Melancholy For The Soul II
A follow up to my last list, but this time instead of just having
melancholic albums, I'm going to go one step (and prolly more) beyond
and go into more depth on these albums so hopefully people will check
em out. I guess you can say this is one of those cliche "Overlooked" lists,
and you'd be right. Most of these are absolutely amazing (of course I'd
think that) and extremely underrated, and I'd be thrilled if I could discuss
em with some of my Sputnigz. So yea let's do this shit. |
| 1 |  | Autumnblaze
DämmerElbenTragödie
A black metal album at heart, but it has strong doom influences a la early
Katatonia. Throw in some neofolk, and some female vocals and you have a recipe
for an absolutely gorgeous album. |
| 2 |  | Dornenreich
Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen
Very similar in style to 1, except it doesn't have the doom influences and instead
cranks up the neofolk...which is absolutely fine by me. The vocals are not quite as
good, but when it comes to music like this good vocals are a bonus and a lack
thereof isn't usually detrimental unless they're awful. |
| 3 |  | Empyrium
Weiland
I can't rep this album enough. For those who are familiar with Empyrium's older
material (like Songs of Moors and Misty Fields which was in the first part of this list
which I also can't recommend enough), this is Empyrium minus the metal. It's
straight up neofolk at it's absolute best. Haunting, brooding, soothing...I can't think
of enough superlatives to describe this. |
| 4 |  | Estatic Fear
Somnium Obmutum
Another band who I seem to rep in every list. Listen to these 2 albums pwetty
please. It's got lutes, flutes, female vox, atmospheric keys, doom riffz...pretty
much errythang you could ask from music like this. |
| 5 |  | Estatic Fear
A Sombre Dance |
| 6 |  | In The Woods...
Heart of the Ages |
| 7 |  | Tiamat
Wildhoney
A gothic/doom classic. If you haven't heard, do it now. |
| 8 |  | Paragon of Beauty
Seraphine...Far Gone Gleam
some more gothic/doom. my only problem is that it's a bit too short. |
| 9 |  | Morgion
Solinari
doom/death. crushes the soul |
| 10 |  | Saturnus
Paradise Belongs to You
in the same vein as 9, but much more forgiving and melodic. |
| 11 |  | Ataraxie
Slow Transcending Agony
also similar to 9, except this is even more crushing. this crosses the line from
melancholic to hopelessness. |
| 12 |  | Of the Wand and the Moon
Nighttime Nightrhymes
some more neofolk. think Agalloch's The White (or to be even more specific, the
track Sowilo Rune) and you'll have a general idea of what this sounds like. except
this is much more sorrowful. |
| 13 |  | Eternal Sorrow
The Way of Regret
doom from brazil. this shit is so dark, and those keys man (keys rule btw). there are
even some femvox which i always appreciate. |
| 14 |  | Ocean of Sorrow
Mystery of Winter
some more doooom. this has some of the saddest riffs i've ever heard. it's almost as
if the guitars are weeping heavy tears of sorrow. also the capacity of human
intelligence seems to limit the capabilities to expand upon any possible creative
aptitudes |
| 15 |  | Secede
Tryshasla
Let's change the tune from all the doom for a sec and chill with some ambient. Well,
this is more idm but holy shit does it transcend. Only been listening for a week but I
can honestly see this being a 5 in the foreseeable future. Reminds me of when I
first got into MHTRTC way back when. |
| 16 |  | Wil Bolton
Under a Name that Hides Her
some more ambient. beautiful. |
| 17 |  | Vindensang
Terminus: Rebirth in Eight Parts...
dark ambient with a lil bit of folk and a dash of bm. tasty |
| 18 |  | Mathias Grassow
Transpersonal
Last ambient album i promise. The first of the 3 tracks is not very melancholic (it's
actually kinda unsettling), but the other 2 are pure bliss. Wow. |
| 19 |  | Nocte Obducta
Nektar - Teil 2: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher
Aight back to the mehtulz. Here's a black metal album with strong progressive
leanings. It's got dat atmusfear, while not being afraid to experiment. |
| 20 |  | Moonblood
Blut & Krieg
Let's continue with the bm theme for a bit. This album really had the potential to be
something special. It's got some really haunting keys and an ominous vibe, but it's
seriously lacking in the riff department. They're sorta bland and don't enhance the
atmosphere at all. Still really solid tho. |
| 21 |  | Lunar Aurora
Of Stargates and Bloodstained Celestial Spheres
This is what 20 could have been. Granted, this is a bit more symphonic but it is
more engaging nonetheless. |
| 22 |  | Bethlehem
Dark Metal
Black metal with substantial doom influences (i'm starting to really like this lil
combo). |
| 24 |  | Nagelfar
Hunengrab im herbst
black/viking metal |
| 25 |  | Vintersorg
Till Fjälls
more of dat black/folk goodness |
| 26 |  | Emyn Muil
Túrin Turambar Dagnir Glaurunga
Like a mixture of Summoning and Falkenbach, but with a distinct identity |
| 27 |  | The Morningside
The Wind, The Trees And The Shadows...
some black, some doom and some folk mmmh |
| 28 |  | Abigor
Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)
black metal |
| 29 |  | Mourning Beloveth
The Sullen Sulcus
funeral doom |
| 30 |  | Falkenbach
...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri...
black/viking metal |
| 31 |  | Die Verbannten Kinder Evas
Come Heavy Sleep
neoclassical/darkwave. compared to their last album (which i utterly adore), the
synths here sound much less organic and more akin to Summoning's synths (it is
Protector's project after all)...and somehow I feel that it actually enhances the
atmosphere |
| 32 |  | Dargaard
The Dissolution of Eternity
similar to 31 |
| 33 |  | Elend
A World in their Screams
similar in style to the above 2, but completely different in terms of atmosphere. this
is much darker, and even scary at times. |
| 34 |  | Twelfth of Never
Things that Were
some gothic metal, some doom metal, and some ethereal. the female vocals are
absolutely incredible. she sounds very similar to the vocalist of... |
| 35 |  | Autumn's Grey Solace
Within the Depths of a Darkened Forest
ethereal wave. the singer here has in my opinion arguably the most jaw droppingly
beautiful vocals i've heard. she can overdo it at times tho. incredibly soothing and
introspective album. |
| 36 |  | October Falls
Marras
neofolk |
| 37 |  | Kauan
Aava Tuulen Maa
post-rock/neofolk |
| 38 |  | Rivendell
The Ancient Glory
as you can probably tell from the name, this is Tolkien themed folk/black metal. it's
missing something that would make it stand out, but it's still pretty enjoyable. |
| 39 |  | Of Solitude and Solemn
Of Solitude and Solemn
Noctus' doom/post-rock project. brings the melancholy hard |
| 40 |  | Ahnenstahl
Zwischen Tod und Leben
black metal |
| 41 |  | Agrypnie
Aetas Cineris
black metal from this year |
| 42 |  | Sun Devoured Earth
Sounds of Desolation
ready to gaze? |
| 43 |  | lovesliescrushing
Xuvetyn |
| 44 |  | Astrobrite
Crush |
| 45 |  | Chapterhouse
Whirlpool |
| 46 |  | Secret Shine
All of the Stars
this would've been stellar if some of the vocals weren't a bit autotuned |
| 47 |  | Secret Shine
Untouched
ah much better |
| 48 |  | Paint in Watercolour
Glare |
| 49 |  | Paint in Watercolour
Unknown |
| 50 |  | Lilys
In the Presence of Nothing |
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