Tuesday, April 28, 2009

New Releases For The Week Of 4/26-5/2

1.) BIRDS OF PREY - THE HELLPREACHER (RELAPSE)
***Death/Sludge
Richmond, Virginia, USA
http://www.myspace.com/birdsop

2.) BLACKGUARD - PROFUNGUS MORTIS (SUMERIAN)
***Black/Folk Metal
Montreal, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/blackguard

3.) CONDENADOS - LA INICIACION (BLACK GOAT & GATE OF HORROR)
***Doom Metal
Concepcion, Chile
http://www.myspace.com/condenadosdoom

4.) CRIPTA OCULTA - SANGUE DO NOVO AMANHECER (COCAINACOPIA/BUBONIC)
***Black Metal
Portugal
http://www.myspace.com/thetruecriptaoculta

5.) DARKNESS BY OATH - FEAR YOURSELF (CYCLONE EMPIRE)
***Melodeath
Arrasate, Spain
http://www.myspace.com/darknessbyoath

6.) DEATH ANGEL - SONIC BEATDOWN: LIVE IN GERMAY (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Thrash Metal
San Francisco, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/deathangel

7.) EDGUY - FUCKING WITH FUCK (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Power Metal
Fulda, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/edguy

8.) EPITIMIA - TO THE NON-EXISTING SHADES… (SELF-RELEASED)
***Ambient Black Metal
Saint Petersburg, Russia
http://www.myspace.com/epitimia

9.) ETERNAL GENOCIDE - CEMETERY OF LIFE (DARK HOUSE)
***Funeral/Depressive Black Metal
Moscow, Russia
http://www.myspace.com/anhramainyo666

10.) GALLILEOUS - EQUIDEUS (FORESHADOW)
***Doom Metal
Wodzislaw Slaski, Poland
http://www.myspace.com/gallileous

11.) GOD DETHRONED - PASSIONDALE (METAL BLADE)
***Blackened Death Metal
Beilen, Netherlands
http://www.myspace.com/villavampiria

12.) GRAVELAND – SPEARS OF HEAVEN (NO COLOURS RECORDS)
***Pagan/Viking Metal
Wroclaw, Poland
http://www.myspace.com/truegraveland

13.) GWYLLION - THE EDGE OF ALL I KNOW (BLACK BARDS)
***Symphonic Power Metal
Kortrijk, Belgium
http://www.myspace.com/gwyllionmetal

14.) HARMONY DIES - FLAMES EVERYWHERE (MY KINGDOM)
***Brutal Death Metal
Berlin, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/harmonydiesgermany

15.) HEAVEN AND HELL - THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (RHINO)
***Heavy Metal
Birmingham, UK
http://www.myspace.com/heavenandhellmusic

16.) IMMORTAL REMAINS - EVERLASTING NIGHT (MY KINGDOM)
***Black Metal
Seckach, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/immortalremainsmetal

17.) INTERITUS DEI - IN MOTION (BLACK BARDS)
***Doom Metal
Constanta, Romania
http://www.myspace.com/interitusdei

18.) KATHAARSYS - ANONYMOUS BALLAD (SILENT TREE)
***Progressive Metal
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
http://www.myspace.com/kathaarsys

19.) LORD MANTIS - SPAWNING THE NEPHILIM (SEVENTH RULE)
***Death/Doom/Sludge
Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.myspace.com/lordmantis'

20.) LUCTUS – JAUCIANT PABAIGA ARTI (LEDO TAKAS RECORDS)
***Black/Thrash Metal
Lazio, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/luctus

21.) MAIM - FROM THE WOMB TO THE TOMB (SOULSELLER)
***Death Metal
Åtvidaberg, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/maimdeathmetal

22.) MAJESTIC DOWNFALL - TEMPLE OF GUILT (MY KINGDOM)
***Death/Doom
Queretaro, Mexico
http://www.myspace.com/majesticdownfall

23.) MANTICORE - BOWELS OF THE HOLY ANOINT US IN EVIL (HELL'S HEADBANGERS)
***Blackened Death Metal
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
http://www.myspace.com/manticore666

24.) NABERIUS – REBIRTH OF THE BLACKENED CULT (FOG OF THE APOCALYPSE)
***Black Metal
Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://www.myspace.com/naberiusband

25.) NADJA - WHEN I SEE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV (THE END)
***Drone Metal
Toronto, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/nadjaluv

26.) NEFERTUM - REVERED LAMES (UK DIVISION)
***Black Metal
Potenza, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/nefertum

27.) OAKS OF BETHEL – THE FOLK AND THE GROUND (EEE RECORDINGS)
***Ambient Drone/Black Metal
Illinois, USA
http://www.myspace.com/oaksofbethel

28.) PATH - DE-EVOLUTION (CRASH)
***Death Metal
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
http://www.myspace.com/path666

