Best albums from these bands...

[Birkenau]

What are the best albums from these bands, most of them I hear of fairly often but don't really do anything for me, although I might have been listening to one of their weaker albums...

Anaal Nathrakh
Arckanum
Beherit
Bethlehem
Carpathian Forest
The Chasm
Countess
Dawn
Dismember
Dolorian
Enslaved
Gehenna
Gorgoroth
Graveland
Hate Forest
Leviathan
Lord Belial
Moonblood
Nargaroth
Nokturnal Mortum
Paradise Lost
Ragnarok
Sacramentum
Summoning
Wyrd
Xasthur

Thanks

 

[T.I.E.]

Carpathian Forest - Black Shining Leather
Enslaved - Isa
Paradise Lost - One Second
Summoning - Nightshade Forests

sorry, I can't tell about the others...

 

[byrne]

Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon
The Chasm - Conjuration of the Spectral Empire (Although you can't really go wrong with them)
Dawn - Slaughtersun
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Graveland - I've only heard Thousand Swords, and its ok, but way overrated
Hate Forest - Never listened to them, although I am a big fan of the first two Drudkh albums
Moonblood - Blut Und Krieg
Paradise Lost - Been meaning to check them out for years, never done it. I hear Gothic rules though ....
Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun
Summoning - Dol Guldur again is the only one I have heard, but its pretty ejoyable, given the right mood.
Xasthur - Ugh ... Only heard one album, was awful. Can't remember what it was.

 

[Dev]

Enslaved = Monumension

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Arckanum - the split with Svartsyn
Beherit - don't like 'em.
Bethlehem - Dictius Te Necare
Carpathian Forest - Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods EP
The Chasm - Deathcult
Countess - haven't listened to enough
Dawn - Sorg på Svarte Vinger Flögh
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi (AND DON'T LET ANYONE FOOL YOU OTHERWISE!!!!)
Gehenna - Seen through the Veil of Darkness
Gorgoroth - Pentagram
Graveland - Thousand Swords
Hate Forest - Battlefield
Moonblood - Blut und Krieg
Nokturnal Mortum - Taste of Victory
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Summoning - Nightshade Forests (though you can't go wrong with anything released after "Lugburz")
Wyrd - Huldrafolk
Xasthur - the split with Nortt

 

[Nico]

Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon
The Chasm - Conjuration or Deathcult
Dawn - Slaughtersun
Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
Wyrd - Huldrafolk

 

[Erik]

Arckanum "Fran Marder"
Beherit "Drawing Down the Moon"
Bethlehem "Dark Metal"
Carpathian Forest "Through Chasms, Caves and Titan Woods"
The Chasm "Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph"
Countess "Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam"
Dawn "Slaughtersun: Crown of the Triarchy"
Dismember "Like an Ever Flowing Stream"
Dolorian "When All Laughter Has Gone"
Enslaved "Vikingligr Veldi"
Graveland "Following the Voice of Blood"
Hate Forest "Purity"
Lord Belial "Kiss the Goat"
Nokturnal Mortum "Goat Horns"
Paradise Lost "Gothic"
Summoning "Dol Guldur"
Wyrd "Unchained Heathen Wrath" demo
Xasthur "Nocturnal Poisoning"

 

[CF87]

Paradise Lost - Shades of God
Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream

 

[Xorv]

Beherit: Drawing Down the Mood & The Oath of Black Blood

 

[no country for old wainds]

Arckanum - Kampen (decent but far from amazing)
Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon
Bethlehem - Dictius Te Necare
The Chasm - leaning towards Conjuration... right now, but get Deathcult... and The Spell too.
Countess - They have an array of solid albums - nothing jumps out.
Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream (somewhat overrated but not bad)
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Gorgoroth - Antichrist
Graveland - Thousand Swords
Leviathan (Swe) - Worlds Beyond the Veil (ignore the US band)
Moonblood - Blut Und Krieg (but they have an array of interesting demos)
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns (get NeChrist and the new one, too)
Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
Summoning - Dol Guldur
Wyrd - Heathen (most of their other stuff is solid)

Don't bother with Nargaroth, Gehenna, Xasthur, Paradise Lost or Carpathian Forest. Look for The Chasm, Graveland, Summoning, Sacramentum, Nokturnal Mortum and Moonblood first.

 

[Demiurge]

Banned GoD again, eh?

 

[Erik]

Wyrd - Heathen (most of their other stuff is solid)

lol

please do whine about "narrative composition" while citing this album as an example

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Countess - Heilig Vuur
Enslaved - Monumension
Graveland - Following the Voice of Blood
Hate Forest - Battlefields
Leviathan - The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide
Nargaroth - Geliebte des Regens
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung
Summoning - Dol Guldur
Wyrd - Huldrafolk
Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning

 

[Naggamanteh]

Bethlehem - Schatten aus der Alexander Welt
Nargaroth - Geliebte des Regens

 

[no country for old wainds]

please do whine about "narrative composition" while citing this album as an example

please do suck on my "balls" while i choke your mother to death

i am not GoD i am Tindor

 

[amorpheus]

Bethlehem - Dark Metal

Enslaved - all till Blodhemn

Gorgoroth - Antichrist

Paradise Lost - Gothic

Summoning - Dol Guldur

Wyrd - Heathen and Huldrafolk

Xasthur - all till The Funeral of Being (great album)

 

[Demilich]

Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame

seriously?

 

[Nico]

Seriously. I'm hooked on that album like fucking crazy and have only listened to the other albums 2-3 times.

 

[J.]

The Chasm - Conjuration of the Spectral Empire
Dawn - Naer Solen gar Niber Evogher
Enslaved - Eld
Graveland - Following the Voice of Blood
Hate Forest - Battlefields
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung (or Goat Horns)
Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun (or Finis Malorum)
Summoning - Minas Morgul

 

[Demilich]

I'm with J. on this one. Minas Morgul for the fucking win. I haven't heard any of their albums TOO many times, and "Let Mortal Heroes..." is the only one I actually own, but hell, Minas Morgul is so fucking good it hurts.

so...

Arckanum - Khostoger (but I like most of what i've heard)
The Chasm - i know i liked whichever one i heard - the first one, maybe?
Countess - Heilig Vuur
Dawn - Slaughtersun (not too familiar with the other ones)
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Gehenna - Seen Through the Veil of Darkness (Second Spell)
Hate Forest - Purity
Nargaroth - Black Metal Ist Krieg (only one i've heard)
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns or possibly "To The Gates..."
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Summoning - Minas Morgul
Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning (only one i own, one i'm most familiar with)