I don't think they'll ever top Tara, but new Absu does rule.
Best thing about metal is the sheer number of great bands that exist.
Dumbest thing about metal is the retarded names that bands use to describe the style of music they play. Case in point, Absu don't play black/thrash, it's Mythological Occult Metal. Liturgy isn't just black metal, it's Transcendental Black Metal. And the band I'm listening to now isn't just doom or even funeral doom. Nope, not good enough. It's Nautik Funeral Doom. Enough is enough.