The rapturous response we’ve gotten to our metal v. girlfriend guide has left us revisiting some of our favorite extreme listens from the past year. (This is coming from s/t‘s editor, who became obsessed with metal after becoming one of Decibel‘s first contributors. A little earlier than Aaron, in other words.)
Monothesis, Celtic Frost‘s first studio record in more than a decade, proved to be one of the mightiest releases of their 15-year-plus career. Unfortunately, it also proved to be their last, because the band broke up for the second time in 2008. Enjoy the melodramatic music/video after the jump …