29.) PYLON – DOOM (QUAM LIBET RECORDS)
***Traditional Doom Metal
Switzerland
http://www.myspace.com/pylondoom

30.) SARKE – VORUNAH (INDIE RECORDINGS)
***Black/Thrash Metal
Oslo, Norway
http://www.myspace.com/sarkeofficial

31.) SATHANAS – NIGHTREALM APOCALYPSE (PAGAN RECORDS)
***Blackened Death Metal
Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.myspace.com/sathanasmetal

32.) SAXON - CRUSADER REISSUE/DENIM AND LEATHER REISSUE/POWER AND THE GLORY REISSUE (
***Heavy Metal
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
http://www.myspace.com/planetsaxon

33.) SEMLAH - SEMLAH (CYCLONE EMPIRE)
***Doom Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/semlah

34.) SUI CAEDERE – THRENE (SEPULCHRAL PRODUCTIONS)
***Black/Doom Metal
Quebec, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/suicaedereband

35.) UNANIMATED - IN THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS (REGAIN)
***Melodeath
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/unanimated08

36.) VORUM – GRIM DEATH AWAITS (WOODCUT RECORDS)
***Death Metal
Aland, Finland
http://www.myspace.com/vorumdeath

37.) WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH - IN SHOALS (LIFEFORCE)
***Metalcore
Berlin, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/warfromaharlotsmouth

Samael - Above (2009)

1.) Under One Flag
2.) Virtual War
3.) Polygames
4.) Earth Country
5.) Illumination
6.) Black Hole
7.) In There
8.) Dark Side
9.) God's Snake
10.) On The Top Of It All

Samael swiss black metal titans come back from their experimental shot Solar Soul with an album that just takes a huge step back into their original black metal roots. This is a must for fans of older Samael material.

Ritual Day - Sky Lake (2003)

1.) Sky Lake
2.) Brown Carriage
3.) The Unholy Year Is Coming
4.) Herity Guide
5.) Deracinate Humanity
6.) Pirate Of Spirit
7.) The Word Of Sky Lake On Height
8.) Puppets Of Lost Souls
9.) Gleam Of Halo

Ritual Day is a break through Chinese black metal band and their first release Sky Lake is melodic, with some clearly  melodic songs as well as some of the old production style songs like The Unholy Year Is Coming. Either way this is a good listen for anyone who is a fan of black metal.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Ignominious Incarceration - Of Winter Born (2009)


1) Avarice
2) Deeds of Days Long Gone
3) Elegance in Aggression
4) Saviour
5) Of Winter Born
6) Solitude
7) Dynasty Damnation
8) Tide of Pestilence
9) In the Face of Absolution
10) Elusion of Mortality

If there's one thing that makes me happy, it's when a melodeath band has balls, just like Ignominious Incarceration. It almost sounds like Amon Amarth meets Suffocation.

Myspace
Download

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Excoriate - On Pestilent Wings... (2009)













Up until recently, I've been kind of disappointed with this years' death metal *coughallthecomebackalbumscough* and then I randomly run across this blistering thrashy death metal album! As far as what it sounds like, I'm pretty sure there's Vader influence as well as old school death/thrash. The vocals sound a lot like Martin van Drunen (Pestilence, Asphyx) which you gotta love as well. I'd recommend this, to me it's gotta be in the top 5 for this year's death metal.

Track Listing:
1.Voice Of Damnation00:44
2.On Pestilent Winds05:57
3.From Morbid Ruins06:16
4.Mayhem (Sepultura Cover)03:23
5.Poisoned By Darkness02:50
6.Bestial Slaughter05:10
7.Demons Rush09:58
Total playing time34:17
Sample song:
http://www.mediafire.com/?keymyl0jyzd

Album:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2ygm2iqwmwm

Friday, April 24, 2009

Brutal Truth - Evolution Through Revolution (2009)


1) Sugardaddy
2) Turmoil
3) Daydreamer
4) On the Hunt
5) Fist in Mouth
6) Get a Therapist, Spare the World
7) War is Good
8) Evolution Through Revolution
9) Powder Burn
10) Attack Dog
11) Branded
12) Detached
13) Global Good Guy
14) Humpty Finance
15) Semi-Automatic Carnation
16) Itch
17) Afterworld
18) Lifer
19) Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
20) Grind Fidelity

Every year a bunch of old-school bands who haven't been active in ages release their "comeback" album, which usually ends up not being so great *coughmetallicacough*. This time, we have Brutal Truth's first full-length album in 12 years. Fortunately, this album is far from being called a piece of crap. Evolution Through Revolution features the same fast, aggressive, politically-driven grindcore that made Brutal Truth famous in the 90s.

Myspace
Download (Mediafire)

Ea - Ea II (2009)




















Ea play solid textbook funeral doom metal with long songs (20+ min), guttural vocals, extremely slow pacing, and all around crushing atmosphere. This is close to the best funeral doom I've heard this year.

