A few more great albums that were not mentioned: Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno Cistvaen - At Light's Demise Trhä - ∫um'ad∂ejja cavvaj Sig:Ar:Tyr - Citadel of Stars Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion Amiensus - Reclamation, Pt. I & 2 Forgotten Tomb - Nightfloating
@@manfredmar bellum II is my number one album of the year lol. Just absolutely stunning And Gaerea was my second favorite, not sure why the dislike but that's fine haha.
I just wanna say I'm impressed how much music you (motivate yourself to) listen from different bands within each genre. I'm just an entry level black metal consumer & only listened to Urkatastrophe this year (& bought a CD), but I still find it enjoyable to watch these types of vids. \m/
THE RANKING VIDEO I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! I loved both Kanonenfieber and Gaerea, so seeing them together in the thumbnail is cool… even if you didn’t like the latter record.
I started watching when you had 30k subs and that wasnt even that long ago. you're gonna blow up. fully deserved. A lot of us don't have the time to check out all the new music, so thanks a lot for puttin in work!
Thanks for the room on the top floor! 10/10 would stay at this hotel again! 👍 But seriously, thanks for all the promotion you been doing for our album in your videos lately.
I appreciate how deep you've gone in terms of finding and reviewing underground black metal. It's been a strong year for black metal, and in addition to this list I have to shout out 2 fantastic Ukrainian black metal albums: Waidelotte: Celestial Shrine and They Came From Visions: The Robes of Twilight. I also want to shout out my 2 favourite albums, and should appeal to anyone who loves pressive/folk black metal: Wandering Oak: Resilience and Amiensus: Reclamation Part I and II (the latter features a guest spot from Lars of Borknagar).
I gotta give you credit for pronouncing Thy Catafalque's album title flawlessly! :D You should give some other Hungarian black metal bands a try (in case you haven't), like for example Sear Bliss or Bornholm. Cheers from Budapest, Hungary!
1. Aquilus--Bellum II 2. Winterylleth--The Imperious Horizon 3. Yoth Iria--Blazing Inferno 4. Spectral Wound--Songs Of Blood And Mire 5. Veilburner-The Duality Of Decapitation and Wisdom 6. Vorga--Beyond The Palest Star 7. In Aphelion--Reaperdawn 8. Dödsrit---Nocturnal Will 9. Kvaen-The Formless Fires 10. Labyrinthus Stellarum--Vortex Of The Worlds 11. Departure Chandelier---Satan Soldier Of Fortune 12. Amiensus-Reclamation Parts I And II 13. Akblys-House Of Black Geminus 14. Schammasch--The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean 15. Austere--Beneath The Threshold 16. Sadness--I Want To Make Something As Beautiful As You 17. Panzerfaust--The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion 18. Thou--Umbilical 19. Black Curse--Burning in Celestial Poison 20. Doedsmaghird---Omniverse Consciousness
Albums not mentioned: Aquilus - Bellum II Paysage d'hiver - Die Berge Aara - Eiger Silhouette - Les dires de l'âme Djevel - Natt Til Ende Yoth Ira - Blazing Inferno
A couple more I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on: Dark Plague - The Threshold of Death. A amazing atmospheric release with the incredible Kevin Paradis on drums. Houle - Ciel Cendre et Misere Noire. Maritime themed French band with an awesome female vocalist. Both bands deserve way more attention.
Hey dude, i know this is unrelated to the video but i just want to thank you for persuading me to listen to a lot of new bands that i love now, especially nu metal bands such as nothingface american head charge and ultraspank. Keep up the great work!
Lvme! Nice choice. With Black Curse, it's the attitude, along with the music of course that makes them great to me. House of The House Black Geminus hasn't quite clicked for me yet. I'd also add Misotheist and Parfaxitas and Monte Penumbra Verberis-The Apophatic Wlderness is my favourite from this year. Fantastic album and an underrated band
Glad that Death devil magick is high on your list, Servant really did a great job. Saw them live in october and got a cassette of the new album, vinyl of the previous album, shirt of the previous album and a patch. I also met Farago, their vocalist who remembered who I was by messages I sent them about song requests for the show. Great band and great people, favourite album of the year for sure.
My BM highlights this year are: Bloody Keep - Rats Of Black Death Fullmoon Rite - Draped In The Shade Of Luciferian Light Lunatic Affliction - Nerto Brixtia Seth - La France Des Maudits Lidérc - Profán Mystérium Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds Gwoid - Dem Mondvolk zum Zeichen Domus Dei Satanae - King Paimon Arkhaeth - Profound Lore of the Ashen Specters Ungfell - De Ghörnt
Strong rankings. I would like to add both of the Amiensus albums, Aquilus, and Ad Nihilum's debut to perfection. I would also like to add the albums by Sear Bliss, Cystvaen, and In Vain to Fantastic.
