KEEP OF KALESSIN „Reclaim”
Norwegian black metallers Keep of Kalessin returned to the fold with their first album since 1999s Agnen: A Journey Through The Dark. Keep of Kalessin is set to dominate the black metal world with their devastatingly brutal approach to the genre.
FORGOTTEN TOMB „Springtime Depression”
Good songs: Try not to look at this as individual songs, but more as a one long track
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BLODSRIT „Ocularis Infernum”
Many disgust symphonic black metal around, which is so numerous nowadays. Therefore, loads of bands claim to still make the good old, raw, tormenting black metal of the Darkthrone kind.
ZYKLON „Aeon”
Good songs: every song has its moments, you don't want to listen to any particular songs, but to the entire album instead, this is caused by the record's more atmospheric structure
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WOODS OF YPRES „Against The Seasons”
Good songs: The album should be looked at as if it were one long song, which really is a good one
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WIND OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS „Black Sun Shall Rise”
Good songs: Hard to Choose, I guess I'll go for Bride Of Lucifer or Bleed For Thy Sins then
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UNHOLY LAND „The Fall of the Chosen Star”
Cool songs: arise the calyx of death, the eternal night of satan's dominion
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SATYRICON „Volcano”
Satyricon was among those bands that sort of created black metal, and now they signed for the Virgin label, trying to bring their music to the mass media. But be honest, what do they care about extreme metal? Nothing.