First of all, a BIG THANKS to your channel for introducing me Unto Others "Butterfly" few months ago. I didn't pay much attention to Unto Others before, but now I fall in love with this band seriously. Never, Neverland is definitely my NUMBER 1 album this year. Whenever I wake up in the morning, tracks like "butterfly", "raigeki", "angel of the night", "suicide today" and "fame" etc will start spinning in my head. Their previous releases are fantastic as well !!! On the other hand, I am still waiting the physical format of Officium Triste new album.
Another awesome list. Thanks so much for sharing your recommendations. I now have a whole lot more bands to add to my must listen to. Not September, but I'm hanging out for the new Swallow the Sun album this October.
Avernus was a surprise new band discovery for me and it kind of scratches the funeral doom itch. This album and album cover hit hard in a good meloncoly mournful way
I loved the new Unto Others, Kanonenfieber, Winterfylleth, and God Is an Astronaut albums. The Black Dahlia Murder, Ripped to Shreds, Bewitcher, Oceans of Slumber, Flotsam and Jetsam, Pyrrhon, and Wolfheart also released some of my favorite albums last month.
Favourite this month is Korrosive album of the month Flotsam and Jetsam Unto Others Ripped to Shreds The Black Dahlia Murder Psychlona Swamp Coffin Kanonenfieber
Great video as always, mates! Fellow countrymen Grimaze released their sophomore album "The Hearth of a Collapsing Sun" on the 1st of September. Imho it's a killer death metal album with proggy elements, very technical playing and hardcore vocals. Has a nice L'enfant Sauvage vibe and Janne Jaloma is the session drummer. Also Avernus and Marche Funebre were there for my death-doom cravings. Cheers!
First. Winterfylleth, Kanonenfieber and Helevorn better be in this. All three are absolutely outstanding. Upon this Shore ,The Imperious Horizon and In Silent Grace are the best combined 30min stretch of music Winterfylleth have ever put out, change my mind. /edit: Not first apparently. :D
That Kanonenfieber record is sick! Some of my other favorites were Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear To Speak, Wolfbrigade - Life Knife Death and Bewitcher - Spell Shock. I'll have to check out some of those doom albums you mentioned. Hadn't heard of most of them.
Awesome that Officium Triste got some love. That album really surprised me last month. It will be one of my top doom metal albums of the year for sure. If you guys haven't checked them out yet then definitely check out Marche Funebre's newest album. Definitely has that doomy spooky vibes. In A Haze is probably one of my favorite songs of the year. If you are in a prog mood then definitely check out Oceans of Slumbers newest album as well. I think it might be their best album from start to finish. Great list guys.
thanks , will check Officium Triste and Marche Funebre out. OT have never really blown me away, but they've always put out enjoyable stuff. I have to admit, I have never heard of Marche Funebre and I love Doom/Death.
@@finq0997 yeah I heard that In a Haze single and was hooked instantly. The album is very good. Not usre what your flavor of doom is, but I'd suggest listening to In a Haze and After The Storm. Those songs cover their range for the most part and if you like those then I think you'll be a fan.
Some really quality melodic metal albums last month. My picks 1. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness (melodic death metal) 2. Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear to Speak (progressive melodic metal) 3. Nightwish - Yesterwynde (symphonic metal) 4. Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe (blackened melodic death metal) 5. Battlesword - (XX)V - Of Tales and Tragedies (melodic death metal) 6. Interloper - A Forgotten Loss (progressive/groove death metal)
Honestly guys I always kind of agree with your monthly list but this was impeccable. Kanonenfieber, Unto Others, Winterfylleth, Helevorn...all amazing I would also like to suggest from September: Black Sites - The Promised Land? Dungeon Crawl - Maze Controller Flotsam and Jetsam- I Am the Weapon Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear to Speak Taur-Im-Duinath - Verso Casa The Last Oblation - Apex Together To The Stars - The Fragile Silence Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness
awesome list guys! you got a lot of albums that completely missed my radar on there. my picks for September are: Winterfylleth (atmospheric meloblack) Kanonenfieber (meloblack) Pyrrhon (mathcore/dissodeath) Ripped to Shreds (osdm) Dreamless Veil (black) Ingurgitating Oblivion (avant garde) PeelingFlesh (slam) Galneryus (symphonic/neoclassical power) those top 4 blew me away!
Nice video : Kanonenfieber and winterfylleth are stellar. Groza is great but this month i think Isolert and Servant are better. September was a black metal month, octobre is a death metal one !
September was a killer month for metal. So many good releases I heard and a few to listen to from your list. Here are my favorites of September. 1. Nostalghia - Terminal Lucidity (atmospheric post-black metal) 2. Marrow of Man - Ancient Hymns of Apocalypse (melodic black metal) 3. Pâenil Era - Idle Cage (atmospheric post-black metal) 4. Ripped to Shreds - Sanshi (death metal/melodic death metal/grindcore) 5. Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe (melodic black metal/melodic death metal) 6. Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon (atmospheric black metal) 7. Disembodied Tyrant - The Tower: Part One EP (progressive deathcore/symphonic deathcore) 8. Taur-Im-Duinath - Verso Casa (atmospheric black metal) 9. Glacial Tomb - Lightless Expanse (progressive death metal/sludge metal) 10. Isolert - Wounds of Desolation (black metal)
Kanonenfieber's new album has been on repeat for me since it dropped Father Befouled - Immaculate Pain EP Mork - Syv Ripped to Shreds - Sanshi Endonomos - Endonomos II Enlightenment Glacial Tomb - Lightless Expanse
You guys seem to be mostly into more extreme metal, but for me Leviathan's Stories Of Imperceptible Light is an exceptional record. Very recommended the new ones from Satan, Blitzkrieg, Antioch, Midnight Force, Amethyst, Flotsam (truly great!), Stryper and The Skull.
