Release date: 3/31/2023
Origin: Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Personnel: Samca-vox, PVIII-guitar/keyboard, Ravendust-guitar, PXIII-bass, J-drums
This is the second band that hail from the Black Forest area of Germany to make the list this year. So, something special is happening creatively in this area of the world. Thron feels kind of like a throwback sort of black metal band in that they intersperse the blast beats with some NWOBHM riffs and dual leads. The result is a fairly accessible black metal album. Perfect for someone just trying to find that entry point into the more extreme side of metal.
4.5 flip flops out of 5
The list so far:
11. Thron-Dust
12. Harboured-Harboured
13. Herod-Iconoclast
14. Insomnium-Anno 1696
15. Spirit Adrift-Ghost At the Gallows
16. Church of Misery-Born Under a Mad Sign
17. Primordial-How It Ends
18. Imperium Dekadenz-Into Sorrow Evermore
19. Royal Thunder-Rebuilding the Mountain
20. Katatonia-Sky Void of Stars