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Post-rock masters Godspeed You! Black Emperor released this album in 2002 before going on indefinite hiatus, and that has been the status of...

S econd full-length release from Canada's post-rock champions, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. This album, as one will notice, has a slight...

1999 EP from Canada's post-rock masters, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. This EP showcases more of their trademark lengthy, post-apocalypti...

I have no words to properly just how much I absolutely adore Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Certainly one of my favorite bands of all time, th...

Most recent album from blackened thrash maniacs, Thus Defiled. This is yet another ass-kicking album, from beginning to end, chocked full of...

Amazing 2003 release from one of the most underrated names in blackened thrash, Thus Defiled. After the dark and moody intro, this album kic...

Second full length from the British blackened thrash powerhouse, Thus Defiled. This album sees a departure from the more traditional black a...

First full-length record from, in my opinion, one of the most grossly underrated bands in the blackened thrash scene. While this first album...

Spectacular first full-length release from Germany's Geist. This album opens with delicate keys and acoustic guitars, setting a very eth...

Wonderful first full-length release from Germany's Funeral Procession. Funeral Procession plays a mixture of traditional second-wave-sty...

Spectacular most recent release from post-rock heavyweights, Explosions in the Sky. On this album, all the elements of previous Explosions i...

A wonderful concept album of sweeping, gorgeous post rock from Explosions in the Sky. As with all Explosions in the Sky releases, this is an...

2003 release from easily one of my favorite post-rock bands, Explosions in the Sky. This is another piece of flowing, atmospheric, triumphan...

2001 album from American post-rock group, Explosions in the Sky. If you are familiar with artists such as Sigur Rós, and Godspeed You! Black...

Absolutely amazing debut release from Norway's Cor Scorpii. After the unfortunate demise of Windir, half of the band went on to form Vre...

Another spectacular orthodox black metal release from Sweden's Ondskapt. Once again, this release hits the listener with a barrage of fe...

One of the forerunners of the Orthodox Black Metal movement, Ondskapt plays a brand of very ferocious, at times, demented, black metal that ...

Another album of twisted, macabre, depressive, melancholic, post-punk infused black metal from Sweden's Lifelover. Like Pulver, this is ...

Easily one of my favorite black metal bands of all time, Lifelover is a very unique and completely ass-kicking new(ish) band from Sweden. Th...

Spectacular 2002 demo from a relatively new band in the Norwegian black metal scene, Ljå. This is fast, melodically-inclined, masterfully cr...

Great 2004 album from Estonia's pagan nationalists, Loits. Powerful, ass-kicking riffs, moments of acoustic delicacy and melody, clean p...

Another fine EP of Estonian pagan black metal you can bang yer head to. At times, this reminds me of more recent Enslaved, as well as later ...

Great nationalistic pagan black metal band from Estonia. This music, while being about Estonian pride and includes many volkish themes, the ...

2005 full-length from German pagan black metal band, Odal. This is more absolutely amazing pagan black metal. Well-written, melodic riffs, a...

2003 EP from Germany's Odal. One of my favorite German black metal acts of late, Odal blends the melodicism and spirit of Satanic Warmas...

Phenomenal 1995 demo from Poland's Fullmoon. This band was considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of the NSBM scene, despi...

Most recent album from Canada's Forteresse. This is intensely atmospheric, epic black metal, that I cannot recommend enough. Easily one ...

Great full-length from Germany's Fornost. This is a very riff-oriented pagan black metal release, with some definite influence from the ...

Third album from one of the powerhouses of the Ukrainian black metal scene, Lucifugum. This album has a slightly meatier production quality,...

Here, we have Lucifugum's second full length of masterfully made symphonic black metal. This album takes on some thrashier elements than...

Over the years, another band in the Ukrainian scene that has become somewhat of a household name, is Lucifugum. Very epic, sweeping. orchest...

Second full-length from Norway's Forgotten Woods. This is a further perfection of their beautiful, melancholic, depressive, yet raw and ...

Spectacular EP from Norway's Forgotten Woods. This album is yet another fine example of Forgotten Woods' interesting and unique take...

A very unique band in the Norwegian black metal scene, Forgotten Woods has always had a very interesting and different approach than their f...

Most recent release from Italy's dsbm masters, Forgotten Tomb. This album sees some slight evolutions in sound, with the addition of som...

Stunning third full-length from Italy's Forgotten Tomb. This album has a much cleaner production than most DSBM bands, making it somethi...

Long-known as one of the leaders of the Depressive/Suicidal black metal scene, Italy's Forgotten Tomb has made quite a name for themselv...

Phenomenal full-length from Ulfhethnar, the R.A.C.-influenced side project of Widar, the mastermind behind the likes of Bilskirnir. This mus...

Spectacular demo from Ulfhethnar, the other musical project from Widar (Bilskirnir, Ødelegger). This is more R.A.C./Oi influenced black meta...

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