| DDD's 2017 picks |
| 1 |  | Protomartyr
Relatives In Descent
Post Punk
I'm still to figure if these fellas aknowledge what they did here. A Post Punk cohesive masterpiece with unexpected intensity and "build ups towards beauty" form start to finish.
Recd Tracks - Private Understanding; Windsor Hum; Night-Blooming Cereus |
| 2 |  | The Ruins Of Beverast
Exuvia
Atmospheric Black Doom
Once I put this on it looks like there's nothing else. A tribal summoning.
Recd Tracks - Exuvia; Towards Malakia; Takitum Tootem! (Trance) |
| 3 |  | Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
Prog BDM
Akercocke's masterfull evilness will riff your brains out. Great comeback.
Recd Track - Disappear; Familiar Ghosts; Inner Sanctum |
| 4 |  | The Contortionist
Clairvoyant
Prog Metal
Don't expect Exoplanet 2 but a personal, emotional and layered piece.
Recd Tracks - Clairvoyant; Return to the Earth. |
| 5 |  | Converge
The Dusk in Us
Hardcore Punk Metalcore
Not their best, but far from their worst. Brilliant and unique band in their most accessible effort.
Recd Tracks - A Single Tear; Arkhipov Calm |
| 6 |  | Amenra
Mass VI
Post Metal Sludge
This album climaxes in one of 2017's best moments - An ode to Motherhood.
Recd Track - Solitary Reign |
| 7 |  | Chelsea Wolfe
Hiss Spun
Industrial Gothic
She's came to frighten us all. For real though, this is brilliant.
Recd Tracks - Spun; 16 Psyche; Vex; Static Hum |
| 8 |  | Manchester Orchestra
A Black Mile to the Surface
Indie Alt Rock
Almost fiving this one. A masterpiece from a supposedly "normal" indie band.
Recd Tracks - All of them! |
| 9 |  | Full of Hell
Trumpeting Ecstasy
Noise Grindcore Sludge
This will rip your face off!
Recd Tracks - The Cosmic Vein; Crawling Back to God; At The Cauldron's Bottom |
| 10 |  | The Ominous Circle
Appalling Ascension
Blackened Death Metal
I can't remember of a Portuguese band more evil. Enter this trance.
Recd track - Poison Fumes |
| 11 |  | Acid Witch
Evil Sound Screamers
Psychedellic DeathDoom
Hooded Menace members making the perfect Halloween soundtrack.
Recd tracks - Mr. Beistle |
| 12 |  | Mastodon
Emperor of Sand
Metal
Slihgtly better than their last 2 releases, but still don't shade their classics. Band do no wrong.
Recd Tracks - Steambreather; Jaguar God |
| 13 |  | Dvne
Asheran
Proggy Psychedelic Post Metal
Imagine early Mastodon with sludgy Neurosis vibes going further psychedelic. This album has a story to tell.
Recd Tracks - Thirst; Descent of the Asheran |
| 14 |  | Mutoid Man
War Moans
Stoner Metal
Fun&Riffs.
Recd Tracks - Microagression; Date with the Devil |
| 15 |  | Code Orange
Forever
Metalcore HC
Against all Sput...
Recd Tracks - Forever; Bleeding The Blur |
| 16 |  | Employed to Serve
The Warmth Of A Dying Sun
Metalcore HC
Not as strong as the debut imo, but perhaps a more mature and original identity achieved. Frontgirl's vocals remain relentless m/ |
| 17 |  | Power Trip
Nightmare Logic
Thrash-Hardcore Crossover.
If not them than who?
Recd track - Swing of the Axe; If Not Us Then Who |
| 18 |  | Integrity
Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume
Hardcore-Thrash Crossover.
...and Doom-Sludge, southern...Its practically impossible to tag but all is blended perfectly by reinvented experienced musicians.
Recd tracks - I am the Spell; Unholy Salvation of Sabbatai Zevi; 7 Reece Mews |
| 19 |  | Glassjaw
Material Control
Post HC
Hard to come back this way after 15 years. Early 2000's vibe with a bit of reinvention that don't defraud what's done on the 2 previous masterpieces.
Recd Tracks - New White Extremity; Shira |
| 20 |  | Pallbearer
Heartless
Doom
Filled with beauty and improved melodic vocals. Many's 2017 AOTY.
Recd Tracks - I Saw the End; Thorn; Cruel Road. |
| 21 |  | Ulver
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Electronic/ Experimental
When hate became love. It took its time. A true grower.
