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  1. Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids (1984)
  2. Hey Jono, all interesting context but when the ban hammer falls for some right-wing, bonkers socio-political, offensive and generally ill-conceived posts, then that is it. Worth noting that we agreed as a collective moderator group on this one, that's me and @RelentlessOblivion @FatherAlabaster If it were up to me (which it isn't - the site owner would make that call) anything political or such would be removed regardless of the level of contention in the post. Just a slippery slope that we have all seen go tits in the past over the ten years plus that some of us mods have been here and so Metal Forum is a better place without it. No problem with you voicing your opinion on it though Jono and we do value your thoughts.
  3. Wedard - Einsamer Winterweg (2006)
  4. Sworn - A Journey Told Through Fire (2023)
  5. My list. These have excerpts of full reviews I have written elsewhere on the internet so may not always make perfect narrative sense and I am too lazy to edit. 1. BAN - Disharmonium: Nahab - The true talent that any good BAN record has is its ability to fill any room that it is playing in. Disharmonium: Nahab does this brilliantly. There is always a multitude of things going on with any track on here. Haunting and melancholic melodies carve slow cuts out of the very atmosphere around the listener whilst dense atmospherics constantly plunge you into some further incalculable fathom to try and orientate yourself with. 2. Miserere Luminis - Ordalie - This sense of being propelled by the rhythm of the record whilst being caressed by the applied melodies and atmospheres I found to be quite unsettling at first. However, I soon settled into this slightly esoteric pattern with repeated listens and feel like the album becomes more accessible with each listen. Ordalie does not need to dredge the depths of extremity to get its message across and nor does it need to rely on excessive shrouding of atmospherics to simply make its mark. Instead, it creates a clever maelstrom of the required component parts to deliver what is ultimately a clean and concise sounding record overall. 3. FVNERALS - Let the Earth Be Silent - The haunting vocals of Tiffany Ström are perfect alongside the gazey atmospheres and doom soaked passages. Seemingly at home in any scenario that her and fellow band member Syd Scarlet can concoct between them, Tiffany's vocal chords offer a cold and ethereal attraction that although is devoid of positivity or optimism is still utterly addictive. Add in to the mix some feedback seeping guitars and cavernous percussion and Fvnerals soon start to create dense layers of murky and absorbing music. Even when the focus is more on the instrumentation (as with the powerful Rite) it is hard not to engage with the efforts here. 4. Spirit Adrift - Ghost at the Gallows - The anthems almost form an orderly queue here on this, Spirit Adrift’s fifth full-length offering. Catchy riffs and hooks spill forth aplenty from the beginning proper of Give Her to the River. Couple them with the equally instantaneous and memorable vocals and you have a winning formula for Ghost of the Gallows sticking around in your head for hours on end. Variety comes in various forms. Pace, tempo, structure, melody, and technical prowess. Tom Hardy is a fucking beast of a guitarist. His blooping and looping leads are one of the outstanding takeaways from the record. Possessing a near progressive edge to the work on the six strings, the opening to Barn Burner is a frenzied foray that brings instant variation from the tone set by the lengthier opening track. 5. KEN mode - VOID - Whilst there is a sense of fight to the record, there is a frustrating futility to that conflict, an underlying tone of defeat being known but the level of tenacity in the energy of the tracks refuses to admit defeat. Monotone bass lines and an often-deployed plodding rhythm compliment the dark edge to the lyrics well without ever making for dull or lifeless compositions either. There is a level of intrigue that I maintain in listening to this record that I do not often find with most releases nowadays. VOID certainly has something to say but it is not limiting itself to shouting in my face, nor is it hiding behind conjecture either. 6. Enforced - War Remains - Their energy levels here match Drain on their opus from this year but there is a more down and dirty element to Enforced that carries the aura of an Iron Reagan or even a Cro-Mags. Enforced are a fun band talking about serious topics. Revelling in highlighting the hypocrisy inherant in politics, religion and war, they blaze a bruising and scarring commentary on War Remains. It is a state of the world address without the bullshit, minus the glitter and with the turd firmly centre stage with all eyes forced toward it. This disdain exudes forth from War Remains in every gruff chant, every scathing riff and every predatory drum strike. 7. Drain - Living Proof - The experimentation ventures even further though on Living Proof with rapper, Shakewell guesting on Intermission and the band go off into dreamy yet catchy punk-pop on Good Good Things. Look beyond these more blatant breaks from the blueprint and you will note groove metal excursions - check out the solo on opening track Run your Luck for a prime piece of Dimebag worship - alongside the crossover familiarity. On the whole though, regardless of the medium used to deliver the message, it is clear that Drain have a lot to say on this album. That smile on Sammy's face in virtually every band pic has a snarl behind it with some venomous content to keep those hardcore vibes on the menu. With such a brief run time it would be easy for the record to pass you by, but it is so damn punchy and gnarly (as well as downright catchy as fuck in places), you find yourself actively listening to the whole album. 8. Hexvessel - Polar Veil - Having heard the previous album (Kindred) from some three years ago, it is fair to say the band have gotten heavier this time around and I can only hope this trajectory is maintained on future releases. They still have a healthy mix of styles present here though that compliment each other nicely and so I am equally eager to hear that this blending of influences is alo retained moving forwards. 9. Mizmor - Prosaic - There is little to no hope present in the messaging of the record. It is an utterly immersive yet incredibly punishing experience as Liam lays bare his range of complex and deep emotions across one of the most desolate soundscapes you will hear this year. When in full flow, his music is thunderous and powerful but there is still a near constant scathing edge to proceedings on Prosaic. Admidst all the dark density there is a real sense of frustration and a degee of futility being expressed also that personalises that darkness and frames it perfectly. 10. Fen - Monuments to Absence - The punishing drums and grim vocals serve as ample reminder of where Fen’s heart lies when it comes to the driving force behind the band, it is just that there is plenty of room on this album to accommodate so much more musical direction as well. Monuments to Absence is a big sounding record, albeit one that never quite achieves a Drudkh level of expansiveness. It still successfully marries the intensity of black metal with the relentless beauty of nature though and steers the listener down some different avenues of exploration.
  6. I'll come clean. We are all banned in this section of the forum. Whenever someone new joins up they are put in the auto-banned section until their taste in music is thoroughly vetted. There is a whole thriving "real" MF community none of us get to see. Us moderators on this side are "lifers" with a taste in music so terrible we know best who to keep here. All of us have at least once posted that we were listening to a Wintersun album. Dead has been banned from the banned section. He's been double-banned. Ironically, he is virtually dead.
  7. Not on the forum no, he's banned.
  8. Kowloon Walled City - Grievances (2015)
  9. Asagraum - Veil of Death, Ruptured (2023)
  10. Manii - Innerst I mørket (2023)
  11. Black Wound - Warping Structure (2023)
  12. Vomit Forth - Northeastern Depravation (2019)
  13. Cryptworm - Oozing Radioactive Vomition (2023)
  14. Our expectations of retirement differ somewhat I think it is safe to say.
  15. Why does that red guitar look photoshopped?
  16. First off, you are posting youtube links wrong - I feel like I have to explain this every year at last three times but STOP POSTING THEM AS FUCKING LINKS! Perhaps taking some time to read the rules first would have helped? Just copy and paste the link into the post and it would embed. Secondly, we already have dedicated recommendation threads in the sub-forums so thanks but no thanks. Thirdly, I am instantly suspicious when someone joins the forum, makes no attempt at an intro thread and jumps straight in posting links. Sets my spam radar pinging off all over the place. Furthermore, your links have all been removed. Finally, Happy New Year. Oh and thread locked.
  17. Altarage - Worst Case Scenario (2023) Syn - Villfarelse (2023)
  18. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastyery (2008)
  19. Taake - Et Hav av Avstand (2023) Legion of the Damned - The Poison Chalice (2023)
  20. New Necrowretch due Feb 24: New Spectral Voice due same month, about fucking time guys after a multitude of splits, demos and a compilation. New Skeletal Remains lands in March: Master - Saints Dispelled coming Jan 24: Blood Red Throne - Nonagon also landing in late Jan 24: New Morbid Saint coming Feb 24: Yey, new Hulder in Feb 24:
  21. New keyboard and mouse synced with PC and I now can see the letter A on my keyboard again. P.S. I know where A is obviously anyway. Would have to be a next level douche bag to not know where A is on a keyboard after some 30 years of using a computer most days.
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