I don't know about y'all, but I'm always on the hunt for new bands. Some I stumble across are decent, some really good . . . but there are those few that I just completely obsess about . . .

The two bands I can't seem to get enough of at this time are Finland's Moonsorrow and Germany's Nocte Obducta.

Moonsorrow is, in my opinion, the best folk/pagan/black metal band out there. Out of that whole folk/viking/epic/blah-blah-blah movement, they're the only band that doesn't come across as hokey. Their latest album to come out only has 2 songs on it, each running about 30 minutes in length. Awesome epic composition . . .

Nocte Obducta is a must for black metal fans . . . although it's not in the same realm as most black metal bands. They're somewhat progressive in their approach, songs lasting 10 minutes, with very soft, melodic, even funky break downs. An awesome band overall.



What bands have you been obsessing about lately?