The King Of Heavy Metal
Yeah, that's me |
| 1 |  | Addaura
Addaura
Their first and best release in my opinion. My favorite aspect is female vocalist
Chantal who conveys incredible emotion |
| 2 |  | Aethyrvorous
Demo
Unfortunately broken up, Aethyrvorous is born of the same blackened cesspool that
spawned Portal and is equally as good in their own dark way. |
| 3 |  | Aguynguerran
Perverting the Nazarene Cult
These guys are like Dissection on steroids - very confident melodic blackened
death metal. |
| 4 |  | Anagnorisis
Overton Trees
Before he decimated black metal, A. Lundr was part of this excellent blackened
death metal unit with very clear Opeth influences. |
| 5 |  | Angelcorpse
Exterminate
Unfortunately underrated around these parts, Angelcorpse one of best and most
influential blackened death metal bands ever. Their focus on speed, Pete
Helmkamp's vocals, and Gene Palubicki fucking awesome, awesome riffage is what
makes them go. Seriously, riffs. |
| 6 |  | Backyard Mortuary
Lure of the Occult
One of the best metal releases of this year, Backyard Mortuary play an old school
style of death/doom that doesn't innovate but still kicks ass. |
| 7 | | Baphomet
The Dead Shall Inherit
Baphomet have always been a little less known than their contemporaries but still
play super mean old school death metal. |
| 8 |  | Beheaded
Perpetual Mockery
One of my all time favorite death metal albums, Perpetual Mockery combines osdm
with brutal death metal with some melody. Damn. |
| 9 |  | Blood Revolt
Indoctrine
A very awesome and unexpected blackened death metal collaboration featuring
two key members of Axis of Advance, Sacramentary Abolishment and Revenge
(James Reed and Chris Ross) and then A.A. Nemtheanga from Primordial.
Unexpected, but awesome. |
| 10 |  | Burial Invocation
Rituals of the Grotesque
Ridiculously awesome death metal from Turkey. |
| 11 |  | Cancer
To the Gory End
Old school death metal that excels during its more mid-paced sections |
| 12 |  | Carcass
Swansong
Most people rag on this album but it's actually amazing... Instead of selling out and
doing what the label or the fans wanted they created one of the first and best
rot'n'roll albums. Bill Steer's riffs are still fucking awesome, the production is great
and overall it's a catchy but still heavy album. Totally underrated. |
| 13 |  | Cauteror
They Fell
Obscure melodic death/doom from the guy who now is the brains behind Gnaw
Their Tongues. Really great and underrated stuff. |
| 14 |  | Clandestine Blaze
Falling Monuments
Mikko Aspa is one of black metal's greatest musicians and with the most recent
Clandestine Blaze combines the freezing atmosphere of classic black metal with
some really awesome melody. The organ embellishments in closing track
"Discordant Howls of Tormented" are just spine-tingling. |
| 15 |  | Circle of Ouroborus
Armon Keitaalla
Still very post-punk influenced, Armon Keitaalla features amazing melodies in a
black metal aesthetic. |
| 16 |  | Coffinworm
When All Became None
Super awesome blackened sludge doom. |
| 17 |  | Consolation
Stahlplaat
Fucking awesome and underrated old school death metal from the Netherlands. |
| 18 |  | Darkthrone
Sardonic Wrath
My favorite mid-period Darkthrone. |
| 19 |  | Deceased
Surreal Overdose
One of my favorite death metal bands, who combine thrash and progressive very
well. |
| 20 |  | Desolate Shrine
Tenebrous Towers
Super atmospheric blackened death metal from last year. One of the best albums. |
| 21 | | Devil's Dung
Devil's Dung
Really great raw black metal courtesy of Mark McCoy (of Arts and Charles Bronson)
and DOminick Fernow (of Ash Pool and Prurient amongst others) |
| 22 |  | Electrocution
Inside the Unreal
Old school technical death metal. Wowza that is some good riffs |
| 23 |  | Encoffination
