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Last Active 10-12-09 5:43 pm
Joined 06-27-04

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Aborted, Akercocke, Arsis, At the Gates, Autumn Leaves, Behemoth, Blind Guardian, Cannibal Corpse, Children of Bodom, Cradle of Filth, Cryptopsy, Dimmu Borgir, Dissection, Emperor, Insomnium, Iron Maiden, Mirrorthrone, Opeth, Shadows Fall, Vital Remains, Windir,

Kataxu Hunger of Elements
4
02.29.08
The Absence Riders of the Plague
4.5
08.08.07
Soilwork The Chainheart Machine
2
08.06.07
Bathory Blood Fire Death
4
08.02.07
Opeth Blackwater Park
Opeth’s music can most accurately be compared to snowflakes. Every snowflake is unique; diverse; one of a kind. Each one has something special about it. On its own it symbolizes the advent of something beautiful and captivating, while as one of a flurry it falls serenely, forming a picturesque scene so stunning it defies words. Just like snowflakes, every Opeth song is special in its own right. Within an album, the music is like a flurry ensnaring the senses with emotionally charged progressive. Given the excellent structures and production values of Blackwater Park, the tidal waves of emotionally epic metal crash down harder than ever. Words		5
10.29.06
Mirrorthrone Carriers of Dust
With godlike writing skills and instrumental talent beyond measure, it would be fair to say that if Mozart had been alive today, he’d have made something like Carriers of Dust. It is exceedingly difficult to single out specific instances of exceptional writing on an album such as Carriers of Dust. At its core is indeed brutal black death metal, as the album plainly displays with the opener A Scream to Express the Hate of a Race. Vladimir immediately displays his affinity for extreme metal vocal ability, putting forth black metal shrieks and beastly growls that could force Mikael Akerfeldt into submission. While the drums rage on and the guita		5
10.29.06
Cradle of Filth Thornography
4
10.18.06

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  • Storm In A Teacup Hope you're doing well, good sir.
    April 29 09:04 PM
  • asdff hey! I just wanted to say how much you suck, sorry, but it's true.
    April 24 10:40 AM
  • HailTheWizard Hey man, just joined sputnik not long ago because im finding some good black metal on here. Not even sure if I should be posting this here, but any good black metal bands that you'd reccomend to someone new in the genre?
    April 8 08:57 AM
  • dannyboy89 You a big Children of Bodom fan? what are their best records?
    February 19 11:40 AM
  • pbass0 the absence! what a quality band
    November 2 08:47 AM

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