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TOP 13 BLACK METAL CDS OF 2015
Gaye ‘These are not all new releases but I discovered the older ones in 2015. They are mostly raw black metal and quite German heavy as it turns out. The youtube links are to full albums except where specified.’
1. Sargeist – Feeding the Crawling Shadows
Finnish 2014 Vocals, song structures, riffs, atmosphere – everything is perfect, as with every previous release.
2. Satanic Warmaster – Fimbulwinter
Finnish 2014 All of his albums are excellent and this is no exception!
3. Vargsang – In the Mist of Night
German 2014 Great vocals, beautifully melancholic
4. Horna – Askel lähempänä Saatanaa
Finnish 2013 The same sort of perfect as Sargeist except the vocals are a little too prominent
5. Schrat – Schattenwahn
German 2011 Really rocks along, quite upbeat
6. Nihil Nocturne – Necrohell
German 2003 Great atmosphere. Their music has a real identity
7. Mgla – Exercises in Futility
Polish 2015 Hypnotic, up to their usual high standard
8. Baptism – Morbid Wings of Sathanas
Finnish. I’ve seen them live but for some reason never got round to buying any of their cds. They have that great Finnish sound, like Behexen, Horna etc. This track is Et Vidimus Gloriam Eius
9. Eis – Wetterkreuz
German, 2012 Hits the spot. This the fifth and last track, Bei den Sternen, puts me in mind of Nargaroth
10. Rituals of a Blasphemer – Mors Inumbratus Supra Spiritus
American (based in Mexico) 2014 Female vocals from hell! Finnish influences by the sound of it – the first proper track could be Sargeist. Their only full-length
11. Moredhel – Satanik Endsieg
German 2010 Classic, very listenable
12. Armagedda – Ond Spiritism: Djæfvvlens Skalder Anno Serpenti MMIV
Swedish 2004 Mid paced, bass guitar quite prominent for a BM album. Great packaging
13. Typhus – Grand Molesters of the Holy Trinity
American 2010 Recorded very quietly for some reason, but once you crank the volume up it does what it says on the tin. This track is Black Spells of Satanic Witchcraft
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Good top 13 Gaye. My fave are Vargsang. Thanks for sharing.