Teeth of the Divine’s STAFF PICKS for 2011


Well, another year. Another late year rush to get staff picks together, which is a lot like herding cats. Another year of rotating staff members. Another year of departed metal icons. But despite of all that, another year of seemingly endless awesome metal. Its seems like each year is always better than the last with a mix of old acts returning, newcomers bringing the thunder and of course the perennials and old reliables. Sit back and feast your eyes on this years cream of the crop according to the staff here at Teethofthedivine.com. And of course feel free discuss, dissect and discredit, but more importantly tell us your picks, good and bad of 2011.

by Staff

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 CHUCK KUCHER

Top Five:
The Gates of Slumber
The Wretch
Graveyard – Hisingen Blues
Lord VicarSigns of Osiris
OrchidCapricorn
DevilTime to Repent

Honorable Mentions:
MoabAb Ovo
OvOCor Cordium
Disma Towards the Megalith
YobAtma
BatillusFurnace

Best Debut:
SlabdraggerRegress

Stuff that may have made it if I’d heard them early enough:
Black Pyramid II
Necro DeathmortMusic of Bleak Origin

EPs:
Dead Existence – Born into the Planet’s Scars
ThouTo the Chaos Wizard Youth

New Favorite from Last Year:
Sabbath Assembly Restored to One

Still Disappointing a Year Later:
Electric WizardBlack Masses

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Comments

  1. Commented by: Facial La Fleur

    Apparently there are quite a bit of new staff that I have never heard of. Any of you folks posting in the forum?


  2. Commented by: gabaghoul

    Chuck = globox


  3. Commented by: Devils lettuce

    Fuckin A Jodi! Vintersorg rules


  4. Commented by: terp

    Surprised 40 Watt Sun left so many folks cold. Just picked it up last week & am digging it.


  5. Commented by: Stiffy

    40 watt sun does nothing for me and I am the doom guy. It’s drawn out and whinny to me.


  6. Commented by: bast
  7. Commented by: gabaghoul

    I can always count on Grim to deliver a list that has little to no overlap with anyone else’s… which is a good thing ’cause otherwise I’d have never heard of gems like Slartibartfass. Weird name, great black metal.


  8. Commented by: gabaghoul

    another overlooked 2011 gem: Witheria – thanks Larry! you are 2 for 2 for me this year


  9. Commented by: DWGravityBlaster

    It’s CRIMINAL you left off Novembers Doom. Aphotic was better then most this year, and not even an honorable mention?


  10. Commented by: Wharwulf

    I was lucky enough to see 40 Watt Sun in Chicago this last fall and considering I met up with a bunch of the MetalReview staff it was a great time. Superb show.

    With that said, I can totally see why many out there aren’t into the album much. It is a tad whiny in spots, and the songs do appear to go nowhere on the surface but for me there’s quite a bit of depth in that fuckin’ record. I personally dig it quite a bit and it cracked my top 5… shit just resonates very, very well with me. I hate to use the ol’ cliche, but I truly feel it’s one of those albums where you’re gonna absolutely fucking hate it, or as has been the case with just about every fan of it out there I’ve run across you hold it in very high regard. Seems there’s no in between on this one.

    Lastly, nice lookin’ list, Erik. There are a lot of albums on there I haven’t heard yet and will likely investigate more than a few of them. Also, gonna miss your work over at MR big time, but I look forward to continuing to follow you on Teeth. Cheers!!!


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