Blacker than the blackest black times infinity

The whole grinding out the day thing ended.  I was going to focus on all types of metal and whatnot, trying to pinpoint on grind, but in recent months, I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely love the black metal genre.  While there is quite a bit of shit in this genre, there's even more awesomeness in it.  Here's three more albums for you to put your corpse paint on and frolic in the icy tundra of the Carpathian Forest while sacrificing virgin whores to the Moongoat Lord of Middle Earth while being grym, kvlt, frostbitten, and waving your battle ax like a retarded fucking hippie.

First up, we have Nocturnal Depression from France.  I was first introduced to them last night, while upping the last entry.  I don't know what drew me into this band.  The name is borderline lame.  France, in my books, has been known to produce gems, but the amount of shit I've heard from that country outweighs the good...however, my opinion is slowly changing.  Ever since listening to Amesouers and every band that it has spawned since the split, my opinion is gradually changing as I dig deeper into the catacombs of French black and death metal.  Anyways, onto more about this album.  I was skimming through one of my favorite blogs, the album art caught my eye.  Normally, I don't go by album art, I go by word of mouth and what kind of reviews the album gets.  However, this being a fairly recent release, and due to my laziness, I was unable to find anything about this album.  I downloaded it anyways and went about my merry way, diving into the 6 tracks of pure blackened bliss.  Right from the opening of the CD the atmosphere screams sorrow.  By the end of the CD, I was hooked.  I've listened to it about 4 times already and, providing there aren't any other great CDs from bands like Solefald and Melechesh coming out, this may enter into the top 10 of the year.

Nocturnal Depression - The Cult of Negation (2010)

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Next up we have the band Lifelover from Sweden.  I've always said that the Swedes do just about everything better than Americans.  This is a pretty exceptional black metal album.  I think what really hooked me to this band was the piano in certain tracks.  Mental Central Dialogue and Cancertid, more so than the rest, stick out.  I'm hooked on this album.  Check it out.

Lifelover - Konkurs (2008)

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This next band includes the lead guitarist of Windir (Stian "Strom" Bakketeig 2001-2004).  This release is heavy, melodic, and packs that Viking/Norse punch that only bands from Norway/Sweden can pull.  This CD is a cut above most Viking black metal bands, in my opinion.  For fans of Equilibrium (minus the extreme keyboard heavy riffs) and Windir.  Check out this album by Mistur.
 
Mistur - Attende (2009)

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