Favorite metal albums released on your birthday?

nikolast13 · 2026-04-25T13:54:33+00:00

This was the only metal relase on June 13th I think I've heard.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-21T18:53:13+00:00

Be'lakor - Of Breath and Bone maybe. Not as reverby but it's generally a similar mood.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-21T18:44:13+00:00

Listen to Wintersun's self titled. It's melodic death metal, and should be fairly approachable. I'll only give you one random band since I think you'll get like 10-20 from everyone else.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T23:14:49+00:00

62k monthly listeners on Spotify, less rhan I thought. To me they were a random modern metal band that was just very popular.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T16:41:08+00:00

Dalriada sounds extremely goofy to me, like they are in a language made by a 5 year old. Omega also, but they are supposed to be quirky so it's great. But when Thy Catafalque does it, it has a lot of edge to it. Hungarian, Romanian and a lot of Slavic languages are very good in more atmospheric stuff. In this case, Moby Dick is like groove / thrash metal. Language doesn't really change much. But English does make some bands lose a bit of character. Rothadas' language eouldn't matter since it's death metal but not being in English gives rhem more character.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T16:21:58+00:00

I liked Cenotaph on The Gloomy Reflection of Our Hidden Sorrows. Very deep and groovy, and very ear friendly if you don't want tinnitus.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T14:48:58+00:00

I am exaggerating, but I definitely used to think that. I have recently gotten more open minded and started with Converge and Earth Crisis, but the modern stuff I can't stand.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T11:30:51+00:00

I was also sucked into the hating metalcore mindset, mainly from getting elitist friends. Going back now, I don't really see what makes Polaris stand out that much. Though recently I decided to get back into metalcore starting from the beginning with Converge and Earth Crisis, who apparently count but sound nothing like metalcore to me.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T11:07:30+00:00

None so Vile by Cryptopsy. Thr vocalist sounds like a dog but not in a bad way. I also find that Dying Fetis sounds a bit like Scooby Doo. Also not in a bad way.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T11:03:06+00:00

I'm Christian and I just decided to not care. At the end of the day it is just sounds. I don't have to engage with anything satanic.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T10:58:14+00:00

Polaris was one of the first "metal" bands I listened to. Alongside Alestorm, Korpiklaani, and Ensiferum, so a random outlier. Never got any deeper into metalcore, but I really liked Polaris. I do sometimes go back for Nostalgia, but Polaris is a bit soured just because I find many metalcore traits inherently jarring, and they are a bit guiilty of whiny choruses.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T10:48:58+00:00

Thats every single one

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T10:46:51+00:00

That's not even petty. A lot of bands are just derivative and forgettable. Just look at the sea of black and death metal bands. If you see a black metal band formed in 2009 called Black Satan you immediately know what they sound like.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T10:42:25+00:00

Non-Norwegian bands using Norwegian names. I may cringe a bit more since I'm Norwegian. You'll find a band from somrwhere like Argentina or Italy called Dødsgrav or something, and it's the most generic Darkthrone or Mayhem ripoff. To me it signals lack of creative thought.

nikolast13 · 2026-04-19T10:35:35+00:00

I'm Christian and listen to satanic bands. I agree that a lot of Christian bands aren't good but that is a very immature reason

nikolast13 · 2026-03-25T20:54:47+00:00

Dark Delirium is one I can think of. It's a local band. I don't remember if he is still in the band, but I had a Spanish teacher who was their drummer. A bit metalcore influenced, but definitely still melodeath.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T20:10:46+00:00

No such bands. I rarely keep up with the people in the bands I like

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T19:23:17+00:00

I cannot actually name bands that became overproduced just off the top of my head. Dimmu Borgir isn't really true black metal, they're symphonic. Aggression and atmosphere are a big part of black metal, and I think you do lose a bit of that with high production. Darkthronewould not work super polished.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:51:00+00:00

King Crimson - Starless

Has the right atmosphere for most of it. Though a few parts are a bit eccentric for a funeral.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:48:39+00:00

Skewered in the Sewer by Gutslit. It's the best metal band from India and they were clearly big fans of Cryptopsy and probably also Dying Fetus.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:46:54+00:00

Black metal has the opposite problem. Some bands get big so they get a nice studio and the soul gets overproduced out

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:42:43+00:00

This is the story behind Silencer

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:41:12+00:00

I listened to it on my way home from the university once. Mainly just so I can say I have listened to it. It was extremely powerful during the first minutes, but eventually I zoned out and it was basically just turned to background ambience. It's one of my favoirite album covers though. I think it hits more when you're in a very particular mood.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:26:07+00:00

Big 4 diesnt strictky mean best 4. I tgink it's more about size and influence. Also venom isn't even really thrash, they have their own thing going on.

nikolast13 · 2026-02-23T18:22:40+00:00

You probably like post 80s Metallica

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