(Continuing with this year’s edition of Listmania, I invited Johan Huldtgren of the killer black metal band Obitus to share with us his year-end list. And if you don’t know about Obitus, here’s our review of their debut full-length, March of the Drones.)
Like last year Islander graciously asked me to provide my top ten, and who doesn’t revel in the opportunity to tell people how wrong they are and tell them what the top ten really should look like. For those interested in a bit more detail on these albums (and I really mean a bit – I am a man of few words), I have a post on each of the entries on this list on my blog (here).
10. Barghest – Barghest
Primitive and nasty USBM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FXHhlSeZB0
9. Deivos – Demiurage of the Void
Well executed and composed technical death metal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnsfF2AIt5U
8. Shining – VII: Född Forlorare
More suicidal black n’ roll
7. Mournful Congregation – The Book of Kings
The years best funeral doom album hands down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZkhJWNaEZs
6. Lifelover – Sjukdom
Lifelover’s final album, while never living up to the amazing Erotik, still a good album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5jBuX92G3w
5. Kampfar – Mare
No great hits like on Kvass, but still a reasonably strong album from Kampfar.
4. Anaal Nathrakh – Passion
Not quite as good as their previous album, but still ugly enough to make it impossible to turn away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zcs94JJkTs
3. Belphegor – Blood Magick Necromance
A band I’d given up hope on returns and proves that even after an eight year dry spell you can have redemption.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBpAI-MpR80
2. Peste Noire – L’Ordure à l’état Pur
In a year that offered few truly great albums this is, if not great, without a doubt the most interesting and challenging.
1. Blut Aus Nord – 777 – Sect(s)
As customary, Blut Aus Nord delivers an amazing album, which will be lauded by some, hated by more, and misunderstood by most.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGIuN_VOJZI
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10 Responses to “THE TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2011 – A LIST FROM JOHAN HULDTGREN (OBITUS)”
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You and I can definitely be friends. Also, thank you for reminding me about Deivos, i STILL need to check them out.
Although I fundamentally disagree that “Kvass” has more hits than “Mare”.
I concede that I should perhaps have worded that better. Mare is a great album, what I meant was that it perhaps lacks the obvious hits which I think Kvass had a few of (e.g. Ravenheart, Lyktemannen, Hat og Avind). On Mare it’s pretty much down to the title track being the real “hit”. That said it’s still a strong album. (of course this is quite subjective).
The title track is (arguably) one of the best things they’ve ever written.
I didn’t think there was anything wrong with your wording, please don’t think that. It was clear you loved “Mare” (after all, it wouldn’t be on the list otherwise) but I just subjectively disagree – “Huldreland”, “Bergtatt” and “Blitzwitch” are all songs I think that, as hits/singles, are the equal of anything on “Kvass”.
I still love you for our shared appreciation of Anaal Nathrakh, Belphegor and Blut Aus Nord though. We should make sweet, beautiful music together.
Fair enough, we’ll agree to disagree on Kampfar 🙂
So if you mix Anaal Nathrakh, Belphegor and Blut Aus Nord what do you get?
Polio.
Dunno about that, Sir. http://www.andycurry.info/polio.htm
A truly inspired and inspirational answer. Bravo!
Barghest sounds pretty interesting. I should check them out sometime.
Label Bandcamps rules!
Barghest are available on the Gilead Media Bandcamp. I added the album to Metal Bandcamp here: http://metalbandcamp.com/2011/12/barghest-untitled.html
And Mournful Congregation: 20 Buck Spin – http://metalbandcamp.com/2011/11/mournful-congregation-book-of-kings.html
Anaal Natrakh – Candlelight – http://candlelightrecordsusa.bandcamp.com/album/passion
And off course Obitus itself: Dissension – http://dissension-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-march-of-the-drones
I cannot stress how truly massive the Mournful Congregation album is, if you like doom and you’ve not heard this yet do yourself a favor and check it out.