I want to second the good work for the convivial hermit # 8--
Anyway:
The guy from thy darkened shade (awesome bm from greece, seek out) does a best of 2017 for nocleansinging--discovered a few from there
Grav (they have a bunch of demos/eps--but released two albums in 2017): Like a mix of a more blackened and deranged ved buens ende with some, lik, and circle of ouroborus' bouncier stuff--midpaced, clean electrics, and bass is all over the place--as it should be:
Ungfell: swiss bm--filthy in the style of early peste noire with some of those acoustics thrown in --solid.
Bolt Gun: Australian post rock/sludge--expansive, lush, slowww build up to a nice blissed cacophony--
Saiva - non metal here-- feral kind of folk with some bounce--some of the vocals are still harsh--- from the guy in Lonndom (also previously in LIK, and stilla who had the great album last year. Also for any old RC people lurking--reminds me a little of the skiftninger album by Naervaer
also new Abigor (a clear success--I had a comment about abigor last year continuing to strive from the early bands-and this definitely supports it)