Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives :: View topic - New 2012 Metal albums that you liked

I did enjoy the new High On Fire, Rush, Witchcraft, Down EP, Neurosis, Corrosion of Conformity, and the new Soundarden as well. I know that some people hated the new Sword album, but I rather enjoyed it.

I haven't quite got into The Sword. I've always seen people bashing them. Couldn't quite get it why. :scratch:

I've heard a couple of tracks from their album Age of Winters and they were pretty good to be honest.

Incantation: well, it was Incantation being themselves. But did anyone expect anything else? The vocals are weaker than what I usually expect from them (I think they changed vocalists?) but it's solid all around. I'll probably give it a few more listens, but it's definitely not a favourite of the year.

http://enpedestalment.bandcamp.com/
Debut EP by the slam death band Enpedestalment. Nonstop slams with one of the better slam guitar tones I've heard.

Axehammer Marching on is great, Kleber's vocals are great in a more europower sense, and they're satisfactory of a replacement for Bill. The riffs are solid and the musicianship is top knotch, definitely buying it this next payperiod.

Ævangelist: De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis has anyone else heard this album yet? this is easily one of my favorite albums to have been vomited forth this year. Its a thick and smothering album of atmospheric blackened death metal that has been informed by the works of portal without being a rip off or clone, it has its own identity. This album really suprised me as it came from a band i had never heard of before and was not expecting it to be any good.

Mustan Auringon Riitti from Nattfog

No doubt the best new album from this year I've heard

We've done a Top 10 of the year thread before, where everyone submitted their top albums for the year to one user and he assigned point values to them. I believe it had a ranking of all the albums though, so there were many albums that only one user submitted.

It spawned some great discussion and was a good thread to find even more music I hadn't discovered yet. Unfortunately it produced a bit of nasty discourse as well. It also produced some ridiculous smugness from people who felt it a good sign that most/none of the albums they liked were in the top 10. If we could avoid the flaming and smugness, I'd definitely be interested in that format again.

If we don't go that route, I'd still like to see a separate Top 10 thread along with reasoning for each member's picks. I can't stand standard listing threads, as it doesn't really spawn much good discussion (and MA prohibits these). Either way, I'd personally enjoy a Top 10 thread again, as I believe that would encourage more people to participate and ultimately lead many of us to albums we haven't discovered yet.

Author:	doomster999 [ Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:19 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
lupin99 wrote: I did enjoy the new High On Fire, Rush, Witchcraft, Down EP, Neurosis, Corrosion of Conformity, and the new Soundarden as well. I know that some people hated the new Sword album, but I rather enjoyed it. Yea, Rush, High on Fire both are pretty cool. I've got the new Witchcraft and Neurosis rip but haven't listened to them yet. Down Purple EP is quite brilliant too. King Animal is quite cool till first 5 or 6 tracks, then it turns rather bland. It's miles behind early Soundgarden classics like Badmotorfinger or Ultramega OK. I haven't quite got into The Sword. I've always seen people bashing them. Couldn't quite get it why. I've heard a couple of tracks from their album Age of Winters and they were pretty good to be honest.

Author:	BastardHead [ Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:48 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
doomster999 wrote: I haven't quite got into The Sword. I've always seen people bashing them. Couldn't quite get it why. I've heard a couple of tracks from their album Age of Winters and they were pretty good to be honest. Age of Winters is a fun album, though there are some glaring flaws that I can't fault anybody for holding against it. The problem is that after that album the band just completely unravels and never does anything interesting or at the very least entertaining again. Their debut was stripped down and bare bones and dumb and it worked because the riffwork was so charismatic. The next three albums just get successively drier and drier, rehashing the same handful of riffs without ever addressing the problems that I and everybody else in the universe had with them in the beginning. I mean hey, if you like that sound, then there's a chance you'll dig all four albums, but nothing other than the debut even comes close to satisfying me.

Author:	Smalley [ Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Tentative final top 10 of the year: In Mourning: The Weight Of Oceans Ne Obliviscaris: Portal Of I Spawn Of Possession: Incurso Kreator: Phantom Antichrist Before The Dawn: Rise Of The Phoenix High On Fire: De Vermis Mysteriis Alcest: Les Voyages De L'Âme Monolithe: III Les Discrets: Ariettes Oubliées... Swallow The Sun: Emerald Forest And The Blackbird My surprise of the year is Dark Roots Of Earth, my scapegoat of the year (underrated) is At The Gate Of Sethu, and my disappointment of the year is Time I...

Author:	The Animator [ Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:17 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
"Dar de Duh" by Dordeduh was quite an impressive album. "Rabbits' Hill Pt. 1" by Trick or Treat was also really good.

Author:	Necroticism174 [ Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:35 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Incantation: well, it was Incantation being themselves. But did anyone expect anything else? The vocals are weaker than what I usually expect from them (I think they changed vocalists?) but it's solid all around. I'll probably give it a few more listens, but it's definitely not a favourite of the year. Grand Supreme Blood Court: Wow. What a piece of shit production job. Everything is louder than everything else and it's grating as hell. It's a shame cause the riffs go from decent to really good but fuck this album. I'm not listening to it again.

Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives https://forum.metal-archives.com/

New 2012 Metal albums that you liked https://forum.metal-archives.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=88256	Page 35 of 36

Author:	MacMoney [ Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:39 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Necroticism174 wrote: Incantation: well, it was Incantation being themselves. But did anyone expect anything else? The vocals are weaker than what I usually expect from them (I think they changed vocalists?) but it's solid all around. I'll probably give it a few more listens, but it's definitely not a favourite of the year. No, it's still John on the vocals like on the previous two albums. I was a bit disappointed, really. Perhaps I was expecting too much, but I think the newer bands do this kind of thing better these days. The production especially was a disappointment. Too clean and slick for my tastes. Perhaps with a few more listens my opinion of the album will improve, but I doubt it.

Author:	Thashierthanthou [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:38 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
http://enpedestalment.bandcamp.com/ Debut EP by the slam death band Enpedestalment. Nonstop slams with one of the better slam guitar tones I've heard.

Author:	Misfit74 [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:00 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Thashierthanthou wrote: http://enpedestalment.bandcamp.com/ Debut EP by the slam death band Enpedestalment. Nonstop slams with one of the better slam guitar tones I've heard. Hmmm

Author:	Smalley [ Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Finally listened to Vanquish In Vengeance (my 1st Incantation), and enjoyed it pretty well, but I couldn't help but feel that there was a smarter DM record lurking somewhere in it, buried underneath the songwriting's tendency for "brutal death metal"-style mindlessness. I dunno, maybe it just would've worked better with a different vocal style. Dug the unexpected doomy parts, at least...

Author:	Veracs [ Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:10 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Axehammer Marching on is great, Kleber's vocals are great in a more europower sense, and they're satisfactory of a replacement for Bill. The riffs are solid and the musicianship is top knotch, definitely buying it this next payperiod.

Author:	Empyreal [ Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:23 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Veracs wrote: Axehammer Marching on is great, Kleber's vocals are great in a more europower sense, and they're satisfactory of a replacement for Bill. The riffs are solid and the musicianship is top knotch, definitely buying it this next payperiod. I heard one song off that and the production was so bad I couldn't stand to listen to another one. Did you somehow find one with better production somewhere?

Author:	slavonic777 [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Arcturus fans should give new Quadrivium album a spin. So far I've heard only one free song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k58EuRejfGg from that album and short samples here: http://www.grooves-inc.com/quadrivium-m ... 75666.html but I am amazed how much similar to Arcturus it is. I love that sample from the second song, it sounds almost like some unreleased Arcturus stuff.

Author:	TheAntagonist [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:51 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Just checked out Angantyr's new album Forvist and I was really impressed. Kind of forgot that it was coming out and have to say it was a nice surprise. The no nonsense, stripped down approach to black metal remains true and quite possibly more powerful than ever. I was only a casual fan before, but this is a killer album that should be explored.

Author:	norcalslayings [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:35 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
New Revocation,Cattle Decapitation and Havok

Author:	Sick6Six [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Azaghal - Nemesis Besatt - Tempus Apocalypsis Blood Red Fog - Harvest Deathspell Omega - Drought EP Demoncy - Enthroned is the Night Drudkh - Eternal Turn of the Wheel Furia - Marzannie, Królowej Polski Lucifugum - Od Omut Serpenti Marduk - Serpent Sermon Mgla - With Hearts Toward None Moontower - Voices of the Unholy Land Nekrokrist SS / Faagrim - Strike of the Northern Legions Pact - The Dragon Lineage of Satan Sad / Mourning Forest - And Nothing Shalt Remain

Author:	Nahsil [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Enjoying... heavy/power/speed: Christian Mistress, Demona, Forte, Hellwell, Lonewolf, Razorwyre, Steelwing, Striker black: Aevangelist, Anaal Nathrakh, Bound by Entrails, Dantalion, Elysian Blaze, Mgla, Nattfog, Odz Manouk, Rahu, Svartidauði death: Abysme, Asphyx, Ataraxy, Abyssal, Beheaded, Be'lakor, Black Breath, Cattle Decapitation (surprisingly), Chthe'ilist, Horrendous, Ignivomous, Incantation, Intestinal, Ofermod, Puteraeon, Putrid Pile, Revel in Flesh thrash: Deathhammer, Exumer, Hypnosia's compilation/rerecording or some stuff, Nekromantheon doom: Evoken, Graveyard, Katatonia, Om, Pilgrim, Witchcraft* and others I need to listen to more. * indicates top 10 potential.

Author:	MARSDUDE [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
I enjoyed Kreator - Phantom Antichrist. Nice use of melody.

Author:	inhumanist [ Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Incantation - Vanquish In Vengeance Obviously...

