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2014 is upon us and as per usual here is yet another unimaginative top list!

Created by: Draugen | 06.03.2014



1. Nasheim - Solens Vemod
(9.5) Atmospheric Black
2. Monarch - Sabbracadaver
(9.5) Sludge/Drone/Doom
3. Earth - Primitive And Deadly
(9.0) Psychedelic Doom
4. Darkspace - Dark Space III I
(9.0) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
5. Lethian Dreams - Red Silence Lodge
(9.0) Atmospheric Doom
6. Fluisteraars - Dromers
(9.0) Black
7. Mono - The Last Dawn
(9.0) Post-Rock
8. Menace Ruine - Venus Armata
(9.0) Drone/Neofolk
9. Sea Witch - So Below (Demo II)
(9.0) Blackened Sludge/Doom
10. Ophis - Abhorrence In Opulence
(9.0) Death/Doom
11. Slow (USA) - Unsleep
(9.0) Funeral Doom
12. Usnea - Random Cosmic Violence
(9.0) Black/Doom
13. Lethe - When Dreams Become Nightmares
(9.0) Avantgarde
14. Profetus - As All Seasons Die
(9.0) Funeral Doom
15. Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels
(9.0) Stoner/Doom
16. Muscle And Marrow - The Human Cry
(9.0) Experimental Doom
17. Blues Pills - Blues Pills
(9.0) Psychedelic Rock
18. Fvnerals - The Light
(8.5) Dark Ambient/Post
19. Monolord - Empress Rising
(8.5) Stoner/Doom
20. Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole
(8.5) Blackened Death
21. Wrekmeister Harmonies - Then It All Came Down
(8.5) Post-Doom/Drone
22. Mono - Rays Of Darkness
(8.5) Post-Rock
23. Dirge - Hyperion
(8.5) Atmospheric Sludge/Doom
24. Spectral Lore - III
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
25. Sea Witch - As Above (Demo I)
(8.5) Blackened Sludge/Doom
26. Fen - Carrion Skies
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
27. Nadja - Queller
(8.5) Drone/Doom
28. Giant Squid - Minoans
(8.5) Post/Doom
29. - Null & Void
(8.5) Depressive Black/Doom
30. The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
31. Alunah - Awakening The Forest
(8.5) Stoner/Doom
32. The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum
(8.5) Traditional Doom
33. Esben And The Witch - A New Nature
(8.5) Post-Rock/Neo-Folk
34. Deadwood - Picturing A Sense Of Loss
(8.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
35. Fungoid Stream - Prehuman Shapes
(8.0) Funeral Doom/Ambient
36. Reino Ermitaño - Conjuros De Poder
(8.0) Traditional Doom
37. Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean
(8.0) Post-Rock
38. Rise Of Avernus - L'Appel Du Vide
(8.0) Gothic/Doom
39. Funeral Moth - Dense Fog
(8.0) Funeral Doom
40. Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith
(8.0) Atmospheric Black
41. Big Brave - Feral Verdure
(8.0) Post-Rock/Drone
42. Haikai No Ku - Ultra High Dimensionality
(8.0) Drone/Doom
43. Lenore S. Fingers - Inner Tales
(8.0) Gothic
44. Omit - Medusa Truth, Part 1
(8.0) Atmospheric Doom
45. Panopticon - Roads To The North
(8.0) Atmospheric Black
46. Darkher - The Kingdom Field
(8.0) Dark Folk/Ambient
47. Winter Moon - Lucid Dreaming
(8.0) Psychedelic Rock
48. Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending
(8.0) Symphonic/Power
49. Electric Citizen - Sateen
(8.0) Psychedelic Rock
50. Helevorn - Compassion Forlorn
(8.0) Gothic/Doom
51. Wayfarer - Children Of The Iron Age
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
52. Altar Of Betelgeuze - Darkness Sustains The Silence
(7.5) Death/Doom/Stoner
53. Kuolemanlaakso - Tulijoutsen
(7.5) Death/Doom
54. Saor - Aura
(7.5) Atmospheric Black/Folk
55. Dread Sovereign - All Hell's Martyrs
(7.5) Traditional Doom
56. Sivyj Yar - From The Dead Villages' Darkness
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
57. Arcana Coelestia - Nomas
(7.5) Funeral Doom/Black
58. The Well - Samsara
(7.5) Stoner/Doom
59. Taurus (USA) - No/Thing
(7.5) Experimental/Drone
60. Mansion - Uncreation
(7.5) Psychedelic Doom
61. Sólstafir - Ótta
(7.5) Post-Rock
62. Infestus - The Reflecting Void
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
63. A Sound Of Thunder - The Lesser Key Of Solomon
(7.5) Heavy
64. Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere
(7.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
65. Mournful Congregation - Concrescence Of The Sophia
(7.5) Funeral Doom
66. Taatsi - Amidst The Trees
(7.5) Atmospheric Black
67. The Moon And The Nightspirit - Holdrejtek
(7.0) Neofolk
68. Black Moth - Condemned To Hope
(7.0) Stoner
69. Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
(7.0) Traditional Doom
70. The Slow Death - Majestic Downfall / The Slow Death [Split]
(7.0) Death/Doom
71. Kikagaku Moyo - Mammatus Clouds
(7.0) Psychedelic Rock
72. Triosphere - The Heart Of The Matter
(7.0) Progressive/Power
73. Zeal & Ardor - Zeal And Ardor
(7.0) Avantgarde/Black
74. Take Over And Destroy - Vacant Face
(7.0) Blackened Sludge
75. Bog Oak - A Treatise On Resurrection And The Afterlife
(7.0) Blackened Sludge/Doom
76. Deep Mountains - 忘忧湖 (Lake Of Solace)
(7.0) Post-Black/Folk
77. Arctic Sleep - Passage Of Gaia
(7.0) Traditional Doom/Post
78. Occultation - Silence In The Ancestral House
(7.0) Psychedelic Doom
79. Death Penalty - Death Penalty
(7.0) Heavy/Doom
80. Echoes Of Yul - Echoes Of Yul / Thaw [Split]
(7.0) Ambient/Drone
81. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
(7.0) Blackened Progressive
82. Stilla - Ensamhetens Andar
(7.0) Atmospheric Black
83. The Sabbathian - Ritual Rites
(7.0) Traditional Doom
84. Nucleus Torn - Street Lights Fail
(7.0) Alternative
85. Gazpacho - Demon
(7.0) Progressive Rock
86. Solar Halos - Solar Halos
(7.0) Stoner/Doom
87. Vintersorg - Naturbål
(7.0) Melodic Black/Progressive
88. Woods Of Desolation - As The Stars
(7.0) Atmospheric Black
89. Voices - London
(7.0) Blackened Death
90. Darkest Era - Severance
(7.0) Heavy
91. Lurk - Kaldera
(7.0) Sludge/Doom
92. Yob - Clearing The Path To Ascend
(6.5) Stoner/Doom
93. Shattered Hope - Waters Of Lethe
(6.5) Death/Doom
94. Falls Of Rauros - Believe In No Coming Shore
(6.5) Atmospheric Black
95. Myrkur - Myrkur
(6.5) Atmospheric Black/Folk
96. Nadja - /ɪmpəˈfɛkʃ​(​ə​)​n/ [Collaboration]
(6.5) Drone/Doom
97. Ghost Bath - Funeral
(6.5) Depressive Black/Post
98. Mortals - Cursed To See The Future
(6.5) Blackened Sludge
99. Harakiri For The Sky - Aokigahara
(6.5) Atmospheric Black/Post
100. Clouds - Doliu
(6.5) Atmospheric Doom
101. Doom:VS - Earthless
(6.0) Death/Doom
102. Lantlôs - Melting Sun
(6.0) Post-Rock
103. The Oath - The Oath
(6.0) Heavy/Doom
104. Kypck - Имена На Стене
(6.0) Traditional Doom
105. Isole - The Calm Hunter
(6.0) Epic Doom
106. Empyrium - The Turn Of The Tides
(6.0) Neofolk
107. Mother Witch & Dead Water Ghosts - Mother Witch & Dead Water Ghosts
(6.0) Psychedelic Doom
108. Skogen - I Döden
(6.0) Atmospheric Black
109. Castle - Under Siege
(6.0) Heavy/Doom
110. Ides Of Gemini - Old World New Wave
(6.0) Psychedelic Post
111. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestite
(6.0) Ambient
112. Auriga - Reflection Of The Majestic
(5.5) Atmospheric Black/Ambient
113. Thou - Heathen
(5.0) Sludge/Doom
114. 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
Diverge
Gotta check out that Lethian Dreams one. Interesting.
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24.05.2014 - 19:47
Draugen
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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25.05.2014 - 18:09
tea[m]ster
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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
Draugen
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
Erik M.
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
Draugen
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
Lionthrone
Draugen, I like the list a lot and am hoping you're still updating it?
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01.12.2014 - 20:40
Draugen
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
Lionthrone
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
Erik M.
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
Draugen
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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