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Don’t be turned off by the name — Fvneral Fvkk’s Carnal Confessions is excellent traditional epic doom with the lyrics focused on the various failings of the Catholic Church. Melancholy and brutal, great from start to finish, and growl-free. Full album:

No illusions about who’s winning this year, but my nominee is another growl-free folk metal band Aeterna with their debut album The Legend Begins. These folks are a female-fronted outfit from Russia, with most of the songs sung in Russian, and flute and violin as the primary folk instruments...

If we’re doing a roughly 3-hour “evening with” format, then let’s just cut the bullshit and do what needs to be done: The Seven Matters Of Power And Death Tour: - A Matter Of Life And Death (full album) (Intermission) - Powerslave (full album) - (Bass solo) - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (full...

Oof. I still really dig the music itself, though.

Fair enough. It does feel a bit like this:

The lyrics are dopey, but I liked it otherwise. What did you dislike so much?

Yes, you might want to include some Hamas-related violence as well. I already clearly acknowledged the skirmishes that are still happening. I’m talking about sticking to the cease fire framework at the macro level — that doesn’t appear to be collapsing despite these other outbreaks of violence.

Despite some skirmishes here and there, the Gaza cease fire is generally still holding, and almost all of the outstanding hostage remains have been returned. Pretty remarkable, and I have to give Trump credit for pulling it off. Ironically, if it weren’t for his corrupt and self-serving...

Alice In Chains filtered through Adrian’s melodic sensibilities. Great album. Definitely the best solo album by a Maiden member since The Chemical Wedding!

https://blabbermouth.net/news/black-swan-featuring-jeff-pilson-robin-mcauley-reb-beach-and-matt-starr-announces-third-album-paralyzed The third Black Swan album is called Paralyzed, and will be released on February 13, 2026. Second single: Album cover:

Isn’t one of the main points of these games to expose people to music they may have missed, and to have people at least sample the unknown albums before voting…? Otherwise this is just an empty familiarity contest.

Don’t sleep on Ball Noir’s Lost Serenades — it’s really well-crafted growl-free folk metal with a melancholy feel. Hurdy-gurdy, harp, and bass clarinet alongside the guitars! Great stuff. Full album linked above, but here’s a taste:

Fair enough, you’re correct on these points. You’re wildly off-base on the rest, but what else is new. Please do.

As a semantic point, one’s nationality and one’s race are completely independent factors, so “racism” is absolutely the wrong word to be using here. Not that I’m surprised that Vaenyr’s plowing ahead and using it anyway — y’know, ingrained muscle memory from overuse and all.

Been there, done that: