Another 2025 list.
happy new year to all of you wonderful inhabitants of our beloved internet wasteland called sputnikmusic.com!
here is some tasty trash for all you keyboard warriors out there. everything is unranked except for the top 15. |
| 100 |  | Sigh
I Saw the World's End - Hangman's Hymn MMXXV
The Black Death
bm
https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/i-saw-the-world-end-hangmans-hymn-mmxxv
I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to re-recordings, but yeah this actually feels like the optimal version of an already excellent album. |
| 99 |  | Hersir
Hateful Draugar from the Underground
bm
https://hersirdarknessshallrise.bandcamp.com/album/hateful-draugar-from-the-underground
meat and potatoes, old school norwegian black metal slop etc. this is a project by one of the Domgard fellas, a band of swedes with churchburner cred again very norwegian. there is some old Enslaved in here, some Isengard... you get the gist of it. I like my slop. |
| 98 |  | Tetragrammacide
Cyber-Tantric Paradigm of Radical Sri-Vidya
tantric warfare
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/tetragrammacide-cyber-tantric-paradigm-of-radical-sri-vidya
their last full length removed some of the chaos and well some of their personality, this ep rectifies this thankfully. not as noisy as their old stuff but the madness is back, baby ! |
| 97 |  | Toughness
Black Respite of Oblivion
dm
https://toughness.bandcamp.com/album/black-respite-of-oblivion
some excellent tech-y death metal by these young polish lads. |
| 96 |  | Teitanblood
From the Visceral Abyss
black/death
https://teitanblood.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-visceral-abyss
some of their best work to date. the usual top notch dark apocalyptic musical maelstrom you expect from these spaniards. |
| 95 |  | Malthusian
The Summoning Bell
dm
https://malthusian.bandcamp.com/album/the-summoning-bell-2
another piece of deliciously dark and foreboding death metal. I guess I have a type |
| 94 |  | Nachash
Eschaton Magicks
bm
https://nachashband.bandcamp.com/album/eschaton-magicks
black metal from norway with a mediterranean flair to it. though there is also a bit of a thrash edge present. let's call it a delicious black metal stew with some 80s metal stirred into it. |
| 93 |  | Dead and Dripping
Nefarious Scintillations
dm
https://deadanddrippingus.bandcamp.com/album/nefarious-scintillations
freaky death metal adorned with glorious frog vocals. god that bass sound is cool and alien sounding as fuck. |
| 92 |  | Malefic Throne
The Conquering Darkness
dm
https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-conquering-darkness
name dropping death metal. all star cast, all star riffz and a great production (the one thing the new Perdition Temple was lacking) |
| 91 |  | 1914
Viribus Unitis
dm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IET5AyShGYc
blackened dm in the God Dethroned sense. ( I know not a super cvlt reference) anyway very evocative and downright cinematic stuff . |
| 90 |  | Oromet
The Sinking Isle
funeral doom
https://oromet.bandcamp.com/album/the-sinking-isle
beautiful and slow like molten lava creeping down a hill into paradise. hey kinda like the artwork... |
| 89 |  | Veilburner
Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy
dm
https://veilburnerband.bandcamp.com/album/longing-for-triumph-reeking-of-tragedy
just a barrage of all kinds of extreme metal flung at you. never a dull moment with this inferno of an album. the drum computer gives it a bit of an industrial touch imo. |
| 88 |  | VoidCeremony
Abditum
dm
https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/abditum
brevity is the soul of wit. a sleek, elegant 30 min. master class in tech death. |
| 87 |  | Kostnateni
Přílišnost
bm transcended
https://kostnateni.bandcamp.com/album/p-li-nost-excess
the title translates to "excess", and that fits the album like a glove. an exhausting but ultimately very rewarding wild ride piece of musick |
