New Releases For The Week Of 7/29/08

1.) DR. ACULA - BELOW ME (UPRISING)
***Deathcore
http://www.myspace.com/dapartygrind

2.) DRONE - HEAD ON COLLISION REISSUE (WACKEN)
***Groove/Thrash Metal
http://www.myspace.com/dronemetal

3.) EXMORTUS - IN HATRED'S FLAME (HEAVY ARTILLERY)
***Thrash/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/exmortus

4.) FOREVER SLAVE - ALICE'S INFERNO REISSUE (WACKEN)
***Gothic/Symphonic Metal
http://www.myspace.com/foreverslavemusic

5.) FOREVER SLAVE - TALES FOR BAD GIRLS (WACKEN)
***Gothic/Symphonic Metal
http://www.myspace.com/foreverslavemusic

6.) HOLY MOSES - DISORDER OF ORDER REISSUE/MASTER OF DISASTER REISSUE/NO MATTER...WHAT'S THE CAUSE REISSUE/REBORN DOGS REISSUE/TERMINAL TERROR REISSUE/TOO DRUNK TO FUCK REISSUE (WACKEN)
***Thrash/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/holymosesgermany

7.) MELIAH RAGE - DEATH VALLEY DREAM REISSUE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Thrash Metal
http://www.myspace.com/meliahrage

8.) SOULFLY - CONQUER (ROADRUNNER)
***Groove/Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/soulfly

9.) WALLS OF JERICHO - THE AMERICAN DREAM (TRUSTKILL)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/wallsofjericho

Coffins - Buried Death (2008)

Coffins give you a flash from the past playing death/doom that was once very common in the old school, and do a damn good job at it. This album is very heavy with slow crushing riffs and one helluva gritty production that only adds to the overall kickass-ness of this album. Very good for newer death metal.
http://www.mediafire.com/?d9olvrd1ibr

Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider (1992)

1) Angels Holocaust
2) Stormrider
3) The Path I Choose
4) Before the Vision
5) Mystical End
6) Desert Rain
7) Pure Evil
8) Reaching the End
9) Travel in Stygian

"Reda Lakchiri (New York, NY) wrote
at 5:55pm

Hasan, where is Night Of The Stormrider? how dare you upload iced earth and not THAT album?"

Happy now?

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Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon (2007)/The Crucible of Man (2008)

Let's go back in time for a little while. It's 1997 and Iced Earth has just released their fifth full-length album Something Wicked This Way Comes. The last three tracks tell the story of Set Abominae and the rise and fall of mankind entitled Something Wicked. These three tracks have a total playing time of about 20 minutes.

Now let's go back to 2008. Last year Iced Earth released Framing Armageddon, the first album of two that tell an expanded version of the Something Wicked story. Framing Armageddon tells the story up to the birth of Set Abominae. This album (as well as Iced Earth's previous album The Glorious Burden) features former Judas Priest singer, Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals.

In September of this year, Iced Earth will release the second and final part of Something Wicked, The Crucible of Man. The second album continues the story where Framing Armageddon left off and ends with the destruction of mankind at the hands of the Setian race. On this album, legendary singer Matt Barlow returns to take over for Ripper.

For the ultimate listening experience, play these two albums back to back. Trust me, it will be epic.

Framing Armageddon

1) Overture
2) Something Wicked (Part 1)
3) Invasion
4) Motivation of Man
5) Setian Massacre
6) A Charge To Keep
7) Reflections
8) Ten Thousand Strong
9) Execution
10) Order of the Rose
11) Cataclysm
12) The Clouding
13) Infiltrate and Assimilate
14) Retribution Through The Ages
15) Something Wicked (Part 2)
16) The Domino Decree
17) Framing Armageddon
18) When Stars Collide (Born Is He)
19) The Awakening

Download link removed at the request of SPV.

The Crucible of Man

1) In Sacred Flames
2) Behold The Wicked Child
3) Minions of the Watch
4) The Revealing
5) A Gift Or A Curse
6) Crown of the Fallen
7) The Dimensional Gauntlet
8) I Walk Alone
9) Harbinger of Fate
10) Crucify the King
11) Sacrificial Kingdoms
12) Something Wicked (Part 3)
13) Divide and Devour
14) Come What May
15) Epilogue

Download link removed at the request of SPV.

Oblomov - Mighty Cosmic Dances (2005)

Track list :

1. Into the R.O. 02:30
2. Mentality Failure 01:30
3. Redefination of the Past 05:15
4. Lost Between Emotions 05:25
5. Starsend 03:47
6. 1 of the 4 04:58
7. Nostalgic Idealization 05:35
8. Dreamworks 05:34



This trio from Czech Republic play a good mix of black and melodic death metal with a touch of folk. Very energetic, this isn't the type of record you'd listen to once or twice, the riffs and melodies are very catchy especially on the first half of the album. You hear saxophone leads, flute and other instruments, but they match the aggressive, melodic and progressive song writing perfectly. This is their first full-length. Grab it you won't be disappointed.

