Nokturnal Mortum- The Voice Of Steel

There's little else i have to say about this album other than "wow." An amazing album from start to finish. Maybe you've listened to Nokturnal Mortum before, maybe you didn't like them, or maybe you just didn't listen to them because of their National Socialist connections. Disregard those things and give this album a shot. Every song just slaps you with its epicness, a word I really hate using, but the sweeping guitars backed by the screaming of violins and flutes and some beautiful vocal really knocks you on your ass, especially when the record does a U-Turn and hits you with some Pink Floyd style blues rifts. This monster from the Nordlands sounds like the beautiful bastard child of Jethro Tull and Bathory.

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The Lord Weird Slough Feg- Down Among The Deadmen

Slough Feg is one of those bands that I have difficulty talking about because I like them so much that I could talk about them all the live long day and night. I was struggling to decide on which album to post first, but I recently discovered, much to my delight, that they have a song included on the recently released Brutal Legend vidya gaem among other great soundtrack choices. The song happens to be Warriors Dawn off of Down Among The Deadmen, which is a fine choice. I haven't played the full game but the demo looks like a damn fun button masher. And I like button mashers.

Anyways, this album delivers up all the signature Slough Feg goods. Mark Scalzi is probably one of my all time favorite singers in metal. Slough Feg play an incredible form of traditional metal in the vein of older greats like Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road. If you don't know, now is the time to find out.

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