Thanks to a tip from Happy Metal Guy, I learned this morning about an interesting status that went up on the official Facebook page for Encyclopaedia Metallum – The Metal Archives: They have now reached 90,000 bands listed in the database.
That’s a really impressive accomplishment for one of the most useful sites on the web for lovers of metal, and I thought congratulations were in order. So, CONGRATULATIONS!
In that same FB status, Metal Archives also identified the band who became their 90,000th addition to the band database — a new 3-man outfit from New Brunswick, NJ named Senobyte. Yesterday, Senobyte released a two-song demo, which is now listed on their Metal Archives entry, and both songs — “Pumpkinhead” and “The Beyond” — happen to be available on Soundcloud. So, of course, I had to check ’em out. After all, this is history in making!
And guess what? Senobyte have really got something good going on.
The music is a slow-moving avalanche of death-doom, complete with titanic, groaning, distorted chords; an interesting snare-heavy drum line; and ghastly cavernous vokills. A lighter guitar lead peals like a bell and swarms like a mutant hornet in “Pumpkinhead”, and “The Beyond” includes passages of racing menace that break up the song’s gruesome crawl through a decaying charnel house.
I know it’s completely random chance, but I prefer to indulge the fantasy that the metal gods smiled on our beloved Metal Archives today, granting them a 90,000th entrant who are actually quite good instead of defunct or pathetic. Have a listen to Senobyte below (I haven’t found any social media for them yet, but if I do, I’ll update this post).
UPDATE: Here’s Senobyte’s brand new Facebook page:
16 Responses to “METAL ARCHIVES HITS 90,000 — AND SENOBYTE IS THE LUCKY 90,000TH”
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Thanks for sharing this as well as the kind words. Yeah, I’m glad it was that band that got us into the 90k’s, not some dreadful metalcore act or a Nightwish clone, don’t think I would have shared the specific entry otherwise. 😉
Thanks for the comment — which gives me the chance to say thank you “in person” for such an invaluable resource, one that I turn to in preparing virtually everything about music that I contribute to this site. And you might enjoy seeing how often Metal Archives surfaced in the comments on this recent post, which was devoted to on-line resources for metal knowledge:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2013/03/21/your-favorite-online-resources-for-metal-knowledge/
HEY I JUST MADE A FACEBOOK PAGE. WE LITERALLY RECORDED THE DEMO AND RELEASED IT AND MADE THE SOUNDCLOUD AND EVERYTHING IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS, I’M TRYING TO KEEP UP! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS REVIEW, MUCH APPRECIATED. I PERSONALLY WROTE THE MUSIC AND LYRICS, TRYING TO WRITE A FULL LENGTH AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!
Very cool that you stopped by! And great to hear that this fine start will be followed by a lot more music. Best of luck to Senobyte.
Holy shit, these guys are awesome. I’ll help spread their gospel.
Is this me or has the site’s color outlay changed???
It’s just you.
Deckard, you’re getting old and your eyesight is failing you. Go see an optician!
How dare you mock the wise one? That said I’d rather have a pair of balls for eyeballs. Shit’s getting old. Got to find that horadric cube now.. 1 sapphire + 1 ruby + 1 emerald + Diablo’s balls = Ancient Horadric Eyeballs of the Wretched Genitals. One unholy transmutation.
Please send photos of the transplant procedure.
GAH….what the hell happened to the site
…white overwhelming me…I think Ive gone blind
(at least I can still hear the awesomeness that is the Senobyte demo)
We’ve been bleached.
Islander was bent on being an apostle. I see this now.
My secret has been discovered.
this band also features members of dethroned emperor, who are a rad grind band
http://dethronedemperor.bandcamp.com
Living on both ends of the speed spectrum . . .