It's funny. I have aquilius as my favorite album of the year, Amiensus as number 3, and garerea at number 2. It's also amazing to see aquilius getting so much love in these comments. Just and out of this world album
It's ok if you're not into Gaerea, I respect that but please, they are from Portugal :) Great ranking, now I have some records to explore ;) Have a great 2025 \m/
2024 was a decent enough year for black metal. I’ve heard great things about Austere but never checked them out. I’ll do so after this video. I know the slow, melancholic sound isn’t your vibe but I do dig that Katatonia style so I might dig them. Anyways, here’s my ranking of these albums I’ve listened to: S - Borknagar - Fall, Necrowretch - Swords of Dajjal, Hellbutcher - Hellbutcher, Spectral Wound - Songs of Blood and Mire, Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon, Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe, Thy Catafalque - XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek, Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja, Schammasch - The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean, Black Curse - Burning in Celestial Poison A - Inquisition - Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmology Violence, Darkspace - Dark Space -II, Mütillation - Black Metal Cult, Ihsahn - Ihsahn, Blaze of Perdition - Upharsin, Dödsrit - Nocturnal Will, Kvaen - The Formless Fires, Sabbat - Sabbaticult, Wormwitch - Wormwitch, Seth - La France des Maudits, Akhlys - House of the Black Geminus, Krallice - Inorganic Rites, Spite - The Third Temple, Horna - Nyx-Hymnejä Yölle B - Hulder - Verses in Oath, Midnight - Hellish Expectations, Bewitcher - Spell Shock, Ævangelist - Perdition Ekstasis Meta, Gaerea - Coma C - Rotting Christ - Pro Xristou, Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All D - God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox, Esoctrilihum - Döth-Dernyáhl, 1349 - The Wolf and the King
I love see these tierlists because they are always interesting from a personality stand point. Like I agree with nearly all of your choices, except borknagar and necrowretch. I'd lower those to B/A. Hulder probably would go A for me too. And like.. that's cool af.
I only had the time to go through the entire video right now and am quite surprised to not see Paysage D'Hiver among the contenders. Not a criticism, mind you, just thought it was curious, considering how big of a band and release it is.
Perhaps he was turned off by Tobias's work with the Darkspace album at the beginning of the year he moved on. But I'll agree...the new PDH project is quite strong....I've been enjoying the trance-inducing slow/blast throwbacks to Das Tor, which I consider a masterpiece.
My best black metal of the album was Beyond the Palest Star, but can totally see why others didn't really dig it. Just hit my ears in the exact right way.
Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe just so good man, my favorite black metal album of this year. And my favorite album after death is little more by boundaries
i disagree with some of your choices, but ultimatetly am glad that your giving this stuff a fair chance even if you're not into a good chunk of it. Some bands that also deserved to be mentioned were Vampirska's new album, Mantiel's new album, once again Paysage D'Hiver is the GOAT, Heresiacrh is also up there in best releases for the year (War Metal but close enough) Cultus Mortem had a sick EP, Avmakt is compossed of a bunch of norwegian heavy metal guys who made an amazing 90's Darkthrone worship album, Serpent Column, Gravenchalice and Abhorration.
You'll need to check out Dawn Treader's album Bloom & Decay. My favorite album overall this year. Other black metal I've dug this year: Dodsrit, Saidan, and Panzerfaust
I'm shocked dawn treader isn't being brought up more. I guess because it's the first album from a solo RABM guy so not really much advertising? But idk, I saw austin from panopticon hyping it up and it was in my top 20 albums (out of like 400) easily. Out of this world atmoblack. Like if anyone loves panopticon, agalloch, alda, winterfylleth, etc, Dawn Treader's Bloom & Decay is a must listen.
My Black Metal ranking this year: 1.) Rottting Christ - Pro Xristou (Helenic Black Metal) 2. )Gaerea - Coma (unblack Black Metal) 3.) Labyrithus Stallarium - Vortex Of The Worlds (Perfect Trance and Black Metal mixture) 4.) Blaze Of Perdition - Upharsin (Perfect Mixture of Behemoth and Mgła) 5.) Hautologist - Hollow (Side Project of Mgła Drummer. First 4 Songs are Black Metal, 5 Song is Neofolk, Rest is Post Punk) 6.) FLOSCULE - Ї (Post Black Metal meets Crust Punk) 7.) Thy Catfalque - XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (Black Metal meets Post Metal) 8.) Alcest - Les Chant de l'Aurore (Blackgaze mixed with Post Metal. Very Pop but still great Black Metal parts) 9.) Völva - Desires Profane (female Blackmetal mixed with Crust Punk) 10.) Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatrastophe (World War 1 related blackened Death Metal. IMHO the first record "Menschenmühle" was better) 10.) Ershetu -Yomi (side project from the Blut Aus Nord Singer. 2nd album, this time with japanese instruments) 11.) Behemoth - XXX Years Ov Blasphemy ("Live" Best Of of the earlier stuff, not as good audio quality as "In Absentia Dei") 12.) Marschland - Traurige Trinklieder (German Black Metal Legend Fäulnis doing now some Neofolk infused drunk songs - so it probably doesn't count but still is very good - at lesst the first 2 songs are great)
@@MosquitoDoidoMaluco ikr? I read that and instantly went "wait what?!" and then started googling to find... not really unblack. If I were to tag them it would be "modern black metal" but that's not descriptive nor even fully accurate. They're black metal... with some DSBM elements and maybe some prog. But they aren't prog in the "prog" sense of the word, but prog more like how sermon is progressive rock/metal. Like, they are prog, but it doesn't fit the mold of what "prog" means to most people. Yes I'm a nerd lol
I recommend to check out Laetitia In Holocaust album "Fanciulli D'Occidente", one of my favs BM albums dropped this year. These other too: *Ceremony of Silence - Hálios *Ensom - Poimandres *Artefacts - The Titan Chronicles Part II: Lucius *Corpus Diavoli - Elixiria Ekstasis 🤘🏻🐼
Thanks for recommending Alkhemia - Abraxas. It's great, I ordered the CD right away. I wonder why the album The Pale Riders from France wasn't on the list. They released one of the best Black Metal albums in 2024, in my opinion, next to Gravenoire?
