Raspberry Bulbs - Finally Burst... With Fluid

Simple punkish black metal from a Bone Awl member; not as fierce as Bone Awl but still quite enjoyable. I'm a sucker for this kind of music so I can't but recommend it.

2009 - Finally Burst... With Fluid


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Borgia - Ecclesia

After the great material released on the recent split, here's the debut album. Well played black / death metal with progressive touches and great production. Awesome release!

2009 - Ecclesia


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Hate Forest - Live at Kolovorot 2002

Here's a rare live video of Hate Forest, the video quality is so-so but the sound is incredibly clear, there's not much movement on the stage, they just play their shit, and they do it fucking well!

2002 - Live at Kolovorot


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Wolfdusk - Down of Christianity

Old school black / death metal from Argentina. Killer riffs, muddy production and broken English, seriously what more do I need to say here? Check’em out!!!

2009 - Down of Christianity


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Neige et Noirceur - Crépuscule Hivernal sans Fin sur les Terres de la Guerre

Another excellent release from N & N, more of the same, not as good as the latest one but still greatly recommended!

2009 - Crépuscule Hivernal sans Fin sur les Terres de la Guerre


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Neige et Noirceur - Philosophie des Arts Occultes

Now here’s a band I completely forgot about, this is his newest ep. The last release I listened was “L'Abîme Des Jours…” which showed great potential and this release shows that he is going in the right direction. The song-writing is more distinct and in my opinion way better than the early demos; the production is slightly clearer but still very much raw, fitting perfectly the atmospheric music. I suggest listening this release in its entirety, and not only the black metal song, because the two ambient songs are just as good.

2009 - Philosophie des Arts Occultes


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Arsonist Lodge - Perkele, Antikristus ja väärä profeetta

Great ep from this Finnish band; raw black metal with that distinct Finnish sound, a must for fans of Horna!

2007 - Perkele, Antikristus ja väärä profeetta


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Echtra - Burn It All Away

Incredible release from one of the masterminds of Fauna. First off ignore the metal-archives genre, this is pure atmospheric black metal, no drone and no folk, maybe the new release has those elements but this one sure doesn’t. The music is very monotonous, repetitive and trance inducing thanks, in part, to the extreme length of each song; the sound is raw and the, scarcely used, vocals are quite low in the mix, basically a perfect mix for an album of this nature. A mandatory release for fans of early Branikald and Paysage D’hiver.

2004 - Burn It All Away


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Thesyre - Résistance

New album from this Canadian horde; rockin’ black metal with totally badass riffs and occasionaly sung vocals, those familiar with the band know what to expect, this is probably one of the strongest albums released by the band thus far, recommended!

2009 - Résistance


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Feigur - I, Pestilence

Feigur is a new one-man project on the France Depressive Black Metal scene. 'A pure perfection', that would be the only words to describe that what I can hear by listening of this demo. I, Pestilence present's this day's Feigur's first and only finished work. I looking forward to see and hear more from this amazing project and I can't await his first debut release, which is already finished and scheduled for this december. Mandatory for fans of Depressive Black Metal!
You can't go wrong here...

Y: 2008 - B: Feigur - A: I, Pestilence - T: Demo

Tracklist:
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1. Forêts de Brume - 04:04
2. Innocence - 03:17
3. Memories - 04:58
4. My Return to Ashes - 02:02
5. The Suicidal Perfection - 07:01
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Total playing time: 21:00

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Suicide Reflections

This is an interesting split between of six Atmospheric/Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal band's. (Leichenstätte - Germany, Nostalgia - Peru, Grimlair - France, Todessucht - Germany, Moloch - Ukraine, Hörgr - Sweden) Recomended!

Please Khaos[], do not comment the pass. below :)

Y: 2009 - B: VA - A: Suicide Reflections - T: Split

Tracklist:
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1. Leichenstätte - Schmerz - 17:46
2. Nostalgia - Tiempo Cero - 11:43
3. Grimlair - Illusions - 09:19
4. Todessucht - Einsam und Verlassen - 10:16
5. Moloch - Meine heidnisch - Spirituelle Reise durch die Wälder der gefallenen - 11:14
6. Hörgr - Dido's Lament - 05:29
7. Hörgr - Tempus Fugit - 08:28
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Total playing time: 1:13:33

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Pass.: suicidal-depressive

Borgia / Ysengrin - Ars Magna Moriendi

Awesome split release between two fairly new French bands. Borgia is the band to check out here, incredibly well written “technical” black / death metal; the music reminds me of C.Y.T with a hint of Portal, especially on the more death metal parts, great stuff!
Ysengrin plays death / doom, good material, but Borgia is the clearly the highlight of this split.

2009 - Ars Magna Moriendi


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Visthia - Reditus Conscientia

A great album from this Italian band; faster paced black metal that reminds a bit of newer Setherial, but much better. Funnily enough the highlight of the album is the one slower paced song. Definitely worth checking out!

2006 - Reditus Conscientia


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Satyricon - Roadkill Extravaganza

As requested, Satyricon’s only dvd release; a compilation of clips from the 2000 world tour. Basically a glimpse into the life on tour, some random interviews and live footage from selected shows. An interesting watch, I guess…

2001 - Roadkill Extravaganza DVDrip


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Mgla

Awesome Polish band headed by a member Kriegsmaschine. Raw black metal with an atmospheric edge; the EP’s are more straightforward mid-paced black metal, while the full-length focuses more on atmosphere. Needless to say the song-writing is of the highest quality on all the releases… highly recommended!

2001 - Necrotic


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2006 - Presence


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2007 - Mdlosci and Further Down the Nest



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2008 - Groza


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Demoncy - Empire of the Fallen Angel

Extremely underrated album from Demoncy; usually you hear people praising “Joined In Darkness”, but this one is, in my opinion, more than a worthy addition to their discography. The music is more in the vein of older Swedish black metal bands, faster paced black metal with a melodic touch; incredibly enjoyable material!

2003 - Empire of the Fallen Angel


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Thy Repentance - Through the Twilight Eyes of Frost

Second album from this Russian duo, originally recorded in ‘97 but released in ’03. The music is lo-fi raw melodic black metal; hellish, cold and distant yet highly atmospheric, somewhat reminiscent of early Emperor. The fourth song is a bit different with repetitive martial drumming and insane vocals, sounds more akin to Akitsa. There are also some female vocals that are really well incorporated and add to the haunting nature of the recording. A real gem of raw black metal!

2003 - Through the Twilight Eyes of Frost


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Kraken Duumvirate - From the Dying Soil to the Eternal Sea

Debut Ep from this rather mysterious Finnish band. Featuring two songs and an intro, Kraken Duumvirate show how minimal funeral doom / black metal should sound like. The songs are extremely repetitive with the vocals low in the mix; simple, yet so effective! The atmosphere created is perfect, like it was recorded in an underwater cave; the sound is desolate and haunting. The only fault of this release is that it’s extremely short, only two songs make you beg for more, hopefully we’ll see more of this band in the future.

2008 - From the Dying Soil to the Eternal Sea


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Endstille (FLAC)

One of my favorite German bands, Endstille plays fast war-influenced black metal; the music is brutal yet trance-inducing. There is little variation on each new release, they always stick to the same formula, and are one of the few bands that can get away with it! Essential!!
You can find mp3s of most of these albums here

2002 - Operation Wintersturm


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2003 - Frühlingserwachen


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2004 - Dominanz


1 / 2 / 3



2005 - Navigator


1 / 2



2007 - Endstilles Reich


1 / 2 / 3



2009 - Verführer


1 / 2

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Wodensthrone - Loss

Debut album from this UK band. Excellent atmospheric black metal with great production, courtesy of ‘Negura Music’; the music is incredibly well written, with atmospheric, epic and even some more straightforward parts; “Black Moss” a perfect example, starting off with a strong, almost brutal, first part then progressing into an atmospheric section before the epic finale. Awesome release!

