2025 overlooked black metal /death metal
just some suggestions for y'all. avoided records which I included in earlier lists. |
| 1 |  | Vornir
Av Hädanfärd Krönt
bm
https://vornir.bandcamp.com/album/av-h-danf-rd-kr-nt
the two busiest men in the american underground Alex Poole and Rory Flay team up with Swartadauthuz and Ársælsson of Wormlust to create the aural equivalent of the darkest depths of hell. |
| 2 |  | Arrows (CHE)
Yearning Arrows; Cloven Suns
exp. bm
https://arrovvs.bandcamp.com/album/yearning-arrows-cloven-suns
another Jünger of Tumilon project (formally known as the Helvetic Underground Committee). unlike the other bands in this circle, this album feels more like a blank canvas on which the artists can go utterly ham on. a wild deeply enjoyable ride. |
| 3 |  | Pralaya
Beyond the Tattered Curtain of Unspeakable Madness
death/bm
https://desecrationcommand.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-tattered-curtain-of-unspeakable-madness
fantastic bestial war black/ death shenanigans from poland. |
| 4 |  | Mull
The Sound of Melting Gristle
goregrind
https://mullgore.bandcamp.com/
groovy goregrind from germany. gets the cadaver moving! |
| 5 |  | Haggus
Destination Extinction
mincecore
https://tankcrimes.bandcamp.com/album/destination-extinction
surprisingly catchy agathocles style grind. |
| 6 |  | Purulent Remains
Abhorrent Putrefaction
goregrind
https://purulent-remains.bandcamp.com/album/abhorrent-putrification
putrid decomposed goregrind ep. we all turn slowly to compost. |
| 7 |  | Mephitic Corpse
Sickness Attracts Sickness
dm/grind
https://mephiticcorpse.bandcamp.com/album/sickness-attracts-sickness
absolutely filthy deathgrind. |
| 8 |  | Victim Of Fire
The Old Lie
crust/melo death
https://victimoffire.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-lie
crust punk mixed with melo death. very fun album. |
| 9 |  | Shagor
Lyksalver
bm
https://shagor.bandcamp.com/album/lyksalver
soaring atmo bm from the netherlands. |
| 10 |  | Frelser
Afgrundprofeti
bm
https://frelser.bandcamp.com/album/afgrundsprofeti
straight forward black metal from denmark. |
| 11 |  | Triste Tage
Auf Ferner Höhe Steht Er Kahl...
atm. bm
https://tristetage.bandcamp.com/album/auf-ferner-h-he-steht-er-kahl
beautiful deeply melancholic atmo bm made in germany. |
| 12 |  | Zeegang
Van Niets Uit Deze Wereld
atm. bm
https://chronosdefied.bandcamp.com/album/van-niets-uit-deze-wereld
hazy haunting atmo bm straight from some dutch dude's bed room. |
| 13 |  | Thanatorean
Ekstasis of Subterranean Currents
bm
https://thanatorean.bandcamp.com/album/ekstasis-of-subterranean-currents
quality polish bm with some Cultes des Ghoules vibes by the guy behind Ars Magna Umbrae. |
| 14 |  | Haemalharia
Vast Roar Okkulus
death/bm
chaotic raw cavernous black death mish mash courtesy of Hekla (Hadopelagyal). |
| 15 |  | Necromantic Worship
Necromantic Worship
bm
https://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/necromantic-worship
old school greek bm a la Necromantia played by some dutch fellas. |
| 16 |  | Forbidden Temple
In The Rotting Grave
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCXqQMI-3Q
black metal from belgium in the vein of early Samael and the like. |
| 17 |  | Stangarigel
Za striebornou horou
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bHObqo2lp4
Malokarpatan side project. regal sounding bm from slovakia. feelings of faded glory. |
| 18 |  | Summoning Hellgates
Spear of Conquest
black/death
https://summoninghellgates.bandcamp.com/album/spear-of-conquest
20 min ep of hellish black death warfare from spain. |
| 19 |  | Voodus
Emanating Sparks
melo bm
https://regainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emanating-sparks
slick top notch melo bm from sweden. |
| 20 |  | Moonfall (FI)
Odes to the Ritual Hills
doom/bm
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/moonfall-odes-to-the-ritual-hills
doomy pure bass black metal with very prominent synths. shades of old Barathrum. |
