Alphabetical Order

Agalloch-The Serpent & the Sphere
Avichi- Catharsis Absolute
Cruachan- Blood for the Blood God
Empyrium- The Turn of The Tides
Hail Spirit Noir- Oi Magoi
Kampfar-Djevelmakt
Nasheim- Solens vemod
Sanctuary- The Year the Sun Died
Saor- Aura
Skogen- I döden
Sólstafir- Ótta
Sorcier des Glaces- The Ritual of the End
Thantifaxath- Sacred White Noise
The Great Old Ones- Tekeli-Li
Triptykon- Melana Chasmata
Vader- Tibi et Igni

Aosoth- IV:An Arrow in Heart
Avatarium- Avatarium
Cult of Fire मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान
Darkthrone The Underground Resistance
Gevurah- Necheshirion
Ghost-Infestissumam
Imperium Dekadenz-Meadows of Nostalgia
October Falls-The Plague of a Coming Age
Rotting christ- Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού
The Ruins of Beverast-Blood Vaults - The Blazing Gospel of Heinrich Kramer
Wardruna-Runaljod - Yggdrasil
SubRosa-More Constant Than the Gods
Darkestrah-Manas
Tribulation-The Formulas of Death
Portal-Vexovoid

So this is my 2012 list. I've listened to less metal this year than I have in any year since I got into this stuff in the late 90's, and I'm especially not very knowledgeable about newer bands, but as it is, here are my favorites ( and least favorite) of the year.



Albums



1. Enslaved- RIITIIR I'm definitely very critical every time Enslaved releases a new album, but that's the territory that comes when a band is as consistently brilliant as they are, and RIITIIR delivers. Enslaved are a truly unique and remarkable band. They release albums every couple…

here's a list of all the shows I've seen since the beginning of 2008. It could be grander, but I missed a few thanks to illness and circumstances out of my control. I didn't see any shows between Feb 2005-Feb 2008, and all the bands/tours I saw pre-2005 are rather fuzzy to me.

Note: All forgettable locals and other bands I hate are not mentioned.

2008

Feb- Nightwish/Paradise Lost
May- Dimmu Borgir/Behemoth/Keep of kalessin
May- Dream Theater/Opeth/Between the buried and me/3
may Ensiferum/Turisas/Týr/Eluvetie
may- Satan's host/Drawn & Quartered
Sep-Obituary/Unleashed/Prime Mover
Sep Iced Earth/Saviours/Into Eternity
Sep-Amorphis/Samael/Virgin Black
Kataklysm/Dying Fetus/Eluvetie/Keep of kalessin…

01. What's your favourite song by no.27? Moonspell? Alma Mater for sure.

02. Do you own any album of no.8?Amorphis. Yes, I own all their full lengths.

03. Do you think you might become a fan of no.33 in the future? Shining. Already a huge fan. Like them more now than ever.

04. How did you get into no.15? Deathspell Omega. Ha! Don't remember. I recall liking their name and hearing good things about them.

05. What was your first opinion about no.18? My Dying Bride! Some of the first doom metal I ever heard. I remember hearing the album…