Monday 4 August 2014

Releases of the year 2013

A bit late to the party here are my picks for releases of the year for 2013:

Aosoth - An arrow in heart

An awesome album with solid song writing.
Stand out tracks: An Arrow In Heart, Ritual Marks Of Penitence

Ævangelist - Omen Ex Simulacra

 Ævangelist continue to evolve their style Omen Ex Simulacra.
Stand out tracks: The Devoured Aeons Of Stygian Eternity, The Æbelisk

Portal - Vexoviod

Years after Swarth Portal release a new ritual to blight the world. Vexoviod is a great album but didn't reach the same level of quality as Swarth yet still made it onto this list.
Stand out tracks:Plasm, The Back Wards

Abyssal - Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius

Once again Abyssal surprised me with a release a year after their amazing debut. With improvements all round Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius consolidates their place in this list.
Stand out tracks: The Last King, A Sheath of Deceit

Altars - Paramnesia

Pretty cool debut album from a band I had never heard of before.
Stand out tracks: Husk, Terse

Antediluvian - λόγος

Logos gets dirty album of the year. An awesome mixing job gives the album a very organic sound.
Stand out tracks: The Ash and the Stars, Beyond Diurnal Winds

Gorguts - Colored Sands

The return of Gorguts while not as good as Obscura is still a solid album. Though it is let down by a few weaker tracks such as forgotten arrows.
Stand out tracks: Ember's Voice, An Ocean of Wisdom

Inquisition - Obscure Verses for the Multiverse

A slow grower for me but I eventually got bitten by the Inquisition bug.
Stand out tracks: Infinite Interstellar Genocide, Spiritual Plasma Evocation, Obscure Verses for The Multiverse

Mitochondrion - Antinumerology

The EP that ends with me wanting more.
Stand out tracks: Insummation, 137 (Mors Formulae)

Ulcerate - Vermis

Another Uclerate album, another album of the year slot. Ulcerate continue to create music which hooks me from the instant I hear it. Seeing it played live was an experience I will never forget.
Stand out tracks: Await Rescission, Weight of Emptiness

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