Download link :

http://www.mediafire.com/?da4x42ii424

Coffins/XXX Maniak - The Cracks of Doom Split (2008)

XXX Maniak
1) Raping A Minor Of The White Race
2) Sweet Relief In The Mausoleum
3) Raped By A Retard
4) Picking Up A Random Goregrind CD And Acting Out The Cover With The Girl Next Door
5) Worthless Hole
6) Skeleton Inside Her
7) Sandbox Sniffer
8) Aroused By The Rape Trial
9) Stabilize Her
10) Sludge Taster (Piercing The Pipes)
11) Smoking Sumerian Debris
12) Magician In The Bathrobe
13) Hot Nazi Sluts Have Steaming Guts
14) Bludgeoned By A Human Body
15) Perpetually Exploding Uterus
16) Born Again Slut
17) Snorting Her Fumes
18) Grinded To Nothing
19) Balls Vs. Hatchet
20) Mouth You Don't Have To Feed

Coffins
21) Cracks Of Doom
22) Ebony Tears

Enjoy!

(U.S.A./Japan) Brutal Death Metal

“The Cracks Of Doom” places one of the best death metal bands in the world, the mighty Coffins, alongside hard-hitting porn grind upstarts XXX Maniak, whose sick and oozing-from-every-invaded-orifice brand of extreme death/grind must be heard to be appreciated.

The two songs from Coffins, including a blinding Cathedral cover, are worth the price of admission alone. Seriously, these guys can do no wrong and every single, album, EP and split they put their names to should be hunted down. Strangely, their pair of laid-back, smoking tunes - paying worthy homage to some of the best death metal of the 80's - last longer than all 20 of the XXX crews’ blasts put together. As for the Maniaks: in the best tradition of extreme death/grind, we get high-speed short, sharp shocks, churned out with incredible spontaneous intensity, complemented by a shitload of appropriate and often hilarious samples, which add extra charm to the steaming pile of political incorrectness.

Seriously, if you are not familiar with Coffins, get yourself educated on them because they are amazing!

Ophiolatry - Transmutation (2008)

Again, some of this year’s better death metal: Ophiolatry - bringing you brutal (but I’d say rather techy as well) death with similar intensity and awesomeness to that of Origin.

http://www.mediafire.com/?gyyuwtzplh0

Dew-scented - Incinerate (2007)

Track List :

1. Exordium
2. Vanish a Way
3. Final Warning
4. Thats why I despise you
5. The fraud
6. Into the arms of misery
7. Perdition for all
8. Now or never
9. Aftermath
10. Everything undone
11. Contraddictions
12. Retain the Scars
13. Exitus



Perfection of German deathrash. Their latest entry. Pissed off, full speed. Enjoy.

Download Link :

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

Neuraxis - The Thin Line Between (2008)

1) Darkness Prevails
2) Wicked
3) Versus
4) Deviation Occurs
5) The Thin Line Between
6) Dreaming the End
7) Standing Despite...
8) Oracle
9) Phoenix
10) The All and the Nothing


I'm not the biggest fan of tech death (aside from Arsis and Brain Drill) you'll meet, but I loved this album. Hell, I would even put it on the Best of 2008 list! The riffs are great, the drumming doesn't go overboard on double bass and blasting, the vocals mix with the rest of the instruments...What else can I say about this album?

The Thin Line Between is the only Neuraxis album I've listened to so far, but that's about to change.

Myspace
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1349 - Hellfire (2005)

Can't tell you how many times I've listened to this album, and for good fucking reason. This album slays in every way easily making it a personal favorite of mine.

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

New Releases For The Week Of 7/22/08

On time this week:

1.) AFTER THE BURIAL - RAREFORM (SUMERIAN)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/aftertheburial

2.) ARKONA - OT SERDCA K NEBU (NAPALM)
***Folk Metal
http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia

3.) ASSAILANT - WICKED DREAM (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Groove/Melodeath Metal
http://www.myspace.com/assailantsweden

4.) AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE - TOTAL BRUTAL (METAL BLADE)
***Metalcore/Thrash
http://www.myspace.com/austriandeathmachine

5.) A BREATH BEFORE SURFACING - DEATH IS SWALLOWED IN VICTORY (MEDIASKARE)
***Deathcore
http://www.myspace.com/abreathbeforesurfacing

6.) CHTHONIC - PANDEMONIUM: THE BEST OF (DEATHLIGHT)
***Melodic Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/chthonictw

7.) COMMUNIC - PAYMENT OF EXISTENCE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Progressive/Power Metal
http://www.myspace.com/communic

8.) COLD WORLD - DEDICATED TO BABIES WHO CAME FEET FIRST (DEATHWISH)
***Crossover
http://www.myspace.com/thecoldworld

9.) CRYSTALLION - HATTIN (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Power Metal
http://www.myspace.com/crystallionband

10.) FUCK THE FACTS - DISGORGE MEXICO (RELAPSE)
***Grindcore
http://www.myspace.com/fuckthefacts

11.) HAND TO HAND - BREAKING THE SURFACE (LIFEFORCE)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/handtohand

12.) ILLDISPOSED - THE PRESTIGE (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Death/Thrash Metal
http://www.myspace.com/illdisposed

13.) KRALLICE - KRALLICE (PROFOUND LORE)
***Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/krallice

14.) LEFT TO VANISH - VERSUS THE THRONE (LIFEFORCE)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/lefttovanish

15.) MISERY SIGNALS - CONTROLLER (FERRET)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/miserysignals

16.) MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT - QUIETLY (TRANSLATION LOSS)
***Sludge/Ambient

17.) NEURAXIS - THE THIN LINE BETWEEN (PROSTHETIC)
***Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/neuraxis

18.) ONE-WAY MIRROR - ONE-WAY MIRROR (METAL BLADE)
***Melodeath/Industrial
http://www.myspace.com/onewaymirrorband

19.) SKY EATS AIRPLANE - SKY EATS AIRPLANE (EQUAL VISION)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/skyeatsairplane

20.) SOULFLY - CONQUER (ROADRUNNER)
***Groove/Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/soulfly

20.) WAR OF AGES - ARISE AND CONQUER (FACEDOWN)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/warofages

Demolition Hammer - Necrology (Demo) 1989

Track Listing :

1. Crippling Velocity
2. Infectious Hospital Waste
3. .44 Caliber Brain Surgery
4. Neanderthal
5. Mercenary Aggression
6. Hydrophobia


I had no clue this was available in mp3 until two days ago when i found it online then cranked it and went "HOLY SHIT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THEIR BEST". Well maybe not better than their second album but excellent nonetheless.
Again, authentic thrash: fast up and down beats, crushing riffs, blistering solos and even the vocals are pretty fucking good for a demo. Somehow New Yorkers are cut out for thrash, this sounds better than your favourite thrash band's demos that's for sure. If you're not exactly into the genre then dont bother. Otherwise enjoy.

Download link :

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

Gortuary - Manic Thoughts Through Perverse Mutilation (2008)

Tracklist;
1.Mutilation By Double Penetration
2.Skull Fragments
3.Hereditary Retardation
4.Pedophilic Manipulation
5.Pool of Excrement
6.Transgender Dismember
7.Splatter Fecal Matter
8.Meat Grinder Homicide
9.Wake Up Murder

Prepare for Mutilation

(USA) Brutal Death Metal

With a little over a year of experience together as a band, Gortuary’s ability to eviscerate like a rusty chainsaw to the bowels is only matched (and exceeded) by their technical prowess. This California crew of five slam from downtuned riffs that surge with sludgy appeal to mind altering technical savagery. Thick crunchy bass rhythms permeate the air as drummer Josh’s aggressive and manic drum abuse cements the tone for guitarists Glen and Andre.

Both guitarists throw down crushing riffs at breakneck speeds with brutal results. Sludgy tones and an overwhelming flood of noise are accompanied by intestine twisting leads and hooks. Lead growler Oscar sounds as though he was nursed on battery acid as a pup. His deep guttural growls and gurgles pile drive home the band’s putrid and perversely vile lyrics all to the tune of slamming brutal death metal

Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)

Although they are a progressive metal band now, Amorphis was once a melodic death metal band (featuring keyboards of couse). And like every good band, they fuse elements of other genres into their music. In this case it's folk and doom metal. The title Tales From The Thousand Lakes is very appropriate considering that the lyrics on this album are based off of the Kalevala, a collection of Finnish folklore compiled by Elias Lönnrot and one of the most important pieces of Finnish literature. Take all of that stuff, put it all together, and you have a truly amazing album.

Fun Fact: Amorphis was the first band added to the Metal Archives.
...What's so fun about a fun fact?

1) Thousand Lakes
2) Into Hiding
3) The Castaway
4) First Doom
5) Black Winter Day
6) Drowned Maid
7) In the Beginning
8) Forgotten Sunrise
9) To Father's Cabin
10) Magic and Mayhem

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Wormphlegm "Tomb of the Ancient King" (2006)

Ugly, crushing doom metal.

