#13. THORNAFIRE: EXACERBATED GNOSTIC MANIFESTATION
Thornafire is a young death metal band rising out of Santiago, Chile. The band has a very old school death metal sound. They mix influences from bands such as Death, Immolation, Incantation, and Morbid Angel. The mix provides a brutal, aggressive, yet somewhat sludgy take on death metal. Thornafire is one of my favorite newer bands and I am anxiously awaiting their next album.#12. MELECHESH: EMISSARIES
Melechesh was discussed fairly recently on this blog on the folk metal post. This is truly one of my favorite albums and it continues to grow on me. The Israeli extreme metal band had been experimenting with their signature sound for years prior to this album. This album was when the pieces all fit together.#11. WINTERSUN: WINTERSUN
Finland’s Wintersun was also discussed in the folk metal post on this blog. The music here is fast and very melodic. The vocals are typically delivered in a harsh, Gothenburg-inspired style, but do include the occasional clean parts. Jari Maenpaa was the principal songwriter and guitarist for folk metal icons Ensiferum prior to leaving the band and forming Wintersun. He brings his considerable abilities to this band.#10. NAGLFAR: PARIAH
I admit, I’m a bit of a sucker for a good melodic black metal album. This one is quite good. The music is heavy, featuring blast beats, tremolo riffs, blazing guitar solos, and raspy vocals. The choruses are surprisingly catchy for this type of music and the lyrics can be heard pretty well. Naglfar does not deal with Satanism and other more cliche lyrical topics of black metal.More to come tomorrow.
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