Necroscree's Top 15 of 2015

Posted on January 19th by Necroscree

15)  Imperial Triumphant - Abyssal Gods

The black metal Gorguts. Chaotic, technical oft-kilter, goat skinning black metal tempered with actual songs.

14)  Pale Chalice - Negate the Infinite and Micraculous

Feral mid-tempo old school black metal melodies with touches of modern post black metal soundscapes.

13)  Vanum - Realm of Sacrifice

Driving, trance inducing, Cascadian black metal that soars with beauty and menance.

12)  Leviathan - Scar Sighted

Aural desecrations of coagulated swirling filth. Wrest redeems the legacy of Leviathan with this new complex, caustic beast.

11)  With the Dead - With the Dead

Scuzzy, grimmy, massive Wizardian doom filtered through a super group of doom legends.

10)  King Woman - Doubt

Amazing gorgeous vocals that sear the soul, backed by fuzzed out shoe-gazing doom.

9)  Magic Circle - Journey Blind

Traditional rocking heavy metal that drips metal passion and swagger. The incredible amount of memorable riffs and atmosphere recall the best of the proto heavy metal days of yore.

8)  Abstracter - Wound Empire

Neurosis fueled urban apocalyptic visions. Gritty ambience and sludge urgency oozes from this album.

7)  Acid King - Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere

One of the original prime movers of stoner rock returns with stellar riffs of grooving, mellow bliss.

6)  Tribulation - The Children of the Night

Absolutely the catchiest, funniest, rip roaring metal album of the year. Mixing everything from death metal, progressive rock, 70's dinosaur rock and a smidge of goth with gruff vocals. Every single song slays and is hummable.

5)  Chrch - Unanswered Hymns

Titanic, crushing hypnotic doom that is able to groove, quitely enchant and enthrall with its mighty epic songs.

4)  Ufomammut - Ecate

Monumental psychedelic ritualistic cosmicism sludge doom. This is sludge doom metal taken to the level of religious ecstasy and communion via the riff.

2)  Chelsea Wolf - Abyss

Uniquely unbounded by musical genres and forms. This album is an ominously dark yet fragile gem that engulfs you into Chelsea's twisted, murky dreams and stories.

2)  Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard - Noeth Ac Anoeth

Ethereal shoe gazing, murky doom. Enchanting angelic vocals are juxtaposed against lumbering, organic, repetive doom riffs which fuel these massive, riff journeying songs.

1)  Brother/Ghost - Buried

Hauntingly beautiful and intense with undertones of lanquid bliss. The album seemingly continues to grow in depth and intimacy on repeated listenings.