Albums currently kicking your ass

[HamburgerBoy]

^ Garbage alt metal, massive disappointment since when I first heard of them everyone was describing them as some kind of prog-doom Watchtower/Confessor-y thing

 

[CiG]

Personally I prefer their previous album, though I do like that one too.



The band was obviously way better when they were still called Asylum though.

 

[CiG]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Never realized it until now but some of the drumming here + the general intensity almost gives me a little bit of a TOOH vibe. This shit was so bonkers for the mid 80s.

 

[Sonic Titan]

One of the more interesting Black Metal groups. Nice artwork too.

 

[The Ozzman]

Ya'll want underrated as fuck Maryland doom metal ala the Obsessed, Revelation, and Pentagram? Just fucking listen to this. It's so fucking good.

This is code for complete shit

 

[Draehl]

If you're feeling some extra mellow atmoblack.background music.

 

[Phylactery]

One of my favourite albums of all time. I've been blasting it on the way to work quite often recently. It's a perfect fit with the cold, dark weather.

Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 7 rank among the best within the genre. And I'm also quite partial to 1 and 4.

Is anyone aware of anything that builds on the ideas explored in this album? Contrary to popular belief, this sounds almost nothing like the first 2 Dissection records and I've never found anything that really sounds like this.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

^ Garbage alt metal, massive disappointment since when I first heard of them everyone was describing them as some kind of prog-doom Watchtower/Confessor-y thing

You seem to be unnecessarily biased against so many things.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Contrary to popular belief, this sounds almost nothing like the first 2 Dissection records and I've never found anything that really sounds like this.

I got into Dissection and Vinterland around the same time I discovered this album. It was during the winter in 2008. A record store near me had the CDs and it was an impulse purchase. Honestly, it's a flawless album.

I agree with you though. The songwriting on Far Away from the Sun is much different from something like Storm of the Light's Bane or Welcome to My Last Chapter.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I find Setherial's Nord to be more similar to Far Away From the Sun than the more obvious choices, at least in terms of atmosphere. It might be worth checking out Sühnopfer too.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

One of the best EPs ever recorded, by the way.

 

[CiG]

 

[no country for old wainds]

still a candidate for best cover art of the decade imo

 

[CiG]

still a candidate for best cover art of the decade imo

That's a tough one, I do like this one a lot though. Maybe I prefer his (same artist) art for The Western Front by Sacriphyx a bit more but it's hard to appreciate it unless you have the LP itself.

Holyarrow's Oath Of Allegiance has great art too, I'd throw that one in there.

 

[Phylactery]

I find Setherial's Nord to be more similar to Far Away From the Sun than the more obvious choices, at least in terms of atmosphere. It might be worth checking out Sühnopfer too.

I already like Nord quite a bit. It's a shame most people write them off based on their later output.

I've never even heard of Suhnopfer, thanks!

 

[Sonic Titan]

 

[CiG]

 

[Burkhard]

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Thanks to @CASSETTEISGOD for reminding me to buy that Innsmouth record.

Grave Miasma Odori Sepulcrorum

This album was a major gateway to get me in death metal. Love the cavernous vibe.