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[suji 8317]

On 9/14/2019 at 9:23 AM, Bear said:

Another album by the new Batyushka.

 

Quotes from the first album: A true БАТЮШКА album by a band formed by the real orthodox priests from Russia. We are not some bunch of larping posers, but true christians.

ANOTHER ALBUM?!?!!?? THEY JUST CAME OUT WITH THIS ONE JFOJDOFJDOIFJSA

 

it's been uploaded to youtube, bless

 

[Bear 1817]

Diabolic Night - Beyond the Realm

https://diabolicnight.bandcamp.com/

 

New track is RIPPING! Old school black/speed/thrash in the vein of Sodom's "In the Sign of Evil", Destruction's "Sentence of Death" and Bathory's "Bathory" with hints of Running Wild's "Gates to Purgatory" and Venom's "Welcome to Hell". Demo, EP and single released in 2014 and 2015 were all amazing, and this is gonna be the same.

 

 

 

I also saw it announced that German black/thrashers Nocturnal and black speed metallers Nuctemeron (who released one hell of an EP back in 2016) are releasing a split together. 

 

 

 

 

 

This is some older stuff, but both bands rule so this should be awesome. Some proper black/thrash and black/speed metal.

[Bear 1817]

 

'Dungeon synth reimaginations of five Dwarrowdelf songs, inspired by the likes of Thangorodrim, Mortiis, Old Sorcery, and Mists of Antiquity.'

 

https://dwarrowdelfuk.bandcamp.com/album/from-beneath-the-fells

 

 

Sounds like we're getting the best Dwarrowdelf release thus far. But truth be told I haven't been too fond of his previous stuff. It's not bad, but it's Summoning, Caladan Brood, Emyn Muil and so on, but incredibly sugarcoated just like Eldemar is. Good stuff when relaxing, trying to sleep etc. but not for pure listening. But this sounds pretty sweet. Sugarcoated dungeon synth > sugarcoated black metal.

 

https://coffins.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-circular-demise

 

 

 

A new Coffins album is always appreciated and this sounds awesome as always. Crushing death/doom.

[Bear 1817]

https://www.metal-archives.com/images/7/9/9/2/799293.jpg?4422

 

 

Batyushka can't be stopped! A third album lol!

[suji 8317]

I FOUND TWO MORE BATUSHKAS

 

Faketushka

 

баґґтусса (Bagg Tussa)

https://baggtussa.bandcamp.com/releases

 

[Bear 1817]

Another Alcest song out and it is, unsurprisingly, a beast of a track. Absolutely gorgeous. Love the vocal lines.

 

 

 

 

 

Borknagar released a new video. Was listening to the whole album a few times during work today and this is easily the best album since 2000's Quintessence. The songwriting is really good, and Vortex, despite sounding odd at times, just fits the band better than Vintersorg. And it probably opens up for more Vintersorg solo stuff, which is awesome as the last two Vintersorg albums have been fucking amazing.

[hexx_demon 0]

 

 

[Bear 1817]

 

 

 

 

Entire album is out and after 4-5 listens it's nothing short of breathtaking. The album sounds incredibly 90's. Imagine a much darker, grimmer and more black metal version of Arcturus' Constellation and Aspera Hiems Symfonia. Steinar "Sverd" Johnsen (main songwriter for Arcturus) is the main guy here, and that shines through and through.  Among the very best metal albums so far this year.

[Bear 1817]

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Some important Cradle announcements winging their way to you early this week, including the emphatic release of the lyric video for Lustmord And Wargasm (from the forthcoming Sony ‘Re-Mistressed’ Cruelty And The Beast album released on November 1st)!

 

Oh yeah! Next week can't come fast enough.

[Bear 1817]

The first "peek" at  Lustmord And Wargasm. The drums are, as far as I know, Nick Barker's original drums, but mastered properly. What an insane difference.

 

[Bear 1817]

 

Μπατουσκα (Batouska)

 

 

 

Another parody lol.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

2 hours ago, Bear said:

The first "peek" at  Lustmord And Wargasm.

Sounds great indeed! Can't wait to hear this re-vamped version.

[Bear 1817]

VVATUSHKA

 

 

https://vvatushka.bandcamp.com/album/batushka-demo-2019-new-black-metal-poland

 

 

 

 

The funniest so far. Caught me very much off guard. Jesus christ, some human beings got too much time man. lol

[Bear 1817]

Loads of stuff coming, as well as a few releases from earlier this year that people might have missed out on:

 

Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race

 

"Weird" death metal inspired by Timeghoul, Demilich, Nocturnus and Morbid Angel. Should fe fairly known to fans of death metal. Album only has four tracks, so I guess we're getting some really long songs.

 

Cryptic Brood - Outcome of Obnoxious Science

 

Heavy and ugly death doom. Autopsy meets Winter meets Obliteration.

 

Obsequiae - The Palms of Sorrowed Kings

 

 

Medieval/melodic black metal. Nechochwen meets Summoning and Dissection? Very "springy" feeling to it all.

 

Véhémence - Par le sang versé

 

Kinda similar to Obsequiae, but maybe a bit darker and less springy?

 

Flamen - Furor Lunae

 

More medieval/melodic black metal. Similar to both Obsequiae and Véhémence, but I prefer this band to both of them. A must-hear album for sure.

