Evoken and Beneath the Frozen Soil - Split [2010]

Two outlandishly heavy funeral doom bands came together and put out a good split. Try it on fer size.

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A Forest of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring [2010]

This UK band gets a good amount of hate from black metal traditionalists, so in other words they're interesting and absolutely worth checking out. Somewhat atmospheric and definitely progressive, with some interesting use of flutes and violin among other instruments. Summertide's Approach is a standout track.

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