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Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant: Remember when Alan Averill was a harsh vocalist? Apparently he does with this sporadically awesome but frequently fairly dry... war-doom thing. Goes very hard when it wants to, meanders a lot more than that but the peaks are very very good.

Passéisme - Alternance: Just sneaking in because it IS good, but it's a much more mature, versatile album than the first one and that first one was so maniacally manic and excessive that it made me sweaty. It is a fairly big disappointment compared to that. Still, despite all the slower parts and sticking to parts long enough that they don't need to cram melodies into gaps they don't fit in by playing them three times faster than makes sense, it still is a wildly intense and techy take on the fancy french noble BM sound which I like more than all the others.

New work from StringsSkald of Walknut/Temnozor fame. This is folk/pagan black in the vein of Temnozor and, in fact, apparently came from unrealised compositions for that project. Lots of flutes, surprisingly polished production and occasional sweet-sounding clean singing across 72 minutes.

Громоверж(Gromoverzh) - Издревле

Meurtrières' Ronde de Nuit is worth keeping an eye on, releasing this August. The band's self-titled EP from 2020 is delightful heavy metal. Well worth checking out on Bandcamp.

It sucks that there isn't a full album of this:

https://totaldissonanceworship.bandcamp ... allid-veil

uc Lemay (Gorguts) - Guitar, Vocals
Dave Davidson (Revocation, Gargoyl) - Guitar
Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan, John Frum, Azusa) - Bass
Elliot Hoffman (Car Bomb) - Drums

New Serpent Corpse is a barn burner. Love everything about it.

New album by German heavy metal band The Night Eternal came out today. Fatale is pretty good, really digging the vocals and guitar work, like a cross between Judas and Candlemass.

Spoiler: show

I was ready to order those Odz Manouk babies without listening for a second but of course they are already sold out. Fuck you and fuck me

New album from Kommodus is pretty kick ass. For those who want raw BM that isn't a mindless 'Under A Funeral Moon' clone.

https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/wreath-of-bleeding-snowfall

The new Porta Nigra album Weltende is fantastic. It will more than likely be in my year-end top-ten.

Sól án varma - Sól án varma, my nr 1 dis year so far

Author:	Pincushion [ Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:43 pm ]
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Curta'n Wall - Siege Ubsessed! Such a fun album. Currently my favorite of the year.

Author:	cultofkraken [ Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:12 am ]
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The new vengeful spectre is out, incredible musicianship… incorporating different stylistic shifts but the core is the same. Fantastic.

Author:	hallowed78 [ Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:18 pm ]
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Serpent of Old's debut is pretty good. No nonsense black/death. https://serpentofold.bandcamp.com/album ... e-dark-sun

Author:	LefterisK [ Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:17 pm ]
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lord_ghengis wrote: Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant: Remember when Alan Averill was a harsh vocalist? Apparently he does with this sporadically awesome but frequently fairly dry... war-doom thing. Goes very hard when it wants to, meanders a lot more than that but the peaks are very very good. Listening to the album again since the month of its release. It still holds up pretty well; really great material and sinister atmosphere!

Author:	lord_ghengis [ Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:51 am ]
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June was a quiet time for me due to being busy as hell so not much listening, only really came across three things I'd give the nod to. Impetuous Ritual - Iniquitous Barbarik Synthesis: I really like this one. It's IR doing IR stuff, but they got a lot more Portal leaking through with all the squiggly scratchy riffs and they use a bunch of palm muted BDM chugging to give their wall of noise some real energy and extremity. Runemagick - Beyond the Cenotaph of Mankind: A solid return to form for them, has a lot of candlemass-y type scale and bounce to the otherwise very grim and severe death/doom core, it's pretty darn good. Passéisme - Alternance: Just sneaking in because it IS good, but it's a much more mature, versatile album than the first one and that first one was so maniacally manic and excessive that it made me sweaty. It is a fairly big disappointment compared to that. Still, despite all the slower parts and sticking to parts long enough that they don't need to cram melodies into gaps they don't fit in by playing them three times faster than makes sense, it still is a wildly intense and techy take on the fancy french noble BM sound which I like more than all the others.