my albums of the month-Sept Luck Wont Save You - through the mountains of melancholia Pyrrhon - exhaust Glacial Tomb - lightless expanse Kanonenfieber - die urkatastrophe 156/silence - people watching
High Parasite - Forever we burn (with guest appearance from Aron, My Dying Bride) Mork - Syv Trelldom - By the shadows Godthrymm - the light (single) Fjøsnisse - Skjulte toner (single) God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox The Flight of Sleipnir - Nature's Cadence
Hello guys, due to personal problems and the health of a family member I have been away from the internet these last few months. But things are getting better and I returned. My top 10 for September is below and I add 6 honorable mentions that I think should be listened to at least once. Regards. TOP 10: 1.- Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon 2.- God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox 3.- Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe 4.- Förgjord - Perkeleen Weri 5.- Arkona - Stella Pandora 6.- Firtan - Ethos 7.- Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness 8.- Horna - Nyx (Hymnejä Yölle) 9.- Groza - Nadir 10.- Mork - Syv HONORABLE MENTIONS: - Servant - Death Devil Magick - Mordkaul - Feeding The Machine - Le Coven du Carroir - Tenebrae Fabulae - Autumnfall - The Archaic Shadows - Avernus - Grievances - Thorium - The Bastard
My albums of September list, in no particular order : Oceans of Slumber : Where Gods Fear To Speak. Helevorn : Espectres. Post Luctum : Forced To Watch You Wither. Officium Triste : Hortus Venenum. Infirmum : From The Depths I Cried. Firtan : Ethos. Trelldom : ...By The Shadows... Defiled Embrace : The Nether Earth. Avernus : Grievances. SNAW : The Skin Dancer. Marche Funebre : After the Storm. Ingurgitating_ Oblivion : Ontology of Nought. Invernoir : Aimin' For Oblivion. Ascian : Sing To Me, Sweet Void. Winter The Hope : Monolith of Silent Despair. Vigilum : Candles. Tour d'lvoire : Tour d'lvoire. Sisyphvs : A Short History of Decay. Forfallet : VE.
Here to help with the Kanonenfieber pronounciation: Kanonenfieber -> Kanonen-fieber Die Urkatastrophe -> Die Ur-Katastrophe Menschenmühle -> Menschen-Mühle Großmachtfantasie -> Groß-macht-fantasie Als die Waffen kamen -> Als Die Waffen Kamen Hope that helps!
Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe Century Media Records When I saw the magnificent cover art by Daniel Bechthold, in the style of Biró Mihály (1886 - 1948), considered as the founder of political poster art, I was immediately intrigued. The artwork depicts a German general putting people in a meat-grinder, which is fundamentally what war is, using normal people to advance whatever goals and ambitions of the few in power. In the case of WW1, the unquenchable thirst of capital owners for never-ending increasing profit. Some Russian dude wrote a good book about that! Anyway, bands that use war as its main source of inspiration can be overly cheesy and just end up glorifying it. As I’m writing these words, Iran just launched missiles in Tel-Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s unprecedented pager terror attack in Lebanon, assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah. So, if you read this, the world is still here, so, good and yeah, fuck war! But, Kanonenfieber are thankfully not one of those bands. Kanonenfieber is but one of the many projects of multi-instrumentalist, Noise and it’s one of his more “accessible” projects, blending black and death but, in their more melodic forms. The melodies on Die Urkatastrophe will take you on a journey, through a wide range of emotions, all surrounding heartbreaking stories of war and its devastating effects. So, if you’re still wondering, no, it absolutely does not glorify war, it’s more of a warning. Thankfully our leaders are following the important lessons of history… At least Kanonenfieber understands! Back to the music, there is a mournful beauty about the melodies Noise is crafting. Even if I do not speak any German, the music makes you understand, it’s full of images. On Lviv zu Lemberg, the main melody is both epic and conveys pure sadness, so I know it must be a heroic tale about a battle won but incredibly costly, where many souls where lost. The chorus of Der Maulwurf is a pure sing along earworm, reminding me of those songs miners used to sing while going to work. In movies. On Panzerhenker, there is huge and loud chugs that sounds like cannon fire, which makes sense because the song is talking about a battle in which tanks were heavily used. Also, the song title translates to tank slayer, so everything makes sense. Ausblutungsschlacht is about the longest and costliest battle in human history. It’s a slower song, full of atmosphere, heaviness and that epic sadness so characteristic of Kanonenfieber, ending with a soft piano. The album ends with a soft acoustic guitar folk song, filled with sadness but also hope, as the war finally ends. I might do a full review because there’s so much I could’ve talked about, the album sounds phenomenal, with the production sounding huge and clean, with every instruments perfectly balanced in the mix. This album is a great discovery, for fans of melodic and blackened death metal, it’s yet another band added to my list of bands I need to see live! 9/10 The Black Dahlia Murder - Servitude Metal Blade Records This record is very special, it’s a testament of resiliency, the ultimate proof that humans can adapt and transform tragedy into something beautiful. May 11 2022 is a date no one in the metal community will forget. The death of Trevor Strnad was painful, even for people who had no connections with him, other than the music. I cannot imagine what it was like for people close to him. Now, only two years later, The Black Dahlia Murder gets back up with Servitude, a touching homage to Trevor and everything The Black Dahlia Murder represents. The decision to give vocal duties to Brian Eschbach, founding guitarist, was excellent! Although no one will be able to truly sing like Trevor, Brian does an amazing job. I swear, his high screams sound just like Trevor. He doesn’t have his range but honestly, the music is so good, I don’t notice to much. The guitars are the stars but the supporting characters (rhythm section) are equally as good. The bass is always there, enveloping everything with heaviness and the drums, my god, so precise, technical and full of face melting blastbeats. But the guitars… Just