Albums that, for one reason or another, just didn't have the umph to make it onto my Top 20 of 2010 list. I'm sure you'll see some of your favorites here, and I await the hate mail.
Agalloch - Marrow of The Spirit
Agalloch does it again; another great, eclectic record. This is the only black metal I really listen too, and I think that it's because it's not too black as a whole. They mix in so many elements (folk, atmospheric, symphonic, post-metal, thrash) that it is hard to classify it into a style or genre. The songs from Marrow of The Spirit are a mix of beautiful elegance, and blast your skull metal. It would seem to sound horrible, but it truly works. I love this band and all of their releases, but as it isn't my chosen genres of love, it had no choice but to fall to the wayside.
Agalloch does it again; another great, eclectic record. This is the only black metal I really listen too, and I think that it's because it's not too black as a whole. They mix in so many elements (folk, atmospheric, symphonic, post-metal, thrash) that it is hard to classify it into a style or genre. The songs from Marrow of The Spirit are a mix of beautiful elegance, and blast your skull metal. It would seem to sound horrible, but it truly works. I love this band and all of their releases, but as it isn't my chosen genres of love, it had no choice but to fall to the wayside.