Author:	e_ddi_e [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:05 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Hi. Guessing that Spotify has become even more widespread during 2012 I hope that this will be interesting for quite a lot of people. My annual metal gigantus Spotify playlist. I hope that it will be worth checking out seeing what you may or may not have missed during the year. If you have any suggestions as to what should be on there, that I have missed, please let me know. Aaaaand here it is: http://open.spotify.com/user/a_l_x/play ... kpMUrYe2vD

Author:	primitivevoid [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Ævangelist: De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis has anyone else heard this album yet? this is easily one of my favorite albums to have been vomited forth this year. Its a thick and smothering album of atmospheric blackened death metal that has been informed by the works of portal without being a rip off or clone, it has its own identity. This album really suprised me as it came from a band i had never heard of before and was not expecting it to be any good.

Author:	Sick6Six [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:27 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
primitivevoid wrote: Ævangelist: De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis has anyone else heard this album yet? this is easily one of my favorite albums to have been vomited forth this year. Its a thick and smothering album of atmospheric blackened death metal that has been informed by the works of portal without being a rip off or clone, it has its own identity. This album really suprised me as it came from a band i had never heard of before and was not expecting it to be any good. Interesting... These guys live right near me, at least half the time... I will have to check them out

Author:	theoctavarius [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:00 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
primitivevoid wrote: Ævangelist: De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis has anyone else heard this album yet? this is easily one of my favorite albums to have been vomited forth this year. Its a thick and smothering album of atmospheric blackened death metal that has been informed by the works of portal without being a rip off or clone, it has its own identity. This album really suprised me as it came from a band i had never heard of before and was not expecting it to be any good. I've heard some songs off of Youtube. Like Portal, it's not easy-listening music; however, they have a lot more structure to their -- much longer -- songs, and use keys tastefully to enhance the atmosphere. Definitely recommanded to those who like their blackened death a little more on the experimental side.

Author:	jgyuseok [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:18 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Luca Turilli's Rapsody-Ascending to Infinity this album is masterpiece

Author:	Veracs [ Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:42 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
New Nominon was great from the songs I've heard would be a solid 8/10 if the guitar tone wasn't weak, decent for the style of death metal it is though. The newest Incantation was solid as well Mcentee's vocals seem to have lost a little of the guttural tone from the past albums, but the riffs range from faster razor thin portions to the usual doom sections as in Legion of Dis. I like em both..

Author:	Misfit74 [ Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but Omnihility - Biogenesis is one hell of a debut album. Brutal tech death in the vein of Origin, I suppose, but a unique sound and brand all their own. Blistering fast guitars, drums. Some serious BPM.

Author:	IanThrash [ Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Carach Angren´s Where The Corpses Sink Forever is by far one of the best albums i heard in a long, long time. Symphonic black metal with a fresh twist, a totally innovative way to treat an over-used topic such as war (quality lyrics,movie material i would say!) and oustanding musical presence. The vocals are totally mind blowing. All in all every song its great but i must say that The Funerary Dirge Of A Violinist gave me chills the first time i played the album. 10 out of 10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOaDCEdwngo

Author:	Beer Baron [ Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:03 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Eis - Wetterkreuz. I've had this for about a month now, but I only discovered today that this is the same band that released 'Galeere' (under a different name though - Geist). I hold that album as a masterpiece in Atmospheric Black Metal and this isn't far off. Melodic tremolo riffs abound with some very slight symphonic touches(not too much). It kinda reminds me a little of Lunar Aurora's Andacht and Hoagascht in different parts.

Author:	slavonic777 [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:49 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Serocs - Oneirology http://youtu.be/KzHXnqR9fUw Pretty cool drumming, but the rest is not up with it, unfortunately...

Author:	Motorpriest [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Hour of 13's new album is growing on me with each listen, as is Hellwell's debut. Hour of 13 seem to have dropped some of the "unholy ritual" sound in pursuit of a more old-school Heavy Metal sound. While I do prefer the first two albums, those two are godly as far as I'm concerned and the new one is different, but in a good way.

Author:	nordicmania [ Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Mustan Auringon Riitti from Nattfog No doubt the best new album from this year I've heard

Author:	Metantoine [ Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:25 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
nordicmania wrote: Mustan Auringon Riitti from Nattfog No doubt the best new album from this year I've heard Great choice, it's definitely in my top 10 of the year. I'll post it in early 2013.

Author:	Nahsil [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:00 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Listened to that Carach Angren after some people were hyping it...not impressed.

Author:	Necroticism174 [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:07 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
It's an agressively mediocre album.

Author:	Metal_Detector [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:08 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
I second the above two posts. Great insight, I know.

Author:	Zelkiiro [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
I felt it was lacking, as well, but "Funerary Dirge of a Violinist" was pretty boss.

Author:	Wedge_Antilles [ Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: New 2012 Metal albums that you liked
Grave's new one has been kicking the shit out of me lately.