You know how people have comfort albums? Like for normal people it’s probably like Nora Jones or Taylor Swift or The Beatles or whatever? This is a comforting album for me. It makes me feel nice and cozy and happy.
“Prison Song” has such an iconic first note that anyone who grew up during the 2000s will instantly recognize it. It is to me what the first piano note of “Black Parade” is to emo kids.
Just a behemoth of a record that does everything right. They are better than Thou, I won’t apologize. Insane vocals, insane riffs, just about as dirty as you can get.
Blight Year from Anti-God Hand is a phenomenal black metal record. Perfect modern post-black metal. I ate this shit up. The vocals here - literally perfect. Fantastic riffs that mix the feeling of hopelessness and hope. Chaos and Tranquility. You get it.