Doomy Trad-Metal US Bands

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:40 am

Druid was a good call.......Claws is unbelievable!Great tune.

P.s.Killen?C'mon you guyz.Nobody would be interested in Killen if it didn't cost a fortune.No wise ass,flame on intention here but Killen?For Dan Beehler's sake,where the world is goin' to?.............

GJ · Post by GJ » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:56 am

What the fucketi-fucketi-fuck? Now I got to pull the ol' Killen-album out of the shelf for a third (or fourth)

time - in search of what must be a very well hidden tea spoon of quality (even the slightest fragment of curiosity would be welcomed). The last time I looked I found absolutely nothing. Any tips of where to find it? What am I missing. I guess I got the album relatively cheap (30-35 euro) some ten years ago. But back then I didn't look at it as cheap - I had high hopes when putting down the needle but it sure failed to deliver. Still kind of like the album though (despite the dubious musical contents).

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:59 am

GJ wrote:What the fucketi-fucketi-fuck? Now I got to pull the ol' Killen-album out of the shelf for a third (or fourth) time - in search of what must be a very well hidden tea spoon of quality (even the slightest fragment of curiosity would be welcomed). The last time I looked I found absolutely nothing. Any tips of where to find it? What am I missing. I guess I got the album relatively cheap (30-35 euro) some ten years ago. But back then I didn't look at it as cheap - I had high hopes when putting down the needle but it sure failed to deliver. Still kind of like the album though (despite the dubious musical contents).

Hahaha,cool post

Cheerz man!

GJ · Post by GJ » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:24 am

Witchkiller wrote:Hahaha,cool post

Cheerz man!

Cool? And I thought I felt my blood boiling. Anyway, cheers to you too!

I like Druid! Would really like to drop names like Beowulf, for the Angel Witchyness (subconsciously doomy) on their great Slice of Life LP and Granmax, the song Prince of the Southern Ice is like early Saxon on Black Sabbath pills - but they may be too much Hard Rock and not enough Metal.

edit: linguistical correction

Post by **DaN** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:35 am

You're all lost causes

Seriously though, when I first heard KILLEN it wasn't that rare or pricey. I got the song "Victima" on some mix tape years ago and just it blew me away. A totally original, dark & doomy sound that you seldom hear from a US act. Their one weakness would be the musicianship, which agreeably is way below the usual US standard, but the actual songs are nothing short of amazing. The chorus to "Stricken by darkness" proves my point.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:56 pm

The Erlking wrote:Lots of great names mentioned and KILLEN was a good call. They're awsome.
But isn't there anyone who cares about Druid? I think Four Curses slays! Especially "The Robber"! I can see how some would dislike Vampire Cult but I like it anyway.. Just not as much as the EP..

I dig Druid and the "Vampire Cult" album.

I paid good money for my CD copy and don't regret it.

I like having variety in my collection and albums that are "odd ducks" so to speak, as there are times when you just want to throw on something different for a change.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:04 pm

DaN wrote:You're all lost causes

Seriously though, when I first heard KILLEN it wasn't that rare or pricey. I got the song "Victima" on some mix tape years ago and just it blew me away. A totally original, dark & doomy sound that you seldom hear from a US act. Their one weakness would be the musicianship, which agreeably is way below the usual US standard, but the actual songs are nothing short of amazing. The chorus to "Stricken by darkness" proves my point.

Don't forget the hugely lacking vocals...

This is a release that I think even the fans of this band can admit to being below average, but it falls into that "charm" category.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:56 pm

seriously i dont have a clue how pricy killen is. what i know is that it absolutely CRUSHES. like DaN said, you're all lost causes

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:11 pm

DaN wrote:
mordred wrote:Savatage!
Funny, I seem to remember a very old review of the AVATAR 7" (in Metal Forces maybe?) where they were indeed referred to as "Doom Metal".

Wasn't "City Beneath the Surface" the lead track on that EP? That song has quite the doom metal intro.

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:40 am

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:Taist of Iron - Resurrection

Doom and blast beat in same song!

Shadow Kingdom · Post by **Shadow Kingdom** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:43 pm

MISTREATER
ASYLUM
OVERKILL

tomas · Post by **tomas** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:12 pm

@anthares:
You're probably referring to the song second song as well?
That's not a blast beat!

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:18 am

Shadow Kingdom wrote:MISTREATER
ASYLUM
OVERKILL

Don't make me move this to "Cold Lake".

Haha, just kidding...

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:23 am

Haha, I was thinking of making the same comment when I saw it earlier.

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:15 am

I know one GODLY US power doom band from the late 80s, but I'm chasing them for a release and wont tell the name yet