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1.
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Towards - III (99.8%) Funeral Doom Metal, Atmospheric/Progressive Doom Metal/Folk with Classical and Black Metal Influences - Finland |
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2.
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Kraken Duumvirate - The Stars Below, The Seas Above (99.2%) Experimental Blackened Doom Metal/Post-Metal/Dark Ambient, Atmospheric Doom Metal with Progressive Electronic Influences - Finland |
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3.
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Circle Of Ouroborus - Viimeinen Juoksu (98.0%) Experimental Black Metal - Finland |
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4.
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Imha Tarikat - Sternenberster (96.3%) Black Metal with Folk and Post-Black Metal Influences - Germany |
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5.
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Drown - Subaqueous (95.5%) Funeral Doom Metal/Post-Metal - United States |
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6.
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Khthoniik Cerviiks - Æequiizoiikum (95.4%) Avant-Garde/Death/Black Metal with Hardcore Punk Influences - Germany |
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7.
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Shezmu - À Travers Les Lambeaux (95.3%) Death/Black Metal with Atmospheric, Slam/Brutal Death Metal, Folk, and Dark Ambient/Drone Influences - Canada |
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8.
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Firelink - Firelink (95.1%) Melodic Death/Black Metal, Progressive Metal with Atmospheric/Epic, Neoclassical, Metalcore/Post-Hardcore, Technical, and Jazz Fusion Influences - United States |
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9.
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Kaatayra - Toda História Pela Frente (94.4%) Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal/Folk - Brazil |
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10.
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Evaporated Sores - Ulcerous Dimensions (94.2%) Industrial/Blackened Death/Doom Metal, Technical/Avant-Garde Death Metal/Power Electronics with Noise and Jazz Influences - United States |
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11.
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Ygg - The Last Scald (93.9%) Black Metal - Ukraine |
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12.
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Yaldabaoth - That Which Whets The Saccharine Palate (93.5%) Technical/Avant-Garde Black Metal - United States |
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13.
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Ominous Resurrection - Judgement (93.1%) Psychedelic Black/Heavy Metal, Dark Metal with Avant-Garde Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Dark Ambient, and Gothic Influences - United States |
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14.
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Nero Di Marte - Immoto (93.1%) Technical/Avant-Garde Death Metal/Post-Metal, Ambient - Italy |
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15.
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Redwood Hill - Ender (92.8%) Post-Black/Sludge/Post-Metal with Drone Influences - Denmark |
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16.
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The Crooked Whispers - Satanic Melodies (92.7%) Stoner/Doom Metal, Sludge/Death Metal with Psychedelic Rock and Black Metal Influences - United States |
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17.
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Pyrrhon - Abscess Time (92.5%) Technical/Avant-Garde Death Metal, Mathcore, Noise Rock with Goregrind, Slam Metal, and Black Metal Influences - United States |
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18.
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Biesy - Transsatanizm (92.3%) Black Metal/Electronic with Avant-Garde, EDM, Industrial, and Epic Influences - Poland |
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19.
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Limbs - Soft Narcosis (92.0%) Mathcore/Screamo, Grindcore with Progressive Metal, Industrial, Punk, Jazz, Electronics, and Stoner Metal Influences - Philippines |
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20.
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Isengard - Vårjevndøgn (91.9%) Black/Heavy/Doom Metal, Power Metal with Experimental, Stoner Metal, Folk/Dream Pop, Hardcore Punk, and Speed Metal Influences - Norway |
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21.
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Kall - Brand (91.8%) Black Metal with Post-Metal, Punk, Smooth/Avant-Garde Jazz, Psychedelic/Progressive Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Sludge/Doom Metal, Stoner/Alternative Rock, Folk, and Field Recordings Influences - Sweden |
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22.
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Fluisteraars - Bloem (91.8%) Black Metal - Netherlands |
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23.
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Lantern - Dimensions (91.6%) Black/Death Metal with Melodic and Psychedelic Influences - Finland |
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24.
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Esoctrilihum - Eternity Of Shaog (91.2%) Atmospheric/Avant-Garde/Progressive Death/Black Metal with Epic/Symphonic Influences - France |
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25.
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Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still (91.1%) Technical/Avant-Garde Death/Black Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal - New Zealand |
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26.
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Temple Nightside - Pillars Of Damnation (91.1%) Blackened Death Metal - Australia |
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27.
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Oldowan Gash - Hubris Unchained (90.7%) Black Metal with Psychedelic Influences - United States |
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28.
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Amnutseba - Emanatism (90.5%) Black/Death/Industrial Metal - France |
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29.
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Eye Of Nix - Ligeia (90.3%) Avant-Garde Doom/Post-Black Metal - United States |
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30.
