| 4.5 superb |
| Aara Triade II: Hemera |
| Aeviterne The Ailing Facade |
| Allegaeon Damnum |
| An Abstract Illusion Woe |
| Ashenspire Hostile Architecture |
| Asunojokei Island |
| Autonoesis Moon of Foul Magics |
| Burned In Effigy Rex Mortem |
| Charlie Griffiths Tiktaalika |
| Chat Pile God's Country |
| Crusty Old Toad King Cryptid |
| Melodic, thrashy, black metal, post black with raspy vocals. Very guitar oriented. Great riffs, leads and solos. Natural recording. A bit like Spirit Adrift, and Nechochwen etc. Great songwriting and creativity. |
| Cyborg Octopus Between the Light and Air |
| Deadscape Of The Deepest Shade |
| Exocrine The Hybrid Suns |
| Fallujah Empyrean |
| Fellowship The Saberlight Chronicles |
| Fit for an Autopsy Oh What the Future Holds |
| Gaerea Mirage |
| Greyhaven This Bright and Beautiful World |
| Greyhaven Stereo Grief |
| Grima Frostbitten |
| Hath All That Was Promised |
| Heaving Earth Darkness of God |
| Horrendous Idol |
| Ihsahn Ihsahn |
| Inanna Void of Unending Depths |
| Liturgy 93696 |
| Majesties Vast Reaches Unclaimed |
| Neurotic Machinery A Loathsome Aberration |
| Night Verses Every Sound Has a Color...: Part II |
| Ocean Of Grief Pale Existence |
| Death/Doom with very low growls. Very present dual guitar work which is very nice. Great leads, solos and some bass licks as well. Just fantastic and very moving guitar work on top. Like a Death/Doom Insomnium. Also like Draconian, Swallow the Sun, My Dying Bride. |
| Panopticon/Nechochwen Panopticon / Nechochwen |
| Both bands mostly stick to their main formulas but also get a bit experimental and creative and it works out great for both! If you love Nature / Earthy / folk / black metal then this is for you. |
| Parius The Signal Heard Throughout Space |
| This is fantastic. 4.75. Been waiting a while for this one. A bit more atmospheric/spacey prog rock this time around. Like Haken, Btbam, Lunas Call, etc. |
| Persefone Lingua Ignota: Part I |
| Rejoice! The Light Has Come Untitled EP II |
| Rhun (USA-ME) Conveyance In Death |
| Saidan Onryo II: Her Spirit Eternal |
| Some of the most moving, powerful and melodic riffs I've ever heard. This gives big, big feels. Reminds me a bit of Aara. |
| Slimelord Chytridiomycosis Relinquished |
| Slugdge Dim and Slimeridden Kingdoms |
| TDK Неместа |
| The Callous Daoboys Celebrity Therapist |
| The Devils of Loudun Escaping Eternity |
| The Eating Cave Ingurgitate |
| The World Is Quiet Here Zon |
| Tomarum Ash in Realms of Stone Icons |
| Tribulation Down Below |
| Turbid North The Decline |
| Undrask God Emperor |
| Fantastic Melodic Death Metal. Viking and battle themes. A bit like Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquility, The Absence. Super underrated band. |
| WAIT (USA) The End of Noise |
| Warforged The Grove | Sundial |
| Wilderun Epigone |
| Wothrosch Odium |
