Cobalt - Gin (2009)

4/5
Black metal
USA (Greeley, Colorado)
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One of my favourite black metal albums of recent memory. These guys know what they're doing. Very excellent use of feedback as a musical tool. Great drums, riffs, vocals, the whole deal. Can't go wrong.

1. "Gin" - 7:24
2. "Dry Body" - 8:54
3. "Arsonry" - 5:48
4. "Throat" - 1:58
5. "Stomach" - 6:44
6. "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" - 3:40
7. "Pregnant Insect" - 6:02
8. "Two-Thumbed Fist" - 9:57
9. "The Old Man Who Lied for His Entire Life" - 2:07
10. "A Starved Horror" - 5:12

Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s) (2010)

4/5
Black metal, Emo
France
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"...Morte(s) Nee(s) can best be compared to drowning away in a shallow, dirty puddle." - Sputnikmusic

Pretty fitting description, if you ask me. This album can be downloaded or streamed for free, as uploaded by the band here. Real men put out their music for free.

1. "Ces Belles de Rêve aux Verres Embués" - 3:55
2. "Les Mains Brisées comme Leurs Souvenirs" - 4:20
3. "Il y a Biens des Porcs que ça Ferait Bander de T'étouffer" - 2:02
4. "En Troupeau des Louves en Trompe l'Oeil des Agneaux" - 6:18
5. "(S)" - 5:43
6. "Un Miroir pur qui te Rend Misérable" - 6:09
7. "De Sorte que Plus Jamais un Instant ne Soit Magique" - 13:00

Weakling - Dead as Dreams (2000)

4.5/5
Black metal
USA (San Francisco, California)
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1. "Cut Their Grain and Place Fire Therein" - 10:28
2. "Dead as Dreams" - 20:39
3. "This Entire Fucking Battlefield" - 14:47
4. "No One Can Be Called as a Man While He'll Die" - 13:09
5. "Desasters in the Sun" - 17:05

The Antlers - Hospice (2009)

5/5
Indie rock, Post-rock, Folk, Dream Pop
USA (Brooklyn, New York)
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1. "Prologue" – 2:35
2. "Kettering" – 5:10
3. "Sylvia" – 5:27
4. "Atrophy" – 7:40
5. "Bear" – 3:54
6. "Thirteen" (vocals by Sharon Van Etten) – 3:11
7. "Two" – 5:56
8. "Shiva" – 3:45
9. "Wake" – 8:44
10. "Epilogue" – 5:25

Zmrok - Svjatlom Zaginuuszaga Dnja (2005)

3/5
Black Metal
Belarus
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Pretty straightforward black metal. The riffs are very well composed and catchy, as well as the vocals fitting perfectly. If you like black metal, you'll like this to some degree. Not groundbreaking, but still thoroughly enjoyable.

1. "Sljady, Uhodzjaczyja u Ciemru" - 6:48
2. "Ciemrazor" - 6:17
3. "Viecznaja Scjuza" - 4:34
4. "Stogny z Nievjadomyh Virou" - 6:23
5. "Ustup" - 1:28
6. "Z Ciemraju Geta Pryhodzic..." - 3:38
7. "Duszy Svajgo Ciela Ja Prynaszu u Ahvjaru" - 5:41
8. "sila Zmroka i Bol Duszy Adziny..." - 5:59
9. "Zima..." - 5:56

Leftöver Crack - Fuck World Trade (2004)

4/5
Punk
USA (Alphabet City, Manhattan, New York City, New York)
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This is punk.

1. "Clear Channel (Fuck Off)" – 4:14
2. "Life Is Pain" – 4:37
3. "Burn Them Prisons" – 3:15
4. "Gang Control" – 2:42 (Morning Glory cover)
5. "Super Tuesday" – 4:00
6. "Via Sin Dios" – 2:14
7. "Feed the Children (Book of Lies)" – 3:21
8. "One Dead Cop" – 3:39
9. "Ya Can't Go Home" – 3:14
10. "Rock the 40 Oz." – 2:28
11. "Soon We'll Be Dead" – 5:35
12. "Gringos Son Puercos Feos" – 3:08
13. "Operation M.O.V.E." – 10:25