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Draugen
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September 02, 2023
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I'm a bit late to the party this time around but here is my list once again of what I've listened to throughout the year.
98.
1.
Fvnerals - Let The Earth Be Silent
(9.5) Post-Doom/Ambient - https://fvnerals.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-earth-be-silent
98.
2.
Oldest Sea - A Birdsong, A Ghost
(9.5) Dark Folk/Doom - https://oldestsea1.bandcamp.com/album/a-birdsong-a-ghost
98.
3.
Vanishing Kids - Miracle Of Death
(9.0) Psychedelic Rock - https://vanishingkids.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-of-death-2
98.
4.
Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree - Aion
(9.0) Psychedelic Doom/Post - https://beesmadehoneyintheveintree.bandcamp.com/album/aion-2
98.
5.
Victory Over The Sun - Dance You Monster To My Soft Song!
(8.5) Avant-garde/Black - https://votsband.bandcamp.com/album/dance-you-monster-to-my-soft-song
98.
6.
Giöbia - Acid Disorder
(8.5) Psychedelic Rock - https://giobiagiobia.bandcamp.com/album/acid-disorder
98.
7.
Wayfarer - American Gothic
(8.5) Atmospheric Black - https://wayfarercolorado.bandcamp.com/album/american-gothic
98.
8.
Austere - Corrosion Of Hearts
(8.5) Black - https://austere-official.bandcamp.com/album/corrosion-of-hearts
98.
9.
Corrupted - Mushikeras
(8.5) Atmospheric Sludge/Doom - https://corrupted1994.bandcamp.com/track/mushikeras
98.
10.
Meridian Sun - The Curse
(8.5) Stoner/Progressive - https://meridiansun.bandcamp.com/album/the-curse
98.
11.
Tideless - Eye Of Water
(8.5) Death/Doom/Shoegaze - https://tideless.bandcamp.com/album/eye-of-water
98.
12.
Dream Unending - Starpath
(8.5) Death/Doom - https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/starpath
98.
13.
Snakemother - Snakemother
(8.5) Progressive/Doom - https://snakemother.bandcamp.com/album/snakemother
98.
14.
Bonnacons Of Doom - Signs
(8.5) Psychedelic Rock - https://bonnaconsofdoom.bandcamp.com/album/signs
98.
15.
Hexvessel - Polar Veil
(8.5) Psychedelic Rock - https://hexvessel.bandcamp.com/album/polar-veil
98.
16.
Ragana - Desolation's Flower
(8.5) Post-Black/Sludge - https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/desolations-flower
98.
17.
Gula - Birds Of The Apocalypse
(8.0) Psychedelic Doom/Progressive - https://gula16.bandcamp.com/album/birds-of-the-apocalypse
98.
18.
Wolvennest - The Dark Path To The Light
(8.0) Psychedelic Black - https://wolvennest.bandcamp.com/album/the-dark-path-to-the-light
98.
19.
Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
(8.0) Avant-garde/Black - https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/black-medium-current
98.
20.
Muyubyosha - Skopofoboexoskelett
(8.0) Avant-garde/Black - https://vnkv.bandcamp.com/album/skopofoboexoskelett
98.
21.
Blodet - Death Mother
(8.0) Post - https://blodet.bandcamp.com/album/death-mother
98.
22.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation
(8.0) Psychedelic Rock/Stoner - https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/petrodragonic-apocalypse-or-dawn-of-eternal-night-an-annihilation-of-planet-earth-and-the-beginning-of-merciless-damnation
98.
23.
Flesh Of The Stars - The Glass Garden
(8.0) Progressive/Doom - https://fleshofthestars.bandcamp.com/album/the-glass-garden
98.
24.
Malokarpatan - Vertumnus Caesar
(8.0) Black/Speed - https://malokarpatan.bandcamp.com/album/vertumnus-caesar
98.
25.
Telesterion - Epopteia
(8.0) Post-Doom - https://telesterionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/epopteia
98.
