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Good afternoon everyone, I want to introduce myself. Im a Pharmacist from Poland and I absolutely love Black and Death Metal. I came here to find more people who are deeply connected with metal music - like me - and talk and discuss about different subjects to learn about the community. ? My favourite bands are : Dark Throne, Mayhem, Burzum, Bloodbath, Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir but I like also : Tsjuder, Avertia, Deicide and a lot more (Im not focused only for some bands I love to discover new).

Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse Abigor - Nachthymnen

There’s so much win here you could slice it, toast it and spread butter on it’s blackened crumb! Mmmmmmmmmm...blackened crumbs!

Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

Xasthur - s/t EP (2006) Xasthur - 'A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors'

Morbid Angel- "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" Vital Remains- "Let us Pray" These two have been in my regular rotation lately.

Gorgoroth - Incipit Satan Gorgoroth - Antichrist

Sacramentum 'Far Away From The Sun'

I watch his channel occasionally, but agree with almost nothing he says. Sometimes Varg posts some interesting insights about bm and Burzum, which make the subscription worthwhile. His Burzum live videos are especially nice.

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Judas Priest Priest have nowhere near the impact on me that say an Iron Maiden or a Metallica have. My love of Priest was born completely out of 'Painkiller' and at the time of release I only had that and then 'Ram It Down' to listen to in my humble collection. It has not been until recent years that they have taken a more prominent position in my metal journey with my library being stacked with various releases of theirs. I think their importance is that they add a variety to my collection just by virtue of their discography alone. From the high octane metal of the aforementioned 'Painkiller' and last year's near resurrection of that quality on 'Firepower', to the arena rock anthems of the 'British Steel' era through to the intricate story telling of 'Sad Wings...' there's something for most moods in Priest's back catalogue. But I won't shy away from being another one (of the established many) who worship 'Painkiller', not just for its energy and intensity but also for the fact that in the year it was released it had several strong challengers (1990 was a great year) and it still stood head and shoulders above all. Key Album - Painkiller Deftones Yes, that's right, the Deftones are in here. There was a time when I had drifted from the metal shores of my established kingdom and was in danger of falling out altogether with the genre. Deftones actually served as my gateway back into metal with their blend of accessible, melodic and hazy/gazy songwriting coupled with that aggressive, hormonal teenager with a knife nu-metal style that all the cool kids listened to. 'Around the Fur' and 'White Pony' hold special places in my heart but it was actually 'Diamond Eyes' that originally grabbed my attention one Sunday afternoon when I was feeling bereft of music and needed something to slap me upside the head. Worked a treat. Key Album - Diamond Eyes Kreator I get the talents of Destruction and Sodom when talking about Teutonic Thrash metal and I enjoy most of the aforementioned two's output over the years but it was the evil intent that sat behind 'Pleasure To Kill' that really made me sit up and take notice of the German Thrash scene, above even 'In The Sign Of Evil' or 'Obsessed by Cruelty'. Mille Petroza's vocals were like acid in my ears and the raw atmosphere of the record coupled well with the structure of the songs that gave it a menacing edge over the likes of 'Seven Churches' even. Since the sophomore I have gone on to own all of their records through from the debut, up to and including 'Coma of Souls', and find myself visiting them all with regularity. Key Album - 'Pleasure to Kill'

Welcome, thanks for taking note of the advice earlier. Hope you enjoy your time here. Based on your tastes it appears you are in good company here.

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Destruction ‘Release from Agony’

Vital Remains - Icons of Evil Hammer Down The Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiillss

Great album, and great band. Try this on for size: Thyrfing - 'Farsotstider'

Moonsorrow ‘Verisakeet’

Emperor 'IX Equilibrium' (1999 - Candlelight Records) Whilst accepting this was a shift in direction that proved too much for some after the breathtaking majesty of the first two Emperor albums, I found the third offering to be very appealing. The aggressive sound and rogueish charm of the 'bashing pots n' pans' percussion creating that wall of sound was a welcome prospect to my ears (albeit they really got it right on the next release). Coroner 'Punishment for Decadence' (1988 - Noise Records) Maintaining the entertainment levels after the debut was always going to be a challenge for Coroner, but the sophomore release more than shows the progression of a band who not only maintain the momentum of the debut, but manage to up their game still on the technicality front whilst still maintaining a strong songwriting ethos also. DIssection 'Storm of the Light's Bane (2006 2CD Deluxe Edition - Black Horizon Music) I literally am sat here listening to this as I type with the delivery only coming a couple of hours ago. This version offers two different mixes of the record (one the "normal" mix, the other an unreleased alternative mix). Whilst disc one that contains the original sounds as magnificent as I remember, it is disc 2 with the alternative mix, unreleased 1994 demo and 'Where Dead Angels Lie MCD ' 96 Remastered Original Mixes that has me salivating as the band blister their way through Tormentor and Slayer covers amongst the various demo versions of tracks. Neat find.

I don't think any of them are OOP, but they're not stocked seemingly anywhere. We never had trouble getting copies of The Eternal Idol, Born Again, or Forbidden when I worked at the record store, but they would just sit on the shelf as people passed by them for other things. I still have a few gaps to fill in myself, but it's usually because they're out of sight, out of mind. It is a shame, I would never put them over their prime era, but most of those albums are pretty good. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk

Ill stick with Born again as the best Sabbath album, Ozzys singing doesent do it for me anymore, used to really like them ten years ago or so but cant stand him anymore. Gillan is absolutely superior in that sense in my opinion, followed by the Dio era. Tony Martin sounds to weak/cheasy for my taste. have a hard time liking those albums even if the rest on them sounds good. A singers voice can ruin it for me easy.