2014

2014

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A list by
Draugen
Created
March 06, 2014
Entries
114
Endorsements
17
2014 is upon us and as per usual here is yet another unimaginative top list!
114.
1.
Nasheim - Solens Vemod
(9.5) Atmospheric Black
114.
2.
Monarch - Sabbracadaver
(9.5) Sludge/Drone/Doom
114.
3.
Earth - Primitive And Deadly
(9.0) Psychedelic Doom
114.
4.
Darkspace - Dark Space III I
(9.0) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
114.
5.
Lethian Dreams - Red Silence Lodge
(9.0) Atmospheric Doom
114.
6.
Fluisteraars - Dromers
(9.0) Black
114.
7.
Mono - The Last Dawn
(9.0) Post-Rock
114.
8.
Menace Ruine - Venus Armata
(9.0) Drone/Neofolk
114.
9.
Sea Witch - So Below (Demo II)
(9.0) Blackened Sludge/Doom
114.
10.
Ophis - Abhorrence In Opulence
(9.0) Death/Doom
114.
11.
Slow (USA) - Unsleep
(9.0) Funeral Doom
114.
12.
Usnea - Random Cosmic Violence
(9.0) Black/Doom
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Profetus - As All Seasons Die
(9.0) Funeral Doom
114.
15.
Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels
(9.0) Stoner/Doom
114.
16.
Muscle And Marrow - The Human Cry
(9.0) Experimental Doom
114.
17.
Blues Pills - Blues Pills
(9.0) Psychedelic Rock
114.
18.
Fvnerals - The Light
(8.5) Dark Ambient/Post
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19.
Monolord - Empress Rising
(8.5) Stoner/Doom
114.
20.
Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole
(8.5) Blackened Death
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22.
Mono - Rays Of Darkness
(8.5) Post-Rock
114.
23.
Dirge - Hyperion
(8.5) Atmospheric Sludge/Doom
114.
24.
Spectral Lore - III
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
114.
25.
Sea Witch - As Above (Demo I)
(8.5) Blackened Sludge/Doom
114.
26.
Fen - Carrion Skies
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
114.
27.
Nadja - Queller
(8.5) Drone/Doom
114.
28.
Giant Squid - Minoans
(8.5) Post/Doom
114.
29.
- Null & Void
(8.5) Depressive Black/Doom
114.
30.
The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
114.
31.
Alunah - Awakening The Forest
(8.5) Stoner/Doom
114.
32.
The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum
(8.5) Traditional Doom
114.
33.
Esben And The Witch - A New Nature
(8.5) Post-Rock/Neo-Folk
114.
34.
Deadwood - Picturing A Sense Of Loss
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
114.
35.
Fungoid Stream - Prehuman Shapes
(8.0) Funeral Doom/Ambient
114.
36.
Reino Ermitaño - Conjuros De Poder
(8.0) Traditional Doom
114.
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Rise Of Avernus - L'Appel Du Vide
(8.0) Gothic/Doom
114.
39.
Funeral Moth - Dense Fog
(8.0) Funeral Doom
114.
40.
Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith
(8.0) Atmospheric Black
114.
41.
Big Brave - Feral Verdure
(8.0) Post-Rock/Drone
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44.
Omit - Medusa Truth, Part 1
(8.0) Atmospheric Doom
114.
45.
Panopticon - Roads To The North
(8.0) Atmospheric Black
114.
46.
Darkher - The Kingdom Field
(8.0) Dark Folk/Ambient
114.
47.
Winter Moon - Lucid Dreaming
(8.0) Psychedelic Rock
114.
48.
Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending
(8.0) Symphonic/Power
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49.
Electric Citizen - Sateen
(8.0) Psychedelic Rock
114.
50.
Helevorn - Compassion Forlorn
(8.0) Gothic/Doom
114.
51.
Wayfarer - Children Of The Iron Age
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
114.
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53.
Kuolemanlaakso - Tulijoutsen
(7.5) Death/Doom
114.
54.
Saor - Aura
(7.5) Atmospheric Black/Folk
114.
55.
Dread Sovereign - All Hell's Martyrs
(7.5) Traditional Doom
114.
56.
Sivyj Yar - From The Dead Villages' Darkness
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
114.
57.
Arcana Coelestia - Nomas
(7.5) Funeral Doom/Black
114.
58.
The Well - Samsara
(7.5) Stoner/Doom
114.
59.
Taurus (USA) - No/Thing
(7.5) Experimental/Drone
114.
60.
Mansion - Uncreation
(7.5) Psychedelic Doom
114.
61.
Sólstafir - Ótta
(7.5) Post-Rock
114.
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Infestus - The Reflecting Void
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
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Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere
(7.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
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Taatsi - Amidst The Trees
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
114.
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Black Moth - Condemned To Hope
(7.0) Stoner
114.
69.
Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
(7.0) Traditional Doom
114.
70.
