Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Russian Death Metal Vol. 5

Symbol Of Domination, Armaada Art, American Line, Sevared Records and Darknagar Records present this massive release featuring eighteen extreme death metal bands from Russia. 



The opening band is The Mutilator, "Decent Elimination", with a name like that you know its going to be intense. They surely deliver aggression, surprisingly there is a clean melodic riff that comes out of nowhere and its a nice touch. Next we have, House of The Butcher, with blasting double kicks and blistering speed, they waste no time crushing the senses. Band number three are called Contrabandist with the song "Fat Fitness", brutal and potent, the bass lines really stand out and its a great song to jam to. Number four is the band Brainteasers, the song is "Little Fucker Factor", guttural and massive is my first impression, maybe not as fast as the previous bands, but, I think that's what makes them stand out. Number five is the band Cane Will Rise with the song "Born in Sand", low to high death metal vocals and massive double kick drums are presented with menacing force, great production too, I definitely played this one several times. Number six is the band Embodied Deception with the track "Playing With Your Mind", catchy riffs and very potent vocal attack, no shortage of brutality here, the solo in this song delighted my ears. In short, pure intensity and delivery of aggression. Number seven is the band Corvus Lives Again with the song "Shail", a dual vocal attack is noticeable at the onset, catchy riffs and strong bass lines are expressed with precision, a definite stand out from this compilation. Number eight is the band The Faceless Hunter, and their song "The Prophet", certainly different opening to this compare to the previous bands. I will have to say that this is a more progressive composition and is a bit technically in writing style. Number nine is the band Rotting Butcher with"Eaten By Sakhalin", my first impression is the embodiment of classic death metal style, simple yet devastating and catchy. Next band is Unplexiety with "Extreme Reality",  complex riffs fill my ears. An exciting mix of progression and brutality, I will be definitely looking for more music by this band. There's a lot happening in this song, very proficient musicians indeed. Number eleven is Marble Carrion with "Vitoria", extreme guttural sample, imaging someone is meeting their end, then the music hits and it just comes in with pure velocity, punishing sounds at every turn, its worthy of playing this track several times, crushing. Number twelve is Rage Of Kali with "With Clusters Stand Divides", a punishing assault with penetrating riffs, low gutturals will send chills down your spine. Next is number thirteen Poghost with "The Dicktator", compare to the past few bands, these guys are raw. Next up is number fourteen, Teodolit with "Blood Soaked Revenge", another dual vocal attack, blistering drums heavy bass tones and punishing guitar riffs, spin this one several times. Number fifteen is the band 602 with "Axes", wishing the drums could be more audible but not a huge deal, I like the solos and creative bass lines. Next is number sixteen the band The Serpent and The Rainbow, with their song "Seeker", an interesting mix with keyboards and a mix of high vocals and gutturals, certainly a welcome change compared to the previous bands. Number eighteen is The Nameless with "The Last Word", a much different approach taking from the classic dm style of early nineties, its fiiting and easy to get into. Finally we have Bridge To Infinity, the song is "The Storm Is Coming", progressive riffs and melodic passage are a welcome to my ears after listening to a monument of heavy tones, this is well executed and features some nice melodies mix with brutality. ~Artemortifica

Visit the bands
The Mutilator - facebook-themutilatorband
Contrabandist - facebook-Contrabandist
Brainteasers - facebook-brainteasersband
Cain Will Rise - facebook-cain.willrise
The Faceless Hunter - facebook-thefacelesshunter56

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Manipulation - The Future Of Immortality

Manipulation is a four piece band, members are: Rado.Slav, Bysiek, Vulture, Kriss
Music style is listed as, metal. Band location, Poland. Web site facebook-manipulation



The Future of Immortality is a reissue by Grimm Distribution and Satanath Distro. It features eight powerful songs. Starting with a clean melodic strumming and then punching you straight in the gut. Listening to songs like "Sacred Science" and "Doctrine Over Person" will definitely get your blood pumping. The production is great. Heavy double kicks, aggressive guitar tones and massive vocal attack. Lets talk about the solos. Well executed, not over the top, but just enough to keep you interested. A lot time was taken to be sure everything flowed with precision.

In conclusion, powerful and relentless music is served up with pure velocity and never let's up. ~Artemortifica

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Enoquian - Llamas De Gloria Primera

Enoquian is a black metal band, featuring two members. Not sure if its a full project, 
the promo sent to me shows a live performance photo with two members. Band location, Argentina.



Llamas de gloria primera album released on Satanath Records. No shortage of brutality. Every song on this release is crushing. It is very reminiscent of old Morbid Angel and Behemoth. Eight tracks of well delivered madness and velocity. The topics are all sung in spanish. Fast and precise drumming. Well though out riffs. Powerful vocal attack. With this release we get an overall idea of a dark voyage taking place. Songs like "Esclavizando al maestro" and "Destructores del ser" come at you with fierce potency. 

In conclusion, If you enjoy dark abysmal sounds, rooted in the path of black metal then look no further.
~Artemortifica

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Enoid - Livssyklus & Dodssyklus.

Enoid is a black metal compilation featuring two groups from Switzerland
Music style is listed as black metal. Album released Grimm Distro and Final Gate Records.



The thirteen songs on this compilation are raw and relentless fury. With a brutal drum assault and well thought out compositions. The bands here are two sole musicians, Livssyklus & Dodssyklus. Impressive to hear the amount of music being output in this release. The production quality is very good. Strong sounds. A lot time and effort went into the compositions. Its definitely worth listening to for anyone into obscure themes and dark passages.

In conclusion, setting a atmosphere of nightmarish quality and dark forces will keep any listener interested. The music is well delivered with intensity.
~Artemortifica

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Nadir - The Sixth Extinction

Nadir is a five piece doomcore/death metal band from Hungary, members are 
Ferenc Gál-Bass, Szabolcs Fekete-Drums, Norbert Czetvitz-Guitars, Hugó Köves-Guitars, Viktor Tauszik-Vocals. FB link here facebook-Nadirhungary



The Sixth Extinction album released thru Grimm Distribution and NGC Prod.
Here we have nine songs that will transport you to another dimension. An assortment of heavy and melodic passages with dissonant tones that will delight your ears. With crushing riffs living up to the doom element they describe. Its bound to give you a boost.
Very well produced. The melodic parts combined with dual vocals are a good blend. You can hear it in songs like "Along Came Disruption" and "Fragmented". The band has crafted a very defined process to their method of writing with this album. And overall it is well executed.

In conclusion, building on a long span of music since 1993, this new record delivers powerful songs that are both supremely heavy and melodic at the same time.
~Artemortifica

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Bastardos - Bastardos

Bastardos is a three piece band, Members are, drums: Tomás Creatini. Bass and Vocals: Damián Alfaro. Guitar: Tomás Doglioli. Music style is listed as Thrash Metal
Band location, Buenos Aires.



This is a reissue by Grimm Distribution and Morbid Skull Records. Here we get ten songs striking with full thrash metal ambition. With songs like Horror Celestial and Apocalipsis Thrash, they pack a lot of strength in their composition. Powerful bass lines 
and sharp detailed solos are strung about from song to song and it is very easy to enjoy if you like the thrash metal genre. The album also comes as a vinyl pressing that looks very nice and should make it into your collection. 

In conclusion, the energy and potency of the music comes across in clear and powerful production. If you like the old pillars of thrash metal like old Destruction, Overkill and Kreator then you will definitely want to check this out. 
Visit the band at facebook-thrash.bastardos

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Evil Nerfal - Bellum Est Pater Omnium

Evil Nerfal is a black metal band from Colombia.
Website facebook-EvilNerfal Album released through Grimm Distribution and Morbid Skull records.


Bringing us closer to the void. Bellum Est Pater Omnium is an album featuring ten tracks.
The amount of melodic and technical riffs in this release is impressive. Yes, definitely black metal at its roots, but the more you listen the more convinced of the complexity of music arrangements. You can clearly hear it in the song  "En las Fauces del Demonio" it is very evident that these are very talented musicians. Let's chat about drums.
With the majority of songs, the drum keep up with great intensity and offer interesting fills to keep you on your toes. The band had a previous album in 2016 that is also worth checking out.

In conclusion, if you want brutal and dark than look no further.
~Artemortifica

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