2018

Best Albums 2018

Now it`s time to make up with the end of the year on a finnish black metal scene. In fact it was incredibly fruitful for the excellent releases. Its really hard for me to come up with every year releases outcome of the year but this time its more unreal as there were more great albums found on network which I didnt manage to listen. So, below you will find the top 9 list followed by other ones which are worth of respect. 

1: Archgoat "The Luciferian Crown" 
Without any doubt its the leader of the year. The goat metal veterans really kicked ass! Not sure if their Moscow gig influenced so much on my decision but still this release is fucking greate. 

2: Totalselfhatred "Solitude" 
I was waiting for this one for so many years that melancholic-depressive 
black metal was almost disrepected by me but not these finnish guys. This album is somehow different to older ones, but with it`s emotions it makes me bleed in the same way as the debut one. 

3: Aethyrick "Praxis" 
An amazing fist album by this finnish duet. I dont know but maybe their music so well garmonised with my sombre winter mood or something another. But since it has been released. I was drown into their sound as the atmosphere is so rich there and full of feelings. 

4: Devouring Star "The Arteries Of Heresy" 
Currently this one is the most favorite by me. I`m so much in love with such kicking up and obscure black metal sound. Only rain of emotions and fascination brings me this album. 

5: Alghazanth "Eight Coffin Nails" 
The last release by classics of sympho black metal scene. In this way they showed that its still possible not to fall in shit doing such music, but still to perform beautyfully and create it with rich atmosphere and monumentalism. 

6: Cosmic Church "Täyttymys" 
One more gone to oblivion project and their last message to this world. 
Withing such creation I was always proud and fascinated by this genious musician and creator of the project. So this one final release is greately performed in a style of a pure ABM. 

7: Sargeist "Unbound" 
Amazing release which totally kills with its wonderfull riffs and sound! The new members definitely bring there something new and special of their professionalism so this release is sincrely about it`s evil and melodic sound. 

8: Vermilia "Kätkyt" 
This is defnitely good work by young one woman band. The special key of this music its her touching clear vocal and greate guitars. Sure the atmosphere is also cool and this release often takes part in my playlist. 

9: Sacrificium Carmen "Hermetica" 
These demons can combinate the technical sound as well as speed and so extraordinary melodies with such not typical vocals as shrike for such BM. As the result we got very powerfull album there. 

And for sure its hard not to mention such also new cool releases 
by such guys as Azaghal, Norrhem, Nekrokrist SS, Paara, Clandestine Blaze, 
Mimorium, Forlor, Wintermoon, Odious Devotion, Graveborne, Blood Red Fog, Phlegein, Mørketida, Trollheim's Grott, Kuilu, Cavus, Hatespirit, Rodent Epoch, Bonehunter, Goats Of Doom, Funerary Bell, Ride For Revenge, Black Crucifixion, Kalmankantaja and many others. 

That's all guys! See you in 2019.