Exrocist - Nightmare Theatre (1986)

USA
Thrash/Speed/Black Metal
RYM  rate: 3.33
The Crypts View: 3.71
320 KB

1. Black Mass
2. The Invocation
3. Burnt Offerings
4. The Hex
5. Possessed
6. Call For The Exorcist
7. Death By Bewitchment
8. The Trial
9. Execution Of The Witches
10. Conusming The Flames Of Redemption
11. Megwatt Mayhem
12. Riding To Hell
13. Lucifer's Lament
14. The Banishment

First and only album released by New York hailing Exorcist. Raw Thrash/Speed metal.

Prophanity - Stronger Than Steel (1998)

Sweden
Melodic Death/Viking Metal
RYM rate: 3.56
The Crypts View: 3.77
320 KB

1. Armed To The Teeth
2. Walking Through Life
3. Beast Of The North
4. Fate Of The Gods
5. The Battleroar
6. ...To Hangatyr
7. Towards The Sinister Realms
8. Awaiting The Valkyries Arrival
9. Swedish Steel (The Metalist)

First and only album ever released by Christer "Grendel" and Anders "Wouthan" Malmströms band Prophanity.

Black Horizons - Suicide Symphonies (2004)

Germany
Melodic Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.81
The Crypts View: 3.99
320 KB

1. Black Horizons
2. Burn The Churches Down
3. The Battle Of The Godless Souls
4. The Eyes Of God
5.  Princess Of Suicide
6. Satanic Storm
7. Bloody Moon
8. Forest Of Damnation
9. The Knife

Debut album by Black Horizons that already form the start draws your mind to Dissection. I would say this album is very simmilar to Dissection during The Somberlain and Storm of the light's bane.

Ancient Wisdom - For Snow Covered The Northland (1996)

Sweden
Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal
RYM rate:  3.46
The Crypts View: 3.81
320 KB

1. A Hymn to the Northern Empire
2.  In the Land of the Crimson Moon
3.  They Gather Where Snow Falls Forever
4.  Through Rivers of the Eternal Blackness
5. The Journey Of The Ancients
6.  As Snow Covers the Northland
7. No Tears At His Funeral
8. Forest of Summoned Spirits
9. A Ravens Reflection of the Ancient Northland
10. The Serpent's Sleep Is Not Eternal
11. At the Other Side
12. The Sleep Within

Full length debut by this Umeå based Black Metal band. This album contain alot of atmospheric passages and some great melodies. A real interesting album.

Thrown - The Suicidal Kings Occult (2007)

Sweden
Doom/Heavy/Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.87 (8 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.01
320 KB

1. I'am All Dead
2. The Suicidal Kings Occult
3. Going Down
4. The Cure To Salvation
5. Silent Chorus
6. 10 Years Of Nothing
7. Once More I Loose All In The Mist
8. Jack The Tripper

Now this is a real find. Throwns to this day first and only album contain loads of great stuff and with variable music. Mixes many genres with Doom Metal being the genre that can define em the best.

Uaral - Sounds Of Pain (2005)

Chilé
Atmospheric Doom/Dark Folk
RYM rate: 3.60
The Crypts View: 3.80
320 KB

1. Lost
2. Surrendered to the Decadence
3. Eternal Beauty Of The Trees
4. Sounds Of Pain
    - Chapter I: Ánimos
    - Chapter II: Inspiración
    - Chapter III: Amargura
    - Chapter IV: Cuarto de pura melancolía, casa de impura pena
5. Niche
6. Depresión

The Crypts Chosen Few Of 2011 Part I (2011)

CD 2
192-320 KB

1. Beardfish - The Platform
2. Devil - At The Blacksmith's
3. The Living Fields - Running Out Of Daylight
4. Falconer - O, Tysta Ensamhet
5. Hellbringer - Hellbringer
6. Lord Vicar - Sign Of Osiris Risen
7. Opeth - Häxprocess
8. Portrait - Darkness Forever
9. Shining - I Nattens Timma
10. Vanhelgd - Mänsklighetens Finala Ruin
11. Blood Ceremony - The Great God Pan
12. In Solitude - Serpents Are Rising
13. While Heaven Wept - Finality
14. Vallenfyre - My Black Siberia
15. High Spirits - Another Night In The City
16. Argus - Pieces Of Your Smile

The Crypts own compilation with the best rock and metal songs from 2011.

Unanimated - In The Light Of Darkness (2009)

Sweden
Melodic Black/Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.43 (93 Ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.02
320 KB

1. Ascent With The Smell Of Death
2. Retribution In Blood
3. The Endless Beyond
4. Diabolic Voices
5. In The Light Of Darkness
6. The Unconquered One
7. Enemy Of The Sun
8. Serpent's Curse
9. Death To Life
10. Strategia Luciferi

14 years later after the masterful "Ancient God Of Evil" Unanimated released yet another great album unto the world. Sounds like this album was unleashed shorly after the success. A little bit more black metal to chew on that's all. Enjoy another great comeback album.

Unanimated - Ancient God Of Evil (1995)

Sweden
Melodic Death/Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.62
The Crypts View: 4.29
192 KB

1. Life Demise
2. Eye Of The Greyhound
3. Oceans Of Time
4. Dead Calm
5. Mireille
6. The Depths Of The Black Sea
7. Ruins
8. Dying Emotions Domain
9. Die Alone

One of the early work of melodic death metal mixed in with som black influences. Creating the sound of Unanimated. Truly a gem to remember.