Track Listing:

1.Untitled22:05
2.Untitled25:22
Total playing time47:27

http://www.mediafire.com/?m2mwmzfmeuz

Father Befouled - Profano Ad Regnum [EP] (2008)




















So, it's taken until now to get this piece of filth up on the blog; sorry it took so long but it simply didn't exist on the internet until recently. Anyways, to those who don't know Father Befouled, they are a blasphemous death metal band who take direct influence from Incantation and do a hell of a good job at it. Definitely one of the top death metal bands around these days, keeping right up there with Dead Congregation and the like (although I'd say FB are better). Obviously, get this EP immediately if you're any kind of death metal fan.

Track Listing:

1.Chapel of Sores {Mortuo de Ghoat}04:57
2.Reeking of Piss and Sadness04:59
3.Sacrificing Oblivion03:48
4.Tongues of Abyssous03:35
5.Aborting the Immaculate06:08
6.Maggots Await Their Wings {Instrumental}04:56
7.dolatry of Cursed Revelation (Live Rehearsal)04:56
8.Chapel of Sores (Live Rehearsal)04:52
Total playing time38:15

http://www.mediafire.com/?kg2fozyjry5

Centaurus-A - Side Effects Expected (2009)

1) The Praying Mantis
2) Narcotic
3) Drop Off
4) Morning Tremble

5) The Ease

6) Incident/Accident

7) Arson

8) Dripping Red Canvas

9) Selfmade Cage

10) Resistance Ain't Futile


Centaurus-A is a new death metal band on Listenable Records. Their debut Side Effects Expected is one of my favorite albums released this year. Centaurus-A, just like every other tech death band, shows extreme influence from Necrophagist, especially in the solos. However, these guys bring something else to the table: their brand of tech death is infused with a healthy dosage of thrash.


Myspace
Download (Mediafire)

New Releases For The Week of 4/19-4/25

1.) BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - SKULLAGE (EAGLE ROCK)
***Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Los Angeles, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/blsnet

2.) BLIND GUARDIAN - BATTALIONS OF FEAR REISSUE/SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND REISSUE/TOKYO TALES REISSUE (CENTURY MEDIA)
***Power/Thrash
Krefeld, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/blindguardian

3.) BLOODBOUND - TABULA RASA (BLISTERING)
***Heavy Metal
Bollnäs, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/bloodboundonline

4.) BROADCAST THE NIGHTMARE - TWENTY TWELVE (SUMERIAN)
***Deathcore/Progressive
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://www.myspace.com/broadcastthenightmare

5.) BRUTAL TRUTH - EVOLUTION THROUGH REVOLUTION (RELAPSE)
***Death Metal/Grindcore
New York, New York, USA
http://www.myspace.com/brutalfuckingtruth

6.) BURNING HUMAN - RESURRECTION THROUGH FIRE (KOCH)
***Death Metal
Troy, New York, USA
http://www.myspace.com/burninghuman4

7.) CENTAURUS-A - SIDE EFFECTS EXPECTED (LISTENABLE)
***Technical Death Metal
Bonn, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/centaurusa

8.) CHAINSAW DISSECTION - EVISCERATED BY A RAVENOUS CANNIBAL (COPTERCRASH)
***Grindcore/Death Metal
New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.myspace.com/chainsawdissection

9.) CHIMAIRA - THE INFECTION (FERRET)
***Groove Metal
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
http://www.myspace.com/chimaira

10.) CYCLE OF PAIN - CYCLE OF PAIN (REFORM)
***Hard Rock/Nu Metal
Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA
http://www.myspace.com/cycleofpain

11.) DAATH - THE CONCEALERS (CENTURY MEDIA/ROADRUNNER)
***Industrial
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://www.myspace.com/daath

12.) DARK FUNERAL - DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI AD TE DOMINE REISSUE (REGAIN)
***Black Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/darkfuneral

13.) EARTH CRISIS - TO THE DEATH (CENTURY MEDIA)
***Hardcore/Metalcore
Syracuse, New York, USA
http://www.myspace.com/earthcrisis

14.) EKTOMORF - WHAT DOESN'T KILL ME (REGAIN)
***Groove Metal
Hungary
http://www.myspace.com/ektomorf

15.) ELVIRA MADIGAN - REGENT SIE REISSUE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Symphonic/Black Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/elviramadigan

16.) EMPEROR - LIVE INFERNO (CANDLELIGHT)
***Black Metal
Notodden, Norway
http://www.myspace.com/emperorhorde

17.) ENDWELL - CONSEQUENCES (MEDIASKARE)
***Metalcore
Queens, New York, USA
http://www.myspace.com/endwell

