ARTIST: ANTEDILUVIAN/TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE
ALBUM: COGITATING VACUOUS (SPLIT 7")
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Showing posts with label black/death metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black/death metal. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Antediluvian / Temple Nightside - Cogitating Vacuous (split 7")
Antediluvian are a black/death metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Temple Nightside are an atmospheric black metal band from somewhere in Australia. Both are fantastic bands, and when I heard they did a split together, I couldn't believe it! Unfortunately it's a very short release, clocking in at 11 minutes with both bands doing one track each. Nonetheless both tracks are great, and it's a great little 7". I can't believe you're still reading this, GO LISTEN ALREADY
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Genocide Shrines - Devanation Monumentemples MCD
Genocide Shrines are a bestial black/death metal band from Sri Lanka. Although these guys have been making unholy music for a while in various other bands, Devanation is their first release, and it's cult as hell. Their music ends up sounding like a cross between Black Witchery and Coffins. It's also pretty cool to hear sacrilegious music that isn't exclusively directed at Judeo-Christian religions. You're best off buying the CD straight from Vault of Dried Bones (where it's going for a mere $9 CAD), or heading over to Iron Bonehead Productions to get the analog version. Enjoy!
ARTIST: GENOCIDE SHRINES
ALBUM: DEVANATION MONUMENTEMPLES MCD
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Rites Of Thy Degringolade - An Ode to Sin
RoTD are a Canadian black/death metal act from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Although this one-man project was relatively short lived, Rites put out some amazing (yet incredibly underrated) metal in the early 2000s. Paulus Kressman is an incredible drummer, and it definitely shows on all of his works. He's moved on to drum for Weapon, which have been steadily touring across North America the last couple of years.
An Ode To Sin is the last Rites album before the band "split-up". I'm generally not a fan of clean-sounding production when it comes to black metal, but Rites pull it off, really well: possibly the best I've ever heard. It's a fast album, but every note is crisp and audible, thanks to some very talented musicianship. It's not Blasphemy or Order From Chaos, but it's still some damn good western metal.
An Ode To Sin is the last Rites album before the band "split-up". I'm generally not a fan of clean-sounding production when it comes to black metal, but Rites pull it off, really well: possibly the best I've ever heard. It's a fast album, but every note is crisp and audible, thanks to some very talented musicianship. It's not Blasphemy or Order From Chaos, but it's still some damn good western metal.
ARTIST: RITES OF THY DEGRINGOLADE
ALBUM: AN ODE TO SIN
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Friday, June 22, 2012
ZOM - Demo (2011)
The ZOM demo was one of the most highly sought after demos last year, and with good reason. ZOM's debut release is five tracks of filthy, chaotic, unholy death metal that remains a cut above the rest in a sea of mediocre bestial metal.
Their demo has had three tape pressings so far on Invictus Productions, all of which have sold out promptly. I'm not sure if they're planning to do another one, but I believe there's some beautiful ZOM t-shirts still available on there for a reasonable price. I've talked about Invictus briefly before in my VOMITOR post, but basically they're a killer black/death metal label hosting some of the best active bands in the genre, including GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, VOMITOR, NEGATIVE PLANE and ZOM. They update their FB page quite regularly with band news, so I recommend checking out both the online shop and 'liking' them on FB for more information.
Their demo has had three tape pressings so far on Invictus Productions, all of which have sold out promptly. I'm not sure if they're planning to do another one, but I believe there's some beautiful ZOM t-shirts still available on there for a reasonable price. I've talked about Invictus briefly before in my VOMITOR post, but basically they're a killer black/death metal label hosting some of the best active bands in the genre, including GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, VOMITOR, NEGATIVE PLANE and ZOM. They update their FB page quite regularly with band news, so I recommend checking out both the online shop and 'liking' them on FB for more information.
ARTIST: ZOM
ALBUM: DEMO (2011)
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Antediluvian - Watchers' Reign
Antediluvian are one of the bestial black/death metal bands to come out of Canada in the last 10 years. While there's been a shitload of half-hearted bestial metal to come out in such a short span of time, Antediluvian have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that they are not another mediocre band. Crushing, atmospheric and cold as fuck, this band produces one of the best combinations of raw energy with calculated musical technique/talent that I've heard in a long time.
Even though their first demo was put out in 2006, they're already slated to share the stage with Canadian black metal legends Blasphemy at NWN! Fest III in the fall. If you're a fan of black or death metal and you haven't heard them yet, you're seriously missing out!
Watchers' Reign is a compilation of their first 4 demos (from 2006 to 2008).
Even though their first demo was put out in 2006, they're already slated to share the stage with Canadian black metal legends Blasphemy at NWN! Fest III in the fall. If you're a fan of black or death metal and you haven't heard them yet, you're seriously missing out!
Watchers' Reign is a compilation of their first 4 demos (from 2006 to 2008).
ARTIST: ANTEDILUVIAN
ALBUM: WATCHERS' REIGN
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Monday, June 4, 2012
Vomitor - Bleeding the Priest + Devil's Poison
Similar to Martire, Vomitor are an Australian black/death metal band that formed in the late 1990s. Their first full-length, Bleeding the Priest is highly regarded as a dirty, raw black/death LP that makes a perfect addition to the already phenomenal aussie metal scene. They became less active over the years until the the release of an awesome live 10", Cry From the Underground on Hells Headbangers records. Their long-awaited sophmore album, Devil's Poison was released shortly after and does not disappoint.
I will admit that it took me a couple of listens to really get into this album, largely in part because it has a unique "raw" sound to it that takes a bit of getting used to. But if you're into making your ears bleed, I promise you'll love this. I thought that today would be a good day to introduce this band to the blog, as they've just entered the studio to record their third album, "The Escalation."
I will admit that it took me a couple of listens to really get into this album, largely in part because it has a unique "raw" sound to it that takes a bit of getting used to. But if you're into making your ears bleed, I promise you'll love this. I thought that today would be a good day to introduce this band to the blog, as they've just entered the studio to record their third album, "The Escalation."
ARTIST: VOMITOR
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Friday, June 1, 2012
Martire - Legions of the Brutal Apocalypse
Back when I was in high school, I was SUPER into Australian black/thrash/death metal. Destroyer 666, Trench Hell, Atomizer, Vomitor, Nocturnal Graves...you name it, and I probably loved it. And Martire were no exception. I listened to their 1991 EP on vinyl again and again when I was in high school. I couldn't wait for their full-length to come out (and considering that these guys have been around since 1988, it's been a LONG fucking time). Finally, it's here! And while it's not the /best/ thing to come out of Australia, it's certainly not a dissapointment. Similar to Vomitor, these guys play a perfect combination of black, death and thrash metal in the raw-as-fuck aussie tradition. If you haven't heard them yet, give this a listen!
ARTIST: MARTIRE
ALBUM: LEGIONS OF THE BRUTAL APOCALYPSE
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH/THRASH METAL
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)