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The Hirsch Effekt - Kollaps (89.7%) Art Rock, Mathcore/Post-Hardcore, Extreme/Progressive Metal with Alternative/Post-Rock, Pop, Electronic, Modern Classical, Ambient, and Hip-Hop Influences - Germany |
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31.
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Akantha - Gnothi Seauton (89.5%) Black Metal - Greece |
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32.
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Skáphe - Skáphe³ (88.8%) Atmospheric/Psychedelic Black Metal with Dark Ambient, Avant-Garde, Melodic, and Drone Influences - United States; Iceland |
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33.
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Encenathrakh - Thraakethraaeate Thraithraake (88.8%) Technical/Avant-Garde Brutal Death Metal with Slam Metal, Electronic, and Funk Influences - United States |
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34.
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M.S.W. - Obliviosus (88.8%) Blackened/Atmospheric Doom Metal - United States |
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35.
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Black Curse - Endless Wound (88.8%) Death Metal - United States |
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36.
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Elephant Tree - Habits (88.7%) Stoner Metal/Dream Pop with Psychedelic/Blues/Progressive Rock, Acoustic Rock/Folk, Electronic, and Shoegaze Influences - United Kingdom |
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37.
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Armagedda - Svindeldjup Ättestup (88.7%) Black Metal with Avant-Garde Metal Influences - Sweden |
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38.
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Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi (88.4%) Atmospheric/Psychedelic Black Metal/Dark Ambient, Space/Progressive Rock with Post-Punk Influences - Finland |
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39.
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Kommodus - Kommodus (88.3%) Raw/Black Metal with Crust Punk, Doom Metal, Folk, Psychedelic Rock, and Post-Black Metal Influences - Australia |
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40.
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Focusrights - Ew, Music! (88.3%) Technical/Avant-Garde Progressive Metal/Mathcore, Grindcore/Electronic with Jazz Fusion and Folk Influences - Ukraine; Russia |
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41.
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Ceremonial Bloodbath - The Tides Of Blood (88.0%) Blackened Death Metal/Grindcore with Progressive Death Metal, Death/Doom Metal, and Field Recordings Influences - Canada |
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42.
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Dola - Dola (88.0%) Atmospheric Sludge/Doom/Post-Metal, Ambient/Ritual Ambient/Acoustic with Black Metal, Jazz, and Punk Influences - Poland |
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43.
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Gardenjia - Egosvm (87.6%) Avant-Garde Black Metal with Blackened Death Metal, Sludge Metal, and Mathcore Influences - Italy |
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44.
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Sweven - The Eternal Resonance (87.1%) Progressive Death Metal/Psychedelic Rock - Sweden |
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45.
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Vagina Witchcraft - Vagina Witchcraft (87.1%) Psychedelic Heavy/Stoner/Doom Metal, Screamo/Hardcore Punk with Avant-Garde Metal and Sludge Metal Influences - Canada |
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46.
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Worm - Gloomlord (86.7%) Blackened Death/Doom Metal with Black Metal and Funeral Doom Metal Influences - United States |
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47.
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Sivyj Yar - Горе (86.6%) Atmospheric Post-Black Metal/Post-Rock with Depressive Black Metal, Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock, and Post-Hardcore Influences - Russia |
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48.
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Odraza - Rzeczom (86.2%) Black Metal with Experimental Influences - Poland |
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49.
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Doldrum - The Knocking (86.0%) Avant-Garde Black Metal - United States |
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50.
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White Stones - Kuarahy (85.9%) Progressive Death Metal/Hard Rock with Blues and Jazz Influences - Spain |
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51.
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Thy Catafalque - Naiv (85.9%) Experimental/Progressive Metal with Folk, Electronic, Progressive Black Metal, Death/Doom Metal, Jazz, Funk, and Doom Metal Influences - Hungary |
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52.
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Faidra - Six Voices Inside (85.6%) Atmospheric Black Metal - Sweden |
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53.
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Pestilength - Eilatik (85.5%) Blackened Death Metal - Spain |
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54.
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NyreDolk - IndeBrændt (85.3%) Black/Hardcore Punk/Industrial/Doom Metal, Noise Rock with Dark Ambient Influences - Denmark |
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55.
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Witches Hammer - Damnation Is My Salvation (85.1%) Black/Death/Thrash Metal with Speed Metal Influences - Canada |
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56.
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Undergang - Aldrig I Livet (85.1%) Death Metal with Punk Influences - Denmark |
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57.
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Anhedonist - Abject Darkness / Ineffable Winds [Split] (85.1%) Death/Doom Metal - United States |
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58.
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Self Hypnosis - Contagion Of Despair (85.0%) Psychedelic/Progressive Sludge/Doom/Industrial Metal, Funeral Doom Metal with Dungeon Synth, Stoner Metal, and Epic Influences - United Kingdom |
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59.