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Author:	Voidsel [ Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:46 pm ]
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lord_ghengis wrote: Passéisme - Alternance: Just sneaking in because it IS good, but it's a much more mature, versatile album than the first one and that first one was so maniacally manic and excessive that it made me sweaty. It is a fairly big disappointment compared to that. Still, despite all the slower parts and sticking to parts long enough that they don't need to cram melodies into gaps they don't fit in by playing them three times faster than makes sense, it still is a wildly intense and techy take on the fancy french noble BM sound which I like more than all the others. Seconding this, it's on my contender list, and I like your "fancy French noble BM" description - I've always called this sub-genre "chaotic folk BM". Their first album put me off with the shouted vocals so I never revisited, but this one it didn't bother me so I should return.

Author:	lord_ghengis [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:53 am ]
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They definitely toned down the vocals for sure. I liked them a lot on the last one if only for the full embrace of that being as intense as possible mindset, but a lot of people weren't into it so I get why they'd be more enjoyable for many this time.

Author:	Naught [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:57 am ]
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Meurtrières' Ronde de Nuit is worth keeping an eye on, releasing this August. The band's self-titled EP from 2020 is delightful heavy metal. Well worth checking out on Bandcamp.

Author:	Voidsel [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:34 pm ]
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New work from StringsSkald of Walknut/Temnozor fame. This is folk/pagan black in the vein of Temnozor and, in fact, apparently came from unrealised compositions for that project. Lots of flutes, surprisingly polished production and occasional sweet-sounding clean singing across 72 minutes. Громоверж(Gromoverzh) - Издревле

Author:	mirons [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:23 am ]
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Pretty good progressive thrash metal from Lithuania. Has a Coroner circa Mental Vortex/Grin mechanical dystopian vibe, yet not as techy. The few saxophone solos fit nicely too.

Author:	Seto [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:50 am ]
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Only a few plays into this so still trying to figure out where it fits in my AOTY rankings but it's already right up there.

Author:	Lagartija [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:10 am ]
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I've been spinning this one a lot over the last couple of weeks. Killer melodic black metal from Holland's Infinity, 'The untamed hunger': https://digital.immortalfrostproduction ... med-hunger

Author:	Durag [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:20 pm ]
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Voidsel wrote: New work from StringsSkald of Walknut/Temnozor fame. This is folk/pagan black in the vein of Temnozor and, in fact, apparently came from unrealised compositions for that project. Lots of flutes, surprisingly polished production and occasional sweet-sounding clean singing across 72 minutes. Громоверж(Gromoverzh) - Издревле Great find, this is pretty damn good

Author:	thewrll [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 6:29 pm ]
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Naught wrote: Meurtrières' Ronde de Nuit is worth keeping an eye on, releasing this August. The band's self-titled EP from 2020 is delightful heavy metal. Well worth checking out on Bandcamp. Might want to move this, most anticipated is better suited for you.

Author:	Metal_Detector [ Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:27 am ]
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Gravetemplar wrote: Finally! Odz Manouk released two albums. https://bloodcolouredbeast.bandcamp.com ... nouk-tzurr https://bloodcolouredbeast.bandcamp.com ... osoragazan Bumped. This is some majestic shit right here. Not sure if it's the most apt comparison, but Tzurr in particular really scratches that Blut Aus Nord itch for me.

Author:	Lagartija [ Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:42 pm ]
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New Deitus (UK black metal), 'Irreversible', is a pleasant surprise. I love their previous two albums, 'Via dolorosa' in particular is a melodic and agressive work of art, and at first I was a bit worried when I heard the single 'Voyeur', a laid-back composition with clean female vocals nothing like anything they had done before. Now, in the context of the full album, it works wonderfully, while elsewhere it's still business as usual. Great release, interesting seeing them venture outside their comfort zone and definitely one for the AOTY list! https://deitus.bandcamp.com/album/irreversible PS: The Night Eternal and Serpent Corpse sound great, cheers!

Author:	Lee Harrison [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:08 pm ]
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Finally Morpheus Descends full album it’s repress… So is simply one of the best album of 2023

Author:	Gravetemplar [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:35 pm ]
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Finally! Odz Manouk released two albums. https://bloodcolouredbeast.bandcamp.com ... nouk-tzurr https://bloodcolouredbeast.bandcamp.com ... osoragazan

Author:	FLIPPITYFLOOP [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:44 pm ]
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Austere's Corrosion Of Hearts is a pretty rad album. Great return for a very missed band in the DSBM - atmospheric black metal scene. Great melodies and atmospheres with some rather addicting grooves underneath - it's repetitive, but not meandering; moreso it pulls you in and you just get tranced. https://austere-official.bandcamp.com/a ... -of-hearts I'm going to crack into the new Fen album soon as well; the singles were outstanding so I'm expecting this to maybe be my AOTY. https://fenuk.bandcamp.com/album/monuments-to-absence

