2012 Top 30 albums and top 5 demos – guest review Matthew “Witchfinder” Hopkins

//2012 Top 30 albums and top 5 demos – guest review Matthew “Witchfinder” Hopkins

Top 30 albums and top 5 demos of the year

I met Matt quite a few years back at a Roadburn festival.  Considering how many bands we both like and the sheer number of gigs we both attend it was pretty odd we’d never met at a gig in London.  Matt somehow manages to fit time around being a father, a loving husband, and a fulltime job, to attend more gigs than you’ve had hot dinners.  He gets labelled a grumpy old git (by me included) as he moans alot about modern metal, but get him talking about anythind slow or dark (and usually Finnish) and you’ll see his eyes light up as he starts reeling off a ton of bands you need to go and check out.  Whilst I’m busy editing photos Matt and Gary (Lukes) manage to keep me well informed on the cream of the underground.  Massive thanks to Matt for sending over his list.

Matt will be curating the Seven Churches stage at the 2013 edition of Desertfest along with his partner in crime Josh Retallick (from the Black Heart pub in Camden).  Tickets for Desertfest are on sale now priced at £87.50 available from www.leedstickets.com 

 

Without further ado, Matthew “Witchfinder” Hopkins Top 30 albums and Top 5 demos of 2012:

30. My Dying Bride – A Map Of All Our Failures 

My Dying Bride A Map Of All Our Failures 

29. Horse Latitudes – Awakening

Horse Latitudes Awakening

28. Desolate Shrine – The Sanctum Of Human Darkness/Maveth – Coils Of The Black Earth

desolate shrine the sanctum of human darknessmaveth coils of the black earth

27. Worship – Terranean Wake

Worship Terranean Wake

26. Winterfylleth – The Threnody Of Triumph

Winterfylleth The Threnody of Triumph

25. Horseback – Half Blood

Horseback halfblood 

24. Mgla – With Hearts Towards None

Mgla with hearts towards none

23. Enslaved –  RIITIIR

Enslaved riitiir

22. Process Of Guilt – Faemin 

Process of guilt faemin

21. Steve Von Till, Wino, Scott Kelly – Songs Of Townes Van Zandt

Songs of Townes Van Zandt Steve Von Till, Wino, Scott Kelly

20. Bong – Mana-Yood-Sushai

Bong - Mana-Yood-Sushai

19. Binah – Hallucinating Resurrecture 

Binah - Hallucinating Resurrecture

18. Black Breath – Sentenced To Life

Black Breath - Sentenced To Life

17. Hexvessel – No Holier Temple

Hexvessel - No Holier Temple

16. Occultation – Three & Seven

Occultation - Three & Seven

15. Dragged Into Sunlight – Widowmaker

Dragged Into Sunlight - Widowmaker

14. Anhedonist – Netherwords

Anhedonist - Netherwords

13. Camel Of Doom – Psychodramas: Breaking The Knots Of Twisted Synapse

Camel Of Doom - Psychodramas: Breaking The Knots Of Twisted Synapse

12. Conan – Monnos

Conan Monnos

11. Faustcoven – Hellfire And Funeral Bells

Faustcoven - Hellfire And Funeral Bells

 

Matt’s Top 10 for 2012

 

10. Aluk Todolo – Occult Rock

Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock

Buy direct from the band here

9. Indesinence – Vessels of light and decay

Indesinence - vessels of light and decay

Available from Profound Lore here

8. The Great Old Ones – Al Azif

The Great Old Ones - Al Azif

7. Black Magician – Nature Is The Devil’s Church

Black Magician - Nature Is The Devil's Church

6. Pallbearer – Sorrow And Extinction

Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction

Get it from Profound Lore here

5. Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay

Neurosis - Honor Found In Decay

Get it from Neurot recordings here

4. Wodensthrone – Curse

Wodensthrone - Curse

3. Elysian Blaze – Blood Geometry

Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry

Available from the bands Bigcartel on triple vinyl! 

2. Evoken – Atra Mors

Evoken - Astra Mors

Buy from Profound Lore records

1. Swans – The Seer

Swans - The Seer

 

 

Just missed the cut:

Eye Of Solitude, Orange Goblin, Ignivomous, Dekerta, Desecresy, Nihill, Svartidauði, Vassifor, Father Befouled, Atriarch, Pig Destroyer, Revenge, Hooded Menace, Inverloch, Lord Mantis, Astra, Aldebaron, Pseudogod, Diskord, A Forest Of Stars, Menace Ruine, Make, Necrovation, Nekromantheon, Proclamation, Satan’s Wrath, Storm Corrosion, Undersmile, Ahab.

 

Top 5 Demos

5. Vampire – Vampire

4. Tardigrada – Widrstand

3. Monomakh – MMXII

2. Chthe’ilist – Amechth’ntaas’m’rriachth

1. Muknal – Muknal

avilable from http://crepusculonegro.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Check out writer James Hibbert’s Top 20 list for 2012 here.

Check out photographer/writer Rich Price’s top 10 list for 2012 here.

Check our writer Colum Bell’s top 15 list here.

Check out writer Gary Luke’s top 60 list here.

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