Fourth album by the merciless Swedish band. Black metal, black death, or war metal: take your pick, and this riffraff will rip your guts out. A ritual murder.

Second EP by Balmog, still prior to their first album. Criminal black metal, surely their most atrocious and cruel recording. You must listen to this massacre.

After their first years as The Seed, Fierce Cult debuts with “Where Humanity Ends”, 50 minutes of massive, pissed-off metal from Madrid. Death thrash with a lot of groove that gives no respite. Only when you are unconscious on the floor will they stop beating you.

First album by this legendary Japanese undergound band! In 2017, 30 years after their foundation, Necrophile hit us with these 10 tracks of abrasive death metal and thrash. Transgressor, Anatomia, Wormridden, or Multiplex are some of the other bands these animals are part of. A criminal work!!

“Drugs & Death”, of course! With their first album, Sacroscum perfectly define the spirit of Eternal Juggernaut Records. Black crust from Germany, with members of Fleshcrawl, Nekrovault... A rotten duo that can remind us as much of Discharge as of Darkthrone or Inquisition. Aaaargh!!

Black metal with pagan spirit in the vein of Windir, Taake, or early Ulver. A compilation of great songs very well strung together. Highly recommended for purists of the style.

Crunchy and smelly amalgam between death metal and punk for fans of Tribulation, Morbus Chron, or Obliteration. An excellent first album, topped off by a sensational artwork that honours these great songs. The Greek underground never disappoints!

Evil death metal absolutely inspired by the earliest instances of the style. Horripilant’s first EP really reminds of Possessed, Sadistic Intent, first Sepultura and Morbid Angel... These Valencians know very well what they are doing, moving between the 80s and early 90s, but not beyond. Good choice, dudes!!

“Melancholie der Engel” is like being thrown into an abyss of revelatory ascent, like being cruelly abandoned on a stage of immense universal solitude. Fuck yes, Shamael’s first album is like a long, feverish nightmare from which you cannot wake up. This fascinating one-man band invokes a devastating, and atmospheric, funeral doom on a par with the best names of the style.

The prolific duo exhibits a new identity while traversing death doom territories that will be very recognizable to any of their followers. On their seventh work, Graveyard Of Souls continue their philosophical journey between melodic and skillfully ornamented songs, being able to convey as much light as darkness to anyone who approaches their dilated sonic canvases. An old school album for old school fans, absolutely recommended if you love Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Crematory, or Alastis.

Excellent second album by the Irish band. They take elements form black, death, doom, and their traditional music to portray a wide variety of atmospheres and moods. Guttural growls are used in contrast with harmonious choral sections and ‘sean-nós’ vocals. Irish melodies and time signatures are incorporated with aggressive metallic and progressive elements. This distinctive approach to metal music coupled with lyrics sung entirely in Gaelige truly makes Corr Mhóna a one of a kind band.

“Dölmenn” is the second, heavyweight, and super brute album by Cabeza De Caballo. Heavy rock and stoner doom made by cavemen who occasionally get high and even blast-beat. Instead of instruments, they use bones. Dear paleontologists, the missing link of humanity is in Granada.

It’s a pity that Cuerno split up shortly after releasing this first album. With members of Lords Of Bukkake, Simón Del Desierto, Morbid Flesh, La Matanza, or Tort, the Barcelona band coat these songs here at a snail’s pace with a mantle of sadness and melancholy, sometimes in a more classical way and sometimes travelling to other planets in a joint-fueled astral trip. Doom and sludge that doesn’t try to choke you, with contemplative lapses, and with Michel in God mode on drums.

Second album by Chains Ov Beleth, project of the musician Heolstor before he renamed the band Mystagos. Here the Madrilenian presents us with an avant-garde and very personal black metal totally recommended for anyone fascinated by Satyricon’s “Rebel Extravaganza”. This guy never fails.

“The Demise of Mankind” was Hat’s first album before they changed their name to Dødsritual. This is very devoted black metal from their native Norway, with many reminiscences of Taake or early Gorgoroth. Long live Satan and death to all!!

First and so far only album by the black metal band Eld. If all you want in your life is a return to the glory days of the great Norwegian wave, this album is for you. No nonsense: just the anti-Christian noise you crave.

Excellent and posthumous sixth album by Mistweaver. The melodic death of the band from Burgos is a filigree, and it is not surprising that this work garnered great reviews from the media. Melodeath can break asses and Mistweaver knew it well. Highly recommended.