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If you're going for most influencial then you have to include Black Metal. Which IS a first-wave black metal album, and it gave the sub-genre it's name. Quite a lot of the first and second wave artists site it as a primary influence.
Remember the first wave was little bit more relaxed in it's parameters than the second wave. Mercyful Fate is also considered a first-wave black metal band, and they are farther away than Venom from what became the "pure" template.Quoted ZeroSymbolic7188
The difference is that the list is most influential black metal releases, not releases that were influential on black metal. If it was the latter, then Hellhammer, Mercyful Fate and Venom would be top of the list.
I'm sure you can find references online to Venom being labelled black metal (you can find anything online), but if the album doesn't actually contain the major components of black metal, then I see no reason to label it that way.
Essential: absolutely necessary; extremely important.
To me this should be a pretty small list. 25 seams like more than just the necessities. I'd be thinking along the lines of
1. Venom-Black Metal2. Mayhem-De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
3. Bathory-Under the Sign of the Black Mark
4. Immortal-Battles in the North
5. Darkthrone-Transylvanian Hunger.
Something like that looks about right to me. Essential to me, implies sparsity. There are other albums that are very good, but I feel like this is the bare minimum I can give a person to leave them with a strong idea of what the sub genre is.
That's a very limited view of what black metal is (plus it has to be said that Venom isn't black metal at all). There is so much variety to be found within the genre, and not including any of the subgenres would be doing a disservice to it.
To be clear though, I'm specifically putting together a most influential black metal releases list. It would be near impossible to collaborate on a best black metal releases list, as that's purely subjective. As an example of this, my list would likely contain numerous albums that you've given 2 or less stars (such as Hvis Lyset tar Oss, Dark Medieval Times, In the Nightside Eclipse and Heart of the Ages).
I agree that Thy Mighty Contract isn't Rotting Christ's best album, and I wouldn't personally call it classic, but clones started coming out in 1994 (check out Thou Art Lord's Eosforos album), so it was clearly highly influential. The sound was formed immediately, so I'm actually comfortable including it above other Rotting Christ albums. Anyone else have an opinion?
I love Kvist (bought the CD back in 1996), but I've never thought of it as influential. I guess with Windir there are bands that have clearly lifted their sound from them (just go listen to Mistur's Attende album for an obvious example), whereas I've never listened to an album and thought "these guys have definitely been listening to Kvist".
I agree Sonny. It's definitely a more objective process, but it also requires some level of knowledge. I've been thinking about what my black metal list would look like, and I thought it might be interesting for others to understand how I came up with certain choices as I make them. To be clear, this isn't because I think my process is the correct one or that I'm more knowledgeable than anyone else. I just thought it might be interesting.
A black metal list needs to cover all it's major subgenres, not just pure black metal. This means it's going to include some that I personally might not listen to much, such as Blackgaze and War Metal. That said, I do think there are some subgenres that contain so few releases that it's difficult to argue that any of them have been particularly influential on the genre as a whole (such as Black 'n' Roll and Black Noise). If they were really influential, there would be a lot more releases in those subgenres; at least that's how I view it. So for my black metal list, I want to make sure I include influential releases for Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Blackgaze, Depressive Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Pagan Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal and War Metal.
MELODIC BLACK METAL
Let's start with Melodic Black Metal, as it has a really obvious launching point...1993. There were two major sounds that came to the fore in that year, being the Greek (or Hellenic) form of melodic black metal and the Swedish one. Dissection is the obvious choice for the Swedish sound, as their influence is massive (Dawn, Sacramentum, Naglfar, Dark Funeral etc.). It's not as clear cut on the Greek side though, with both Varathron and Rotting Christ releasing albums in 1993 with a similar sound. I have to say that it's stunning to me that RYM has Varathron's His Majesty at the Swamp as a pure Black Metal release and not Melodic Black Metal, as it sounds incredibly similar to Rotting Christ's Thy Mighty Contract. Varathron's album was released in August while Rotting Christ's was released in November, but are either of these albums the most influential release when it comes to the Greek Melodic Black Metal sound? I could argue that Rotting Christ's 1996 album is better received, but since numerous other bands had popped up with the same sound in the intervening years (Thou Art Lord are the most obvious example), I think my answer is Thy Mighty Contract. There's really only one other band I can come up with that has a sound not particularly related to the aforementioned bands that might have had a big enough influence to enter the conversation and that's Windir. It could be argued that their more epic viking-themed approach moved things in a different direction, but did they directly influence enough other bands? That's a little out of my listening zone, although I do like Windir. I'll include them as a potential for now, but I might need some convincing.
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (1993)
Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract (1993)
Windir - Arntor (1999)
Anyone have any thoughts at this point? No reason we can't formulate the list collectively. Please don't start throwing around suggestions for other subgenres just yet. I'd like to put my ideas out there without influence and get reactions.
I have to say by the way that I am 90% that Lurker of Chalice is a band name generated here: https://www.metalbandnamegenerator.com/
It's also a fantastic album. One of my favourites.
It all depends on how you define Essential. Does that mean the best albums that everyone should hear, or does it mean the most important albums that either formed an important aspect of black metal or pushed it in a new (and also important) direction? Without defining that, it's difficult to assess.
The inclusion of albums like The Principle of Evil Made Flesh and Burzum's debut suggests it's based on importance / influence, but then I fail to see how Sons of Northern Darkness, Rebel Extravaganza or Sworn to the Dark could be considered particularly ground-breaking or important.
Hmmm...I might throw together my own personal top 25 most important black metal list and see what it looks like.
Always wanted to play a D&D campaign. Never had any friends that were into it.
I can confirm that it was Neuropath that made me appreciate just how awesome Hammer Smashed Face is when experienced live. No matter how little time I've devoted to Cannibal Corpse over the years, their approach is great in a live environment.
Welcome Karl! Happy to hear that you're finding the site interesting. Let us know (using the request threads in the forums) if you want me to add any bands / releases to the site.
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 7th to the 13th of June, 2024.
