another year went by! it’s been a year with lots of music, but not so many concerts due to the birth of my daughter :) still, we went to see tonis sfinos at the burger festival, we went to under the quarry III (a metal festival!), onirama at the christmas light opening and some other street festivals! all this together with the little pumpkin :D i’m glad i could at least get a small taste of concerts and festivals :) now on to music!
Full lengths
Summoning - With doom we come
i remember my excitement when this was announced. so many years with silence from camp summoning and then this spectacular album!! it got mixed reactions, but i love it so much. there are a few songs that just make me weep with joy. melodies and riffs that grab hold of you and won’t let you go until you succumb to the atmosphere. no wonder i chose one song from this album as my song of the year. i’m so happy they are back and i hope they will not vanish again in a decade long sleep..
Solstice - white horse hill
solstice finally wrapped up things for this album. it’s a solid solstice record with everything we love from these masters of doom. epic soundscapes, epic tunes. lyrics you want to scream along to. did i say epic?
make a change…kill yourself - IV
there cannot be a year without some suicidal black metal, right? make a change… kill yourself with their fourth album, as always just numbered, as always a work of finest depressive shit.
Ghost - Prequelle
new ghost album!! :D this has been another huge highlight. what an album it is!! it’s poppy, yes, but it’s SO good, so catchy, so retro, so freaking entertaining. Ghost definitely did it again. i hear “see the light” and get goosebumps. what a song!
Zeal and Ardor - Stranger fruit
zeal and ardor have been a favourite of mine from the beginning. their new album taps into the same vein, but is short from being boring. the same stomping rhythms, the same undeniable dark ritualistic charm. it’s great to see that their unique idea wasn’t something that just works for one album. there surely is much more in store for them.
the dead creed - pieces… to heal a soul in the darkest hour
i was really excited for this one. the dead creed is something special and unheard of. he calls himself monasteric death metal or something like that, but it’s just a guy with a guitar, doing incredible things with it! fantastic stuff.
Behemoth - I loved you at your darkest
behemoth didn’t have an easy task. after the satanist, how could they continue? for me the satanist was near perfection. now ILYAYD got some bad reviews, which i cannot understand, though. i admit i’m not into it as into the satanist, but still.. a song like bartzabel just crushes into you, slowly, heavy, this is the stuff i love!
Daimon - …from the black caverns
a greek project that was recommended to me. some solid greek black metal there! awesomely dark and haunting.
Bahkauv - Et Bahkouv kütt
now this is some dungeon synth from aachen! fantastic stuff, really glad i discovered this. it’s based on stories from the region. now i would really like to know the stories and reading them while listening to this haunting stuff!
Iselder - Gwaglewch
welsh black metal! i do love how they seem to be more in touch with their welsh roots than other acts. great album, menacing but melodic! if celtic druids would go to the dark side, this is what it would sound like ;)
Dwarrowdelf - the sons of Fëanor
how cool is this! when browsing for some tolkien black metal i stumbled upon this guy. what a fantastic album! this is exactly what i want in music! i love the concept, one song for every son, for every death. brilliant! the songs are epic, the soundscapes are menacing, full of grief but beauty.
Acherontas - Faustian Ethos
acherontas is a band that has been around for some time and i had heard about them, too, but never really got into them. during a bandcamp sale i decided to get their new album. that definitely was a good idea! this is the greek occult black metal sound right there.
Lucifer’s Child - The Order
george from rotting christ plays in lucifer’s child and they released their second album this year. very occult, very dense and gripping. this is the left hand path, this is The Order and it is hauntingly good.
Shibalba - Stars Al-Med Hum
i had seen shibalba open for dodheimsgard. live this was really difficult, you need another atmosphere for it, the songs are slow, minimalistic, building up. later on i listened to them at home, though, and came to love them. this is their new album and this is the kind of meditative, ritualistic stuff that can give you chills.
Magmakammer - Mindtripper
norwegian doom!! stumbled upon them by pure chance. what a great album!! it’s been a while since i explored some doom, since i had moved into other directions, but here is an album that shows me exactly why i’ll always be a doom metal girl at heart.
Wardruna - skald
i love wardruna! their trilogy was something absolutely stunning. now skald is more acoustic, more lyric based. i must admit i prefer the trilogy, still this is fantastic music, a norse legacy, this is here to preserve verses that otherwise might be lost.
DreamLongDead - umbra
i love DreamLongDead. they are a band that truly doesn’t fit in any category and they don’t give a damn. they have doom elements i love, they can be death, punk, thrash, black, everything. their newest album is again a crazy trip, pounding in your head.
EPs - live - remix
dreams of nature - 4 band split “mater natura excelsa”
i love dreams of nature! here we have a four band split, dreams of nature added two songs. this makes me long for a new full length! the other three bands were great to check out, too (elderwind, sorrow plagues, de la nostalgie)
kalmankantaja - tuulikannel EP
kalmankantaja are the only finns so far, i think! what happened to my list?? where are my finns at?? i think last year i had five or so, this year i see norwegians and greeks conquered my list, haha! but yes, as always some awesome tunes from kalmankantaja.
Mortiis - the perfect reject
mortiis is again in this list, ha!! and this time with remixes from perfectly defect. this is so awesome, i sometimes like the remixes more than the original, haha! i just wish mortiis would do some new stuff! but ok, as long as he feeds us something every year to keep us salivating more, we’re all good! xD
Behemoth - Messe noire - satanist live
this live album is special for me. i saw them on that tour here in athens and this has kind of started a small musical revolution for myself. i’m forever grateful. i’ll always get chills during o father, o satan, o sun.
Deadspace - live and feral / mouth of scorpions
deadspace, those crazy fuckers! awesome live album, wish i could catch them some time live, but that’s difficult, them being australian! they also released a new EP this year and i must say that i have gotten into them again after a little break.
daagh - EP
who says the norwegian black metal scene is dead? who?? this here proves that norway will always be spearheading the black metal community and i don’t care what others say. you just have to find the gems!
Iselder/Merciless Savage - Annûn
Iselder not only released a full album, but also a split with another welsh band, representing the south and the north. here i must mention marwolaeth records. if you want to find welsh black metal, here is the place.
Best song of the year:
Summoning - Silvertine
this song opens with a melody that makes me weep elven tears. genius, absolutely genius! i listen to this sometimes when going for a run and i have to hold myself back to just start dancing to it. this is what tolkien black metal is all about. THIS. SO MUCH.
Full lengths
Summoning - With doom we come
i remember my excitement when this was announced. so many years with silence from camp summoning and then this spectacular album!! it got mixed reactions, but i love it so much. there are a few songs that just make me weep with joy. melodies and riffs that grab hold of you and won’t let you go until you succumb to the atmosphere. no wonder i chose one song from this album as my song of the year. i’m so happy they are back and i hope they will not vanish again in a decade long sleep..
Solstice - white horse hill
solstice finally wrapped up things for this album. it’s a solid solstice record with everything we love from these masters of doom. epic soundscapes, epic tunes. lyrics you want to scream along to. did i say epic?
make a change…kill yourself - IV
there cannot be a year without some suicidal black metal, right? make a change… kill yourself with their fourth album, as always just numbered, as always a work of finest depressive shit.
Ghost - Prequelle
new ghost album!! :D this has been another huge highlight. what an album it is!! it’s poppy, yes, but it’s SO good, so catchy, so retro, so freaking entertaining. Ghost definitely did it again. i hear “see the light” and get goosebumps. what a song!
Zeal and Ardor - Stranger fruit
zeal and ardor have been a favourite of mine from the beginning. their new album taps into the same vein, but is short from being boring. the same stomping rhythms, the same undeniable dark ritualistic charm. it’s great to see that their unique idea wasn’t something that just works for one album. there surely is much more in store for them.
the dead creed - pieces… to heal a soul in the darkest hour
i was really excited for this one. the dead creed is something special and unheard of. he calls himself monasteric death metal or something like that, but it’s just a guy with a guitar, doing incredible things with it! fantastic stuff.
Behemoth - I loved you at your darkest
behemoth didn’t have an easy task. after the satanist, how could they continue? for me the satanist was near perfection. now ILYAYD got some bad reviews, which i cannot understand, though. i admit i’m not into it as into the satanist, but still.. a song like bartzabel just crushes into you, slowly, heavy, this is the stuff i love!
