Sucks. Cleveland holla

Probably too progressive/djenty for this channel..

But I saw Tesseract, skyharbor and the contortionist last night, the most djenty show I've ever been too...

Saw tons of chicks vildhjarta merch, but beat: they were all teens

Does anyone have this and is willing to share it? Album is called Mirrorworlds, came out in 1997. Was re-visiting the discography in the Choosing Death book and was reminded about them. Can't find a place to buy a digital copy anywhere online.

NVM, found them here

Looks like the Deepweb.

Just took my first pass at rating every new release I got in 2015. Going to air a best of show on 1/1/16. Might adjust some of these again but I stand by them.

Format is: Band Name---Album Name---Hometown, Release Date/year, Label---Rating---Notes

Abominator---Evil Proclaimed---Melbourne Feb 2015 Hells Headbanger---A+---Amazing thrashy DM with an old school vibe
Abyss---Heretical Anatomy---Toronto 2015 20 Buck Spin---A+---Agressive great DM
Bio-Cancer---Tormenting The Innocent---Greece 2015 Candlelight---A+---Totally killer thrash
Die Choking---III---Philly 10/18/15 The Compound---A+---Relentless power, just not stop agression and great riffs
Disrupted---Morbid Death---Sweden 2015 Memento Mori---A+---What Bloodbath wishes they were. Classic Swedish death by young hungry kids
Frosthelm---The Endless Winter---N Dakota March 2015 Black Work---A+---Thrashy BM w great riffs. Melodic in places.
Grave Ritual---Morbid Throne---Alabama 10/30/15 Dark Descent---A+---Evil DM in the Incantation vein. Short songs and great riffs.
Iniquitous Savagery---Subversions of the Psyche---UK 9/22/15 Grindethic---A+---Down and dirty evil DM that Satan would approve of
Invincible Force---Satan Rebellion Metal---Chile 2015 Dark Descent---A+---Probably my favorite release of the year. Super energetic DM
King Parrot---Dead Set---Australia 2015 Housecore---A+---Love the energy. Metally hardcore sound.
Noisem---Blossoming Decay---Baltimore 2015 A389---A+---Almost want to rate it lower due to the similarity of the tracks but it just kills
Prion---Uncertain Process---Argentina 2015 Comatose---A+---Simply a super DM release. Tight, great riffs, super vocals
Sewercide---Severing The Mortal Cord---Australia 2015 Infernal Devastation---A+---Great, amazing thrashy DM. Only bummer is that it is a short EP
Sulphur Aeon---Gateway To The Antisphere---Germany 2015 Imperium---A+---Amazing, layered, interesting but still heavy. A bit more DM version of later Behemoth
Tombstalker---Black Crusades---Kentucky 11/13/15 Shadow Kingdom---A+---I almost want to grade this less but in reality is just super great
Unrest---Grindcore---Philadelphia 2015 Unspeakable Axe---A+---Amazing grindcore a la Napalm Death. Tribute but also very current. Great riffs/vocals
Zebras---The City Of Sun---Madison 7/14/15 Secret---A+---Great hardcore metal. Aggressive, great riffs, super energy
Abyssus---Into the Abyss---Greece 10/31/15 Memento Mori---A---Great DM, right on the line for year's best right now
Ambassador Gun---Tomb Of Broken Sleep---Minnesota 2015 self released---A---Great grindcore with some mid-tempo amazing parts
Amputory---Ode to Gore---Finland May 2015 Xtreem---A---Simple DM songs but great riffs and love the singing
Avulsed---Altar of Disembowelment---Spain 9/9/15 Xtreem---A---EP of very good DM. Heavy as ****.
Bastard Grave---What Lies Beyond---Sweden 10/30/15 Pulverised---A---Excellent Swedish DM from a new band (since 2012)
Captain Cleanoff---Rising Terror---Australia April 2015 Blastasfuk---A---Great Aussie grindcore
Fulgora---Stratagem---St Louis 2015 Housecore---A---Grindy HC from the Pig Destroyer guys. Similar songs but very short
Incinerate---Eradicating Terrestrial Species---Minnesota 2015 Comatose---A---Super solid DM a la Incantation
