Repugnant - Epitome of Darkness

My new favourite death metal band/album? I think so...

1. Hungry Are the Damned
2. Premature Burial
3. Voices of the Dead
4. Draped in Cerecloth
5. Spawn of Pure Malevolence
6. From Beyond the Grave
7. Sacred Blasphemy
8. Eating from a Coffin
9. Another Vision (Morbid cover)
10. Mutilated Remains

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Watain - Casus Luciferi

In anticipation of the upcoming record, Lawless Darkness, here is one of my favourite Watain albums.

1. Devil's Blood
2. Black Salvation
3. Opus Dei (The Morbid Angel)
4. Puzzles ov Flesh
5. I Am the Earth
6. The Golden Horns of Darash
7. From the Pulpits of Abomination
8. Casus Luciferi
9. Watain (Bonus)

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King Diamond - Abigail

Just to break up the recent influx of new-ish posts, here's an album I'd put in an "all-time best" list; "Abigail", the second studio album from the mighty King Diamond and their first concept album, telling the tale of Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey (the full synopsis can be found elsewhere). This album's also a collection of the greatest known riffs and solos recorded.


1. Funeral
2. Arrival
3. A Mansion In Darkness
4. The Family Ghost
5. The 7th Day Of July 1777
6. Omens
7. The Possession
8. Abigail
9. Black Horsemen
10. Shrine *
11. A Mansion in Darkness (rough mix) *
12. The Family Ghost (rough mix) *
13. The Possession (rough mix) *

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Fyrdsman - Forgotten Beneath the Soil

This is the debut album from English one-man black/folk metal band, Fyrdsman. There's definitely a Forefather essence about this one, and full of promise and potential for the future. It's available for just under £4 in the Mynydd Du Records webshop, but limited to 500 hand-numbered copies so be quick!

1. Forgotten Beneath the Soil
2. Demonised in a Disgraced Land
3. Survival
4. Natural Chaos

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Wormrot - Abuse

I'm not usually very big on grindcore, death metal and the likes but this is brilliant; this is everything grindcore should be.

1. Lost Swines
2. Exterminate
3. Double-Feeding
4. Born Stupid
5. Sledgehammer
6. So Fierce for Fuck!?
7. Dis-appointing
8. Good Times
9. Freedom to Act
10. Indonesia
11. Shitlack
12. Condemnation
13. One Round Away
14. Fuck... I'm Drunk!
15. Operation Grindcore
16. Rich (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover)
17. Overgrown Asshole
18. Blasphemy My Ass
19. Fix Your Broken Mind
20. Newkiller Nuclear
21. Uncovered and Proud as Fuck
22. Murder
23. Scum Infestation and Last Song

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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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Corpus Christii - The Fire God

Definitely one of the  many underrated black metal bands. Recommended!

1. Victory
2. The Burning
3. Penetrator
4. The Fire God
5. Lusitânia (De Orgulho e Honra)
6. Ultra Sonic Violence
7. Lost Curse of Human Decay
8. Reflex of Nothingness
9. Buried by Time and Dust (Mayhem cover)

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Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

The second of two new Avantasia albums out this year!

1. The Wicked Symphony
2. Wastelands
3. Scales Of Justice
4. Dying For An Angel
5. Blizzard On A Broken Mirror
6. Runaway Train
7. Crestfallen
8. Forever Is A Long Time
9. Black Wings
10. States Of Matter
11. The Edge

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Avantasia - Angel of Babylon

The first of two new Avantasia albums!

1. Stargazers
2. Angel Of Babylon
3. Your Love Is Evil
4. Death Is Just A Feeling
5. Rat Race
6. Down In The Dark
7. Blowing Out The Flame
8. Symphony Of Life
9. Alone I Remember
10. Promised Land (Part 2)
11. Journey To Arcadia

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Cathedral - The Guessing Game

The long-awaited new album from doom/stoner band Cathedral.

Disc 1
1. Immaculate Misconception
2. Funeral of Dreams
3. Painting in the Dark
4. Death of an Anarchist
5. The Guessing Game
6. Edwige's Eyes
7. Cats, Incense, Candles & Wine
Disc 2
1. One Dimensional People
2. The Casket Chasers
3. La Noche del Buque Maldito (aka Ghost Ship of the Blind Dead)
4. The Running Man
5. Requiem for the Voiceless
6. Journeys into Jade

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Forgotten Woods - As The Wolves Gather

Here we have a legendary black metal release from Norwegians Forgotten Woods, running in a similar vein to Burzum and the likes with a depressive, raw atmosphere. Recommended for any black metal fan.

1. Eclipsed
2. As The Wolves Gather
3. In My Darkest Visions
4. Winter
5. Grip Of Frost
6. Dimension Of The Blackest Dark
7. Svartedauden
8. Through Dark And Forgotten Valleys

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Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pamîntului

The second of the two new Negură Bunget releases; this time with a new lineup.

1. Pămînt
2. Dacia hiperboreană
3. Umbra
4. Ochiul inimii
5. Chei de rouă
6. Ţara de dincolo de negură
7. Jar
8. Arborele lumii
9. Întoarcerea amurgului

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Ondskapt - Arisen From The Ashes

The third album from Swedish orthodox black metal band Ondskapt. Highly recommended for fans of Funeral Mist/Watain/Corpus Christii and the likes.

1. Intro
2. Ominous Worship of the Divine
3. A Graveyard Night
4. Vehicle of Stone
5. Astute Sceptre
6. Impaled By the Fundaments of Our Time
7. Killing the Human Mind
 8. Arisen From the Ashes

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