Best Black Metal Album of 2k14

[ProphetofHatred]

It's enough death metal to not be contender for best black metal album.

 

[[)eadmund]

It's enough death metal to not be contender for best black metal album.

Same goes for Svn Eater too, imo, though I really like both albums.

Probably the Spectral Lore album should at least get mentioned.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Empire of the Moon - Πανσέληνος

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxFJf_jTvc

Very solid take on the ''hellenic'' style (a la Rotting Christ/Necromantia/Varathron etc.)

I endorse this. Fuck. Good stuff.

 

[Westbrook266]

I endorse this. Fuck. Good stuff.

Is there anywhere I can buy a copy of this? I love it

 

[brooks55]

I guess I will go with Nasheim - Solens Vemod

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

Sargeist - Feeding The Crawling Shadows

also, although not 100% BM and 2 are EPs, I liked Necros Christos - Nine Graves, Bolzer - Soma and Diocletian - Gesundrian

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Wait...Necros Christos has a new 40 minute EP out?

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Besides BAN and Darkspace some honorable mentions are: Skaphe - s/t, Sinmara - Aphotic Womb, Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise, Spectral Lore - III, and Nightbringer - Egos Dominus Tuus (though i wouldn't say best but should make it on some list).

 

[tagradh]

Sargeist - Feeding The Crawling Shadows

I'd forgotten about this but.. really?

Unlike several I've seen commenting on it, I have no problem with the production, but I found the music mostly forgettable. Like leftovers from Let the Devil In. I'd forgotten it had been released.

I still need to get the Horna split from their year though. The 2013 album is fantastic.

 

[KafkaX]

For me, its toss up between Chaos Moon's Resurrection Extract or Woods of Desolation's As The Stars.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

I'd forgotten about this but.. really?

Unlike several I've seen commenting on it, I have no problem with the production, but I found the music mostly forgettable. Like leftovers from Let the Devil In. I'd forgotten it had been released.

I think it's full of atmosphere, some cool drumming, good bass range and masterful black metal riffs. And I love the deep vocals.

Give it another listen

 

[crimsonfloyd]

My top three thus far would be:

Panopticon- Roads to the North
Thantifaxath- Sacred White Noise
Spectral Lore- III

Haven't listened to the new Hail Spirit Noir or Darkspace yet.

 

[EspaDa]

New Spectral Lore is killer.

 

[divine_torture]

So I'm listening to Thantifaxath again. Its definitely top of my BM favs this year. With Darkspace, BAN, Throne of Katharsis, and Dawnbringer.

Have not heard the new Spectral Lore, either

 

[Onder]

I haven't heard many 2014 recordings as I've been spending most listening time rediscovering things I have on my iTunes already. It's actually taking months to go through that with the amount of time I have left nowadays. But I plan on going back to some of this year's releases later.

 

[off the godpills]

Wow, I didn't know that Spectral Lore was going to release new album this year, will certainly give it a listen. I also have a good feeling about new Darkspace.

 

[divine_torture]

If you don't listen to anything else new this year, at least listen to Darkspace

 

[[)eadmund]

I do like the Thantifaxath album, which I'm now listening to again for the first time in probably more than six months.

 

[Cromulent]

If you don't listen to anything else new this year, at least listen to Darkspace

Yeah the Darkspace album is superb.

 

[unknown]

In addition to BAN, Spectral Lore, and Darkspace...While technically an EP, I thought Vehemenz's self-titled debut was absolutely fantastic. Some of the most original BM I've heard in a few years. Cheers to whoever posted them on here