Rage? Don't Mind If I Do...

This Site Is Awesome

2009-06-08T20:15:00.000-07:00

For those of you out there who still buy CDs, check this 'ish out: www.metalpricewatch.com.

Basically, you go there, search for a particular album or band and it collects information from all over the interwebz regarding prices from different websites. It's a good way to track down some hard to find stuff and also to make sure you're not getting ripped.

Full Wolves In The Throne Room Performance

2009-06-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

Taken on May 22nd at Club Europa in NYC.

Nevermore Update

2009-06-07T13:03:00.001-07:00

Taken from MySpace.com:

Nevermore To Enter Studio In August
Seattle metallers NEVERMORE will enter the studio in August with producer (and SOILWORK guitarist) Peter Wichers (who previously worked with NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane on Dane's solo debut, "Praises to the War Machine") to begin recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2005's "This Godless Endeavor", tentatively due in early 2010 via Century Media Records. Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD) will once again be handling mixing duties.

Commented Dane: "These songs are full of newfound rage, lyrically and musically. Jeff Loomis has come up with some amazing new riffs that will no doubt please old and new fans alike. Also, I think the combination of Peter and Andy will result in something very, very special."

Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Emptiness Unobstructed" and "Without Morals".

NEVERMORE's "The Year Of The Voyager" DVD last year entered the German DVD chart at position No. 82.

"The Year Of The Voyager" was released in North America on November 25, 2008 via Century Media. The set covers the "This Godless Endeavor" touring cycle, starting with amazing live footage from the U.S. Gigantour 2005, the Metal Mania festival 2006 in Poland, the Wacken Open Air festival in 2006 in Germany and the main DVD show recorded at the Zeche in Bochum, Germany on October 11, 2006. Bonus material includes two songs from Century Media USA 10th Anniversary Party 2001, all promo videos and an interview with singer Warrel Dane which was recorded at the Roax Film Studios in Berlin in the spring of 2008.

Here It Is...

2009-06-06T15:18:00.002-07:00

It leaked this morning, so I figured, what the fuck. Here it is, Suffocation's "Blood Oath" in all it's 320 kb/s glory. Enjoy, and don't tell anyone.

Megaupload [320 kb/s]

1. Blood Oath - 03:56
2. Dismal Dream - 03:18
3. Pray For Forgiveness - 03:41
4. Images Of Purgatory - 03:28
5. Cataclysmic Purification - 04:52
6. Mental Hemorrhage - 03:56
7. Come Hell Or High Priest - 04:08
8. Undeserving - 04:11
9. Provoking The Disturbed - 05:19
10. Marital Decimation - 04:02
11. Pray For Forgiveness (Instrumental)[North American Bonus] - 03:41
12. Dismal Dream (Rough Mix/Unmastered)[North American Bonus] - 03:17

Total playing time - 47:58

Exivious - Exivious

2009-06-06T15:08:00.000-07:00

Megaupload [320 kb/s]

1. Ripple Of A Tear - 07:30
2. Times And Its Changes - 04:39
3. Asurim - 05:31
4. All That Surrounds, Pt. I - 03:38
5. Waves Of Thought - 06:25
6. The Path - 05:45
7. All That Surrounds, Pt. II - 03:39
8. Embrace The Unknown - 04:44
9. An Elusive Need - 04:39

Total playing time - 46:27

6-5-09 Download

2009-06-06T02:04:00.000-07:00

6.05.09 Download

6-05-09 Playlist

2009-06-06T00:51:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Exivious	Ripple Of A Tear	Exivious
Obituary	Chopped In Half	Cause Of Death
The Mars Volta	Aberinkula	The Bedlam In Goliath
Copremesis	Mustache	Muay Thai Ladyboyz
Disgorge	Deranged Epidemic	Cranial Impalement
Hail Of Bullets	Berlin	...Of Frost And War
Birdflesh	Victims Of The Cat	Mongo Musicale
Exivious	Time And Its Changes	Exivious
Trap Them	Day Thiry One: Mission Convincers	Seizures In Barren Praise
General Surgery	If These Walls Could Talk	Left Hand Pathology
Devourment	Unleash The Carnivore	Unleash The Carnivore
Bolt Thrower	World Eater	Real Of Chaos
Victims	Killing	Killer
Victims	We're Fucked	Killer
Splatterhouse	Coffin Birth	The House That Dead Built
Disavowed	Condensed Condition	Perceptive Deception
Devourment	Abomination Unseen	Unleash The Carnivore
Deourment	Fed To The Pigs	Unleash The Carnivore
Pungent Stench	I'm A Family Man	Club Mondo Bizarre: For Members Only
Asphyx	Serenade In Lead	Last One On Earth
Bethzaida	Under Azure Skies	War, Vol. II: Anata v. Bethzaida/span>
Ruins	Suicidal Pulse	Cauldron
Krallice	Time Husks	Krallice

Another New Blog

2009-06-03T23:46:00.000-07:00

Check out Blog Is The Bastard--really awesome grind/punk blog. It's in the blog list section, same as Death Metal Invasion.

hollllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

New Blog On The Roll

2009-06-03T02:03:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the inconsistency in posting...dead week has been kicking my ass.

Just thought I'd let you all know, I've added a new blog to the "Blog List" box on the right hand side. It's called Death Metal Invasion, and it's probably one of the best extreme metal blogs out there. The economy is shitty, and CDs are expensive, so check it out.

I've got some other, more grind/punk oriented ones that I'll throw up in the coming days.

Well, I'm Back...

2009-05-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

Maryland Deathfest was the best three days of my life, hands down. Even though Marduk and Pestilence didn't show up, we were treated to TWO fucking Bolt Thrower sets, one of which was inside. "Epic," is the only word to describe. Here's a short review of the 'fest:

Friday
Missed the first three bands because Bleeder and I went to the Babe Ruth Museum. Totally worth it, but I'm kind of bummed I missed Jig-Ai.

Sayyadina – Only caught about half of their set, but it was cool.
Gnostic – Really bad.
Cattle Decapitation - Seen them like 5 times, so I didn't pay much attention.
Cephalic Carnage - Same as CxDx. Seeing "Black Metal Sabbath" was cool though.
Pigsty – Their set was a blast. Insane vocal performance, some drunk guy going apeshit and over the railing (twice) and inflatable sword fights in the pit.
Mayhem – Meh, didn't do a whole lot for me. I couldn't hear Attila for probably 90% of the set. I'm even less impressed now that I know they cut in to Asphyx's time.
Asphyx - FUCKING AMAZING. Van Drunen is a god and probably put out my two favorite performances of the 'fest. Awesome setlist, as they mostly played stuff off The Rack and The Last One On Earth.
Venomous Concept - Good. Definitely got better as their set went on. Kevin was drunk as hell and funny: "More alcohol in the monitors."
Victims – Awesome. First time hearing/seeing them and I loved it. Tons of energy and a great way to end the night.