1. Oldest Sea (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Potion (FALLEN)
3. Amethyst (GUARDIANS)
4. Markgraf (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
5. Abscesspool (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
6. Bottom Surgery (HORDE)
7. Crownshift (HORDE)
8. Disembodiment (HORDE)
9. Ephemerald (HORDE)
10. Expression of Pain (HORDE)
11. Feculent (HORDE)
12. Frightful (HORDE, PIT)
13. geronimostilton (HORDE)
14. Hatalom (HORDE)
15. Horns of Domination (HORDE, NORTH)
16. Incarceration (HORDE, NORTH)
17. Maggot Vomit Afterbirth (HORDE)
18. Melting Flesh (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
19. Mental Apraxia (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
20. My Plague (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
21. Nihil Obstat (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
22. Nunwhore Commando 666 (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
23. Pigtails (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
24. Retch (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
25. Suffering Sights (HORDE, PIT)
26. Total Isolation / Sedimentum (HORDE)
27. Urged (HORDE)
28. A.M.E.N. (INFINITE)
29. Acolyte (INFINITE)
30. Empire Bathtub (INFINITE)
31. IONS (INFINITE)
32. Jarun (INFINITE, NORTH)
33. Ara (NORTH)
34. Arde (NORTH)
35. Black Spirit (NORTH)
36. Blade and Bath (NORTH)
37. Ceremonial Torture (NORTH)
38. Gnipahålan / Evilfeast (NORTH)
39. Gravpel (NORTH)
40. Hellbutcher (NORTH, PIT)
41. Le Prochain Hiver (NORTH)
42. Lust Hag (NORTH)
43. Naxen (NORTH)
44. Nocturnal Wanderer (NORTH)
45. Pâlemort (NORTH)
46. Parfaxitas (NORTH)
47. Sangue de Bode (NORTH, REVOLUTION, PIT)
48. Secrets (NORTH)
49. Sieta (NORTH)
50. Tvær (NORTH)
51. Zeegang (NORTH)
52. Convictions (REVOLUTION)
53. Darker by Design (REVOLUTION)
54. Ryota Kozuka & Toshiki Konishi (SPHERE)
Hidden tracks are NEVER a good idea. Thankfully they were related to the length of CDs, so hopefully are gone now.
I rarely ever enjoy cover tracks, unless they match the feel of the rest of the album. On that note, I dislike tracks that have a really different production to the rest of the album too.
Plus Daniel's right that cowbells have no place in metal.
I must say Zero, your hatred for female vocals or non-metal instrumentals seems very passionate. I really enjoy both of those elements if they're done well.
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 1st and 6th of June, 2024.
1. Ten Ton Slug (FALLEN)
2. Verbum (FALLEN, NORTH)
3. Durbin (GUARDIANS)
4. Illumishade (GUARDIANS)
5. SkeleToon (GUARDIANS)
6. Tersivel (GUARDIANS, INFINITE, PIT)
7. Cavern Womb (HORDE)
8. Dispersed (HORDE)
9. Fallensun (HORDE)
10. Funeral Rape (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
11. Gorepoflesh (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
12. Haemophagia (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
13. Halluxvalgus (HORDE)
14. Haruspex (REVOLUTION) - requested by Pelle
15. Jasad (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
16. Leishmaniasis (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
17. Mære (HORDE)
18. Mortal Wound (HORDE)
19. Mortual (HORDE)
20. Noxis / Cavern Womb (HORDE)
21. Perverted Dexterity (HORDE)
22. Phantasmagore (HORDE)
23. The Stranger (INFINITE)
24. Atheosophia (NORTH)
25. Carathis (NORTH)
26. Diabolical Fullmoon (NORTH)
27. Kalandar (NORTH)
28. Laang (NORTH)
29. Moongazer (NORTH)
30. Mörghuul (NORTH, PIT)
31. Riitasointu (NORTH)
32. Shores of Ladon (NORTH)
33. The Magus (NORTH)
34. Slave Agent (PIT)
35. Cell (REVOLUTION)
36. The Queen Guillotined (REVOLUTION)
There is nothing mandatory about completing the challenges. They're entirely optional.
Also, there's nothing disrespectful or toxic about writing a negative review for an album, no matter how much that album is loved by others. It's the manner in which you write the review that can be considered disrespectful or toxic.
There's a big difference between:
Made up example one: "I understand that Colored Sands is a much loved classic, but for whatever reason I just can't connect with it and find it to be musically impressive yet somehow lifeless and unengaging. I've really tried, but I don't see the appeal. 1 star"
Made up example two: "Gorguts are just a really shit band. It's not surprising really, as all technical death metal is shit. 1 star"
I'm happy for Academy members to use the site however they want to, as long as they do so with respect. I hadn't really thought about it until now, but I guess that means respect for fellow members as well as for metal music in general (which I'd like to think everyone that joins would have to some degree).
There does appear to be a divide on the site between members that really devote themselves to each and every release before giving it a rating / writing a review and those that are content with a single (even partial) listen before providing their opinion and moving on. I personally fall into the devotee camp, listening to albums multiple times and trying to understand them fully before feeling like I've given them full opportunity to sink in and offer everything they have. Sometimes that's 3 listens, often it's 6 or 7. And yes, my rating can (and often does) go up or down over time.
I have to admit, and I'm sure this is where Vinny (UnhinderedbyTalent) is coming from here, for someone like me, it's naturally quite disturbing to witness other members listening to 5 or 6 albums in a day (seemingly for the first time for some of them) and dishing out an offhanded comment and a low rating. I think your review of Gorguts' Colored Sands is the perfect example
"As I work through this list I am really running out of fun ways to say "great musicianship, horrible music", but here we are again." 0.5 stars
Many other site members consider that album to be a modern death metal classic, so such a flippant remark and a rating that suggests it's the absolute worst that metal has to offer does come across as trolling (even if it's not). Whether or not it's possible to accurately assess an album like Colored Sands on first listen isn't the point, but your review displays little respect for the music or the other members that think it's great. If you hate an album and think it deserves 0.5 stars, that's absolutely fine, but leaving a review like that one holds little value other than to progress you towards completing the challenge. The challenges were created so that clan members could educate themselves / display knowledge and understanding of some of the classic releases in the genres they've chosen to affiliate themselves with. I can only recommend that you at least spend a few sentences to explain (respectfully) why any given release deserves to be placed at the absolute bottom of the pile (or to hold any other position).
