WEBVTT 00:00:00.020 --> 00:00:05.240 Metalhead podcast, metalhead podcast, go! 00:00:26.260 --> 00:00:27.940 You must listen. 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:30.160 You must listen. 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:32.540 You must listen. 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.980 Now, here is the podcast, Metal Heads Podcast. 00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:42.700 Hello, and welcome to the Metal Heads Podcast. 00:00:43.140 --> 00:00:44.160 My name is George. 00:00:44.760 --> 00:00:45.360 This is Jerry. 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:46.420 This is Will. 00:00:47.180 --> 00:00:47.880 This is John. 00:00:48.680 --> 00:00:49.700 This is the Matt Situation. 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:51.640 This is Markisan. 00:00:52.200 --> 00:00:54.860 And we are joined today by Justin once again. 00:00:55.460 --> 00:00:56.020 Hello, Justin. 00:00:56.080 --> 00:01:25.440 Hello, hello, hello. The Doctor of Death Metal. He was here for mid-year. He's back for year-end to show us what he's got. Board certified. So much death, so little time. Yes. And 20% more death doom for James. Oh, and I just want to mention that I put a post out of this for this earlier, and Albert from Decibel was kind enough to comment and say that he hopes we finish this episode before 2024 starts. Ha ha ha. 00:01:26.659 --> 00:01:55.900 Trevor wants a 12 hour. Yeah. Trevor wants a 12 hour. So we'll see what we get. Just that. We go ahead and stop for lunch now. All right. Well, this is the year end episode. Top 25 albums of 2023. Anything to say before we begin? I mean, Jay was kind of saying it earlier that this is just an exceptional year and there's all the albums. 00:01:56.080 --> 00:02:25.580 on the list. You're comfortable recommending, like enthusiastically recommending those albums. And I even made a top 40. And then I was like, I think I might go to 50 because I just love so many albums on it. So just to, for my own kicks and giggles. It's easy to let it get away from you. Yeah. I felt like this year was going to be up to a slow start. And then I felt like by mid-year, we were just flooded. And then just listening to everything that was coming out after mid-year, I was like, well, that literally is going to be, 00:02:25.620 --> 00:02:55.600 is going to replace everything on my list. Although, I am surprised how it shook out in the end. Does anybody know how many of their mid-year picks survived? Do you have a count? Zero. I can tell you. Oh, really? Zero? I'm probably at like 10, I bet. I have 11. I have half. Yeah. I think I have 12. For me, I bet. Sounds right. I split 12-12, and then one, Matt will appreciate this, I have a 00:02:55.600 --> 00:03:25.540 I have two cheeky movers on my list this year. I had three slip in before the vault door closed this morning. And let me tell you this, when you have a cheeky mover and a vault door slipping in on the way up here, man, it's a good time. I will say there's only two from my mid-year remained in my, that were in my top 10 and stayed in my top 10. Oh, wow. I think half of mine, but I jacked up my top 10 big time. Yeah. So that speaks highly to the quality of the second half of the year for sure. 00:03:25.620 --> 00:03:55.580 I have 10 from first. I feel like I changed my standards with how I made my list just based on how good all the records are. You have no standards. Come on. Everything that was on my mid-year list that remained moved down except for one. Oh, wow. Me too. I had stragglers that stayed in the top. It's funny. It was so sneakily good year. Yeah. Yeah. I'm actually just fascinated with how we transitioned from that mid-year to year end because in some ways I think 00:03:55.600 --> 00:04:25.560 I've described it being like a rebound relationship that you know you're there and after three months you're like this has to go and this year I had one pick which we'll talk about when I get there but I thought do I only like this because of the seasonality of it like the way like the way is it Christmas music in the summer months it's more um I would say it's summer oriented it's by the Beach Boys um you know and the other thing is like it's actually not cold and snowy here in Minnesota that I have no snow on my ground that was like 40 degrees yesterday really yeah weird years 00:04:25.580 --> 00:04:55.020 And yet you're still all bundled up. I am still cold. This is just the first of one Snuggie more makeup. So it's funny. I was, I'm not kidding. I was thinking about, I texted Albert from Decibel yesterday. I'm like, you know what? I have all these Decibel books and I have zero like cool bookmark. Has Decibel ever thought about making a bookmark? And I thought about, I should make bookmarks for all of you. And I thought, well, I need to have like one word. 00:04:55.580 --> 00:05:25.040 that describes all of the food. Obey! On the bookmark. And some of you guys read, like, Matt, your bookmark would say, it would be a picture of you and a Snuggie and just say Snuggie. Yeah. J would be Burrito. Burrito is a kind of Snuggie, by the way. True. Yeah, and like, Markisan would be Rainbow. Like, you just say Rainbow on it. With an exclamation point. Yeah. Anyway. All right. 00:05:26.139 --> 00:05:55.520 Justin, yours would say scruff. Just scruff? Just scruff. And yours, Will, would say dick. Yes. I need an adjective. Big. Big dick. Me. Biggess. I think it's assumed. What was the dude's name from Porky's again? Oh. Me. Me, yeah, yeah. Let's think it out. What is, is it History of the World Part 1 or is it Money Python where, like, 00:05:55.580 --> 00:05:57.400 They're all in the throne room and they're like, 00:05:58.180 --> 00:05:59.680 my friend, his name is Biggis? 00:06:00.080 --> 00:06:00.260 Dickus. 00:06:00.460 --> 00:06:00.720 Dickus. 00:06:00.840 --> 00:06:01.800 That's Life of Brian. 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:02.660 Is it Life of Brian? 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:03.180 Okay, yeah. 00:06:04.700 --> 00:06:06.000 And incontinentia buttocks. 00:06:06.860 --> 00:06:09.900 Yours could just say dick on it, Will, but it would be like real fucking long. 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:11.040 Really long, but Mark. 00:06:11.380 --> 00:06:12.440 It folds in the middle. 00:06:13.140 --> 00:06:17.060 Or like the word dick would just be huge, like just covering Will. 00:06:17.580 --> 00:06:17.840 Yeah. 00:06:18.100 --> 00:06:18.600 Would be good. 00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:19.360 All right. 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:20.800 All right. 00:06:21.140 --> 00:06:24.720 Let's get into our top 25 with our number 25. 00:06:25.140 --> 00:06:26.060 Justin. 00:06:27.380 --> 00:06:27.720 All right. 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:30.020 So this one was 00:06:30.880 --> 00:06:32.080 late edition for me. 00:06:32.660 --> 00:06:33.280 I kind of 00:06:34.020 --> 00:06:35.020 kept going back to it 00:06:35.080 --> 00:06:35.800 and I was like, 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:37.160 I really want to make space for this. 00:06:37.240 --> 00:06:37.740 So I did. 00:06:38.840 --> 00:06:40.040 The band is 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:41.880 Fossilization. 00:06:42.840 --> 00:06:43.720 The album is 00:06:44.080 --> 00:06:44.960 Leprous Daylight, 00:06:45.660 --> 00:06:46.180 Sharmazil, 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:48.220 Everlasting Sea Records 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:49.420 came out 00:06:49.710 --> 00:06:50.380 September 8th. 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:52.060 So again, 00:06:52.340 --> 00:06:52.560 me 00:06:54.060 --> 00:06:55.100 breaking down 00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:24.740 I do. This is a very, a little, it's right on the edge of that dissonant side of death metal that I don't necessarily always go to, but I really like the way these guys do it. I feel like it's got like a really cool atmosphere to it, but it's not too dense with sounds and stuff like that. So yeah, that's my number 25. I don't know what else to say about it, but it's good. Cool. It's death to me, I would say. Kind of falls into that. I like that record. Yeah, same. I considered it. 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:54.380 All right, Markisan. All right. My number 25 is Black Braid 2. I like the first Black Braid album fine, but this to me is a massive step up from last year's debut. So it follows that same blueprint as the last album. It has that sweeping, melodic black metal sound. But I think this time the songwriting is just a lot stronger. The tracks are more balanced. I think they're more bombastic and memorable. 00:07:55.120 --> 00:08:24.940 The Native American instrumentation is also better integrated into the album, I think. And I'm also really impressed by how Skagasawa was able to tweak the formula and make this great anthemic follow-up to the last record because, I mean, it was just a year ago that that last one came out. So that was very impressive to me. And we didn't talk about what we're drinking yet, but I am drinking the Black Braid. 00:08:25.100 --> 00:08:54.960 Mead. Sweet. So they made a mead with Hildeberg Meadworks in New York. And it's pretty good. Is he from New York? Yes. My family, I think I talked about last time, my family, she has a lake house right in the area that he's from. I think he's like, I showed a picture of my dad. He's like, I think I saw him in the supermarket once. You drinking anything, Justin? Am I drinking? 00:08:55.100 --> 00:09:24.740 I am. I'm drinking Kentucky bourbon ale. Nice. Yeah. I discovered it over the summer and they have it at my local beer spot over here. So, you know, I like it. Classic. All right. Move on to Matt. Let's do that. I do have a brief intro to my list. Today, you're going to hear me use terms like love this album, but it's not my favorite in their catalog or other more commonly known terms like thrash or grunge or even Macedon, both with and without Leviathan. 00:09:25.100 --> 00:09:55.080 and you're going to like it. Thank you. I already do. My number 25. When I was resurfacing from what I like to call New Metalville, this is one of the first death metal bands I got into. And while, again, this isn't my favorite album in their catalog, it carries the torch burning with the flame that represents their techie chugga chugga breakdown fill brand of brutal death metal. The album is Make Them Beg for Death. The band is Dying Fetus. The fact that they're kind of channeling the 70s horror vibe on the cover and throughout 00:09:55.100 --> 00:10:25.020 not hurt. This is their ninth album, Via Relapse Records. Nice. Yeah, when I was working on my list, I discovered an album cover that should have been on the last episode because it definitely would have been on my list. I'll mention it when it comes up. Yeah. That was awesome. That was a lot of talking for Matt and it was really good. I know I tried to write some stuff down because you have big shoes to follow, Marcus. I'm not Phil, but follow up, if you will. So you do fine. You have the best descriptions of anything and I usually sound like a bumbling fool. 00:10:25.100 --> 00:10:54.520 So now I'm like a bumbling fool with a small bow on it. What's funny, Matt, I thought about just like dumbing down all my descriptions, just having like two words or something. We could do it like poetry for Neanderthals. More than one syllable. George, get that game out now. Get the bat out. And then if somebody does something wrong, like most likely it will hit him with it. I do have one that is two words. I'll reference it later. But yeah. Shit sandwich. No. Close. Big dick. 00:10:56.600 --> 00:11:24.840 All right, John. Matt, who pissed in your cornflakes? You got some serious spunk this morning. Yeah, gee. When I walked in, there was probably about three people standing over the bowl, so that's where I'm at right now. And one of them was squatting, so, I mean, whatever. All right, before we get started. Oh, sorry, John, sorry, I am drinking. I'm trying to keep it festive. I have a Breckenridge Christmas sale. Nice. Nice. Another classic. Apologies. John can tell us what we're drinking. So we started out. We'll, 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:54.560 I chose this one to start with, in which I was surprised because I didn't know how it was going to come out. But we had a 2014 Deschutes Abyss. 2014. Yes. Nine years ago. I was 11. Yeah, it was good. It was outstanding, actually. I didn't think it'd be that good. And the second one, Will picked up yesterday when we were at the casual pint. Supposed to be there discussing the beers we're going to drink in. 00:11:54.620 --> 00:12:21.600 Well, we had a few beers. Gotta try them. Double Duck Pen from Union Craft, which is up in Baltimore. This is really good. And it's a double IPA, and it's outstanding. It's always been good. And you know what? It's clear. Well, you can't have any cloudy bullshit when Will's there. No, you can see the bullshit right through your beer. All right, speaking of bullshit, let's get to my list. Yeah. All right, my number 25. 00:12:24.640 --> 00:12:53.900 Absence, off of Prophecy Productions, English atmospheric black metal band. Marcasson and I talked about this one when it came out earlier, that we liked how it was different than their kind of atmospheric, kind of proggy, not gazey, but sometimes they got a little gazey with the Z-will sound. But this one's much more aggressive, much more black metal-ish, I guess you would say. But it still has the proggy and atmospheric stuff to it. It's a really good album. 00:12:54.620 --> 00:13:24.180 It's a long album, but it's good. I enjoyed it. Yeah, it's long. And then they have that extra disc that you can get if you get the deluxe edition, which makes it, I don't know, like an hour and 40 minutes or something. So I just I listened to the regular standard version for ranking because after like 70 minutes, it's like I'm tapping out next. It's so good, though. I think it's their best record, John. I don't know how you feel about it, but I don't know. I love carrying skies a lot. I think that's a good one. Yeah. 00:13:24.260 --> 00:13:53.220 Most of their stuff is great. Alright, Will. My number 25. And I would just say when I talk about my list, it's just stuff that I enjoy. I'm not a music critic. Same for us. Oh, really? All of mine are like paid advertising. Yeah, yeah. Pay for... What are we doing? Rotten Tomatoes now getting paid? Play for play. Yeah. Okay. My number 25. Ashen. 00:13:54.260 --> 00:14:23.320 of Ash, they're from Perth, Australia, from Bitter Lost Records. It's just straight up death metal. Kind of like new school death metal. But it doesn't have beatdowns, breakdowns, whatever the fuck that garbage is. It's just straight up awesomeness. And if you've been to Australia, Perth is a major city, but it's all there on the West Coast and it's all by itself. There's really not much around it. So you're kind of isolated out there. 00:14:24.260 --> 00:14:53.960 Like, think of like Los Angeles. If like, there was nothing but desert until you reach Missouri. Wow. Yeah. Anyway, that's my number 25. It's a big city. It is a big city. It's like two and a half, three. Yeah, I've been there. It's a great city. It's fun. Been there. Been there, done that. Jay. Well, first, I just want to say I'm really happy that Will's here because we have not seen a lot of Will on the podcast. So it's really great. I love that he's at your house, George. 00:14:54.100 --> 00:15:24.000 He can't. He's stuck here for the duration. He can fall asleep anytime he wants to, but. I'm on night shift right now, and I was telling John, like, I'm fucking exhausted. Shit. This is not going to go well. No, it's not. This is not. Bring on the coffee stout. Did you write out your list? It is printed, yes. It is here, but. You know what you need to do, though? Normally, right now, I'm sleeping. Right. You need to email it to Matt, just in case. 00:15:24.100 --> 00:15:53.820 You fall asleep then he can be here. I did vocal warm ups. Oh, that is true. Matt is a way better version than me than I will ever be. I'm an alternative. Will Norris. Little Will doesn't turn on a light, he shuts up the dark. See? See how amazing it is. Why? I literally have no reason to exist. I'm just going to go sleep in a corner. No reason to exist. That's a creator, right? 00:15:55.279 --> 00:16:23.680 All right, Jay. All right, from Helsinki, Finland, big, fat, doomy record, appropriately titled. I don't think I have to describe the record once I tell you the title of the record, but the band is God Disease, and the album is called Apocalyptic Dooms. That's what this record is, it's Apocalyptic Dooms. I remember their last album. I didn't know they had a new one. They do, and I think it's only their second one, George. This is just the biggest, 00:16:24.080 --> 00:16:53.140 The Dirtiest, Doomyest, Doom you can do. And I always have to have something like that every year. And this one, well, this one filled the void. Meets that Death Doom quota. Yeah, exactly. I mean, it's more Doom than Death Doom, but well, no, it's Death Doom. It's super fucking heavy. So highly recommended. I think it might have been in my mid-year, a little higher. It got pushed pretty far down. How many picks is that now? Six. So we're 33% Death Doom so far? Yeah. Black metal, damn it! 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:55.220 I'm going to the least. 00:16:55.560 --> 00:16:59.520 Dry Disease was the one we were listening to in the car when we were at Decibel. 00:16:59.660 --> 00:17:00.080 That's right. 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:01.400 Oh, yeah. 00:17:02.060 --> 00:17:02.320 Perfect. 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:05.500 I assume you're going to Decibel, right, Justin? 00:17:05.959 --> 00:17:06.400 Of course. 00:17:06.800 --> 00:17:07.060 Yes. 00:17:07.579 --> 00:17:07.660 Excellent. 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:11.260 I did get the domain 33% deathtoom.com, so we're good on that. 00:17:12.339 --> 00:17:14.699 My number 25, I don't even need to look up my list. 00:17:14.800 --> 00:17:43.840 I know it because I'm wagering that this album will bookend with me at 25 and Will at number one. This is Cannibal Corpse, Chaos Horrific. Okay, let's move on. Sharp edges with soft, chewy center. Wow. 00:17:44.920 --> 00:18:14.440 Okay, before he murders me, let's move on to Justin. Everyone turn off the cameras right now. George is about to die. Come and die. Hey, Will, you actually sounded like Corpse Grindr right there. George is about to die. He was about to go special ops on. Hey, now, good try. Tomorrow, George is going to die. I may not be your number one, but like 25, really? Yeah. 00:18:15.220 --> 00:18:44.760 Well, that was a bit. It's a tough year, man. That's generous? Guys, this is pretty early. The first one I already mentioned today where I'm like, oops, I forgot about that. So, yeah, my bad. I mean, that's how big this year was. It was, wow, I forgot about Cannibal Corpse. And clearly Jay is deep in retirement. Oh, my God. Like, how many albums did Hollywood Vampires put out or Alice Cooper put out this year that you're like, oh, my God, I forgot about Cannibal Corpse because Hollywood Vampires put out. 00:18:44.800 --> 00:19:13.120 Or like Rammstein. Like, oh my god, this new album's amazing. Alice Cooper's not bad. There's no records on my list that you will find I have to rationalize being on the middle list. Really? So no live albums either? No, nothing. That's all straightforward. Hardcore Jay. Way to conform, Jay. Good job. Way to play by the rules, Jay. Jay goes to the desert, gets hardened by the sun. 00:19:14.820 --> 00:19:44.780 My bad. All right, Justin. 24. All right. My number 24 is enforced. They were my number 14 on mid-year. The album is War Remains. They're from Richmond, Virginia, from Central Media. It's Richmond, motherfucker, Virginia. Whatever. This guy is insufferable. He's so mean. Yeah. Anyways, listen, it's very thrashy with a little bit of 00:19:48.340 --> 00:19:49.320 Yeah, it's good stuff. 00:19:49.400 --> 00:19:52.800 They were great at MDF when we saw them. 00:19:53.360 --> 00:19:58.080 Yeah, it's just, it's not as, it's lower, I think, probably than their last one for me. 00:19:59.140 --> 00:20:00.840 I enjoy listening to the record. 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:06.480 I felt like the previous one, there were tracks that I went back to more. 00:20:06.860 --> 00:20:09.780 Like, they just kind of stuck in my head a little bit more than maybe on this record. 00:20:09.920 --> 00:20:14.420 There are still some songs on there like that, but I feel like maybe the last one was a little bit stronger, 00:20:14.580 --> 00:20:44.540 I think this was a very good follow up to that one. So that's why it's a swing for it. Nice. Cool. Mark is on. Yeah. Let's get proggy up in this motherfucker. Yeah. Flourishing scourge. Sickened seed on begotten records. And this is not really the kind of album I usually gravitate toward because it has so much variety and just abrupt musical shifts and like these interweaving elements throughout 00:20:45.480 --> 00:21:13.860 So for me, a lot of the time, that kind of metal just kind of gives me whiplash. And I tend to like something more consistently meaty, meat in my metal to grab onto. But this progressive metal album just got me right away. There's something about the musical contrasts on this that just really work for me. There's a lot of very dynamic death metal on it, but it has these moments of trial percussion. 00:21:14.560 --> 00:21:44.540 and there's strings and there's woodwinds and they'll slow things down and do these kind of alt rock clean sung passages and that's just some of the stuff that's going on plus Hannes Grossman on drums so if you like like a Swiss army knife progressive death metal then I would give this one a shot because I really enjoy this one I've spent it a lot in the car weirdly when I take long 00:21:45.760 --> 00:22:14.440 Yeah, I'm going to check that one out. I actually forgot that I listened to some of their earlier stuff like a long time ago. And I had to. Oh, yeah. This one dropped out of nowhere. Like they just. Yeah, that was. It is. Yeah. That's a good album. All right, Matt. My number 24. This album reminds me of how undervalued thrash is in my life these days, as it's typically overshadowed by death metal. These face melting riffs and blast beats are unstoppable. 00:22:14.560 --> 00:22:43.740 One can see that after 17 years, this band still has it and becomes even more evident the deeper you get into this album. It is their sixth via Nuclear Blast. The album is The Shadow Inside. The band is Sadist. I talked a lot about, I think I've referenced them throughout, and George, you were kind enough to reference me when loading the promo for this album, and I really talked about how this was definitely one of those first few bands I heard in my life. I think Seasons in the Abyss. 00:22:44.580 --> 00:23:14.100 It was kind of one of the other ones that really spoke to me of like, this is what, this is the metal that I love. And well, I did say like, I mean, it doesn't hit me with all that nostalgia because the production is way better. I still really dig like an early nineties production, but this is still a solid effort. Still, these guys can still shred. So. And it's a good one to get your Slayer fix for sure. So it's interesting you mentioned Seasons in the Abyss. Like this is such a sort of like, Hey, if you're, if you're sorry, Slayer's gone, pick this fucking record up. Totally. 00:23:14.580 --> 00:23:44.540 And it kind of covers the whole of the Slayer. There's some newer Slayer sounds in there, older Slayer sounds, and that's not it. It's not a Slayer ripoff necessarily, but it's... Scratches the edge. Slayer going in there. Good stuff. Absolutely right. It totally has that same vibe and puts you in that same mindset. It's great. I actually thought it might be higher on your list, Matt. I did too. There's been a lot of emotional toll and fighting. Oh, I understand. I changed my list about two minutes before I got on this cast, so... Yeah, and I... 00:23:44.560 --> 00:23:46.520 I really like 00:23:47.510 --> 00:23:48.440 these descriptions you're doing 00:23:48.490 --> 00:23:50.000 the mouthy Matt situation 00:23:50.620 --> 00:23:51.280 is working for me 00:23:51.470 --> 00:23:51.740 good job 00:23:52.180 --> 00:23:52.680 hey thank you 00:23:52.850 --> 00:23:53.220 thank you 00:23:54.340 --> 00:23:54.580 John 00:23:55.360 --> 00:23:55.680 all right 00:23:56.820 --> 00:23:57.480 my number 24 00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.980 was my number 17 00:23:59.200 --> 00:23:59.660 on the mid-year 00:24:00.300 --> 00:24:01.020 and that is 00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:02.080 Void Ceremony 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:03.780 Threads of Unknowing 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:04.900 20 bucks spin 00:24:05.520 --> 00:24:05.960 technical 00:24:06.580 --> 00:24:07.380 prog death metal 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:09.240 it's pretty chaotic stuff 00:24:09.540 --> 00:24:10.240 I like it a lot 00:24:10.460 --> 00:24:11.440 but I need to be in the mood 00:24:11.540 --> 00:24:12.760 to listen to it all the time 00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:13.839 but I just love everything 00:24:13.860 --> 00:24:43.800 they're doing on this album. I love the kind of jazzy fusion infused guitar work that goes on. It's good if you're an atheist or cynic fan from way back when you would probably enjoy this album. It's even more chaotic as some of the atheist stuff early on. Oh yeah. That's good though. William. All right. My Jesus. My number 24 Dirge. Self-titled album from India. Independent. 00:24:43.860 --> 00:25:12.740 They're unsigned. Yeah, just great death doom. Dirge. Death doom. If you don't know what the word dirge means, it's a funeral song. It's a funeral song. It's an awesome album. It is good. That was early in the year, wasn't it? Yeah, it was pretty early on. It was actually on my mid-year. All right, Jay. 00:25:13.860 --> 00:25:42.140 This one is, you know, one hates to be a little generic. Well, no, that's unkind to this band, but so many of the things that are mentioned here, you feel like you might be educating some of our listeners, but they know about this one. So I don't have to describe it. Obituary, Dying of Everything, Relapsed Records, band from the United States that we all know that's been around for a long time. You could have forgotten about this one because it came out pretty early in the year, as I recall, like real early in the year. Yeah. Was it even February or something? Anyway, but they don't let you down. 00:25:42.900 --> 00:26:12.800 You probably know who Obituary is, so I'm not going to describe it. But it's a good record. Apparently it's the 24th best record of the year. I mean, they're consistent, so that's the thing. They don't really offer you anything new. If you like Obituary, what they put out is, you're going to enjoy it. Yeah. And I'll pass it on to George. My number 24 is a shout out to Ed from The Anchor It. Alas, I'm not putting his album on my list, but an album that he likes. 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:42.440 which is the new Winter Hoard album, Neptunian. Wow, that's really recent. Yeah, that came out yesterday. That was one of the ones that slipped in the back door. Oh, behave. They've put out three albums in 13 years. It's been seven years since the last one. I had to give it a listen, and it's pretty wild. I haven't listened to it, but I didn't like your last one a lot. Well, maybe it was the first one. Anyway, cool. I'm glad you listened to it. Yeah, Underwater Moon was the first one. Maestro was the second one. 00:26:42.900 --> 00:27:12.700 This is the third one. So yeah. Right on. All right, Justin. What's your number 23? That's my number 23. Okay, let's see here. My number 23 is my number 18 from Midyear. The band is Body Farm. The album is Ultimate Abomination. They're from Netherlands at Circle Productions. Talked about them on Midyear. They're just, 00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:41.840 They have a little bit more of that European death metal sound, but very fast-paced, very catchy, a little bit more of a cleaner production. Got some thrashiness, two with two. They kind of mix it up. And yeah. So. They're cool. Another death metal record. So many. All right, Marcus. Not as many as me here, though. Not as many as me here. Really? Well, interesting. All right, my turn. Let's see. Number 23. 00:27:42.900 --> 00:27:45.060 I have Oak Pantheon, 00:27:45.060 --> 00:27:45.660 the absence, 00:27:47.080 --> 00:27:47.960 an independent release. 00:27:48.250 --> 00:27:51.420 The absence dropped all the way back in January. 00:27:52.250 --> 00:27:56.460 And it's the only record from that first month that made the cut for me. 00:27:57.200 --> 00:28:01.240 So it's a super eclectic mix of atmospheric black metal, 00:28:02.020 --> 00:28:02.760 post-metal, 00:28:03.260 --> 00:28:04.760 Prague and folk. 00:28:04.870 --> 00:28:07.060 And it's full of beautiful arrangements, 00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:11.780 really catchy choruses and just gorgeous vocal harmonies on it. 00:28:12.380 --> 00:28:42.320 It has a naturalistic texture to the songs that I really like, especially when they go acoustic. So yeah, Oak Pantheon The Absence. It's an excellent collection of earthy black fables with heart. And I also want to say shout out to Tanner and Sammy. They were excellent guests on this podcast. They were. And I just, and I enjoyed seeing them play live. They haven't played a lot of live shows. This year was really like the first time I've ever gone out. 00:28:42.420 --> 00:29:12.340 and played live shows and they were in Chicago a few months back and I really enjoyed the show I enjoyed hanging out with them and so great album I hope that they put out something quicker than this one because I don't know it was like what like six years or something like that yeah seven years yeah so yeah it's a great record I think so six or seven yeah it was like 2016 2017 something like that and I would like to formally apologize to both TN 00:29:12.380 --> 00:29:42.280 Tanner and Sammy and their live musicians said I did not get to either show even though I live miles from the venues you played. I was out of town both times but I reached out via DMs and Instagram and I said whenever you play again I will be there and I do mean that. Unless you're out of town. I will break family relationships. It better be good. Wow I feel the conviction in Matt's voice there. Can't you? I can't. It's deep. It's sincere. Yeah they said it was American flag. 00:29:45.760 --> 00:30:11.940 I feel like Will should loan you a tank or one of those fancy jets. The driveway is open. It's cleared. John. Oh, Matt picked? No, I didn't. That was just my intro. Wow. My word count is going to be through the roof today, so I apologize. I will cut a check. Who are you? All right. My number. Shoot, I'm always off by one. This is going to be 23. This is progressive black metal. 00:30:12.540 --> 00:30:42.300 But it's got all the intricacies and precision of a well-constructed thrash album. It's dynamic, it's unpredictable, and it's a guitar tone that makes me unbitchy every time I hear it. It's been a joy to watch this band evolve over the years. This is their fourth album of progressive black metal, Anshan, Sydney, Obscurity. The album is Antimony. The band is Ashen Horde. My apology to Trevor is that we still have yet to, like, coin the term for the following. 00:30:42.920 --> 00:31:12.160 We had this conversation like, I don't know, six years ago. So, TBD. All right. Nice. We love Trevor. It's a really good album. So, I mean, he always puts out solid records. All right. My turn. Yes. 23. Okay. My number 23 is my October album of the month. I'm going with Cirith Ungle, Dark Parade on Metal Play Records. They are a U.S. power metal band. Kind of legendary for their 80s, 00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:39.080 kind of heavy metal slash doomy sound. And I've always known about them, but never really listened to them. So I was like, yeah, fuck it, man. Everyone talks about this band. What's so great. Then I listened. I was like, this is how this is. And it's funny because George probably gets my messages every year as we get closer to the year. And I start talking about U.S. power metal bands. It seems like the last few years. So I have a sweet spot for that sound. So. 00:31:41.980 --> 00:32:09.220 Such a good album. And I would just mention too that 2024, they said that's going to be their last year that they're going to tour because they've been around so long. So if you dig that album or just check it out because John recommended it, you might want to get out and see him play live before they're done. Doesn't mean that they're not going to record albums, but they're not going to tour. They've been around a long time, 40 plus years. It's crazy, right? Yep. Will. 00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:12.280 My number 23. 00:32:13.280 --> 00:32:13.540 23. 00:32:15.020 --> 00:32:15.440 God disease. 00:32:17.040 --> 00:32:17.940 Jay talked about it already. 00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:19.100 It's our first twofer. 00:32:19.620 --> 00:32:19.720 Yep. 00:32:20.800 --> 00:32:22.220 That's all I got to say about that. 00:32:22.760 --> 00:32:23.120 That's the. 00:32:23.420 --> 00:32:24.720 So you're the new Matt. 00:32:25.880 --> 00:32:25.960 Yeah. 00:32:26.140 --> 00:32:27.400 Well, I like to be economical. 00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:31.740 And since we're doing our second twofer now, I'm not going to have to describe it much either. 00:32:31.800 --> 00:32:33.100 We'll just go with Sean's description. 00:32:33.320 --> 00:32:33.840 Void ceremony. 00:32:37.179 --> 00:32:37.960 Threads of unknowing. 00:32:38.060 --> 00:32:38.900 A really good record. 00:32:39.120 --> 00:33:08.900 You guys kind of turned me on. This is one of the things I learned about through the group here. You're darn right we turn you on. This is a dropper. Dropped from I think 12 in my mid-year. But yeah. But it's a big drop, Jay. Not to its fault. Just because the year is so strong. Tough year. Yep. Good pick, Jay. All right. I'm going to just say hand me the volleyball now. First definite volleyball. Absolutely. Nobody else is going to have this. 00:33:09.140 --> 00:33:36.900 Partly because I'm sure you don't know them. Partly because it also came out yesterday. Partly because you're George. Partly because I'm George. This is a local band, though, and I'm surprised that I haven't thought to try and get the guy on. Todd Smith is the guy that is the head of this band, and that is the band Polka Dot Cadaver. Echoes across the hellscape. They're from Rockville, Maryland. He was also in another band called Dog Fashion Disco. 00:33:39.140 --> 00:34:09.100 and pretty well known. They're kind of avant-garde-ish metal. It's weird stuff, but it's really cool. So. I saw it mentioned yesterday and with a name like Pogoda Cadaver, that's immediately intriguing. Yes. I just did not get around to it. Yeah. It's fun. It's weird. It's kooky. Yeah. George with a lot of last minute additions to the list. Yep. There's only one more. The three snuck in this morning and you've heard two of them. So. So you're going to lock that up. 00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:39.100 that shit down early like some of us do yeah it's so hard though john it's not hard when you got a soccer game at 7 30 in the morning all right back to justin for 22 all right my number 22 is my 21 on mid-year so i kind of stayed right where it was the band is hot graves the album is plague wielder black games rashy ish type of things yeah just really good catchy guitar sounds really awesome 00:34:39.139 --> 00:35:09.100 Very much enjoyable. Cool. Yeah, I've got a few other albums. I really want there to be a sticker on it that says Very Much Enjoyable. Very much enjoyable. Most much enjoyable. Good shirt, too. Yeah. Excellent. Mark is on. All right. My number 22 was my number 22 on Midyear. Just looking at it, I didn't realize that until now because Justin keeps talking about his midyear and where things 00:35:09.180 --> 00:35:39.080 So it's Blaze of Sorrow, Voltus Fati on Eisenwald Records. This is excellent melodic black metal with a medieval folk flair to it. So it alternates between these rousing battle rally parts and then the sad wizard sections with acoustic guitars and bittersweet viola passages. It's also completely sung in Italian, which adds Te Giorgi. 00:35:40.420 --> 00:36:08.940 I'm a sad Italian wizard. I think I George I think if metal was played in the dark ages this band would be massive but in current times they're number 22 on my list again. I'm sorry. Voltus. Glad I don't have too many albums that have titles I can't pronounce. I think there's only one. Yeah I might have just one tooth. All right Matt. Okay my number what do we got 20 is this 22? 00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:39.080 Yes, sir. Yes, 22. I actually didn't write anything for this one. It was also my 12 at midyear. I think the best way to describe it is this is complete Mastodon worship. This is your second album of sludge metal on Magnetic Eye Records. The band is Witch Ripper, The Flight After the Fall. I will say that while it is Mastodon worship, this is not Babiatham. This is not Blood Mountain. This is if Mastodon would have carried on and kept a little bit more of their name. 00:36:39.140 --> 00:37:09.060 architecture that they had. That's still a super solid, fun, awesome record. It rips. Yeah, and I think you, the description was perfect. It's not, it is not the early stuff, but it's what the, it's the record you kind of wish they would have made after Cracked Sky or something. Oh, I see. It's a progression you wish they would have made instead of the direction they went. If they had succumbed to the Metallica paradox, and I know the paradox isn't the right word to use there, but it sounds really cool. This is what Mastodon would have, 00:37:10.500 --> 00:37:16.400 I do like that record I considered it pretty hard for my list didn't make it but it is a very good record 00:37:17.540 --> 00:37:24.020 Gian all right so this as George has already announced his first definite volleyball this is 00:37:24.500 --> 00:37:31.900 definitely a volleyball for me my number 22 is Tesseract War of Being on K-scope English prog metal band 00:37:33.020 --> 00:37:39.100 what were you gonna give me crickets I like that band no I know them I know them too I'm just 00:37:40.340 --> 00:38:08.580 I'm not a super big Jed fan. Jed's not a genre. But I do like this album and I think it's the best thing they've done. It's heavier. He has a lot of harsh vocals on this, which I didn't know he did that often. So it's cool. I know. I dig it. It's on my list and it's one of my volleyballs. It's good. It's one of those albums that I feel like I should have listened to it a little bit more and just didn't get around to it. Like the other 480 albums this year. Oh, I've got. 00:38:09.680 --> 00:38:38.280 800 some albums that I've listened to. I actually keep track of all of them. It's unbelievable how many metal records get released every year. It's more than like two a day. It's ridiculous. Yeah, that in itself is metal. Let's be honest. Well, a lot of records, you preview them. You'll listen to like a couple of tracks and think, eh, it's not for me. Yeah. So I might not listen to every single album that comes my way, but I will listen to Tester Act again. No, that's good. Cool. All right, Will. 00:38:39.120 --> 00:38:39.980 22. 00:38:41.820 --> 00:38:43.960 My number 22 is 00:38:45.240 --> 00:38:46.840 Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards. 00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:49.820 Petro-Trigonic Apocalypse, 00:38:50.160 --> 00:38:51.440 or the Dawn of Eternal Night, 00:38:51.720 --> 00:38:52.780 Annihilation of the Planet Earth, 00:38:53.060 --> 00:38:55.740 and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. 00:38:56.880 --> 00:38:57.180 Nice. 00:38:58.460 --> 00:38:58.760 Cool album. 00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:00.400 That's a really long title. 00:39:00.660 --> 00:39:00.940 Yes. 00:39:01.580 --> 00:39:02.820 From a really long man. 00:39:03.900 --> 00:39:05.660 And as noted, I think at mid-year, 00:39:05.820 --> 00:39:06.600 they've already released, 00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:07.920 or when we did the cover, 00:39:08.180 --> 00:39:37.680 They've already released like three new records since this came out. Yeah, one of them was like an acoustic something or other that was garbage. Yeah, they don't do metal every day. They only have one other metal record, but they've got like 26 fucking records or some crazy thing. Yeah, they've got a big huge following. We've talked about this. They played the Hollywood Bowl a couple months ago. I mean, they're big more level. Yeah. All right, Jay. This might be a volleyball, but I think George liked them. I can't remember. I feel like we kind of connected on this one mid-year. Sermon of Golden Verse. 00:39:42.519 --> 00:39:43.640 They're on prosthetic records. 00:39:44.390 --> 00:39:46.300 One of the things they put on their descriptor is prog rock. 00:39:46.740 --> 00:39:48.580 It's not that. It's metal. It's totally metal. 00:39:50.119 --> 00:39:52.240 And even though they don't really sound like this band, 00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:54.520 they remind me of Cobalt because in that, 00:39:55.200 --> 00:39:57.220 it's so well produced. It's so well written. 00:39:57.420 --> 00:39:58.260 It's so well performed. 00:39:58.360 --> 00:40:00.240 I'm like, how come everybody doesn't know about these fucking guys? 00:40:00.820 --> 00:40:01.820 They're just under the radar. 00:40:02.660 --> 00:40:04.840 It's kind of got a little Mastodon vibe, 00:40:04.930 --> 00:40:07.740 but also some more chuggy kind of generic chuggy. 00:40:08.660 --> 00:40:37.860 kind of stuff to it. And maybe there's a little bit of tool in there, just a little bit. And then it's, and then, but it's got some death aspects to it too. Highly recommended and really great fucking record that a whole bunch of people probably don't know about. It's very rhythmic, the album, in terms of- Was it you, John? Were you the one that- George and I both like it too. Yeah. It's got a very kind of toolish drum aspect. Yeah. Yeah. And I, and I kind of feel like this might be my first mistake. 00:40:37.940 --> 00:41:07.900 I maybe should even put this a little higher but it is what it is you can still change it Jay it's fine it'll be the first time on air where he's like and my number 12 moving up from my 22 spot you just made a lot more work for George oh no no no we'll just leave that shit there I'll stay where it's at I can live with it but it's it probably deserved more that's a good point George Jay came in so this is the most straightforward all-metal list and you're like 00:41:11.200 --> 00:41:16.480 I love how Jay is talking about it and he kind of convinced himself like fuck I should have put this higher 00:41:17.340 --> 00:41:37.900 I'm actually doing my as we do this I'm filling in my spreadsheet so I don't make John wait for it so I'm putting each one and I just was I was writing it in the spreadsheet and I was like fuck what the fuck are you thinking dude like this is really fucking it's a Jay it's I love that album I think it's a great album I think it's great this year is really hard we've said it a bunch of times and I think 00:41:37.920 --> 00:42:06.960 My list could change right after this cast. Tomorrow. Yeah. So, but we'll move it on to George. All right. My number 22 is a relatively new addition to my list. This band, I feel, is following in the trend set by, which I didn't know there was such a trend, but it's starting to appear like there is a trend by Idle Hands slash onto others. And this is the band The Night Eternal. 00:42:07.400 --> 00:42:37.280 and their album Fatal or Fatal. Let's just say, yeah, it's got an E on the end. That's right, George. Yeah. And I still want you, though. Yeah. The vocals are kind of like Under Others meets Danzig. Every now and again, he's kind of like, you know, you know, which is the Under Others style, except Under Others is not quite as Danzig-y. But yeah, this is more gothic. Yeah. 00:42:37.400 --> 00:43:07.360 Do you wanna find hell with me? So it's vaguely gothic and like a traditional heavy metal music with that kind of vocals. Nothing wrong with just a straight heavy metal, man. Yeah, it's good stuff. George loves that gothic shit. Well, there's another one, and it's not on my list, so I'm gonna go ahead and talk about it, that could have been good, and it was listed by Decibel. There's a band called Final Gasp. I put them in the same category, and their album could have been great if they 00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:37.320 They knew how to mix vocals. But their vocals are so buried. The music is great music, but the vocals are so buried it's insulting. So I agree with that George because I've listened to that album and the vocals are kind of the star of that kind of style of metal. And if you're going to bury them, it just it kills the there's no point in that. No, you want to have that one. I agree. Yeah. Yeah. You got to have those gothy vocals like up front and the vocals. 00:43:37.420 --> 00:44:07.280 Yeah, but your vocals sounded fine, so I don't understand, other than being, what's the word, thinking that your vocals aren't very good, so you bury them. I don't understand why you would do this, because this could have been a lister, and it just wasn't because of that. Man, they need fucking Joe Barisi to redo that shit. Hell yeah. Easily isn't a podcast favorite, isn't it? Oh yeah. He made Dio even more Dio. I still don't know, I still agree. Yeah, but he remixed. 00:44:13.480 --> 00:44:35.140 He just remixed it in and produce it. Yeah, that's all he did was remix the Dio. Yeah, but the Dio vocals came out in it. Well, yeah, because he had the original tapes, didn't he? Yeah, you can't remix unless you got the original. Remaster you can do. Yeah. But remixing means you can push things up, pull things back. And this re-reaxed to be remixed. 00:44:37.400 --> 00:45:06.340 Follow us through on Last in Line. He made the word Dio a verb. That's what he did. Gonna Dio that shit. Dio'd. All right. For number 21, Justin. All right. So number 21 is one of my newer from the second half of the year picks. It is Outer Heaven, Infinite Psychic Deaths from PA, Relapse Records. Yeah, no, I mean, I love this record. 00:45:07.400 --> 00:45:36.080 I'm surprised it's this low, but just there's so many other good things that came out this year. Yeah, just nice and ferocious. I really dig that. I think the ferocity of it, I think seeing them live also and the way that translates helped me love the record too, because I do realize that it might be a little bit too murky and intense for some people, but I think they do a really good job of like kind of peppering in a little bit of black metal, a little bit of hardcore, all that kind of stuff. So yeah, really dig it. 00:45:36.680 --> 00:46:05.700 Cool. That's a cool one. I really love that band. There's something about that album, though. It's almost too dense for me. It's like they almost wanted to throw too much into it. And I kind of like the previous album a little better because there was more space to it. I recognize they got really great as musicians and they could do all these things in it. But I just felt like I needed more breathing room. You know, I can totally see that with people. Yeah, that that's the. 00:46:06.700 --> 00:46:35.700 An issue people could have with this record for sure. I think I said I think I think on record yes I think seeing them live and then playing some of these tracks it translates a lot better lives like the intensity and stuff like that it's but I understand how recording it you definitely have to be in a mood to listen to it because it's it'll beat you over the head. Yeah. It's thick. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Very dirty. All right. 00:46:36.680 --> 00:47:06.660 Let's wash up and dirty. Again. That's me. All right. Number 21 is a hellish form deathless on Transylvanian recordings. Hellish form plays a very heavy emotional funeral doom with these slow sludgy riffs mixed with very bright soaring synths. So the combination, it really gives deathless this warm 00:47:06.700 --> 00:47:35.540 It's a warm, dreamy, almost trance-like sound that is just so different than other Funeral Doom records I've heard. It's, well, Matt, it's like a soothing Snuggie of metal being draped over you. What could be better? Yeah, it's a really interesting sound that they are able to accomplish with this record. So it was on my mid-year list and it survived. So I'm really big on this band. They're one of the best Funeral Doom bands out there right now. 00:47:36.700 --> 00:48:06.580 Two things quick. John, apologizing in advance, I don't have a PC at home, and Mac does not work well with Excel, so I will get you the list formatted ASAP as soon as I get to a PC. You're all good. Thank you. Secondly, George, I'm doing this preview, free trial of SiriusXM, and heard some unto others the other day, and I immediately thought of you, and I immediately thought I need to spend lots of time with that band once this is done. I was drawing a blank for what their original name was. 00:48:07.540 --> 00:48:36.380 Thank you. That's who opened for King Diamond. I remember watching them live and we've had this conversation like you just need to see them live once and then you're sold. Yeah, I wasn't that big on them until I saw them and then I was like, oh my God. In the song I heard as on two others, I literally almost pulled over. I'm like, this is so good. I hope this album isn't out this year. And Jose Mangin said something about we need music from them. Agreed. Agreed. Okay. So fucking high. Back to what I got. Number 21. My number 21 album is a wall of double bass. 00:48:36.540 --> 00:49:04.640 that brings me tears like a hallmark Christmas movie marathon similar to the one that I'm currently watching as we record this episode. This is the first album from a UK death metal band via Dark Descent. It is Dirty, Dirty, Death. It's an album that just completely took me by storm on a New Music Friday. And I really, I can honestly say I'd probably listen to a snippet of this album, just some sort of snippet every day this year. The band is Ageless Summoning. The album is Corrupting the Intempo Plan. 00:49:05.320 --> 00:49:34.720 I like that record a lot. I am passionate about double bass and when done well with Dirty Death, so it's Dirty Double Bass Death. It's amazing. Excellent. I feel like I've heard it, but I don't remember it. I have to go back there. Later tonight. Yeah. John. All right. For my number 22, I don't want to preach too much about this one. 21. Yeah. All right. I can't see, even with glasses on. I don't want to preach. 00:49:35.320 --> 00:50:05.220 I'll say that twice, but I'm going to go with Jay Sermon of Golden Verse, Prosthetic Records from England. Prog metal slash alternative metal. I agree with everything Jay said. I think it's an album you can easily sleep on and not realize there's a lot going on, even though it doesn't seem like it. There's a lot of rhythm, a lot of heaviness to it, but it's got some melody in the vocals. It's a really good album. Yeah. Truth. And if you're a fan, I guess, of like Catatonia and Tool, it's got a little bit of that. 00:50:39.020 --> 00:51:05.280 - I don't even know how to describe it except it's this kind of middle of the road thing. And I can see how it would turn some people off. Like I can't describe it as I would like to, but there's not a lot of like... - I'm just very picky with my clean vocals. Like if I find the one with the clean vocals, I usually end up like being beloved, but it tastes very specific. - I don't think there's not much range. He doesn't go to real highs and he doesn't have a lot of range. 00:51:05.320 --> 00:51:34.780 a lot of lows. He's like the clean vocals on an enslaved record. It's like, it's just this very smooth, and there's not a lot of personality to it. But it's good. I mean, it has to be something you like. I can see how it turns people off. Yeah. That was a mid-year for me also. My number 15. So I've got a few mid-years so far. All right, Will. What number are we on? 21? 21. 21. 21. My number 21. 00:51:34.840 --> 00:52:04.180 This is a comfort pick. This is like comfort food thing. Overkill. Scorched. Filthy ass New Jersey from Nuclear Blast. I love Overkill. I've always loved Overkill. One of my favorite albums ever is Years of Decay, which I think is a perfect album. There's a few that are perfect from start to finish, and Overkill's Years of Decay is one of them. And they just put out consistently awesome stuff. 00:52:05.240 --> 00:52:34.660 That's my number 21. All right. Excuse me. Jay. Mine is, these guys are list darlings. I think they show up on a lot of lists, but somewhere in the middle. And so they did with me. Well, it's a little low here, but I think George might have had this, if it came out before mid-year. Anyway, Sulphur Eon, Seven Crowns and Seven Seals. That was post-mid-year. What's that? Post-mid-year. It came out post-mid-year, okay. I always think of Sulphur Eon. 00:52:34.860 --> 00:52:40.940 being a big death metal band that's somewhere between emperor and nile like and 00:52:41.220 --> 00:52:45.340 they've got because they've got like these big flowing sections and then sometimes it just gets 00:52:45.510 --> 00:52:50.600 fucking greedy as fuck a lot of atmospheric stuff they don't always knock it out of the park but 00:52:50.800 --> 00:52:55.780 everything they do is good yeah and this one falls in the good thing but it's good i listen to a bunch of times so 00:52:57.400 --> 00:53:03.860 nice all right my number 21 is the last of the three that snuck in today actually technically it snuck in 00:53:03.900 --> 00:53:32.160 I said it so now it's cool. 00:53:33.260 --> 00:54:03.100 I have a non-metal that I really toyed hard with putting on the list. This is metal. It's got the chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga. It's metal. I mean, Decibel did have it in, it's one of their last, the latest issue featured in it. Yeah, maybe. Sounds right. They played Atlas a bunch of times. I mean, I love High Spirits. Yeah. Fucking love that band. I played that, the new album, constantly. Yeah. I got a Christmas card last year from High Spirits to me. 00:54:03.240 --> 00:54:33.080 Wow. Yeah. That's awesome. But I put it on my list because I didn't think it was in metal enough. Well, there's still time. Yeah. We're going to be here till next year. Number 20. The glory said the album is cemetery pass. They're from Traverse city, Michigan. Traverse city. Sorry. They're on 20. It was a good year. It's the Marty worm. The guy who puts out all the panopticon stuff and stuff like that. It's his band. And yeah, 00:54:33.240 --> 00:55:03.020 Yeah, it's just really good. It's just really well written. You can tell these guys are just fans of that metal and it just, it's very well written. There's some passages that kind of give me those hate eternal vibes that I'm missing so much. And it's just a well paced record too. Yeah, that's my number 20. Right on. Yeah, Marty's the, he owns. He's also got a pretty popular YouTube channel, Heavy Metal Urgy. Yes. Oh yeah. 00:55:03.240 --> 00:55:32.200 Yeah. Heavy metal orgy. He's on. Watch out as he turns. Like metal orgy or metallurgy? Metal urgy. Or it could be metal orgy. I mean, what else? George sounds he's up for the orgy part. It's kind of like will. People would say will.org, but I say will. The orgy is urgent for Will. Yeah. Urge. All right, mark us on. All right, so first I want to say I finished the BlackBread Mead, which is a big bottle. So now I've moved on. 00:55:33.260 --> 00:56:03.220 I'm drinking Old Gods Never Die, which is a blend of two-year-old barrel-aged Imperial Stouts from Masthead Brewing Company. I've never had this beer. This is something I got from Tavor really early on in the year, and I knew I wanted to save it for a year. Wow, it's 15% alcohol, so I already had 13% in mead. This is 15%. The beer on deck is also 15%. 00:56:03.260 --> 00:56:33.000 So bye-bye. Chain yourself to your seat, man. But I feel like Old Gods Never Die is pretty appropriate for the next band, and I know this is going to be a lot higher on people's lists. And like Jay, you make these lists, and sometimes you think, oh, fuck it. If you say incantation at number 20, I will gouge out your eyes and just go fuck you. I know what it is. Jay knows what it is. It's enslaved Heimdall on nuclear blast records. Wait, what? 00:56:33.260 --> 00:57:03.100 Not what I thought it was going to be. Yeah. Old Gods, Never Die, Enslaved. All right. Come on. I'm on the mark. We tried. Listen, I don't know. What can you say? This is one of the greatest bands ever releasing another tremendous and creative album of epic progressive black metal. It's a record that really demands your complete listening attention because it's very layered. It's interesting and it's kind of fucking weird. 00:57:03.240 --> 00:57:30.680 And I love that they're this really old band that's been around so long, but they still sound fresh. They still sound unique. They still sound relevant. I love that they can surprise me every time out. And there's bands that have great songs. There's bands that have terrific albums, but Enslaved, I think they make albums that take you on a journey across realms. 00:57:31.880 --> 00:57:51.520 And I lament a little bit that it's so low, but I just haven't listened to it as much as some of these other albums that are on my list. I was big on it early and it kind of just dropped to the background over time. And maybe that's because they've been around so long and I'm used to listening to Enslaved and I wanted to try other things. I don't know. 00:57:52.000 --> 00:58:01.460 I think I have a prediction and it's that I think we all have a little Enslaved fatigue and it's not, there's nothing around this record, but I just don't think it's going to dominate like it has in the past. 00:58:02.120 --> 00:58:29.480 And I don't think they're ever not going to make the list. I just, I was a little surprised that they came in at number 20 because I think on mid-year, I had them very high. Let me take a look here. They were number four on my mid-year. So I love Enslaved, but like I said, I just feel like I've been listening to other things. And so they just dropped here. This is what happens sometimes. And Slavid. 00:58:29.920 --> 00:58:59.540 They become a victim of their consistency. That's true, Jack. That's a good way to put it. They're always consistent if you're a fan of theirs. And it's not that you dislike it. But Jay, you're right. It becomes fatigue. Because I remember saying, this is a lock for my number one at the year end. Because I love, right? I mean, I love the album. But then I realized three of those songs were released over the last, what, year? Prior to the album coming out. So by the time it came out, you're like, I've already heard all this stuff a lot. And it's still great. And the album's still great. 00:58:59.720 --> 00:59:03.960 But yeah it's fatigue they put in this is their 16th album 00:59:05.120 --> 00:59:08.320 Oh it's so crazy and I'm still older than those guys 00:59:09.420 --> 00:59:11.720 At least it's not their 16th album since mid-year 00:59:12.480 --> 00:59:13.060 King Gizzard 00:59:13.520 --> 00:59:13.640 Yeah 00:59:16.460 --> 00:59:20.140 I thought I was gonna get some shit for that and I feel like 00:59:20.240 --> 00:59:21.180 Number 20 00:59:21.880 --> 00:59:22.800 It's on the list 00:59:24.040 --> 00:59:24.720 It's your choice 00:59:28.559 --> 00:59:29.680 Alright Matt 00:59:29.680 --> 00:59:59.640 did not write anything for this. I think when I say who it is, you'll understand why this is the 10th album from an atmospherical black metal band. Also on Bynruin. The album is The Rime of Memory by Panopticon. I had that picked for your number one. Yeah, and I assumed as much George. Part of it is I really didn't even know this album was coming out. I think it was actually last Friday when it came out. And I realized there were some preview tracks we talked about on the last podcast. So I kind of took those in. And I mean, this, this, 00:59:59.680 --> 01:00:29.600 This band has definitely had an evolution. And this felt like a really big step from the last step. There's just, and it was helpful to read the Decibel article on Austin talking about the other musicians who have kind of joined in and what it has done to the sound. It is, it's definitely for me in the realm of epic. But the reality is I am like, I really fall hard for what I'll call the first album paradox. And again, paradox is not the right word to use, but I'm using it because it sounds cool. But that is where, 01:00:29.700 --> 01:00:59.640 The first album you hear by a band automatically becomes your favorite. And so for me, it's the one after Kentucky. I can't think what it's called. The Rhodes something? Yes, Rhodes North. You're always comparing it to that. And for me, it's the perfect blend of black metal and bluegrass. Two things that you wouldn't think would go together, but Austin did it so magically. And it just put such an imprint on me. And while I've loved everything before, 01:00:59.700 --> 01:01:29.660 and after this one it's just a lot to process and it is so good but it's just so much it's really it's worthy of a list for me but it's my number 20. this one yeah oh go ahead justin no i was just gonna say i was a big fan of the last record it's very high on my year-end list but i felt like the bluegrass was kind of lacking in this or if it was there it was just there was just so much else kind of put on top of it yeah it kind 01:01:29.700 --> 01:01:59.660 What I loved about the elements of the bluegrass is it kind of lended itself to build a song to where it would hit a peak with him. And I feel like I'm not getting the build that I get from his other stuff in this. I'm not saying it's not bad and I'm not saying I'm not going to fall in love with it, but I definitely would need way more time for me to have justified putting it on the list. You know what I mean? Totally. It makes me want to listen to the... 01:01:59.700 --> 01:02:29.660 So a couple albums ago, there was a more heavy and then a more acoustic. It was a double, kind of a double release. You kind of really want to go back and listen to that stripped down acoustic stuff and kind of take that in a little bit more and then kind of revisit Rose to the North and actually maybe the trilogy, including Kentucky and the one after. I love this band and I thought maybe it was going to be on my list. It's not. The thing that I don't like about it, they use a lot of samples, like talking from movies or something in the music and it completely 01:02:30.140 --> 01:02:59.420 takes me out of it. If they would remove that part of it and just do the instrumentals, I think this would be a top 10 record for me. But it's like all this extraneous material that they put in there that is just not needed. Yeah, I feel like on the last record, they did that on like one specific track and the way they did it, it worked really well for like what the song, how they built the song around it. But yeah, I totally agree. 01:02:59.440 --> 01:03:29.360 because I heard it. I'm like, okay, well, this is like something that they've done before, but then it just didn't feel like it fell out of place. It did. And the passages that they put this like talking over are beautiful. Like, I just want to hear the music. I don't want to hear these fucking samples. So yeah, it kind of took me out of it. There's still an amazing band, of course, but they're always on my radar, but this one just kind of fell short because of that for me. I felt like they, I don't know, they overproduced. 01:03:29.460 --> 01:03:29.540 it. 01:03:30.740 --> 01:03:30.840 Okay. 01:03:31.100 --> 01:03:31.860 Paging Dr. Blair. 01:03:32.620 --> 01:03:33.440 Paging Dr. Blair. 01:03:35.700 --> 01:03:36.500 Operation Mindcrime. 01:03:38.500 --> 01:03:46.260 For years, and I don't know if it happens anymore, but there was many times where I'd be watching some movie or a show or something, and I would hear that. 01:03:46.460 --> 01:03:46.560 Yeah. 01:03:46.660 --> 01:03:48.720 That was something they took from some soundbanks. 01:03:49.140 --> 01:03:50.800 Yeah, it's like a stock sound. 01:03:51.220 --> 01:03:54.220 You'll hear it on TV shows when they're in the hospital walking around. 01:03:54.500 --> 01:03:55.200 Paging Dr. Blair. 01:03:55.560 --> 01:03:55.920 Dr. Blair. 01:03:55.980 --> 01:03:58.900 And it's also from the Queensryche and somebody else's album, too. 01:03:59.880 --> 01:04:28.920 I don't mind a sample, but this album has like, it's like minutes. Like you keep going through the whole thing. And it's like, what are you doing? I want to hear the music. I don't want to hear this bullshit. Yeah. Anyways. Will is sampling right now. It definitely, it goes with the message and kind of the sound he's trying to evoke with the message and the vibe and feel. But I agree with you. It does get to be a lot. No. And it's his choice. Artistically, it's his music. I totally get that. It's just something that's 01:04:28.960 --> 01:04:58.920 doesn't work for me. Sure. But that doesn't mean it's not a great cracker. Yeah. Yeah. I also did not touch on what I've transitioned to drink wise. I have Southern Tears, 2Xmas spiced ale. Almost bought some of that yesterday. Matt, you are so festive. I am. And honestly, if I like, if I'm looking for something in kind of a holiday ale, this hits it. I don't know why. Nice. And then kind of an oldie, but a goodie Bell's Christmas. Yeah, that's good too. Well, we've got something. Where's the 01:05:00.699 --> 01:05:02.740 I actually got kind of warm when we started. 01:05:03.180 --> 01:05:06.220 I was gonna say he's actually layered in the wrong direction. 01:05:06.619 --> 01:05:08.800 He's had too much beer and now he's very warm. 01:05:08.920 --> 01:05:14.580 Actually, for what it's worth, I'm keeping this on my legs because it's fucking cold in my house today, so I'm the snuggie guy. 01:05:14.690 --> 01:05:14.780 Woo! 01:05:15.799 --> 01:05:17.020 It's a very festive blanket. 01:05:18.160 --> 01:05:20.700 Did you get that Audi? Is there an Audi near you? 01:05:20.920 --> 01:05:22.160 Because everyone has the same blanket. 01:05:22.160 --> 01:05:23.120 I didn't talk about the blanket. 01:05:23.440 --> 01:05:24.100 Or are you talking about the beer? 01:05:24.620 --> 01:05:25.820 No, I'm talking about the blanket. 01:05:25.960 --> 01:05:26.540 You were? 01:05:26.930 --> 01:05:28.320 I don't know why I got it all asking. 01:05:28.840 --> 01:05:58.320 George, what were you saying about, what were you drinking? You were going to say something like that. Well, it's John's turn, and John can say what we're drinking now also in a festive way. Matt took off his real Snuggie because he's drinking his Snuggie right now. Liquid Snuggie. Why wear it when you can drink it? Exactly. All right. What are we drinking? So we also have a festive liquid Snuggie right now. Is it barrel aged? Oh, it's barrel aged. I didn't know. It's nice to, 01:05:58.840 --> 01:06:28.660 Go back and drink some of the older beers that we cut our teeth on. I think. Great Lakes is one of those breweries from Cleveland. We are drinking the Christmas Ale barrel-aged version, and it's outstanding. I didn't know they did a barrel-aged. That's amazing. It's so good. Sounds good, John. Whoops. Are you right there? Hold on. I'm a little hooked on the... Are you hooked on the ceiling, John? Hold it like this, and then it makes a bigger sound. Yeah. 01:06:29.539 --> 01:06:58.600 Okay, I'm not going to do that because I keep getting hooked on you. Will, this is for everything to be bare. It's going to smash. We're going to have glass and beer everywhere. So just a quick side note. Yesterday when Will and my significantly better half, Jen, and I met up at this place called The Casual Pint. By the way, they declared that they were swingers yesterday. How did that happen? Will was like, I need to drink with you, John. How did it come about? It started with, 01:06:58.840 --> 01:07:28.640 Hey, I'm going to go to the pint to get beers for Saturday. And Will's like, okay, cool. When we met up and we were getting ready to leave. And I, of course, looked at the beer menu and said, wait, hold on. They have Christmas ale barrel aged from Great Lakes. And we were supposed to leave. And Jen's just like, we'll get it. I'm like, well, Will's like, well, get me one too before we leave. And I said it just like that. One for the road, please. 01:07:28.840 --> 01:07:58.800 And we're like, well, I guess we're having another beer. And I'm a big fan of this beer. I already like the regular. So Marcus, on to go back to your original question, how did it link up? Like John said, like, hey, I'm going to the recycling center. I'm stopping by the office real quick. Stop by the office. You want to tag team there or at the point? We'll do it at the point. I love that you guys pregame together. That's just phenomenal. And we pregamed. It's been, you know what? There's been years where 01:07:58.840 --> 01:08:04.380 John ignored me and lately apparently phones only leave work. 01:08:04.520 --> 01:08:06.480 Phone calls are only made from my house only. 01:08:06.760 --> 01:08:07.040 Yes, 01:08:07.180 --> 01:08:07.640 that is true. 01:08:08.820 --> 01:08:09.360 Fucking asshole. 01:08:10.240 --> 01:08:10.540 I mean, 01:08:10.700 --> 01:08:11.480 you're always napping. 01:08:12.320 --> 01:08:13.300 What am I going to do? 01:08:13.360 --> 01:08:13.500 Right. 01:08:13.560 --> 01:08:13.820 Marcus, 01:08:13.820 --> 01:08:15.000 I'm sitting there and just talk to myself. 01:08:15.760 --> 01:08:16.000 Exactly. 01:08:16.400 --> 01:08:16.700 Thank you. 01:08:17.220 --> 01:08:17.799 All right. 01:08:18.100 --> 01:08:18.859 Let's get to my number. 01:08:19.080 --> 01:08:19.500 Anyway, 01:08:19.700 --> 01:08:21.420 we're enjoying this and it's outstanding. 01:08:22.320 --> 01:08:22.720 Outstanding. 01:08:23.680 --> 01:08:24.480 It's significantly. 01:08:24.920 --> 01:08:25.299 School. 01:08:26.660 --> 01:08:26.859 All right. 01:08:27.020 --> 01:08:27.920 So my number 20. 01:08:28.060 --> 01:08:58.020 I think this might be a volleyball for me but it's quite dissonant I played for Will on the car but I don't know if he was paying attention sorcerer no oh oh the other one yes the band name is I hope I say it right Becker Quillish the flesh of a new god from Ivoy Hangar Records yes they're an Italian I hate calling bands avant-garde now because that means they're doing something new but we're avant-garde but we'll call it avant-garde slash dissonant 01:08:58.060 --> 01:09:28.020 Death Metal with some blackened aspects to it. It's really layered. There's a lot going on. It even gets a little proggy, but not progressive as in that style, but it just moves forward in new directions. It's good, but it's a hard listen. It's great for the heavies. You got some heavies? Speaking of which, John, here we have a convert. Yes. Somebody came over to my house early, shared a beer, and we watched 01:09:28.060 --> 01:09:58.000 Some football. World football. Soccer. Yeah. For those of you who don't know world football. And I said, okay, put these headphones on. I'm going to play you some tunes. It took literally two riffs picks on a guitar and Will was in. What did you play though, John? So I could have played metal, but George and TR and I just reviewed an album for the other podcast. Stay Away to 11. 01:09:58.040 --> 01:10:27.560 We did Fair Warning by Van Halen, and I was like, this album is so perfectly balanced since they remastered it. And I put on Unchained because, one, it's the greatest heavy rock song ever written, according to me. And plus that intro. I mean, I think Jay would agree with this too. So I'm pretty sure, Jay, you like that album. That intro to that song is just iconic. That guitar riff. My favorite Van Halen record for sure. It was the first one I got, to be fair, but still, it's their hardest record. 01:10:27.660 --> 01:10:56.900 It's the heaviest. Dark. And it's got that really cool flanger during the song. And the bass and drum. It's a perfect three and a half minutes. And I put it on and Will was just like. He actually sang a chorus. I was like, he's so fucking in. Did you buy him yet, Will? No, but if you guys. He wants us to crowdfund his name. Yeah, you want a Kickstarter. Totally. Something. I just cannot afford the expense right now. He got excited. I played some more Van Halen. Who else did we play? We played. 01:10:57.640 --> 01:11:27.300 Two Minutes of Midnight. Two Minutes of Midnight. I was like, Mob Rules from Sabbath. It literally was amazing listening to all the stuff. He played a little bit of Horrendous. Horrendous is a great album for the heaviest, for sure. But Will brought up a good point. He wanted to hear something old that he was familiar with. And he said when he took them out, he's like, it's like I'm hearing this album again for the first time. And it was. He played Two Minutes of Midnight from Iron Maiden. 