Rauta's top 10 albums of year 2024

[@volin_d]

I think you might be interested in "Thanatos" by Deus Mortem. It features members of Thunderbolt (Paimon's former band). Also Inferno used be a drummer on their debut release. Thanatos is easily in my top 3 black metal albums of 2024, I really recommend it.

[@RautaMetal]

I know the band, sure. I even interviewed them last year and saw them play here.

[@dalazo]

I've been nagging Jerry for like 4 years (or more honestly) to go listen to Deus Mortem. He did at some point and enjoyed it (no surprise ofc)! Good to see more people nag him, let's keep nagging Jerry until he does a full discography review hahaha, joking of course. Love ya Jerry we know you're busy with that endless pile of music.

[@volin_d]

@@dalazo Well done on your part! They're very underrated, so I hope more reviewers notice them. And that interview would be really interesting to see (I couldn't find it on the channel).

[@dalazo]

@@volin_d Jerry mentioned the band themselves were not happy with the given answers (I'm guessing maybe it had to do with the line-up changes, maybe said some things that weren't accurate about release date(s)/touring.. who knows!). So Jerry never uploaded it (which kinda sucks but I think we both are happy with Jerry being a proper dude and not some rat who uploads it knowingly that the band does not consent). Did think Thanatos (out of the full albums) is their weaker one but man weak when it comes to Necrosodom is like calling an atom bomb weak. Cool style changes though, like the drumming aswell but am curious to see how the actual new drummer will be.

[@volin_d]

@dalazo Oh, that's a bummer. I saw a recent interview with Necrosodom on a Polish channel, so it's good enough, I guess. I saw them live in November, and the new drummer is performing very well in my opinion.

[@TheCuttingBureau]

Yeah, the Lustmord album is excellent. It's cool to see him on your list.

[@SardonicWrath]

Mighty fine list, good sir, just as expected! I already had a top 40 list of my favorite releases (albums, EPs and demos) completed, so I guess I'll just post the whole thing: 1. Djevel - Natt til Ende 2. Vemod - The Deepening 3. Koldbrann - Ingen Skånsel 4. Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt 5. Oerheks - Heksen & Geesten van Brabant 6. Old Horn Tooth - Mourning Light 7. Akhlys - House Of The Black Geminus 8. Häxenzijrkell - Portal 9. H V N W R D . - Demiurgic Forces 10. From The Vastland - Tenebrous Shadow 11. Nubivagant - The Blame Dagger 12. Bythos - Chthonic Gates Unveiled 13. Collier d'Ombre - ...The Piercing Winds of Mortal Dawn 14. Night Shall Drape Us - Lunatic Choir 15. Misotheist - Vessels By Which the Devil is Made Flesh 16. Paysage d'Hiver - Die Berge 17. Jordsjuk - Råtner på Rot 18 SIG:AR:TYR - Citadel Of Stars 19. Hate Forest - Justice 20. Parfaxitas - Weaver of the Black Moon 21. Death Like Mass - The Lord Of Flies 22. KVAEN - The Formless Fires 23. Blood Red Throne - Nonagon 24. Reversed - Wildly Possessed 25. Fír - De stilte van God 26. Avmakt - Satanic Inversion Of…. 27. Kråbøl - Never 28. David Gilmour - Luck & Strange 29. Narbeleth - A Pale Crown 30. Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All....... 31. Deep Purple - = 1 32. Dauþuz - Uranium 33. Spectral Light - In the absence of light, shadows remain... 34. Aara - Eiger 35. Seth - La France des Maudits 36. Coffin Storm - Arcana Rising 37. Departure Chandelier - Satan Soldier Of Fortune 38. Krvl - Donkere Paden 39. Ante-Inferno - Death's Soliloquy 40. Borknagar - Fall

[@RautaMetal]

Nice list there, too. You should check out Nightside alhum Death from the North based on taste there.

[@SardonicWrath]

@@RautaMetal I will, thanks!

[@jangebrt1006]

My list would be pretty much Finland and Poland all the way. I liked almost all of the finnish BM releases mentioned in your description box, especially the new Horna. Lunatic Choir by Night Shall Drape Us and Perkeleen Weri by Förgjord deserve a toplist spot as well. Poland has offered some great stuff with Blaze of Perdition's Upharsin, Arkona's Stella Pandora and Thanatos by Deus Mortem (plus mentioned Terrestrial Hospice EP). But my album of the year is actually My Dying Bride - A Mortal Binding for it's amazing atmosphere.