perfect! The classic Black Dahlia melodies are fully here, with the technical but musical riffs and solos. The album begins and ends with the sound of water flowing, reminding us that whatever happens, time will continue, life goes on. Truly touching! In the end, this might not be The Black Dahlia Murder’s best album, but it will undoubtably be one of the best melodic death metal albums of the year! 8.7/10 Ripped To Shreds - 三屍 (Sanshi) Relapse Records From the first song, it’s quite clear what this album will be; a love letter to death metal with a capital D! It begins with a disgusting (positive) grind infused, old school death metal with the distinctive "buzzsaw" guitar tone the Swedish sound are so famous for. But Andrew Lee, the multi-instrumentalist prodigy that is at the helm of Ripped To Shreds, have much more than good ol’ grindy osdm to offer, he is putting the “shred” into Ripped To Shreds… Sorry. Anyway, this makes for a wild and varied ride, through all that death metal has to offer. It’s dirty but beautiful, one minute you are deep in aggressive and old school riffing and then, a clean and incredibly technical solo comes out of the mud and leaves you in awe. The album is an exploitation of the concept of death, in the context of traditional Chinese folklore, which is a refreshing take on this universal human experience. 8.4/10 Insurrection - Obsolescence Bam&Co-Heavy Wow! As a long time fan of these Montréal guys, I’m so happy to see them still doing their thing and it sounds better than ever! Insurrection plays a super groovy style of death metal. It’s technical but never ventures in over-the-top wankery territories. There is a subtle new flavor, spread sparingly that adds an interesting dimension to Obsolescence, melody. Whether it be in a bouncy riff or in a shredding solo, this is going to be amazing live! With a name like Insurrection, you expect them to be political and they are, but they are just pure fun first! In an interview to breathingthecore.com, they said this about the song The Gathering: “The song itself is about the acceptance people find at metal shows, and within the metal community itself, though it's written in a dark and ritualistic way because we're a metal band, and that's what we do”. It’s true, I might be bias but I feel like metalheads are generally really accepting and welcoming. The last song, The New Uprising, is an epic three-part tale that “tells the cryptic story of a robotic uprising that is actually a metaphor for the rise of political extremism in the world.” So, if you just want to bang your head to heavy and groovy chugs, Obsolescence is the album you need but, if you want something crushingly heavy and a bit more intellectually stimulating, Obsolescence is also the album for you! 8/10 Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear To Speak Season of Mist Striking, cinematic, grandiose, empowering, sorrowful, soulful, vulnerable, emotive. Not enough words exist to describe Cammie Gilbert’s voice. It’s a voice you feel, deep within your soul. In 2022, on Starlight and Ash, they abandoned all traces of their extreme metal tendencies and honestly, it passed like a knife through warm butter. Cammie has such a commending voice and presence; I would follow her anywhere. Just two years later, I was pleasantly surprised to hear their extreme side back in full force. The list of extreme sounds they blend together is long but generally, progressive death metal and crushing doom with a gothic atmosphere would be how I describe it. And then, everything else, from southern soul, prog rock, classical, heavy metal, gothic rock, mixed to such a level that it sounds completely homogenous. Even the Chris Isaak cover that ends the album sounds completely at home. I am in complete awe before this piece of art, this rich tapestry of sounds, pulling from all corners of music, kept together by incredible songwriting, musicianship and most importantly, Cammie’s generational voice. The album starts slowly with moody guitars and atmospheric cymbal work, that quickly evolve into heavy doom metal chords, hinting that their more extreme side is back. After a quick tempo increase, Cammie’s cleans get even more epic, then, out of the depts of hell itself, comes out a deep, guttural and savage death growl and alleluia, the extreme part of their signature extreme progressive metal sound is back! Fitting that the first growled line is: “Dante's inferno deep and wide “. But there’s something that sounds not quite the same… The growls sound different somehow. After reading a bit I was amazed to see that this is because Cammie does them all herself! Follows a wide range of crushingly heavy sections, softer more emotive moments all wrapped up in a mysterious atmosphere. Every single song is unique, all with their own twists and turns, making the 57 min runtime an exiting journey full of surprises. 2024 is the year of prog! 9.5/10
Mechanic Tyrants - St. Diemen Riots Jawbreaker Records The metal uprising is here and it begins with the St. Diemen Riots! It all started in the confusing times of the COVID lockdowns and culminating with the 2022 E.P., Meanhattan, which established Mechanic Tyrants world in a brilliant way. The term “working class speed metal” was used to described their work, no wonder St. Diemen Riots caught my attention. Their first album is 44 minutes jampacked with hits after hits of pure, but fresh sounding, speed metal. First of all, the production is super clean, every instrument shines and it sounds both modern but with that old school organic feel. What truly stands out is the memorability and pure catchiness of every song. You will only have to read the title to immediately start humming the chorus. With all that speed metal meatiness, comes an entire world surrounding it, a tale of oppressed lower class in the fictional city of Meanhattan. And with oppression, comes resistance! Truly an outstanding piece of pure speed metal that incorporates elements of traditional heavy metal, as well as thrash and even prog rock, a definite highlight of the year. 8.2/10 Warlust - Sol Invictvs In Vmbrae Satanae Dying Victims Productions This band understands what black metal is, the feelings of pure evil it’s supposed to invoke, the atmospheres it creates, that coldness. They get it! But this is not a pure black metal, they add many sounds and influences in their big cauldron of metallic elixir. The raw musical talent often takes the form of a thrash guitar hero, shredding his heart out, a melodic earworm riff, clean vocals, coming out of that darkness, not as light but more like an epic evil incantation from menacing mages in a somber forest. One other thing they do right is the production, it sounds crisp and clear without losing an ounce of “evil” atmosphere. Think of Immortal levels of quality. The furious tremolo pickings, the blastbeats, the growled vocals, the heavy bass, everything can be heard distinctively. The last song alone is worth it, with its impressive crescendo of a solo giving feeling of pure epicness but poignant sadness at the same time. Germans have quite an history with war and it proves to be an endless source of inspiration to create impressive metal albums. 