01:11:27.360 --> 01:11:57.320 And then Mob Rules, D.O. Era, Black Sabbath, and I was like, wow. And it is. It literally is hearing an album again for the first time, like new. You said it, George. Marcus, you said the same thing. I've said the same thing. It's crazy. Well, yeah, George was on the cast, and I think I came on the cast and said, George is underselling it when I finally got the heavies because he got them before me. George is underselling this shit. These heavies make so much better. Not just metal, but 01:11:57.360 --> 01:12:26.800 All music better. Yeah. Especially if it's produced in a way where you have the dynamics where it can interplay between the two headphones where it has these different channels and stuff. There's certain bands that do that that kind of record you know based on you know a more of an intimate listening experience. And when you get that it's just I've never heard anything better on headphones and I've had some good headphones. I am a big fan of Sennheiser headphones. 01:12:27.340 --> 01:12:57.320 And the people that were at Sennheiser worked on the heavies. These are basically Sennheisers, yeah. But they're better than the Sennheisers I have, and I have very good Sennheiser headphones. So, Marcus, I'm glad George undersold it to you. I really am, because... Whenever I oversell things, nobody listens. No, that's not the reason why. I'm glad you undersell because you didn't plant the seed in his mind and think that they were great. So, you went in, Marcus, not knowing necessarily how good they really were. So, when you got it, just believe 01:12:57.360 --> 01:13:27.320 your mind. Well, yes and no, John, because George and I had both contributed to the, was it Kickstarter, George? They did, John? Yeah, I think so. So we both did that. He just got his earlier. And so when he said that, I was like, oh, are they just okay headphones? Well, I thought they were good. My hearing's crap. So I didn't want to be like, these are amazing. And then have everybody be like, yeah, no. I think it was the right approach, George. Huh? I think it was the right approach because you liked them, but you didn't want to go. I wanted some other 01:13:27.800 --> 01:13:57.260 You don't want to get super giddy about them. But then when I got them, then of course, I'm very emotional. I'm going to fucking tell you how it is. So funny. I didn't kickstart those because I was like, man, I don't want to kickstart this and then it bottoms out. So I waited for you guys to get them. And I literally ordered. Matt said, dude, I got a coupon. So I was like, yes, coupon from Matt. And I think I got mine a month later. That's all I had to wait. If anybody from Heavies is listening, hook us up with a sponsorship. Get Will and Jay some. 01:13:57.380 --> 01:14:00.160 Pairs of headphones, because we're going to be talking about them every episode. 01:14:00.460 --> 01:14:18.020 It's funny, because you guys have all been talking about them, and I don't know why this is, but until Will's testimony just now, I was like, whatever. I'm going to buy them. I'm going to totally get them. And I think it's because I don't think Will has as much technical experience as George does with producing and stuff like that. 01:14:18.160 --> 01:14:19.020 He's a fucking plebe. 01:14:19.680 --> 01:14:22.140 And to hear Will just be like, dude, we're so fucking badass. 01:14:23.000 --> 01:14:26.640 I need this caveman testimony in order for me to buy it. 01:14:26.680 --> 01:14:56.600 Stop making him laugh. Yeah, I'm gonna... They'll sold me today. I need an average blue-collar money. They can tell me how good these fucking fuckers are. Or maybe that's just my way of saying I trust Will more than the rest of you. Fuck you. No, it is... Like, I don't have a way to compare them to other things. Like, I don't know... Like, I have Sennheiser... I have standards noise-canceling headphones in my house that came with the record player. 01:14:57.240 --> 01:15:26.620 And I use them every now and again. And I don't know how the heavies compare. But when I was at John's house earlier today, before we came to George's and he put them on Bluetooth and he queued up a few songs, like it was fucking amazing to listen. I'm gonna make you a promise, Will. And I'm serious. I'm dead serious about this. I've got a nice pair of bows that I love. I'm gonna order these today. And if for some reason, I don't think they're better than the bows, I'll send them to you for free. Send the heavies or the bows? 01:15:26.680 --> 01:15:56.200 The Heavis. There's no way that the Heavis aren't better than the Bows. Well, no, I'm counting on that. But so you're saying there's a chance. So basically he's saying you're getting nothing, Will. You're getting nothing! The Bows, I'll send you the Bows. He needs the Heavis. I know, well, I will see. I would say this, Jay. I will save you the aggravation. The Heavis will be better. Okay. They are, in my opinion, they're very good. 01:15:57.340 --> 01:15:58.840 For the price, it's ridiculous. 01:15:59.540 --> 01:15:59.640 Right. 01:15:59.820 --> 01:16:00.620 I mean, I've got headphones. 01:16:00.960 --> 01:16:03.260 What was the price, as you know? 01:16:03.780 --> 01:16:04.520 Because it's terrible. 01:16:04.640 --> 01:16:06.580 So they were, I think they were about $300. 01:16:07.200 --> 01:16:12.080 And then in the last couple months, or last month, they were $200. 01:16:12.200 --> 01:16:15.080 They were $100 off for Black Friday. 01:16:15.240 --> 01:16:15.520 I don't know. 01:16:15.540 --> 01:16:17.560 George and I got them for cheaper because we got them. 01:16:17.960 --> 01:16:20.360 Yeah, I paid like $150 or something like that. 01:16:20.400 --> 01:16:22.480 Because we got it on the Kickstarter when I first came out. 01:16:22.860 --> 01:16:23.920 That's not terrible, though, dude. 01:16:24.080 --> 01:16:24.860 My Bose were $300. 01:16:25.340 --> 01:16:55.240 Yeah, well, the headphones I'm wearing right now, my Biodynamics were $600. What? You made $600 for headphones? Yeah, no children. They're fucking designed for metal, but they work amazingly for rock. It was really cool that John decided that he was going to give Will a rock song to listen to because they work perfectly well for that, too. Any heavy music, they're really designed for that. And I was a little skeptical as well when they put them up on Kickstarter. 01:16:56.200 --> 01:17:24.940 But now that I've been listening to every single metal album, because I'll listen to it on my Bluetooth speaker, that's usually my first listen. But then if it's something that really grabs me, I have to put it on the heavies because I want to hear all the intricacies and the levels and the things that you miss when you're just listening on a speaker. And they're just phenomenal. Yeah. I mean, I watch this space for my review. I'm a total caveman about like audio sounds. And so even when I put them on, 01:17:25.320 --> 01:17:55.220 And I thought, like, I can, I mean, you can literally hear so many things. And an album that I'll talk about later on my list, there were things I did not hear in those songs until I put the heavies on. I was like, holy, there's like a, there's like a whole world going on in the background that I missed. I think that's the best way to describe it, Matt. Like there was, when John played like Unchained and Main Street. Yeah, Main Street and then Maiden and then Black Sabbath, Mom Rules. Like there, it, 01:17:55.320 --> 01:18:25.260 It literally was. And even though I've known all these songs for decades, it was like I was hearing them again for the first time. And it is amazing. So, so we'll cook at Kickstarter.com. I expect from all this talk about heavies that we're the next, not band, but next entity to get our own heavies. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We'll get the metal heads version. We'll follow. Yeah. The point I didn't finish making was that these, 01:18:25.340 --> 01:18:53.800 Headphones are twice as much as Heavies, and the Heavies are way better. So even at $300, if you're not getting them on sale, it's a fucking steal. Yeah. It is. Well, they are on sale right now for $250. Yeah. They're doing these, like, add-ons where they have, like, designs that go over the cups and cans. It would be really cool to have a Metalheads podcast. I love cans. Yeah. They did one for Camelot. Yeah. That's the one they've been pushing big time. They were at number five now. We're at number five. 01:18:55.340 --> 01:19:23.740 It's two hours in and we're at number 19. No, I just did my pick. Number 20. Yeah, Becker Quillish. Okay, so Will. Number 20? Number 20. Are you serious? Yeah. By the way, if you guys haven't noticed, I'm going super quick. Number 20, Creeping Death, Boundless Domain. Just Death Metal. Yeah, Death Metal. Death Metal. That's it. I think somebody already talked about it. 01:19:25.380 --> 01:19:55.300 about it. Not today. Really? I thought somebody did. Somewhere. Sure. Why not? Somewhere in the world, I'm sure. Yeah, Jay talked about it today, and he gave a glowing review, and just listened to whatever Jay said. All right. No, just, it is awesome death metal. I don't want to say it's old school or new school. It's just death metal. It's great. Right. Go. Jay. I'll be quick with mine, too. I mentioned my last one was kind of a list darling, and this is definitely a list darling. It shows up on a lot of lists. I don't know if anybody 01:19:55.340 --> 01:20:25.160 He's putting it at number one, but I've seen it out there a lot. This record I really enjoyed this year. Dropped down quite a bit, I think. I'll have to look. Fire's in the Distance, Air Not Meant for Us on Prosthetic Records. Nice. I'm not going to over-describe it. I think everybody kind of knows these guys, so. That's a good album. It's in the distance, like a fire. Indeed. All right, my number 20. Hand me that softball. Volleyball, softball. Any balls you got. Softballs. Put all the balls right in your face. Put all the balls over here. 01:20:25.440 --> 01:20:55.040 This is from our good friend Carl. Alcyone, cult of Kukulkin. Oh no, here comes the wiener. I'm not even looking in that direction in case there is actual wiener. Oh, and there's a spillage. Okay. He's up in more ways than one. Yep. So Alcyone, alas, the first, I think it's their first and only album. But fucking Carl, man. 01:20:55.340 --> 01:21:22.680 That's my... Oh, Jesus. He just put his belt around my neck. That's my Walking Dead. Carl! Did you just pick Alcion? I did pick Alcion. That was awesome. Yeah. All right. 19. 19, Justin. 19. All right. My 19 is dropped from my mid-year. It was my number 8 at mid-year. 01:21:25.340 --> 01:21:55.280 Necropanther. Necropanther. Denver, Colorado, Independent. Yeah, no, it's like I talked about it a bunch on Midyear, but it's that black and trashy kind of deathy skeleton witch side of the musical sounds. And that's really good. Just catchy songs, catchy riffs. It stuck with me, obviously. Yeah, it's good stuff. And it's called Necropanther. I mean, yeah. How can you go wrong with that? 01:21:58.560 --> 01:22:23.900 I like that bad. Yeah, but good. Yeah, Steel Panther is awesome. Don't rile John up, man. Oh, it's my turn. Oh my gosh. These beers are very strong. Are they? I just want to mention that. Are they though? What are you sitting on? This mead is 15% or this beer is 15%. Wow. Okay. Number 19. 01:22:25.340 --> 01:22:55.040 I haven't even gotten one pick on any other beer. George, slow down, bitch. Slow down, bitch. That's like a... Wait, that's your pick? Your pick is slow down, bitch? Slow down, bitch. Get out the way. Get out the way, bitch. A little ludicrous. Ludicrous, yeah. I saw him live this year. Same year. Number 19 for me is Anti-God Hand, Blight Year, on American Decline Records. I've been very high on this band for the last few years. 01:22:55.340 --> 01:23:25.300 because they play this explosive style of progressive cosmic black metal that's actually really hard to describe. But of course, I'm going to try. So it has a very harsh technicality and a coldness to the bass song structures with this frenetic drum style, very precise 01:23:25.360 --> 01:23:55.300 Guitars. And I see Will's butt. Sorry, George. Sorry, I just said I see Will's butt. Will just mooned us. I mean, that's a good interruption. Sorry. Precise guitars, Banshee Shriek vocals, but there's this uplifting warmth to the band that comes out of these crystalline melodic guitar sounds and atmospheric synths. And I just haven't really heard 01:23:55.320 --> 01:24:24.280 I've heard anything like this in black metal. It gives me all the feels and it fascinates me at the same time. So I know Matt's been getting more into this band. I had their last record on my top 25. This one also makes an appearance, but I just feel like this band is delivering something that you don't hear anywhere else. And it's pretty great. 01:24:25.340 --> 01:24:55.180 Matt is happy that you had to describe that. Right? It's very difficult to describe. Possibly before I do. Hint, hint. In fact, I've been hoping that all week. So. Yeah. All right. You're up, Matt. Dang it. Okay. This is probably the hardest to describe album on my list. I wrote post-metal with a rhythm and tone that almost feels industrial. This is the sixth album from this band from Switzerland on Thomas Records. It's, for me, 01:24:55.340 --> 01:25:24.260 When I got into post-metal, there was three camps. There was ISIS, there was the ocean, and then there was Oath of Luna. Thank you, John. And this one, this kind of encapsulates pieces of all three. The band is Warcall. The album is Silence. It's just a super intense, edgy post-metal album. And that's really all I can say. Nice. All right, my turn. Matt, I realize you're not the Matt Situation, so you're the Matt Paradox. 01:25:25.340 --> 01:25:55.200 Will is now humping John and giving him a lap dance. I love it. I didn't even have to pay for that lap dance. That's nice. I saved 30 bucks. Yeah. Wait, is Will napping or peeing? He's rubbing his ass on my shoulder. I think he just went and cleaned our glasses based on their clean state. Yeah. All right. So he's drunk and tired. No, he's up. He's getting his second wind. He's bringing a large bottle of alcohol. Yeah. All right. 01:25:55.340 --> 01:26:24.900 So my number 19 is my number 12 in the mid-year. He is now banging you all from behind. He is behind the monitor thrusting and making the O-face. Oh, and almost knocking the monitor over. Okay, stop. Quite a second wind we got here. Yeah, I guess at least he's awake. I know Marcason and I have talked about this, and I think also Justin may like this. It is GORARD. Independent release, 01:26:25.340 --> 01:26:28.160 I also think it's on bass productions I don't know if that's their label 01:26:28.620 --> 01:26:30.180 Go Rod? Go Rod 01:26:30.380 --> 01:26:31.080 oh they played Atlas 01:26:31.420 --> 01:26:33.320 yes that's what Will named his wiener 01:26:33.740 --> 01:26:34.220 Go Rod 01:26:34.380 --> 01:26:35.320 Go Rod 01:26:35.520 --> 01:26:36.120 Go Rod 01:26:36.840 --> 01:26:37.640 they're French 01:26:37.860 --> 01:26:38.400 Big Rod 01:26:38.560 --> 01:26:40.440 progressive technical death metal band 01:26:40.820 --> 01:26:43.060 I like them because they're not techie death 01:26:43.940 --> 01:26:46.660 they're technical death with some progress effects 01:26:47.240 --> 01:26:49.500 they've got just impeccable playing 01:26:49.900 --> 01:26:50.640 it's so clean 01:26:50.960 --> 01:26:51.280 they're tight 01:26:51.980 --> 01:26:52.640 they really are 01:26:52.880 --> 01:26:54.619 but it doesn't sound polished tight 01:26:54.620 --> 01:26:56.280 It just sounds like they're great musicians 01:26:56.850 --> 01:26:58.160 They don't lose the grooves 01:26:59.960 --> 01:27:01.740 They can get that going, you're right Justin 01:27:01.980 --> 01:27:04.260 while still just putting 01:27:04.350 --> 01:27:05.960 a bazillion notes together 01:27:06.680 --> 01:27:08.520 but again, not techie 01:27:08.600 --> 01:27:10.680 when I say that, it just doesn't 01:27:10.730 --> 01:27:11.220 sound generic 01:27:12.340 --> 01:27:13.020 I love them 01:27:14.400 --> 01:27:16.240 As a matter of fact, Jay, I think you were with me 01:27:17.060 --> 01:27:18.640 at Amoeba and Berklee 01:27:18.760 --> 01:27:20.660 when I bought Amoeba's of Recycled Ideas 01:27:20.660 --> 01:27:21.960 or whatever it's called, that one album 01:27:23.040 --> 01:27:51.740 When I bought it on vinyl at Amoeba, I think we were together. Back in those days. Then you took Jen and I for some just unreal. Was it Burmese that night? Fire Burrito. Burma Superstar. Yeah, fucking place is great. So good. So fucking good. Yeah, Amaze of Recycled Creed. Anyway, that's my number 19. All right, Will, before you go, why don't you tell us what we're drinking too? John will tell us. All right, well then, John, before you're done, tell us. Oh, you did not. 01:27:51.960 --> 01:27:55.820 I did. So this, I mentioned this to Will yesterday when we were at 01:27:56.640 --> 01:27:59.180 the pint. The casual sex pint. 01:28:00.380 --> 01:28:02.340 And it's great because we went in 01:28:03.190 --> 01:28:04.860 just real quick at like 1230. 01:28:05.100 --> 01:28:06.960 Will says, what are all these people doing here? 01:28:07.120 --> 01:28:08.760 Aren't people working? And I'm looking and I'm like, 01:28:09.040 --> 01:28:09.540 we're not working. 01:28:10.740 --> 01:28:12.640 We're also there drinking at noon. 01:28:13.460 --> 01:28:14.960 What are these people doing here? 01:28:15.440 --> 01:28:17.620 It was pretty busy. And at one point I looked around 01:28:17.620 --> 01:28:19.620 and I was like, where did everybody go? Why are we the only 01:28:19.760 --> 01:28:20.700 ones still here drinking? 01:28:21.100 --> 01:28:51.040 Some people had to go back to work. Yeah, I kind of like that. So we are drinking. Jay laughs. I never have to work again. Fucker. I cannot wait to be you. I cannot wait. Hey, Jay. Everything is cracked up to be. I don't know what I'm telling you. I'll never be. I'm at 18 months. Come get me, baby. Fuck you all. We'll take some sort of cruise together like two old men. Yeah. Can we be three old men, please? Yeah. All right. So, Jay, who's going to be the one who pushes the woman into the, 01:28:53.780 --> 01:29:21.080 Yeah, okay. All right. So we are drinking 2023's Bomb Braxis. Gosh. Heart. Which is a collaboration between perennial and prairie brewing. It's the Abraxis and prairie bomb stouts mixed together into just a... Shazam. Old Shazam, like George said. Stop. Just stop. Yeah. It's... 01:29:24.760 --> 01:29:26.560 PIXA FILEM. 01:29:51.100 --> 01:30:20.180 What number are you? 19? Am I on 19 now? Bombaraxis. My number 19. Cali decapitation. Terracite. Who? Yeah. Do I have to say more about this album? Nope. I think it's going to be on everyone else's list. Might not be. Might not be. Jeez, spoiler alert. John Award. 01:30:21.120 --> 01:30:49.420 I'm going from volleyball. Wilson. Jay. I'll give you a spoiler, too. I jaded that record this year. That's the first time Cattle's Capitation in the last three or four albums has made my list, but no thanks for that. I also jaded it, which is crazy, because the last record was really high on my list. Could be a volleyball, Will, maybe? I may get the volleyball. My screen just froze. 01:30:51.120 --> 01:31:21.080 move just a little bit to your right and then it's a perfect froze yeah frozen image like matt did you get it matt you brought the math game today i think to work but just happy yeah that was my when was it my wednesday night yeah it was awesome yeah all four bands were awesome including kettle came okay late today jeez jay i think oh no wait you did you would i did cow the cabin this is jay yeah and it is cloak 01:31:21.120 --> 01:31:50.640 Black Flame Eternal on Prostana Park Roots. Number 19. I was wondering if I might get that from Will on this one. Yes. Oh my God. Yes. You're getting that from me. And that's fair enough. I'm going to give it to you hard. These guys are probably the closest behemoth vibe you're going to get out of the United States. Nope. Nope. You're wrong. Whoa. Who's the one? Whoa. Huh? Whoa. Whoa to you. Oh, fair enough. Whoa. Are they United States? Yes. Jersey, I think. Jersey. Gotcha. 01:31:51.120 --> 01:32:18.660 By the way, it seems like I got a lot of shit out of it. There's something going on in Pennsylvania. A lot of Pennsylvania. There's definitely a lot going on in Pennsylvania. There's definitely a lot going on in Pennsylvania. There's nothing better to do. There you go. You're going to hear it again. I think that's enough of a description. Nice. I'll pass it on to Judge. My number 19. Little band out of Los Angeles. By the name of Ashen Horde and Timony Trevor. 01:32:21.120 --> 01:32:51.080 Trevor I love that little rock and roll band George's description I was just Trevor wait hold on Trevor Trevor oh yeah Satan got it yeah I feel you Satan Trevor Satan also we love you yes Trevor all right wow we made it to 18 finally what Justin let's not get cocky all right let's not 01:32:51.120 --> 01:32:56.180 Great kid. Great kid. Don't get cocky. Great shot kid. Alright so 01:32:57.280 --> 01:32:57.940 my number 18 01:32:58.960 --> 01:33:00.800 I might get shit for because it's so low 01:33:01.120 --> 01:33:02.920 but this is just where 01:33:02.920 --> 01:33:04.460 it ended up. Two Molds 01:33:05.140 --> 01:33:06.300 The Enduring Spirit 01:33:07.140 --> 01:33:08.840 Toronto. 20 bucks 01:33:09.000 --> 01:33:10.760 Jay. What can you do? 01:33:10.980 --> 01:33:12.640 Great record. I love it. It's 01:33:12.800 --> 01:33:15.140 too bold. It's on the list 01:33:15.320 --> 01:33:16.640 Justin. Muzong. 01:33:17.020 --> 01:33:19.160 Wow that is so low. 01:33:19.520 --> 01:33:20.780 At least you didn't Jay it. I know. 01:33:22.120 --> 01:33:25.480 I love it and it's one of those ones that'll probably 01:33:26.660 --> 01:33:28.760 in the long run I'll probably end up listening to 01:33:28.920 --> 01:33:32.520 than maybe some of the ones that are higher up on my list. Possibly. 01:33:32.800 --> 01:33:38.160 I mean I get it Justin. It's progressive death metal and you're more of a caveman death metal guy. 01:33:38.520 --> 01:33:40.520 No I mean I definitely get into the progressive stuff. 01:33:40.660 --> 01:33:44.220 It's on the list. Alright my number 18. We're only at 18. 01:33:44.820 --> 01:33:47.080 This is a long one. Albert you're welcome. 01:33:48.000 --> 01:33:48.520 Yeah exactly. 01:33:50.040 --> 01:34:19.940 Number 18 for me. This album was a very late edition. George has a few on his list. This was a very late edition on my list because it officially came out yesterday and we did not get a promo for it, but it was on Bandcamp a couple days earlier and it is Fogocosm. Oh, yeah. On Dark Descent Records. That is good. Is that the one you've been waiting for, Marcus? You mentioned about two weeks ago you had one album left. 01:34:20.440 --> 01:34:49.060 That was in-culture, actually. Okay. Because I'm a big fan of in-culture. In-culture. In-culture. I prefer out-culture, but not in-culture. But yeah, Fobocosm was a band. I do love this band, John, and I forgot that they were going to put out this record. And so that's the reason. It's been seven years since they put out their last LP. And I put it up on our messenger. 01:34:49.840 --> 01:35:19.820 because I just think they're a really great band and so I knew I was doing my list. It's been seven years. I had to give it a spin. I had to give it a chance for my list. So I'm really glad that I did do that because this is a storm cloud colossus of cavernous death doom. It's like being dropped into a filthy 100 foot abyss and you have to climb back 01:35:20.940 --> 01:35:22.720 with a broken leg. 01:35:22.930 --> 01:35:23.460 Is he okay? 01:35:24.300 --> 01:35:27.860 While the whole cave collapses in on itself. 01:35:28.580 --> 01:35:31.000 That's what I feel about this album. 01:35:31.110 --> 01:35:36.560 It has this kind of claustrophobic, unrelenting feeling of dread to it. 01:35:37.520 --> 01:35:43.920 And the production on it is awesome because it sounds appropriately murky. 01:35:45.000 --> 01:36:11.760 But the album's riffs, the monstrous riffs on this record cut through that murkiness. So I think that they're very clear. They're massive. That's not an easy trick to pull off when you're trying to do this kind of a murky production, but still make the guitar sound clear. And I think they fucking nailed it on this record. It just sounds so huge. 01:36:11.860 --> 01:36:41.400 I will say this, Markisan, because it was so new, it did not make my list, but it was super close because I fucking love it. Yeah, it's tough getting at the last minute. It really is. It's really tough. There's a few bands, I think Morbid Angel, when they dropped one like the night before a couple years ago. Yes. That was like the last time I had something that was like, okay, this dropped the night before. It's going on my list. Phobocosm was close. You and Jay had at the last minute of 25. 01:36:41.840 --> 01:37:11.220 And that's why I mentioned it on Messenger, because it dropped yesterday, but they did have the full album up on May I Camp a few days before. It was Wednesday, wasn't it? I think you mentioned it. Wednesday that I found it. So yeah, I've only spent it a few times. That's why it's at 18. I feel like if I would have spun it a little bit more, maybe it could go a little bit higher. It might have been a top 10 album for me, because this is the kind of style I really like. But I can't put it any higher just because I haven't been able to. 01:37:11.840 --> 01:37:15.440 You gotta make sense. When your description 01:37:15.660 --> 01:37:17.520 about caves, we know that you're serious. 01:37:18.090 --> 01:37:19.760 Like, this is a big thing. Anything with caves, 01:37:19.900 --> 01:37:21.880 it's fucking awesome, too. Yeah, the cave involvement. 01:37:23.460 --> 01:37:25.540 You're spelunking with this big album. 01:37:26.140 --> 01:37:26.380 Exactly. 01:37:27.520 --> 01:37:30.040 And here's the thing, though. It's not an easy feat. 01:37:30.430 --> 01:37:31.760 We know this album just came out 01:37:32.460 --> 01:37:32.860 yesterday. 01:37:33.880 --> 01:37:36.180 We could hear it a couple days before 01:37:36.420 --> 01:37:37.980 that on a Wednesday, which is not, 01:37:38.170 --> 01:37:40.000 I mean, clearly there's not a lot of time. 01:37:40.640 --> 01:38:10.320 and it's still 18 on my list. So that tells you something about how I feel. So yeah, I really dislike when bands put this stuff out like early December, mid-December. I wish they would put it out a little bit earlier, but. I can't believe we're skipping all the bands that are coming out at the end of the month. This is ridiculous. Of course, people are going to say, hey, you should do your, you should do your year end in January after everything's come out. Yeah. Like maybe even like March. Yeah. 01:38:10.640 --> 01:38:40.000 Just so that it's got some time to marinate. Of course, those people aren't putting out a magazine so they could just show up. But the reality, too, for us is that we have to do the cast when everybody could be on it, especially for this one. Yeah. Today's date is definitely driven by me and my ridiculous schedule. I apologize. We need to have Will on. Will has not been on the cast as much this year because of his schedule. So we need to have him on. So this was the best date for him. I acknowledge that. 01:38:40.000 --> 01:39:09.920 I appreciate that. I thank you all. We love you, Will. It's all right. I checked the schedule for the rest of the year and there wasn't anything that stood out. I can't believe this motherfucker's not asleep. He's doing, he's fucking. Oh, I was snapping earlier. Trust me. He's second winding right now. I was literally flat out asleep earlier. Sexy Will is here with us now. Yeah, yeah. I am, like, I should be asleep right now because I'm on night shift. He's going to crash so hard when I drive back. And now he's deliriously horny. 01:39:10.020 --> 01:39:36.980 Yes. I mean, George is wearing an art. Is that art or fart? Art. Yeah, we didn't do shirts. I'm wearing my really pretty art shirt. Yeah. Well, yeah. We should do shirts at like 10 or something. We're all still wearing shirts. I don't even know why I'm talking about that. Justin is here. Can we go to the next picture? 01:39:40.700 --> 01:40:09.940 Number 18. I'm apologizing because it's so low. It's the 16th album from a death metal brand from the United States. The Blade. It's Cannibal Corpse. And the album is Chaos Horrific. Well, this is nice. We'll have it like one in the end, one in the middle, one at the beginning. I didn't write a description because it's number 18. This is Cannibal Corpse. He may have said Cannibal. I know. I'm just trying to process all this, but it's number 18. 01:40:10.040 --> 01:40:39.840 18, right? Let's take this conversation off. See where it is on my list. Matt, I was going to come visit you with my children until just now. I took the whole month off. See where it is on my list if you think that's bad. It was a mess. What did Justin just say? Did he just say he's not on his list? Did he just say that? Did he say that out loud? He just said. They shall have to say. He said, let the Matt situation finish his pick. All right. Well then, John. I'm going to put food in my mouth. Awesome. All right. My number 18. 01:40:40.000 --> 01:41:09.980 Holdover from the mid-year number 11. It was my February album of the month. My number 18 is Insomnium. NO1696 on Century Media. From Finland, Melodic Death Metal. Everyone's heard of them. I'm not a super Melodic Death Metal fan, but I do like them. That came out this year? I thought that came out like five years ago. At what point being, it feels like it did. Well, yeah, I agree with you. It seems like forever, but I went back and listened to it. I wasn't sure it was going to make my list, and I like it. Not a super fan of the 01:41:10.880 --> 01:41:39.780 subgenre as a whole. But I do like them. I think they do a good job. They're classy sounding. They're not just paint by numbers. Right. All right. Will, what's your number 18? My number 18. Sorry, I'm just trying to sound sexy like Matt does. Matt's not there to hear you. No, it's not working. Mammon's Throne, self-titled release out of Melbourne, Australia on Brilliant Epper Records. It's kind of like a Death Dune. 01:41:40.020 --> 01:42:09.240 kind of more death doom. Yeah. James. James, if you're listening. Lord, death, doom. Yeah, they didn't used to be super, they used to be super death doom, but this album was a little bit more doomier. Doomier. Yeah. Anyway, Australia. I love Australia. I'm going to always. Well, the Southern Hemisphere is doing really well with you today. Put some more doom on the barbie. Good night, mate. I lived in Australia. I visited many places there. 01:42:10.020 --> 01:42:39.900 New Zealand. I was telling somebody today about George's moving to New Zealand. Do you guys know that? George, you're moving to New Zealand? I'm sorry, John. What's your name? Wow. He, John, me, George. I don't know. Do not give him any more beer, John. It's not beer. It's sleep deprivation. Oh my God, I wish. I 100% wish you guys were on my schedule right now. I've been there, man. I don't. I went like nine months. 01:42:40.040 --> 01:43:09.520 without seeing daylight. Yeah, that's why. This is the most daylight I've seen. And in John's ass cheeks, there's no daylight in there. Yeah. Well, and I don't even have it. We're in a room without windows. So I know there is no daylight here. And if there was a window there, there's a screen pulled down. Yeah. What's the fart situation? No, nobody's really farted bad. Not yet, though. That's right. All right. Let's continue with this. Yeah. It's a real train. I think it's Jay. 01:43:10.000 --> 01:43:39.960 I think it's J now. Matt, I only just now took in that fucking shirt. Brilliant. Did you guys zero in on Matt's shirt? That's a fucking great shirt. That's a cattle decap. Is it Jurassic Park? Yeah. Welcome to Jurassic Park. I kept going to the booth and then coming out to watch and then going to the booth. I'm like, nope, I got to do it. I got to get it. No, it's the right one. You made the right choice. I contemplated it when they were at my show. I was like, that was a really good shirt. I think I'm just going to do that. 01:43:40.020 --> 01:43:41.380 I like that one. 01:43:42.380 --> 01:43:58.780 So we're on my 18 and it's a time saver because Matt did a good description of it and I kind of threw in on his a little bit and so I think we can save a little time by me just telling you it is Witch Ripper, The Flight After the Fall, Magnetic Eye Records is a band from Seattle I believe. 01:43:59.640 --> 01:44:01.700 It's a summary of Matt's comments having been. 01:44:02.420 --> 01:44:06.220 This is Mastodon Warships so if you miss your old Mastodon, you might want to check it out. 01:44:07.360 --> 01:44:07.880 All righty then. 01:44:08.980 --> 01:44:38.920 Album of the episode, Matt? Possibly. My number 18, maybe a volleyball? I don't know. It's a holdover from Midyear, Lamp of Murmur, Saturnian Bloodstorm, a.k.a. Should Have Been Immortal. Is this like power metal? No, it's black metal. Essentially, this is a more deathy blackish. This is a mortal not being immortal. It's solid. It was on decimals. Yeah, I saw it. 01:44:38.960 --> 01:45:07.520 It's pretty high. Pretty like number, like top 10. Justin. Hey, Justin, you're number 10. Go. Or you're number 17. Wow. My number 17 is, it was my 20 on mid-year, so it went up a little bit. The band is Scorch. The album is called Torrential Torment from Houston, Texas. 01:45:08.960 --> 01:45:38.940 I think I they were on my mid-year but they're kind of that crossover-y vibe with some death metal in them actually kind of a super group a little bit it's got two guys from the band Narrowhead and the singer is the guy who does the fugitive project with the guys from Power Trick so it's got a lot of that type of vibe so if you're into like the Power Trippy more crossover-y thrash type of feel this is a 01:45:39.400 --> 01:46:08.380 This is my record that kind of fills that spot for me. It would have been funny as if their album was called Overkill. Got it. Got it. Okay. I say John George. Sure. All right. Mark us on. Number 17. Is Maroque Insomnia. Independent release. I love this band. 01:46:08.940 --> 01:46:38.920 I feel like they're very much under the radar and I am surprised by that this this album is just super high octane venomous black metal with blistering riffs it it incorporates some black and death some post black and some doom into the brutality but this band I like their last records but this they previously were not as evil 01:46:39.560 --> 01:47:08.860 on their last record as they are on this. They got nastier on here. And they actually, the band started out as a hardcore act some years ago. And I feel like they've completed their turn to the dark side with Insomnia, which is awesome. So if you want to throw on a record that really wrecks faces from start to finish, this is a really excellent candidate for that. I think their last record was also on my top. 01:47:08.920 --> 01:47:38.900 So there's a band that I've been following for quite some time and I just don't see a lot of love for this band out in the media and I'm surprised by that actually because it's one of the best black metal records I've heard this year and then just in general as a black metal band they're just ferocious so yeah if you're in the mood for that kind of stuff just like non-stop killer fucking black metal with big riffs 01:47:38.940 --> 01:48:08.800 this one. Sweet. My number 17 has been mentioned. This is a death metal album for people who love death metal. Really well constructed, catchy riffs with subtle undertodes at various points, some spacey in nature. A lot of tracks on this album have remix options, which I actually really dig. And the one song that really sticks out to me, I think was probably one of the early tracks they released. Severity. Is he still talking? I got some latter era fugaz. 01:48:08.920 --> 01:48:38.860 Fugazi vibes out of that. Ooh, Fugazi. This is the seventh album. What is the name of the album? From France. I have them as independent, John. I think you listed the label. They have also played Atlas Brew Works. The band is Go Rod. The album is The Overblast. Ooh, nice. Matt, my number 17 is The Ocean. Holocene, Elegic Records, German progressive metal. Everybody knows The Ocean. Matt's mad. He left. He's pissed. It's too low. Anyway. It's like, fuck you, John. I'm leaving. 01:48:38.940 --> 01:49:08.480 It was my number 14 in the mid-year, so it only dropped a couple spots. I love the ocean. It's good. Downy Ocean. The ocean's become kind of like enslaved to me a little bit at some point. They're all good, and at one point, it's hard to differentiate what's better than the other. I was listening to them yesterday. John, didn't you complete the trilogy of elves as well? It did, yes. And it's a little different, too, because it's got a lot more electronics on it this time, so it's good. I love the ocean. Gonna see them in February. 