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Malokarpatan - Krupinské Ohne (84.9%) Black/Heavy/Speed/Folk Metal with Progressive Electronic, Neoclassical, and Pagan Influences - Slovakia |
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60.
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Allelic - À Contre Vent (84.8%) Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal/Folk, Heavy Metal - Canada |
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61.
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Velnias - Scion Of Aether (84.8%) Blackened/Atmospheric Sludge Metal/Post-Metal, Psychedelic Rock with Doom Metal/Folk, Drone/Noise, and Post-Rock Influences - United States |
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62.
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Mountain Witch - Extinct Cults (84.8%) Stoner/Doom Metal/Hard Rock - Germany |
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63.
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Albionic Hermeticism - Swēsaz Ambos [Split] (84.8%) Black Metal/Ambient with Gothic Influences & Black Metal with Avant-Garde Influences - United Kingdom |
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64.
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Hellripper - The Affair Of The Poisons (84.7%) Black/Speed/Heavy Metal - United Kingdom |
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65.
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Zolle - Macello (84.7%) Instrumental, Avant-Garde/Progressive Sludge/Stoner Metal with Hard Rock Influences - Italy |
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66.
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Autolith - Caustic Light (84.6%) Sludge Metal/Crust Punk with Death Metal and Hardcore Influences - United States |
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67.
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SVNTH - Spring In Blue (84.6%) Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal/Post-Rock with Shoegaze and Funeral Doom Metal Influences - Italy |
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68.
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Venus Star - Calling All Lokas (84.6%) Death/Doom Metal - Finland |
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69.
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Wrekmeister Harmonies - We Love To Look At The Carnage (84.4%) Drone/Doom Metal, Post-Metal/Ambient with Gothic Influences - United States |
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70.
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Seven Chains - Thus She Speaks, The Spiraling Maranatha (84.4%) Avant-Garde Death/Black Metal/Dark Ambient with Jazz, Industrial, and Psychedelic Influences - United States |
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71.
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Indricothere - ALTRRN (84.4%) Instrumental, Blackened/Progressive Metal, Dark/Ambient with Avant-Garde Metal, Space Ambient, and Progressive Death Metal Influences - United States |
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72.
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Garganjua - Toward The Sun (84.3%) Sludge/Doom/Post-Metal, Metalcore with Black Metal Influences - United Kingdom |
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73.
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Lotus Thief - Oresteia (84.3%) Post-Rock with Metal, Ambient, and Electronic Influences - United States |
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74.
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Thecodontion - Supercontinent (84.3%) Avant-Garde Death/Black Metal - Italy |
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75.
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Cauldron Black Ram - Slaver (84.2%) Death Metal with Progressive Death Metal, Heavy/Doom Metal, Crust Punk, and Black/Speed Metal Influences - Australia |
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76.
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Cavern - Powdered (84.2%) Heavy Psychedelic/Alternative/Post-Rock, Sludge/Post-Metal with Electronic Influences - United States |
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77.
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Guignol Noir - Mantric Malediction (84.1%) Black Metal - Switzerland |
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78.
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Head Of The Demon - Deadly Black Doom (84.0%) Black/Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock - Sweden |
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79.
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Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh (84.0%) Technical/Atmospheric/Progressive Brutal Death Metal with Slam Metal, Post-Rock, and Ambient Influences - United States (Long Island, New York) |
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80.
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Contrastic - Mamun (83.9%) Experimental Death Metal/Grindcore, Hardcore/Mathcore, Space Rock with EDM Influences - Czechia |
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81.
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Sxuperion - Omniscient Pulse (83.9%) Atmospheric Death Metal - United States |
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82.
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Miasmal Sabbath - Ominous Radiance (83.8%) Black/Death/Doom Metal/Crust Punk - Greece |
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83.
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Ars Magna Umbrae - Apotheosis (83.8%) Black Metal - Poland |
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84.
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Sadistic Drive - Anthropophagy (83.8%) Death Metal/Hardcore Punk - Finland |
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85.
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Convocation - Ashes Coalesce (83.7%) Funeral Doom/Progressive Death Metal with Gothic Influences - Finland |
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86.
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Jordablod - The Cabinet Of Numinous Song (83.7%) Experimental Black Metal/Psychedelic Rock - Sweden |
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87.
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Purification - Perfect Doctrine (83.7%) Psychedelic/Doom Metal, Stoner Metal/Noise Rock with Punk and Nature Recordings Influences - United States |
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88.
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Shedfromthebody - A Dead And Aimless Hum (83.7%) Ethereal Wave, Doom Metal/Shoegaze/Alternative/Post-Metal with Sludge/Stoner Metal Influences - Finland |
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89.
