Cerebral Bore - Horrendous Acts of Iniquity [Single]

Cerebral Bore

Horrendous Acts of Iniquity (2012)

Genre- Brutal Technical Death Metal

Fuck yea, I love that they took the sample from the original version of 'Entombed In Butchered Bodies' to start this one off. Its pretty solid shit, the song sounds very similar to the jams on 'Maniacal Miscreation' they definitely didn't stray from the formula too much. I've already been sold on this band for quite some time now, they seem to be a breath of fresh air in the sometimes over crowded brutal death market. Bree bree.

Cerebral Bore will fuck your fuckin' head up boy

Unleashed- And The Laughter Has Died (1991)

Unleashed

And The Laughter Has Died (1991)

Genre- Death Metal

Honestly, I didn't even know that this little EP even existed before today and I was very glad when I was actually able to find a link to it. Recently, I've been playing the shit out of 'Where No Life Dwells' which was their debut full length and a fucking classic among old school death metal records. Just for the hell of it today I decided to check them out on metal-archives and what do you know? They have even more early material to track down! It was weird though because M-A has this EP listed simply as a 2 song and all the other websites I checked out (including the blog I ultimately downloaded it from) has it down as a 7 song. Anyway, its pretty damn good so you should check it out. Grab your battle axe.

And The Laughter Has Died

It Came From The Cove Part 2 - Intake

Intake

The Insurgence (2001)

Genre- Nu Metalcore

So as you know in the very late 90's the "nu metal" genre was so far beyond shit soaked with poser rapping mainstream bullshit that it became all but completely unlistenable. By anyone. As an unfortunate result, the entire field of bands associated with that horrific term had been gifted a terrible rash of reputation through the ranks of the true metalheads. The entire collapse of the 'scene' was especially unfortunate for bands like New Jersey's Intake who in 2000/2001 had a very strong local following and yet zero label attention. It also may have been that they had a much more core influenced sound and well... didn't fucking rap. They showed hints of Pantera mixed with Alice In Chains and a kind of melodic hardcore vibe with the occasional clean vocal. Either way, these kids used to constantly pack The Cove, and Intake nights were always a good time.

dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun... INTAKE

Borknagar (1996)

Borknagar (1996)

Genre- Black Metal

Cold, yet high energy and somewhat experimental black metal from Norway. This album should already be staple for most of you black metal guys by now, and if not you've been really slacking. I think you should also know that session vocalist Krystoffer Rygg often goes by the more popular moniker, Garm. You may be familiar with his work as frontman for the legendary Norwegian (black metal) band, Ulver. This really is a must have album for any true metal collection. Their follow up to this titled 'The Olden Domain' is just as essential.

Borknagar

Behemoth- Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic) (1995)

Behemoth

Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic) (1995)

Genre- Black Metal

A long overdue post for sure that I'm sure many of you are already familiar with. First off, Behemoth is the band that got me in to black metal, so i figured I'd show them some love and give you guys the chance to revisit their debut full length. Fans of the albums 'Zos Kia Cultus', 'Demigod', 'The Apostasy' etc will find ZERO similarities here, just a fair warning. Take this album as it is, a 2 man, purely frostbitten journey, deep into the haunted forests of the Baltic. Behemoth would change directions slightly on their next full length album 'Grom' by upping the keys and adding the mystical touch of female vocals. Safe to say that phase didn't last very long and soon enough they emerged yet again and morphed slowly into the Behemoth we all know and love. Enjoy.

Sventevith Part 1

Sventevith Part 2

bonus songs maybe? I'm not sure because I already OWN it ;)

Dark Funeral/Infernal- Under Wings of Hell (2002)

Dark Funeral/Infernal

Under Wings of Hell (2002)

Genre- Blackened Death Metal

I cant think of a black metal split CD I like nearly as much as this one. In fact, there should be more black metal split CDs! New bands, ya gotta get on that! Anyway, if you're not familiar with Dark Funeral or Infernal, they both play a brutal style of black metal with lots of death metal influence. The DF half of the split was actually recorded in 1994 and was originally released as the 'Dark Funeral EP'. Meanwhile the Infernal side was recorded in 1999 and originally released as, you guessed it, the 'Infernal EP'. Both sides fucking kill shit but I've got to give the upper hand to Dark Funeral on this one. Check it out.

so many pentagrams!

Autopsy- All Tomorrow's Funerals (video)

Autopsy

All Tomorrows Funerals (2012)

Genre- Death Metal

These guys have been nonstop the last few years! This is the brand new Autopsy music video for the title track off of the new compilation titled All Tomorrow's Funerals. In addition to a whole mess of EP's and rarities, this release will feature 4 brand new songs. This is one of them and personally, I dont love it... yet, but I'm sure it will grow on me. Either way, as far as I'm concerned, this compilation is as good as pre-ordered already. And you should do the same. You can also download the mp3 version of this song over at RCRDLBL but you have to go through all the sign up and bullshit, which is pretty lame so just make sure to buy this at the end of February guys. Enjoy.

