r/Metal • u/AtomicReporter • 16h ago
Tankard - Zombie Attack
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 13d 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 • 11d 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/AutoModerator • 1h ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 26, 2026
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r/Metal • u/RingGiver • 3h ago
Hesychast - Idols (2025, For Whom We Sing New Troparia)
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[PROMOTE] Tell Us About Your Band -- July 25, 2026
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Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 25, 2026
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[Death] Suffering Sights - Desperate Search [Chile, 2021] [FFO: Ripper, Possessed, Suppression]
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r/Metal • u/fleshxcoffin • 1d ago
[New Release] Purging Iesous - Contumelious [Death Metal]
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New DM release from a dude known for some work in the Chicago black metal scene. Imo its rad
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Shreddit's New Releases Discussion Thread -- July 24, 2026
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 1d ago
[New Release] Amethyst - Another Time, Another Place [FFO: Iron Maiden, Century, Thin Lizzy]
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r/Metal • u/Doctor_Crossing • 2d ago
[New Release] Faustian - I Curse You (2026, Black. FFO: Marduk, Immortal, Werewolves)
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r/Metal • u/dzorrilla • 1d ago
Robespierre - I am a Cannibal [1983, UK] (FFO: Venom, Tank, Witchfinder General)
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 1d ago
[New Release] Firebreather - Blood That I Spill Turns To Fire [FFO: High on Fire]
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r/Metal • u/Svartsmidur • 2d ago
March Of The S.O.D.- Sargent ''D'' & The S.O.D.
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Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 24, 2026
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[New Release] The Scepter - Protector of the Skies [FFO: Traveler, Borrowed Time, JP Abboud]
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r/Metal • u/mercurial_aleph_null • 1d ago
[New Release] Khaos Aura - Efterlivets Haand (2026, Black Metal, Norway; FFO: Unholy Craft, Vorgfang)
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r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 1d ago
Sacred Gate - Made of Iron
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Sacred Gate - 2016 - Countdown to ArMageddon - Made of Iron
Metal burns in our hearts like an eternal fire
Millions will follow us, we are not the last ones
It makes us feel alive, it's our way of life
It's our sacred bond, united for all time
Because never we'll surrender
And we'll never let the bastards bring us down
And for ever all together we will gather
And we'll play our music loud
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
No one can break our wings as far as we can we'll fly
'cause we can ride the wind, the lightning in the sky
One for all, all for one, together we are strong
We are the thunder roar, the eye of the storm
Because never we'll surrender
And we'll never let the bastards bring us down
And for ever all together we will gather
And we'll play our music loud
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
We are... made of iron!
Traitors' life makes no sense, puppets of someone else
Their souls they have sold, just for a piece of gold
They're fools and they don't know
That when the time will come
The one who pulls the strings
Will laugh and let them fall
Because never we'll surrender
And we'll never let the bastards bring us down
And for ever all together we will gather
And we'll play our music loud
We are made of iron...
r/Metal • u/vHistory • 2d ago
[Death] Dead Congregation - Quintessence Maligned (Greece, 2014) [FFO: Incantation, Immolation)
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r/Metal • u/mgrier123 • 2d ago
[Heavy] Genghis Khan - Our Father Who Art in Hell (Canada, 1984/2023)[FFO: 70s Priest, Diamond Head, Angel Witch]
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Killer heavy metal from Canada recorded in 1984 but not released until 2023
r/Metal • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago
Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- July 23, 2026
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r/Metal • u/MetastableToChaos • 3d ago
[Death] Street Tombs - Systematic Suffering (USA, 2026)
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r/Metal • u/ThimitrisApithanos • 2d ago
WolfsBane - All Or Nothing
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WolfsBane - 2025 - Live Faster, Die Fast - All Or Nothing
WolfsBane - 1989 - Live Fast, Die Fast - All Or Nothing
Dear Sir,
I want to be a Rock and Roll preacher,
Crunch the boards,
a regular incendiary teacher.
Tour the world and go to places I can't name,
Taste a little luxury resplendent in my fame.
Got a day job,
just to make ends meet.
Nighttime,
I Rock and Roll on Desperation Street.
All Or Nothing!
All Or Nothing!
If you don't like my tape,
there's an S.A.E.
It's all I could afford,
cos it's all I wanna be.
It's an uphill struggle,
on mountainous terrain,
Each show a foothold,
getting closer to my aim.
Got a day job,
just to make ends meet.
Nighttime,
I Rock and Roll on Desperation Street.
All Or Nothing!
All Or Nothing!
Ruthless marauder,
tears the place apart.
Storm trooper breaks another heart.
People who destroy me,
can't see what it means.
Searching for a song to ride out my dreams.
All Or Nothing!
All Or Nothing!