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Old 05-10-2017, 04:53 PM   #231 (permalink)
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Artist: Mion's Hill

Country of Origin: Norway

Album Title: Black Death

Genre: Black Metal (Trad/Doom)

Year of Release: 2013

Track Listing:

Gates of Horror: 8/10
Plauge Doctor: 7/10
Witches Vomit: 7/10
Black Death: 8/10
Evocation/Pestilent Sabbat: 7/10
Necrotizing Fasciitis: 8/10
Periobial Mould: 9/10
Black Pit: 8/10

Final Score: 7.6/10

Pros:
Some catchy riffs, dig the vocals, dig the atmosphere

Cons:
Production is pretty bad

No Spotify for these guys. Here is there bandcamp: https://mionshill.bandcamp.com/album/black-death
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Old 05-10-2017, 04:57 PM   #232 (permalink)
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Artist: Mitch Murder

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Interceptor

Genre: Electronic (Synthwave)

Year of Release: 2014

Track Listing:

Saturdays: 8/10
High Performance: 8/10
The Touch: 9/10
Race Day: 7/10
Interceptor: 9/10
Snow Crash: 8/10
Breakazoid: 7/10
Thanks for Playing: 9/10
In the Fast Lane: 9/10
Stages: 8/10
Nocturne: 9/10
Traces to Nowhere: 7/10

Final Score: 8.2/10

Pros:
Fantastic production, fantastic synthwork

Cons:
Some reused ideas here and there.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/11Nnvgyq3pOLX8ajvjll3x
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Old 05-10-2017, 04:59 PM   #233 (permalink)
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Artist: Mothership

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: High Strangeness

Genre: Alternative Rock (Stoner)

Year of Release: 2017

Track Listing:

High Strangeness: 6/10
Ride the Sun: 8/10
Midnight Express: 7/10
Crown of Lies: 7/10
Helter Skelter: 7/10
Eternal Trip: 7/10
Wise Man: 7/10
Speed Dealer: 8/10

Final Score: 7.1/10

Pros:
Solid stoner rock, Some cool riffs

Cons:
Nothing really memorable or remarkable on the majority of tracks

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/7JF85gLJ2grI4zzjFukuZ1
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Old 05-10-2017, 06:22 PM   #234 (permalink)
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Artist: Necrosanct

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Album Title: Incarnate

Genre: Death Metal

Year of Release: 1992

Track Listing:

Ritual Acts: 8/10
Inevitale Demise: 8/10
Undeath Dead Dying: 9/10
Abhorrence: 7/10
Necronomicon: 8/10
Incarnate: 9/10
Exiternity: 8/10
Restless Dead: 9/10
Solace: 7/10
Ominous Despair: 8/10
Oblivion Seed: 7/10

Final Score: 8/10

Pros:
Quite the death metal gem, great vocal delivery, great guitar work, love the drumming on some of these tracks

Cons:
Production is garbage, but doesn't derail the album too much

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ipr9yzbNnf1pI4hxKH9qQ
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Artist: Neurosis

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Fires Within Fires

Genre: Post Metal (Sludge/Doom)

Year of Release: 2016

Track Listing:

Bending Light: 8/10
A Shadow Memory: 9/10
Fire is the End Lesson: 8/10
Broken Ground: 8/10
Reach: 9/10

Final Score: 8.4/10

Pros:
Great atmosphere, dig the vocals, some slick guitar work

Cons:
Some segments lack energy and sort of lag in terms of quality

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3haLhyalAjgK386xlKAvKh
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So are you that far into death metal to be checking out obscure artists or just listening to them scattershot?
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Artist: Nightlands

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: I Can Feel the Night Around Me

Genre: Pop (Indie/Psyche)

Year of Release: 2017

Track Listing:

Lost Moon: 9/10
Depending on You: 8/10
Easy Does It: 8/10
Only You Know: 7/10
Love's In Love: 8/10
Fear of Flying: 8/10
You're Silver: 8/10
Moonbathin: 9/10
Human Hearts: 8/10

Final Score: 8.1/10

Pros:
Fantastic vocals/layering, great production, loving the melodies

Cons:
A little bland in some sections, not a whole track though.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4121IP1Jl49Os5zTEEdLX3
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So are you that far into death metal to be checking out obscure artists or just listening to them scattershot?
Not going to claim that I am deep into death metal at all. They were the album of the week on the metal subreddit. Loved the sound though so definitely open to suggestions from that tier of bands.
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Artist: Novembers Doom

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Hamartia

Genre: Doom Metal (Death)

Year of Release: 2017

Track Listing:

Devil's Light: 9/10
Plague Bird: 9/10
Ghost: 9/10
Ever After: 8/10
Hamartia: 9/10
Apostasy: 9/10
Miasma: 9/10
Zephyr: 10/10
Waves In the Red Cloth: 9/10
Borderline: 9/10

Final Score: 9/10

Pros:
Great vocals, fantastic songwriting, softer side of doom

Cons:
Once in a while it got a little cliche

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/7JSeus3aT53MRCU4cZNdGa
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Artist: Orphaned Land

Country of Origin: Israel

Album Title: All Is One

Genre: Progressive Rock (Middle Eastern Folk)

Year of Release: 2013

Track Listing:

All Is One: 6/10
The Simple Man: 6/10
Brother: 5/10
Let the Truce Be Known: 4/10
Through Fire and Water: 5/10
Fail: 6/10
Freedom: 5/10
Shama'im: 4/10
Ya Benaye: 4/10
Our Own Messiah: 4/10
Children: 6/10

Final Score: 5/10

Pros:
Some solid vocals on a few tracks, some interesting themes

Cons:
The majority of this record feels bland, nothing really stands out as anything more than ok.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4xgrsrvs48uTdDOHfyk5aK
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