Some Quality Metal Forged in 2025
There is just too much music out there and I am a glutton for it.
List is not ranked, structured, well-thought-out or complete. Beware digressions lie ahead.
anyway I'm back and ready for anything : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-lUIao3cJ4
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| 1 |  | Black Sword Thunder Attack
Black Sword Thunder Attack
Warlord / Lordian Guard worship
Wouldn't have believed anyone telling me there would be a full-length Black Sword Thunder Attack album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wJ_jwvcAw&list=RDq_wJ_jwvcAw |
| 2 |  | Christian Mistress
Children Of The Earth
Another welcome surprise is the unexpteced return from one of the best old school heavy metal bands of this century. (don`'t fight me on this one I know I'm right)
https://christianmistress.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-earth |
| 3 |  | Vultures Vengeance
Dust Age
old school heavy metal from italy. goddamn those guitar fuck! Tony's vocals tend to be divisive but they work for me.
https://vulturesvengeance.bandcamp.com/album/dust-age |
| 4 |  | Pagan Altar
Never Quite Dead
didn't really grab me but I think its time will come since autumn has arrived.
...speaking of music for the darker times of the year (and the soul) |
| 5 |  | Spiine
Tetraptych
this is some damn good funeral doom from down under. bleak and mournful
https://spiine.bandcamp.com/album/tetraptych |
| 6 |  | Coltsblood
Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk
a fine slab of crushing sludgy death/doom from good ole ingerland.
https://coltsblood.bandcamp.com/album/obscured-into-nebulous-dusk |
| 7 |  | Deha
Nethermost & Absolute Comfort
funeral doom
another year another dozen or so releases by this mad belgian. his output is a bit hit or miss for me but this hits imo.
https://deha.bandcamp.com/album/nethermost-absolute-comfort |
| 8 |  | Eternal Darkness
Eternal Darkness
death/doom
once upon a time there was a swedish death metal band who put out a couple well regarded demos in the early 90's just to then disappear from the face of the earth...except they didn't... they just lie dreaming until the stars are right to release their debut album, which in this case happens to be their farewell and it's a strong one.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPEXjEKVSFs&list=RDfPEXjEKVSFs |
| 9 |  | Phrenelith
Ashen Womb
death metal
well the last entry had too many words: Phrenelith good, riffs! better than their last.
https://phrenelith.bandcamp.com/album/ashen-womb |
| 10 |  | Teitanblood
From the Visceral Abyss
black/death
black maelstrom ov chaos and terror promo text type music. i like it.
https://teitanblood.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-visceral-abyss |
| 11 |  | Bidirna Dhamani
Ojash
skull crushing death metal from india
https://kaliyugakonspiracies.bandcamp.com/album/bidirna-dhamani-ojash |
| 12 |  | Revenge (CAN)
Violation.Strife.Abominate
still haven't found the time to listen to this...wtf is wrong with me. |
| 13 |  | Kiloton
Kiloton
grinding War/Noise
but I have managed to listen to this abomination(affectionate). deep cleanse for your ears and skull to get any leftover brain matter out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icnp30QMDz0&list=RDIcnp30QMDz0 |
| 14 |  | Pissgrave
Malignant Worthlessness
still haven't found the time to listen to this...wtf is wrong with me. (2) time to do some complaining:
just like in the good ole days I have an evergrowing list of records, who piqued my interest over the course of a year, except I have much less time to listen to. damn it all. |
| 15 |  | Grenadier
Wolves of the Trench
melo death in the vein of Arghoslent
extremely fun record. more melodic than its predecessor and dare I say more than just a carbon copy of Arghoslent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icnp30QMDz0&list=RDIcnp30QMDz0 |
| 16 |  | Hate Forest
Against All Odds
black metal
another strong release by Roman Saenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVopK4JUxG4&list=RDUVopK4JUxG4 |
| 17 |  | Drudkh
Shadow Play
black metal
another strong release by Roman Saenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVopK4JUxG4&list=RDUVopK4JUxG4 |
| 18 |  | Kommodus
A Foetal Wolf in Stained Glass
black metal
so the hype around this project certainly went away but not the quality of the music. love it.
https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/a-foetal-wolf-in-stained-glass |
| 19 |  | Blutschwur
Reclaim the Fire
black metal
...looks like my well of inspiration is starting to run dry ugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfccW4URrZM&list=RDQfccW4URrZM |
| 20 |  | Parthenoid
The War for Earth
black metal
honestly I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to labels like Wergild, a billion projects by like one or two people screams overhyped garbage to me (Blood&Crescent *cough cough*). anyway so far I've liked every
Wergild release I've come across and this sick little ep is no exception:
https://wergild.bandcamp.com/album/the-war-for-earth |
| 21 |  | Robust
Robust
black metal
Donald Duck vocals galore. Black metal a la old Gorgoroth
https://terraturpossessions.bandcamp.com/album/robust |
| 22 |  | Kryukokrest
Жестокость и власть
raw black metal a la Ildjarn from russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1YxhKaq0bI&list=RDk1YxhKaq0bI |
| 23 |  | Kukailimoku
Creation Chant
punky black metal
https://kumysticism.bandcamp.com/album/creation-chant |
| 24 |  | Warloghe
Logos of All-That-Ends
finnish black metal
more dissonant than his older stuff . sick stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1YxhKaq0bI&list=RDk1YxhKaq0bI |
| 25 |  | Vanishing Amulet
Moonlit Cryer
Anyway I could go on and on and on... but alas I think it is time for me to stop for today. I'll play myself out with some good dungeon synth from this year.
https://vanishingamulet.bandcamp.com/album/moonlit-cryer |
| 26 |  | Earthen Shield
endless melancholia
when I logged on last month for the first time in quite some time I saw that gameofmetal had a new album coming out so I went to his bandcamp page to check it out, where I scrolled down and read with horror that Brandon has died. I didn't know him very well, I'm not the chatty type (also german) but like anybody, who was on sput and loves metal I had talked to him from time to time here over the years. because he was everywhere and a really kind guy on top of that. he leaves a gigantic void. my heart bleeds.
https://esotericobfuscation.bandcamp.com/album/endless-melancholia |
| 27 |  | Atlantean Sword
Ironmaster
now take care you fine folks of sputnikmusic.com
https://atlanteansword.bandcamp.com/album/--6
...oh and apparently there has been a big staff exodus. lol. |
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