A List Of Great One-Man Band Albums
A List Of Great One-Man Band Albums
Creating good music might not be an easy task, but most bands in existence consist of multiple members who contribute to the music. One-man bands however are simply musicians who create the music all by themselves, which, in my opinion, is very impressive. Because of the fact that there are quite a few of these talented musicians, I created this list. Of course there are many more one-man band albums than I have listed here and that's why I'm open to suggestions. So be sure to give me recommendations and also let me know if I listed the "wrong" album by a band (in your opinion). Lastly, the list is ranked according to genre and then alphabetically. I only add 1 (full-length) album per band (and only albums that are featured on MS).
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Cloak Of Altering
- Ancient Paths Through Timeless Voids
2009 / Umesh Amtey [USA] / Avantgarde Blackened Doom
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De Magia Veterum
- The Divine Antithesis
2012 / Maurice "Mories" de Jong [The Netherlands] / Avantgarde Black
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Gnaw Their Tongues
- L'Arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante
2011 / Maurice "Mories" de Jong [The Netherlands] / Avantgarde Black
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Kadenzza
- The Second Renaissance
2010 / Maurice "Mories" de Jong [The Netherlands] / Avantgarde Blackened Drone
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Yurei
- Working Class Demon
2006 / Vladimir Cochet [Switzerland] / Avantgarde Symphonic Blackened Death
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Yurei
- Working Class Demon
2010 / Bjørge Eide "Bjeima" Martinsen [Norway] / Avantgarde
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Bathory
- Twilight Of The Gods
2011 / Horace "Waldorf" Rosenqvist [Australia] / Atmospheric Blackened Neoclassical Folk
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Benighted In Sodom
- In Hora Maledictus - Part II
1991 / Tomas "Ace" "Quorthon" Forsberg [Sweden] / Black
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Forest Silence
- Philosophy Of Winter
1999 / James "Jaldaboath" Fogarty [United Kingdom] / Atmospheric Black
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Midnight Odyssey
- Funerals From The Astral Sphere
2005 / Jef Stuart "Wrest" Whitehead [USA] / Ambient Black
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Xasthur
- Telepathic With The Deceased
2004 / Scott "Malefic" Conner [USA] / Ambient Black
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Weeping Birth
- Anosognosic Industry Of The I
2007 / Luke "The Reaper" Brimblecombe [New Zealand] / Death
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Wolfheart
- Winterborn
2013 / Tuomas Saukkonen [Finland] / Melodic Death
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The Ruins Of Beverast
- Blood Vaults (The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer)
2007 / Marius Strand (I) [Norway] / Atmospheric Death Doom
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The Ruins Of Beverast
- Blood Vaults (The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer)
2013 / Alexander Von Meilenwald [Germany] / Blackened Doom
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Igorrr
- Hallelujah
2012 / Gautier "Igorrr" Serre [France] / Experimental Classical Breakcore
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Myrkgrav
- Trollskau, Skrømt Og Kølabrenning
1998 / Markus "Vratyas Vakyas" Tümmers [Germany] / Blackened Folk
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Neoheresy
- Trollskau, Skrømt Og Kølabrenning
2006 / Lars "Leiðólfr" Jensen [Norway] / Blackened Folk
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October Falls
- Marras - Eight Hymns For Sheol And Nature
2009 / Filip "L.O.N." Mrowiński [Poland] / Atmospheric Blackened Folk
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Windir
- Arntor
1999 / Terje "Valfar" Bakken [Norway] / Blackened Folk
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Sirenia
- At Sixes And Sevens
2002 / Morten Veland [Norway] / Symphonic Gothic
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Horrific
- Your Worst Nightmare
2009 / Slasher Dave [USA] / Heavy Death
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P.H.O.B.O.S.
- Atonal Hypermnesia
2012 / Frédéric Sacri [France] / Industrial Doom
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Consciousness Removal Project
- The Last Season
2011 / M. [The Netherlands] / Atmospheric Blackened Shoegaze
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Fading Waves
- The Sense Of Space
2011 / Alexey Maximuk [Russia] / Atmospheric Post
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Lascaille's Shroud
- Interval 01: Parallel Infinities - The Inner Universe
2003 / Dan Erland Swanö [Sweden] / Progressive Death
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Taranis
- Kingdom
2012 / Attila Bakos [Hungary] / Progressive Symphonic Black
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Toxic Holocaust
- Evil Never Dies
2003 / Joel Grind [USA] / Blackened Thrash
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Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Posts: 3104 Written by Auntie Sahar on 05.11.2013 at 05:12 Thanks for the recommendation.  Will check it out soon and add it if I like it. In any case, it seems like really interesting stuff, seeing the way you describe it.
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Posts: 3104 Written by AndrsIlls on 09.11.2013 at 13:08 Hey, thanks! I'll check it out and let you know. 
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I forgot about Alrakis. They have profile here but I'm too lazy to link it
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Posts: 3104 Written by [user id=110592] on 10.11.2013 at 00:24 I already added them before, but deleted them because I wanted to add another album. I think it was Edge of Sanity - Crimson II. I totally forgot about that album being a one-man band album so then immediately added it. I only add 5 albums at a time, so expect Alrakis to be added on the next update.
