Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption (1990)

1990, Earache Records

1.	Vision Conquest	03:31
2.	If the Truth Be Known	04:12
3.	Inner Incineration	02:57
4.	Malicious Intent	03:26
5.	Unfit Earth	05:03
6.	Circle of Hypocrisy	03:15
7.	The Chains That Bind Us	04:08
8.	Mind Snare	03:42
9.	Extremity Retained	02:01
10.	Suffer the Children	04:21

In the 80's, Napalm Death established themselves as a fundamental act in the grindcore movement. Even with several line up changes, the group always found themselves moving forward and taking their style of music to the next level. With the dawn of a new decade, and the death metal movement in its golden era, Napalm Death found themselves edging closer to death metal with each release. Their third full length, "Harmony Corruption", took the band further into death metal territory. After the loss of Bill Steer (of Carcass) and Lee Dorian (who formed Cathedral), Napalm Death found themselves a vocalist with Barney Greenway (ex-Benediction), and found themselves a duo of guitarists from North America: the American Mitch Harris, and the Mexican Jesse Pintado (ex-Terrorizer). Seeing as Terrorizer had already recorded with Scott Burns at Morrisound Studios, it seemed only appropriate that Napalm Death would make their way to Florida to give themselves the sound that so many death metal bands of the time were achieving. "Harmony Corruption" proves to be a brutal album that mixes their grindcore musicianship with death metal structures.

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Haggatha - Haggatha LP (2010)

2010, Killbomb

1.	Circle of Salt
2.	Hog Tied
3.	These Grey Days
4.	Eremozoic
5.	Gulag
6.	Acquiesce
7.	An Old Way Begins Again

From Vancouver, Canada, Haggatha's first LP offers a truly heavy landscape of slow, downtuned riffs. After being blown away by their live performance and previously released seven inch, I had to hear this full length. Truly a band that deserves some attention. Order the LP if you like this!

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Cianide - Gods of Death (2011)

2011, Hell's Headbangers

1.	Desecration Storm
2.	Forsaken Doom
3.	Rising of the Beast
4.	Dead and Rotting
5.	Idolator
6.	Terrorstrikes
7.	The One True Death
8.	Contained and Controlled

The heaviest band out of Chicago returns with their sixth LP, "Gods of Death". You should know what to expect - Venom/Celtic Frost inspired death metal at its finest.

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Dysplasia - Fuck

2011, Self Released

1. Accept/Resent (2:00)
2. Fucking Rules / F.O.A.D. (0:29)
3. Remember My Lai (2:06)
4. Life Is Precious... (And God, And The Bible) (2:07)
5. Under Control (1:58)
6. One Small Push (0:59)
7. The Human Race Disgusts Me (1:05)
8. Media Distortion (F.B.O.) (1:18)

First demo from this d-beat/grindcore band from Edmonton. Featuring members from such bands as Begrime Exemious, Cope, Falsehood, Cygnus, Mahria, Relentless Ben, etc, this demo will destroy you in a matter of 12 minutes. Recommended for fans of Nasum, Skitsystem, His Hero Is Gone, and Cursed.

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Cygnus - Heresy of the Stargazer

2011, Dark Descent Records

Cygnus was formed by members of various Edmonton metal/hardcore bands to unite their visions of slow heavy music and the usage of copious amounts of marijuana. This demo is the result of that collaboration. Featuring 6 tracks, Cygnus weaves together their influences from Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Eyehategod, and Grief to make their spaced out brand of sludge Available on Dark Descent Records on green cassette tape, limited to 250 copies. For those without tape decks, I present a rip.

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Nokturnel - Nothing But Hatred (1993)

1993, JL America

1.	Human Termite	04:00
2.	No 2nd Chance	04:33
3.	Sliding Down The Razor	02:45
4.	Global Suicide	04:08
5.	Skonopolator	02:29
6.	My Hell	03:31
7.	Final Punishment	03:38
8.	Target Planet	02:22
9.	Revenge of the Corpse	02:16
10.	Welcome to N.J.	03:52
11.	Poltergeist	02:37

Nokturnel is an American death metal band from the early 90's that often gets over looked. Formed by Tom Stevens after his former band Savage Death (one of the earlier pioneers of death metal) bit the dust, Nokturnel blends high speeds with technical riffs to create some really fucking savage songwriting. It reminds me of the first Deceased album, as it's full of Voivod-esque riffs and ridiculously fast drumming. Check this out, any fan of early 90's death metal will dig this.

