Necrotic Nick- Super underrated band in general in my opinion. I'm pretty sure that one was the only one I was missing in terms of their full lengths. I believe there's a new one dropping this year too so I'm stoked to get a chance to go over that one.
I went and bought that Pink Floyd- Momentary Lapse of Reason. I had the cassette back in 1987. And even bought the iTunes video, Learning To Fly. I liked that video. 🦅
I want that Prong promo shot! Haha. My most rare piece of “music memorabilia” is an original Pushead print of the Beg To Differ cover. Snagged it on eBay for $200
This is why i dig these videos. Critical Defiance, Suffer (metalarchives showed a newer album for them), and Adon added to the list of 2024 albums to check out.
The Castle Rat album is absolutely amazing. I also picked that one up. If you like Momentary Lapse Of Reason then you will probably like The Division Bell, I think that is a stronger album overall. Great update as usual
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Man, that album is a pure throwback and I love it. Right down to the production they captured that classic Sabbath warmth to the riffs and bass lines. I used to have Division Bell on tape as a teen but I lost it forever ago. I plan on snagging that one again though for sure.
The Adon and Pentagram have been on to-listen-to forever. It’s like when ask you if you’ve heard something,” covered in a collection update,” also awesome it reminds me of what I may have intended to but just didn’t. 🤘🏾
Not related to this video, but the Floyd had me thinking of a new angle for the "almost metal" videos. Deep Purple is one of those bands, Rainbow too. I'd love to hear more Deep Purple on this channel. Live in Tokyo is widely regarded as one of the best live hard rock/borderline metal live albums of all time. Just a thought. Thanks for the "non-traditional review" vids. It's what sets this channel apart. Thanks Nick.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I was going to throw bands like that in the "heavy but not metal... or is it" segment I started awhile ago since I think proto metal bands are very much in that conversation.
Both of those Pink Floyd albums are classics. And that album cover on the Castle Rat album looks similar to the photoshoot done for Blood Fire Death by Bathory, most notably Quorthon.
Necrotic Nick- Hey! Thanks, man! We had such a blast at that fest and we met a ton of people so forgive me if I don't specifically remember our run in but it was great meeting all our fans for damn sure. I'm not familiar with Inverted so I'll have to check them out at some point.
As a massive Pink Floyd fan, I agree that Meddle and AMLOR are great albums. While I understand that the early, Syd Barret era of PF is influential, I do agree that Meddle is where the band really starts their iconic sound, and yes, "Echoes" is amazing. Probably my second favorite PF song behind "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." As for AMLOR, I think there's a tangible sense of relief that exudes from the album. As the band went on in the 70s, they became much more harsh and tense as a consequence of Roger Waters' influence. By the time you get through The Wall and the Final Cut, the music feels like it gets lost behind the messages that Roger wants to share. When you get to AMLOR, you can feel the music take over again, and the relief of not having to deal with Roger anymore. I'd be very curious to see what you think of Division Bell, if you decide to pick that one up.
Necrotic Nick- I honestly haven't really dove much into the Syd Barret era of Pink Floyd but I plan on just getting more Pink Floyd in general. It's a band that I feel like I stopped way too soon on collecting their albums. Echoes is a masterwork in my opinion and right up there with some of my favorite Pink Floyd songs (my go to off of Wish You Were here is "Welcome to the Machine") and AMLOR is pretty much just pure musical comfort. I love the chill, lush vibe of that album. I love Water's material but that calming effect on AMLOR is just a wonderful feeling and I definitely plan on snagging Division Bell at some point. I used to have that one on tape when I was a teen but I lost it forever ago.
Shine on you Crazy Diamond is my favorite Pink Floyd song. Wish you Were Here likewise my favorite album from them. Gilmour and company created some amazing music that holds up today! 🤘
great stuff as always, nick! in terms of disbelief make sure to check out their earlier albums "worst enemy", "shine" and "spreading the rage" for starters! excellent band 😎
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, I want to give Disbelief another chance and check out the older material. I didn't think this new one was bad but it was a bit dull.