Author:	Gravetemplar [ Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:46 pm ]
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It sucks that there isn't a full album of this: https://totaldissonanceworship.bandcamp ... allid-veil uc Lemay (Gorguts) - Guitar, Vocals Dave Davidson (Revocation, Gargoyl) - Guitar Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan, John Frum, Azusa) - Bass Elliot Hoffman (Car Bomb) - Drums

Author:	MikeyC [ Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:14 pm ]
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Gravetemplar wrote: It sucks that there isn't a full album of this: https://totaldissonanceworship.bandcamp ... allid-veil uc Lemay (Gorguts) - Guitar, Vocals Dave Davidson (Revocation, Gargoyl) - Guitar Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan, John Frum, Azusa) - Bass Elliot Hoffman (Car Bomb) - Drums Yeah I heard this song a few weeks ago. Definitely keen on a full album if one ever eventuates. What a killer line up.

Author:	doomicus [ Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:36 pm ]
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New Serpent Corpse is a barn burner. Love everything about it.

Author:	Waltz_of_Ghouls [ Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:34 am ]
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doomicus wrote: New Serpent Corpse is a barn burner. Love everything about it. Aye, great stuff. It's everything I enjoy in death metal : it's thick, groovy and filthy. Love the d-beats influences too.

Author:	hallowed78 [ Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:33 am ]
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New album by German heavy metal band The Night Eternal came out today. Fatale is pretty good, really digging the vocals and guitar work, like a cross between Judas and Candlemass. Spoiler: show

Author:	Sokaris [ Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:23 am ]
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hallowed78 wrote: New album by German heavy metal band The Night Eternal came out today. Fatale is pretty good, really digging the vocals and guitar work, like a cross between Judas and Candlemass. Spoiler: show I'll be shocked if this isn't my album of the year. Loving it, fills the hole in my heart In Solitude breaking up left.

Author:	Bishop_Drugsalot [ Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:27 pm ]
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I was ready to order those Odz Manouk babies without listening for a second but of course they are already sold out. Fuck you and fuck me

Author:	Hecatomb867 [ Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:46 pm ]
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New album from Kommodus is pretty kick ass. For those who want raw BM that isn't a mindless 'Under A Funeral Moon' clone. https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/wreath-of-bleeding-snowfall

Author:	cultofkraken [ Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:06 am ]
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Bishop_Drugsalot wrote: I was ready to order those Odz Manouk babies without listening for a second but of course they are already sold out. Fuck you and fuck me I was gonna do the same

Author:	thewrll [ Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:06 am ]
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Hecatomb867 wrote: New album from Kommodus is pretty kick ass. For those who want raw BM that isn't a mindless 'Under A Funeral Moon' clone. https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/wreath-of-bleeding-snowfall Love their self titled, definitely listening to this tomorrow.

Author:	alkostach [ Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:24 am ]
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Sól án varma - Sól án varma, my nr 1 dis year so far Fen - Monuments to Absence, for some maybe a bit controversial, but extremely good nonetheless

Author:	hallowed78 [ Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:06 pm ]
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New album by Outer Heaven came out today. Infinite Psychic Depths is a fitting description, really good. Also, cover is fantastic. https://outerheaven.bandcamp.com/album/ ... hic-depths Spoiler: show

Author:	Forever Underground [ Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:08 am ]
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Hecatomb867 wrote: New album from Kommodus is pretty kick ass. For those who want raw BM that isn't a mindless 'Under A Funeral Moon' clone. https://kommodus.bandcamp.com/album/wreath-of-bleeding-snowfall Listening to it right now and I'm loving it, I haven't listened to the debut in a while so I can't judge properly but the feeling is that this is the superior album, I think he has benefited from making a shorter album. And even with a lesser length I think he has given his music more varied parts.

Author:	Empyreal [ Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:40 pm ]
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https://messaproject.bandcamp.com/track ... rt-johnson Cool cover of a Robert Johnson tune. Proceeds go to charity... great stuff.

Author:	RedMisanthrope [ Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:21 pm ]
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If you liked the new Ascended Dead album then give this one a go. Same guitarist/vocalist, and I think I may prefer this one slightly.

Author:	nakzox [ Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:47 pm ]
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The new Porta Nigra album Weltende is fantastic. It will more than likely be in my year-end top-ten.

Author:	Lagartija [ Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:00 pm ]
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nakzox wrote: The new Porta Nigra album Weltende is fantastic. It will more than likely be in my year-end top-ten. Just listening now. I didn't know these guys, this is great!