01:49:10.480 --> 01:49:38.880 So yeah, isn't it crazy? We were already starting a book shows for next year. 2024. It's time insane, right? There's so much happening anyway. Yeah. Well, well, is your number? 17. Are we on 17? Yes. All right. I'm going to be quick. All five of violent truth. Oh, I can write and throw in records. All five. The riffs. The riffs. Do I have to talk about the riffs or do you guys, are you guys, 01:49:38.940 --> 01:50:07.860 Is familiar with the riffs? I am familiar with the riffs. We don't care about the riffs. The neck snapping riffs. We don't care about no riffs. Riffs. It's a short record. To me, I consider it an EP. That's why it's not on my list. I was waiting for that. Do whatever you want. Do whatever you want. You know what? It's not Hollywood Vampires. It't not Romstein. It's not Clutch. 01:50:10.120 --> 01:50:37.620 Wait a minute. Hold on, you sucker. Thy spirits. I can name a million fucking things that I did not put on my list because I would be ridiculed. I did not think I would be ridiculed for this one. How many years ago? I consider it an EP. Not ridiculing you or whatever you want on your list. Fuck yourself. Fuck yourself. Hurry on, you wayward son. Fuck yourself. 01:50:40.100 --> 01:51:08.660 Jerry on my way. You'll be sticky when you're done. Don't you cry. I mean, you're sticky all the time, George. Yeah, I know. Trevor, we're going to pass that 12 hours like it's nothing. Nothing. All right. It's three hour. Not even three. Not three hours. 45 minutes more. I'm just I let me just preface mine by saying I'm embarrassed that I and I I would have put it on my list. 01:51:08.940 --> 01:51:38.740 I forgot about it. And that really makes me angry. That's probably the biggest omission for my list was that record. I should have the All Fathers. I got to cue the voice, man. I fucked up. I mean, again, it's to me, it's EP length. So if you don't have it on your list, I understand. But I also understand Will putting on because it is fucking awesome. And they have one more song. I wasn't playing by any rule there other than I forgot it. Jay does not play by rules. Period. 01:51:38.940 --> 01:52:08.840 Will is a rogue cop who plays by his own rules. There's a difference between like, is this a metal? Is this a metal? Is it metal or is it LP or EP? Jay's like, I don't give a shit. I'll put fucking Dolly Parton on there. Dolly Parton EP. Rockstar is on my list. Yeah. To that end, number 17 is just a picture of my cat. So Siamese dream then is what you're saying. I love getting a little deeper in the list, even though we're not that far. 01:52:08.940 --> 01:52:38.900 this motherfucker but because some of mine have gotten expert descriptions by other people oak pantheon the absence i really dug this record and i enjoy talking to those guys too nice guys a very rich texture journey of a record good stuff cool excellent yeah they were super fun guests yeah they were great to talk to i'm gonna have the shortest number 17 ever cattle decapitation go that's in jorge the title 01:52:40.900 --> 01:53:08.800 I'll be quick too. My number 16 is Gorod, which has been talked about twice already. So there you go. 16, 16. All right. Uh, my number 16. I mean, I think I already have a bunch of volleyball. This definitely will be another one. It's breaths. Floor Wit on Trepanation records, doom gaze, black and post metal with a nineties rock heart. This album has, 01:53:08.940 --> 01:53:38.900 a slow dreamlike pace to it with sublime clean vocals. But then it has these bursts of heavy doom, havoc and growls. And there's lots of shimmering atmosphere on this heart fluttering emotion, which is, you know, that's like my metal kryptonite. I like a very emotional metal. And the vocalist of Cryptopsy actually makes a guest appearance on this record on a track called 01:53:38.920 --> 01:54:08.000 We See You, which is one of my favorite songs on the album. So I spun this one a ton on my deck when I barbecued this summer because I... Will's just like whispering dicks for five minutes. Is there a doorbell? Yeah, I've heard a doorbell. That was me. That's pizza. I put it on when I barbecued because I thought it would be slightly more palatable to the neighbors, but it actually wasn't because it's too metal for them. 01:54:08.520 --> 01:54:38.160 But it's a really great record. And I've talked to the guy who does breaths. It's kind of like a one man project. He's moving forward. He's got a whole band, but he's really interested in coming out of the podcast. And I think he's just a really good talent. So breaths, floor it. Number 60. All right. Okay. My number 16. I have a great fondness for. All right. I'll get you. I'll get you guys. Some more beard. 01:54:38.520 --> 01:54:39.760 You dick fuckers. 01:54:42.580 --> 01:54:44.000 Take your dick fucker beer. 01:54:45.180 --> 01:54:45.500 That's it. 01:54:46.500 --> 01:54:48.240 That's going to be a great sample for later on. 01:54:48.400 --> 01:54:50.260 I'm going to get more beers, you dick fucker. 01:54:50.450 --> 01:54:51.160 You dick fucker. 01:54:51.460 --> 01:54:53.520 At some point, the situation is going to get pissed. 01:54:54.660 --> 01:54:56.360 He's like, I'm trying to do my pick. 01:54:57.480 --> 01:54:59.080 I can't believe I just slumped him. 01:55:00.020 --> 01:55:00.460 Bastards. 01:55:00.700 --> 01:55:03.080 Sorry, we interrupt this program to be drunk. 01:55:04.480 --> 01:55:06.840 I don't know if you guys have been following John BT. 01:55:07.560 --> 01:55:37.000 Well, not following, but his posts. Yeah, I've been watching this. Yeah, and so just to kind of go along with some of what's been going on here is he put Cattle Decap as number 13 this year and said he didn't feel like they really stuck the landing like they usually do. So it was kind of interesting to see. I'm not paying attention. Yeah, he's been doing like daily albums. He's doing one of his, he's doing his top 20 over the course of the next 20 days. He writes just a nice briefish paragraph about each one and stuff. It's like a metal advent calendar. 01:55:38.120 --> 01:55:41.600 I've been so bad about paying attention to what everyone's doing online. 01:55:42.100 --> 01:55:42.180 Anyway. 01:55:42.440 --> 01:55:42.500 Yeah. 01:55:42.600 --> 01:55:43.760 It's basically a, 01:55:43.920 --> 01:55:46.600 it's basically a metal hits podcast list at this point. 01:55:46.680 --> 01:55:46.880 I mean, 01:55:47.040 --> 01:55:51.200 that's John does listen every time and he gets a lot of his ideas for the show and stuff. 01:55:51.300 --> 01:55:51.440 So, 01:55:51.740 --> 01:55:53.940 but he's got Zy Catafalque, 01:55:54.040 --> 01:55:54.360 Ahab, 01:55:54.640 --> 01:55:54.980 Witch Ripper, 01:55:56.200 --> 01:55:57.000 Asher Horde, 01:55:57.420 --> 01:55:57.820 Uwada, 01:55:59.000 --> 01:55:59.800 Zulfur Eon, 01:56:00.000 --> 01:56:00.680 Sareth Ungol, 01:56:00.940 --> 01:56:02.920 and Kettle Decap is what he's got up so far. 01:56:03.400 --> 01:56:03.560 Nice. 01:56:04.420 --> 01:56:04.720 Go, 01:56:04.840 --> 01:56:04.920 John, 01:56:05.060 --> 01:56:05.200 go. 01:56:05.860 --> 01:56:06.040 Hey, 01:56:06.320 --> 01:56:06.600 situation. 01:56:07.000 --> 01:56:36.860 What you got going? Am I going? Yeah. Okay. Let me get back to where I was. Okay. So I have a great fondness for folk metal. Back in the day, I felt that meant corporate clanny. But over time, I realized that there's so much more to the word folk. This band does an amazing job of using black metal as a Celtic vessel to evoke the emotions that go hand in hand with their message of struggle. The band is... And this album was number eight on my list prior, so I'd actually drop. 01:56:54.640 --> 01:57:06.920 I think Primordial is amazing. 01:57:07.000 --> 01:57:35.820 and they sound amazing and they sound like what they want to say as well. I just feel like this is a more preferable example of that for me. All right. Cue up the crickets, George. My number six. Well, John, do you want to chug like a bourbon county first or anything? Only if you chug it with me, Matt. I will gladly. Yes. Get your bitch ass over here. Let's get bitchy and chug. All right. So my number 16. 01:57:36.980 --> 01:58:06.960 I still appreciate this. It's my number two cheeky mover of the podcast. Started the cheeky mover I guess at the mid-year. It's cheeky. I love football aka soccer and I love when I now just say oh that was just a cheeky move because it just sounds so like I don't know sneaky. I guess that's what it means. Anyway so the album is as the title band name and album the Enigma Division album Enigma Division 01:58:07.040 --> 01:58:36.780 are an independent prog metal band out of Ireland. They are, thank you Will for the nut slap, they are out of the ashes of the band Xerath. I was just trying to read it. Oh, I figured you were in my dick. Well, yeah, just trying to do both. All right. Anyway, I posted them recently on my New Music Friday picks and they caught on to it. They reposted and said, be cool like John, which I have to assume they are literally the only people ever to think I was cool for doing anything in my lifetime. So, 01:58:37.000 --> 01:59:06.280 That kind of bumped him up a few more spots. Anyway, my number 16. I think you should shave that. She's just so cheeky. All right. We'll move on since. Is it my turn? Since the crickets are deafening at this point. By the way, Derek Sherinian was on the album. He played keyboards for the minute. He's fucking awesome. If you don't know Derek Sherinian, he's not crickets, bitch. He's playing with. No, no. Thank you. No. Please and thank you. No. 01:59:07.140 --> 01:59:36.840 He's played with bigger bands than the bands we're talking about today. We on number 16? Yes, sir. The Glorious Dead, Cemetery Paths. There you go. Somebody else. I was adjusting, right? Another hit for Marty. All right. Oh, by the way, death metal. Shocking, I know. Wait, do we have to throw our beer in real quick? Yeah. Our new beer situation, Marcus, son, you'll appreciate it. We're in a situation ship, by the way. River North Brewing. Yeah. 01:59:37.000 --> 02:00:04.820 Double Barrel Aged. Double. D-U-B-B-E-L. Twice Barrel Aged. Belgian-style Dark Strong Ale. And we got a bonus beer. I'm not sure why, but... Say again, Matt? Did you bring that one, John? Is that a shipment from... Oh, yeah. I was going to say, it sounds familiar. Wow, Jesus. I think I've got one coming. I got shit loud. 02:00:07.000 --> 02:00:08.160 Belgians. America! 02:00:09.040 --> 02:00:09.160 America! 02:00:09.240 --> 02:00:09.680 Fuck yeah! 02:00:11.240 --> 02:00:12.680 So you'll like my next chicken, John. 02:00:13.320 --> 02:00:13.480 Oh. 02:00:14.420 --> 02:00:15.880 Let me get on untapped real quick. 02:00:16.140 --> 02:00:17.660 Did you say your next chicken? 02:00:18.640 --> 02:00:18.940 Chicken. 02:00:19.760 --> 02:00:20.340 There it is. 02:00:21.880 --> 02:00:24.180 So, my number 17 is... 02:00:25.200 --> 02:00:27.040 My number 16, rather, is... 02:00:27.120 --> 02:00:29.180 I think this might be the lowest I've ever put these guys. 02:00:29.400 --> 02:00:30.520 Enslaved, timed all. 02:00:31.180 --> 02:00:34.780 I'm gonna count it up to fatigue for me, I think, a little bit. 02:00:34.840 --> 02:01:04.400 And there's just so much else going on this year that Enslaved didn't dominate my listening time like they sometimes do. If you've never heard of Enslaved, this is as good a place to start as any. As is all the rest of their catalog. Indeed, yeah. And maybe that's to their detriment somehow. Stop being so damn good all the time. When I named it, and you were talking about this, Jay, I was like, oh, it sounds like Jay's going to have it lower on his list as well. And there it is. Yeah. 02:01:04.540 --> 02:01:09.100 And I'll say again, my parting comment will be, I think this is the lowest I've ever put in a 02:01:09.220 --> 02:01:34.500 enslaved record in the time we've been doing this. So, and I don't think it speaks to the quality of the record. Strange. All right. Maybe it speaks to the quality of the year. So I'll pass it back up to Georgie. All righty. My number 16, a holdover from the mid-year. This blossom of an album is Pupil Slicer. Nice. Yes. I thought you might like that. I do like that. 02:01:34.560 --> 02:02:03.560 I said an album a lot, George. It is a good album. Former grind, now it's something else. Yeah, not grind now. Yeah, very good stuff. All right, back to Justin for number. It might come out again, George. It might. Okay. Justin. We're at 15, right? We are. All right. We're almost done. I know, right? I'll keep it quick. 02:02:04.580 --> 02:02:33.280 was my number six on mid-year. I'm hoping I'll hear from it from some people again. It's Majesties. It's Fast Reaches on claims from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tanner. Yeah, it's just a really good Melodeath record. I really much, this is my Melodeath record of the year, I would say. Cool. They just had those sounds from those early ones that I love. Yeah, so stuck around. Nice. 02:02:34.560 --> 02:02:35.160 Mark is on. 02:02:36.140 --> 02:02:36.720 What am I on? 02:02:37.280 --> 02:02:37.720 Fifteen. 02:02:37.860 --> 02:02:38.340 Fifteen. 02:02:39.520 --> 02:02:39.720 Okay. 02:02:40.820 --> 02:02:40.980 Wow. 02:02:41.250 --> 02:02:42.760 I feel like I'm just going to make sure to swallow. 02:02:43.980 --> 02:02:45.360 Number fifteen for me. 02:02:47.160 --> 02:02:47.600 Criggsgrave. 02:02:48.360 --> 02:02:50.460 Fires in the Fall from Wise Blood Records. 02:02:51.380 --> 02:02:55.040 This band has been around for almost twenty years. 02:02:55.520 --> 02:03:00.160 And while I like their older material, this is the first album that really got my attention. 02:03:00.360 --> 02:03:02.080 I'll list level. 02:03:03.080 --> 02:03:27.740 They play this doomed melodic black metal with a big emphasis on mood and these like killer shifting dynamics. So they'll sit down on their metal and let the guitars roar really heavy, like death heavy, and then they might flow into a crackling wood fire atmosphere. 02:03:33.080 --> 02:04:01.940 and guitar passages to it. So I really like this band because the vocalist is also really killer because he kind of switches between death growls and more of a blackened rasp. And the songs are just incredibly well written on this record and they just keep you engaged from start to finish because they have so much on it. They don't just play one style. There's a lot of really good shifts. 02:04:02.620 --> 02:04:32.580 A Lot of Really Good Breakdowns in the album. So I'm really high on this Kriegs Rave album. I was really surprised because they've been around so long and I haven't really gravitated towards that music, but I think this is the best thing they've ever done. Nice. All right, Matt. My number 15, maybe the best way to describe this band's sound is the oral version of a serial killer, like a Buffalo Bill or a Dude from 02:04:32.600 --> 02:05:02.280 The Dude, Christian Bale from American Psycho, the 70s horror vibe and 80s tacky yet well-crafted electronic elements blend seamlessly with their modern-day sludgy sludge. Any guesses? Lion's Daughter. That's right. Bathhouse, the fifth album, sludge metal, U.S. Lion's Daughter. I win. What do I win? Tell me what I win. You win their next album. Oh, okay. All right. Sludgy Sludge. 02:05:02.620 --> 02:05:03.540 Johnny Boy. 02:05:04.520 --> 02:05:04.860 All right. 02:05:05.820 --> 02:05:06.860 Continuing with the side out. 02:05:08.060 --> 02:05:09.340 Meaning another volleyball. 02:05:10.300 --> 02:05:12.300 Because I don't think anyone else is going to have this on their list. 02:05:12.460 --> 02:05:13.120 My number 15. 02:05:13.780 --> 02:05:15.060 On my mid-year, number 9. 02:05:15.420 --> 02:05:16.580 Ne Abla Vaskaris. 02:05:16.880 --> 02:05:17.380 Exul. 02:05:18.080 --> 02:05:18.840 Seasons Amiss. 02:05:18.960 --> 02:05:19.720 They're from Australia. 02:05:20.680 --> 02:05:22.020 So keeping in line with Will. 02:05:23.200 --> 02:05:25.300 Never really cared much about this album beforehand. 02:05:25.400 --> 02:05:27.480 But this band before this album. 02:05:27.760 --> 02:05:29.240 And I got caught with this one. 02:05:29.660 --> 02:05:30.060 Liked it. 02:05:30.320 --> 02:05:30.620 Enjoyed it. 02:05:30.740 --> 02:05:32.140 Now I'm a fan of these guys. 02:05:32.300 --> 02:06:01.280 They just took me a little longer to get into them. So it's my number 15. All right. Will, what you got? My number 15. Can anyone hear me? Can you hear me? Yeah. Is this thing on? Is this thing on? Hello. Hello. My number 15. I don't even know how to pronounce this. Sorry, it's okay. Just chew it a little bit and swallow. He's looking at me. I am chewing. I need to swallow. 02:06:02.280 --> 02:06:31.320 My number 15, Cruciamentum, Obsidian Refractions. They're from the U.S., U.K., Profound Lore. This is the epitome of old-school death metal. Fucking awesome. I think of Harry Potter when I see this. Cruciamentum! Expelliarmus! Sorry, I just finished playing the Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy game. It was freaking awesome. It was good? It was great. Okay. 02:06:31.460 --> 02:07:01.100 We have a copy here as a potential gift. Yeah, no, it's fun. It's fun. Okay. Sweet. Oh my God, you guys are fucking nerds. Yes, we are. Yes. Nerds. Nerds. Nerds. Yeah. Well, on Black Friday, I went and bought a bunch of Star Wars games for real cheap old ones. Nerds. Battlefront and all that stuff. So what are the, one of the Christmas games we have here? Matt, just stop talking. As the letters are the end of R. Matt, if you keep talking, I will lose all respect for you. 02:07:01.460 --> 02:07:30.780 I think you're the greatest human being ever. If you keep talking nerd stuff, I'm going to lose all respect for you. Likewise, and let's take this conversation offline. As all the other ones. We're going to have a long conversation offline. We have a three conversation parking lot set up. I heard an all right. Let's move on. I love Matt. All right. One of the things I always make sure to do is after we do mid-year is check the high ranking albums from you guys. 02:07:31.460 --> 02:07:38.740 this one and turned me on to it and man is great i fucking love it majesty's fast reaches unclaimed 20 02:07:39.070 --> 02:07:44.680 spin records this is and they're not at all carcass like but what i like about them is 02:07:45.220 --> 02:07:50.460 they like that was one of the carcass's big innovation was to do this really well produced music with 02:07:50.640 --> 02:07:55.080 death vocals on it it's not melodic death it's different than that and these guys are they have some 02:07:55.230 --> 02:08:01.420 maiden-esque kind of harmonies and all this different stuff but it's but they're still 100 like a death 02:08:01.420 --> 02:08:04.880 I had no idea about this until Matt 02:08:05.880 --> 02:08:08.200 had it really high on his list. I checked it out. I loved it. 02:08:09.060 --> 02:08:11.960 Totally deserving to be on the list and listened to it a bunch of times. 02:08:13.240 --> 02:08:13.680 Majesties. 02:08:14.300 --> 02:08:16.260 Anything with Tanner Anderson is a good thing. 02:08:16.900 --> 02:08:18.140 That's called the Matt effect. 02:08:18.890 --> 02:08:19.700 The Matt effect, yeah. 02:08:20.170 --> 02:08:24.080 Matt almost gets me every mid-year, he gets something under my year-end list 02:08:24.240 --> 02:08:25.940 because he digs pretty deep. 02:08:26.320 --> 02:08:29.260 I love how Jay's like, oh, it's Matt. 02:08:29.380 --> 02:08:59.340 I also had it on my list, but I don't give it a name. I apologize, but I had it at two. You didn't resonate with him, though, Marcosine. You know why? Because I haven't gone to Psycho Las Vegas. No, because you bitch about the whole Paradise Lost Two song thing like I do. That's fine. He doesn't pay attention to me either anymore. That has to be bad about. It has to be a Marcosine. It was ridiculous. These are both good points. Because you and I are the only two that bitch about them bitching about them. I'm going to start bitching about you, bitching 02:08:59.420 --> 02:09:29.220 about them. They sound pretty good. Mac and I have gotten married and all just so we can get married again next time we go to Vegas. Exactly. It'll be bigger and better. What is your pick, George, at number 16 or 15? Mine? Yeah. Is it me now? It's you. Well then, since you asked from the United States of New Jersey on Vendetta Records, this is woe to you, oh. Yes, them. Legacies of Frailty Bitches. 02:09:29.360 --> 02:09:59.180 Is that the first time we're hearing it? Yes. Today? Really? Oh, damn. Tried to high-five Will and he left me hanging. Well, he came up a little bit and he was like, nah, fuck it. 15? Nah, fuck you. And today's two income families who has the time for high-fives, George. Come on. Yeah. So he said high-five and I worried I was going to see like an episode of The Boys in that little square. Slap me in my titty! Damn! All right. All right. I'll always back around with Justin again. 02:10:00.340 --> 02:10:29.320 I cannot get Will's respect. I'm so disappointed in you. So disappointed in me. Sorry, go ahead. I'll keep you quick. My number 14 has been mentioned before. This is kind of my out of my normal wheelhouse's records, but it did a holdover from mid-year for number five, and it's Oak Pantheon. Wow, there we go. 3-1 for Oak Pantheon. Wow. Yeah, Oak Pantheon. 02:10:30.160 --> 02:10:59.260 Yeah, just on this, you had it on your list in mid-year, right? Yeah, yeah, it did. And it held up, yeah. It's got some really cool, memorable songs, so, I mean, it stuck around. It's good. Yeah. I really like Tanner, and Sammy's cool, too. Yeah, they were cool to listen to, I mean. All right, my turn. George beat me to the punch on this one. He had informed me that this band used to play grindcore. 02:10:59.360 --> 02:11:10.640 And I don't know anything about that because fortunately this band evolved to play a superior form of metal before I spun their music. 02:11:11.100 --> 02:11:11.280 Well. 02:11:12.260 --> 02:11:13.800 And it is Pupil Slicer. 02:11:14.060 --> 02:11:15.040 We lost him. 02:11:15.640 --> 02:11:28.180 It's a very complex and catchy roller coaster of math metal with searing riffs and just fun choruses throughout the album. 02:11:28.400 --> 02:11:56.700 I really like, I guess I would call it punk energy in this band. And it's manic but infectious at the same time. There's a lot of shifts in the music and there's synths in there. There's post-black metal. There's indie rock. And it kind of equates to just a very hyper-aggressive band that's able to weave so many different styles and make it sound like it fits. 02:11:57.520 --> 02:12:26.180 And I think that's a hard thing to do. And so I really like that people slice their record. My fucking number two. Sorry. Matt. Wait, did you? Right. Are we putting headphones back on? Holy shit. Oops. Matt. My number 14 has been mentioned. It is Majestes. Vast reaches on. Majestes. Was that? Was that? Dos. Earlier on. 02:12:27.500 --> 02:12:57.400 So much other stuff battling inside my inner emotional self. This is an amazing album. First album, melodic death metal, 20 bucks spin, heavily tied to old school melodic death metal, which is amazing. I think really what sets this apart and makes it feel modern is you hear, um, just you hear Tanner's other band, Obsequia creeping in. You hear that influence coming in. And I don't, I'm trying to think of if Carl, I don't listen to a tone. I think Enixorum would be Carl, who's one of the other members, his band. 02:12:57.520 --> 02:13:27.040 Also, anti-verse. I'm not as familiar with those bands to say if those are also creeping in, but yeah. Awesome album. My number 14. I would say Enix Sorum has a lot of Emperor riffs, so we can kind of hear a little bit in that song. Yeah, that makes sense. All right, John. Why are you laughing, John? We lost Markisan, but I'm thinking of Markisan when he was going off about how he does not like samples during his music. 02:13:27.140 --> 02:13:56.440 Stool samples? There's just been a shit ton of samples on this episode today. All right. Let's go for the trifecta. Is there anything in bowling for three in a row? It's four where you start getting the turkeys, right? For strikes? Not enough of a bowler to know. All right. I thought a turkey was three. Is it three? Yeah, I think so. Yeah, turkeys are three. Yeah, you know these things. I don't think anyone's going to have this album on their list. That's okay. It was on Decibel's list. 02:13:57.840 --> 02:14:27.100 I don't know if he's going to like me, but he may accept me a little more now. James is not very accepting. He's a very hard person to get to. Like, James is very discerning in the people that he will. Who's this James guy you keep talking about? I love James. Yeah, we love James. All right. My number 14 is God Thrim, Distortions, Profound Lore Records, English Dew Metal Band. It's their second release. I love it. I like the first release. He was shocked that I had it at 25 when he was here, but I really liked the late 02:14:27.140 --> 02:14:56.460 I think it's great. If you're not familiar, they've got epic do me thing from the late 80s, early 90s. So if you like the piece fill three and you like candle mass, but it has a modern sound to it, it's good stuff. Another volleyball for me. I'm still trying to figure out who this James guy is. Also, I've secured domain rights. Oh yeah. Secured domain rights to accept me and not very accepting.com. All right. Will, what is your next pick? 02:14:57.140 --> 02:15:27.100 Are you on 14? No. 14. Oh, are we? Yes. Yeah, we are. Of course we are. I know exactly where we are. At all times. Two Mold. The Enduring Spirit. Everybody knows Two Mold. People may give me shit for being number 14, but... Not me. It's on the list. It's all that matters. It's on the list. Yeah. It's number 14. Number 14? Jay. Jay, keep this... Keep one wheel on the track. I reckon you... 02:15:27.140 --> 02:15:56.660 You got number four chicken fried to mold. Big glasses make me want to come on your face. Boy, he lives in his heart. That's an awful big place for a boy to live. All right. My 14, it's too bad that Markisan a stuff to wear because it would make him feel good about myself. You might want to wait a minute. Will is having a moment. Oh, yeah, that's fine. Let him go with it. Your Billy Bob really amused him. Yeah, it's a pretty good one. 02:15:57.700 --> 02:15:59.200 So I would say this, 02:15:59.600 --> 02:16:01.240 you gotta be careful when you name your record, 02:16:01.400 --> 02:16:02.600 because every time I read this, 02:16:02.620 --> 02:16:04.320 I read it unholy defecation. 02:16:04.740 --> 02:16:04.800 Sorry, 02:16:05.220 --> 02:16:06.560 but it is in fact, 02:16:06.680 --> 02:16:10.780 unholy defecation by incantation on relapse record, 02:16:10.940 --> 02:16:11.480 United States, 02:16:11.720 --> 02:16:12.380 death metal band. 02:16:12.500 --> 02:16:13.880 Everybody knows incantation. 02:16:14.500 --> 02:16:14.740 That's not, 02:16:15.000 --> 02:16:16.300 I'm not putting them in this thing, 02:16:16.360 --> 02:16:19.800 but it was like overkill or obituary and that you kind of know what you're going to get, 02:16:20.420 --> 02:16:21.360 but they're never going to let you down. 02:16:22.280 --> 02:16:22.960 A hundred percent. 02:16:24.840 --> 02:16:26.680 Except you just had believe that. 02:16:28.100 --> 02:16:56.880 The unholy defecation comes the day after the year-end podcast. I feel like I'm a lot of time. I'm not. Will, I'll spend a little time on that. Go ahead, Sling. No, I'm sorry. I will call you later, Will, with my Billy Bob. You know what's weird is you cannot get, Sling Blade is nowhere on streaming. Really? Sling Blade, you have to buy it in eBay and buy it on DVD or something. 02:16:56.940 --> 02:17:26.900 I got it over there. Do you have it? Yeah, I've got it. I'm stealing it. I will fight you. I'll give it to you. You can have it. I don't watch these DVDs. Who watches DVDs? You can have it. You watch DVDs if you can't get it on streaming. Well, I ripped all my DVDs, so I'm good. All right. DVE talk. Anyway. Sorry. Jay, I apologize. I thought I had a good Billy Bob Porton for Sling Blade. Yours was unbelievably good. 02:17:27.120 --> 02:17:56.120 Spot on. Oh my God. I cried laughing. Proud of it. Yeah. And Justin was going to say something too. No, I was just going to say unholy defecation. That's like the dork fortress of the. Yeah. Also ties into that story you're going to tell later. Oh, yeah. Dude, I'm hammered. This is welcome to the party. Yeah. Wow. Moving on to you. Me. Yes. Number. 02:17:56.940 --> 02:18:26.900 14. Almost halfway. Yep. All right. I've had enough to eat, but I'm still from Hungary. And that is the catafalque. This is the one I can't pronounce. Alfred. Alfred. Okay. But the catafalque. Good shit. I missed this on the mid-year because it's so good. And I was like, I'm not missing it this time. So good. Yeah. It's pretty tough match. He's got to do 02:18:26.940 --> 02:18:56.580 What you gotta do, bud? Gotta do it. He's another prolific releaser. Will? He is. Go tug on your balls a bit. But with such a quality. I'm talking about prolific releaser. I agree. Yeah, I love the last few albums. They're great. Yeah, yeah. Well, this one got me to go back and finally get on to what everybody was talking about. And it's so much to go through. I'm slowly picking away. Did you have a prolific release? Amazing. Like in a paradoxical sense? 02:18:56.940 --> 02:19:26.500 Paradex. Since we're derailed yet again, I was thinking that at some point we need to meet somewhere in the country, rent a conference room at a hotel, do the year end. Yeah. Because the shit show always ends up being on one side while you guys are all sitting there like, what are those three ass clowns doing over there? I've brought this up before. I would like to do it. George and I were talking about this. We're like, well, can we get a place that we talked about for Philadelphia? 02:19:26.559 --> 02:19:56.460 Yeah, we did. And we're like, God, I don't know if we can afford it, but we could find a place. And I would fucking pay to cater. Or you can all just come here. But I want a big room that we don't have to fill. So John is saying that he wants to buy the hotel room and George will fly you all here. That's what I want. No, not a hotel room. I want a conference room in a hotel. John will pay for that and George will pay for your flight. I can set it. If we start talking about it now, we could pull it off. It could be. 02:19:56.540 --> 02:20:26.520 What else are you gonna do, Jay? Jay, you're retired. Maybe I'm like Jay, like the guy who has absolutely fucking nothing going on in the middle of the desert. Maybe I'll pull that off. Give me a year notice and maybe I can pull that off. Are you serious? Are you fucking serious, Jay? You know how when you're hiking you have to make oxygen decisions? Well, when you're retired you have to make financial decisions. Yeah, true. Well, that's why I'm saying y'all come here, no 02:20:26.540 --> 02:20:56.120 Paying for rooms. I can set us up at the kitchen table upstairs. We can all sit around that. I'll set up the microphones. And you can have sex. If that is what you want to do. Plus we'll just be there. So I, yeah, I mean, why not? That is overdue. We've never done that. Well, it's part of the problem is because it's around the holidays and everybody doesn't want to take time off. We could do it at a mid-year that might be easier for everybody. That's so much more meaningful. I know. Hey, if you can figure it out for year-end, great. I'm not, I'll be here. 02:20:56.540 --> 02:21:26.420 All right. Didn't mean to derail us anymore. Let's go to number 13. Number 13. That would be Justin. All right. My number 13 is, I'd probably say is my like more emotional album in terms of how they present and the themes and all that stuff. It is Urn, The Feast of Sorrow. They're from London, England. They're on Candlelight Records. I don't know. It's kind of post-medally, kind of have some Gojira. 02:21:30.460 --> 02:21:34.440 They kind of just have their own sound. I probably like their last 02:21:34.600 --> 02:21:56.520 record maybe a little bit more just because I think it was produced better, which it was produced by the guy from Gojira, but didn't quite love the guitar levels in it too much. So but besides that, it's a great record. Very emotional. I think it's a lot of it centered around his grandfather's dementia. I'm not mistaken. But yeah, no, it's just a very 02:21:57.600 --> 02:22:26.360 It's got a nice flow to it. And yeah, it's stuck in there. Nice dude. Yeah. All right. Now it remains to be seen if there will be life scene from the camera that contains Marcus. He was really folding there for a second. Foaming? No, folding. He was like, really, he was really like, he made a comment about how screwed up, how fucked up he was feeling. And then he reached out for his camera like this. Yeah. And then it's been dark ever since. Well, this is a year end tradition. 02:22:27.699 --> 02:22:56.000 For Markisan to... There he is! I'm back! Hey, maybe! The rainbow paradox. Yeah, the rainbow paradox, yes. The rainbow paradox occlusion. Yes. All right, Markisan, what is your number? 13. 13, yeah. Yeah, dude, I'm just fucking... These beers I've had are huge, so I had to rest my eyes a little bit, but I was listening because I don't want to miss whatever you guys say about our albums. I thought that might be what you were doing. 02:22:56.540 --> 02:23:25.020 Yeah. So I think it helped. So number 13 for me, this was my album of the month. I think it was October. Maybe October. I hope that's not in my glass. Sorry. Selenoplexia. Ah, yeah. Exalt and Despair, an independent release. This band plays an exhilarating black and death metal with the kind of breakdowns that make me want to kick over plants in my house. 02:23:26.540 --> 02:23:56.280 It's true because it kicked over plants while listening to the fucking vinyl. Don't tell Tracy. Don't tell Tracy. Don't tell her. It's great. It's so good. There's a lot of lovely instrumental passages on some of these tracks that I also adore. This is Selenoplexy's first full album. We'll just pour beer on John. It's part of a year end, John. 02:23:56.540 --> 02:24:26.040 It's okay. His headphones are off. He's running to get clean. He got him pretty good. Of course. Will's not functioning well. Anyways. Yeah, somehow drunk Will is the metalheads butler right now. He is. He's a metalhead but not a very good butler. Anyways, Selenoplexia is just a great record. It's their first full length. I'm shocked that it's so well produced. I feel like there's a label. 02:24:27.320 --> 02:24:56.500 I think they would fit pretty well at like a 20 bucks spin a label like that and the best part is that they're a Chicago band and I haven't been super high on Chicago bands lately but this band I've really gravitated towards obviously because it's number 13 on my list but they're playing next year I already have tickets to see them play so if you like Death Metal Justin hint hint and 02:24:56.540 --> 02:25:26.480 Black and Death Metal, this band is fucking awesome. Nice. Matt? Right. You can check him out. Number 13 was my number five. I've only been yours, so it slipped a little bit. I would describe this as unrelenting, raw, brutal tech death. That time reminds me of Meshuggah, but less techy-jenty and more moody. This is the first album of technical death metal from a Canadian band on transcending obscurity. 02:25:26.540 --> 02:25:55.440 They are an ignominy. And the album is imminent collapse. I think I heard that one. Yeah, I don't know if I've heard that one, actually. Cue the crickets.com. It's interesting that nobody's heard it and they're on a label called Transcending Obscurity. Yeah, you would think we would have heard that one. Should it just be on Obscurity? Nice, George. Nice. All right, John. 02:25:56.520 --> 02:26:26.180 All right. Y'all cleaned up? I am semi-dry. Okay. So number 13? Yes, sir. All right. Number three. I don't think this has been mentioned yet so far. I've been here the whole time, but I could have missed it. I had your report on me. So my number three. Whatever. My number 13. Vertebra Atlantis, a dialogue with the area sublime, I avoid hangar records. I feel like I've said I avoid hangar records a couple times now. Love that label. 02:26:26.520 --> 02:26:56.040 Yes. Freaky weirdo stuff. Glad you made it on your list, Sean. I like all of, is it Gabriel Grimaglia? Grimaglia is his name? Yeah. He's the mastermind behind Cosmic Future Faction, which I'm a big fan of. Oh, okay. Claring Path. Is it Turis Eberna, which is Matt Isnet, the collaboration with your band, Kralis, the one guy? I'm like that. I think so. Yeah. So it's good. It's kind of a good. Matt's in a band? Yeah, Matt's in a band. Matt's not listening. Yeah, Matt left. Matt's mad at 13. 