7. Midnight - No Mercy for Mayhem

LABEL
Hells Headbangers Records
AVDIO
MySpace
GRADE
91%

Black/Speed Metal. If you haven't heard this evil motherfucker from last year, you have probably lain in a coma beneath the bottom of the sea, course you can't miss this twisted fucker!!! Its fast, old school, catchy black n roll at its best. It takes a lot from old Venom with its catchy old school heavy metal riffs and attitude. Its an album that don't take any compromises, and don't give a fuck what have happened in the scene for at least 30 years something. It will run you over and rape you like a possessed bulldozer.

7 - 9. Vallenfyre - Splinters, Caligo - Bloodlust and Retribution, Ifing - Against This Weald

LABEL
Century Media
AVDIO
Youtube
GRADE
84%

Vallenfyre - Splinters

Vallenfyre probably don't need any introduction as this release has been hyped up its ass, but is it that great? Probably not that inhuman excellent, but its absolutely an album you must listen to at least once if your into pitch black and led heavy music that totally crushes your brains into smithereens.  Give it a shot!!!

LABEL
Depressive Illusions
AVDIO
Youtube
GRADE
88%

Caligo - Bloodlust and Retribution

Harsh, atmospheric, devil worshiping BM from eastern Europe, can it be any better?!?

They may not do anything particular new, but its how its down and the atmosphere is done to perfection. Its horrifying, death fearing and apocalyptic. It penetrates every cavity and carnal sense of your body.

LABEL
Blood Music
AVDIO
Bandcamp
GRADE
82%

Ifing - Against This Weald

Epic albums comes in simple unextravaganzas productions, yeah that's true about this viking/black metal album at least.

Its an epic tale that is told with the three tracks that has both the classic old analog synthesizers that I can tolerate and that soundscape it produces. Its primitive and grand at the same time and brings back memories from albums of the early nineties when bands started to copy Bathorys viking albums.

3 FAST REVIEWS Incandescence, Slutvomit, Bornholm

Incandescence - Abstractionnisme

This is an interesting and fairly artistic release from this Canadian duo. Its kind of arty in its approach, and as usual takes some time to get in to when you're dealing with this kind of style. But on the positive side are there a lot to explore here in the misty shades of the unknown path. There are some good musical qualities here too, with influences from far and wild, you can even find some jazz inspired parts. What's bad then?!? I don't get any real enjoyment out of this, but hey! maybe its just me?!? Check out this dreamlike release.

Incandescence – Abstractionnisme

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Slutvomit - Swarming Darkness

Did anyone ask for some old school thrash and a Venom homage?!? For here you have exactly that!!! The ripping mad fast as cerberus jaws riffs are here, the classic thrashy vocals with the aggressivity are all here too. Everything is fast, rabid and insane to the maximum!!! This is a really pleasant hellride back to the time when Sodom were new on the scene and the thrash scene were just starting up. Don't miss this vomit of hellish great blackened thrash!!!

Slutvomit – Swarming Darkness

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Bornholm - Inexorable Defiance

I have seen this band popping up a lot lately on festivals and gigs alike. But then when I finally heard them for the first time I got surprised as hell! I thought they would sound old school in the vein of bands like Angantyr, I didn't expect it to be this melodic viking inspired stuff. I don't really know what to think about this stuff, sure it's played good and there are some good parts here and there, but it becomes too much as well. There are a big chunks of keyboard laying on everything like a decaying icing on a cake, underneath it, there aren't much of music to talk about, they rely too much on the keyboards to speak plainly. Maybe not for me, but some of you out there possible appreciate this kind of stuff?!?

Bornholm – Inexorable Defiance

REVIEW Centralia - Grimoire

I was about to discard this album as just being another pathetic band of youngsters that still tries to copy what made Darkthrone so successful, but I was dead fucking wrong. They are playing far more old school and better than that, back to the time when Venom still was great. It ain't until the second track starts when really hear the influences coming from the times when black metal were in its cradle, and what a fucking surprise it is!!! The rockin riffs starts of with a lot of NWOBHM and punk influences as it should have been then. And the production fits the purpose well with a sloppy trashy sound to the instruments and the vocals ly a little bit in the back of the music with a reverb from hell of course!!! The lyrical theme is almost at the same level to, which also serves its purpose well. If you like your BM served real old school with catchy riffs and trashy production on the top, this definitely worth your fucking time!!!

8/11

Best track: Harbinger of Death

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REVIEW Shitfucker - Suck Cocks in Hell

I really want to fucking love this record, it have every element that I appreciate in the music I consume. For fucks sake its heavy inspired by early black metal bands like Venom , its rockin'shit'hell metal with a lot of punk influences that makes you wanna grab a whiskey bottle and drink it faster than the speed of hangover diarrhea, and then smash it up your fucking sphincter. This record really have all ingredients to be awesome, but there something missing, and I can't really put my finger on what the hell it is, maybe its just the music writing that don't live up to the other bands in this genre, or I'm just too fucking sober?!? One thing is certain though, I like this shit anyway, and its perfect for you weekend drunks!!! Add to extra points to the score if you are shitfaced!!!

7/11

Best track: Sex Dungeon

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