26.
Sól Án Varma - Sól Án Varma
(8.0) Black/Doom - https://solanvarma.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-n-varma
98.
27.
The Circle - Of Awakening
(8.0) Symphonic Black/Death - https://thecirclemetal.bandcamp.com/album/of-awakening
98.
28.
The Keening - Little Bird
(8.0) Neofolk - https://thekeeningmusic.bandcamp.com/album/little-bird
98.
29.
Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
(8.0) Melodic Black - https://moonlightsorcery.bandcamp.com/album/horned-lord-of-the-thorned-castle
98.
30.
Asphodelus - Sculpting From Time
(8.0) Death/Doom - https://hammerheart.bandcamp.com/album/sculpting-from-time
98.
31.
Blood Ceremony - The Old Ways Remain
(8.0) Psychedelic Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNzEOsHi0Jg&list=OLAK5uy_kMo6z73HJu7KGW67214yDjiSlqHj5eiPo
98.
32.
Vitriolic Sage - 梦路
(8.0) Black - https://vitriolicsage.bandcamp.com/album/--2
98.
33.
Usnea - Bathed In Light
(8.0) Black/Doom - https://usneadoom.bandcamp.com/album/bathed-in-light
98.
34.
Shedfromthebody - Amare
(7.5) Post-Doom/Shoegaze - https://shedfromthebody.bandcamp.com/album/amare
98.
35.
Mansion - Second Death
(7.5) Psychedelic Doom - https://weshalllive.bandcamp.com/album/second-death
98.
36.
Swords Of Dis - Melencolia
(7.5) Black/Doom - https://swordsofdis.bandcamp.com/album/melencolia
98.
37.
Marthe - Further In Evil
(7.5) Heavy/Doom - https://marthesl.bandcamp.com/album/further-in-evil
98.
38.
Miserere Luminis - Ordalie
(7.5) Black - https://miserereluminis.bandcamp.com/album/ordalie
98.
39.
Pruillip - Pruillip
(7.5) Sludge - https://pruillip.bandcamp.com/album/pruillip-2
98.
40.
Rye - В​с​ё
(7.5) Post-Black/Doom - https://bandrye.bandcamp.com/album/--5
98.
41.
Exulansis - Overtures Of Uprising
(7.5) Atmospheric Black/Doom - https://bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/overtures-of-uprising
98.
42.
Johnny The Boy - You
(7.5) Post-Black/Sludge - https://johnnytheboyuk.bandcamp.com/album/you
98.
43.
The Evil - Seven Acts To Apocalypse
(7.5) Traditional Doom - https://theevildm.bandcamp.com/album/seven-acts-to-apocalypse-2
98.
44.
Hyldr - Order Of The Mist
(7.5) Gothic - https://hyldr.bandcamp.com/album/order-of-the-mist
98.
45.
ISON - Stars & Embers
(7.5) Post-Rock/Ambient - https://ison444.bandcamp.com/album/stars-embers
98.
46.
Ὁπλίτης - Ψ​ε​υ​δ​ο​μ​έ​ν​η
(7.5) Progressive/Black - https://hoplites.bandcamp.com/album/-
98.
47.
Predatory Void - Seven Keys To The Discomfort Of Being
(7.5) Blackened Sludge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZbLQHMVkNM
98.
48.
Spirit Possession - Of The Sign​.​.​.
(7.0) Black - https://spiritpossession.bandcamp.com/album/of-the-sign
98.
49.
Fossilization - Leprous Daylight
(7.0) Death/Doom - https://everlastingspewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/leprous-daylight
98.
50.
The River - A Hollow Full Of Hope
(7.0) Atmospheric Doom - https://riverbanduk.bandcamp.com/album/a-hollow-full-of-hope
98.
51.
Øxn - CYRM
(7.0) Neofolk/Drone - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTKxD0zPfiKhBa-Efw1zGako-iwFFW4Cs
98.
52.
