The Darkest of Grays

Planks are from Germany and play Blackened Sludge Metal. They have done a split with Post-Black Metal newcomers, Tombs. So if you enjoyed that split or enjoy bands like Tombs and Wolvhammer, then Planks are the band for you. Really angry, pissed off Hardcore-Infused Blackened Sludge Metal. Enjoy!

2010 - The Darkest of Grays

01 - ''Dénaturer''
02 - Sacred And Secret
03 - Tentacles (solitude prevails)
04 - We Are Transluscent
05 - Long Live Depravity
06 - The Dead Return To War
07 - ''Fantasmes''
08 - No Solid Grounds
09 - Fallen Empires Are Ruling
10 - Scarlet Inside
11 - The Darkest of Grays
12 - A Casket City

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Agalloch

With the epic failure of the last post as well as the newly released "Best of" put out by these guys, I bring you Agalloch! Agalloch play avant-garde progressive folk post black metal doom and that's just as stupid as it sounds. However, it sounds awesome regardless of whatever nifty name you give it. They definitely have talent and it has substantially increased with each record. They've only had 3 official full lengths and a ton of splits, demos, and ep's. Out of all the albums I'd have to say that The Mantle and Ashes Against The Grain are my favorite... but I'd say I listen to Ashes Against The Grain a whole lot more. So you be the judge because I'm posting both epic albums. Now this isn't your typical black metal.... they aren't Immortal or Darkthrone. They play a more instrumental based type of prog-rock with black metal vocals (at times) as well as clean vocals. The music itself will give you a feeling of cold frostbitten despair right off buck. I'm serious, listen to "Limbs" off of Ashes Against The Grain and within the first 30 seconds a chill runs down your spine... and believe it or not, this band is from Oregon.

2002 - "The Mantle"

01 - A Celebration For The Death of Man...
02 - In The Shadow of Our Pale Companion
03 - Odal
04 - I Am The Wooden Doors
05 - The Lodge
06 - You Were But A Ghost In My Arms
07 - The Hawthorne Passage
08 - ...And The Great Cold Death of The Earth
09 - A Desolation Song

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2006 - "Ashes Against The Grain"

01 - Limbs
02 - Falling Snow
03 - This White Mountain On Which You Will Die
04 - Fire Above, Ice Below
05 - Not Unlike The Waves
06 - Our Fortress Is Burning... I
07 - Our Fortress Is Burning... II - Bloodbirds
08 - Our Fortress Is Burning... III - The Grain

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New Shit! New Shit! New Shit!

So it's been 2 1/2 months into 2010 and some albums of pure awesomeness are already starting to pour in from the kick ass rivers of music. So here's 2 new albums, one just came out and the other is about to come out.

First up we have BLACK BREATH. This band is from Seattle and even though Seattle is known for depression, this band is definitely not depressed... they're fucking ANGRY! Black Breath play a mix of metal, hardcore, thrash, death metal (all old school versions of) in a crusty kinda way. This album is packed with riffs and Black Breath definitely surpassed their previous ep, "Razor To Oblivion" on this one. Solo's going off, circle pit educing riffage, and pissed as hell vocals all combine together to make one hell of a record. So do enjoy... highly recommended. Definitely can't wait to catch these guys at Maryland Death Fest this year.

Black Breath - "Heavy Breathing"

01 - Black Sin (spit on the cross)
02 - Eat The Witch
03 - Escape From Death
04 - I Am Beyond
05 - Virus
06 - Heavy Breathing
07 - Children of The Horn
08 - Fallen
09 - Unholy Virgin
10 - Wewhocannotbenamed

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Lastly, we have Negură Bunget from Romania. Scary band name, scary album cover, scary Romanian language = scary album. This album is awesome black metal done in a unique way... with a lot of different instruments and tons of progressive ideas. Negură Bunget have put out an album that is purely amazing and it definitely delivers. I doubt anyone can walk away from this album not thinking what they just heard was amazing. So enjoy this one, definitely worth a download even if you're not a huge black metal fan. Romanian Progressive Folk-Post-Black Metal? j/k

Negură Bunget - "Vîrstele Pămîntului  translation: ages of the earth

01 - Pãmînt (earth)
02 - Dacia Hiperboreanã
03 - Umbra
04 - Ochiul Inimii
05 - Chei de Rouã
06 - Cara de Dincolo de Negurã
07 - Jar
08 - Arborele Lumii
09 - Întoarcerea Amurgului

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