Saturday
Drugs of Faith – Didn't watch.
Maruta – Only caught the last couple songs. It was okay.
Pretty Little Flower – Loved them...intense as fuck.
Unearthly Trance – I've never listened to them before, but they were heavier than elephant shit. Perfect set length too.
Crowpath – Moments of their set were really enjoyable, but for the most part, I couldn't get in to it.
Flesh Parade – Really, really awesome. The vocals blew my mind.
Weekend Nachos – I was in the bathroom for 5 minutes and missed all but one song.
Rotten Sound – Didn't watch--me and dr0ne were outside singing along to Slipknot over the PA and getting a spot for Hail Of Bullets.
Hail of Bullets – Like I said before, Van Drunen is amazing live. "Nachthexen" was as heavy as any song at the 'fest. Shit ruled.
Brutal Truth - Sat down in the back and relaxed and didn't really pay attention.
Misery Index – Briefly caught the end of their set before Immo. 'Twas pretty good, and loud as hell.
Immolation – Had to make a tough choice to leave 4 songs in to get a good spot for Birdflesh, but those four songs kicked immense amounts of ass. "Father, You're Not A Father" into "Swarm Of Terror" was epic.
Birdflesh – SO. MUCH. FUN. The between-song-banter and song explanations are hilarious, and they were really tight. Me and my friends throwing 200 Glo-Sticks in the pit = awesome.
Atheist - Sat in the back and relaxed. Something about the sound was kind of wonky, and I lost interest pretty quickly.
Pig Destroyer – Pretty good. Kind of bummed they didn't play "Junkyard God," but they did play "Jennifer" and "Pissangel," which ruled. Scott Hull was not happy about the left over Glo-Sticks getting thrown on stage.
Napalm Death - Again, sat in the back and relaxed, but it what I heard sounded good. Also, was too busy watching all the hood-ass security guards quell the Great Crustie Revolt of 2009.
Phobia – Didn't watch.
Bolt Thrower – Awesome set, and awesome setlist. We were a little ways back, but it still crushed.
General Surgery - Tons and tons of fun. They had some sound problems early on, but powered through them. The new singer and material sounded really good.
Wolves in the Throne Room – Waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too tired to care. Left early.

Sunday
We missed a lot of bands on Sunday, mostly on account of being fucking exhausted.

Complete Failure – Didn't watch
Agenda of Swine – Didn't watch.
The Endless Blockade – Didn't watch.
Lair of the Minotaur – Didn't watch.
Magrudergrind – Decent, but kind of disappointing
Kill the Client – So fucking intense. Like entwined said, I bet they would kick ass in a basement show. Their lead singer scared the shit out of me.
Splitter – My first time hearing them, but I dug it.
Despise You – Bad.
The Red Chord – I had a blast. The "Dreaming In Dog Years" pile-on at the end was rad. Also, surprisingly well received.
Yakuza – Didn't watch.
Catheter – Pretty good set. Tight, but the low vocals were weak and I thought the whole set was kind of flat.
Krallice – Unfortunately, I missed this set.
Antigama – One of my favorites of the 'fest. Really tight, good setlist and length, high intensity and Sivy killed it on the drums.
Absu – Didn't watch.
Abscess – Didn't watch.
Aura Noir – Didn't watch.
Destroyer 666 – Didn't watch.
Trap Them – SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. I'd never bothered to listen to these guys, which was a huge mistake, because they brought huge amounts of win. One of, if not the most, energetic sets of the 'fest.
Bolt Thrower, v2.0 - So much better inside. "World Eater" in to "Cenotaph" was awesome, and the whole set kicked my ass. Super loud, gut-rumbling heavy.
Devourment – My first time seeing them, but it was about what I expected...awesome. The pit was fucking nuts, and the SMN blow-up toys and monkey masks were hilarious, especially Bleeder in his short-ass cut offs and Jewski fucking the inflatable money. Also, Eston putting on the monkey mask made me laugh.
Sigh - Watched like 4-5 songs before a 1-woman mosh pit and sheer exhaustion made me leave. It was good shit, but really hard to be enthused about at the end of the weekend.

Here's a brief video of the Birdflesh set. Keep an eye out for the Glo-Sticks flying around--that was me and my friends:

It seems like there is going to be an official MDF VII DVD released, so I'll provide more details on that as they become available.

Also, check out Return To The Pit for all the pictures you could ever want. I didn't even bother with band pics, as most of them turned out like crap.

I'll be talking a lot more about the 'fest on Friday, as well as playing some of the music from the bands that killed it.

Holy shit, this rules

2009-05-20T20:34:00.001-07:00

White Whale, Holy Grail

Behemoth's "Evangelion" Artwork

2009-05-20T18:18:00.000-07:00

I think it's fucking awesome. Behemoth haven't always been known for their fantastic artwork (Zos Kia Cultus? Ugh), but this is super refreshing--not just in terms of Behemoth, but extreme metal in general. I really dig the faux-woodcut, Gustav Dore vibe.

Look for the album to be released August 11th on Metal Blade records.

New Gorod News

2009-05-20T18:11:00.000-07:00

The news is that it leaked. I don't want to post the link here, as I respect the band and Tipton from Willotip (their label). But if you really want it, Google blog search is your friend...it's out there.

Sorry Guise

2009-05-20T18:00:00.001-07:00

I know I promised to pre-record a Maryland Deathfest extravaganza to play on Friday in my absence, but I just couldn't get a 2-hour slot in the product ion room to get it done. Either DJ Autobot or someone else will take my spot this week, and it probably won't be metal, so...mah bad.

Look for the show to be back next week though, with a brand new kick-ass roll in. I'll still record an MDF show, and probably just podcast it. I promise I'll have a shit ton of pics when I get back, and hopefully, at the very least, I'll update the blog at least once daily from Maryland.

\m/

I Got A Prezzie For You

2009-05-17T01:56:00.000-07:00

I've spent the better part of two hours trying to figure out how to podcast my show, and have completely given up--I have no idea how to "burn" a "feed" or what RSS is for, and I don't care...so I just uploaded this last show to Megaupload as an mp3. Click the link below, and get ya' ears fukked:

5.15.09 Download

I've got all of this quarter's shows archived on the computer in the DJ booth, and I'll upload them as well whenever I get around to editing them and shit.

