Hm... sounds interesting, Echon. If I can remember the name, I'll check it out...!

VINTERSORG - Svältvinter (from Ödemarkens Son)
Wow. I literaly (almost) WORSHIPPED this song ten years ago or so. Now... I understand why I sold the album, haha. VINTERSORG is frankly just terrible...

SIEBENBURGEN - Levande Begravd (from... ah some album)
Why the hell am I listening to this? Ah that's right, some old girlfriend had this album. Fun when you're fifteen I guess... Now I just cringe.

Time has been hard on some bands, including Vintersorg and Otyg. And most late 90s symphonic black metal bands, with Emperor as the only exception I can think of right now.

Zoser Mez - Vizier of Wasteland

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann having fun while Mercyful Fate was disbanded. The best thing that ever happened to them was probably that band reuniting. I mean, the album's highlight is the cover of Desecration of Souls, even though the vocalist is terrible. There are actually three singers on this album who share the songs between them but they all suck.

Craft - Void

Craft's previous albums have been just on the verge on being worth buying but with this album they have finally crossed that line. It is very dark and atmospheric without sounding dated. On the contrary, it sounds quite modern in a way. The production is also very good.

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Kartikeya - Mahayuga...kinda like latter day behemoth with lykathea flame and eastern classical folk bits...fukin awesome is what it is !

here's a track from the new EP dat u all should chk out....especially the folk breaks around halfway :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6DP8ADx6E

and hey, this is suleiman with a different user name coz my other account refuses to log me in

The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

"It's subtle, but telling, that the cover of Audioslave's eponymous debut is designed by Storm Thorgerson, the artist behind Pink Floyd's greatest album sleeves. Thorgerson, along with Roger Dean, epitomized the look of the '70s, the era of supergroups, which is precisely what Audioslave is -- a meeting of Rage Against the Machine, minus Zack de la Rocha, with former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell. Though both bands were leading lights of alt-metal in the '90s, the two came from totally separate vantage points: Rage Against the Machine was fearlessly modern, addressing contemporary politics over Tom Morello's hip-hop-influenced guitar, while Soundgarden dredged up '70s metal fueled with the spirit of punk. That these two vantage points don't quite fit shouldn't be a surprise -- there is little common ground between the two, apart that they're refugees from brainy post-metal bands. Of the two camps, Chris Cornell exerts the strongest influence, pushing the Rage Against the Machine boys toward catchier hooks and introspective material. Occasionally, the group winds up with songs that play to the strengths of both camps, like the storming lead single "Cochise." For Cornell fans, it's a relief to hear him unleash like this, given the reserve of his brooding solo debut, but this is hardly a one-man show. The Rage band, led by the intricate stylings of guitarist Tom Morello, gets their chance to shine, including on numbers that are subtler and shadier than the average Rage tune. Which brings up the primary fault on the album: Perhaps Morello, and perhaps the rest of RATM, are technically more gifted than, say, Soundgarden, but they never sound as majestic, as powerful, or as cinematic as what Cornell's songs need. His muted yet varied solo album proved that he needed muscle, but here it's all muscle, no texture or color. Consequently, many of the songs sound like they're just on the verge of achieving liftoff, never quite reaching their potential. There are moments, usually arriving in the first half, where Audioslave suddenly, inexplicably clicks, sounding like a band, not a marketer's grand scheme. Still, these moments are few and far between and it's hard to get through this album as a whole. By the end, it's clear that this pairing was a clever idea, but not an inspired one."

found out about that today, i must be f.retarded

Smohalla - Résilience

Wow! This sounds incredibly promising. I am looking forward to watching the album unfold and grow on me.

Eguana - Phial Of Love
http://www.junodownload.com/products/ph ... 815059-02/ a little ambient thing i got myself hooked to a couple of days ago. one could say pretty cliched, but sort of gathers what's left from me up and t'day

Encephalon - The Transhuman Condition
this is another kind of cliched electronic industrial thing.. sort of reminisce retro feel, but from the oven 28th October 2011/Dependent Records

anyhow i've been on alternative, indie, trip-hop..., looks like i couldn't come across any unusual rock stuff

Dex Romweber Duo - Is that you in the blue?

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/you-blue

these folks can really turn the casual day into something each one of us needs once in a while.

People Like Us - Welcome Abroad

http://soundcloud.com/people-like-us/se ... ome-abroad

there's bread and breath in these guys

fvnTom cat: instead of editing away text in your previous messages, it's easier if you just remove them rather than leaving empty shells of messages.


np: THE POLICE - Ghost in the machine. A simple affair but still a nice intelligent pop album, even though the reggae influences makes me cough bile.

Antonymes Meets Slow Dancing Society - We Dont Look Back For Very Long

http://antonymes.bandcamp.com/releases