Yearlist 2015 - Lost Stats Domain

Yearlist 2015:

[2015]


①			Wolves In The Throne Room Live at the Bell House 9.12.11 Score: 10/10

Selvans Lupercalia Score: 10/10				②

③			Mgła - Exercises in Futility Score: 10/10 I always thought Mgła were good, but they were lacking a certain something to be truly excellent. Now they found this certain something I still cannot describe what it is, but it is excellent. Yes, most useless review ever.

Secrets Of The Moon Sun Score: 10/10				④

⑤			Midnight Odyssey Shards of Silver Fade Score: 10/10

My Dying Bride - Feel the Misery Score: 10/10 No surprise to anyone familiar with Lost Souls Domain to see My Dying Bride here. I have been a massive fan since 1992 and have followed them ever since. And even though their latest album cannot be compared to their earlier work, it is still a solid release, especially the first few tracks.				⑥

⑦			Kalmankantaja / Vardan Split Score: 10/10

Monolithe - Epsilon Aurigae Score: 10/10 Solid, heavy, dark and slow. Monolithe always delivers dark and depressive funeral doom with enough speed ups to keep things interesting. Unlike previous releases this album actually has a title and 3 separate tracks, but otherwise it's the same crushing doom.				⑧

⑨			Hermóðr / Is When the Frost Has Stopped the Time Score: 10/10

Hermóðr / Kalmankantaja Split Score: 10/10				⑩

⑪		Zuriaake Guyan Score: 10/10

Melechesh - Enki Score: 10/10 Melechesh can perfectly blend middle eastern melodies with blasting death metal, and this album is especially successful at blasting you away. Looks like the new drummer set out to prove he could live up to Proscriptor and Xul, and he succeeds amazingly. Best release since Djinn.				⑫

⑬		Fortíð - 9 Score: 9.5/10 I guess you can't really review Fortíðs style of technical riffs and mixed black and clean vocals without referencing Enslaved. But unlike them, Fortíð finds the perfect equilibrium of technique, atmosphere and aggression to captivate the listener for the duration of the full album.

Satyricon - Live At The Opera Score: 9.5/10 I'm a big fan of Satyricon, of good live albums, and of blending black metal with classical music. So it's hard to mess up the combination of the three. The orchestra never overpowers or changes the original Satyricon compositions too much, but instead is the perfect addition. Of course it would have been better if there were more older songs but that's just an old metal head complaint.				⑭

⑮		Ennui - Falsvs Anno Domini Score: 9.5/10 Ennui was my big discovery last year, and the proof that good music can really come from anywhere in the world: The tiny country of Georgia is not exactly known for its flourishing metal scene. Their latest release blows away most of the more well-established bands in the funeral doom scene though.

Kampfar - Profan Score: 9.5/10 Kampfar is quickly turning into my guilty pleasure band. Each release it seems they go further away from the grim+trve black metal and closer to a sing+drink along kind of metal. But I love to sing along to them. Although not out loud. That would be weird.				⑯

⑰		Nocternity Harps of the Ancient Temples Score: 9.5/10

Rotting Christ - Lucifer Over Athens Score: 9.5/10 Nothing like a good live album to remind you the more-than-25-years spanning discography of an awesome band like Rotting Christ. Everything is covered: Their cult sound of the early nineties, their what-were-they-thinking period late nineties and their excellent comeback afterwards.				⑱

⑲		Les Chants De Nihil - Armor Score: 9.5/10 Les Chants De Nihil is a reasonably new addition to the French black metal scene. Rich in atmosphere like many of their country mates, but for some reason only one of the few who actually sing in their native language. I think this does add a cool factor, except it does sometimes remind me of Julien DorÃ© in Pop Redemption.

Himinbjorg Wyrd Score: 9.5/10				⑳

21		Drudkh Borozna Obirvalasja (A Furrow Cut Short) Score: 9.5/10

Aethernaeum Naturmystik Score: 9.5/10				22

23		Shallow Rivers The Leaden Ghost Score: 9.5/10

Downfall Of Nur Umbras de Barbagia Score: 9.5/10				24

25		Anomalie Refugium Score: 9.5/10

Vreid Sólverv Score: 9.5/10				26

27		Forgotten Tomb Hurt Yourself and the Ones You Love Score: 9/10

Wolfheart Shadow World Score: 9/10				28

29		Havukruunu Havulinnaan Score: 9/10

Swallow The Sun Songs from the North I, II & III Score: 9/10				30

31		Der Weg Einer Freiheit Stellar Score: 9/10

Graveworm Ascending Hate Score: 9/10				32

33		Celtachor Nuada of the Silver Arm Score: 9/10

Regarde Les Hommes Tomber Exile Score: 9/10				34

35		Chapel Of Disease The Mysterious Ways Of Repetitive Art Score: 9/10

Wederganger Halfvergaan Ontwaakt Score: 9/10				36

37		Shape Of Despair Monotony Fields Score: 9/10

Graveyard Of Souls Infinitum Nihil Score: 9/10				38

39		Zgard Totem Score: 9/10

Imperious Tales Of Woe - The Journey Of Odysseus - Part I: From Ilion To Hades Score: 9/10				40