[@karlhaikara1629]

I wait for january to do my list for my podcast as well it makes way more sense as there's always great stuff coming out in December. A lot of your list appears on mine as well

[@mordazflames4044]

Those were the BEASTS of 2024: 1. Moon Incarnate - Hymns to the Moon (Death Doom Metal - Germany) 2. Black Curse - Burning in Celestial Poison (Death Black Metal - US) 3. Kréen - Ecos de olas, céfiros y llamaradas (Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal - Chile) 4. Föhn - Condescending (Funeral Doom Metal - Greece) 5. Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God (Death Metal - New Zealand) 6. Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja (Psychedelic Black Metal - Finland) 7. Belore - Eastern Tales (Atmospheric Black Metal - France) 8. Aristarchos - Martyr of Star and Fire (Black Metal - Scotland) 9. Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose (Epic Doom Metal - US) 10. Beneath Moonlight - Beneath Moonlight (Black Metal - US) 11. Ungfell - De Ghörnt (Black Folk Metal - Switzerland) 12. Officium Triste - Hortus Venenum (Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal - US) 13. Castle Rat - Into the Realm (Doom Metal - US) 14. Neon Nightmare - Faded Dream (Gothic Doom Metal - US) 15. Liminal Shroud - Visions of Collapse (Black Metal - Canada) 16. Solbrud - IIII (Black Metal - Denmark) 17. Devenial Verdict - Blessing of Despair (Death Metal - Finland) 18. Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall (Death Metal - Spain) 19. Ancient Guard - Nightfall Enthroned (Atmospheric Black Metal - Australia) 20. Belore - Dreaming the Strife for Love (Death Metal - Italy) And those were the Brazilian Underground BEASTS of 2024: 1. Divine Pain - Destructive Measures (Death Metal - Bahia) 2. Amen Corner - Written by the Devil (Black Metal - Paraná) 3. Miasthenia - Espíritos Rupestres (Melodic Pagan Black Metal - DF) 4. Vermis Mortem - ...of the Occult (Black Metal - Bahia) 5. Profane Anger - Posthumous Memories (Death Black Metal - Rio Grande do Norte) 6. Spiritual Hate - Malvm Perpetvm (Black Death Metal - São Paulo) 7. The Troops of Doom - A Mass to the Grotesque (Death/Thrash Metal - Minas Gerais) 8. Poeticus Severus - O Rugir da Ira (Atmospheric/Ambient Heavy Metal - Rio de Janeiro) 9. Vazio - Necrocosmos (Black Metal - São Paulo) 10. Svlfvr - Diabolic Ritual of Steel (Black Death Metal - Sergipe) 11. Bríi - Camaradagem Póstuma (Atmospheric Black Metal - DF) 12. Sepulchral Whore - The Return From a Sepulchral Rest (Death Metal - Pernambuco) 13. Papangu - Lampião Rei (Progressive Rock - Paraíba)

[@LukasRisbourg]

Thank you for including Revelation. I'm glad you enjoy it!

[@RautaMetal]

Me too!

[@horseofunreason]

Great list, some I have yet to check out. I agree with you (while I did mine in mid december I think, but with the thought I will not have time to listen to any new stuff as as much as needed to form a long lasting opinion), especially seeing Funeral Mist - Deiform was released the 17th of december and was probably my favorite from 2021, but did not hear it until early 2022. Cheers!

[@RautaMetal]

I understand. We are always bound to miss something, that’s given.

[@p.kleinau3997]

For me there is missing the german "Dauþuz - Uranium"...check them out, their whole disco is awesome. The guy behind it is a friend of mine, he has several projects and bands 👍🏻

[@RautaMetal]

I will try to check it out some day in the future. Now my schedule is full of review albums and retrospective releases.

[@igalfr]

Great list, Mr. Rauta! I'm not familiar with some of them, so need to check them out :) My Top 10 list: 1. Wormwood - The Star 2. The Infernal Sea - Hellfenlic 3. Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt 4. Arkona - Stella Pandora 5. Wraithfyre - Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms 6. Modern Rites - Endless 7. Walg - IV 8. Pestilential Shadows - Devils Hammer 9. Deus Mortem - Thanatos 10. Dödsrit - Nocturnal Will

[@RautaMetal]

Nice list!

[@dalazo]

Man I wish Walg would step away from that terrible production. I didn't even give the album a real try when it came out since I was just too dissappointed that it sounded (in production) the same as the previous.

[@richmcbride9269]

Interesting list! For me, I really enjoyed Necrophobic, In Aphelion, The Crown, 1349, Hour of Penance and Wolves of Perdition, though none of these albums seemed too popular.

[@RautaMetal]

Good choices. I forgot to add some of those to my extended list.