Recd Tracks - The Rolling Stone; So Falls the World |
| 22 |  | Leprous
Malina
Progressive Metal/ Rock
Distinctive sound, almost abandoning metal features, but the ever surprising songwriting keeps us engaged.
Recd Tracks - From The Flame; Captive; Leaches |
| 23 |  | Soen
Lykaia
Progressive Metal
My favorite from this fellas. Tool&Opeth worship done right.
Recd Tracks - Orison; Opal |
| 24 |  | Slow (BE)
V - Oceans
Atmospheric Doom
Slow, Suffocating yet beautiful
Recd Track - Ténèbres; Déluge |
| 25 |  | Coltsblood
Ascending Into Shimmering Darkness
DeathDoom Sludge
m/ Embrace the filth m/
Recd Track - Ascending into Shimmering Darkness; Mortal Wound |
| 26 |  | Archspire
Relentless Mutation
TechDeath
How not to bland in a bland genre.
Recd Tracks - Involuntary Doppelgänger; Relentless Mutation |
| 27 |  | Artificial Brain
Infrared Horizon
Progressive BlackDeath
Bleak uniqueness with hidden melodies.
Recd Tracks - Estranged from Orbit; Infrared Horizon; Vacant Explorer. |
| 28 |  | Moonspell
1755
Black Metal/ Gothic
First time they record an album all in Portuguese. The theme is about an earthquake in 1755 that shooked and destroyed pretty much all Lisbon.
Recd Tracks - Abanao; Todos os Santos |
| 29 |  | Dying Fetus
Wrong One To Fuck With
DeathGrind
The title...
Recd Track - T/track |
| 30 |  | No Faith
Forced Subservience
Grindcore Sludge
28 minutes of unpleasent "music". |
| 31 |  | Immolation
Atonement
Death Metal
Riffs, grooves, solos and blasts. All in hard mode.
Recd Tracks - When The Jackals Come; Lower. |
| 32 |  | Au-Dessus
End of Chapter
PostMetal/ Black Metal
Pretty different and, though it goes hard as fuck is less chaotic or insane as Blut Aus Nord or DsO. A 4 experience nontheless X).
Recd tracks - IX; X; XI. |
| 33 |  | King Woman
Created In The Image Of Suffering
Shoegasy DoomSludge
Good, original and somewhat dark.
Recd Tracks - Worn; Hierophant |
| 34 |  | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Polygondwanaland
Psychedelic Prog Rock
With 14 albums in 7 years its almost impossible to keep up. This album is dope though.
Recd Track - Polygondwanaland |
| 35 |  | The War on Drugs
A Deeper Understanding
IndieRock
A radio friendly slowburner |
| 36 |  | Gang of Youths
Go Farther in Lightness
FolkPunk
When I want to say "yes" to life.
Recd track - do not let your spirit wane; Achilles come down; say yes to life |
| 37 |  | Siberian Hell Sounds/Convulsing
Split
BlackDeath HC (Coast Rec)
These 2 tracks of 20 minutes are insane! Hard to tell which is better actualy...both tracks explore new millenium BM dynamics to the edge. |
| 38 |  | The Body and Full Of Hell
Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light
Experimental, Electronic NoiseGrind
More than a split, this is a fusion of both bands. To dance and slit your wrists...
Recd Tracks - Earth is a Cage; Didn't the Night End; Master's Story |
| 39 |  | Succumb
Succumb
OSDM Hardcore (Dewinged Rec)
If you like osdm and hardcore jump on this ASAP.
Recd tracks - Survival; Seeding |
| 40 |  | Tomb Mold
Primordial Malignity
OSDM
Full of power, beef and filthiness on this one.
Recd tracks - Merciless Watcher; Clockwise Metamorphosis; Vernal Gracer |
| 41 |  | Venenum
Trance of Death
Progressive blackened osdm ode.
Recd tracks - T/track triology |
| 42 |  | Xanthochroid
Of Erthe and Axen: Act II
Black Metal Folk
Orchestral compositions transporting you to a journey in a World of fantasy.
Recd Tracks - Of Aching Empty Pain; Of Strength and the Lust for Power; Walk with me o Winged Mother. |
| 43 |  | Kauan
Kaiho
PostRock Doom
This will take in another kind of journey. This time of subtlety and relaxation.