I know technically Abigor released their last album digitally the last week of 2023, but I regard Taphonomia Aeternitatis: Gesänge im Leichenlicht der Welt as a 2024-release. So that`s my #1 BM-release. Akhlys is #2.
I totally get you not wanting to do this again. It can get exhausting listening to bad black metal bands all the time. At the same time, this list has shown me that I have not listened to a whole lot of black metal this year. Maybe that's a good thing? Hahaha. Some of my favourites from your list: Hoplites - Παραμαινομένη Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds Aevangelist - Perdition Ekstasis Meta Al-Namrood - Al Aqrab Veilburner - The Duality of Decapitation and Wisdom Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja Hauntologist - Hollow 1349 and Darkspace were okay. I was disappointed with Schammasch. Didn't hear Thy Catafalque yet. Too much to listen to. Totally get why you won't want to do this again next year. :)
I think the reason I can tolerate so much bad black metal is 1. it already sort of exists in the background, so I don't feel as if my time is being wasted or I'm being aggravated. 2. because when the black metal is good, oh. my. fucking. god. is it good. My top 10 favorite albums of all time are all black metal albums. But god do I have memories of the stinkers. Thy Catafalque is odd, I liked their prior album more, but it's rising to the top of lists, so worth a listen. Personally my favorite black metal albums this year were those from Aquilius, Dawn Treader, amiensus, kanonenfieber, dodsrit, among others.
New Selbst was amazing. I forgot but there is one Dissonant Death Metal album this year with similar album cover, can anyone help me coz I loved that album too lol
For Mutiilation, is there anything in their discography that utilizes shorter song writing? That little snippet sounded amazing, but I don't know how I'd feel about that for longer writing. It seems like it would get cacophonous after like 35 minutes.
I hear ya on black metal releases. I kinda feel the same way about death metal, but I feel like there's a bit more interesting stuff going on there. A couple that I feel aren't getting talked about are Mork - Syv, and Bipolar Architecture - Metaphycisize. Bipolar Architecture is more black gaze/post black so including that one might piss off some of the true cvlt fanboys, but I think its a killer album. Mork is great if you love old school 2nd wave with a folk twist - similar to Kampfar and Windir.
By looking at your top tier list, it's clear, you're over black metal... can't blame you, it ended 20 years ago. I'm with you on that, I've moved on from that long ago, still enjoy your content and enjoy your videos. Merry Happy from the land of demons, Van Diemens Land!!!
It would be interesting to see your ratings for Solar Temple's A Gift That Should Have Been Reserved For The Great Lights and nishaiar's Enat Meret. Especially as nishaiar is the only black metal band in Ethiopia, and one of only a few in Africa. And not a hoax, like Giza Uchawi.
Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt Sun Worship - Upon The Hills Of Divination Vredehammer - God Slayer Pestilent Hex - Sorceries Of Sanguine And Shadow Nachtmystium - Blight Privilege Misotheist - Vessels by Which... Verwoed - The Mother Deus Mortem - Thanatos
Darkspace takes the crown for me this year. An experimental decision for them after almost breaking up and starting over with a new bassist. It doesn't sound like their old material for a reason.....the ambient/psychedelic/drone approach was intentional.
Darkthrone is just pushing out those records to fill their pockets. Even if they would release a record with 40 minutes of farting all the fanboys would still buy all the colored vinyl variations and call it masterpiece like every other album they have put out in past 20 years
I’m kind of dumb and can’t find this list on tier maker. I searched under “metal trenches” to find this list. I would like to see the list can I get some help finding this list?
Ear-worthy Black Metal releases, NOT on the above mentioned list for 2024: Aethyrick - "Death Is Absent" (End All Life Productions) Arkona - "Stella Pandora" (Debemur Morti) - ** this is the Polish Arkona, not the Russian folk-metal band signed to Napalm Records Blackdeath - "Mortui Incedere Possunt" (End All Life Productions) Bilwis - "Hameln" (Northern Silence Productions) Inherits The Void - "Scars Of Yesteryears" (Avantgarde Music) Liminal Shroud - "Visions Of Collapse" (Willowtip Records) Modern Rites - "Endless" (Debemur Mort) Mork - "Syv" (Peaceville Records) Mork Gryning - " Fasornas Tid" (Season Of Mist) Nachtmystium - "Blight Privilege" (Prophecy Productions / Lupus Lounge) Old Forest - "Graveside" (Soulseller Records) One Of Nine - "Eternal Sorcery" (Wolves Of Hades) Pestilent Hex - "Sorceries Of Sanguine & Shadow" (Debemur Morti" Secrets - "Towards The Nightside" (Amor Fati ) Severoth - "Шляхом Світла = By The Way Of Light" (Avantgarde Music) Sur Austru - "Datura Străhiarelor" (Avantgarde Music) Svarttjern - "Draw Blood" (Soulseller Records) Tornen - "Under Korpens Visdom" (Medieval Prophecy Records)
Dude... they were there in Norway almost from the beginning. First album came out in 96 and was VERY much as important as anything from Mayhem and Darkthrone.