5-15-09 Playlist

2009-05-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Beneath	Oblivious	Promo 2009
Cattle Decapitation	Success Is...(Hanging By The Neck)	Karma.Bloody.Karma
Morbid Angel	Maze Of Torment	Altars Of Madness
Keep Of Kalessin	Against The Gods	Kolossus
Wardruna	Dagr	Runaljod-Gap Var Ginnunga
Devourment	Fuck Her Head Off	Butcher The Weak
Beneath	Shadows Of Old	Promo 2009
Dead Congregation	Graves Of The Archangels	Graves Of The Archangels
Ceremonial Castings	Transilvanian Hunger	Immortal Black Art
Defeated Sanity	Hideously Disembodied	Psalms Of The Moribund
Deeds Of Flesh	Century Of The Vital	...Of What's To Come
Nevermore	The River Dragon Has Come	Dead Heart, In A Dead World
Cryptopsy	Slit Your Guts	None So Vile
Infected Malignity	Revenge To Capitalism	The Malignity Born From Despair
Municipal Waste	Bangover	Hazardous Mutation
Suffocation	Seeds Of The Suffering	Effigy Of The Forgotten
Immortal	Storming Through Red Clouds And Holocaust Winds	Pure Holocaust
Beneath	Wartorn	Promo 2009
Necrotic Disgorgement	Vaginally Sodomized	Suffocated In Shrinkwrap
Decapitated	Mother War	Nihility
Beneath	Rebirth	Promo 2009

Augury Guitar Video

2009-05-15T15:06:00.000-07:00

Even though it's just a brief comp of some stuff off the upcoming album "Fragmentary Evidence," it still gave me a half-boner. The tone just on this video is infinitely better than the tone on "Concealed," and the riffs are fucking tasty. I am highly anticipating this album...enjoy:

New Suffocation Song

2009-05-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

A month or so ago, I posted a live video of SUFFOCATION performing a song of their upcoming album (Blood Oath) called "Mental Hemorrhage." Today, the band posted a new song to their MySpace page entitled "Cataclysmic Purification," making it the second track from their new one available to the public.

Check it out here, and check out the CD Release page for the "Blood Oath" release date, and a shit ton of others.

I gotta' say, after one listen, I'm pretty underwhelmed. Nothing about that song particularly catches my attention--it's just kind of there. Hopefully this is either a weak song, or a grower, because this doesn't bode too well in my opinion.

New Clutch Jamz

2009-05-14T22:31:00.001-07:00

Off their new album, "Strange Cousins From The West," it's called "Abraham Lincoln." Not really that metal, but these guys groove like sons of bitches and always put out solid shit.

Check it here.

Upcoming CD Releases

2009-05-14T17:36:00.000-07:00

Props to everyone on SMNnews who contributed to this:

Engorged - House of Cthulhu (June 2009)
Asphyx - Death... The Brutal Way (June 22nd) [Europe]
Pathology - Age Of Onset (June 23rd)
Devourment - Unleash The Carnivore (June 26th)
Anaal Nathrakh - The Constellation Of The Black Widow (June 29th)
Obituary - Darkest Day (June 30th)
Blood Red Throne - Souls Of Damnation (June 30th) <--LEAKED
Suffocation - Blood Oath (July 14th)
Gorod -Process of a new Decline (July 28th) <--LEAKED
Insidious Decrepancy - Extirpating Omniscient Certitude (July 31st)
Vader - Necropolis (July 2009)
Behemoth - Evangelion (August 11th)
Decrepit Birth - Polarity (Summer 2009)
Embryonic Depravity - Constrained By The Miscarriage Of Conquest (Summer 2009)
Slayer - T.B.A. (Late Summer 2009)
Gorevent - T.B.A. (Mid 2009)
Belphegor - Hexenwahn - Totenkult (September 2009)
Septycal Gorge - Erase The Insignificant (September 2009)
Dying Fetus - T.B.A. (September 2009)
Nile - T.B.A. (October 2009)
Vomitous - Surgical Abominations Of Disfigurment MCD (2009)
Condemned - T.B.A. (2009)
Morbid Angel - Possible Late 2009
Necrophagia - Deathtrip 69 (????)
Aborted (Writing)
Guttural Secrete (Writing)
Abominable Putridity (Writing)
Malodorous (Writing)
Vulvectomy (Writing)
Dark Funeral (Writing)
Severe Torture (Writing)
Inherit Disease (Writing)
Marduk (Writing)
777 (Writing)
Groguts (Writing)
Anata - TBA (Whenever Earache gets their shit together)

New Asphyx Song

2009-05-12T09:22:00.000-07:00

More new music, in the form of a song off ASPHYX's upcoming album "Death The Brutal Way," (June 22nd, Century Records) has been released. I don't see this album making huge waves or becoming an instant classic, this new material is brutal as fuck, and I anticipate a decent release from these guys.

Check it out here

New Gorod Song

2009-05-12T09:18:00.000-07:00

"Programmers Of Decline" has made its way on to the interwebz, the second track to do so off their upcoming album "Process Of A New Decline." While I enjoy "Disavow Your God" a ton, this song cements PoD's album of the year potential for me.

Check it out here. Also, Willowtip is now accepting pre-orders for the album, set to be released on July 28th. Check out the link in the sidebar.

Spawn Of Possession Post Pre-Production Demo

2009-05-12T00:31:00.000-07:00

It's short, and it's just guitars and bass with Guitar Pro 5 drums, but it sounds awesome. If you were hoping for Noctambulant II, then you're in luck, because that's exactly what this sounds like--really techy and really catchy. The bass sounds awesome too, and is probably so loud thanks to the fact that bassist Erlend Casparssen (sorry if I butchered that name) mixed it.

Check it out here.

Negura Bunget News

2009-05-09T12:00:00.000-07:00

Official statement from the band:

This has to be one of the most difficult messages to be written. We are sorry to announce that Hupogrammos and Sol Faur have ended their journey along NEGURA BUNGET. Our paths are now apart. We wish them all the best on their new endeavors (their new project will be announced at a later time).

Meanwhile, a new NEGURA BUNGET line-up is assembled , which will continue the path started almost 15 years ago. Rest assure, we are keen to prove there is more to be said by this band, and we will work to fulfill our spiritual endeavor relentlessly .
All NEGURA BUNGET scheduled plans (concerts, festivals, contracts with Aural Music/Code666 Records and Prophecy Productions/Lupus Lounge) will be completed in the new formula. New website and myspace page are developed and will soon be online.