Daimon - …from the black caverns
a greek project that was recommended to me. some solid greek black metal there! awesomely dark and haunting.
Bahkauv - Et Bahkouv kütt
now this is some dungeon synth from aachen! fantastic stuff, really glad i discovered this. it’s based on stories from the region. now i would really like to know the stories and reading them while listening to this haunting stuff!
Iselder - Gwaglewch
welsh black metal! i do love how they seem to be more in touch with their welsh roots than other acts. great album, menacing but melodic! if celtic druids would go to the dark side, this is what it would sound like ;)
Dwarrowdelf - the sons of Fëanor
how cool is this! when browsing for some tolkien black metal i stumbled upon this guy. what a fantastic album! this is exactly what i want in music! i love the concept, one song for every son, for every death. brilliant! the songs are epic, the soundscapes are menacing, full of grief but beauty.
Acherontas - Faustian Ethos
acherontas is a band that has been around for some time and i had heard about them, too, but never really got into them. during a bandcamp sale i decided to get their new album. that definitely was a good idea! this is the greek occult black metal sound right there.
Lucifer’s Child - The Order
george from rotting christ plays in lucifer’s child and they released their second album this year. very occult, very dense and gripping. this is the left hand path, this is The Order and it is hauntingly good.
Shibalba - Stars Al-Med Hum
i had seen shibalba open for dodheimsgard. live this was really difficult, you need another atmosphere for it, the songs are slow, minimalistic, building up. later on i listened to them at home, though, and came to love them. this is their new album and this is the kind of meditative, ritualistic stuff that can give you chills.
Magmakammer - Mindtripper
norwegian doom!! stumbled upon them by pure chance. what a great album!! it’s been a while since i explored some doom, since i had moved into other directions, but here is an album that shows me exactly why i’ll always be a doom metal girl at heart.
Wardruna - skald
i love wardruna! their trilogy was something absolutely stunning. now skald is more acoustic, more lyric based. i must admit i prefer the trilogy, still this is fantastic music, a norse legacy, this is here to preserve verses that otherwise might be lost.
DreamLongDead - umbra
i love DreamLongDead. they are a band that truly doesn’t fit in any category and they don’t give a damn. they have doom elements i love, they can be death, punk, thrash, black, everything. their newest album is again a crazy trip, pounding in your head.
EPs - live - remix
dreams of nature - 4 band split “mater natura excelsa”
i love dreams of nature! here we have a four band split, dreams of nature added two songs. this makes me long for a new full length! the other three bands were great to check out, too (elderwind, sorrow plagues, de la nostalgie)
kalmankantaja - tuulikannel EP
kalmankantaja are the only finns so far, i think! what happened to my list?? where are my finns at?? i think last year i had five or so, this year i see norwegians and greeks conquered my list, haha! but yes, as always some awesome tunes from kalmankantaja.
Mortiis - the perfect reject
mortiis is again in this list, ha!! and this time with remixes from perfectly defect. this is so awesome, i sometimes like the remixes more than the original, haha! i just wish mortiis would do some new stuff! but ok, as long as he feeds us something every year to keep us salivating more, we’re all good! xD
Behemoth - Messe noire - satanist live
this live album is special for me. i saw them on that tour here in athens and this has kind of started a small musical revolution for myself. i’m forever grateful. i’ll always get chills during o father, o satan, o sun.
Deadspace - live and feral / mouth of scorpions
deadspace, those crazy fuckers! awesome live album, wish i could catch them some time live, but that’s difficult, them being australian! they also released a new EP this year and i must say that i have gotten into them again after a little break.
daagh - EP
who says the norwegian black metal scene is dead? who?? this here proves that norway will always be spearheading the black metal community and i don’t care what others say. you just have to find the gems!
Iselder/Merciless Savage - Annûn
Iselder not only released a full album, but also a split with another welsh band, representing the south and the north. here i must mention marwolaeth records. if you want to find welsh black metal, here is the place.
Best song of the year:
Summoning - Silvertine
this song opens with a melody that makes me weep elven tears. genius, absolutely genius! i listen to this sometimes when going for a run and i have to hold myself back to just start dancing to it. this is what tolkien black metal is all about. THIS. SO MUCH.
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