- Others worthy of your attention, which fell short of making the Top 15 cut:
Leviathan/Sapthuran Split, Yyrkoon - Unhealthy Opera (the melodies have been missed), Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Norsecore, but not as bad as everyone says it is), Enslaved - Ruun (always solid), Amorphis - Eclipse (comeback under different colors), Place of Skulls - The Black Is Never Far (it is a shame no one posted in the review thread), Summoning - Oath Bound (unique and mesmerizing), Torture - Storm Alert (the work of a lifetime gets noticed), Wolverine - Still (I have given up on them too soon), Kampfar - Kvass (you have been missed), Sahg - I (so old school), Tyr - Ragnarok (two years ago I told you to look out for these guys), Enforsaken - Sinner's Intuition (it is a shame they are disbanded), God Dethroned - The Toxic Touch (old reliable), Dismember - The God That Never Was (older and just as reliable), Madder Mortem - Desiderata (there are some very powerful songs on this album), My Dying Bride - A Line of Deathless Kings (still got it), Pharaoh - The Longest Night (proudly carrying the Maiden banner), Lair of Minotaur - The Ultimate Destroyer (if you need to bash some skulls, this is the soundtrack), Sadus - Out for Blood (technical thrash), Sodom - Sodom (amazing that they are so relevant), Nachtmystium - Instinct:Decay (some of the best USBM).
My thanks go out to my teammates who put up with me, my family who is forgiving of my passion for metal, the people who supply me with countless material to review (Dave of Earsplit, you are the best), the bands (keep it going on), and of course those who think my blabber is worth your reading time.
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