Necrocosm---Damnation Doctrine---Raleigh 9/4/15 Independent---A---Swedish DM sounds, fast, great riffs, great vocals
Subterror---Antropomortum---Brazil 6/8/15 Black Hole Productions---A---Great crusty DM from Brazil. 9 song EP
Theories---Regression---Seattle 2015 Metal Blade---A---Death/Grind on Metal Blade. Not good enough for an A+ but very solid
Under The Church---Rabid Armageddon---Sweden 10/30/15 Pulverised---A---Blackish DM with some classic Swedish sounds. Super tight. Listen again, may be A+
Deathhammer---Evil Power---Norway April 2015 Hells Headbangers---A----Fast, loud, fun thrash.
Destruktor---Opprobrium---Australia May 2015 Hells Headbanger---A----Solid black/death. Really great riffs, fast parts are great. Some long songs lower it
Mörbid Vomit---Return to the Crypts---Finland May 5 2015 Blast Head---A----Great DM. Need to listen again
Sacrificium Carmen---Ikuisen Tulen Kammiossa---Finland 10/30/15 Saturnal---A----Blackish metal w out too much reverb and high vocals. Listen again
Tanned Christ---Antipodean Sickness---Australia 9/18/15 Grindhead---A----Fun, fast, agressive grindy hardcore. Just below the year's best. Listen again
Unbreakable Hatred---Ruins---Quebec 8/21/15 Unique Leader---A----Not big on technical DM but this is very good. Great energy and riffs.
Ad Nauseam---Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est---Italy 2015 Lavadome---B+---Really good in parts, songs get long and a little too Dillinger Escape Plan in places
Bone Gnawer---Cannibal Crematorium---Sweden/Florida July 10 2015 Pulverised---B+---Kam Lee project. Above average DM songs
Deathblow---The Other Side of Darkness---Salt Lake City 2015 Self Released---B+---Short EP but good old school sounding thrash
Decrepid---Osseous Empire---UK May 2015 Xtreem---B+---Really good DM, needs another listen, might get a higher grade
Graveyard After Graveyard---Hellhound On My Trail---Sweden 2015 Chaos Records---B+---Good thrashy DM w typical Swedish tones. Just below the best. 6 song EP
Grotesque Deity---Bloodream---Mexico 2015 Internal Devastation---B+---Good classic sounding DM. Vocals not the best. Listen again
Heaving Earth---Denouncing The Holy Throne---Czech Republic 2015 Lavadome---B+---DM but w flares of Behemoth. Longer songs
Maruta---Remain Dystopian---Miami June 2, 2015 Relapse---B+---Great DM with some grindy bits
Mindflair---scourge of mankind---Germany 2015 Everydayhate---B+---Fast, fun grind. Vocals are a bit low in the mix
Necrogod---The Inexorable Death Reign---Sweden/Costa Rica 2/22/15 Iron, Blood & Death Corporation---B+---Good DM but riffs are a bit basic
Norse---Pest---Australia 2015 Transcending Obscurity---B+---EP of above average BM
Pyrrohn---Growth Without End---Brooklyn 6/2/15 Handshake Inc.---B+---Spazzcore EP w cool unique sound but lacking something
Akaik---Lucid Dawn---LA 10/30/15 Unique Leader---B---Good technical DM
All Hell---The Red Sect---NC 10/16/15 Horror Pain Gore Death---B---Black-ish, thrashy w punk vibes
Antigama---The Insolent---Poland 2015 Selfmadegod---B---Pretty good grindcore
Carnivorous Voracity---The Impious Doctrine---Spain 9/18/15 Amputated Vein---B---Pretty good brutal DM
Insepulto---The Necrodex---Costa Rica 2015 Memento Mori---B---Good DM riffs and energy but a bit basic
Marasmus---Conjuring Enormity---Kansas City 10/2/15 Independent---B---Good, not great, technical DM
Nightfell---Darkness Evermore---Portland 9/11/15 20 Buck Spin---B---Just pretty good longer form metal from Portland
Putrevore---Tentacles of Horror---Spain/Sweden 10/10/15 Xtreem---B---Solid DM but lacks any dynamism
Putrid Offal---Mature necropsy---France 2015 Kaotoxin---B---Good grindy DM. Good energy but songs are lacking a bit
Reverie---Bliss---Denmark 7/17/15 Invictus---B---Faster, almost fun BM but lacking in places
