Appalachian Winter - Ghosts of the Mountains (2013)

Heavily inspired by the epic black metal band Summoning, Appalachian Winter is a truly awesome one-man band. The man's atmosphere is just incredible, and dare I say, even better than that of Summoning. It's snowy music, but not the depressive kind offered by Agalloch or Paysages d'Hiver. It's uplifting, majestic, and composed like a film score. There are so many great atmospheric BM releases from this year, but this has to be one of my favorites.
9.5/10