The Slow Death - Majestic Downfall / The Slow Death [Split]
(7.0) Death/Doom
114.
71.
Kikagaku Moyo - Mammatus Clouds
(7.0) Psychedelic Rock
114.
72.
Triosphere - The Heart Of The Matter
(7.0) Progressive/Power
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73.
Zeal & Ardor - Zeal And Ardor
(7.0) Avantgarde/Black
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74.
Take Over And Destroy - Vacant Face
(7.0) Blackened Sludge
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Bog Oak - A Treatise On Resurrection And The Afterlife
(7.0) Blackened Sludge/Doom
114.
76.
Deep Mountains - 忘忧湖 (Lake Of Solace)
(7.0) Post-Black/Folk
114.
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Arctic Sleep - Passage Of Gaia
(7.0) Traditional Doom/Post
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Occultation - Silence In The Ancestral House
(7.0) Psychedelic Doom
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79.
Death Penalty - Death Penalty
(7.0) Heavy/Doom
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Echoes Of Yul - Echoes Of Yul / Thaw [Split]
(7.0) Ambient/Drone
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81.
Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
(7.0) Blackened Progressive
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82.
Stilla - Ensamhetens Andar
(7.0) Atmospheric Black
114.
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The Sabbathian - Ritual Rites
(7.0) Traditional Doom
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Nucleus Torn - Street Lights Fail
(7.0) Alternative
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85.
Gazpacho - Demon
(7.0) Progressive Rock
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Solar Halos - Solar Halos
(7.0) Stoner/Doom
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87.
Vintersorg - Naturbål
(7.0) Melodic Black/Progressive
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88.
Woods Of Desolation - As The Stars
(7.0) Atmospheric Black
114.
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Voices - London
(7.0) Blackened Death
114.
90.
Darkest Era - Severance
(7.0) Heavy
114.
91.
Lurk - Kaldera
(7.0) Sludge/Doom
114.
92.
Yob - Clearing The Path To Ascend
(6.5) Stoner/Doom
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Shattered Hope - Waters Of Lethe
(6.5) Death/Doom
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Falls Of Rauros - Believe In No Coming Shore
(6.5) Atmospheric Black
114.
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Myrkur - Myrkur
(6.5) Atmospheric Black/Folk
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Nadja - /ɪmpəˈfɛkʃ​(​ə​)​n/ [Collaboration]
(6.5) Drone/Doom
114.
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Ghost Bath - Funeral
(6.5) Depressive Black/Post
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98.
Mortals - Cursed To See The Future
(6.5) Blackened Sludge
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99.
Harakiri For The Sky - Aokigahara
(6.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
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100.
Clouds - Doliu
(6.5) Atmospheric Doom
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Doom:VS - Earthless
(6.0) Death/Doom
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102.
Lantlôs - Melting Sun
(6.0) Post-Rock
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103.
The Oath - The Oath
(6.0) Heavy/Doom
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104.
Kypck - Имена На Стене
(6.0) Traditional Doom
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Isole - The Calm Hunter
(6.0) Epic Doom
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Skogen - I Döden
(6.0) Atmospheric Black
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Castle - Under Siege
(6.0) Heavy/Doom
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Ides Of Gemini - Old World New Wave
(6.0) Psychedelic Post
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Auriga - Reflection Of The Majestic
(5.5) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
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Thou - Heathen
(5.0) Sludge/Doom
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Cult Of Herodias - Cult Of Herodias
(5.0) Atmospheric Doom
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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24.05.2014 - 18:48

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Gotta check out that Lethian Dreams one. Interesting.
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24.05.2014 - 19:47

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Written by Diverge on 24.05.2014 at 18:48

Gotta check out that Lethian Dreams one. Interesting.

