Cattle Decapitation: to serve man (solid brutal deathgrind/ carcass worship)
i just listenedd to katatonia's dance of december souls myself.

Threshold - The Art of Reason

Man, it takes a while to reach that chorus, and it's glorious.

Enslaved - RIITIIR

Finally giving my a copy it's first listen. When 'Thoughts Like Hammers' started I was thinking to myself that the production sounded miserable, but then I realized my headphones weren't all the way plugged in

I hate that!



Yeah the new Neurosis is quite fantastic. Reminds me of "Souls At Zero"/"Enemy Of The Sun" played through a "Given To The Rising" filter, with a wee bit of "A Sun That Never Sets" thrown in for good measure.

Yeah, sort of. The bassist and drummer in Serpentine Path were in Unearthly Trance before they disbanded. Plus throw in some Tim Bagshaw from he classic Electric Wizard lineup, and you have a hit.


Bongripper - Satan

Satan Worshipping Doom! What a great fucking album. This is probably my favorite track. Longform devil worship!

Sanctum - Chaos Lord

misery index: retaliation

Threshold - Liberty, Complacency, Dependency

Hi there, old vocalist. Fancy seeing you here.

ad infinitum!

Neoplasmah - Sidereal Passage

I was finally able to write down a review for this one, it does deserve some attention. Winds Of Creation mixed with Angelcorpse and a few melodic leads thrown in the mix, really good stuff!

Ex Deo - Caligvla

commit suicide/ misery index split
love the death cover commit suicide does of open casket

aborted: goremegeddon or the saw and the damage done

Corrupted - Bloodscape

Daniel Pemberton - Relaxing By The Sea

Smooth jazz, pizza, Pepsi, and my imagination to keep me company

The Plasmarifle - As the Mountains Rolled Back I Stood in Disbelief...

thergothon: streams from heavens

Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Because sometimes, you've just gotta unleash the punishment.
FILL THE CRACKS IN WITH JUDICIAL GRANITE.

Belketre - Night of Sadness

BECAUSE I DON'T SAY IT DON'T MEAN I AIN'T THINKIN' IT!
NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY'LL TAKE YOUR THOUGHTS AWAAAAAAY!!!

Atheist - Retribution, off Unquestionable Presence

Suddenly decided to listen to Atheist again (it's been a long time). It was a good choice.

Fight: War of Words

The Morningside - The Wind, The Trees And The Shadows of The Past

Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence 2011

I think they should have remixed instead of rerecorded this song. The original was really clogged and congested sounding, but that was more a fault of the horribly compressed production than anything else. This version strips away many of the layers the original song had and it comes out sounding neutered.

"The Head Of Henry Grey" -
Meadows

Fucking big thanks to whomever posted this. I love that distempered Blackened Sludge/Crust whatever you call it. It rules.

Oh, man, I haven't heard this in ages. I've got this one on CD. I think I'll have to dig it out again and give it a listen. I'll read your review.


Cool band. They do something a little different in the tech-death scene, which is nice. What's going on with them? Seems like they've fallen off the face of the planet.

Empty Playground - Under Dead Skin

Not even the interlude tracks of someone walking between the tracks can detract from the awesomeness of Under Dead Skin. Some seriously catchy death metal with some industrial thrown in for good measure. A great debut album from these guys and I'm keen to hear some more if there is indeed any more albums in the works.

The Fall of Every Season - From Below

Binah - Hallucinating in Resurrecture

Holy ball-tearing christ this is fuckin' good. No reinvention of the wheel here, though they do indeed have a distinct personality of their own. This is massive, brooding and wonderfully insidious death metal, full of corrosive (and did I mention massive?) riff structures which all flow in a organic manner. The tasteful lead work is understated, and well utilised, and the almost hidden vocal work, ominously surfaces to deliver the horrid sermon. Damn impressive stuff.

I liked that album quite a bit too, very crushing.

Your descriptions are always really good. Have you thought of writing reviews? I think you'd nail them.

And I agree about Binah. Much like Undergang, they don't do anything new, but they manage to do it well. Hallucinating in Resurrecture needs more listens from me (only 2 so far), but I am impressed!

Thanks man, the thought has crossed my mind, and I believe it's about time I gave it a shot - specifically for some ep's and albums which don't have any on here yet, that I own. We'll see what happens...

I'd read them if you wrote them. I would like to review a few albums myself, but my reviewing confidence is in the negative.

Neoplasmah - Sidereal Passage

Thanks to androdion for mentioning this album! I'm giving it a listen now after a while of not hearing it. I agree with the review that the production is not the best, but in a way it gives this a more human feel. Still quite cool, though.

Immolation - Failures For Gods

Earlier: Orgone - The Goliath
Majestic, one of a kind tech death with post-y tendencies.

Now: Anata - The Conductor's Departure
Love the riffs on this one. They're never too wanky as they vary things up with some heavier groove-ish moments.

Neoplasmah has fans in Australia??? Now that's what I'm talking about! By the way, is that only what you agree with in the review?

Humanoid - Remembering Universe

I've been listening to this during the past week and I have to say that it has touched me in the right places. I wasn't expecting a semi-acoustic album to be this good but I should've known what to expect given the ones who play in it. Really atmospheric and soothing, good for an easy wake up.

Timeless Miracle - Curse of the Werewolf

And so, one of my favorite albums of all time begins...

Demolition Hammer - Human Dissection

So loud and heavy it could probably cause an earthquake.

Triosphere - Human Condition

A solid song with a great melodic solo.

Rush - Best I Can

Mmm, loving this little Rush binge I've been on. Thinking about going to their show in November.

Swallow The Sun - Forgive Her

great album

vomit the soul: apostles of inexpression

WINTER: INTO DARKNESS

Exhumed - Distorted and Twisted to Form

dark millennium: ashore the celestial burden

now playing: asphyx: the rack