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Have you heard Konvent?
Yes
Have heard of, but haven't listened
Never heard of them
Pictured: Call Down the Sun, released in 2022
Best of 2023 - Spotify wrapped 2023
Better late than never, right? 😉
This was not entirely expected; I made a real effort to take the time to listen to some of my favourite music released in 2022 (much of which I discovered towards the end of the year), which is one of the reasons why Konvent and Faetooth both ranked so highly.
Apparently I listened to 16 hours of Konvent this year (which really doesn't seem that many!) which puts me in the top 0.5% of listeners. Go me?!
In terms of music released last year (2023), we had new albums by both Ahab (one of my favourite bands ever) and Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, and I had them both on rotation. I also spend some time delving through Thou's back catalogue (apparently, quite a bit of time!).
I also ended up doing some study at home; turns out my relax/focus music is crushing doom metal, which also explains why Konvent ranked so highly, and also A Hymn of Loss and Hope by Bismuth & Vile creature (I'm kinda shocked that it ranked number 5, considering it's a 40 minute long song!).
This... tracks. Most of the playlists are more dumping grounds for songs with similar vibes, or half-finished ideas, but I did finish quite a few this year, and I also use playlists to manage and track new songs and artists I find, so that makes sense.
This year we also got allocated a 'sound town'; a location where people tended to listen to similar artists. You may have seen the memes about queer listeners getting one of Cambridge Massachusetts, Burlington Vermont, and Berkeley California.
On the otherhand, I got...
Does this make me a hipster...? 🤔
My top genres were Post-Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Gaian Doom, Metal and Alternative Rock.
'Course, this was also the first year in a while that I started purchasing music again (mostly digitally via Band Camp, but a couple of CDs too). Spotify Wrapped is fun and all, but don't forget to support your favourite artists if you're able to!
death metal poster
featured bands in preview, most have 3 swatches per. will do other subgenres at Some Point....
posters are straight up and down only, i rotated them in blender to make the preview nicer :]
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Can you start building right here? Oh this place I call it the Moon Pool. I want to build a sky tower over it, something where I can see only the clouds and stars. you’re capable right? Make sure the middle is empty for when the moon comes over it it wont be blocked!
Konvent: They didn’t quite believe me when I said just how easy it was to be happy. I’m sure you could prove it to them like you did for me.
Konvent | Call Down the Sun | 2022
Danish Death/Doom Metal
https://konvent666.bandcamp.com/
TOP ALBUMS 2020
in no particular order:
1. Nightwish - Human. :||: Nature.
2. Goats Of Doom - Tie on Hänen Omilleen
3. Finntroll - Vredesvävd
4. Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi
5. Konvent - Puritan Masochism
6. Myrkur - Folkesange
7. Enslaved - Utgard
8. Draconian - Under a Godless Veil
9. Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota
10. Kalandra - The Line
11. Ygg - The Last Scald
Late year discover: Nordein - Nordariket
Urfaust - Taufelsgeist
Abigor - Totschläger: A Saintslayer's Songbook
I’m not really a black metal person but this shit’s sick as fuck