Shrine of Insanabilis---Disciples of the Void---Sacramento 9/22/15 Fallen Empire---B---Only 4 songs of pretty good BM
Skinless---Only The Ruthless Remain---Great Falls, NY June 2015 Relapse---B---Good DM but nothing super interesting
Sturmovik---Destination Nowhere---Poland 11/27/15 Selfmadegod---B---Decent D-Beat/hardcore
Throaat---Black Speed---Brooklyn 8/3/15 Invictus---B---Fine enough thrashy speed metal but nothing outstanding
Vastum---Hole Below---SF 11/6/15 20 Buck Spin---B---Better than average DM but not quite top notch
Abhorrent---Intransigence---San Antonio 11/20/15 Willowtip---B----Relatively generic DM
Eternal Solstice---Remnants of Immortality---Netherlands 2015 Dark Descent---B----Pretty good riffs but vocals are bad, kind of Benediction sounding
****ing Invincible---I Hate Myself And Want You To Die---Rhode Island 12/18/15 Atomic Action---B----Not bad HC but nothing special
Gristnam---Even Less---Louisiana 2015 Housecore---B----Good energy but pretty run of the mill grind
GRUESOME---Savage Land---Florida 2015 Relapse---B----Death inspired DM. Well done but not my favorite style
Praise the Flame---Manifest Rebellion---Chile 9/21/15 Memento Mori---B----Pretty generic DM w a few redeeming parts
Primordium---Aeonian Obsolescence---Indiana 2015 Lacerated Enemy---B----Short DM EP w some great parts and some stupid breakdowns
Sepulcher---Mausoleum Tapestry---Norway 9/30/15 Edged Circle---B----Some cools sounds but the production kinda sucks
Winds Of Genocide---Usurping The Throne Of Disease---UK 2015 Pulverised---B----Good enough thrasy DM but suffers from really poor production
Wombbath---Downfall Rising---Sweden 8/21/15 Dark Descent---B----Best songs are good Swedish DM but not so good songs are pretty bad
Apophys---Prime Incursion---Holland 2015 Metal Blade---C---Very mediocre DM
Abhorrent Deformity---Entity of Malevolence---North Carolina 10/30/15 Comatose Music---C+---Pretty boring brutal DM. Too many bad breakdowns
Akheron---Coalition of Death Split w Conceived by Hate---Colombia 2015 Morbid Skull---C+---Pretty generic thrashy DM, Spanish lyrics
Black Breath---Slaves Beyond Death---Seattle 9/25/15 Southern Lord---C+---Like the older stuff but this is pretty boring
Continuum---The Hypothesis---2015 SF Unique Leader---C+---Average technical DM
Holycide---Toxic Mutation---Spain 2015 Xtreem---C+---EP of vintage sounding thrash. Fun but not super interesting
Re-Armed---Total Lack of Communication---Finland 8/21/15 Self Released---C+---3 song EP of thrashy hardcore
Venefixion---Defixio---France 10/1/15 Iron Bonehead---C+---Fine EP of sorta grindy retro DM
Ashcloud---Abandon All Light---Sweden/UK March 2015 Xtreem---C---Swedish DM sounds but just not that interesting
Austerymn---Sepulcrum Viventium---UK 2015 Memento Mori---C---Generic DM with some melodic parts
Biopsy---Fractals of Derangement---India 2015 Transcending Obscurity---C---Decent heavy DM but nothing innovative or that interesting
Blasphemic Cruelty---Crucible of the Infernum---Tampa July 20, 2015 Hells Headbanger---C---Standard Hells Headbangers old sounding DM EP
Cryptopsy---The Book of Suffering Tome 1---Montreal 10/30/15 Independent---C---Only 4 songs, technical w deathcore bits
Dementia 13---Ways of Enclosure---Portugal 10/31/15 Memento Mori---C---A couple good mid tempo DM songs but overall pretty average
Denial---11°22​.​4'N 142°35​.​5'E---Mexico 10/2/15 Blood Harvest---C---EP so doomy, slow DM.
Deprive---Into Oblivion---Spain 2015 Memento Mori---C---Slow black/death. Riffs are just OK.
Diavolos---You Lived, Now Die---Greece 12/11/15 Hells Headbangers---C---Nothing original, not very good production
Evil Army---Violence and War---Memphis 8/15/15 Hells Headbangers---C---Punky thrash w old school vibe but nothing interesting
Grime---Circle Of Molesters---Italy 9/1/15 Argento---C---Kinda slow and vocal production is bad
Horrendous---Anareta---Philly 10/27/15 Dark Descent---C---Way overrated soulless boring DM
Into Darkness---Sinister Demise---Germany 9/11/15 Rising Nemesis---C---Run of the mill DM
Lord Dying---Poisoned Altars---Portland 2015 Relapse---C---Very mediocre sludge
Lux Ferre---Excaecatio Lux Veritatis---Portugal 10/1/15 Altare---C---Generic BM. Boring
Nervous Impulse---Time to Panic---Montreal 2015 Blast Head---C---Brutal DM that is pretty uneventful
Nuclear---Formula For Anarchy---Chile 6/6/15 Candlelight---C---Generic thrash w below average vocals
Psychomancer---Inject the Worms---Indiana 2015 Self Released---C---Average DM
Ripping Death---Tales of the Ripper---??? 12/18/15 Iron Bonehead---C---Non-descript DM EP
Serial Butcher---Brute Force Lobotomy---Belgium 9/18/15 Unique Leader---C---Very mediocre DM
Six Feet Under---Crypt Of The Devil---Florida May 5, 2015 Metal Blade---C---A far cry from their best output. Just kinda boring and one-note now
Thornesbreed---GTRD---Germany June 2015 Art of Propaganda---C---Way too many samples and long intros around some average DM
Ululate---Back to Cannibal World---China 2015 Xtreem Music---C---Nothing special, copycat DM
Vomit of Doom---Obey the Darkness---Argentina 8/16/15 Satanath---C---Standard South American black/thrash, nothing special
Call of the Void---Ageless---Denver 2015 Relapse---C----Mediocre d-beat sorta metalcore
Dying Humanity---Deadened---Germany June 2015 Bastardized---C----DM with bad vocals and generic songs
House of Atreus---The Spear and the Ichor that Follows---Minneapolis 2015 Dark Descent---C----Some decent DM riffs but don't like the vocals
Scythian---Hubris in Excelsis---UK 8/21/15 Hells Headbangers---C----Just not very good DM
Serocs---And When the Sky Was Opened---Mexico 11/27/15 Comatose---C----Crappy DM
Veld---Daemonic: The Art of Dantalian---2015 Belarus Lacerated Enemy---C----Uninspired generic DM
All Out War---Dying Gods---New York June 23, 2015 Organized Crime---D---Just awful
Apparatus---Apparatus---Denmark 4/7/15 Independent---D---Boring BM
Ares Kingdom---The Unburiable Dead---Kansas City 9/18/15 Nuclear War Now!---D---Very amateurish DM
Behold! The Monolith---Architects of the Void---LA 9/29/15 Independent---D---Boring doomy rock
Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth---Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth---Seattle Feb 2015 Neurot---D---Super boring
Daemoniac---Lord of Immolation---Italy July 2015 Xtreem---D---Awful production and boring riffs
Deceased---Cadaver Traditions---Virginia 9/11/15 Hells Headbangers---D---Stupid covers album
Doomed---Wrath Monolith---Germany May 2015 Solitude Productions---D---Awful doom
Encyrcle---Encyrcle---2015 Denmark Unspeakable Axe---D---Stupid thrash w HM vocals
Ghoulgotha---The Deathmass Cloak---San Diego 2015 Dark Descent---D---Awful boring slow DM
Khemmis---Absolution---Denver 7/7/15 20 Buck Spin---D---Terrible boring doom
Nailgun Massacre---Boned, Boxed and Buried---Netherlands 2015 Xtreem---D---Crappy grind/hardcore
Nepente---I Will Get Your Soul---Colombia 2015 Cimmerian Shade---D---Bad DM
Reincarnation---Void---Spain 2015 Xtreem (re release of 1997 album)---D---Crappy guts metal
Ruin---Spread Plague Hell---USA 9/1/15 Independent---D---Boring, badly produced DM
Secrets of the Sky---Pathway---Oakland 5/19/15 Metal Blade---D---Stupid doom
Shredhead---Death Is Righteous---Israel 2015 Mighty Music---D---Awful thrash
Synapses---Devoutness---Italy 8/4/15 Cimmerian Shade---D---Awful Djenty crap
Visceral Throne---Those Who Have Fallen Beyond the Grace of God---Indiana 2015 Comatose---D---Suffocation wannabe DM that just sucks
Wrvth---Wrvth---San Jose 6/16/15 Unique Leader---D---Rated almost every song 1 star. Awful.

