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Keepin it old school this evening... Tormentor - Anno Domini Master's Hammer - Ritual Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

Been waiting on this one...glad to see it's getting a somewhat wider release after the last one was basically cassette only to some kind of underground fan club or something. I mean there's underground and then there's "are you kidding me with this shit" Anyway, these guys kill if you like fuzzy, somewhat melodic black metal Nocturnal Triumph - s/t

Going to try and hit a few different points here with one big post, so hopefully that’s okay. @FatherAlabaster …didn’t realize that was you, but I’m pretty sure I remember that conversation about Finnish death metal. If I’m remembering right, that was the year Scum dropped “Garden of Shadows” which made my year-end list. As for posting on No Clean Singing, not going to lie and say I don’t get a kick out of people leaving comments about the bands I talk about, but I don’t think I’ve really let that go to my head or anything…I mean, I don’t really post that much there anymore, so I doubt anyone beyond some of the oldest visitors really even recognize my name. Beyond that, unless I missed some change to how he does things, Islander will pretty much post guest articles by anyone who wants to take the time to write something. It’s definitely not some kind of “we elite few” situation. I’m pretty sure he just asks me to send him one because he likes to see how many of the bands he actually recognizes each year. I’ll also add, that my list there doesn’t completely reflect the albums I’d have chosen if I was just writing something here on the forum. I know more recently Islander has been trying to be more careful about which bands and labels he covers on his site, so the last couple of years I’ve tried to be respectful of that as well when I make my selections. @markm…Yes, that was probably me you saw buying the Auld Ridge albums on Bandcamp. That’s the same guy who does the Albionic Hermeticism releases, only this project uses a lot more ambient stuff in the mix. Also, I’m not surprised that Neil Jameson’s list on Invisible Oranges reminds you of the stuff I talk about. That dude and I have weirdly similar tastes, and I don’t mean in the same way Whitenoise or Navy have the same taste as me. For some reason that guy and I seem to almost always pick a bunch of the same bands come list season…it’s weird. Finally, I’ll just say in regards to the underground metal discussion. I think it’s important to remember that the underground isn’t just one thing…it basically comes in levels, just like what I’d call mainstream metal. So usually when you see an underground band make its way into the wider consciousness of the more mainstream metal world it’s because it’s been forced up to the very top of the underground scene. Most of the times those guys don’t go looking for that stuff, it’s just that the buzz has become so strong that they finally get wind of it. That’s why a lot of the bigger blogs and magazines are usually about an album behind on things. If you pay attention you’ll see, they almost never catch onto the album that everyone in the underground is buzzing about. It’s almost always the follow up release that gets all the press.

I guess I'm supposed to come here first and say hello ...so, hello Not sure what all to say. I'm a late arrival from the Metal-fi board where most of these other recent trouble makers came from. Took me awhile to finally sign up, just because I got busy with life and kind of forgot everyone else said they were migrating over here, but when Whitenoise, or whatever the hell he's calling himself now, made a recent mention of the place, thought I'd come finally check it out. My tastes tend to run more to the underground and extreme side of things. Wasn't really a conscious thing, just kind of fell in that direction, so when i pop up it will probably be posting some kind of rough sounding death or black metal band. Doesn't mean I'll turn my nose up at a good traditional band though, or even some cheesy sounding power metal if I'm in the right mood. I even like a little doom or grind on occasion. I can be kind of quite on a board, depending on what's being discussed or how busy I am with other shit, but I usually pop into whatever forum I'm on fairly frequently, even if it';s just to lurk around like a creeper. Other than that, there isn't a whole lot to say. I'm sure you'll get a feel for my personality pretty quick, and If I screw something up by posting in the wrong section, just let me know

Lamp Of Murmuur - Submission And Slavery Archgoat - Worship The Eternal Darkness Abstracter - Abominion

Exodus - Bonded By Blood

It does rather, but in a good way. I'll give the whole thing a listen next month.

Off to Japan. Tyhja has a new one out and they are awesome. Going to check it asap.

Sunless - Ylem ...liked the demo, didn't get into Urraca, not sure about this one. I want to like this band and there are some parts I really enjoy, but I feel like this is gratuitously overcomplicated in a way that drags it down. Voivod - Nothingface Voivod - Killing Technology

Temple of Gorgon - Throats of Lie, LA Vicissitude - Vicissitude EP, New Zealand, man if the Greg Biehl YT channel ever closed up shop I'd be in big trouble. He's changed the name to No Gleaming Light not too long ago, but it's still him. BloodMoon - Archetypical Soldiers, Chile

Oh yeah...this is the thread for me Crude and tinny as hell with the production, but this album was surprisingly awesome. Now if only I could find a copy somewhere Grole - With a Pike Upon my Shoulder Pure early Darkthrone worship...but really, really good Darkthrone worship Gauntlet Ring - Upon The Wings Of The Black Eagle

RESONANT FILTH - Depraved State WOLFBASTARD - Hammer Of The Bastards

Hunters Moon - The Great Pandemonium (2021) A late-year gem that I completely missed. Really great stuff!

Tigran Hamasyan - Shadow Theater

Morbific/ ominous seep of putridity -loving this debut...one of my favorite DM listens from 2021 along with Cerebral Rot (late to the party-me not the album title 😋) but especially Morbific-these "kids" (from what I've heard) nail that early 90's scummy sound. Mystras/ Empires Vanquished and Dismantled

Thanks for the rundown. I feel like I'll always have something to discover with them. I've been a fan for most of my life but there are still several albums I barely listen to, and even a couple I haven't heard. Just played Clockwork Angels and it's cool, different melodies from their 80s stuff. A solid rock album. Also joined you with Presto and Caress Of Steel. NP: Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot

DERELENISMO OCCULERE / HELLGOAT - Split IIRA - Demo A' REPIT - I Canti Della Veglia

Oh, payback is a bit different. Kids learning to deliver payback is not a great thing because it always takes them longer to learn about the importance of timing. Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined