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Emeritus
Reviews 161
Approval 95%
Soundoffs 782
News Articles 72
Band Edits + Tags 334
Album Edits 1,121
Album Ratings 3408
Objectivity 68%
Last Active 10-04-22 3:24 pm
Joined 10-13-09
Review Comments 30,304
| Best 2019 Metal (so far)
This year is definitely picking up where last year left off -- metal is still thriving BABY. | | 1 |  | Panopticon
The Crescendo of Dusk
Even throwaway Panopticon tracks rule. | | 2 |  | Vanum
Ageless Fire
I'm not sure what role he plays in this project (though, to be honest it is a pretty idiosyncratic with the rest of his work, so hell, he may have composed it all) but anything with M. Rekevics is almost guaranteed to rule. | | 3 |  | Cara Neir
Part III / Part IV
My boys in Cara Neir have done it again. It is astounding how consistent these boys are. Check out Hawks' great review of this to learn some more about it! | | 4 |  | Ossuarium
Living Tomb
Gloomy and doomy death metal with a catacombic atmosphere and resonant gothic beauty. | | 5 |  | Saor
Forgotten Paths
Andy Marshall continues to develop Saor and reap the benefits of his commitment to this project. Celtic black metal has been a thing for decades but never has it sounded so defined and perfected as it does here. | | 6 |  | Kaleikr
Heart of Lead
Iceland over the last decade has proven itself a wonderful breeding ground for particularly interesting black/death blends, and Kaleikr is no exception. Great melding of primitive and progressive tendencies. | | 7 |  | Caustic Vomit
Festering Odes to Deformity
Rotten death/doom with a putrid production. | | 8 |  | Blue Hummingbird On The Left
Atl Tlachinolli
The Black Twilight Circle's flame was sputtering for a quite a few years, but with two releases last year, and this album now, hopefully they get back on track. Blue Hummingbird On The Left has come a long way from their flute-wielding origins, and are now a full-fledged war metal behemoth. The reverbed vocals are a bit obnoxious, but the power of the music remains. | | 9 |  | Warmoon Lord
Burning Banners of the Funereal War
A fine example of not melodic black metal, but black metal that's melodic. Check out Hawks' review. | | 10 |  | Pulchra Morte
Divina Autem et Aniles
Evoking the morbid grandiosity of the "The Peaceville Three" (Paradise Lost, Anathema, My Dying Bride) Pulchra Morte's debut album Divina Autem et Aniles hearkens back to the gothic death/doom sound of the early 90's British metal scene, uniting melody and chaos in an unholy matrimony. | | 11 |  | Primitive Warfare
Primitive Warfare | | 12 |  | Witch Claw
Summoning of the Heksevin | | 13 |  | Vessel of Iniquity
Void of Infinite Horror | | 14 |  | Altarage
The Approaching Roar | | 15 |  | Noctambulist
Atmospheres of Desolation | | 16 |  | Zohamah
Spread My Ashes | | 17 |  | Nihil Invocation
Furthering the Depth of Lucid Madness | | 18 |  | Hermodr
Forest Sky | | 19 |  | Arnor
All Eyes to the Frontline | | 20 |  | GEHEIMNISVOLL
Venomous Sorcery Through Hidden Darkness | | 21 |  | Skrawl
Nil (demo) | | 22 |  | Defacement
Deviant | | 23 |  | Mo'ynoq
Dreaming in a Dead Language | | 24 |  | Charnel Altar
Demo | | 25 |  | Lantern
Lost Paragraphs | | 26 |  | Festerday
Iihtallan | | 27 |  | Veldes
Flameless | | 28 |  | Griefloss
Griefloss | | 29 |  | Haenesy/Moondweller
Earth and Space | | 30 |  | Borda's Rope
Across the Black Deltaruin | | 31 |  | Rotted Fumes
DEMO MMXVIII | | 32 |  | Krallice
Wolf | | 33 |  | Maleficentt
Night of the Crimson Stars | |
TheSpirit
02.20.19 | yeooo | Relinquished
02.20.19 | nice, i got some homework | accompliceofmydeath
02.20.19 | Are any of these filthy caveman death metal? 7 looks sick. | TheSpirit
02.20.19 | check 7, 24, 31! | Deez
02.20.19 | Hell/Primitive man split
Guðveiki-Vængför was late december but rules
as does Death fortress- Reign of the unending.
Plenty ive not heard on here , good work! | TheSpirit
02.20.19 | I LOVE that Death Fortress album. Who knew a couple of Jersey lads could capture such an awesome wintry atmosphere? | Trifolium
02.20.19 | Niice! Have you heard the debut of Ulfven, Spirit?
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78953/Ulfven-Folklore/
I liked it quite a bit! Will def check some of these! | MarsKid
02.20.19 | Nice stuff here, will check some of the top ones.
Definitely jump on the Light Eater EP by Wounds (Chicago), shit is tight | Deez
02.20.19 | I LOVE that Death Fortress album. Who knew a couple of Jersey lads could capture such an awesome wintry atmosphere?'
Indeed! Great record | Slex
02.20.19 | A lot I'm excited to check out here
No love for Together To The Stars? | TheSpirit
02.20.19 | Thanks for recs everyone!
@Slex - I'm only one man hahahaha! i will get around to it! Just read your review btw --- good stuff! | Slex
02.20.19 | Oh haha no problem, hope ya dig it! | accompliceofmydeath
02.20.19 | Thanks! | Hawks
02.20.19 | Yesssssssssss! | TheSpirit
02.20.19 | ;] | JoeTex
02.20.19 | any osdm on here? | TheSpirit
02.20.19 | 4, 7, 10, 24, 26, 31 are all good places to start | Grimlin
02.21.19 | I've only listened to 8 from here, and almost nothing else from this year. Slacking. 8 is great though. You might dig Musmahhu's album, Reign of the Odious. | TheSpirit
02.21.19 | I'll check it out, thanks! |
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