Recd Track - Lahja
Recd Tracks - |
| 44 |  | God Mother
Vilseledd
Grindcore |
| 45 |  | Dyscarnate
With All Their Might
DeathMetal |
| 46 |  | Afterbirth
The Time Traveler's Dilemma
Special Deah Metal
Special stuff imo...unique sounding death metal. |
| 47 |  | Get The Shot
Infinite Punishment
Hardcore-Thrash Crossover. |
| 48 |  | Phoebe Bridgers
Stranger In The Alps
IndieFolk
Isn't this a beauty?
Recd Tracks - Smoke Signals; Scott Street; Georgia |
| 49 |  | Julien Baker
Turn Out The Lights
IndieFolk
Me and my girl like this. Talented teen.
Recd Track - Appointments |
| 50 |  | Conan Osiris
ADORO BOLOS
Electronic Experimental
Fun practical joke made into 2019 Portuguese Eurovision finalist.
Recd Tracks - Adoro bolos; Celulite |
| 51 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Lovely Creatures
PostPunk
Compilation
Great entry on Nick Cave's massive discog. |
| 52 |  | Slugdge
The Cosmic Cornucopia
Progressive BDM
Compilation
"Comprised of the highly lauded Dim And Slimeridden Kingdoms, Gastronomicon and Born Of Slime as a 3 disc digipack set. Journey through the decrepitude of Slugdge's first three years, translating the terrible portents of the netherslugs who permeate the fabric of our very reality, and spare yourself total metaphysical annihilation at the slimy feelers of our new gastropod overlords. Wrap your dry, desiccated cadavers in slime imbued fineries, and attempt to achieve transcendental levels of repulsiveness, while simultaneously howing your devotion to the lord of all reality. Praise Mollusca." |
| 53 |  | Blanck Mass
World Eater
Electronic Industrial
Recd tracks - Rhesus Negative; Please; Hive Mind |
| 54 |  | Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
Modern Ruin
PostPunk AltRock
Asura14 Rec
This made me think of quotsa and arctic monkeys, when they still rock m/
Recd Tracks - Vampires; Acid Vein; God is my friend. |
| 55 |  | Bestia Arcana
Holokauston
This album....Brilliant&Evil Atmospheric&Doomy BDM...4 tracks to remember. |
| 56 |  | Spectral Voice
Eroded Corridors of Unbeing
DeathDoom |
| 57 |  | Spirit Adrift
Curse of Conception
Doom Metal |
| 58 |  | Usnea
Portals Into Futility
Doom
Tight af! Dynamic af! A Portal indeed. |
| 59 |  | Igorrr
Savage Sinusoid
Breaks (?)
Now WTF was this? |
| 60 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
Reflections of a Floating World
Prog Stoner Chill Rock
Band is grower. Almost on pair with masterpiece Lore. |
| 61 |  | Temple of Void
Lords Of Death
Death Doom
A hidden gem yall should dig (such as the debut). Promising band in the Death Metal scene. |
| 62 |  | Tosca
Going Going Going
Downtempo, Minimal
Going Going Going goes, and delves deeper as it goes, through dub, downtempo, clubb, rooftop and psychedelic, while remaining always minimal, great sound to chill from the well known duet Kruder & Dorfmeister. |
| 63 |  | Serpent Column
Ornuthi Thalassa
Progressive Metal, Black Metal
Pretty cool stuff. Check it out. |
| 64 |  | Hallas
Excerpts From a Future Past
RetroProg
Star Rider is an awesome track. TKS to garas on insisting how cool this band is. |
| 65 |  | Expander
Endless Computer
Neuropunk
...as all computers... |
| 66 |  | The Spirit
Sounds from the Vortex
Black Metal
Very solid debut output. |
| 67 |  | Malokarpatan
Nordkarpatenland
Black Metal, Heavy Metal
So exquisite! Awesome discovery. |
| 68 |  | Joshua Burnside
Ephrata
Indie Folk
Very cool and versatile folk writer-interpreter blooming with this debut. |
| 69 |  | Krallice
Go Be Forgotten
DM, BM, Experimental
You shouldn't forget it tho. Kind of if cvlt BM meets Gorguts. |
| 70 |  | Carbon Based Lifeforms
Derelicts
Ambient, Downtempo |
| 71 |  | Ghost (SWE)
Ceremony and Devotion
Metal, Hard Rock
Live album
This album made me remember I really like Ghost! These dudes are ironic and self aware af lol also the sense of them always playing like if they re not giving a single shit makes it and them fun as hell. |
| 72 |  | Bell Witch
Mirror Reaper
Funeral Doom
An album you have to be ready for. It happened in 2023 for me. Embrace de loss. |
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