1/2/2023 0 Comments Top metal albums of 2015![]() This album didn't initially hook me and it took a couple of plays to start appreciating it (this is a trend on a lot of stuff on this list). Note that these are opinions, thoughts and words of a non-musician who hasn’t had to write anything but technical reports for the last 7 years of his life. I can thank Trevor Strnad and Tomas Lindberg for helping get a foot in door with exposure to melodic death I'd probably be doing pit karate at a Verb the Noun concert if it weren't for those guys. This could be (is most likely) attributed to my lack of exposure to traditional heavy metal like Sabbath, Priest and Maiden during my formative years. Turns out that I have a very, very different taste in music than the hosts. I told him I would, but I wanted to listen to the end of year episode, and instead of just reiterating or reinforcing how good some of the albums are, I'll add in some stuff not mentioned. This record is a complete mind fuck and I'm still digesting it.īuke asked me to create a list of my top albums of the year to post on the site. I don't know what that means but it feels right, and it's awesome. Listening to this feels like falling through a hyper-dimensional psychedelic crystalline dreamscape. Graceful, bleak and absolutely crushing, both in terms of production and emotional impact. Four lengthy tracks of sprawling and monumental black metal. This came out of nowhere and blew me away. This, combined with the current desperate situation in the Ukraine and my own post-Soviet eastern European origins, made this release especially powerful for me. It brims with potent, and some of the best ever, Drudkh-style meloncholy and passion. These guys have developed a unique and effective style and I can sense a horde of copycats in the making. I love the minimalist approach of the riffs and the pervasive sadness that runs throughout this record. Not many bands are this satisfying anymore. Straightforward and catchy Norwegian black metal with a deadly delivery. I'm a huge fan of the three guitar lineup and love all the records so far. I had high hopes for this and it delivered above and beyond.Īn amazing album as expected. A great mix of songs about war.Īn avant-garde metal masterpiece. They've definitely honed in on their own sound with this album. Nothing too new, just a natural progression.Ĭatchy, brilliantly crafted songs. When black metal morphs into power metal. Straight for the throat norwegian black metal. An interesting album with lots of ups and downs. ![]()
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