[@jangebrt1006]

@@richmcbride9269 The new albums of Necrophobic and In Aphelion were very solid. S. Ramstedt's songwriting skills guarantee quality!

[@RautaMetal]

Yeah, they were both good.

[@andreasandersson-pg2sm]

All great albums. Very underground is a band called Wulthuz with thier great debut album Småland

[@eluherrahaz1165]

You should definitely do a Nimbifer review sometimes. The demo compilation is absolutely worth a listen.

[@RautaMetal]

I will review physical stuff. So if that is being sent here, I will review it.

[@ScottishT.Warriorman]

Hails!!!

[@Weltschmerz1523]

My favourite albums of this are ( which is not so crowded because I am not as keen I used to be on listening to bands I'm not familiar with unless they really catch my attention. So I stick to the bands I really like) - Lifvsleda - Evangelii h​ä​rold - Horna - Nyx (Hymnejä yölle) - Djevel - Natt til ende - Bythos - Chthonic Gates Unveiled I liked the Terrestrial Hospice's EP but it's not as good as their full albums. However, the album that I liked the most this was also a non-metal release "Genocide Organ - All is Suffering", but I didn't include it because it's a compilation of four 7" EP/singles. That and Lifvsleda's album were the soundtrack of 2024 for me, both are April albums. In addition, I've always admired the fact that you release your lists after the year ACTUALLY ends, compared to the majority of people, journalists, etc., which I wholeheartedly agree with your reasoning.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you for your words and list.

[@Robasaibot]

Great list for 2024 dude. Some of these I didn’t hear, so I’m always happy to check out other people’s top albums. Here’s my top 10 for 2024: ʜᴏʀɴᴀ - ɴʏx (ʜʏᴍɴᴇᴊÄ ʏÖʟʟᴇ) (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ꜰɪɴʟᴀɴᴅ 🇫🇮) ᴏʀᴀɴꜱꜱɪ ᴘᴀꜱᴜᴢᴜ - ᴍᴜᴜɴᴛᴀᴜᴛᴜᴊᴀ (ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴇᴅᴇʟɪᴄ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ꜰɪɴʟᴀɴᴅ 🇫🇮) ꜱᴀᴛᴀɴɪᴄ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ - ᴇxᴜʟᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟᴛʏ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ꜰɪɴʟᴀɴᴅ 🇫🇮) ᴀᴋʜʟʏꜱ - ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ɢᴇᴍɪɴᴜꜱ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ/ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀᴍʙɪᴇɴᴛ - ᴜꜱᴀ 🇺🇸) ꜱᴇʟʙꜱᴛ - ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴄʏ ᴄʜᴏʀᴅ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ᴠᴇɴᴇᴢᴜᴇʟᴀ 🇻🇪) ꜱᴏʟʙʀᴜᴅ - ɪɪɪɪ (ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ᴅᴇɴᴍᴀʀᴋ 🇩🇰) ɢᴏᴀᴛᴘᴇɴɪꜱ - ᴇɴᴅ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ/ᴡᴀʀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ʙʀᴀᴢɪʟ 🇧🇷) ɴᴀʜᴛʀᴜɴᴀʀ - ʜʀɪᴍᴀ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀ 🇦🇹) ᴍɪᴛᴏᴄʜᴏɴᴅʀɪᴏɴ - ᴠɪᴛʀɪꜱᴇᴘᴛᴏᴍᴇ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ/ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ᴄᴀɴᴀᴅᴀ 🇨🇦) ʜĀɢ - ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴍꜱᴋᴀᴘᴛᴇ ꜰᴊᴇʟʟ (ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ - ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀ 🇦🇹)

[@RautaMetal]

Nice list!

[@Robasaibot]

@ Thanks buddy!

[@aemiliuskai14]

I'm somewhat surprised you didn't include Barathrums Überkill, not that it is one of my favorites, but still.

[@RautaMetal]

It’s good but not top 10 good. Had just forgotten to include it in the list earlier - now that is fixed.

[@matternicuss]

A fellow Nile and Lustmord fan! Have you by chance heard the album "Stalker", by Robert Rich and Lustmord? One of my favorite dark ambient albums.

[@RautaMetal]

Nice! Unfortunately no.

[@bloodthrone1]

Good list. Number 1 surprised me I have to be honest. Didn't know you were in to dark ambient stuff. Highly recommend checking out Treha Sektori if you haven't already.

[@RautaMetal]

Glad to have people surprised! I have been listening to dark ambient for over 20 years, so those who know that, were not probably surprised. Or those who saw my Lustmord review earlier last year.

[@lowend365]

Wow, some surprises on this list for sure. A gem you might have missed: Inexistência from Brazil.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@macabre19]

Long time Nile fan myself, Yoth Iria and Horna is great stuff.

[@orrimorri]

Förgjord - perkeleen weri on myös itse mainittava erittäin hyvä levy.

[@RautaMetal]

Jooh

[@dalazo]

Haven't watched it yet and I normally don't make top 10 lists however here is a list of stuff I enjoyed this year (NOT IN ANY ORDER); New BMSS release (Under a different name; Mystery51) deserves a shoutout, only 2 songs so hard to really justify as a full release and the album art was dogshit (AI..). I also enjoyed the new SW album but I gotta give that a listen or two more, it didn't blow me away but I did enjoy the straight no bullshit 2nd wave black metal. Any of these albums could be album of the year for me personally. I was really excited for the new Deus Mortem and Grylle albums and they did not dissappoint! Gloomy Reflections was definitely a shock (same with Drevorod tbh) since I wasn't aware of either band at the time. But not surprised Quest Master and Will Spectre together would be great, still surprised how good it is though. * The Gates - ...From the River Styx (Heavy Psych (rock) with a bunch of synths, black metal vocals and the works that usually comes from this style of music) * Drevorod - Anthems of Soil and Stars (Pagan/Atmospheric Black Metal - great vocals!) * Gloomy Reflections - Oath of the Paladins (Prog rock/Heavy metal, some people say Krautrock. It's some heavy metal with good ass synths) * Inquisition - Veneration of.... (Black Metal) * Hyver - Both the album and EP but I think the EP was a bit better (Folky/Synth Black Metal) * Grylle - Egotrants... ("Medieval" Black Metal, aka with traditional folk instruments leading the charge, although this album does feature actual guitars unlike the previous one) * Deus Mortem - Thanatos (Black Metal) Any of these releases is atleast an 8.5/9 if not straight 10 (on a good day). Bunch of different genres but I've been loving a more melodic aproach this year it seems. Highly reccommend to anyone willing to listen to anything experimental (or just straight good Black Metal ofc). I tried putting genres behind it to give an indication but genres and styles are different (as people should know) and it's hard to fit some of these into multiple boxes let alone a single one. Jerry you might not be aware of some of these albums but goddamn they're great! Hope you had a good 2024 and have an even better 2025 - here's to another year of Rauta! Hails!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for the comments & list. Btw. if you do like melodic black metal, check out Nightside's latest album from 2024. You might like it.

[@dalazo]

@@RautaMetal Count Spookula also deserves an honorable mention even if I still think his second album was really good (obviously it's not TOO serious but there is some good music there along with some good jokes). I have checked out the Nightside release when it came out but not sure if I ever sat through the whole album. I'll give it another go seeing you reminded me. Not a "fan" of melodic BM, just more that I've been listening to melodic music in general past year or so. Thank you again for all your work Jerry, those interviews will be even more important in a few years seeing most bands aren't that big and can dissappear whenever - you are actually doing the whole underground scene a service and I'm not bullshitting either.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanik you for your words. I hope that my interviews and other videos will servce as a library of sorts into the world of extreme metal in the long run.

[@beheritser]

Come on Jerry why skip new Opeth and Aborted? Both masterpieces (really, no joke). Hehe cheers and happy new year man 🍻

[@RautaMetal]

I skipped new Opeth because it didn't come for review and I have never been into the band. Aborted sounded nice based on one listen I gave to them, but didn't remember to add them to the list as I didn't review them. Happy new year to you too!

[@djmorbidj]

Some great albums there! If I can say one's you didn;t mention i would include are from Blood Red Throne, Severe Torture, Order of Nosferat, Nightside, Mork Gryning, Old Forest, Arkona (Poland), Chaos Invocation, Skelethal, Mordant Rhed, Unhallowing, Fleshgod Apocalypse, In Aphellion, Necrophobic, Seth, Tomorrows Rain, Heathen Diety, Ieschure, BAT, Midnight, Hell:on, Funeral Storm, Bythos, Hekseblad, Benighted, Necrowretch, Witchtrap, etc.... sorry for the list bat man these albums rip!

[@RautaMetal]

For obvious reasons I didn't mention Nightside, since it's my own band :) About some others you mentioned, I haven't heard all of them and for example Old Forest wasn't that good for me. In Aphelion and Necrophobic were good, but not good enough for top 10 or so. Same applies to Witchtrap and some others over there.

[@djmorbidj]

@RautaMetal I figure you wouldn't mention your own band but I had to because I very much enjoyed it! I also bought a shirt from Purity through Fire. ;) those were some just great mansions that I had to throw out there in case maybe you haven't heard them. You had a lot of great choices too and yeah when there's so many great albums and bands it's hard to narrow them down, I honestly have a hard time doing that.

