Grog – Macabre Requiems
massive riffs, guttural growls and gut churning insanity
Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest
Audiophiles rejoice; this is the best sounding black metal album to date
Siniestro – Arctic Blood
I’ve determined one thing, FOUR TRACKS IS NOT ENOUGH
Ghost World – Spin
It is the feel good album I can listen to as the marigold leaves get whipped from the trees
Skepticism – Stormcrowfleet
Stormcrowfleet is a flagship album for the funeral doom subgenre
Hypnos – Set Fire to the Sky
These exuberant Swedes do much more than merely incorporate their retro influences into their sound; no, they take idolatry one step further by blatantly aping different bands’ styles for individual songs.
Graveborne – 1918
The album undulates between savagery and mournful atmosphere with a fair number of interesting flourishes added.
Superfjord – All Will Be Golden
a dynamic, mind bending experience of groove heavy, percussion laden majesty
Un – Sentiment
the totality of Un’s music embodies the essence of dark emotion
Wrestling – Ride On Freaks
deftly blends ‘80s speed metal, hardcore punk, melodic riffs, and downright goofy lyrics and vocalizations