Daniel's Forum Replies

Here's some Metallica-related opinions I hold:

1. I'm certainly not saying that I find it to be an enjoyable experience but I'd actually take the "Lulu" collaboration with Lou Reed over "St. Anger", "Load", "Reload" or "Death Magnetic" which I just regard as being nothing more than musical masturbation. The first disk is utterly disgraceful but the second is actually pretty decent if you give it a chance & at least they tried something different instead of chasing further commercial success or presenting poor replications of past glories.

2. Despite the common consensus, "Kill 'Em All" is actually the LEAST thrash metal of Metallica's first four albums. At least half of the tracklisting is made up of traditional heavy metal & speed metal numbers in my opinion.

3. I have no problem with the production on "...And Justice For All". In fact, it's their heaviest, classiest, angriest, thrashiest, most complex & best overall album.

4. Cliff Burton's contribution to Metallica's classic releases is overstated. Yes he was a great bassist but the legendary status he seems to have built up since his death is over the top. He provided good support for the two primary song-writers & taught them a bit of musical theory along the way but he wasn't the primary ingredient in what made Metallica special. It was there before he joined the band & was still there afterwards too.

5. There's nothing wrong with Lars' drumming on the classic Metallica albums.

6. "Creeping Death" actually has a pretty commercial sounding chorus & (even though I really like it) I don't think it's stood the test of time as well as the rest of the album. It's a bit overrated in my opinion.

7. "The Black Album" is actually a pretty solid heavy metal album & doesn't deserve the flack it gets in underground metal circles.

4. Grindcore is just eardrum-piercing noise, and you can't claim you can survive listening to that noise for 24 hours without me thinking that's bullsh*t.

5. The standard gory death metal is overrated, melodic death metal deserves more attention.

9. Why are trance metal and trancecore not equated to each other?! They connect like a puzzle!

10. Voivod's 80s era is as awesome as what people think of other thrash bands from that decade.

Quoted shadowdoom9

4. I disagree. Grindcore can be thoroughly exhilarating when done well.

5. I disagree. Old school death metal is infinitely more appealing than the vast majority of melodeath in my opinion. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I've never heard a melodeath release that I regard as a legitimate classic.

9. I'd argue that a lot of trancecore isn't actually metal whereas I don't generally dispute the claims of trance metal which can actually be pretty heavy even though it's coated in cheese.

10. That's hardly an unpopular opinion Andi. Albums like "Killing Technology", "Dimension Hatross" & "Nothingface" are very highly regarded. And by the way....  Voivod never have & never will be a thrash metal band.

Here are a few of my own unpopular opinions that come to mind...

1. Opeth's Morningrise is the worst of their first 6 albums.

2. Pestilence's Spheres is their best work (or at least on par with Testimony of the Ancients).

3. Dimmu Borgir were at one point a really great band.

4. Everything Hellhammer ever released was fairly shit.

5. The Sound of Perseverance is Death's worst album

1. I agree with Andi on this. "Orchid" wasn't the finished article yet as far as I'm concerned & (despite quite liking it) I've never seen it as being on the same level as the rest of Opeth's extreme metal phase.

2. I can see where you're coming from but I'd go with "Testimony Of The Ancients" personally. Interestingly, the consensus seems to be "Consuming Impulse" these days.

3. I agree but possibly not for the exact same period. I've got 2001-2003. What about you?

4. I agree that the "Death Fiend" & "Triumph Of Death" demos are pretty ordinary but "Satanic Rites" & "Apocalyptic Raids" are definitely worth a listen even if they aren't the classics they're often made out to be in black metal circles & aren't on the same level as Celtic Frost.

5. I'd actually take "The Sound Of Perseverance" over the first three Death records but there are no right answers when it comes to that band. They had arguably the most consistent back catalogue in extreme metal.

For the record, this is easily the best Sabbath live recording I've heard:

If it had of been released as a live album I would have regarded it is a genuine classic.

"Voodoo" is my favourite Dio-fronted Sabbath track & one of my all-time favourites for the heavy metal subgenre overall.

I think all of Ozzy's 80's & 90's solo releases are worth listening to (mainly for the guitarists) but none are essential. "Diary Of A Madman" is the best of them in my opinion as it's a little less commercially focused & a bit darker than "Blizzard Of Ozz".