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Gama Bomb - Sea Savage (83.6%) Thrash/Speed/Power Metal with Heavy Metal Influences - United Kingdom; Ireland |
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90.
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Balmog - Pillars Of Salt (83.5%) Black Metal with Psychedelic Rock and Post-Punk Influences - Spain |
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91.
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Sadness (USA) - Atna (83.5%) Raw/Depressive Black Metal/Post-Rock with Atmospheric and Dream Pop Influences - United States |
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92.
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Ingrina - Siste Lys (83.4%) Post-Black/Sludge/Post-Metal/Dark Ambient, Shoegaze - France |
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93.
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Rïcïnn - Nereïd (83.4%) Neoclassical Darkwave, Art Pop with Folk, Progressive Rock, Gothic Metal, Electronic/Chiptune, Sludge/Doom Metal, and Breakbeat Influences - France |
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94.
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Pale Divine - Consequence Of Time (83.3%) Heavy/Doom Metal with Melodic, Heavy/Speed Metal, and Progressive Rock Influences - United States |
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95.
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White Magician - Dealers Of Divinity (83.3%) Heavy Metal - United States |
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96.
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Urnscent - Of Simurgh And Ascent (83.3%) Atmospheric Funeral Doom Metal with Chamber Music and Epic/Medieval Influences - Iran |
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97.
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Pallbearer - Forgotten Days (83.3%) Doom Metal - United States |
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98.
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Familiars - All In Good Time (83.3%) Stoner/Psychedelic Rock/Shoegaze, Stoner Metal with Blues, Bluegrass, and Electronic Influences - Canada |
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99.
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Begotten (CAN) - If All You Have Known Is Winter (83.3%) Depressive Black Metal - Canada |
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100.
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Afsky - Ofte Jeg Drømmer Mig Død (83.2%) Black Metal with Atmospheric Folk and Depressive Black Metal Influences - Denmark |
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101.
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Honorable Mentions: |
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102.
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Infant Island - Beneath (83.2%) Hardcore/Post-Metal, Noise - United States - RANKED #101 - Harmonious mix of chaos and serenity. |
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103.
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Tortuga - Deities (82.7%) Psychedelic Stoner/Doom Metal with Space Rock, Drone, and Jazz Influences - Poland - RANKED #113 - Hypnotic psychedelia throughout. Quirkiness added to the vocals really embellishes their sound to another level. |
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104.
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Angellore - Rien Ne Devait Mourir (82.2%) Atmospheric Gothic/Doom/Death/Folk Metal with Symphonic and Atmospheric Black Metal Influences - France - RANKED #125 - One of the only albums from the year in question to get me all teary-eyed from Lucia's voice. |
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105.
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Occlith - Gates, Doorways, And Endings (82.0%) Sludge/Doom Metal with Gothic/Psychedelic Rock, Post-Metal, Industrial Metal, and Black Metal Influences - United States - RANKED #129 - Some of the densest, heaviest sludge/doom I've heard all year. |
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106.
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Vein - Old Data In A New Machine Vol. 1 (82.0%) Experimental Hardcore with Emo/Screamo, Jungle, Alternative Metal, Nu-Metal/Metalcore, Drum and Bass, and Deathcore Influences - United States - RANKED #130 - Takes generally crappy genres of metal and makes something great out of it. |
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107.
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Witchcraft (FIN) - Dead Christ Prayer [Split] (81.5%) Black/Death Metal - Finland - RANKED #136 - Opened my eyes to be more appreciative of war metal. |
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108.
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Bríi - Entre Tudo Que É Visto E Oculto (81.3%) Atmospheric/Ambient Black Metal/Electronic, Progressive Metal with EDM, Psychedelic, Folk, Doom Metal, and Glitch Influences - Brazil - RANKED #143 - If you enjoyed Kaatayra there's a chance you might like this as well. This release got me interested in checking out more trance/techno-oriented albums. |
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109.
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Grin - Translucent Blades (81.2%) Sludge/Stoner Metal - Germany - RANKED #144 - If you generally dislike stoner metal maybe this is a good entry point if you like black metal vibes with ethereal qualities. Not talking blackgaze though. |
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110.
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Xazraug - Unsympathetic Empyrean (77.3%) Instrumental, Symphonic/Atmospheric/Avant-Garde Black Metal with Space Ambient, Metalcore, and Operatic Influences - United States - RANKED #199 - Greatest thing about this is the way it's mixed. Symphonic elements don't drown the rest of the music. Instead, the instrumentation focuses on subtle atmosphere. |
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111.
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Vulgarite - Fear Not The Dark Nor The Sun's Return (73.2%) Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal/Dark Ambient - United States - RANKED #237 - First track has some of the best dark atmosphere I've heard all year. Think Silent Hill-ish. |