19 for 2019
some cool stuff from this year. nothing more, nothing less. too much metal as usual. |
| 1 |  | Ultra Silvam
The Spearwound Salvation
The most "fun" bm album of this year imo. |
| 2 |  | Funereal Presence
Achatius
The best bm album.Labyrinthine and refreshingly archaic |
| 3 |  | Sadisme
Festering in Telepathic Communion
raw and violent |
| 4 |  | Sinmara
Hvísl Stjarnanna
icelandic bm is still cool |
| 5 |  | Akasha
Canticles of the Sepulchral Deity
ear piercing, chaotic, melodic, I love it.
Other bm: Doombringer, Skrawl, Blue Hummingbird on the Left, Heinous, Devil Master |
| 6 |  | Mega Colossus
V
nerdy lyrics, playful guitar playing. it's just so much fun. NAVIIIIIIGAAAAAAATOOOOOOOOOOOOOR
Neg: Only an EP |
| 7 |  | Traveler (CAN)
Traveler
good trad. heavy metal. nothing original but top notch execution. |
| 8 |  | Sanhedrin (USA-NY)
The Poisoner
well rounded Hard Rock/ Heavy metal. (a rather mature album for the genre) |
| 9 |  | Twisted Tower Dire
Wars in the Unknown
US-Power metal. happy to see that they are still around. cheesy (of course) but fun. |
| 10 |  | Magic Circle
Departed Souls
trad. doom with a lot of of old (70s) rock in it. Brendan Radigan has the perfect voice for the genre.
Saw him last year with Pagan Altar, was totally blown away. |
| 11 |  | Chainbreaker
Lethal Desire
raw speed/thrash metal. every song is well under 4 minutes. the 80's never ended. |
| 12 |  | Ataraxie
Résignés
(funeral)death/doom. one of the best bands in the genre. L'être et la Nausée was a return to form for them and this is just as good. |
| 13 |  | Vircolac
Masque
Didn't listen to much dm this year. Vircolac has the lead so far.
Other good shit: Pissgrave, Prostitute Disfugurement, Disgruntled Anthropophagi, Rendered Helpless, Venom Prison. |
| 14 |  | Chaucerian Myth
Chaucerian Legends: The Epic of Beileag, Part III
Chaucerian Legends: The Epic of Beileag, Part I-III. Love his output. Often a rather challenging listening experience but his willingness to experiment is always welcome in this narrow genre.
Other cool Ds: Onion Knight, Tyrant Myst, Utred, Arthuros, Gargoylium |
| 15 |  | Boy Harsher
Careful
not as good as I hoped, but still pretty cool. |
| 16 |  | Jungstotter
Love Is
2nd best album of the year so far, I'd say. Need some more time with this to fully evaluate it, but so far it keeps growing and growing. |
| 17 |  | Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
currently In third place. the praise it gets is deserved (even if it is from lucid (; ...) . let's see if it stands the test of time. |
| 18 |  | Low Life
Downer Edn
neat post-punk ( I hate this term by now). dig the vibe of it. |
| 19 |  | GOLD
Why Aren't You Laughing?
so far my aoty. I adored the Optimist and I think this tops it.
Genre: Post-Whatever |
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