מזמור (Mizmor) - Yodh (2016)

A blackened doom metal behemoth. Mizmor is a one-man project executed by the drummer of Hell (US sludge/doom). I love how representative the artwork is of the music. Heavy, gloomy, MASSIVE. This is shared in high anticipation for the upcoming record.

To be human is to hurt 

Pain, a condition for life

██████ - Demo (2013)

██████, or NIC, or NOTHING, is a post-black metal from Pilsen, Czech Republic. Great blend of black metal with emotional post-rock and hardcore influences.

Too much water can kill you

Moenen of Xezbeth - Ancient Spells of Darkness... (2018)

Came across this on a black metal end-list on opium hum aka probably the greatest music blog ever. Been constantly coming back to it, one of my favourite releases of 2018. "Raw occult worship. Slightly out-of-tune guitars, ghostly keyboards, hoarse vocals, and grainy production.

I fucking love this shit

Celestial Bloodshed - Cursed, Scarred, and Forever Possessed (2008)

Grim and frostbitten epic True Norwegian Black Metal™. Your perfect companion in the bitter cold outdoors. Fantastic record from start to finish and rich in riffsosphere. Vocalist Steingrim Torson was allegedly accidentally shot by his best friend.

As the cursed words of blasphemy are spoken

Your soul rage and your heart burns with hate

Desire, contempt, fire, pain and utter disgust for god and his creation.

Aura Noir - Black Thrash Attack (1996)

Blackened thrash from the unholy depths of Norway. While there's enough BM elements in here to make it black metal, thrash influence reigns supreme in homage to Celtic Frost, Slayer, Sodom and Teutonic thrash co. The One Who Smite is pretty much a cover of Proselyrism Real and Angel of Death (and that's a good thing).

I am the portal 
A layer of dust 
A burdened insect that betrayed their lust 
I licked their wishes in reverie 
And soaked their crystal trust

Voqkrre - Malveillance (2008)

Voqkrre is obscure, depressive, and most importantly, riffy black metal from the murky depths of France. There's some serious entrancing bleak riffs going on in this little demo. Can't go wrong with a band name that sounds like you're choking on your own vomit.

1. Nokturn (Errance dans un cimetiere ... Entre les tombes ...)
2. Malveillance
3. La Cave aux Rats Necrophages

Malice

Blasphemous Crucifixion - Crude Burial (2009)

Unholy raw black metal. Simple riffs, blasphemy and a handful of punk'd up tracks. What's not to love? Underrated gem that I'm glad I have in my life, and you should too.

 

Lord of worms and flies.

Behexen - By the Blessing of Satan (2004)

Excellent raging trve Finnish black metal.

 

The sign of black pentagram 
burned deep in my heart

Wigrid - Hoffnungstod (2002)

Raw atmospheric Burzumesque black metal from Germany with sorrowful, droning dsbm elements.

╰(⊙﹏⊙╰) .

Drudkh - Anti-Urban (2007)

This little EP by Ukrainian black metal cult leaders Drudkh consists of two tracks. The first being Fallen Into Oblivion, a slow-paced instrumental. The second, which highlights this release for me is riff-laden Ashes. It's more upbeat compared to the former. Atmospheric, simple, sorrowful and raw.

People think that talking is a sign of thinking. It isn't, for the most part' on the contrary, it's a mechanical dodge of the body to relieve oneself of the strain of thinking, just as exercising the muscles helps the body to become temporarily unconscious of its weight, its pain, its weariness, and the foreknowledge of its doom.

Nuclear Devastation - Inferno (2016)

Amsterdam-based motorcharged thrash/death/black metal crust. Relentless riffing, shreds and remorseless drumming that'll obliterate your ass to oblivion, with occasional sludgy/doom moments. May be my favourite band from the Netherlands, at least among the currently active ones. Fans of Black Breath would dig. Fucking great live too.

THRASH

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Bathory - The Return...... (1985)

Fuck yeah Bathory's second full-length is full of bangers. Venom, blasphemy, black metal, goat worship, (bestial) lust and sleeze. Absolutely essential.

Get it poser