Negru, of behalf of NEGURA BUNGET.

The new official NEGURA BUNGET line-up is:
Corb - guitars/vocals
Spin - guitars
Gădineţ - bass
Inia Dinia - keyboards
Ageru Pamanatului - vocals/pipes/percussions/xylophone
Negru - drums/percussions

A word from Hupogrammos and Sol Faur: We would like to thank everybody who supported and believed in NEGURA BUNGET and invite you to follow our further musical activities.

Disappointing, for sure. But at least the band is still together and (planning on) making more good music.

Matt Sotelo Jam Vid

2009-05-09T10:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of DECREPIT BIRTH's Matt Sotelo jamming some new material:

I'll admit that I'm not crazy about this clip; there's some cool riffs on there, but it sounds a bit wanky to me. But Matt said this album was going to be loaded with gnar riffs, and would have some songs with no solos a la "...And Time Begins," so he's got me pretty excited for it.

5-8-09 Playlist

2009-05-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Celtic Frost	Progeny	Monotheist
Bloodbath	Mock The Cross	The Fathomless Mastery
Pestilence	Reduced To Ashes	Consuming Impulse
Ihsahn	Scarab	angL
Immortal	Where Dark And Light Don't Differ	At The Heart Of Winter
Decrepit Birth	Essence Of Creation	Diminishing Between Worlds
Enslaved	Isa	Isa
Banishment	Translucent Birth Of Iniquity	Cleansing The Infirm
Marduk	Sulphur Souls ('91 Rehearsal Tape)	Opus Nocturne
Jeff Loomis	Cashmere Shiv	Zero Order Phase
Nevermore	The River Dragon Has Come	Dead Hearts, In A Dead World
Monstrosity	Suffering The Conquered	In Dark Purity
Estuary	A Disease Called Dogma	The Craft Of Contradiction
Estuary	Heirs To The Throne Of Fear	The Craft Of Contradiction
Emperor	The Wordless Chamber	Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire And Demise
Ihsahn	Called By The Fire	The Adversary
Gorgasm	Deadfuck	Masticate To Dominate
Defeated Sanity	Butchered Identity	Psalms Of The Moribund
Guttural Secrete	Torturous Impregnation By Fecalized Insemination	The Reek Of Pubescent Despoilment
Immolation	Higher Coward	Close To A World Below

The Berzerker Used To Be Okay...

2009-05-07T12:39:00.001-07:00

...now they are just awful. Check out this horrendous cover they did of t.A.t.U's "All The Things She Said":

I don't know which is more astounding; the fact that I made it all the way through that video or the fact that THE BERZERKER actually released this shit. Bring back the cool masks and leave the underage lesbian gimmick to t.A.t.U, they do it waaaaaaay better.

IHSASHN LIVE PERFORMANCE!!!11!!11!!1!!!!!

2009-05-07T12:29:00.001-07:00

This is video footage of Ihsahn's first ever live performance, taken March 10th at the Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Norway's LEPROUS provided support as his band. The song is "Scarab" of his last album aNGL:

I'm speechless--flawless performance and that little bit of "Emancipation" at the end is a huge tease.

Toxic Holocaust - Nuke The Cross Video

2009-05-05T23:10:00.000-07:00

Portland's TOXIC HOLOCAUST have released a video for "Nuke The Cross" off their most recent album "And Overdose Of Death..."

TOXIC HOLOCAUST - Nuke The Cross

I'm not a huge fan of these guys, but there's a lot of fire in the video, which is rad.

Rotten Sound - Blind

2009-05-04T22:04:00.001-07:00

Check out ROTTEN SOUND's video for their song "Blind." Pretty cool stuff:

Lotsa' News, Part IV: New Shining Album Details

2009-05-04T21:56:00.000-07:00

I still haven't seen an official date for the release of the album, but here is the cover art and tracklisting. Also, visit the bands MySpace page to hear some new tunes.

Shining - VI: Klagopsalmer

1. Vilseledda barnasjälars hemvist
2. Plågoande o'helga plågoande
3. Krossade drömmar och brutna löften
4. Fullständigt jävla död inuti
5. Ohm - skoj att leva
6. Total utfrysning

English translations:
1. Mislead Child-souls' Residence
2. Tormented Spirit, Oh Holy Tormented Spirit
3. Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises
4. Completely Fucking Dead Inside
5. Ohm - Fun to Live
6. Total Desolation

Lotsa' News, Part III: Revocation Sign To Relapse Records

2009-05-04T21:52:00.000-07:00

Official Relapse statement:

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Boston-based metal band REVOCATION.

REVOCATION (David Davidson–guitar/vocals, Phil Dubois–Drums, Anthony Buda–bass/vocals) is currently recording their second full-length album and Relapse debut Existence Is Futile at Damage Studios in Southbridge, MA with Pete Rutcho. "Existence Is Futile" is expected to see a fall 2009 release date.

REVOCATION’s Davidson commented on the signing and new album; “After several years of hard work and determination we're glad to announce that we have signed to Relapse. We are all really excited to be working with Relapse to release our new record "Existence is Futile". We’ve once again chosen Pete Rutcho from Damage Studios to record this album and are wrapping up the vocals now. The material is really varied, ranging from very epic to an all out metal assault and we can't wait for people to hear it!”

REVOCATION released their debut album Empire Of The Obscene last spring. Audio samples can be heard now via the band’s MySpace page.

REVOCATION has a number of regional shows lined up, including a performance as part of the Relapse Contamination Tour stop in Boston, MA on May 10th. The band will also embark on a mini-tour in June alongside QUO VADIS and DARK FAITH. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below with more to be announced soon.

I didn't post any of the tour dates, as they're all on the East Coast. Cool signing though, Revocation is good and it's good to see Canadian bands like them and Quo Vadis getting more American exposure and tour support.

Lotsa' News, Part II: Defeated Sanity Interview

2009-05-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

Check out this interview with DEFEATED SANITY super-drummer Lille Grubber over at the Diabolical Conquest webzine:

>>> click me <<<

Lotsa' News, Part I: Defeated Sanity Sign To Willowtip

2009-05-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

Official Willowtip statement:

Germany's DEFEATED SANITY have officially signed with Willowtip Records. The band is set to head into the studio this summer to record their third full-length album, "Chapters Of Repugnance" for a late 2009/early 2010 release. Recording will take place at Soundforge Studios in Berlin. The bands previous full length “Psalms of the Moribund” (2007, Grindthic) is widely considered a classic in the brutal/technical death metal genre. In 2008, Defeated Sanity toured the US and also appeared at the Maryland Deathfest. Demo tracks from DEFEATED SANITY's upcoming album can be heard at their MySpace.

