Best of 2011

Atanamar's Top 10 LP's of 2011

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In 2011 my attention span left the building. I lost interest in anything slower than a barreling freight train, and my enjoyment of the funereal frittered out. I didn't dig much in the way of doom, and sludge just didn’t move me like it used to. My tolerance of inexpert clean vocals completely evaporated. I realized this year that I'd rather wear a gas mask than appreciate “atmosphere.” Give me riffs or give me death. But really, just give me death metal. (more…)

Reviews

CD Review: OBSEQUIAE – Suspended In The Brume Of Eos

OBSEQUIAE – Suspended In The Brume Of Eos

In the heart of every music fan there is a shrine of sound, a cache of albums that comprise our sonic comfort zone. Most likely, these albums cannot be touched; any attempt by modern musicians to reproduce their ethos will produce derivative, hollow simulacra. Obsequiae have achieved the miraculous; they've recorded an album that strides directly into my own musical sanctum. This is not achieved by apery or homage, but by honest, genuine, unique and creative musicianship. Suspended In The Brume Of Eos sits in the inimitable company of Opeth's Orchid and Morningrise, In Flames' Lunar Strain and Jester Race, as well as Dissection's The Somberlain. (more…)