This is part two of the three part series on my favorite full-length albums of 2014. Be sure to check out my favorite EPs of 2014 and part one of the series.
Opeth
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 2014 turned out to be one of the strongest years for metal in recent memory, making the compiling of this list something of a challenge. It seemed like a particularly strong year for black metal, which comprises half of my list. |
 We might as well get this out of the way up front: if you were among those who were hoping against hope that Mikael Åkerfeldt would steer the band back towards death metal on Pale Communion, you’re going to be very disappointed, because Pale Communion completes the transformation begun on 2011’s Heritage. It’s time to accept it—Opeth is no longer a death metal band. And this is a very good thing. |
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Opeth have announced that their 11th album titled Pale Communion will be released on June 17th. The album was self-produced and mixed by Steve Wilson. The tracklist is below: 01 Eternal Rains Will Come |
 There was, quite understandably, a fair amount of concern among fans of San Francisco’s progressive black metallers Cormorant when the band announced that they intended to continue on after vocalist/fretless bassist/lyricist Arthur von Nagel left the band in 2012 to work on the Walking Dead video game adaptation for Telltale Games. |
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