Black Metal.

[Master_Yoda77]

The only other black metal albums I've bothered to check out this year are the new Burzum and the new Countess which are both great. The new Profanatica and the new Inquisition album (cumming out this fukking month!) should be tops on this list as well.

 

[challenge_everything]

I find Engram amazing in places but horribly inconsistent.

 

[Addo_Of_Nex]

I agree in that the first three tracks are just about impeccable, the next two great but a little drawn out, then the album reaches its highest point with the pair of "Suck My Blood" and "Demon Advance" (the latter being the best Beherit song and one of the most brilliant closing statements ever imo). That minor dip in quality is pretty much its only flaw though.

 

[Onder]

New Abigor is terrible.

This is making me sad.

 

[Bitencourt29]

New Abigor is terrible.

I've been mostly listening to Engram, Averse Sefira and Lunar Aurora lately. What have I missed?

The only Abigor I really know is Fractal Possession, and I don't like it at all. Engram is one of the best 2009 albums in my opinion. Averse Sefira and Lunar Aurora are both great, so excellent picks.

The new Profanatica and the new Inquisition album (cumming out this fukking month!) should be tops on this list as well.

Fuck yes, I'm really looking forward to them.

 

[General Zaroff]

So anyone listen to the new Twilight? I listened to some of it yesterday, it wasn't too bad.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

The new Countess does sound pretty good. I'll have to put it on more.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

The new Countess does sound pretty good. I'll have to put it on more.

It really is. The Manowar cover is fucking awesome.

 

[Pyro Stick]

Details of the new Drudkh limited edition:

"Handful of Stars", DRUDKH's forthcoming eighth album, will hit the shelves on September 20th. As for previous opus "Microcosmos", a deluxe box-set version will be available with a bonus 3" CD and extra goodies! Here are the contents of this lush leather book, strictly limited to 600 copies:

-"Handful of Stars" in digipak format
-"Slavonic Chronicles" 3" bonus CD, including two exclusive cover songs: "Indiánská Píseò Hrùzy" (MASTER'S HAMMER) and "Tam Gdzie Gaśnie Dzień" (SACRILEGIUM)
-exclusive T-shirt
-quill pen
-writing ink

Not too impressed but if the price is ok then ill try get a copy.

 

[meaperson333]

Some great Avant-Garde Black Metal
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb5ku3SlH5A&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Draehl]

Finally got around to Cor Scorpii. Pretty good stuff, not quite up there with Windir, but very similar if a little more "airy" sounding.

 

[unknown]

^^pretty much, but still a good listen every once and a while...but no windir

 

[damnromulans]

Windir are cool for sure! but I think they would have been so much cooler with more organic sounding instrumentals. Budget concerns etc aside.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

For those of you who care...

http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/item.asp?cID=0&PID=16986

 

[Onder]

I'm checking out the previous Profanatica album as you guys suggested and at first I was like "wait, is this the new Havohej?" and then I checked the line-up. Not a bad thing though, I even like Kembatinan Premaster and this even has some guitars/harmony in it.

 

[Doomguy]

The new Countess does sound pretty good. I'll have to put it on more.

Is it better than Blazing Flames of War?

 

[Crapples]

For those of you who care...

http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/item.asp?cID=0&PID=16986

I was kinda hoping this would link me to the new Inquisition. Soon my pretties!

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

NICE!!! Ordered the vinyl/CD package deal.

 

[SkiesAtOurFeet]

Anyone ever heard Yaotl Mictlan? Kind of interesting, some moments reminiscent of The Chasm.

 

[asgard1980]

Moin,

@draele,
That Cor Scorpii seems to sound like Windir is, because Stian Bakketeig (guitars) and some other members of C S. were also members of the good old Windir. ;-) The same ist with the Band Mistur and the Soloband from Odne, Sigtyr.

BTT.
I´m a big Black Metal fan, too. I like the atmosphere and the darkness of this beautiful music.

My faves are:
Summoning, Abigor, Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Nokturnal Mortum, Graveland, Windir-Cor Scorpii - Mistur, Mystic Circle, Eminenz, Setherial, some Marduk, Mayhem, Endstille (GErmany), Dissection, Thulcandra, Vordven, Evol (Ambient Black Metal from Italy), Elffor (Medieval Black Ambient Metal from Spain), Hellveto (Poland), Stielas Sorhet (Russia), Aeternus, Burzum, Darkthrone, old Satyricon and many more.