Best of 2021: Zyklonius’s List

Best of 2021

Huh, it appears that I blinked and a whole year went by just like that. Luckily there was metal, a lot of it in fact, to the extent that none of the albums on my list ended up on our staff’s combined list, which shows just how much diversity there is, in terms of releases, genres and our respective tastes and preferences. With majestic hails to the bands whose releases enriched my life in the past 12 months, the following contains my 20 favorite albums of the year. I hope you will find something that intrigues, excites and animates you. 

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The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 167 (2.6.2021)

playlist - mixtape

Late again. However, still in time for whatever rowdiness you may have up your sleeve for a Saturday. We’ve got new Cannibal Corpse, Cult of Luna and Gravesend. Plus a nasty one from Bonecarver, and choice cuts from Baest, Biesy, and Visigoth. All that and much more is hiding behind that playlist button below. Hit it and go crazy.

– Josh

CANTO: Suffering Hour, Sanhedrin, Wounded Not Dead, and More

The gloom has set in. But at least Thanksgiving is this week, that’s still a thing, right?

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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Receiving the Evcharist: Suffering Hour and Pliny the Elder

Receiving the Evcharist 2018

Receiving the Evcharist is our weekly feature where we pair choice albums with our favorite libations.  Drink from the cup of heresy. This week’s offering: Suffering Hour’s Dwell and Russian River Brewing Company’s Pliny the Elder.   Continue reading