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Panopticon | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Thu, 24 Dec 2015 20:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png Panopticon | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Nathan’s Top 30 https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30-3/ https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30-3/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:00:57 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=22846 2015 was another excellent year. While there are some fairly obvious candidates for a top 30 I missed out on or discovered too late in the year (Nechochwen, and Obsequiae to name two) there was still plenty of good material out there this year. Here’s some of it: Thirty Melechesh-Enki Ashmedi and company returned with […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30-3/feed/ 0 22846 The Metal Observer’s Top 30 albums of 2015 https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2015/ https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2015/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:02:09 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=22880 It is done – the Brotherhood of “The Metal Observer”‘s convent has come to an end, the votes have been cast. Enter to find out who survived the fire and emerged victorious! Click on the band – album for the review link (if applicable). Click the cover art for music. T H I R T […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shawn-top-30-albums-of-2015/feed/ 0 22832 Ailo’s Top 30 Albums of 2015 https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-top-30-albums-of-2015/ https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-top-30-albums-of-2015/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:33:29 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=22790 In hindsight, 2015 has been a great year for metal. Bands from the underground, such as polish black metal insurgents Mgła and doom duo Bell Witch, have gained well-deserved wider attention, while old titans such as Acid King have made triumphant returns. We’ve lost some good ones, including Nunslaughter’s Jim Sadist and Motörhead’s Philty Animal Taylor, while […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-top-30-albums-of-2015/feed/ 0 22790 Neill’s Top 30 Albums of 2015 https://themetalobserver.com/neills-top-30-albums-of-2015-2/ https://themetalobserver.com/neills-top-30-albums-of-2015-2/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:30:27 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=22764 2015 was quite a strong year. A few welcome and incredible returns, as well as a few surprises. Admittedly, it was a difficult task coming up with a top 30 albums, and there was some good back and forth on here. However, as it stands now, this is where I am at. It is possible […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/neills-top-30-albums-of-2015-2/feed/ 0 22764 TMO Albums Of The Month: October 2015. https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-october-2015/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-october-2015/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2015 05:00:41 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=21881 Double, double toil and five of the best metal albums released this month.   Clutch – Psychic Warfare by Shawn Miller and Joshua Bulleid Telekinetic! Dy-No-Mite Psychic Warfare is the hardest-rocking album of the year, and sees Clutch miles ahead of their competition (as if they really have any at this point). The album’s huge […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-october-2015/feed/ 0 21881 TMO’s Essentials – Black Metal https://themetalobserver.com/tmos-essentials-black-metal/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmos-essentials-black-metal/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:00:11 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=17069   If you are anything like us, you are madly in love with music. Although she is always there for us, lady music can be a cruel mistress as well. With the sheer amount of great albums out there, navigating the genres, sub-genres, and sub-sub-genres can be a wild jungle. That’s why us kind folks […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmos-essentials-black-metal/feed/ 2 17069 Nathan’s Top 30 https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30/ https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:00:25 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=16772 Here are Nathan’s 30 reasons why 2014 was a good year for metal 01) Insomnium-Shadows of the Dying Sun; Insomnium have long been a favorite of mine, and they certainly don’t disappoint here. Their mix of melodic death and doom continues to shine and this may be their catchiest album to date. I’m a sucker for […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/nathans-top-30/feed/ 2 16772 Ailo’s Best of 2014 Lists https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-best-of-2014-lists/ https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-best-of-2014-lists/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:07 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=16604 One of a series of articles getting into the weeds of the Metal Observer writers’ favourite music of 2014. Here, Ailo lists his favourite albums of the past year, as well as attempting to recall some of the best gigs he saw. Click the titles for our reviews of the albums, where applicable:   Top […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/ailos-best-of-2014-lists/feed/ 0 16604 TMO’s Best Albums of 2014 https://themetalobserver.com/tmos-best-albums-of-2014/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmos-best-albums-of-2014/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:00:30 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=14949 You’ve waited with bated breath for 12 months (and a bit), but the moment of reckoning is finally here. Voted on by the one and only Brotherhood of ‘The Metal Observer,’ feast your eyes upon the top 20 albums of 2014! It was a tight race this year with the top six albums separated by […]

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