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The Best Melodic Black Metal / Metalgaze
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Les Voyages De L'Âme is certainly the most tranquil release to date that Neige has created under the name of Alcest. More shoegaze-oriented than ever before, the visions that this music emanates are bright and dreamy. A folkloric journey for your soul.
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Another autumn, another release by An Autumn For Crippled Children of crippling sweet violence. A fine example of the melding between the harrowing shoegaze and depressive black metal, Only The Ocean Knows is another soundtrack for your fall of longing and nostalgic memories.
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A densely layered melodic complexity lies deep at the core of this richly crafted album of many faces. Borknagar's Urd is something which requires a series of listens in order to uncover all of its secrets. A fine blend of symphonic and black metal elements all enmeshed with stunning vocal work and well utilized keyboards will have you captivated from beginning to end.
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The artwork devil and angel on the artwork describes this album perfectly as they represent the vengeful black metal riffs and the symphonic rage as they flirt and clash their way throughout the record. Impressions? A perfect simulacrum of the yin and yang.
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An eclectic yet seamless mix of progressive, symphonic, melodic black metal, Eternal Deformity has come up with a fresh and accessible album that doesn't skimp on melody, atmosphere and rage. Tied up together with a bouncy avant-garde touch, it's a beautiful chaos indeed.
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Surprise: More shoegaze friendly metal from France! With Ariettes Oubliées..., Les Discrets continue their journey through gloomy and poetic autumn-like landscapes. A soundtrack to your somber nights that will most definitely leave you in a serene state of mind with the help of distorted melodies, beautiful vocals and gentle acoustic guitars.
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Ensnaring the listener from the get-go with engaging vocal delivery, grandiose arrangements and dramatic song writing, mastermind Attila Bakos of Thy Catafalque fame sends you soaring as the stupefying scenery the kingdom unfolds.
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The moment you see *that* person with someone else, all your useless efforts, bitter realizations, despair and pure loneliness. This is what Verwüstung's essence is mostly made of. A sonic painting of heartaches through the perspective of black, ambient, post-rock, drone and noise.
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An ambitious & theatrical concept album that is interesting, innovative, engaging, diverse & technically proficient. Xanthochroid takes influences from many different genres such as folk, progressive & melodic black metal & blends them together flawlessly to form an absolute gem of a debut album. Xanthochroid are going places, and wherever they go you should follow.
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