It's a shame we won't get reviews for last weeks releases because albums like Vale Of Pnath and Vredehammer were so fucking good. But I hope you guys are having an awesome time
Necrotic Nick- I'll probably snag those at some point and cover them in a collection update but we simply didn't have time to cover them because of the fest. We had a blast at MDF though. More on that later for sure.
Meddle is possibly one of the greatest "transition" albums of all time. That album really bridged, IMO, their early stuff with Syd, to what most people associate pink floyd to be. My favorite album from the later Guilmour years is Division Bell. Pulse is my all time favorite live album from them. Period. Even without Waters. The energy from that album and DIvision Bell still scream Pink Floyd to me. Meddle is awesome!! One of these days is borderline metal. The impending bass intro, the feeling of doom. Almost sabbath like...kinda. Floyd uses "Counterpoint" better than any traditional rock band I've ever heard. Great album picks bro. Looking forward to the Deceased break down too. Another killer pick.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'd have to agree. In terms of changing their sound they not only really committed to it with Echoes being such a monster of a song but they executed it so damn well. I used to own Division Bell on tape when I was a teen but I lost it forever ago so that's one I plan on getting again for sure. Already got another collection update ready to go after this next batch of reviews too. That one will have some surprises in it as well.
@@thrallsofmetal Then I suggest you check out the Temple of Scorn debut album from late last year called 'Funeral Altar Epiphanies'; I know a couple of the dudes in the band, and they know what they are doing, trust me.. 🤗 Also a new album from the partly Danish band Hyperdontia is also under way.. 🇩🇰
Necrotic Nick- I've heard of those guys but I think I got them confused with Temple of Dread which was also awesome. I'll keep an eye out for their stuff. Super stoked to go over the new Hyperdontia when it drops. That first single was sick as hell.
@@thrallsofmetal By the way, the vocalist in Temple of Scorn is also the vocalist in the Danish black'n'roll institution Horned Almighty, who are about to release their new album 'Contagion Zero' shortly, so keep an eye and an ear out for that as well, Nick.. 🤘
Necrotic Nick, love that story at the start. But dissing on Michael Bolton? WTF bro? You don't want to listen to the metal masterpiece that is "Everybody's Crazy?" WOW, unsubbed......./s. Thanks dude! I always love these updates as I find a lot to listen to that I haven't before! \m/
Hello Nick, sorry to bother you, I don't know if you talked about it in your collections but recently I saw that a death doom band Tzompantli had released an album "Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force" do you know ? and finally are you going to make a video to summarize MDF ? Good to you and the members of Thralls of Metal, thank you for being there keep it up, Romain from France 🤘🔥.
should check out Tzompantli - Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force, recently came out, kinda death doom with even some hardcore influence, a few of the members are in a hardcore band, which turned into a more doomy type band
Necrotic Nick- I have it actually but we just didn't have time to go over it before we left for MDF. I'll definitely be going over it in a collection update though for sure. I have a good feeling about it since their debut was almost on my year end list for 2022.
@@thrallsofmetal the other band the main guy Brian is in is Xibalba, may not love their earlier stuff, bbut worth checking out their newer stuff too, theyev deff changed into a slower doomier type sound, just more death vocals over that slower doom sound
Necrotic Nick- My bad. The languages are very similar and assuming it was Spanish based on the fact the band hails from Spain didn't seem too far fetched.
@thrallsofmetal After I sent the message I saw somebody else had already pointed it out to you. Sorry. In any case, I am really happy and thankful that you shed a light on the catalan scene.
Necrotic Nick- My bad. The languages are very similar and assuming it was Spanish based on the fact the band hails from Spain didn't seem too far fetched.
@@thrallsofmetal They are indeed similar, both are iberian romance languages. And you're absolutely right cause Spanish is the official language across the whole territory, however Catalan is a co-official language in Catalunya and the Balearic islands and many bands from the area decide to use their own regional language instead of Spanish. Vidres a la sang is another death metal band that does this. Thanks for the great content!
@thrallsofmetal yeah that doesn't surprise me haha. You guys seem to like a lot of different stuff. He seems to like some of the craziest shit. I love his videos. He's a unique guy.
