Valkyrie - Fear
Primal Fear - Metal Commando
Judicator - Let There Be Nothing
Gernotshagen - Ode Naturae
Ayr - The Dark
Mean Streak - Eye Of The Storm
Disconnect - Towards Peace
Alcatrazz - Born Innocent
Starblind - Black Bubbling Ooze
Lionheart (UK) - The Reality Of Miracles
My Silent Wake - Damnum Per Saeculorum

I was was waiting more less PF and Alcatrazz , also Lionheart, but unfortunately only one band from those was good, its Graham mighty Graham. PF was let down, Lionheart its +60 rock music. IMO best from list was Judicator


Dessert - Rockin' from Riga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWa8rqGCeZc

Domain - Our Kingdom
Noctes - Pandemonic Requiem
Noctes - Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferni

Mr Bungle - 'self titled' (1991) - review

Clusterfucker carousel of emotions and lols
Wanna know where System of a Down stole most of their ideas?
Check this one out.

At War - Ordered To Kill

Bulldozer - The Final Separation
Nice 80s aggressor from Milan, think how good it would be if they would have modern recording equipment.

Fimbulvet - Ewiger Winter
Fimbulvet - Der Ruf In Goldene Hallen
Fimbulvet - Kriegerwahn [EP]
Fimbulvet - Frostbrand - Nach Flammen Sehnsucht
Fimbulvet - Frostbrand - Eines Bildnis Tracht

One of those bands if you are in a genre and like it you listen it, well I discovered this a bit later way far about time when this was kvlt kult icon.

Unleash The Archers - Abyss
Mercyless - The Mother Of All Plagues
Brimstone Coven - Woes Of A Mortal Earth
Atramentus - Stygian
Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay
Assignment - Reflections
Ages - Uncrown

maybe not best and so much waited new music but still good new metal is always welcome

Ashes You Leave - The Passage Back To Life
Ashes You Leave - Desperate Existence
Ashes You Leave - The Inheritance Of Sin And Shame
Ashes You Leave - Fire
Ashes You Leave - Songs Of The Lost
Ashes You Leave - The Cure For Happiness

I did like this band a lot, firts death doom band what I found out because of i net , not friend, I remmeber that old school death doom, but I never liked their gothic touch later, now I am viser and I will re listen this one again, I know I can change my mind from poser days

Poema Arcanus - Stardust Solitude
Hinayana - Death Of The Cosmic
Silentium - Motiva
Possession (USA) - Disentombed Manifestations
Mad Max - Stormchild Rising


Not often I listen comp, but this was blast, killer shit. Other band was legendary doom, so I was curoius

Thurisaz - Re-Incentive
Autumnia - ...And Your Autumnia

Manilla Road - Invasion
Manilla Road - Metal
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Manilla Road - Open The Gates
Manilla Road - The Deluge
Manilla Road - Mystification
Manilla Road - Out Of The Abyss
Manilla Road - The Courts Of Chaos
Manilla Road - The Circus Maximus
Manilla Road - Atlantis Rising
Manilla Road - Spiral Castle
Manilla Road - Mark Of The Beast
Manilla Road - Gates Of Fire
Manilla Road - Voyager
Manilla Road - Playground Of The Damned
Manilla Road - Mysterium
Manilla Road - The Blessed Curse
Manilla Road - To Kill A King

Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire
Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead
Cirith Ungol - One Foot In Hell
Cirith Ungol - Paradise Lost
Cirith Ungol - Forever Black

This comment goes to boath bands. There are triangle in 80's epic metal what is not manowar, Those 2 bands and Braces Helm. Long time ago as young men in 20's I did listen, dont remember if it was songs, whole albums, well many yes but all I dont remember. I re started listen boat like 3-4 years ago, but did noty manage, only BH . Since CU has new album out this year and somehow in the work, I did listen Necropolos few times in my brake. So I decide listen whole albums. From opening CU wins, MR was bad,. that band born to me whit Crystal Logic album. I dont remember how they sound later , so I am interested, and CU always is good re listen.