02:26:56.540 --> 02:27:25.440 They're a death metal, black metal, some fond of metal. They got it all mixed together. It's very distant, but it's really nicely layered, the sounds. It's good stuff. Vertebra Atlantis, a dialogue with the eerie sublime. Yeah, that one struggled to get on. It didn't make it, unfortunately, but I'm glad to see that it didn't, because the last one did for me. Yeah, both albums from them are great. Yeah. I'm going to do this quick. My number 13, because no one's actually on. 02:27:25.960 --> 02:27:53.480 Outer Heaven. Infinite. Psychic. Depths. Nice. Jay, go. I mentioned this earlier as the Slayer stand-in, and it makes a pretty good one. Sadist, The Shadow Inside. This just came out fairly recently, I believe, because it was our album of month. Matt and me and maybe George. Nope, you. Yeah, I dig this fucking record. It's super fun. Sadist. Sadist. All right. My number 13. 02:27:55.960 --> 02:28:25.920 to be a volleyball. Kind of surprised it is going to be a volleyball, but on nuclear blast records, till the dirt outside the spiral. I forgot about that. The dude, well, basically atheist by another name, but it's because it's got these like Alice in Chainsy clean vocals mixed in with, with the death metal. So I'm sure Will's not a fan, but no. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. 02:28:25.960 --> 02:28:55.920 I like it. Okay. All right. Well, I guess it's back to you then. Back to me. Yep. Number 12. Number 12 has been mentioned before. This is my black metal record of the year because I really don't actually have any other black metal ones, which isn't necessarily a surprise, but it's black rate too. Nice. I just, yeah, I just take the guys the way the guy does it. It's got the right amount of atmosphere where it's on two atmospheric. It's not too tremely. It's got 02:28:55.960 --> 02:29:25.500 The Native elements in it and yeah, even throwing a little death metal moments in there too, which is cool. So yeah, it's my, also my biggest regret, my constant regret. I didn't get to see that many area, but whatever. Yeah. I'm sure. Yeah. Being in the area, I'm sure he's a good enough. So he does it himself, right? But I guess he's playing live and he has people who play live with him then? Yeah. I think he brought in more people on recording too, if I'm not mistaken. Oh, did he? Okay. Cool. I think so. Yeah. All right. Nice choice. 02:29:25.960 --> 02:29:55.660 Yeah. Mark-son, wake up. I summon thee, Mark-son. Rise from the depths, oh metal sun. Summon me from the depths? Yeah, there you are. Here. Is there a double rainbow happening? What does it mean? No rainbows. It would be a lot better if there was rainbows. Right? Wait, why are you not seeing my video? It's because it's off. I can't see too good. I'm just gonna do it this way. Do it now. Do it now. 02:29:55.960 --> 02:30:25.800 No answers. Get to the number 12. 12. See, I know more than Jay and I've been sleeping. Burn. There should be a bumper sticker that says that. I know more than Jay. Oh, here's my video. Hold on. Let me see here. Nope. I'm alive. Where's John? I don't see him. He's there. Okay. There he is. All right. Number 12 for me is fires in the distance. Air. Not mad for us. Prosthetic. 02:30:26.660 --> 02:30:55.740 This is the Fires album that made me a big fan of the band. I think they had all the pieces in place on their last record, but I feel like they put them all together on this record. And it's just a bigger, grander scale. The album has this massive bonfire of modern melodic death metal sound with soaring guitars, big mellow doom riffs. 02:30:55.960 --> 02:31:25.160 It's raspy death vocals and those sparkly goth synths that I think really give the band its unique sound. So yeah, this is a band that I think is going to do a lot of really great records since I feel like they've just perfected the formula that they've started. And I've listened to this one a ton. So number 12, Fires in the Distance, Air, Not Meant for Us. Nice. 02:31:25.960 --> 02:31:32.880 A good choice. My number 12. In a year filled with some pretty incredible offerings of the realm of 02:31:33.310 --> 02:31:41.520 due to death, the genre globally recognized and created on this very podcast. I will say this is this originated from 02:31:42.700 --> 02:31:52.700 Jay's having a cold and also offering up two mold as a selection. Morphed into kind of a British, because all villains are British, obviously, into death. 02:31:52.800 --> 02:32:21.080 What do you mean? This band once again brings forth an offering to rule them all. This album has punch. This album is gritty and raw. It's also extremely dynamic and unpredictable. And I think it sets itself apart from all the other offerings of the Dirty Dirty Death that make up 2023. This is the fifth album from the death metal band from the U.S. via 20 Buck Spin inward to Gethsemi. 02:32:22.040 --> 02:32:41.300 Oh, not who I thought. Nice. Matt really built that one up. Shoo on that, if you will, please, Mr. Bond. Nice. I expect you to die. No, Mr. Bond. 02:32:50.560 --> 02:33:18.000 It's the greatest fucking theme song ever. Yeah. All right. My number 12. Getting a little techie death. I think George will appreciate this. This is very sci-fi-ish. Oh, I know where you're going and I like it. Exoth. Exo-galactic. Zoth. I know. I wanted to say that. I know. It's kind of like Xavier. Exoth, bitch. Professor Zoth. Exoth. 02:33:18.300 --> 02:33:48.200 Yes, thank you. Zoth, Exogalactic. Independent release, United States. Mind-blowing. Yes. I love that Zoth's getting so much love right now. I love it. It's catchy. I don't know if you guys remember the first time I was on here, my shirt. Yeah, I remember that. You were wearing that. But it's catchy, it's melodic. It's fucking awesome. It's deathy, it's techy, not techy, technical difference. And the songs are memorable, which is great. 02:33:48.300 --> 02:33:49.960 for a technical death album. 02:33:51.180 --> 02:33:53.460 Yeah, those power metal guitars on it, too. 02:33:53.980 --> 02:33:55.240 It's a really interesting mix. 02:33:55.620 --> 02:34:00.300 X-Off when you've been drinking a lot, or Zoth when you haven't been? 02:34:01.119 --> 02:34:04.340 We've been drinking a lot, John, so it's Zoth all the time. 02:34:04.480 --> 02:34:06.480 X-Off or Zoth? 02:34:06.640 --> 02:34:07.760 X-Off, X-On. 02:34:08.220 --> 02:34:08.580 13? 02:34:10.280 --> 02:34:11.260 No, we're past 13. 02:34:11.560 --> 02:34:11.680 12. 02:34:12.020 --> 02:34:12.680 Number 12? 02:34:13.700 --> 02:34:15.240 We're past the midway point. 02:34:15.520 --> 02:34:15.760 12. 02:34:15.780 --> 02:34:45.060 It only took us three hours and 33 minutes. We're beyond the point of no return. Oh, Albert's just a point here right now. Should I say my number 12? You should. You can't. You're leaving a mystery. No. Tell us. Do it. I should listen. What is Marcasson saying? He said, fuck you. He said, fuck you, Will. Get on with it, bitch. Jesus titty fucking. You're a mean to me. My number 12 in force. You're a mean one. Mr. Marcasson from Richmond. 02:34:47.500 --> 02:35:15.740 Virginia Century Media and Forrest, War Remains. I feel like you and Justin have the exact same list, just in different orders. My number, whatever this is, 13, is it? 12. I think it's number one. 12. Number one. My number one and also my number 12 is a record that is based on John Carpenter's Antarctic sci-fi classic The Thing. His remake of The Thing. I feel like you guys, if that doesn't tell 02:35:19.640 --> 02:35:45.520 I didn't know about this. Glacial Domination by Frozen Soul. Oh, really? I am. I like the shit out of this record. Good album. I didn't know it had anything to do with the thing. I only know that based on the description in Bandcamp, to be honest with you, I wouldn't have known that either. And this has some guest stars on it. The dude from Dying Fetuses on this. It was unfortunately, somewhat unfortunately, produced by the dude from Trivium. 02:35:46.699 --> 02:36:15.740 And I don't know who Goss T is, but it's got other people on it too that are like special guests and stuff. Anyway, it's a really cool fucking record. Super fucking heavy. Good old death metal stuff. Did the dude from Trivium produce it? I guess Hefe? Talking about Hefe? Well, I said he co-produced it, to be fair. I'll be honest. The dude actually does know his metal. Oh yeah, he's a good dude. And you know, Trivium shouldn't be unkind. Trivium's not terrible. It's just a little more commercial than I'm mostly... 02:36:15.760 --> 02:36:45.680 He knows his stuff. Oh yeah, he definitely knows. I mean, the dude's an Emperor fan. He's friends with Isan. He's got cred. He's got cred. What I find interesting with Frozen Solo is that like, I've been talking to a lot of people who are like, just dip in their pinky toe kind of into like the extreme metal and they're the ones that always come up. Interesting. Well, maybe that's because he's the kind of bridge there for them or something. If they know Trivion, maybe that they hear about his side projects. Yeah, maybe. 02:36:45.760 --> 02:37:14.500 What it be? And then you say... The last trivia map was really... Yeah, it's Bolt Thrower-esque. I should have mentioned that first, to be perfectly honest with you. Well, then you hope they move on to Bolt Thrower, and it's like, now you're gonna get fucking steamrolled by a Panzer tank here in a second. Yeah. Cool. Pretty much whenever someone tells me that, I'm like, have you heard of Bolt Thrower? And they're like, oh, you should. There you go. For those ones, Loro, just saying. Is it me? Yeah, it's you. 02:37:15.780 --> 02:37:45.160 Great. The devil's dozen. You know, I'm feeling lazy. I'm just going to go with Justin's number 12, Black Braid. Number two. I didn't really care for the first one when it came out. I think it was a bit of a snooty production thing. But this one was a little better production-wise, and I fucking love it. And then I grandfathered it in the first album, because I was like, all right, fine. So you appreciate the first one more then? Yes, I appreciate them both now. I know, Matt. I know. 02:37:45.780 --> 02:38:15.740 But if you don't close that thing, I'm going to put something in it. So I guess it's a sophisticated year, right? Because then you self-produce pretty much all of it on the computer. So there you go. Yeah. And the whole Native American thing, I mean, you have me there because. Or was it the heavies that turned you on to it? Well, it's possible. The first one came out, no heavies. Second one came out, I had the heavies and I was like, hmm, okay. I remember this thing on when Dennis Miller was the guy in the newscaster on Saturday Night Live and the White Album came out yet again on 02:38:15.760 --> 02:38:45.740 some new format, the Beatles. And he said, it came on CD or something. And he said, and Charles Manson got a hold of this new ultra clear sounding copy in prison. And he said, you know what? Maybe there aren't any voices on this. That's actually very funny. So I'm hoping the heavies might. Hey, Jay, when you get the heavies, go back and listen to this episode. You want more going on than I know that? Oh, you have no idea what's going on. Yeah. To the listeners. Sorry, but there's a lot of stuff that's either off camera 02:38:45.780 --> 02:39:14.860 So we are really getting close. Number 11. Shit is getting real. Almost real. Yeah. Almost real. Friendships are on the line. Justin. All right. This is my, this is actually my number is three mid-year pick. It is Iron Master. It is weapons. The album is Weapons of Scarsial Carnage. They are from Sweden. 02:39:15.800 --> 02:39:45.680 Black Lion Records. Again, kind of like a little bit of a super group. Thought about it on the mid-year. Got guys from Carnal Forge and Dark Funeral and Scar Symmetry in it. Dork Forge was really... Yes, it's just really fucking efficient. Like, that more European-paced death metal. And just insane riffs, insane leads. The drumming's amazing in it. They're one of my, like, little... I always feel like you have those bands that, like, you love and, like, 02:39:45.760 --> 02:40:15.740 you kind of want everyone else to love, but you also don't want everyone else to love because you kind of want it to be like your little band. I feel like they're like my little like band. Like I can, I can confidently wear an Iron Master t-shirt to a concert and no, no one's going to. Yeah. Hopefully one of those bands, but I love them. And yeah, they stuck it out because that, you figure that came out in April. So yeah, I like that one. It's cool. Same to Makassan. They summoned me. He summoned me from the 02:40:19.239 --> 02:40:22.560 I don't know why I can't see for no week 02:40:25.320 --> 02:40:27.260 It's pretty much I'll be right back. Oh, I gotta do this 02:40:28.420 --> 02:40:30.640 There we go. Okay. All right 02:40:31.840 --> 02:40:35.400 Hip over number 11. Yeah, I know we're doing okay 02:40:37.000 --> 02:40:39.920 Number 11 for me is chasm lux 02:40:45.260 --> 02:40:45.740 abscurata 02:40:45.820 --> 02:41:15.720 cosmic black metal with sweeping melodic layers to it. I really love the grand floating in space type feeling this album gives me. It's really a perfect blend of viciousness and an otherworldly sense of place in the universe. And this album is far under the radar, I think, because the band just kind of dropped it out of nowhere as an independent release. But that's a little bit surprising because 02:41:15.760 --> 02:41:44.840 It features vocals from Kyle Ball of Wake. So they actually put a note on Bandcamp for any labels interested in releasing the album to contact them. So really, if any label folks are listening to this, they need to sign this band just so I can have the vinyl because it's fucking awesome. Yes. Yeah, but I mean, you look at Bandcamp and there's just like a couple people who've purchased the album. 02:41:44.940 --> 02:42:14.900 And I'm a little, again, I'm just really surprised by that because I think Wick has a really good reputation in metal circles. And I don't know if they tried to shop this thing around, but it just kind of released. So I love it. And it keeps growing, going up on my list. But right now it's at number 11. Nice. Paradox, what do you got for us? So when I mentioned, when I was talking about Ruracle, I was kind of confusing them, blending them with another Bane. 02:42:14.960 --> 02:42:44.920 And that would be this band. This is post-metal that possesses hints of psychedelic throughout. They're also an OG member of the Situation 6, which would be the six bands that I made up for the year-end a number of years ago. It's a little more raw, a little more gritty, a little bit more bass-forward with harder edges all wrapped up in a psychedelic-infused Snuggie. The band is Sabre, which is their second album of sludgy post-metal on plagiarism. 02:42:45.640 --> 02:43:14.220 They're from Norway. It is called from Emberfiel Rust. Word to your mother. There you go. And word to your mother. And word to your mother. Thank you. That's the way they do it in church. Word to your mother. Word to your mother. You are the sludge docs or the sludge paradox. As well as your mother. Yeah, as well as your mother. That's the more proper. I can't remember the last time I've showered and that is the sludge effect. The sludge paradox. 02:43:14.940 --> 02:43:44.920 Yeah, you've been sludging the most so far. Awesome. That's true. All right. My dick's over. Somehow that just invaded my pick. All right. My number 11. Jay, I think you, who mentioned them? Who are you? My number 11. We'll find out here. By Catafelk. Oh, that was me. Was that you? All right. I apologize. By Catafelk, Alfred, Seasons Amiss, Hungarian Progressive, Avant-Garde, Hungarian 02:43:45.020 --> 02:44:14.880 folk music, strange weirdness with women singing and badass riffs throughout the whole. Serious riffs. Freaking album. So good. And I think we said earlier, I am slowly working through the catalog. I have the last two. I know there's about eight or nine more albums to go through. They're all cool, but I feel like you have to give each album a significant amount of time to absorb everything he's doing. Yeah. Yeah. You can't just, you don't just put them on random or something. 02:44:15.979 --> 02:44:19.420 I think it's fair to say this is a band that you don't have to like 02:44:19.600 --> 02:44:24.760 everything because it's all so different while still being the same. 02:44:25.000 --> 02:44:25.500 Does that make sense? 02:44:26.260 --> 02:44:26.680 It does. 02:44:27.420 --> 02:44:32.040 If you're looking for something different and it's got that Hungarian kind of 02:44:32.540 --> 02:44:35.020 folky feel to it, I don't even know what that means. 02:44:35.940 --> 02:44:36.360 I don't either. 02:44:36.660 --> 02:44:38.700 Just when you hear it, you're like, oh, yeah. 02:44:40.000 --> 02:44:41.320 Just killer riffs. 02:44:41.980 --> 02:44:42.060 Yeah. 02:44:42.440 --> 02:44:42.720 Good stuff. 02:44:43.500 --> 02:44:44.180 My number 11. 02:44:44.980 --> 02:45:13.180 William, what do you have? Number 11? Yes, sir. My number 11, Street Tombs, Reclusive Decay, Santa Fe, New Mexico on Carbonized Records. Nice. Also featuring our buddy Galen. Oh, is it? Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's not his band, but he plays on it. Yeah. As soon as you said Santa Fe, I was going to ask if he was on it. 02:45:14.260 --> 02:45:43.820 Oh, no. Yeah. Galen is the Santa Fe medal scene, just so you know. Actually, they didn't survive my mid-year, but I'll tell you my next one. But first, I have to tell Matt that I got, it took me a while to find a place to get a haircut here because I live in the middle of fucking nowhere. And I went to this guy, a barber. And anyway, and when he was done, he said, do you want me to do your eyebrows? Your eyebrows need to be cleaned up. And I said, yeah, okay. But I said, just don't make me look like that fucking quarterback from the Minnesota Vikings. Oh, I get my eyebrows done all the time. 02:45:44.240 --> 02:46:14.180 Have you seen this guy from the Vikings? He's got a alopecia or something. Well, that's not funny, then. No, it's super funny. You just get his name out of your mouth. My number, whatever this is, and I know it's the right one. It's just I've forgotten the number is too bold. Kind of a wouldn't you guys say these guys are kind of a podcast darling if you think about it? Yeah, especially since they racked up our first ever total agreement album of the month. They don't fuck up. Didn't quite crack the top 10. 02:46:14.240 --> 02:46:42.900 but that doesn't mean they didn't make a really good record this year. Slightly cleaner production on this one than the previous ones and I feel like it was even slightly more progressive than their previous ones. Oh, significantly. They're so fucking good. Great band. Yeah. All right. How many is that? Two or three for two mold? I think Will. I think it's a nice one. I had it. Yeah. That's three. And Matt maybe had it. I had it for number 14. Paradox hasn't done it. Okay, Will had it. All right. 02:46:44.260 --> 02:47:14.220 We'll just... 11 now. That was... That was 12. That was 11. But I thought we'd all go to 11. We do. We do. On the stairway to 11, we go to 11. Do we? Did you do your 11? I did my 11. Well, then it's my turn, bitch. Why? Why is it so hard? It's my turn. When it's my turn, it should be my turn. Look, you fucking wanker. I'm sorry, but... 02:47:14.260 --> 02:47:43.240 When we're on number 11, it's my turn. But you're a wanker. Well, of course I am. Who isn't? John's not a wanker. You're a wanker. Well, then I'm doing double duty. You're wanking his wanker. Might be. Jesus Christ has let me do my 11. Now I'm doing my Aussie. I'm not 11. I'm not 11. 02:47:48.979 --> 02:48:14.100 All right, I'm going to do this now. Just hand me the fucking volleyball. You don't even know this album. I'm the only one to even listen to it. Because fuck y'all. Empire State Bastard, Rivers of Heresy. I listened to it. Didn't do anything. It's the Biffy Clyro guys and Dave Lombardo, the other drummer. Let me look at my list. Nope, not on my list. Yeah. Is that like the other white meat, Dave Lombardo? 02:48:14.260 --> 02:48:44.060 Dave Lombardo is the other white mate. The other white mate. Yeah, like Bebe. Get in my album! Lombardo, get in my album! So we have miraculously got the shit. Yeah, the shit now is finally getting real. Shit's getting real. Really real. Now we can start talking about records we actually like. Yeah, fuck those first 15. Yeah. So what you're saying is the deck is not just mixed up at this point. 02:48:44.260 --> 02:48:45.020 Now we're actually trying. 02:48:45.540 --> 02:48:45.720 I mean, 02:48:46.020 --> 02:48:46.860 saying there's a chance. 02:48:47.060 --> 02:48:47.360 All right, 02:48:47.980 --> 02:48:48.260 do it. 02:48:48.819 --> 02:48:49.260 Justin. 02:48:50.500 --> 02:48:50.880 All right, 02:48:51.420 --> 02:48:51.820 here we go. 02:48:52.660 --> 02:48:54.380 My number 10 is, 02:48:55.520 --> 02:49:00.040 was my number two at mid year is God is East apocalyptic doom. 02:49:00.340 --> 02:49:01.280 Just talked about already. 02:49:01.420 --> 02:49:02.080 That's three times. 02:49:02.150 --> 02:49:05.840 I would say it's definitely my death doom record of the year. 02:49:06.280 --> 02:49:06.640 Death doom. 02:49:07.200 --> 02:49:08.040 Probably James's too. 02:49:08.940 --> 02:49:12.080 It's got that balance tree that I like in my death. 02:49:12.360 --> 02:49:42.320 in a very yes and very what do you say oh god just kind of way i would say in pacing in a lot of parts not every part but Markisan are you there is anybody out there out there Markisan hey buddy you there can i just point out if anybody was in charge of this thing we'd have all gotten fired like an hour ago jay really an hour i'm thinking more like three hours i'm thinking 02:49:42.360 --> 02:50:12.000 Five years ago. We wouldn't have made it past the interview, actually. They'd be like, get the fuck out of here. Security! Hey, buddy. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey, handsome. Hey, friend. You there? I summon thee. All right, can we just move on? It works when you summon him. Oh, okay. Markisan, I summon thee from the depths of smell. I mean, hell. Can we just like... See? No, it worked. It worked. He's coming. He's coming. 02:50:12.360 --> 02:50:41.460 Here it comes. Wait, but can we just like... No, there he is. Can we remark on how handsome Matt is? Yeah, always. I mean, he's snuggie free and it's still how handsome he is. There he is. Back from the depths. We got number 10 now? Number 10. Just waiting on you, buddy. Holy shit. Shit's real. Make it real-ish. Number 10. I believe this has been mentioned a couple times, actually. And it's Majesties. Majesties. 02:50:42.340 --> 02:51:12.200 Reach Is Unclaim, 20 bucks spin, records. Ooh, yes. Old school, 90s metal death is back, baby. And it's better than ever, this record. When I listen to this, I'm like a fucking teen metal bitch all over again. Just massive hooks, milky smooth melodies, twin guitar assault. Doesn't light up for never, how long is this thing? Like 39 minutes, 38 minutes, something like that. It's triumphant, it's glorious. It's been pretty consistent, isn't it? 02:51:12.360 --> 02:51:42.180 The Mid-Year was pretty close to this level and hasn't changed for me. I really like this record. I hope they do more. All right, Matt. It's to me. It's to you. So my number 10. Easily break out pick of the year. Yeah, that too. Easy. At their core, this is a black little band, but the sound has so many different characteristics, it's hard to put any solid label on it. Bass-driven, buried in distorted vocals. I was waiting. 02:51:42.360 --> 02:52:12.160 The Rebel Wizard a little bit. Oh, you. Super intense and chaotic while transforming into massive thick melodies. Opening. The opening of the second track reminds me of Love Is On The Way by Saigon Kick, which I love. The band, Anti-God Hand. The album, Blight Year. Second album, Black Metal, question mark, Canada, American Dreams Records. Markson, you describe this best. Like, there is no way to put a label on this, even though at its root, it is Black Metal, but it is. 02:52:12.180 --> 02:52:42.140 It's completely insane. I would say it's the melodies at times remind me a little bit of Deaf Heaven, but they kind of get more, more sinister, more demonic than a Deaf Heaven would. And so that's okay with me, but that is my number 10. Very cool. I like that. I like that. It's a band that I, I've liked a lot for the last couple of years, but I've been really been the only one. So to share it, to share it. You, and you had mentioned it, 02:52:42.200 --> 02:53:12.060 It was probably at least a month later where I heard the album and I was like, holy Moses, like I need to like to sit down and absorb this. And it's unlike anything I've heard. Yeah, it is very hard to describe in this band. And that's good. You know, you want something completely unique. Yeah. I'm so sorry. Awesome. All right. How are things at corporate? A little foul. Lots has been going on. 02:53:12.200 --> 02:53:42.120 I will let George describe what happened. TK421? My eyes are burning. I'm crying laughing. I'm tearing. Well, it started with me offering beer to Will and him being like, I'm sleeping. No, no, no. That is not true. You offered beer to John and excluded me. No, I did earlier and you were like, no. Then I went to John and he still has some. And so then I went back again because I was like, 02:53:42.200 --> 02:54:10.520 I'm going to pour some more. And I'm like, and John was like, I'm driving. You are. John was like, no, I'm jacking you both off. Either way, he didn't need some of this. So, and then, so I just poured the rest of it into my glass. And then Will's like, I'm going to take your glass. And I was like, oh, I'm sorry. And, you know, soap opera drama ensues. So, sue me. So, John is not drinking. No, I have to drive. 02:54:18.739 --> 02:54:21.120 I'm in like a dreamy haze right now. 02:54:23.439 --> 02:54:26.840 So no, I would say no, I have not checked. 02:54:26.840 --> 02:54:28.600 You still have like three hours to go though. 02:54:29.640 --> 02:54:30.380 Will's awake. 02:54:30.430 --> 02:54:32.760 I have to give Will props for this because he, 02:54:33.000 --> 02:54:36.080 it seemed like he was going to pass up midway through guys. 02:54:36.920 --> 02:54:38.320 He's rallying four times. 02:54:38.780 --> 02:55:08.740 I feel it's inspiring Will because I'm a very sleek guy now. I know you've been around the internet. Where are we? Like a Tim Owens ripper? Matt's got a jacket on him. I'm still waiting for him to put a snuggie on though. Oh he's gone back that way again. He's got a jacket on again. Pretty snuggie. Working his way up to it. Alright John. John is so annoyed right now. I'm not annoyed. You are annoyed. He's annoyed. I just want to do my god darn thing. John's like I want a fucking drink and I gotta drive your 02:55:09.560 --> 02:55:38.020 He's feeling this race for me. Take me home tonight. Trying to figure out how I'm the sane one right now. Is that really so hard to figure out? No. All right. Number 10. Shit is so real. This album's been mentioned a couple times already. All right, John, do it. Enslaved. Enslaved. There it is. Nuclear blast. I got fatigued like everybody else as much as I love this band. Just about everybody else. Yeah. 02:55:38.740 --> 02:56:07.240 I hate that band. Fucking hate them. You're walking home tonight. That's three though. I mean, even though Jay and I had it lower, you've got in your top 10. Yeah. Cause Forrest Dweller is just such a great song that it just dragged it up for me. So don't have to say any more. Everyone's heard of him before. I'm sure the next album will farewell, but I did have to open the door after I proclaimed him as my album of the early need. 02:56:08.760 --> 02:56:12.840 I mean you were really adamant about that John you're like I don't think anything is beaten this 02:56:13.160 --> 02:56:38.720 that's because they had like three songs out for like a year oh shit yeah that's the way it goes though I I feel that same way John you you'd listen to it now and you're like oh this is it this is it and then something else comes along yeah then April came around yeah right it's crazy all right Will what is your let's get serious album number 10 we're on 10 yeah more surprisingly like a let's get physical 02:56:39.899 --> 02:56:41.660 I want to get physical. 02:56:42.680 --> 02:56:44.100 Chef's get physical. 02:56:45.380 --> 02:56:50.260 You know, I actually appreciate the fact that you guys are old enough to know that song. 02:56:50.540 --> 02:56:50.600 Yeah. 02:56:52.260 --> 02:56:54.320 Oh, I thought you were talking about the Nine Inch Nails version. 02:56:54.560 --> 02:56:56.040 No, I work for so many young people. 02:56:56.040 --> 02:56:56.660 Hey, it's good too. 02:56:57.659 --> 02:56:59.960 All the people I work with, I could be their dad. 02:57:00.420 --> 02:57:02.260 And when I make dad jokes, you're like, what? 02:57:02.270 --> 02:57:02.520 Oh, Jesus. 02:57:02.770 --> 02:57:02.860 Okay. 02:57:03.080 --> 02:57:03.440 It will. 02:57:03.740 --> 02:57:04.280 Quick poll. 02:57:04.960 --> 02:57:07.460 Who has ever, not that everybody's here. 02:57:10.239 --> 02:57:37.900 Who's on first? Yes? Yes. Who's on second? What's on second? Markisan? Yeah, I mean, I know. Justin? I know who Abbott and Costello are. Do you know the Who's on first? What's on second? I don't know who's on third. Pass. Yeah, pass. I don't think so. Yeah, I was talking to people at work, and I was like, this is like the Who's on first thing, this meeting we were having, and they were like, what? And I had to send them a YouTube video. I was like. I have that conversation with every 02:57:37.940 --> 02:58:07.680 I work with people I work with. It's amazing what people don't know. Young, dumb, and full of cum. Will? Yeah. Not after you get done with them. You said Olivia Newton-John? Tell me more. Tell me more. Tell me more. Who has a car? I actually went back to the theaters 20 years later and watched it again. I've seen it a bunch of times. I've seen it once. I'm sure you jerk off to that on YouTube. You don't have to go to the theater. That was my first vinyl record. Was it really? 02:58:07.940 --> 02:58:37.580 I was 27 years old the first time I saw Grease. Are you serious? Absolutely. I never saw it until... It was like right before I moved here. Actually, not to over tell stories, but with my brothers, one time in the 70s, my parents somehow got tickets to the Indianapolis 500, but they only got a couple of them, and they took my two brothers. And so, as a consolation prize... Wait, Jay, you have... Yeah, right. When they came home, they took me to see Grease. And I was like, 02:58:37.940 --> 02:59:07.500 They went to the MN plus 500 and we went to Greece in the theater. But it was great. I loved it. So. All right. That's it. Now I would. I would be worse. I would have preferred the Indy final. It could have been worse. But you know. All right. Number 10. Not 11. Not 9. 10. Sorry. I need to put on my glasses. Are we sure we did all these? Like 12? All right. Yeah, you were there. My number 10. Are we there? Incantation. Unholy Defecation. 02:59:11.920 --> 02:59:37.860 All right, then. All right. Jay, keep us rolling. We're moving. We got a pick done. That's it. No, we can move this one pretty quick. King Gizzard, the Lizard Wizard, Petrogonic, so on and so forth. That is the longest non-short thing ever. I'm not even going to read it. That's how much time I've been. I thought you were the longest non-short thing ever. I thought that would be fire. No, I had. It was mid-year. 02:59:40.820 --> 02:59:44.460 I will say this is borderline for me because 02:59:49.120 --> 02:59:50.460 See how easy it is? 02:59:52.620 --> 02:59:54.800 Welcome to Baby Talk Gas 02:59:55.601 --> 02:59:59.320 I want to prove Albert wrong that we finished this in 2023 03:00:00.440 --> 03:00:01.600 by a mile 03:00:02.620 --> 03:00:06.840 My only point with that pick is that I was debating 03:00:06.860 --> 03:00:36.100 even to put that on my list. I love that record. Yeah, it's fine. But it's barely metal. No, I think it's straight up metal, actually. I always just say this. Everyone go fuck yourself because Clutch is more metal than this. It's not even on my list. Why do you tell me to fuck myself? Because I'm looking at you and your dreamy hair. Yeah, I do. I still have hair. You have no hair. Fuck yourself. Nobody else is gonna. 03:00:36.860 --> 03:01:06.340 Also, you have the second best hairline in the pod, so you don't get to call that out. Yeah. Your hair is some pretty cute. I just got a haircut. My hair is great. It is. Jay, who's pick is it? Whose pick is it? My hair is great. Not mine. Didn't Matt used to have hair? I did. Matt talked about shaving his hair, but he hasn't done it yet. I'm not seeing any hair is the thing. He's riding it out. He's riding it out. Wait, whose pick is it? I don't know. 03:01:06.860 --> 03:01:36.680 We'll just know it's Jays. I just had my pick. Yeah, King Gizzard. He went quick. King Gizzard. And you said it wasn't metal. We had this whole diatribe. It's not metal, even though I had it in my pick. But I had it in my pick because fuck you guys. I was going to say that my number 10 was going to piss John off, but given we haven't heard it yet, it's probably going to be a relief. So, Alkaloid Newman. Oh, nice. Wow. There's one. You mispronounced it. All right. 03:01:36.840 --> 03:02:06.580 New Man. Justin Go. Let's go quick. That's it. Justin. Is he still waiting? My number nine. Yes. Okay. Local band to me, Afterbirth. Yeah, name is In But Not Of. In But Not Of. In But. I had to read that a couple times before I could make sense of it. I was like, I was expecting another word. No, it's a great. 03:02:06.860 --> 03:02:36.820 It's a brutal death metal record at its base, but they do so much progressive, cool, interesting sounds in this record. They break it up enough. Yes, there are gurgled vocals in it. Again, if you were a fan of Artificial Brain, it's the same vocalist from Artificial Brain. Will Smith. Yep, yep. Okay, yeah, I know. Will Smith. And he's in Ricanora also. Okay, I like that. Yeah, and 03:02:36.860 --> 03:03:06.460 And it's just a really cool record. I think everyone should give it a shot. It's a genre record that I feel like you can get into even if you're not a fan of that type of genre music because there's just so many interesting things going on in it. I mean, I'm not a fan. I tried that record. I really like the music. I can't deal with the frog vocals. Ribbit? Ribbit? I guess can't. I get it. I get it. It's not consistently through, though, so I feel like he goes kind of in and out of it. 03:03:06.860 --> 03:03:36.480 So that's why it works for me. I mean, a lot of people like that kind of vocal style. It's just hard for me to get into it, but the music is awesome. I'm surprised it's so low for you, Justin. I figured it'd be higher. Yeah, I thought so too. Yeah, because you contacted me about it offline and you were saying how much you liked it. That's why I was surprised. Yeah, no, I just like a lot of records this year, so. Shit. It's hard choices this year. You know, we've talked about this over and over. 03:03:36.840 --> 03:04:06.820 There's so many good records. I feel like if I did the list tomorrow, it might be a little bit different. So yeah, I would say now in this top 10 for me, it's these are records I'm just going to be continually listening to. So it's just going to be a matter of mood and where I'm at and what's going to get more attention than the other at this point. But they're all fucking great. All right, Markisan. Right. So number nine, can't believe we're at number nine or number nine. This is actually an album that John had as his album of the 03:04:07.540 --> 03:04:36.700 And it was a grower for me. I liked it the first time I spun it. But the more I put this motherfucker on, I just grew to love it. It's just an absolute standout progressive death metal album. It's brutal, varied, has really beautiful melodic sections in it and sung vocals. And the last track on this fucking thing is 16 minutes of just stunning progressive metal that really, 03:04:36.860 --> 03:05:06.780 captures how skilled and creative this band is. And it is, that's a lot of introduction for the album. Rannock, conflagrations on Holotip Records. It's one of my favorite records this year, obviously. Number nine. Awesome. Number nine. It's a great album. I love this. Number nine. Number nine? Number nine, because I don't think I've done my number 10. What was your number 10? BlackBerry Part 2. 03:05:06.860 --> 03:05:36.820 We skipped your ass. How did we miss that? All right, Matt, do your 10 and number 9. I am so fucking hurt by this. You should be. Matt's drunk. Obviously, management and the headquarters has had too much and it didn't meet expectations. Once this is done, except my resignation. My number 10, the word atmosphere goes so hand in hand with this band's sound, especially like a well 03:05:38.119 --> 03:06:05.360 The Melody, the prior album is still there, but we're seeing a darker side to these songs, almost hearing some thrash influence. That is my number 10, Black Braid 2 by Black Braid. Okay, my number 9. I would describe this band. Really intense and gritty sludge metal with knots to early grunge, sprinkled with fuzzies. There's a little bit of mastodon worship, much like the prior album mentioned. I can't think of the band's name already. Which river? Thank you. 03:06:06.860 --> 03:06:36.180 And I would not have gotten the grunge had it not been for The Good Doctor also joining us today for sending me the Soundgarden tribute album where they did, remind me what song they did? Was it Blackface? Yes. The band is Somnuri. The album is Desiderium. It's their third album. They're sludge metal from the U.S. Monarch Heavy, which I realized I learned this year is the new name for E1. 