Metal Reviews

All for 10-12 €. Tell me what I should get. I am NOT a fan of Darkthrone clones (no, not even good ones). I'm also not too fond of "free BM" like Woods of Infinity, or other minimalistic stuff.

Something like a top 5 of things to buy from this list would be very appreciated.

MMM 001: FROZEN SHADOWS "Empires De Glace" CD (Canadian Black Metal)
MMM 002: FOREFATHER "Legends Untold" CD (British Pagan Metal)
MMM 004: AKERBELTZ "A Wave Of Darkness" CD (Spanish Black Metal)
MMM 005: AKERBELTZ "Tabellae Defixionum" CD (Spanish Black Metal)
MMM 006: ARGAR "Cwm Annwn" CD (Spanish Black Metal)
MMM 007: AZAGHAL/BEHEADED LAMB "Split" CD (Finnish/Spanish Black Metal)
MMM 010: BEHEADED LAMB "A Grave To This World" CD (Spanish Black Metal)
MMM 014: AMESTIGON / HELLBOUND "Split" CD (Austrian Black Metal)
MMM 016: EX CALIGA "First Visions" CD (Finnish Black Metal)
WFC 001: THE STONE "Slovenska Krv" CD (Serbian Black Metal)
WFC 002: THE STONE "Tragom Hromoga Vuka" CD (Serbian Black Metal)
NOV 002: NOCTERNITY "Onyx" CD (Greek Black Metal)
NOV 003: NOCTERNITY "A Fallen Unicorn" CD (Greek Black Metal)
NOV 005: WYRD "Wrath & Revenge" (Finnish Pagan Metal)
NOV 009: WYRD "Vargtimmen pt.II" CD (Finnish Pagan Metal)
NOV 010: WYRD "Rota" CD (Finnish Pagan Metal)
NOV 013: HORNA "Haudankylmyyden Mailla" CD (Finnish Black Metal)
NOV 015: TROLLFEST "Willkommen Folk..." CD (Norwegian Humppa Metal)
SOL 004: NATTVINDENS GRAAT "A Bard's Tale" CD (Finnish Dark Metal)
SOL 013: ASMOROD "Involution Toward..." Digi-CD (French Dark Ambient)
SOL 014: THY GRIEF "The Frozen Tomb..." CD (Norwegian Black Metal)
SOL 016: FEBRUARI 93 "s/t" CD (Swedish Folk Music)
SOL 021: AUTUMN VERSES "Tunes Of..." CD (Finnish Black Metal)
SOL 023: INANNA UNVEILED "s/t" Digi-CD (German Death Metal)
SOL 024: AZURE "Moonlight Legend" CD (Swedish Black Metal)
SOL 026: TUNRIDA "Hierarchy" CD (Finnish Black Metal)
SOL 028: NOCTIVAGUS "Venture In Sombre..." CD (German Black Metal)
SOL 029: THROMDARR "Northstorm Arrives" CD (Finnish Black Metal)
SOL 030: GORBALROG "Untergang" CD (German Black Metal)
SOL 032: CHANT "Cynthia's Fire" CD (Finnish Gothic Metal)
SOL 036: UNIO MYSTICA "s/t" CD (Swedish Dark Ambient)
SOL 037: HIN ONDE "Shades Of Solstice" CD (Finnish Pagan Metal)
SOL 039: NIHIL NOCTURNE "Necrohell" CD (German Black Metal)
SOL 041: KAWIR "Epoptia" CD (Greek Black Metal)
SOL 044: THE STONE "Zakon Velesa" CD (Serbian Black Metal)
SOL 045: NOCTERNITY "En Oria + Crucify Him" CD (Greek Black Metal)
SOL 048: GRIM FUNERAL / SPECTRE "Split" CD (Spanish Black Metal)
SOL 049: VULTYR "Philosophy Of The Beast" CD (Finnish Black Metal)
SOL 050: ARGAR "Grim March To Black..." CD (Spanish Black Metal)
SOL 051: BILSKIRNIR "In Flames Of Purification" CD (German Black Metal)
SOL 056: KAWIR "Arai" CD (Greek Black Metal)
SOL 057: GEIST "Patina" CD (German Black Metal)

There's an awful lot of bands there that I'm not familiar with, but I can guarantee that Trollfest are great.

There's a lot of those bands that I don't know beyond their names. But Wyrd - Rota is a treat that no one should miss.

Could you give me some well-known bands similar to those?

Yes, I admit, I am a noob.

Try:

1. Wyrd - Vargtimmen Part II
2. Nocternity - Onyx
3. Wyrd - Rota
4. Bilskirnir - In Flames of Purification
5. Kawir - Arai
And a bonus one 8) :
6. Nattvindes Gråt - A Bard's Tale (this is hardly BM, but still worth checking out)

You can also try:

Argar - Grim March to Black Eternity;
Forefather - Legends Untold;
Kawir - Epoptia;
Nocternity - En Oria + Crucify Him
Nocternity - A Fallen Unicorn;
Wyrd - Wrath & Revenge;

Don't try:
Azure, Noctivagus, Azaghal/Beheaded Lamb split, Gorbalrog, Geїst (the last one is good, but it's BM you won't like, I suppose)

Don't know about the rest. Hope that helped you somehow.

This i would buy immediately if i were you
NOCTERNITY "Onyx" CD

Wyrd = good.
Azure are rubbish, don't bother.

Well, it's allready said here, but Nocternity & Wyrd are definately worth checking out.

Add Bilskirnir and maybe Geist.

Nocternity
Wyrd
Bilskirnir

Concerning Wyrd - Rota

I can't come up with an especially accurate comparison. But I can tell you that it's high quality folk-black. Some of the clean vocals takes a couple of spins to 'get used to' (at least for me) but it is still a solid record. It isn't an especially 'hard' listen (which may add or detract depending on your preferences). Even my power metal-loving girlfriend likes it.

you cannot go wrong with the nocternity, wyrd or forefather cds

Great reommendations there, take heed.

I have the Hellbound/Amestigon split, and I think it's very good.

I think Horna are pretty good, but I'm not familiar with that album.

It's a great one, but the first two are better.

I ordered:

Wyrd - Rota
Trollfest - Wilkommen Folk
Nocternity - Onyx
Bilskirnir - In Flames of Purification

Thanks all.

You can also try some Tom Waits(maybe you'll like Bone Machine) although it's not in your list!