NACHTMYSTIUM – “Addicts: Black Meddle PT. 2” Chicago’s own Nachtmystium is back with one of the best and strangest metal albums of the year. Blake Judd (vocals, guitars and bass) and Pat Clancy (guitars) have mixed together psychedelic rock, droning ambient sounds, dance floor industrial and ’70s rock with advance black metal without forgetting where it came from, calling it “Black Metal Disco.” Songs like “No Funeral,” “Addicts,” “Nightfall” and “Blood Trance Fusion” stand out as some of the best experimental metal songs I have heard in a while.
GOATVARGR – “Black Snow Epoch.” A harsh journey of sound structures from the deepest caverns of hell, presented by Nordvargr and Goat.
THE OTHER – “New Blood.” Germany’s most popular horrorpunks.
SETHERIAL – “Ekpyrosis.” Black metal from Sweden, great album cover.
MELVINS – “The Bride Screamed Murder.” The 18th album from this stoner/sludge metal pioneers. This time around they are using more progressive overtones an inspired experimentation to come up with one of their best in years.
BLACK BREATH – “Heavy Breathing.” Real good thrash/sludge metal from Seattle.
ROWLAND S. HOWARD – “Pop Crimes.” Legendary (R.I.P.) guitar player for The Birthday Party and These Immortal Souls last album.
SOULFLY – “Omen.” Max Cavalera is back with more tribal metal. Get the deluxe edition it has a great cover of Excel’s “My Life.”
SECRET CHIEFS 3 – “Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1.” New songs and re-arrangements of songs of several 2007 ep’s. Trey Spruance’s (Mr. Bungle) avant-garde side project that mixes surf-rock, death metal, electronic and jazz.
AEON – “Path Of Fire.” Technical death metal from Sweden.
ROSETTA – “A Determinism Of Morality.” Experimental post-metal from Philly, so called “Metal for Astronauts.”
MARC ALMOND – Variete.” English cabaret goth-rock singer from Soft Cell.
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH – “Extra Dimensional Wounds.” Black/thrash metal from L.A.
DEW-SCENTED – “Invocation.” German thrash metal.
BLACK TUSK – “Taste The Sin.” Swamp/thrash metal from Savannah.
STARKWEATHER – “This Sheltering Night.” Death Metal from Philadelphia.
GRAILS – “Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 4.” Instrumental post-rock from Portland.
MONDO GENERATOR – “Dog Food.” Punk metal from L.A. featuring Nick Oliveri.
DIABULUS IN MUSICA – “Secrets.” Symphonic metal with gothic elements from Spain.
THE DEVILS BLOOD – “The Time Of No Time Evermore.” Occult Dutch rock.
HORDE OF HEL – “Bloodskam II.” Industrial black metal from Sweden, pretty fucked up beliefs.
SUICIDAL ROMANCE – “Shattered Heart Reflections.” Electronic/industrial from Estonia.
SHIV-R – “Hold My Hand.” Dark industrial/electronic music from the UK.
GODLESS RISING – “The Trumpet Of Triumph.” Satanic death metal from New England.
