... of which are very good. The last release was in 2019, but the band are still active and playing occasional shows. But Inside The Unreal remains their finest work, and an important piece of metal history.
... much when it comes to death metal's early days, but Electrocution were definitely worthy of more attention. The band would release a single and a split in 1994 and then go on hiatus for a solid 20 years, before guitarist Mick Montaguti would resurrect the name and release two more albums, both..
... is definitely a strong thrash influence, with hints of Possessed and early Sepultura, and while the riffs are technical there's not a lot of extravagant leads, which might appeal to those metalheads who get fatigued easily but the showiness of modern tech death. Italy wasn't really known for...
... Unreal. It's a fascinating album, with a dry but well-rounded production, intricate riffs, and shifting tempos. Inside The Unreal might not be the most original example of the style, but given that technical death metal was still in its early childhood, it's an impressive bit of work. There...
... includes Death, Morbid Angel, Cynic, and Atheist, but it also applies to some bands that weren't from Florida. Pestilence is one of the best known examples thanks to Testimony Of The Ancients, but Italy's Electrocution released a criminally underrated take on the style in 1993 with Inside The...
Ruiner Ranks: Top 10 Old-School Death Metal Albums You (Potentially) Haven't Heard #musicsky #metalsky
9: Electrocution - Inside The Unreal
When it comes to old-school death metal, my tastes tend to lean heavily toward the Floridian style of thrashy, technical death metal. This of course...
Does this edition have more info on that easter egg? I've figured that there's gotta be a lot more hidden in this album, but I'm not great with codes and whatnot to figure it out. Does it have to do with the colors and numbers that pop up throughout the album?
... Prodigal Sun would end up relegated to the bargain bin of metal history. Still, for what was basically a one-off, it's a great album that wound up predicting a lot of what would become significantly more popular in modern death metal.
... staying power than the likes of Entombed, Dismember, and Grave. Afflicted would eventually switch vocals and release a power metal album (an odd choice if I've ever seen one) and disband in 1995. Members of the band would go on to be founding members of Crucifyre and General Surgery, but...
... elements of prog and psychedelia. It's an unusual style that proved to be a bit ahead of its time, resulting in an early death metal album with its roots in the music of Voivod and King Crimson. And while Afflicted got a significant amount of hype at the time, Prodigal Sun proved to have less...
... demos or singles, but the rerecordings on the album sound good. Musically, Afflicted were a bit difficult to pin down, recording at Sunlight Studios but eschewing the HM-2 chainsaw sound most commonly associated with the Stockholm scene in favor of a more technical death-thrash sound with...
... as Afflicted Convulsion, the band released a number of demos before changing names and releasing Prodigal Sun, their debut full-length. All of the songs on Prodigal Sun, minus the titular intro track and the song that follows, 'Harbouring The Soul', had previously been recorded and released on..
... have heard any of these albums, although I'll guess that a lot of you will at least be familiar with a couple of these, but it's a nice excuse for me to revisit some underappreciated death metal.
Anyway, I'm going to start with 1992's Prodigal Sun from Stockholm's Afflicted. Originally known..
Ruiner Ranks: Top 10 Old-School Death Metal Albums You (Possibly) Haven't Heard #musicsky #metalsky
10: Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
Going to do something a little different with this ranking and talk about some of my favorite obscure death metal albums. To be honest, I don't know if any of you will..
I loved these dudes back in the day. The Art Of Balance was such a critical album in bridging the gap from nu metal to death metal for me.
I love how dialed in Aes is on this track. Dude has been rapping for decades and still comes up with some of the greatest lyrics. And Homeboy Sandman makes such a good counterpart for him. #musicsky #hiphopsky
FUCK YEAH
My favorite obscure modern thrash metal band, Fog Of War, just put it a new video! These guys are fucking great. #musicsky #metalsky
This is my first time hearing Goreworm, but this new track from their upcoming album sounds good and heavy as fuck. #musicsky #metalsky
All proceeds for this one will go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
LET'S FUCKING GO
New shit from Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman. Such a great series of collaborations. #musicsky #hiphopsky
heβs gonna give a speech in front of an AI generated banner that says, βΕMIMMS1ΓN ACΔΕMPLISSHEPβ
I haven't really listened to a ton of Gorillaz, but 'Clint Eastwood' is a fucking classic, and they got Del for the SNL performance, which is rad as hell. #musicsky #hiphopsky
Things I listened to in the past week. #musicsky #metalsky #cyberpunksky #punksky
1. Rob Zombie β The Great Satan
2. Carpenter Brut β Leather Temple
3. Cognizance β In Light, No Shape
4. Calva Louise β Edge of The Abyss
5. Metallica β Master of Puppets
6. Agnostic Front β Victim In Pain
SHIT GODDAMN
Can't wait for the new Archspire album. #musicsky #metalsky
I assure you, it didn't take long for me to buy my own copy. And then again on CD. This album's effect on my life has been profound, serving as a gateway to most of the justice I listen to now, and there was never a slight hint of doubt where it sits on this list.
... steady rhythm riffing to Hammett's leads and solos to Ulrich's drumming. It was a confluence of talent and writing that will likely never be duplicated. When I got my first Metallica cassette (the Black Album, if you recall), my friend also bought his first, and it was Master Of Puppets.
... a few months after the album's release, which makes his virtuosic talents shine that much brighter. His work on 'Orion' weighs heavily on me, and I feel it in my heart every time I listen to it. But the entire band was simply on another plane for this album, from Hetfield's maturing vocals and..
... instrumental ('Orion'). And it's got 'Master Of Puppets', which has one of the most distinctive riffs ever written. The production is thick and weighty without losing any of the little details, allowing Cliff Burton's bass flourishes enough room to peek through. Burton would die in a bus crash..
... the lyrics. This album has zero weaknesses. It's got thrash ('Battery', 'Damage Inc.'), but it's got so much more. It's got groove ('The Thing That Should Not Be', 'Leper Messiah'). It's got a power ballad ('(Welcome Home) Sanitarium'). It's got what's narrowly my second favorite Metallica...
... (and arguably the greatest metal album of all time). And it's here at the top of my list because, above all else, it's my favorite album ever, by any band, in any genre, of all fucking time. It's perfect. I've listened to it so much that I know all the little details and melodies like I know...