18.) EVIL ARMY - EVIL ARMY REISSUE (HELL'S HEADBANGERS)
***Thrash Metal
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
http://www.myspace.com/evilarmy

19.) IN MEMORIUM - LOST TO ANTIQUITY (MORIBUND)
***Black/Death
Seattle, Washington, USA
http://www.myspace.com/inmemoriummetal

20.) INFECTED DISARRAY - DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY (UNIQUE LEADER)
***Death Metal/Grindcore
United Kingdom
http://www.myspace.com/infecteddisarray

21.) ISIS - WAVERING RADIANT (IPECAC)
***Sludge/Ambient
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.myspace.com/sgnl05

22.) LACUNA COIL - SHALLOW LIFE (CENTURY MEDIA)
***Gothic Metal
Milan, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/lacunacoil

23.) MAROON - ORDER (CENTURY MEDIA)
***Metalcore/Melodeath
Nordhausen, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/maroonhate

24.) MERENDINE ATOMICHE - RUDE REBEL BROTHERHOOD (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Groove Metal
Padua, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/merendineatomicheofficial

25.) NACHTMYSTIUM - DEMISE REISSUE/FIRST ATTACKS REISSUE/INSTINCT: DECAY REISSUE/NACHTMYSTIUM REISSUE/REIGN OF THE MALICIOUS REISSUE (CANDLELIGHT)
***Black Metal
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
http://www.myspace.com/nachtmystium

26.) NADJA - NUMBNESS (HAPPY PRINCE)
***Drone Metal
Toronto, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/nadjaluv

27.) NOVEMBRE - NOVEMBRINE WALTZ REISSUE (PEACEVILLE/SNAPPER)
***Gothic Metal
Rome, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/novembre1

28.) OPHTHALAMIA - JOURNEY IN DARKNESS REISSUE (PEACEVILLE/SNAPPER)
***Black Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/ophthalamia

29.) SHACKLES - TRAITORS' GATE (HELL'S HEADBANGERS)
***Death/Thash
Sydney, Australia
http://www.myspace.com/shacklesofdeath

30.) SIRENIA - THE 13TH GATE (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Gothic Metal
Stavanger, Norway
http://www.myspace.com/sirenia

31.) SPOONFUL OF VICODIN - SPOONFUL OF VICODIN (BONES BRIGADE)
***Grindcore/Hardcore
Rochester, New York, USA
http://www.last.fm/music/Spoonful+Of+Vicodin

32.) SUBMISSION - CODE OF CONSPIRACY (MIGHTY)
***Death/Thrash
Esbjerg, Denmark
http://www.myspace.com/submissionragecage

33.) TERROR - THE DAMNED, THE SHAMED (REAPER)
***Hardcore
Los Angeles, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/terror

34.) WAR PIGS - DEGENERATION (STAGGERED WORKS)
***Stoner/Hardcore
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.myspace.com/warpigshc

35.) XASTHUR - ALL REFLECTIONS DRAINED (HYDRA HEAD RECORDS)
***Black Metal
Alhambra, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/ssghsthsthsthstrh

Coroner - No More Color (1989)



Track Listing :

1.Die by My Hand03:46
2.No Need to Be Human04:31
3.Read My Scars04:32
4.D.O.A.04:19
5.Mistress of Deception04:57
6.Tunnel of Pain04:30
7.Why it Hurts03:47
8.Last Entertainment04:00
Total playing time34:22

Tommy T. Baron will blow your fucking mind with his technical thrash riffs and melodic prog leads. Unlike most bands where the lead guitar is inactive during verses, every song has a lot of little solos thrown in everywhere. These consistent Swiss thrash masters never failed to amaze me. And like their first two albums, this third one will keep you wanting more and more...For all thrash fans.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2noj2yynqyc

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Coroner - Punishment For Decadence (1988)


1.Intro00:13
2.Absorbed03:42
3.Masked Jackal04:48
4.Arc-Lite03:20
5.Skeleton On Your Shoulder05:34
6.Sudden Fall04:50
7.Shadow Of A Lost Dream04:32
8.The New Breed04:53
9.Voyage To Eternity03:42

Coroner is a thrash trio from Switzerland that played their own kind of thrash. Punishment for Decadence is their second full length and probably the best thrash record from the 80's. Not to say that the rest of their discography is any less brilliant. Coroner is easily the most original thrash band from Europe. Metal doesn't get any better than this.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?5gzocwmk2tn

Exodus - Tempo of The Damned (2004)

1.Scar Spangled Banner06:41
2.War is My Shepherd04:27
3.Blacklist06:17
4.Shroud of Urine04:51
5.Forward March07:39
6.Culling the Herd06:07
7.Sealed With A Fist03:36
8.Throwing Down05:01
9.Impaler05:25
10.Tempo of the Damned04:21
Total playing time54:26

Tempo of the Damned was a great come back for Exodus. After the loss of Baloff, nobody was expecting anything from these bay area giants. But when I listened to this for the first twelve hundred times (and still counting) I could not skip one song. The riffs keep on coming at you, and to be fair Steve Souza did an outstanding job on the vocals, he went places he didn't go before on earlier albums. The solos are epic, listen especially to Forward March and you will hear why Exodus after this album is nothing like Exodus. Just like with Destruction's The Antichrist, to me this marked Exodus' peak. A great line-up and an amazing album.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?ywm1inzzegj

Destruction - Cracked Brain (1990)


1.Cracked Brain03:36
2.Frustrated03:32
3.S.E.D.03:32
4.Time Must End05:56
5.My Sharona (The Knack cover)03:10
6.Rippin' You Off Blind05:28
7.Die a Day Before You're Born04:20
8.No Need to Justify04:49
9.When Your Mind Was Free04:38
Total playing time39:01

Alright, so this is Destruction's least successful, most misunderstood album. Why? Simply because Schmier isn't featured on it (vocals and bass). The musicianship is still top notch though, Mike Sifringer firing up some killer riffs. Compositionally the songs are pretty straightfoward and work well in a package. This can easily stand next to some of the greatest thrash releases that year, including Rust In Peace. Don't be a douche and avoid this for the one reason everybody has been avoiding it, give this a listen I promise you a good headbanging 40 minutes.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?mzznghjmt53

Destruction - The Antichrist (2001)


Track Listings :

1.Days of Confusion00:49
2.Dictators of Cruelty04:23
3.Thrash 'til Death03:46
4.Nailed to the Cross04:31
5.Bullets from Hell05:07
6.Strangulated Pride03:27
7.Meet Your Destiny04:03
8.Creations of the Underworld03:54
9.Godfather of Slander04:09
10.Let Your Mind Rot04:15
11.The Heretic03:53
Total playing time42:28

Destruction is one of the three thrash giants from Germany, and quite honestly the meanest of all. But unlike a lot of big thrash bands, Destruction had a strong come back in 2000 with All Hell Breaks Loose after many years of silence and line-up changes. Schmier and Mike are back together and ready to bleed your ears with authentic, loud and well produced german thrash. After such a great come back, they released what became their best album to date. With the exception of some 80's material, this album sets the bar very high for all thrash bands. You can't sound any meaner, more aggressive or more evil than this!

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?jnn2zklom0n

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sodom - Persecution Mania (1987)



Track Listings :

1.Nuclear Winter05:23
2.Electrocution03:15
3.Iron Fist (Motörhead Cover)02:43
4.Persecution Mania03:39
5.Enchanted Land03:59
6.Procession to Golgatha02:01
7.Christ Passion06:11
8.Conjuration03:42
9.Bombenhagel05:09
Total playing time36:02

Let's get this straight, Persecution Mania is a thrash classic and one that if any avowed thrash fan doesn't already own should run to the nearest nuclear shelter. It's that good, not your typical one-dimensional, A to B thrash album. Frank Godsdzik is to thank for the guitar work, and Angelripper remains the most important part of Sodom's sound and image, they would sound totally different with another singer/bassist, regardless of their line-up changes. Enjoy.
Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?1rezozjjz0j

Sodom - Agent Orange (1989)


Track Listings :

1.Agent Orange06:04
2.Tired and Red05:26
3.Incest04:40
4.Remember the Fallen04:21
5.Magic Dragon06:00
6.Exhibition Bout03:36
7.Ausgebombt03:05
8.Baptism of Fire04:04
Total playing time37:16

This is without a doubt my favorite thrash album out of Germany, along with Persecution Mania. Thrash hardly gets better, amazing blistering riffs and leads, punk driven song structures but with a lot of metal balls. One man made this possible, Frank Blackfire (on guitars), listen to the album and you'll see why this is Sodom's best.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?nloq2en4jne

Sodom - Better Off Dead (1990)

Track Listings :

1.An Eye For An Eye04:25
2.Shellfire Defense04:22
3.The Saw Is The Law04:12
4.Turn Your Head Around (Tank Cover)03:23
5.Capture The Flag06:08
6.Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy Cover)03:11
7.Bloodtrails04:45
8.Never Healing Wound02:26
9.Better Off Dead03:44
10.Resurrection04:50
11.Tarred And Feathered03:02
12.Stalinorgel04:42
Total playing time49:10

For some reason, this record wasn't as successful as Sodom's previous two full lengths, people say things like "they went more commercial" or "not fast enough". Sure they strayed from the formula, but this is still very solid thrash Sodom. Criminally underrated album, but still a must for every thrash fan. This will not disappoint you!

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?w4zvezyjuxn

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Evildead - Annihilation Of Civilization (1989)


Track Listings :

1.F.C.I. / The Awakening03:22
2.Annihilation Of Civilization04:17
3.Living Good05:33
4.Future Shock05:39
5.Holy Trials05:39
6.Gone Shooting04:47
7.Parricide04:23
8.Unauthorized Exploitation03:21
9.B.O.H.I.C.A01:56
Total playing time40:00

This is essential 80's thrash. Aggressive, violent, speedy and angry as fuck. It's a shame how a lot of old school thrash fans don't even know this band or what they sound like. They're like a breed between classic bay area and east coast thrash, yet they manage to set themselves apart from both scenes. This is for all thrash lovers alike.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?zmyyj2mc3ty

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Xasthur - All Reflections Drained (2009)





















This is actually my first Xasthur listen and I was NOT disappointed, this album destroys 99% of black metal I've heard. Xasthur play a haunting and brilliant brand of black metal that set it apart from the rest of the crowd. Obviously, any black metal fan should pick this up.

Track Listing:
1.Dirge Forsaken05:41
2.Maze of Oppression05:13
3.Achieve Emptiness: Part II04:39
4.Masquerade of Incisions15:33
5.Damage Your Soul04:52
6.Inner Sanctum Surveillance07:02
7.Obfuscated in Oblivion05:25
8.All Reflections Drained07:57
Total playing time56:42
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qtjzawroudi

Teitanblood - Seven Chalices (2009)





















What a monstrous release we have here; Teitanblood, a relatively unknown cult act hailing from Spain set the bar high for this year's releases with this colossal effort. I believe metal archives categorizes Teitanblood's sound as Black/Death, but to be more specific think Proclamation except with better riffs, more varied structure, and overall more chaotic. Fans of Death and Black metal... don't miss this one!

Track Listing:

1.Whore Mass03:10
2.Domains of Darkness and Ancient Evil06:36
3.Interlude (Arabian title)01:55
4.Morbid Devil of Pestilence06:50
5.Interlude (Sanskrit title)03:32
6.Infernal Dance of the Wicked04:51
7.Interlude (Cuneiform title)02:01
8.Seven Chalices of Vomit and Blood05:53
9.Qliphotic Necromancy02:31
10.The Abomination of Desolation12:10
11.The Origin of Death09:26
Total playing time58:55

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?omt0mogizgc

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles (2009)


1) In Honour of Reason
2) Post-Enlightenment Executor
3) As Tyrants Fall
4) Sophistic Demise
5) Requiem in SI Minore
6) At The Guillotine
7) Embodied Deception
8) Infection Of The White Throne
9) Retrieving My Carcass
10) Oracles

Once again, the Italians prove their extraordinary skill when it comes to death metal. Fleshgod Apocalypse is a relatively new band, with Oracles as their debut album. These guys aren't exactly your normal brutal death metal band. There's classical interludes scattered throughout the album and the guitar work is undoubtedly influenced a great deal by classical music. It almost seems as if Fleshgod Apocalypse could be classified neoclassical death metal.

Myspace
Download (Mediafire)

New Releases For The Week of 4/12-4/18

1.) AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - AGORAPOCALYPSE (RELAPSE)
***Grindcore/Hardcore
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.myspace.com/agoraphobicnb

2.) ALTAR OF PLAGUES - WHITE TOMB (PROFOUND LORE)
***Black Metal
Cork, Ireland
http://www.myspace.com/altarofplagues

3.) BEHERIT – ENGRAM (SPINEFARM)
***Black Metal
Helsinki, Finland
http://www.myspace.com/beheritfanpage

4.) BLACK MESSIAH - FIRST WAR OF THE WORLD (AFM)
****Symphonic Black/Folk
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/blackmessiah2

5.) BROADCAST THE NIGHTMARE - TWENTY TWELVE (SUMERIAN)
***Metalcore
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://www.myspace.com/broadcastthenightmare

6.) DEVIL'S WHOREHOUSE - BLOOD & ASHES (REGAIN/BLOODDAWN)
***Death Rock
Norrköping, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/truedevils

7.) FUNEBRARUM – THE SLEEP OF MORBID DREAMS (CYCLONE EMPIRE)
***Death Metal
New Jersey, US
http://www.myspace.com/funebrarum

8.) GOLLUM - THE CORE (ROTTEN)
***Experimental Death Metal
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
http://www.myspace.com/gollum

9.) HARVESTMAN - IN A DARK TONGUE (NEUROT)
***Folk Sludge/Drone/Ambient
Oakland, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/heathenpsych

10.) HIGHWAY CHILE - KEEPER OF THE EARTH REISSUE (MAUSOLEUM)
***Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Rotterdam, Netherlands
http://www.myspace.com/highwaychileofficial

11.) HOD - SERPENT (IBEX MOON)
***Black/Death Metal
San Antonio, Texas, USA
http://www.myspace.com/hodtheband

12.) METALIUM - DEMONS OF INSANITY REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Power/Speed Metal
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/metalium

