Vargton Projekt - ProgXpriMetal (2011)

01. Jaipur 05:27
02. Ujevkoszonto 00:47
03. Uggarderojr 06:33
04. Rjoredraggu 02:45
05. Birka Trilogy I – The Gathering 01:50
06. Birka Trilogy II – Rendition 04:01
07. Birka Trilogy III – Defender & Believers 08:56
08. Norrsken 05:28
09. Lvorna 07:47
10. Capriccio 01:07
11. U Playin On My Drum 05:05
12. Outrott 01:07
13. Allegro Vivace 03:08
14. Digerrojr 01:40
15. Vargton 06:49
16. Naudljaus 04:17
17. Tokeri 1 05:02
18. Tokeri 2 03:08

Mats Hedberg (guitars), Morgan Ägren (drums) and Björn  Jansson (vocals) are the core of this project. Progressive metal with some rock fusion and jazzy influences. Totally amazing the work of guitars and percussion, but the voices are truly dispendables to me. A long album with a lot of details needed of more than a couple of listenings.

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Craft - Void (2011)

1. Intro (John's Nightmare) 00:19

2. Serpent Soul 04:35

3. Come Resonance of Doom 06:28

4. The Ground Surrenders 05:52

5. Succumb To Sin 04:38

6. Leaving The Corporal Shade 07:05

7. I Want To Commit Murder 05:11

8. Bring On The Clouds 06:19

9. Void 08:29

At last!!! one of the most anticipated albums of this year, finally has arrived. After 6 years awaiting for the new spawn of Craft, finally we can enjoy it. Once again an album of high quality black metal, probably they are (together with Darkthrone) the best black metal band at the present. House brand riffs, rawness, perfect prodution and true attitude. Directly to the top 5. Ugh!

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Magnus Pelander - EP (2010)

1.- A Sinner´s Child

2.- Hope

3.- You Have Got NO Friends To Turn To

4.- Stardust

Solo ep of Magnus Pelander, guitarist and vocalist of Witchcraft. What we can find here is something more folkie and psychedelic, altough we can find some sounds closer to what Witchcraft does. Good, hippie, easy, and fresh work. A good way to wait while the new Witchcraft´s record arrives.

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Terra Tenebrosa - The Tunnels (2011)

1. "The Teranbos Prayer" - 6:08
2. "Probing The Abyss" - 6:03
3. "The Mourning Stars" - 10:09
4. "The Arc Of Descent" - 7:54
5. "Guiding The Mist/Terraforming" -7:30
6. "Through The Eyes Of The Maninkari" - 5:20
7. "The Tunnels" - 3:53

Dense, deep, atmospheric and swampy work of these swedish guys. Here we have an odd album that combines a diferent kind of styles and sonorities, from atmospheric sludge to ambient and experimental soundscapes. It is not an easy digestion music, and needs more than 2 or 3 listenings to get into it. Despite of it, highly recommended.

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Torture Division - Throught The Eyes Of A Dead EP (2011)

01. Vampire Empire 3:16
02. Through the Eyes of a Dead 3:37
03. Clark the Monarch 2:56

This band is one of the best discoveries of the year. DEATH METAL!!!

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The Coffinshakers - The Coffinshakers (2007)

1.- Phantoms of the night

2.- Return of the vampire

3.- Last night down by the grave

4.- Necromancy

5.- Evil

6.- Curse of the mummy´s tomb

7.-Walpurgis noght

8.- Voodoo woman

9.- From here to hell

10.- King of the night time

11.- The coffinshakers theme

12.- Transylvania

Gothic country from one of the best bands in the genere, with the characteristic deep voice of Rob Coffinshaker. Very good work.

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The Crystal Caravan - Against The Rising Tide (2010)

1. We’ll Always Lose 3:51
2. Love And Direction 3:33
3. Apple Hotel 5:30
4. I’m A Stone 4:06
5. Focus 4:23
6. Blues Blues 3:55
7. Take What’s Yours 3:36
8. Wrecking Ball 8:16

WTF?! Sweden again? And again a fucking masterpiece! Seriously, this is a delicious work of psychedelic hard rock. Here we have the references of the all classics (everybody knows of what I´m talking about...). This record have strength, good taste, and feeling, tones of feeling!!! Directly to the top 5 of this year.

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