Thursday, December 30, 2010

Hetsheads - We Hail The Possessed... (1994)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden

A grossly overlooked Swedish death metal release that will undoubtedly eat your children. You won't care, though, because shit is so good.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Ash Pool - Genital Tomb (2006)



Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States

Anyone who knows anything has this release already but just to reiterate- this is filthy good. His subsequent releases are fucking lol but this- this is the stuff.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Hypocrite - Into The Halls Of The Blind (1999)



Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Country: Sweden

Yes, it is melodic death metal. No, it is not gay. You don't believe me? Take a listen.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Aäkon Këëtrëh - Dans La Forêt (1996)



Genre: Dark Ambient
Country: France

Well it's not your typical minimalistic dark ambient with those weird samplings that sound like someone is elbow-deep in a vat of chicken salad searching for their car keys while the wind blows at 130 miles per hour in the background. Too bad, though, because you're going to listen to this LLN release from our friend Lord Aäkon Këëtrëh (ex-Belketre and Torgeist) and like it.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Entrails - Tales From The Morgue (2010)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden

Some awesome old school Swedish dm with riffs solos riffs and more riffs. Definitely one of the most enjoyable death metal releases I've listened to this year.

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Accidental Suicide - Deceased (1992)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: United States

You want some death metal? Look no further. This album just bleeds awesomeness.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Various Artists - Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings (2010)



Genre: Neofolk
Country: Various

Stealing the shit outta this from Jingle over at The Celestial Manifest, but I love this so much I can't help but re-post it. Incredible neofolk compilation from some of the biggest artists in the scene. But it's not their tracks that impress, it's tracks like "A Year Of Silence" by Ainulindalë and "Ich Würd Es Hören" by Nebelung that steal the show. 2 Disks, 240 MB of awesome.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A Double Dose Of Encoffination



Genre: Doom/Death Metal
Country: United States

Here's both 2010 releases by doom/death band Encoffination. Awesome shit.



Ritual Ascension Beyond Flesh




Seventh Temple Of Laodicean Scripture

Monday, November 15, 2010

Fallen Christ - Abduction Ritual



Genre: Death Metal
Country: United States

Wow two posts in one day who'd of thought. All sorts of satan coming from the debut (and only) LP from Fallen Christ. If you haven't heard this yet you're missing out.

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Raison d'Être - The Empty Hollow Unfolds (2000)



Genre: Dark Ambient
Country: Sweden

Grim, cold, desolate, empty, and all that other stupid bullshit people say about dark ambient.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Aethyrvorous - Demo (2009)



Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: Australia

What is it with these Australian dudes and releasing muddy black/death metal shit that is somehow always awesome? I don't know, and don't really care as long as they keep it coming.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Branikald - Rdjandalir (1996)



Genre: атмосферных черного металла
Country: Россия

Blazebirth Hall motherfuckers.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Ascended - The Art Of Necromancy (2008)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: Finland

Some filthy death metal with a heap of doom influences. Something you can really sink your teeth into. Looking forward to a full-length from these guys.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Adversarial - All Idols Fall Before The Hammer (2010)



Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: Canada

With Diocletian's War Of All Against All for my favorite black/death metal release of the year.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Vèrmyapre Kommando - Vèrmyapre Kommando (1996)



Genre: Raw Black Metal
Country: France

Fucking krieg. Awesome LLN release that brings the hate, the satan and the hitler at the same time.

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Transcending Bizarre?- The Misanthrope's Fable (2010)



Genre: Avant-Garde Black Metal
Country: Greece

More awesome Avant-Garde black metal from the folks who released the superb The Serpent's Manifolds back in '08. Definitely worth a listen.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow (1991)



Genre: Doom Metal
Country: United States

If a power metal band decided to make a doom metal album, it would sound something like this. It lacks the gayness of power metal, though, so don't worry.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Heaven Shall Burn - Whatever It May Take (2002)



Genre: Metalcore
Country: Germany

This album makes you want to pick up an AK-47 and overthrow the government. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you, but to me it's oh so satisfying.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sump - Taken Dead (2010)



Genre: Black Metal/Punk
Country: United Kingdom

Raw, filthy awesomeness.

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Leech - Ten Black Hymns (2005)



Genre: Cascadian Black Metal
Country: United States

Another spawn of the growing Cascadian black metal scene, Leech stand alongside Ash Borer and Fell Voices as one of the best acts to play the sound. Ten Black Hymns is by far Leech's best effort, the pinnacle of their handful of impressive releases.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Drudkh - Discography



Genre: Folk/Pagan Black Metal

Country: Ukraine


I was thinking of just posting a single Drudkh album, but you know what, fuck it. Their entire discography is worth checking out, so here you have it.




