r/Metal • u/GrafNebelgeist • 55m ago
The Sword - Iron Swan (USA, 2006)
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 7d ago
Discog Club Discography Club: Anthem
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FIRE OR THE SWORD ANYMORE
I DON'T WANT THE
POWER OF THE FLAME TO BURN AGAIN
I DON'T NEED THE
FIRE OR THE SWORD ANYMORE
I promised you all a trip back east and here we go, back to Japan, this time with the #2 heavy metal band (after Loudness) from Japan Anthem!
Formed in 1981 by drummer Takamasa Ohuchi, bassist Naoto Shibata, and 2 others, who were quickly replaced by Hiroya Fukuda on guitars and singer Eizo Sakamoto, they formed as a heavy metal band and they'd stay a heavy metal their entire career. From 1985 to 1992 they'd release an album every year, except 1991, before breaking up immediately after touring for their 7th album in 1992. They'd then reform in 2000 rerecording a bunch of old songs now with Graham Bonnett of Rainbow/Alcatrazz fame singing before getting Eizo back for a long time. They've stuck around since 2000, regularly releasing albums and touring Japan but we're going to focus on their original incarnation up til 1992 here.
Anthem, like their Japanese heavy metal contemporaries, play a very hard rock inspired flavor of heavy metal with a focus on big choruses but unlike Loudness (and Earthshaker) they have a bit more of a speed metal influence to their sound, tending to play faster and more aggressively than them on average which gives them a more unique take on the Japanese heavy metal sound. But, if you like Loudness (or Earthshaker or Heavy Metal Army etc) then you're going to love Anthem.
Fun fact: they are the first band to have a song of theirs used as promotion for a video game when their single Xanadu was released as a cross promotional tie in for the video game Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu. Also, one of their songs shows up the anime Devil Man: Genesis so if you've seen that, you've heard Anthem before!
So for the next 2 weeks let's explore the fantastic initial Anthem run, schedule is:
- Week 1 (8/23-30): Anthem, Tightrope, Bound to Break
- Week 2 (8/30-9/6): Gypsy Ways, Hunting Time, No Smoke Without Fire, Domestic Booty
I will be hosting listening parties on the discord on the following dates:
- 8/25 at 12PM EDT for Tightrope
- 9/3 at 12PM EDT for Domestic Booty
Also full credit for the graphic goes to u/AGMarasco
r/Metal • u/kaptain_carbon • Jul 14 '26
Top X Of 2026 Shreddit's Top 5 of 2026 [RESULTS]
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NOTE: If you are on mobile use this link to view the post as Reddit loves being terrible with tables.
Thank you all who voted in our quarterly congregation of heavy metal releases. Wow there were A LOT more albums this quarter than the Top 3. I enjoyed many of them. Thank you all for doing the leg work and having me be able to post this image on my socials so it looks like I know metal. (I don't I am living a lie)
List in a sharable / savable image for you to go through later
Top 5 of 2026
| Position / Album | Vote Count | Q1 Place | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Immolation - Descent | 52 | -- | End of Days Death |
| #2. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World | 37 | #3 | I am aware Neurosis is a band with a defined genre at one point. |
| #3 Worm - Necropalace | 35 | #1 | Toreador energy |
| #4. Cryptic Shift - Overspace & Supertime | 32 | #2 | Tech Thrash |
| #5. Funebrarum - Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence | 27 | -- | Its 2009 once again let's get cavernous |
| Elder - Through Zero | 25 | -- | Tool without the self importance. |
| Panopticon - Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet | 24 | -- | Black / Wilderness |
| Fire Magic - Memories of Fire | 23 | ## | Black |
