Shadowdoom9 (Andi)'s Forum Replies
September 2025
1. Architects - "Deep Fake" from The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit (2022) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
2. Lord of the Lost, Within Temptation - "Light Can Only Shine in the Darkness" from Light Can Only Shine in the Darkness (2025)
3. Mechina - "Vanquisher" from Acheron (2015) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
4. Fear Factory - "Martyr" from Soul of a New Machine (1992)
5. Misery Loves Co. - "Sonic Attack" from Misery Loves Co. (1995)
6. Acumen Nation - "Queener" from Territory=Universe (1996)
7. Tyrant of Death - "Because Death is Not Ready Yet" from Re Connect (2012)
8. Mass Hysteria - "Matiere Noire" from Matiere Noire (2015)
9. Sonic Violence - "Ritual" from Jagd (1990)
10. Killing Joke - "Mathematics of Chaos" from Pandemonium (1994)
11. Zynthetic - "Bled Dry" from Soundtrack for the Apocalypse (2010)
12. Rammstein - "Ich Will" from Mutter (2001)
13. OOMPH! - "Breathtaker" from Sperm (1994)
14. Circle of Dust - "Deviate (Blue Stahli Remix)" from alt_Machines (2018) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
15. Illidiance - "Mind Hunters" from Damage Theory (2010) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
16. Realize - "In Silence" from Two Human Minutes (2023)
17. Raubtier - "Varldsherravalde" from Skriet Fran Vildmarken (2010)
18. Skymning - "Trolltekk / Aggrotekk" from Machina Genova (2004)
19. Bong-Ra - "Bloodclot" from Black Noise (2025)
20. NOWHERE2RUN, Loathe - "Ant in the Afterbirth" from Ant in the Afterbith (2024)
21. Turmion Katilot - "Helvetin Torvet" from Universal Satan (2018)
22. Atrocious Filth - "Moans" from Moans (2016)
23. Eisbrecher - "Atem" from Die Holle Muss Warten (2012)
24. Neurotech - "Memory Eternal" from Memory Eternal (2024) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
25. Fear of Domination - "Ruin" from Metanoia (2018) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
September 2025
1. Aftershock - "Prelude to Forever" from Through the Looking Glass (1999)
2. Overcast - "Root Bound Apollo" from Reborn to Kill Again (2008)
3. Nora - "For the Travelers" from Loser's Intuition (2001)
4. Zao - "The Race of Standing Still" from (Self-Titled) (2001) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
5. August Burns Red - "Composure" from Messengers (2007) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
6. Poison the Well - "12/23/93" from The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation (1999)
7. The Breathing Process - "Inferno" from In Waking: Divinity (2008) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
8. Neaera - "Desecrators" from Let the Tempest Come (2006) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
9. Strife - "Lift" (3:35) from One Truth (1994)
10. Blood of the Martyrs - "I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills" (3:41) from Once More With Feeling (2011)
11. The Dillinger Escape Plan - "Horse Hunter" (3:11) from Ire Works (2007)
12. Car Bomb - "Blindsides" from Tiles Whispers Dreams (2025)
13. Converge - "Worms Will Feed / Rats Will Feast" from Axe to Fall (2009)
14. Frontierer - "Bunsen" from Orange Mathematics (2015)
15. Cult Leader - "Craft of Mourning" from A Patient Man (2018)
16. Drown in Sulphur - "The Sleeping Abomination" from Sulphur Cvlt (2021) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
17. Mental Cruelty - "Chapter II - The Rise of the Antichrist" from Purgatorium (2018) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
18. A Wake in Providence - "The Court ov the Trinity" from Eternity (2022)
19. The Red Chord - "Breed the Cancer" from Fused Together in Revolving Doors (2002) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
20. Spitfire - "Quintenessence at Glance" from The Dead Next Door (1999)
21. Trivium - "Bury Me With My Screams" from Bury Me With My Screams (2025)
22. Annisokay - "Into the Gray" from Abyss Pt II (2025)
23. Avenged Sevenfold - "Second Heartbeat" from Waking the Fallen (2003)
24. Vision of Disorder - "Jada Bloom" from Imprint (1998)
25. Hope for the Dying - "Legacy" from Legacy (2016)
26. Wolves at the Gate - "The Father's Bargain" from VxV (2014)
September 2025
1. Blind Guardian - "Imaginations From the Other Side" from Imaginations From the Other Side (1995)
2. Galneryus - "Finally, It Comes!" from The Stars Will Light the Way (2024)
3. Trivium - "Until the World Goes Cold" from Silence in the Snow (2015)
4. Black Sabbath - "Hole in the Sky" from Sabotage (1975)
5. Battle Beast - "Here We Are" from Here We Are (2025)
6. Metal Church - "Metal Church" from Metal Church (1984)
7. Halford - "Resurrection" from Resurrection (2000)
8. Judas Priest - "The Serpent and the King" from Invincible Shield (2024)
9. Ozzy Osbourne - "Believer" from Diary of a Madmen (1981)
10. Crimson Glory - "Masque of the Red Death" from Transcendence (1988)
11. Accept - "Shadow Soldiers" from Stalingrad (2012) [Suggested by Sonny]
12. Mercyful Fate - "Melissa" from Melissa (1983)
13. Manowar - "Battle Hymn" from Battle Hymns (1982)
14. Sabaton - "The Duelist" from The Duelist (2025)
15. Beyond the Black - "Break the Silence" from Break the Silence (2025)
16. Xandria - "Fight Me" from India (2005)
17. Amberian Dawn - "River of Tuoni" from River of Tuoni (2008)
18. Within Temptation - "Iron" from The Unforgiving (2011)
19. Kiuas - "Warrior Soul" from The Spirit of Ukko (2005) [Suggested by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
20. Golden Resurrection - "Identity in Christ" from Man with a Mission (2011)
21. Yngwie Malmsteen - "World on Fire" from World on Fire (2016)
22. Visions of Atlantis - "Seven Seas" from Trinity (2007)
23. Dark Moor - "Dies Irae (Amadeus)" from The Gates of Oblivion (2002)
24. Stratovarius - "Goodbye" from Fright Night (1989)
Here's my submission for the October Gateway playlist, my first single-track submission since my switch from The Gateway to The Guardians, and it's a long epic too:
Slipknot - Iowa (from Iowa, 2001)
Update for October:
THE FALLEN: VINNY, Sonny
THE GATEWAY: ANDI, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: ANDI, Sonny, Karl
THE HORDE: KARL, Vinny, Sonny
THE INFINITE: SAXY, Andi
THE NORTH: SONNY, Karl, Vinny
THE PIT: SONNY, Vinny
THE REVOLUTION: ANDI
THE SPHERE: ANDI
This track is from Blue Stahli's Antisleep instrumental album series that mostly centers around electro-industrial tracks. However, as much as this track tries to go the EDM/house route similar to Avicii and David Guetta, it actually has a similar vein to Neurotech's Evasive, touching in on Deathstars and Turmion Katilot, giving it a somewhat industrial/cyber metal vibe, enough for it to fit well in The Sphere:
One of only two tracks I like in this release, it's not often you hear a track that's basically power metal/grind/deathcore:
One of only two tracks I like in this release, this one has a brutal breakdown similar to early Job for a Cowboy:
This heavy epic track I still consider one of the best standouts in Within Temptation's career:
"Evolution" and "Set the World on Fire" are both wonderful highlights. "Egypt" and "Paradise Lost" (the title track) are also great but could've been improved more in my opinion.
