r/Metal • u/Yeeslander • 8h ago
[Heavy] Nite - Winds of Sokar
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 9d ago
Discog Club Discography Club: Agent Steel vs Scanner
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The signs prepare for their coming
Now you know that it's clear
You know that we'll be returning
Once more, but not for too long
Masters of metal, agents of steel
It's been awhile discog club but it's time to once again get 2 bands on stage and pit them against each other to see which of the 2 are truly better, and this week do I have a doozy for you. In one corner, hailing from Los Angeles, California we have Agent Steel and in the other, hailing from Gelsenkirchen, Germany we have Scanner. That's right folks, it's a battle of the speedy power metal styles: USPM vs EUPM time!
Formed in 1984 by John Cyriis after he was fired from Megadeth, yes that Megadeth. He was the 2nd hired vocalist for Megadeth and was reportedly fired because he wanted to make the entire band alien themed which Mustaine wasn't having. So instead he formed his own band playing a style of very fast, power metal tinged speed metal, that was of course alien themed, with Juan Garcia on guitars and Chuck Profus on drums, and a bit of a rotating cast for the other 2 members. They'd record 2 albums and an EP between 1984 and their break up in 1988, and that's the period we'll focus on today. Later on Cyriis reactivated the band under various names, releasing many more qualities of mostly low quality, and has gotten a reputation of being kind of a crazy person (see: John Cyriis's MA page to learn more) but that doesn't take away from just how good their 80s work.
Welcome home from the dust of ages
Welcome home from the dust of time
We don't know if we'll leave some traces
The world that we've known disappears
In the dust of time
Meanwhile across the pond we have Scanner! Formed in 186 by Axel Julius, Thomas Sopha, and Martin Bork from the ruins of prior band Lions Breed who released on album in 1985 then broke up the following year. They got Wolfgang Kolorz on drums and Michael Knoblich to sing and kept on going now under a new name. Originally they were more of a straight forward heavy metal band, with the new name and new personnel they upped the speed, took influence from Helloween, changed theme to be about science fiction, and joined the now growing speed metal influenced power metal scene in Germany alongside the likes of Blind Guardian. In 1988 they released their debut album Hypertrace and in 1989 released their follow up before promptly breaking up. In between albums, Knoblich left (or was fired?) and was replaced by SL Coe from fellow Germany band Angel Dust (not the modern hardcore band) but then they just never really were able to stabilize their lineup for years. Eventually they came back in the mid 90s with a new lineup with just Axel returning but by then it was too late, their moment had passed. They've been releasing stuff since but it's not been the same to say the least.
So! For this let's take a look at the short lived but nevertheless fantastic 80s careers of these 2 bands! Schedule is:
- Agent Steel: Skeptics Apocalypse, Mad Locust Rising, Unstoppable Force
- Scanner: Hypertrace, Terminal Earth
r/Metal • u/kaptain_carbon • 8d ago
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/Doctor_Crossing • 12h ago
[Death] Goetia - Mortuary Cult (FFO: Death Metal with black metal shrieky vocals)
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r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 2h ago
Sentenced - The War Ain't Over
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Sentenced - 1995 - Amok - The War Ain't Over
...Hear the sounds of Thunder
feel it come in all its pride.
- and it's all yours!
this tension, this pressure...
sweat and feel the air too thick to breathe!
feel hatred, fear hatred...
wait the chaos that shall breed
- the spawn of WAR!
- the spawn of MAN!
- inside of us all - oh yes! you too...
live in this hell - die in this hell.
Hey! the Beast of War is on the hunt!
the Dove of Peace falls torn apart!
- disillusion!
well, Hey now! What did you expect to see?
the "victory of humanity"?
well, The War Ain't Over!!!
"I remember all the hopes (I remember all lies)
I am "die Erd", I've seen it come and go and stay eternally! WAR!"
live in this hell - so what the hell,
- so let it be,
- die in this hell.
Hey! the Beast of War is on the hunt!
the Dove of Peace falls torn apart!
