Yearlist 2001 - Lost Stats Domain

Yearlist 2001:

[2001]


①		My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours Score: 10/10 Usually when listening to a new My Dying Bride album first I hate it, then I have to listen to it some more, and then I get completely addicted to it. This album wasn't so, I think the style here is so similar to The Light... that there was nothing I had to get used to, I just liked it from the first time I heard it. I guess I'm also a bit disappointed by this, that there are no big surprises style-wise, just more of the same. Though after quite some listens I did discover more and more beautiful things in it. Well, the title track is just great, the "filie..." song is quite unlike anything they've ever done and after some months "The deepest of all hearts" also sounds better everytime I hear it. "Then return to the beautiful" is of course a remake of "The return of the beautiful" from their debut album. It sounds a bit different, not better nor worse, but I do think it's a shame they didn't make it differ more from the original, like the two "Sear Me" remakes. Ah well, still it's just another masterpiece of the gods of doom...

Asgaroth Red Shift Score: 10/10			②

③		Alastis Unity Score: 10/10

Various Originators of the Northern Darkness - A Tribute to Mayhem Score: 10/10			④

⑤		Opeth - Blackwater Park Score: 10/10 And again Opeth manages to surprise me. Still Life kind of disappointed me, and if their sound developed furter in the direction they were going with that album it could actually become quite bad. But no, this albums seems to take a big step back to Morningrise. Beautiful long song stuffed full with melodies, emotions and lots of variation. It's also got a bit of 'the songs just go on and on' feeling which makes it for me not as good as My Arms... yet still a great album, one of the best this year!!!

Lacrimas Profundere Burning: a Wish Score: 10/10			⑥

⑦		Shape Of Despair Angels of Distress Score: 10/10

Green Carnation Light of Day, Day of Darkness Score: 10/10			⑧

⑨		Graveworm Scourge of Malice Score: 10/10

Hollenthon - With Vilest of Worms to Dwell Score: 10/10 Aaah it's nice to hear something original agin in this time where everything in metal has been done a million times before. Hollenthon is of course the band led by Pungent Stench's frontman Martin Schirenc, and in this band the death metal is much more melodic and slower and filled with choirs, keyboards and other instruments. It reminds maybe of Therion's "Theli" but still a bit more death metal oriented. I think this album is as good as the previous album in terms of originality but that with its better songwriting and production it's one of the best albums of this year!			⑩

⑪	Wyrd Heathen Score: 10/10

Aeba Rebellion: Edens Asche Score: 10/10			⑫

⑬	...And Oceans Allotropic / Metamorphic - Genesis of Dimorphism Score: 10/10

The Elysian Fields 12 Ablaze Score: 10/10			⑭

⑮	Melechesh Djinn Score: 10/10

The Provenance 25th Hour; Bleeding Score: 10/10			⑯

⑰	Eternal Mourning Delusion & Dementia Score: 10/10

Elegeion Through the Eyes of Regret Score: 10/10			⑱

⑲	Oathean Ten Days In Lachrymation Score: 10/10

Novembre Novembrine Waltz Score: 10/10			⑳

21	Obsidian Gate Colossal Christhunt Score: 10/10

Argentum Stigma Mortuorum Score: 9.5/10			22

23	Fenris Offerings to the hunger Score: 9.5/10

Summoning Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame Score: 9.5/10			24

25	Diabolical Masquerade Death's Design Score: 9.5/10

Cryptal Darkness Chapter II The Fallen Score: 9.5/10			26

27	The Saints Of Eden Proteus Score: 9.5/10

Root Black Seal Score: 9.5/10			28

29	Thirdmoon Sworn Enemy: Heaven Score: 9.5/10

Ancient Proxima Centauri Score: 9.5/10			30

31	MacBeth Vanitas Score: 9.5/10

Diablerie Seraphyde Score: 9.5/10			32

33	Windir 1184 Score: 9.5/10

Dimmu Borgir Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Score: 9.5/10			34

35	Fear Factory Digimortal Score: 9/10

Moonsorrow Voimasta Ja Kunniasta Score: 9/10			36

37	Sear Bliss - Grand Destiny Score: 9/10 Compared to the previous Sear Bliss album "The Haunting", this one is less experimental. With songs that are faster and more straightforward it gives more of a death metal feel, yet still with lots of slower doomy and black metal parts. The big change in sound is also due to all the changes in the line-up, with only singer András and drummer Zoltán the only remaining original members. This isn't all bad though, especially the bigger brass section gives the music something special, and though changed a lot, it still has the Sear Bliss atmosphere...