Vale Of Amonition - Immortalizing The Lugubrious, Or Those Of Evolving Despair
(7.0) Progressive/Doom - https://valeofamonition.bandcamp.com/album/immortalizing-the-lugubrious-or-those-of-evolving-despair
98.
53.
Helga - Wrapped In Mist
(7.0) Folk - https://helgamusic.bandcamp.com/album/wrapped-in-mist
98.
54.
De​û​le - De​û​le
(7.0) Black/Industrial - https://deule.bandcamp.com/album/de-le
98.
55.
Grift - Dolt Land
(7.0) Folk - https://griftofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dolt-land-hidden-land
98.
56.
Asagraum - Veil Of Death, Ruptured
(7.0) Black - https://edgedcircleproductions.bandcamp.com/album/veil-of-death-ruptured
98.
57.
Tribulation - Hamartia
(7.0) Gothic - https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/hamartia
98.
58.
Hands Of Orlac - Hebetudo Mentis
(7.0) Psychedelic Doom - https://handsoforlac.bandcamp.com/album/hebetudo-mentis
98.
59.
Big Brave - Nature Morte
(7.0) Post-Rock/Drone - https://bigbrave.bandcamp.com/album/nature-morte
98.
60.
Green Lung - This Heathen Land
(7.0) Stoner/Doom - https://greenlung.bandcamp.com/album/this-heathen-land
98.
61.
Smoulder - Violent Creed Of Vengeance
(7.0) Heavy/Doom - https://smoulder.bandcamp.com/album/violent-creed-of-vengeance
98.
62.
Tribunal - The Weight Of Remembrance
(7.0) Gothic/Doom - https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/the-weight-of-remembrance
98.
63.
Anti-God Hand - Blight Year
(7.0) Black - https://antigodhand.bandcamp.com/album/blight-year
98.
64.
Mud Spencer - Kliwon
(7.0) Psychedelic Doom - https://mudspencer.bandcamp.com/album/kliwon
98.
65.
Satanic Witch - 4:44
(7.0) Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7WQ2kNbGkk
98.
66.
Royal Thunder - Rebuilding The Mountain
(7.0) Stoner/Heavy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHXM76AVgxQ&list=OLAK5uy_kHwgv324aoIifcSyrGwrPqGD4Qnpx2biE
98.
67.
Décembre Noir - Your Sunset / My Sunrise
(7.0) Melodic Death/Doom - https://decembrenoirlfr.bandcamp.com/album/your-sunset-my-sunrise
98.
68.
Ursular - Preta
(7.0) Psychedelic Doom - https://ursular.bandcamp.com/album/preta
98.
69.
Saturnus - The Storm Within
(7.0) Melodic Death/Doom - https://saturnus-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-storm-within
98.
70.
Healthyliving - Songs Of Abundance, Psalms Of Grief
(7.0) Alternative Rock/Post - https://healthylivingband.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-abundance-psalms-of-grief
98.
71.
Anareta - Fear Not
(7.0) Avant-garde/Chamber - https://anareta.bandcamp.com/album/fear-not
98.
72.
Fredlös - Fredlös
(7.0) Folk - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpiwhbrng48gpUF9Ae5i30W7MG7dn6FZ4
98.
73.
Daevar - Delirious Rites
(7.0) Stoner/Doom - https://daevar.bandcamp.com/album/delirious-rites
98.
74.
Witte Wieven - Dwaallicht
(7.0) Atmospheric Black - https://wittewieven.bandcamp.com/album/dwaallicht
98.
75.
Bosco Sacro - Gem
(7.0) Post-Rock/Ambient - https://boscosacro.bandcamp.com/album/gem
98.
76.
Tusmørke - Hestehoven
(7.0) Psychedelic Rock/Folk - https://tusm-rke.bandcamp.com/album/hestehoven
98.
77.
Body Void - Atrocity Machine
(7.0) Sludge/Doom - https://bodyvoid.bandcamp.com/album/atrocity-machine
98.
78.