 

Fleshcrawl - Into the Catacombs of Flesh

 

Looking forward to this, mostly because of the cover. One of those bands that's been going forever (since 1987!) but no one really talks about. Debut album is a classic for sure, and its cover by Uwe Jarling is mindblowing. Fits perfectly into the classic 90's Swedish death metal scene. Don't have too high hopes, but looking forward to it nonetheless.

 

 

Ofdrykkja - Gryningsvisor

 

Depressive black metal that doesn't sound very depressing. The new track, Wither, sounds absolutely gorgeous. Atmospheric, cold and foresty. A bit more uplifting than their previous stuff, and it also happens to be their best song so far. Really looking forward to this although the track list worries me a bit. There's a lot of shorter songs, but let's just hope they're interludes to set some mood and not proper songs.

 

The Deathtrip - Demon Solar Totem

 

The first album of this British-Norwegian project, Deep Drone Master, was close to being a masterpiece.  But since then Aldrahn (Dødheimsgard, Thorns, Zyklon-B, Old Man's Child) has left and been replaced by non other than Kvohst (ex-Dødheimsgard, Code, ex-Beastmilk, Grave Pleasures, Hexvessel). So they lost one excellent vocalist and replaced him with another excellent vocalist. Not bad at all. New track is fantastic as well, so this should be good.

 

Elvarhøi - Dansen låter fra graven åter

 

This is folk metal done in a very, very classic folk rock-esque way. Pretty much the opposite of Korpilaani, Finntroll and so on. I can't help but to think of Otyg and 70's folk rock bands. This should be good.

 

Taiwaz - The Uninvited Guest

 

This Swedish heavy metal band formed in 1985, disbanded in 1991, reformed in 2012 and released their debut album I Am All in 2012. The first half of their debut album was recorded in 2013, but the B-side was recorded way back in 1988-89, and the album is fantastic. Watain covered a track on their 2013 single All That May Bleed. Really looking forward to this new Taiwaz album.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

Been enjoying that Véhémence album, some good medieval black metal this year. On that note, also heard those new Obsequiae tracks, should be good. And ofc can't wait for new Blood Incantation!

[Bear 1817]

9 hours ago, Jigsaw9 said:

Been enjoying that Véhémence album, some good medieval black metal this year. On that note, also heard those new Obsequiae tracks, should be good. 

 

You should check out Flamen then. Can't see anyone liking Véhémence and Obsequiae, and not enjoying Flamen.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

1 hour ago, Bear said:

 

You should check out Flamen then. Can't see anyone liking Véhémence and Obsequiae, and not enjoying Flamen.

Will do when the mood strikes, thanks for the recommendation.   (right now I'm too busy listening to ridiculous over-the-top deathcore stuff, lol)

[Jigsaw9 6783]

 

ffffffffffffuckyes.

[VESSMIER 873]

2 hours ago, Jigsaw9 said:

 

ffffffffffffuckyes.

Loving the new Cattle material! I'm really looking forward to their new album!

[ghost 2687]

New GosT albums out today. He's considered black metal now, right? lolol:
 

 

[Bear 1817]

 

 

 

Oh hell yeah! That is so good!

[Bear 1817]

CATUSHKA

https://catushkaisnoice.bandcamp.com/

Some of theee has been posted already, but that's fine: 

 

WARTUSHKA

https://wartushka.bandcamp.com/releases

 

Papushka

https://papushka.bandcamp.com/album/-

 

Gabbatushka

https://gabbatushka.bandcamp.com/album/littergya

 

BASHUTPSKA

https://bashutpska.bandcamp.com/album/ecce-homo

 

 

 

I think there's something like 15 variants of Bathuska right now. Hilarious shit!

[suji 8317]

8 hours ago, Bear said:

CATUSHKA

https://catushkaisnoice.bandcamp.com/

Some of theee has been posted already, but that's fine: 

 

WARTUSHKA

https://wartushka.bandcamp.com/releases

 

Papushka

https://papushka.bandcamp.com/album/-

 

Gabbatushka

https://gabbatushka.bandcamp.com/album/littergya

 

BASHUTPSKA

https://bashutpska.bandcamp.com/album/ecce-homo

 

 

 

I think there's something like 15 variants of Bathuska right now. Hilarious shit!

I'm gonna binge on all of these. Thank you.

[Bear 1817]

https://toxicholocaust.bandcamp.com/album/primal-future-2019

 

 

 

The new Toxic Holocaust album is out. It kinda continues where Chemistry of Consciousness, but sounds much, much better. I'm very surprised by how much I like it so far. It sounds more commercial and a lot more similar to the vast majority of the 2000's thrash revival, but at the same time he writes better riffs than most of them and he makes it sound unique by adding new, different elements, such as glam metal. Way, way better than Chemistry of Consciousness, that's for sure.

[Bear 1817]

 

 

 

 

Sibiir just released their new album and it's filthy fucking gold. As their debut it's a mix of black metal and hardcore, but this time around it leans even more towards black metal than hardcore. There's simply more Darkthrone in their sound. But don't get me wrong, there's still plenty hardcore in the sound. Just not quite as much as it is harsh and cold black metal.