Desolator - Sermon Of Apathy
Stryper - Even The Devil Believes
Katavasia - Magnus Venator
Dead Lord - Surrender
Legendry - Heavy Metal Adventure
Rising Steel - Fight Them All
Noumena - Anima
Winter's Verge - The Ballad Of James Tig
Messiah - Fracmont
Void Rot - Descending Pillars
Darkened - Kingdom Of Decay
Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
Frigoris - ...In Stille

new things, not so good this time.

2020: Havukruunu - Uinuos syömein sota: not my favorite style of black metal, but this is so good!

2020: Sentient Divide - Haunted By Cruelty
2020: Necrovault -Totenzug: Festering Peregrination
2020: Necrot - Mortal
2020: Skeletal Remains - The Entombment Of Chaos
2020: Ripped To Shreds - Luan

All great death metal albums, but my favourite out of these would be Necrovault.

Khors - Where The Word Acquired Eternity
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

As new album, it always is in my list to listen, I like fav bands, getting notifications, then there goes classics as well. Those always are in my play list.

Plague Years - Circle Of Darkness
Raven - Metal City
Finntroll - Vredesvävd
Heathen - Empire Of The Blind
Sunken - Livslede
Varg - Zeichen
Evoke - Seeds Of Death


the good, the bad and the ugly, in metal language, surprise, as expected and let down.


Anna Von Hausswolff - All Thoughts Fly
Varathron - Glorification Under The Latin Moon
Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht
Uada - Djinn
Lethian Dreams - A Shadow Of Memories
Hexx - Entangled In Sin
Dwarrowdelf - Evenstar
Lonewolf - Division Hades
War Cloud - Chain Gang
Attick Demons - Daytime Stories... Nightmare Tales
Sorcerer - The Quarantine Sessions

another new list, I walk trough this pretty fast this time.

Celestial Season - Forever Scarlet Passion


Enslaved - Utgard
Trident - North
Iron Angel - Emerald Eyes
Sarcoptes - Plague Hymns
Isengard - Vårjevndøgn
Helstar - Black Wings Of Solitude
Nachtblut - Vanitas
Accept - The Undertaker

Powerfull and interesting thinks has been come, I never have listen singles so much. specially new ones

Necrophobic - Dawn Of The Damned
The Troops Of Doom - The Rise Of Heresy
Yatra - All Is Lost
Blue Öyster Cult - The Symbol Remains
Ixion - L'Adieu Aux Etoiles
Daughter Chaos - Daughter Chaos

Fantasmagoria - Fuck You All
Lefay - The Seventh Seal
Lefay - Symphony Of The Damned [Re-Symphonised]
Lefay - ... --- ... (S.O.S)
Morgana Lefay - Symphony Of The Damned
Morgana Lefay - Knowing Just As I
Morgana Lefay - The Secret Doctrine
Morgana Lefay - Sanctified
Morgana Lefay - Morgana Lefay
Morgana Lefay - Maleficium
Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia
Morgana Lefay - Aberrations Of The Mind

This band is to heavy to be just power metal, but not heavy enough to be thrash. IN US we have good thing, USPM. Well it sonds abit such way.
As I remember non song sounds same, it has weird old school jamming song writing, Accept or Udo each song has same song writing, here no, different process. I like it a lot. Good band, sad there are no actual album planned as we know. Good band , somehow we can ad groove pre fix. A bit Pantera, you know in soother Sweden there are rednecks to, hehhe. No they are not as Phil. lol. Anyway solid band, such genre mixture are not popular, not many likes it. Its underated, I wish many would know it more, specially those who are under 25.


Benediction - Scriptures
Wayfarer - A Romance With Violence
Spirit Adrift - Enlightened In Eternity
Nightstryke - Storm Of Steel

Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot
Crowbar - Obedience Thru Suffering

Wow this album is pretty crazy. Black metal with breakdowns and electronic elements. Songs are a little disjointed but there are some great moments.

Leviathan - The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide

Forgot how amazing this album was!

