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Choice Albums Of Atmospheric Metal
My choices of albums with strong forms of atmospheric sound in metal. Recommendations are welcome, though I won't add all as this will be towards personal taste.
| 1. | A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays |
| 2. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 3. | Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea |
| 4. | Akelei - De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane |
| 5. | Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde |
| + 65 more |
The Most Majestic Releases Of All Time
This list contains most beautiful, majestic and soul-touching releases I've ever experienced.
My most favorite genres are Black Metal, Post Metal, Shoegaze, Doom Metal, Ambient and Neo-Classical…
My most favorite genres are Black Metal, Post Metal, Shoegaze, Doom Metal, Ambient and Neo-Classical…
| 1. | Anathema - The Silent Enigma |
| 2. | Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée |
| 3. | Deinonychus - The Silence Of December |
| 4. | Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers Of The Icy Age |
| 5. | Burzum - Filosofem |
| + 165 more |
My Favourite Black Metal Albums
- My TOP 75 from 90s (and 80s), 00s and 10s.
- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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- Each TOP 75 ordered from my most favourite down.
- One album for every band in one TOP 75.
- Only full-lengths or EPs/demos with more than half an hour.
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| 1. | Windir - Arntor |
| 2. | Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage D'Hiver |
| 3. | Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| + 223 more |
2000-2014: A 'Factored' Top 100
Take a look at the Top Album lists of recent years and you'll notice an obvious trend. In 2005 the average rating of the top 25 albums is 8.76. Jump to 2014 and the average among the top 25 has dropped…
| 1. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI |
| 4. | Aquilus - Griseus |
| 5. | Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World |
| + 95 more |
2014 In the Abyss with Lady Bird and Korah
----Updated every weeks----
I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less…
I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less…
| 1. | Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel |
| 2. | The Contortionist - Language |
| 3. | Triptykon - Melana Chasmata |
| 4. | Rings Of Saturn - Lugal Ki En |
| 5. | Behemoth - The Satanist |
| + 77 more |
Metal In The Time Of 2014
I doubt I'll have the time to sample enough music to match the 201 albums I covered in 2013, but hopefully I'll be able to listen to a fair few things and pass on me ol' thoughts.
| 1. | Sleepmakeswaves - Love Of Cartography |
| 2. | Infestus - The Reflecting Void |
| 3. | Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere |
| 4. | Ortega - Crows |
| 5. | Dirge - Hyperion |
| + 93 more |
2014
2014 is upon us and as per usual here is yet another unimaginative top list!
| 1. | Nasheim - Solens Vemod |
| 2. | Monarch - Sabbracadaver |
| 3. | Earth - Primitive And Deadly |
| 4. | Darkspace - Dark Space III I |
| 5. | Lethian Dreams - Red Silence Lodge |
| + 109 more |
Best Of 2014 So Far (mostly progressive)
Rating:
10 - Allmost impossible to get. The band need to create something astronomical good.
9 - Only the best albums of the year gets this.
8 - A really good album on all levels.
7 - A good album, but…
10 - Allmost impossible to get. The band need to create something astronomical good.
9 - Only the best albums of the year gets this.
8 - A really good album on all levels.
7 - A good album, but…
| 1. | Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel |
| 2. | Behemoth - The Satanist |
| 3. | Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) |
| 4. | Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution |
| 5. | Hannes Grossmann - The Radial Covenant |
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2014 Cont.
Cos, y'know, same shiz different year. Ran out of space again so will post final album opinions in comments.
| 1. | Infestus - The Reflecting Void |
| 2. | Dirge - Hyperion |
| 3. | Nero Di Marte - Derivae |
| 4. | Steve Rothery - The Ghosts Of Pripyat |
| 5. | Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere |
| + 235 more |
2014: Mikyz Fait Le Menage
For Posterity. In No Particular Order. I'm certain I missed some quality releases, so I might update the list some time. Cheers.
| 1. | Darkspace - Dark Space III I |
| 2. | Botanist - VI: Flora |
| 3. | Nachtmystium - The World We Left Behind |
| 4. | Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus |
| 5. | Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden |
| + 51 more |
2014
What I have stumbled upon this year so far. This isn't in any particular order. Just ratings and thoughts. I'll make an official Top 10 at years end.
| 1. | Saor - Aura |
| 2. | Dog Fashion Disco - Sweet Nothings |
| 3. | Fluisteraars - Dromers |
| 4. | Infestus - The Reflecting Void |
| 5. | Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole |
| + 63 more |
My Top Albums Of 2014 (so far)
| 1. | Empyrium - The Turn Of The Tides |
| 2. | Devin Townsend - Casualties Of Cool |
| 3. | Nadja - Casualties Of Cool |
| 4. | Saor - Aura |
| 5. | Swans - To Be Kind |
| + 148 more |
Old Nick's Top-101 Of The '10s
One band, one album in alphabetical order. No EPs, demos, etc.
Favourite album: Mgła - With Hearts Toward None
Favourite song: Schammasch - "Above The Stars Of God"
Favourite album: Mgła - With Hearts Toward None
Favourite song: Schammasch - "Above The Stars Of God"
| 1. | 1914 - The Blind Leading The Blind |
| 2. | Abbath - Abbath |
| 3. | Accept - Blood Of The Nations |
| 4. | Aenaon - Hypnosophy |
| 5. | Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit |
| + 96 more |