My First 100 4's of 2022
Albums 1-12 are rated as 4.5, and everything else is loosely ordered but not number by number ranked. It's all going to be mostly dm but if you're into it, I consider them all to be recs. Also looking for recruitment for someone who is able to keep up with a lot of the new releases, but I might be taking a break soon, at the end of the month. |
| 1 |  | Mathan
Darkroot Tzantza
All of the top 5's here are must-listens, as well as Incandescence and Penny Coffin.
Wild dark death-metal magic conducted in the middle of the woods. |
| 2 |  | Bedrangnis
Die Burde die Wir Tragen
This is a grand slam. |
| 3 |  | Cryptic Hatred
Nocturnal Sickness
Exactly what you want. |
| 4 |  | Rolo Tomassi
Where Myth Becomes Memory
Might just be their best release |
| 5 |  | WAIT (USA)
The End of Noise
It gets better with every song and it stretches it's legs out in a full pace stride by the end of it. There is so much good in this, and the clean vocal parts are wonderful. |
| 6 |  | Nekrogoblikon
The Fundamental Slimes and Humours
Wickedly fun and good and a reminder of the fun we are supposed to have in music. |
| 7 |  | Incandescence
Le Coeur de l'Homme
Darling release |
| 8 |  | 40 Watt Sun
Perfect Light
Perfect Light is gutting but also still overshadowed. |
| 9 |  | Penny Coffin
Σκελετικο σκοταδι
Track 2. This release is finger-biting. That is all. |
| 10 |  | Sadness / Unreqvited
Sadness / Unreqvited
Yea |
| 11 |  | Venator (AT)
Echoes from the Gutter
This is really a biased 4.5 but people should still dig. |
| 12 |  | Escarnium
Through the Depths of the 12th Gate
4.5/4.0 |
| 13 |  | Chaos Perversion
Petrified Against the Emanation
About here is where it's just solid 4.0's, down. |
| 14 |  | Wraithlord
Obscurity
Great bm |
| 15 |  | Immolation
Acts of God |
| 16 |  | Ezkaton
To Those Who Fell
Ukr |
| 17 |  | Needless
The Cosmic Cauldron
Get fucked by Needless |
| 18 |  | The Devils of Loudun
Escaping Eternity |
| 19 |  | Beyond Mortal Dreams
Abomination of the Flames
The most recent 4 |
| 20 |  | Ravenous Death
Visions from the Netherworld |
| 21 |  | Negativa (ESP)
04 |
| 22 |  | Helpless
Caged In Gold |
| 23 |  | Emulsified
Apocalypse |
| 24 |  | Celeste
Assassine(s) |
| 25 |  | Shrouded Infinity
Through Caverns Unknown
This is absolutely fucking sick m/ |
| 26 |  | Napalm Death
Resentment is Always Seismic... |
| 27 |  | Toundra
Hex |
| 28 |  | Haunted Shores
Void
Instrumental, very cool |
| 29 |  | Nocturnal Triumph
Nocturnal Triumph |
| 30 |  | Animals as Leaders
Parrhesia
I was much easier on this release than the past others. I still think their S/T is amazing as shit. |
| 31 |  | Oar
The Blood You Crave
Tried to stand up for this release in the album thread. There's still good bm here I feel others will miss out on based on first impressions. |
| 32 |  | Funeral Altar
Intoxication of Satan's Tusks |
| 33 |  | Dream Widow
Dream Widow
I don't do anything with the Dave Grohl camp, but who knew this was going to actually be alright. |
| 34 |  | Author and Punisher
Krüller |
| 35 |  | Chagrin
See You... Never
Fantastic. And I considered a 4.5 for it earlier. |
| 36 |  | Black Fucking Cancer
Procreate Inverse
Also really fucking good. |
| 37 |  | Morbidism
Until We Die |
| 38 |  | Flummox
Rephlummoxed
Yeah, check it! |
| 39 |  | Aurora
The Gods We Can Touch |
| 40 |  | Druid Lord
Relics of the Dead |
| 41 |  | SoulCarrion
Infernal Agony
Shipping this band |
| 42 |  | Paganizer
March Of The Insane
At the least great, and three of the 5 tracks are bomb as hell. |
| 43 |  | Near Death Condition
Ascent From the Mundane |
| 44 |  | Devourer
Raptus |
| 45 |  | Bleeding (UA)
Infected Sanity |
| 46 |  | Persecutory
Summoning the Lawless Legions |
| 47 |  | Crowbar
Zero And Below
I haven't yet given any Crowbar the light of day except the debut, but this is fucking good and sweet. |
| 48 |  | Izthmi
Leaving This World, Leaving It All Behind |
| 49 |  | Krvvla
X |
| 50 |  | Cryptum
Vile Emergence |
| 51 |  | Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard
The Harvest |
| 52 |  | Virocracy
Ecophagia
I'm also shipping this band, definitely check. |
| 53 |  | Aeviterne
The Ailing Facade |
| 54 |  | Dark Circles
Frantic Death |
| 55 |  | Ritual Necromancy / Fossilization
Split
Maybe a little too bludgeoning because the songs are endless but goddamn is this shit heavy. |
| 56 |  | Ceremonial Castings
Our Journey Through Forever |
| 57 |  | Hath
All That Was Promised |
| 58 |  | HammerFall
Hammer of Dawn
Hell yea |
| 59 |  | Pensees Nocturnes
Douce Fange |
| 60 |  | Voivod
Synchro Anarchy |
| 61 |  | Persefone
Metanoia |
| 62 |  | Autosarcophagy
Dolor |
| 63 |  | Paimon Gate
Seven Legions |
| 64 |  | Rotten Tomb
Visions of Dismal Fate |
| 65 |  | Deprecation
Portrait of Mutilated Promo |
| 66 |  | Pestilength
Basom Gryphos |
| 67 |  | Chaos Invocation
Devil, Stone & Man |
| 68 |  | Necrotum
Hanging Above the Deadpool |
| 69 |  | Malignant (USA)
Reign of Decrepitude
I guess the artwork is messed up. |
| 70 |  | Grave Viper
Crypts of the Foul |
| 71 |  | Void Column
Quiescence |
| 72 |  | Graves For Gods
The Oldest Gods |
| 73 |  | Meadows of Melancholy/Departer
Disparition |
| 74 |  | Decoherence
More Is Different
Different is fine. |
| 75 |  | Mur (USA-MN)
Cut the Rivers Vein |
| 76 |  | Marijannah
Music from and Inspired by GiantLands |
| 77 |  | Flaming Ouroboros
Ethereal Timbre |
| 78 |  | Vein.fm
This World is Going to Ruin You |
| 79 |  | Father Befouled
Crowned in Veneficum |
| 80 |  | Fit for an Autopsy
Oh What the Future Holds |
| 81 |  | Abraham
Débris De Mondes Perdus |
| 82 |  | Kharon (NO)
Shores of Acheron |
| 83 |  | Symphysiotomy
Dissolution of the Body in Acid |
| 84 |  | Wombbath
The Weight of Reality |
| 85 |  | Worm Shepherd
Ritual Hymns |
| 86 |  | Nogothula
Gore Vortex Ascension |
| 87 |  | Xorsist
Deadly Possession |
| 88 |  | Brood of Hatred
The Golden Age |
| 89 |  | Svrm
Червів майбутня здобич |
| 90 |  | Vimur
Transcendental Violence |
| 91 |  | Boris
W |
| 92 |  | Deathhammer
Electric Warfare |
| 93 |  | Helhest
Venganza y Fuego |
| 94 |  | Shadow Of Intent
Elegy |
| 95 |  | Vile Rites
The Ageless |
| 96 |  | Demoted
Away from the Living |
| 97 |  | Ectoplasma
Inferna Kabbalah |
| 98 |  | Resonant Filth
Depraved State
Shoutout to our Sputniker!, captaindoo! |
| 99 |  | Kukailimoku
Rehearsal Tape 2021 |
| 100 |  | Out of the Mouth of Graves
Harbinger Uncerimonious |
| 101 |  | Hallas
Isle of Wisdom
Last album so far rated for 2022 |
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