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ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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The Moonlight Sorcery album is really good.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Count Thrashula posted:

It's one of the more readable logos, it's just in Hebrew

מִזְמֹר

It looks to me like there's a ו in the second position from the left. Am I misreading?

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Therion - Leviathan III

This is the return to form that the band's been attempting to pull off for the last few albums. It's not as good as their best work, but it's easily better than anything they've done in the last decade. I tried to pick a highlight but everything's good enough that it doesn't really work.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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I always play a song or two from The Sham Mirrors when I get a new set of speakers or headphones.

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Aug 23, 2007

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WoodrowSkillson posted:

Come to think of it, I've rarely found anything that scratches that exact same itch. Is there anything the thread can recommend?

Beseech is the closest thing I can think of.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Top ten:
  1. Therion - Leviathan III (symphonic)
  2. Isiliel - Moonbow Genesis (symphonic-ish)
  3. Wayfarer - American Gothic (cowboy metal)
  4. Shylmagoghnar - Convergence (meloblack)
  5. Helga - Wrapped in Mist (post-black)
  6. Myrkur - Spine (post-black)
  7. Nyrst - V​ö​ld (black)
  8. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle (black/CoB-like)
  9. They Watch Us From the Moon - Cosmic Chronicles, Act I: The Ascension (psychedelic doom)
  10. Death Dealer Union - Initiation (melodic thrash)

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ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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H13 posted:

If all y'all could include what sub-sub-subgenre of metal your top 10 albums fall under that'd be great.

Fair. Updated.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Southern Cassowary posted:

one of those bands that on paper i should like more than i actually do

:same:

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Aug 23, 2007

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPufxljtQng

Album

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Aug 23, 2007

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Count Thrashula posted:

Just discovered what might be my favorite release of 2023, just snuck in under the wire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_OMt1q2Ms

Finnish doom whose whole schtick is that they're followers of an early 20th century puritanical Finnish Christian cult called Kartanoism? Sign me up. It rips real hard.

This is absolutely fantastic. Their previous album is great too.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Some recent discoveries:

ALT BLK ERA - Freak Show (nu)
obkatiekat - s/t (instrumental melodeath from a vtuber)
Hand of Juno (industrial)
The Horde of Satanic Terror (Ghostlike, and holy poo poo those videos)

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Everdawn - Venera

Power/symphonic from last year. Probably would've been a contender for my end of year list if I'd heard it earlier.

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Aug 23, 2007

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ABORTED - Death Cult (ft. Alex Erian of Despised Icon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCU0p7CbOw

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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New Borknagar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hxKHRqCRdA

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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A couple strong releases to start off the year:

Drown In Sulphur - Dark Secrets of the Soul
They call themselves deathcore but I would've guessed straight death metal. There's some nice slower/doomy material here too.

Dark Oath - Ages of Man
Symphonic death metal, which I guess is melodeath with more keyboards.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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I like Dragonforce just fine but they're definitely a band where if you've heard one song you know exactly what to expect from all the others.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Vipassi - Lightless

Prog tech death, along the lines of Cynic's Focus. This'll be on my year end list unless 2024 turns out to be really amazing.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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I don't know Sonata Arctica at all but the tracks I've heard from their latest album are pretty good. What's the best starting point for their older stuff?

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Aug 23, 2007

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Moon Wizard - Sirens (psychedelic doom)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8veak9vRYc

Sea of Consciousness - Sea of Consciousness (death metal, strong mid-career Death influence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTwxOq_z3Vs

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Good song but definitely not what I expected from them.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Patty Gurdy is cool and worth a follow. I'm not thrilled about the Alestorm collaboration but I wouldn't be surprised if there's pretty substantial overlap in their fans.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Ponte del Diavolo - Fire Blades From The Tomb (doom/black, no pirates or ninjas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cSlVQyVQBc

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Kittie's making new music again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIqcEiaOpM8

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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New Borknagar sounds a lot like old Borknagar so y'all probably know what you're going to think about it.

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5E711639lM

this also came out recently and is pretty good

Pro-click.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Tvinna - Two – Wings of Ember

Post-doom, I guess. This is another one that has a good chance of being on my end of year list.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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A couple more solid releases from this week:

Suicidal Angels - Profane Prayer (thrash)
Suldusk - Anthesis (black/post-black)

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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New single from Rhapsody of Fire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHT1bB87U6A

Also, here's a really nice cover of Black Rose Immortal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HS0bjFOogc

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Dusk and Her Embrace is one of the all-time classics for sure. I'm not sure if they have any really bad albums, but they definitely had a bit of a slump in the early to mid 2000s and I fell off then.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Alterium - Of War and Flames (power/symphonic)

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Aug 23, 2007

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You can't really go wrong with anything they did in the 70s after the first album.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Marko Hietala - Left On Mars (feat. Tarja Turunen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TgQOj3rwzE

Didn't think she'd be working with any Nightwish members ever again.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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New My Dying Bride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx90QJQ9Jow

Album's out on 4/19.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Necrophobic's got a new album out today too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32Rj8WBUHk

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

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Neurotech - Memory Eternal

I guess you'd call this prog/melodic industrial? Definitely an interesting album and something I need to listen to more than once to really get.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Henchman of Santa posted:

First two albums

This, and if you want more after that just keep going chronologically.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Replacire - The Center That Cannot Hold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3kUnlqvUYw

Sounds a lot like early Dillinger Escape Plan.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Norwegain Reggaeton is an all-time classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YXfeNxJJ0

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Aug 23, 2007

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Vargatron posted:

What's the best Cradle of Filth album to start out with? Something has snapped in my brain and I'm suddenly a fan of Dani Filth's vocals.

Dusk and Her Embrace is generally regarded as their best work. If you like that, go forward in time for more keyboards and backward if you want more traditional black metal.

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Aug 23, 2007

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Imperial Triumphant - Cosmopolis (Redux 1924)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91fJUmRy3EQ

Nice tech death with some jazzy moments. Album's out May 3rd.

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Aug 23, 2007

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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

the new brodequin is insanely sick

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