I'm in a Coffin - Waste of Skin

Bit underwhelming, not sure if it was just because the first album cam out around the dsbm Hay day but it just doesn't have the same impact. Still very depressing.

Make a change... Kill yourself

First one is the best one

Cryptic Shift - Visitations of Enceladus
absolutely love this album. Vektor does death metal, with a bit of Blood Incantation mixed in for good measure. Incredible album, and my death metal AotY thus far

Graceless - Where Vultures Know Your name
Another incredible 2020 release, Bolt Thrower with a touch of death-doom.

On Thorns I Lay - Threnos
the 3rd of my "2020 DM top 3". This and Graceless are both heavier than a neutron star

Written by sgtrobo on 24.10.2020 at 09:49

Cryptic Shift - Visitations of Enceladus
absolutely love this album. Vektor does death metal, with a bit of Blood Incantation mixed in for good measure. Incredible album, and my death metal AotY thus far

Graceless - Where Vultures Know Your name
Another incredible 2020 release, Bolt Thrower with a touch of death-doom.

On Thorns I Lay - Threnos
the 3rd of my "2020 DM top 3". This and Graceless are both heavier than a neutron star

I've got the Cryptic Shift on vinyl. A very good album indeed, but far away from AOTY material.
I love that Graceless album. Just Checked out the new Benediction and that's even better: what a comeback.

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Written by Koen Smits on 26.10.2020 at 12:31

I've got the Cryptic Shift on vinyl. A very good album indeed, but far away from AOTY material.
I love that Graceless album. Just Checked out the new Benediction and that's even better: what a comeback.

agree to disagree on Cryptic Shift. The bits of prog death mixed in with technical thrash hits the nail on the head for me.
The Graceless album is incredible, I caught a listen of the Benediction album and that kicks, I'm going to revisit with a few more listens

Six Degrees Of Separation - Old Dogs
Red Moon Architect - Emptiness Weighs The Most
Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
Mörk Gryning - Hinsides Vrede
Armored Saint - Punching The Sky
Leaves' Eyes - The Last Viking
Havnatt - Ragnhildstreet
Sacred Outcry - Damned For All Time
Mors Principium Est - Seven
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare

Some cool, some bad, some so so, but its ordinary rutin check new albums out

Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
Auðn - Vökudraumsins Fangi
Evildead - United $tate$ Of Anarchy
Wytch Hazel - III: Pentecost
Niviane - The Ruthless Divine
Raven Black Night - Run With The Raven

Firtan - Wogen Der Trauer [EP]
Firtan - Niedergang
Firtan - Innenwelt [EP]
Firtan - Okeanos

After Morgana I needed another genre, chose this band randomly


Midnight Odyssey - Ashes From A Terrestrial Fall
Anubis Gate - Covered In Colours
October Falls - Syys

Morgion - Among Majestic Ruin
Morgion - Solinari
Morgion - Cloaked By Ages, Crowned In Earth
Morgion - Travesty [EP]

Sortha when you are in mood for old school death/doom metal what was short live din mid 90's

Faanefjell - Trollmarsj
Faanefjell - Dovrefall

Fire Trails - Vanadium Tribute
Fire Trails - ThirdMoon

Tribute to Legandary Pino Scotto

Death Dealer - Conquered Lands
Katla. - Allt Þetta Helvítis Myrkur
Völur - Death Cult
Soulburn - Noa's D'ark
Décembre Noir - The Renaissance Of Hope
AC/DC - Power Up
Gwydion - Gwydion

one stands out here, other few are decent, good spin will judge them soon again

Vintersorg - Hedniskhjärtad [EP]
Vintersorg - Till Fjälls
Vintersorg - Ödemarkens Son
Vintersorg - Cosmic Genesis
Vintersorg - Visions From The Spiral Generator
Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
Vintersorg - Solens Rötter
Vintersorg - Jordpuls
Vintersorg - Orkan
Vintersorg - Naturbål
Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

When in wrong side of Sweden still is summer, autuimn, right side of Sweden is winter , you wanna something what connects you to that season, so its sinter of starvation. well Vinter sorrow it is, even to me no its not sorrow, its happyness when its sub zero and minus 20 and more. I like this BM roots, later prog, later between and boat langauges,
Troy said I need say something

Topic says: "Discuss The Last Album You Listened To..."

