Lists by Auntie Sahar
The Best Of Unorthodox Black Metal
Within the past decade, black metal has seen bands from all over the world incorporating new sounds to the genre and changing its delivery like never before. As great as the classic bands are, BM bands…
| 1. | Necromantia - Crossing The Fiery Path |
| 2. | Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters |
| 3. | Woods Of Belial - Deimos XIII |
| 4. | Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum |
| 5. | Blut Aus Nord - MoRT |
| + 47 more |
Kvlt, Meet Riff: Blackened Doom And Sludge
Had been wanting to do this for a while, title's pretty self explanatory. Black and doom are my two favorite metal subgenres, and when the two are combined into pure melancholic chaos, I scream like…
| 1. | Arcana Coelestia - Le Mirage De L'Idéal |
| 2. | Atriarch - Ritual Of Passing |
| 3. | Autumnblaze - DämmerElbenTragödie |
| 4. | Bast - Spectres |
| 5. | Beatrik - Journey Through The End Of Life |
| + 37 more |
Apothecary's Awesome Album Art Anthology
I know I probably speak for a lot of people when I say that, very often, the artwork that a band chooses for a particular album can be the icing on the cake, essential to giving a visual depiction that…
| 1. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 2. | Absu - The Sun Of Tiphareth |
| 3. | Atheist - Unquestionable Presence |
| 4. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| 5. | Blue Öyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin |
| + 26 more |
Drone And Ambient: A Road Map For The Uninitiated
So you're looking to be inducted into the temple, but you have no idea where to start, eh? Let this list be your guide. The aim here is to walk newcomers to the realms of drone and ambient music through…
| 1. | The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand |
| 2. | Jesu - Jesu |
| 3. | Locrian - Infinite Dissolution |
| 4. | Menace Ruine - Venus Armata |
| 5. | Midnight Odyssey - Shards Of Silver Fade |
| + 43 more |
Mind Manifesting: Apothecary's Guide To Psychedelic Soundscapes
I've always been a huge fan for psychedelic music of any and all kinds. The enveloping atmosphere, the ability of minimalist solos to create a grand sense of harmony, and all those deliciously trippy…
| 1. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 2. | Æthenor - En Form For Blå |
| 3. | Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison |
| 4. | Atomikylä - Erkale |
| 5. | Bong - Stoner Rock |
| + 35 more |
2015 Rituals
As anyone who knows me well enough by now should know, I'm a sucker for drone, ambient, and psychedelic music, and anything and everything in between. I've come to really enjoy and appreciate…
| 1. | Seirom - Mesmerized |
| 2. | Seirom - Mesmerized |
| 3. | Tauusk - Hermit |
| 4. | Autokrator - Autokrator |
| 5. | Autokrator - Autokrator |
| + 29 more |
Low Tones In Kvlt: The Best Of Bass Black Metal
Bassy black metal. Easy enough to understand: black metal with a distinctly pronounced role for the bass and in which the bass is noticeably audible.
Alphabetical order by band, one album per band.
Alphabetical order by band, one album per band.
| 1. | Abigor - Time Is The Sulphur In The Veins Of The Saint: An Excursion On Satan's Fragmenting Principle |
| 2. | Aeon Patronist - Mortal Prosternation |
| 3. | Aluk Todolo - Voix |
| 4. | Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison |
| 5. | Annthennath - States Of Liberating Departure |
| + 25 more |
The 2010s: Apothecary's Favorites
Self explanatory. Favorite metal albums from this current decade. It's probably going to be mostly black, doom, and drone related type albums, as that's mostly what I listen to, but not entirely.
| 1. | Ihsahn - After |
| 2. | The Body - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood |
| 3. | Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini |
| 4. | Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones |
| 5. | Samsara Blues Experiment - Long Distance Trip |
| + 127 more |
Trippy Tryptamine Trials: 2018's Meditations
Debated doing this because I usually never keep up with year lists, but I guess I'm folding and giving it a shot. This follows in line with my 2015 Rituals and 2016 Psychosermons lists in that here…
| 1. | Weedpecker - III |
| 2. | Old Tower - Stellary Wisdom |
| 3. | Naxatras - III |
| 4. | Arkheth - 12 Winter Moons Comes The Witches Brew |
| 5. | Trontari - Mona Lisa Del Contra Instrumentals |
| + 31 more |
Apothecary's Ayahuasca: 2016 Psychosermons
Essentially a sequel to my 2015 Rituals list, assuming I take the time to keep up with it this time.
Here are the albums from this year, metal or otherwise, that've most taken me on those deep,…
Here are the albums from this year, metal or otherwise, that've most taken me on those deep,…
| 1. | Nonsun - Black Snow Desert |
| 2. | Nonsun - Black Snow Desert |
| 3. | Atom Made Earth - Morning Glory |
| 4. | Manunkind - Manunkind |
| 5. | Manunkind - Manunkind |
| + 43 more |
Tantric Trance Tales: A Yogi's Journey Through 2020
Ask and you shall receive. Let's see if I manage to keep up with it this time.
This list follows in the vein of the previous ones I did for 2015, 16, and 18. Here I'm chronicling my discoveries…
This list follows in the vein of the previous ones I did for 2015, 16, and 18. Here I'm chronicling my discoveries…
| 1. | Tortuga - Deities |
| 2. | Dragged Into Sunlight - Terminal Aggressor II |
| 3. | Lotus Thief - Oresteia |
| 4. | Staurophagia - Sidereal Sacraments |
| 5. | Garganjua - Toward The Sun |
| + 40 more |
Make It Your Own: Apothecary's Favorite Metal Covers
Self explanatory. Favorite covers by metal bands of both metal and nonmetal songs. Had been wanting to do this for a while.
Alphabetical order by band. No limit to how many covers per band, as some bands…
Alphabetical order by band. No limit to how many covers per band, as some bands…
| 1. | Blut Aus Nord - Mighty Trust Krusher (Godflesh cover) |
| 2. | Candlemass - Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult cover) |
| 3. | Church Of Misery - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (Blue Oyster Cult cover) |
| 4. | Crowhurst - Oops I Did It Again (Britney Spears cover) |
| 5. | Emperor - A Fine Day To Die (Bathory cover) |
| + 21 more |
Nightfall In Suomi: Finnish Tales Of The Dark And Surreal
I took a crack at this list a while ago and then scrapped it. Time for the revival. The idea here is simple enough. For quite a while now Finland seems to have established a formidable reputation for interpretations…
| 1. | Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon |
| 2. | Demilich - Nespithe |
| 3. | Unholy - From The Shadows |
| 4. | Skepticism - Stormcrowfleet |
| 5. | Woods Of Belial - Baxabaxaxaxaxabaxaxaxaxa! 666 Yndstr Draconis |
| + 19 more |
Delirious Dreamer Dabblings: The Hermit's Guide To 2024
Been a while, hasn't it? Well, the true vets will remember the deal.
2024 favorite albums list, but, following in the vein of my previous year lists, focusing specifically on the lulling, hypnotizing,…
2024 favorite albums list, but, following in the vein of my previous year lists, focusing specifically on the lulling, hypnotizing,…
| 1. | Canaan - Ai Margini |
| 2. | Crizin da Z.O. - Accelero |
| 3. | Roscian - The First Disgrace |
| 4. | Grin - Hush |
| 5. | Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light |
| + 2 more |