new albums that i'm going gaga for!

[Ninjavenom]

Mmmm.. Psyopus are godly. If you're into them check out Behold... the Arctopus and Mouth of the Architect. Helm and I speak highly of Maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot for good reasons, also. Red Sparowes are good ambient metal, and Karl Sanders' "Saurian Meditation" is sure to enthrall with its egyptian theme. Melechesh released a fantastic black metal album called "Sphynx" that is also worth checking out.

I've been meaning to scope out Draugar, mind telling me what they sound like?

Ephel Duath is another good choice, by the way. Would you be into progressive death metal at all? Because "Obscura" by Gorguts is definitely far from routine death metal.