I might put together a list of Priest-related opinions next because I think you'll find some of my thoughts to be quite shocking. ;)

Here's some of Black Sabbath related ones for ya:

1. Black Sabbath only have one genuinely classic album i.e. "Paranoid".

2. "Cross Purposes" & "Seventh Star" aren't bad records & are significantly better than duds like "Technical Ecstasy" & "Never Say Die!".

3. "Live Evil" is the best Sabbath live album.

4. "Heaven & Hell" is overrated & is actually pretty commercially focused. "Mob Rules" is much better.

5. "Vol. 4" isn't all that it's cracked up to be & is comfortably the weakest of Sabbath's first six. "Dehumanizer" & "Headless Cross" are better records.

This should be fun. Here's my responses:

1. "The Number of The Beast" was the most sophisticated metal album released to the time & a significant step up from the Dianno years which were OK but massively overrated in my opinion. In fact, neither "Iron Maiden" or "Killers" made my NWOBHM top ten list.

2. "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" is the second best heavy metal album of all time behind "Somewhere In Time" in my opinion. I find "Piece Of Mind" to be the weakest of the Dickinson-fronted Maiden albums of the 1980's, mainly due to a dud track & a dodgy production job.

3. "Defenders of the Faith" is the second best Priest studio album behind "Painkiller".

4. Pretty much agree with that.

5. Disagree. He's certainly divisive but his unpredictability, personality, durability & overall talent make him a pretty special member of the Hall.

6. Disagree although there's not much between them. "Overkill" is Motorhead's best studio album for mine.

7. I agree that it's not that bad an album however "Divine Intervention" is massively underrated & is a step up from anything they did afterwards. The only Slayer albums not worth my time are "Undisputed Attitude" & "World Painted Blood".

8. Post-metal is most certainly metal & can in fact be some of the most intense you'll find.

9. Completely agree.

10. Completely agree. I don't think that's an unpopular opinion either.

11. Completed disagree. Pantera were light-years ahead of Machine Head.

12. Couldn't disagree more. Death sit amongst the top three death metal bands of all time.

Classic New York death metal for fans of Incantation, Morbid Angel & early Gorguts.

"Here In After" is of course a very solid slab of traditional death metal although it's not without its flaws. There's not a huge amount of variety on offer but I can accept that from a band whose primary focus is on brutality & the creation of dark atmospheres. My main concern is with the performances as Immolation do tend to sound a little sloppy here at times, particularly in the drumming department which causes several sections to break down into a bit of a mess. Thankfully the previously mentioned atmosphere is always evident & the consistency of the tracklisting allows the band to hold my interest throughout. Besides, I can't deny that I love the death metal sound in its purest form & the interesting guitar solos always get me with their unique approach to melody & phrasing. "Here In After" is a clear step down from my favourite Immolation record in 2000's classic "Close To A World Below" but you can't really go wrong with it if you're a fan of Incantation, Morbid Angel & early Gorguts.

4/5

Xephyr, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy your reviews & don't see much necessity to make any changes to your current model. You always have a well-informed & well-defined opinion that I universally respect even though I may not always see things the same way as you due to our differing backgrounds & tastes.

There are a couple of points that I'd like to make on reviews in general though:

1. I always like to see people providing some detail around their previous experience with the band in question & their back catalogue at the start of their reviews. I think this helps people to understand the reviewer's relationship with the album/band/subgenre a little better before hearing their opinion. You'll see that my first paragraphs generally try to set the scene in this way.

2. If someone includes a track-by-track analysis in their review then I either skip that section or stop reading altogether. I see very little value in putting together extravagant descriptions of every track for people that more often than not have no prior experience with the release & therefore have no sense of context. It simply doesn't mean anything to me & comes across more as a platform for the author to show off their writing skills more than anything of value to the reader. 99% of the time when I read a review I just want to find out what the overall album sounds like & couldn't care less if track 5 has a longer breakdown than the tracks around it or the closing number is the fastest on the tracklisting. I'll find that out if/when I listen to the release myself.

3. I find reviews that recycle information from the internet or other reviews to be pretty pointless.  I'm looking to hear people's personal perspectives & don't want a summary of what other people think or of the content of the band's Wikipedia page. A lot of the time when you read reviews that take this approach you find that the reviewer's opinions on the release tend to follow the common consensus too & that defeats the purpose of reviewing an album. I like to read fresh opinions that ask new & interesting questions & for that reason I'd encourage people not to read up on releases before reviewing them if at all possible.