This is awesome as it probably means we'll get a US tour out of these guys at some point, plus no more insanely expensive European merch.

5-1-09 Playlist

2009-05-04T21:33:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Overkill	Eliminate	The Years Of Decay
Necrophagist	Epitaph	Epitaph
Augury	Lair Of Purity	Concealed
Baroness	Rays On Pinion	The Red Album
Dim Mak	Great Worm Of Hell	Knives Of Ice
Wormed	Planisphaerium	Planisphaerium
General Surgery	Arterial Spray Obsession	Left Hand Pathology
Hate Eternal	The Victorious Reign	I, Monarch
Splatterhouse	Mutilator	The House That Dead Built
Gojira	The Heaviest Matter In The Universe	From Mars To Sirius
Shining	Ytterligare Ett Steg Närmare Total Jävla Utfrysning [Yet Another Step Towards Complete Fucking Desolation]	V: Halmstad
Origin	Perversion Of Hate	Informitas Infinitas Inhumanitas
Fleshgod Apocalypse	Requiem In SJ Minore	Oracles
Propagandhi	Supporting Caste	Supporting Caste
Dissection	Unhallowed	Storm Of The Light's Bane
Lykathea Aflame	Bringer Of The Elvenefris Flame	Elvenefris
Deathspell Omega	Chaining The Katechon	Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Chaining The Kacheton
Melechesh	Gyroscope	Emissaries
Mastodon	Colony Of Birchmen	Blood Mountain
Opeth	The Amen Corner	My Arms, Your Hearse
Cannibal Corpse	Skewered From Ear To Eye	Evisceration Plague

Moar Augury Details

2009-04-30T23:35:00.001-07:00

Earlier I posted details about the new Augury album "Fragmentary Evidence". A couple new pieces of information have surfaced including this ridonkulous list of guest vocalists:

Sven De Calluwé (ABORTED, SYSTEM DIVIDE)
Syriak and Leilindel (UNEXPECT)
Youri Raymond (CRYPTOPSY, UNHUMAN)
Sébastien Croteau (NECROTIC MUTATION)
Filip Ivanovic (AGONY)
Eric Fiset (OBSCENE CRISIS, NERVOUS IMPULSE)

and this bass video of Forest playing "Simian Cattle" (which is too big and awesome to fit on the blog, so click the video to see it full-size on YouTube):

The Best Post On This Blog

2009-04-29T17:10:00.000-07:00

DEFEATED SANITY have posted rehearsal videos for two songs off their upcoming third album "Chapters Of Repugnance," making today the most glorious day of the week. Check them out (and then cream your pants) below:
Salacious Affinity

Engulfed In Excruciation

What's This? A "Top" Metal List That Doesn't Suck?

2009-04-28T21:34:00.001-07:00

Spin magazine have released their list of the "Top 5 Metal Bands You Know," and surprisingly, it doesn't suck.

How Spin succeeded at creating a "top ___ metal bands list" that isn't laughably bad, and metal-themed magazines (Metal Hammer, Revolver, etc.) routinely fail at it is beyond me, but either way, good on them. Here they are (check out the full article here):

5. Trash Talk
4. Toxic Holocaust
3. Kylesa
2. Krallice
1. Baroness

Anyone who listens to the show regularly probably recognizes at least Krallice and Toxic Holocaust, as I play them fairly regularly. Baroness may have popped up once or twice, but I know I haven't played Trash Talk or Kylesa...I'll remedy that this week.

New Sickening Horror Track

2009-04-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

Self-explanatory title. Check it.

New Anaal Nathrakh Tunes

2009-04-28T21:30:00.000-07:00

Extreme metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH have posted two new songs to their MySpace page off their upcoming album "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow." You can check them out here.

I've never listened to these guys before, so I don't really have much to say. Slow news day.

4-24-09 Playlist

2009-04-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Opeth	Demon Of The Fall	My Arms, Your Hearse
Fleshgod Apocalypse	In Honour Of Reason	Oracles
Exhumed	Funeral Fuck	Slaughtercult
Grave	Banished To Live	Into The Grave
Death	The Philosopher	Individual Thought Patterns
Suffocation	Infecting The Crypts	Effigy Of The Forgotten
Dim Mak	Seeing Crows In Silver	Knives Of Ice
Bolt Thrower	World Eater	Realm Of Chaos
Gorguts	Orphans Of Sickness	Erosion Of Sanity
Soilent Green	Daydreaming The Color Of Blood	A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down
Fleshgod Apocalypse	Embodied Deception	Oracles
Fleshgrind	Duct-Taped and Raped	Murder Without End
Nile	As He Creates, So He Destroys	Ithyphallic
Emperor	A Fine Day To Die	Into The Nightside Eclipse
Dim Mak	Knives Of Ice	Knives Of Ice
Decapitated	Winds Of Creation	Winds Of Creation
Enslaved	Fusion Of Sense And Earth	Ruun
Melechesh	Gyroscope	Emissaries
Mastodon	Colony Of Birchmen	Blood Mountain
Opeth	The Amen Corner	My Arms, Your Hearse
Cannibal Corpse	Skewered From Ear To Eye	Evisceration Plague

New Negura Bunget Material

2009-04-23T23:25:00.000-07:00

Pretty much what the title says--this video was taken at Inferno Fest 2009 in Norway. The video shows "Ceasuri Rele" in full, with new material tacked on the end. Sounds fantastic, but there's no reason it shouldn't, because hey, it's Negura Bunget:

Los Angeles Murderfest 5.0 Line-Up Finalized

2009-04-21T23:16:00.000-07:00

I know this isn't too pertinent to us here in the Willamete Valley, but if any of you are going to be in LA while this fest is going on, go to this. It's as good a death metal festival as we'll get on the West Coast.

Moar Biolich Downloads

2009-04-21T19:21:00.000-07:00

A while back, I posted a link to (legally) download BIOLICH's 1997 demo tape. Well, the New Yorkers are reportedly in the process of making their entire discography available for free, on account of most of it being fucking impossible to find.

You can now download the 2001 and 2004 demos either by clicking on those years, or traveling to the bands MySpace page and clicking the links in the "Sounds Like" section.

New Wormed Material Probably On The Way

2009-04-21T19:19:00.001-07:00

A little birdy told me that Portugal's WORMED are deep in to the writing process and may soon be signed to a pretty fucking awesome label *cough*Brutal Bands*cough*. I don't have anything official, so you're just going to have to take my word for it.

