Pelle Johnson's Forum Replies

new Viscera Infest dropped last couple of weeks ago

eh any time, I guess... don't really have anything going on at home

all my playlists are on youtube, probably not how that's supposed to go but it works just fine... this sounds like a cool idea though, be looking forward to it if something like this does happen

That sounds really cool, it's been a thousand years since I touched Spotify though haha 

oh, and also I forgot to mention Aliene Ma'riage...
they're a visual kei band and I have no idea if they can even be added here but their stuff is pretty metal sounding, specifically alternative. At least to me

Thank you!

hey, I think the Irish band Kerbdog should be on here. I think they're pretty metal since they remind me a bit of Only Living Witness. Also, another band called Smut. All female grungy Hardcoreish stuff, kind of like L7 but more metal. Other bands:
- Merva, folk nu metal hahahaha
- LeFT
- Audiopsicotica, "brutal" nu metal, mistaken for death metal sometimes

Hey, what's up? hope you're having a sick ass day dude, Aufnorden and Compatriot have 2024 releases that aren't on here yet. Cool stuff, last one is argho/gbk sounding. Other black metal stuff that I sound wasn't on here yet are: Pergale, Hakenkreuz, Xantotol (they have an EP so they count, right?), Thor's Hammer, Lust, Benighted Leams, Acheronian Dirge (i'd say essential but sadly very forgotten usbm). Sorry if I request a lot, thank you.

New Standard Elite puts out some badass stuff... newest Internal Suffering was put out by NSE last year. As well as the newest Despondency this year. Delusional Parasitosis Baalsebub, Cerebral Effusion, Dissevered, Anal Stabwound (one man band, guy was 16 during his first record iirc which is crazy), Gorgasm, Ecchymosis, Iniquitous Deeds, Excoration... list goes on. Essential stuff for any fan of brutal death metal. Very particular example, though.

ah well it seems I've since fixed them during that time. Thanks anyways!

https://youtu.be/lTFLhy6Ggqw?si=Pi-8om6Eo4Ykhmtc

natsoc alt metal 

Hey, Andi. I've checked out a few tracks off that Disbelief album you recommended to me... I was honestly pretty weary of the post-metal sludge elements that you described since I don't really listen to bands like that but I honestly think it's pretty interesting. I haven't quite listened to the whole album yet but thanks for recommending it to me!

Anyways, that got me thinking back to some death'n'roll and related albums that I recall really enjoying. I think you should check out "There's Something Rotten... In the State of Denmark" by Illdisposed if you haven't already. This album sees them playing melodic death metal with a heavy groove to it. Literally the most rockin' melodeath album I've ever heard. Melodic death/groove metal just sounds like Scar Symmetry if you just go by that but this album is different. Groove is more like hard rock riffs.

I'm glad that you find yourself in good spirits despite it all. This might come as a bit of a shock but my name isn't actually Pelle... I don't know why but i'm not comfortable in sharing my real name online. It's always been a thing with me. Sometimes I go by John, Scott and now, i'm Pelle. I'm from the Philippines and life is going great. I'm not at a stage in my life where I have to worry about employment yet but the prospect of finding good work kind of terrifies me. I think I'm just very weary about the future in general. I'm very happy at the moment, though and I hope you continue to be happy as well.

How is everyone doing at this present moment? I hope you're doing great!

wow, that sounds like a tall order. I hope you enjoy some of these bands

oh, and also Will 'O' Wisp, old-school prog death with synths and keys

thanks! i'll check it out

wdym Reeves aside, that's honestly one of the reasons to watch the movie imo

Bram Stoker's Dracula - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)

This was a birthday gift from my appropriately named cats Vlad and Mina.  Each year , my wife challenges herself to buy me one vinyl record that she thinks I will like. Before now I have ended up with Asphyx records, ambient Nordic albums and now a movie soundtrack.  She has been spot on with each release and this one keeps her golden run going.  Dramatic and theatrical with a constant sense of underlying tension and darkness.  Might get round to watching the movie at some point.

