The Last Three Years in Metal...Tell me What Was Great

[Evil?]

As the very literal thread title may indicate, I am interested in knowing what are considered some of the best albums of the last few years. I have been nearly completely disconnected from any sort of Metal news or releases since about 2010 and am looking to catch up. I only want top tier shit. Above average. I don't get nearly as much quality listening time as I used to and I don't want to waste time with "ok" albums.

 

[matt schrauben]

I don’t know what you like so I’m just going to list what pops in my head

Eluveitie - Helvetios

Katatonia - Dead End Kings

Katatonia - Night is the New Day

Amorphis – The Beginning of Times

Cannibal Corpse – Torture

Borknagar – Urd

Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine

Anathema –Weather Systems (not really metal, but still really good)

Ihsahn – Eremita

Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

Swallow the Sun – New Moon (can’t recall if this is 3 years old or older. But it’s sweet)

There is more, but I need to look through my collection to remember them all.

 

[Eligos]

I'd say these are probably my favorites:

 

[Lateralus14]

Ignore the first response, and if I remember you right, the 2nd post might not be your thing, but hey Eligos seems to have discerning tastes.

Make sure you have these at the least:

2011:
Bahimiron - Rebel Hymns Of Left Handed Terror
Blaspherian - Infernal Warriors Of Death

2012:
Beherit - Celebrate The Dead
Demoncy - Enthroned Is The Night
Graveland - Memory And Destiny (Re-Recorded)

2013:
Sacriphyx - Sacriphyx
Sacriphyx - The Western Front

Hasn't been a great time for metal really, but 2013 is looking incredible. Fanisk's release was good if you like them, I just could never quite call them essential to my tastes. Portal's new release was ok I guess. But some of the shit coming out (Birth A.D., Imprecation, Summoning, Divine Eve, etc.) is bound to be great.

 

[Baroque]

Hexen - Being and Nothingness
Vektor - Outer Isolation
Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I
Havok - Time is Up

 

[JontRevolting]

Good to see Sacriphyx getting some love on here,that's about the best shit i've come across in the last few years.
Actually now is the perfect time to get into this band as their few demos/splits have appeared very rarely since 2007 and only just now has a compilation cd and their debut appeared.

 

[Krow]

Contragenesis > all other death metal posted here so far.

 

[Evil?]

Appreciate the rec guys. Will check some out.

 

[whiskey funeral]

Good thread, my friend. As someone who has also been out of the loop for the last few years, hopefully this thread is helpful.

 

[Westsiyeed]

Agree with Ihsahn's Eremita (even better is "After" going back to 2010) and Anathema and would have to add:

Enslaved - RIITIR
Leprous - Bilateral
Mastodon - The Hunter
Shining - Redefining Darkness

 

[Eligos]

Considering that The Hunter is comprised entirely of B-sides from Crack the Sky it hardly qualifies as a "great" album, but it is a decent pop record.

 

[Westsiyeed]

Considering that The Hunter is comprised entirely of B-sides from Crack the Sky it hardly qualifies as a "great" album, but it is a decent pop record.

I don't think that at all - the music is totally different to Crack the Skye, which was more epic and progressive-influenced, whereas The Hunter is more groove-oriented with some pop-type riffs and catchy choruses. Very different - where'd you hear the "B-side from CtS" reference?

Admittedly CtK is better but personally I think The Hunter's a great collection of songs, better than most of the other crap out there in the last few years.

 

[Eligos]

I just did a quick google search and it seems that I might have actually taken the figure of speech that I was reading in numerous reviews as truth

... but that is truly what I think of the record.

 

[ClichéUserName]

Cultes Des Ghoules - Spectres over Transylvania (2011)
Cultes Des Ghoules - Henbane (2013) I have not heard that one yet, but should hopefully give it a listen some time soon..

 

[Goffdahl]

Following bands have released worthwhile albums the last three years. Most is black or blackish But also some pagan and avantgarde in between.

Aaskereia
Alcest
Angantyr
Aosoth
Ash Borer
Bergthron
Blood of Kingu
Burzum
Craft
Darkthrone
Dinner auf Uranos
Drudkh
Eïs
Enid
Ewigheim
Falkenbach
A Forest of Stars
Furia
Graupel
Heimdalls Wacht
Helrunar
Heretoir
Inquisition
Kamera Obskur
Kroda
Les Discrets
Lunar Aurora
Mgla
Nocte Obducta
Odroerir
Primordial
Solefald
Taake
Thränenkind
Urfaust
Verdunkeln
Woods of Ypres

 

[DyingWorld]

Deceased's Surreal Overdose and In Solitude's The World. The Flesh. The Devil. come to mind.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Not sure what kind of metal you listen to, but these are the only two metal albums I've given 10s to in the last three years.

Agalloch- Marrow of the Spirit
Deathspell Omega- Peracletus

 

[-CC-]

Corpsessed - Dagger and the Chalice




War Master - Thrones of Tyranny

 

[matt schrauben]

Agree with Ihsahn's Eremita (even better is "After" going back to 2010) and Anathema and would have to add:

Enslaved - RIITIR
Leprous - Bilateral
Mastodon - The Hunter
Shining - Redefining Darkness

I plan on picking up Ihsahn’s “After” this week. I’ve heard it’s a great album. What say you?

 

[EspaDa]

Deathspell Omega- Peracletus

It's fucking Paracletus but it's definitely worth listing.