For those looking to get into some serious funeral doom this side project from members of Tyranny (that would be "Maggotworm Incinerator Abscess"on drums and vocals and "Grubgorge Pestilent Diarrhoeator" bringing up guitar, bass and vocals) is a gut-wrenching exercise in raw atmosphere and overwhelming darkness.

Not for those looking for immediate gratification (the shortest song clocks in at over 13 minutes) but for the adventurous looking for a serious doom "experience" this album is a must.

download

part 1:

http://www.mediafire.com/?dmb3fmslwyl

part 2:

http://www.mediafire.com/?1z2in5zdyoz

New Releases For The Week Of 7/15/08

Sorry that these are a little late.

1.) BLEEDING THROUGH - THE COMPLETE TRUTH REISSUE (TRUSTKILL)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/bleedingthrough

2.) DRECKSAU - BRECHER REISSUE/SCHMERZ REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Doom/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/derkeiler

3.) EVIDENCE ONE - TATTOOED HEART REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Power Metal
http://www.myspace.com/evidenceoneofficial

4.) IMPERANON - STAINED REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Death/Groove Metal
http://www.myspace.com/imperanon

5.) IMPULSE MANSLAUGHTER - LOGICAL END/HE WHO LAUGHS LAST COMBO REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Hardcore/Grindcore
http://www.myspace.com/impulsemanslaughter

6.) LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE - SONGS FOR THE LAST VIEW (NAPALM)
***Gothic Metal
http://www.myspace.com/lacrimasprofundere

7.) LEVIATHAN - A SILHOUETTE IN SPLINTERS: BEST OF REISSUE (MORIBUND)
***Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/leviathanx666x

8.) MANDRAGORA SCREAM - FAIRYTALES FROM HELL'S CAVE REISSUE/WHISPER OF DEW REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Gothic/Ambient
http://www.myspace.com/mandragorascreamm

9.) NOCTURNUS - THE KEY REISSUE (EARACHE)
***Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/nocturnus1

10.) OPPROBRIUM - DISCERNING FORCES REISSUE (MASSACRE)
***Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/opprobrium

11.) SAINTS NEVER SURRENDER - BRUTUS (BLOOD & INK)
***Hardcore/Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/saintsneversurrender

12.) STORMLORD - MARE NOSTRUM (LOCOMOTIVE)
***Black/Power Metal
http://www.myspace.com/stormlordband

13.) SYBREED - SLAVE DESIGN (REALITY)
***Industrial Metal
http://www.myspace.com/sybreed

14.) THROUGH THE FIRE - WE OWN THE NIGHT (INNERSTRENGTH)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/throughthefirehc

The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate (2008)

Now this was an interesting listen. Trivmvirate by The Monolith Deathcult brings us aggressive death metal with a kick of electronic influence. Clocking in at nearly an hour, this album is indeed a long one, but that doesn't mean it lags and could put you to sleep. While other brutal death metal of today capitalizes on the brutal trend, they don't all necessarily bring you quality death metal. Trivmvirate is one of the better albums that has come out this year IMO and catchy enough to pull you right in.

http://www.mediafire.com/?u4utw1ym4xr

Severe Dementia - Epitaph of Plassey (2007)

1) Entombment of the Traitor
2) Credence of Fort William
3) The Bengal Regiment
4) Howls of Murshibad
5) Strangled by Treason and Forgery

Severe Dementia is a brutal/tech death metal band that adds a touch of melody and atmosphere to their music. The Epitaph of Plassey EP recollects the Battle of Plassey, a British victory over India which essentially set up the British Empire in India. Although they do not have much material yet, Epitaph of Plassey proves that Severe Dementia is one of the best Asian metal bands today. I highly recommend this to fans of Behemoth, middle era Death, and B to D era Morbid Angel. This EP was featured on the Rise of the Eastern Blood split album, which also featured Demonic Resurrection, a death/black/power/thrash band from India and Dusk, a death metal band from Pakistan.

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Deicide - Legion (1992)

Don't like Deicide? Check this out:
http://rapidshare.com/files/118209436/1992_-_Legion_By_Didizoto__www.dumah-grind.blogspot.com_.rar

Gojira - The Link (2003)

Track list :

1. Link, The
2. Death of Me
3. Connected
4. Remembrance
5. Torii
6. Indians
7. Embrace the World
8. Inward Momement
9. Over the Flows
10. Wisdom Comes
11. Dawn

Very groovy, heavy and moody. These French metalheads pull off an overall sound that's kind of hard to classify. This album is without a doubt their best to date. Gojira play a sort of progressive death metal that makes you feel like you're being stepped on by a giant, or punched in the face by hellboy. Very atmospheric, industrial, doomy, yet technical at times. The musiciaship is great. This is not music with solos or other instrumental noodling but rather a team effort with lots of groovy rythms and precise playing between the musicians. This band works like a machine. I would strongly recommend The Link Alive DVD, i got it a few days ago and i've been watching it everyday since.


