Havukruunu - Kelle Surut Soi

Genre: Pagan/Black
Country: Finland
Year: 2017


1. Jo Näkyvi Pohjan Portit
2. Vainovalkeat
3. Noidanhauta
4. Vainajain Valot
5. Vaeltaja
6. Myrskynkutsuja
7. Verikuu
8. Kelle Surut Soi

2nd album by Havukruunu. The Fins are back 2 years after their amazing, promising debut. More brutal than ever, with folky moments, amazing vocal delivery and intensive epic atmosphere. A release that can easily earn a place in the list of the best black metal albums for 2017.

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Wolves In The Throne Room - Thrice Woven

Genre: Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2017


1. Born From The Serpent's Eye
2. The Old Ones Are With Us
3. Angrboda
4. Mother Owl, Father Ocean
5. Fires Roar In The Palace Of The Moon

6th album by Wolves In The Throne Room. After their last ambient experimentation, they are back to the roots, delivering black metal of the finest quality. Amazing atmosphere created by aggressive riffing and folky nostalgia. My favourite album for 2017. 

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Power Trip - Nightmare Logic

Genre: Thrash/Crossover
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2017


1. Soul Sacrifice
2. Executioner's Tax (Swing Of The Axe)
3. Firing Squad
4. Nightmare Logic
5. Waiting Around To Die
6. Ruination
7. If Not Us Then Who
8. Crucifixation

2nd album by Power Trip. After the impressive and promising debut, 4 years ago, the group put its best and managed to craft a brilliant sophomore masterpiece. 8 tracks (not 10 nor 15) clocking around 32 minutes (not 50 nor 70) of straight to the point thrash that flirts with crossover/hardcore. One of the best thrash releases of 2017!

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Wolfbrigade - Run With The Hunted

Genre: D-Beat/Crust/Punk
Country: Sweden
Year: 2017


1. Nomad Pack
2. Warsaw Speedwolf
3. Lucid Monomania
4. No Reward
5. Kallocain
6. Return to None
7. War on Rules
8. Feral Blood
9. Under the Bell
10. Dead Cold

6th album by Wolfbrigade, 5 years after their last one. The pack is back, angrier than ever and ready to devastate everything in their path. Fast-driven D-Beat/punk with great sound production and amazing, melodic riffing. One of the best releases for this year.

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Lock Up - Demonization

Genre: Grindcore/Death
Country: England
Year: 2017

1. Blood And Emptiness
2. The Decay Within The Abyss
3. Locust
4. Demonization
5. Demons Raging
6. Desolation Architect
7. Instruments Of Armageddon
8. Sunk
9. The Plague That Stalks The Darkness
10. Foul From The Pure
11. Mind Fight
12. Void
13. Secret Parallel World 14. We Challenge Death

4th album by Lock Up, 6 years after their last one. This time next to Shane Embury, Nicholas Barker and Anton Reisenegger, we find the mighty Kevin Sharp. The group demonstrates with rage and power their version of grindcore/death. One of the finest death/grind albums of the year!

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Converge - The Dusk In Us

Genre: Hardcore
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2017

1. A Single Tear
2. Eye Of The Quarrel
3. Under Duress
4. Arkhipov Calm
5. I Can Tell You About Pain
6. The Dusk In Us
7. Wildlife
8. Murk & Marrow
9. Trigger
10. Broken By Light
11. Cannibals
12. Thousands Of Miles Between Us
13. Reptilian

9th album by Converge. The growth and maturity continue on their ninth album. It shows the band’s artistic evolution and avant-garde sensibilities while still capturing their classic sound. A must have for every hardcore fan and one of the best hardcore albums for 2017.

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Paradise Lost - Medusa

Genre: Doom/Death
Country: England
Year: 2017


1. Fearless Sky
2. Gods Of Ancient
3. From The Gallows
4. The Longest Winter
5. Medusa
6. No Passage For The Dead
7. Blood & Chaos
8. Until The Grave

15th album by Paradise Lost. A solid and honest album that pays tribute to misery, sorrow and nihilism. With a powerful opener and no fillers the group continues its trip in misty and atmospheric death/doom paths. 

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