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Traditional: Silver & Gold by Burl Ives Less traditional: Father Christmas by The Kinks

I submit for your consideration “Wrath and Ruin” by Warbringer. The Sword and the Cross is my most-listened-to 2025 metal song. Perhaps not appropriate for Christmastime! :D It walks the right side of the line between awesome and ridiculous, in part because it is built upon a solid old-school...

They’re coming to Franklin, TN, where I live now, so I feel like I must go, if only to reward that kind of thing. Maiden, take note.

I have bought in to pretty much everything Haunt has released. They put out albums relatively frequently, 2024’s is called “Dreamers.”

I’ve been away from the Forum for a while but figured I’d log in to read people’s remembrances. It’s no exaggeration to say that he touched many lives, including my own. I will never forget spinning those first two albums, as well as Maiden Japan, over and over on the crappy turntable in my room...

Well I mean there's this: Prince shows up @3:25

Several of these have been mentioned by me and others in this thread already, but my favorite releases in 2023 were, in no particular order: Baroness - Stone Kvelertak - Endling Enforced - War Remains Blood Star - First Sighting Shadows - Out For Blood Haunt - Golden Arm Blood Ceremony - The...

Industry darlings—sometimes called “industry plants” inaccurately—The Last Dinner Party give off a Queen vibe IMO. Already signed to a major label and managed by Q Prime, these ladies could potentially be huge, and soon. Debut album drops this coming February, four singles already out there...

Whatever you may think of REO Speedwagon as a band, there is no denying that Gary Richrath was a complete badass guitar player. Also, the Midnight Special YouTube channel is rapidly becoming the MVP of the Internet. Speaking of badass:

There is a plausible argument that, with this new remix, "Tim" is the best album of all time, by anyone, ever. Not fucking around. I'm serious.

Quite a month for new releases. Love the new Kvelertak, and now the new Baroness album, which is the first in a while that isn’t a sonic mess. Arguably their best since the “Blue Album,“ with lots of great riffs and guitar harmonies by John and Gina: And, though it’s not “new” music...

Revised to reflect my opinions, based on gut reaction and about 20 seconds of thought:

New Kvelertak! I don’t speak Norwegian so I have no idea what any song is about, but these guys kick ass.

The new releases from Haunt and Blood Ceremony are worth a listen...

Link: Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams (Financial Times article)