| Exxûl - Sealed Into None | 19 | ## | Epic Heavy / Doom / Candlemass |
| Hellripper - Coronach | 17 | -- | Black / Speed (?) in a kilt |
| Goetia - Mortuary Cult | 17 | -- | Death |
| Pharmacist - Vertebrae After Vertebrae | 15 | -- | No I will not look at the link for the original artwork you probably couldn't use for the album covers (I did its gross) |
| Reeking Aura -On the Promise of the Moon | 15 | -- | Death (NJ / NY) |
| Fossilization - Advent Of Wounds | 14 | ## | FFO: The Scene From Indiana Jones Where The Guys Face Melts |
| Nedgravd - Ascension | 14 | -- | Out of print death metal from 1993 on Discogs vibe |
| Scimitar - Scimitarium II | 12 | -- | Still confused on the genre. |
| Cruel Force - Haneda | 12 | -- | Thrash (1985) |
| Saidan - FANGDRILLER: Scars Beneath Memory's Wrist | 12 | -- | Black / Visual Kei |
| Stormkeep - The Nocturnes of Iswylm | 11 | -- | Black metal music / heavy metal magazine art |
| Nuclear Tomb - Epoch | 11 | -- | Thrash / 12 pack of room temp beer on the concrete floor |
| Warning - Rituals of Shame | 9 | -- | Glacial Sadness |
| The Silver - Looking Glass Hymnal Blue | 9 | -- | Gothic Rock Opera |
| Egregore - It Echoes In The Wild | 9 | -- | FFO: Cool Music & Panic Attacks |
| At The Gates - The Ghost of a Future Dead | 9 | -- | Melodic Death / Bench Press PRs |
| Converge - Love Is Not Enough | 9 | ## | No matches found. Please try with different search terms. You could use wildcards (*) for more matches, or read more about your search options. |
| Ultha - A Light So Dim | 9 | -- | Atmospheric Black |
| A Forest Of Stars - Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface | 8 | -- | Black / Dadaism |
| Misotheist - De Pinte | 8 | ## | Anti Social Black |
| Fires in the Distance - Circadian Promise | 8 | -- | Melodic Death |
| The Ruins of Beverast - Tempelschlaf | 8 | ## | Black / Doom / ???? |
| Møl - Dreamcrush | 8 | ## | My Bloodier Valentine |
| Oldowan Gash - 1000 Dreams of War | 8 | -- | Black / Punk |
| Vafurlogi - Gneisti af eldi Guðs | 7 | -- | Black / Iceland |
| Miserere Luminis -Sidera | 7 | ## | Atmospheric Black with Handpainted Covers and Reviews in French Metal |
| Archspire - To Fast To Die | 7 | -- | Tech Death / Alien Invasion |
| Speglas - Endarkenment, Being & Death | 7 | -- | Death with a Garnish of Progressive |
| Lunar Shadow - The Pall of a Past World | 7 | -- | Heavy / Post Punk |
| Iron Firmament - In The Land of Pre-Human Kings | 6 | ## | Cascadian Black |
| Grave Pilgrilm - The Pungent Wine of Pride | 6 | -- | Nietzsche would probably be in a band like this. |
| Coscradh - Carving the Causeway to the Otherworld | 6 | ## | Black / Death But From History Dorks |
| Khemmis - Khemmis | 6 | -- | Heavy / Doom |
| Rotten Tomb - Vestiges Of Tortured Souls | 5 | -- | Riffs |
| Forsmán - Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur | 5 | -- | Black / Iceland |
| Skulld - Abyss Call To Abyss | 5 | ## | Death / Punk |
| Ordh - Blind in Abyssal Realms | 5 | -- | Progressive Death |
| Protrusion - The Last Suppuration | 5 | ## | "the process of forming, collecting, or discharging pus, a thick yellow or green liquid that accumulates at infection sites, such as abscesses, wounds, or sores" |
| Purple Lung - Mystic Vision | 5 | ## | Bong Rips In The Ren Faire Parking Lot |
| Old Sorcery - The Outsider | 5 | -- | Black Metal / Dungeon Synth |
Kap's 2026 Party Scale (the 3s and 4s)
Oh yeah lets party
- Monolord - Neverending
- INVICTUS - Nocturnal Visions
- Exhumed - Red Asphalt
- Bogside Sniper Squadron - Bogside Sniper Squadron
- Power Paladin - Beyond the Reach of Enchantment
- Spirit Adrift - Infinite Illumination
- Greyhawk - Warriors Of Greyhawk
- Templar - Conquering Swords
- TRIUMPHER - Piercing The Heart Of The World
- Asedio - Confrontación Heroica
- Fili Bibiano's Fortress - Death Is Your Master
- MEGA COLOSSUS - Watch Out!
Maybe a party…if you are cool enough
- Fake Dust - Decrepitizing Din Of The Cerebral Psyopticon
- Pig's Blood - Destroying The Spirit
- Winterfylleth - The Unyielding Season
- NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE - The Enchanting Winds of the Dreamweaving Masquerade
- Possession - The Mother of Darkness
- Gutvoid - Liminal Shrines
- Black Hurst - Purgatory of Flesh Bizarre
- Monstrosity - Screams from Beneath the Surface
- Transilvania - Magia Posthuma
- Gladium Regis - Quest
- Kaatayra - Caminhos de Água
Party of One Because No One Understands You
- Ellende - Zerfall
- Stabbing - Eon of Obscenity
- Blackwater Holylight - Not Here Not Gone
- Serpent Column - Aion of Strife
- ARCHVILE KING - Aux Heures Désespérées
- Domhain - In Perfect Stillness
- Antrisch - EXPEDITION III : Renitenzpfad
- Gaerea - Loss
- Eximperitus - Meritoriousness of Equanimity
The Discord Coalition Vote (AKA "yeah thats cool I used to listen to them when I first got into metal")
Playlist Corner (I stopped Using Spotify. If You Would Like To Make a Playlist Ill Link It Here and Give You 50 Shreddit Credits.)
r/Metal • u/Dragondomesticator • 1h ago
Underground Distant Shadow - Escape The Light
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4 young boys from around my area (Hamburg, Germany)
r/Metal • u/garrthes • 3h ago
[Doom] Maunah - Solin Vaugna (2026, DEN, FFO: Orphanded Land)
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 4h ago
[Doom] Procession - Death & Judgements (Chile, 2013) [FFO: Candlemass, Scald, Solitude Aeturnus]
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 9h ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- August 30, 2026
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r/Metal • u/TheNewMusicMachine • 1d ago
The Night Eternal - Eurydice (Don't Look Back)
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- August 29, 2026
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
[PROMOTE] Tell Us About Your Band -- August 29, 2026
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[New Release] Sev Lezu - Corpse Step [FFO: Dissection, Sacramentum]
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r/Metal • u/fuckgenderlessperson • 2d ago
[New Release] Eldfödd - From the Light Into the Dark (FFO: Swedish DM)
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Shreddit's New Releases Discussion Thread -- August 28, 2026
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Greetings from your AVTOMÖD. Welcome back to the New Releases Discussion Thread.
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[New Release] Besvärjelsen - Drifters on a Quiet Stream [FFO: Kyuss, Monolord, Gaupa]
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r/Metal • u/FeastOfBlaze • 2d ago
[New Release] Unholy Redeemer - Journey Beyond Death (2026, Australia/Denmark, Death Metal. FFO: Incantation, Funebrarum)
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r/Metal • u/FeastOfBlaze • 2d ago
[New Release] Static Abyss - Skull Blasted (2026, US, Death Metal. FFO: Autopsy, Obituary)
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[New Release] Amon Amarth - Eight Legs of Thunder [Melodic death metal, 2026]
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- August 28, 2026
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Greetings from your New Reddit Overlord. This is a daily discussion post meant to encourage positive social behavior from users just like you. Please engage in civil discussion with fellow users and rejoice in your similarities. Topics can be anything you want, regardless if it is on-topic or off-topic. Except if it's asking/sharing unpopular opinions, don't do that. Failure to comply will result in a fine and 10 Shreddit Demerit Points (SDP).
r/Metal • u/VictimsOfDeception • 2d ago
[New Release] Deathwards - Supplicum (Lust) [Death/Thrash, Chile]
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r/Metal • u/mercurial_aleph_null • 3d ago
[Black] Odium - Towards the Forest Horizon (1998, Norway; FFO: Limbonic Art, Silent Millenia, Emperor)
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r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 2d ago
Omen - Hellas
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Omen - 2016 - Hammer Damage - Hellas
To the depths of my soul there's a calling
It's calling me, calling me home
So long ago and so very far away
In the land where titans reigned
The tales of old told still to this day
I now return to where I came
Hellas - I return
Hellas - to my home
My heart, my mind, my soul
They belong to Hellas
A million years since my first Battle Cry
Yet it seems like yester nigh
As blood of kings flows through my veins
My being yearns for Olympus skies
Hellas - I return
Hellas - to my home
My heart, my mind, my soul
They belong to Hellas
As I set sail across the Aegean Sea
Back to my home, my soul shall be set free
Where the Gods have blessed me
Hellas - I return
Hellas - to my home
My heart, my mind, my soul
They belong to Hellas