Genuinely dark, (which is absent from almost all acts with progressive attached to their name) complex but still emotive! Everything Is Fire marks the beginning of Ulcerate's seminal sound and solidified their place as one of the most important/influential acts in modern metal. Ulcerate is the quintessential progressive, dissonant, tech-death band, period...

God tier release from this melodic, death spell-ian outfit Serpent Column (very cool name as well, lol). This is more than a humble beginning. This is genuinely the best black/death album of the year In my opinion. Feldweg and Feuersäule are beyond memorable; they're inspirational. This is truly an unprecedented, infectious, amalgamation of technical, melodic black/death with pretty progressive leanings composition wise. See for yourself If these are hyperbolic statements.