40. Gaahls WYRD – “Gastir - Ghosts Invited”

This list is a veritable beauty parade of the Great and the downright evil of Norwegian Black Metal. Here is former Gorgorth and Godseed vocalist Gaahl with his latest (re)incarnation. Now Gaahl is Black Metal’s Morrissey: highly controversial, capable of utter genius, gives great soundbite and is gay (though Gaahl is so out of the closet if you get the hint Stephen…). “Gastir – Ghosts Invited” sees him take the music he had a hand in creating and completely introvert it. This is Black Metal but it has multiple shades and lots of hidden depth. He also sings, in fact there are points where he croons like a corpse paint adorned Frank Sinatra. Gaahl is a man not afraid to grasp hold of his legacy but also capable of moving it forward. Utterly excellent!