Album Rating: 3.5

but it's not mindblowing, and that's probably the issue with 2012 dm as a whole for me. there isn't the innovation like last year where Ulcerate, Flourishing, Desolate Shrine, Mitochondrion and Tombs all brought something incredibly unique to the table.



Inverloch's the closest thing to that this year imo, but even that EP wasn't overly original.

Album Rating: 3.5

I actually d/l Test of Submission awhile back and never listened to it... will change that

ive stopped caring about originality and just want something well done

i mean original bands are better if they do it good but theres something to be said for just a well
executed album

but yea there were really no great original metal albums this year

Album Rating: 3.5

I agree, I'm cool with albums just being really well executed (see Horrendous, or Disma from last year), but I'm hard pressed to give anything like that above a 3.5 or 4 or bestowing some sort of aoty title upon it.

Genocide Shrines put out a beast of a death/doom EP. Essential 2012 listening.

i rarely give out 4.5's to anything, is has to be really something

last thing i bumped to 4.5 was obliteration because that record kills so hard

I'm not I could listen to Swedish/Finnish death all day erry day. Yesterday, today's throwback and tomorrow's throwback.

i had it as a 4 originally

Album Rating: 3.5

I have Horrendous at a 3.5 because I rarely have a strong desire to listen to it, but when I do I really enjoy it

Album Rating: 3.0

ataraxy was whatev

Even though Hyp, Shadows, and Motiv 3.5'd this, it's actually a 4

Album Rating: 4.0

Filthy m/

Album Rating: 4.0

ugh, Når børnene dør is so nasty.

Album Rating: 4.0

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