Download link : http://rapidshare.com/files/129789444/Gojira_-_The_Link.rar.html
Mediafire : http://www.mediafire.com/?unlwbzn2w3c

Prostitute Disfigurement - Descendants Of Depravity

It's been roughly 3 years since these purveyors of the putrid violated listeners with an onslaught of sex, filth and head-bashing heaviness and the wait has been worth it.

"Descendants..." is a thick, powerful, brutal slab of death that showcases the boys at their most polished and technically proficient.

Be warned, when played at the right volume, "Descendants of Depravity" has been shown to cause spontaneous rectal bleeding in nuns, seniors and innocent woodland creatures.

download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?9vtjxqz1qye

Averse Sefira - Advent Parallax (2008)

Now here's some black metal up my alley. Adverse Sefira are one of those bands for notoriously having clean production and being quite riff-oriented as compared to alot of other black metal. To some, this might turn a few heads (those who like 1349 but basically no other black metal for example) and for good reason; these guys kick some serious ass.
check em out: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=114841844
download:
http://lix.in/bb1e094c

Necrodeath - Into The Macabre (1987)

Amazing Thrash. I actually liked it better than Pleasure To Kill. Enjoy.
http://rapidshare.com/files/103112316/necrodeath_-_1999_-_into_the_macabre.rar
...and I guess here's where you can get more Necrodeath
http://rf47.blogspot.com/2008/06/necrodeath-ita-blackdeaththrash-metal.html

Evile - Enter The Grave (2007)

Track list :

1. Enter the Grave
2. Thrasher
3. First Blood
4. Man Against Machine
5. Burned Alive
6. Killer From the Deep
7. We Who Are About To Die
8. Schizophrenia
9. Bathe In Blood
10. Armoured Assault

This record really speaks for itself. Young thrash band from England that released a debut in 2007 that sounds like it came 25 years too late. This is what thrash sounded like back then and what it should have always sounded like until now. Bands like Evile exist for that sake. Authentic thrash formula gives their sound an amazing punch that will keep you listening until the album is over. Bone-crushing riffs, simple flawless drum beats, blistering solos and slayeresque vocals that fit perfectly make Enter The Grave one of the best - if not the best - thrash album from last year. If you like thrash, grab this.

Download Link : http://rapidshare.com/files/128986719/Evile_-_Enter_the_Grave.rar.html

Atheist Discography

Piece of Time (1990)




















http://rapidshare.com/files/55199483/Ath_POT_uploadedbyBlackDahlia_bunalti.com.rar
Pass: Bunalti.com
http://www.mediafire.com/?0zomzmumpxz

Unquestionable Presence (1991)




















http://rapidshare.com/files/55203866/Ath_U.P_uploadedbyBlackDahlia_bunalti.com.rar
Pass: Bunalti.com
http://www.mediafire.com/?ln1badcydct

Elements (1993)



















http://rapidshare.com/files/55189475/Ath_E_uploadedbyBlackDahlia_bunalti.com.rar
Pass: Bunalti.com
http://www.mediafire.com/?momt1mvmwdc

To some they're old news, to others they are a treasure waiting to be found. Progressive Death/Thrash doesn't get much better than Atheist. I highly recommend for Death and Thrash Metal fans alike.

Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages (2008)

Mourning Beloveth, a doom/death metal band, are back again with another inspiring full-length album. MB have a depressive and sometimes epic sound in their music with death growls and occasional clean singing. I, not being a seasoned doom metal fan, found some incredible music here in this album and for a good taste of what they have to offer, check it out here - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=116377187 and see if you like it. There's plenty more of that in the rest of the album.

http://rapidshare.com/files/107463650/Mourning_Beloveth_-_2008_-_A_Disease_for_the_Ages__g_.rar

Arsis - We Are The Nightmare (2008)

1) We Are The Nightmare
2) Shattering the Spell
3) Sightless Wisdom
4) Servants to the Night
5) Failing Winds of Hopeless Greed
6) Overthrown
7) Progressive Entrapment
8) A Fest For The Liar's Tongue
9) My Oath To Madness
10) Failure's Conquest

Melodic tech death band Arsis is back with another album. The band's 2008 release is certainly not as great as A Celebration of Guilt or A Diamond For Disease, but it is a large improvement on their last album United in Regret. The songwriting on We Are The Nightmare is less repetitive and the sound quality is much clearer. Overall, this album is not Arsis' best, but it is definitely not their worst.

