how is this btw? i've been curious of the album for a long time.
It's alight for what it is. I suppose its like proto black metal.
They are more known for the 'cultural significance' I guess being one of the first major eastern European black metal bands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en5FGi5dfvw
opinions out of the 2011 albums i've listened to, out of boredom:
I'll just do a top ten of the moment of the year I think.
The Devin Townsend Project - Ghost
Whilst I don't consider myself a fan of his solo work, I do actually quite like this. Come the end of the year I doubt it will make a top 10 though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AogEJAQKWk
Dropkick Murphys - Going out in Style
I think I'd go as far as saying that this is probably tied with The Warriors Code for my favourite Dropkick Murphys album. I can't fault it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3RuoreRc&ob=av2e
Falkenbach - Tiuidra
Wasn't really expecting much, but it turned out to be really good. Nothing new soundwise, but it's just consistently good throughout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpxBYCRav70
(the vinyl cover in the second half of the cover is far better than the standard cover)
Ixion - To The Void
Bought this on a bit of a whim after hearing a track on youtube. Turned out to be really good, atmospheric doom, with lots of lovely textures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-L9ZE_nTDg
Turisas - Stand up and Fight
As a fan who had sort of gone of the band, I really wasn't expecting this to be anymore than a typical playing it safe sort of album, but to be honest, I was blown away by it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHaDCcaoeWA
(the song's not the best on the album, but the last chorus is the best moment on the album, around skip to 4 and half minutes)
Twisted Tower Dire - Make it Dark
Only really got into these recently, and I was fortunate enough to get them just before the new album came out.
Top notch trad metal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo7YrPh4UTQ
While Heaven Wept - Fear of Infinity
Probably the bands worst album, which speak volumes for the quality of a band if such an album makes a top ten list. Emotive epic doom metal, but with some very prog/power metal moments too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6TzOKI7pE
Ygg - Ygg
Stumbled upon this band completely by accident. Very sort of Walknut/Khors/Drudkh/Nokturnal mortum in sound. Just the sort of music I'm really into at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R0M5hRynpA
Крода - Schwarzpfad
I had always been familiar with the band, but never really liked them enough to consider them amongst my favourites.
But then I heard this album, and that all changed. I think it's absolutely fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_YFKTiEKmk
40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
Crushing, Sad, yet strangely uplifiting. Absolutely brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekg4Vdxuy3M
And as a sort of cheeky 11th, and album I found today, though it is apparently a compilation
Ulvegr - Где крови льдяной шторм
Similar to Ygg in a way, and in fact two members of Ygg feature on this album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdSJ08aphNo