1.Slift - Ilion

2.Sgàile - Traverse The Bealach

3.Linkin Park - Papercuts - The Single Collections

4.As The Sun Falls - Kaamos

5.Tangent Plane - The Judas Cell

      View entire list ››

Another year has come, and it is time for me to put up and rank the albums I like the most. I have been doing this silently for years with my own spread sheets so I'll give it a try using this format.

1.Narzissus - Akt III: Erl​ö​sung

2.Drown In Sulphur - Dark Secrets Of The Soul

3.Ryujin - Ryujin

4.Svdestada - Candela

5.Ὁπλίτης - Π​α​ρ​α​μ​α​ι​ν​ο​μ​έ​ν​η

      View entire list ››

These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…

1.At The Plates - Omnivore

2.Bizarrekult - Den Tapte Krigen

3.Black Sky Giant - Red Chariot

4.Full Of Hell - When No Birds Sang [Collaboration]

5.Hate - Solarflesh: A Gospel Of Radiant Divinity

      View entire list ››

1.Ryujin - Ryujin

2.Nyktophobia - To The Stars

3.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

4.Sovereign (NOR) - Altered Realities

5.Vorga - Beyond The Palest Star

      View entire list ››

1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Weather Systems - Ocean Without A Shore

3.Iotunn - Kinship

4.Swallow The Sun - Shining

5.Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

      View entire list ››

It’s been a great year, several of my favorite artists released excellent albums and I’ve discovered a whole lot of new artists that have become favorites as well!

Here’s some of my favorite album covers…

1.Suldusk - Anthesis

2.Inter Arma - New Heaven

3.Prostitute - Attempted Martyr

4.Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement

5.Chat Pile - Cool World

      View entire list ››

Hoping to not beat last year's total albums, but to still find the good stuff this year.

1.Vulgaris - Seat Of The Fire

2.Dvne - Voidkind

3.Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I

4.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

5.Horseburner - Voice Of Storms

      View entire list ››

1.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

2.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic

4.Riitasointu - Pedon Leikki

5.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

      View entire list ››

Another year begins, same scenario, ranking ordered from favorite down to least favorite. The list is also edited daily so the ranking may be subject to change.

2025
2023
2022…

1.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

2.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

3.Spectral Wound - Songs Of Blood And Mire

4.Lord Goblin - Lord Goblin

5.Paysage d'Hiver - Die Berge

      View entire list ››

So it begins. 3rd year at MS, 5th year of devoted metal listening. Nothing particularly exciting coming up, but Eternal Storm looks promising, and any new Persefone is a good thing. It's early days…

1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Aquilus - Bellum II

3.Devin Townsend - PowerNerd

4.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

5.Illumishade - Another Side Of You

      View entire list ››