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2012 Musical Perusals
My list of favourites and interests for this year ordered roughly in descending order. My new years resolution is to branch out a bit and listen to new and unfamiliar genres, metal and non-metal.
Edit: Anything above about a 7/10 I'll keep here. Now with approximate rating in a .5 scale and ordered according to **replay value** i.e how often I listen to them. AND now with some comments, adding them gradually. |
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Enslaved - RIITIIR | |
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Pharaoh - Bury The Light | |
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Anglagard - Viljans Öga | |
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Overkill - The Electric Age | |
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The Foreshadowing - Second World |
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Black Metal Miscellanea
Personally I find Black Metal to be a very difficult genre to get into, hence the meager length of my list which contains all the albums I've really enjoyed to date, in no order. Recommendations are most welcome, nay required!
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Potentiam - Bálsýn | |
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Grabnebelfürsten - Dynastie Oder Wie Man Herrschaft Definert | |
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Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice | |
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Sigh - Hangman's Hymn- Musikalische Exequien | |
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Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
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Best Of Doom Metal
More doom on the way: as of 14th June I'm slowly adding a few albums, hopefully to reach the 50 mark. |
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Candlemass - Nightfall | |
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Doomsword - Let Battle Commence | |
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Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus | |
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Skepticism - Lead And Aether | |
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Shape Of Despair - Angels Of Distress |
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Top 25 Albums From Down Under
Pretty simple, my favourite metal releases from Australia that I have heard to date. |
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Alchemist - Austral Alien | |
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Screams Of Chaos - Genetic War | |
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The Amenta - Occasus | |
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Alchemist - Organasm | |
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Mournful Congregation - The Monad Of Creation |
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Most Gripping Atmospheres
Here are the most captivating atmospheres I've ever heard. Including metal and non-metal albums. Grouped according to genre and one album per band. |
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Division By Zero - Independent Harmony | |
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Beyond Twilight - The Devil's Hall Of Fame | |
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Riverside - Out Of Myself | |
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Suspyre - When Time Fades... | |
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Redemption - The Fullness Of Time |
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Best Of Death Metal
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Atheist - Unquestionable Presence | |
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Carcass - Heartwork | |
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Abramelin - Abramelin | |
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Sepultura - Arise | |
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Nocturnus - The Key |
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Space Metal!
As a lover of all things sci-fi I find metal to be the most accommodating of genres when it comes to themes of space/aliens. This is a list of those albums which use this theme and/or evoke an overall 'spacey' atmosphere and which I find particularly intriguing and enjoyable. No order for now and a work in progress (recommendations most welcome) Last Updated: 20th May 2013 |
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Atoma - Skylight | |
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Dolorian - Voidwards | |
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Angst Skvadron - Flukt | |
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Slough Feg - Hardworlder | |
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Slough Feg - Traveller |
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Best of Gothic Metal
Updating this as of 20th Nov 2012 |
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Madder Mortem - All Flesh Is Grass | |
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Paradise Lost - Icon | |
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The Gathering - Mandylion | |
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Tiamat - Wildhoney | |
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Throes Of Dawn - Quicksilver Clouds |
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Best Of American Power Metal
Just a list of 20 of the best Power Metal albums of the US style, in order of preference. The order and number of albums in the list may change as I find new albums. |
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Crimson Glory - Transcendence | |
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Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider | |
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Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones | |
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Helstar - Nosferatu | |
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Sanctuary - Refuge Denied |
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R'Vannith's Top 50: 2011
Last Updated: 20th November 2012 |
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Forefather - Last Of The Line | |
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Bloodiest - Descent | |
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Ava Inferi - Onyx | |
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Cormorant - Dwellings | |
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Insomnium - One For Sorrow |
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Skyclad - Best To Worst
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Skyclad - Burnt Offering For The Bone Idol | |
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Skyclad - Prince Of The Poverty Line | |
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Skyclad - Jig-a-Jig | |
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Skyclad - The Silent Whales Of Lunar Sea | |
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Skyclad - Tracks From The Wilderness |
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Best Of Thrash Metal
Currently being updated as of 5 September 2012 |
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Annihilator - Never, Neverland | |
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Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? | |
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Artillery - By Inheritance | |
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Satan - Blaze Of Obscurity | |
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Toxik - World Circus |
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Best Of European Power Metal
Simply a list of the 30 best Power Metal albums of the European/Melodic style in my opinion. One album per band and in order of preference, although the order may change over time. |
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Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free | |
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Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World | |
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Kiuas - The Spirit Of Ukko | |
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Dark Moor - The Hall Of The Olden Dreams | |
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Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I |
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Prog Favourites
A list of my favourite Progressive albums on Metal Storm, ranked roughly in order of preference. |
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Ayreon - The Human Equation | |
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Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics | |
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Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition | |
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Porcupine Tree - Signify | |
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Opeth - Still Life |
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