Give that Ares Kingdom another listen but this time, go into it expecting to listen to something like Grand Belial's Key.

Somehow missed this July release until just now. Amazing. A+

Finally got round to making my albums of 2015 list. This is directly copied and pasted from the MA forums so some phrases might seem out of place.

I've heard too much this year to be satisfied with a top 10, especially given this has been the best year for metal since 2011/2012 possibly. Includes non-metal stuff as well because I'm not making a separate list just for MA, but definitely mostly metal.

20. Cloven Altar - Demon of the Night (heavy/speed metal)

Ced's projects have always been extremely listenable but not quite reaching 'great' for me, mostly being marred by his average vocals. This breaks that mould. Riff after riff after riff after riff combined with brilliant vocal hooks makes this a seriously addictive album.

Blood of the Elves

19. Magister Templi - Into Duat (doom metal)

Honestly, I can't summarise this any better than Metantoine's review. Egyptian influences which are tasteful rather than overbearing, as they often are, and a clear example of how to combine epic heavy and doom metal without just sounding like Candlemass (not, of course, that that's a bad thing).

Horus the Avenger

18. Viet Cong - Viet Cong (post-punk)

Not going to go into a lengthy description of this for MA but it combines all the best bits of post-punk with a dose of Brainbombs.

Newspaper Spoons

17. Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls (heavy metal)

Seems this album is very polarising. I personally love it, despite my general aversion to albums over 50 minutes long. After the gigantic ****fest that was The Final Frontier, I didn't expect much here, but this is a massive return to form. The epics are engrossing throughout, and several of the shorter songs could well come straight from Somewhere in Time. Better yet, whatever was up with Bruce's voice on TFF seems to have sorted itself out.

When the River Runs Deep

16. Death Magic - Too Hot to Roll (speed metal)

Although this was technically released in 2013, I'm counting it as this year because I doubt many, including myself, heard it before the originally self-released EP was re-released by Shadow Kingdom Records this year. The vocals are what sets this apart - definitely idiosyncratic, they sound delightfully frantic, helping the impression of the band members racing to the end of each song, while maintaining a keen sense of melody.

Neverland

15. Ride for Revenge - Ageless Powers Arise (black/death metal)

Ride for Revenge keep going from strength to strength. Still strongly bass-driven, the amount of filth encrusting every single moment of this, their new album, is incredible. It's not a comfortable listen, by any means, but it is a very enjoyable one. Far more atmosphere here than in any so-called 'atmospheric' black metal.

Your Blood for His Glory

14. Cruciamentum - Charnel Passages (death metal)

Personally, I felt Engulfed in Desolation was something of a let-down. I'm therefore really happy that this is much closer to Convocation of Crawling Chaos than that EP. While variations on the same motifs are used throughout the album, this doesn't lead to repetitiveness; rather, it allows for a greater degree of cohesion than one might otherwise expect. Definitely one of the front-runners of death metal in 2015.

Collapse

13. Hellripper - The Manifestation of Evil (black/speed metal)

Pretty sure I discovered Hellripper through following a signature link on this forum because it was described as black/speed metal, and that rarely disappoints. This is one of the better examples of that style you'll hear. Hooks galore, excellent riffs and plenty of speed, I've only really heard Chapel in the genre from recent years which I'd take over this. Splits with Batsheva, as well as Acid Cross and Kriegg, are worth listening to as well (though Batsheva are boring, the Hellripper tracks more than make up for it).

Total Mayhem

12. Bulldozing Bastard - Under the Ram (black/speed metal)

I know I just said there's only Chapel I'd take over Hellripper in the context of black/speed metal in recent years, but this has the edge due to being a full-length, not because of better songwriting per se (though obviously the songwriting here is excellent). This is an excellent follow-up to Bulldozing the Vatican, and the band, while unlikely to excite those who want their black metal deadly serious, ought to be a massive load of fun for everyone else. And, of course, who can resist lyrical genius like "It's a tornado/A ****ing tornado/It's a tornado/A ****ing tornado!"?

Tornado (of course)

11. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (hip-hop)

This one probably seems out of place; it ought to, I rarely listen to modern hip-hop because so much of it sounds like Dr Dre's Compton (avoid like the plague). This meant I took waaaaay longer to get on this one than I should have - indeed, I only listened to it for the first time earlier this week. However, I'm convinced already that this is a spectacular album. Combining unorthodox instrumentals (which are strongly influenced by jazz - Keith Jarrett in particular - in many places) with genuinely engaging lyrics with a good sense of rhythm, while this probably isn't an 'introduction to hip-hop' kind of album, to those who already enjoy the genre, don't make the mistake I did and dismiss this.

