Black Metal.

[Draehl]

Cheers! The sludge/drone stuff definitely won't be my thing. I haven't checked out Ruins of Beverast for a while, if they have evolved a bit I will be excited to hear. I have the previous two albums from Thy Catafalque as well and find them very intriguing on initial listens but they don't age well. As you say, some odd melodies but perhaps a lack of compositional tact or depth.

This Heilung one piques my interest too - I am a massive Elend fan so I am imagining something a bit similar?

I'm not familiar with Elend, but Ruins of Beverast and Heilung are both quite ritualistic sounding and incredibly hypnotic. Both have a tribal/shamanistic vibe but without coming off as inauthentic, you feel like you're witnessing a ritual before a paleolithic hunt, etc.

Fair enough on the sludge/drone stuff. Urfaust might have enough black/doom to not turn you off though.

 

[challenge_everything]

Elend is a sadly defunct French duo who composed violent sounding classical music overlaid with screamed/growled vocals.

 

[Krow]

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[Krow]

So I see Candelabrum is releasing a new album. They're one of maybe two of the uber rare release black metal bands I really care about today and one of the rare dungeon synth black metal bands I really like.

old grainy vampire movies and walks in the darkness....

 

[CiG]

 

[CiG]

I was wondering when they were going to put that on their Bandcamp page.

not that good of an EP..may give another go later

Nice. The second track was good shit, but what the fuck was that first track? Sounded like someone having a seizure while trying to enjoy their morning coffee.

 

[rms]

havent bothered to go back..not my thang this time around

 

[CiG]

Malokarpatan are branching off into spoon-clanking folk music, evidently.

 

[CiG]

 

[rms]

cant even sample a tune? god damn cassette having fuckers

 

[Omni]

You guys do realize that those Malokarpatan tracks were recorded for a compilation a while ago and aren't intended to be a snapshot of the band's future direction, right?

 

[CiG]

You guys do realize that those Malokarpatan tracks were recorded for a compilation a while ago and aren't intended to be a snapshot of the band's future direction, right?

I did not.

 

[CiG]

 

[Omni]

I've always liked Xibalba. They have one of the best black metal music videos too.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I don't remember liking them but I've only heard one album. They were hyped up quite a bit. I'll check the above link when I can to see if there's anything I look for in my black metal. I've recently become quite picky.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I remember talking to some girl a few years ago about Xibalba and was surprised that she liked them. I quickly realized that she was talking about the deathcore band from California. They have practically the same logo and same lyrical themes according to M-A.

 

[Einherjar86]

Fuuuuuuck, Sojourner's The Shadowed Road is killer. Probably not everyone's cup of tea, but some epic black metal.

 

[challenge_everything]

Not all BM, but a decent portion is...

2017
The Ruins of Beverast - Exuvia (Black/Doom/Folk, crazy hypnotic heavy shit with chanting. My AOTY)
Dvne - Asheran (Unique Stoner/Sludge/Prog blend. They capture some of the best elements of both genres)
Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland (Fast paced, high energy thrashy Black/Folk)
Venenum - Trance of Death (Psychedelic Death. Twisted riffs.)
Nokturnal Mortum - Істина (Folk/Black, this one is rather thick on the folk, some might find it a little over-saturated)
Hellripper - Coagulating Darkness (Black/Speed, rather short album but crazy full of hooky riffs)
Heilung - LIFA Live Show (Non-metal - Neofolk but has some harsh vocals and heavy as fuck for using only traditional instruments)
Electric Moon - Stardust Rituals (Non-metal - Trippy Mellow Psych/Space Rock)

2018
Urfaust - The Constellatory Practice (Doom/Black/Drone. My AOTY so far)
Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram (Melodic Black/Death)
Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy (Prog/Tech Death. Super catchy and fun)
Thy Catafalque - Geometria (Experimental/Avant Garde. Very bizarre melodies)
Bong - Thought and Existence (Drone/Psych, repetitive but solid)

Bought the Ruins of Beverast, Malokarpatan and Venenum albums from this bunch. I'm not entirely convinced by Exuvia as yet, the atmosphere seemed a touch painted on and as always with these guys they could lose about 15 mins of album length, but definitely warrants further listening. Malokarpatan sounds like Midnight, if they grew up in a Ukrainian forest.

 

[challenge_everything]

Sorcier des Glaces - North
Panphage - Storm, Drengskapr and Jord
Wampyrinacht - We Will be Watching
Communion - At the Announcement

Panphage was fucking excellent. This is right up my alley. Wampyrinacht has some cool melodic leads, worth buying too. Sorcier des Glaces I'm familiar with, and will get around to this eventually.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Sorcier des Glaces I'm familiar with, and will get around to this eventually.

it's their best and the best in that list imo (well, i haven't heard the communion), which is saying something 'cause panphage and wampyrinacht both rule