David Fischer Submission and Slavery was a capital raw black metal release, and as some others, the sound change had me shy away a little... more than would've been reasonable. Saturnian Bloodstorm is brimming with energetic, enrapturing, fantastic riffs; explosive, ferocious drumming; and compelling atmosphere. In Communion With the Wintermoon is in my eyes the best example for all these components coming together in the most natural and fervent way. Note to self: it's always better to believe in the artist! Favorite track: In Communion With the Wintermoon.

HoundOfZeus Great album. I saw M. live in Munich last year and it was an amazing show with some songs of this album. Favorite track: Hymns of Death, Rays of Might.

fulci_lives86 An absolute masterpiece! Favorite track: Saturnian Bloodstorm.

KaranST Old school? doom? blackened? it has it all
Favorite track: Dispossessed in Rapture (First Wound).

12breacher This band is growing at a stunning rate. A good veritable super group of doom-hinged death metal, the caveman rhythms and riffs pummel, then twist to higher level song writing than mere knuckle draggers do. They definitely out did their previous record, which was also awesome. Favorite track: I on the Knife (Second Wound).

Lachy Any album that
is named for a fancy way
to say 'spew', succeeds.
Favorite track: Reveries in Autophagia.

fyeahmetal In a stellar discography, Vastum have delivered their most punishing and mind-flaying record to date. It is truly savage in a way that countless OSDM purveyors today are not - they get the outside trappings right, but not the inner turbulence that makes this album so powerful. The combined male-female death growls are perfect on top of the brutal rhythms. The album closer is a majestic feat of orchestrated horror that I'm guessing comes from the compositional genius of Leila Abdul-Rauf. Favorite track: Priapic Chasms.

zirtonic Cerebral lyrical themes and artsy, off-kilter riffing sit with perfect posture atop a solid OSDM foundation. Favorite track: Vomitous.

Rafael.Profano Pure Death Metal, lot heavy, obscure, dark, cavernous, insane and sick songs!!! Favorite track: Stillborn Eternity.

mbemboom Quite possibly my favorite death metal album released this year. Sounds like Slayer and Incantation collaborating in a dark candle lit basement with a choir of demonic entities. Vastum's best release yet. Favorite track: Stillborn Eternity.

morke_real Death metal done right, plain and simple. A band to keep your eyes on without question. Favorite track: Butchered By Machines.

Scorched Oak This Album is a Masterpiece!
Dopelord blew me away last week at a concert.
REPTILE SUN 😈 Favorite track: Reptile Sun.

Shawn Fisher This album fucking changed me, man. I was stuck in an endless loop of shitty deathcore/metalcore mediocrity…and then for some divinely diabolical reason, “Scum Priest” showed up in my new music playlist on Apple Music. From there I obviously got huge into Dopelord, but also introduced to a whole bunch of phenomenal Polish bands. Particularly through the 4-way split. I owe my current renewed faith in music to Dopelord 10000%. Favorite track: Dead Inside (I&II).

vantrees It’s a fantastic album. Top to bottom. Really hard to choise which is my favorite so I just picked Scum Priest. Plus creepy green album had to buy Favorite track: Scum Priest.