The Year 2012 and the sounds it makes.

[ULS_980]

New Alcest is a bit better than the last one. More Slowdive-y.

Honestly, I prefer Ecailles de Lune to anything else Alcest has done, and the new album is actually my least favorite so far.
Just prefer Ecailles with it's more pronounced (although still fairly buried) black metal influences (at least from what I can see).

[darkwinterbeast8]

Drudkh has an album coming out in late February, looking forward to that.

Drudkh has a new album on the way? SWEET!!!

[Lady Siara]

New Alcest is a bit better than the last one. More Slowdive-y.

Yeah, it falls in between Souvenirs and Écailles for me.

The Internet's debut was decent. Wouldn't say I'm in love with it considering it's pretty uneven but certain songs are hittin' that sweet spot.

[FlyGuyLXI]

Apparently, what I'm getting out of this, is the new Rodrigo y Gabriela is a joint effort with an electronics artist known as C.U.B.A. and the album is merely a collection of remixed tunes, mostly from their third album 11:11.

I will hold any further opinions until I hear this thing because it's hard to say how well this will work, however, I do feel a little let down.

[killer_roach]

Drudkh has a new album on the way? SWEET!!!

Yeah, it's called "Eternal Turn Of The Wheel", set for a February 24 release in Europe, February 28 in the US

EDIT: The new Kayo Dot album is pretty impressive, yet freaky at the same time. Seems to be a combination of some dark-sounding jazz fusion (heavy on saxophone) with varying amounts of influence from atmospheric black metal. Think early King Crimson meets Agalloch and you're likely on the right track.

[darkwinterbeast8]

Yeah, it's called "Eternal Turn Of The Wheel", set for a February 24 release in Europe, February 28 in the US

EDIT: The new Kayo Dot album is pretty impressive, yet freaky at the same time. Seems to be a combination of some dark-sounding jazz fusion (heavy on saxophone) with varying amounts of influence from atmospheric black metal. Think early King Crimson meets Agalloch and you're likely on the right track.

Sounds like an awesome concept. Want the end of February to come quicker.

In an unrelated note, early nominee for worst song of 2012. Listen at your own peril.

[Lameboy19]

the new of Montreal is much better than the 2010 effort, I like it

[Ultimatum]

Control Denied's sophomore album.

Was also rumored to come out May 2011, hopefully all the legal stuff is finally tied up.

[Lady Siara]

Was also rumored to come out May 2011, hopefully all the legal stuff is finally tied up.

And hopefully it doesn't end up being a turd. Pleeeeeeeeease don't be a turd.

[TheRollingBones]

I feel like these threads end up discussing thrash/black/death/etc metal almost exclusively, thus I'm slightly alienated, but I just want to throw out that the new Shins album comes out in March.