Just now saw this post.  Have you seen the movie yet?  It's one of my personal favorites, Reeves aside.

might be pretty random but how do you guys remember Creed? did you think they were shit like everyone else? are you willing to revisit some Creed at the present day just to see if they were really that bad? Not really alt metal but I consider them to be pretty close to the genre, if not for just the influence. Idk, when I think of butt rock sounding stuff, I just think of Creed. I don't really know if that's influence but hey, they were a pretty big band, weren't they? well, personally, I think Creed are pretty good. Sure, the singer is one of the more famous examples of Eddie Vedder from Wish but I do really think they were a pretty nice band. This came to light for me when I read someone saying that Human Clay is a pretty good album and I decided to check it out. I didn't listen to the whole thing but I did listen to a few tracks, particularly a few of the ones I remember and yeah, it was pretty nice. Maybe they're a guilty pleasure for me, like how Maroon 5 is. 

Hey, saw that Wretched (band from Maryland) isn't on here. Could you please add them? they have Jeff Parsons on guitar from the band Unorthodox which is another Maryland doom band that is on here, that would kinda complete the whole thing if Wretched is added. Speaking of which, another Maryland doom band if Life Beyond and they aren't on here either. They had Gus (whose a member of Wretched, hence the connection) and Louis and they were both member of Iron Man and speaking of Iron Man, Al Morris' band Force is worth checking out and also isn't on this site. Other than that, Life Beyond shared members with some unrelated non-doom metal but pretty cult bands like Indestroy and interestingly, Dreadnot (really weird thrash band that also isn't on here probably because they released nothing but demos). Also, Unorthodox used to be a band called Asylum who had released an album in 2018 when they had previously released nothing but demos. Finally, The Hounds of Hasselvander is another one that isn't on here. Related to Pentagram since it's the solo project of Joe Hasselvander, the guy who did all the instruments when the band became a two-piece for a while. All of these guys are from Maryland, funny enough.

Sorry, that was a lot of bands! here's their releases to add if that somehow makes it easier:

- Wretched ("Life Out There" album 1993, "Psychosomatic Medicine" album 1994, "Center of the Universe" album 1995. "Black Ambience" ep 2009)
- Life Beyond ("Ancient Worlds" ep 2000, "Thousand Vision Mist" album 2002)
- Force (s/t album 1991, "Discography 1981-84" compilation album 2017)
- Asylum ("3-3-88" album 2018)
- The Hounds of Hasselvander (s/t album 2007, "Further Torments of the SG" ep 2009, "The Ninth Hour" album 201l, "Midnight Dweller" album 2015, "Ancient Rocks" album (2016), "Another Dose of Life" album 2021)

Thanks! have a nice day.

okay, yeah that was a mistake on my part hahaha thanks for letting me know. Maybe the gateway? i'm into a lot of things when it comes to metal but i'd say bdm and lately alt metal have been a particular interest to me so those two clans could be good. Thank you again, have a nice day

Hey, may you please add Skribble here? two nu metal albums "S.W.K.Y" and "Get Dead" from 2001 and 2003 respectively. Funny enough, they're in the metal archives listed as "groove/death metal" probably because of their 2004 and 2005 demos where they did actually started playing death metal

thanks!

I always thought Dir En Grey was the only band that can blend together Japanese pop rock with extreme metal so easily, but this band can do it quite well too. Nice one, Pelle!

speaking of, I've never listened to anything by that band before. Looks like they've had a lot of style changes, generally a weird band. What do you think is their best record?

awesome and classic band, I only really love mystic places of dawn, though. Hey, you're pretty active in this thread, that's pretty cool!

An enjoyable piece of symphonic death metal:

Self-proclaimed "old school death metal pop" band. Is it good? you decide!

https://youtu.be/LhaDlpHyvsk?si=_7vKYeBOrO7cO2GI

yeah, honestly I thought the bfg = bound for glory acronym was a bit clever but like you guys said, it's a shame that these guys are literal Nazis. I feel like any or at least most band that tries to blend their metal with oi! is cursed with falling into rac which really sucks since as far as I know, oi! music was all about the working class life and struggles.

they're really controversial but can Bound For Glory be added to this site?

yeah, it was an interesting find. I'm glad you enjoy the idea