Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Impressive list with really good and varied stuff! Lots of progressive and even some Estradasphere and Virus! Man I quite agree with your tastes

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 13:51

Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Doesn't have to have black metal. I personally don't find BM atmospheric like a lot of people say.

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 22:22

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 13:51

Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Doesn't have to have black metal. I personally don't find BM atmospheric like a lot of people say.

That's true, mate. Bands like Darkthrone and Immortal nearly have nothing to do with atmosphere, but you can't deny that Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room records drip with atmosphere.

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 22:26
Immortal nearly have nothing to do with atmosphere

Whoa whoa whoa wait just a minute. Immortal, nothing to do with atmosphere? Please.

PS if you've got Alan Parsons up there (AVP is a phenomenal album by the way) you might as well add The Project's Tales.... Atmospheric as fuuuck.

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 13:51

Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Thanks! And yeah it definitely needs a bit more from that department, trouble with me is though I rarely enjoy Black metal as it is, let alone get a sense of atmosphere from it. I'll be sure to check those two out.

Written by Urs Blank on 27.10.2011 at 14:31

Impressive list with really good and varied stuff! Lots of progressive and even some Estradasphere and Virus! Man I quite agree with your tastes

Thanks, glad it was to your liking. That Estradasphere album is honestly one of the best atmospheres I've ever heard, it's just so crazy, funny and awesome all at once!

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 22:22

I personally don't find BM atmospheric like a lot of people say.

I agree very much, although I'm starting to get a feel for the more ambient black metal, some of that stuff has great atmosphere.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.10.2011 at 22:40

PS if you've got Alan Parsons up there (AVP is a phenomenal album by the way) you might as well add The Project's Tales.... Atmospheric as fuuuck.

Never would have put you as an Parsons fan! AVP isn't very highly regarded but I can hardly not enjoy it's electronic/prog randomness (especially with Cleese at the end for some reason). That's my favourite by Alan Parsons but because 'The Project' is a different band I can't see why I shouldn't add that one too ('Tales' is definitely atmospheric in every sense of the word)

Absolutely amazing list. When I saw Andromeda I knew this deserved a thumbs up.

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 13:51

Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Definitely agree with that. More atmospheric than most of the bands in the list.

Written by Carl Berg on 07.01.2013 at 06:31

Absolutely amazing list. When I saw Andromeda I knew this deserved a thumbs up.

Wow thanks a lot! I think "Chimera" is their most atmospheric album though "Extension of the Wish" is my favourite from them. Really smooth prog sound with excellent vocals, especially on tracks like "The Hidden Riddle."

Written by Aristarchos on 07.01.2013 at 13:17

Written by Guest on 27.10.2011 at 13:51

Great list, but it needs more black metal. Try Drudkh and Wolves In The Throne Room for great atmospheres.

Definitely agree with that. More atmospheric than most of the bands in the list.

Still need to check out those suggestions, thanks for the reminder.

Dripping atmosphere by the buckets. Truly great album, and one that fits here methinks.

Written by Guest on 21.02.2014 at 22:52

Dripping atmosphere by the buckets. Truly great album, and one that fits here methinks.

I'll need to listen this one more fully, from that piece you've shown me it seems to be very atmospheric. It reminds me vaguely of another band, but I can't put my finger on who it is at the moment.
Thanks muchly for the suggestion.

As long as we're talking atmospheric black, perhaps Lurker of Chalice?

Written by Guest on 22.02.2014 at 19:52

As long as we're talking atmospheric black, perhaps Lurker of Chalice?

I haven't heard this one either, and it's very favoured on MS. I'll give it a listen when I'm next in the mood for some black metal, thanks.

Perhaps some of Haggard's albums would have room on here?

Written by NorthernDickhead on 01.06.2014 at 18:50

Perhaps some of Haggard's albums would have room on here?

Haven't heard their material for years. Needless to say they didn't leave much of a positive impression on me then, as I haven't listened beyond one of their albums. Eppur Si Muove it was. I think I'll have to revisit them at some point though, thanks for the suggestion.

I would suggest this album but I'm sure some would disagree.

Written by Doge of Venice on 13.09.2014 at 04:51

I would suggest this album but I'm sure some would disagree.

I've been aware of that one, but I still haven't tried it out, despite how much everyone seems to appreciate it, how nice the cover is, the fact that it's an Australian musician... the hell's wrong with me? I need to check it out, I don't imagine I'll be unimpressed by it going off the amount of folks that are into it. Only one way to find out of course, actually listen to it.

Written by Guest on 21.02.2014 at 22:52

Dripping atmosphere by the buckets. Truly great album, and one that fits here methinks.

I forgot to mention to you, I realised sometime later that this reminded me of Klabautamann, and having checked out who they're signed to, lo and behold they're both on the same label, "Zeitgeister." Pretty coincidental, and it's very nice music too. One of the best that that label have on-board I think.

Written by R'Vannith on 13.09.2014 at 07:47

Written by Doge of Venice on 13.09.2014 at 04:51

I would suggest this album but I'm sure some would disagree.

I've been aware of that one, but I still haven't tried it out, despite how much everyone seems to appreciate it, how nice the cover is, the fact that it's an Australian musician... the hell's wrong with me? I need to check it out, I don't imagine I'll be unimpressed by it going off the amount of folks that are into it. Only one way to find out of course, actually listen to it.

It's worth it. I think even Troy appreciates it (even though it's too symphonic for him )

EDIT: Oh, and while we're at it, here are a couple others I'd suggest:

Gazpacho - Demon
Major Parkinson - Twilight Cinema

If we are talking atmospheres that are hard to let go once they have you, then I would also include this.

Written by Doge of Venice on 13.09.2014 at 16:03
It's worth it. I think even Troy appreciates it (even though it's too symphonic for him )

I think objectively it's great for what it is, I'm just not a big fan of the style.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 13.09.2014 at 17:54

Written by Doge of Venice on 13.09.2014 at 16:03
It's worth it. I think even Troy appreciates it (even though it's too symphonic for him )

I think objectively it's great for what it is, I'm just not a big fan of the style.

I was just teasing.

Any list that has Camel's Moonmadness gets a thumbs up from me.