13.) MONARQUE – AD NAUSEAM (SEPULCHRUL PRODUCTIONS)
***Black Metal
Quebec, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/monarque

14.) PESTE NOIR – BALLADE CUNTRE LO ANEMI FRANCOR (DE PROFUNDIS)
***Black Metal
Avignon, France
http://www.myspace.com/pestenoire

15.) THE PROPHECY – INTO THE LIGHT (CODE666)
***Melodic Doom/Death Metal
Yorkshire, UK
http://www.myspace.com/theprophecyeng

16.) SHADES OF DUSK - QUIESCENCE REISSUE (UNIVERSAL)
***Metalcore
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/shadesofdusk

17.) SVARTTJERN – MISANTHROPIC PATH OF MADNESS (SCHWARDZORN PRODUCTIONS)
***Black/Death Metal
Oslo, Norway
http://www.myspace.com/svarttjern

18.) TESTAMENT - LIVE AT EINDHOVEN '87 (PROSTHETIC)
***Thrash
Oakland, California, USA
http://www.myspace.com/testamentlegions

19.) TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED - THE GREAT DEPRESSION (METAL BLADE)
***Technical/Brutal Death Metal
Bristol, UK
http://www.myspace.com/triggerthebloodshed

20.) VISION DIVINE - 9 DEGREES WEST OF THE MOON (FRONTIERS)
***Power Metal
Tuscany, Massa, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/visiondivineband

21.) WINE FROM TEARS – THROUGH THE EYES OF A MAD (BADMOODMAN MUSIC)
***Doom/Death Metal
Samara, Russia
http://www.myspace.com/winefromtears

22.) WITCHMASTER – TRUCIZNA (AGONIA RECORDS)
***Black/Thrash Metal
Gora, Poland
http://www.myspace.com/wearewitchmaster

23.) X-JAPAN - X SINGLES COMPILATION (SONY)
***Heavy/Progressive/Power

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire (2009)


1.Drown Within06:43
2.We Are Nil05:42
3.Withered and Obsolete06:11
4.Caecus06:27
5.Tyranny05:23
6.The Earth At Its Knees05:46
7.Soullessness Embraced06:37
8.Everything is Fire07:52
Total playing time50:41

At first I thought Ulcerate was one of those over the top brutal death metal bands, but two years after listening to their first full length I realize that they pull of a sound nobody quite reached before. The best way to describe Everything Is Fire is : more extreme and chaotic than any death metal I've ever heard. And that's not all!! The quality of the sound, the way the instruments sound, the tones, the vocals, the way the chords resonate....everything about this album.. is fucking perfection. Ulcerate definitely bring a lot of good, new elements to this genre.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?nzwxk0yound

Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade (2009)

1.Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog10:33
2.Ahrimanic Trance14:05
3.Ex Cathedra10:58
4.Crystal Ammunition14:20
Total playing time49:16



For those of you who don't know them, Wolves in the Throne Room is an epic black metal band hailing from from Washington state. They keep that raw production of real black metal but always manage to fill their music with something that keeps you listening several times until you digest the music, and finally enjoy it like you should. Nothing has changed, consistent four long songs with the same solid formula. This is one of the very few black metal bands I listen to, and i recommend this to everybody.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?j2y3c2wbmnj

Psoriasis - Lethal Treatment (2009)


Track Listings :
1.Carnivorous Intravenous03:15
2.I Breathe Sarin04:06
3.Draining Out05:33
4.Human Testing03:26
5.Great Order of Decline04:41
6.A Cannibal Inside03:39
7.Fisting Dick03:09
8.Furuncles and Boil03:13
9.Cranial Gangrene03:02
10.Let There Be Rot05:01
Total playing time39:11


This young French outfit finally put out their debut, which is beyond what your average brutal death/grindcore effort sounds like. It's moderately technical, but the riffs just keep on coming at you. No slow/fake brutal interludes, its all very thrashy. Imagine early Monstrosity or Decapitated with some fun grind attitude. This is an album for extrem metal lovers, do not get it if you dont like ferocious death metal.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?2mu2diireic

Thursday, April 9, 2009

New Releases For The Week Of 4/5-4/11

1.) AD HOMINEM - DICTATOR: A MONUMENT OF GLORY (DARKER THAN BLACK)
***Black Metal
Novara, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/adhominemhq

2.) ARCANA COELESTIA - LE MIRAGE DE LIDEAL (ATMF)
***Black/Funeral Doom
Sardinia, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/arcanacoelestia

3.) ASKIVAL - ETERNITY (DARKER THAN BLACK)
***Folk/Black Metal
Scotland, UK
http://www.myspace.com/dtbrex

4.) AXIS POWERS - MARCHING TOWARDS DESTRUCTION (PULVERIZED)
***Death Metal
Uddevalla, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/axispowersdeathmetal