It wasn't meant to be a proper full length. Wroth confirmed it in an interview. It's an ambient/drone soundtrack to some speech he found and shared with the other members. They're writing their fifth full length now.
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Some great ones you didn't mention:
Aquilus - Bellum II
Aara - Eiger
Paysage D'Hiver - Die Berge
Bellum II is a phenomenal album. One of my favourites of the year definitely.
A few more great albums that were not mentioned:
Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno
Cistvaen - At Light's Demise
Trhä - ∫um'ad∂ejja cavvaj
Sig:Ar:Tyr - Citadel of Stars
Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion
Amiensus - Reclamation, Pt. I & 2
Forgotten Tomb - Nightfloating
Panzerfaust and Aara this year. We’re great
@@manfredmar bellum II is my number one album of the year lol. Just absolutely stunning
And Gaerea was my second favorite, not sure why the dislike but that's fine haha.
I just wanna say I'm impressed how much music you (motivate yourself to) listen from different bands within each genre. I'm just an entry level black metal consumer & only listened to Urkatastrophe this year (& bought a CD), but I still find it enjoyable to watch these types of vids. \m/
Glad seeing Krallice getting some love, their albums over the last 2 years have been simply stellar.
THE RANKING VIDEO I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! I loved both Kanonenfieber and Gaerea, so seeing them together in the thumbnail is cool… even if you didn’t like the latter record.
I would add Panzerfaust: 'The Suns of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion' 🤘
Perfection, for sure.
@Alexander_Luria One of the few black metal albums this year, that I actually found quite interesting... 🤗
Woooooah he left that off? Someone give that man ass to mouth resuscitation because he's dead to me!!!
Totally, amazing album.
I totally agree!
I started watching when you had 30k subs and that wasnt even that long ago. you're gonna blow up. fully deserved.
A lot of us don't have the time to check out all the new music, so thanks a lot for puttin in work!
Had never heard of Borknagar before this….they are absolutely stellar! Thanks for putting me on!
I love these end of the year rankings, they always make me discover a lot of good albums and bands
Thanks for the room on the top floor! 10/10 would stay at this hotel again! 👍 But seriously, thanks for all the promotion you been doing for our album in your videos lately.
Always easy with a band as incredible as yours. Keep up the good work.
I was listening to that Veilburner yesterday and, holy shit, might as well be on my top 5 overall this year. What a banger from start to finish.
Thanks, man. Glad to hear people have been enjoying it so much. 👍
Glad you got into them. Check out their other albums.
I've been waiting for this !!!
I appreciate how deep you've gone in terms of finding and reviewing underground black metal. It's been a strong year for black metal, and in addition to this list I have to shout out 2 fantastic Ukrainian black metal albums: Waidelotte: Celestial Shrine and They Came From Visions: The Robes of Twilight. I also want to shout out my 2 favourite albums, and should appeal to anyone who loves pressive/folk black metal: Wandering Oak: Resilience and Amiensus: Reclamation Part I and II (the latter features a guest spot from Lars of Borknagar).
oh my fuck amiensus's albums this year are insanely good. My number 3 of the year lol.
@@jeffreychandler8418 What are your #1 and #2 albums of the year?
@@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987 aquilius and gaerea haha.
I gotta give you credit for pronouncing Thy Catafalque's album title flawlessly! :D You should give some other Hungarian black metal bands a try (in case you haven't), like for example Sear Bliss or Bornholm. Cheers from Budapest, Hungary!
Great effort Icaras , some more albums for me to check out.
1. Aquilus--Bellum II
2. Winterylleth--The Imperious Horizon
3. Yoth Iria--Blazing Inferno
4. Spectral Wound--Songs Of Blood And Mire
5. Veilburner-The Duality Of Decapitation and Wisdom
6. Vorga--Beyond The Palest Star
7. In Aphelion--Reaperdawn
8. Dödsrit---Nocturnal Will
9. Kvaen-The Formless Fires
10. Labyrinthus Stellarum--Vortex Of The Worlds
11. Departure Chandelier---Satan Soldier Of Fortune
12. Amiensus-Reclamation Parts I And II
13. Akblys-House Of Black Geminus
14. Schammasch--The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean
15. Austere--Beneath The Threshold
16. Sadness--I Want To Make Something As Beautiful As You
17. Panzerfaust--The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion
18. Thou--Umbilical
19. Black Curse--Burning in Celestial Poison
20. Doedsmaghird---Omniverse Consciousness
Albums not mentioned:
Aquilus - Bellum II
Paysage d'hiver - Die Berge
Aara - Eiger
Silhouette - Les dires de l'âme
Djevel - Natt Til Ende
Yoth Ira - Blazing Inferno
I do wonder where he'd put Bellum II. Of those that listened to it, it's consistently rising to the top of their lists. Amazing album
A couple more I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on: Dark Plague - The Threshold of Death. A amazing atmospheric release with the incredible Kevin Paradis on drums. Houle - Ciel Cendre et Misere Noire. Maritime themed French band with an awesome female vocalist. Both bands deserve way more attention.
Thanks again for the recommendations!