Have you guys ever heard of a band called Abnegation? They are from Erie Pennsylvania. The versus of bleeding album is not them, but they have EP’s. Check em out. Peace out ✌🏾.
Necrotic Nick- I may have heard the name in passing but I don't think I've ever listened to them. I'll have to check them out when I get a chance. Thanks for the recommendation, man!
More Deceased! I freaking love that band; need to hear more of them. They are death metal’s best kept secret!
Necrotic Nick- Super underrated band in general in my opinion. I'm pretty sure that one was the only one I was missing in terms of their full lengths. I believe there's a new one dropping this year too so I'm stoked to get a chance to go over that one.
@@thrallsofmetal I can't wait for the new one in August, bud!
Agreed!
I just looked at the new numbers: 17.9K now. Keep up the great videos you post. But that isn’t hard, considering it’s metal.🤘
I went and bought that Pink Floyd- Momentary Lapse of Reason. I had the cassette back in 1987. And even bought the iTunes video, Learning To Fly. I liked that video. 🦅
I want that Prong promo shot! Haha. My most rare piece of “music memorabilia” is an original Pushead print of the Beg To Differ cover. Snagged it on eBay for $200
As a Mexican myself, those 2 Bacc records you have are doomy at their best AND pronunciation you did, you nailed it.
Buen trabajo Nik 🤘
-Ezzgar
Sabéis Catalán en México?
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, I still feel like I butchered it but it was worth a shot lol. Both of those albums are sick as hell though.
This is why i dig these videos. Critical Defiance, Suffer (metalarchives showed a newer album for them), and Adon added to the list of 2024 albums to check out.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We actually went over that Suffer full length earlier this year and if you haven't heard that one I strongly recommend it.
The Castle Rat album is absolutely amazing. I also picked that one up. If you like Momentary Lapse Of Reason then you will probably like The Division Bell, I think that is a stronger album overall. Great update as usual
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Man, that album is a pure throwback and I love it. Right down to the production they captured that classic Sabbath warmth to the riffs and bass lines. I used to have Division Bell on tape as a teen but I lost it forever ago. I plan on snagging that one again though for sure.
Cant get enough of Castle rat been listening on repeat, also nice update some good ones 🐐🐐🐐
The Adon and Pentagram have been on to-listen-to forever. It’s like when ask you if you’ve heard something,” covered in a collection update,” also awesome it reminds me of what I may have intended to but just didn’t. 🤘🏾
Necrotic Nick- I recommend both of those albums. Adon in particular is quite the banger.
Not related to this video, but the Floyd had me thinking of a new angle for the "almost metal" videos. Deep Purple is one of those bands, Rainbow too. I'd love to hear more Deep Purple on this channel. Live in Tokyo is widely regarded as one of the best live hard rock/borderline metal live albums of all time. Just a thought. Thanks for the "non-traditional review" vids. It's what sets this channel apart. Thanks Nick.
Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I was going to throw bands like that in the "heavy but not metal... or is it" segment I started awhile ago since I think proto metal bands are very much in that conversation.
@@thrallsofmetal Love the Prong!!!
Both of those Pink Floyd albums are classics. And that album cover on the Castle Rat album looks similar to the photoshoot done for Blood Fire Death by Bathory, most notably Quorthon.
Necrotic Nick- What's a Pink Floyd? Is that a mixed drink like a Fuzzy Naval?
@@thrallsofmetal Nope.
So a woman looks like a man? Is that always the case?
I'm not super into Castle Rat but I'd hang out in a castle with her for sure lol
Necrotic Nick- As long as she's not swinging that sword at me I'd be down lol.
Castle Rat is rad.
Necrotic Nick- Agreed.
Dope meeting you and Jon at mdf man!
Hope you xheck out inverted from Sweden! There super good
Necrotic Nick- Hey! Thanks, man! We had such a blast at that fest and we met a ton of people so forgive me if I don't specifically remember our run in but it was great meeting all our fans for damn sure. I'm not familiar with Inverted so I'll have to check them out at some point.
