Misery Index - Traitors (2008)

Baltimore, Maryland's pride, born from being former members of Dying Fetus, another local outfit playing similar tunes. Over the years Misery Index has gotten more experimental but have stuck to their typical formula for the most part, which is in no way bad. If anything they are faster, tighter and more brutal than ever. The production values have definitely risen and so have their abilities.

Artist: Misery Index
Album: Traitors
Year: 2008
Genre: Death metal, speed metal
Quality: Variable (very high)

1. We Never Come In Peace - 1:59
2. Theocracy - 4:31
3. Partisans Of Grief - 3:36
4. Traitors - 2:23
5. Ghosts Of Catalonia - 5:00
6. Occupation - 4:43
7. Ruling Class Canceled - 2:07
8. The Arbiter - 2:02
9. American Idolatry - 2:19
10. Thrown Into The Sun - 3:58
11. Black Sites - 4:44

64.1 MB

"We Never Come In Peace"



"Traitors"



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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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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

Nevermore - The Year Of The Voyager (Live) (2008)

Seattle, Washington's pride finally releases their long-awaited live album and DVD. High quality and not news to anyone that has seen them live, they are spotless!

Artist: Nevermore
Album: The Year Of The Voyager
Year: 2008
Genre: Heavy metal
Quality: Variable (high)

CD1:
1. Final Product
2. My Acid Words
3. What Tomorrow Knows/Garden Of Grey
4. Next In Line
5. Enemies Of Reality
6. I, Voyager
7. The Politics Of Ecstasy
8. The River Dragon Has Come
9. I Am The Dog
10. Dreaming Neon Black

CD2:
1. Matricide
2. Dead Heart, In A Dead World
3. Inside Four Walls
4. The Learning
5. Sentient 6
6. Narcosynthesis
7. The Heart Collector
8. Born (The Retribution Of Spiritual Sickness)
9. This Godless Endeavor

205.03 MB

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The performance of "Narcosynthesis" taken from the DVD which is the same as the CD:

Enslaved - Vertebrae (2008)

Progressive "Viking" black metal based in Bergen, Norway.

Artist: Enslaved
Album: Vertebrae
Year: 2008
Genre: Progressive black metal
Quality: VBR

1. Clouds
2. To The Coast
3. Ground
4. Vertebrae
5. New Dawn
6. Reflection
7. Center
8. The Watcher

77.35 MB

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Preview the opening track on Youtube: