MY TOP 15 FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

What a month! Basically, September started not that strong but then it went out glorious. All albums in the below list deserve high positions in any AOTY list. So let's cut the long story short and present you my favorite 15 choices, released in September. In no particular order.


BLUT AUS NORD - Hallucinogen
Release Date: 20 September/18 October

The new direction the band took seems to be the very right one. I'm very excited about this album!
What a black metal!!! Glorious!



CULT OF LUNA - A Dawn To Fear
Release Date: 20 September

Is this the best CoL album up to date? Despite all the great music they released so far, it is their best imo.

URN - Iron Will of Power
Release Date: 20 September

Haunted is among the best tracks of 2019. "When something is good and works well - do not change it". That's why this is another great album by URN.


BORKNAGAR - True North
Release Date: 27 September

The best Borknagar to date? I was totally blown away by the quality of this record, all the compositions, and the hitting melodies. The vocals are outstanding naturally.
WHITE WARD - Love Exchange Failure
Release Date: 20 September

Black metal and smooth jazz into one. An extraordinary combination providing a unique experience.

10/10 in my review for Blessed Altar Zine here.

MGŁA - Age of Excuse
Release Date: 2 September

Whatever high praise we say about MGLA, it is not enough. The new album is a grower. Of course, it can't top EIF but it is another bulk of hypnotic waves coming to strand the mind...
MIZMOR - Cairn
Release Date: 6 September

It is strange. "Cairn" does not carry something that special, and yet I liked it.
COFFINS - Beyond The Circular Demise
Release Date: 20 September

heavy OSDM, good AF! Early Autopsy meets early Six Feet Under? The veteran Japanese squad is crushing it!



ASAGRAUM - Dawn of Infinite Fire
Release Date: 13 September

Loved the record since first listen somewhere in early August. There is a lot happening into the album, although the ladies don't reinvent the wheel. I like the direction Obscura is taking her band to.
HAUNTER - Sacramental Death Qualia
Release Date: 13 September

 Misanthropic and hallucinatory death metal!
SEMPITERNAL DUSK - Cenotaph of Defectuous Creation
Release Date: 27 September

Portland, Oregon, delivers another superb death metal record! Just right into the lines of the biggest names of the scene!
ISON - Inner Space
Release Date: 25 August/3 September

Intimate, personal, dusky. My review here



OSSOMANCER - Artes Magickae
Release Date: 18 September

Mystical Black metal delivered under the pale moonlight. Occult, melodic, ritualistic.
OPETH - In Cauda Venenum
Release Date: 27 September

Of course, OPETH are into this list. The new record is prog AF but very enjoyable. I'm sure lots of details are about to be discovered.

NETHERBIRD - Into The Vast Uncharted
Release Date: 27 September

 Holy FKN hell! Among THE BEST Black Metal albums released in 2019!!! They gave us something big with their previous album, promising a lot, and now they delivered!
BONUS

NIGHTFELL - A Sanity Deranged
Release Date: 13 September

Another Portland death metal act. You know what to expect.



EREB ALTOR - Järtecken
Release Date: 23 September 

 The fantastic new album by the Swedes! Must-listen.
And here comes the eternal question: what did I miss to listen or include in my monthly list?



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

MY TOP 50 BLACK METAL ALBUMS OF 2024

Image
  It is again that time of the year when we reflect back and prepare the AOTY lists. As usual, I have a Black Metal Top List, Death Metal Top List, and AOTY List of course. And here we go! Here's MY TOP 50 BLACK METAL ALBUMS OF 2024 list - the black metal albums I liked the most, made the best impression, and spent the most time with. Probably this list is too unkvlt, to pretentious, too colorful or contains equally some mainstream hipster albums along with some UG ones. So what?! Did I like the albums? Yes. Are they good? Yes.  In fact, there are 51 names there, starting from 0 because, above all the 2024 releases, there is a release that was recorded live in 2015 and represents a 1999 album. Technically it’s not a new album. However Marduk's Beast of Prey is the most intense and tight thing you can hear in 2024, not only in the black metal sphere. After that comes the whole list with 50 new releases, so in total 51 albums are present there. I can fairly say that Paysage d’Hi...
Read more

MY TOP 20 OF JANUARY 2024

Image
The new year started with a kick in the ass. It's like 2023 never existed or everything merges in one big whole. The time is merciless. It is already the end of January and it is that time again when I usually post my favorite new releases of the respective month. January'24 could have been more inspiring, or after THAT 2023, now everything seems weaker? I do believe a lot of the below-listed albums are going to drown and I won't return much to them in the year. Still, few are going to be on my AOTY list.  What else? We have to be very grateful that in 2024 we have Saxon at full speed and they are releasing this good album. Naturally, it is my album of the month, closely followed by some very good UG releases. If you know, you know. If not, just check them and who's behind. I wanted to make the list with 20+1 albums so I didn't include a few more that I liked, but so what? They won't be missed dearly. Then, I believe if we look only at this point in time, withou...
Read more

MY TOP 50 DEATH METAL ALBUMS OF 2024

Image
I already published  MY TOP 50 BLACK METAL ALBUMS OF 2024 , so here comes the DEATH METAL of 2024! Death Metal did OK in 2024, with some really impressive releases! Now I take the opportunity to present what I listened to the most, what made me the best impression, and what I spent most time with during this already gone worthless year.  After careful consideration, ULCERATE's cutting throats album took the highest spot. The severe competition came from Absolute Elsewhere which is super close behind. I'll keep on listening to these two in the future. And not only that. The whole list consists of very good albums that have the potential to stay a bit longer than usual. Let's see. If you follow closely this blog, you may notice that many of the albums were part of my monthly lists and are already popular for the scene in 2024. However, I can assure you that some popular names are not present on the list though. You won't find Undeath here for example. I just could not squ...
Read more