As a massive Pink Floyd fan, I agree that Meddle and AMLOR are great albums. While I understand that the early, Syd Barret era of PF is influential, I do agree that Meddle is where the band really starts their iconic sound, and yes, "Echoes" is amazing. Probably my second favorite PF song behind "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." As for AMLOR, I think there's a tangible sense of relief that exudes from the album. As the band went on in the 70s, they became much more harsh and tense as a consequence of Roger Waters' influence. By the time you get through The Wall and the Final Cut, the music feels like it gets lost behind the messages that Roger wants to share. When you get to AMLOR, you can feel the music take over again, and the relief of not having to deal with Roger anymore. I'd be very curious to see what you think of Division Bell, if you decide to pick that one up.
Necrotic Nick- I honestly haven't really dove much into the Syd Barret era of Pink Floyd but I plan on just getting more Pink Floyd in general. It's a band that I feel like I stopped way too soon on collecting their albums. Echoes is a masterwork in my opinion and right up there with some of my favorite Pink Floyd songs (my go to off of Wish You Were here is "Welcome to the Machine") and AMLOR is pretty much just pure musical comfort. I love the chill, lush vibe of that album. I love Water's material but that calming effect on AMLOR is just a wonderful feeling and I definitely plan on snagging Division Bell at some point. I used to have that one on tape when I was a teen but I lost it forever ago.
Shine on you Crazy Diamond is my favorite Pink Floyd song. Wish you Were Here likewise my favorite album from them. Gilmour and company created some amazing music that holds up today! 🤘
great stuff as always, nick! in terms of disbelief make sure to check out their earlier albums "worst enemy", "shine" and "spreading the rage" for starters! excellent band 😎
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, I want to give Disbelief another chance and check out the older material. I didn't think this new one was bad but it was a bit dull.
It's a shame we won't get reviews for last weeks releases because albums like Vale Of Pnath and Vredehammer were so fucking good. But I hope you guys are having an awesome time
Necrotic Nick- I'll probably snag those at some point and cover them in a collection update but we simply didn't have time to cover them because of the fest. We had a blast at MDF though. More on that later for sure.
Yes, a new Thralls! I gather MDF was awesome?
Necrotic Nick- MDF was a blast. We're going to do a recap of it hear in a week or so.
Meddle is possibly one of the greatest "transition" albums of all time. That album really bridged, IMO, their early stuff with Syd, to what most people associate pink floyd to be. My favorite album from the later Guilmour years is Division Bell. Pulse is my all time favorite live album from them. Period. Even without Waters. The energy from that album and DIvision Bell still scream Pink Floyd to me. Meddle is awesome!! One of these days is borderline metal. The impending bass intro, the feeling of doom. Almost sabbath like...kinda. Floyd uses "Counterpoint" better than any traditional rock band I've ever heard. Great album picks bro. Looking forward to the Deceased break down too. Another killer pick.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'd have to agree. In terms of changing their sound they not only really committed to it with Echoes being such a monster of a song but they executed it so damn well. I used to own Division Bell on tape when I was a teen but I lost it forever ago so that's one I plan on getting again for sure. Already got another collection update ready to go after this next batch of reviews too. That one will have some surprises in it as well.
New subscriber and loving the content I'm finding, a bit of everything it seems 👍
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Welcome to the channel. Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
That Septage album is gloriously grim.
Necrotic Nick- It's positively rotten. I dig it.
Oh man I really wish I could find that Adon on CD somewhere...
Nice to see my countrymen in Septage included here.. 🇩🇰🇩🇰👍🤘
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I heard so much good shit about Septage I couldn't pass up on it. Your country is constantly kicking out quality metal.
@@thrallsofmetal Then I suggest you check out the Temple of Scorn debut album from late last year called 'Funeral Altar Epiphanies'; I know a couple of the dudes in the band, and they know what they are doing, trust me.. 🤗
Also a new album from the partly Danish band Hyperdontia is also under way.. 🇩🇰
Necrotic Nick- I've heard of those guys but I think I got them confused with Temple of Dread which was also awesome. I'll keep an eye out for their stuff. Super stoked to go over the new Hyperdontia when it drops. That first single was sick as hell.
@@thrallsofmetal By the way, the vocalist in Temple of Scorn is also the vocalist in the Danish black'n'roll institution Horned Almighty, who are about to release their new album 'Contagion Zero' shortly, so keep an eye and an ear out for that as well, Nick.. 🤘
Man. I should go with you guys next year.
Necrotic Nick- Dude, it's a blast for sure. Just do it.
Necrotic Nick, love that story at the start. But dissing on Michael Bolton? WTF bro? You don't want to listen to the metal masterpiece that is "Everybody's Crazy?" WOW, unsubbed......./s. Thanks dude! I always love these updates as I find a lot to listen to that I haven't before! \m/
Meddle is Pink Floyd's best album, fight me.
Necrotic Nick- Tough call for me there.
Atom heart mother is realy good overlooked early floyd 🐄🐄🐄
@@tomasjonsson7141 agreed
Hello Nick, sorry to bother you, I don't know if you talked about it in your collections but recently I saw that a death doom band Tzompantli had released an album "Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force" do you know ? and finally are you going to make a video to summarize MDF ? Good to you and the members of Thralls of Metal, thank you for being there keep it up, Romain from France 🤘🔥.
should check out Tzompantli - Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force, recently came out, kinda death doom with even some hardcore influence, a few of the members are in a hardcore band, which turned into a more doomy type band
Necrotic Nick- I have it actually but we just didn't have time to go over it before we left for MDF. I'll definitely be going over it in a collection update though for sure. I have a good feeling about it since their debut was almost on my year end list for 2022.
@@thrallsofmetal the other band the main guy Brian is in is Xibalba, may not love their earlier stuff, bbut worth checking out their newer stuff too, theyev deff changed into a slower doomier type sound, just more death vocals over that slower doom sound
Bocc Album is a little murkey. But the Songs and Atmosphere Rip. I Love it.
Necrotic Nick- It's thicker than motor oil but I dig the hell out of it.
Welcome back
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I had a blast at MDF but I'm glad to be back home.
Have you guys done a albums ranked from King Diamond? Would you like to?
I loved your testament video, very cool. 🤟
Necrotic Nick- Not yet but that's one I wouldn't mind doing in the future.
Bocc does not sing in Spanish, they sing in Catalan, the language where they are from.
Necrotic Nick- My bad. The languages are very similar and assuming it was Spanish based on the fact the band hails from Spain didn't seem too far fetched.
@thrallsofmetal After I sent the message I saw somebody else had already pointed it out to you. Sorry. In any case, I am really happy and thankful that you shed a light on the catalan scene.
are you going to get the new Knocked Loose? i finally got my filthy paws on it
Necrotic Nick- Already got it and we reviewed it.
Dude , Bocc's lyrics and song titles are in Catalan, not Spanish!
Necrotic Nick- My bad. The languages are very similar and assuming it was Spanish based on the fact the band hails from Spain didn't seem too far fetched.
@@thrallsofmetal They are indeed similar, both are iberian romance languages. And you're absolutely right cause Spanish is the official language across the whole territory, however Catalan is a co-official language in Catalunya and the Balearic islands and many bands from the area decide to use their own regional language instead of Spanish. Vidres a la sang is another death metal band that does this.
Thanks for the great content!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Hey did you guys meet up with Wyattxhim at MDF?
Necrotic Nick- I saw him a couple of times but we generally were heading different directions to check out different bands.
@thrallsofmetal yeah that doesn't surprise me haha. You guys seem to like a lot of different stuff. He seems to like some of the craziest shit. I love his videos. He's a unique guy.
Have you guys ever heard of a band called Abnegation? They are from Erie Pennsylvania. The versus of bleeding album is not them, but they have EP’s. Check em out. Peace out ✌🏾.
Necrotic Nick- I may have heard the name in passing but I don't think I've ever listened to them. I'll have to check them out when I get a chance. Thanks for the recommendation, man!