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[Jward]

Darkthrone – Astral Fortress

Hitting the spot nicely 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Dark Millennium - Ashore the Celestial Burden

These lads must surely have been a core influence behind Morbus Chron's sound. 

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Martyrium - L.V.X. Occulta (wonky)
Sort Vokter - Folkloric Necro Metal (oddball)
Black Curse - Endless Wound (catchy)

 (the latest black curse was so boring compared to this. They lost that groovy bass and distinct identity. The last one is just the same overkill style I've heard for years even if it's technically solid. No wonder the bassist left)

[ochoill]

Been all over the place lately and haven't had much on but a few from the last few weeks that stood out:

Gospel - "The Moon is a Dead World"
Great album I come back to every few months.  Sort of post hardcore, sort of prog, spacey but to the point, lethal auld yoke.

Slift - "Fantasia"
Still at it.  Still great.  Another for the AOTY lists this year anymore definite it is faultless for me.

Fantomas - "Suspended Animation"
An all time favourite, back in rotation.  Wild, chaotic, but just savage.  I remember seeing the tour for this in the Village years ago and it is still one of my favourite gigs I ever saw.

Genghis Tron - "Signal Fire"
Great on the first couple of spins, plenty in here to dig into, will see if it holds up as well as the last album but this seems to have a bit more vigour about it anyway so far.

I had the new Warning album on once and I love it but have yet to go back to it for various reasons.

[Anvil]

Transilvania - Magia Posthuma (not heard any of their other output yet, but this is a strong release on Invictus from this year)

Triumpher - Piercing the Heart of the World (they can be a bit OTT at times, but they write some good heavy metal songs) 

Tokyo Blade - Tokyo Blade

Ulthar - Helionomicon (didn't listen to this enough when it was released - plenty to get your teeth into).

Manowar - Hail to England

Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

[Jward]

Howls Of Ebb – Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows

Great avantgarde DM

[Trev]

Coheed & Cambria - Vaxis Act III

Find these lads consistently good, even if I can't make any sense of the whole Armory Wars concept

[Maggot Colony]

Megadeth - Youthanasia

[duf]

Miserere Luminis - Sidera

Saw these guys were added to Fortress Fest. Huge pickup imo, really enjoying this album

[Anvil]

Lunar Shadow - Wish to Leave (another album I didn't listen to enough when it was first released.   Thought is was a disappointment compared to the debut.   I think I was a bit hasty in my judgement. See they have a new one out this year, I'll have to check it)

The Gates of Slumber - ...the Awakening (I see a load of their albums are being reissued.  Good doom)

Onslaught - Power From Hell (not listened to this in a while, still a strong album and holds up well for me).

[Pentagrimes]

Protrusion-The Last Supuration
Which has lead me off on a Roadrunner death metal buzz, so it'll be Cause of Death,Considered Dead, Dreams of the Carrion Kind and Effigy for the day

[open face surgery]

Had been listening to that a good bit when it came out and threw it on again last week. It's great. Will def pick it up. That, Nedgravd,  Coscradh and Godless, which needs more time, have been leading the pack of new DM releases for me.

[Dr Rockso]

Been all over the place lately and haven't had much on but a few from the last few weeks that stood out:

Gospel - "The Moon is a Dead World"
Great album I come back to every few months.  Sort of post hardcore, sort of prog, spacey but to the point, lethal auld yoke.

Slift - "Fantasia"
Still at it.  Still great.  Another for the AOTY lists this year anymore definite it is faultless for me.

Fantomas - "Suspended Animation"
An all time favourite, back in rotation.  Wild, chaotic, but just savage.  I remember seeing the tour for this in the Village years ago and it is still one of my favourite gigs I ever saw.

Genghis Tron - "Signal Fire"
Great on the first couple of spins, plenty in here to dig into, will see if it holds up as well as the last album but this seems to have a bit more vigour about it anyway so far.

I had the new Warning album on once and I love it but have yet to go back to it for various reasons.

Have to agree about that Fantomas show in the village. 2005? It's in my top 5 shows of all time. Added bonus for getting to see Terry Bozzio on drums with them.

I do love Suspended Animations but Directors Cut is an all timer album for me

[M.Hopkins]

Species - Changelings
Sabbat - Dreamweaver