Drummer Andy C left the band not too long ago, and I haven't heard who his replacement is going to be, so hopefully we'll see that announcement soon.

Nu-Suffo Artwork And Titles

2009-04-20T23:29:00.000-07:00

From the new album "Blood Oath" due out July 3rd:

1. Blood Oath
2. Dismal Dream
3. Pray For Forgiveness
4. Images Of Purgatory
5. Cataclysmic Purification
6. Mental Hemorrhage
7. Come Hell Or High Priest
8. Undeserving
9. Provoking The Disturbed
10. Martial Decimation

Not the coolest album cover I've seen, but I've seen much worse and it's definitely a step up from the artwork on the last one. Either way, good/bad artwork is not the reason I'll be buying this album.

4-17-09 Playlist

2009-04-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Gadget	Enigmatic	Remote
Disfear	Get It Off	Live The Storm
Emperor	Thus Spake The Nightspirit	Live Inferno EP
Faith No More	Small Victory	Angel Dust
Gigan	Undead Auditory Emanations	Order Of The False Eye
Mastodon	Crack The Skye	Crack The Skye
Deicide	Satan Spawn, The Caco-Demon	Legion
GWAR	Babyraper	We Kill Everything
Darkthrone	Skald Au Satans Sol	Transilvanian Hunger
Devourment	Fed To The Pigs	Unleash The Carnivore
Darkthrone	Slottet I Det Fierne	Transilvanian Hunger
Meshuggah	Soul Burn	Destroy Erase Improv
Odious Mortem	Vile Progeny	Cryptic Implosion
Mastodon	Blood And Thunder	Leviathan
Prostitute Disfigurement	Insides To Expose	Deeds Of Derangement
Jig-Ai	Lipsuction By Machete	Katana Orgy
Cosmic Atrophy	Consumed From Within The X-Zone	Codex Incubo
Severed Savior	Once By One	Brutality Is Law
Saprogenic	Inhale The Effluence Of Decay	The Wet Sound Of Flesh On Concrete
Gorod	State Of Secret	Leading Vision
Soreption	2	Illuminate The Excessive
Cryptopsy	Lichtmistress	None So Vile
Cephalic Carnage	Endless Cycle Of Violence	Xenosapien

Augury Release Details About Forthcoming Album

2009-04-16T15:36:00.001-07:00

According to Nuclear Blast, AUGURY's next release will be titled "Fragmentary Evidence" and will be released on July 17th. Track list and artwork are below:

1. Aetheral
2. Simian Cattle
3. Orphans of living
4. Jupiter to Ignite
5. Sovereigns Unknown
6. Skyless
7. Faith Puppeteers
8. Brimstone Landscapes
9. Oversee the Rebirth

Words cannot express my level of excitement for this.

Concert Calendar

2009-04-14T21:17:00.000-07:00

June 13th - Phobia/Magrudergrind/Unholy Grave @ Satyricon
June 18th - Isis/Helms Alee/Mamiffer @ The Hawthorne Theater
July 10th - Trap Them/Skeletonwtich/Saviours @ Satyricon
July 15th - Wolves In The Throne Room/Minsk @ Berbati's
July 28th - Clutch/Baroness @ The Crystal Ballroom
September 6th - Hellbastards @ TBA (Eugene)
October 6th - Augury/God Dethroned/Abigail Williams/Woe Of Tyrants @ Satyricon

Biolich Makes 197 Demo Available For Download

2009-04-14T21:15:00.000-07:00

Title pretty much says it all. Click this sentence for some pretty awesome Demilich worship. It's a shame these dudes never released a full-length album.

Element Reveal Details About New Album

2009-04-14T21:07:00.000-07:00

I don't have many specifics, as I got this news story from a forum post, but ELEMENT have released album art, album title and the track list for their upcoming album. It'll be called the "The Energy" and recording officially started on April 11th. There is a snippet from the upcoming album on their MySpace page.

1. Circle Of Ascension
2. Vexed
3. The Energy
4. A Gesture From November
5. Everchanging
6. Sunset Karavan
7. Into The Neverdark
8. Tragedy Of The Jesters Symphony
9. Liquid Space Eyes
10. Dreaming Forever

That album art is absolutely amazing. I'll be buying the album purely for that.

New Azarath Tracks

2009-04-13T15:28:00.001-07:00

Poland's AZARATH have posted two new tracks ("Invocation" and "Sacrifice Of Blood") from their upcoming album "Praise The Beast" (May 25th, Agonia/Deathgasm Records) to their MySpace page. AZARATH features BEHEMOTH drummer Inferno.

If nothing else these two tracks are worth listening to for Inferno's apeshit drumming and the vocal chant on "Sacrifice Of Blood," shit is epic.

Guttural Secrete Signs To Brutal Bands

2009-04-13T15:23:00.000-07:00

I don't have an official story for this yet, but the word on the street is that Las Vegas' GUTTURAL SECRETE have (or will soon be) signed on to label Brutal Bands. Apparently, they are also pretty deep into the writing process, so hopefully we'll see a follow up to "Reek Of Pubescent Despoilment Soon," and maybe a tour.

Like I said, I don't have a story as I don't think anything is official yet, so here's a sweet CEPHALOTRIPSY video featuring Matt from GUTTURAL SECRETE:

Gorod - Leading Vision

2009-04-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

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1. Here Die Your Gods - 04:35
2. Thirst For Power - 03:09
3. Blackout - 04:46
4. Chronicle From The Stone Age - 03:18
5. Life Controller - 04:43
6. Edaenia 2312 - 05:27
7. State Of Secret - 04:24
8. Eternal Messiah - 03:12
9. Obsequiem Minaris - 03:53
10. Hidden Genocide - 05:20

Total playing time - 41:27

Gorod's second album is a tech-death masterpiece. It avoids over-technicality and wankery, striking a perfect balance between tech and groove, brutal and melodic. Definitely worth a listen.

Morbid Angel - Gateways To Annihilation

2009-04-11T12:21:00.000-07:00

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1. Kawazu - 00:36
2. Summoning Redemption - 07:17
3. Ageless, Still I Am - 05:18
4. He Who Sleeps - 04:05
5. To The Victor, The Spoils - 03:43
6. At One With Nothing - 04:34
7. Opening Of The Gates - 05:16
8. Secured Limitations - 04:39
9. Awakening - 01:22
10. I - 03:50
11. God Of The Forsaken - 03:50

Total playing time - 44:28

Fact: Morbid Angel rules--it's science, look it up. Yet somehow, in the face of irrefutable scientific evidence, I managed to overlook Morbid Angel's "Gateways to Annihilation" for years. It could be because it features Steve Tucker on vox, and the first Steve Tucker album I heard ("Heretic") was laughably bad. It may also be because it's toward the back of MA's alphabetical discography, and I was too caught up in the dick-stomping A-D albums to make way down the line. Either way, I'm making an admission of faggotry, because "Gateways" is fucking amazing.

