A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year
most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between
how many and which do you know?
#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal
#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres
in case you're trying to catch up on good underground #extrememetal of 2023, here's a rundown of my favorites of the second quarter in a spotify playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pUJNPyCiKGN1J5KyEdZfm
mostly all kinds of #blackmetal with a little bit of #doom and #symphony
#solanvarma #argenthorns #unhallowed #stutyr #voidhaven #fjoergyn #helleruin #morkera #victimarum #nightside
A recap of most of my published designwork (and one cover art) made in 2022
#art #darkart #logo #logodesign #metal #metallogo #blackmetal #doommetal #rock #bluesrock #AetherVortexDesigns
each column from left to right:
#amūrta
#northeldir
#greave
#barathrum (fanlogo)
#FamulusAbSatanas
#blackmetalpromotion
#Stutyr
#Forgotten
#casket
#fjoergyn (fanlogo)
my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
places 51 to 75:
#Wesenwille #Adaestuo #Aūkels #DeathKommander #Exvoidxist #Haapoja #Kalmah #Ahab #Barathrum #Membaris #Pime #Irrlycht #Malcuidant #Korgonthurus #Nietzu #OldNick #ENTARDECER #Ferriterium #Fjoergyn #Horna #Totenwache #Arvet
my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
places 26 to 50:
#Ikotka #CruentusDeus #CultOfFire #Délétère #Fjoergyn #JoursPâles #Sargeist #Witchfucker #OldNick #Ruadh #Korgonthurus #SacrificiumCarmen #Sørgelig #Eranthos #Saor #Skáphe #Zarathustra #Antimateria #Horna #Morrigan #Tattva
my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
see the replies for a more detailed view
Top overall artists for Halbeard
1. #Korgonthurus (313 plays)
2. #Saor (169 plays)
3. #Ahab (164 plays)
4. #Membaris (162 plays)
5. #Sørgelig (156 plays)
6. #Nietzu (153 plays)
7. #Fjoergyn (149 plays)
8. #Horna (147 plays)
9. #Barathrum (141 plays)
10. #Hænesy (133 plays)
11. #Sargeist (106 plays)
12. #Illum Adora (102 plays)
508 different artists in this time period
#weeklylastfm for week 16 of 2021
new #Malum release this week and a resurgence of old favorites #Délétère, #Saor & #Fjoergyn
Top weekly artists for Halbeard
1. Délétère (15 plays)
2. Saor (12 plays)
3. Fjoergyn (11 plays)
4. Ruadh (9 plays)
5. Illum Adora (7 plays)
6. Malum (7 plays)
7. Rivers Like Veins (7 plays)
8. Ferriterium (6 plays)
52 different artists in this time period
my #overall #music #taste after 3333 #lastfm scrobbles.
Top overall artists for Halbeard (part 1/2)
1. #Korgonthurus (205 plays)
2. #Barathrum (131 plays)
3. #Fjoergyn (110 plays)
4. #Saor (102 plays)
5. #Sørgelig (102 plays)
6. #Hænesy (86 plays)
7. #Ahab (80 plays)
8. #Membaris (77 plays)
9. #Horna (74 plays)
10. #Kalmah (69 plays)
320 different artists in this time period
#lyrics excerpt for #Fjoergyn - Sade:
Wir glaubten nie, wir sein am leben
Und doch der Tod verschonte uns
Kein Gedanke schenkt die Gunst
Benennt dies Welt, die kalten Reben
Die vom Grunde sich erstrecken
Und unser Sein im Schwarz verstecken
Als wären wir niemals geboren
Ein reiner Streich der Phantasie
Als hätte sich die Welt verschworen
Und den Menschen gab es nie
#BandOfTheMonth January 2021
#Fjoergyn 5/x
their second album Sade et Masoch is the one I've listened to most. The music, #classical compositions and lyrics are just captivating and beautiful throughout. I can say with certainty that especially the song Sade has had a substantial influence on my own songwriting, bot lyric & composition wise.
#BandOfTheMonth January 2021
#Fjoergyn 4/x
their first album already had some remarkable compositions that are still among their best material despite the dated production. At this stage the band was really a one man project with a very noticable drum machine.
my favorite songs from the album:
08 - veritas dolet (timestamped in link)
10 - requiem
02 - vom Tod der Träume
#BandOfTheMonth January 2021
#Fjoergyn 3/x
after their 3rd album Jahreszeiten they decided to stray away from the #nature related themes and focus more on social critique with heavy use of #religious imagery in a metaphorical way
the song Betonlethargie from the album Monument Ende marks the beginning of the style change that accompanied this transition
#BandOfTheMonth January 2021
#Fjoergyn 2/x
Their lyrical themes are centered around humanity/misanthropy and their relation to nature, although the nature has been dropped on later releases.
One of the most well known songs from the earlier period is
Katharsis from the album Sade et Masoch
my #overall #music #taste after 2000 #lastfm scrobbles. Pretty accurately reflects my preferences already
Top 16 overall artists for Halbeard (part 1/2)
1. #Korgonthurus (148 plays)
2. #Saor (90 plays)
3. #Fjoergyn (67 plays)
4. #Sørgelig (63 plays)
5. #Barathrum (62 plays)
6. #Horna (59 plays)
7. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
8. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)
225 different artists in this time period
#BandOfTheMonth January 2021
Starting a new Band of the Month series, where I'll be making regular posts about the chosen bands music, based on arcane listening metrics of my #lastfm account.
Fjoergyn is a criminally overlooked #avantgarde #blackmetal band from #Germany with lots of #classicalmusic compositions without sounding #symphonic.
Current style song: Lucifer Es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u8sE-71VD8
Earlier style song (my number 1 scrobble): Narziss(t) https://fjoergyn.bandcamp.com/track/07-narziss-t
1/x
my #music taste after 1000 #lastfm scrobbles. You can judge me now!
Top 8 overall artists for Halbeard
#Korgonthurus (104 plays)
#Fjoergyn (61 plays)
#Barathrum (51 plays)
#Saor (38 plays)
#Kalmah (37 plays)
#Kres (37 plays)
#Horna (35 plays)
#Witchfucker (32 plays)
#Saor - Pillars of the Earth - Remastered
The best fusion of #folk #jazz & #atmospheric #blackmetal | #metal out there
https://saor.bandcamp.com/track/pillars-of-the-earth-remastered
random playlist of 1000 songs is picking all the musical influences today. Already had some #Fjoergyn, #Horna & #Lantlos before that
#fjoergyn - wenn stürme ruhen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8cMCFBhh9E
today's a fjoergyn day. brings me back to old times.
Another old favorite of mine:
#Fjoergyn from #germany
https://fjoergyn.bandcamp.com/album/sade-et-masoch
Exceptional #avantgarde #metal with #classic arrangements, their older stuff is often associated with #paganmetal even though their style is uniquely distinguishable