One of the greatest epics in the metal part of my existence that I'm grateful to revisit after so many years away from what I once knew:
Another awesome epic of unbreakable glory:
This short highlight shows that the band can kick a** with their progressive neoclassical metal sound:
Some of the best melodic progressive metal occurs in one of my favorite tracks by this band, filled with neoclassical madness:
The greatest conclusion to Rhapsody (of Fire)'s first 5-album saga:
A 5-part 13-minute progressive epic that serves as the literal centerpiece of the "A New Age Dawns" saga and would itself spawn a couple sequels in subsequent albums:
Dark Moor's most fascinating epic, paying tribute to Mozart's works:
Just a few months after he left the band. Another metal legend gone. RIP Brent Hinds 
This opening track is a favorite of mine and my brother's, proving that Elvis metal works like a dream:
One of the most climatic album-closing tracks in standard heavy metal, despite being from a 2000s album that blends the genre with rockabilly:
If you can get hooked by the neoclassical leads and melodic chorus in this memorable 9-minute epic, you'll definitely wanna stick around for the rest:
Glad you're doing well, Zach. Hope you continue living the good Florida life!
Pretty much the DragonForce "Ring of Fire" cover of this Nightwish album, I used to love it, but now, f*** this sh*t:
A fantastic epic paying tribute to the animated works of Disney:
But this 2007 reissue bonus track is also worth going an extra mile:
A live rendition of what still reigns as one of my favorite Nightwish songs today:
Still one of the best album openers and power metal songs I've heard to this very day:
Ben, please add the Snapcase album Designs for Automotion. It qualifies as Alternative Metal within the RYM 2:1 ratio: FOR - 6, AGAINST - 2.
The perfect anthem to start this early metalcore/hardcore gem:
Another one's coming as well! Dark Angel's looooooong-awaited new album will come out next month.
From djenty deathcore breakdowns and monstrous vocals to guitar tremolos blast beats, the violent quest for heaviness rolls on:
Sparse Gojira-esque melody is balanced out with the rest of the song's intensity:
This expansive standout displays more of the band's ongoing quest for the ultimate heaviness:
With the opening highlight of Humanity's Last Breath's sophomore album, the brutality hasn't withered away since their 2013 debut:
You can't go wrong with brutality in deathcore and djent, they know how to bust sh*t hard:
Both parts of the brutal "Bellua" suite are better suited as a full 8-minute epic. You can enjoy both parts here, but I'm telling you, it's one of those "better together" situations:
One of the most epic and innovative metal tracks I've heard in my life, in The Revolution or any other clan:
Seriously, listeners should check this song out for all its symphonic grandeur:
A fantastic progressive start to another one of Hope for the Dying's epic journeys:
Good feedback, Sonny! And sorry about those first two tracks affecting your plan to switch clans.
No worries, Sonny. Better slightly late than too close to when the playlists are due. This was also one of my favorite Accept songs when I was listening to that band. Submission accepted with thanks!
This glorious 15-minute 3-track suite works better with every part stitched together as a whole, and I've literally just done that as my own video:
Part of the revival of my Guardians interest comes from some bands of other genres that I like. Mechina is an obvious example by how much i enjoy them, but Hope for the Dying would also have a say in this with their symphonic metalcore sound that includes more progressive structures and Two Steps From Hell-esque orchestra:
A killer neoclassical metalcore standout to start Hope for the Dying's first offering:
THEY'RE FUCKING BACK!
F*** YEAH, THEY'RE BACK!!!! And they're back HARD!!! Honestly the heaviest I've heard from these Swiss tech-thrash masters!
Good photo, Sonny! That can also double as a potential Spotify blackgaze playlist image.
That is kind of a strange trend going on in some metal genres. It's like, take a photo of countryside with power lines and at least at one lamp post, add fluro color effects, and BOOM, you have an album cover. One less common theory might be that the band members don't have enough money in their budget to hire a professional photographer or artist to make artwork and, in the current decade, don't wanna have to resort to AI. This trend also seems to spread beyond blackgaze/post-metal, before Deafheaven caused blackgaze to erupt in popularity. One example being Katatonia's Dead End Kings, which I wouldn't consider too strange because it's an artwork made by the talented graphic artist Travis Smith, and his works often have diversity and experimentation:
A strange closing stinker, even for me:
One of the most quintessential songs in early sludgy math/metalcore:
One of the many highlights of this quintessential metalcore masterpiece, with lots of fury from the guitar and vocals:
A heavy anthem indeed for the metalcore travelers: