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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Autopsy - Shitfun (1995)

1995, Peaceville

1.	Deathmask	02:49
2.	Humiliate Your Corpse	03:28
3.	Fuckdog	00:42
4.	Praise the Children	03:41
5.	The Birthing	02:12
6.	Shit Eater	02:33
7.	Formaldehigh	00:52
8.	I Sodomize Your Corpse	03:40
9.	Geek	04:07
10.	Brain Damage	01:17
11.	Blood Orgy	03:24
12.	No More Hate	02:02
13.	Grave Violators	04:47
14.	Maim Rape Kill Rape	05:04
15.	I Shit on Your Grave	00:42
16.	An End to the Misery	01:13
17.	The 24 Public Mutilations	03:10
18.	Bathe in Fire	01:42
19.	Bowel Ripper	01:11
20.	Burnt to a Fuck	03:46
21.	Excremental Ecstasy	03:16

Everyone always talks about the first two Autopsy full lengths, and often over look the last two the band put out before they originally broke up. Here we have their forth, and filthiest, album - "Shitfun". Here we see Autopsy wear their punk influences on their sleeve more than ever, while still retaining their death metal core with some doomy parts. Lyrically, this is probably the most disturbing Autopsy record, themed around sex, sadism, perversions, and death. Do not overlook this record! Personally, I feel Autopsy has never done a bad record, and this is no exception. Hail to one of the greatest death metal bands of all time!

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Anti-Cimex - Criminal Trap (1986)

1986, Distraught

1. Prelude E-Minor (0:35)
2. Criminal Trap (3:14)
3. Time To? (1:35)
4. Make My Day (1:36)
5. Smell Of Silence (2:24)
6. Pain Killer (4:02)
7. Set Me Free (1:55)

Anti-Cimex were a cornerstone of the Scandinavian punk scene, influencing countless bands within and out of their genre. This was their biggest release at the time, a 12 inch mini-LP entitled "Criminal Trap". The songs here take the basic Discharge style of d-beat punk and make it that much more explosive and intense. Many young Swedish musicians took note of this mLP, whether they were playing death metal or hardcore punk. After Anti-Cimex broke up, some other important Swedish hardcore bands arose from the ashes, namely Wolfpack and Driller Killer.

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Victims - Neverendinglasting (2001)

2001, Scorched Earth Policy

1. Victims - Rest Your Case (0:48)
2. Victims - Birth To Fall (0:37)
3. Victims - Gate Of Fear (1:30)
4. Victims - Rewind And Forward (0:37)
5. Victims - Lost (1:23)
6. Victims - It's Just Not Me (0:53)
7. Victims - Första (0:55)
8. Victims - Bloodspill (1:14)
9. Victims - Deny My Will (1:18)
10. Victims - Försent (1:38)
11. Victims - Människa, Maskin (1:49)
12. Victims - What's The Point What's The Meaning (0:28)
13. Victims - I Can't Stop (1:37)
14. Victims - Wasted (1:50)
15. Victims - My Revolution (1:45)

More Swedish d-beat/hardcore/crust, this time from Victims. You know what to expect with this kind of stuff - fast fucking songs played with intensity in that catchy Swedish vein. For fans of Wolfpack/Wolfbrigade, Skitsystem, and all that good stuff. 18 minutes of pure fucking energy!

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Mercy - King Doom (1989)

1989, Euro Records

1.	Death's Company	06:56
2.	Tribulation	05:36
3.	1953 - 1988	01:12
4.	Black Magic	05:55
5.	Evil Prepares	05:30
6.	Memory	01:36
7.	Heartbreak In Hell	05:42
8.	Sorrows - Darkness	06:39

Do you like Candlemass? Sure you do! Maybe you've read about Mercy, Messiah's former band? Regardless if you have or not, Mercy is highly recommended to anyone who is a fan of heavy metal with traditional doom influences. "King Doom" is Mercy's third album - so you won't find any future Candlemass singers here, but you will find some really catchy riffs, soaring vocals, and great use of melody. This record really sums up the 80's doom/heavy metal movement well, check it out if you're a fan of Candlemass, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, or even if you just dig speed/power metal with great vocals, you won't be disappointed.