June 2024
1. Akhlys - Sister Silence, Brother Sleep (from Sister Silence, Brother Sleep, 2024)
2. Scarcity - Venom & Cadmium (from Venom & Cadmium, 2024)
3. Antichrist Siege Machine - Lysergic War Psychosis (from Vengeance of Eternal Fire, 2024) [Submitted by Sonny]
4. Aristarchos - Atrium - Martyr of Star and Fire (from Martyr of Star and Fire, 2024)
5. Tsjuder - Lord of Terror (from Kill for Satan, 2000) [Submitted by Vinny]
6. Saidan - Visual Kill (from Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity, 2024)
7. Kostnateni - Nevolnost je vše, čím jsem (Nausea Is All I Am) (from Upal, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
8. Sear Bliss - The Upper World (from The Upper World, 2024)
9. Above Aurora - Inner Whispers (from Myriad Woes, 2024) [Submitted by Sonny]
10. Anorexia Nervosa - Antinferno (from Redemption Process, 2004) [Submitted by Vinny]
11. Liturgy - Vessel of Everthirst (from Immortal Life II, 2024)
12. Aquilus - Into the Earth (from Bellum II, 2024)
13. Hellripper - Mester Stoor Worm (from Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
14. Grima - Hunger God (from Frostbitten, 2022) [Submitted by Vinny]
15. 1349 - Ash of Ages (from Ash of Ages, 2024)
16. Melechesh - Incendium Between Mirage and Time (from Sphynx, 2003) [Submitted by Sonny]
17. Primitive Warfare - Heretic Crusade (from Extinction Protocol, 2024)
18. Trhä - Danë‡i (from Av◊ëlajnt◊ë£ hinnem nihre, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 24th to the 31st of May, 2024.
1. Medwegya (FALLEN, NORTH)
2. Red Rot (FALLEN, HORDE)
3. Seven Nines and Tens (FALLEN, INFINITE)
4. Thorn (FALLEN, HORDE)
5. Breaths (GATEWAY, INFINITE)
6. Desolate (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
7. Bloody Cumshot (GUARDIANS, HORDE)
8. Cobra Spell (GUARDIANS)
9. Funeral Chic (GUARDIANS)
10. In Victory (GUARDIANS)
11. 2 Minuta Dreka (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
12. Abaddon (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
13. Ascended Dead / Atomicide (HORDE)
14. Behead (HORDE, PIT)
15. Blasting Hatred (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
16. Bloody Gore (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
17. Crawl (SWE) (HORDE)
18. Creeping Flesh (HORDE)
19. Dehydrated Tissues (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
20. Exsanguinated (HORDE)
21. Extremely Rotten Flesh (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
22. Hemotoxin (HORDE, PIT)
23. Needlepusher (HORDE)
24. Noisy Neighbors (HORDE)
25. Pains (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
26. Spiritual Deception (HORDE)
27. Tomb Sentinel (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
28. Vøidwomb (HORDE, NORTH)
29. Wounds (HORDE)
30. Blackshape (INFINITE)
31. Thecodontion / Vessel of Iniquity (INFINITE, NORTH)
32. Valtozash (INFINITE)
33. Commander Agares (NORTH)
34. Furis Ignis (NORTH)
35. Grandeur (NORTH)
36. Halny (NORTH)
37. Igric (NORTH)
38. Weathered Crest (NORTH)
39. Weeping Coffin (NORTH)
40. Phantom (MEX) (PIT)
41. Demonstration of Power (REVOLUTION)
42. Drag Me Out (REVOLUTION)
43. Elaine Elaine (REVOLUTION)
44. Rough Justice (REVOLUTION)
45. Whispers (REVOLUTION)
46. Willzyx (REVOLUTION)
Mind you, Frazetta's work was also a favourite for 70s and 80s rock artists, such as Molly Hatchet...
That would be a Frank Frazetta painting, so yes, very metal indeed!
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 17th to the 23rd of May, 2024.
1. Abest (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Both Dakotas (FALLEN, INFINITE)
3. Thumos (FALLEN, INFINITE)
4. ZOS (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. Earthists. (GATEWAY, INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
6. Scott Stapp (GATEWAY)
7. Until I Wake (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
8. Tension (GER) (GUARDIANS)
9. Udo Dirkschneider (GUARDIANS)
10. Abhoria (HORDE, NORTH)
11. Abysmalist (HORDE)
12. Brood of Hatred (HORDE, INFINITE)
13. Godless Truth (HORDE)
14. Hellbore (HORDE, INFINITE)
15. Horrifying (HORDE)
16. Nuclear Tomb (HORDE, PIT)
17. Nullification (HORDE)
18. Serpent Ascending (HORDE, NORTH)
19. Tenebro (HORDE)
20. Tormentor Tyrant (HORDE)
21. Truculency (HORDE)
22. Vanir (HORDE)
23. Wachenfeldt (HORDE, NORTH)
24. Catsclaw (INFINITE)
25. Joshua Travis (INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
26. Triton Project (INFINITE)
27. Gromoverzh (NORTH)
28. Nubivagant (NORTH)
29. Storm Kvlt (NORTH)
30. Ueldes (NORTH)
31. Wrang (NORTH)
32. Kerry King (PIT)
33. Distinguisher (REVOLUTION)
34. Scumfuck (REVOLUTION)
35. Sorcerer (FRA) (REVOLUTION)
Hi Pelle. I think I'll add a few of these at a time. There's a lot of underground metal bands listed here (which I love to add to the site), so I'll likely need to research genres/clans and hunt for quality album covers. I should get through them all in a few weeks.
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 11th to the 16th of May, 2024.
1. Asylum (FALLEN, GUARDIANS) - requested by Pelle
2. Force (FALLEN, GUARDIANS) - requested by Pelle
3. Life Beyond (FALLEN) - requested by Pelle
4. Novarupta (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. Temple of the Fuzz Witch (FALLEN)
6. The Hounds of Hasselvander (FALLEN, GUARDIANS) - requested by Pelle
7. Wretched (FALLEN) - requested by Pelle
8. Alligatoah (GATEWAY)
9. Grum (GATEWAY, HORDE) - requested by Pelle
10. Skribble (GATEWAY) - requested by Pelle
11. Thai Body Dump (GATEWAY, NORTH)
12. Dolmen Gate (GUARDIANS)
13. Night Cobra (GUARDIANS)
14. Riders of Rohan (GUARDIANS)
15. Sordid Blade (GUARDIANS)
16. Whitespade (GUARDIANS)
17. Axiomatic Dematerialization (HORDE)
18. Darkened (HORDE)
19. Floating (HORDE)
20. Horizon Ignited (HORDE)
21. Imperium (HORDE, NORTH)
22. Marthyrium (HORDE, NORTH)
23. Pestilectomy (HORDE)
24. Sensory Amusia (HORDE, INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
25. Ahulabrum (NORTH)
26. Archvile King (NORTH)
27. Complot! (NORTH)
28. Ezkaton (NORTH)
29. Feminizer (NORTH)
30. Harad (NORTH)
31. Hässlig (NORTH)
32. Ornæmental Shine (NORTH)
33. Primitive Warfare (NORTH)
34. Vaamatar (NORTH)
35. Windveill (NORTH)
36. Belushi Speed Ball (PIT)
37. Hyperia (PIT)
38. Demonstration of Power / Seed of Pain (REVOLUTION)
39. Downfall (REVOLUTION)
40. Kobaryo, Matatabi Sound System, DJ Necojita, Shinonome Interface & Blaxervant (REVOLUTION)
41. Limbs (USA) (REVOLUTION)
42. Saviour (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 2nd to the 10th of May, 2024.
1. Adharcáil (FALLEN, HORDE)
2. Dionysiaque (FALLEN)
3. Daevar (FALLEN)
4. Endonomos (FALLEN)
5. Hussar (FALLEN, HORDE)
6. Narbo Dacal (FALLEN, INFINITE)
7. Diamond Construct (GATEWAY, INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
8. VCTMS (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
9. Chaosbay (GATEWAY)
10. Dayshell (GATEWAY)
11. Alien Ant Farm (GATEWAY)
12. Graham Bonnet Band (GUARDIANS)
13. Bound for Glory (GUARDIANS, PIT) - requested by Pelle
14. Aquilla (GUARDIANS, PIT)
15. Genus Ordinis Dei (HORDE)
16. Glyph (INT) (GUARDIANS)
17. Sacral Night (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
18. Saints 'N' Sinners (GUARDIANS)
19. Writhen Hilt (GUARDIANS)
20. Gayang Kulintangan (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
21. Kontusion (HORDE)
22. Masakre (HORDE)
23. Skag (HORDE)
24. Venomous Echoes (HORDE, INFINITE, NORTH)
25. Brutalism (HORDE)
26. Uttertomb (HORDE)
27. Writhing (HORDE)
28. Raat (INFINITE, NORTH)
29. Beyond Melancholy (NORTH)
30. Eisflammen (NORTH)
31. Shrug (NORTH)
32. Vaino (NORTH)
33. Satanic North (NORTH) - requested by Vinny
34. letsmakenothinghappen / Death of James Dean (REVOLUTION)
35. Synestia & Disembodied Tyrant (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 27th of April to the 1st of May, 2024.
1. Ferum (FALLEN)
2. Fire! / Stephen O'Malley / David Sandström (FALLEN)
3. MMXX (FALLEN)
4. Sum of R (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. Love Is Noise (GATEWAY)
6. Astral Spectre (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
7. Coltre (GUARDIANS)
8. Sin Starlett (GUARDIANS)
9. AcoD (HORDE, NORTH)
10. Amnio (HORDE)
11. Cemetery Dwell (HORDE)
12. DeathFuckingCunt (HORDE)
13. Deleterious (HORDE)
14. Fate (HORDE) - requested by Pelle
15. Litosth (HORDE, NORTH)
16. Out of the Mouth of Graves (HORDE, INFINITE)
17. Shitgrinder (HORDE)
18. Skullshitter (HORDE)
19. Teethgrinder (HORDE)
20. Temple of Scorn (HORDE)
21. Astodan (INFINITE)
22. Norna (INFINITE)
23. 1648 (NORTH)
24. Angrrsth / Czort (NORTH)
25. Bilwis (NORTH)
26. Black Lava (NORTH)
27. Conifère (NORTH)
28. Dissolve Patterns (NORTH)
29. Feufolet (NORTH)
30. Gniew (NORTH)
31. Mistcavern (NORTH)
32. Müür (NORTH)
33. Seid (NORTH)
34. Skumstrike (NORTH, PIT)
35. Tome of the Unreplenished (NORTH)
36. A Knife in the Dark (REVOLUTION)
37. Eternal Sleep (REVOLUTION)
38. No Face No Case (REVOLUTION)
I've just pinned the Past Playlist Tracklistings threads for each clan forum. Don't know why I didn't do that earlier. Thanks for the suggestion Sonny.
May 2024
1. Selbst - When True Loneliness Is Experienced (from Despondency Chord Progressions, 2024)
2. Antichrist Siege Machine - Piled Swine (from Vengeance of Eternal Fire, 2024)
3. Obsidian Tongue - Winter Child (from The Stone Heart, 2024) [Submitted by Sonny]
4. Doedsvangr - The Salt Marsh (from Serpents ov Old, 2021) [Submitted by Vinny]
5. Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds (from Vortex of the Worlds, 2024)
6. Blaze of Perdition - Niezmywalne (from Upharsin, 2024)
7. Darkestrah - Destroyer of Obstacles (from Nomad, 2024)
8. Sacrificial Vein - Wombs of Depravation (from Black Terror Genesis, 2024)
9. Severoth - Sons of Steel Will (from By the Way of Light, 2024)
10. Tsjuder - Ghoul (from Desert Northen Hell, 2004)
11. Misotheist - Stigma (from Vessels by Which the Devil is Made Flesh, 2024) [Submitted by Vinny]
12. Kvadrat - Η φρικτή δυσαρμονία της λήθης8:43 (from The Horrible Dissonance of Oblivion, 2024)
13. Revenge - Blood Annihilation (from Victory.Intolerance.Mastery, 2004) [Submitted by Sonny]
14. Trhä - Tëmana olh qëtën colvënna bé'jar lhëlh tun lhaja enΩëjëda£ehan inqom (from Alëce iΩic, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 20th to the 26th of April, 2024.
