Quote from: ochoill on December 16, 2021, 10:24:01 AM
Thought the artwork was pretty deadly, it says nothing about what you're getting yourself into and stands out in a crowd of doom album covers.

It's different, but not for me, Jeff.

Only heard it a few weeks ago but favourite Irish release this year is Tides by Nomadic Rituals. Fantastic stuff.

Visceral Gleam would have to take that mantle for me. Didn't listen to fuck all Irish releases. Coscradh EP is cool.

Quote from: Ollkiller on December 16, 2021, 05:50:34 PM
Only heard it a few weeks ago but favourite Irish release this year is Tides by Nomadic Rituals. Fantastic stuff.

Just on a second listen on the spin, totally amazing album.

Quote from: Caomhaoin on December 16, 2021, 06:59:40 PM
Quote from: Ollkiller on December 16, 2021, 05:50:34 PM
Only heard it a few weeks ago but favourite Irish release this year is Tides by Nomadic Rituals. Fantastic stuff.

Just on a second listen on the spin, totally amazing album.

Yeah it is class.  Glad to see it get some love here, relatively silent about it elsewhere on the Internet for AOTYs, but it's an absolute monster.  Beyond favourite Irish release, it might be my favourite release outright.  Some others on my list putting up some strong competition against it but "Tides" has stuck with me constantly all year and seeing NR's set at the Siege really sealed the deal.  It was devastating.

Ya they were class at the siege.




Tides by Nomadic Ritual

Savage live in Cork a few years back

#38 December 16, 2021, 09:47:16 PM Last Edit: December 16, 2021, 09:48:55 PM by Carnage
Aye, Tides is up there alright. Soothsayer's album, too. Plus the For Ruin album/EP compilation, while we're in the south west.

Haven't had a lot of time to listen to new music the last while but I enjoyed...

Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia
Aenigmatum - Deconsencrate
Mortiferum - Preserved in Torment
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim

Need to give more time to the Converge and Emma Ruth Rundle albums.

Seems like it's been a bit of a slow year as far as standout albums go though.

Exodus - Persona Non Grata
Flotsam & Jetsam - Blood in the Water
Helloween - Helloween
KK's Priest - Sermons Of The Sinner
Lovebites - Glory, Glory to the World
Mordred - The Dark Parade
Orden Ogan - Final Days
Rage - Resurrection Day
Space Chaser - Give Us Life
The Crown - Royal Destroyer

It usually takes me a long time to get abreast of whats been released (I am still discovering and heavily rotating releases from 2020) but here's a few standouts for the year in no order.

Havukruunu - Kuu Erkylän Yllä (EP)
Gravesend - Methods of Human Disposal
Spectral Lore - Ετερόφωτος
Stormkeep - Tales of Other Time
Hulder - Godslastering...
Wormwitch - Wolf Hex
Mystras - Empires Vanquished and Dismantled
Koldovstvo - Ni Tsarya, Ni Boga
Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
Genghis Tron - Dream Weapon
Aenigmatum - Deconsecrate
Wolves in the Throne Room - Primordial Arcana

Haven't listened to enough of the following releases but have been really enjoying them so far:
Ustalost - Before the Glinting Spell Unvests
Morgue Blade - Fell Sorcery Abounds

Surprisingly no death metal there. What have been the standout dm releases this year?

Thought that Paranorm - Empyrean came out last year, but it seems not so definitely one for my list of 2021. Brilliant techy thrash in the Vektor mould

Quote from: boozegeune on December 21, 2021, 01:03:41 PM
It usually takes me a long time to get abreast of whats been released (I am still discovering and heavily rotating releases from 2020) but here's a few standouts for the year in no order.

Havukruunu - Kuu Erkylän Yllä (EP)
Gravesend - Methods of Human Disposal
Spectral Lore - Ετερόφωτος
Stormkeep - Tales of Other Time
Hulder - Godslastering...
Wormwitch - Wolf Hex
Mystras - Empires Vanquished and Dismantled
Koldovstvo - Ni Tsarya, Ni Boga
Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
Genghis Tron - Dream Weapon
Aenigmatum - Deconsecrate
Wolves in the Throne Room - Primordial Arcana

Haven't listened to enough of the following releases but have been really enjoying them so far:
Ustalost - Before the Glinting Spell Unvests
Morgue Blade - Fell Sorcery Abounds

Surprisingly no death metal there. What have been the standout dm releases this year?

Some excellent shouts there. That Koldovstvo is a great listen. Can't go wrong with Lingua Ignota either, some lungs on her.

Worm - Foreverglade
Aenigmatum - Deconsecrate
Suffering Hour - The Cyclic Reckoning
Mefitis - Offscourings
Hexorcist - Evil Reaping Death
Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia
Corr Mhóna - Abhainn, great show at the Siege too