ORIGIN OF DARKNESS - THE LIVING DARKNESS

So everybody is feeling good? Yeah!. Alright will put an end to that with the latest project of Xathagorra Mlandroth funeral doom genius who also wrote the great "In the depths of R'Iyeh" from is other band Catacombs. The Living Darkness is a 3 track ep of funeral doom brilliance. Slow fucking darkness with just a tiny ray of hope in the form melodic lead/melodies but maybe in the end this is all just trap too lure you deeper in the darkness. Fun fact last i checked 16 person had heard this band on last fm, so lets get that number a little higher.
Also this is legally free for now so for once go crazy.

http://xathagorraindustries.mindsurgemedia.net/

AENAON & SATANOCHIO - A PARALLEL ZOETROPE (SPLIT)

Here we have 2 song, one from each band, both band play some kind of black metal and i must say i enjoyed the Aenaon track little bit more, being more melodic and that sort of things, but the weird clean vocal in some place are weird (thats right), but still that song is great. Satanochio on the other hand are a more straightforward black metal act, they play full speed and the singer as a really high pitch voice which can be annoying, still an alright track. Check it out YO.

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OCTOBER FALLS

Ladys and gentlemen its showtime, heres October Falls a finnish black metal band with a bit of folk thrown in there. Absolutely awesome, both of those release are filled with sweet melodies nice acoustic part and great vocals.
Fans of early Ulver, Opeth and crap like that might like it. But to be honest if you dont like that shit theres something wrong with you, dawg!

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THE WOMB Of PRIMORDIAL NATURE          A COLLAPSE OF FAITH                

MITOCHONDRION - PARASIGNOSIS

Yall know Profound Lore Records rock right? Cause here comes their first release of 2011 and it is an absolute monster. If you know about the Profound Lore roster this band sound like Portal blasting Vasaeleth in the butt with thier bare feet. Which meen that its a complete annihilation of your mind via a constant wall of blackened death metal. This is pretty much the perfect soundtrack to the writting of H.P Lovecraft.

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TRIALS

DESTROYING DIVINITY - DARK FUTURE

Whats up party people, ok lets start the year with some death metal, Destroying Divinity are on Brutal Bands but are not similar to most other band on that label. This is nor uber brutal nor technical, its mostly mid paced death metal. Destroying Divinity kind of sound like Aeon, Immolation and Incantion gangbanged away under the fullmoon whatever that mean. Anyway the band truly shine when they slow the pace down like on the chrushing closer. If you like death slow and occult and all that crap check this out.

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TO LIVE IN GLOOM OF THE BEYOND

SWEET STUFF IN 2011

Heres a few record that im excited to hear.

The Faceless - N/A

If they continue what theyve been doing on 'Planetary Duality' its gonna fucking destroy, keep the clean singing to a minimun and will be all set.

Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Children of Bodom - Restless, Reckless Forever (or something like that)

I like Bodom (yeah even AYDY? and Bloodrunk) and this doesnt sound to bad.

Obscura - Omnivium
Death + Cynic + space = good progy tech death.

Abysmal Dawn - Leveling The Planes of Existence
Good modern death metal not too technical or too brutal just death.


Alright im already getting bored writting this shit so heres a bunch of quick fire crap.

Benighted, Morbid Angel?, Gojira ep, Gorod ep, Blotted Science ep, Vader, Psycroptic, Wintersun - Time (hahahahahahahah no way), Necrophagist (see Wintersun), Odious Mortem? Crypticus... Alright enough im out PEACE.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2010

10. Inquisition -  Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm

Most hypnotic satanic black metal this year by far. Just listen to Dagon's vocal if that does not sell you to this band than just go back to lil wayne.


9. Ihsahn - After

Who couldve though a saxophone would be that badass.


8. Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds

This was actually a bit of a disappointment. It is better than '...Of Frost and war' in lots of way like the overal quality of the song my problem though is that its not nearly as crushing as their debut, still its 8 so its got to be good.

7. Acid Witch - Stoned

Im totally sold on these guys, ive bought a turntable just to play their fucking vinyl cause i didnt want to wait for the cd to come out. They deliver more of their drug induced doom death halloween party and everyone is happy.


6. Allegaon - Fragments of Form and Function

Sweet technical melodeath kinda similar to 'We are the Nightmare' era Arsis. This thing as it all crushing riffs, sweet melodies and crazy solos. Lyrics are pretty cool to.


5. Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirits

Just epic. Back to a more aggresive sound. You know of Ulver? You definetly should, anyway Agalloch play something similar Ulver first album. With is black/folk a bit of rock in there and thats it, long ass melo songs, perfect for the fall/winter season.


4. In Mourning - Monolith

This is good. Kinda similar to Opeth, when Opeth were manlier, sweet growls, riff and all that jazz a few kinda hardcore-ish vocal here and there but you get over that quickly as everything else is so good.


3. Dark Fortress - Ylem

Ylem is probably one of the most varied black metal album ive ever heard, From the insane start of the title track the more melodic genius of 'As the World Keels Over' to the crushing  'The Valley' and the apocalyptic finale of 'Wraith'.


2. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

Enslaved have always release quality record and this one is no exception. Continuing in the black prog style they been doing for about 10 years now. The first thing i notice when i first played that album is how much  the clean vocals have improved and how good the production is. Every songs on that album rock even the "godamn is that Opeth" Night Sight.


1. Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

Yeah its not as mind melting as "Fas ite..." but very few album have ever been as fucked up. This album is alot more friendly, its no Simple Plan yet but will get there by the next album. Seriously shit still feels like being sucked(yeah thats right) into one of the darkest pits of hell only this time around the songs are less batshit insane but more melodic and eh... yeah this band is godamn hard to describe so im gonna stop my failling at it right here. JUST FUCKING LISTEN TO IT.


Heres a few other crap

Most crushing song of the year - Immolation 'A glorious Epoch'
Tastiest riff of the year - Aeon 'Inheritance'
Best ep - Fleshgod Apocalypse 'Mafia'
Shit discover this year that fuckin slay - Sammath 'Triumph in Hatred'