Some folks: put dozen albums on the list...

Written by BetulaObscura on 18.11.2020 at 08:30

Topic says: "Discuss The Last Album You Listened To..."

Some folks: put dozen albums on the list...

It has been discussed , read comments and investe deeper

Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron
Tombs - Under Sullen Skies
Dark Tranquillity - Moment
Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations 2020
Hjelvik - Welcome To Hel
My Dying Bride - Macabre Cabaret
Lord Fist - Wilderness Of Hearts
Aeternitas - Haunted Minds
Reaper's Mark - The Sick Man's Farewell

Good list, whit one let down, where original was better as re recordet, one band close to home, what I was waiting more, I hope they can promote it much more, one I and Demonaz stytle album, Good list

Zofos - Erevothen

Troy is gone, can we make lists again?
Maco introduced me to this. Good atmosphere and bl, mournful flowing melodies and archaic primordial chaos in music in a Hellenic nature.
But that picture in ma sickness me.
Well there are tons and more good bands in a genre what are not idilogicsl morons and shows it in public whit idiotoc pose pictures. One listen deal. It's it.

Yesterday I listened to Incantation's last album, which is great. I was also listening to a lot of Baest (now that was a band I enjoyed seeing live!). I love their new tracks, Necro Sapiens is a catchy tune. I also listened to Venenum and Dance Macabre. I think they have gotten better with time. I also listened to some Cradle of Filth. Dusk and Her Embrace was one of my first CD albums I owned, and I still enjoy it. Cruelty & the Beast is an awesome album. Twisted Nails of Faith is one of my all time favourite tracks. I also listened to Nymphetamine, which I remember not giving a fair shot as the single was a bit too cheesy for me at the time, but it's a good album. I also listened to the new cannibal Corpse track a lot, I love it!

Today I listened to Eternal Champion while out running, I think Ravening Iron is a great album. I have been listening to some Tombs. All Empires Fall is OK, but I really enjoy Monarchy of Shadows and Under Sullen Skies. I'm thinking about watching their livestream on Bandcamp tomorrow, I think it will be a good Friday night (UK time) as far as Friday nights go in lockdown. I also listened to Arcturus Sideshow Symphonies, which is an album I love. ICS Vortex is one of my favourite vocalists, and some of these songs are all time favourites. At the end of the day I listened to a bunch of my favourite Onslaught tracks, and some other death and thrash songs I like.

These last few days I've been listening a lot of releases from the great label No Colours Records. They have lot of good stuff.

- Krieg's Blue Miasma
- Forgotten Woods' As the Wolves Gather and The Curse Of Mankind
- Inquisition's Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer, Nefarious Dismal Orations and Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
- Sterbend's Dwelling Lifeless
- Abyssic Hate's Suicidal Emotions
- Veles' Night On The Bare Mountain
- Nyktalgia's Peisithanatos

All good albums.

Written by Maco on 23.02.2021 at 17:11

These last few days I've been listening a lot of releases from the great label No Colours Records. They have lot of good stuff.

- Krieg's Blue Miasma
- Forgotten Woods' As the Wolves Gather and The Curse Of Mankind
- Inquisition's Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer, Nefarious Dismal Orations and Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
- Sterbend's Dwelling Lifeless
- Abyssic Hate's Suicidal Emotions
- Veles' Night On The Bare Mountain
- Nyktalgia's Peisithanatos

All good albums.

Fuck yeah I love all those albums, haven't heard Nyktalgia in soo long. I'd love haul all those in cassette apart from inquisition

Horna - Envaatnags Eflos Solf Esgantaavne

Haven't properly listened to these guys until now.
This was some good raw sounding black metal with some super sick riffs.

