Derketa- Premature Burial (1990)

Derketa

Premature Burial (1990)

Genre- Death/Doom Metal

Hey guys, sorry the posting has been slow but work has been brutal and I've been working on a little bit of music myself. Anyway, here is a pretty sick find I'd like to share with ya, this all female doom squad formed in 1988 and released this 2 song in '90. Pretty heavy stuff, kinda like Mythic but not as deathy. Worth a listen if you're in the mood for some slow and punishing old school shit.

Premature Burial

Gorerotted- Only Tools And Corpses (2003)

Gorerotted

Only Tools And Corpses (2003)

Genre- Death Metal/Grindcore

A violent death grind experience! This is a very fun listen, brutal bouncing riffs and drumming, clever audio samples and dueling vocals. The vocals make this album shine in my opinion, the combination of low, rotten, guttural death vocals and audible, grindy, higher ranged with an English accent screams is fucking perfect and it really made these guys stand out from the rest of the deathgrind crowd. They've since changed their name to 'The Rotten' and have lost their signature grinding edge, if somehow you haven't heard this yet you should really consider clicking that link...

Only Tools And Corpses

Vesania- God The Lux (2005)

Vesania

God The Lux (2005)

Genre- Symphonic Black Metal/Death Metal

Dark symphonic blackened death metal from Poland, featuring Orion of Behemoth on guitar and lead vocals. I first found about these guys when I was on vacation way back in 2006 when I happened to see them perform in Denmark with Cryptopsy and Visceral Bleeding.This is a great full length for black metal fans, especially those fond of Behemoth.

God The Lux

Fleshgod Apocalypse- Mafia (2010)

Fleshgod Apocalypse

Mafia (2010)

Genre- Technical Melodic Death Metal

These Italians are the real deal. Fast techy riffs, aggressive vocals and lots of experimentation. Their most recent outing "Agony" is by far one of the best albums of 2011, be sure to check out my 'albums of the year' post in a few weeks to see if it lands at the top spot... Until then, make sure to check out last years beast of an EP, Mafia.

Mafia

Parabstruse- And I, The Cape Of (2007)

Parabstruse

Demo (2007)

Genre- Atmospheric Black Metal/Experimental

And I, The Cape Of (2007)

Genre- Post Black Metal/Rock/Instrumental

So there was a pretty awesome, one-man, technical death grind 'band' by the name of Semen Across Lips. After a while Garry, the sole member, decided to switch styles completely and go for a more abstract, black metal influenced sound. It started out as a pretty straight forward experimental black metal/space project after (and even slightly before...) he changed names. The demos are some very haunting and atmospheric stuff with a post rock/psychedelic edge and hints of melodic death metal. His second demo was a 10 minute instrumental epic 'And I, The Cape Of' and it couldn't sound more different. Fans of Pelican should really get down on that one. These are definitely 2 cool demos to check out. Enjoy.

Arckanum- Gava Fran Trulen (video)

Arckanum

Gava Fran Trulen (video)

Genre- Black Metal

Energy is low, once again the negative effect of working retail during the holidays. I manage a massive liquor store and with Thanksgiving today, it is now officially go time. I'm feeling mighty thrashed right now and this video was one of the few things I knew would brighten my day. It is not a great video, in fact its kinda humorous how bad it is, unintentionally I'm sure. Anyway, I don't know why, but I love it and Arckanum plain fucking rules, watching Shamaatae take a hike through some some Swedish forest with his bad ass staff is pretty awesome man. The top comment on the YouTube clip is classic "I like the part when he's in the woods and says 'Arrgh!' ". That about sums up the whole damn thing! Enjoy this vid and wish me luck in battle against the hordes of equally stressed and rabid consumers, and just think... only a month 'til xmas... joy =/

Shattered Realm- All Will Suffer (2001)

Shattered Realm

All Will Suffer (2001)

Genre- Hardcore/Death Metal

One of NJ's most punishing acts of all time. This here was the best incarnation of Shattered Realm featuring Chris Realm on the vocal duties. True, street raised hardcore with a thick death metal accent. Punishing breakdowns and memorable riffs. Man, these guys were a fucking wrecking crew live. This is absolutely essential to fans of early 'deathcore'.

All Will Suffer

Fuck.. YouTube won't let me embed this killer live video

Perpetual Doom- Sorrow's End (1995)

Perpetual Doom

Sorrow's End (1995)

Genre- Death Metal/Metalcore

Perpetual Doom was a death metal band from Massachusetts, they released one demo in '95 and this is it. What's cool here is that it features Phil Labonte, who would go on to work with Shadows Fall and ultimately All That Remains, and also a guy named Steve Gonsalves, who would go on to become one of TV's "Ghost Hunters". And whats even cooler than all that, you ask? This demo really doesnt suck... enjoy.

Sorrow's End

Sworn- The Alleviation (2007)

Sworn

The Alleviation (2007)

Genre- Melodic Black Metal

I cant believe its taken me this long to share such an amazing album! This is the crushing debut from Norway's best kept secret, Sworn. Driving riffs dominate this album for me and there's lots of em, they mix it up between cold, aggressive black metal and hints of super pretty, melodic folk very well. This really is a must listen.

The Alleviation

Morpheus- Adipocere (1991)

Morpheus

Adipocere (1991)

Genre- Death Metal

Bad ass New York death metal from the early 90's. Fans of early Suffocation should hear the similarities and will really get down with this fuzzy toned, high energy, neck thrashing death bath. Morpheus changed their name to Morpheus Descends in '92 and released 2 full lengths. Take 15 minutes and enjoy this dirty old school shit.

Adipocere

Naglfar- Vittra (1995)

Naglfar

Vittra (1995)

Genre- Melodic Black Metal

The frozen debut full length from Sweden's Naglfar. Miles of haunting riffs that will stay with you long after the spin, punishing drums and chilling vocals. Vittra is probably the most 'black' album from the Nag and it's definitely my favorite of their discography.

Vittra

Candiria- Surrealistic Madness (1996)

Candiria

Surrealistic Madness (1996)

Genre- Hardcore/Death Metal/Jazz/Noise

One of the most talented, overlooked and underrated bands in the entire history of the metal scene. These guys dont even have a Metal Archives page, to say that Candiria is not metal is fucking ridiculous.. Anyway, they bring a unique, raw, attitude filled assault with every breath. Blink and you'll miss parts of their genius, for these guys move at 100 mph. Every album (and song...) is different and special in its own way mixing passages of death metal, hardcore, noise, tribal, acid jam, jazz and rap. I find this to be one of their more brutal releases and I will do my damnedest to share my entire collection of Candiria at some point. Enjoy.

Surrealistic Madness

Tamut Amen- Demo (2011)

Tamut Amen (2011)

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This short gem of an EP landed in my inbox tonight. Tamut Amen hail from Israel and bring an aggressive, blasting style of blackened grindcore to the listener. Hints of old school hardcore lay beneath thick bass driven death metal grooves, punishing stomp parts, dark black metal gates and bursts of grinding insanity all of which join to form very solid EP.

Tamut Amen

Nocturnus- The Key (1990)

Nocturnus

The Key (1990)

Genre- Thrash/Death Metal

Wow, some really technical, spaced out, acid shit from the early Floridian death scene. Totally digging on the cybernetic/seizure anime thing on the cover too. This album delivers and you should really check it out, its pretty epic... man.

The Key

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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