[@RautaMetal]

I am very happy to hear that you enjoyed Nightside that much. I am very happy with the result. And now we are doing new songs, too. About the top ten: yes it is quite hard sometimes to narrow it down to only top 10.

[@juancamiloalvarez6946]

Great selection and closing of the year, Satanic Warmaster strikes again!

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers!

[@ricurrie]

Did you call Inquistion Nile for a minute or so? xD

[@RautaMetal]

Not sure!

[@Count_Deangeli]

Actually, I agree that although DM had a solid year, there wasn't anything spectacular. Probably you've heard the black metal albums on my list but let me copy & paste my Top 10: 1. Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum 2. The Funeral Procession - In Still Silence 3 Religious Observance - 7 Years Of Neglect 4. Vemod - The Deepening 5. Borkgnagar - Fall 6. Djevel - Natt Til Ende 7. Reverorum Ib Malacht - Martyrium Matrimonii : Sacrificium Christi 8.The Cure - Songs of a lost world 9. Drowned - Procul His 10. Gnipahalan - Folkstorm

[@RautaMetal]

An interesting list for sure!

[@jcurwen]

Lustmord on sellainen, että sitä ei mikään metallibändi milloinkaan ylitä pahaenteisyydessään ja pimeydessä. Vaikka minkälaista evil-riffiä ja dungeonisynaa voi kehitellä, mutta Lustmord seisoo ihan yksin korkeimmalla jalustalla.

[@RautaMetal]

Hyvin pitkälti näin.

[@darwinism14]

No Panzerfaust? It is an AWESOME album.

[@RautaMetal]

If you mean the Canadian Panzerfaust, I haven't heard their latest one, but their previous ones didn't do much for me.

[@darwinism14]

@RautaMetal Yes, exactly., the Canadians. Give a chance, when you'll have time, I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks.

[@pizzasurf3222]

Boredom Black Metal for people that dislikes Black Metal

[@RautaMetal]

Maybe some day in the future, but now too busy with review albums and retrospective projects.

[@adam-p4n9p]

good list that whoredom rife is a banger,

[@RautaMetal]

Sure is!

[@Schlain666]

My top list 1. Abhorration - Demonolatry 9-10. I mean nothing compares to the top spot so no need to even list anything else.

[@RautaMetal]

For me that Abhorration didn't really do much.

[@Wu-uf4dy]

Where is BARATHRUM? It's bad joke to skip Überkill!

[@RautaMetal]

It is included in the big list (had just forgotten to mention it earlier).

[@SadEx893]

EI löydy listalta, Heretic - Filthy Hymns for Sleazy Demonsia? taikka Perdition's Miren - Into a Dark Heartlandia. Whoredom Rife on joka tapauksessa Niilon sanoin 5/5

[@RautaMetal]

En voi sanoa noita kuulleeni ja videolla perustelinkin osin miksi.

[@SadEx893]

@@RautaMetal Suosittelen Perditionsia, kun löytyy aikaa kuunteluun

[@RautaMetal]

Valitettavasti tässä on ainakin tämän vuoden aika kortilla, kun teen näitä retrospektiivivideoita haastattelubändeistä ja sen lisäksi tätä kotimaisen black metalin ysäridiskografiasarjaa.

[@JH-666]

Näytät vähän darraselta tai väsyneeltä samapa tuo 🤔

[@teamenemy.]

@@JH-666 hangover...

[@RautaMetal]

Flu, not being tired or hungover. I haven’t been hungover for years.

[@JH-666]

@@RautaMetal ok, sitä onki liikkeellä

[@RautaMetal]

Kyllä. Koko ajan ollut joku omastakin bändistä kipeänä.

[@DesolateSolitude]

LIMBONIC ART

[@RautaMetal]

Nah…. Not my thing.

[@DesolateSolitude]

Different stroke 4 different folks.

[@RautaMetal]

Indeed. I just went thru their whole discography last year and kinda reminded me why I don’t have any of their releases in my cd collection.

[@z.s.8626]

You look like your are sick!😅

[@teamenemy.]

Hangover...

[@RautaMetal]

I have had flu for a few days now, so that’s correct - not hungover since I haven’t been even drinking for months!

[@brunopinheiro1632]

Your list sucks big time 😂 80% black metal and 20 % death metal 😂 guess yvore a trve mean bastard 😂

[@RautaMetal]

I wish it had more death metal and thrash but unfortunately I didn't hear too many good ones from those genres. Also, see the description. There is more than just top 10. Btw my number one wasn't neither dm or bm, so your percents are wrong :p