On their first three albums, Morbid Angel proved that they could play really, really fast. On their fourth, they proved that they could slow it down and get a little grimey. What "Gateways" represents is an apolcalyptic, tormented union of the two styles. Take for example, the 3-hit combo of "To The Victor, The Spoils," "At One With Nothing," and "Opening Of The Gates"; the first shows the speed, the second shows the sludge, and the third is what happens when the first two have sex, don't use protection and decide not to abort. It's got super-chunky rhythms, courtesy of Eric Rutan, mind-bending Azagthoth riffs (duh), 808-style bass drops that would make Kanye jealous, and 220+ BPM hyperblasts from Pete Sandoval that are absolutely gut-busting (which were apparently quantized on the recording without his knowledge). This song is worth the download alone and really is a microcosmic representation of the album as a whole--it's creative, evil, brutal and powerful as fuck.

Wolves In The Throne Room - Malevolent Grain

2009-04-11T12:20:00.001-07:00

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1. A Looming Resonance 13:01
2. Hate Crystal 10:38

Total playing time: 23:39

It's two songs, and their first album with new guitar player, Will Lindsay (ex-MIDDIAN). It also features female vocalist Jami Meyers (HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE), who was on their debut album, "Diadem of 12 Stars." The vinyl is available to purchase from Southern Lord Records

Moar Behemoth

2009-04-11T12:17:00.001-07:00

Sorry dudez, I don't mean to turn this into the Behemoth Blog, but here are the other two studio updates they've posted for the new album (the one I already posted was Ep. III):

Behemoth - At The Left Hand Ov God Video

2009-04-11T11:50:00.001-07:00

I talked about the pure cheesiness/asskickery of this video on the show last night, so here it is for all those who haven't seen it:

Seriously, see these guys live if you ever get the chance. They'll most likely be playing second bill to some garbage "-core" band, but it'll worth it, considering Behemoth will probably tear you and everyone else in the crowd a new asshole.

4-10-09 Playlist

2009-04-11T11:36:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
The Black Dahlia Murder	What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse	Nocturnal
Cannibal Corpse	Mummified In Barbed Wire	Vile
Nile	Black Seeds Of Vengeance	Black Seeds Of Vengeance
Mastodon	The Czar	Crack The Skye
Soreption	3	Illuminate The Excessive
Carcass	Incarnated Solvent Abuse	Necrotism - Descanting The Insalubrious
Mortal Decay	Monkey Cage	Forensick
Magrudergrind	Trust Fund Whitey	Rehashed
Devourment	Fed To The Pigs	Unleash The Carnivore
Morbid Angel	Nothing But Fear	Damnation
Gorod	Blackout	Leading Vision
Behemoth	At The Left Hand Ov God	The Apostasy
Exhorder	Desecrator	Slaughter In The Vatican
Immolation	Crown The Liar	Harnessing Ruin
Dead Congregation	Martyrdoom	Graves Of The Archangels
Impaled	Mondo Medicale	Mondo Medicale
General Surgery	If These Walls Could Talk	Left Hand Pathology
Asphyx	M.S. Bismarck	Last One On Earth
Mastodon	Mother Puncher	Remission
Devourment	Unleash The Carnivore	Unleash The Carnivore

New Inherit Disease Material

2009-04-09T23:31:00.000-07:00

California's INHERIT DISEASE have posted a new song to MySpace, from their upcoming untitled full length. The song is called "Beyond The Tyranny Of Entropy," and can be heard here.

Here is a video of them playing another song off the album (sans vocals):

Birth Of The Artilect

This new stuff sounds pretty promising to me. The productions isn't great, but that could be the shitty MySpace player. There's some nice riffs in there, and the drum patterns have improved a ton since their last album "Procreating An Apocalypse." The vocals still don't do a whole lot for me, but the new material indicates this new album with probably with picking up.

LOL Scott Hull Hates Nu-Thrash

2009-04-09T23:19:00.000-07:00

Taken from Noisecreep.com:

AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED are known for their spasmodic take on grindcore, but as the band's leader Scott Hull told Noisecreep last month, their upcoming album, "Agorapocalypse," was also inspired by crossover thrash greats CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. We asked the guitarist what he thought about the current crop of thrash bands that have popped up in the last few years. "The optimist in me thinks it's cool to have a new strain of influence that gets people excited. Unfortunately, it reeks of opportunism," complains Hull.

We obviously struck a nerve because he wasn't done yet. "The strangest thing is most of them don't really sound like the bands I was listening to back then. It all really does seem very fad-ish." His bullshit radar also detects some questionable fashion choices, "Certainly it's a rehash and it's weird to see some of these bands hamming it up for the camera, flipping the bills of their hats up." In the end, Hull admits the new breed of thrash acts are probably not going away anytime soon, "I don't know but it's hard for me to be tough on bands that are doing what they do well."

Last year Hull oversaw a collection called "This Comp Kills Fascists" for the folks at Relapse Records, which exclusively featured grind bands. We asked him if it was his way of paying tribute to the compilations that inspired him. "Absolutely, you've hit the nail on the head! Compilations like "Cry Now, Cry Later, the "Reality" comps, "Accidental Double Homicide" (Satan's Pimp's 7" comps), Earache Records' "Grindcrusher" comp, "The North Atlantic Noise Attack," and "Apocalyptic Convulsions" are all classics in their genres and they had a huge impact on me." The scrappy artwork for "This Comp Kills Fascists" also had special meaning to Scott: "I also wanted to have the artwork reflect back to the time when no one had Photoshop. It was all about going into Kinko's with some stolen artwork and copying, cutting, and pasting everything together."

Despite his brutal recording output with AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED, PIG DESTROYER, and his various other projects, Hull is a family man with kids, a mortgage, and a job working with the government. Growing up in a home with a music collection as vast and eclectic as Hull's probably sounds like complete bliss to anyone reading this. Noisecreep had to ask Scott if his kids like blast beats yet. "Well, my one-year-old dances to anything with a drumbeat but my older son hates grind. He hates all of the screaming and is into his mom's club music a lot more. He'll be like my Alex P. Keaton."

Even though I think he should spend less time worrying about nu-thrash and more time making less shitty AxNxBx albums, I tend to agree with Scott on this. With the exception of Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust, none of these bands are doing anything original in a genre that really peaked in the 1980's. Dumbs kids are latching on to this the way they latched on to deathcore, and will continue to latch on to the newest fad after this becomes old hat.

Behemoth Post Studio Updates

2009-04-08T17:11:00.001-07:00

Taken from Blabbermouth.com:

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have posted the third in a series of webisodes (see below) documenting the making of their new, as-yet-untitled album. The band is currently working in the "B room" of Radio Gdansk, recording guitar solos and vocals, with Jan Bryt behind the mixing board.

BEHEMOTH bassist Orion has issued a following update: "We're getting further and further with the work on this new album, the end is near! For bass tracks recording, I used tested, verified and proven for years ESP basses and Sansamp preamplifier. Plus quite new in my arsenal — Marbass amp and cabinet. This time, there was less of searching and more of self-confidence, realizing very definite and precise goals in the matter of sound. Resolutely, it's the most efficient and conscious recording session of BEHEMOTH!"

BEHEMOTH has tapped Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS) to mix its new CD, due out late summer via Metal Blade (USA) and Nuclear Blast (Europe).

BEHEMOTH mainman Nergal previously stated about the new material, "I must confess that I'm way more excited about this record than I was for 'The Apostasy'. It's probably the whole label situation that we had to deal back then, Inferno's injury that caused crazy deadlines that completely drained the energy out of my system… I even started treating that album as unwanted child. Weird, because from time perspective, it's a great one. This time though everything was planned much in advanced. I found time to live my life, get some energy back, get inspired and so on… When we met in October it was obvious that all of us were really hungry for making new music. It's definitely 100% BEHEMOTH. I would risk saying that we do have our own style but it's still improving, evolving in different directions every time we approach new project. Most of the songs are the really fast, technical and intense, at the same time there's a lot of diversity. There's even a very slow, massive song that's probably the most epic tracks in BEHEMOTH's history. Everything sounds more serious and…dangerous (I love that word, ha ha). There's probably more sinister vibe in our music this time too."

The more of these updates I see from these guys, the more excited I get for this release. Admittedly, after "The Apostasy" I wasn't too excited for more of the (same) Behemoth, but it sounds like they might be going in a different/better direction. Plus, a new album means a new tour, and for those who haven't seen them live, Behemoth fucking kills it...one of the gnarliest live bands around.

New Brutal Truth Album Available For Streaming

2009-04-08T17:03:00.000-07:00

Taken from Blabbermouth.com:

"Evolution Through Revolution", the first full-length album in 10 years from the reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH, is available for streaming in its entirety at EvolutionThroughRevolution.info.

The album was released in the US on April 14th.

New Gorod Song

2009-04-07T21:01:00.000-07:00

GOROD have posted a new track "Disavow Your God"from their upcoming album "Process Of A New Decline" on MySpace. The album, which is due out "before the summer," is the first to feature Sam (ex-ZUBROWSKA) on drums.

Gorod's last album, "Leading Vision," is an absolute masterpiece, in my opinion. While this new song is awesome, and I find myself listening to it over and over again (that tapping section...holy shit!), it's hard to tell if the new album has the potential to usurp "Leading Vision," based solely on the one cut. Better or not, I'm sure it'll be turn out to be worth multiple spins. Check out some of the videos below:
Gorod - Disavow Your Gods (Guitar)GOROD - Prout2 Preview

Gorod Rehearse With New DrummerGorod rehearsal with new drummer

Soreption Reveal Details About Debut Album

2009-04-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

Taken from SMNnews.com:

Swedish technical death metallers SOREPTION have revealed the title of their debut album, along with the tracklisting for it. It’s the followup to their debut EP Illuminate The Excessive, and will be called Deteriation of Minds. We aren’t sure if that misspelling is deliberate or not.

Tracklist:
1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8
5. 9
6. 10
7. 11
8. 12

Below is a video clip from SOREPTION’s sessions at Blue Oyster Studios. Tommy Rehn (Angtoria, Moahni Moahna) will mix.

I know I've never played this band on the show before, but that's mostly because I haven't been able to get my paws on a copy of their EP. Check out their MySpace page, and give it a listen...pretty cool tech-death.

Nu-Suffo

2009-04-06T20:51:00.000-07:00

A high-quality version of the new SUFFOCATION song "Mental Hemorrhage" has surfaced. The video was taken from their 3/29/2009 show in Orangeville, CA. Suffocation's new full-length, "Blood Oath" will be released July 3rd on Nuclear Blast records.

This is by far the best quality version of MH that's surfaced, making it much easier for me to positively say that this song does indeed stomp ass. Love live the Frank Mullen Hand Chop!

Video Of The Day: Focus - Hocus Pocus

2009-04-06T17:59:00.000-07:00

This isn't really "metal," but it is amazing. Guitarist Jan Akkerman is arguably the original shredder and you gotta' give it up for the yodeling. Respect.

New Devourment Tunez

2009-04-06T17:39:00.000-07:00

click me for oodles ov brudles

1. Fed To The Pigs
2. Unleash The Carnivore

These are the two new tracks from the upcoming DEVOURMENT album "Unleash The Carnivore." I know the file is huge for two songs, but they're in lossless format, so enjoy, hookers. Oh, the songs are on their MySpace too and (lead singer) Mike Majewski told me to "spread that shit," when I got them, so the upload is kosher.

4-3-09 Playlist

2009-04-04T00:34:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song	Album
Judas Priest	Painkiller	Painkiller
Devourment	Fed To The Pigs	Unleash The Carnivore
Mastodon	Oblivion	Crack The Skye
Converge	Homewrecker	Jane Doe
Magrudergrind	I'm Fucking Done	Rehashed
Saprogenic	Prolapsed Trachea Fucktoy	The Wet Sound Of Flesh On Concrete
Intronaut	The Literal Black Cloud	Prehistoricisms
Emperor	The Spake The Nightspirit	Live Inferno EP
Entombed	Blessed Be	Clandestine
Ihsahn	Unhealer	aNGL
Portal	Omnipotent Crawling Chaos	Outre
Devourment	Unleash The Carnivore	Unleash The Carnivore
Mastodon	The Last Baron	Crack The Skye
Wolves In The Throne Room	Ahrimantic Trance	Black Cascade
Emperor	Inno A Satana	Live Inferno EP
The Amenta	Sangre	Occasus
Dead Congregation	Teeth Into Red	Graves Of The Archangels