8/10 Officium Triste - Hortus Venenum Transcending Obscurity Records This album man… This is my first encounter with this Dutch band, which is surprising because 1) I love melodic death/doom and 2) they’ve been around since 1994! Officium Triste means something like a sad service, referring to a funeral, and it’s an apt choice of name since the emotional thread liking the album is, I would say, grief and everything associated with it. As is the case when dealing with grief, you pass through intense emotions during this journey of healing. Behind Closed Doors starts this album with intense feelings of despair and sadness, accentuated by the overall slowness and oppressive atmosphere. The use of minor intervals will touch you straight in the heart. All is accompanied with deep, guttural death growls, adding to the weight of the music. All throughout the 42 min runtime of Hortus Venenum, fragments of beauty can be found, whether it be a main melody that brings a tear to the eye, the beautiful use of violins or the magnificent cover art, a painting by Paolo Girardi, which displays a small parcel of illuminated trees in a vast and dark forest. I will definitely continue to follow this band and die in the rest of their discography. As the dark and cold season is about to start, Hortus Venenum is the perfect album to accompany you and keep you warm. 8.5/10 Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness Reigning Phoenix Music I have always been a fan of the many musical projects of Tuomas Saukkonen, I discovered his band, Before the Dawn, with 2011’s Deathstar Rising, a masterpiece of melancholic melodic death metal with beautiful and catchy melodies. I must admit I haven’t kept up as rigorously with Wolfheart as I should of. I absolutely love 2018 Constellation of the Black Light and generally, when I listen to a song by them, I love it. On Draconian Darkness, they continue to embrace, even more than before, their symphonic side, showing us how you do a proper symphonic melodic death metal album. Sorry, I guess I am still a little bit mad about Time II… Anyway, from the beginning of this album with its Dimmu Borgir-esque instrumentations, the pure epic nature of the music is on full display. At its core, is a perfect sounding, traditional Finnish melodic death metal album. They can get super heavy, with chugging riffs and blazing fast blastbeats but, you recognize the Finnish right away by the incredible sense of melody, pouring out of every corner. The epic and melancholic clean vocals are often layered with Tuomas powerful deathgrowls. The more symphonic instrumentations are always present, slightly in the background, adding a whole new dimension of melodicity. Also, it wouldn’t be melodic death metal from Finland without a folky, acoustic guitar intro or two. And what to say about the shredding solos of Tuomas, another Finish guitar hero… What is in the waters of Finland! Pyrrhon - Exhaust Willowtip Records Pyrrhon chose the album cover art perfectly. Listening to Exhaust gives me the same feeling as watching those accelerated videos of decaying dead animals, a strange mix of fascination and uneasiness. It’s both disgusting and beautiful. Musically, it translates as a whirlwind of dissonance and rage while still being incredibly calculated and organized, it’s not just pure chaos. That being said, if you are not fond of bands such as Gorguts, Dillinger Escape Plan or Imperial Triumphant, you might not find your experience enjoyable but if you like your metal dissonant, weird and incredibly complex, mixing heaviness and pure chaotic aggression this record is exactly what you need. 7.9/10
I want this format for emo releases, indie releases, punk releases, and so on. So far, I’ve only seen Metal UA-camrs do this which is amazing but someone out there please just copy this format for other genres of music. How is it that metalheads are the most organized in this regard?
Ripped To Shreds -Sanshi ruled the roost for September for me. I also enjoyed Flotsam And Jetsam, Unto Others and Satan
Kanonenfieber and Winterfylleth were my favorites. Groza was pretty good.
First of all, a BIG THANKS to your channel for introducing me Unto Others "Butterfly" few months ago. I didn't pay much attention to Unto Others before, but now I fall in love with this band seriously. Never, Neverland is definitely my NUMBER 1 album this year. Whenever I wake up in the morning, tracks like "butterfly", "raigeki", "angel of the night", "suicide today" and "fame" etc will start spinning in my head. Their previous releases are fantastic as well !!! On the other hand, I am still waiting the physical format of Officium Triste new album.
Another awesome list. Thanks so much for sharing your recommendations. I now have a whole lot more bands to add to my must listen to. Not September, but I'm hanging out for the new Swallow the Sun album this October.
Avernus was a surprise new band discovery for me and it kind of scratches the funeral doom itch. This album and album cover hit hard in a good meloncoly mournful way
Can definitely vouch for Averus and Unto Others! Need to check out God Is An Astronaut!
I loved the new Unto Others, Kanonenfieber, Winterfylleth, and God Is an Astronaut albums. The Black Dahlia Murder, Ripped to Shreds, Bewitcher, Oceans of Slumber, Flotsam and Jetsam, Pyrrhon, and Wolfheart also released some of my favorite albums last month.
Thank you guys!
Favourite this month is
Korrosive album of the month
Flotsam and Jetsam
Unto Others
Ripped to Shreds
The Black Dahlia Murder
Psychlona
Swamp Coffin
Kanonenfieber
Noise really stepped up his game on the new Kanonenfieber record! Might even be a contender for album of the year for me alongside Dödsrit.
Great video as always, mates!
