What bands/albums have you listened to recently?

Three albums in the last week.

Korpiklaani - Spirit of the Forest - folk metal


1. «Wooden Pints» — 3:42
2. «Before the Morning Sun» — 4:25
3. «God of Wind» — 3:14
4. «With Trees» — 8:06
5. «Pellonpekko» — 3:36
6. «You Looked Into My Eyes» — 2:14
7. «Hullunhumppa» — 1:29
8. «Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone» — 2:22
9. «Pixies Dance» — 2:19
10. «Juokse Sinä Humma» — 1:16
11. «Crows Bring the Spring» — 5:25
12. «Hengettömiltä Hengiltä» — 0:34
13. «Shaman Drum» — 4:57
14. «Mother Earth» — 4:37

This is my first folk metal album. I fell in love with this album from the very first sounds. My favorite songs: Wooden Pints, With Trees, You Looked Into My Eyes, Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone, Pixies Dance, Mother Earth, and especially God of Wind. There will definitely be more albums of this genre to follow.

Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper - melodic death metal


1. «Follow the Reaper» — 3:47
2. «Bodom After Midnight» — 3:43
3. «Children of Decadence» — 5:34
4. «Everytime I Die» — 4:03
5. «Mask of Sanity» — 3:58
6. «Taste of My Scythe» — 3:58
7. «Hate Me!» — 4:44
8. «Northern Comfort» — 3:48
9. «Kissing the Shadows» — 4:32

This is my first MDM album. After the first listen, only Kissing the Shadows appealed to me; in my opinion, it's the best song on the album. After a second listen, Follow the Reaper, Bodom After Midnight, and Everytime I Die joined it.

Iron Maiden - Brave New World - heavy metal


1. «The Wicker Man» — 4:35
2. «Ghost of the Navigator» — 6:50
3. «Brave New World» — 6:18
4. «Blood Brothers» — 7:14
5. «The Mercenary» — 4:42
6. «Dream of Mirrors» — 9:21
7. «The Fallen Angel» — 4:00
8. «The Nomad» — 9:05
9. «Out of the Silent Planet» — 6:25
10. «The Thin Line Between Love and Hate» — 8:27

I listened to some of the songs on this album (and possibly all of them) about a year ago, when my interest in music was almost unsystematic. The album sounds great. I'll note the following tracks: Ghost of the Navigator, Brave New World, Blood Brothers, The Fallen Angel.