1. Domkraft / Slomatics (FALLEN)
2. Morbid Evils (FALLEN)
3. Throwing Bricks (FALLEN, INFINITE)
4. Valley of the Sun (FALLEN)
5. Noor (GUARDIANS, INFINITE)
6. Catalyst (HORDE)
7. Hadopelagyal (HORDE, NORTH)
8. Molten (HORDE, PIT)
9. Sijjeel (HORDE)
10. Trenchant (HORDE)
11. Asymmetric Universe (INFINITE)
12. Dawnwalker (INFINITE)
13. Karcius (INFINITE)
14. Mountain Caller (INFINITE)
15. Stengah (INFINITE)
16. Aristarchos (NORTH)
17. Blutumhang (NORTH)
18. Cistvaen (NORTH)
19. Dogman (NORTH)
20. Iku-Turso (NORTH)
21. Nimbifer (NORTH)
22. Skare (NORTH)
23. Spiral Staircase (NORTH)
24. Ballista (REVOLUTION)
25. Crush Your Soul (REVOLUTION)
26. Onewaymirror / Gxllium (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 13th to the 19th of April, 2024.
1. Lathe (FALLEN)
2. Castle Rat (FALLEN)
3. Isenordal (FALLEN, NORTH)
4. Evilgloom (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
5. Black Pantera (GUARDIANS, PIT)
6. Armagh (GUARDIANS)
7. LiveWire (GUARDIANS, PIT)
8. Lords of the Trident (GUARDIANS)
9. No Souls Saved (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
10. Omegavortex / Pious Levus (HORDE, NORTH)
11. Restrictor Plate (HORDE)
12. Vomitrot (HORDE, NORTH)
13. Carrion Vael (HORDE)
14. Cartilage (HORDE)
15. Cryptivore (HORDE)
16. Devoid of Life (HORDE, NORTH)
17. Moonshade (HORDE)
18. Mutilation Barbecue (HORDE)
19. Hemorrhoid (HORDE)
20. Defacing God (HORDE)
21. Epectase (INFINITE, NORTH)
22. Yawn (INFINITE)
23. Eidola (INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
24. Celestial Sword (NORTH)
25. Fortress of the Pearl (NORTH)
26. Gloamus (NORTH)
27. Niteris / Kryukokrest (NORTH)
28. Trijumf (NORTH)
29. Givre (NORTH)
30. Grieve (NORTH)
31. Kamra (NORTH)
32. Lune (NORTH)
33. Merihem (NORTH)
34. Nidernes (NORTH)
35. The Gloomy Radiance of the Moon (NORTH)
36. Ironhawk (PIT)
37. Species (PIT)
38. orphantwin (REVOLUTION)
39. Torena (REVOLUTION)
40. Despize (REVOLUTION)
41. Moral Law (REVOLUTION)
42. Despite Exile (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 6th to the 12th of April, 2024.
1. Head in Hand (FALLEN)
2. Shum (FALLEN, INFINITE, NORTH, SPHERE)
3. Abolition Ritual (FALLEN)
4. Altar of Betelgeuze (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny
5. Black Lung (FALLEN)
6. Colonial Wound (FALLEN, REVOLUTION)
7. Strange Horizon (FALLEN)
8. Viande (FALLEN, HORDE)
9. Raptore (GUARDIANS, PIT)
10. Temple Balls (GUARDIANS)
11. Achelous (GUARDIANS)
12. Mothman (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
13. Neural Indent (HORDE)
14. SISSY XO (HORDE)
15. Teratoma (GER) (HORDE)
16. Unsouling (HORDE, NORTH)
17. Encryptment (HORDE)
18. Exordium Mors (HORDE, NORTH, PIT)
19. Hypermass (HORDE)
20. In Nothingness (HORDE)
21. Injurious / Vituperate (HORDE)
22. Kanine (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
23. Lamentations (HORDE, INFINITE)
24. Spire of Lazarus (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
25. Einvigi (INFINITE, NORTH)
26. Soul Dissolution (INFINITE, NORTH)
27. Astrosaur (INFINITE)
28. Durbatuluk (NORTH)
29. Grot (NORTH)
30. Ärid (NORTH)
31. Wandelaars (NORTH)
32. Reaper (AUS) (PIT)
33. Terrörhammer (PIT)
34. Gaijin (REVOLUTION)
35. Sold Soul (REVOLUTION)
36. The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 29th of March to the 5th of April, 2024.
1. YRRE (FALLEN)
2. Parish (GBR) (FALLEN)
3. Doom Beach / CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (FALLEN)
4. Thy Listless Heart (FALLEN)
5. Coffin Storm (FALLEN)
6. Hitbox (GATEWAY)
7. Grayscale Season (GATEWAY)
8. Future Palace (GATEWAY)
9. Roadwolf (GUARDIANS)
10. Fallen Sanctuary (GUARDIANS)
11. Bones (BEL) (HORDE)
12. Teratoma (HORDE)
13. Anatomical Amusements (HORDE)
14. Organ Failure (HORDE)
15. Human Cull (HORDE)
16. Zous (HORDE)
17. Kidnapped (HORDE)
18. Boltcutter (HORDE)
19. Terminal Nation / Kruelty (HORDE)
20. Perpetual Night (HORDE)
21. Darkall Slaves (HORDE)
22. Cryptum (HORDE)
23. Anna Pest & Colin MacAndrew (HORDE)
24. Rotheads (HORDE)
25. Altars Ablaze (HORDE)
26. Critical Extravasation (HORDE)
27. Gutricyde (HORDE)
28. Cruz (HORDE)
29. Defect Designer (HORDE)
30. Mildred (INFINITE)
31. Isleptonthemoon (INFINITE)
32. Vihameditaatio (INFINITE)
33. Spintria (INFINITE)
34. Frail Body (INFINITE)
35. Uønsket (NORTH)
36. Oppressive Descent (NORTH)
37. Verikalpa (NORTH)
38. Prehistoric War Cult (NORTH)
39. Genital Shame (NORTH)
40. Путь [Put] / Ignis (NORTH)
41. Black Beast (NORTH)
42. Heinous (BEL) (NORTH)
43. Pillaging Villagers (NORTH)
44. Vanaheim (NORTH)
45. Lamashtu (NORTH)
46. Witcher (NORTH)
47. Hollow Woods (NORTH)
48. Kalt Vindur (NORTH)
49. Domain (REVOLUTION)
50. Mire Lore (REVOLUTION)
51. Clava (REVOLUTION)
52. Temple Guard (REVOLUTION)
53. Moment of Truth (REVOLUTION)
54. Wounded Touch (REVOLUTION)
55. Balmora / Since My Beloved (REVOLUTION)
56. Ameonna (REVOLUTION)
I'm very pleased to see Exuvia so high on your list.
I guess I'll have to check out this Cavurn demo one day.
April 2024
1. Mütiilation - Hominicide (from Black Metal Cult, 2024)
2. Vorga - Magical Thinking (from Beyond the Palest Star, 2024)
3. Panopticon - An Autumn Storm (from The Rime of Memory, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
4. Ondfødt - Tå do dör (from Det Österbottniska Mörkret, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
5. Suldusk - Verdalet (from Anthesis, 2024)
6. Xasthur - Soul Abduction Ceremony (from Nocturnal Poisoning, 2002) [Submitted by Sonny]
7. Merrimack - Sublunar Despondency (from Of Grace and Gravity, 2024)
8. Moonlight Sorcery - The Secret of Streaming Blood (from Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
9. Acathexis - Dreams of Scorched Mirrors (from Immerse, 2024)
10. Misotheist - Vessels by Which the Devil Is Made Flesh (from Vessels by Which the Devil Is Made Flesh, 2024)
11. Rotting Christ - Ad Noctis (from Genesis, 2002) [Submitted by Sonny]
12. Blut aus Nord - Odinist (from Odinist - The Destruction of Reason by Illumination, 2007)
13. Dodheimsgard - Sonar Bliss (from 666 International, 1999) [Submitted by Daniel]
14. Necrophobic - Stormcrow (from In the Twilight Grey, 2024)
15. Vampirska - Feasting on the Dried Blood of Majesties (from Torturous Omens of Blood and Candlewax, 2020) [Submitted by Vinny]
16. Narbeleth - On the Sight of Dusk (from A Pale Crown, 2024) [Submitted by Sonny]
17. Dödsrit - Irjala (from Nocturnal Will, 2024)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 23rd to the 28th of March, 2024.