Hey dude, i know this is unrelated to the video but i just want to thank you for persuading me to listen to a lot of new bands that i love now, especially nu metal bands such as nothingface american head charge and ultraspank. Keep up the great work!
🤘🏻
Lvme! Nice choice.
With Black Curse, it's the attitude, along with the music of course that makes them great to me.
House of The House Black Geminus hasn't quite clicked for me yet.
I'd also add Misotheist and Parfaxitas and Monte Penumbra
Verberis-The Apophatic Wlderness is my favourite from this year. Fantastic album and an underrated band
Hauntologist is insane 👌
Glad that Death devil magick is high on your list, Servant really did a great job. Saw them live in october and got a cassette of the new album, vinyl of the previous album, shirt of the previous album and a patch. I also met Farago, their vocalist who remembered who I was by messages I sent them about song requests for the show. Great band and great people, favourite album of the year for sure.
Great list! But would have loved Auriferous Flame on there.
My BM highlights this year are:
Bloody Keep - Rats Of Black Death
Fullmoon Rite - Draped In The Shade Of Luciferian Light
Lunatic Affliction - Nerto Brixtia
Seth - La France Des Maudits
Lidérc - Profán Mystérium
Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds
Gwoid - Dem Mondvolk zum Zeichen
Domus Dei Satanae - King Paimon
Arkhaeth - Profound Lore of the Ashen Specters
Ungfell - De Ghörnt
Strong rankings. I would like to add both of the Amiensus albums, Aquilus, and Ad Nihilum's debut to perfection. I would also like to add the albums by Sear Bliss, Cystvaen, and In Vain to Fantastic.
It's funny. I have aquilius as my favorite album of the year, Amiensus as number 3, and garerea at number 2.
It's also amazing to see aquilius getting so much love in these comments. Just and out of this world album
No Aara or Trhä? Both had phenomenal releases
It's ok if you're not into Gaerea, I respect that but please, they are from Portugal :) Great ranking, now I have some records to explore ;) Have a great 2025 \m/
2024 was a decent enough year for black metal. I’ve heard great things about Austere but never checked them out. I’ll do so after this video. I know the slow, melancholic sound isn’t your vibe but I do dig that Katatonia style so I might dig them. Anyways, here’s my ranking of these albums I’ve listened to:
S - Borknagar - Fall, Necrowretch - Swords of Dajjal, Hellbutcher - Hellbutcher, Spectral Wound - Songs of Blood and Mire, Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon, Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe, Thy Catafalque - XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek, Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja, Schammasch - The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean, Black Curse - Burning in Celestial Poison
A - Inquisition - Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmology Violence, Darkspace - Dark Space -II, Mütillation - Black Metal Cult, Ihsahn - Ihsahn, Blaze of Perdition - Upharsin, Dödsrit - Nocturnal Will, Kvaen - The Formless Fires, Sabbat - Sabbaticult, Wormwitch - Wormwitch, Seth - La France des Maudits, Akhlys - House of the Black Geminus, Krallice - Inorganic Rites, Spite - The Third Temple, Horna - Nyx-Hymnejä Yölle
B - Hulder - Verses in Oath, Midnight - Hellish Expectations, Bewitcher - Spell Shock, Ævangelist - Perdition Ekstasis Meta, Gaerea - Coma
C - Rotting Christ - Pro Xristou, Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All
D - God Dethroned - The Judas Paradox, Esoctrilihum - Döth-Dernyáhl, 1349 - The Wolf and the King
I love see these tierlists because they are always interesting from a personality stand point. Like I agree with nearly all of your choices, except borknagar and necrowretch. I'd lower those to B/A. Hulder probably would go A for me too.
And like.. that's cool af.
You missed Panzerfaust's The Suns of Perdition IV: A Shadow Zion, which I think you'd like.
Yeah I have enjoyed that entire series. For some reason I didn't get a promo for it even though I got all of the previous ones.
Late entry for Agra's Eiger...
Grandes albums en 2024
🔥 Saludos legión del Metal 🤟🏻
I only had the time to go through the entire video right now and am quite surprised to not see Paysage D'Hiver among the contenders. Not a criticism, mind you, just thought it was curious, considering how big of a band and release it is.
@@marcioferreira9353 Just hard to get to everything is all
Perhaps he was turned off by Tobias's work with the Darkspace album at the beginning of the year he moved on. But I'll agree...the new PDH project is quite strong....I've been enjoying the trance-inducing slow/blast throwbacks to Das Tor, which I consider a masterpiece.
Some perfection worthy IMO,
Aara
Austere
Belore
Dödsrit
Hauntologist
Ihsahn
Labyrinthus stellarum
Panzerfaust
Schammasch
Vanta
Just glad to see Borknagar and Akhlys are that high up, those albums were mindblowing!
My best black metal of the album was Beyond the Palest Star, but can totally see why others didn't really dig it. Just hit my ears in the exact right way.
Did you listen to the new Psychonaut 4 album?
That was ALMOST a perfect album. Vai Me is probably one of my favourite metal songs of the year!
It's awesome. But hardly still a real BM record
Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe just so good man, my favorite black metal album of this year. And my favorite album after death is little more by boundaries
The new Swallow The Sun album was a complete letdown. I have no idea what the hell went wrong with them.
Hauntologist Hollow has really knocked my socks off. I wish this record got more love.
Worth checking out:
Tsatthoggua "We Are God"
Black Flux "Dead Sun Ascension"
Halny "Zawrat"
i disagree with some of your choices, but ultimatetly am glad that your giving this stuff a fair chance even if you're not into a good chunk of it.
Some bands that also deserved to be mentioned were Vampirska's new album, Mantiel's new album, once again Paysage D'Hiver is the GOAT, Heresiacrh is also up there in best releases for the year (War Metal but close enough) Cultus Mortem had a sick EP, Avmakt is compossed of a bunch of norwegian heavy metal guys who made an amazing 90's Darkthrone worship album, Serpent Column, Gravenchalice and Abhorration.
Thanatotherion - Alienation Manifesto is my favorite by far, incredible album!
Wormwood: The Star! Album of the Year.
You'll need to check out Dawn Treader's album Bloom & Decay. My favorite album overall this year. Other black metal I've dug this year: Dodsrit, Saidan, and Panzerfaust
I'm shocked dawn treader isn't being brought up more. I guess because it's the first album from a solo RABM guy so not really much advertising? But idk, I saw austin from panopticon hyping it up and it was in my top 20 albums (out of like 400) easily. Out of this world atmoblack. Like if anyone loves panopticon, agalloch, alda, winterfylleth, etc, Dawn Treader's Bloom & Decay is a must listen.
Darkspace album is called Dark Space -II.
Blazing Inferno Album by Yoth Iria a really good melodic black metal from Greece I love their new album really nice
The legendary French black metal band Merrimack released "Of Grace and Gravity" this year. Great album.
My Black Metal ranking this year:
1.) Rottting Christ - Pro Xristou (Helenic Black Metal)
2. )Gaerea - Coma (unblack Black Metal)
3.) Labyrithus Stallarium - Vortex Of The Worlds (Perfect Trance and Black Metal mixture)
4.) Blaze Of Perdition - Upharsin (Perfect Mixture of Behemoth and Mgła)
5.) Hautologist - Hollow (Side Project of Mgła Drummer. First 4 Songs are Black Metal, 5 Song is Neofolk, Rest is Post Punk)
6.) FLOSCULE - Ї (Post Black Metal meets Crust Punk)
7.) Thy Catfalque - XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (Black Metal meets Post Metal)
8.) Alcest - Les Chant de l'Aurore (Blackgaze mixed with Post Metal. Very Pop but still great Black Metal parts)
9.) Völva - Desires Profane (female Blackmetal mixed with Crust Punk)
10.) Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatrastophe (World War 1 related blackened Death Metal. IMHO the first record "Menschenmühle" was better)
10.) Ershetu -Yomi (side project from the Blut Aus Nord Singer. 2nd album, this time with japanese instruments)
11.) Behemoth - XXX Years Ov Blasphemy ("Live" Best Of of the earlier stuff, not as good audio quality as "In Absentia Dei")
12.) Marschland - Traurige Trinklieder (German Black Metal Legend Fäulnis doing now some Neofolk infused drunk songs - so it probably doesn't count but still is very good - at lesst the first 2 songs are great)
"Gaerea (Unblack Metal)" NO WAY BRO TELL ME U ARE JOKING HAHAHAAHAHA
@@MosquitoDoidoMaluco ikr? I read that and instantly went "wait what?!" and then started googling to find... not really unblack.
If I were to tag them it would be "modern black metal" but that's not descriptive nor even fully accurate. They're black metal... with some DSBM elements and maybe some prog. But they aren't prog in the "prog" sense of the word, but prog more like how sermon is progressive rock/metal. Like, they are prog, but it doesn't fit the mold of what "prog" means to most people.
Yes I'm a nerd lol
I recommend to check out Laetitia In Holocaust album "Fanciulli D'Occidente", one of my favs BM albums dropped this year.
These other too:
*Ceremony of Silence - Hálios
*Ensom - Poimandres
*Artefacts - The Titan Chronicles Part II: Lucius
*Corpus Diavoli - Elixiria Ekstasis
🤘🏻🐼
Thanks for recommending Alkhemia - Abraxas. It's great, I ordered the CD right away. I wonder why the album The Pale Riders from France wasn't on the list. They released one of the best Black Metal albums in 2024, in my opinion, next to Gravenoire?
My favorite is Psychonaut 4 ~ ...Of Mourning
You missed probably Sur austru-Datura strahiarelor.. Romanian avant folk black from the ashes of negura bunget... Give it a shot
I know technically Abigor released their last album digitally the last week of 2023, but I regard Taphonomia Aeternitatis: Gesänge im Leichenlicht der Welt as a 2024-release. So that`s my #1 BM-release. Akhlys is #2.
Sear Bliss would’ve been a great addition
Labyrinthus Stellarum is absolutely amazing.
I totally get you not wanting to do this again. It can get exhausting listening to bad black metal bands all the time. At the same time, this list has shown me that I have not listened to a whole lot of black metal this year. Maybe that's a good thing? Hahaha. Some of my favourites from your list:
Hoplites - Παραμαινομένη
Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds
Aevangelist - Perdition Ekstasis Meta
Al-Namrood - Al Aqrab
Veilburner - The Duality of Decapitation and Wisdom
Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja
Hauntologist - Hollow
1349 and Darkspace were okay. I was disappointed with Schammasch. Didn't hear Thy Catafalque yet. Too much to listen to.
Totally get why you won't want to do this again next year. :)
I think the reason I can tolerate so much bad black metal is 1. it already sort of exists in the background, so I don't feel as if my time is being wasted or I'm being aggravated. 2. because when the black metal is good, oh. my. fucking. god. is it good. My top 10 favorite albums of all time are all black metal albums. But god do I have memories of the stinkers.
Thy Catafalque is odd, I liked their prior album more, but it's rising to the top of lists, so worth a listen. Personally my favorite black metal albums this year were those from Aquilius, Dawn Treader, amiensus, kanonenfieber, dodsrit, among others.
I'll add these albums:
Griffon - De Republica
Aquilus - Bellum II
Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno
Monolith - The Black Cradle
Damn- yeah I don't blame you if you don't want to do so again next year. Organizing 75 albums must have taken FOREVER dude!
@@TonehengeProductions It was a lot and there was so much more lol
@@MetalTrenches An endless onslaught of black metal!
New Selbst was amazing. I forgot but there is one Dissonant Death Metal album this year with similar album cover, can anyone help me coz I loved that album too lol
Chymist - Opus I: Nox
Aspernamentum - Primal Judgement Manifesto
Alburnum - The Withered Roots of Reality
ZØRZA - Hellven
Aara - Eiger
For Mutiilation, is there anything in their discography that utilizes shorter song writing? That little snippet sounded amazing, but I don't know how I'd feel about that for longer writing. It seems like it would get cacophonous after like 35 minutes.
I hear ya on black metal releases. I kinda feel the same way about death metal, but I feel like there's a bit more interesting stuff going on there. A couple that I feel aren't getting talked about are Mork - Syv, and Bipolar Architecture - Metaphycisize. Bipolar Architecture is more black gaze/post black so including that one might piss off some of the true cvlt fanboys, but I think its a killer album. Mork is great if you love old school 2nd wave with a folk twist - similar to Kampfar and Windir.
Coma is in my top 2 favorite black metal albums this year
same xD Aquilius - Bellum II number 1, coma number 2.
By looking at your top tier list, it's clear, you're over black metal... can't blame you, it ended 20 years ago. I'm with you on that, I've moved on from that long ago, still enjoy your content and enjoy your videos. Merry Happy from the land of demons, Van Diemens Land!!!
It would be interesting to see your ratings for Solar Temple's A Gift That Should Have Been Reserved For The Great Lights and nishaiar's Enat Meret. Especially as nishaiar is the only black metal band in Ethiopia, and one of only a few in Africa. And not a hoax, like Giza Uchawi.
Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt
Sun Worship - Upon The Hills Of Divination
Vredehammer - God Slayer
Pestilent Hex - Sorceries Of Sanguine And Shadow
Nachtmystium - Blight Privilege
Misotheist - Vessels by Which...
Verwoed - The Mother
Deus Mortem - Thanatos
FYI: Gaerea is from Portugal, not Spain and its pronounced "Gair-ee-ah."
I also noticed he said Portugal instead of Portland for Bewitcher 😆
If you listen to the band say their name, it almost sounds like one syllable. And yes sometimes I flub the location. My bad.
@MetalTrenches all good. Always great content man 🤘
Grylle was pretty good, too. But Inquisition took the cake this year. Still gotta check Houle.
Darkspace takes the crown for me this year. An experimental decision for them after almost breaking up and starting over with a new bassist. It doesn't sound like their old material for a reason.....the ambient/psychedelic/drone approach was intentional.
@@PadanFain-yp2yz Well of course it was intentional. How would a band do that accidentally?
@@MetalTrenches Too many people have kept thinking that it was the actual follow up to III I, which it isn't, is my main point.
Ploughshare - Second Wound should be here as well.
Might as well add MALCONFORT, LAMENTARI, TOGETHER TO THE STARS, and OUR THRONE to the pile.
And DJEVEL, what the hell.
Aquilus??? 😢
I drum for a band that has the vocalist from Volcandra (Chaos Sanctuary).. Unique prog death if people are into that kind of stuff
Where’s Groza?? They dropped Nadir this year
Akhlys is my album of the year. I’m obsessed with their sound. They’re the reason I started my own black/death metal band.
Naas Alcameth is a genius when it comes to creating extreme music. I highly recommend his other projects as well.
It's incredibly hypnotic
Darkthrone is just pushing out those records to fill their pockets. Even if they would release a record with 40 minutes of farting all the fanboys would still buy all the colored vinyl variations and call it masterpiece like every other album they have put out in past 20 years
I’m kind of dumb and can’t find this list on tier maker. I searched under “metal trenches” to find this list. I would like to see the list can I get some help finding this list?
He has posted timestamps and Artist - album in the video description if that helps.
@ thanks
tiermaker.com/create/2024-black-metal-albums-60895
@@MetalTrenches Thank you very much..
Wormwitch might be my favorite Black Metal band next to Blackbraid.
Liminal Shroud - Visions Of Collapse
Yoth Iria
Panzerfaust
Cistvaen
Ihsahn is possibly the best produced record of the year
You miss Kir - L’appel Du Vide these guys are so talented.
No Aara 😥
Probably came out too late in the year for him to really form an opinion on it. It’s a stellar record, already one of my favourites of the year!
