I also spun the new Bloodbath this week. Great energy and love Nick's vocals on it. It got a bit gorey for me on the lyrics (i know, it's death metal) and I struggle not to get grossed out by that, even in a "comedy" setting. I'll be going back to it, though.
Listening to that, combined with a bit of angst due to a recent family change, had me going round the houses looking for something extreme to channel my emotional state into and had a bit of an epiphany. Coincidentally:
I've been listening to a fair bit of Carcass and Napalm Death this week. I have only just found out about Blackstar so spinning this for the first time now.
Napalm Death! I was at school and just discovering metal in the late 80s and was just like wtf about them. Too much for young me (but learned to play Scum for the first cover band i was ever in) . A few years later I really enjoyed Breed To Breathe on a magazine's cover disc but thought little of it. Years later again I bought Enemies Of The Music Business on a whim but it didn't stick for me. Just 2 years back I played something of their last album but, again, no dice.
But this week, I've played and absolutely loved Throes, Apex Predator and Utilitarian. Blinding. The energy and rage are immense. Dig the lyrical slant too.
The lesson for me? Wait 35 years for music to fit your mood before writing it off.