1. Hylda (FALLEN)
2. Distances (FALLEN, INFINITE)
3. Hundred Year Old Man (FALLEN, INFINITE)
4. Vale of Amonition (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny
5. Petit Brabancon (GATEWAY)
6. Bergfried (GUARDIANS)
7. Induction (GUARDIANS)
8. Blackwater Sniper (HORDE)
9. BRAT (HORDE)
10. uiv (HORDE, NORTH)
11. .357 Homicide (HORDE)
12. Apparition (ESP) (HORDE)
13. Hecatoncheir (HORDE, NORTH)
14. Sépulcre (HORDE)
15. Wulven (INFINITE)
16. Wyrmwoods (INFINITE, NORTH)
17. Grivo (INFINITE)
18. Khan (INFINITE)
19. Sikasa (INFINITE)
20. Weston Super Maim (INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
21. Whom Gods Destroy (INFINITE)
22. Ahulabrum / Mnima (NORTH)
23. Kaarne (NORTH)
24. Sacrificial Vein (NORTH)
25. Solar Cross (NORTH)
26. True Iron Will (NORTH)
27. Kold (NORTH)
28. Yfel (NORTH)
29. Mindwar (PIT, REVOLUTION)
30. Cross of Disbelief (REVOLUTION)
31. hopscotchbattlescars (REVOLUTION)
32. A Dozen Black Roses (REVOLUTION)
33. Field of Flames (REVOLUTION)
34. xDELIVERANCEx (REVOLUTION)
35. Abbie Falls (REVOLUTION)
No need to be sorry. Every music listener will find certain albums / styles more compelling than others. It would be boring if everyone had the exact same tastes.
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 15th to the 22nd of March, 2024.
1. Doodseskader (FALLEN, GATEWAY, INFINITE)
2. Sun of Nothing (FALLEN, INFINITE)
3. Monovoth (FALLEN)
4. OHHMS (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. VAK (FALLEN, INFINITE)
6. Mesmur (FALLEN)
7. alt. (GATEWAY)
8. Polar (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
9. Black Orchid Empire (GATEWAY, INFINITE)
10. I Am The Initimidator (GUARDIANS, PIT)
11. Iron Curtain (GUARDIANS, PIT)
12. Mick Mars (GUARDIANS)
13. Persekutor (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
14. Isiliel (GUARDIANS)
15. Skyblazer (GUARDIANS)
16. Kommandant (HORDE, NORTH)
17. Menstrual Vampires (HORDE)
18. Valgrind (HORDE)
19. Æolian (HORDE, NORTH)
20. Apogean (HORDE)
21. Demonstealer (HORDE)
22. Dieth (HORDE, PIT)
23. Dyssebeia (HORDE, INFINITE)
24. Flesher (HORDE)
25. Temple of Dread (HORDE)
26. Thecodontion / Ceremented (HORDE, INFINITE)
27. Till the Dirt (HORDE, INFINITE)
28. Xenoch (INFINITE, NORTH)
29. Deadyellow (NORTH)
30. Devastator (NORTH, PIT)
31. Winds of Tragedy (NORTH)
Yes please. I'll go with...
Mesmur - Refraction off Chthonic (2023)
Häxenzijrkell - Part 2: Von Zeit und Form off Urgrund (2022)
Thanks Sonny!
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 9th to the 14th of March, 2024.
1. Gozu (FALLEN)
2. Whalesong (FALLEN, INFINITE, SPHERE)
3. Adversvm (FALLEN)
4. Counting Hours (FALLEN)
5. Obseqvies (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny
6. Oceanlord (FALLEN)
7. Rise to the Sky (FALLEN)
8. Witching (FALLEN, HORDE)
9. Profiler (GATEWAY)
10. Stellar Circuits (GATEWAY, INFINITE)
11. Big Chef (HORDE, INFINITE)
12. Domination Campaign (HORDE)
13. Fathomless Ritual (HORDE)
14. Garoted (HORDE)
15. Omnicidal (HORDE)
16. Revulsed (HORDE)
17. Siege of Power (HORDE, PIT)
18. Street Tombs (HORDE)
19. Volcandra (HORDE, NORTH)
20. Natt (INFINITE)
21. Venus (INFINITE, PIT)
22. Ad Omega (NORTH)
23. Aridus (NORTH)
24. Lunar Tombfields (NORTH)
25. Slegest (NORTH)
26. Suldusk (NORTH)
27. Hanoi Traffic (REVOLUTION)
28. Pool Kids / Pool (REVOLUTION)
29. Acres (REVOLUTION)
30. End Reign (REVOLUTION)
31. Headbussa (REVOLUTION)
32. tdstr (SPHERE)
Hi Ben, can you add Khlyst and their solitary "Chaos Is My Name" album
The RYM genre voting suggests that this release is purely Drone (using Metal Academy criteria). It has a 28 to 18 vote for Drone Metal. Do you disagree with that assessment?
Hmmmm...the only release I can find that I've given 4.5 or above that no-one else has rated on the site is In Mourning's Shrouded Divine.
That probably has something to do with the way I normally select feature releases, hunting for any releases I've given 4 stars or above that no-one else has rated.
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 1st to the 8th of March, 2024.
1. Allochiria (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Rifflord (FALLEN)
3. Saint Karloff (FALLEN)
4. They Grieve (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. Allfather (FALLEN)
6. Earthbound Machine (FALLEN)
7. Ikarie (FALLEN, INFINITE)
8. Il Vuoto (FALLEN)
9. Lucian the Wolfbearer (FALLEN)
10. Ponte del Diavolo (FALLEN)
11. Santacreu (FALLEN, INFINITE)
12. IER (GATEWAY, INFINITE, NORTH)
13. All for Metal (GUARDIANS)
14. Jelusick (GUARDIANS)
15. The Privateer (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
16. Tungsten (GUARDIANS)
17. Bonginator (HORDE)
18. Final Resting Place (HORDE)
19. Guts (HORDE)
20. Atemporal (HORDE)
21. Atoll (HORDE)
22. Hiraes (HORDE)
23. Infernal Curse (HORDE, NORTH)
24. Keres (HORDE, NORTH)
25. Lucifericon (HORDE, NORTH)
26. Meridion (HORDE)
27. Nexorum (HORDE, NORTH)
28. Paraphilia (HORDE)
29. Seven Doors (HORDE)
30. Becoming-Animal (INFINITE)
31. Daedric Chamber (NORTH)
32. LYRRE (NORTH)
33. They Came From Visions (NORTH)
34. Aeon Winds (NORTH)
35. Bacchus (NORTH)
36. Dione (NORTH)
37. Morokh (NORTH)
38. Nälzer (NORTH)
39. Ondfødt (NORTH)
40. Vægtløs (NORTH)
41. Vassus (NORTH)
42. Void Ritual (NORTH)
43. Bloodletter (PIT)
44. AP2 (SPHERE)
March 2024
1. Necrowretch - Total Obliteration (from Swords of Dajjal, 2024)
2. Praise the Plague - Astray From Light (from Suffocating in the Current of Time, 2024)
3. Sworn - Calamity Sea (from A Journey Told Through Fire, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
4. Theophonos - Willing Power (from Ashes in the Huron River, 2024) [Submitted by Xephyr]
5. Finntroll - Fiskarens Fiende (from Nattfodd, 2004) [Submitted by Xephyr]
6. Sardonic Witchery - Barbaric Bastards of Mass Destruction (from Barbaric Evil Power, 2024) [Submitted by Sonny]
7. Bròn - Dverima noci (from Pred dverima noći, 2020)
8. Revenge - Heathen Hammer (from Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist, 2003) [Submitted by Sonny]
9. Malist - Ode to the Night (from Of Scorched Earth, 2024)
10. Departure Chandelier - Accipitridae (from Satan Soldier of Fortune, 2024) [Submitted by Xephyr]
11. Litosth - The Clay Messiah (from Cesariana, 2024)
12. Paysage d'Hiver - Eintritt in die Sphaeren... (from Winterkaelte, 2001) [Submitted by Sonny]
13. Helleruin - Naar de aarde terug (from War Upon Man, 2021) [Submitted by Vinny]
14. Farsot - Buoyant Flames (from Life Promised Death, 2024)
15. Sadistik Exekution - Spirits Are Komming (from The Magus, 1991) [Submitted by Daniel]
16. Naglfar - Plutonium Reveries (from Harvest, 2007) [Submitted by Vinny]
17. Abysmal Lord - Golgotha Crucifixion (from Disciples of the Inferno, 2015) [Submitted by Sonny]
18. Equilibrium - Mana (from Sagas, 2008) [Submitted by Daniel]
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 23rd to the 29th of February, 2024.
1. Wells Valley (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Clouds Taste Satanic (FALLEN)
3. Håndgemeng (FALLEN)
4. High Priest (FALLEN)
5. Resolve (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
6. Grailknights (GUARDIANS, HORDE, NORTH) - requested by Andi
7. Grymheart (GUARDIANS, HORDE)
8. Noveria (GUARDIANS, INFINITE)
9. Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons (GUARDIANS)
10. Satan's Fall (GUARDIANS)
11. Torture (IL-USA) (HORDE, INFINITE)
12. Corpse Pile (HORDE)
13. Dead Chasm (HORDE)
14. Iron Front (HORDE)
15. Putrid Yell (HORDE, PIT)
16. Henget (INFINITE, NORTH)
17. LLNN / Sugar Horse (INFINITE)
18. Wandering Oak (INFINITE, NORTH)
19. Witte Wieven (INFINITE, NORTH)
20. Actum Inferni (NORTH)
21. Blodtår (NORTH)
22. Tetrasigil (NORTH)
23. Griffon (NORTH)
24. Hasturian Vigil (NORTH)
25. Lotus of Darkness (NORTH)
26. Lvme (NORTH)
27. Moonreich (NORTH)
28. Wild Beyond (NORTH, PIT)
29. Bloom (REVOLUTION)
30. XclocktowerX (REVOLUTION)
Daniel's comment initially made me wonder whether he'd finally gone insane, but I just listened to the track and there really is very little in the way of metal. If this is metal, then yes, AC/DC is too.
And don't worry Sonny, Slayer at the very least will always be fucking metal!
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 17th to the 22nd of February, 2024.
1. Seraphic Entombment (FALLEN)
2. WuW (FALLEN, INFINITE)
3. MMMΔ (FALLEN)
4. Nephilim's Noose (FALLEN, HORDE)
5. Moiscus (HORDE)
6. Anarkhon (HORDE)
7. Deathgrave (HORDE)
8. Imperishable (HORDE)
9. Dripped (HORDE)
10. Frostbitt (INFINITE)
11. GUHTS (INFINITE)
12. Mantiel (NORTH)
13. Ungeheuer (NORTH)
14. Wilczyca (NORTH)
15. A/Oratos (NORTH)
16. Argenthorns (NORTH)
17. Cursed Excruciation (NORTH)
18. Nahasheol (NORTH)
19. Nattehimmel (NORTH)
20. Nimetön Hauta (NORTH)
21. New World Man (PIT)
22. Cloutchaser (REVOLUTION)
23. Lifesick (REVOLUTION)
24. Monasteries (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 14th to the 16th of February, 2024.
1. Cave Sermon (FALLEN, HORDE, INFINITE)
2. Dymna Lotva (FALLEN, NORTH)
3. Harboured (FALLEN, INFINITE)
4. Imperceptum (FALLEN, NORTH)
5. No Spill Blood (FALLEN, INFINITE)
6. Restless Spirit (FALLEN)
7. Conquer Divide (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)
8. Eleine (GUARDIANS)
9. Sanguine Glacialis (GUARDIANS, INFINITE)
10. Elitist (DEN) (HORDE)
11. Hallucinate (HORDE)
12. Vargskelethor (HORDE, PIT)
13. Ashen Tomb (HORDE)
14. Begravement (HORDE)
15. Boundless Chaos (HORDE)
16. Colpocleisis (HORDE)
17. Deliquesce (HORDE)
18. Vomitheist (HORDE)
19. Iress (INFINITE)
20. Bipolar Architecture (INFINITE, NORTH)
21. Baazlvaat (NORTH)
22. Blood Magic (NORTH)
23. Crystal Coffin (NORTH)
24. Eave (NORTH)
25. Fagus (NORTH)
26. Gates of Dawn (NORTH)
27. Ninth Circle (NORTH, PIT)
28. Returning (NORTH)
29. Boarhammer (NORTH)
30. Heimland (NORTH)
31. Ofnus (NORTH)
32. Pleń (NORTH)
33. Rhûn (NORTH)
34. Ekrom (NORTH)
35. Heaven's Gate (PIT)
36. bulletsbetweentongues (REVOLUTION)
37. Vamachara (REVOLUTION)
38. .seeing.stars. (REVOLUTION)