| 86 |  | Binah
Onkos
dm
https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/nkos
an atmospheric death metal journey. enthralling stuff. |
| 85 |  | Sunken
Lykke
bm
https://sunkendenmark.bandcamp.com/album/lykke-2
beautiful, emotional black metal from denmark. much better than this years Afsky album imo. |
| 84 |  | Zaratus
Those Who Dwell Beyond
bm
https://zaratus.bandcamp.com/album/those-who-dwell-beyond
hellenic black metal with Necroabyssious of Varathron on vocals. Really nice production (unlike its predecessor) which enhances the beautiful instrumentation courtesy of Bill El. criminally overlooked imo. |
| 83 |  | Calvary (US-GA)
White Ruins
bm
https://calvary-iec.bandcamp.com/album/white-ruins
noisy yet ethereal americana themed black metal/post-punk. One half of this duo is Jason Wood of Grinning Death's Head. very Circle of Ouroboros like but with its own spin to it. |
| 82 |  | Vile Apparition
Malignity
dm
https://vileapparition.bandcamp.com/album/malignity
this album bangs your head through a wall. it's just brutal man. |
| 81 |  | Koreltsak and Kommodus
Meridians Of Sacrifice II
bm
https://koreltsak.bandcamp.com/album/meridians-of-sacrifice-ii
https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/meridians-of-sacrifice-ii
Koreltsak is def one of the best and most distinguished raw bm projects out there. extremely noisy but with cool melodies shining through the haze(there is a bit of an emo/screamo flair to his stuff). On the other side you have Kommodus with his kinda beefy and old hc punk approach to bm. great stuff all around. |
| 80 |  | Trest
Energumen
bm
https://trest-parish.bandcamp.com/album/energumen
black metal project from a certain Rope Sect member. has that bleak mgla feel to it. entrancing. |
| 79 |  | Kamra
Unending Confluence
bm
https://voicesofkamra.bandcamp.com/album/unending-confluence
disso avant stuff from slovenia with great vocals. a wild ride. |
| 78 |  | Volahn
Popol Vuh
bm
https://crepusculonegro.bandcamp.com/album/popol-vuh
a bit of an french approach this time around (S.v.e.s.t., Dso, etc) but with Ramirez' unmistakable guitar playing it still remains firmly Volahn. Relentless ! |
| 77 |  | Siege Column
Sulphur Omega
dm
https://siegecolumn.bandcamp.com/album/sulphur-omega
ugh! club to the skull type death metal. true knuckle dragger shit. |
| 76 |  | Drudkh
Shadow Play
bm
https://drudkh.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-play
a bit of a return to the old Drudkh of Autumn aurora but more mature and contemplative. |
| 75 |  | Grenadier
Wolves of the Trench
melo death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZdyU4-SYIk
very fun argho core. catchy and very melodic. |
| 74 |  | Hooded Menace
Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration
spooky melodic death/doom
https://hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com/album/lachrymose-monuments-of-obscuration
death doom with a ton of 80s heavy metal tossed in. feels a bit like a King Diamond album with growls. |
| 73 |  | Gabestok
Alle dør i fremtiden
bm
https://cryptofthewizard.bandcamp.com/album/alle-d-r-i-fremtiden
black metal with kind of an retro garage rock feel to it. very fun. |
| 72 |  | Summoning Hellgates
Spear of Conquest
war
https://summoninghellgates.bandcamp.com/album/spear-of-conquest
just a non stop black/death barrage. |
| 71 |  | Gates of Dawn
III
psych bm
https://gatesofdawn.bandcamp.com/album/iii
this is not just some black metal with a psychedelic rock edge to it. this is more like playing psych rock to create black metal. |
| 70 |  | Nacior Udun
The Crooked Axis Of Solace And Solitude
bm
https://naciorudun.bandcamp.com/album/the-crooked-axis-of-solace-and-solitude
cellar black metal. to describe the production of this album imagine a house. the guitars sit in the living room, the vocals whisper in from the corridor just outside and the drums sit in the basement and are rumbling along underneath in the distance. true black metal shit! |