| 21 |  | Beyond Mortal Dreams
Devastation Hymns
dm
https://lavadome.bandcamp.com/album/devastation-hymns
relentless aussie death metal goodness. |
| 22 |  | Skare
I tåkeheimens djup
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxth-GnSO8
Affiliated with The Hermetic Order of Ytene (Auld Ridge etc.) Could also just be the Auld Ridge fella, anyway good folky bm stuff. |
| 23 |  | Imprecation
Vomitum Tempestas
dm
https://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/vomitum-tempestas
true old school dm from texas. RIP Ruben Elizondo. |
| 24 |  | Insalubrity / Excrescence / Anal Stabwound / Theurgy
Sheol
tech death/bdm
https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/sheol-4-way-split
holy shit. |
| 25 |  | Jade (ESP)
Mysteries of a Flowery Dream
atm dm
https://emperorjade.bandcamp.com/album/mysteries-of-a-flowery-dream
spacy death from spain. |
| 26 |  | Abominator
The Fire Brethren
black/death
https://abominator.bandcamp.com/album/the-fire-brethren
barbaric black/death from down under. |
| 27 |  | Wesele
Zmierzch
bm
https://weseleblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/zmierzch
and another very good black metal album from poland. |
| 28 |  | Cancer Void
First Metastasis
dm
https://cancervoid.bandcamp.com/album/first-metastasis
finnish sounding dm from czechia. |
| 29 |  | Abysmal Descent
Dismal Thoughts
dm
https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dismal-thoughts
" is one of my favs from this year yeah" -Hyperion1001 |
| 30 |  | Gabestok
Alle dør i fremtiden
bm
https://cryptofthewizard.bandcamp.com/album/alle-d-r-i-fremtiden
garage rock bm from denmark. |
| 31 |  | Kveldstimer
The Cursed Oak
bm
https://kveldstimer.bandcamp.com/album/the-cursed-oak
ffo: Emperor's "In the Nightside Eclipse" |
| 32 |  | Chaos Inception
Vengeance Evangel
dm
https://lavadome.bandcamp.com/album/vengeance-evangel
Morbid Angel style death metak. riffs for days, baby! |
| 33 |  | Black Witchcraft
Stare into the Blackest Depths of Hell
bm
https://blackwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/album/stare-into-the-blackest-depths-of-hell
black metal aggression a la Katharsis |
| 34 |  | Cromlech (DE)
Of Owls and Eels
bm
https://cromlechxciv.bandcamp.com/album/of-owls-and-eels
solo project by Impurus (ex-Cryogenic, ex-Dies Ater). old school underground keyboard bm. |
| 35 |  | Astral Gauze
A fire as Alien as Hostile...
bm
https://wergild.bandcamp.com/album/a-fire-as-alien-as-hostile
raw spacy atmo bm. |
| 36 |  | Liminal Erosion
In The Time Vulture's Talons
death doom
https://liminalerosion.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-time-vultures-talons
colorful death doom with a psych bend to it by Myk Colby (Wharflurch among others) |
| 37 |  | Torsofuck
Feasting on Carved Remains
goregrind
https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/torsofuck-feasting-on-carved-remains
raw as fuck |
| 38 |  | Amateur Podiatry
Arch Madness
goregrind
https://amateurpodiatry.bandcamp.com/album/arch-madness
foot fetish themed grind reminiscent of CBT. very groovy with a super clean and sharp production. maybe a bit too long. |
| 39 |  | Gates of Dawn
III
psych rock bm
https://gatesofdawn.bandcamp.com/album/iii
cool shit. |
| 40 |  | Nacior Udun
The Crooked Axis Of Solace And Solitude
bm
https://naciorudun.bandcamp.com/album/the-crooked-axis-of-solace-and-solitude
gloriously god awful production to this. drums are barely discernible. prob a top 5 bm record of the year for me but certainly not for everyone. |
| 41 |  | Gloombound
Dreaming Delusion
death/doom
https://gloomboundband.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-delusion
a very beautiful melange of funeral - and death doom. |
| 42 |  | Desaster
Kill All Idols
black/thrash
https://desaster.bandcamp.com/album/kill-all-idols
this has grown on me quite a bit . def much stronger than their last one. |
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