41		Cradle Of Filth Hammer of the Witches Score: 9/10

Wallachia Live At Dark Bombastic Evening VI 2015 (digital) Score: 9/10				42

43		Mesarthim Isolate Score: 9/10

Akhlys The Dreaming I Score: 9/10				44

45		Doomed Wrath Monolith Score: 9/10

Macabre Omen Gods of War - At War Score: 9/10				46

47		A Forest Of Stars Beware the Sword You Cannot See Score: 9/10

Panopticon Autumn Eternal Score: 8.5/10				48

49		Morgoth Ungod Score: 8.5/10

Ne Obliviscaris Hiraeth Score: 8.5/10				50

51		Osculum Infame Axis of Blood Score: 8.5/10

Thulcandra Ascension Lost Score: 8.5/10				52

53		Wilderun Sleep at the Edge of the Earth Score: 8.5/10

Helrunar Niederkunfft Score: 8.5/10				54

55		Thormesis Freier Wille - Freier Geist Score: 8.5/10

Kalmankantaja / Worthless Lament Split Score: 8.5/10				56

57		Lacrimosa Hoffnung Score: 8.5/10

Borgne Règne des Morts Score: 8.5/10				58

59		Eïs Bannstein Score: 8.5/10

Kali Yuga Kali Yuga Score: 8.5/10				60

61		The Arcane Order Cult of None Score: 8.5/10

Wolves Den Deus Vult Score: 8.5/10				62

63		Deafheaven New Bermuda Score: 8.5/10

Morast Demo Score: 8.5/10				64

65		Kroda Ginnungagap Ginnungagaldr Ginnungakaos Score: 8.5/10

Ixion Enfant de la Nuit Score: 8.5/10				66

67		Hiisi Suden Hetki Score: 8.5/10

Eye Of Solitude / Faal Split Score: 8.5/10				68

69		Keep Of Kalessin Epistemology Score: 8/10

Negură Bunget Tău Score: 8/10				70

71		Shining IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends Score: 8/10

Svartelder Askebundet Score: 8/10				72

73		Kalmankantaja Metsänkulkija Score: 8/10

Is When the Frost Has Brought the Silence (digital) Score: 8/10				74

75		Misþyrming Söngvar Elds Og Óreiðu Score: 8/10

Various Split CD Score: 8/10				76

77		Matalobos Matalobos (demo) Score: 8/10

Reinhardt Novella (digital) Score: 8/10				78

79		Odious Skin Age Score: 8/10

Sulphur Aeon Gateway to the Antisphere Score: 8/10				80

81		Fluisteraars Luwte Score: 8/10

Black Breath Slaves Beyond Death Score: 8/10				82

83		Amestigon Thier Score: 8/10

Aosoth / Order Of Orias Split Score: 8/10				84

85		Tribulation The Children Of The Night Score: 8/10

Tiarra X Score: 8/10				86

87		Verjnuarmu 1808 Score: 8/10

Kalmankantaja / V-Khaoz Split Score: 8/10				88

89	Devathorn Vritra Score: 7.5/10

Various Sermon Of Ungodly Dreams Score: 7.5/10				90

91		Wallachia Carpathia Symphonia (digital) Score: 7.5/10

Rivers Of Nihil Monarchy Score: 7.5/10				92

93		Månegarm Månegarm Score: 7.5/10

Hermóðr What Once Was Beautiful Score: 7.5/10				94

95		Draconian Sovran Score: 7.5/10

Death Temple Dominion Of The Night Score: 7.5/10				96

97	Sources Of I Faces Score: 7.5/10

Hermóðr The Scent of Autumn (digital) Score: 7.5/10				98

99		Heimdalls Wacht Ut de graute olle Tied (Deel Twee) - Land der Nebel Score: 7.5/10

Old Forest Dagian Score: 7.5/10				100

Stats generated at: 09/03/24