It Came From The Cove Part 1 - The New Mexikans

The New Mexikans

Kidicarus/Broken Eye

Genre- Hard Rock

So I used to haunt this place called The Cove in Roselle, NJ. Shit, I was only a kid at the time but this was my absolute favorite spot for quite a few years. Every single weekend me and my buds would grab some smokes and a couple bucks and walk over to see a show, no matter who was playing (well... for the most part). The Cove was a cozy venue where bands, both young and established, could play to a small but very engaging crowd. The venue did some amazing things for the NJ/local music scene in the late 90's and very early 00's.

The New Mexikans were one of my favorite bands to go see. This young 4 piece hailed from NYC and brought some major talent. To this day, I think 'Kidicarus' is one of the best songs I've ever heard performed by an unsigned band. And as far as I know they never released a proper full length so I highly recommend checking out these 2 tracks. I've never posted anything like this before, a metal influenced hard rock band with psychedelic vibes. This is a young band that should have been signed in their prime. Give it a shot.

The New Mexikans

Bolt Thrower- In Battle There Is No Law (1988)

Bolt Thrower

In Battle There Is No Law (1988)

Genre- Death Metal

Very old school death metal from the UK, throwin' a classic at ya today. Bolt Thrower formed in 1986 and are well known for having one of the first female members ever in a death metal band. This is the bands first full length release and they achieved a thick and blistering sound (for the day..). Loads of thrashy overtones going on, constantly melding with ferocious guitar solos with a very large and epic vibe overall.

In Battle There Is No Law!!!

Evil AKcoustik- Chronicles (2007)

Evil AKcoustik

Chronicles (2007)

Genre- Black Metal

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of posts lately, definitely been slackin'. Today however, I bring you a strange and twisted tale of horrific black metal fury from the obscure and always enigmatic, one manned acoustic death metal master, Evil AKcoustik. As per mentioned in a previous post of mine, Evil AKcoustik is simply one of the most inventive musicians I've come across, and undeniably one of the strangest. This is Evil's 2nd release, recorded in 2007 and remastered in 2008 and then again (for good) in 2010. Chronicles is a straight forward classic black metal demo, very lo-fi, buzzing, distorted and haunting. Black metal fans, and anyone with an open mind towards music shouldn't miss out on this one.

Chronicles

Abscess/Bonesaw (2008)

Abscess/Bonesaw (2008)

Genre- Death Metal

Picked up this little obscurity over at Vintage Vinyl today. For those who are unaware, Abscess is basically Autopsy after they broke up in 1995. Now that Autopsy are a thing again, poof, there goes Abscess. This is one of their later splits, this time matched with the UK's gore outfit Bonesaw. Both bands kill shit, it was well worth the $3 and 20 minutes.

Abscess/Bonesaw

Adamantium- From The Depths of Depression (1998)

Adamantium

From The Depths of Depression (1998)

Genre- Chaotic Metalcore

So pretend its 1999 again for a minute, pull up your JNCO's and take all your old Converge, A Life Once Lost, Overcast and Poison the Well cds and toss them into a giant blender. The end result is this lost gem. A melodic, high chaos, high energy 'back in the day era' core album that totally doesnt suck. I've still got love for this kind of shit and you should too.

they should have just gone with 'Wolverine's Claws'

Cannibal Corpse- Scourge of Iron (2012)

Cannibal Corpse

Scourge of Iron (single)

Torture (2012)

Genre- Death Metal

Thick sound, I like the direction of the 2 new songs so far

Scourge of Iron

bonus

Imprecation- Ceremony of the Nine Angles (1992)

Imprecation

Ceremony of the Nine Angles (1992)

Genre- Death Metal

Rare and very sick early death metal out of Texas. Unrelenting and aggressive straight forward songs, later releases from Imprecation tend to have more of a blackened edge. Solid grooves alternate with blasts and heavy double bass drum work, fans of early Immolation should really get down. This demo is the bands first and runs for just over 15 mins. A shallow production/rip hinders the 'blast' value here but I still think this is a great listen for old school fans.

Ceremony of the Nine Angles

Brain Ass- Primordial Uncouth (2011)

Brain Ass

Primordial Uncouth (2011)

Genre- Brutal Death Metal

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Dont worry this isn't some joke bullshit bree bree talent lacking slamfest recorded in some jerk off's basement. Brain Ass is from Indonesia and they fucking kill shit with their relentless debut 'Primordial Uncouth'. I definitely overlooked this one at the end of 2011, the punishing sound assaults you by creating thick walls of brutal death metal accompanied by an excellent mid range barking vocalist. I give this one a solid A. If nothing else check it out because one of the dudes in the band has the 'Suffocation' logo tattooed across his chest.

Primordial Uncouth