Egg Wizard Epic, musically tight, cinematic production and with lovely soaring vocals. Great stuff. Favorite track: Souls to Sea.

Brett (Lascaille's Shroud / Soulmass) An excellent album from start to finish, some of the best this year. Favorite track: Souls to Sea.

RATMAN I'm melting away...
Epic but not cheesy.
Great vocals!
Smart songwriting. Favorite track: The Prophecy.

bmurator Polish Stoner / Doom Metal. Traditional Doom at its best, full of grooves & with plenty of soul & as occult as can be! What more could anyone possibly want? Plus those vocals are simply superb & fit right into the rest... :) Love all tracks but the third really appeals to my sense of macabre - it has very distinct Black Sabbath vibe to it & I can almost hear Ozzy (RIP) singing it - this is very high praise indeed... :) Thanks ISR & Jack! Recommended! Favorite track: The Unholy Ceremony.

Mongulus Good stuff 🤘👿👍

spiro75 a SUPERB usbm album... cheers :)

Highly recommended! Favorite track: Frostbitten Mantra.

Grand Duke Æthelwold ⚔️ prowess…. ⚔️

Sean Millard Brilliant. I wrote a review here:
open.substack.com/pub/punyhuman/p/ebony-pendant-threnodies-from-the?

rook96 I know Valkyrie do so many good songs, but Feeling so Low introduced me to the band. Valkyrie are very special and I appreciate the music and lyrics a lot. Thank you. Favorite track: Feeling so Low.

doomcrew This album has escaped my library long enough. The vibe maintains through the entire album and the musicianship is undeniable. These guys are the real thing🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Warstub It rocks, isn't over compressed, instruments sound full and alive, and the songs feature gloriously soaring guitar solos. Favorite track: Evil Eye.

klamath100 I know this got a lot of hype, but it is really very good. My most listened album of 2024. The mix of death metal, Krautrock, Floyd and psychedelic rock is so well done (and yeah, parts of it feel a bit like fan service to the greats, but that's ok with me). Favorite track: The Stargate [Tablet III].

cache_2 This album convinced me that Black Metal can be good sometimes.

marshy_1 Awesome synth prog with death metal, less for metal fans than prog fans Favorite track: The Stargate [Tablet III].