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MichaelMcCoyII
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ITEM OF THE DAY
OPETH - BLACKWATER PARK DOUBLE 12" LP - $25.00 + S/H
Special Collector's Edition 180 Gram Gatefold Double LP
Recorded at Fredman Studio, August-October 2000
Blackwater Park is named after a 70s hard rock band from Germany.
1. The Leper Affinity
2. Bleak
3. Harvest
4. The Drapery Falls
5. Dirge for November
6. The Funeral Portrait
7. Patterns in the Ivy
8. Blackwater Park
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12103 |
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TORTURE DIVISION (Sweden) Evighetens Dårar DIGI CD review by autothrall
By autothrall
A concrete boot through the exit pipe
Torture Division is a name that you'll constantly see pitched around various metal forums or recommendation lists, and rightly so: they're a trio of Sweden's finest death mavens working in unison to produce material that dwells safely in the characteristics of the classic death, grind and d-beat rhythms of their other projects, yet never seems to fail to kick ass. As the band involves bassist and vocalist Jörgen Sandström (Entombed, Grave, The Project Hate MCMXCIX, etc), guitarist Lord K Philipson (God Among Insects, Dark Funeral, The Project Hate MCMXCIX, etc.) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (Vomitory, God Among Insects, and once again also The Project Hate), it's not a surprise that their output is studio album quality and could easily span several full lengths, yet they've seen fit to go another route.
Essentially, the band seems to release a string of demos (three in 2008, three in 2009-2010) and then collect them onto compilations. Evighetens Dårar is thus the accumulation of Evighetens Dårar demos I, II and III, collecting that material in one affordable location (Abyss Records), as a follow-up to their prior comp With Endless Wrath We Bring Upon Thee Our Infernal Torture from last year, the separate visages of the band members (which graced each of the three constituent demos) joined together at last for 10 tracks of war stomping, aural rushing madness. The sounds produced by the band mirror some of their past works (namely God Among Insects or Entombed), but they also dwell in that loud, simplistic category of purist death metal that might thrill fans of a Hail of Bullets, the Rogga family of bands like Paganizer and Ribspreader, or even the German Horned Almighty. The latter has a decidedly more black metal spin on their style, of course, but the simple flow of the rhythms and bass have a similar undercurrent.
Torture Division knows how to hook you on a basic riff and provide enough dynamic fiber that you won't be able to escape listening through the entire 2-3 minutes. Yes, they keep their material short, perfunctory and powerful, without experimentation or the excess 6-7 minutes of bloated viscera that often define some of the more confused acts of this type. "Heretics! Now!" exclaims itself like a hammer on the neck, blasted, almost grinding force that measures itself out into thrashing perfection, while "Eld Och Plågor" crawls along as if it were a mid-90s neanderthal written Morbid Angel groove diluted with the bluntness of a Grave, which later segues into this brilliant old school Entombed melody, and then a fist fucking breakdown. Want something faster? The band provides "Righteous Fore Ensemble", "Under Fire Command" and the :9 second epic "The Axe Murderer". Want something more meaty, with grooves? Take "Ravishing Rampage Sluts" or "Overtorture" for a spin.
Thanks to a Dan Swano mix, the material sounds just as professional as nearly anything else coming out of this turf, and therein lies another comparison, to another Swedish super group. Surprisingly, Torture Division have written a set of songs here that easily match the works of Bloodbath, and to the worshipers of those primal panderers, I grant you: your new gods. So if you think there's still room left in the arena (i.e. your wallet) for another class act of Swedish barbarism, there is simply no way you're going to lose with this recording, which should reserve some space on your CD rack next to its predecessor. It's not perfect, but it will beat the living tar out of you.
