Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Garden of Sadness - Travesty of a Human Being

Slow despair filled black metal from this Polish one-man band; far from original yet quite enjoyable with a steady consistent quality throughout the album, for fans of Hypothermia, Regnum and the like.
Thanks to Wraith from Dunkelheit for the recommendation


2009 - Travesty of a Human Being



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Eldrig-Everlasting War Divinity

Another USBM act from the west coast, Eldrig combines beautiful synths with super fast drums and catchy, attention grabbing riffs. A repeating, or slightly altered theme acts as the glue between the varying sections throughout the album. Epic and orchestral in nature, Eldrig avoids the cheesiness of typical symphonic black metal.


2007- Everlasting War Divinity


Monday, February 8, 2010

Disiplin - Molti Nemici - Molto Onore!

Latest compilation from Disiplin, features early material along with new songs; the songs from Vama Marga are the absolute highlight here, the sound is like a mix of Rebel Extravaganza Satyricon and Obtained Enslavement, fucking amazing material! The newer stuff is almost the opposite as far as sound goes, featuring heavily industrialized songs that remind more of Blacklodge. All in all a nice compilation, looking forward to hear what the new material will sound like.


2009 - Molti Nemici - Molto Onore!



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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Leech/Funeral Pyre-The First Book of Kings

Great split showcasing the almighty Leech and Funeral Pyre. Two great USBM acts, Leech from Cascadia, incorporate strong bass and production to create a very melodic and "upbeat" sound. Funeral Pyre offer a much cleaner production and write an extremely catchy and great song.
A recent favorite of mine, buy if you can find it, quite limited. (I accidentally named the file The Funeral Pyre, correct that please).


2006- The First Book of Kings

Necrofrost - In a Misty Soar and on its Swampy Floor

Debut album from Necrofrost; pure old-school black metal, nothing much to say here, simply a great release!


2000 - In a Misty Soar and on its Swampy Floor



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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Sadastor - Herald of Confusion

Excellent symphonic black metal from this from this long forgotten French band. Well composed music with an incredibly clear sound considering this is a demo; there are some really memorable songs here, the only fault are the occasional weird clean vocals, but that’s a minor point, overall, this is a great release! Also worth noting is the amazing hand-made packaging of the re-release, Faunasabbatha usually does exquisite work with their releases.


1998 - Herald of Confusion



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Friday, February 5, 2010

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Nocturnal March

Awesome black metal from Germany, this is their second album released in ’04; dynamic fast songs with really killer riffs, everything tightly executed with some of the best female vocals out there. Total support!!


2004 - Nocturnal March



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Thursday, February 4, 2010

We Pass Like Night, From Land to Land

Amazing split featuring two American gems.

Leech is another Cascadian act, folkish in the same way WITTR are (which means not much) and better. One vast song that twists and turns for twenty minutes. Interesting and varied song structure, strong production echoed wails, beautiful guitar riffs and very organic sounding. For fans of other Cascadian acts, and really anyone who calls themselves a fan of black metal. above and beyond music here.

Thou's one of my favorite bands, each thing they put out is just amazing. Sludge doesn't do them justice, as some songs are in the vein of Eyehategod, some incorporate brilliant touches of post rock, and with this release, we see a strong black metal influence and attention to atmosphere. This is one of the best splits I've ever heard, period

The recent repress on vinyl is beyond gorgeous. 2 pins, a patch, a poster and the beautiful artwork along with white vinyl for Americans and there's a German version which I assume to be just as beautiful. Really worth the money.

2008/9-We Pass Like Night, From Land to Land
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-F

Defuntos - Nada é Eterno

The 3rd album includes the most intensive and lugubrious recordings in the well known melancholic tradition of Defuntos. The topical main theme of all songs is the beauty, grief and profundity of death. Slow, deep and sad melancholic melodies worship the prevalence of death. The atmosphere of the album is cold and impressive like bleak wind of a old cemetery with old forgotten gravestones. The occultism and the preoccupation with dark old cemeteries behind Defuntos makes them to a serious ambassador of death. After some few rumors that Defuntos record the vocals in a old crypt, everyone should decide itself if those stories are true after listening the album... Get some black candles and listen this masterpiece of black occult art only in darkness and on somber places.