- disillusion!
well, Hey now! What did you expect to see?
the "victory of humanity"?
well, The War Ain't Over!!!
no! Never! Ever! no!
so let it be.
r/Metal • u/ProphetsScream • 4h ago
[Heavy] Sacred Blade - Salem [Canada, 1982](FFO: Crimson Glory, Heir Apparent, Fates Warning)
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 12h ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 22, 2026
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r/Metal • u/dragonoid296 • 19h ago
Paysage d'Hiver - Welt aus Eis (Switzerland, 1999)
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 10h ago
[REC CENTER] Shreddit's Official Recommendation Thread -- July 22, 2026
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r/Metal • u/dragonoid296 • 1d ago
Molested - A Strife Won at Wraith (Norway, 1995)
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r/Metal • u/Siberian_Cat13 • 17h ago
Humorisric Metal Ultra Vomit - KAMMTHAAR (France)
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r/Metal • u/RealCrankyRack • 1d ago
[Heavy] Templar - Conquering Swords (2026)
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r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 20h ago
Marauder - The Greek Revolution Begins
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Marauder - 2000 - 1821 - The Greek Revolution Begins
Konstantinopolis' burning
Dramatical scenes make fear become hate
Revolution or death must begin
Before it's too late
And from Europe the Greeks prepare the ground
For the great uproar
Children are taken by force
And women in search fot their dignity
Like eagles in cages the men
Screaming for liberty
Sunk for 400 into darkness
Now the time has come
With fire
With a heart made of stone and disire
Like the lions in battle we'll fight
For Greece, for God , for resurrection
Now
It's too late to blow out the flame
In Kalavrita a priest excuses our sins
And the Greek revolution begins
Fighting with fire and steel
Your home is the mountains
Your friend is death
The empire of hate to destroy seems so unreal
But the wave's not turning back
Death or Freedom we scream
With fire....
r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 1d ago
Cradle Of Filth - The Death Of Love
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Cradle Of Filth - 2008 - GodSpeed On The Devil's Thunder - The Death Of Love
"Her penultimate sighs,
called softy on the kindling wind.
Her saintly eyes filling with tears,
lifting with truth.
And then a golden flash,
like the onset of Heaven,
leaving her screams, breaking my heart.
And in the grip of fire
I knew the death of love..."
Where will you be when they tense for warfare?
What will you see with your innocence there?
Where will you be my darling?
Where will you be when they tense for warfare?
Where will you be when God is glorifying?
There we will be between the dead and dying
Where will you be my darling?
Where will you be when God is glorifying?
Prophecies and glory forge a massive disdain.
For lying passive in the shadows whilst the enemy reigns
Devoted to the votive, holy standard above.
'By command of the king of Heaven'
Came the death of love
Where will you be when they're vilifying?
How will they see when the truth is blinding?
Where will you be my darling?
Where will you be when they're vilifying?
Where will you be when the dark is rising?
How will you keep from it's terrorizing?
Where will you be my darling?
Where will you be when the dark is rising?
Burning was the sunset like a portent of doom
On the saintly iron maiden as she fell from her wound
But visions and ambition
Never listened to submission
And she was on a mission from the highest above
To Lord upon the slaughter
Like a sword through hissing water
She arose where archers sought her
For the death of love
The righteous death of love!
Gilles adored her drama
Her suit of pure white armour
Blazed against the English in a torrent of light
And as they rallied onto night
A cancer fled his soul
Dissolving...
Framed amid the thick of fire
Aflame, a Valkyrie
She made him click without desire
And in his eyes she swam a Goddess
And even when they caught her breath
Her words would leave a scar
"For only in the grip of darkness,
will we shine amidst the brightest stars!"
How will you breathe when their wheels are turning?
How will you know if the sky is burning?
Where will you be my darling?
How will you breathe when their wheels are turning?
Where will you be when Babel builds my fire?
Will you not flee and label me pariah?
Where will you be my darling?
Where will you be when they light my pyre?
Aligned with Joan in all
That was enthroned and divine
He swore to score the crimes
Jackdaws poured on this dove
Crimes he knew alone
Derived from minds of the blind
The church unfurled for murder perched
Upon the death of love
Framed amid the thick of fire
Aflame, a Valkyrie
She claimed the skies were lit with spires
And in his eyes she swam a Goddess
And even when she fought for breath
Her words would leave a scar
"For only in the grip of darkness,
will we shine amidst the brightest stars!"
r/Metal • u/mercurial_aleph_null • 1d ago
[Black] Sort Storm - Svartsinn (2026, Norway; FFO: early Satyricon and Ulver)
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r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 21, 2026
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r/Metal • u/grift_snifter • 1d ago
[Doom] Structure - What We Have Lost (2025) [Netherlands, doom/funeral doom]
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[New Release] Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Shapes Of Midnight
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[New Release] Ripper - Towards Rebirth [FFO: Sepultura, Kreator]
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