I've been listening to more aggressive music in the last week, but if you take a month, it comes out to this list of albums:
Slipknot:
- Slipknot (1999)
- Iowa (2001)
- Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (The Best Album) (2004)
- All Hope Is Gone (2008)
- .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
- We Are Not Your Kind (2019)
(Basically, the whole Slipknot studio discography)
What else:
- Lamb Of God (Lamb Of God)
- Become THe Hunter (Suicide Silence)
- The Mortal Coil (Polaris)
- Too Mean To Die (Accept)
- TRAUMA (I Prevail)

Almost all the songs on these albums are to my liking. Especially Slipknot, I think it's one of the best bands.

Now playing: BLACK BLEEDING - Worship Demo 2003

Here is an ooold release of the belgian/ french band… The style was globally the same than on later releases, between death and black metal with some ferocious moments, perhaps with a bit more of “old brutal death” influences, and you can feel their style was less ”refined”, but good energy and some cool ideas.

I'm a little bit toasted right now (which was definitely the intention while listening to this, lol), I would think that based on the style and themes, that getting stoned before listening to it would be encouraged.

So, right off the bat, what stands out to me the most is, the unorthodox approach to the instrumentation. Om are the only metal band I've ever heard of who don't use electric guitars! That's right, no guitars... instead they use a fuzzy bass guitar. Also, that exotic instrument used in both the opening track and the closing track...that's not a sitar, it's apparently a tambura.

Yeah, this record is groovy af

Max Plänck - 1985 - Kill The Pain

This was really interesting. Categorized as a demo on MA it sounds a low budget record with some sloppy playing by the guitarist, and a little bit like live recorded material. The three man approach -- or two man and one woman, to be precise -- has the early Manilla Road touch to it. To be honest not a total winner record in song writing; I preferred the opener "Roar", "Everywhere Is Nowhere", "Northwind" and the almost epic "Enter into the Rock", but some of the songs are not too great. Rates 8 from me. Hence, it's a good one, proves once again that under dogs can deliver.

Coldsteel - 1990 - Perfect Peace (demo)

Really good sounding audio for such a release format. The songs are pretty decent tier 2-3 thrash material, nothing amazing in terms of what genre has to offer and not exactly original at all. Decent stuff nevertheless, not bad, rates about 7 from me. My favorite song¨here is Hazardous, especially on those parts where it gains more speed.

Tröjan - 1985 - Chasing The Storm

Rather unknown record that I have listened on a few different occasions on different eras of my life, and every time it has proven to be good. While the production sounds a little bit low budget the song material on the other hand is really great sounding, well written songs, somewhat akin to early Agent Steele albums. The opener/title song Chasing The Storm already is a genre classic, pure winning of its whole length. Hypnotized, Icehouse, Take No Prisoners and Agressor are other killer pieces. In total a classic record material, and it's probably safe to say that it's overlooked by many a metaller. Rates 9/10 from me.

Check this album out you guys or you won't have a clue what true metal of steel can be

Written by Joppe on 24.07.2022 at 12:53

Tröjan - 1985 - Chasing The Storm

Chasing the Storm is a legit banger! Everything about this thing kills, beginning from the hilarious cover art that has all the best metal cliches from bats and satan to gallows. And the band name "tröjan" means "sweater" in Swedish. It's the kind of stuff that shouldn't work at all musicwise and they probably weren't fully aware of what they were doing all the time, but they're pushing it so hard it actually kicks serious ass. This is what speed metal is all about.

They changed their name to Taliön and released another overlooked album, which is more thrash metal than speed.

Taliön - 1989 - Killing The World

Well, yes it's an another attempt from these guys. Pretty good song material, but on some points it could be either a bit faster and/or the guitarist needed to play something more interesting than this. Overall pretty good record with not enough killer songs IMO, I prefer the long one Laws Of Retaliation and the title track from these. 7/10 for me, so it's not one of the best albums for me, but some of the material is top tier and there are some killer guitar solos.

Hocculta - 1988 - Back in the Dark

Heavy metal from Italy. I don't have much to write about this album, it's not really special in any way, pretty generic sounding and overall quite limp offering from the band. Also, the vocalist doesn't sound good here, to put it mildly. Rates 5/10 from me.