Fellow countrymen Grimaze released their sophomore album "The Hearth of a Collapsing Sun" on the 1st of September. Imho it's a killer death metal album with proggy elements, very technical playing and hardcore vocals. Has a nice L'enfant Sauvage vibe and Janne Jaloma is the session drummer.
Also Avernus and Marche Funebre were there for my death-doom cravings.
Cheers!
Thanks for including us
Killer record my dude, excellent work
The officium triste is just amazing as always .. they will never cheer me up though.
Avernus omg I was 29 the last time they put a cd out
Great video
Ripped to Shreds was my fave of the month
Mine too
Always awesome recomendations
Kanonenfieber! 🔥
First.
Winterfylleth, Kanonenfieber and Helevorn better be in this.
All three are absolutely outstanding.
Upon this Shore ,The Imperious Horizon and In Silent Grace are the best combined 30min stretch of music Winterfylleth have ever put out, change my mind.
/edit: Not first apparently. :D
In Silent Grace is the best song of the year so far in my opinion.
@@KeithCambra-cg1lx you won't hear me argue.
That Kanonenfieber record is sick! Some of my other favorites were Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear To Speak, Wolfbrigade - Life Knife Death and Bewitcher - Spell Shock. I'll have to check out some of those doom albums you mentioned. Hadn't heard of most of them.
Awesome that Officium Triste got some love. That album really surprised me last month. It will be one of my top doom metal albums of the year for sure. If you guys haven't checked them out yet then definitely check out Marche Funebre's newest album. Definitely has that doomy spooky vibes. In A Haze is probably one of my favorite songs of the year. If you are in a prog mood then definitely check out Oceans of Slumbers newest album as well. I think it might be their best album from start to finish. Great list guys.
thanks , will check Officium Triste and Marche Funebre out. OT have never really blown me away, but they've always put out enjoyable stuff.
I have to admit, I have never heard of Marche Funebre and I love Doom/Death.
@@finq0997 yeah I heard that In a Haze single and was hooked instantly. The album is very good. Not usre what your flavor of doom is, but I'd suggest listening to In a Haze and After The Storm. Those songs cover their range for the most part and if you like those then I think you'll be a fan.
Hear, hear! It's a fantastic, criminally overlooked band, and Pim has one of the best growls on the entire metal scene!
Some really quality melodic metal albums last month. My picks
1. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness (melodic death metal)
2. Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear to Speak (progressive melodic metal)
3. Nightwish - Yesterwynde (symphonic metal)
4. Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe (blackened melodic death metal)
5. Battlesword - (XX)V - Of Tales and Tragedies (melodic death metal)
6. Interloper - A Forgotten Loss (progressive/groove death metal)
You guys are the best. I get so many wicked bands from you two. Thank u for your knowledge.
Wow, thank you! You’re the best!
Honestly guys I always kind of agree with your monthly list but this was impeccable. Kanonenfieber, Unto Others, Winterfylleth, Helevorn...all amazing
I would also like to suggest from September:
Black Sites - The Promised Land?
Dungeon Crawl - Maze Controller
Flotsam and Jetsam- I Am the Weapon
Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear to Speak
Taur-Im-Duinath - Verso Casa
The Last Oblation - Apex
Together To The Stars - The Fragile Silence
Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness
High Parasite was a lovely surprise.
awesome list guys! you got a lot of albums that completely missed my radar on there.
my picks for September are:
Winterfylleth (atmospheric meloblack)
Kanonenfieber (meloblack)
Pyrrhon (mathcore/dissodeath)
Ripped to Shreds (osdm)
Dreamless Veil (black)
Ingurgitating Oblivion (avant garde)
PeelingFlesh (slam)
Galneryus (symphonic/neoclassical power)
those top 4 blew me away!
Kanonenfieber, ich liebe das neue Album 🧨
Nice video :
Kanonenfieber and winterfylleth are stellar.
Groza is great but this month i think Isolert and Servant are better.
September was a black metal month, octobre is a death metal one !
The new unto others is my favorite album from this year. It is just amazing and catchy and so much fun
Unto Others fucking rules! Loved Strength. Love this one too.
September was a killer month for metal. So many good releases I heard and a few to listen to from your list. Here are my favorites of September.
1. Nostalghia - Terminal Lucidity (atmospheric post-black metal)
2. Marrow of Man - Ancient Hymns of Apocalypse (melodic black metal)
3. Pâenil Era - Idle Cage (atmospheric post-black metal)
4. Ripped to Shreds - Sanshi (death metal/melodic death metal/grindcore)
5. Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe (melodic black metal/melodic death metal)
6. Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon (atmospheric black metal)
7. Disembodied Tyrant - The Tower: Part One EP (progressive deathcore/symphonic deathcore)
8. Taur-Im-Duinath - Verso Casa (atmospheric black metal)
9. Glacial Tomb - Lightless Expanse (progressive death metal/sludge metal)
10. Isolert - Wounds of Desolation (black metal)
Unto Others-never,Neverland Album of the month 🤘🎸🔊🔥🔥🔥
Kanonenfieber's new album has been on repeat for me since it dropped
Father Befouled - Immaculate Pain EP
Mork - Syv
Ripped to Shreds - Sanshi
Endonomos - Endonomos II Enlightenment
Glacial Tomb - Lightless Expanse
You guys seem to be mostly into more extreme metal, but for me Leviathan's Stories Of Imperceptible Light is an exceptional record. Very recommended the new ones from Satan, Blitzkrieg, Antioch, Midnight Force, Amethyst, Flotsam (truly great!), Stryper and The Skull.