Please do. Get ready for some heavy yet atmospheric doom with soothing female vocals and quite a lot of variety. Great album.
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Some shit right up my alley. Check my list too for some other shit probably right up YOUR alley.
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28.05.2014 - 13:50

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Written by tea[m]ster on 25.05.2014 at 18:09

Check my list too for some other shit probably right up YOUR alley.

Nice list! There were indeed some albums that seemed interesting that I'll have to check out sometime.
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14.06.2014 - 00:27

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I won't go into detail as to which albums I do agree with and which I don't agree with (when it comes to their ranking and scores), but I'm inclined to agree with Nasheim taking the #1 spot. Damn, there's just something about that album that keeps me going back to it. I'm pretty sure it's my most spun album from 2014 releases so far. Oi Magoi would be top 5 material as well at the very least though. Surprised it's at #15. Also agree with the ratings you gave the Thou and Shattered Hope albums. The first Shattered Hope album is truly great, so I was rather disappointed by the new album. Thou was somewhat interesting, but a way too long album for its own good and not replay worthy. Oh, and I recently discovered that Fungoid Stream album and I was pleasantly surprised for sure. Also just checked out Oceanus and it had the same effect on me. Wonderful music.

Seeing as our taste in music is pretty similar, I've heard a lot of these albums. I can still recommend quite a few, but if I narrow it down (to just my 9's) I'd highly recommend Spectral Lore - III. Massive album, that one, but I really liked it immediately. Just be sure to give it the time it deserves.
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14.06.2014 - 16:24

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Written by Erik M. on 14.06.2014 at 00:27

Seeing as our taste in music is pretty similar, I've heard a lot of these albums. I can still recommend quite a few, but if I narrow it down (to just my 9's) I'd highly recommend Spectral Lore - III. Massive album, that one, but I really liked it immediately. Just be sure to give it the time it deserves.

I'm definatively going to give Spectral Lore's latest a shot at some point when I'm in the right mood for such a lengthy album. As for Oi Magoi, I think it's a fun and enjoyable album overall but a bit too inconsistent to warrant a higher spot on the list.
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29.11.2014 - 06:09

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Draugen, I like the list a lot and am hoping you're still updating it?
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01.12.2014 - 20:40

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Written by Lionthrone on 29.11.2014 at 06:09

Draugen, I like the list a lot and am hoping you're still updating it?

Thanks!

Yes, I still update it every now and then, although not as frequently as I used to.
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03.12.2014 - 04:48

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Written by Draugen on 01.12.2014 at 20:40

Written by Lionthrone on 29.11.2014 at 06:09

Draugen, I like the list a lot and am hoping you're still updating it?

Thanks!

Yes, I still update it every now and then, although not as frequently as I used to.

Good to know. Thanks. :]
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04.12.2014 - 23:21

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Clouds, Doom:VS and Empyrium all so low? That's a shame because I really like the ranking aside from those 3 albums.

I agree with Nashaim, Ophis, Fungoid Stream and Spectral lore all being top 10 material.
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05.12.2014 - 18:00

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Written by Erik M. on 04.12.2014 at 23:21

Clouds, Doom:VS and Empyrium all so low? That's a shame because I really like the ranking aside from those 3 albums.

I agree with Nashaim, Ophis, Fungoid Stream and Spectral lore all being top 10 material.

Clouds take on melodic death/doom is way too cheesy for my taste and I just can't take it serious because of that. The second track is great though. Doom:VS latest was a huge disappointment for me as I was hoping for it to be in the vein of the first two albums but instead it ended up being a watered down Saturnus album. Lastly I can't even remember anything about Empyrium's album so there is that. I was never a huge fan of the band to begin with and find them to be quite overrated to be honest.
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