Best discoveries in the past year?

[Pull The Plug]

Alright, I haven't checked here or any other metal forum (apart from a random post or two for those of you keeping score) in probably over a year now so i'm pretty behind on what people have been discovering and recovering from the past.

I've just been buying new albums of bands I already know (Behemoth, Mithras, Pantheon I etc..) but haven't found out what the latest up and coming bands, overlooked classic bands or just plain awesome albums have been in the past year.

Can I please get some recommendations (preferably from the older, more 'experienced' members) on what to check out?

Cheers!

 

[Blue_Jay]

Negura Bunget, Wolves in the Throne Room, Agalloch, and Amon Amarth for me.

 

[Captain]

Sahg, Deathspell Omega, Dew Scented, Municipal Waste, Swallow the Sun and Akercocke.

 

[Seditious]

I don't know about the 'latest' or 'greatest', but I like your thread title, so I'm going to reply with the bands I'm most pleased with discovering for myself this year.

Korpiklaani
Kyprian's Circle
Nomans Land
Taunusheim
Twin Obscenity
XIV Dark Centuries
Mirzadeh
Mustan Kuun Lapset
Ajattara
Horna
Falconer

 

[DigToChina]

I love Ajattara, that's probably my top discovery for the year, I love every one of their albums... Apare is kind of weak but it has it's moments...Other stuff:

Necrophobic
Hordak
Flametal
Fall of the Leafe
Arghoslent
Bolt Thrower...only recently got into death metal

 

[Blue_Jay]

I don't know about the 'latest' or 'greatest', but I like your thread title, so I'm going to reply with the bands I'm most pleased with discovering for myself this year.

Korpiklaani
Kyprian's Circle
Nomans Land
Taunusheim
Twin Obscenity
XIV Dark Centuries
Mirzadeh
Mustan Kuun Lapset
Ajattara
Horna
Falconer

He ment last year dude.

 

[Pull The Plug]

Sorry I more or less meant this year. Just the past 12 months, thanks for the replies. I'll check these bands out.

 

[hibernal_dream]

-The creation of matter from light
-Retinal prosthetics
-Mechanism of RNA transcription

 

[nissan]

-The creation of matter from light
-Retinal prosthetics
-Mechanism of RNA transcription

 

[Life Sucks]

some bands that people have been raving about in the past year:

Drudkh (black metal)
Deathspell Omega (black metal)
Mael Mordha (folk/trad doom)
Anti (black metal)
Warning (trad doom)
Asphyx (old school death metal)
Evocation (old school dm)
Hellwitch (old school dm)
Repugnant (old school dm)
Mordicus (old school dm)
old school dm in general

I didn't really mention any power, prog, etc. because I tend not to pay attention to those recs, as I don't really listen to that stuff.

 

[Blue_Jay]

I forgot to mention the Mirrorthrone CD for the year 2006. Oops.