03:06:36.860 --> 03:07:05.280 It's an amazing album. You can definitely check it out. Yeah. Justin, you told me about this. That's why I know this. Yeah. Yeah, it's good. It's for people who like good music. So excuse me. Oh, did you just call us out, man? What the fuck? Yes, he did. Wouldn't never. He was like, y'all don't have this on the list. You're not even cool. Says the guy who forgot to give his number 10. Hey. Yeah, you forgot. It's not like we skipped you. You forgot. 03:07:08.420 --> 03:07:36.420 I mean, I go on and on, you know, with my album. So, you know, you have ample time, Matt. So you just ample blanked out. Ample will Matt, though. A twofer back to back. All right. You think anybody listening was would have caught that? They would have been like, oh, no, Matt missed his 10. Somebody's keeping score. I mean, in this cast, though, Jay, yes, because Matt has actually been talking way more than he has in his entire career on the Metalheads podcast. 03:07:36.860 --> 03:08:05.540 I was using up all his minutes. I mean, that wasn't insult to Matt. We could skip any of us and they would be like. No, we would never insult Matt. Yeah, Matt, Matt, did you get a new data plan? No. Because I'm way over my minutes. Yeah, it's called, John is called unlimited bitchy. I don't know if you're going to. You know, there's a lot of companies out there that it's like, you know, the end of the year, use or lose. So if you're going to, you got the minutes, you better use them. I had been banking. Come January, he's not going to say a fucking thing. 03:08:06.840 --> 03:08:36.180 All right. My number nine. It's a holdover from the mid-year was my number four. It was my album of the month in January going all the way back. And it actually made, I was very shocked. Ooh, January. To see that this made Decibels top 40. And it is Tribunal. The Weight of Remembrance, 20 bucks a pin. Canada, kind of a doom metal, gothic metal, hybrid, great stuff, male, female singing. It's not beating the beast despite the fact that the male vocals are harsh. 03:08:36.860 --> 03:09:05.400 She sings clean, but her vocals are not that operatic stuff. It's very good. They incorporate some cello into the sound, so it's got its own distinct thing going on. Good stuff. Let's move on. What's doops? That's cool. That one hung on for you, though, John. When it comes to doom metal, I like the more gothic vibe to doom metal, personally. Next. What number are we on? Feedback. 59. 03:09:08.360 --> 03:09:36.320 Sorry, what number? Number nine. Number nine. Serpent Corns. Serpent Corpse. I thought you said Serpent Corn. Are you ready? Serpent Corns. I went to the farmer's market and I got the fucking Serpent Corn. The name of the album was Blood Sabbath. Is anyone? Anyone. I have not. I apologize. 03:09:37.800 --> 03:10:06.380 I've listened to that record. Have you? Did you like it? I listened to everything. So yes, I did like it. Okay. Everything? Really? Thank you for everything. Thank you for liking it, Marcus. I'll find something you haven't listened to. Apparently no one else likes it. That's probably true. I like it. Yeah, it's good. Nice. It's my number nine. Is that your final answer? It's my final answer. It's my number nine. And you guys. Final answer. If the screen goes blank for the rest of you, that means I'm. 03:10:06.840 --> 03:10:36.060 I'm skull-fucking John. That means he fell asleep. How do you feel about snakes? Well, since I have no problem with snakes, but John hates big, white, eight-inch snakes. Yes. And Steel Panthers. He hates them. I mean, scared of them. I mean, just like gigantic. Slot it in straight to the top. Run like hell. Only eight? Yeah. Only. 03:10:36.840 --> 03:11:06.820 Jay. I have such an advantage. Size queen over here. Our situationship is so awesome because I hold the advantage. Did you say situationship? Did you say holding the advantage as in your hand? He's been saying that for like the last hour of Arkansas. Will's awesome. Listen, you gotta give Will props. The dude should be asleep. I don't know how he's even operating. He's only operating at 10%. 03:11:06.860 --> 03:11:35.420 But still, he's here. I have no idea how tired I am. He keeps plugging in to get up to about 25% that he unplugs. And he's charging with beer, so. This is crazy. Everything that he just said is true. Like, I literally, like, I take a nap, and then I come back, and I have a little bit of beer, and I come back. God, I hope we keep at least one listener from this episode. 03:11:36.860 --> 03:11:39.820 This justifies everything that Albert says about us. 03:11:41.119 --> 03:11:41.520 Let's... 03:11:42.199 --> 03:11:44.040 We need to prove him and Trevor wrong. 03:11:44.560 --> 03:11:49.240 I will just say that I've had my earphones off most of the time. 03:11:49.340 --> 03:11:52.660 So, yeah, he doesn't want to hear what the rest of you have to say. 03:11:52.720 --> 03:11:54.380 It only matters what he has to say. 03:11:54.520 --> 03:11:57.100 I only put him on because I have to say something. 03:11:57.120 --> 03:11:57.620 Oh, my God. 03:11:57.840 --> 03:11:58.700 Somebody make a pick. 03:11:59.240 --> 03:12:04.400 He did his number, and then Marcasson threw us all under the bus by asking him a question at the end of the year. 03:12:04.860 --> 03:12:06.020 I'm trying to engage him. 03:12:06.699 --> 03:12:35.040 How do you feel about shoes? I can hear everything. So is it Jay's turn? Clavin. Hey, there's a guy over here that says you don't know a thing about pneumatics. You know, remember Clavin from shoes? Yeah, of course. I just heard you guys have a ship and it's called The Situation. It would be. It would be. All right, my number nine. You need to christen it. Hello, Newman's alkaloid. Alkaloid. Nice. 03:12:36.120 --> 03:13:06.080 Your Alkaloid. My alkaloid beats your alkaloid, Joyce, by one, apparently. Apparently, yes. And then I believe that's nine. It does. Yes. And now, if you wouldn't mind, please handing me another volleyball. All right. Here you go. Thank you. Mentally. This is the band that Markison hates. Oh, that's like, oh, shit. Urarv. Your whole list. Substratum. This is the dude that used to be the singer for Dothheim's 03:13:06.120 --> 03:13:36.080 until the most recent album alderaan i think is what his like general metal name is even though i'm sure he has many but yeah he left dotheim's guard and this is his i don't want to say it's like a second album under you are a rv or rv i don't know but this is some true avant-garde black metal shit oh god so i'm sure that chris agrees with me i'm i'm betting that 03:13:36.120 --> 03:13:40.760 Galen probably agrees with me too so suck it the rest of you oh god if you like 03:13:41.120 --> 03:13:50.600 babies crying hey it's for like five seconds in one song deal with that bitch it's funny because i so 03:13:50.840 --> 03:13:57.320 dislike omegar black metal that i was supposed to see the imperial triumph at a show they saw 03:13:58.500 --> 03:14:06.080 they were opening for baroness and my buddy had a ticket to another show which was early grooves 03:14:06.080 --> 03:14:35.340 Coven, like the old school, like 70s Coven, and Lucifer, I think it was. So I actually went to the opening to see early grooves, or early moods, I should say, and then I left and went to the actual show after Imperial Shrine of Film was done. Yeah. You were there at the last Disciple when they played, and yeah, we like didn't stick around for that. So, yeah. Yeah, I really disliked that band, but you know what, George, 03:14:35.360 --> 03:15:03.300 This is the thing with the top 25. You pick what you really like. So. Yeah. And obviously I respect what your picks. Well, of course you do. I've never listened to Babies Crying Again on metal, but you know. Until the next Behemoth album. I tried. Yeah. Okay. Anyway, back to Justin for number eight. Number eight. Back to back. Long Island picks. 03:15:05.380 --> 03:15:33.900 My Stoner, Do-Restless Spirit. It is After Image. They're on Magnetic Eye Records. And yeah, this is kind of what I was talking about, where if a clean vocal hits me the right way, and I like the tone and everything like that, I very much get into that particular type of band. 03:15:35.360 --> 03:16:05.340 at least before that I think Marcus and I talked about it a little bit online at some point but I love their last record what I like even more about this record is it might not be quite as complex and epic as the last one I would say but what I like about it is I feel like the songs all kind of have their own personalities and because of that I kind of they definitely hear words into with me I should say with this record more so than the last 03:16:05.380 --> 03:16:29.020 one. And there are a lot of really great song tracks on this record. Hell's Grass was just specifically is the one I've been really hot on the past couple weeks, but there are a lot of ones on it that are really good. And it's just, yeah, I think if you, you like, like the sludgy stoner doom type of field, it's got a little bit more of that, a little bit of effigness to it, but not too much, you know. 03:16:29.580 --> 03:16:35.120 I meant to listen to this because you were telling me about it and maybe Markisan was too. Markisan, did you like that? 03:16:35.160 --> 03:17:05.140 I really like the last record I like this record it's just very much streamlined the last one just had like Justin said he said it perfectly it had a lot more going on it was more epic longer songs this one is just it's more focused and direct and I don't have a problem with that because you know I don't want a band to do the exact same thing as they did last time but I really liked the last record so I was hoping that they would continue that trajectory into the new 03:17:05.700 --> 03:17:35.140 And then they kind of threw this loop to me. So I like it. I just, I haven't been, I've listened to it a ton. I just haven't been able to get into it as much as the last one. I really liked the sound on the previous record. So it doesn't mean that. Yeah. The last one was a great record too. Yeah. All right. I'm going to have to check this out then. Yeah. It is very good. It just, it's different. They've changed up their sound and I don't know how that's going to affect them going forward. If there's something they wanted to try or if they're going to go back to it. 03:17:35.180 --> 03:18:05.140 to what they were doing before or if they're maybe meld those because a lot of bands will meld those different styles in the next record so you know be around the end a lot the last one was their first there's a first record so this is yeah so you know i think maybe they're you know they could be building to something that you know it's gonna maybe break them out into a wider swath of people on both sides here right so yeah you know when you're a young band like that and you start with something that you get used to that sound they want to try something new 03:18:05.180 --> 03:18:34.520 And then maybe, you know, that affects the release. There's a lot of bands that are on this list that do that. We've mentioned Toonballed, you know. We've seen the effects, not just of the band itself, but the side project bands that go into the album, the newer stuff. So, yeah, I like it. It's not my favorite, but I am still very intrigued by that band, and I'm looking forward to see what they do next. Yeah. All right. Will looks like he's waiting to take a bukkake to the face right now. 03:18:35.160 --> 03:19:04.320 Oh, he's not waiting. It's like he already took it. He's still processing that. He just nodded yes. Yeah. Okay. So his face is more microphone than face now. Yeah. He's a unicorn. Markison. Yeah. Number eight for me. Let's see here. I just want to take a look at it. What did I have for my mid-year? Let me take a look here. Sorry. Okay. All right. 03:19:05.160 --> 03:19:34.900 It's dropped a couple spaces. Again, that's because it's been so strong in the second half of the year, but this is a record I keep going back to over and over. It's my top epic traditional metal album this year and my favorite since I'd say the last Atlantean Codex record and it's Gatekeeper from Western Shores on Cruz del Sur Records. This album has everything I want in this subgenre of metal galloping. 03:19:35.820 --> 03:20:05.140 Thunderwatt riffs, fun folk elements, triumphant solos, savage fantasy themes in the record. And on top of that, they have a new vocalist this time around who just takes this band to another level, the fucking top of Mount Doom, if you will. And he uses a powerful mid-range voice most of the time, but sometimes he gets possessed by King Diamond and he fucking 03:20:08.219 --> 03:20:35.120 It has some of the best songs to sing for me this year. And I just, I love it. You know, it's not every year that like a traditional kind of power slash power metal album will make my list. It has to be really exceptional. I think this is the case with Gatekeeper. So if you like that kind of style, I think this is the best that we got to that genre this year in 2020. 03:20:35.240 --> 03:21:04.920 23. It's a good album. Yeah. All right, Matt. I have good news and I have bad news. Uh, the bad news is that the numbers of my list are different than the numbers on the side of my spreadsheet. Oh shit. So what's going to happen, Matt? I'm actually off by one. I was never skipped. I've relinquished the restraining orders and the legal process. Yeah. You better get over that shit. The good news is I can be super quick because my number eight, 03:21:05.180 --> 03:21:34.100 is disiderium by some nary. And then just take what I said prior and kind of bring that forward to now. I'm so confused right now. So did you miss? Wait, did you miss someone? I'm not suing corporate. What happened was, is that I thought my nine was my 10, that I was overlooked. And I started legal proceedings. I put in a reservation. I filed for unemployment. 03:21:35.180 --> 03:21:38.360 I've since revoked all those things because I realize I'm off by a number. 03:21:39.440 --> 03:21:41.140 But that means you missed something somewhere. 03:21:42.300 --> 03:21:44.960 No, it was anti-God hand, then the Black Braid, then the Sumnery. 03:21:45.180 --> 03:21:45.580 Okay, sorry. 03:21:45.700 --> 03:21:50.400 I cried wolf, even though I'm built and I have the dominance of a wolf. 03:21:51.540 --> 03:21:52.960 It wasn't my time to show my thanks. 03:21:53.420 --> 03:21:55.140 And so I was preemptive on that. 03:21:55.580 --> 03:21:56.300 And I do apologize. 03:21:57.020 --> 03:21:59.880 I hate to tell you, but we're downsizing now, so. 03:22:00.800 --> 03:22:02.860 I understand, you know. 03:22:03.400 --> 03:22:32.700 You realize what the problem is that Matt just fucking talked too much on this episode and he just fucked everything up. He just didn't know what he was talking about. Stay in your lane, bitch. Stay in your lane. The celebrity went to my head and I fired my agent. I fired my management. You know, I don't. Wait, I'm management. With the team that big. And so I just can we just start over? Okay. Sure. Yeah, we're good with that. Good job, Matt. Start over from 25. 03:22:33.400 --> 03:23:03.320 This weekend. Let's go back to the beginning. Let's rewind four hours and four and a half hours. Yeah, let's do it again. Start over. I'm also going to do it in Spanish. John can finally drink again. Yeah, exactly. I can drink. I just have to drive later. Yeah. Jeez. Be responsible. Get called out. Dude, well's out. Hey, Matt, do me a favor. Don't jack up that list you send me. You better have an order or I'll pay. 03:23:03.400 --> 03:23:33.360 I'm gonna pay them okay that's done done do it right George look at him yeah she's out I I'm I'm actually really impressed he made it this far but he's done now all right yeah all right my number eight it's been mentioned a few times it's the highest so far boing no this is so many weird sounds that was the first metal heads podcast snore yeah 03:23:33.380 --> 03:24:02.480 All right. My number eight, Tumult, Enduring Spirit, 20 bucks a pin. Canada, Progressive Death Metal. It's my top 10 hipster pick according to the internet, wasteland experts and gatekeepers of all that is holy and true with a V in metal. Please change your outfits on Decibel Magazine covers. Please. I'm just kidding about all that. I'd love to say that. You know, that never would have even occurred to me looking at that cover. Never. A million years would I have thought of that. Yeah. Never in a million years. 03:24:02.500 --> 03:24:03.440 You gotta be a real 03:24:04.050 --> 03:24:05.460 tool-y douchebag 03:24:06.040 --> 03:24:06.780 Yeah, that's right 03:24:06.790 --> 03:24:08.000 To even think about shit like that 03:24:08.060 --> 03:24:08.880 Who fucking cares? 03:24:09.030 --> 03:24:09.560 Go fuck yourself 03:24:09.920 --> 03:24:10.680 Okay, that's why I mentioned 03:24:10.760 --> 03:24:12.000 the internet wasteland experts 03:24:12.220 --> 03:24:12.600 and geeky people 03:24:12.620 --> 03:24:13.260 Yeah, no, I know 03:24:13.320 --> 03:24:14.520 I'm just agreeing with you 03:24:14.560 --> 03:24:15.940 All that is holy and true 03:24:16.600 --> 03:24:17.840 True with a V in metal 03:24:18.920 --> 03:24:20.100 Yeah, go to hell 03:24:20.520 --> 03:24:20.760 Nice 03:24:21.000 --> 03:24:21.700 You go to hell 03:24:21.820 --> 03:24:22.880 You go to hell and you die 03:24:23.020 --> 03:24:24.400 Put on an album, you losers 03:24:25.780 --> 03:24:26.020 Yeah 03:24:26.520 --> 03:24:27.940 And then we'll make fun of your clothes 03:24:28.779 --> 03:24:29.920 Yeah, you better be dressed 03:24:30.220 --> 03:24:30.940 absolutely proper 03:24:31.359 --> 03:25:00.100 By the way, I have to say, Albert, we're not in 2024 yet, but I do want to give you props for making some nice little snarky comments in your posts about the readers. Yeah, but how can you put out a list in November? Honestly, how can you do that? They're called promos. So weird. Yeah. Is that the second to mold? No, it's third, I think. Third? Yeah. That's why I said the highest so far. 03:25:00.960 --> 03:25:30.840 Highest, yeah. Yes. All right. Number eight. Does he have a list there? Grab his list. Grab his list, George. I know what it is. Let's read it. Yeah. Just lick the back of his ear and we go. All right. Are we at number eight? Lick the back of his ear. I'm not done that. My number eight. Everybody knows this band. I'm wearing the shirt. Obituary. Dying of everything. Yes. We knew that would be on Will. 03:25:30.960 --> 03:26:00.860 And it just says, number eight, Birthplace of Death Metal Florida Relapse. Okay, that's my number eight. Jay? My number eight is Zykenafelk. Oh, yeah. If it's Alford, then it's a Batman concept album. Yes, that was exactly what I was thinking. It's Alford, I think. I think. Alford. As in, none of them shaved. Yeah. They're Alford. A difficult band to quantify. 03:26:00.960 --> 03:26:30.920 and qualify except to say that really john you probably did the best job so far and one of the things really worth pointing out is those monster riffs he's kind of like he's sawn in that way and that he kind of goes all over the back and then he just comes back with like the most fucking cult metal riff you ever heard in your life so and it's just a really interesting he's put together a produced album okay nice that's like a few that's a couple at least for that album that's three so far three and 03:26:30.940 --> 03:27:00.140 George, Jay, and John. Yeah. That's great. I knew you'd have it somewhere, Jay, because you've been praising it. I had it pretty high in mid-year, yeah. Me too. I think we were relatively close in mid-year, too. It's super. I love it. Yeah, that might be it for that one. Probably. I think you guys were the three biggest proponents of that record. Fair enough, yeah. That makes sense. Number eight, Sulfur Aeon, Seven Crowns and Seven Seals. Nice. 03:27:00.940 --> 03:27:30.280 Yeah. It's, I would say this is less ethereal than previous. Seems more blackened to me for some. Yes. It's, it's definitely more in your face and studio. Whereas like previous Sulphur Aeon albums sound like they were coming out of Cthulhu's ass. Being ethereal. Yes. I almost felt like I was being crushed by the weight of like the ocean listening. Yeah. And initially that was kind of disappointing. Like my first listen through, I was like, yeah. 03:27:30.960 --> 03:28:00.300 But then I went back and I was like, yeah, it's different, but it's still really cool. So. Yeah. No, I like it. Yeah, I'm probably going to go back to it too because I haven't had a chance to. I like the previous one, but this one didn't. It came off differently. It is. It is different. It takes some getting used to it. You know. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Wow. Getting really serious now. Lucky number seven. All right. Number seven was my number four mid-year. 03:28:00.960 --> 03:28:30.900 It is Caldecapitation Terrasite. Yeah, I just, we talked about it at mid-year, kind of, I kind of went into it a little bit. I love this one. Honestly, I go back to it way more than I go back to Death to Atlas for me. And, you know, I saw them recently and they played a lot of the new tracks and they fucking slaps. It was great. So it maintained pretty well. 03:28:30.960 --> 03:28:34.860 for me throughout since it's been released and the concert definitely helped 03:28:34.880 --> 03:28:42.880 see them live yeah matt just send us a picture you met them i did i sprung from the ip and it was 03:28:43.020 --> 03:28:48.760 amazing and honestly the best part of that was uh it was at a smaller club here last time they played 03:28:48.760 --> 03:28:53.720 at first half which is the you know the super popular club in town but this time they played at the 03:28:53.860 --> 03:29:00.221 fine line which is operated by first half and you forget how much sound gets absorbed 03:29:00.900 --> 03:29:29.520 by all the bodies in the venue, and there were no bodies in the venue. And so they played through a full song, and I literally ended up, I had to pick my face up off the floor. It was so loud and so good. Maddle decapitation. Exactly. Maddle? Maddle, as in Matt. No, really, let me explain it some more. That's right, bitch. That's right. Yeah, cattle decapitation is not on my list. I love Death Atlas. 03:29:30.240 --> 03:29:59.860 Number 2 when it came out for me. I just don't, I can't get into the new one as much. Now, live, it's, those songs do sound great. I agree with that. I will always see Cattle Decapitation live, but Death Atlas to me was- The pinnacle? High watermark. Yeah, I really like that record. It's also your turn. It's my turn! I like that. I can't believe we're on number 7. This is, are we at 5 hours yet? No. Almost. Keeping there. 03:30:00.240 --> 03:30:30.080 Number seven, it was just my album of the month. So it's Convocation, No Dawn for the Caligianist Night on Everlasting Spew Records. How do I describe this record? It's like a massive tsunami of death doom, but with funereal parts to it that swallows all the light in my listening universe. It's, wow, it is, it's dark, it's doom, 03:30:30.260 --> 03:31:00.020 and that's what I really love in metal. And then it has these songs that have this like angel choir almost to it. It's like an angel choir backdrop. It's like the babies stopped crying and started singing. No, but it's not babies because babies are stupid. Babies are stupid. They like milk. They're stupid. It's like an angel choir. It makes it sound like heaven exploded and like all the angels and all the fucking souls are falling down to the earth and they're on fire. 03:31:00.240 --> 03:31:30.200 That's what it sounds like to me. Convocation was very high. Their last song was very high on my list. This one is even better than that because it just becomes more epic. They have more, they just put more into the record than they did before. And the sound is just phenomenal. It sounds great on the Evvies. I think I mentioned that when I was a little bit drunk and it was like three o'clock in the morning when I texted you guys on the messenger. But yeah, it's 03:31:30.220 --> 03:32:00.200 It's just it's just it's just a phenomenal record if you like that kind of slow death doom with funereal parts which I do that it's like one of my favorite sub-genres of metal so there you go Convocation New Dawn for the coming of this night nice I figured that'd be on your list I couldn't love it so it was John it's funny because you know these lists I've been changing it so much yeah I've had it at number one I've had it number two you know four 03:32:00.200 --> 03:32:01.500 It's been changing 03:32:01.700 --> 03:32:03.660 and then finally it falls at number seven 03:32:03.940 --> 03:32:06.840 but at any given time I feel like it could be a little bit higher 03:32:07.999 --> 03:32:09.280 Lucky number seven 03:32:09.560 --> 03:32:10.880 Paradox, what do you got for us? 03:32:11.960 --> 03:32:14.960 So my number seven was previously my number six 03:32:15.080 --> 03:32:16.620 and I've had my team double check 03:32:16.780 --> 03:32:18.460 that I have the right numbers this time 03:32:19.180 --> 03:32:21.640 This album is Dissident Stripped Down Black Metal 03:32:21.940 --> 03:32:22.860 comparable to Yellow Eyes 03:32:23.100 --> 03:32:25.840 I almost put that Yellow Eyes album on my list 03:32:25.880 --> 03:32:27.940 but I didn't feel like it was quite 03:32:27.940 --> 03:32:57.240 I felt like it was going to be too much of an ambient conversation. Yeah, it's not metal. But it's fucking good for me. It is good. And I love it too. But I didn't want to start any riffs. Epic shredding riffs, blast beats, throat-pinching sinister vocals, Celtic folk elements via bagpipes and crashing waves, the more folk-inspired elements blend together seamlessly like the black metal, with the black metal, much like a Simon and Simon, a Cagney and Lacey, like a falcon in a crest. 03:32:57.300 --> 03:33:27.260 That is what this album is about. The album is In the Land of Ghosts. The band is Old Throne. This is the second album of Atmospheric Black Metal from the New Zealand band via Nocturna Productions. Oh, yeah. Was that on your mid-year list, Matt? Yeah, it was six, and now it's seven. So it's only dropped one. Wow. Nice. But, you know, I was surprised it stayed this high with me, but when I put it on, it is just, you know, it's next level for me. So, well, I didn't listen to it as much as I would have liked to between now and now. 03:33:27.320 --> 03:33:56.720 the mid-year, I will since then. So, after this. Nice. It's always cool when albums hang on, because like we've been talking about, the second half of this year was very strong. You could easily just replace some of those albums, you know, because you've been listening to the newer stuff a lot more just to get a feel for it. And so the albums that really hang on in the list, you know, obviously they have a huge impact on you. It's like a friendship that requires no maintenance, right? 03:33:57.300 --> 03:34:23.900 Not talk for six months and then you talk and it's like you never stop talking. So let's get with that one. Cool. It's like an old friend you came back to. Or onto. Right. Is Will awake now? He smiled at that. This is the same. This is the same. Come. I'm awake. Are you guys ready for number seven? I'm ready. You guys want to do it? Hey. Hey. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. Anyone want to do it? 03:34:27.320 --> 03:34:55.980 Let him chill and do your pick. Jeez. He was like a Muppet there for a second. He was like, oh! Looks great. Does he have your cheesy bread? Cheesy bread? Eat more bread. You got a sustenance. But aren't you going? Yeah, wait. Go get your cheesy bread. I'm sorry. No, you're fine. Go. You can have your cheesy bread. I don't know. And eat it too. I don't want to make noise. 03:34:57.320 --> 03:35:26.100 Eat your cheesy bread. Here, look. You're muted. You can do whatever you want. Except talk. But if I'm kind of yell loud and he pick up on his mic? Yes. Yes. Happy birthday. All right, Marilyn. Mr. President. Go. Okay. I'll go really fast. Wait, George, wait. I'll go fast so we'll look at his cheesy bread. His name's John, sorry. All right. It's been mentioned. 03:35:27.320 --> 03:35:56.300 from midyear number five. Fire is in the distance. Air not meant for us. Prosthetic records. United States. Death. Doom. With a gothic vibe. I finally got him with this album. Next. My turn. Yes. You get your cheesy bread, by the way. I did not get my cheesy bread. You guys didn't give me enough time. No time for cheesy bread, Dr. Jones. I literally just fucking woke up and you guys are like, eat food. No time for cheesy bread, Dr. Jones. No time for Jones. 03:35:57.320 --> 03:36:27.160 My number eight was Obituary. Yes. I love you guys. You guys are so nice. I mentioned your shirt too, by the way. I did. I have my Obituary three-quarter sleeve on. My number seven is Suffocation, which was embarrassingly the last time I was on the podcast. Like, wait, what? You had no idea. Suffocation album came out. I'm like, what? Number seven? Hymns for the... Apocrypha. Apocrypha, yeah. What'd you call me? Exactly. My mother was a saint. 03:36:27.300 --> 03:36:57.140 And your mother smelled of elderberries. Or your father. I will say this. Despite Frank not being on the album, Terrence has always just run the show. Actually, hey, I may have missed it, but Justin, what do you think? He has not mentioned it yet. I haven't mentioned it yet. It's probably going to be his number one. 03:36:57.300 --> 03:37:25.620 It's his favorite band. Stay on target. Are you not mentioning it because you hate it or are you not mentioning it because you're not mentioning it? Are you not mentioning it because you're number one or is it not making it? It's his favorite band. Shut up! You'll hear about it again. Okay, thank you. All right, I will just... Have your cheesy bread and let Jay pick. Okay, Jay, go. I'm so sorry, guys. I was asleep. I like that he's like their retarded uncle at this point. 03:37:27.300 --> 03:37:55.720 It's not a nice thing to say. It's not politically correct. It's not politically correct. Henceforth it should be known as, he's a little will. Yes. Jesus. I don't care if it's not politically correct. I love those goofy bastards. That's one of the greatest scenes ever, Jay. I just wish you had that little mustache when you said it. I don't care. I love that goofy bastard. 03:37:57.320 --> 03:37:58.680 in his previous life. 03:37:59.320 --> 03:37:59.580 All right. 03:37:59.640 --> 03:38:02.240 I do love you guys so much. 03:38:02.390 --> 03:38:03.320 J-Wid is your number seven. 03:38:03.640 --> 03:38:04.840 He loves you all. 03:38:04.920 --> 03:38:05.280 Seven. 03:38:05.980 --> 03:38:08.700 It's not been mentioned, and it's possible it won't be mentioned again. 03:38:09.100 --> 03:38:09.320 Oh. 03:38:09.580 --> 03:38:10.940 If it is, it'll be by Mare. 03:38:12.040 --> 03:38:13.060 Maybe George, maybe Will. 03:38:13.320 --> 03:38:14.060 Anyway, Uwada. 03:38:15.319 --> 03:38:16.040 Crepescule Natura. 03:38:16.460 --> 03:38:16.640 Oh. 03:38:17.020 --> 03:38:17.620 I'm glad they... 03:38:18.010 --> 03:38:18.140 Oh. 03:38:19.140 --> 03:38:19.500 Just... 03:38:19.560 --> 03:38:23.640 It had been a couple years since we had a record by them, and Jin was so good, and I don't 03:38:23.720 --> 03:38:26.220 know that they're necessarily covering a lot of new ground in this one, but I love that 03:38:26.290 --> 03:38:26.380 band. 03:38:26.500 --> 03:38:54.920 So they waited long enough and I was ready for a new one and it felt fresh to me. So really enjoyed the new one. Jay, I think it's mic off. I think it was my number 22, I think. I had some issues with my... It might have been on this other list. No, I might have got up and used the bathroom or something. I don't think so. I don't remember when it was coming out. I don't remember either yet. 03:38:56.540 --> 03:39:24.540 a good album, Jay. I think you're right. Maybe we skipped him. It's like a continuation of Jim. Not that we do that, by the way. I'm verifying with several people that it was on my list. Independent sources say. So we might have had a Will situation. I may have been asleep, but it was on my list. It's there for both of us. Jay, I'm convinced that it's a threat, not a warning. Number seven? 03:39:28.880 --> 03:39:55.400 I was wondering when that was going to come up for you. I was trying to figure out whether to put this above or below the Urarv album because it's a little... What album?...Doddheim's conflagration here, you know? Because I was like, gosh. The Urarv album is way more raw avant-garde. Like... Sorry, what album? Urarv. I have no idea if that's how it's pronounced, so just roll with it. 03:39:56.520 --> 03:40:25.420 Let's call it crying baby metal. Doddheims guard 2.0. Yeah. The Doddheims guard is much more polished, but it's still kind of weird. It's good. So yeah, I wasn't sure what to do, but I was like, eh, I'm going to put it a little higher. So that's my number seven. Would you like this cheesy bread now, Will? Cheesy bread, Will. Cheesy bread. Go night. Want to go night night? All right. All right. Number six. 03:40:26.500 --> 03:40:32.240 Just go, Jess. 03:40:34.780 --> 03:40:56.420 Alright, number six. The band has been mentioned before. I mentioned how much I love them. The band is Zoth. Yeah, Exogalactic. Seattle, Washington. Yeah. Is that two now for? I mean. Exoth? Two. Yeah, I just, I love the fact that they fall into that category of just being like, I don't know, 03:40:56.520 --> 03:41:26.480 They're kind of like just like an extreme metal band that like everyone can kind of get behind like in a I feel like I fell in love with them similarly like how I fell in love with like sludge. Yeah. Where there's like that that melding of genres in a way that you know speaks to a bunch of different aspects and I just love how distinct they're making their guitar sound where I feel like it's so identifiable to them at least for me being a fan of 03:41:26.500 --> 03:41:56.460 of like all three of their records and they actually stepped it up on this one i described it to john as tech death with joe satriani doing lead vote or lead guitar that's right i don't think you i think that annoyed you if i remember right no i love it oh you like okay well yeah i it's my bad i agreed because of the melodic soloing on top of the text it's very satriani yeah yeah i just think that there's just a tone in it too i think is they kind of dialed into 03:41:56.480 --> 03:42:26.440 I don't know just to me like I could just hear that guitar by itself and kind of at this point know that it stopped you know yeah I love you know yeah it's very nice very nice American sign oh boy we're almost in top five here boys this is almost getting real almost so yeah number six this was pretty high on my mid-year list I don't remember where it was but I feel like this pen should be I don't 03:42:26.440 --> 03:42:56.140 a lot more lists. I'm really surprised by it, but it's Sarcopty's Prayers to Oblivion on Transcending Obscurity record. This is one of my favorite discoveries this year. They put out an EP. I never heard that. This is their first full-length album, but they play a monstrous, epic, ambitious black metal with thrashy riffs. I'd say possessed drumming. The drumming is so good on it. Demonic howled vocals, but they also incorporate, 03:42:56.480 --> 03:43:26.420 these haunting orchestral key parts into the album. It just makes it feel gigantic and ethereal. They have three songs on the record that are over 13 minutes long, but there's certain bands that do these long songs and they don't keep you engaged all the way through, but Sarcoptes definitely does that. I just think it's one of the best records this year. I think it dropped a couple places from my last. Let me take a quick 03:43:27.020 --> 03:43:56.400 Yeah, they were number two on my mid-year, and now they're at number six. But, you know, anything in the top 10 given this year is pretty, pretty amazing. And I listen to this one quite often, and I wish more people did. And for some reason, Transcendent and Cassurity has not done the vinyl for it. They do a lot of vinyl for other albums. They kind of got backed up because obviously vinyl production is not as quick as it once was. But I haven't seen anything on the radar for this one. 03:43:56.440 --> 03:43:58.180 but I would buy it immediately because 03:43:59.380 --> 03:44:00.440 this is just a phenomenal 03:44:00.670 --> 03:44:02.300 record. Thanks Dale Swift. 