Standout Black/Death Metal November Edition
you know the deal: list is unranked, incomplete , highly subjective and 100% spot on.
is this a service to the fine community of sputnikmusic or a an ego trip?... who knows... (it's the latter) |
| 1 |  | Qrixkuor
The Womb of the World
dm
https://qrixkuordeath.bandcamp.com/album/the-womb-of-the-world
cavernous death metal entwined with orchestral parts to create a dark sonic hellscape to swallow you up. |
| 2 |  | Kostnateni
Přílišnost
weirdo bm
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 |
| 3 |  | VoidCeremony
Abditum
tech dm
https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/abditum
brevity is the soul of wit. a sleek, elegant 30 min. master class in tech death. beautiful nastiness. |
| 4 |  | Veilburner
Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy
prog black/death
https://veilburnerband.bandcamp.com/album/longing-for-triumph-reeking-of-tragedy
another weird and wonky one. Veilburner continue to march to the beat their own drum(computer). wildly fun stuff. |
| 5 |  | Clandestine Blaze
Consecration of the Blood
black metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmcaiHuGoqs
psa: Mikko Aspa is a fascist. anyway for those of you who still engage with his art, this is def one of his strongest albums so far. menacing melodies with a strong cold militant heart beat underneath. perfectly produced. |
| 6 |  | Oromet
The Sinking Isle
funeral doom
https://oromet.bandcamp.com/album/the-sinking-isle
grandiose all-enveloping soundscapes. majestically doomed. |
| 7 |  | 1914
Viribus Unitis
dm
https://x1914x.bandcamp.com/album/viribus-unitis
God Dethroned core ( affectionately). quite cinematic and still surprisingly captivating. my inner elitist frowns but it kinda fills the hail of bullets shaped hole in my heart.(just three fucking albums...) |
| 8 |  | The Stone
Kletva
bm
https://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/kletva
an enganging, efficient and expertedly crafted record by these serbian veterans. |
| 9 |  | Malefic Throne
The Conquering Darkness
dm
https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-conquering-darkness
an all-star dm group that actually delivers the goods. absolutely ferocious stuff. hell yeah! |
| 10 |  | Perdition Temple
Malign Apotheosis
dm
https://perditiontemple.bandcamp.com/album/malign-apotheosis
not as good as Malefic Throne but still a grand ole time. the flame is still burning strong in riff master Gene Palubicki's heart. |
| 11 |  | Phobocosm
Gateway
dm
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gateway
you know there have been a ton of "cavernous dm" releases each year but done right it still can kick butt and this gets it right. proper sense of darkness to this one. |
| 12 |  | Dead and Dripping
Nefarious Scintillations
tech bdm
https://deadanddrippingus.bandcamp.com/album/nefarious-scintillations
burpy frog croaks, bonkers bass guitar sound just a glorious, alien feeling tech bdm dish. |
| 13 |  | The Ominous Circle
Cloven Tongues of Fire
dm
https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/cloven-tongues-of-fire
doomy kinda dissonant blackened death metal straight from the 7th circle of hell. |
| 14 |  | Blut Aus Nord
Ethereal Horizons
bm
https://blutausnord.bandcamp.com/album/ethereal-horizons
spacy and melodious. simply beautiful. |
| 15 |  | Puritan Bone
Ecstasy on the Frontier of Blood
atmo bm
https://puritanbone.bandcamp.com/album/ecstasy-on-the-frontier-of-blood
this is a team up of T of Turia and Legarthor (who had a sick solo album under the moniker "Nacior Udun" earlier this year). anyway this record is hypnotic atmo bm with a bit of a harsher edge in the guitars to it. good stuff to space out to. |
| 16 |  | Locusts and Honey
Shadow of My End
blackened doom
https://locustsandhoney.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-of-my-end
dreary sludgy goodness. |
| 17 |  | Tempestuous fall
The Descent of Mortals Past
funeral doom
https://midnightodyssey.bandcamp.com/album/the-descent-of-mortals-past
funeral doom courtesy of Dis Pater( the guy behind the atmo black metal project Midnight Odyssey). lots of beautiful melodies on this quite a bit of clean vox , reminiscent of early My Dying Bride minus the violin. |
| 18 |  | Depravity (AUS)
Bestial Possession
bdm
https://depravitydeath.bandcamp.com/album/bestial-possession
and we stay down under with some no frills brutal death metal. nothing fancy just body blow after body blow. |
| 19 |  | Dysentery
Dejection Chrysalis
slam death
https://comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/dejection-chrysalis
first album in 10 years for these gents. its slam. don't think just let the slams enter your body. lizard brain shit. |
| 20 |  | Bloodtied
Dismantling Neuroanatomy
bdm
https://newstandardelite.bandcamp.com/album/bloodtied-dismantling-neuroanatomy
Bloodtied are 3/4 of Bubba both band names suck, but their music slaps. this is some nice dynamic bdm. it loses me a bit towards the end but all in all this is the good shit. |
| 21 |  | Ch'ahom
Covered in the Priests Black Shit (Demo)
war metal
https://chahom.bandcamp.com/album/covered-in-the-priests-black-shit
raids your village, covers you in... anyhow. rabid and absolutely feral like this shit ought to be. |
| 22 |  | Fessus
Subcutaneous Tomb
dm
https://fessusdarknessshallrise.bandcamp.com/album/subcutaneous-tomb
old mid tempo death metal with a nice morbid feel to it by Molten Chains mastermind Brenton. |
| 23 |  | Jaehzorn
Weiderecht
bm
https://jaehzorn-bm.bandcamp.com/album/weiderecht
a nice little ep of thrashy first wave bm with ferocious vocals. |
| 24 |  | Runeblade
Unsheathed
bm
https://wergild.bandcamp.com/album/unsheathed-2
another bm ep. this time on wergild it is the main man Krieger with S.C. of Ebony Pendant. raw, triumphant stuff with some cool riffs. |
| 25 |  | Haimad
When Night Rode Across the North
bm
https://haimad-northernsilence.bandcamp.com/album/when-night-rode-across-the-north
authentic late 90's euro melo sympho bm goodness. |
| 26 |  | Omegavortex
Diabolic Messiah of the New World Order
pure madness
https://omegavortex.bandcamp.com/album/diabolic-messiah-of-the-new-world-order
officially releases this friday but it has been streaming for couple of days so I included it. anyway, this is some proper sadistik exekution style violence. fantastic album. |
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