That's the one - great album! I like how Converge are experimenting with their sound, but we'll have to see what happens with Bloodmoon II! In the meantime I'll have to find something similar - think Jarboe did a record with Neurosis? I've had it that long I can't remember the original source! I'll have a look and get back to you, but thank you.

I really don't think the Neurosis and Jarboe collab was that great. It's my least favorite Neurosis album besides their early punk stuff. I'd recommend Mariner by Julie Christmas and Cult of Luna. That's one of the best albums of all time IMO.

I saw them live a couple of years ago. Really great show but sadly the crowd was one of the worst I've experienced

The spoken word doesn't bother me much. Personally I think it's a bit dull. That's just my opinion tho. Favorite album of the year is the raging river but I haven't listened to much new stuff again this year xD

Okay just found a new contender for AOTY xD Ultrapop by the armed.

I have to listen to some more of Their stuff soon. I l know Mass VI and some other songs but that's it. Love Mass VI tho. Happy Holidays to you too!

Sounds great! Will do! :)

I second this. Ritual Fires of Abandonment is excellent.... however The Crash and the Draw by Minsk is one of my favorite albums.

I completely agree! The drumming was the part that positively stood out for me as well. The riffs didn´t do anything for me sadly but maybe it just needs a few more listens. We´ll see when the album drops :). I did a lot of catching up on old releases this year so i only listened to a handful of new albums but i really enjoyed the new tesa album! I also listened to emmas new song and i really like it! It's better than most of On Dark Horses in my opinion!

I know The Fragile and The Downward Spiral. Really enjoy both! What´s your favorite of their stuff? Haha, that´s nice.

I think I like the Downward Spiral a little bit more but both are really great. I really want to check out more of their stuff! I do like ambient and some electronic stuff that friends shared with me but i didn´t really get into that yet. I plan to listen to some more tho!

For sure! Damn, now i want to listen to some Cattle Decapitation again xD Do you like Anaal Nathrakh? They scratch the same itch for me. I´m the same. I mostly listen to full albums as opposed to single songs, so concept albums are perfect for me xD Pelagial really is a masterpiece!

In Nocturnes too. She also went on tour together with CoL.

Ok so no particular order: Isis - Panopticon, Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor, CoL - Mariner, The Ocean - Pelagial, Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain, Edge of Sanity - Crimson, Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites, Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology, Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death, Xanthochroid - Of Erthe and Axen I (honorable mentions maybe: Opeth - Watershed, In Vain - Aenigma, Be´lakor - Stones Reach)