Axeman - Arrive (Demo 2010)

Axeman is one of the newer bands on the Black Twilight Circle line-up. Although this demo has been out since 2010, it's only recently been released on vinyl. Up until recently, the only band I'd heard of on the Black Twilight line-up was Volahn -- but that was years ago. Basically BTC play orthodox black metal with LLN style production/mythos attached to it (though in my opinion, the quality and style of each band is pretty variable). 

From what I've heard thus far, the BTC stuff is pretty hit and miss for me, although I do enjoy this demo quite a bit. . Basically Arrive sounds like a cross between Arise! era Amebix and Morbid Tales era Celtic Frost with LLN production slapped over top of it. This is one of the few releases I would recommend buying on vinyl/finding a vinyl rip of, because you want all the sound quality you can get on it. Some of the songs are a bit lengthy for what they are, but overall it's a solid piece of crust-influenced black metal. 

This release has been blogged about to death lately, and there's not much more to say about it, other than you can buy it on black vinyl at the Crepusculo Negro webstore (link below). Enjoy!

 

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Dysmenorrheic Hemorrhage - A Tapeology of Grevious Tramuas 1999 - 2006

Dysmenorrheic Hemorrhage were a one man crustgore band -- essentially sounding like classic crust (i.e. Extreme Noise Terror-type stuff) with pitchshifted vocals. If you like goregrind or crust, you're in for a real treat as DH bring you the best of both worlds. The drums are programmed, which kinda bums me out for crust, but surprisingly it's overall not that noticeable -- minus a track here and there with a drum intro. Not a whole lot else to say about this other than this release contains their entire discography (obviously), and it's pretty substantial, clocking in around 70+ tracks long. You can read an interesting interview with Kyle of DH at The Noise Corner here.

ARTIST: DYSMENORRHEIC HEMORRHAGE

ALBUM: A TAPEOLOGY OF GREVIOUS TRAUMAS 1999 - 2006

GENRE: CRUSTGORE/GOREGRIND

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Proxy - Demo 2012

Rising from the ashes of Inepsy, Proxy is an up and coming crust n' roll act from Montreal. Unlike Inepsy which leaned towards the heavy metal side of things (particularly on later releases), Proxy are much more "traditional punk" sounding. Due to the lineup and over similarity in lyrical themes, if you liked Inepsy, you'll probably like Proxy. And if you didn't like Inepsy, you should still give this demo a shot -- a lot of the old school 80s punk influences shine through here and it's worth a listen! Cheers.

P.S: Not sure if this applies to the Proxy demo, but you can order the Truncheons demo here!

ARTIST: PROXY

ALBUM: DEMO 2012

GENRE: CRUST 'N ROLL/UK82

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Hiatus/Reach A Mental Road - Severe Existence/Soulforce

I'm not a huge fan of posting 7"s/splits, unless the material on it is strong -- so is the case with Hiatus/Reach A Mental Road. Hiatus are a crust band that borrow some death metal elements (particularly apparent in the vocals) to create some awesome punk. Reach A Mental Road were an obscure punk band from Japan, and as far as I can tell, other than a track on a compilation album, this was their only release. They sound phenomenal on here though, and it's a damn shame they never put out more material. Any information on the future whereabouts of the band members would be much appreciated!

ARTIST: HIATUS + REACH A MENTAL ROAD

ALBUM: SPLIT 7"

GENRE: CRUST

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Chemical Tomb - promo 2012

Chemical Tomb describe their music as "noise induced mass suicide," which in all honesty is a fairly accurate description. Hailing from Plymouth, UK, these guys play a blend of crustgrind, with some death metal elements thrown in their for good measure. Despite their limited discography, they've already played gigs with bands like WORMROT, and have an upcoming gig with KILL THE CLIENT in October! Expect good things from these guys in times to come! You can download their album for free (or include a small donation) at their bandcamp website below.

ARTIST: CHEMICAL TOMB

ALBUM: PROMO 2012

GENRE: CRUSTGRIND

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Massgrave + Poser Disposer - Victims of a Bong Raid

This is one of my favorite split 7"s ever. Two great Canadian grind acts, one awesome split! Side one is legendary crustcore maniacs Massgrave, who have been ripping up British Columbia and beyond for the last 10 years. Side two is Saskatchewan's Poser Disposer, a highly underrated but massively talented grindcore act. It's long sold-out now, but below you can hear the release in it's entirety steaming on YouTube, or download it at the link below.

ARTIST: MASSGRAVE/POSER DISPOSER

ALBUM: VICTIMS OF A BONG RAID SPLIT

GENRE: CRUSTCORE, GRINDCORE

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Truncheons - Demo 2011

Truncheons are a noisy punk band from Montreal, QB. They feature ex-members of After the Bombs and Kontempt. A lot of people won't need more of an introduction than that, but basically these guys play punk rock that's much in the raw, noisy style that's typical of Japanese punk. Only they're from Canada. Very low-fi production, nothing is really distinguishable from one another -- just pure chaotic noise.

ARTIST: TRUNCHEONS

ALBUM: DEMO 2011

GENRE: RAW PUNK, CRUST

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Dystopia - S/T (2008)

Apologies for the lag in posts, being out of the province with no access to a computer certainly didn't help much. Anyways, here's the final release from the legendary crust/sludge band, Dystopia. Dystopia have put out a TON of killer music during their time as a band, but their self-titled album from 2008 is one of their finest releases. A great mix of samples, insanity, and heaviness. I find that Dystopia are a very 'mood-specific' band for me (i.e. I have to be in a pretty shitty mood to listen to them because their stuff is /that/ depressing or else I get depressed from listening to it), but when it's good, it's good.

ARTIST: DYSTOPIA

ALBUM: S/T (2008)

GENRE: CRUST/SLUDGE

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