To clarify saxy, RYM lists atmospheric sludge metal as a child of both sludge metal & post metal simultaneously.

Interesting thoughts saxy. I actually think the idea of playing the two releases over the top of each other is a huge wank &, after careful consideration, I chose to rate the album on the individual disks alone as they totally blow me away without ever needing to layer them & that's the way the release comes on Spotify. I honestly can't remember what the layered version sounds like to tell you the truth but I completely agree with you that if the album was genuinely meant to be listened to in that fashion then surely it would have been released that way to begin with.

This pointless hidden track from Devin Townsend's "Terria" album actually caused me to drop my score a half mark.

This one's more Black Sabbath inspired than it is thrashy.

I've been really enjoying this classy little instrumental piece from this month's feature release this morning. For fans of Porcupine Tree, Leprous & Haken.

I actually didn't enjoy "Terria" much on my first encounter with it back in 2009 & have subsequently given it the cold shoulder ever since. After giving it a few spins over the last couple of days I can easily see why I struggled with it initially too as it takes me well outside of my musical comfort zone into some fairly uplifting, joyous & at times quite quirky spaces. Those terms are generally the polar opposite of where my taste bracket lies but I'm glad that I've given the album another chance this week because I feel like I've started to discover its charms. The glistening production, high quality performances & expansive prog rock inspired sound are no doubt impressive & any fanatical music fan is likely to give in to them eventually. In saying that though, I don't think that I can say honestly that I regard any of the tracklisting as a genuine classic which was certainly not the case with an album like Devin's "Ocean Machine: Biomech" debut which is a personal favourite of mine. I just don't think the hooks are strong enough (with the possible exception of "Stagnant" which is still a touch too cheesy to claim classic status). On the other hand, the tracklisting is generally very consistent with only the closing hidden track "Humble" representing any sort of failure. And a significant failure it is too because I ended up dropping my score a half mark due to the fact that I couldn't get my five & a half minutes of wasted time back after having to endure that artistic travesty. Overall, I can't say I'm likely to be returning to "Terria" all that often but it's definitely proven a point to me & I've enjoyed the experience much more than I thought I would.

For fans of Porcupine Tree, Leprous & Haken.

3.5/5

I think that this is more of a debate on the validity of the entire atmospheric sludge metal subgenre tag than it is on the tagging of this particular release Andi. I mean by the commonly accepted meaning of the term this release fits in well enough with records of the same tagging but my issue is that there's no real necessity for this subgenre to exist when most of the releases it contains are much closer to post-metal & post-rock than they are to sludge, doom & hardcore. A vocal style shouldn't dictate a primary subgenre in my opinion as there are many other elements that need to be considered.

Regardless, I believe that RYM is the only major site that references atmospheric sludge metal. Ben & I intend on reviewing the whole Metal Academy subgenre tree situation shortly so we might leave this topic to be discussed during that process.

I have say that "The Galilean Satellites" is yet another example of just how unnecessary the "atmospheric sludge metal" tag is. As with the vast majority of releases that receive that tag, there's really not much sludge metal on this release other than the vocal delivery. Sludge metal is essentially a brand of doom metal that's infused with hardcore punk & there's nothing hardcore or doom about this release. It's a true post-metal release in every sense of the term in my opinion. Lengthy, drawn-out tracks? Check! The use of textures & atmosphere over traditional riffs? Check! The strong use of repetition & the subtle layering of different elements in order to build tension over time? Check! Huge noisy crescendos to release that tension? Check! A strong focus on ambience, experimentation & artistic expression? Check! In fact, "The Galilean Satellites" sits far more comfortably in The Infinite than it does in The Fallen in my opinion.

Your thoughts on this Andi?

They're both classic albums in their own right but "Panopticon" is an all-timer for me so it's gotta win here.

Classy New Jersey thrash metal for fans of Exodus, Anthrax & late 80's Metallica.