| 69 |  | Forbidden Temple
In The Rotting Grave
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCXqQMI-3Q#
old school black metal in the vein of old Samael and other connaisseurs of spooky synths. |
| 68 |  | Arkhaaik
Uihtis
dm/bm
https://arkhaaik.bandcamp.com/album/uihtis
dark ritualistic black/death with Proto-Indo-European lyrics and a thick mystic atmosphere to it. |
| 67 |  | Arrows (CHE)
Yearning Arrows; Cloven Suns
free form bm
https://arrovvs.bandcamp.com/album/yearning-arrows-cloven-suns
everything goes black metal. a glorious mishmash of different styles tossed in a beautiful salad of an album. |
| 66 |  | 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. |
| 65 |  | Barren Path
Grieving
grind
https://barrenpath.bandcamp.com/album/grieving
14 min. grindcore. your face=pulverized. band consists mostly of members of the last Gridlink line-up. |
| 64 |  | Amateur Podiatry
Arch Madness
foot fetish porngrind
https://amateurpodiatry.bandcamp.com/album/arch-madness
nperfectly produced porngrind a la CBT. no clue what people see in feet but hey I don't judge. don't worry the samples aren't very explicit. |
| 63 |  | Torsofuck
Feasting on Carved Remains
goregrind
https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/torsofuck-feasting-on-carved-remains
raw and nasty goregrind by these vets. |
| 62 |  | Mull
The Sound of Melting Gristle
groovy goregrind
https://mullgore.bandcamp.com/album/the-sound-of-melting-gristle
groovy goregrind with a crunchy bass from germany. gets the cadaver moving! |
| 61 |  | HEALTH
Conflict DLC
Let's do some Variety
industrial electro/metal
https://youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/conflict-dlc
HEALTH continue the direction of their last couple albums and thankfully also with the same quality. |
| 60 |  | Agriculture
The Spiritual Sound
black post hc post whatever
https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-sound
to me this isn't black metal though it's certainly born from it and shaped into a very personal sound. a very emotional and exciting album. |
| 59 |  | Lord Snow
Have You Heard of the High Elves
mathy screamo grindcore
https://lordsnow.bandcamp.com/album/have-you-heard-of-the-high-elves
Lord Snow's solitude was one of my very first bandcamp discoveries and has been close to my heart ever since. Re-recordings can be weird but this feels like reconnecting with an old friend. |
| 58 |  | Sijjin
Helljjin Combat
well not too much variety
more thrash than death
https://sijjin.bandcamp.com/album/helljjin-combat
this is death/thrash but it is much more thrash than death. (and even worse for all the cvlt types it is more 90s thrash) expertly played, appropriately blunt and perfectly produced. |
| 57 |  | Vigilhunter
Vigilhunter
us power metal from italy
https://vigilhunter.bandcamp.com/album/vigilhunter
italians playing late 80s us-metal a la Vicious Rumors etc. very fun record. |
| 56 |  | Pagan Altar
Never Quite Dead
dad rock doom
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/never-quite-dead
Brendan Radigan fits the material like a glove. beautiful, somber vibes all around. |
| 55 |  | Slough Feg
Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades
heavy metal
https://thelordweirdsloughfeg.bandcamp.com/album/traveller-supplement-1-the-ephemeral-glades
as the ep title suggests it sounds a lot like "Traveller". It's Slough Feg, it kicks ass, what else do you need? |
| 54 |  | Crypt Sermon
Saturnian Appendices
doom metal
https://cryptsermon.bandcamp.com/album/saturnian-appendices
more Crypt Sermon is always good. love the Mayhem cover. |
| 53 |  | Mausoleum Gate
Space, Rituals and Magick
heavy metal
https://mausoleumgatemetal.bandcamp.com/album/space-rituals-and-magick
heavy metal from finland with a healthy dose of 70's rock and psych in the mix for an occult feeling. (and some delicious cheese (keyboards)). strong BÖC vibes. |