The Blacker the Berry

10. Satan - Atom by Atom (heavy metal)

Yeah, it's a new Satan album. If, by some freak of nature, you're on this forum and that doesn't make you excited, go and listen to Court in the Act 5 times, then Life Sentence 5 times, then Suspended Sentence a couple of times, then repeat, then listen to this. I really don't need to say any more.

The Fall of Persephone

9. Mion's Hill - Torture (black metal)

Imagine if, when Autopsy were writing Severed Survival, they'd got a dubbed cassette of Deathcrush and had been listening to it on repeat for at least six weeks. Then, imagine they got Dead to fly over to the US and do vocals because of how much they'd been influenced by it. That's essentially what Torture is - and the CVs of those involved read like a who's who of the modern Norwegian metal scene. Certainly not to be missed.

Torture/Death by Mutilation

8. Gouge - Beyond Death (death/thrash metal)

Speaking of the modern Norwegian scene, Gouge share the same factor of impressive CVs, and Beyond Death absolutely reflects that. Once again, the Autopsy influence cannot be denied, but this time the second factor is probably more Aura Noir (although this is less of a close description than the one for Mion's Hill). This doesn't let up for one second, and every song, even the shorter ones like 'Uncontrollable Madness', is packed with riffs, hooks, and more riffs. Nothing original, but brilliant nonetheless.

Devil's Debt

7. Horacle - Dead Eyes Revelations (heavy/speed metal)

I heard this shortly before the new Maiden, and I'd only seen poor reviews of the latter at that time. This made me think it didn't matter if The Book of Souls was a letdown; this wears the classic Maiden influence on its sleeve while incorporating elements of speed metal. The fact that everything is executed really well means this really is an album that almost reaches the heights of the likes of Powerslave and The Number of the Beast.

Signs of the Beast

6. Seven Sisters - Lost in Time (heavy metal)

If this was a full-length, and all the songs were this quality, it would be album of the year without it even being particularly close. This single is one of the best new trad metal releases since... well, Seven Sisters' previous release: their demo The Warden. Listen to these two tracks once and you'll be hitting repeat and singing along the second time.

Lost in Time

5. Chapel of Disease - The Mysterious Ways of Repetitive Art (death metal)

Exceptional death metal, which tops their debut Summoning Black Gods quite readily. The incorporation of plenty of traditional metal elements in the riffing means that this has an unusually melodic nature for death metal which still remains quite clearly not melodic death metal. FDA Rekotz had released a few really promising albums before this, but this is what really puts the label in the death metal 'premier league', so to speak, along with Dark Descent, Hells Headbangers and Nuclear War Now!.

...of Repetitive Art

4. Division Speed - Division Speed (black/thrash metal)

The Division Speed EP was good. Like, REALLY good. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find even mp3s of their other stuff before this came out, but it doesn't really matter, because the debut full-length consists primarily of re-recordings of songs from prior releases, but unlike most re-recordings, this adds incisiveness, intrigue and all that other good stuff. If you want a slightly epic black/thrash band (but not 'epic' in the sense of pointless meandering - these songs remain short), Division Speed is for you.

Black Wolves

3. Ares Kingdom - The Unburiable Dead (death metal)

This was my first Ares Kingdom album, and damn it's impressive. Managing to feel incredibly intense during both the fast-paced assaults (Nom de Guerre, Demoralize) and the slow burners (Salient and Redoubt, Stultifera Navis), I haven't been able to stop listening to this. I'm sure I'll get around to listening to their earlier stuff sooner or later, but for now, this is more than sufficient.

Demoralize

2. Visigoth - The Revenant King (epic heavy metal)

Track after track of rousing, fist pumping heavy metal. From the relatively slow epics which bookend the album to tracks like 'Dungeon Master' and 'Creature of Desire' which almost sound like they could be top 40 hits, there is not a single weak link in this album, which differs from other epic heavy metal albums mostly in the greater levels of influence which have ostensibly been taken from early USPM. Throw in a cover of Manilla Road classic 'Necropolis' and this album becomes pretty much everything one could have hoped for.