Rating: 82%
Review link: www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Torture_Division/Evighetens_D%C3%A5rar/282697/autothrall
Torture Division links:
Official Website: www.torturedivision.net/
Myspace: www.myspace.com/torturedivisionsweden
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Torture-Division/101877566534436
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/torturedivision
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Torture+Division
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase TORTURE DIVISION's Evighetens Dårar or other TORTURE DIVISION merchandise go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=torture+division
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Q5Zl2Q8HI
To preview TORTURE DIVISION's 'With Endless Wrath We Bring Upon Thee Our Infernal Torture" go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SIkZUsvT2A |
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ITEM OF THE DAY
MORBID ANGEL - BLESSED ARE THE SICK 12" PICTURE LP - $20.00 + S/H
Special Limited Edition of 1500 copies on 12" Picture vinyl
1. Intro
2. Fall from Grace
3. Brainstorm
4. Rebel Lands
5. Doomsday Celebration
6. Day of Suffering
7. Blessed Are the Sick / Leading the Rats
8. Thy Kingdom Come
9. Unholy Blasphemies
10. Abominations
11. Desolate Ways
12. The Ancient Ones
13. In Remembrance
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12110 |
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The GARDNERZ (Sweden) The System of Nature DIGI CD review by diabolicalconquest.com
By Kunal
The Gardnerz (such a pain to spell it right) are a doom/death metal band from Sweden. I checked out a song or two and thought their music was interesting enough to write on it. These guys are playing something like a heavier, death metal version of stoner doom. I know that tag could apply to The Dead circa Ritual Executions which most of you are familiar with but in spite of that fact these guys sound quite different. For starters their music is rooted in doom than death and sounds mellower. You would have to think of European bands for reference such as Runemagick, mid-period Amorphis and a bit of stoner era Celestial Season. Yep, good enough indeed, especially the Runemagick comparison.
If you are familiar with the above bands, you know what to expect: groovy, plodding death/doom with emphasis on riffs (than atmosphere, for example). The riffs have a stoner quality to them which makes you drowsy but doesn't put you off to sleep. Thanks to the Runemagick influence, you have middle east-tinted riffs and solos that you will find instantly appealing. Their hooks are very strong and you are likely to repeat them in your mind well after the album is over. Between their trippy riffing you will have melodic breaks which include well placed acoustic parts and faster and heavier death metal trudges. It all is very coherent and tastefully done, and proves that the band has remarkable poise. The songs progress ever so slowly and naturally, you never feel something is forced or doesn't fit in despite them covering a wide range of subjects. It seems like every song has its own tale to tell, even with the story having common characters each time, which is quite a compliment. Not many bands can weave an engrossing tale this effortlessly. I particularly appreciate the moody, indulgent air of the musicians; it is of the kind that makes you deduce that they are creating music for themselves and not someone else and in all likelihood they will not bow down to external pressure.
The System of Nature is an absorbing album and makes for a very good listen. Given its mildness and generally easy pace, it is best to treat it as a doom metal album than a death metal one. Don't expect to headbang wildly to it, though you will be given plenty of headbang-worthy parts. It is the kind of album that will put you through a state of silent but active enjoyment. The Gardnerz were unsigned when I got this promo from the band but I am glad to know that they have been picked up by Abyss Records. Hopefully soon you folks will be able to obtain this album soon. It sure is worthy of your attention.
Rating: 7.7/10
Review link: http://diabolicalconquest.com/reviews2011/the_gardnerz-the_system_of_nature.htm
The Gardnerz links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/thegardnerz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegardnerz
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/thegardnerz
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/The+Gardnerz
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase The GARDNERZ (Sweden) "The System of Nature" DIGI CD go to: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=11199
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ITEM OF THE DAY
BATHORY - TWILIGHT OF THE GODS DOUBLE (BLACK) 12" LP - $25.00 + S/H
Limited Edition Double LP version on 180 Gram Black Vinyl & Re-mastered
BATHORY "Twilight of the Gods" This heavy and gloomy album contained a bombastic and multi-layered operatic metal.
Philosophy and misantropy shaped the seven tracks on this cult release. A must-have for the heaviest of the heavy.
1. Twilight of the Gods
2. Through Blood by Thunder
3. Blood and Iron
4. Under the Runes
5. To Enter Your Mountain
6. Bond of Blood
7. Hammerheart
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12113 |
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FESTER Prepares To Unleash A Celebration Of Death via Abyss Records
Norwegian pioneers in Blackened Death metal, FESTER has risen from their grave to unleash the fury that is A Celebration Of Death. The band's first offering of new material in 17 years, A Celebration Of Death is a whirlwind of dark musical flavors mixing Black, Death, Thrash, Heavy Metal and Jazz. FESTER returns to celebrate death with this vicious assault of old-school and sinister riffing. This truly is the band's darkest offering to date. Guitarist/vocalist Bjorn "Tiger" Mathisen elaborates, "FESTER has never made music to please a certain crowd and this dark anthem really proves that darkness and death can come in many different disguises."
A Celebration Of Death is scheduled for a mid-March release date through Abyss Records. Album track "Rites of Ceres" is currently streaming at the band's Myspace page. Visit this location: http://www.myspace.com/festernorway/music/songs/rites-of-ceres-85280419 to experience the return of Fester!
Rites of Ceres
The Black Tower
March of Death
I'll Hunt You Down
Metalized
Jeg Spytter På Deg
Last Day of Battle Pt.I
Last Day of Battle Pt.II
A Face for a Funeral (bonus)
Rites of Mortiis (Remix of Ceres by Mortiis)
In addition to core members Jon Bakker (bass), Thomas Andersen (vocals) and Bjorn "Tiger" Mathisen (guitar/vocals), A Celebration Of Death also features Audun Kleive (session drums), Raymond Pellicer (additional guitars, programming and synth), Eivind Aarseth (additional guitars), Guido Saint Roch (guest vocals on "Metalized") and Mortiis (Dark Converter). The cover for A Celebration Of Death was painted by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom, Atheist, Sigh, Anacrusis). The rest of the layout was done by Joce of Industrie Chimere Noire (Portal, Ghäst, Total Holocaust). The CD release will include a 16-page booklet. Flooga Records will be issuing a vinyl version of the album with laminated gatefold and heavy inner sleeve. Total Holocaust Records will release a limited edition cassette version (100 copies only) with alternate, hand drawn cover and artwork. For more on Fester, visit the band's Facebook page. Norway's atmospheric masters will once again change the face of black/death metal. Prepare yourselves and let the feast begin!
**FESTER is currently available for interviews. Please contact ClawhammerPR@gmail.com for promos and press inquiries.**
www.myspace.com/festernorway
www.officialabyssrecords.com
Scott Alisoglu / Ryan Ogle
Clawhammer PR
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ITEM OF THE DAY
ELECTRIC WIZARD - DOPETHRONE DOUBLE 12" LP - $28.00 + S/H
Limited Edition 180 Gram Gatefold Double LP
1. Vinum Sabbathi
2. Funeralopolis
3. Weird Tales: i Electric Frost ii Golgotha iii Altar of Melektaus
4. Barbarian
5. I, the Witchfinder
6. The Hills Have Eyes
7. We Hate You
8. Dopethrone
Bonus Track
9. Mind Transferral
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12107 |
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FESTER (Norway) Silence Remastered DIGI CD review by www.funeralrain.net
By General Blaspheme
Abyss Records is one lucky label. They’ve picked up Fester, one of the truly original black/death bands from Norway, and are in the process of re-releasing some of stuff, including the classic Silence from 1994.
Reminding me a lot of Cynic’s work, with more blackened elements, there is a reason this album is an underground classic. It kicks ass!
The technicality of the instruments is a lot higher than most black metal, with some gorgeous sounding clean parts and evil distortion.
Vocally, Bjørn “Tiger” Mathisen is one of the most understandable blackened vocalists ever. You can actually hear what he’s saying, he is enunciating, and the style is not shrieked but rather a rough smoker’s voice; a cross between death growls and black shrieks. This has brought him close to the front of my favorite vocalists.
I definitely recommend this for fans of melodic black or death metal, especially fans of Cynic and Dissection.
Rating: 8 out of 10.
Review link: www.funeralrain.net/2011/05/21/fester-silence-2/
Fester links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/festernorway
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Fester/204292849614033
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/festernorwaybm
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Fester
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
Other links:
To purchase FESTER - Silence Remastered DIGI CD and other FESTER merchandise go to:
www.officialabyssrecords.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=fester
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hiTvtM5hoY or www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSQoaAzGpQ
And to preview a from FESTER - Winter of Sin Remastered DIGI CD go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKH4_MK_6DI
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ITEM OF THE DAY
BATHORY - BATHORY (GREY) 12" LP - $20.00 + S/H
Limited Edition on 180 Gram Grey Vinyl & Re-mastered
Recorded in June, 1984, at Heavenshore Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
Produced by Boss and Quorthon.
Album cover design by Quorthon.
BATHORY "Bathory" The debut by one of the most influential act's in extreme metal history. Nine classic tracks and a sound that would change the world. Twenty years later, we can proudly say: this is where it all started.
1. Storm of Damnation
2. Hades
3. Reaper
4. Necromansy
5. Sacrifice
6. In Conspiracy With Satan
7. Armageddon
8. Raise the Dead
9. War
10. Outro
To Order: www.officialabyssrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=12112 |
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FETUS STENCH (Sweden) Demo 2011 by www.globaldomination.se
By Lord K Philipson
Can you smell it? The fetus stench, bitches! You get a somewhat good picture about what these guys can possibly present on this demo just by looking at the moniker. Yep, it’s a shit name for a band, but it’s also perfect in the sense that it oozes death metal. Which, ofcourse, is what these kids are playing. Fuck did you think?
They are Swedes, which is almost always a promising thing, and they feature members from acts such as The Law, Slaughterous and Blood Red Throne. Drummer Emil is the only fucko/drummer who’s replaced Tobben “Golden T” Gustafsson for a Vomitory show (The Golden One had back surgery and they needed someone to fill the spot). That should say a few things about his skills, apart from the fact that he’s playing with Norwegian killer deathsters Blood Red Penis. The very same Tobben recommended Fetus Stench to me, so you know this is bound to be above decent. Tobben is one picky muthafucker.
And it fucken is. Despite the quite poor production job (biggest downside being the insanely annoying snare sound in the blast sections), Fetus Stench fire up 4 tracks of very catchy and groovy death metal, proving they demand attention in the scene. And they might very well deserve it too, that’s how good this demo is. Give these Fetus-fuckos a few years and a better budget (so you can hire Dan Swanö to do the sound, meaning your potential will really come through) and they might very well be able to enter the next level.
To hand out a debut demo of this caliber is a very good sign and I can only agree with my Torture Division/The Project Hate MCMXCIX colleague, Tobben: this is some good shit. With an ace production this would most likely have blown me the fuck away. Now it’s “just” better (alot better) than your average death metal band of today. Not to mention their logo looks neater than most of the logos out there. All this leads up to a score of: 7.5/10
Review link: www.globaldomination.se/demons/fetus-stench-demo-2011
Fetus Stench links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/fetusstench
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fetusstench
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/fetusstenchsweden
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Fetus+Stench
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
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HAT (Norway) The Demise of Mankind CD review by Phuling
By Phuling
Hat apparently formed all the way back in 1993, was put on hold in 1996 and resurrected ten years later. I’d never heard of them before, which might not come as much of a surprise seeing as this is their debut album. So their roots are definitely firmly set in the older days of black metal, and it doesn’t take long into Guds skitne avkom to realize they’re still hell-bent on maintaining the sound of the genre’s former glory days.
After a very effective intro the album sets off with a relatively fast pace (I say “relatively” since they don’t come anywhere close to the ultra-blasting we find in metal nowadays) and a surprisingly melodic guitar lead. The similarities with acts like Taake and earlier Gorgoroth are quite instant, and it’s undoubtedly old school black metal – spiteful, grim and filled to the rim with blasphemy. But Hat adds to that a keen sense of melody, which comes across through the guitar leads. While the tempo might be predominately fast-paced, they throw in tons of variety with slower sections, alternating drum patterns which on occasion offer a little quirk or two (like for instance the brief militaristic drumming during Schadenfreude). The main vocals are extremely harsh, albeit still with the classic black metal pitch, adding a load of brutality to their sound. For Inner demons the vocals take on a different approach and sounds much more hoarse and sore, giving it a desperate touch. Very unorthodox.
This two-man unit does absolutely nothing to reinvent the wheel, they harvest the crops sowed by their predecessors, but they do a damn fine job. Minor twists, a good sense of song writing, a cold atmosphere and hookfilled melodies makes it a great addition to any black metaller’s record collection, at least if your love for Norwegian old school is strong.
Review link: www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Hat/The_Demise_of_Mankind/224828/Phuling
Hat links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/Evighat
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Hat/154439157951339
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/evighat
Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Hat
Abyss Records links:
Online Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords
Last fm: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss
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To purchase HAT - The Demise of Mankind CD and other HAT merchandise go to:
www.officialabyssrecords.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=hat+vortex
To preview a song go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJD28wHlPpU
And to preview a song from their newest release "Vortex of Death" go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-KoqPnUJY
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