The last couple of days have seen my long-time feelings on "Horrorscope" being well & truly justified. It's an extremely tight, professional & well-executed piece of thrash metal that showcases a band that was right on top of their game. The production is absolutely spot on & the song structures are beautifully constructed. Bobby Ellsworth's grindier vocal delivery is easily his best yet & creates a bad-assed atmosphere that's most noticeable on the slower tracks which have a very well-received dosage of darkness about them. As with most Overkill albums of the period though, their are a couple of tracks that fall more into the traditional heavy metal camp & I definitely find these to be the least appealing, particularly the Sabbathy instrumental track "Frankenstein" which sounds pretty flat in the context of the material around it. I would have omitted that one. But tracks like "Coma", the title track & "Nice Day... For A Funeral" sit amongst the absolute cream of Overkill's career & it's hard to be critical of such a classy effort. I don't believe that Overkill have ever released a genuinely classic record but "Horrorscope" is their best work for mine.

For fans of Exodus, Anthrax & late 80's Metallica.

4/5

My revised list as of 27th March 2021:

25. Oranssi Pazuzu - "Mestarin kynsi" (2020)    

24. Metallica - "Master Of Puppets" (1986)  

23. Dead Congregation - "Promulgation Of The Fall" (2014)

22. Darkthrone - "Transilvanian Hunger" (1994)  

21. Carcass - "Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious" (1991)  

20. ISIS - "Panopticon" (2004)  

19. ISIS - "The Mosquito Control" E.P. (1998)

18. Neurosis - "Souls At Zero" (1992)  

17. Botch - "We Are The Romans" (1999)  

16. Rosetta - "The Galilean Satellites" (2005)

15. Slayer - "South Of Heaven" (1988)  

14. Immolation - "Close To A World Below" (2000)  

13. Suffocation - "Pierced From Within" (1995)  

12. Boris - "Boris At Last -Feedbacker-" (2003)  

11. Alice In Chains - "Dirt" (1992)  

10. Death - "Human" (1991)  

09. Morbid Angel - "Altars Of Madness" (1989)  

08. Metallica - "...And Justice For All" (1988)

07. Mick Gordon - "DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)" (2016)  

06. diSEMBOWELMENT - "Transcendence Into The Peripheral" (1993)  

05. Sunn O))) - "Black One" (2005)        

04. Pig Destroyer - "Natasha" E.P. (2008)  

03. Deathspell Omega - "Kenose" E.P. (2005)  

02. Burzum - "Filosofem" (1996)  

01. Slayer - "Reign In Blood" (1986)

Rosetta - "The Galilean Satellites" (2005)

Andi, you should really dig this month's The Fallen feature release.

This Philadelphia outfit has possibly delivered the best post-metal track I've ever heard in my life. For fans of Isis, Cult Of Luna & Pelican.

Ok, so I've given this release a few revisits over the last couple of days & have once again come to the conclusion that it's the finest example of post-metal I've ever encountered. I know that's a huge statement but it really is that good & the fact that it was Rosetta's first full-length release is utterly astounding. This music is intensely cerebral & emotionally gripping with an insane use of dynamics & atmosphere. The more ambient second disk is just as unbelievable as the metal one with almost all of the tracks building in tension over long-periods only to release it with crescendos of crushing enormity. I'd be very surprised if fans of Isis, Cult Of Luna & Pelican don't go absolutely bananas over this album.

5/5

I was also thinking that we could have a few additional awards on top of the clan-specific one:

1. Metal Academy Overall Release Of The Year

2. Metal Academy Debut Of The Year

3. Metal Academy Comeback Of The Year (for artist's releasing their first record in more than five years)

4. I'm also toying with each clan voting on a clan-specific song of the year. We could set up a short list based on the most popular songs from the top-rated releases for everyone to vote on. It wouldn't require as much investment of time as listening to full releases obviously.

What does everyone think of these suggestions?

I don’t see why Code Orange couldn’t win two clan awards to be honest. And wouldn’t The Revolution be the more logical place for them if you had to choose one?

Anyway... you still have the chance to change these results by submitting more ratings Andi.

Can we make the exception here? We can't really have a release winning The Revolution Album Of The Year when it's credentials for the clan are questionable.

I think you've got Dynazty's "The Dark Delight" mis-tagged Ben. That's a purely heavy metal record according to RYM.

Drexciya - "The Quest" (1997)

A double compilation album made up of the best work from this second tier Detroit techno/electro legend.

Sonny, Vinny & Ben, I'd strongly recommend that you all jump onto this undiscovered gem from 1988. You can expect some vicious US thrash ala Dark Angel, Vio-lence & Slayer.

Blisteringly brutal Los Angeles thrash metal from 1988. For fans of Dark Angel, Vio-lence & Slayer.

Viking - "Do Or Die" (1988)

The debut album from Los Angeles thrash metallers Viking (entitled "Do Or Die") is an uncompromising & relentless high-velocity thrash-fest that will more than satisfy fans of Dark Angel, Vio-lence & Slayer. In fact, guitarist Brett Eriksen would go on to join Dark Angel the following year & would contribute to 1991's brilliant "Time Does Not Heal" record. You can definitely hear that in the style of the riffs here too with the band never taking their foot off the accelerator for the entire 33 minute duration. I honestly can't imagine why "Do Or Die" isn't held in much higher regard by the global thrash community. Perhaps the messy production job is to blame but I can easily look past it when the thrash offers these sort of credentials. Ron Daniel does a fantastic job behind the microphone too & really accentuates the sense of urgency that Viking were going for here. "Do Or Die" is an undiscovered gem in my opinion.

4/5

Yeah, it's a fantastic album that made a major impact on my life at the time. In fact, I'd suggest that it was my most listened to album that year, despite the fact that (like yourself) I rate the previous two albums slightly higher. 4.5/5

Late 80's thrash metal from Atlanta, USA. For fans of Anthrax, Lååz Rockit & Sacred Reich.

Hallows Eve - "Monument" (1988)

Atlanta-based thrash metal outfit Hallows Eve didn't exactly set my world on fire with their 1985 debut album "Tales Of Terror" but their sophomore effort "Death & Insanity" from the following year definitely tweaked my interest with its thrashier approach offering me much more appeal than their earlier speed metal sound. Both records are highly regarded in underground circles but 1988's third album "Monument" is often referred to as a step down from those two & I think that's an unfair assessment. "Monument" is a well produced & executed thrash metal album with a strong emphasis on song-writing but there's been a significant level of restraint shown in regards to tempo. The band go for more of a chuggy, mid-paced velocity more often than not & I actually feel that this is the reason for a lot of the album's criticisms from the thrash crowd. There's little doubt that the couple of faster tracks give me the most pleasure but I actually don't mind the more controlled & precise execution on display here either. The vocal hooks & guitar solos are very effective over the simpler riffage & the clear production only gives these songs the additional oomph required to dig their teeth in. Sadly, the album does peter out noticeably over the last few tracks which undoes some of the good work done earlier in the tracklisting but it's not enough to ruin a pretty decent late 80's thrash release. In fact, I'd suggest that "Monument" doesn't sit all that far behind "Death & Insanity" in terms of overall quality while comfortably eclipsing "Tales Of Terror".

For fans of Anthrax, Lååz Rockit & Sacred Reich.

3.5/5

The self-titled release admittedly saw them taking a more abrasive & screamy approach to the vocals & production.

Deftones - Ohms: I didn't go into this with any relish at all. I had a very good friend who used to push their albums onto me (sadly now passed), despite the fact I couldn't do with their brand of metal at all - I hate White Pony and the self-titled intensely and haven't listened to the band at all for well over a decade. But I do quite like Smashing Pumpkins and this sounds like Billy Corgan & co gone metal, so finally Deftones have made a record I actually quite like! 3.5/5

Quoted Sonny92

Your comment about Smashing Pumpkins is interesting because that's always been the case going all the way back to 1997's "Around The Fur". In fact, I made reference to it in my review of that album.

There's no doubt that "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" is a classic album in its own right however "Streetcleaner" is the finest work from the premier performer in the entire industrial metal genre so I didn't really hesitate in deciding to go with Godflesh here.

It's not showing up twice for me but I can see that you've rated it twice. I'm guessing that you rated this release during the short period where we were experiencing similar issues a few months back? Basically people were getting error messages every time they made a rating & would then try again only to find that the database recorded both ratings separately. 

I'm really not feeling these sloppy & poorly produced thrashcore & hardcore punk tunes this morning. These Californians were capable of much better than this.

