Phylactery
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Metallica - The Call of Ktulu 8/10
Much better than "Orion" imo. This is easily my favourite Metallica full length and this song is pretty great. I've never been big on the part starting at 7 minutes, and the final 20 seconds or so almost ruin the atmosphere it built up for me. Completely eclipsed by the best instrumentals from The Chasm.
Thergothon - Elemental 7/10
I'd need to listen to this more, I've heard this album and one from Skepticism from the funeral doom genre but it was years ago and I've never sat down and tried to immerse myself in them. I definitely feel I might enjoy this more and rate it higher if I was in the right mood, it's extremely dark and oppressive.
Ironsword - Call of Cthulhu 7/10
This is fine, I even enjoyed parts of it. The vocals are the worst part and that chugging riff, otherwise it's decent.
Catacomb - The Key 9/10
This is so fucking great. OSDM with an otherworldly and creepy atmosphere. I love the leads, I love the keyboard touches and I love the production. Vocalist definitely sounds like some kind of lumbering monster from a Lovecraftian nightmare.
Septic Flesh - Mystic Places of Dawn 9/10
This album is a masterpiece of atmospheric and melodically inclined death metal.
Therion - Cthulhu 10/10
Beyond Sanctorum easily ranks among my favourite death metal records from Sweden. Definitely makes up for that awful Therion song we had to endure for the dragon theme. How I wish someone would reissue this with the original cover art.
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales 8.5/10
Classic!
Varathron - The Tressrising of Nyarlathotep 8.5/10
Wtf, I was actually dreading listening to this because I've owned His Majesty at the Swamp for years and it's just never clicked with me in the same way as a lot of other Greek black metal. Guess I need to spend more time with it because this was awesome.
Solstice - New Dark Age/The Sleeping Tyrant 9.5/10
The intro being on theme is good enough for me. Epic doom from a fantastic album.
Soomdrag - Epitaph the Naster 5.5/10
This is kinda boring with some interesting ideas here and there. Somewhat enjoyable but I probably won't be looking into this band.
Black Sabbath - Behind the Wall of Sleep 7/10
Not one of my favourites from Sabbath, but still pretty good.
Mekong Delta - Prophecy 8/10
Never heard anything from this band before. This was surprisingly really good, love the vocals and some of the riffs were killer.
Root - The Old Ones 8.5/10
This album and Hell Symphony fucking rule. Root bring a dirty occult feeling and are among my favourite black metal bands.
Entombed - Strangers Aeons 6/10
I couldn't possibly hate this, but it just doesn't do nearly as much for me as the other death metal on this list. Some of the parts are really cool, but other parts just don't agree with me.
Hemotoxin - The Shadow Over Innsmouth 5/10
These shockingly bad vocals would prevent me from ever listening to this again. I quite like the melodic tremolo/blast sections, generic as they are. Definitely needs work to be something I'd consider good.
Innsmouth - Consumed by Elder Sign 8/10
Fucking disgusting, rotten and filthy. Almost everything I look for in this style of music.It is perhaps too long, but this atmosphere is so convincing that I don't care. Will definitely be looking into this band.
This playlist was very enjoyable from beginning to end. Even the songs I liked the least weren't horrendous.
Much better than "Orion" imo. This is easily my favourite Metallica full length and this song is pretty great. I've never been big on the part starting at 7 minutes, and the final 20 seconds or so almost ruin the atmosphere it built up for me. Completely eclipsed by the best instrumentals from The Chasm.
Thergothon - Elemental 7/10
I'd need to listen to this more, I've heard this album and one from Skepticism from the funeral doom genre but it was years ago and I've never sat down and tried to immerse myself in them. I definitely feel I might enjoy this more and rate it higher if I was in the right mood, it's extremely dark and oppressive.
Ironsword - Call of Cthulhu 7/10
This is fine, I even enjoyed parts of it. The vocals are the worst part and that chugging riff, otherwise it's decent.
Catacomb - The Key 9/10
This is so fucking great. OSDM with an otherworldly and creepy atmosphere. I love the leads, I love the keyboard touches and I love the production. Vocalist definitely sounds like some kind of lumbering monster from a Lovecraftian nightmare.
Septic Flesh - Mystic Places of Dawn 9/10
This album is a masterpiece of atmospheric and melodically inclined death metal.
Therion - Cthulhu 10/10
Beyond Sanctorum easily ranks among my favourite death metal records from Sweden. Definitely makes up for that awful Therion song we had to endure for the dragon theme. How I wish someone would reissue this with the original cover art.
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales 8.5/10
Classic!
Varathron - The Tressrising of Nyarlathotep 8.5/10
Wtf, I was actually dreading listening to this because I've owned His Majesty at the Swamp for years and it's just never clicked with me in the same way as a lot of other Greek black metal. Guess I need to spend more time with it because this was awesome.
Solstice - New Dark Age/The Sleeping Tyrant 9.5/10
The intro being on theme is good enough for me. Epic doom from a fantastic album.
Soomdrag - Epitaph the Naster 5.5/10
This is kinda boring with some interesting ideas here and there. Somewhat enjoyable but I probably won't be looking into this band.
Black Sabbath - Behind the Wall of Sleep 7/10
Not one of my favourites from Sabbath, but still pretty good.
Mekong Delta - Prophecy 8/10
Never heard anything from this band before. This was surprisingly really good, love the vocals and some of the riffs were killer.
Root - The Old Ones 8.5/10
This album and Hell Symphony fucking rule. Root bring a dirty occult feeling and are among my favourite black metal bands.
Entombed - Strangers Aeons 6/10
I couldn't possibly hate this, but it just doesn't do nearly as much for me as the other death metal on this list. Some of the parts are really cool, but other parts just don't agree with me.
Hemotoxin - The Shadow Over Innsmouth 5/10
These shockingly bad vocals would prevent me from ever listening to this again. I quite like the melodic tremolo/blast sections, generic as they are. Definitely needs work to be something I'd consider good.
Innsmouth - Consumed by Elder Sign 8/10
Fucking disgusting, rotten and filthy. Almost everything I look for in this style of music.It is perhaps too long, but this atmosphere is so convincing that I don't care. Will definitely be looking into this band.
This playlist was very enjoyable from beginning to end. Even the songs I liked the least weren't horrendous.
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