dødheimsgard - 666 International (1999) 5/5
The Sphere feature release that I've nominated is an incredible genre that I would recommend to fans of industrial/black/avant-garde metal. The Neuropath album is pretty great too. But the xNOMADx EP, not so much. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for February:
THE FALLEN: Morpheus, Ben, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Rexorcist, Xephyr, Shezma, Morpheus
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Shezma, Andi, Xephyr, Rexorcist, Saxy
THE NORTH: Xephyr, Ben, Daniel, Shezma
THE PIT: Rexorcist, Morpheus, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
As I said last month, please feel free to submit your nominations immediately guys as I shouldn't need to chase you in the back end of the month.
Rexorcist, will you be participating given that you didn't submit your nomination on time for inclusion in the January features? If you don't respond within a week then we'll revert to the next member in the queue for The Guardians & The Pit which will be Xephyr & Morpheus respectively.
Morpheus, Rexorcist, Shezma & Xephyr, I'm still waiting for your feature release nominations. If I don't receive them before 31st January then you'll miss your turn.
For our newer contributors, please be aware that you need to create a feature release post for your nomination(s) on the 1st February so that our members have a place to share their thoughts.
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for March:
THE FALLEN: Ben, Morpheus, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Shezma, Morpheus
THE HORDE: Daniel, Ben
THE INFINITE: Andi, Xephyr, Saxy, Shezma
THE NORTH: Ben, Daniel, Shezma, Xephyr
THE PIT: Morpheus, Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
I've removed Rexorcist from the roster given that he's failed to submit his nominations for the last couple of months so I'm assuming that he's lost interest in taking part. We'll see if Morpheus Kitami submits this month given that he didn't submit on time this month & hasn't been spotted around the site much either.
THE GATEWAY: In This Moment - Godmode (2023) 4.5/5
THE INFINITE: Anacrusis - Manic Impressions (1991) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: For the Fallen Dreams - Changes (2008) 5/5
THE SPHERE: Nailbomb - Point Blank (1994) 4/5
Having listened to and reviewed this month's feature releases for all my clans, they all came out great. My Gateway and Revolution nominations are glorious gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. I also enjoy the Infinite and Sphere feature releases. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for April:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Shezma, Xephyr
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Shezma, Andi
THE NORTH: Daniel, Shezma, Xephyr, Ben
THE PIT: Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
I've removed Morpheus Kitami from the roster given that he's failed to submit his nominations for the last couple of months in a row & hasn't been seen around the site either so I'm assuming that he's lost interest.
Shezma, Xephyr & Saxy, are you still looking to be a part of the nominations roster? If so then you'll need to get your nominations in before the last day of the prior month as I've had to nominate releases for you recently.