Ereb Altor, By Honour

Sweden, 2008.

Ereb Altor is an "epic viking doom metal" band influenced by Bathory and Candlemass. After a 2003 demo called “The Awakening”, their debut full-length “By Honour” was released by I Hate Records in March 2008. I think that this album is so damn good that even those who don't appreciate the genre will like it.

Playlist:

1. Perennial
2. Awakening
3. By Honour
4. Winter Wonderland
5. Dark Nymph
6. Wizard
7. Ereb Altor

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Sólstafir, Köld

Iceland, 2009

Kold asserts Solstafir's attempt at claiming the most impressive metal album of the year, and they get pretty close. Somewhere between Neurosis and Primordial, Kold may lack the experimental edge of the former, but prove much more consistent than the latter, producing memorable epic tracks which consistently build in momentum.


Playlist:

1. 78 days in the Desert
2. Köld
3. Pale Rider
4. She Destroys Again
5. Necrologue
6. World Void of Souls
7. Love is the Devil (and I am in Love)
8. Goddess of the Ages



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Sólstafir, Köld

Iceland, 2009

One of the better releases of the year, and I'm expecting this to hold itself pretty well throughout 2009. It's hard to tag a subgenre onto Köld: it teases you with viking/folk, before transitioning to black metal, and at times resorting to doom, with post-metal and hard rock passages thrown in the mix. If you enjoy Primordial give this a try.


Playlist:

01 - 78 Days in the Desert
02 - Kold
03 - Pale Rider
04 - She Destroys Again
05 - Necrologue
06 - World Void of Souls
07 - Love Is the Devil (And I Am in Love)
08 - Goddess of the Ages

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