@@wheelsofmercury I’ll mention it in the December list.
@@MetalTrenchesYES! Can’t wait!
@@wheelsofmercury I suspected that, looking forward to seeing the December List.
@@MetalTrenches Along with this one, another worth checking out is the new Ungfell
Tank you
Where is Hellven by Zørza? Polish black metal
Also Halny "Zawrat" is worth mentioning.
04:50 Pa-ra-mai-no-mé-nee
Wormwitch is incredible
Ear-worthy Black Metal releases, NOT on the above mentioned list for 2024:
Aethyrick - "Death Is Absent" (End All Life Productions)
Arkona - "Stella Pandora" (Debemur Morti) - ** this is the Polish Arkona, not the Russian folk-metal band signed to Napalm Records
Blackdeath - "Mortui Incedere Possunt" (End All Life Productions)
Bilwis - "Hameln" (Northern Silence Productions)
Inherits The Void - "Scars Of Yesteryears" (Avantgarde Music)
Liminal Shroud - "Visions Of Collapse" (Willowtip Records)
Modern Rites - "Endless" (Debemur Mort)
Mork - "Syv" (Peaceville Records)
Mork Gryning - " Fasornas Tid" (Season Of Mist)
Nachtmystium - "Blight Privilege" (Prophecy Productions / Lupus Lounge)
Old Forest - "Graveside" (Soulseller Records)
One Of Nine - "Eternal Sorcery" (Wolves Of Hades)
Pestilent Hex - "Sorceries Of Sanguine & Shadow" (Debemur Morti"
Secrets - "Towards The Nightside" (Amor Fati )
Severoth - "Шляхом Світла = By The Way Of Light" (Avantgarde Music)
Sur Austru - "Datura Străhiarelor" (Avantgarde Music)
Svarttjern - "Draw Blood" (Soulseller Records)
Tornen - "Under Korpens Visdom" (Medieval Prophecy Records)
oh yeah liminal shroud and modern rites were great.
I am disappointed he didn't have aquilius, that was my album of the year lolol
- Ascalapha - Fata Morgana (USA)
- Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds (Ukrania)
- Old Forest - Graveside (UK)
- Chotza - Pachschwarz (Suiza)
- Mórk Gryning - Fasornas Tid (Suecia)
- Atrexial - The Serpent Abomination (España)
- Aefen Styrra - Ataxian Reign (Corea del Sur)
- Malist - Of Scorched Earth (Rusia)
- Gaerea - Coma (Portugal)
- Arkona - Stella Pandora (Polonia)
- Walg - IV (Paises Bajos)
- Vessalius - A Lesson in Life (To the Stars) (Mexico)
- Darkestrah - Nomad (Kyrgyzstan)
- Forgotten Tomb - Nightfloating (Italia)
-Vafurlogi - Í Vökulli Áþján (Islandia)
- Hasturian Vigil - Unveiling the Brac'thal (Irlanda)
- Order of Nosferat - The Absence Of Grace (Internacional)
- Haldokló Csillagok - Óda A Gyönyörű Halálhoz (Hungria)
- Septuagint - Acosmic Conflagration (Grecia)
- Altar ov Asteria - Ena (Alemania)
- Cachot d'Effroi - Dans le Cimetière Abandonné (Francia)
- Ondfødt - Oldfodt (Finlandia)
- Angantyr - Indsigt (Dinamarca)
- WormWitch - Wormwitch (Canada)
- Serpents Oath - Revelation (Belgica)
- Weltenbrandt -Transzendenz Schatten Romantik (Austria)
- Krvna - The Rhythmus Of Death Eternal (Australia)
- A Different Cloud - Skogslott (Unknown)
- Secrets - Towards the Nightside (Suecia)
- Black Pyre - Blessed Bran Son of the Sea (UK)
- Aptorian Demon - Liv Tar Slutt (Noruega)
-Pestilent Hex - Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow (Finlandia)
- KRV - Sin (Bosnia y Herzegovina)
-Herald Ov Wizborg - Herald Ov Wizborg (España)
- Acacia´s Temple - Elegiac Pilgrimage
@dj_r4x7ir Black Metal & Underground Techno
Gaerea is from Portugal, not Spain
Just gonna act like you never heard of Djevel ~Natt til Ende "??
Trv Kvlt! 😂
❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Also, Akhlys
black curse居然排在第四档，我看你一点黑金属鉴赏能力都没有，别来霍霍黑金属了
Borknagar is black metal?
Dude... they were there in Norway almost from the beginning. First album came out in 96 and was VERY much as important as anything from Mayhem and Darkthrone.
@MetalTrenches ha I know, and no disrespect to them, I know the history, but I don't hear black metal when I hit play on new Borknagar
BLACK METAL??????
Hey, you forgot something. I just cant remember what. Way to gut it out, dude. The black metal fatigue is real and growing.
Wait... you put Darkspace in good, but you're not a fan? It's easily their worst album so where the hell would you rank their great albums? Lol
It wasn't meant to be a proper full length. Wroth confirmed it in an interview. It's an ambient/drone soundtrack to some speech he found and shared with the other members. They're writing their fifth full length now.
Opinions are opinions...but never say that a portuguese band is from spain.
Gaerea are from Portugal 🇵🇹 not Spain 😂