100+ Albums ....

141

Old Cecil - A Tale of Times Before (2024) ... 72.512
-Progressive/Psychedelic Rock

This one was quite different and sounded very much like 70's music.....

142

Lord Dying - Clandestine Transcendence (2024) ... 69.987
-Sludge Metal

Liked one of their previous albums but just couldn't get into this. This one got proggy which I don't care for in the Doom genres.....
 
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Blood Incantations - Absolute Elsewhere (2024) ... 77.160

-Technical Death Metal

Lot of chatter with this release some say this could be the metal album of the year. Well, it is not really the genre I am into but I have heard them before so curiosity got me to listen to this one. This one gets heavy and then out of nowhere it turns into 70's prog. It actually works. So we have the Death Metal with the technical parts. We also have atmosphere with some psychedelic moments and then it gets proggy throughout. Liked all the tracks with 3 of the 6 heading to the playlist.
 
143

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1349 - The Wolf and the King (2024) ... 70.055
-Black Metal

I call this one a boodend album. The first few tracks and the last couple of tracks are decent but the middle is less to desire....

Other 1349 albums I've ranked:


Revelations of the Black Flame ... 73.290​
Demonoir ... 71.127​
The Infernal Pathway ... 73.980​
 
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Devenial Verdict - Blessing of Despair (2024) ... 76.920

-Atmospheric Death Metal

This one at times gave me Gojira vibes. Really liked first time hearing it..... 4 tracks made my playlist but I will be keeping an eye on this one as it could be a grower. Really liked the atmospheric moments of this one.....
 
145

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Swallow the Sun - Shining (2024) ... 70.000
-Melodic Doom/Death Doom

Really did not care for this one too much. For me it was too Melodic and not enough Death. Only liked 2 of the 10 tracks.

other Swallow the Sun albums I have rated.


Morning Never Came ... 67.105​
New Moon ... 73.855​
Emerald Forest and the Blackbird ... 78.480​
Songs From The North: Gloom ... 76.430​
Songs From The North: Beauty ... 75.955​
Songs From The North: Despair ... 72.210​
When a Shadow is Forced Into the Light ... 78.530​
Moonflowers ... 77.980​
 
Checked out a couple of new releases....

146

Mother of Graves - The Periapt of Absence (2024) ... 75.105

-Melodic Death Doom: Pretty consistent throughout. Liked all the tracks though nothing great and not as good as the last album.

147

The Spirit - Songs Against Humanity (2024) ... 75.099

-Blackened Death: This one was heavier and started out strong. Liked all the tracks on this one but the instrumental at the end was the worse track.
 
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