Diabolic- Vengeance Ascending (2001)

Diabolic

Vengeance Ascending (2001)

Genre- Death Metal

Hailing from Florida, this is Diabolic's 3rd full length offering and it is probably my favorite in their vast catalogue of releases. Simple enough in song structures and in the riffage department.. Excellent drumming saves this album, notably this guys' feet. Very sick. Vengeance Ascending doesn't normally score too well in its reviews, especially on Metal Archives, but I think this is an album worth checking out for yourself.

Vengeance Ascending

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Blasphitized- Demo (2008)

Blasphitized

Demo (2008)

Genre- Death Metal/Gore Grind

These sick UK fuckers haven't done much since this demo and a gory 3-way split in the same year but they've sure made an impact on me and my IPod. I respect "gore grind" or "gore slam" buts its not my go-to style, enter the creative and crushing sound of Blasphitized... This demo is 3 songs of repulsive gore grind with a few goofy samples thrown in. The big deal here, in my opinion is vocalist Tom Blackwell, this guy is pretty unbelievable his voice is indescribable and it's something you should check out. now..

YADADADADADADADA RWEEE

Pessimist- Blood For The Gods (1999)

Pessimist

Blood For The Gods (1999)

Genre- Blackened Death Metal

These underrated metallers from Maryland create a well balanced blend of brutal death metal and black metal with this release. Just check out the YouTube link I dropped for 'Century of Lies' and if that song doesn't get you into these guys then just move along.

Blood For The Gods

Circle of Dead Children- Zero Comfort Margin (2005)

Circle of Dead Children

Zero Comfort Margin (2005)

Genre- Death/Grind

Violently dirty but still rather abstract and experimental death grind from this classic PA outfit. It's either love or hate for Horvath's vocals, some of his sounds are pretty fucking out there and very unique. A punishing listen.

Zero Comfort Margin

Opeth- My Arms Your Hearse (1998)

Opeth

My Arms Your Hearse (1998)

Genre- Melodic Black Metal/Progressive

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. This is the first Opeth album to feature former Amon Amarth drummer Martin Lopez, who added his components of a jazzy upbeat and almost a Latin flair to the drums, and the classic Opeth sound was complete. This haunting album will please those looking for outstanding musicianship and song writing as well as those looking for a dark, layered wall of sound to get lost in eternally!

My Arms Your Hearse

Excavation- Psychotic Possession (1992)

Excavation

Psychotic Possession (1992)

Genre- Death Metal

Raw, groovy early death metal from the Netherlands.

Psychotic Possession

In Memorium- From Misery... Comes Darkness (2003)

In Memorium

From Misery... Comes Darkness (2003)

Genre- Black Metal/Death Metal

Frozen, highly melodic blackened death metal from Seattle with hints of metalcore subtly dispersed throughout. Some decent stuff, worth a listen for sure.

From Misery... Comes Darkness

Xexyz- Primeval Mountain (2006)

Xexyz

Primeval Mountain (2006)

Genre- Black Metal/NES 8-bit

This is one of the strangest "black metal" albums in my entire collection, even more bizarre than Evil AKcoustik's 'Chronicles'... Somehow I even managed to score the limited edition reissue somewhere along my cd purchasing travels. Anyway, Xexyz is a one man project from Illinois who takes dreary black metal and mixes it with Nintendo style 8-bit effects creating some sort of bastard hybrid tracks somewhere in between cover and original. Some of it is pretty good, especially when its not as heavy on the 8-bit nonsense. The vocals tend to dwell between harsh rasps and the realm of whiney, swooning drawn out yells, comical at times but still pretty brutal when it needs to be. This is worth checking out only for the very open minded in search of some really, really obscure shit. Enjoy.

Primeval Mountain

Immolation- Here In After (1996)

Immolation

Here In After (1996)

Genre- Death Metal

The second full length from New York's Immolation, and my personal favorite of their releases. A thick, rotten helping of crunchy, low tuned death metal. Spastic drums, dark haunting vocals, stomping breakdowns and wicked sounding guitar incantations throughout. Some classic evil shit from these NYC legends.

Here In After

Absu- The Third Storm Of Cythraul (1997)

Absu

The Third Storm Of Cythraul (1997)

Genre- Blackened Thrash/Death Metal

Absu's 3rd full length. Another slab of unique blackened thrash metal from these Texan veterans. This album is the first in a trilogy about old Celtic mythology.

The Third Storm Of Cythraul

Diecast- Undo The Wicked (1998)

Diecast

Undo The Wicked (1998)

Genre- Metalcore/Hardcore

Man.. when I was a youngin' this was my shit. Throw away every negative notion you currently have about Diecast because this here is the good stuff. Straight up aggressive, bass driven Boston hardcore from the day. Full of memorable samples, catchy vocals and monstrous floor clearing build ups. This EP's personnel is slightly different from that on 2001's 'Day Of Reckoning' in the strings dept, and the songs are also built to be much longer and move at a slower pace at times. This is some must have shit for fans of the early East Coast hardcore/metalcore movement.

You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned...

Aborted/Christ Denied (2000)

Aborted/Christ Denied (2000)

Genre- Death Metal, Grindcore

An absolutely violent attack straight through both bands. These 2 sides really compliment each other so well on this release. The version of 'Sea of Cartilage' found here may be my favorite Aborted song of all time and Christ Denied's flawless cover of Pyrexia's classic 'The Uncreation' with Rotten's insane voice just simply fucking slays. Fans of either band or just fans great death metal in general, really should not miss out on this.

Aborted/Christ Denied

Wolves In The Throne Room- Celestial Lineage (2011)

Wolves In The Throne Room

Celestial Lineage (2011)

Genre- Atmospheric Black Metal

Say what you'd like about these black metallers from the Pacific Northwest... This record, in my opinion, this is one of the best releases of the year. The dark, ominous atmosphere created throughout the entire album makes you feel as if you're trapped inside the cold rocky cavern portrayed on the cover. Fans of an evil out of body black metal experience, disregard the haters, do yourself a favor and give these guys a fair shot.

Celestial Lineage

Caducity- The Weiliaon Wielder Quest (1995)

Caducity

The Weiliaon Wielder Quest (1995)

Genre- Death Metal

Yea so I finally got around to ripping this classic Belgian death metal album since I couldn't find a link anywhere else to share with you guys. This is some really out there stuff, fantasy lyrics, low violent barking vocals and everything else you could possibly want in a mid 90's import war themed death metal record. This is probably one of the rarest in my collection. Enjoy!

The Weiliaon Wielder Quest

Fuck... Im Dead -vs- Engorged (2002)

Fuck... Im Dead -vs- Engorged (2002)

This is worth checking out pretty much solely for the 'Fuck.. I'm Dead' tracks. They spew out 8 blistering tracks of high speed drum machine madness. Engorged doesn't deliver much.

Fuck... I'm Dead -vs- Engorged