SPAWN OF SATAN / BLOODSICK „Split cd”
This is a split cd of two of Ohios best Death /Thrash bands of the past decade, Spawn of Satan, who is fronted by Jim Satanic (formerly Jim Sadist of Nunslaughter) and Bloodsick who have disbanded and formed Soulless. The first five tracks are from Spawn and are the first official releases from a band that has been Thrashin' and growling old school Death for over ten years.
THREAT SIGNAL „Under Reprisal”
Huh? Whats that I hear in the distance? A familiar sound; comes around on its yearly orbit professing to destroy all in its path yep thats it straight out of Donzdorf Germany, a massive hulking beast they call the Hype Machine. All props to the guys at Nuclear Blast, they do enormous work in the name of metal and I love them dearly.
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET „21st Century Killing Machine”
Of all the positives that could/have been written about Swedens The Crown (RIP), vocalist Johan Lindstrand was always the major draw card as far as I was concerned. I was mightily disappointed when he was replaced by Tompa Lindberg for the Crowned in Terror album.
BLOODRIDE „Bloodridden Disease”
The Finns from BLOODRIDE create thrash metal which is heavy-duty of death metal traces. They are inspire by accomplishments of such famous bands like e.g.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER „Buried in the Front Yard”
With one of the weirdest names in metal, Pennsylvanias Rumpelstiltskin Grinder (from here on known as RsG) have unleased their debut full length on the mighty Relapse label. Having not heard these guys before, I was open to anything that this might throw at me with a name as convoluted as theirs and an album entitled Buried in the Front Yard adjectives such as Gore and Grind were the most obvious descriptions that came to mind.
LIGHT THIS CITY „Remains of the Gods”
Cool Songs: The Hunt, The Static Masses, Remains of the Gods, The Last Catastrophe, Obituary.
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CREMATORIUM „The Process of Endtime”
Cool Songs: Bloodwake, Drowning as One, Dying Under a Binary Star, Born of the Deadtide
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CANNAE „Gold Becomes Sacrifice”
Cool Songs: Rats, Snakes & Thieves, Indemnity, Mechanics of Moving Backwards, Bastinado, Acts of False Signals.
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EXODUS „Shovel Headed Kill Machine”
Cool Songs: Deathamphetamine, Raze, I Am Abomination, Now Thy Death Day Come, Altered Boy, Shovel Headed Kill Machine.
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MUNICIPAL WASTE „Hazardous Mutation”
Cool Songs: Intro / Death Ripper, Unleash The Bastards, Thrashin Of The Christ, Terror Shark, Black Ice, Hazardous Mutation, Blood Drive
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SUIDAKRA „Command To Charge”
This is already seventh album of German metalmaniacs who began their career in 90 years. The “Command To Charge” contains 11 tracks plus 2 video clips from show and 1 hidden track.
MONSTERWORKS „M-Theory”
The Roots of MONSTERWORKS reach to New Zealand. The music situated on “M – Theory” is product resultant of many kinds of metal which ones are skillfully mixed.
NUCLEAR ASSAULT „Third World Genocide”
Without any doubt whatsoever, the most questionable reunion release of 2005 is Nuclear Assaults Third World Genocide. The reviews for this new album (their first studio effort since the debacle that was 1993s Something Wicked), is easily 10% in the affirmative, 90% against.
ELYSIUM „Feedback”
Fast blaring force intro with the speed of light enters the first realm of musical existence with Elysiums title track World Hello Day. Melodically yet almost sinisterly blended guitar ripping chords, harsh sporadic vocals to the intensely filled power of the rhythm section Elysiums style of music boarders on the lines of extreme thrash with low frequencies of Death Metal.
CANCER „Spirit In Flames”
After taking the best part of the last decade off, UK Death Metallers Cancer reunited (as is the current want of many long dead veterans metal acts) in 2004. They quickly signed to Englands Copro Records and put out a feeler EP entitled Corporation$.
GOD.FEAR.NONE „envy”
God.Fear.None. is a new band from Greece that has been risen from the ashes of Sad Wings and includes members of other Greek metal acts like Stagnate and Wastefall.