Wormphlegm - 2006 - Tomb of the Ancient King 12'' LP

This is NOT that godawful vinyl-to-128kbps rip that was TRANSCODED to a high VBR by some retard that you will find everywhere else on the internet. I wouldn't do that to you. This is my own vinyl rip.

Anyway, Wormphlegm are a terrific band. They make crawling, filthy, torturous DOOM that can't really be compared to anything I've ever heard before. Some people consider this band "funeral doom", but don't let that fool you. This is in no way that horrible, drum machine, trendy garbage that is often found with most other funeral doom bands these days. Actually, this band sounds more like something some Finnish death metal heads recorded while on opium and acid in 1992 more than anything else.

This is some really wretched doom metal, drenched in layers of filth and vomit. It moves along at an excruciatingly slow pace that rarely picks up, but never gets old. The guitars and bass are very down tuned and drone along while a chilling lead glides above them to keep things interesting and to create a very eerie atmosphere. Both compliment eachother perfectly and fit in perfectly with the guttural growls and piercing high pitched screeches. All of this is backed up by very, very slow, plodding drums that make Saint Vitus's Armando Acosta sound like Mike Browning.

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Enjoy.

Death Vomit - 1993 - Death Vomit

Death Vomit were a short lived Russian death metal band who released this full length LP and a live tape. I haven't heard the live tape, but this LP is pretty damn good. It's not really anything out of the ordinary nor is it unique, but who cares? The riffing and the rhythm section are both pretty tight and the vocals sound a bit like Luc Lemay on Obscura, but not really as airy.

So like I said, this album isn't anything out of the ordinary, but it's still good. It has a pretty funny album cover too.

Enjoy.

Saram - 2007 - Sinners (compilation)

Saram are a band from Peru who used to play blackened doom metal, but later started to play with a more black/thrash sound. This disc compiles recordings from 1992 to 1998, which is before they started weaving thrash into their sound. The sound quality varies pretty much from track to track, some worse then others, but the music itself is consistently good blackened doom metal that makes great use of synths. The band also has members from the Peruvian metal hordes Goat Semen and Anal Vomit (ridiculous names, but great music). As usual, this is a rip from my own copy of the disc. Enjoy.

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Mortuary Drape - Into The Drape/Mourn Path LP

This is the compilation LP that was put out by Iron Tyrant Records in 2007, which contains both the 1992 Into The Drape EP and the 1996 Mourn Path EP. Mortuary Drape play remarkably occult sounding black metal (or as they call it, "evil necromantical black metal"), and create an atmosphere that makes it almost seem as though you are attending an actual Black Mass. I put both of these EPs on my "15 Favorite Black Metal Releases of All Time" list.

I ripped this from my own copy of the LP.

So here it is, in all of its evil glory. Enjoy.

Saturated Goat Trumpet - 2008 - The Goat Trumpet Placenta Tape

Saturated Goat Trumpet is one of my bands, and although it isn't metal, I still thought I'd post it anyway. We play a style of music we like to call "Avant-Brown Music". I guess it could be described as a mixture of Sonny Sharrock's Monkey Pockie Boo, Acid Mothers Temple and The Nihilist Spasm Band, but much, much browner. Each song has a general theme instrumental-wise and we just build off of it for the rest of the song.

This is our first recording and was recorded on a Tascam Porta 03 4-track tape recorder, with analog equipment, some nice mics and a decent mixer.

The line up is as follows:
Karissa Lawrence - Vibrato vocal insanity and kazoo
Marcus Dingman - Mandolin, plastic recorder and keyboard
Paul Schofield (me) - Clarinet squeals and honks, keyboard, drums/other means of percussion

The tape cover was drawn by Alex Shenkan.

Please listen with an open mind and enjoy.

666 (pre-Törr) - 1983 - Nekrofilie demo

(Yes, I do not really understand this picture either, but I couldn't find a cover scan of the demo, so this is what I have to use.)

Anyway, 666 were Törr before they were called Törr. This demo is supposedly from 1983 (but it might have actually been recorded in 1985), which shows that by the time these guys were in their first recording stages, they already knew exactly what they wanted to do, and they did it well. Nekrofilie contains 4 songs and 1 intro (sorry, I can't find the last song). Two of which would later appear on Törr's brilliant first demo, 1987's Witchhammer, as well as the Armageddon LP and the Kladivo na Carodejuice LP. The one that didn't, the title track, is a 17 minute blackened proto-thrash epic, with plenty of different parts to keep things moving along at a nice pace, preventing any sort of boredom from sinking in.

