Albums currently kicking your ass

[Vilden]

Probably the best non-Sol Invictus neofolk album.

 

[Phylactery]

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Probably the best non-Sol Invictus neofolk album.

I've only heard In the Rain and I'd like it a lot more with a better vocalist. Not to say the vocals are bad, I just don't think they're particularly good either. I'll listen to this, cheers.

 

[Yerfdaug]

Hammerheart has always been my favourite. One of the few albums where solos/leads are done perfectly. Seriously. The solos on that shit are pure fucking genius. They aren't shittily masturbatory, and fit with the songs just so damn well. sure BFD owns because it is a thrashing and a half, and UtSotBM is the classic 'black metal' release, but hammerheart always has and probably will always be my favourite.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Greece's best black metal band is back at it. HAIL DIONYSUS! HAIL THE DIOSCURI!

Ave

 

[Phylactery]

Can't say I've ever seen anyone say that Kawir is the best Greek black metal band before. Cool band though, didn't know they had a new release out this year. I'll check it out.

 

[RedStorm]

Kawirs great, prefer varathron through

 

[CiG]

But garbage? You guys are either out of your mind or just scorned incantation fanboys hating.

Or it's just shit.

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Best Bathory. Blood Fire Death and Hammerheart don't even come close.

Oh hell no bitch. [waves finger]

 

[Vilden]

I've only heard In the Rain and I'd like it a lot more with a better vocalist. Not to say the vocals are bad, I just don't think they're particularly good either. I'll listen to this, cheers.

Heh the vocals are actually pretty bad on In the Rain, both Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus and Ian Read of Fire+Ice are notoriously bad singers even compared to other neofolk artists.
Both know how to make music though. If you like In the Rain you should try The Blade with Sol Invictus, it's his best work and he almost sounds ok on it. ; )

On the Bathory albums: I don't think I even have to state that I think Hammerheart is the greatest album ever.

 

[Slayed Necros]

 

[PhlegethonVeins]

Dug this one back out of my vault. Dax wins in almost everything he does, the bastard.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Can't say I've ever seen anyone say that Kawir is the best Greek black metal band before. Cool band though, didn't know they had a new release out this year. I'll check it out.

Yeah, I wouldn't rank them among my favorites but they're good. Does any Hellenic black metal legitimately suck?

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Kroda.

@CASSETTEISGOD. \m/

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Yeah, I wouldn't rank them among my favorites but they're good. Does any Hellenic black metal legitimately suck?

I meant more along the lines of today's Greek black metal. Rotting Christ and Varathron, while good, are far from what they used to be. The only other band I'd place on the same level as Kawir is Macabre Omen.

 

[Phylactery]

Gods of War - At War was one of the few albums I listened to from last year. I thought it was pretty great.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

 

[Slayed Necros]

 

[zerostatic]

 

[suckerleaf]

Dug this one back out of my vault. Dax wins in almost everything he does, the bastard.

Yes and Hell Yes.

 

[suckerleaf]

I am a Dying Gooooooddddd....

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I meant more along the lines of today's Greek black metal. Rotting Christ and Varathron, while good, are far from what they used to be. The only other band I'd place on the same level as Kawir is Macabre Omen.

Well aren't Rotting Christ not even playing black metal anymore?

But yeah, if we're talking about modern stuff, Macabre Omen are the best imo. Their latest album is easily my AOTY for 2015. Amazing stuff.