Cryptic Slaughter - "Stream Of Consciousness" (1988)

1988's third album from Californian thrashcore outfit Cryptic Slaughter would be the last with their original lineup & is generally a pretty disappointing release. I quite liked their 1986 debut album "Convicted" but their sophomore effort "Money Talks" was a bit lacking & "Stream Of Consciousness" sees the quality level descending even further with a very poor production job & some sloppy performances being amongst the main contributors. Despite the common consensus, there's actually very little metal to be found on this record with Cryptic Slaughter's sound now sitting somewhere between thrashcore & hardcore punk. I'd also hazard to suggest that this material is not quite as fast as Cryptic Slaughter's earlier albums either so I'd advise you to give this one a miss.

For fans of D.R.I., Wehrmacht & The Accüsed.

2.5/5

Very raw Colombian black metal that draws influence from Parabellum, early Bathory & "In The Sign Of Evil" era Sodom.

Blasfemia - "Guerra total" E.P. (1988)

Very raw Colombian black metal that draws influence from Parabellum, early Bathory & "In The Sign Of Evil" era Sodom.

3/5

The title track from the brand new "No" E.P. from Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse.

These two pop cover versions are a hard slog:

A surf-based crossover thrash anthem from New York, USA. For fans of S.O.D., Carnivore & Scatterbrain.

Massive Appendage - "The Severed Erection" (1986)

Very early Sydney thrash metal with an ordinary production job partially tainting some otherwise pretty fun & energetic song-writing. For fans of Testament, Overkill & Judas Priest.

3.5/5

December Feature Releases

The Fallen: My Dying Bride - "The Dreadful Hours" (2001) 4/5

The Gateway: Deftones - "Ohms" (2020) 4.5/5

The Guardians: Gamma Ray - "Blast From The Past" (2000) 3.5/5

The Horde: Incantation - "Diabolical Conquest" (1998) 4.5/5

The Infinite: Oranssi Pazuzu - "Mestarin kynsi" (2020) 5/5

The North: Deathspell Omega - "Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon" E.P. (2008) 4.5/5

The Pit: Testament - "The Legacy" (1987) 4/5

The Revolution: Sunami - "Sunami" E.P. (2020) 3.5/5

The Sphere: Mick Gordon - "DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)" (2016) 5/5

December has been another particularly awesome month of feature releases for me personally. Once again I found no sign of a dud amongst the nine clans & discovered not one but TWO genuinely elite classics that will likely feature in my all-time lists for a long time to come in the Orannsi Pazuzu & Mick Gordon albums. The Incantation & Deathspell Omega releases also reaffirmed their existing positions in my Hall Of Metal Glory while the Deftones album somewhat floored me & the My Dying Bride & Testament records reminded me of just how solid they are. Even the Gamma Ray & Sunami releases offered me some appeal despite taking me well outside of my comfort zone. I'm really looking forward to releasing next month's list on New Year's Day now as I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the monthly feature releases this month!

My revised list:

25. Leprous - "Live at Rockefeller Music Hall" (2016)  

24. Morbid Angel - "Blessed Are The Sick" (1991)     

23. Oranssi Pazuzu - "Mestarin kynsi" (2020)    

22. Metallica - "Master Of Puppets" (1986)        

21. Darkthrone - "Transilvanian Hunger" (1994)        

20. Carcass - "Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious" (1991)        

19. ISIS - "Panopticon" (2004)        

18. Neurosis - "Souls At Zero" (1992)       

17. Botch - "We Are The Romans" (1999)   

16. Slayer - "South Of Heaven" (1988)        

15. Immolation - "Close To A World Below" (2000)        

14. Suffocation - "Pierced From Within" (1995)        

13. Boris - "Boris At Last -Feedbacker-" (2003)        

12. Alice In Chains - "Dirt" (1992)        

11. Death - "Human" (1991)        

10. Morbid Angel - "Altars Of Madness" (1989)        

09. Metallica - "...And Justice For All" (1988)

08. Mick Gordon - "DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)" (2016)      

07. diSEMBOWELMENT - "Transcendence Into The Peripheral" (1993)        

06. ISIS - "The Mosquito Control" E.P. (1998)        

05. Sunn O))) - "Black One" (2005)        

04. Pig Destroyer - "Natasha" E.P. (2008)    

03. Deathspell Omega - "Kenose" E.P. (2005)    

02. Burzum - "Filosofem" (1996)        

01. Slayer - "Reign In Blood" (1986)