03:44:03.579 --> 03:44:04.460 Possibly Metallica. 03:44:05.160 --> 03:44:05.220 Yeah. 03:44:06.299 --> 03:44:08.380 It was Adele a couple years ago. 03:44:09.560 --> 03:44:09.720 Yep. 03:44:10.340 --> 03:44:10.500 No. 03:44:11.100 --> 03:44:11.180 Yeah. 03:44:11.960 --> 03:44:12.420 That's right. 03:44:12.600 --> 03:44:12.720 Yeah. 03:44:12.840 --> 03:44:13.980 She was only fucked everything up. 03:44:14.280 --> 03:44:14.900 She started. 03:44:15.400 --> 03:44:15.540 Yeah. 03:44:15.760 --> 03:44:16.860 Not her fault but still. 03:44:17.900 --> 03:44:19.680 I mean she just put the music out. 03:44:19.980 --> 03:44:20.920 All those leeches. 03:44:21.540 --> 03:44:21.880 Fuck this. 03:44:23.020 --> 03:44:23.520 Those leeches. 03:44:24.080 --> 03:44:24.500 Leeches. 03:44:25.100 --> 03:44:25.540 Leeches. 03:44:28.319 --> 03:44:54.460 It's the situation paradox. So my number six now was previously my number five. When we started this thing two days ago, I had said I was curious about the seasonal effective impact things had on my list, like an album that I loved so much in the summer. I love it as much this time of year, I'd say winter, but it's more like fall. 03:44:55.460 --> 03:45:24.700 But obviously because I like to party and this album is such a party album. I like to party. Even though I go to bed at 8pm, I'm still partying at 7.59 in 59 seconds. This song is playing in my Sony Walkman. The album is Ultra Ritual. The band is Hengamang. It is the first album from a Stoner Sledge band out of Norway on Ripple Music. Honestly, I listened to it. I'm like, yes, it still has this party vibe. But I was worried it would kind of pitter out. 03:45:25.460 --> 03:45:54.940 The last track on this album is actually super cool because it's just kind of chill outro. And then it goes into just a super intense thing that honestly could pass from black metal. And then it gets chill again and goes out. So kind of complicated, kind of weird, but definitely my number six. Excellent. Nice. I don't know. I don't know that at all. And that's, you've just kind of convinced me. Yeah, I want to check that out now. Yeah, I'm wondering. You should. Is it real? Or is it? This one is confirmed. 03:45:55.460 --> 03:46:25.400 It's confirmed on Bandcamp? Yes. All right. Johnny Boy. My turn. My phrase was stolen, so I had to come up with a new phrase for this album. Okay. Newman. Number six, Alkaloid Newman. Only six? Only six. Number six. What? My September album of the month. No introduction needed. Everybody knows I'm on this podcast. Especially Jack Bauer. Yes, and you know what's awesome is that Hannes Grossman plays drones on this album. 03:46:25.460 --> 03:46:54.200 Of course he does. Because it's not an American album. It's not an American band. It was Dave Lombardo. American band. Yeah, well knows what's up. And we had a great time talking with him. We had a great time talking with Christian Munster. It was awesome. George, could you please make what's so great about this album is Hans Grossman plays drums on it. Could you make that a soundbite, please? And we'll just put it out for every fucking record. 03:46:55.460 --> 03:46:56.140 I'll think about it. 03:46:56.700 --> 03:46:57.000 Okay, thanks. 03:46:57.200 --> 03:46:57.260 Yeah. 03:46:57.680 --> 03:46:59.460 Actually, you know, I lost all my samples. 03:47:00.100 --> 03:47:03.120 So I'm like, I have nothing now except for what's built in here. 03:47:03.120 --> 03:47:04.320 Do you no longer have any stool samples? 03:47:05.240 --> 03:47:05.980 Not, George. 03:47:06.200 --> 03:47:08.660 I need you to excavate some more for me. 03:47:09.460 --> 03:47:09.620 What? 03:47:09.800 --> 03:47:10.380 Sorry, yeah. 03:47:10.800 --> 03:47:14.660 They were on my phone, and my phone got wiped back in like August or whatever. 03:47:15.340 --> 03:47:18.020 And so I have nothing on my phone to play. 03:47:18.260 --> 03:47:21.220 No, Jay is my bitch or anything like that. 03:47:21.900 --> 03:47:22.860 That's bullshit, George. 03:47:22.980 --> 03:47:25.200 I mean, like, I'll give you one right now. 03:47:27.940 --> 03:47:54.120 Okay, we'll use that. I'm not convinced of any of that. They still exist somewhere. I just have to find them and organize it and put it back. Let's do another one. Ready? Okay. Yeah. Poo poo face. Give us a new I like dicks. Okay. Ready? Pee pee dicks. All right. Anyway. 03:47:55.300 --> 03:48:23.920 Yes. Whose turn is it? It's my turn, unfortunately. Oh, no. That's a weird turn of events. All right, Mr. Warn has termed. What's your number six? Come on, I gotta go to the bathroom. Let's go. All right. But John, you did my what number? Eight. We're on like six now, so get over it. I should sleep more often. 03:48:25.300 --> 03:48:55.100 Way quicker. Bunch of jerks around here. For some of us it does. Jesus. Put your glasses on. My number eight. Six. Yeah. My number seven. Six. Six. Wait. Are you serious? Yeah. Shit. Horrendous. What? That's the first one? Autologo and Mysterium. Number six? That's the first one, right? It is. First one. 03:48:55.280 --> 03:49:25.220 Are you serious? Yeah, it's the last one too. First and last? Yeah. If you're not first, you're last. And always. First and last so far. I mean, you guys looked at my list. I did not look at my list. I did not either. I have no idea. I actually covered your list. What? He did, he did. I did. I did not want to ruin. John likes surprises. Yeah. Some surprises. He likes a happy ending. I mean. Who doesn't? Right. Seriously. I'm so going to stay quiet right now. Yeah. I didn't look at your list. 03:49:25.300 --> 03:49:54.620 But it's your turn, Will. You just said my list. I just said my thing. Oh, yeah. Okay. Sorry. Jay. Jesus. Jesus. Titty fucking. I need my trace. Black brain. Black brain. Black brain. Black brain, too. Okay. Sorry. I'm trying to make sure Will doesn't destroy everything. Not at all. That's come up a few times. I'm going to tell you right now, the listeners. Yes. Will destroys everything a few times. Will destroy you of all. Yes. 03:49:56.700 --> 03:50:24.740 If George will do a six, we're at our top five. Okay. Number six. The only album that moved up instead of down this year. Okay. Interesting. From Decibel Records. Big guess what this is. Venomous Concept. The Good Ship Lollipop. The only album released on Decibel Records. So, you know, that's what's an easy guess. But seriously. Venomous Concept. You got. 03:50:25.300 --> 03:50:54.640 You got Kevin from Brutal Truth. You got Shane from every Grindcore band ever, including Napalm Death, Lockup, whatever. What's his name from Corrupt Moral Altar? You know, it's a super group. Normally Grindcore, but this album is a bit more punk metal. Hunk? Punk metal. It's very different for a Venomous Concept record. I'll give you some hunk. Yeah, I know you will. 03:50:54.660 --> 03:51:24.420 But it's still awesome. And so this one is for Albert. Because Albert couldn't put it on his list because it was a decibel release. It was a conflict of interest. But can I put it on our list because I'm in a thong? If you want to. But I'm putting this on here for Albert. I don't mean but. What do you mean but? That's yes or no question. I said yeah you want to put it as your number five go right ahead or your four or your three or two. 03:51:28.159 --> 03:51:54.020 I think we're ready. Are you actually wearing a thong? I was. And also, I don't think Will is wearing a thong, which is disappointing. He said he took it off. I don't know when he did that, but... Hey, where does that mean that? If you're going to go thong, it needs to be gold lame. There's only really one way to go on a situation like that. Do you have a gold lame thong? I have a feeling that it might be Justin's turn. I don't know. 03:51:54.680 --> 03:52:24.340 All right. Let's see. Number five is, has been mentioned. The band is Sumnuri. The album is The City Arum. I don't know if the fuck you say that. Brooklyn, New York. I like the fact that I'm like three for three with New York bands right now, which is cool. Yeah, no, this definitely speaks to the sludgy stuff that I like with a lot of 90s vibes. 03:52:24.780 --> 03:52:54.600 2, 90s strange vibes, which I love. Again, I really did the guys' clean singing unit. And every song that's its own personality. I really love the ending track. No Way Out, I think it's called. And yeah, it's great. I think it's funny. One of the earlier concerts I went to was, it was Moon to Sumnori and Astronoid. Wow. It was a very, very cool show. That's a pretty stacked set list. Or, you know, band. 03:52:54.680 --> 03:52:58.320 That was cool. Yeah. Cool. Justin got converted to 03:52:58.660 --> 03:52:59.960 astranoid because that was 03:53:00.520 --> 03:53:02.180 on my lesson and we talked about it. 03:53:02.220 --> 03:53:04.000 That was pretty cool. I like that. Yeah. 03:53:04.280 --> 03:53:05.400 Love them. Yeah, they're good. 03:53:06.540 --> 03:53:08.260 My turn? It is. 03:53:09.340 --> 03:53:10.540 Oh, shit. I'm knocking shit over. 03:53:10.740 --> 03:53:11.960 Oh, fuck. Yeah. 03:53:12.620 --> 03:53:13.200 Hold on. 03:53:14.180 --> 03:53:14.640 Oh, God. 03:53:15.620 --> 03:53:15.740 Okay. 03:53:16.680 --> 03:53:17.520 Number five. 03:53:18.700 --> 03:53:20.080 It's been mentioned 03:53:21.260 --> 03:53:22.320 already a few times, 03:53:22.400 --> 03:53:52.360 So I think this is going to have a high standing on our combined list. And it is. Toomold, the enduring spirit and 20 bucks spin records seems to be the enduring pick. I, I feel like Toomold made a pretty bold and ambitious turn towards Prague on this album. And I love it. The band's music got more imaginative, more interesting. 03:53:52.420 --> 03:54:22.360 without sacrificing those fucking megalodon-sized death riffs and the menace of their previous records. So it's grizzled guitar-focused devastation, but with unconventional melodies, jazzy parts, sophisticated surprises around every corner. Yeah, I think the enduring spirit, it sounds like mid-era death being dragged through a sewer explosion on LV420. 03:54:22.400 --> 03:54:52.220 26. And it's fucking awesome. And I'm really looking forward to seeing the songs from this record played live at Decimal Metal and Beer Fest next year with all of you guys. So. Hell yeah. Excellent pick. Matt. Thank you, John. Right. My number five, while still carrying the word Viking as part of their metal archive description, this band has taken a path into a deeper, more complex sound that I don't think the word progressive quite captures a word. 03:54:52.420 --> 03:55:21.800 They also carry in their definition, or genre definition, I should say. With this album, they've secured themselves as an even stronger foothold in the mind-bending genre, aptly titled Progressive Psychedelic Fuzzy Jazzy Cheeky Trippy Viking Black Metal. When I talked about using the heavies to listen to an album and hearing things, the song Congelia, you know, the main focus is, you know, the guitar riff and vocals. But if you listen, it honestly sounds like they put a microphone. 03:55:22.420 --> 03:55:52.180 in the engine room of the factory. Also mentioned before, the band is enslaved, the album is Heimdall. It is my number five. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Enslaved rising. Enslaved. Yeah. I feel like it's coming up a couple more times, at least. Might be. Rabbit might be. Now that George is over all his weird, like, avant-garde shit, maybe, you know, we'll get some quality picks. Hmm. 03:55:54.339 --> 03:56:21.900 I expect some weirdness. If you don't give me some more weirdness, George, I will be disappointed. Yeah. I've got it. I've got the babies. I've got one more volleyball. There's one band that hasn't been mentioned yet. And I'm not going to say what it is, except that I'm starting to wonder if they're going to really fucking come up large here in a minute. I know you're talking about you. Thank you. It's a horrendous band you're talking about, right? No, because they've been mentioned. But horrendous is going to do. 03:56:22.420 --> 03:56:22.900 I'm sure. 03:56:23.640 --> 03:56:24.420 I'm sure. 03:56:24.420 --> 03:56:25.200 Yeah. 03:56:25.340 --> 03:56:26.000 No, there's one band. 03:56:26.030 --> 03:56:27.100 None of us have mentioned yet. 03:56:28.120 --> 03:56:28.880 There's a lot of bands. 03:56:29.050 --> 03:56:29.940 None of us have mentioned. 03:56:32.380 --> 03:56:34.180 I'm not talking about five finger death punch. 03:56:34.800 --> 03:56:36.100 I'll write it down. 03:56:37.500 --> 03:56:38.900 I don't seem like I'm making it. 03:56:38.900 --> 03:56:40.500 You just spoil my number one, Matt. 03:56:40.620 --> 03:56:41.100 What the fuck? 03:56:41.880 --> 03:56:42.200 Jesus. 03:56:42.960 --> 03:56:44.360 I'm just so talky today. 03:56:44.640 --> 03:56:46.520 It's like, you just won't stop talking. 03:56:46.700 --> 03:56:47.520 You're spoiling everything. 03:56:47.870 --> 03:56:48.500 I don't understand. 03:56:48.640 --> 03:56:50.160 Welcome to the Matt podcast. 03:56:50.580 --> 03:56:50.900 Jeez. 03:56:50.980 --> 03:57:20.560 All right. You got some sleep last night, I'm at? Surprisingly, no. Maybe that's part of the problem. Part of the problem. All right. He's just excited for fucking year end. Come on. This is like metal Christmas right here, boys. Where are we at? Do it, John. My number five. Definitely a volleyball. No one's going to have this. It was my number one at the mid-year. It fell to five. I think Ed from the Anchor, I think, actually likes this album. So I got one person who agrees with me. 03:57:20.980 --> 03:57:50.860 That's all right. Stormhaven. Mindsight. M&O Music. France is a country of destination, origin, whatever you're going to call it. Progressive Death Metal. If your itch is a little bit of the kind of Blackwater Park Deliverance era of Opeth, but with more melody, this is for you. This one's for you, kid. There you go. I think it's a cool record. I'm not surprised that it dropped, though. I felt like you would have some other records above. 03:57:51.000 --> 03:58:20.820 that for this cast, Jaxa. I do. I do. Four more. Exactly four. Being more than one and less than five. Four. Number six. Number five. Number cinco. What? I should make it. Six. No. Five. Did I do my number six? What's your number six? Horrendous. Yeah, you did. He did. Yeah. See, number five. Is it horrendous? Number five. Yeah. 03:58:21.000 --> 03:58:49.640 My number five is horrendous. Also, yes. That's weird. Coincidence. It's all horrendous from now on. Your whole list is horrendous. My number five. Nice, Jay. Thank you. Black Flame Eternal. There it is. I like horrendous better. We know Will likes that one. Why? What? Anyway. He's got to take his glasses off for this. I have no idea how fucking ridiculously tired I am. I think we all know by now. 03:58:51.000 --> 03:59:20.460 Mostly because we see it, but then secondary because you keep saying. Fall asleep and wake up and tell us you fall asleep. It's a really good record. All right. Good job. Next. Take the microphone. I'll just say, my number five has been mentioned, but some of you are probably surprised how high I have it. Chemist didn't put out a record this year. But Possessed is making a new one. Sarah Thungall. I fucking love this record. 03:59:22.919 --> 03:59:50.900 It hits all the right spots for me. And it's one of those almost progressive of the past, like, you know, like almost like an old Merciful Fate record or something a little bit. JJ admit it. You feel like a kid again, listening to it, don't you? I exactly do. And it does that so thoroughly, which is so hard to do that. And it almost doesn't have to be, but it almost has to be a band that's been around that long to really pull off the list. But man, I, I, John or somebody was giving it the real hard. 03:59:50.980 --> 04:00:20.940 It's a little while back. It was. I'd like to listen to it. It just really got its hooks in me. Yeah. And it's fucking great, too. It's not just the nostalgia. It's a really well put together traditional mellow. Yeah. I've seen a lot of people say it's their best record that they've done, which is pretty impressive given how long they've been doing it. How long they've been around, yeah. Yeah. All right. Nice. Made me happy, Jay. Thank you. You took my volleyball and you played with it. No Wilson for you, John. Hand it over to me, then. 04:00:21.000 --> 04:00:49.540 because my number five is definitely not on anybody's list. At least I'm not thinking so. Mutants by Mutoid Man. I fucking love this album. So good. So good. They're so musically tight. Those guys are fucking crazy guys. I love it. I love just a left field pick. No, no, no. 04:00:50.980 --> 04:00:53.100 about it, but yeah, we didn't expect it to be this high. 04:00:53.500 --> 04:00:54.780 I've never listed them before. 04:00:54.980 --> 04:00:58.120 I've never been into them like I'm into them now before. 04:00:58.860 --> 04:01:01.820 Although I do like the previous albums at this point, but. 04:01:02.120 --> 04:01:03.340 I saw them early on. 04:01:04.000 --> 04:01:05.100 I saw them at a hotel. 04:01:05.420 --> 04:01:06.600 I saw them at Gwarbecue. 04:01:07.960 --> 04:01:08.060 Yeah. 04:01:08.280 --> 04:01:08.720 Yeah, you guys. 04:01:09.020 --> 04:01:09.600 Yeah, we were there. 04:01:09.900 --> 04:01:13.920 And they were in that tent, and the singer dude was like hanging from the fucking rafters 04:01:13.920 --> 04:01:18.080 and shit, because it was just like a tent with, you know, stuff, like a pavilion kind of thing. 04:01:18.200 --> 04:01:19.080 Yeah, I was fucking badass. 04:01:19.540 --> 04:01:20.060 It was cool. 04:01:20.500 --> 04:01:50.040 I saw them with like either Russian circles or pelican at a rock and a hotel, which was a cool venue to see them. Cool. That's awesome. Yeah, no, I fucking love those guys. Very nice. Very nice. All right, then we move on to the number four, which is for the Justin. Number four. I don't know if I'm Mario or Borat, but I'm one of them. Give us your number four, Justin. You spicy meatball. My number four is Nothingness. The band. 04:01:50.500 --> 04:02:20.460 the band. They were my number one at mid-year. Superlimeral is the name of the record. They're from Minneapolis, Minnesota. And yeah, they're just, they're what I like to hear in modern death metal. So. I missed the band name. What was it? Nothingness. Oh, yeah. Okay. I remember. Yeah. Yeah. You're number one. Yeah. So they're, yeah, again, they're not necessarily well known. I think maybe give them another record and maybe people start paying attention to them. They're not a touring band either that much. I think that could 04:02:20.500 --> 04:02:50.120 probably have a factor in their popularity, but yeah, they kind of fold along the same lines as like half for me in terms of like that modern death metal that kind of mixes in other genres into it, you know, peppers in some little bit of grind, a little bit of doom, a little bit of black metal, you know, that kind of thing. But, you know, based in a groovy death metal base, I guess you could spell. So yeah, they held in there that records from January. 04:02:50.500 --> 04:03:19.600 So definitely still has a strong impression with me. So there you go. I spawned that a lot. Like after we did mid-year and it was your number one. I was like, I like that record. I got to spin it some more. I really do like that record. I feel like the next record is going to be one that maybe really gets me. I don't know. I feel like it's a good record, but maybe they can do a little bit more and then it's going to like completely. Yeah, I think they're building. 04:03:20.500 --> 04:03:50.460 One of those bands to watch for sure. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. In development, as you would say. So, okay. My number four is just like Justin's where it was my number one and it drops to number four. So it's Funerals, Let the Earth Be Silent from Prophecy Productions. Definitely a volleyball on this one. But this album is it's hypnotic ritual doom cocoon of absolute darkness. It's one of the most haunted 04:03:51.920 --> 04:04:20.080 Atmospheric metal records I've ever heard. And every time I spin it, I feel completely enveloped by the supernatural horror that it creates. And as I mentioned, at Midyear, Funerals previously played a dark shoegaze meets ethereal drone sound that I've really loved on their previous records. And I didn't expect them to add these big, 04:04:22.360 --> 04:04:49.840 and just really embrace metal like they have with Let the Earth Be Silent. And you just rarely see bands go heavier. Bands go the opposite direction where they're really heavy, and then they kind of go more mainstream. So the choice to do that, to go heavier on this record, just made me fall more in love with Funerals. The album just really mesmerizes me every time I play it. 04:04:50.200 --> 04:04:51.760 So funerals, 04:04:52.780 --> 04:04:53.680 let the earth be silent. 04:04:54.360 --> 04:04:54.720 Number four. 04:04:55.800 --> 04:04:55.960 Nice. 04:04:56.030 --> 04:04:57.520 I was wondering when I was coming up for you. 04:04:58.980 --> 04:04:59.120 Yeah. 04:04:59.240 --> 04:05:00.700 I knew it had to be in the top five. 04:05:01.520 --> 04:05:03.080 And I actually struggled. 04:05:03.440 --> 04:05:03.520 Normally, 04:05:03.900 --> 04:05:04.060 John, 04:05:04.490 --> 04:05:07.160 I don't have that much trouble doing the top five. 04:05:07.660 --> 04:05:08.400 This time around, 04:05:08.830 --> 04:05:12.320 I kept flipping it over and over the top five. 04:05:13.160 --> 04:05:15.700 Usually it's the backend that I'm kind of rotating. 04:05:15.920 --> 04:05:16.140 It's like, 04:05:16.340 --> 04:05:17.340 cause it seems like, 04:05:17.340 --> 04:05:17.460 oh, 04:05:17.470 --> 04:05:18.140 it doesn't matter. 04:05:18.720 --> 04:05:47.580 If I move this around, the top five is usually set for me before I go in to this cast. I don't know what it was about this year, but that's where it falls. It's a good year? It really is. Good year, yeah. All right. Matt, yeah. My number four has previously been mentioned. It was also my number three at midyear. As stated, I got to see this band on Wednesday. 04:05:48.700 --> 04:06:17.900 I also sprung for the VIP so I got to meet this band. What's very cool by the way. Yeah they're super nice they're super chill. Probably the bass player was actually the most like bubbly and boisterous of them who I didn't realize was also in Cryptopsy. And who is also him and the one guitarist are also probably the newer members of the band. It's the same drummer, guitarist and obviously singer from the last time I saw them off the Anthropocene Extinction album. Retired. 04:06:19.000 --> 04:06:48.400 Funny story. When I talk about this band, I'm always like, the new stuff's good, but I really prefer the old things, right? Or Karma Bloody Karma in prior. Even the Harvest Floor maybe in prior, but I really did Karma Bloody Karma. And so when you did the VIP and I could do the photo, they don't have a professional photo. They just take your phone and do the photo, which is different than how I've had it in the past. And so as I had the photo, I just sent it to Melissa and I'd like, everybody says, I, you know, just trying to be a dickhead. And so she's like, do you care if I do Instagram? 04:06:48.700 --> 04:06:53.300 I'm like yeah totally and so she did a post with the photo and she put the fun karma 04:06:53.420 --> 04:06:58.820 bloody karma as like because you can put a song you know like this is just crazy like you chose the 04:06:58.910 --> 04:07:18.680 actual album that I dig the most anyways you were like I should marry this girl or I made the right choice yeah like we should see where this goes completely right about saying like these songs hit you so much harder live but to me it is just and yes there is variation between the albums but they're like their sound 04:07:18.680 --> 04:07:48.660 to me is just what I love. And the reality is I love the overall message that this band puts out. I think it goes seamlessly with their sound. And I mean, they would be hard pressed to make something these days that I don't love. The album, Terrorist Fight, Cal Decapitation. This is our 10th album of death metal. One of the elite, elite bands, really. Yeah. They're like, they're almost in slave territory for me in that they just, they're not going to 04:07:48.720 --> 04:08:18.640 No. No. Since we mentioned your wife there, Matt, and how she picked that song, might I recommend that you get the domain name bitchymatch.com? Just saying. I've got bitchy Matt. That is brilliant. That is brilliant. I like that. Let me do it. Nice. John. All right. My number four, I think, has been mentioned once. That's okay. 04:08:18.700 --> 04:08:48.560 Okay. Oh, we're still doing like, that's okay. Yeah. We're still doing our stuff. Yeah. Are we still on the podcast? Where am I? Wait a minute. We're recording a podcast. All right. My number four. Let's move it. From England on Will a Tip, progressive death metal, Rannock conflagrations. I called it. You said something about Will's tip? No, I did not. Big tip. It's her third album. Just the tip. Hard to, everyone's going to compare them to Opeth, but they're not like that at all. But they fall on that. 04:08:48.720 --> 04:09:18.660 of the progressive death genre subgenre and like Markisan said the last 17 minutes of that album is just absolutely glorious the song renady of a to a dime star is just so good john so i mean the whole album is really great but that album is that song is just transcends yeah and i and when you have a long song we all have albums with long songs sometimes we listen to them sometimes we bow out because we're doing something but every time that comes on it's like 2112 from rush 04:09:18.700 --> 04:09:47.260 I'm like, fuck that. I'm going to drive around the block three more times for the songs. You know? So anyway, that's my number four. Rannick. Oh, great. That's cool. I think they should have a good showing on our overall list because they were number nine for me and number four for you. That's a good amount of points, I would say. All right. They might. Given the amount of volleyballs flying around on this. A lot of volleyball. They might do pretty well. What's your number four volleyball, Will? Number four. 04:09:48.720 --> 04:10:15.200 Primordial. Wow. Who? This could have easily been my number one. Really? It could have easily been my number two, three, or four. What is my four? What? Yeah. This could have easily been my number four. And it is. Very easily. Guys, make fun of me all you want. I'm super tired. I'm glad you like that. I'm going to take my headphones off now. We'll wake you up for number three. Bye. 04:10:18.680 --> 04:10:47.300 I had a kind of preamble lined up for this one. It kind of got blown out of the water, but I'll just say this. It's interesting to me that there are records like Heimdall that come around, but we're all a little fatigued and it doesn't work. It's not that it didn't work for us. It just didn't dominate the lists. And then there's bands that we all love and suddenly put a record on. Some of us are like, I don't know, man, I didn't like this one that much. But some of us are the exact opposite. But now I feel like that's not true because there happens to be another person that just said Primordial. 04:10:49.621 --> 04:11:18.660 I understand that this looks like for the died in the wolf primordial fan this feels different but I love exactly what they did on this record and I like the previous primordial records a lot too so I understand it's not working for certain people but I fucking love the new provider on the record my number four as well I just gotta spend more time with it I'm a huge primordial fan I just this one I just did not connect with me at all I remember that and I found that interesting and 04:11:19.140 --> 04:11:47.340 It doesn't mean anything. I just... I don't know. There's a little extra pepper on this one. It's different. It's different than what they've done in the past, for sure. I love you, Jay. I love you. Right back, buddy. I know you can't hear me. Yes, he can hear you. You can't hear him. But he said, I love you back. No, it's awesome you guys have it on there. I like that. He thinks if he takes his headphones off, we can't hear him. Yes. He's laughing at that. I'm so tired. 04:11:54.239 --> 04:11:58.840 I need to go back and listen to it, Jay. I really do. I mean, I love Parmuridia. 04:11:58.860 --> 04:12:00.520 Why are you talking to him? Why are you not talking to me? 04:12:00.600 --> 04:12:02.320 I already talked to you in the car about it, so be quiet. 04:12:03.340 --> 04:12:04.440 I think it's a little more... 04:12:05.199 --> 04:12:06.460 It's a little more... 04:12:06.460 --> 04:12:10.280 It's a little more riffy than you might expect a primordial. 04:12:11.380 --> 04:12:13.780 I don't know. It works for me. It's still got everything else they do. 04:12:13.900 --> 04:12:14.840 You guys have it on... 04:12:15.080 --> 04:12:16.740 And I know Marcus and I have talked about it. 04:12:16.840 --> 04:12:17.720 We're both... I'll go back. 04:12:17.820 --> 04:12:47.780 It doesn't have the emotional quality that their best songs have, I think. So it feels by the numbers to me, and that's what I don't like about it. I disagree. I disagree only. I think if you'll just focus on the vocal performance, you'll understand they've done a little something underneath it. Musically, that's a little different, but all the emotion is still there. But I mean, maybe you won't feel it, but I don't know. I think if you give it another chance, and maybe you already gave it a bunch of chances. I mean, I have it on vinyl. I mean, I love the band, so I'm going to be able to do it. 04:12:47.800 --> 04:13:17.780 I immediately ordered it on vinyl and I was really high on it and I thought that it would be pretty high on my list but I just... Your number four, Francis? It just doesn't connect with me. I don't know. I've listened to it a ton but I will go back to it because I love Primordial so much. I like to play their whole catalog. But also that's just how it works sometimes. It's just how it works. It's something you really like. Something I don't respond to as much, John, might not be as into it too but it doesn't mean that it's not like a still 04:13:17.860 --> 04:13:47.740 It's just not one that gives me that feeling. It's not universal. Yeah. Yep. Durgi. Number four. Zoth. Exogalactic. Bitches. Nice. Is that three? That's three. Nice. That's a great album. Oh, it's absolutely phenomenal. You didn't even listen to it, so stop drinking. I did. You didn't like it? Okay. Enough to make a wanking emotion. It's such an old man. 04:13:47.800 --> 04:14:15.040 I did. I should do it when I don't did it. There's too much prog on it. Number three. Number three has been mentioned. It is horrendous. It is ontological mysterium. Yeah. Listen, I always liked the previous records, but I was never necessarily hooked into the previous records like this one. They're another band that... No. 04:14:17.820 --> 04:14:47.220 I got to see live early in the year and they play some of these tracks and so I had a lot of anticipation and I feel like the record delivered. You don't need any more drinks. So how many is that now for horrendous two? Just two but I'm thinking we're going to hear it some more. That's crazy just two. If it's not the number one of the year I'll be surprised. I think it's going to surpass two mold. We'll see. We'll see. 04:14:47.820 --> 04:15:17.580 We'll see. So Markson. He's swallowing. Okay. Number three. Justin is absolutely right. The number three record of the year is horrendous ontological Mysterium. Right. Season of Myst Records. Yeah, here it is. It's only the second album to ever achieve a Metal Heads album of the month sweep. So when this one was announced, 04:15:17.820 --> 04:15:47.200 I figured we'd get something similar to their last album, Idol. So I just really wasn't prepared for how dynamic and bright Ontological Mysterium would be. I feel like it completely refreshes and reinvents the band. Yeah. I love a couple new members or something. It's completely different. I love the shape-shifting song structures on this, the vocal variations. 04:15:49.080 --> 04:16:16.120 Yeah, right. The interesting way they inject prog wizardry into the songs on here. And they do it in such a short runtime. It was like 38 minutes. Yeah. I'm just, I'm so impressed by what they've done with this. There's no fat on it. It's still, sorry. It elevates the band in a way that I did not expect. 04:16:17.820 --> 04:16:47.120 It elevates a band that was already very highly respected for their abilities. And that is not an easy thing to do. You know, they could have gone and done similar albums to what they've done in the past and they would have been on lists, you know, but instead they just did this completely different kind of progressive death metal. And I think it's the best thing they've done. Yeah. It's phenomenal. 04:16:47.240 --> 04:17:12.640 And like Jay said, at any point, this could be my number one. It was my number one for a bit. And it's just that good. I think it's a classic record. I think it takes progressive death metal to another level. So. I'm interested in these guys. They're young to mid-twenties, I'm sure. All of them. Fucking Seusses. No, they've been around a long time. They have, but I think they started when they were 12 or something. 04:17:17.200 --> 04:17:47.140 What are they, Minuto? Alright, that's three now we've heard. Number three. For her. Yes, I know. Who's up? My number three. I'm going to quote a song for this one. Five Guys in Shorts. Who gives a shit? We do what we like. We don't care where we fit. Oh, you may jacks. What is it? You're kidding me. Get off our dicks. My number three is Tim Mold. The Enduring Space. 04:17:47.220 --> 04:18:17.000 This is their fourth album of Canadian-based death metal via 20 bucks. United Canadian. United Canadian death metal. I thought you were going to say Canadian bacon. To me, they kind of left behind a little bit of the Dirty Death to get into more of a frog experimental realm. Not experimental by sound, but just for them to be doing what they're doing is a little bit more experimental. Reading the Dust Bowl article was enlightening to see Derek talking about treatment. 04:18:17.220 --> 04:18:47.180 ending and you know what he did there and just listening to himself but they're wearing shorts like why would you read that article why would you wear shorts on a metal album i'm wearing cover record label and like a video game music weirdos i wear shorts everywhere it must be like a northern united states canadian border type thing and that's why we're all best friends but the credibility is gone i mean they were in shorts like it's terrible does no one remember anthrax in the 04:18:47.200 --> 04:18:47.820 80s. 04:18:48.940 --> 04:18:50.160 No one remembers Lemmy? 04:18:50.940 --> 04:18:52.260 Yeah, even better. 04:18:52.860 --> 04:18:54.200 Who wears short shorts? 04:18:54.790 --> 04:18:56.320 I wear short shorts. 04:18:56.460 --> 04:18:57.540 You wear short shorts. 04:18:57.560 --> 04:18:57.920 Exactly. 04:18:58.280 --> 04:18:59.840 For Nair for short shorts. 04:19:00.160 --> 04:19:02.680 Yeah, that was the stupidest fucking thing ever. 04:19:03.881 --> 04:19:04.520 I know. 04:19:05.250 --> 04:19:07.260 Why do Nair when you just get laser hair? 04:19:08.061 --> 04:19:08.900 Exactly, Jay. 04:19:09.300 --> 04:19:09.500 Exactly. 04:19:10.120 --> 04:19:10.240 Yeah. 04:19:11.260 --> 04:19:17.160 Which, by the way, that guitar player Robbie or somebody Robertson who played in Motorhead 04:19:17.180 --> 04:19:46.380 Yeah. Another perfect day. He used to wear Speedos on stage. Which, by the way, was critique just as partially as. Yeah. So my song quote was I'm the man by Advericks. And so that pairs well, even though it's three guys in shorts. But hopefully they still don't give a shit. But anyways, two mold, enduring spirit. Keep it good. Two mold making a good showing. As expected, though. Yeah. 04:19:47.180 --> 04:20:16.460 and death metal fans of our time. Super unfortunate. John, I believe it's you. Okay, so my number three is, without question, one of the biggest hipster picks of the year. Super hipster pick. They're not even death metal anymore. They're just like that weird proggy crap. That said, I like them. And they're... This is what I had to listen to all the way home. Yeah, it's gonna be all proggy crap. No, it's proggy. 04:20:17.180 --> 04:20:46.940 Priceless. Maybe that's what you're talking about. Anyway, my number three is so far the consensus number three pick of the Metalheads podcast. Number three. Crazy. Horrendous. Anthological Mysterium. I love it. We've all talked about it enough. Those guys wear prog shirts. I've seen one of them in a Disciples shirt from King Crimson. Weirdos. I love that album, by the way. You love Weirdos. It's a great album. Weird. Three at the number. 