Favorite Albums 2011 (Metal)

1) Blut Aus Nord - 777: The Desanctification

2) Yob - Atma

3) Red Fang - Murder the Mountains

4) Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination

5) Absu - Abzu

6) Helms Alee - Weatherhead

7) Revocation - Chaos of Forms

8) Norska - Norska

9) Disma - Towards the Megalith

10) Smooth Sailing - xoxo

Southern Lord Subscription 2010

I wasn't sure about buying into this subscription, but was pleasantly surprised by all the releases. I was most excited about the Yob release which is an amazing album and the vinyl comes with some exclusive bonus tracks. Considering the album is only 5 tracks long, 2 bonus tracks is a huge addition. I also enjoyed the Pelican and Twilight albums. The surprise 7th album was a live Sunn 0))) double record. All the records in the series got exclusive colors and were limited to 550.

Black Cobra - Chronomega (bonus track; blood splatter color)

Ascend - Ample Fire Within (two bonus tracks; clear color)

Pelican - What We All Come to Need (three bonus tracks; red, silver splatter color)

Trap Them - Filth Rations (vinyl only; grey/black splatter)

Yob - The Great Cessation (two bonus tracks; clear vinyl)

Twilight - Monument to Time End (red vinyl)

Sunn 0))) - Agharthi Live 09-10 (black/grey splatter vinyl)