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Okay, relatively big update this time, as I have ranked the albums according to genre, just like I did with my debut album list last weekend. Of course lots of black metal in here, but that is even obvious without this ranking. If you have any suggestions (preferably NOT black metal, as there's plenty of it already) then let me know.
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Posts: 48 Written by Erik M. on 03.12.2013 at 23:49 You can try these if you want: 0N0, Igric Two very good one man bands from Slovakia. Second one is black metal though.
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What's the difference between avant-garde and experimental? I've seen Botanist labeled as avant-garde, also have seen Gnaw their Tongues as experimental =P
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Posts: 3104 Written by togo95 on 04.12.2013 at 00:30 Don't worry about recommending BM, but I just like to create more variety (as there's a lot of BM in this list). And I'm afraid I can't add your suggestions, because they aren't featured on MS. I changed the description, so it's clear now that I only add MS albums. I'll gladly add suggestions of yours if they're featured here on MS.
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Posts: 3104 Written by Karlabos on 04.12.2013 at 00:31 Well, there's a very thin line between those two genres I'd say. I think avantgarde is experimental as well although more of a style than experimental music is. Just like progressive music is less experimental than avantgarde (not entirely sure about this though). I also tend to view progressive metal more as a style than truly progressive music. Btw, I also had Gnaw Their Tongues labelled as "experimental" but Joe said they're more avantgarde. Normally I'd decide for myself, but he knows the music way better (I think) so I trust him on this one. Not too sure about Botanist though... listened to it and it sounded pretty damn experimental to me.
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Good list. If I make a list like this, I'd add Ihsahn - After too.
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Posts: 236 Written by Erik M. on 13.01.2014 at 23:21 In that case, you'd be disappointed... probably.
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Posts: 3104 Written by SSM on 14.01.2014 at 06:14 Don't worry about it, I'll still check it out. The problem however is that I've lost interest a bit in most, if not all, of my lists which means updating them is going rather slow. 
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Add Neurotech maybe? It has guest vocals, but so does Lascaille's Shroud.
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Posts: 3640 Quote: What? Why?
---- I hate bonus tracks
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Posts: 3104 Written by Zap on 02.08.2014 at 16:03 Well, that's what I do in all of my lists. Bad excuse, I know, but not going to change it now. To be honest I don't have the time, nor need, anymore to bother a lot with my lists. Most of the time I spent on them was when I was a student, which translates to: a lot more free time. That being said, none of my lists are truly "dead". It's just that I don't update them regurlarly anymore.
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Posts: 6101 Written by Erik M. on 02.08.2014 at 17:11 Lost the passion, aye? 
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Posts: 3104 Written by psykometal on 15.02.2015 at 21:03 Yeah, I guess you could say that. Not sure why, though. Then again, like I said I might still update some of my lists. Just not as much as I used to.Edit: now that I think about it, it might be because I could update most of my lists, but don't really know where to start (and it would take a lot of time), and therefore I don't bother with updating any of them. If that makes sense.
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Posts: 6101 Written by Erik M. on 15.02.2015 at 21:33 Makes sense. I got tired of doing all the db edits myself as well, kind of a time thing for me too, I've got minions now (some people might call them bitches; Bad English and nicaZe).  
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Posts: 3104 Written by psykometal on 15.02.2015 at 21:58 Edgar probably adds the most news to MS out of everyone here. Never heard of "nicaZe" though.
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Posts: 6101 Written by Erik M. on 15.02.2015 at 22:04 He probably also does the most db work out of everyone too, potentially second to nicaZe. nicaZe is my newest recruit/promotee to Db Contributor.
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Posts: 3104 Written by psykometal on 15.02.2015 at 22:14 You're doing well with the recruits.  Oh yeah, I have seen that guy on Facebook some where. Probably one of Edgar's (many) online friends. Seriously though, why isn't Edgar a Contributor?
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Posts: 6101 Written by Erik M. on 15.02.2015 at 22:20 No, he's not in Edgar's friend list, he is in mine though, but I won't divulge his name cuz I'm not entirely sure he wants it to be known. And Edgar will likely never be anything but a user simply because of his reputation among older Staff.
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Posts: 3104 Written by psykometal on 15.02.2015 at 22:36 It's understandable you won't name him here. Can't say I know what you're referring to with Edgar's reputation, but I always assumed he's not staff/contributor due to his bad English proficiency.
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Posts: 6101 Written by Erik M. on 15.02.2015 at 22:48 You've never noticed that most people around here (regardless of position) think he's a complete idiot? O_o
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Posts: 3104 Written by psykometal on 15.02.2015 at 23:19 Oh... that. I thought you meant something more specific due to the "reputation among older staff" part.
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Wow! I had no idea there were so many albums made by just Individual people. By the way, Sinira's The Everlorn is also made by just one guy. I highly recommend it if you like melodic black metal 
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Dan Swanö did the whole Nightingale debut album all by himself.
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