[ColonelBucket8]

  The symphonic-folk-pagan-black-metal epics are strong this year! 

 The one that has been demanding nearly all of my listening time is most definitely the new Moonsorrow. Wow, what an album. The new Saor should be equally great (or maybe almost equally heh).
 
 
 
Oh yeah, Borknagar too! My wife just bought it, so I'll hear the whole thing once it comes in the mail, but the song Winter Thrice is so good. Those clean vocals are just so catchy and well composed/performed. It's somewhat of a formulaic song, but they did a great job of it. 
 
 

Those two are excellent records. If you want straight old black metal, this is another contender for this year. (I wish the album's name can be much longer)
 

 

[campj]

Yeah dude, that's the other album I'm really salivating over this year. It's really so good. But what's the deal with basically two outros? Maybe to fit the length of the album title? 
 
I can't wait for the new Ulcerate. The song they released is the most morose they've sounded. I'm guessing my AOTY contenders will be Moondsorrow, Inquisition, and Ulcerate. If Suffocation pulls a rabbit out of their hat, then maybe them, but I haven't heard any updates for quite awhile.

 

[rez11]

 
what a beast of a track, really digging Insomnium.

 

[emptymt]

 
 
what a beast of a track, really digging Insomnium.

haha, I think you will get even more addicted.
check out through the shadows, my favourite track of Insomnium

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

My favorite.
Not the biggest fan of their latest albums, but i'm excited for the one that will come out in a couple of weeks.
One 40 minute long track (afaik) ♥

 

[Music Alchemist]

  The symphonic-folk-pagan-black-metal epics are strong this year! 

 The one that has been demanding nearly all of my listening time is most definitely the new Moonsorrow. Wow, what an album. The new Saor should be equally great (or maybe almost equally heh).
 
Oh yeah, Borknagar too! My wife just bought it, so I'll hear the whole thing once it comes in the mail, but the song Winter Thrice is so good. Those clean vocals are just so catchy and well composed/performed. It's somewhat of a formulaic song, but they did a great job of it. 

 
I thought you refused to listen to anything with the word "symphonic" in it.

 
But seriously, though, listen to these Limbonic Art albums! Although they're usually classified as symphonic black metal, it's only a formality. Most of their music is among the more extreme black metal, with the synths and such barely audible in the background, and with influences from thrash, death, etc. too.
 



 
Also don't miss Kroda. They're my favorite folk black metal band.
 

  My favorite.
Not the biggest fan of their latest albums, but i'm excited for the one that will come out in a couple of weeks.
One 40 minute long track (afaik) ♥

 
I've never heard a melodeath song that is nearly that long. Should be interesting.

 

[emptymt]

  I've never heard a melodeath song that is nearly that long. Should be interesting.

I think they are going Progressive, so it won't be a normal melodeath sound.
 
they actually said so in their album trailer if I'm not mistaken.
 
I like progressive so I won't complain, haha

 

[Music Alchemist]

  I think they are going Progressive, so it won't be a normal melodeath sound.
 
they actually said so in their album trailer if I'm not mistaken.
 
I like progressive so I won't complain, haha

 
Figures. But hey, Green Carnation's hour-long "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness" is a masterpiece!

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

  I've never heard a melodeath song that is nearly that long. Should be interesting.

Two of the most important Melodeath albums/songs and you don't know them....tststs.

 

[emptymt]

 

Two of the most important Melodeath albums/songs and you don't know them....tststs.

I like 1 more than 2.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Two of the most important Melodeath albums/songs and you don't know them....tststs.

 
Metal Archives classifies them as progressive death metal.

 

[emptymt]

   
Figures. But hey, Green Carnation's hour-long "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness" is a masterpiece!

idk bout the band but will try the track tomorrow

 

[ColonelBucket8]

 

Two of the most important Melodeath albums/songs and you don't know them....tststs.

Aren't they more progressive than melodic?

 

[emptymt]

  Aren't they more progressive than melodic?

IMO, progressive can be applied to anything, like Progressive Rock, Progressive metal even Progressive Trance.
 
the tone in use by edge of sanity can sound a bit melodic, so maybe can qualify as Progressive Melodic Death Metal. a bit long for a genre name though..

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

   
Metal Archives classifies them as progressive death metal.

Oh soooooorry for not making this very important distinction.