QUINTA ESSENTIA „Neutrality for Defined Chaos”
Cool Songs: Hidden Constellation (A Journey Through the Missing Masses), Quintessential Holocaust
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XASTHUR/LEVIATHAN „Split”
The United States proudly carries on the tradition of grim black metal once confined to frozen Scandanavian grounds. Moribund is the figurehead for this modern movement, and two of its most prominent acts are LEVIATHAN and XASTHUR.
NOCTUARY „Recollections”
Cool Songs: Black Angels Return, Forever Shrouded Within This World, Sorrow in Winter Darkness, A Tear's Descent From Heaven (Live)
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ALL THAT REMAINS „The Fall of Ideals”
Along with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and UNEARTH, New Englands ALL THAT REMAINS is a band that focuses more on heaviness and musicianship, and less on fashion and whiney, Emo vocals. Sure, vocalist Philip Labonte sings with clean vocals, but his vocals are dripping with passion and pain, instead of the bouncy, teeny-bopper, Pop Punk vocals that have seem to taken over this scene in the last couple of years.
DEGREE ABSOLUTE „Self Titled”
Few can argue that DEGREE ABSOLUTE is a meritorious album. The mix is loud and thick courtesy of Neil Kernon (Cannibal Corpse, Nevermore, Judas Priest).
BURY THE PARIAH „Sociopathic Undergarment: The Metal Album”
BURY THE PARIAH is the demented, juvenile mastermind of one, Rory Heikkila. Sociopathic Undergarment is the second album Heikkila released on AcidVictim Records.
SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT „…Of Ages”
Of Ages is a collection of demo material dating from 1997 to 2000. This material was written and primarily composed by SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT main man and dark genius, Dan Robinson.
NOCTURNAL FEAR „Fog of War”
Motown is no longer just known for Classic Rock and 60s R & B because NOCTURNAL FEAR has brought lethal thrash to its metal-starved masses. Perhaps Detroits ruinous environment prompted the lethal four-piece to create such a raging piece of destructive thrash.
CRYPTICUS „Dedicated to the Impure”
Reviews of so called gore grind bands would become redundant if each one stated the bands inspiration sprang from horror films, especially Romero and Fulci flicks. However, horror films and tales of terror are an important component in the discussion of a splatter bands efficacy upon the listener.
GRAND BELIAL'S KEY „Kosherat”
Cool Songs: The Bearded Hustlers, Son of a Black Ram, On a Mule Rides the Swindler
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD „For Those Aboot to Rock”
Metals scariest skullet, Devon Townsend brings his outrageous humor and enthusiasm to their first DVD, “For Those Aboot to Rock. ” Anyone not living under a rock, living in a cave or whatever cliché you care to use knows that the title is a pun on AC/DCs “For Those About to Rock.”
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THE GREAT KAT „Extreme Guitar Shred”
Great madness!!! THE GREAT KAT is the most extreme and mad the woman what I saw and simultaneously she is frightful talented. “Extreme Guitar Shred is only the next sample of her possibility and madness, which went out from her the fascination of the classic music and the speed metal.