2009 - Nada é Eterno



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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Aderlating - dying of the light

Something slightly different, this is a new project from Gnaw Their Tongues / De Magia Veterum mastermind Mories. The music is a mix of dark ambient, drone and noise, except the first track that also features some chaotic black metal; the atmosphere of the release is dismal, this is total audio darkness. All fans of dark music need to check this out!


2010 - Dying Of The Light



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Monday, February 1, 2010

Boreal

Hey guys, I'll be posting here and there some stuff I hope you find interesting. If grind/power vioelnce's your thing check out my other blog Chainsaw Justice for reviews and downloads.

Anywho, here's Boreal, another Cascadian band, who now goes by the name of Wake (they've done a very good split with Skagos which I'll post eventually). Same kinda vibe as other bands of the scene (Skagos, Fauna, Leech, ETC) ambient, folkish at times, black metal. Intensely atmospheric stuff here. Very limited tape run from Eternal Warfare (a who's who of the Cascadian scene) Enjoy!

2009-Boreal-The Battle of VOSAD



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-F

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Miserere Luminis

Excellent collaboration between Gris and Sombres Forêts; those familiar with these names, hopefully everyone, know what to expect. Quality from beginning to end, this is a unique and engrossing release that perfectly merges the two bands into something new. Highly recommended!!

2009 - Miserere Luminis



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Amazarak - Comando Blasfêmia

More excellent black / thrash from these Brazilians, this is their second demo and it’s just as good as the debut, absolutely killer stuff! Also features a great Bathory cover.


2005 - Comando Blasfêmia



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Defuntos - A Negra Vastidão das Nossas Almas

Second full-length from this Portugese band, very similar to the debut, just better. Slow raw black metal done right!


2008 - A Negra Vastidão das Nossas Almas



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Marblebog - Csendhajnal - Silencedawn

Debut album from one of this excellent Hungarian band. This release features some of the finest atmospheric black metal around, simple, slow and repetitive; also worth mentioning are the two ambient tracks that are in my opinion the best part of the release, pure trance inducing bliss! These tracks and generally the ambient material released by Marblebog (Wind of Moors for example) are simply on a level of its own! Mandatory!!!
I just described the first six tracks of the release that are on the original Csendhajnal album, the rest of the release features older material that is rawer but also well worth listening.


2004 - Csendhajnal - Silencedawn (2006 CD version)



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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Blacklodge - T/Me [3Rd Level Initiation = Chamber Of Downfall]

More industrialized black metal from Blacklodge, a logical continuation of their previous albums, only a bit too short for my taste but still a must for all fans of the band!
This album has been released together with the new Abigor as a double LP, since both releases deal with similar lyrical themes.


2010 - T/Me [3Rd Level Initiation = Chamber Of Downfall]



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Abigor - Time Is the Sulphur in the Veins of the Saint...

New Abigor album! Avant-garde industrial black metal, very interesting and much better than the disappointing Fractal Possession; the music actually sounds like an industrialized version of newer Deathspell Omega. With only two songs, both clocking at almost 20 minutes, this is a challenging listen but ultimately worth the effort, just don’t expect the same band that released those early albums.
After this I might even give Fractal Possession a spin, maybe I’ll like it better this time around.


2010 - Time Is the Sulphur in the Veins of the Saint...



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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Barathrum

I got reminded of this awesome band after extensive listening of the new Ride For Revenge (which is somewhat reminiscent of early Barathrum); here's the whole discography, every release is recommended, without a doubt one of the best and most consistent bands from Finland!













1991 - From Black Flames To Witchcraft [320kbps]
1991 - Witchmaster [160kbps]
1992 - Battlecry [320kbps]
1993 - Sanctissime Colere Satanas [320kbps]
1993 - Sanctus Satanas [192kbps]
1995 - Hailstorm [320kbps]
1995 - Eerie [vbr@250kbps]
1997 - Jetblack [320kbps]
1997 - Infernal [256kbps]
1998 - Devilry [192kbps]
1998 - Legions of Perkele [vbr v4]
1999 - Saatana [320kbps]
2000 - Okkult [320kbps]
2002 - Black Flames And Blood [192kbps]
2002 - Venomous [256kbps]
2005 - Anno Aspera: 2003 Years After Bastard's Birth [vbr v0]
2009 - Long Live Satan [160kbps]

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Zmrok - Svjatlom Zaginuuszaga Dnja

Excellent straightforward black metal from Belarusia; nothing new, but well composed with some really memorable songs.


2005 - Svjatlom Zaginuuszaga Dnja



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Disguster - Esoterrorism

New demo from the madman behind Disguster. It's not as "psychedelic" as Flesh and Fear, actually being a pretty straightforward raw black metal record. The third song, Cold and Savage, would not sound at all out of place on Malveillance's later albums. Good shit .

2010- Esoterrorism


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Cirrhus

Raw black metal from the US apparently connected with Furdidurke, they only released several rehearsals. The music is somewhat melancholic black metal, almost sounds like early Celestia but rawer, there’s potential here that will hopefully get out once they release a proper demo or album.



2008 - Rehearsal


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2008 - Cirrhus


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2009 - Reh. May 2nd 2009


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Fallen Temple - Hell's Realm

A real hidden gem here from this forgotten Dutch band featuring Countess members. This is really weird (in a good way) doomy black metal; the fucking insane vocals and strange keyboards create a truly queer atmosphere that you don’t hear often, highly recommended!!!


1992 - Hell's Realm



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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Amazarak - Ascensão Do Anticristo

Fucking awesome Brazilian thrashy black metal, a real surprise here from this new band; killer riffs, great vocals all with a distinct old-school thrashy vibe, check’em out!!


2009 - Ascensão Do Anticristo


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Njiqahdda - Alkas Nortii Maane Solbaartu - Aski

One of the 2009 Njiqahdda albums, this one features two black metal songs and one huge droning ambient song with lots of field recordings. Basically nothing you haven’t heard from these guys, the black metal songs really crawl under your skin after repeated listens but the ambient centerpiece will probably put off a lot of people. Definitely not their best, but worth a listen!


2009 - Alkas Nortii Maane Solbaartu - Aski


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Inferno Requiem - Gloomy Night Stories

Sinister, hateful wailing from the deepest level of Chinese hell, Inferno Requiem's first album - Gloomy Night Stories is definitely the most furious black metal album ever released from Taiwan! Opposite to the bombastic symphonic melodic style of its country mate Chthonic, Inferno Requiem blends the raw Norwegian old school black metal with the theme of gruesome Chinese ghost stories, images of traditional Chinese hells of torture, and atrocious spiritual encounters from Fog Blashyrkh himself. 10 songs of grim, frostbitten black metal with torturous vocal under the shadow of great eastern ancient evilness, this is the first sign of Chinese Mythological Black Metal!


2007 - Gloomy Night Stories


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Attila Csihar mixtape

D from the new blog stick to the cause did an incredible job of compiling more than 5 hours of music with Attila Csihar on vocals, a must for fans of this incredible vocalist!


Attila Csihar mixtape

part1 / part2

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Sancta Poenas - Artificiell Gnosis

This is the new release by the Swedish Depressive Rock / Black Metal band Sancta Poenas. It's given for free on their MySpace page, but it can be ordered as well in a very limited physical form. But probably just via mail. Anyway, give them a try, they are very good! For the previous release go here...

By the way, that cover is sick, I like it.

Y: 2009 - B: Sancta Poenas - A: Artificiell Gnosis - T: EP

Tracklist:
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1. Artificiell Gnosis - 04:34
2. Jag, vem är jag? - 02:25
3. Aldrig - 04:48
4. Geschtonkenflopped - 04:30
5. Optimisten - 02:51
6. Svårmod - 06:16
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Total playing time: 25:24

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Friday, January 15, 2010

V-Kaos - Demo II

Great demo from this new Swedish one-woman band. Fucked up dark black metal, improvised dissonant music focusing everything on mood, basically sounds more like ambient with riffs. A really interesting release, hopefully he expands more on the ideas presented here, recommended!


2008 - Demo II


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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Defuntos - Sangue Morto

Obscure and ugly black metal from Portugal. Simple slow compositions with a raw sound creating a truly desperate atmosphere, great stuff!


2007 - Sangue Morto


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dusken - Hateful

Great debut from this German one-man band, released back in ‘07; some excellent songs on this one, also has a killer Darkthrone cover.


2007 - Hateful


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