[Guide to Atmospheric Metal] Dark Atmospheric Metal
The guide to
Atmospheric Metal

updated 4th Jul 2001

Stats
8 bands - 14 albums
6 samples including 3 uniques

Samples
The albums with have samples. Click on the name of the album to have access to samples.
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Utilized instruments
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woman singer alone
duet
solo electric guitar
electronic sounds
piano
violin
saxophone
folk instruments
orchestral synth
true orchestre
classical choir

Popularity rating
This grade includes the mean grade given to the album and the number of votes

. Reference Album of Atmospheric Metal. Most Atmospheric Metal lovers know this album. You can buy it without any doubt if you are a true fan of Atmospheric Metal
. Important Album of Atmospheric Metal. Most Atmospheric Metal lovers have heard of this album
. Standard Album
. Less known album
. Very few people know and like this album

Potentiality of the album
"have I a chance to love this album although its popularity is low ?"

|||| Very less known album: you have to listen to it to know
||| Very polemic Album or less known album: you'd better to listen to it to know
|| Polemic Album ,you have a chance to love the album although its popularity is low... and vice versa!
| Everybody agree to give the same opinion about the album

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Dark
Atmosphéric Metal

Aghora 
. Aghora (99)

As Divine Grace 

. ||| Lumo (97)

Atrox 
. || Contentum (00)
. ||| Mesmerised (97)

Decoryah 
. |||| Breating the Blue (97)
. || Fall-dark waters (96)
website

In the Woods... 
. || Strange in stereo (99) 
website

Madder Mortem 
. |||| All flesh is grass (01)
. || Mercury (99)
website

Oberon 
. ||| Oberon (95) Mini-CD

The 3rd and the Mortal 
. || In this room (97).
. ||| Painting on glass (96).
. | Tears laid in earth (94)

. |||| Sorrow (93)
website

 

YOU can vote now...
The aim of this poll is to lead the other visitors of this site, not to enable you to give a ten to all your favorite bands. Please note that in the whole site I haven't given a single "10", and I've given only one "9"...
Vote only for the albums you've (carefully) listened to and come back when you have listened to other albums (or when I've added some new ones!)

Scale
10: the perfect album
9: one of the 10 CDs you would bring with you in a desert island, in all styles of music
8: a reference album of the Atmospheric Metal
7: very good album, some songs left their mark on you
6: good album, some songs are excellent
5: from this grade and above you recommend the album

4: a maybe interesting album but you don't recommend it
2: There are few chance that you will listen to it again (even if you've bought it)

Aghora
Aghora

As Divine Grace
Lumo

Atrox
Mesmerised
Contentum

Decoryah
Fall-dark waters
Breating the blue New!

In the woods...
Strange in stereo

Madder Mortem
Mercury
All flesh is grass New!

Oberon
Oberon

 

The 3rd and the mortal
Sorrow New!
Tears laid in earth

Painting on glass
In this room


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