This is a nice, raw document of the early stages of what would become the mighty Törr and is recommended to those who are already familiar with their music. However, if you are a newcomer to their music, then I suggest starting out with any of the pre-Made in Hell LPs or the Witchhammer demo.

Enjoy.

Ignivomous - 2007 - Path of Attrition 12'' MLP

Ignivomous! The modern kings of dark and dismal old school death metal, following in the footsteps of classic acts such as Incantation, Depravity (Fin) and Demigod (Fin), but adding their own unique flavors, making them more than just a worship band. This is the vinyl reissue put out by NWN! Productions of the band's demo.

Enjoy.

Hadez - 1993 - Aquelarre

Now THIS is some well written black/death metal. Being a fan of Blasphemy and the like, I obviously have no problem with ruthless, hyperspeed assaults, but it is definitely refreshing to hear some stuff with the same amount of fury and aggression but with more variation in the song writing. This band not only incorporates crawling doom passages into their bestial, blasphemous offerings, but they also throw in some chilling lead work, kind of like Swedish black/thrashers Nifelheim, as well as some occasional dissonance. The riffing as a whole is just top notch and flows perfectly within the construction of the songs. They remind me of Abhorer in that way. The sickening double tracked vocals that come in during the doom passages are also something of note. They are really one of the highlights of the album. His growls are great, as well as his higher pitched screams. SO fucking good. I can't stress enough how great this album is. A true masterpiece.

Enough of my stupid babbling. This is some excellent Peruvian black/death metal. Listen and enjoy.

Once again, I apologize for my lack of posts this week. AP classes are a bitch.

Mercyful Fate - Live 1982 - Copenhagen After Midnight LP

I got this bootleg of a live 1982 Mercyful Fate recording fairly recently and I enjoy it quite a bit, despite my hatred for shitty picture discs (I actually enjoy LISTENING to my records). The set list is great, although since it's from 1982 there is no Don't Break the Oath material. But of course it's not too big of a problem due to their first two releases are both masterpieces as well. As far as picture discs go, the sound is pretty good. A little muddy, but what do you expect? One disappointment I did have though was King's vocals cracking a couple times during "Black Funeral", one of my favorite Fate songs. Other then that, this is a great recording. It also has the song "Return of the Vampire", the previously unreleased track that didn't make it to the first two LPs.

Here is my own vinyl rip. Enjoy.
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And sorry for my lack of daily updates like what I was doing in the summer. School has started up again so I don't have time to do it everyday.

Necrosanct - 1993 - Desolate

Like Necrosanct's previous effort, the mighty Incarnate LP, Desolate delivers relentless death metal that does not let up for a second. Although this is not quite as good as Incarnate, it's still Necrosanct, so you know you're in for some bestial and fast death metal that carries on the ferocious nature of Incarnate, making this worthy of more than just one listen. The production is not as raw as Incarnate but is still pretty raw sounding.

This is a 320 kbps rip from my own copy of the CD. Enjoy.

Expulser - 1992 - The Unholy One

Expulser's The Unholy One is another great piece old school Brazilian metal. This is mostly fast paced death metal with a good amount of thrash influence. But unlike some other Brazilian classics such as Bloody Vengenace, Campo De Exterminio, Morbid Visions, and Immortal Force, this came out in '92, when the death metal sound had already been established and most of it's thrash characteristics had been altered. The material from the split with Brutal Distortion is also on this disc, which has more of an 80s death/thrash Holocausto type sound.

Enjoy.

Törr - 1990 - Armageddon LP

Armageddon is the very first Törr album, the brilliant black/thrash/speed metal masters from the Czech Republic. Although this album came out in 1990, it sounds like it could have been recorded between 1984 and 1988, when black metal was at it's peak and still had a lot of thrash and speed metal characteristics. And that isn't just because some of the songs were on demos made in the 80's, because all of their best material (everything before Made In Hell) has that great 80's black metal sound.

Like all of pre- Made in Hell era Törr, this album shows an incredible amount diversity between song styles which is one of the many things that makes this band so great. Some songs are at a slower pace such as "Žal" and the title track, while there are other songs that are all out rapid black/thrash assaults. But those aren't the only two sounds on the album. That would be a bit too one dimensional for the mighty Törr. The majority of the songs on here are made up of great non-repetitive riffs that make band's ability to write some great, versatile songs very clear. The diversity within the songs is also due to the vocalists (Vlasta and Ota) wide range of vocal styles, which can change section by section a number of times within just one song, as well as Radek Sladký's simple but effective, varied drumming.