Summer Haze '99 - Inevitable
(6.5) Post-Black/Shoegaze - https://summerhaze99.bandcamp.com/album/inevitable
98.
79.
Grot - Beneath The Waves Of Eternity
(6.5) Black - https://grotblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-waves-of-eternity
98.
80.
Rocky's Pride And Joy - All The Colours Of Darkness (6.5) Stoner/Doom - https://rockysprideandjoy.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-colours-of-darkness
98.
81.
WyndRider - WyndRider
(6.5) Stoner/Doom - https://wyndrider.bandcamp.com/album/wyndrider
98.
82.
Ellereve - Reminiscence
(6.5) Post-Rock - https://ellerevemusic.bandcamp.com/album/reminiscence
98.
83.
Briqueville - IIII
(6.0) Atmospheric Post - https://briqueville.bandcamp.com/album/iiii
98.
84.
Dispar - Autumn Ends
(6.0) Post-Black - https://disparbm.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-ends
98.
85.
Dymna Lotva - З​я​м​л​я П​а​д Ч​о​р​н​ы​м​і К​р​ы​л​а​м​і​: К​р​о​ў
(6.0) Post-Black/Doom - https://dymnalotva.bandcamp.com/album/the-land-under-the-black-wings-blood
98.
86.
Great Cold Emptiness - Immaculate Hearts Will Triumph
(6.0) Atmospheric Black/Doom - https://greatcoldemptiness.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-hearts-will-triumph
98.
87.
Esben And The Witch - Hold Sacred
(6.0) Neofolk - https://esbenandthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/hold-sacred
98.
88.
Cirkeln - The Primitive Covenant
(6.0) Melodic Black - https://cirkeln.bandcamp.com/album/the-primitive-covenant
98.
89.
Acid King - Beyond Vision
(6.0) Stoner/Doom - https://acidking.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-vision
98.
90.
Inherus - Beholden
(6.0) Post-Doom - https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/beholden
98.
91.
Orbiter - Hollow World
(6.0) Psychedelic Doom - https://orbiterconnection.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-world
98.
92.
Myrkur - Spine
(6.0) Folk/Black - https://myrkur.bandcamp.com/album/spine
98.
93.
Medicine Horse - Medicine Horse (6.0) https://medicinehorse.bandcamp.com/album/medicine-horse
98.
94.
Sightless Pit - Lockstep Bloodwar
(5.5) Dub/Industrial - https://sightlesspit.bandcamp.com/album/lockstep-bloodwar
98.
95.
The Abbey - Word Of Sin
(5.5) Progressive/Doom - https://theabbey.bandcamp.com/album/word-of-sin
98.
96.
Ashtar - Wandering Through Time
(5.5) Blackened Sludge/Doom - https://ashtarofficial.bandcamp.com/album/wandering-through-time
98.
97.
Lumsk - Fremmede Toner
(5.0) Folk - https://lumsk.bandcamp.com/album/fremmede-toner
98.
98.
Bríi - Último Ancestral Comum
(5.0) Experimental Black - https://brii.bandcamp.com/album/ltimo-ancestral-comum
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Great list, and it's a good idea adding the Bandcamp links aswel
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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 09.10.2023 at 08:15

Great list, and it's a good idea adding the Bandcamp links aswel

Thanks! I enjoy reading your comments on many of the albums I end up checking out.
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Written by Draugen on 09.10.2023 at 19:32

Thanks! I enjoy reading your comments on many of the albums I end up checking out.

Thanks, It's good to hear that you have found many albums through my comments, I hope many you find you enjoy
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Great list! Our tastes are similar enough I feel like I have to check out some these albums I’ve missed and revisit your top ones
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Written by Vellichor on 21.10.2023 at 20:34

Great list! Our tastes are similar enough I feel like I have to check out some these albums I’ve missed and revisit your top ones

Much appreciated! I had a quick look at your top list and that is an impressive amount of albums. I'm sure that I'll find some hidden gems there that is right up my alley.
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