#deusmortem

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK: Here are the nine albums that got the most plays from me this week. The clear winner this time was Akhlys - Melinoë (2020). This is dark, atmospheric black metal from today’s metal Mecca: Colorado. Melinoë is simply superb, and if I hadn’t already made my Top 25 for the year it would unquestionably be included and ranked very high. Also noteworthy: Deus Mortem just released a new EP called “The Fiery Blood,” which is excellent and delivers high quality Polish black metal (you’ll like this if you’re into Mgła). Ossuarium, Véhémence and Khemmis stay on the list with some great albums. I picked up some new Wormwitch and Type O Negative records this week, so they ranked as well. These were seven glorious days. ☠️ 1. Akhlys - Melinoë (2020) 2. Ossuarium - Living Tomb 3. Véhémence - Par le Sang Versé 4. Deus Mortem - The Fiery Blood (2020) 5. Khemmis - Desolation 6. Mutilated Tyrant - Ho'dichiih Dóó’ Sáji’ (2020) 7. Wormwitch - Strike Mortal Soil 8. Numenorean - Adore 9. Type O Negative - Dead Again ☠️

2020 TOP 10 EPs. I published my 2020 Top 25 Albums list a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s time to give some love to the EPs that came out this year. Criteria: the release must have 3-5 songs and be between 10 and 25 minutes long. These are all great, so I’ll present them in alphabetical order: ☠️ •Beastmaker - Body & Soul •Deus Mortem - The Fiery Blood •Ettinskjalf - Intrametal •Gruesome/Exhumed - Twisted Horror •Inferi - Of Sunless Realms •Mutilated Tyrant - Ho'dichiih Dóó’ Sáji’ •Night Cobra - In Praise of the Shadow •Paingiver - Deorum Mortis •Spirit Adrift - Angel & Abyss •Wraith/Bastardizer - Speed Armageddon ☠️

Here’s a recent Polish black metal album that’s kind of flown under the radar, but has recently captured my attention: Deus Mortem - Kosmocide (2019, Malignant Voices). The best way to sum it up is this line from a review I read: “I am listening to a terrifying mix of misanthropy and vandalism which has the power to atomize its surrounding.” If you find the CD version with the white tray, snatch it up because it has a cool woven patch as a bonus item.

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK. Here are the nine albums that got the most playtime this week. The clear winner was Uada’s excellent new album, Djinn. Wormwitch came back on my radar after they announced a surprise new tape that collects their early works and a couple of new recordings. Minenwerfer and Panzerfaust hang on another week because they’re awesome. The great new discovery of the week is an album I missed in 2019: Deus Mortem - Kosmocide (high quality Polish black metal). BM definitely dominated my stereo this time. 1. Uada - Djinn 2. Wormwitch - Heaven That Dwells Within 3. Minenwerfer - Vorleben Erinnerung 4. Kriegsmaschine - Apocalytpicists 5. Minenwerfer - Alpenpasse 6. Deus Mortem - Kosmocide 7. Necrowretch - The Ones From Hell 8. Panzerfaust - The Suns of Perdition - Chapter II: Render Unto Eden 9. Wormwitch - Septentrion Revival What topped your charts this week?

2019 albums I discovered in 2020. As you know, it’s simply impossible to keep up with all the metal albums that are released each year. Excellent records fly under the radar even when you’re doing your best to keep watch. Here are six fantastic albums from 2019 that I did not find until sometime this year: 💀 1. Véhémence - Par le Sang Versé 2. Minenwerfer - Alpenpässe 3. Silberbach - Séance Obscure 4. Ossuarium - Living Tomb 5. Dues Mortem - Kosmocide 6. Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance 💀 I’m sure I’ll be making a post just like this at the same time next year. Did you make any late discoveries in 2020?

Hows it taste my love?