This album is one of the best albums to have ever come of the black metal scene. Here is my own rip of it. Enjoy.

Upsidedown Cross - 1993 - Evilution

Upsidedown Cross have been one of my favorite bands for a long time. Evilution is one of the most demented and fucked up albums I've ever heard. Musically it is a unique mixture of sludgey doom metal, psychedelic and noise. All this insanity is accompanied by the sleazy vocals of Larry Lifeless, ex-vocalist of Kilslug and who is also involved in the bands Angry Hate and Adolf Satan (both are great names). And when I say this is demented doom, I mean this is REALLY demented.

They started in the late 80's, released a self titled LP in 1991 (which I will upload when I rip it from my vinyl), released this album in 1993, and an EP in 1994. Then in 2002 they re-formed and recorded a song for a split 7" with the hilarious sludge band Sloth (US). I'll upload the EP and split 7" sometime in the future as well.

Here is my own 320kbps CD rip of the album. The only thing that sucks about Evilution is that it never got the proper vinyl treatment. Just tape and CD. Enjoy anyway.

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Obscurity (Swe) - 1986 - Ovations of Death demo

Obscurity were pretty much the first band in Sweden to release a death metal demo. But this is not your usual Swedish death metal. Ovations of Death contains a really raw and primitive early death metal sound, kind of like the Poison (Ger) demos. Obscurity were not quite on the playing level as bands like Nihilist and Sorcery, which may be why they are so overlooked.

This is great if you're into ugly, early forms of death metal. Enjoy.

Leprocy - 1988 - Brutal Occupation demo

Leprocy were a Canadian thrash band who released 3 demos. They played a hybrid of dirty thrash with elements of power and traditional heavy metal. This band clearly had what it takes to make some killer thrash, and it's a shame they never recorded an LP, although this demo kind of makes up for it.

Enjoy.

Violent Dirge - 1993 - Elapse

What we have here is some pretty technical death metal. But don't let the term "technical" scare you away because this is far from the modern day "tech. death" bullshit from utterly terrible bands like Cephilac Carnage and Beneath the Breakdowns (aka Beneath the Massacre). The death metal on this recording is unadulterated and raw technical death metal full of outstanding riffs, flailing solos and Luc Lemay-esque vocals. The drums are also great because they manage to come off as sounding less intricate then the riffing, but without undermining the music and technicality at all.

The production is pretty dirty, which I like a lot. If I had to make a stylistic comparison, it would be more to bands like Insanity that blended eccentric, technical riffing with more straight forward old school death metal sections rather than Atheist, Hellwitch or later Gorguts. Those bands had more complex arrangements and would stay in the "technical" vein throughout whole songs (not that that's bad. I love those bands).

Here it is. Enjoy.

Transmetal - 1988 - Muerto en la Cruz LP

Excellent deathly thrash metal from Mexico. It's a really great album.

Enjoy.

Mutilator (Fra) - 1987 - Omens of a Dark Fate demo

The French band Mutilator released one demo under that name before changing their name to Mutilated. The music here is pretty different from the first Mutilated demo, Psychodeath Lunatics. It is more of a bestial form of death/thrash, and in terms of speed and overall relentlessness, this demo is even more extreme then the demos being put out by Massacra and Agressor in '87. Although this is not the all-out death metal assault of Psychodeath Lunatics, it is still an awesome demo and had somewhat of a building block role in the French extreme metal scene.

Enjoy.

Deteriorate - 1993 - Rotting In Hell LP

This is one of the most brutal and ferocious death metal albums to have ever come out of the US. If you thought John Tardy and Chris Reifert sounded demented, just wait until you hear Jack Gannon. And the music is just as grotesque as the vocals. This is an underrated essential.

Enjoy.

Törr - Witchhammer 2xLP set

I already uploaded the first LP from this double LP set which had the 1987 Witchhammer demo on it. Now here is the 2nd one, Kladivo na èarodìjnice as well as the first LP but with a new link.

I have already made it quite apparent that I worship this band and why (these recordings especially), so I don't really feel the need to go into detail about why these are essential listenings for anyone into black/speed metal, or just metal in general.

Here are my own vinyl rips of both LPs. Enjoy.

Witchhamer demo LP
Kladivo na èarodìjnice LP

Assesor - 1990 - Invaze LP

Assesor's one and only release, Invaze, is an excellent, unique slab of Czech death/thrash. The overall feel of the album is very unrefined and aggressive, but also kind of strange in some parts (all of which, are very good things).

Song structure wise, Assesor keep things very interesting with an unorthodox way of doing things, even by death and thrash metal standards. The vocals are penetrating, ruthless high-pitched rasps, which work perfectly because the guitars tend to stay on the higher end of the fretboard (that, or they just aren't that down-tuned), and move along viciously, one excellent riff after another. And when I say the riffing is excellent, I mean flawless and well thought out tremolo picked frenzies with a bit of weirdness and dissonance thrown in. The bass, which follows the guitar nicely, has a pretty cool clunky sound to it, but not in an irritating "funk metal" manner. The drums are also noteworthy for following along nicely during the oddly-timed sections and remain interesting without getting technical.

This is an excellent, underrated Czech metal gem. It is another perfect example of the versatility and originality that was once present in metal. You definitely won't find albums like this being made anymore.

Here is a nice vinyl rip. Enjoy.

Mutilated (Fra) - Psychodeath Lunatics + Resurrected bootleg LP

Mutilated were a very influential and important band to the French metal scene. Before the release of Mutilated's 1988 demo, Psychodeath Lunatics, there really was no death metal scene in France. Yes, France had their share of extreme bands such as Agressor, Loudblast and Massacra, that sounded too brutal to just be called "thrash metal", but these bands still had strong thrash metal characteristics. It wasn't until Mutilated (originally called Mutilator) came around that the distinct barrier between death and thrash metal was put in place, influencing oodles of other bands to follow.

This bootleg LP put out by Vodoo Evil Rec. contains the legendary 1988 Psychodeath Luntatics demo and the 1991 Resurrected demo. Although Resurrected is excellent, (other then that god damn snare drum), the 1988 demo is what really shines. It's just a shame that it is so short.

This is a rip from my own copy of the LP. Enjoy.

Wyzard - 1984 - Knights of Metal EP

Wyzard were a US power metal band who's only release was this EP. Knights of Metal is 20 minutes of well executed, badass power metal from 1984. This is the Perris Records CD reissue with the "Breaking the Spell" bonus tracks, which sounds like it may be a demo recording.

Enjoy.

Eternal Darkness (Swe) - 1992 - Doomed 7'' EP

Eternal Darkness were a death doom metal band from Sweden, the most prominent country for dark, dismal, death metal. The atmosphere of this EP is very gloomy and obscure. It is full of haunting melodies soaked in reverb and delay, overlapping crushing doom riffs with that classic Swedish guitar sound. The drums and bass plod along lethargically beneath all of it and of course are done perfectly.

This is not your run of the mill, weepy goth, homo-erotic death doom that seems to be so popular these days. The music contained on the Doomed EP is devastatingly heavy and sluggish death metal of the highest order.

Enjoy.

Witches Hammer - 2005 - Stretching Into Infinity LP

Witches Hammer were a Canadian band that played some exceptionally evil thrash metal. This compilation LP was put out by NWN! Prod. in 2005 and contains the 1987 Mortalas MLP and another previously unreleased MLP.

Enjoy.

Sororicide - 1991 - The Entity LP

It's gems like Sororicide's The Entity that make me the avid death metal junkie that I am. To the outsider, death metal may seem like it was a genre with no room for uniqueness or creativity, which is understandable considering how atrocious and generic it collectively has become. But those who care enough to dig into the genre and look for those albums that really stick out amongst the rest know what a great form of music it once was. The Entity is really one of those unqiue, stand out albums. It may be partially due to the fact that the band was from Iceland, so it is not like they had a lot of local influences. They just played and wrote the way they naturally felt they should.

One of the things I really love about this album is the use of dissonance and the bizarre melodies and counter melodies sprinkled throughout. It really adds to the intensity of the slower sections. The riffing and song writing in general are just spectacular. The bass mostly follows along with the guitars, but sometimes will go off into its own dissonant riff while a discordant guitar melody is overlapping, which is another unique feature. The vocals are a gut-wrenching mid range growl and are just as powerful and eerie as everything else about this album. Everything is just perfect.

This album is a highly original and unique masterpiece. It is one of my all time favorite death metal albums. Enjoy.

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Törr - 1991 - Institut Klinické Smrti LP

Törr were are amazing band, and Institut Klinické Smrti is a perfect example why. They have a number of different, distinct sounds and are by no means a one dimensional band. Essentially all their sounds boil down to a blending of thrash metal and early black metal, but like I said, they had a lot different methods to play it and would change it up pretty much from song to song. You would never hear them recycling ideas.