Moonsorrow Suden Uni Score: 9/10			38

39	Sigh Imaginary Sonicscape Score: 9/10

Mourning Beloveth Dust Score: 9/10			40

41	Avrigus The Secret Kingdom Score: 9/10

The Sins Of Thy Beloved Live Score: 9/10			42

43	Paradigma The Beckoning of Lost Light Score: 9/10

Sunwheel Prophecies Of Aryan Moon (as Swastyka) (demo) Score: 9/10			44

45	Cradle Of Filth Bitter Suites To Succubi Score: 9/10

Finntroll Jaktens Tid Score: 9/10			46

47	Dismal Euphony Python Zero Score: 9/10

Ajattara Itse Score: 9/10			48

49	Shining II: Livets Ändhållplats Score: 9/10

Borknagar Empiricism Score: 9/10			50

51	Moonspell - Darkness and Hope Score: 9/10 It seems that after the more experimental "Butterfly Effect" Moonspell returns to their usual sound. Not as soft as Sin/Pecado but more in the direction of Irreligious, some soft gothicrock type songs and some faster metal songs. Still it's sometimes a bit too boring for me, but at least it's better than Sin/Pecado. Just a shame that they didn't continue with their industrial influences from the Butterfly Effect.

Ensiferum Ensiferum Score: 9/10			52

53	Love Lies Bleeding S.I.N. Score: 9/10

Fog Through the Eyes of Night... Winged They Come Score: 9/10			54

55	Dolorian Dolorian Score: 9/10

Vesperian Sorrow Psychotic Sculpture Score: 9/10			56

57	Dunkelgrafen Triumph des Fleisches Score: 9/10

Sirius Spectral Transition - Dimension Sirius Score: 9/10			58

59	Darkside Cognitive Dissonance Score: 9/10

Ancient God Loves the Dead Score: 8.5/10			60

61	Mörk Gryning Maelstrom Chaos Score: 8.5/10

Godgory Way Beyond Score: 8.5/10			62

63	Fairlight Promo-CD 2001 (demo) Score: 8.5/10

Emancer Utopian Illusions Score: 8.5/10			64

65	Emperor Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise Score: 8.5/10

Immemorial (POL) Monologue Score: 8.5/10			66

67	Silentium Altum Score: 8.5/10

Nagelfar Virus West Score: 8.5/10			68

69	Trollheim's Grott Bizarre Troll Technology Score: 8.5/10

Dorn Brennende Kälte Score: 8.5/10			70

71	Oath Of Cirion Dragonmagick Score: 8.5/10

Nebular Moon Metamorphosis Score: 8.5/10			72

73	Disbelief Worst Enemy Score: 8.5/10

Morgul Sketch of Supposed Murderer Score: 8.5/10			74

75	Siebenbürgen Plagued Be Thy Angel Score: 8.5/10

Horna Sudentaival Score: 8.5/10			76

77	Alas Absolute Purity Score: 8.5/10

Eisregen Farbenfinsternis Score: 8/10			78

79	Amon Amarth The Crusher Score: 8/10

Aeternus Ascension Of Terror Score: 8/10			80

81	Dragonlord Rapture Score: 8/10

Atman Psy Atman Score: 8/10			82

83	After Forever Decipher Score: 8/10

Stone Wings Dreamscapes (as Elysium) Score: 8/10			84

85	Arthemesia Devs - Iratvs Score: 8/10

Sacred Sin Translucid Dream Mirror Score: 8/10			86

87	Dargaard The Dissolution of Eternity Score: 8/10

Bal-Sagoth Atlantis Ascendant Score: 8/10			88

89	Therion Secret of the Runes Score: 8/10

Hades Almighty The Pulse of Decay Score: 7.5/10			90

91	Traumatic Voyage �berlebenskunst Score: 7.5/10

Morcrof Alesh (demo) Score: 7.5/10			92

93	Virgin Black Sombre Romantic Score: 7.5/10

Aes Dana La Chasse Sauvage Score: 7.5/10			94

95	Runemagick Dark Live Magick Score: 7.5/10

Aeternus Burning the Shroud Score: 7.5/10			96

97	Nachtfalke Hail Victory Teutonia Score: 7.5/10

Agathodaimon Chapter III Score: 7.5/10			98

99	Madder Mortem All Flesh Is Grass Score: 7.5/10

Twin Obscenity Bloodstone Score: 7.5/10			100

Stats generated at: 09/03/24