Aaronsrod - Illusions Kill

Testing my new vinyls. Actually very good, melodic and catchy heavy metal.

Yngwie Malmsteen - Trial by Fire, Live in Leningrad

Great fucking live. Dreaming and Black Star play like choir from the heaven.

Opera IX - Sacro Culto

One of the most dominant vocal perforamnces ever. Legendary fucking album.

Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy

This album rules. Probably more progressive than the Malkuth Grimoire but better overall IMO.

I was about to say "Eruption" but they're from Slovenia.
Signum Regis is a band from Slovakia that rules.

Maybe badass was an exaggeration after listening all the way through

I'll check Signum Regis out, Andreas.

NP - Testament - Nobody's Fault
The New Order > The Legacy. Fight me.

(2017) Nokturnal Mortum - Verity.

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Paradise Lost - Ordinary Days

Catchy synth pop here. Can't imagine loving anytime soon, but it sort of clicks now.

Death - Spiritual Healing

Love the riffs and guitar tone. Just cuts through the mix so well.

Prog/Power metal band with a bit of shred. Try first with the song "Living Well" to make you an idea.

Sale Freux - Crèvecoeur

Nice BM band from my location, pretty bad vocals though. I've a tough time with them.

Kamelot - Center of the Universe.

I miss Roy Khan singing in metal bands.

Signum Regis - Living Well

This is pretty cool, good rec man. Just me that hears a touch of Andi Deris in this guy's voice?

Thaurorod-Planet X

The vocals are killing me, like a less talented Elise Martin. Bring back the old vocalist please.

The first three Death albums are exquisite. Leprosy is way better than Spiritual Healing.

Yeah you're right he sounds a bit like Deris. But there were many singers in Signum Regis!
I really like the EP this song comes from.

Distillator/Space Chaser - Split EP 2018

Distillator part is so fucking great. Brutal thrash at its finest.

Jours Sombres - Cruaute paisible

This was recommended to me by a former admin here, Emptiness Cycle, who had a blog full of obscure black metal demos waiting to be downloaded. Super bummed out that the blog was shut down since the split this song is from is pretty damn awesome and finding obscure gems is really fun too

NP: Riot "Fire Down Under"

I had been a fan of Thundersteel and Immortal Soul and so on, but hadn't given this one nearly enough time! Such energy!

I fuckin' love Spiritual Healing, I like Leprosy a lot too but SH is the one for me. Also, I'd add Human to the exquisite pile

With regard to Sigum Regis, I plan to check them out in more detail tomorrow, but as of now it's 3am in the UK so I'm going to sleep. Also, rediscovered InnerWish today, only they weren't as good as I remembered, so that's both a plus and a minus.

That Signum Regis EP is freakin' amazing.

If you're enjoying those guys, might I suggest Sinbreed. Especially their Shadows album. It destroys many faces per listen.

Good to see you here man.

NP: Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

what a song

A Perfect Circle - The Doomed

some crazy good cuts on the new one, too bad it doesn't hold up the whole way towards the end

Holy shit! Because of this post I now realize I don't own Leprosy for some reason. I think a trip to the store is in my near future...

Also, thanks. Haha. I really dig Spiritual Healing. Something about it just works, but now I'll have to go through Leprosy thoroughly.

Timeghoul - Tumultuous Travelings

Woah, I like this a whole bunch more than I expected

Will be sure to check out Sinbreed too, sc2112.

Gorgoroth - Carving a Giant

Good for releasing anger.

Yes I agree, a really good band. Like SR but a bit heavier.

Paradox - Tales of the Weird

Preparing my next review...

Dream Theater - Burning My Soul

So I hurt your feelings, well I'm really sorry. But I don't give a shit - nooooooo!

Helloween - The Dark Ride album

man, I'm gettin' old (nostalgia sigh)...

(2011) Obsequiae - Suspended in the Brume of Eos and (2015) Obsequiae - Aria of Vernal Tombs.

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Asphagor - The Delphic Throne

Love the begining of this song. I just start humming Dick Dale's before realising it's not. Gets me everytime. And then those drums kick in, instant rush.

The more i listen to the album "The Cleansing" the more I'm convinced it has all the right pieces to become a classic of modern Black Metal.

Such a good band. Aria of Vernal Tombs is one of my favorite metal albums of all time. Wish they'd put something new out.

Antiquus - Redemption

Raw but still totally a unique band with a command of their style. Utter fucking mastery.

Just jammed Fukpig's Belief is the Death of Intelligence. I wasn't impressed to be honest.

Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With the Stars

Overall, I enjoyed the album to a certain extent and there were some catchy moments.

Winter Rose - My Time

Hmmm...I think LaBrie sounds a lot more in his element here than on any Dream Theater album. Fun hardrock stuff.

Same here.


First listen?

(1996) Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry and (1997) Nokturnal Mortum - To The Gates of Blasphemous Fire (Re-Release).

and giving the second one more listening time.

Botch - An Anthology of Dead Ends

Math-y hardcore goodness. Listening to Botch brings back memories of my formative years.

Gorgoroth - Under The Sign of Hell (full)

I kinda overlooked this album, but i'm really enjoying it

There is really a lot of scandinavian folk in those melodies and there is a cool thrash/heavy metal undercurrent that pops out sometimes, i'm impressed

Domine - Dragonlord (Tales of the Noble Steel)

Power Metal as i like....

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Deathstorm - Reaping What Is Sown

Some sick Austrian thrash that came out last week. RIYL Kreator.