Blood Sacrifice

1. Deathhammer - Evil Power (black/thrash metal)

I honestly believe this ought to go down in history as one of the greatest thrash metal albums ever made. I haven't had shivers down my spine of the kind induced by the introduction to 'Satan is Back', or the chorus of 'Powertrip' since I first started listening to heavy metal. Clearly, the biggest influences on Deathhammer are the classic Teutonic thrash bands (I'd suggest Kreator in particular), but over the course of their three albums to date, they've carved out their own niche, something which is incredibly tough to do in thrash metal in the 21st century. Despite the quality of the excellent predecessors to this album, this is Deathhammer's best album to date - and one I don't see them being able to top.

Satan is Back


Honourable mentions:

Adversarial - Death, Endless Nothing and the Black Knife of Nihilism
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah - Sour Soul
Crypt Sermon - Out of the Garden
Disguise - Signs of the Future
Iron Kobra - Might & Magic
Manii - Skuggeheimen
Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat
Nécropole - Ostara
Slaegt - Ildsvanger
Terror Cell Unit - Fear God. Hate Man. Love Christ.
John Zorn - Simulacrum

Is the Black Dahlia Murder too mainstream to be cool anymore or something? I thought Abysmal was fantastic.

I liked Miasma, but let's be honest. they were never cool.

I did give it another shot, liked it better. Something seemed really amateurish when I listened the first time. It is still there but I appreciated some of the riffs more.

Just bought this. Thanks for the rec


14. Cruciamentum - Charnel Passages (death metal)

Personally, I felt Engulfed in Desolation was something of a let-down. I'm therefore really happy that this is much closer to Convocation of Crawling Chaos than that EP. While variations on the same motifs are used throughout the album, this doesn't lead to repetitiveness; rather, it allows for a greater degree of cohesion than one might otherwise expect. Definitely one of the front-runners of death metal in 2015.

Glad you enjoyed.

Our best of 2015 show is streaming here for the next 2 weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPV9NNvtL20

Kampfar (Black Metal from Norway) released a new album ("Profan") a couple of months ago

Going to play only covers on our show next week. If anyone has favorite covers by death. thrash and black metal bands post 'em. Don't have to be covers of other metal songs but the song itself has to be in a metal style.

Oh man, such great memories of rocking The Outfield on the way to high school. Not sure about the clean singing but it is on the list of candidates. Thanks!

Other candidates so far:

Monstrosity -- Angel Of Death (Slayer)
Cold War -- The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
Pig Destroyer -- In The Meantime (Helmet)
Dew-Scented -- War Ensemble (Slayer)
Akheron -- Where Eagles Dare (Misfits)
Daemoniac -- Chunks of Flesh (Crematory)
Visceral Throne -- Colossal Vortex (Internal Suffering)
Abyssus -- Outbreak of Evil (Sodom)
Ripping Death -- Rage War (Cyanide)
Derketa -- Troops Of Doom (Sepultura)
Nervous Impulse -- Vexed (Agoraphobic Nosebleed)
Burnt By the Sun -- Drinking and Driving (Black Flag)
Mörbid Vomit -- Prime Möver (Ghost B.C.)
Nekro Drunkz -- 32 Sandwich Of Love (Mentors)
Graveyard -- Deaf Forever (Motorhead)
Holycide -- Merciless Death (Dark Angel)
Infiltrator -- Sacrifice (Bathory)
Commit Suicide -- Open Casket (Death)

Graveworm - Losing My Religion



Sepultura - The Hunt



Arch Enemy - Breaking The Law

Not really metal, but might be close enough.



Definitely metal and awesome.



Excellent cover.



The best new Swedeath band covering old Swedish crust punk.



Call me a heretic but I actually prefer this to the (classic) original.



Don't think this needs explaining.



A cover which is in its own right a classic.



Cult black metal band covered by cult black metal band, but with a distinctly different sound. What's not to like?



Not within the styles of metal specified but probably more famous than the original.



Works much better than you'd expect.





Considering all ND's many covers are great, it's taken restraint to limit myself to two.

Nunslaughter's take on 'The Fog' unfortunately isn't on youtube - stalwarts of the DM underground covering 'lost gem' status black metal.



Doom, as opposed to anything else, but astoundingly good.



Really original and great cover.



I could so easily post 20 more, I get kinda carried away when posting awesome stuff on a theme.

more covers