| 52 |  | Syrinx
Time Out Of Place
prog/heavy metal
https://priestsyrinx.bandcamp.com/album/time-out-of-place
old school prog collides with heavy metal. delightfully trippy at times. Abboud's vocals aren't for everybody but I love them. |
| 51 |  | Phantom Spell
Heather & Hearth
heavy metal prog
https://phantomspell.bandcamp.com/album/heather-hearth
Kyle McNeill of Seven Sisters' solo project, a charming folksy prog heavy metal mix. |
| 50 |  | Tower (USA-NY)
Let There Be Dark
heavy metal
https://towernyc.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-dark
some more high quality heavy metal. that's it. |
| 49 |  | Vultures Vengeance
Dust Age
heavy metal
https://vulturesvengeance.bandcamp.com/album/dust-age
heavy metal with eargasmic lead guitars from italy. people I know tend to bitch about the vocals and the production. nonsense this is true heavy metal steel. up yours posers! |
| 48 |  | Christian Mistress
Children Of The Earth
heavy metal
https://christianmistress.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-earth
Christine Davis has one of these voices who tug at my heart strings. great band, fantastic record. mystical with a certain rawness. |
| 47 |  | Black Sword Thunder Attack
Black Sword Thunder Attack
heavy metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wJ_jwvcAw
perfect Lordian Guard worship. as usual RIP Tsamis, RIP Sayre-Riemenschneider |
| 46 |  | Scimitar (DK)
Scimitarium I
occult heavy metal
https://cryptofthewizard.bandcamp.com/album/scimitarium-i
a team up of 4/5 of Slaegt and Shaam Larein of well, Shaam Larein. great heavy metal with a strong occult feel to it. fantastic guitars (as expected cos of Slaegt). oh and Slaegt just disbanded so they should have time for another Scimitar album, right? curious/stoked about what's next for Asrok. who is the only not in Scimitar. |
| 45 |  | Ethel Cain
Perverts
congratulations you made it past my love for trad metal and other retro shit. |
| 44 |  | Hilary Woods
Night CRIÚ |
| 43 |  | Sleigh Bells
Bunky Becky Birthday Boy |
| 42 |  | Absolute Key & Brånd
Collaboration |
| 41 |  | Rancoeur
Fatalité |
| 40 |  | Sword Breaker
Bloody Pikes |
| 39 |  | Ginger Wizard
The Curious Flora and Fauna of the Ancient World |
| 38 |  | Gilgareth
Zwei Schwerter
hey let's do some dungeon synth |
| 37 |  | Weress
Aux Temps Anciens et Mystiques |
| 36 |  | Umbral Regency
The Black Winds |
| 35 |  | Ghoest
The Majestic End |
| 34 |  | Old Sorcery
The Escapist |
| 33 |  | Erang
TOME ZERO |
| 32 |  | Vanishing Amulet
Moonlit Cryer |
| 31 |  | Yowie
Taking Umbrage
aaaand back to some more variety |
| 30 |  | Tantric Bile
Vampire Boudoir |
| 29 |  | Dyssidia
Deeper Wells of Meaning |
| 28 |  | Vildhjarta
+ där sjunger under evighetens granar + |
| 27 |  | Street Sex
Full Color Eclipse |
| 26 |  | Street Sects
Dry Drunk |
| 25 |  | Home Front
Watch It Die |
| 24 |  | Schimmel uber Berlin
Eisenmund |
| 23 |  | Faetooth
Labyrinthine |
| 22 |  | Hexvessel
Nocturne |
| 21 |  | Steroid
Chainmail Commandos |
| 20 |  | Wolvennest
Procession |
| 19 |  | Messa
The Spin |
| 18 |  | Menace Ruine
The Color of the Grave is Green |
| 17 |  | Deftones
private music |
| 16 |  | Swans
Birthing |
| 15 |  | Crippling Alcoholism
Camgirl
The illustrious Top 15 |
| 14 |  | Omegavortex
Diabolic Messiah of the New World Order |
| 13 |  | Quest Master
Obscure Power |
| 12 |  | Berlin 2.0
Kaltental |
| 11 |  | Deafheaven
Lonely People With Power |
| 10 |  | Smiqra
Rɡyaɡ̇dźé! |
| 9 |  | Blut Aus Nord
Ethereal Horizons |
| 8 |  | Huremic
Seeking Darkness |
| 7 |  | Anna von Hausswolff
Iconoclasts |
| 6 |  | Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You |
| 5 |  | Neptunian Maximalism
Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu |
| 4 |  | Kauan
Wayhome |
| 3 |  | Hangman's Chair
Saddiction |
| 2 |  | Qrixkuor
The Womb of the World |
| 1 |  | Yellow Eyes
Confusion Gate |
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