Desculpa, parei.
14. Old Sorcery - Sorrowcrown Old Sorcery is one of the "strong names" of the so-called Dungeon Synth, but in this album he follows exactly the formula of Burzum's "H.L. Tar Oss". Also well-known by his predominantly BM project Warmoon Lord, Juuso reached his peak (so far) in this one.
13. Morgion - Cloaked by Ages, Crowned in Earth Another band I'm the only fan. I totally worship everything these American Death/Doom maniacs did. Criminally underrated, this guys should be in the pantheon some bands way less worthy are.
12. Filii Nigrantium Infernalium - A Era do Abutre Here's a band I always say I'm the only fan who's still alive (RIP Leo Feckoff). Pioneers of Portuguese Extreme Metal scene in their early-years splendor. Raw and primitive Satanic Rock n' Roll inspired by the 80s legendary forefathers.
11. Arckanum - Fran Marder For real, people should REALLY listen more to Arckanum - a band everyone "knows" but no one really listens to. This is the Black Metal riffing encyclopaedia. This is Black Metal ideology encyclopaedia. This is Black Metal aesthetic encyclopaedia. Hail Arckanum forever.
10. Evocation - Evoked from Demonic Depths Before being "contamined" by the melodic sound of Gothenburg, the Finnish blood of the Kenttäkumpus permeated this gem of pure Old School Death Metal hailing from Sweden. Everything here was recorded before 1994, so you know this is the real deal.
9. Funeral Rites - Necroeater The only full length released by this Japanese Black Metal band. For fans of the first wave, where evil sounding riffs were more important than everything else. This one includes even a Sodom cover for Blasphemer. Fucking great underrated band.
8. Vemod - The Deepening I guess that a big issue with albums released in January is that most of the people will forget about it by the time of ranking the best releases of the year. This one might not get into my top 10, but still, what an incredible piece of Norwegian Black Metal we have here.