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Nasum - Human 2.0 (2000)

2000, Relapse

1.	Mass Hypnosis	01:04
2.	A Welcome Breeze of Stinking Air	01:40
3.	Fatal Search	00:28
4.	Shadows	02:24
5.	Corrosion	02:07
6.	Multinational Murderer's Network	02:18
7.	Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow	00:41
8.	The Black Swarm	01:23
9.	Sixteen	01:51
10.	Alarm	02:12
11.	Detonator	01:37
12.	Gargoyles and Grotesques	01:01
13.	När dagarna...	01:00
14.	Resistance	02:32
15.	The Idiot Parade	01:32
16.	Den svarta fanan	00:59
17.	We're Nothing But Pawns	00:51
18.	Defragmentation	01:42
19.	Sick System	00:19
20.	The Professional League	02:38
21.	Old and Tired?	01:12
22.	Words to Die For	02:03
23.	Riot	00:40
24.	The Meaningless Trial	01:02
25.	Sometimes Dead Is Better	02:58

In the year 2000, Swedish grindcore masters Nasum released their second album, "Human 2.0". Between their debut and this album, Nasum was at the peak of their game - writing really fucking brutal songs with heavy riffs and high velocity drumming. This is probably their heaviest sounding album, but it's got hints of melody and groove scattered throughout to hook you in. Whether you like classic grindcore like Napalm Death and Terrorizer, or you like Swedish d-beat like Wolfpack and Skitsystem, this record will satisfy your tastes.

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Deathspell Omega - Paracletus (2010)

2010, Season of Mist

1. Epiklesis I 01:42
2. Wings of Predation 03:43
3. Abscission 06:07
4. Dearth 03:47
5. Phosphene 07:03
6. Epiklesis II 03:06
7. Malconfort 04:57
8. Have you Beheld the Fevers? 02:59
9. Devouring Famine 05:09
10. Apokatastasis Pantôn 04:01

Finally, the third installment of this French band's trilogy has arrived! Fans of Deathspell Omega will not be disappointed - we get a lot of the cool experimental chords heard on "Fas", as well as the chaotic blasting parts heard on SMRC. For those who haven't heard Deathspell Omega before, they are in for a treat. Black metal at heart, but with a sense for writing outside the box, Deathspell Omega crafts very eerie sounding songs full of dynamics and some pretty heavy lyrics to boot. One of my favourites from 2010.

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The Chasm - Farseeing The Paranormal Abysm (2009)

2009, Lux Inframundis

1.	Entering a Superior Dimension	08:23
2.	Callous Spectre/Vehement Opposition	08:27
3.	Fiery Rebirth	06:52
4.	Farseeing...	01:45
5.	Structure of the Seance	06:56
6.	Vault to the Voyage	11:13
7.	The Promised Ravage	06:38
8.	The Mission/Arrival to Hopeless Shores (Calling The Paranormal Abysm)	11:52

Most bands tend to lose direction and the original vision they had after three or so records. The Chasm, on the other hand, is one of those bands that has always stayed true to their sound, while at the same time writing music that's loaded with creative riffs, complex arrangements, and blistering speed. This is the band's seventh album, and in all honesty, I haven't stopped listening to it since I received it in the mail. Everything about this album is just pure metal - the riffs are pretty thrashy and quick with some pretty impressive finger work thrown throughout, not to mention some pretty bad ass solos. Neveyr heard The Chasm before? This is as good a place to start as any. The production is pretty clean without being polished, it sounds nice and big without anything being overpowering. Half the songs don't even have lyrics, but it doesn't even matter, the music says everything it needs too.

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Autopsy - Acts of the Unspeakable (1992)

1992, Peaceville

1.	Meat	02:37
2.	Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium	02:11
3.	Your Rotting Face	03:55
4.	Blackness Within	01:45
5.	An Act of the Unspeakable	02:25
6.	Frozen With Fear	00:31
7.	Spinal Extractions	00:21
8.	Death Twitch	02:13
9.	Skullptures	02:32
10.	Pus / Rot	04:01
11.	Battery Acid Enema	01:47
12.	Lobotomized	00:51
13.	Funereality	02:53
14.	Tortured Moans of Agony	00:46
15.	Ugliness and Secretions	01:09
16.	Orgy in Excrements	01:57
17.	Voices	02:07
18.	Walls of the Coffin	01:19

The third Autopsy album sees the band playing more with shorter song lengths and punkier influences in their doomy death metal. This album, like "Shitfun", has some of their most disturbing lyrical content, and much like that album, gets overlooked by many fans. Highly recommended death metal from the masters!

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