2009 - Loss


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Astrofaes - Shu Nun

Latest ep from this excellent Ukrainian horde, released last year. The first song is more folk influenced while the other straightforward; of course, both are very much in the vein of their other releases so this one comes highly recommended!

2008 - Shu Nun


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Portal

Best description I read of Portal was by gulo gulo, saying this was a "straightforward occult mudstorm"!!!

2003 - Seepia


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2004 - The Sweyy


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2007 - Outre'


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Bone RItual - Demo

Ritualistic black metal from the US; slow pounding drums, tortured vocals and bass, no guitars; this is pure necrotic filth right here. Good shit!

2009 - Bone Ritual [demo]


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In Tormentata Quiete

A slight digression from all the rawness, this is highly melodic symphonic black metal; very accessible music with great song-writing, lot’s of melodic passages and clean vocals. The first album reminds me a bit of (newer) Arcturus while the newer album is somewhat similar to Janus’ Vega but with a lot more progressive touches. Quite enjoyable!

2006 - In Tormentata Quiete


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2009 - Teatroelementale


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Forteresse - Métal Noir Québécois

Straightforward raw black metal from Quebec. The songs are faster paced and quite repetitive, which I like, and even sound epic at times. The drum machine (if they’re even using one) at first sounds quite unnatural but with more listens it fits perfectly with the music. This is a great no frills black metal release that gets better with each listen, not for those who like their bm accessible.

2006 - Métal Noir Québécois


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Incriminated

One of the best and most consistent bands from Finland; Incriminated started out as death / thrash metal, but with time changed to a more black metal sound. The common thread of all their releases is the pure old-school dirty sound, a bit slower paced and just plain fucking badass! Every single release is worth checking out; it simply doesn’t get any better than this!

1998 - split w/ Fulcrum Creak


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2001 - split w/ Bloodhammer


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2001 - split w/ Nuclear Winter


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2001 - Illusion of Love


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2002 - Miracle Of Purity


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2003 - Ten Hail Marys (split w/ Tuska)


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2003 - Ride of the Tyrants (the demos)


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2004 - Hypocricide


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2004 - Kings Of Misery


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2005 - split w/ Throneum


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2005 - The Promise of Worse to Come


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2006 - Warriors of Fire and Hell (split w/ Black Task)


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2006 - split w/ Wolves


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2007 - split w/ Barbatos


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2009 - Death Nöize


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2009 - Possessed in Billnäs - Live


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Old Forest

Enjoyable raw black metal from the UK; the song-writing is actually quite good and the occasional chants and keyboards are really well incorporated. The sound is quite reminiscent of early melodic Norwegian black metal bands. I like it!

1998 - Of Mists and Graves [192kbps]




1999 / 2009 - The Kingdom of Darkness [256kbps]




1999 - Into The Old Forest [192kbps]




2008 - Tales of the Sussex Weald - Part 1 [192kbps]




2008 - Tales of the Sussex Weald - Part 2 [vbr v2]


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Livsnekad - Den Sociala Vanförheten

Great debut from this Swedish band. Slow black metal with lot’s of doom influences; the production is more trebly then the EP, which I found a bit irritating at first but got used to after a couple of listens. The songs feature some quite enjoyable acoustic interludes and the vocals are also really good. The last song is the strongest part of the release. I personally prefer their EP but this is still a great release!

2009 - Den Sociala Vanförheten


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This Is Past - Alice in Uglyland

Awesome debut from this Greek one-man band. A really well made album full of psychedelic compositions; the songs are mostly repetitive with a strange bleak atmosphere, the music actually sounds almost like Caina stripped to the bone. There are few black metal songs here, but I think this will very much appeal those into unique atmospheric music. Highly recommended!!
“Mad Hatters Final Show” is just so fucking otherworldly!

2008 - Alice in Uglyland


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Exordium - In Wrath Principle

Debut album, released last year on Northern Heritage. Straightforward aggressive Finnish black metal; nothing fancy, but highly effective

2008 - In Wrath Principle


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