Ildjarn - Forest Poetry (1996)

Genre: Raw Black Metal
Country: Norway

Not gonna name names but there was this one dude I know who kept saying he hated Ildjarn but then when he realized cool ppl liked it he changed his mind.

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Cianide - Gods of Death (2011)

Genre: Death/Doom Metal

Country: United States

So uh, in case you didn't know, Cianide is a death/doom band from Chicago that goes back to the early 90's. Gods of Death is another pounding offering from this outfit, altering between ransacking medium-paced death metal and crushing, plodding doom sections with some really nasty production. One of the better metal offerings so far this year, not to be missed.

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Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit (2011)

Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal
Country: Japan

So here's that new album I mentioned in the last post.

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Corrupted - El Mundo Frio (2005)

Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal
Country: Japan

So I guess Corrupted is coming out with a new album in a few days, which is superb news for anyone who loves this Japanese sludge/doom band (and really, who doesn't?). In honor of this here is their best album (that also happens to be their latest, until this new one drops), the 71-minute epic that is El Mundo Frio.

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Acrostichon - Engraved In Black (1993)

Genre: Death Metal

Country: The Netherlands

Because your face is too clean and you need to bury it in this slab of filth from the land of orange-clad soccer players (and everything else). Also, the vocalist is female, and she does a damn great job...

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Grand Belial's Key - Kosherat (2005)

Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States

Apologies for the lack of posts as of late, my computer died and I'm stuck on a fucking netbook until the parts for my new one arrive. Today's post isn't anything really unheard of but it does rule. Grand Belial's Key are a fantastic band who really haven't put out anything lackluster so you can't go wrong with Kosherat.

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Falls Of Rauros - The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood (2011)

Genre: Atmospheric/Folk Black Metal
Country: United States

It's always surprised me how little black metal comes from northern New England. I've lived here all my life and have always thought that it would provide the perfect stage for a sort of counterpart to the Cascadian black metal sound from the geographically opposite side of the country. There is one band, though, that puts into practice what I've been thinking all this time. Falls Of Rauros have already put out several releases, and with each one they evolve their sound. Featuring Austin Lundr of Panopticon on drums (he is a good friend of the band) and some excellent acoustic and electric riffs to be had this is exactly what this region needs. More bands in northern New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont need to take cues from what is going on here and showcase the fact that what our region offers for inspiration can easily rival anything else going on across the country.

As of now, The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood is available for stream here, and available for purchase here.

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