This album showcases the band's amazing ability to write some brilliant blackened thrash metal. The vocals are harsher then what you hear on the on the 80's demo material but they also change from song to song. The riffing and song structures for the most part are also not as simplistic as the earlier stuff. This band really has a unique sound (or sounds) and will never be matched or reproduced, even though Nifelheim (Swe) do a pretty good job of showing how big of fans they are of this band through their music. But even then, they still can't do it the same way the mighty Törr can.

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Necrovation - 2004 - Chants of Grim Death 7'' EP

Pure, unadulterated, filthy, rotten, old school Swedish death metal. Necrovation are a new band playing death metal in the vein of their country's classic acts such as Merciless, Nihilist, Carnage, Centinex etc. They even cover Merciless's "Pure Hate" from their legendary debut LP.

This EP has more of a rotten and menacing sound to it rather then the dark, brooding atmosphere of their LP, which isn't a bad thing by any means, it is just a whole different sound. The production is nice and ugly with layers of grime on top of the already putrid music, making everything about this recording absolutely perfect.

I really recommend this to everyone. This band is really living up to the legacy of old Swedish death metal scene. It is a rip from my own copy of the 7''. Enjoy.

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Bloodbath (Ser) - 1989 - Toxic Death (demo)

Not much is really known about the Serbian band Bloodbath other then the fact that the drummer is now in some stupid "hardcore raggae" band. However, despite their unwarranted obscurity, what is known is that they produced some sickening death/thrash metal that reminds me of a mixture of Massacra (Fra) and Necrovore. The production is crunchy and lo-fi, but still perfectly audible. And the music, as stated before, is some excellent deathly thrash metal. Download and enjoy.

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Airwolf - 1988 - Victory Bells LP

Airwolf's 1988 Victory Bells was the only release from this obscure German band. This is some quality, epic power metal back from the days when power metal didn't suck and had some substance to it.
Enjoy.

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Necrosanct - 1992 - Incarnate LP

I LOVE THIS ALBUM. Necrosanct are an obscure death metal band from the UK that released a demo and 3 albums, this being the 2nd. This LP is a pummeling, devastating death metal masterpiece that has remained in the depths of obscurity for far too long. This album is just oozing with malevolence and uncomprismised brutality and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone looking for raw and relentless death metal mayhem. This description sounds pretty cliche but there is really no other way to describe this album.

This is my own rip from my copy of the LP. Enjoy.

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Order from Chaos - 1990 - Will to Power 7'' EP

This is the first official release from the legendary band Order from Chaos. I don't feel the need to write one of my shitty mini-reviews because you know what to expect. Great song writing, good musicianship and just an overall sense of perfection, like everything they ever released.

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Nuclear Desecration - 2008 - Desecrated Temple of Impurity

Note: This is not the 128kbps shitrate that is circulating on soulseek, nor is it the "192" kbps TRANSCODE. It is my own 320 kbps CD rip.

There is a whole slew of new bands playing excellent, sinister old school black and death metal, but stuff THIS evil is hard to come by.

Nuclear Desecration play black/death metal in the vein of Blasphemy, Archgoat, Bestial Warlust etc., but incorporate a lot more tempo changes then the aforementioned bands, making the music a bit more death metal oriented at times. But don't get me wrong, each section is just as pummeling as the next, but there is just more variation in the writing. They can go from relentless Bestial Warlust blasting, to trudging Hellhammer rhythms to Profanatica type riffing in just one song.

This is a very promising album, and I am really anxious to get more material from this excellent band.

Here is my own 320kbps CD rip. Download, enjoy, then buy.

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Bestial Raids - 2004 - Order of Doom 7'' EP

Bestial Raids are a fairly new band playing bestial black/death in the vein of Blasphemy, Beherit, Proclamation etc. This is their Order of Doom demo pressed on 7'' by the mighty NWN! Productions.

This recording has a very filthy, raw sound to it, which is exactly what this genre calls for.

This is ripped from my own copy. Enjoy.

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Death Attack - 2008 - Death Attack 7" (1985 recording)

Death Attack were only around less than a year, and this 7" compiles the 2 songs they recorded, plus an intro. It's pretty good mid-80's death/thrash, with a bit of an early Protector feel (probobly because it features members before they went on to later form that band). The production is nice and raw and it's just a great, concise EP. It's ripped from my own copy. Enjoy.