Mithotyn - Gathered Around The Oaken Table (1999)

Sweden
Viking/Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.71
The Crypts View: 3.70
320 KB

1. Lord Of Ironhand
2. Watchmen Of The Wild
3. In The Clash Of Arms
4. Hearts Of Stone
5. The Well Of Mimir
6. Chariot Of Power
7. Nocturnal Riders
8. The Guardian
9. Imprisoned
10. Guided By History
11. The Old Rover

Ophthalamia - Via Dolorosa (1995)

Sweden
Melodic Black/Progressive Metal
RYM rate: 3.25 (66 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.27
128 KB

1. Under Opthalamian Skies / To The Benighted
2. Black As Sin, Pale As Death / Autumn Whispers
3. After A Releasing Death / Castle Of No Repair (Part II)
4. Slowly Passing The Frostlands / A Winterlands Tear
5 Via Dolorosa / My Springnight's Sacrifice
6. Ophthalamia / The Eternal Walk (Part III)
7. Nightfall of Mother Earth / Summer Distress
8. Outro; Message to Those After Me / Death Embrace Me (Part II)
9. A Lonely Ceremony / The Eternal Walk
10. Deathcrush (Mayhem cover)

Ophthalamia - A Journey In Darkness (1994)

Sweden
Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.29 (47 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.95
128 KB

1. A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Dreams
2. Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agonys Silent Paradise
3. Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest
4. Shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu / The Eternal Walk Pt. II
5. A Lonely Soul / Humn to a Dream
6. Little Child of Light / Degradation of Holyness
7. Castle of No Repair / Lies From a Blackened Heart
8. This Is the Pain Called Sorrow / To the Memory of Me
9. I Summon the Oh Father / Death Embrace Me

A massive underrated album i would say. Really different and groundbreaking black metal for this time. Jon Nödtveidt is doing the vocals on this album and does a great job.

Invidious - In Death (2011)

Sweden
Death/Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.28 (8 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.71
320 KB

1. Black Blood
2. Dead Salvation Spawn
3. Throne Of Death
4. Visions

Crushing old school death/black metal from Uppsala Sweden. Featuring members from In Solitude among their singer Pelle Åhman.
Invidious opened for death metal giants Entombed in their hometown 2006.

Grotesque - In The Embrace Of Evil (1996)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Death/Thrash/Black Metal
RYM ratings: 3.80
From The View Of The Crypt: 4.21


1. Thirteen Bells of Doom
2. Blood Runs From The Altar
3. Submit To Death
4. Fall Into Decay
5. Seven Gates
6. Angels Blood
7. Nocturnal Blasphemies
8. Spawn Of Alzathoth
9. Incantation
10. Church of The Pentagram
11. Ripped From The Cross


The Comp that goes through all their best songs. Some of the best early death metal that can be found. Prepare to be embraced by evil...
Grotesque's singer by the artist name "Goatspell". His real name is Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg and he was also the singer of At The Gates.

Most of theese songs are recorded in the 80's.

In The Woods... - Heart Of Ages (1995)

Country: Norway
Genre: Black/Experimental/Avant-garde/ Progressive
RYM rating: 3.84

1. Yearning The Seeds Of A New Dimension
2. Heart Of Ages
3. ...In The Woods
4. Mourning The Death Of Aase
5. Wotan's Return
6. Pigeon
7. The Divinity Of Wisdom


In The Woods... was formed in 1992 in Kristiansand, Norway. Highly experimental and original.

Top Ten Album List Of 2011

This is my top ten list for this year so far. All linked and in no particular order. And here's a couple of albums that ended just outside the top ten...

40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

Bullet - Higway Pirates

Skeletal Spectre - Occult Spawned Premonitions

Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

Joe Bonamassa - Dust Bowl

Witch Mountain - South Of Salem

Magahera - Metal Maniac Attack

Orchid - Capricorn

Dark Covenant - Euologies For The Fallen

Post your own top ten list down here if you'd like.

Månegarm - Vargstenen (2007)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Black/Folk Metal

1. Uppvaknande
2. Ur Själslig Död
3. En Fallen Fader
4. Den Gamle Talar
5. Genom Världar Nio
6. Visioner På Isen
7. Varbrodern Talar
8. I Underjorden
9. Nio Dagar, Nio Nätter
10. Vargstenen
11. Vedergällningens Tid
12. Eld

Fifth studio album by Månegarm.

Thyrfing - Vansinnesvisor (2002)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Black/Viking/Folk Metal

1. Draugs Varg
2. Digerdöden
3. Världsspegeln
4. The Voyager
5. Ångestens Högborg
6. The Giant's Laughter
7. Vansinnesvisan
8. Kaos Återkomst

Third studio album by Thyrfing and definantly their higlight.

Månegarm - Vredens Tid (2005)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Black/Folk Metal

1. Vid Hargen
2. Sigrblot
3. Skymningsresa
4. Kolöga Trolltand
5. Dödens Strand
6. Preludium
7. Vredens Tid
8. Svunna Minnen
9. Hemfärd
10. Segervisa

Vredens Tid is Månegarms fourth studio album. They continue on the same path as "Dödsfärd".

In Norse mythology, Månegarm is a wolf that lives on the blood of dying humans and at Ragnarök hunts down and swallows the moon.

Månegarm - Dödsfärd (2003)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Black/Folk Metal

1. Intro
2. Evig Tid
3. Ravenous
4. Ägirs Vrede
5. Dödsfärd
6. Fimbultrollet
7. Daudr
8. Vrede
9. Pagan War
10. Ursjälens Visdom
11. Gillevisan

Excellent third album from Månegarm. More focus on the folk than black metal on this album.