Albums currently kicking your ass

[Oblivious Maximus]

Formulas is my favorite MA album. There's something so warped sounding about it. Massive Lovecraftian vibes.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Easily one of my top black metal albums this year. Didnt like their last album too much so I'm glad they returned to form.

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Yeah I bought their last album expecting a masterpiece and was somewhat disappointed with that overextended effort. I'll be giving the new one a listen shortly. Glad to hear positive feedback.

 

[Phylactery]

I’ll have to give that one a listen. I completely forgot about them because like you I didn’t enjoy their last one too much.

 

[jimmy101]

Formulas is my favorite MA album. There's something so warped sounding about it. Massive Lovecraftian vibes.

Absolutely, it's got this strange alien vibe which makes it such a one-of-a-kind album.

 

[Krow]

Yeah I bought their last album expecting a masterpiece and was somewhat disappointed with that overextended effort. I'll be giving the new one a listen shortly. Glad to hear positive feedback.

I’ll have to give that one a listen. I completely forgot about them because like you I didn’t enjoy their last one too much.

Reminds me more of Haxan than their latest efforts.

 

[Phylactery]

Haxan is actually my favourite so that sounds promising.

 

[CiG]

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Yeah it took a little while for that album to click with me initially as well. I used to think it contained a fair chunk of filler tracks, but these days songs such as Prayer of Hatred, Umulamahri & Covenant of Death are some of my favourites on the whole album.

Heaving Earth, Chambers of Dis & Hellspawn are so fucking violent, whilst Invocation of the Continual One is such an epic odyssey. Outstanding stuff.

It's really on par with what is often considered their most influential in the late '80s to early '90s, if not managing to exceed a lot of what is on Blessed. Pretty underrated overall.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

 

[EspaDa]

Svartidauði

 

[PrincessHades]

Kyuss-Blues for the Red Sun/Welcome to Sky Valley

Corrosion of Conformity-Deliverance

I'm pretty bored with most genres of metal (I think I've listened to all of the central bands and my lazy ass hasn't bothered to explore further) but stoner/doom metal brings something new for me. I like how it replicates the Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin atmosphere without being a total ripoff

 

[CiG]

I like how it replicates the Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin atmosphere without being a total ripoff

 

[PrincessHades]

I wasnt being sarcastic...I used to think the same thing but it would be pretty hard to argue that the two bands I just mentioned or any similar bands are Sabbath ripoffs. There are a few (Witchfinder General comes to mind) but most do their own thing

 

[Vegard Pompey]

What a band.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Blut Aus Nord Ultima Thulée
Devastatingly frigid.

 

[Krow]

This is pretty fucking good. Two quick albums in a two year period. Both great. Thinking I want this on my '18 list somewhere.

 

[CiG]

I wanted that one to make my top ten and it was in there for a period, but slowly it got bumped down. It did make my top twenty though. @Einherjar86 did you ever check this one out? I recall you liked their previous album.

 

[CiG]

 

[Oblivious Maximus]