Best music of 2014

by HellHammer • 21 Dec 2014, 18:50 • Journals
Not a strictly metal list this year. Reminder that youtube quality is compressed as shit and should generally be avoided. Post your favorites cf.

  1. United States of America Robert Rich - Perpetual. A Somnium Continuum (ambient)
  2. United States of America Swans - To Be Kind (experimental rock)
  3. Greece Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall (death metal)
  4. Sweden Morbus Chron - Sweven (death metal)
  5. Australia Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel (progressive metal)
  6. Finland Kairon; IRSE! - Ujubasajuba (shoegaze)
  7. United States of America Death Blues - Ensemble (experimental)
  8. Australia StarGazer - A Merging to the Boundless (technical death metal)
  9. United States of America Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith (atmospheric black metal)
  10. Switzerland Darkspace - Dark Space III I (atmospheric black metal)
  11. United States of America Panopticon - Roads to the North (atmospheric black metal)
  12. United States of America Kayo Dot - Coffins on Io (progressive/psychedelic rock)
  13. Greece Spectral Lore - III (atmospheric black metal)
  14. Italy A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos (ambient/orchestral)
  15. United States of America D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah (R&B)
  16. United States of America Thou - Heathen (doom/sludge metal)
  17. Canada Beyond Creation - Earthborn Revolution (technical death metal)
  18. United States of America YOB - Clearing the Path to Ascend (doom/stoner metal)
  19. United Kingdom Peter Christopherson - Time Machines II (drone)
  20. Poland Furia - Nocel (black metal)
  21. United Kingdom Saor - Aura (atmospheric black metal)
  22. Bulgaria Smallman - Envision (alternative metal/rock)
  23. Belgium Emptiness - Nothing but the Whole (death/black/industrial metal)
  24. Poland Lunatic Soul - Walking on a Flashlight Beam (progressive/art rock)
  25. United States of America Have a Nice Life - The Unnatural World (shoegaze/post-punk)
  26. Russia Kauan - Muistumia (doom metal/dark folk)
  27. Spain Teitanblood - Death (death/black metal)
  28. Canada BADBADNOTGOOD - III (jazz-fusion)
  29. France Natural Snow Buidlings - The Night Country (drone/folk)
  30. Finland Mors Principium Est - Dawn of the 5th Era (melodic death metal)
  31. Ireland Zom - Flesh Assimilation (death/black metal)
  32. United States of America Midnight - No Mercy for Mayhem (heavy/speed metal)
  33. United States of America Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden (doom metal)
  34. France The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-li (atmospheric black metal)
  35. Ireland Aphex Twin - Syro (IDM)
  36. Austria Abigor - Leytmotif Luzifer (black metal)
  37. Switzerland Schammasch - Contradiction (black metal)
  38. Canada Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams (folk/americana)
  39. Germany Unisonic - Light of Dawn (power/heavy metal)
  40. United States of America Rigor Mortis - Slaves to the Grave (thrash metal)
  41. New Zealand Jakob - Sines (post-rock)
  42. United States of America Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus (black metal)
  43. Spain Reek - Necrogenesis (thrash metal)
  44. Poland Kriegsmaschine - Enemy of Man (black metal)
  45. Sweden Nasheim - Solems Vemod (atmospheric black metal)
  46. Ireland Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen (folk/pagan metal)
  47. United States of America Horrendous - Ecdysis (death metal)
  48. Canada Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything (post-rock)
  49. United Kingdom Slugdge - Gastronomicon (death/progressive metal)
  50. France Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry (black metal)
  51. United States of America Revocation - Deathless (thrash metal)
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Panda 21 Dec 2014, 18:51
1st will look soon Jimmy <3
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Panda 21 Dec 2014, 20:10
Some of my favourites this year include

Saor
Mournful Congregation
At the Gates
Mors Principium Est
Heidra
Agalloch
Sabaton
Mare Cognitum
Insomnium
Pallbearer
Ne Obliviscaris
Dead Congregation
Furia

Probably missing a few but you know my situation with music :P
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HellHammer 21 Dec 2014, 20:19
Man I still gotta check that Heidra record. Agalloch and At the Gates were so painfully average and below their capabilities, incredibly overhyped records the both of them tbh.
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Panda 21 Dec 2014, 21:15
Quite enjoyed ATG as I hadn't heard them for agessss. Not really the top Agalloch record but still pretty biased :P

Still waiting to hear Taake :(
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HellHammer 21 Dec 2014, 21:22
New Taake was ok. Not amazing, but still worthy. Obviously not on the same level as their best albums though.
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iGlooW 21 Dec 2014, 20:37
Blut Aus Nord is my best discovery in 2014 , tho their old albums are far better than this new one + agreed on At The Gates + Triptykon's new album + Electric Wizard's new album + Septicflesh's new album + Saille's new album +

If you don't know it, give it a listen

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Nizou 21 Dec 2014, 21:24
Seeing people post these "best of 2014" lists around the interwebs got me thinking that (despite being a self-labelled music nerd) I haven't really listened to much new music this year. However here are some excellent 2014 albums I could think of after doing some digging on my listening history.

Anathema - Distant Satellites (how do you label this? atmospheric almost-rock?)
Foreknown - Ornithology (hip hop)
KYPCK - Imena Na Stene (doom metal)
Solstafir - Otta (post metal or something)

If I'd need to rate them, the order would be: 1) Anathema 2) KYPCK 3) Foreknown 4) Solstafir
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Panda 21 Dec 2014, 21:27
Must have missed KYPCK, Solstafir always put out fantastic records! Hopefully see them soon as they'll be playing Germany
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HellHammer 21 Dec 2014, 21:33
Yeah Solstafir and Anathema were pretty good.
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sCope 22 Dec 2014, 00:18
HellHammer's best musicmetal of 2014
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Panda 22 Dec 2014, 00:37
And other genres are considered music? l0L
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HellHammer 22 Dec 2014, 02:02
Honestly for me, that's because metal was by far the strongest genre this year, and also because it's closest to my comfort zone. I'm not terribly picky with genres, but chances are I'll need a way above average record from a genre I generally avoid (let's say pop) for me to add it here (my #15 for example).
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Khorus 22 Dec 2014, 17:23


afx - Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michael's Mount @33'rpm (http://is.gd/UhdEDD)
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Hummingnerd 22 Dec 2014, 23:13
doom/sludge or no go. Doomsters unite! Some death in your list is awesome too though.

Check this band out HellHammer.
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HellHammer 27 Dec 2014, 15:37
Yep I know them, they are pretty great, very similar to Thou (my #16).
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HellHammer 23 Dec 2014, 09:22
This is my AOTY crossfire journal cycle:

1) make journal
2) find out the next day that a mega important release flew right under my radar
3) realize how dumb I am for making AOTY journals

Anyway, this is my real album of the year folks:

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Panda 27 Dec 2014, 11:47
Sweet, will check it out.

What did you think of the new Accept album?
I'd give it a solid 4*, been listening to it a bit more lately, good music to just chill to playing cs :p
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HellHammer 27 Dec 2014, 15:17
Loved the new Accept, you know exactly what you're gonna get with them. Quality, albeit standard teutonic heavy metal.
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Panda 27 Dec 2014, 16:34
True true. Thought they had some great riffs and solos on this record, some epic tracks and generally awesome heavy metal. Great stuff for parties :)))
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Thomm 23 Dec 2014, 12:22
Awww yiss, got stuff to drink on during holidays, thanks!

EDIT: Haven't listened to new music that much this year, but this was definately the most played one for me,



Oh right, of course, nearly forgot, hit me really hard,

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