Forgotten Legends




Autumn Aurora




The Swan Road




Blood In Our Wells




Songs Of Grief And Solitude




Anti-Urban





Estrangement




Microcosmos




Slavonic Chronicles




Handful Of Stars

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Olafur Arnalds- ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness (2010)



Genre: Neoclassical
Country: Iceland

Icelandic gentleman Olafur Arnalds is a brilliant composer. His piano-driven pieces are a definition of atmosphere, providing a dark but rewarding neoclassical soundscape that is all-encompassing. If you even think you'd like this, I highly recommend taking a listen.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Woe - Quietly, Undramatically (2010)



Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States

Finally decided to quit being lazy and fix the fucked up blogger template. So, in celebration, here is one of the better black metal albums of the year so far. Check it out people.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Moss - Cthonic Rites (2005)



Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal
Country: United Kingdom

No joke I thought my fucking subwoofer was going to take a shit when I listened to this. A monolith.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Gorement - The Ending Quest (1994)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden

What can I say, guys can satan pretty good.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Fauna - The Hunt (2007)



Genre: Ambient Black Metal
Country: United States

Fauna's The Hunt is a monolith. It's an 80-minute, one-track album of captivating ambient/atmospheric black metal. The buildups are immense, and it all just crashes down in the final 20 minutes. Really impressive stuff; this makes other black metal in this vein *cough*wolves in the throne room*cough* seem terrible (which they generally are). Good shit if you feel like sitting through it.

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Brutality - Screams Of Anguish (1993)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: United States

A forgotten death metal classic which everyone should hear. A mix of awesome old-school death metal with a heap of melody all entwined around a handful of well-played instrumentals. Simply everything about this record is pure brilliance, from the riffs to the vocals to the drums to the atmosphere, this is what I think of when I think about quality death metal.

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Monday, March 22, 2010

The Morningside - The Wind, The Trees, And The Shadows Of The Past (2007)



Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal
Country: Russia

An interesting display of a style not unlike that of Agalloch, Russian band The Morningside focus on slow, highly melodic guitar leads and a depressed atmosphere to keep the listener simply immersed in every song. It's a shame that many people overlook this album, because otherwise this album would have a much larger following. If you want a simpler form of what Agalloch perform, with the same amount of potency, then look no further.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Empyrium - Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)



Genre: Symphonic Folk Metal
Country: Germany

The style of music displayed on Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields is quite unique. It's a combination of dark metal, folk metal, and symphonic black metal which, when put into a finished product, is utterly entrancing. Later in their career, Empyrium's sound shifted to Neofolk, but in the early era of the band, Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields is by far my favorite release. A very interesting and captivating listen.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Garden Of Shadows - Oracle Moon (2000)



Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Country: United States

Oracle Moon is, bar none, the best melodic death metal album to come out of the United States. It combines slight hints of progressive death metal with a seemingly endless plethora of melodies and leads which are downright brilliant. Seven tracks of ecstasy for those out there who enjoy their death metal really melodic and absolutely loaded with atmosphere. This is one which won't be replicated. Ever.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Dark Tranquillity Stream "We Are The Void"



Gothenburg's premier melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity are streaming their new album We Are The Void here on their myspace.

To see my impression of the album take a look at the review I wrote for Sputnikmusic.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth (2008)



Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: United Kingdom

A fantastic concept album surrounding the creation story from this relatively new band from the UK. The vocals might take some getting used to, being of the high-pitched, wailing SDBM flavour, but the music here will grow like a motherfucking bean stalk.

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream (1991)



Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden

Swedish death metal at it's very finest. Easily one of the best albums to come out of the scene and one of the best death metal albums ever. So either get this album, or go suck a cock. Hopefully the former seems like a better idea.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Nightbringer - Death And The Black Work (2008)



Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States

Awesome raw black metal from Colorado. Should pique your interest if you enjoy loads and loads of tremolo picked riffs and blast beats.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance (1999)



Genre: Symphonic/Melodic Doom/Death Metal
Country: Austria

Putting a genre to this is album is quite simply impossible. A wonderful combination of symphonic doom metal with loads of melody and a bit of a death metal tinge to it. Angelic female vocals and awesome harsh vocals which sound quite a bit like Mirrorthrone. Except this isn't a waste of time. Just a fantastic and mesmerizing record which flies amazingly under the radar.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

Behemoth - And The Forests Dream Eternally (1994)



Genre: Black Metal
Country: Poland

Yeah, I know, I don't believe it either. Behemoth actually put out an album which warrants more than one listen. Pretty insane, but with 1994's And The Forests Dream Eternally Behemoth bring a slew of good riffs and a whole lot of Bathory tribute to what I consider to be their best release. Fuck that blackened death metal shit they spew out today, this is where Behemoth should of stayed.

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Darkthrone - Panzerfaust (1995)



Genre: Black Metal
Country: Norway

Besides having the most kvlt album art ever the music is pretty krieg, especially when you consider how grim the atmosphere is and how the morbid guitars buzz around in the dark, ominous production before proceeding to deliver an unholy load onto your face. But don't worry, it will blend right in with that corpsepaint you're wearing.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Ensiferum - Ensiferum (2001)



Genre: Folk Metal
Country: Finland

Far and away Ensiferum's best record, this is the epitome of folk metal as I think of it. Insanely catchy riffs, awesome solos, epic atmospheres, and memorable choruses will have you floored. Nothing in the genre will top this.

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