Nasum - Doombringer (Live) (2008)

Sweden's Nasum recorded this album in Osaka, Japan on January 9, 2004 at Club Quattro and is the final nail in the coffin (hopefully) for the Nasum legacy. I have become rather bored of live albums over time but this is beautiful; Nasum, in about 25 minutes running time, are able to keep it intense sounding enough to keep your interest all the way through and accomplish what some bands take almost an hour and a half doing, or multiple albums even. The sound is crisp, Mieszko sounds pissed the way we like it and the band keeps it tight, and it makes you feel jealous that many of us here in the United States never got to see this in person as we intended following the success of "Shift."

Artist: Nasum
Album: Doombringer (Live)
Year: 2008
Genre: Really fast grindcore / metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

49.97 MB

1. Corrosion - 02:09
2. Doombringer - 01:57
3. Just Another Hog - 02:00
4. Inhale / Exhale - 01:35
5. Scoop - 02:20
6. Bullshit - 00:44
7. Relics - 02:28
8. Löpandebandsprincipen - 00:39
9. I Hate People - 01:27
10. Masshypnosis - 00:46
11. A Welcome Breeze Of Stinking Air - 01:35
12. Fatal Search - 00:36
13. This Is... - 00:26
14. The Masked Face - 02:02
15. The Idiot Parade - 01:22
16. Den Svarta Fanan - 01:16

"Inhale / Exhale (Live)"



Though not from this album, I couldn't find any other live tracks particularly from it... so here is a song that is featured on the album:




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Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter (1999)

This album marked a big change in the direction for Immortal compared to their earlier albums as it had a "cleaner" sound and more a thrash one as well compared to the straight up lo-fi black metal they had been doing up to the previous album, "Blizzard Beasts." It was well-received by both old fans and critics alike and their next albums had similar sounds. They also have another one coming out later this year!

Artist: Immortal
Album: At The Heart Of Winter
Year: 1999
Genre: Thrashy, epic black metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

96.5 MB

1. Withstand The Fall Of Time - 08:30
2. Solarfall - 06:02
3. Tragedies Blows At Horizon - 08:56
4. Where Dark And Light Don't Differ - 06:45
5. At The Heart Of Winter - 08:00
6. Years Of Silent Sorrow - 07:54

"At The Heart Of Winter"



"Withstand The Fall Of time"



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You earned that buck

Death - Individual Thought Patterns (1993)

One of the greatest albums of the 90's, "The Philosopher" is probably one of if not the most well-known Death songs ever, with a music video and even a spot on "Beavis & Butt-head." More technical, experimental and sometimes jazzy compared to their earlier records; don't take that as a softening sound.

Artist: Death
Album: Individual Thought Patterns
Year: 1993
Genre: Death metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

93.3 MB

1. Overactive Imagination – 3:28
2. In Human Form – 3:55
3. Jealousy – 3:39
4. Trapped In A Corner – 4:11
5. Nothing Is Everything – 3:16
6. Mentally Blind – 4:45
7. Individual Thought Patterns – 4:00
8. Destiny – 4:04
9. Out Of Touch – 4:19
10. The Philosopher – 4:10

"The Philosopher"



"Destiny"



Beavis & Butt-head's feature on "The Philosopher"



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Death - Symbolic (1995)

An absolute essential, classic metal album that has not been worn out since its release. Timeless pieces of art! The tempo is slightly slower from previous Death albums (I will upload a couple soon), but that does not mean this album isn't still fast; it's also one of the most well-crafted melodic death or thrash metal albums ever. Treat yourself to some of the sweetest sounding guitar riffs and solos at the hands of Chuck Schuldiner, as well as some of metal's smarter lyrics and the most mind-numbing fast and technical drumming from behemoth Gene Hoglan.

Artist: Death
Album: Symbolic
Year: 1995
Genre: Progressive death / thrash metal? Technical death metal? Perfection?
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

106 MB

1. Symbolic – 6:33
2. Zero Tolerance – 4:48
3. Empty Words – 6:22
4. Sacred Serenity – 4:27
5. 1,000 Eyes – 4:28
6. Without Judgement – 5:28
7. Crystal Mountain – 5:07
8. Misanthrope – 5:03
9. Perennial Quest – 8:21

"Symbolic"



"Sacred Serenity"



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Bathory - Twilight Of The Gods (1991)

Artist: Bathory
Album: Twilight Of The Gods
Year: 1991
Genre: Black metal / "Viking metal"
Quality: 192kbps (high)

78.6 MB

1. Prologue - Twilight Of The Gods - Epilogue - 14:02
2. Through Blood By Thunder – 6:15
3. Blood And Iron – 10:25
4. Under The Runes – 5:59
5. To Enter Your Mountain – 7:37
6. Bond Of Blood – 7:35
7. Hammerheart - 4:57

If you're not used to long songs or intros, give them a little time... it's worth it, and the opening guitar parts are all extremely beautiful.

"Through Blood By Thunder"



"Twilight Of The Gods"



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Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious (1991)

From Wikipedia: It could be described as a concept album, as many of the tracks describe economical ways to dispose of dead bodies ("Pedigree Butchery", for example, proposes that dead humans be turned into pet food, "Carneous Cacoffiny" proposes to use human body parts as musical instruments and in "Inpropagation" human remains are used as fertilizer).

If you were young and read the lyrics, they just sounded confusing and foreign and "too smart," but as a much older person now... it's about the same. The musical direction is changed from their pretty straightforward grind sound to a more uniform death metal with some memorable guitar solos and the familiar grind sound still there. Incredible even after multiple listens in one session!

Michael Amott on guitar went on to form the much celebrated and incredibly dumb Arch Enemy (I'll admit I like their material up to "Burning Bridges"). Amott formed the band with Johan Liiva in 1996 after they disbanded Carnage in 1990, the other members of Carnage went on to make side awesome band Dismember a full on project.

Artist: Carcass
Album: Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious
Year: 1991
Genre: Death metal / grind
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

110.96 MB

1. Inpropagation – 7:07
2. Corporal Jigsore Quandary - 5:48
3. Symposium Of Sickness - 6:56
4. Pedigree Butchery - 5:17
5. Incarnated Solvent Abuse – 5:00
6. Carneous Cacoffiny – 6:43
7. Lavaging Expectorate Of Lysergide Composition – 4:03
8. Forensic Clinicism / The Sanguine Article – 7:11

"Corporal Jigsore Quandary"



"Lavaging Expectorate Of Lysergide Composition"



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Screw you

Quaid (Arnold S.) conveys my feelings towards some things in life.

Maryland Deathfest VII

So I'm going to Maryland Deathfest VII at Sonar in Baltimore.

Here's the bands playing and the times, because you are all dying to know.

Friday May 22nd
Doors at 3:00 PM

Main room stage
Hero Destroyed – 3:30 – 3:50
Triac – 4:05 – 4:25
Jig-Ai - 4:40 – 5:10
Sayyadina – 5:25– 5:55
Gnostic – 6:10 – 6:45
Pigsty – 8:00 – 8:30
Venomous Concept – 11:05 – 11:40
Victims – 11:55 – 12:25
Cephalic Carnage – 12:40 – 1:25

Outside stage
Cattle Decapitation – 6:35 - 7:10
Marduk – 7:25 - 8:10
Mayhem – 8:30 – 9:30
Asphyx – 9:45 – 11:00

Saturday May 23rd
Doors at 11:30 AM

Main room stage
Drugs of Faith – 11:45 – 12:05
Maruta – 12:20 – 12:40
Pretty Little Flower – 12:55 – 1:15
Unearthly Trance – 1:30 – 1:55
Crowpath – 2:10 – 2:40
Flesh Parade – 2:55 – 3:25
Weekend Nachos – 3:40 – 4:00
Rotten Sound – 4:15 – 4:50
Misery Index – 6:15 – 6:50
Birdflesh – 7:05 – 7:40
Pig Destroyer – 8:10 – 8:40
Phobia – 11:00 – 11:30
General Surgery - 11:45 – 12:25
Wolves in the Throne Room – 12:40 – end of night

Outside stage

Hail of Bullets – 4:45 – 5:30
Brutal Truth – 5:45 – 6:25
Immolation – 6:40 – 7:25
Atheist – 7:40 – 8:25
Napalm Death – 8:40 - 9:25
Bolt Thrower – 9:40 – 11:00

Sunday May 24th
Doors at 11:30 AM

Main room stage

Complete Failure – 11:45 – 12:05
Agenda of Swine – 12:20 – 12:40
The Endless Blockade – 12:55 – 1:15
Lair of the Minotaur – 1:30 – 1:55
Magrudergrind – 2:10 – 2:40
Kill the Client – 2:55 – 3:25
Splitter – 3:40 – 4:10
Despise You – 4:25 – 4:55
Yakuza – 5:10 – 5:40
Catheter – 6:10 – 6:40
Krallice – 7:10 – 7:40
Antigama – 8:10 – 8:40
Trap Them – 9:15 – 9:45
Devourment – 11:00 – 11:35
Sigh - 11:50 – 12:35

Outside stage

The Red Chord – 5:00 – 5:30
Absu – 5:45 – 6:25
Abscess – 6:40 – 7:25
Aura Noir – 7:40 – 8:25
Deströyer 666 – 8:40 - 9:25
Pestilence – 9:45 – 11:00

AND HERE IS WHO I WANT TO SEE!

Saturday, May 23rd:

Atheist
Napalm Death
Immolation
Pig Destroyer
Rotten Sound
Misery Index

Sunday, May 24th:

Deströyer 666
Aura Noir
Absu
Sigh

Emory & Henry College / Abingdon, VA

I would be setting world records on the amount of crystal meth I'd be taking in if I lived in this area. Kudos to you suspender-wearing no-chins, for I couldn't do it. I love the country but not when it's also coated in places like Logan's and Outback-- ruins the landscape. I'd prefer a bunch of country and nothing than country and rednecks who think they are still living the country life. This is where weird sexual fetishes are born and civilization ceased creating culture. I feel I have stepped in light brown stuff that has more personality in the smear I make with the patterns on my shoes than this whole town had. I think I saw enough nature freaks with boots and colored tights for one weekend, too. Someone needs to filter this area's internet access.

Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. I only have the original CD with eight tracks so I don't have the reissue tracks from the later releases but am working on purchasing or just downloading them later and putting them up if anyone wants them. This is ripped from my own CD so there is a SLIGHT possibility there will be a pop or skip, if you find one PLEASE let me know so I can upload a clean track as this isn't a hard album to find online.

Dissection is a fun band to read about, mostly due to their goofy former lead singer Jon Nödtveidt, who shot himself in the name of Satan inside a lit circle of candles on August 16, 2006.

Artist: Dissection
Album: Storm Of The Light's Bane
Year: 1995
Genre: Black/death metal
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

98.48 MB

1. At The Fathomless Depths – 1:56
2. Night's Blood – 6:41
3. Unhallowed – 7:28
4. Where Dead Angels Lie – 5:53
5. Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane – 4:51
6. Thorns Of Crimson Death – 8:06
7. Soulreaper – 6:56
8. No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep – 1:26

"Retribution - Storm Of The Light's Bane"



"Thorns Of Crimson Death" (ignore the cheesy slideshow)



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Deströyer 666 - Terror Abraxas (2003)

Five songs that go in an even heavier, epic-sounding direction. There is a misspelling on this upload, but track 3 should be "Trialed By Fire," and not "Trailed By Fire." It was noticed post-upload. Sorry about that! While that song is being mentioned, think of it along the lines of Dissection's tune from 1995's "Storm Of The Light's Bane" -- "Thorns Of Crimson Death."

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Terror Abraxas EP
Year: 2003
Genre: Blackened thrash
Quality: 192kbps (high)

30.71 MB

1. A Breed Apart - 03:26
2. Those Who Dare Beyond - 03:08
3. Trialed By Fire - 07:10
4. Terror - 4:06
5. Prometheus - 4:09

"Terror"



"Trialed By Fire"



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Deströyer 666 - Of Wolves, Women And War (2002)

Three-song EP featuring the songs, "Ghost Dance," "Taste The Poison" and "Levens Bloed." Even with only three songs, it is AWESOME.

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Of Wolves, Women And War
Year: 2002
Genre: Thrash, blackened thrash
Quality: 192kbps

13.9 MB

1. Ghost Dance - 03:47
2. Taste The Poison - 02:46
3. Levens Bloed - 02:12

I could only find horrible sounding streams of the tunes from this album that won't do it justice... it's only about 14MB so just do it and listen to them as they are.

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Deströyer 666 - Phoenix Rising (2000)

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Phoenix Rising
Year: 2000
Genre: Thrash / death / blackened thrash
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

75.96MB

1. Rise Of The Predator - 04:05
2. The Last Revelation - 02:25
3. Phoenix Rising - 03:57
4. I Am The Wargod (Ode To The Battle Slain) - 07:33
5. The Eternal Glory Of War - 05:20
6. Lone Wolf Winter - 06:37
7. Ride The Solar Winds - 04:52
8. The Birth Of Tragedy - 05:19

"The Birth Of Tragedy"



"The Eternal Glory Of War"




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Deströyer 666 - Unchain The Wolves (1997)

Artist: Deströyer 666
Album: Unchain The Wolves
Year: 1997
Genre: Thrash/death metal
Quality: 192kbps (high)

69.28MB

1. Genesis To Genocide - 10:12
2. Australian And Anti-Christ - 04:06
3. Satan's Hammer - 04:14
4. Tyranny - 07:00
5. Six Curses From A Spiritual Wasteland - 05:18
6. Unchain The Wolves - 10:17
7. Damnations Pride - 03:48
8. Onward To Arktoga - 05:06

The title track streamed on youtube:



"Satan's Hammer"



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Official homepage:

www.Destroyer666.net

Rotten Sound - Cycles (2008)

Finland's Rotten Sound bears a strong resemblance to bands like Napalm Death, Nasum's heaviest material and a faster Coldworker. An extremely fast grind-ish death metal band with extremely tight sound shows these guys aren't just beating around their instruments and competing with fruits who are using drum machines and Myspace rankings to get shows in their hometown. Nasum fans, who are all missing out due to Mieszko Talarczyk's death in Thailand in 2004 at the age of 30 in the tsunami, would be doing themselves a favor by at least listening to a song or two from these guys. They've been around since 1993 and only getting heavier, faster and filthier over time. The lyrics are heavily influenced by politics and the state of world affairs (naturally mostly the negatives!) but it would be strange to hear an anthem praising the Patriot Act from this band as well.

Artist: Rotten Sound
Album: Cycles
Year: 2008
Genre: Grind/Death metal
Quality: Variable bit rate (very high)

61.07 MB

1. The Effects - 1:55
2. Praise The Lord - 1:23
3. Blind - 2:19
4. Units - 1:08
5. Corponation - 1:18
6. Colonies - 1:30
7. Poor - 1:46
8. Days To Kill - 1:02
9. Deceit - 1:42
10. Caste System - 2:25
11. Alternews - 3:22
12. Simplicity - 1:21
13. Enigma - 2:36
14. Decimate - 1:53
15. Victims - 1:28
16. Sold Out - 1:09
17. Feet First - 1:47
18. Trust - 3:55

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Here is a song called "Praise The Lord" from this album:



And "Corponation":



Rotten Sound at MySpace