04:20:47.180 --> 04:21:16.000 three pick. Is that right? Yeah, that just made itself the number one pick potentially. Right now, right now. I guarantee it's going to be the one album. Not if I can help it. And you know what's funny is it would be really funny if it was number one and Tumult was number two, then we would just be basically kowtowing to Decimal Magazine. We can't do that. Because Decimal Magazine did that crap. We still have two more picks to go, John. What pick are we on? Three. 04:21:17.200 --> 04:21:47.020 So I'm on my number three pick? Yes, sir. What is your number three pick? Wayfair. Oh, yeah. American Gothic. Wait, me. Oh, yeah. I'm surprised I haven't heard that one yet. I guess I know where that's going to be. I haven't heard that yet. I agree. I'm hoping because everyone's number one, two, or three. Yeah, I hope so. It's definitely not my number three. Definitely not my number any. I'm sorry. I jade that shit. Don't take your headphones off, Will, 04:21:47.080 --> 04:22:17.020 because I'm going to unjay it by making my number three Wayfarer American Gothic. I think this is their best record. I think this is kind of where they've been going. It's got all of those wonderful, weird. Thank you, Jay. Darkness of the Old West kind of feelings about it. I fucking love them. And this was battling it out. I said again, all three of my top three could have been my number one. Yeah. I kind of waffled there a little bit. I was going to push this up a little bit, but there it shall remain. 04:22:17.080 --> 04:22:46.880 And at least I'm in good company as well. I'll just say thank you, Jay, because I'm getting a lot of weird looks. You've gotten that twice now, the two of you. You picked something and Jay came to your rescue. What was it? What was I sleeping there? Primordial. We both had Primordial. Primordial four. You guys basically have the same top four. Maybe not, but the same. Jay is super handsome and sexy. He is handsome and sexy. But also we're Jay-ing those records by giving them both high, 04:22:47.080 --> 04:23:16.500 We're going to get them up there pretty high in the top 10. So that's good. Yeah. All right. Jane, that's where they belong. Yeah, we're now opposite of Jane. Jay, what is your number three? He did it. Wayfair. It's your number three. Some brothers, Pogfather's drunk. Shut up. Stop picking on me. That's my path. Matt may have Wayfair up there high, too. I know he's a big fan of it. All right. It was okay. Not convincing, by the way. Number three. 04:23:17.620 --> 04:23:47.020 The Oak Pantheon, the absence. I don't know what they all were thinking, but. What? You just dragged that one up the list. Yeah, I did. I mean, it's had some other listers, so. Jeez. That's three for the Oak of the Pantheon. All right, Justin, what's your number two? Irritated George. But it was four. Oak Pantheon, I should actually believe it or not. Is it four? Is it four? I did it. George did it. Who else had it? I had it two. I had it together. I was just looking. I think I had it like six. 04:23:47.060 --> 04:24:15.620 6 or 8 or something like that. I had it like at 13. Right. Wow. Yeah. And unfortunately, your vote won't count for the overall MentalHeads thing. I mean, it counts for this podcast. But thanks for stopping by. Thanks for being here, buddy. So, yeah. So, my number 2 is probably what people would think would be my number 1. But again, like we were talking about, it... I can't breathe. 04:24:17.080 --> 04:24:46.900 and forth. Yeah. It's suffocation. Ends of the apocrypha. Wow. Yeah. Number two. It makes number one a mystery then. Now we're all going to be on the edge of our seat. Does it though? It doesn't really. Follow my social media really. Okay. Fair enough. No one's going to give you shit about it either. No shit to be had here. No, but yeah. Now suffocation, obviously favorite death metal band. They delivered with this. You know, it's not Frank Mullen, but Frank Mullen does make an appearance. 04:24:47.080 --> 04:25:16.700 the last track of the record, which is cool. Oh, he does? Yeah, so because Suffocation is, if you know Suffocation's history, their second record, Breeding the Spawn, is legendarily bad in production. So pretty much every release since that one, they've re-recorded at least one track on each record from Breeding the Spawn. And they always usually stick it in at the last, 04:25:17.060 --> 04:25:45.620 one of the last tracks on each record. So they continued that trend and they have Frank on the last track on this record. That's awesome. Yeah, it is. It's cool. And it's cool to hear him. You can kind of tell he hasn't been singing in a few years because he doesn't quite have the same power that he normally does. But I think the new guy does a really great job. The new guy does do a fucking phenomenal, like to the point that I was skeptical. 04:25:46.280 --> 04:26:15.780 I was on the podcast. Everybody was skeptical. Yeah. Like, oh, wait, suffocation is new. I want like, what? Yeah. And then I heard it and then I was like, this is fucking awesome. Well, I love about the new guy. He's got, he doesn't have the same tone as Frank. Cause I think Frank is kind of in a league of his own in terms of that. But what I love about this guy is I think he learned the proper rhythm and cadences that you expect from suffocation vocals. 04:26:16.280 --> 04:26:46.200 which I appreciate a lot. And he does some cool shooting here and she's got some just, you know, it's it still feels fresh. I think this album kind of definitely surpassed the last one. The last one was kind of lukewarm, but I feel like this is one of those things where the drummer and the guitarist that were brought in have been with the band long enough now where there's a vibe and you can hear that they're a little bit more tighter in their playing and their song dynamics than they were on that. 04:26:46.280 --> 04:27:16.180 that one. And yeah, there's just some classic suffocation stuff in here. And there's some new stuff in here. The track Mortal Exorcation kind of shows that off. And yeah, it just goes to show, again, I think Hobbs is probably one of the most underrated death metal guitarists out there. Terrence is amazing. He is fucking amazing. Yeah. Terrence Hobbs. If you guys know what we're talking about. I think I got the clue, yes. I mean, do you know what we're talking about? 04:27:16.280 --> 04:27:45.460 Not George. Who? Terrence Hobbs. What? What? Who? Huh? He's the one original remaining member essentially. He is. Terrence is. Yeah. Yeah. He is suffocation. Sorry to hear that. You look super confused like you just want to get drunk under underpass right now. He is drunk. I am not under the pass. The other part is true. Or am I? All right. 04:27:46.280 --> 04:27:47.500 Underneath the bridge, 04:27:47.930 --> 04:27:49.180 under the bridge downtown. 04:27:50.179 --> 04:27:52.000 We will continue this conversation. 04:27:52.150 --> 04:27:52.260 Oh, 04:27:52.380 --> 04:27:53.080 he knows about it. 04:27:54.180 --> 04:27:54.380 No, 04:27:54.500 --> 04:27:54.560 no, 04:27:54.660 --> 04:27:54.740 no. 04:27:54.880 --> 04:27:54.980 Like, 04:27:55.600 --> 04:27:55.720 like, 04:27:55.880 --> 04:27:57.320 Justin and I have a, 04:27:57.780 --> 04:27:58.020 Oh, 04:27:58.520 --> 04:27:58.960 yeah. 04:27:59.240 --> 04:28:00.020 Say no more. 04:28:00.440 --> 04:28:00.580 Right. 04:28:00.760 --> 04:28:01.500 Like we, 04:28:01.820 --> 04:28:03.740 we know each other aside from the podcast. 04:28:04.060 --> 04:28:05.040 So we text each other, 04:28:05.090 --> 04:28:06.040 we message each other. 04:28:06.460 --> 04:28:06.680 Really? 04:28:06.900 --> 04:28:07.140 Wow. 04:28:07.200 --> 04:28:07.980 I've never done that. 04:28:08.060 --> 04:28:08.300 Justin, 04:28:08.310 --> 04:28:09.000 we should do that. 04:28:09.920 --> 04:28:10.180 I know. 04:28:10.600 --> 04:28:10.900 And like, 04:28:11.280 --> 04:28:15.020 now we can talk about suffocation and we can like, 04:28:15.640 --> 04:28:16.080 all right. 04:28:16.200 --> 04:28:45.840 All right. All right. Okay. Marcus. Oh, I get to go. Okay. Great. Yeah. No, I mean, I felt suffocated actually. So yeah, my number two, definitely a volleyball. Definitely a volleyball. I think there's a lot of celebrated black metal records this year, but this one is an album. People probably have missed. It was on my mid-year. 04:28:46.200 --> 04:29:16.160 And it actually went higher. There's not a lot of albums that went higher on my list, but this one did. And it's Fagus Inter on Silent Future Recordings. They play a dark, atmospheric black metal with an eerie, majestic sound. The song layering on this album is meticulous and beautiful and energetic. And it has this kind of colossal windswept sound. 04:29:16.240 --> 04:29:45.540 But what I love most about this band is how they capture this kind of a stark, reflective, alone on a glacier feeling throughout the record. And the songs just have this real emotional undercurrent to them that makes me feel, that makes the songs feel very personal to me. So yes, Vegas, Inter, it's far and away my favorite black metal album this year. 04:29:45.640 --> 04:30:13.920 And obviously it's very high on my list overall. So I hope people give it a spin because it's definitely one that's a bit under the radar. Love it. Cool. Matt? What we have now is a world full of oil drillers and railroad barons. Oh, please tell me Shane Wayfair, Wayfair. And Company Men. Wayfair, Wayfair. This is the new American Gothic. I can't think of a better way to kind of intro the last track of an album. 04:30:16.800 --> 04:30:45.100 When I was a kid, I used to go to my grandparents a lot, and they had an upright piano. And I haven't heard the sound of an upright piano until I started listening to this band again. And it just seamlessly fits into their vibe, their sound. I would fully agree that this is their best. I mean, they've just really come into their own with this. And they've done so a little bit with each release. And this falls into... Say it already! 04:30:45.640 --> 04:31:15.620 e, eu vou citar. I'm 04:31:16.020 --> 04:31:44.360 I hate it. I wish I liked it more. What? I love Wayfarer. I love the last album. This one, I'm not into. Isn't Wayfarer a website? Yeah. It's got weird elements to it. I know a lot of people love it. Like you guys were saying, it's their favorite Wayfarer one, but I actually like World's Blood a lot more. So, yeah. I mean, I have it in vinyl. 04:31:45.660 --> 04:31:47.180 I like it's not on my list though 04:31:47.760 --> 04:31:48.540 I'm sorry 04:31:49.040 --> 04:31:51.620 alright let's move on to John now 04:31:52.160 --> 04:31:53.120 before we can 04:31:53.640 --> 04:31:55.280 so I think James Lewis 04:31:56.160 --> 04:31:56.440 who? 04:31:56.720 --> 04:31:57.760 that guy from Decibel 04:31:57.980 --> 04:31:58.880 oh yeah that guy 04:31:59.080 --> 04:31:59.780 oh that guy 04:31:59.980 --> 04:32:01.540 he might actually approve of this pick 04:32:01.840 --> 04:32:03.140 and believe it or not 04:32:03.400 --> 04:32:05.400 I think our own 04:32:06.140 --> 04:32:07.540 Justin will approve of this pick 04:32:08.520 --> 04:32:10.400 now he told me this was too brutal for me 04:32:10.800 --> 04:32:11.100 potentially 04:32:11.660 --> 04:32:11.980 oh 04:32:12.080 --> 04:32:13.220 and it's really not 04:32:13.440 --> 04:32:14.699 it's just the burbles 04:32:14.700 --> 04:32:44.100 that I don't care for that much. Oh, is it The Ride Home with Will? Those are gurgles, not burbles. Anyway, I went back and checked this out, Justin, because of you. And also I heard the Pragya song on the album. And I was like, what the hell is this? My number two is Afterbirth. Wow. Nice. That is a surprise. That's awesome. That is a surprise. That's like, wow. It's blowing my mind. Not that brutal. 04:32:48.359 --> 04:33:13.600 But man, Justin, you said earlier, they still maintain the brutal death sound, but man, they go off in some really cool proggy areas. Like, really cool. And not traditional prog. They just expand their sound out. And I gotta tell you, he rides that, his ride cymbal so hard on the bell with his stick. Oh my god, it drives me nuts kind of actually. It's kind of like, it's a great album. 04:33:13.641 --> 04:33:43.100 And it's got me thinking I should check out the previous album because I believe the previous album is when they started incorporating more of that, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Actually, Gene's had it on his year-end list when he was on here. He did, yeah. And I listened to it, and then because he had it on here, I went back to it. I'm like, yeah, I love this. And then I saw them a couple of years because they're Long Island. I've seen them a couple times live. So I just kind of grew to be a fan. But yeah, this record is just... It's so good. 04:33:43.641 --> 04:34:13.500 Yeah, they basically just said, fuck it, we're just gonna do what we want, and I love that. That's, yeah, and I don't know if I'll like the early stuff, you know, the EPs, but this. I thought the music was cool. This, I love, yeah, I just, I'm not still big on the vocals. Yeah. But although they do vary them a little more, it seems like. Wait, this is your number two, and you just say you're not big on the vocals? Yeah, I know, right? Yeah, the burble gurgle kind of stuff. The burble, what? The frog. What the fuck are you talking about, burble gurgle? The piggy. Yeah, no squeals, though. No squeals. Is this what we were listening to on the way here? 04:34:13.660 --> 04:34:43.600 Yeah, I did it on purpose. You said you wanted to hear something high, but I didn't tell you what it was. Oh, okay. Yeah, it's the middle. It's awesome. I just have a hard time with the vocals, but that's cool that you got through that. Yeah, let's be more. The further you move through the album, it just gets like frog heaven. That music is awesome. It's so good. And they're fabulous players. They all, they're so tight. They're so good stuff. Huh? Good surprise. I love that one. 04:34:43.660 --> 04:35:13.619 That's one of my favorites. The angels eat flies. Yeah. So the one for me is the hovering head drones. Yeah, I could totally see that for you. Yeah, but then they jack you up with a right in the middle of the song and I'm like, okay, that's okay. I like the rest. Yep. Yep. All right. Awesome. Will, number two. Don't say. How do I follow that up? Like, go ahead. Number two. Number two. My number two. I'm pretty sure this was 04:35:13.641 --> 04:35:42.100 It was said before. If it was not said before, shame on all you fuckers. Whoa. Legacy of frailty. I had it. Did you have it? To you. Whoa. George and Will. Whoa. If you... Whoa. My biggest thing with this is if you like... Whoa. To you. Oh, earth and sea. 04:35:43.641 --> 04:36:13.160 If you're a Behemoth fan, this is as close as you're going to get to a Behemoth album in 2023. It's amazing. Anyway, I'm clearly speaking. I feel like I finally put my headphones on. I'm listening to everybody and there's not a single sound. I mean, I love the world record. I definitely love it. Yeah. There was a sound. 04:36:13.660 --> 04:36:14.240 you expected. 04:36:18.021 --> 04:36:44.279 I hate it's gonna just push us quickly to George but it is a sure sign that horrendous is probably gonna carry the day and it's horrendous uh ontological mysterium is my number two that's a nice a solid one right there everybody has said good enough about it I agree you know it's just an outstanding record best record they've made it's a whole new level for these guys just what about the clean singing on track one 04:36:44.320 --> 04:37:13.279 One. Oh my God. What the horror of it all. The horror. It was your album of the month. I know, but it's still. Oh my God. That's so good. Song one. I'll add one other statement. It's simply, it's kind of what Markisan song, which was, I was shocked by how good it was. Not because they're not already an exemplary band, but I was just like, holy fucking shit. What do these guys do this year? Yeah. They went the extra mile to make something really unique and to just really change their sound. 04:37:13.279 --> 04:37:43.000 And they didn't need to do that. They didn't need to have clean singing. Why did you have clean singing? Because it made them more dynamic and interesting. They're hipsters. Right. That's why they're hipsters. I definitely know all the dudes in that band. You guys may know all the dudes in that band. I'm going to punch them in the face. No, you're not. No, I will. Are you punching people? I will. 04:37:43.279 --> 04:38:13.260 No, I would definitely punch him in the face. If they were right here? I would definitely punch him in the face. If they were right here, you'd be hugging him and butt slapping and all that stuff. Alright, my number one is... Your number two is two. Fucking with you. My number two... Just seeing who's paying attention. My number two is in Slavid Heimdall. Ooh. Whoa. So... This didn't drop for everybody. It didn't drop that far for everybody. A little bit. A little bit. Wow, that album just got... 04:38:13.301 --> 04:38:42.680 Got dragged up the list. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. All right. Justin, now number one. Now we're serious. Oh, my God. It doesn't get any more real. This is it, boys. How many hours are we at? We're over six hours. Over six hours. Just over six. After editing, about an hour and a half. Yeah, six hours and four and a half jerking around. So, yeah, so my number one is, listen, sure, people are going to give me shit for it, 04:38:42.740 --> 04:39:11.699 But they are definitely become one of my favorite bands. They are definitely, I have a little bit of a, I feel like I'm getting a little bit of a cult fan thing for it, for them. Just send it, Jesus Christ. God damn. Just fucking send it. We talked about it a little bit earlier, but the year I had, right, certain music you connect with helps you get through things emotionally. Sure. This band is definitely one of those. 04:39:12.061 --> 04:39:41.800 I have to see them twice this year. It is very nice. Ah, yeah. There we go. Wait for it. Nice. Not a surprise. Good pick. Not really that much of a surprise. We're not going to give a shit about that. I loved them on the first few albums. I just haven't been in the next month. I want everyone that says that statement, I want them to just go back and listen to the rest of the catalog because they really don't divert 04:39:41.840 --> 04:40:11.240 If you ask me, they don't diverge that much from those original ones to where they are now, especially this recent one. I would say if you were a fan of the Blue record, there are things in this new one that you will like and enjoy. More a fan of Red and one and two EPs. I saw them, I don't know how many times when Red came out, because they opened for Opeth, so I saw them like five or six times on that tour. They were unreal how good they were live. They're just unbelievable musicians. 04:40:11.260 --> 04:40:41.220 is that Gina Gleason, the guitarist, I've gushed about her before, but she's just amazing to watch live. Aren't they from our hood, Will? They're from Virginia still, aren't they? I think a couple of them live there now. They're originally from Savannah, but I think a couple of them live in Philly now, yeah. I thought they were in Virginia for a little bit too, weren't they? No idea. I don't know. Yeah, but okay, the Philadelphia part. You lost me at Baroness. Oh, you know what? The old guitarist that he was from Virginia. That's right, that's right. I'm glad they're still around after all they went through. Justin, I was still 04:40:41.260 --> 04:41:11.080 I'll talk to you after this, but I'm not. Just might not be today. Yeah. Probably like in five weeks. It's funny because Will and Justin mostly align with their picks, but then Justin's like, I'm going Baroness. Now they're frenemies all of a sudden. That's where this is shocking. This is where it all ends on the first. Like I said, I had a year, right? Mark us on. Number one. Holy shit. We're here, boys. We're here. But he had a lads. I think. 04:41:11.260 --> 04:41:41.220 This might be a little bit of a surprise for everybody on the cast. Maybe not. I don't know. Cause I, you know, I kind of switched which styles I really like, but my number one album was a pretty easy pick for me. And it is the anchor it. It all be nice. Ed willow tip records. You know, whenever I put this album on, which is quite often, I marvel at how Ed managed to get 04:41:41.260 --> 04:42:10.380 gather so many amazing players from around the world and just carefully craft such a masterful and cohesive progressive metal record. His songwriting on this is absolutely gorgeous. The way it shifts and flows in a way that makes every musical piece matter to the songs, but also to the overall composition of the album is just really something to hear. 04:42:10.460 --> 04:42:40.320 And it even made me care about saxophone, which I do not care about. You should. I don't like saxophone normally, but on this album, it's awesome. And then the singer Sylvain, he just ties it all together beautifully with his stunning and just varied vocals throughout the album. But really beyond that, more than the virtuoso talent and the technical artistry that's on display for this album, 04:42:40.480 --> 04:43:10.440 What really sets this record apart for me is the passion that really bleeds out of every note. I feel the sentiment in every song, you know, rage, frustration, sadness, loneliness, love. All the songs are amazing on it, but that last track, Stay, is my favorite. And I often catch myself singing it softly to myself. And every time I do, I get this lump in my throat and I just feel 04:43:10.480 --> 04:43:40.420 a longing for loved ones lost before they should have gone. So the anchor it, it all began with loneliness is my number one. I think it's a phenomenal achievement in modern progressive metal. I just think it's a special album. So there you go. Cool. All right. My number one, and before I say it out loud, I just want to reflect on the album I chose as my number one in 2004. That was Leviathan by Mastodon. 04:43:40.460 --> 04:44:10.240 I was seven years old. It was a hard choice. And that is what I went with. And that actually reflects on what I'm choosing today. The album I'm choosing today is by a band whose name is used frequently in my house. Not by me, but by my wife. She describes many things as horrendous. And she really doesn't know that every time she says that, my heart gets a little bit more dark. The album is called Onological Mysterium. 04:44:10.480 --> 04:44:40.420 It's their fifth album. I was thinking it was going to be good. It's beyond good. It's not horrendous. It is not. It's better than good. It's great. It's the opposite. It's horrendously magical. It is something that like you really don't like the first time I listened to it, I thought, where is this album going to go? And I had no idea each time, even though there were the tracks they had released ahead of time. So that kind of helped guide me through it. But this is, I mean, I close my eyes, I turn it on and it's done. And it's amazing. 04:44:40.460 --> 04:45:10.440 And yeah, that's my number one. It's not a bad number one at all. That clenches it. That's not even a question. Who's number one? Horrendous will be number one. And Matt, number one, Horrendous is two. We hella had it so far. Yeah. All right. My number one should not be a secret. However, I was questioned by our guests when they appeared on our 04:45:10.520 --> 04:45:40.000 podcast about why I picked their only number two, despite the fact that it came out literally the day before we recorded. Even though I had it a week before and I found it really funny and I, and I love Ed. I think he's awesome. And so now it's number one. So now Ed, it's number one. The anchor. It is my number one album. Hold on. Got to flip around. I want to hug John and I can't. It all began with loneliness. It's. 04:45:40.480 --> 04:46:10.400 Thank you very much. Thank you. That's. I said, and I want to give Ed a big thank you. He clipped off part of the episode where I said they threw the whole kitchen sink at you. And it's true. They just, they give so much, but it's all really well done. It's concise. It's not loose and all over the place, even though there's a lot of different influences. I love it. It's praky love, but it's brutal in some spots, but it's magical in others. I like it. 04:46:10.480 --> 04:46:40.340 Yeah, yeah. I wanted to list this. I did, because Ed's a cool dude. And it's a great album. But a lot of cool albums fell off the back of the truck this year. So, sorry. Are you kidding me, man? There's people down the street like, look what I just found. It's an Ice Age album. That's right. It's the same for me. Yeah. But this one has been with me since it dropped. And Willetip dominated my top four. I had three albums from Willetip. So, well done, Willetip, for expanding. They used to be, I guess, 04:46:40.480 --> 04:46:45.680 Grindcore early on now they're like all this cool proggy shit which is awesome yeah and the anchor it's 04:46:45.860 --> 04:47:10.440 interesting too because when you had it you know number two at mid-year I hadn't really I hadn't listened to it yet because it was literally just came out just came out yeah so I'm like I'm just gonna forego it because I'm not gonna try to squeeze it in I can always get it in at year end but you know as soon as I started listening to it and I've listened to it a ton since then I was like man I wish I would have gave it a few more spins because it definitely would have made 04:47:10.460 --> 04:47:40.280 my mid-year, obviously, because it's my number one, two for a year-end. But, you know, that's okay. You know, I like taking my time with albums, and I've definitely spun this one more than any other one. And Ed was an excellent guest. It's awesome. And the story behind the album is almost just as good as the album. So I like that part of it as well. Plus, Ed gets tons of love for always participating on our New Music Fridays. He's always there, and he's always giving suggestions. 04:47:41.080 --> 04:47:41.620 Oh yeah. 04:47:41.880 --> 04:47:43.820 He's all over the place. 04:47:44.180 --> 04:47:45.700 I see him all the time on all these different sites. 04:47:46.000 --> 04:47:48.520 He reminded me that I needed to listen to the winter hard album. 04:47:48.820 --> 04:47:48.960 Yeah. 04:47:49.040 --> 04:47:50.880 And I'm going to do that this week. 04:47:50.900 --> 04:47:52.380 I just too late for me to get it. 04:47:52.520 --> 04:47:52.600 Yeah. 04:47:52.700 --> 04:47:52.800 Yeah. 04:47:52.900 --> 04:47:53.280 I will too. 04:47:53.460 --> 04:47:54.740 Ever since he's been on the cast, 04:47:55.040 --> 04:47:57.560 he's been participating in our posts. 04:47:57.800 --> 04:47:58.140 Everything. 04:47:58.340 --> 04:47:59.040 I really liked that. 04:47:59.260 --> 04:47:59.420 Yeah. 04:47:59.680 --> 04:47:59.940 Everything. 04:48:00.460 --> 04:48:01.140 And it's not just here. 04:48:01.140 --> 04:48:02.320 I see him on other sites too, 04:48:02.720 --> 04:48:03.160 which is great. 04:48:03.660 --> 04:48:04.540 So it's cool. 04:48:04.580 --> 04:48:05.200 Cause you know, 04:48:05.320 --> 04:48:06.360 we're a fan of his music. 04:48:06.660 --> 04:48:06.860 You know, 04:48:06.960 --> 04:48:07.640 we talked to him, 04:48:07.700 --> 04:48:35.580 We had a great time, but then he became a fan of the podcast and us, which is really nice. I like that mutual respect and admiration. Well done, Ed. Well done. Good job. All right, Will, number one. The anchoring, Will? Bookends, Will? Bookends. Tip to tip. Put your pants on. It's all you, so. 04:48:41.260 --> 04:49:07.460 Number one will what? There's some band called Camel Corps. I like them. There it is. They're nice. They're chaos. They're nice. Corpse de Cannibal. Yeah, and their lead singer is nice to me. His name is George. Grindr of the Corps. Yes, he's really nice to me. Guys named George are cool. Awesome. How many is that for the Corps? 04:49:07.700 --> 04:49:37.620 That would be one at one and one at 25. Bookended as predicted. Bookended. I think I was at 18. Oh, that's right. Oh, okay, but still bookended. Why'd you ruin that, Matt? Oh, I'm sorry. No, he's in the middle, like a nice slice of meat. It's a paradox sandwich with starring Matt, the situation. I'm lucky here. Matt, yeah, I don't know, but that sounds good. Jay, did it all of a sudden go dark in your ear? 04:49:38.420 --> 04:50:07.640 Sun's going down, baby. I can turn my light on. It looks like you have a window that is letting in light. No, it's fine. I'm having... His wife lets him a little bit of light at a time. Yeah. She's going to... Gene is like, you have five minutes of sunlight and that's it. You're going to die. I don't see boxes back there, so that's... There are some, but they're just below the camera level now, but it's getting there. It's all my wife's shit that's left. 04:50:07.700 --> 04:50:37.540 I'm about. Jay, what is it? One of you guys has got to know what it is. Cannibal Forks? No. As soon as I say it, I'll be like, oh yeah, make it ten sort. Oh yeah. I have my number, man. That's all I can tell you. And I'm not going to over explain it except to say that I really get their vibe. I love his voice. I think they write really compelling songs with great hooks and I can't wait for the next one. And I'll just tell you right now, my most anticipated release for next year. It is. 04:50:37.680 --> 04:51:07.120 The New, because that's just making a new record of So Fuckin' Naturity. All right, here it is. Finally. Wait, have you not done your number yet? I have to look it up, because I don't remember. Not. It's not like it's a mysterium of ontological types. It's just horrendous. I think that just racked up enough points to be number one next year, too. Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. Oh, yeah, it's definitely number one. That's two ones, two number threes. 04:51:07.700 --> 04:51:37.660 I am number two who is number one who is number one Matt had one I had a two I had a three two threes it's gonna fucking clean up so this is it's gonna be far and away the number one oh yeah what was it was the blood incantation two mold year wasn't it where they were both got like super points because they were both in the top five for all of us yeah I think 04:51:37.700 --> 04:52:06.380 He's got a challenge for that. And Sludge, I think, one year they had a high year. Yeah. Yeah. We need some new Sludge. I'm going to actually send him a message and ask him if he's recording anything. Yeah, you should. I saw him post something not long ago, but it wasn't music related. I know, but he didn't know I had for a long time before that. Yeah. I asked the... What's his name? Mike? It's the Sludge guy's name. Matt. Matt. Whatever the fuck his name is. Matt Moss. He's Matt, not the situation. Matt Sludge Moss. Matt, the situation. Yeah. 04:52:07.680 --> 04:52:37.040 I asked for some stickers and magnets. For Bandcamp Friday? I asked him for some stuff and he responded and he gave me stuff. That's awesome. He's a good guy. He's a great guest. Yeah. Love to have him on again. More importantly, love to hear more music. Can I make a quick suggestion for a cast not too far from now that where we do a top? 04:52:37.720 --> 04:53:07.000 five lists or something where we take... Mark, how long have you been doing the show? This is my fifth year. 2018. I'd like to suggest we take our top, our number one, each of our number one records from the last five years and try to put them in an order and do your top five list. Oh, that's interesting. Yeah. So that's all your number one battling it out for the last five years. I realize that I've been doing this for 15 years now. 2014 was your first. 14. 04:53:07.700 --> 04:53:09.720 2014 was my first year. 04:53:10.280 --> 04:53:12.300 You only get to do your last fight. 04:53:12.400 --> 04:53:13.200 But anyway, we'll discuss. 04:53:13.520 --> 04:53:13.660 Yeah. 04:53:14.480 --> 04:53:14.560 Yeah. 04:53:14.760 --> 04:53:19.560 But I mean, to be fair, no one gives a shit about what I think. 04:53:19.740 --> 04:53:24.820 So actually it has been 20, 14 years, 14 fucking years. 04:53:25.020 --> 04:53:26.920 No, it has not been 14 years. 04:53:27.020 --> 04:53:30.680 No, the podcast's 10th anniversary is coming up in April. 04:53:31.000 --> 04:53:31.320 Math. 04:53:31.440 --> 04:53:31.540 Yep. 04:53:31.800 --> 04:53:33.580 And we're looking to do something for that. 04:53:33.740 --> 04:53:34.440 So math. 04:53:35.020 --> 04:53:35.080 Yeah. 04:53:35.140 --> 04:54:03.460 I was talking to George about doing something special for that one. So that is how hardcore Will is, though. Can I just point that out? The podcast has been around for 10 years, but that motherfucker has been on it for 14. Just like Chuck Norris. Well, the interesting thing is... I'm looking at some things. He is the Chuck Norris in the cast. I've been doing this for 14 years, according to my... This episode is like 14 years. Yeah. 04:54:05.140 --> 04:54:34.140 Well, next year is the 10th anniversary. But you're saying no. No. 10th anniversary is coming up in April. And we're also going to have the 150th episode around that same time. Oh, perfect. I'm totally out of my mind. Yes. Yes. Yes. It just feels that long because of how long the episodes are. You've known me for 14 years, basically. You just did some fucked up math. It's just, you know, 14th grade. All right. Let's wrap this shit up, man. Yeah. 04:54:35.140 --> 04:55:04.300 I have honorables. I got so many, but I don't have to go through them all. Justin, you have any honorables from this podcast? Yeah, I have so many. It's just so many of them. Yeah, I'm not going to. Even John has them. I'm going to fall asleep. I mean, I got stuff. I'll just write them off if nobody else wants to. John, you want to? You know what? Is this broadcast? Yeah. Are people listening? Yeah. 04:55:05.120 --> 04:55:34.380 Oh, I hope they are. I got too many. I got like 20. So do I. I'm going to go. Enforced. Ulthar. Begravement. Suffocation. Scala. P in blue. Ahab. The Ocean. Lion's Daughter. Two Mold. Uwada. Sermon. Necropanther. Faldrin. Bluedaos Nord. Metallica. Dragons of Kral. Panda Kingdom. Frozen Soul. Filth is Eternal. The Anchoret. Eridus and Jesus Peace. Boom. Done. 04:55:35.120 --> 04:56:05.100 I have no idea why. I mean, I have a bunch too. I mean, Incultr, which just came out. Yes, that one. Incultr, yep. Sulphur Aeon, Woe, Fen, Sacred Outcry, Agriculture, Gorod, Uwana, Incantation, Vastum, Roganna, Megaton Sword, Underdark. Wait, isn't Incantation your favorite band ever? They're my favorite death metal band, but they didn't make the list this year. But I did a top 40, so they're on the list. 04:56:05.180 --> 04:56:05.420 on that. 04:56:06.640 --> 04:56:06.720 Okay. 04:56:08.860 --> 04:56:35.960 He looks skeptical. I just didn't love this one as much as the previous one. I didn't say shit. I get it. I asked a question and that's it. I get it. Vastum, did I say Vastum? Regana, Megatonsword, Underdark, Blood Oath, Blazonright, Zoth, Cetus, Wafer, Fertibra, Atlantis. This cat is one hour past her dinner time, so I gotta go see her. Sorry. Well, that's the National Crisis, so I understand. I understand. 04:56:36.760 --> 04:57:06.440 You still know what I'm talking about. Yes. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. But you did interrupt. Oh, you got through it. I'm just going to tell you guys this. I love you, and I got to go feed my cat. All right. All right. Bye, Jay. Bye, guys. Happy top 25 to you, Jay. And he's gone. All right. That's it. Come in. All right. Then, Matt, you got any? You're muted. So muted. Everything mentioned that wasn't on my list. 04:57:06.740 --> 04:57:35.580 Got it. And they came out. There is a lot of albums. You want to do it real quick? Yeah, go for it. All right, real quick. Flourishing Scourge, Altari, Ashenhor, Blue Soud Nord, Chain to the Bottom of the Ocean, Death of Giants, Doddheim's Guard, Dream Unending and Worm, Gatekeeper, Herod, Ice Age, Lunar, New Spoon, Oak Pantheon, Obsidian Tide, Ocean Agreed, Omnivortex, Pressure Points, Sorcerer, Sulphur Ham. Nice. Good stuff. All right. 04:57:35.640 --> 04:58:04.720 I guess that's the end of the fucking year people. We did it. We did it. Six and a half hours for us. Probably about an hour for you. Oh shit. This is as jolly as I get. Dang. Justin just put on a lit up sweater. Holiday sweater. He's got a party to go to still. I got a house party to go to. It's early yet. Oh nice. I got my sweater on too. 04:58:05.640 --> 04:58:34.940 What's that? Got my sweater on too. I'm ready for your house party. All right. It's got like metal studs on it. It's very me for a holiday sweater. Nice. All right. Thanks for joining us, Justin. Thanks for having me, dudes. Awesome to have you back, Justin. Good to see you, man. And I will be individually hitting you up about visiting because I want to visit everyone. Excellent. John's kid. All right. Thanks, Justin. Thanks, everybody. Thanks for having me, fellas. We did it. 04:58:35.640 --> 04:58:42.440 Bye. Bye guys. That was really fun. And bye. 04:59:05.620 --> 04:59:08.060 TRIK ME TO 04:59:57.542 --> 04:59:59.680 Have yourselves a really good night now, okay?