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Thorium "Feral Creation" (2008)

One of my favorite metal releases of 2008.

Thick, powerful riffs. Aggressive, but discernable growling vocals. Straight-forward, simple, but very effective song structure. Melodic, but far from "-core". A fantastic piece of old-school death metal with dashes of Swedish and American influence.

http://rapidshare.com/files/89189790/Thorium-2008-Feral.Creation-by-Akhylys.rar

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Kraanium - Ten Acts of Sickening Perversity (2008)

Tracklist:
01. Stench Of Putrid Innards 02:36
02. Perverted Sensation 02:43
03. Rectal Disembowelment 02:09
04. Midget Fucker 02:49
05. Zombified Infanticide 02:50
06. Pentagrandma 01:41
07. Excremental Maniac 02:25
08. Human Flesh Devourment 02:20
09. Shemale Throatfuck 02:19
10. Double Barrel Penetration 04:48
11. Horrendous Torture (Bonus Track) 00:41

Total playing time: 27:21

Yes, there will be Blood.

(Norway) Brutal Death Metal

It was merely a matter of time before I posted an album from a subgenre of metal that my heart truly lies with. Thanks to such blistering tracks like Perverted Sensation, Zombified Infanticide, and Shemale Throatfuck (my personal favorite), Kraanium's Ten Acts of Sickening Perversity album stands as one of the best gore/brutal releases for me this year. Don't worry, though; this gem only serves as a prelude to an onslaught of gore that I'm going to unleash upon you...

New Releases For The Week Of 7/8/08

1.) ASRA - THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (MEGAFORCE)
***Grindcore/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/allegedsatanicritualabuse

2.) BLACK SS - TERROR OF THE NORTHEAST (REAPER)
***Crossover
http://www.myspace.com/blackss

3.) CULT OF LUNA - ETERNAL KINGDOM (EARACHE)
***Experimental/Progressive

http://www.myspace.com/cultofluna

4.) DEAD SHAPE FIGURE - THE GRAND KAROSHI (SEASON OF MIST)
***Thrash/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/deadshapefigure

5.) EQUILIBRIUM - SAGAS (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Folk/Black Metal
http://www.myspace.com/equilibrium

6.) HERO DESTROYED - HERO DESTROYED (RELAPSE)
***Progressive/Experimental/Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/herodestroyed

7.) KILLING JOKE - EXTREMITIES, DIRT & VARIOUS REPRESSED EMOTIONS REISSUE (CANDLELIGHT)
***Industrial/Punk
http://www.myspace.com/killingjokeofficial

8.) LUSTMORD - [OTHER] (HYDRAHEAD)
***Ambient/Noise
http://www.myspace.com/lustmord

9.) MELVINS - NUDE WITH BOOTS (IPECAC)
***Stoner/Sludge/Punk
http://www.myspace.com/themelvins

10.) MOSS - SUB TEMPLUM (RISE ABOVE)
***Doom Metal
http://www.myspace.com/cthonicrites

11.) THE PSYKE PROJECT - APNEA (LIFEFORCE)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/thepsykeproject

12.) PSYKUP - WE LOVE YOU ALL (SEASON OF MIST)
***Experimental/Death Metal
http://www.myspace.com/psykup

13.) RAUNCHY - WASTELAND DISCOTHEQUE (LIFEFORCE)
***Metalcore/Industrial
http://www.myspace.com/raunchy

14.) RECON - WELCOME TO VIPER CITY (RISE)
***Metalcore
http://www.myspace.com/recon

15.) THE ROTTED (FORMERLY GOREROTTED) - GET DEAD OR DIE TRYIN' (METAL BLADE)
***Death Metal/Deathcore
http://www.myspace.com/therotted

16.) SCAR SYMMETRY - HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE (NUCLEAR BLAST)
***Death Metal/Progressive
http://www.myspace.com/scarsymmetry

17.) SEVER YOUR TIES - SAFETY IN THE SEA (SOLID STATE)
***Metalcore/Rock
http://www.myspace.com/severyourties

18.) WARDEATH - CONFRONTO BESTIAL (MARQUEE)
***Thrash Metal
http://www.myspace.com/wardeaththrash

19.) WHITECHAPEL - THIS IS EXILE (METAL BLADE)
***Deathcore
http://www.myspace.com/whitechapel

Emancer - Twilight and Randomness (2008)

1) Randomness
2) Dice Man
3) The Beast Attacks
4) The Pointing Finger
5) Comfort Fix
6) Twilight
7) Cunning Vital Guardian
8) Moron
9) The Rewarding Schemes
10) Winged Omniscience

Emancer plays their own brand of progressive/melodic black metal on Twilight and Randomness. The ambient intro track ("Randomness") is pretty normal. However, as soon as "Randomness" finishes, it fades right into "Dice Man," which is filled with melodic riffing, synth, and interludes with clean vocals. Emancer's fifth album also boasts of clean production. Although this description almost makes them seem to be the opposite of traditional black metal, Emancer manages to be as dark, brutal and raw as the rest of their genre.

