What Dissection's next album might've been

Ahhh, Black metal! My blog is almost complete! Well I'm sure true black metal fans have mixed views about this band and what they represent. For instance, "the production is too good and it lacks personality." People seriously feel this way. I simply dabble in this type of music, I'm no diehard. Therefore, I readily accept bands that blend genres. Purists tend to bitch, but if it songs good, just let it be. Ok, they are from Sweden, not Norway, big deal. The truth is they are very dark. The riffs are amazing, the vocals are a step up from raspy and the blast beats are relentless. I don't put on corpse paint, but you can trust me. This one is a winner.

Watain - Sworn to Dark

Brutal with a hint of...classical?!

As I steer further and further away from a given genre on this blog I arrive at a brutal death metal band out of Italy that formed in 2007. Yea, you read correctly. These guys sprinkle samples of classical piano and string movements to contrast two opposite sides of the musical spectrum. It really is genius. At one moment your head is being blown off by maniacal drumming and torrential riffing, then suddenly you find yourself in a ballroom circa 1700s waltzing. I must admit, most brutal death is not an easy listen. However, Fleshgod Apocalypse does it right making the album very accesible (to lunatics like me anyways). I must give credit where it's due to the sludgeswamp for enlightening me with this gem.

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles