Necrotic Nick's Collection Update 148

[@jamesgwarrior1981]

Almost asked about Hellbutcher during Portrait review. That’s a lot extreme metal and varied releases was totally curious about.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I've been eager to talk about that Hellbutcher album but again this year has been insane with the releases coming out that we want to cover.

[@lutfimakarim8258]

You're spoiling us! Seems like only yesterday we had a collection update

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Already got another one shot and edited down too.

[@rastislavzrelak9238]

Slave agent, Evildead for me, Nick, great update, Keep thrashing

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@ProfJasonC]

Thanks so much for another great review of my work (Puritan Opiate). I’ve been trying to learn more about how to make things sound more dynamic and sharp from the production side, and it’s rad to hear that that’s coming through when you listen. Ironically, “Failure of Outward Forms” is my favorite track on the album in terms of songwriting, but I totally agree. Something went wrong loudness-wise when I mastered it.

[@JCridford]

Man, I love your work! Great to see Thralls reviewing it too.

[@ProfJasonC]

@@JCridford Hey, thanks man! Just in case you missed them, two new metal tracks dropped this past weekend on my YT channel

[@ProfJasonC]

@@JCridford Hopefully Nick doesn't mind me shilling my latest track here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fICwY2Z_ibh2oqs

[@thedrivinginstructor6878]

One of the guitarists of Niflheim is a friend of mine. Niflheim is pretty much dead as of right now. The brothers can't agree on nothing and don't even speak to each other anymore. So they formed new bands on their own: Hellbutcher and the other is Crank. Check them out too :D

[@alexperry4691]

I love the new Tzompantli, the cleaner vocals remind me a bit of kirk windstein. Keep meaning to listen to Hellbutcher but keep getting sidelined by other releases, but i think its time i jumped onboard with that one!

[@thedreadfulminutes]

Wow, cool to know Autoneosis has another drop… have their first one from awhile back and really dug it…… but I only own it on your favorite format… cassette.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Dude, that album is crazy. I'm going to have to hunt down the first one on a far less primitive form of physical media at some point lol

[@Davescousemetal]

Dissected’s album rips. I listened to it before hearing your review. I thought it was fucking awesome. Was happy that you felt the same about it.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That album is a knuckle-draggin' beast of an album.

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

That casket robbery's a banger brother! Been friends with them for awhile on Facebook. They're great!

[@thrallsofmetal]

thnx

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

@@thrallsofmetal anytime!

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

Great collection!

[@thrallsofmetal]

thnx

[@SuperStrik9]

I had no idea Marty Friedman put out a new album. Love his work with Megadeth and definitely got to check that album out.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I didn't either until I saw it in the record store lol. It's definitely not a metal album but if you just love that dude's guitar work in general you might dig it.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@thrallsofmetal Cool. Speaking of non metal I've been on a massive Doors kick as of late. Easily one of my top 5 bands of all time and Jim Morrison is my favorite rock frontman of all time. My dad was lucky enough to have seen the Doors with Jim. Varsity Stadium in Toronto in 1969. Tremendous.

[@rememberbeginning]

Cool show Nick. I'm curious. How many rooms in your house are filled up with merch/cds/lps, etc? I live in an apartment so my daughter has loaned me a corner of her room. Hahaha ha! My newest finds are Helheim on vinyl, Einherjer on vinyl, Thin Lizzy backpatch from Europe which turned out to surprise me on how excellent the service was + backpatch is embroidered! Ready to create another jacket 🤘 I've never heard of that Lunatic album. It's great finding things from 80s/90 s and thinking " how have I not heard this before?" Recently found EvilDead (thrash) and had to ask myself that question 😂 A lot of killer music out there. Sifting through all the shitty stuff to find those great bands could be a career in itself. Cheers 🍻 Nick, you fucking rock!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I have 2 rooms in my basement dedicated to my CD collection at this point and I still have just enough closet space and dresser space for the bulk of shirt collection at this point. It's still manageable... for now lol. I'm not familiar with Helheim but I do have one album by Einherjer and it's pretty solid. Yeah I'm running out of room on my vest so I have a jacket on standby for the next batch of patches I get. That Lunatic album was sent to me by one of the members. It's pretty rare so I imagine a lot of people haven't heard of it and I strongly recommend Evildead's debut album "Annihilation of Civilization". That album is a hidden thrash gem in my opinion.

[@rememberbeginning]

@@thrallsofmetal that's awesome! That "Annihilation of Civilization" is the one I first heard about six months ago and had to ask myself " how have never heard these guys?" Yeah, classic gem I somehow missed! Helheim from Norway is one of those bands I heard a couple of songs and ended up listening to everything they ever made and have been building a collection of since. Absolutely incredible stuff! In ways they remind me of Enslaved in that they started in the early 90s with a very black metal sound and just get better and better with every album. Also, their logo has changed 3 times along with their music...not in a "sellout" kind of way either but a steady progression of their talent. LandawarijaR, RigniR (or the ones I can spell out off the top of my head) are a few of their newer gems and my favorite of their older albums is called The Journeys and expiriences of death! I'm jamming to all that new Cavalera stuff lately and enjoying it a lot! Cheers man! 🍻

[@michaelfishman6711]

I really like the Slave Agent Album Silent Universe it has a nice sound. very cool thrash Metal.👍

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Same here, man. Their debut is a banger too.

[@michaelfishman6711]

@@thrallsofmetal Nick are you talking about Alternate Histories getting ready to check it out.

[@scottlowry6857]

I'll say it every time, Despondency Chord Progressions by Selbst, and The Way of Ancients by Volcandra! Get them in your ears!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'll keep my eyes open for them if I remember.

[@benng4376]

Strife "One Truth" was a big album for me in high school.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I got that one one not long after I got In This Defiance. Killer album as well.

[@Nadinetherescuehound]

Bro, I"m all about the Marty Friedman release. I've been a fan since Scenes. Bought everyone. My favorites are Scenes and Introduction. Drama has a ton of that flavor to it. I love how Marty uses Eastern influences in his composition. How the acoustics are played to mimic a koto (traditional Japanese string instrument). It taught me at a young age to listen to other types of music to make me a better musician. Can't wait for this one dude. If you like his solo stuff I dig this album and my favs are: 1-Scenes 2-Tokyo Jukebox 3 3-Introduction

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't get into his solo stuff until Bad DNA which was alright but Inferno was the one that really made me a fan. There's still a ton of solo stuff from Marty I've never jammed though and this dude has been prolific to say the least. He's been a favorite of mine in terms of lead work for years but it's cool hearing him do more in the way of songwriting here even if this one wasn't very metal all.

[@Nadinetherescuehound]

@@thrallsofmetal Yeah, definitely not metal, but if you're a fan of new age or Kitaro or even instrumental music in general. Countless hours of grinding in Final Fantasy have been spent listening to this guy. One of the all time greats, IMO. Kitaro produced Scenes. He's huge in Japan. Dude thinks in Japanese, we lost a national treasure. LMAO!!! Scenes is a must own for any fan of instrumental music. Drama is really good too. As much as I love metal, can't listen to it all the time lol. Marty's solo stuff is good for those times. The metal aspect of the music is the composition. It might not be in distorted guitars, foreboding basslines, or a heavy thick sound; however, this guy has the best compositional skills of all the elite guitarists and never relies on his ability or over plays a solo, unless it's warrented. What sets Marty apart is his ear. Then it's how clean he picks. Then it's how every last note has a purpose. Sorry for the verbose response, this dude is God to me and I'm still glad he's getting the love he deserves online. THanks NIck.

[@lutfimakarim8258]

Wait another album like Scenes and Introduction?! Must listen to it!😊

[@Nadinetherescuehound]

@@lutfimakarim8258 He does a remixed and remasterd version of Trimuph from Scenes. It's a beautiful remake with different instrumentation; however, I like the original from Scenes better. IDK, why he pulled the Dave Mustaine and started touching up his old work, like cryptic writings. lol.

[@SuperStrik9]

A nice gem I added to my collection is Rut - Morbid Thoughts.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Not familiar with that one but it looks like something I would be into.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@thrallsofmetal Yeah they're an unsigned 3 piece band out of LA/California. Solid Death Metal with classic early 90s Death Metal vibes. I actually won Morbid Thoughts on cassette along with a Rut long sleeve shirt on Vulgar Display Of Gaming's KZbin channel awhile back. Shane who's channel it is, is a great dude. Band even sent a handwritten note with it which I thought was really cool. I think you'd dig it. The album that is lol. Oh and I got a pretty rad Rut sticker with it too. It now adorns my computer. It's dark sided.🤘

[@SuperStrik9]

@@thrallsofmetal I think you'd dig it. If you check it out let me know what you think! There's definitely some bangers on it imo. 🤘Without A Trace is my favorite song on the album. There's definitely some doomier elements as well as other influences on the album. Overall a solid Death Metal release.

[@kamo124]

Nuclear tomb's one is great!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Agreed. That's a hell of a debut.

[@benng4376]

I own all 4 albums. That's a first.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well, you clearly have excellent taste lol

[@DeaditeDelight]

Trying to catch up on your videos brother LOL. Didn't I see you on a chat with MetalBen?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I've jumped on a quite a few streams with Ben over the years. He's good to shoot the shit with and talk metal.

[@michaelfishman6711]

Wow this was a good batch

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@SuperStrik9]

Even though I disagree I totally respect your opinion on the new Evildead album. Personally I like it more than United States Of Anarchy (which I also love). Imo Toxic Grace is full of catchy Thrash tunes. F.A.F.O is my favorite song released in 2024 period. Reverie, Raising Fresh Hell, Stupid On Parade, Bathe In Fire, Fear Porn... There's some definite catchy Thrash bangers on this album imo. I think the majority of the "woke" complaints or whatever they're called are based on one song. Subjugated Souls. Yes that song criticizes Gen Z and it's seemed to have triggered the hell out of them proving the songs point imo. The production is a lot better than on the previous album United States Of Anarchy as well imo. Phil's vocals seem to be the biggest complaint with some people but personally I dig them. His vocals haven't changed all that much to me over the years but to each their own, My biggest gripe with United States Of Anarchy was the production. As I can hear literal distortion and not the good kind when I listen to that album on speakers or headphones. I still love that album though. Anyways, Toxic Grace is my favorite Thrash Metal album released this year, knocking down Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell to a very close #2. 2024 continues to be a tremendous year for Thrash Metal. All that said, I totally agree with you that Annihilation Of Civilization is Evildead's best album and a Thrash classic.🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Hey, if we all enjoyed the same stuff it would be a boring world. Yeah, musically I liked United States of Anarchy but the production was just rough overall. With this one I do think the production is better (not great but improved) the music felt really phoned in. Very few songs really jumped out at me. Fear Porn (that title is kinda cringe lol) and Reverie were pretty solid as well as a couple of other but most of it just feels lackluster. I checked out the lyrics and while the word "woke" was only mentioned a few times the themes are still there which I can generally look past if the music is solid. I can see the complaints with the vocals. To me they sound like he's straining and the cleaner moments don't really land which hurts the chorus refrains. Still, I'll always defend their debut as an underrated gem. Morbid Saint might still be my thrash album of the year honestly. It's gonna take something insanely good to take that spot in thrash this year to even budge album.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@thrallsofmetal That's cool to each their own. I find the songs on Toxic Grace are more memorable than the songs on Swallowed By Hell. That's why I slightly prefer it. One thing the albums have in common that I've noticed are people criticizing the vocals. I mean, hey whatever to each their own. I think Pat's vocals are great on the new Morbid Saint. Yes they are different than on Spectrum Of Death but they're still great. Same with Phil from Evildead. To each their own though. I'm a Thrash fiend as it's my favorite genre of Metal, so I'm going to like/love Thrash albums more than most. I fully admit that ✋

[@destinybennett666]

I blew my paycheck on shirts and vinyls and it was worth it.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Bills can wait. The merch can't.

[@mikepenny8940]

Ok, you convinced me to check out Cult of Luna after all these years and well fuck me, i got a lot of deep diving to do. Neurosis wishes they were Cult of Luna. . sorry, not sorry but i just cant get into Neurosis, their vocals just don't gel with me and thanks for revieing Bosk, I've dug them forever and Star Wars nerds for life. Fett family are the best bounty hunters

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- They're a hell of a band and honestly their discography is a pretty wild ride. A lot of the earlier stuff definitely has a sludge metal element to it but kept getting more atmospheric as they went on. Actually Neurosis is probably one of their biggest influences but I like that they put their own stamp on it. I get people not liking Neurosis though. Yeah, I've been a Bossk fan for years as well and I love the fact that their name is a legit nod to one sick Star Wars bounty hunter. Boba's still the goat though no doubt. IG88 was no slouch though.

[@kamo124]

yeah the cover of the evil dead album.....lets say it was a premonition of how vad the lyrics can be.

[@SuperStrik9]

Album cover rules. Great Dan Goldsworthy artwork. People are totally misinterpreting the artwork imo. To quote the artist Dan Goldsworthy himself: "New EvilDead album came out yesterday! I had a load of fun doing this cover. To clear something up, a few people seemed to mistake it as pushing a far-right, anti-vax, out of date covid angle, which is not at all the intention. It’s meant as a satire of people who wilfully follow any extreme news source that pushes an agenda, and then end up doomscrolling in an endless loop of similar articles based on their bias/preferences (given the way social media pushes targeted content)".

[@SuperStrik9]

Album cover rules. Great Dan Goldsworthy artwork. People are totally misinterpreting the artwork imo. To quote the artist Dan Goldsworthy himself: New EvilDead album came out yesterday! I had a load of fun doing this cover. To clear something up, a few people seemed to mistake it as pushing a far-right, anti-vax, out of date covid angle, which is not at all the intention. It’s meant as a satire of people who wilfully follow any extreme news source that pushes an agenda, and then end up doomscrolling in an endless loop of similar articles based on their bias/preferences (given the way social media pushes targeted content). Delete my comment KZbin. PATHETIC.

[@SuperStrik9]

Album cover rules. Great Dan Goldsworthy artwork. People are totally misinterpreting the artwork imo. To quote the artist Dan Goldsworthy himself: "New EvilDead album came out yesterday! I had a load of fun doing this cover. To clear something up, a few people seemed to mistake it as pushing a far-right, anti-vax, out of date covid angle, which is not at all the intention. It’s meant as a satire of people who wilfully follow any extreme news source that pushes an agenda, and then end up doomscrolling in an endless loop of similar articles based on their bias/preferences (given the way social media pushes targeted content)".

[@SuperStrik9]

Pathetic that KZbin keeps deleting my replies to your comment even though I never swore, never used any derogatory language or said anything offensive. I just quoted the artist that created the album cover. Toxic Grace album cover rules. Great Dan Goldsworthy artwork. People are totally misinterpreting the artwork imo. To quote the artist Dan Goldsworthy himself: "New EvilDead album came out yesterday! I had a load of fun doing this cover. To clear something up, a few people seemed to mistake it as pushing a far-right, anti-vax, out of date covid angle, which is not at all the intention. It’s meant as a satire of people who wilfully follow any extreme news source that pushes an agenda, and then end up doomscrolling in an endless loop of similar articles based on their bias/preferences (given the way social media pushes targeted content)".

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It's a bit too Repka-ish for me but it's still well done. I think the artist message is a bit skewed though. Yeah, I don't know what's going on with the comments for you SuperStrike9 but I can see them posted multiple times. This thing is glitchy as hell sometimes though.

[@noogie1]

This should be good. Got one of my all-time favorite albums on cassette (Yes, I'm that guy). Waiting on another. 😁

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Nice. I hope you found some killer jams here.

[@noogie1]

@@thrallsofmetal indeed

[@benng4376]

Way too much quality content...not nearly enough begging for money.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- LOL! We should probably do an all begging stream just to even that out.

[@Yaummers]

Cool collection. Really enjoy the new Bat. Absolutely love the Hellbutcher. I already know that will be on my end-of-the-year list easily. That EvilDead record is garbage. Uninspired, generic thrash with Trump supporters writing the lyrics about how bad the world was during the lockdown...no thanks. Have a killer day \m/ \m/

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Both Bat and Hellbutcher were just flat out fun albums. I'm a sucker for stuff like that. Yeah, Evildead left a lot to be desired. Politics aside, musically it was just bland which is sad because I thought the last one, while the production was rough, had some solid tunes.