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Aborted - Strychnine.213 (2008)

Track Listing:
01. Carrion
02. Ophiolatry
03. I35
04. Pestiferous Subterfuge
05. The Chyme Congeries
06. A Murmer in Decrepit Wits
07. Enterrement of an Idol
08. Hereditary Band
09. Avarice of Vilification
10. The Obfuscate

Gimme Gimme Gimme

(Belgium) Death Metal/Deathcore

I'll be honest. Aborted's new album Strychnine.213 is pretty decent, but it's nowhere near as good as an album like The Archaic Abattoir. In fact, this album almost seems like a direct continuation of their previous effort, Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture. I know these guys are trying their damnedest to stop being compared to Carcass, but they can do it in a much better way than taking the deathcore route. Still, it's not a bad album and definitely worth a listen.

Immortal Souls - Wintereich (2007)

Chapter I – The Awakening

1. "Nightfrost" (4:25)
2. "Feareaper" (3:27)
3. "Frozen Inside" (3:12)

Chapter II – Reflections of Doom

4. "Icon of Ice" (3:43)
5. "Color of My Sky" (3:34)
6. "Constant" (3:29)

Chapter III – The Shadow of the Valley of Death

7. "Idlestate" (4:54)
8. "Heart of Cold" (4:07)

Chapter IV – The Passage

9. "Winter of My Discontent" (3:29)
10. "Black Water"(4:09)
11. "Wintereich" (6:54)

With this cd, they take the "Melodic" part of Melodic Death Metal very seriously, crafting some of the most melodic and catchy riffs in death metal you will hear. The instrumental work here is top notch, as is basically everything else here. The vocals are a higher pitched growl, akin to bands like Ensiferum, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, etc. Also, don’t give up on them just because they are a Christian band. They have demonstrated with their work, and especially with this cd, that they are much more than any of the other awful, and sometimes mediocre, Christian bands. I highly recommend them to anyone who is a fan of melodic death metal. It is fast, catchy, and generally awesome. I got this cd for Christmas, and I couldn't have been happier. Make sure you buy it!

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Incantation - Onward To Golgotha (1992)

This is... eeeeeeeeevillll. Not to mention a great classic. Incantation helped lead the New York Death Metal scene along with fellow acts Immolation, Suffocation... you get the idea. Well, Incantation sought to bring a little more blasphemy and darkness into the mix. Onward to Golgotha is their first of many great albums and considered by many to be their best. The music is full of thundering dark (and definitely weird at times) atmosphere combined with echoing hate spewing from Craig Pillard's throat; yes, the vocals are top notch for the low guttural style that he brings to the table here. Overall, this album will kick you in the nuts and crush your skull... and hopefully compel you to seek Incantation's later albums.

Download Link:
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Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies

Track Listing:

1 Evil Never Dies
2 War Is Hell
3 Enemy of Jesus
4 Damned to Fire
5 Exxxecutioner
6 666
7 Summon The Beast
8 Demise
9 Warfare
10 Dead To The World
11 Fallout
12 Atomic Destruktor
13 Deathmaster
14 Metal Attack
15 Created To Kill

For a one man band, this is the best bullet-belt-high-top-kicks-leather-and-denim thrash you can get your hands on nowadays. I personally think it's a bit "blackened" but don't get me wrong, this is thrash more than anything else. Toxic Holocaust carry the grand tradition of Destruction, Kreator, Whiplash, and Bathory with songs about nuclear war, Satan, and other wholesome themes. Joel Grind is the only member of this "band," but this doesn't sound like a wimpy Pro-Tools vanity project, the sound is fully realized and Joel packs as much of a punch as any four or five leather clad heshers ever have.
Unlike a lot of thrash/speed bands, Joel writes catchy songs with plenty of hooks. Standout tracks include the seething mid-tempo "Summon The Beast" and headbanging anthem "Metal Attack". This is the soundtrack to getting ripped on magic marker fumes and cheap domestic beer in your parents' basement in 1986. Kills posers on contact.


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Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels (2008)

Tracklist:
1. Martyrdoom 05:31
2. Hostis Humani Generis 03:13
3. Morbid Paroxism 02:45
4. Vanishing Faith 03:41
5. Voices 04:40
6. Graves Of The Archangels 08:08
7. Subjugation 01:11
8. Source Of Fire 05:02
9. Teeth Into Red 09:26

Total playing time: 43:38

I've Got to Have it!

(Greece) Death Metal

Here is a death metal band that truly appreciates the dark and atmospheric style of early 90's extreme metal. I'd venture to say that this is THE best underground metal release of 2008. Yeah, it's that good. Seriously though, check it out if you have no clue who this band is. They easily invoke some classic Immolation and are on par with several other modern day death metal bands like Necrocultus or Repugnant. Looking for catchy, cookie-cutter shit? You're not going to find it with this band. Remember, if you like it, buy it. Support this band so we can have more than just this and their EP (Purifying Consecrated Ground).

Amaseffer - Slaves For Life (2008)

1) Sorrow
2) Slaves For Life
3) Birth of Deliverance
4) Midian
5) Zipporah
6) Burning Bush
7) The Wooden Staff
8) Return to Egypt
9) Ten Plagues
10) Land of the Dead

Amaseffer's debut album is the first part in a trilogy of albums that tells the story of the Book of Exodus. However, don't let the biblical themes fool you into thinking that Amaseffer is just another mediocre Christian band. Amaseffer plays progressive metal with folk-ish and Middle Eastern influences. They can almost be described as a cross between Dream Theater and Orphaned Land.

Mats Leven of Therion performs lead vocals on Slaves For Life and Kobi Farhi of Orphaned Land does Middle Eastern style vocals. Also featured on the album are Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy and Israeli solo artists Maya Avraham and Yotam Avni.

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Immolation - Close To A World Below

This is my first ever blog post so I thought I'd get straight to one of my favorite albums. This is Immolation's "Close To A World Below", one of the most crushing death metal albums ever that has already achieved "Classic" status among death metal fans (at least those who know what the fuck they're talking about). Close To A World Below has a sound structure and style that is to be found in very few other places. The riffing is typical of Immolation however atmosphere plays a big part in this album, adding to the overall dark and evil feel that is relentless from start to finish. The drumming, as in just about every other Immolation album, is just as fun to listen to as the guitars and vocals; speaking of vocals Ross Dolan arguably delivers his best work right here by bringing you solid death growls that are nothing but pure evil. All the way from "Didn't you say Jesus was coming?" to the ending apocalyptic riffs of the self-titled track this album gives the listener something that they will be coming back for time and time again. Enjoy.

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Gama Bomb - Citizen Brain (2008)

Tracklist
01. Zombie Blood Nightmare
02. Evil Voices
03. Final Fight
04. Time Crime
05. Global Warming
06. OCP
07. Hammer Slammer
08. Sentenced to Thrash
09. Zombi Brew
10. Hell Trucker
11. Return of the Technodrome
12. Thrashaholic
13. In the Court of General Zod
14. Space Invaders
15. Bullet Belt




Earache doesn't stop to impress with all these young thrash bands out of the Untied Kingdom. "Nobody is bringing thrash back, thrash never left". What i liked most about this band is that they don't take themselves too seriously, which is reflected in some of their song lyrics. They love zombies . Other topics covered include sci-fi, horror and video games . Vocalist Philly Byrne delivers those lyrics in a spoken word hardcore style, but he has a falsetto that he belts out periodically that sets him apart from the usual thrash vocalist.
Gama Bomb delivered one of the most energetic records this year. It's full-on thrash, killer riff after killer riff. Leads full of flavor and an awesome snare sound won't fail to catch any real thrash fan's attention. Paying homage to bands like Nuclear Assault, Kreator and Anthrax; bay area and german thrash influences make this record easily one of the most old school sounding and authentic thrash albums this year.

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Withered - Folie Circulaire (2008)

Tracklist:
1. To Embrace 1:41
2. The Fated Breath 4:54
3. Dichotomy Of Exile 5:36
4. Gnosis Unveils 6:52
5. The Forsaken Truth 1:49
6. Purification Of Ignorance 5:14
7. Drawn Black Drapes 3:43
8. Reveal The Essence Of Suffering 6:54
9. Clamor Beneath 4:59
10. Into Armageddon 4:27
Total playing time: 46:08

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(U.S.A.) Sludge/Grindcore/Death/Black Metal

This was a highly anticipated album for me. An extremely incredible follow-up to Withered's Memento Mori (all the way back in 2006!), Folie Circulaire possesses a huge lack of vocals this time around, causing the listener to really focus on their musicianship, which is amazing. I honestly cannot say enough good things about this album. Remember, if you like it, buy it. Support these bands while they are still around.

First!

So this site isn't much right now, but we're working on getting everything organized, fixing up the layout, etc.

What we plan on doing here is posting the list of new releases for each week and posting a few of the albums with short reviews.