Average Rating: 3.79 Rating Variance: 0.51 Objectivity Score: 65% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicBlut Aus Nord The Work Which Transforms GodBlut Aus Nord Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The StarsCraft Fuck the UniverseUpping this to a 5 - this is ridiculously good and solid from start to finish.Darkspace Dark Space IDeathspell Omega KenoseDepeche Mode ViolatorDevin Townsend TerriaI can't quite give this a 5 but it's about as close as you can get without quite making it. Nevermind after more listens it gets a 5.Devin Townsend Ziltoid the OmniscientDrudkh Blood In Our WellsEmperor Anthems to the Welkin at DuskEmperor Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire...Enslaved IsaFauna Avifaunawow, this is REALLY good and a huge improvement over their previous stuff. I liked The Hunt but even so would only give that release a 3 or 3.5 - after 4 listens bumping this from a 4.5 to 5. Ridiculously goodLeviathan Tentacles of WhorrorLeviathan The Blind WoundMare Cognitum An Extraconscious LucidityAll the way up to a 5 with this one now, I believe it is actually better than Phobos Monolith. Great stuff.Silencer (SWE) Death - Pierce MeVoid Of Silence Human AntithesisWeakling Dead as Dreams4.5 superbAkhlys The Dreaming IArmagedda Ond Spiritism: Djæfvulens SkalderAsh Borer Ash BorerAsh Borer BloodlandsBlut Aus Nord Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian PoetryAfter a bunch more listens I'm upping this to a 4.5. Still not as good as 1 and 2 but it's damn good anyway.Blut Aus Nord Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers Of The Icy AgesBoreal The Battle of VosadThis is ridiculously good - shame more people haven't heard it. It's low production quality but high quality of music.Craft VoidDamn good black metal and some of my favorite vocals.Devin Townsend Ocean Machine: BiomechEchtra Sky BurialReally good stuff, the best under his solo work. This one also is most similar to the sound of Fauna.Emperor IX EquilibriumEnslaved Below the LightsFell Voices 2010 Tour CD-RRidiculously good - the best of their outputs here imo, with the worst being their most recent Regnum Saturni.Howls of Ebb The Marrow VeilKrohm The Haunting PresenceLantlos LantlosLes Discrets Septembre Et Ses Dernières PenséesLeviathan The Tenth Sub Level of SuicideLeviathan Massive Conspiracy Against All LifeLeviathan Scar SightedUnbelievable release - great from start to finish. A bit different style for him at times with some death metal vibes, but still one of his best.Lurker Of Chalice Lurker Of ChaliceMare Cognitum Phobos Monolithupping this to 4.5 after more listens - damn it's good, also check out the song from the split with Spectral Lore, it's just as good. So are the other releases from MareMgla Exercises in FutilityShining (SWE) III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens EmissarieThorns Thorns4.0 excellentAlrakis Alpha EriArmagedda I AmAsh Borer 2009 DemoAsh Borer Tour Rehearsal DemoAsh Borer Cold of AgesGood release but it's slightly weak until you hit Convict All Flesh, then it destroysBlut Aus Nord Ultima ThuleeBotanist VI: FloraColdworld Melancholie²Craft Total Soul RapeDarkspace Dark Space IIIDarkthrone Transilvanian HungerDeathspell Omega Mass Grave AestheticsDiagnose: Lebensgefahr TransformalinReally good stuff from Nattramn of Silencer fame. Doesn't have his same vocal style here and it's totally different musically - but still sick and twisted. This should be tagged with ambient as well.Dodheimsgard A Umbra OmegaDrudkh Autumn AuroraDrudkh A Furrow Cut ShortEmperor In the Nightside EclipseEnslaved Axioma Ethica OdiniEnslaved RIITIIRFell Voices 08 DemoHaethen Shaped By Aeolian WindsHorna Sanojesi AarelleInquinamentum VoidReally good stuff, kind of checked this cd out on a whim - glad I did.Leviathan A Silhouette in SplintersLeviathan The Speed Of DarknessLeviathan True Traitor, True WhoreLvcifyre Svn EaterI don't listen to much death metal but this is pretty damn good - very evil, menacing and dark atmosphereMayhem Esoteric WarfareMerkaba Bones of the Sacred ForestMerkaba ContinuumMondvolland Kwade VaartMorbus Chron SwevenMortualia Blood Of The HermitAfter a few more listens I'm bumping this to a 4 - it's a great deal better than the first, way less repetitive and much more interestingNehemah Light of a Dead StarPanopticon Autumn EternalSadhaka TermaFigured if the Fauna dudes were in this it would be quality and yep, definitely did not disappoint.Shining (SWE) II - Livets AndhallplatsSpectral Lore ITempel (USA-AZ) The Moon Lit Our PathThe Great Old Ones Al AzifThe Great Old Ones Tekeli-LiVanum Realm of Sacrificebumping my rating after a few listens - this is pretty damn good.Wheels Within Wheels The Six Months of the Northern Course of the Sun3.5 greatAbigor ApokalypseArchivist ArchivistArmagedda Strength through TortureArmagedda Only True BelieversBatushka LitourgiyaBlut Aus Nord 777 - Sect(s)Blut Aus Nord 777 - The DesanctificationBlut Aus Nord 777 - CosmosophyCanis Dirus A Somber Wind from a Distant ShoreIt's pretty decent, but the songs can at times be fairly similar. Worth a listen though.Celestia Frigidiis ApotheosiaChaos Echoes Tone of Things to ComeCraft Terror Propaganda - Second Black Metal AttackDevin Townsend Project Z2Z2 is a great listen but doesn't quite meet the musical quality of the first Ziltoid in my opinion. Better storytelling than the 1st, but musically it's a little behind, and I'm more interested in the music. I'm strictly reviewing the Dark Matters / Ziltiod disc. Sky Blue is not my interest.Drudkh MicrocosmosDrudkh Slavonic ChroniclesEchtra Burn It All AwayThis release is a little different than the style he has on his other work. Not entirely, but it's noticeable. Very good stuff actually - took me a couple listens but really digging it now.Echtra ParagateEnslaved RuunEnslaved MonumensionEthereal Shroud They Became the Falling AshFell Voices Fell VoicesFell Voices UntitledGalar De GjenlevendeHowls of Ebb Vigils of the 3rd EyeInquinamentum LustrumJute Gyte Ship of TheseusKrohm A World Through Dead EyesLeviathan Howl Mockery At The CrossLeviathan Demos Two ThousandMarblebog ForestheartMare Cognitum The Sea Which Has Become KnownMayhem De Mysteriis Dom SathanasNehemah Requiem TenebraeOmit ReposeRorcal La Femme sans TeteShining (SWE) V - HalmstadShining (SWE) IV - The Eerie ColdSpectral Lore IIITrist (GER) Hin-FortVader Tibi et IgniVenom Black MetalWheels Within Wheels The ShiftWodensthrone LossWolves in the Throne Room Celestite3.0 goodAgalloch Faustian EchoesAll the Cold One Year of ColdThis is ok, not amazing but not bad. Some songs are actually pretty good, but then there are others that are just total meh. As a whole - a very slightly above average atmospheric black metal releaseArmagedda In Blackest RuinBurzum FilosofemColdworld The Stars Are Dead NowDarkspace Dark Space IIDarkspace Dark Space III IDeafheaven New BermudaDownfall of Nur Umbras de BarbagiaDrudkh The Swan RoadEchtra A War for WonderEnslaved In TimesEthos (US) Empty PathHorna Aania YossaMayhem ChimeraMidnight Odyssey Shards of Silver FadeNehemah Shadows from the Past...Nightbringer Ego Dominus TuusOld Wainds NordraumSolid release and an enjoyable listen, but nothing really sticks with me or makes me want to come back to listen to again.Old Wainds Scalding ColdnessOtep HydraThurm ThurmTwilight Monument To Time EndViolet Cold Desperate Dreams2.5 averageBlut Aus Nord Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by IlluminationDer Weg Einer Freiheit StellarNot sure what the fuss is about here. Musically it's decent if not a bit repetitive. Vocally I could barely take it, sounds like they stuck a scream-o / metalcore vocalist on top of a black metal group of musicians. Just doesn't fit the sound.Drudkh Handful of StarsEvilfeast Funeral SorceryTo me this is a fairly average dark / ambient release that doesn't really stand out much compared to other releases similar to this, but hey that's just my opinion.Inquinamentum LuminescenceKrieg TransientLocrian Infinite DissolutionMortualia MortualiaNot the worst ever, but super repetitive and boring throughout most of it.Ne Obliviscaris Citadel2.0 poorAddaura AddauraBlut Aus Nord MoRTFell Voices Regnum Saturni
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