I still gotta listened to some God Is An Astronaut
Glad to see Unto Others and Winterfylleth on here🤘
Bewitcher's album Spell Shock is definitely one of my favourites from September
Also liked to add Infirmum, Endonomos, Post Luctum, Servant, Arkona, Blighted Eye, Invernoir and Wretchgod,
Firtan-Ethos
Mordkaul-Feeding the machine
my albums of the month-Sept
Luck Wont Save You - through the mountains of melancholia
Pyrrhon - exhaust
Glacial Tomb - lightless expanse
Kanonenfieber - die urkatastrophe
156/silence - people watching
High Parasite - Forever we burn (with guest appearance from Aron, My Dying Bride)
Mork - Syv
Trelldom - By the shadows
Godthrymm - the light (single)
Fjøsnisse - Skjulte toner (single)
God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox
The Flight of Sleipnir - Nature's Cadence
Like Helevorn, they don't seem to be doing a whole lot different than the average doom band but works for me
Also love the Avernus album art… funny thing is, it was already used on an album by black metal one-man band Nostalghia
I thought it looked familiar lol
Hello guys, due to personal problems and the health of a family member I have been away from the internet these last few months. But things are getting better and I returned. My top 10 for September is below and I add 6 honorable mentions that I think should be listened to at least once. Regards.
TOP 10:
1.- Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon
2.- God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox
3.- Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe
4.- Förgjord - Perkeleen Weri
5.- Arkona - Stella Pandora
6.- Firtan - Ethos
7.- Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness
8.- Horna - Nyx (Hymnejä Yölle)
9.- Groza - Nadir
10.- Mork - Syv
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Servant - Death Devil Magick
- Mordkaul - Feeding The Machine
- Le Coven du Carroir - Tenebrae Fabulae
- Autumnfall - The Archaic Shadows
- Avernus - Grievances
- Thorium - The Bastard
Arkona and Horna are on my list (last Horna isn’t on Bandcamp 😢).
Give the last Isolert a try, it’s very good.
Didnt like the Unto Others that much at first but it grew on me a lot. Will give Groza and God is an Astronaut a try
why'd you decide to stand rather than sit? Just curious. (remember George Castanza wanting to give a security guard a chair)
Because it’s fun to stand sometimes!
My albums of September list, in no particular order :
Oceans of Slumber : Where Gods Fear To Speak.
Helevorn : Espectres.
Post Luctum : Forced To Watch You Wither.
Officium Triste : Hortus Venenum.
Infirmum : From The Depths I Cried.
Firtan : Ethos.
Trelldom : ...By The Shadows...
Defiled Embrace : The Nether Earth.
Avernus : Grievances.
SNAW : The Skin Dancer.
Marche Funebre : After the Storm.
Ingurgitating_ Oblivion : Ontology of Nought.
Invernoir : Aimin' For Oblivion.
Ascian : Sing To Me, Sweet Void.
Winter The Hope : Monolith of Silent Despair.
Vigilum : Candles.
Tour d'lvoire : Tour d'lvoire.
Sisyphvs : A Short History of Decay.
Forfallet : VE.
High Parasite- Forever We Burn and Arkona- Stella Pandora... out on September 27 2024
Here to help with the Kanonenfieber pronounciation:
Kanonenfieber -> Kanonen-fieber
Die Urkatastrophe -> Die Ur-Katastrophe
Menschenmühle -> Menschen-Mühle
Großmachtfantasie -> Groß-macht-fantasie
Als die Waffen kamen -> Als Die Waffen Kamen
Hope that helps!
It does! Thanks!
Love that band . I give their discography regular listens
Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe
Century Media Records
When I saw the magnificent cover art by Daniel Bechthold, in the style of Biró Mihály (1886 - 1948), considered as the founder of political poster art, I was immediately intrigued. The artwork depicts a German general putting people in a meat-grinder, which is fundamentally what war is, using normal people to advance whatever goals and ambitions of the few in power. In the case of WW1, the unquenchable thirst of capital owners for never-ending increasing profit. Some Russian dude wrote a good book about that! Anyway, bands that use war as its main source of inspiration can be overly cheesy and just end up glorifying it. As I’m writing these words, Iran just launched missiles in Tel-Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s unprecedented pager terror attack in Lebanon, assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah. So, if you read this, the world is still here, so, good and yeah, fuck war! But, Kanonenfieber are thankfully not one of those bands. Kanonenfieber is but one of the many projects of multi-instrumentalist, Noise and it’s one of his more “accessible” projects, blending black and death but, in their more melodic forms. The melodies on Die Urkatastrophe will take you on a journey, through a wide range of emotions, all surrounding heartbreaking stories of war and its devastating effects. So, if you’re still wondering, no, it absolutely does not glorify war, it’s more of a warning. Thankfully our leaders are following the important lessons of history… At least Kanonenfieber understands! Back to the music, there is a mournful beauty about the melodies Noise is crafting. Even if I do not speak any German, the music makes you understand, it’s full of images. On Lviv zu Lemberg, the main melody is both epic and conveys pure sadness, so I know it must be a heroic tale about a battle won but incredibly costly, where many souls where lost. The chorus of Der Maulwurf is a pure sing along earworm, reminding me of those songs miners used to sing while going to work. In movies. On Panzerhenker, there is huge and loud chugs that sounds like cannon fire, which makes sense because the song is talking about a battle in which tanks were heavily used. Also, the song title translates to tank slayer, so everything makes sense. Ausblutungsschlacht is about the longest and costliest battle in human history. It’s a slower song, full of atmosphere, heaviness and that epic sadness so characteristic of Kanonenfieber, ending with a soft piano. The album ends with a soft acoustic guitar folk song, filled with sadness but also hope, as the war finally ends. I might do a full review because there’s so much I could’ve talked about, the album sounds phenomenal, with the production sounding huge and clean, with every instruments perfectly balanced in the mix. This album is a great discovery, for fans of melodic and blackened death metal, it’s yet another band added to my list of bands I need to see live!
9/10
The Black Dahlia Murder - Servitude
Metal Blade Records
This record is very special, it’s a testament of resiliency, the ultimate proof that humans can adapt and transform tragedy into something beautiful. May 11 2022 is a date no one in the metal community will forget. The death of Trevor Strnad was painful, even for people who had no connections with him, other than the music. I cannot imagine what it was like for people close to him. Now, only two years later, The Black Dahlia Murder gets back up with Servitude, a touching homage to Trevor and everything The Black Dahlia Murder represents. The decision to give vocal duties to Brian Eschbach, founding guitarist, was excellent! Although no one will be able to truly sing like Trevor, Brian does an amazing job. I swear, his high screams sound just like Trevor. He doesn’t have his range but honestly, the music is so good, I don’t notice to much. The guitars are the stars but the supporting characters (rhythm section) are equally as good. The bass is always there, enveloping everything with heaviness and the drums, my god, so precise, technical and full of face melting blastbeats. But the guitars… Just perfect! The classic Black Dahlia melodies are fully here, with the technical but musical riffs and solos. The album begins and ends with the sound of water flowing, reminding us that whatever happens, time will continue, life goes on. Truly touching! In the end, this might not be The Black Dahlia Murder’s best album, but it will undoubtably be one of the best melodic death metal albums of the year!
8.7/10
Ripped To Shreds - 三屍 (Sanshi)
Relapse Records
From the first song, it’s quite clear what this album will be; a love letter to death metal with a capital D! It begins with a disgusting (positive) grind infused, old school death metal with the distinctive "buzzsaw" guitar tone the Swedish sound are so famous for. But Andrew Lee, the multi-instrumentalist prodigy that is at the helm of Ripped To Shreds, have much more than good ol’ grindy osdm to offer, he is putting the “shred” into Ripped To Shreds… Sorry. Anyway, this makes for a wild and varied ride, through all that death metal has to offer. It’s dirty but beautiful, one minute you are deep in aggressive and old school riffing and then, a clean and incredibly technical solo comes out of the mud and leaves you in awe. The album is an exploitation of the concept of death, in the context of traditional Chinese folklore, which is a refreshing take on this universal human experience.
8.4/10
Insurrection - Obsolescence
Bam&Co-Heavy
Wow! As a long time fan of these Montréal guys, I’m so happy to see them still doing their thing and it sounds better than ever! Insurrection plays a super groovy style of death metal. It’s technical but never ventures in over-the-top wankery territories. There is a subtle new flavor, spread sparingly that adds an interesting dimension to Obsolescence, melody. Whether it be in a bouncy riff or in a shredding solo, this is going to be amazing live! With a name like Insurrection, you expect them to be political and they are, but they are just pure fun first! In an interview to breathingthecore.com, they said this about the song The Gathering: “The song itself is about the acceptance people find at metal shows, and within the metal community itself, though it's written in a dark and ritualistic way because we're a metal band, and that's what we do”. It’s true, I might be bias but I feel like metalheads are generally really accepting and welcoming. The last song, The New Uprising, is an epic three-part tale that “tells the cryptic story of a robotic uprising that is actually a metaphor for the rise of political extremism in the world.” So, if you just want to bang your head to heavy and groovy chugs, Obsolescence is the album you need but, if you want something crushingly heavy and a bit more intellectually stimulating, Obsolescence is also the album for you!
8/10
Oceans of Slumber - Where Gods Fear To Speak
Season of Mist
Striking, cinematic, grandiose, empowering, sorrowful, soulful, vulnerable, emotive. Not enough words exist to describe Cammie Gilbert’s voice. It’s a voice you feel, deep within your soul. In 2022, on Starlight and Ash, they abandoned all traces of their extreme metal tendencies and honestly, it passed like a knife through warm butter. Cammie has such a commending voice and presence; I would follow her anywhere. Just two years later, I was pleasantly surprised to hear their extreme side back in full force. The list of extreme sounds they blend together is long but generally, progressive death metal and crushing doom with a gothic atmosphere would be how I describe it. And then, everything else, from southern soul, prog rock, classical, heavy metal, gothic rock, mixed to such a level that it sounds completely homogenous. Even the Chris Isaak cover that ends the album sounds completely at home. I am in complete awe before this piece of art, this rich tapestry of sounds, pulling from all corners of music, kept together by incredible songwriting, musicianship and most importantly, Cammie’s generational voice. The album starts slowly with moody guitars and atmospheric cymbal work, that quickly evolve into heavy doom metal chords, hinting that their more extreme side is back. After a quick tempo increase, Cammie’s cleans get even more epic, then, out of the depts of hell itself, comes out a deep, guttural and savage death growl and alleluia, the extreme part of their signature extreme progressive metal sound is back! Fitting that the first growled line is: “Dante's inferno deep and wide “. But there’s something that sounds not quite the same… The growls sound different somehow. After reading a bit I was amazed to see that this is because Cammie does them all herself! Follows a wide range of crushingly heavy sections, softer more emotive moments all wrapped up in a mysterious atmosphere. Every single song is unique, all with their own twists and turns, making the 57 min runtime an exiting journey full of surprises. 2024 is the year of prog!