5.) THE BULLETMONKS - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (NAPALM)
***Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Stoner
Erlangen, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/bulletmonks

6.) CANDLEMASS - DEATH MAGIC DOOM (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Doom Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/candlemass

7.) CRYPTIC TALES - VII DOGMATA OF MERCY REISSUE (EMPIRE)
***Black/Death
Przemysl, Poland
http://www.myspace.com/cryptictalesband

8.) DESECRATION - FORENSIX (METAL AGE)
***Death Metal
Newport, Wales, UK
http://www.myspace.com/desecrationuk

9.) ELVENKING - TWO TRAGEDY POETS REISSUE (AFM)
***Power/Folk Metal
Sacile, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/elvenking

10.) EMPTY GRACE - SUBTERRANEAN SOUL’S MARCH (INDEPENDENT)
***Death Metal
Teresina, Brazil
http://www.myspace.com/emptygrace

11.) FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE - ORACLES (WILLOWTIP)
***Brutal Death Metal
Lazio, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/fleshgodapocalypse

12.) FLUISTERWOUD – LAAT ALLE HOOP VAREN (VAN)
***Black Metal
Gelderland, Netherlands
http://www.myspace.com/fluisterwoud

13.) FROST BITE - ICY HELL REISSUE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Heavy Metal
New Jersey, USA
http://www.myspace.com/jackfrostsevenwitches

14.) GODFLESH - SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE/LOVE AND HATE IN DUB (EARACHE)
***Industrial
Birmingham, England, UK
http://www.myspace.com/godfleshfans

15.) GORY BLISTER - GRAVEYARD OF ANGELS (MASCOT)
***Technical Death Metal
Milan, Italy
http://www.myspace.com/goryblister

16.) THE HAUNTED - WARNING SHOTS (EARACHE)
***Melodeath/Groove
Gothenburg, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/thehaunted

17.) HELLSAW - COLD (NAPALM)
***Black Metal
Graz, Austria
http://www.myspace.com/hellsawmusic

18.) IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION - OF WINTER BORN (EARACHE)
***Melodeath
Bath, England, UK
http://www.myspace.com/ignominiousincarceration

19.) LONGING FOR DAWN - BETWEEN ELATION AND DESPAIR (GRAU)
***Funeral Doom/Death Metal
Montreal, Canada
http://www.myspace.com/longingfordawn

20.) MANES - SOLVE ET COAGULA (KYRCH)
***Black Metal/Experimental
Trondheim, Norway
http://www.myspace.com/oldmanesnorway

21.) OLD WAINDS - DEATH NORD KULT (MORIBUND)
***Black Metal
Murmansk, Russia
http://www.myspace.com/oldwainds

22.) PAGANIZER - SCANDANAVIAN WARMACHINE (CYCLONE EMPIRE)
***Death/Thrash
Gamleby, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/paganizerband

23.) PSYCHOSTATUS - CHAINS OF LIFE (SELF RELEASED)
***Progressive/Melodeath
Middletown, Deleware, USA
http://www.myspace.com/psychostatusproject

24.) PULLING TEETH - PARANOID DELUSIONS, PARADISE ILLUSIONS (DEATHWISH)
***Thrash/Sludge
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
http://www.myspace.com/pullingteethmd

25.) RAISE HELL - CITY OF THE DAMNED REISSUE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Thrash Metal
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/raisehell666

26.) SALVATION666 - SERMO DIABOLI (BLACK DEVASTATION)
***Black Metal
Germany
http://theblacktemple.com/salvation666/

27.) STRANDHOGG - RITUALISTIC PLAGUE (EVANGELICAL DEATH APOTHEOSIS) (PAGAN)
***Black Metal
Poznan, Poland
http://www.myspace.com/strandhoggofficial

28.) SYRENS - SYRENS (CAVITY)
***Grindcore
Dallas, Texas, USA
http://www.myspace.com/syrenstx

29.) TEITANBLOOD - SEVEN CHALICES (NOEVDIA/AJNA/DAUTHUS)
***Death/Black
Madrid, Spain
http://www.myspace.com/teitanblood666

30.) THANATOS - JUSTIFIED GENOCIDE (DEITY DOWN)
***Death/Thrash
Rotterdam, Netherlands
http://www.myspace.com/thanatos666

31.) TIAMAT - SUMERIAN CRY REISSUE (CANDLELIGHT)
***Gothic/Doom/Death Metal
Täby, Sweden
http://www.myspace.com/tiamat

32.) TRIST - WILLENSKRAFT (COLD DIMENSIONS)
***Ambient/Black Metal
Bavaria, Germany
http://www.myspace.com/tristambient

33.) ULCERATE - EVERYTHING IS FIRE (WILLOWTIP)
***Brutal Death Metal
Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.myspace.com/ulcerate