O Hell, Shine In Thy Whited Sepulchres
Most times I find with kind of stuff you forget about it and stop listening after about
a week but thanks to the wonderful atmosphere and songwriting, I still listen to this
amazing funeral doom albums quite a bit. |
| 24 |  | Engraved
Before the Tales
Swedish death metal that is melodic, this is one of my favorite all time death metal
release of the old school. Also super underrated. Now go listen to it |
| 25 |  | Entrails
The Tomb Awaits
Super solid swedish death metal from last year |
| 26 |  | Exhorder
Slaughter in the Vatican
NUFF SAID |
| 27 |  | Execration
Odes of the Occult
Really weird almost avant-garde death metal from Norway. Really fucking good |
| 28 |  | Fallen Christ
Abduction Ritual
Amazing blackened death with slight grind influences |
| 29 |  | Father Befouled
Revulsion of Seraphic Grace
ONe of the best death metal bands going today. Heavily Incantation influenced, but
hey, when has that ever been an issue? |
| 30 |  | Fell Voices
Untitled
One of the best modern black metal bands. Just so absorbing. |
| 31 |  | Forgotten Spell
Desecrated, Decayed and Still Holy
Riff Heavy and satisfying black metal. |
| 32 |  | Funebrarum
The Sleep of Morbid Dreams
Death metal superground with members of Disma, Assuck and many others. |
| 33 |  | Gaunt
Demo
ONe of the best black metal releases this year. |
| 34 |  | Heresiarch
Hammer of Intransigence
Killer blackened death metal from New Zealand featuring members of Diocletian
and Witchrist. |
| 35 |  | Hexis
XI
Blackened post-hardcore that is absolutely unrelenting |
| 36 |  | Idylls
Farewell All Joy
Grind/Mathcore/Sludge omg omg omg great |
| 37 |  | Immolation
Dawn of Possession
My personal favorite Immolation release ... combines their super unique approach
to death metal with more traditional values. |
| 38 |  | Kathaaria
The Complex Void of Negativity
Technical black metal. THis may sound weird but it's actually quite incredible. THe
riffs are so fucking good and everything is just super refreshing . |
| 39 |  | Krabathor
Cool Mortification
One of the first death metal bands hailing from the Czech Republic. Czech them
out.... haha... |
| 40 |  | Martire
Martire
One of the first extreme metal bands from Australia playing blackened death metal.
This release is raw, fast and will fuck you up. |
| 41 |  | Miserere Luminis
Miserere Luminis
One of the best and most original bands combining black metal and shoegaze |
| 42 |  | Muknal
CN-22
Blackened death doom. One of the better Crepsculo Negro releases from this year. |
| 43 |  | Nembrionic
Psycho One Hundred
Fantastic death/grind from the Netherlands |
| 44 |  | Odz Manouk
Odz Manouk
Another black metal band making great waves in the underground scene. The riffs
are just so fucking awesome an overall this has just great style. |
| 45 |  | Obliti Devoravit
Obliti Devoravit
Fantastic, fantastic black metal with extremely unorthodox riffage. |
| 46 |  | Pathologist
Putrefactive and Cadaverous Odes About Necroticism
When Carcass created goregrind, they influenced a ridiculous number of bands...
Pathologist is one of them... This album is basically Symphonies of Sickness Pt.II
and I love exvery second of it. |
| 47 |  | Plainwords
OVergrow to Overthrow
Another incredible A. Lundr project combining post-rock, crust, black metal and
sludge. Definitely recommended. |
| 48 |  | Portal
Swarth
The most dense and my personal favorite of Portal's three full-length albums. |
| 49 |  | Reka
I
Absolutely superb post-metal/screamo hybrid. Super pretty and super atmospheric. |
| 50 |  | Summoning
Stronghold
Summoning is one of the most consistent black metal band as their is no weak
album is their discography. However, there is a best album, and this is it. |
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