39. Mélancolia (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 8th to the 13th of February, 2024.
1. Black Bile (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Apodemus (FALLEN)
3. Slower (FALLEN)
4. Owlbear (GUARDIANS)
5. DEATHTRIPPA (HORDE)
6. Galvanizer / Morbific (HORDE)
7. Rabbit (HORDE)
8. Smallpox Aroma (HORDE)
9. Warfuck (HORDE)
10. Pronostic (HORDE)
11. Sentenced 2 Die (HORDE, REVOLUTION)
12. Chora (INFINITE)
13. Karmanjakah (INFINITE)
14. Monosphere (INFINITE, REVOLUTION)
15. Iron Firmament (NORTH)
16. Narzissus (NORTH)
17. Norrhem / Sielunvihollinen (NORTH)
18. Trhä / Sunset (NORTH)
19. Ynkleudherhenavogyon (NORTH)
20. Dominance (NORTH)
21. Final Eclipse (NORTH)
22. Triumph of Death (NORTH, PIT)
23. Mantikore (PIT, REVOLUTION)
24. Swordwielder (PIT)
25. Existence (PIT, REVOLUTION)
26. Killing Me Softly (REVOLUTION)
27. Centralya (REVOLUTION)
28. If I Were You (REVOLUTION)
29. Lockslip (REVOLUTION)
30. Mouth for War (REVOLUTION)
31. Oxx (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 3rd to the 7th of February, 2024.
1. Atlases (FALLEN, INFINITE)
2. Bottomless (FALLEN)
3. Eye Flys (FALLEN)
4. Torpor (FALLEN, INFINITE)
5. Cadaver Shrine (FALLEN)
6. Mars Red Sky (FALLEN)
7. Slog (FALLEN)
8. Desparity (FALLEN)
9. Battle Born (GUARDIANS)
10. Feuerschwanz (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
11. Rexoria (GUARDIANS)
12. The Dark Side of the Moon (GUARDIANS)
13. Evermore (GUARDIANS)
14. Degraved (HORDE)
15. Penny Coffin (HORDE)
16. Putrid Stu (HORDE)
17. Desekryptor (HORDE)
18. Nebulae Come Sweet (INFINITE)
19. Der Tod und die Landsknechte (NORTH)
20. Sadness / Forgotten (NORTH)
21. Vespéral (NORTH)
22. Amalekim (NORTH)
23. Kaal Nagini (NORTH)
24. Krvna (NORTH)
25. Sadistic Force (NORTH, PIT)
26. Voidescent (NORTH)
27. Elwood Stray (REVOLUTION)
28. Faced Out (REVOLUTION)
29. Horsewhip (REVOLUTION)
The following bands have been added to Metal Academy from the 26th of January to the 2nd of February, 2024.
1. Thra (FALLEN, HORDE)
2. Unfurl (FALLEN, INFINITE)
3. Coaltar of the Deepers / Boris (GATEWAY)
4. Emexis (GATEWAY, INFINITE)
5. Firmament (GUARDIANS)
6. Freeroad (GUARDIANS)
7. Kontact (GUARDIANS)
8. Sintage (GUARDIANS)
9. Vampiria (GUARDIANS, NORTH)
10. Abyssal Rift (HORDE)
11. Dissimulator (HORDE, PIT)
12. Insade (HORDE)
13. Meticulous Butchery (HORDE)
14. Februus (HORDE)
15. Resin Tomb (HORDE, NORTH)
16. Sovereign (HORDE, PIT)
17. Upon Stone (HORDE)
18. Hellix (INFINITE, PIT)
19. Poh Hock (INFINITE)
20. The Gorge (INFINITE)
21. Sgàile (INFINITE)
22. Elegý (NORTH)
23. Andracca (NORTH)
24. Nemesis Sopor (NORTH)
25. Ophanim (NORTH)
26. Óreiða (NORTH) - requested by Vinny
27. Panzerwar (NORTH)
28. Vestígio (NORTH)
29. Welkin (NORTH)
30. Mithrandir (NORTH)
31. fallingwithscissors (REVOLUTION)
32. Orphan (REVOLUTION)
33. Splitknuckle (REVOLUTION)
34. kokeshi (REVOLUTION)
Yeah, I have to admit it was a quiet month for new North tracks. I agree that modern Inquisition seems to have lost some of what made it so enjoyable in the past.
I corrected The Amenta track to be off Plague of Locus rather than Lord Kaos' Thorns of Impurity album, which of course the track was originally found on. The Lord Kaos album is now on Spotify too, which is a good thing. Daniel was mates with the guys in the band and I listened to that album a lot in the back end of the 90s.
February 2024
1. Hoplites - Μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεὰ παραμαινομένη ἐμοῦ... (from Παραμαινομένη, 2024)
2. Inquisition - Memories Within an Empty Castle in Ruins (from Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence, 2024)
3. Woe - Far Beyond the Fracture of the Sky (from Legacies of Frailty, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
4. Samael - Worship Him (from Worship Him, 1991) [Submitted by Daniel]
5. Taake - Et uhyre av en kniv (from Et hav av avstand, 2023) [Submitted by Sonny]
6. The Amenta - Crystal Lakes (from Thorns of Impurity, 2023)
7. Syn - Groregn (from Villfarelse, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
8. Grotesque - Blood Runs From The Altar (from Incantation, 1990) [Submitted by Daniel]
9. Code - The Cotton Optic (from Nouveau Gloaming, 2005)
10. Mare Cognitum - Pyre of Ascendance (from An Extraconscious Lucidity, 2012) [Submitted by Sonny]
11. Malokarpatan - I hle, tak zachádza imperiálna hviezda (from Vertumnus Caesar, 2023) [Submitted by Daniel]
12. Blut Aus Nord - Queen of the Dead Dimension (from Disharmonium: Nahab, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
13. Diabolical Masquerade - The Puzzling Constellation of a Deathrune (from The Phantom Lodge, 1997)
14. Sarcofago - Christ’s Death (from Christ’s Death, 1987) [Submitted by Daniel]
15. Winterfylleth - Ensigns of Victory (from The Dark Hereafter, 2016)
16. Antaeus - Cyklic Torture (from Blood Libels, 2006)
17. Vemod - Der guder dør (from The Deepening, 2024)
They are all good covers, but those top two are absolute beauties.
Agreed! I think I'd include the Tilintetgjort cover at the top of the pile too. I don't know what I'm looking at, but it's so damn striking!