9.5/10
Mechanic Tyrants - St. Diemen Riots
Jawbreaker Records
The metal uprising is here and it begins with the St. Diemen Riots! It all started in the confusing times of the COVID lockdowns and culminating with the 2022 E.P., Meanhattan, which established Mechanic Tyrants world in a brilliant way. The term “working class speed metal” was used to described their work, no wonder St. Diemen Riots caught my attention. Their first album is 44 minutes jampacked with hits after hits of pure, but fresh sounding, speed metal. First of all, the production is super clean, every instrument shines and it sounds both modern but with that old school organic feel. What truly stands out is the memorability and pure catchiness of every song. You will only have to read the title to immediately start humming the chorus. With all that speed metal meatiness, comes an entire world surrounding it, a tale of oppressed lower class in the fictional city of Meanhattan. And with oppression, comes resistance! Truly an outstanding piece of pure speed metal that incorporates elements of traditional heavy metal, as well as thrash and even prog rock, a definite highlight of the year.
8.2/10
Warlust - Sol Invictvs In Vmbrae Satanae
Dying Victims Productions
This band understands what black metal is, the feelings of pure evil it’s supposed to invoke, the atmospheres it creates, that coldness. They get it! But this is not a pure black metal, they add many sounds and influences in their big cauldron of metallic elixir. The raw musical talent often takes the form of a thrash guitar hero, shredding his heart out, a melodic earworm riff, clean vocals, coming out of that darkness, not as light but more like an epic evil incantation from menacing mages in a somber forest. One other thing they do right is the production, it sounds crisp and clear without losing an ounce of “evil” atmosphere. Think of Immortal levels of quality. The furious tremolo pickings, the blastbeats, the growled vocals, the heavy bass, everything can be heard distinctively. The last song alone is worth it, with its impressive crescendo of a solo giving feeling of pure epicness but poignant sadness at the same time. Germans have quite an history with war and it proves to be an endless source of inspiration to create impressive metal albums.
8/10
Officium Triste - Hortus Venenum
Transcending Obscurity Records
This album man… This is my first encounter with this Dutch band, which is surprising because 1) I love melodic death/doom and 2) they’ve been around since 1994! Officium Triste means something like a sad service, referring to a funeral, and it’s an apt choice of name since the emotional thread liking the album is, I would say, grief and everything associated with it. As is the case when dealing with grief, you pass through intense emotions during this journey of healing. Behind Closed Doors starts this album with intense feelings of despair and sadness, accentuated by the overall slowness and oppressive atmosphere. The use of minor intervals will touch you straight in the heart. All is accompanied with deep, guttural death growls, adding to the weight of the music. All throughout the 42 min runtime of Hortus Venenum, fragments of beauty can be found, whether it be a main melody that brings a tear to the eye, the beautiful use of violins or the magnificent cover art, a painting by Paolo Girardi, which displays a small parcel of illuminated trees in a vast and dark forest. I will definitely continue to follow this band and die in the rest of their discography. As the dark and cold season is about to start, Hortus Venenum is the perfect album to accompany you and keep you warm.
8.5/10
Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness
Reigning Phoenix Music
I have always been a fan of the many musical projects of Tuomas Saukkonen, I discovered his band, Before the Dawn, with 2011’s Deathstar Rising, a masterpiece of melancholic melodic death metal with beautiful and catchy melodies. I must admit I haven’t kept up as rigorously with Wolfheart as I should of. I absolutely love 2018 Constellation of the Black Light and generally, when I listen to a song by them, I love it. On Draconian Darkness, they continue to embrace, even more than before, their symphonic side, showing us how you do a proper symphonic melodic death metal album. Sorry, I guess I am still a little bit mad about Time II… Anyway, from the beginning of this album with its Dimmu Borgir-esque instrumentations, the pure epic nature of the music is on full display. At its core, is a perfect sounding, traditional Finnish melodic death metal album. They can get super heavy, with chugging riffs and blazing fast blastbeats but, you recognize the Finnish right away by the incredible sense of melody, pouring out of every corner. The epic and melancholic clean vocals are often layered with Tuomas powerful deathgrowls. The more symphonic instrumentations are always present, slightly in the background, adding a whole new dimension of melodicity. Also, it wouldn’t be melodic death metal from Finland without a folky, acoustic guitar intro or two. And what to say about the shredding solos of Tuomas, another Finish guitar hero… What is in the waters of Finland!
Pyrrhon - Exhaust
Willowtip Records
Pyrrhon chose the album cover art perfectly. Listening to Exhaust gives me the same feeling as watching those accelerated videos of decaying dead animals, a strange mix of fascination and uneasiness. It’s both disgusting and beautiful. Musically, it translates as a whirlwind of dissonance and rage while still being incredibly calculated and organized, it’s not just pure chaos. That being said, if you are not fond of bands such as Gorguts, Dillinger Escape Plan or Imperial Triumphant, you might not find your experience enjoyable but if you like your metal dissonant, weird and incredibly complex, mixing heaviness and pure chaotic aggression this record is exactly what you need.
7.9/10
I want this format for emo releases, indie releases, punk releases, and so on. So far, I’ve only seen Metal UA-camrs do this which is amazing but someone out there please just copy this format for other genres of music. How is it that metalheads are the most organized in this regard?
Thanks!
Thank you so much! 💚
Don't you test new tracks from Yoth Iria???
Call me a simpleton, but I jammed nothing but PeelingFlesh and Kublai Khan.
Respect
Flannel season? *Stares around in tropical climate* If you say so.
Unto Others is amazing. Really enjoy that.
Kanonenfieber is just killing it.
We love our New England falls 😝
It's 100 degrees in CA, went swimming yesterday, ha!
@@MrLando0 , in Florida, swimming and listening to metal are afternoon pastimes, sir.
In Silent Grace is the best song I have heard all year.
Hey guys!
Check out: Livløs -The crescent king 😎 would like to hear your thoughts
Die or catastrophe
Where the heel is Oceans of Slumber?? You posers missed the best album released in September this year!
Didn’t really stick for me
The new Unto Others is a super big disappointment.
Not really i enjoyed it
@godisanastronaut... ireland🇮🇪