1349 - Demonoir

1349's follow-up to last year's "Revelations...", which I personally found very disappointing. Seems they're leaning more towards their old style with this, and it's sounding better already.

1. Tunnel Of Set XI
2. Atomic Chapel
3. Tunnel Of Set XII
4. When I Was Flesh
5. Tunnel Of Set XIII
6. Psalm 7:77
7. Tunnel Of Set XIV
8. Pandemonium War Bells
9. Tunnel Of Set XV
10. The Devil Of The Desert
11. Tunnel Of Set XVI
12. Demonoir
13. Tunnel Of Set XVII

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Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of Angels

After a hiatus and legal issues, Rhapsody of Fire have returned on Nuclear Blast with this; The Frozen Tears of Angels!

1. Dark Frozen World
2. Sea of Fate
3. Crystal Moonlight
4. Reign of Terror
5. Danza Di Fuoco E Ghiaccio
6. Raging Starfire
7. Lost in Cold Dreams
8. On the Way to Ainor
9. The Frozen Tears of Angels
10. Labyrinth of Madness
11. Sea of Fate (Orchestral Version)
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Gwydion - Horn Triskelion

The new album from Portuguese viking metallers, Gwydion! It sounds pretty good after first listen.

1. The Departure
2. Fara I Viking
3. From Hel to Asgard
4. Ofiússa (A Terra das Serpentes)
5. Mead of Poetry
6. Triskelion Horde is Nigh
7. Odhinn's Cult
8. At the Sumbel
9. Cold Tempered
10. The Terror of the Northern
11. Six Trials to Become a Beerzerker

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Gris - Il Était une Forêt...

A Canadian black metal project, and both members also took part in the Miserere Luminis project. This is an outstanding album, very atmospheric and raw while crisp and clear at the same time. I certainly hope for them to continue in this manner with any future releases.

1. Il Était une Forêt...
2. Le Gala des Gens Heureux
3. Cicatrice
4. Veux-tu Danser?
5. Profonde Misanthropie
6. La Dryade

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Windrider - To New Lands...

Windrider is a one-man black/folk project by 19-year-old Elliot Vernon from East Yorkshire, England. This record, released for free over the internet, sounds a bit like an Ensiferum/Summoning combo, and works brilliantly.

1. To New Lands... (Prelude)
2. To New Lands... (Part I)
3. The King Under The Mountain
4. There Is No Victory
5. Seven Fathers Of Iron And Stone
6. Mountain's Sunrise (Annwn Cover)
7. To New Lands... (Part II)

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Desecration - Process Of Decay

Fantastic brutal death metal from the prolific and infamous Welsh band Desecration.

1. When the Heart Stops Beating
2. Initial Decay
3. Bacterial Breakdown
4. Black Putrefaction
5. Butyric Fermentation
6. Maggots in Evidence
7. Corpse Fauna
8. Dry Rot
9. Grave Wax

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The World Comes To An End In The End Of A Journey (6-way Shoegaze Split)

Here we have a split between 6 black metal/shoegaze bands. I love the whole thing, but Shyy and Ethereal Beauty are fantastic on this. Highly recommended for fans of Alcest and the likes.

Ethereal Beauty
1. The Sun Shines Tomorrow
2. There's A Grey Cloud Above Us
Shyy
3. The White Sheet Faces The Dark
4. As I Fly
Heretoir
5. Trummerwelten
6. Herbstwind
Soliness
7. Longing For...
8. Skygaze
Dernier Martyr
9. Follow The River, Towards The Sea...
10. 937 KM
11. Tortured By Time
Dopamine
12. Melting

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Xasthur - Portal of Sorrow

The final album to be released under the Xasthur banner.

1. Portal of Sorrow
2. Broken Glass Christening
3. Shrine of Failure
4. Stream of Subconsciousness
5. Karma/Death
6. Horizon of Plastic Caskets
7. Mesmerized by Misery
8. This Abyss Holds the Mirror
9. Mourning Tomorrow
10. Miscarriage of the Soul
11. Obeyer's of their own Deaths
12. Released from this Earth
13. The Darkest Light
14. Hiver de Glace

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