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Discard - Sound of War (Discography)

(Bootleg, Pelea Records, 2007)

1. Discard - Intro + Resist And Exist (5:18)
2. Discard - Death Race (2:10)
3. Discard - Sounds Of War (2:23)
4. Discard - I Won't Surrender (1:45)
5. Discard - Never Ending Nightmare (2:06)
6. Discard - Four Minutes Past Midnight (1:51)
7. Discard - Nuclear War (2:11)
8. Discard - Why Should They Die? (2:02)
9. Discard - Nuclear Sunrise/the Final Dawn (1:48)
10. Discard - One Day (1:11)
11. Discard - Armed Revolution (2:28)
12. Discard - Lights Out (1:26)
13. Discard - Stand Up And Fight Back (1:07)
14. Discard - Fear + Outro (2:51)
15. Discard - Death From Above (2:12)
16. Discard - Sounds Of War (2:06)
17. Discard - Condemned To Oppression (2:29)
18. Discard - Death Race (1:34)
19. Discard - Survive (1:56)
20. Discard - Stand Up... (1:10)
21. Discard - One Day (1:30)
22. Discard - Blistering Light (1:59)
23. Discard - Fear (2:00)
24. Discard - Take A Look At Tomorrow (2:01)
25. Discard - Why... (1:58)
26. Discard - Sounds Of War (2:09)
27. Discard - Death From Above (2:13)
28. Discard - Fear (2:00)
29. Discard - Stand Up And Fight (1:09)
30. Discard - Condemned To Oppression (3:01)
31. Discard - Blistering Light (2:08)
32. Discard - Why Should They Die? (1:37)
33. Discard - Death Race (1:43)
34. Discard - Take A Look At Tomorrow (1:59)
35. Discard - Survive (1:56)
36. Discard - One Day (1:29)
37. Discard - Take A Look At Tomorrow Pt.2 (2:23)
38. Discard - Rehearsal 1985 (4:08)

A bootleg discography disc of Swedish d-beat band Discard. Expect nothing but raw, brutal Discharge worship. The guitar tone is noisy, the vocals are barked angrily, and the drums just pound away. Included on this compilation is the "Death From Above" EP, which rips copious amounts of ass. For fans for Discharge, Doom, and Anti-Cimex.

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At the Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours (1991)

1991, Deaf Records

1.	The Red in the Sky Is Ours / The Season to Come	04:41
2.	Kingdom Gone	04:40
3.	Through Gardens of Grief	04:03
4.	Within	06:54
5.	Windows	03:53
6.	Claws of Laughter Dead	04:03
7.	Neverwhere	05:41
8.	The Scar	02:01
9.	Night Comes, Blood Black	05:16

Incredible death metal record from the early Swedish scene. These guys were radically different from many of their peers in the scene, making use of much more bizarre riffs and compositional approach. This is certainly their most complex offering, and a true classic. Many remember At The Gates for their last record, but this album is not as refined or as slick - it's brutal, ugly, and never tires.

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Begrime Exemioius - Impending Funeral of Man (2010)

2010, Dark Descent Records

"Begrime Exemious combines the best aspects of Demilich, Grand Belial's Key and even a little Argholsent to form their bulking brand of metal. The reason I think those bands are particularly apt as comparisons is because not only do they fit in terms of style and genre, but like those bands, Begrime Exemious is a unique, riff-first type of band. I am not sure about you, but when I think metal, my first thought is always the riffs - a surprisingly significant flaw of a lot of bands these days. But Begrime Exemious has riffs in abundance and a style that carefully balances subtle melody with hefty brutality and really sets them apart from a lot of other metal practitioners. " - DiabolicalConquest.com

"Begrime Exemious combine thrashy d-beat drumming with death metal rhythm guitar and tons of heavy metal/hard rock solos -- sounds crazy, but it works! The non-stop avalanche of riffs give this record plenty of impact, and the varied lead work helps to make each song memorable. There are even some doomy breaks here and there; the slow parts lend this album an extra dose of evil atmosphere, a la mid-period Morbid Angel. The vocals are great as well: they're quite catchy, and delivered with tons of range, yet they absolutely drip with sickness!" - vorfeed.net

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Doom - War Crimes (Inhuman Beings)

1988, Peaceville

1. Doom - Confusion (3:58)
2. Doom - Lifelock (1:33)
3. Doom - Slave To Convention (0:54)
4. Doom - A Dream To Come True (1:07)
5. Doom - Drowning In The Mainstream (1:58)
6. Doom - Same Mind (1:52)
7. Doom - Relief (1:14)
8. Doom - After The Bomb (1:28)
9. Doom - Stop-Gap-System (1:34)
10. Doom - Scared (2:18)
11. Doom - Sick Joke (2:34)
12. Doom - Natural Abuse (1:42)
13. Doom - Exploitation (1:48)
14. Doom - Beat The Boss (1:31)
15. Doom - Money Drug (1:33)
16. Doom - Fear Of The Future (2:00)
17. Doom - No Religion (2:01)
18. Doom - Phobia For Change (2:00)
19. Doom - Multinationals (1:54)
20. Doom - Obscenity (1:24)
21. Doom - War Crimes (2:04)

Hailing from the UK, Doom play d-beat/crust punk, heavily influenced by Discharge. These guys are more intense, noisier, and overall heavier than Discharge. This is their first full length, and proves why Doom is a staple band for fans of extreme punk.

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Fleshcrawl - Descend Into The Absurd

1992, Black Mark

1.	Between Shadows They Crawl	02:32
2.	Phrenetic Tendencies	05:32
3.	Perpetual Dawn	06:42
4.	Purulent Bowel Erosion	05:11
5.	Lost in a Grave	07:05
6.	Never to Die Again	07:30
7.	Festering Flesh	06:44
8.	Infected Subconscious	06:25
9.	Evoke the Excess	06:56

Germany has had a few big death metal releases in the past couple years, such as Necros Christos and Excoriate. However, Fleshcrawl had already covered quite a lot of territory back in 1992 with their debut release. High speed death metal and slow crushing riffs intertwine to create a pulverizing record.

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Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales + Emperor's Return

1984, Noise Records

1. Human Intro (0:41)
2. Into the Crypts of Rays (3:39)
3. Visions of Mortality (4:48)
4. Dethroned Emperor (4:38)
5. Morbid Tales (3:28)
6. Procreation of the Wicked (4:04)
7. Return to the Eve (4:07)
8. Danse Macabre (3:51)
9. Nocturnal Fear (3:38)
10. Circle of the Tyrants (4:28)
11. Visual Aggression (4:13)
12. Suicidal Winds (4:36)

Anyone who is searching for the roots of extreme metal has surely come across this release by Swiss legends Celtic Frost. What we have here primitive riffs, punk d-beats, all contained within a very morbid sounding atmosphere. This is an album that anyone into metal, hardcore, or punk should listen to, as it has elements that should appeal to all. Originally, this release was just an miniLP, but with the addition of "Emperor's Return" and some additional tracks from the "Morbid Tales" session, it becomes a full length. Don't miss this classic!

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Voivod - Killing Technology

1987, FAD/Noise Records

1. Killing Technology (7:35)
2. Overreaction (4:46)
3. Tornado (6:05)
4. Too Scared To Scream (4:19)
5. Forgotten in Space (6:13)
6. Ravenous Medicine (4:23)
7. Order of The Blackguards (4:29)
8. This Is Not An Exercise (6:21)
9. Cockroaches (3:46)

The third album by Canadian chaos mongers Voivod is quite a gem, considering how they've gone beyond their previous Venom framework into something that transcends hardcore punk, metal, and the signature odd chords Voivod is so well known for. Each song here consists of a couple motifs interacting, before breaking down into a counterpoint, and building back up again. The core punk sounds remains in tact, so even when this album gets chaotic, you can still catch the rhythm and get into it. This album not only influenced death metal bands in the 90's like Gorguts and Martyr, but also hardcore bands looking to add more to their palette.

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