(sorry for the awful pictures)

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Holocausto - 1987 - Campo De Exterminio

NOTE: This is not the 128 kbps shitrate rip that is on soulseek (and I'm sure has made it's way onto other blogs). This is my own CD rip at 320 kbps.

Out of all those great 80's Cogumelo releases, this is definitely one of my favorites. The grimey production fits the music perfectly (although I'd prefer a thicker guitar tone), and still allows each instrument to breath. The vocals are similiar to what a lot of Brazilian bands were doing at the time, but that's a good thing. The riffing is probobly the best part of this album. It is a little atypical, but you just have to listen to them to really know what I'm talking about. The drums are pretty barbaric and simple, but they don't get boring or detract from the overall sound at all.

Like most 80's Brazilian death/thrash records, this album is great. It's a shame the band headed down the Sarcofago/Sepultura path and eventually started sucking.

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Kat - 1986 - 666 LP

This is an absolutely brilliant album. The music contained on this masterpiece is Satanic Polish speed metal, full of exceptional riffing, unique and harsh yet stunning vocalwork, thundering bass and simple, but precise, drumming. Each song has been simply, yet brilliantly assembled and shows that they don't need complicated song structures to demonstrate their genius song writing capabilities. Why do you think Kat have remained one of the most well known, influential and respected bands in Poland for all these years?

Really, this is an essential classic and every fan of true metal should have the chance to listen to it. I would put it up there with Don't Break the Oath, Show No Mercy, Seven Churches, Gates to Purgatory, and other such classics. It's THAT good.

Unfortunately, the only rip I have seen on the internet of this album is the 128 kbps CD rip and the "320" kbps TRANSCODE of the 128 kbps rip. Obviously, both sound like utter shit which no one should have to endure and to me is quite unbearable. So for all those who do not own a copy of this and have had to put up with the aforementioned shittiness, here is my own nice sounding vinyl rip of the LP, at a REAL 320 kbps bit rate. Enjoy.

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Sepultura - 1986 Rehearsal

Sepultura are one of the worst cases of the whole good-to-bad band scenerio that has been plaguing metal for years. How a band goes from the death metal onslaught Bestial Devastation to the groove "metal" monstrosity Chaos A.D. is beyond me. I just pretend they broke up right after the release of that album.

Anyway, this is Sepultura from their best days (the Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visisions era). It's got surprisingly good sound quality considering it was probobly recorded on a boombox. It even has a cover of Slayer's epic song "Black Magic" from their 1983 debut masterpiece, Show No Mercy. Enjoy.

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Imperator - 1988 - Eternal Might demo

I actually got this through someone that contacted me via email after seeing my blog. They sent me a tape with some great Polish stuff on it and it included this demo, the first Imperator demo, the Mastomah demo and Kat's 1987 Live album (thanks again!).

This demo has a very evil atmosphere and I actually prefer this to the band's LP. It has a very, vary raw and filthy sound (even more so then the Exorcist demo) and has some great, bizarre riffing that favors the higher end of the fret boards. The drums can sound a bit blurry at first but let your ears adjust and they become quite clear.

This is just some excellent, evil, Polish death metal from 1988. Enjoy.

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Autopsy Torment - 2005 - Graveyard Creatures 12'' LP

Autopsy Torment are a Swedish death metal band that have been around since 1989. They started out playing primitive sludgey death metal, and over time they have developed a thrashier sound, but they still keep the Autopsy and Hellhammer influences front and center. Although the album cover is just funny, this is great sluggish death/thrash and really doesn't sound too similiar to slew of other great Swedish bands. The band was created by vocalist Thomas Karlsson, who is known from his other acts such as Devil Lee Rot, Tristitia and of course the mighty Pagan Rites. He still retains that same raspy, higher vocal style which is not too common in death metal.

Here is a nice sounding vinyl rip from my own copy. Enjoy.

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Genocidio (Bra) - 1987 S/T MLP + 1990 Depression LP

Genocidio were a great Brazilian band (they suck now) that used to play what Brazil would become known for - bestial, inexorable death/thrash played with a level of brutality that has never been matched. The MLP is a bit more relentless then the LP and contains more blasting and non-stop high speed riffing not too far off from Sarcofago's and Vulcano's debut masterpieces, but it never gets boring. The full length has a bit more
variation in the song writing, but still retains the same level intensity that you hear on the MLP. Though they may be a bit different, both are equally as good and will please any fan of this style.

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Just thought I might brag a little bit....