G.A.T.E.S. - Total Death (2005)

"Total Death" is a compilation of G.A.T.E.S' material from an early demo that was released in 2003 and the rest being songs from a split with another band called Metal Skull. This Japanese four-piece puts out filthy sounding Motörhead-meets-Entombed with some Death Breath in the mix too. This side project featuring members of Japan's most notable stoner metal band Church Of Misery is far more in tune what I like; it's fast-paced, heavy, evil but groovy with a slight upbeat to the overall feel. Extremely catchy, sleazy and memorable stuff. If you think this reminds you of Motörhead, well, there's even a Motörhead cover to top it off. I actually like this a lot more than Motörhead, though.

1. G.A.T.E.S. - 4:32
2. Sacrifice - 4:46
3. Demon Crusade - 2:37
4. Night Howl - 3:59
5. Filth - 3:22
6. Long Live The Evil - 3:38
7. Overkill (Motörhead) - 4:25

36.7MB

"Sacrifice"



"Long Live The Evil"



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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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Sigh - Hangman's Hymn (2007)

Japan's Sigh started as a black metal band; one of the first few in Japan, as most at the time were coming out of places like Norway and Sweden. They went in a more thrash and death metal sound through the 90's and into the 2000's they adopted a far more experimental sound, now often being labeled as "avant-garde." Their singer, Mirai Kawashima, has described the style of the music as a "German thrash-metal-meets-symphonies" style. The band added a second vocalist and saxophonist, Dr. Mikannibal, a female recruit. Samples from "Me-Devil" were used in the trailer for the documentary "Global Metal." Released on The End Records.

Artist: Sigh
Album: Hangman's Hymn
Year: 2007
Genre: Blackened thrash meets symphonics?
Quality: 320kbps (very high)

Act I

1. Introitus/Kyrie
2. Inked In Blood
3. Me-Devil

Act II

4. Dies Iræ/The Master Malice
5. The Memories As A Sinner
6. Death With Dishonor
7. In Devil's Arms

Act III

8. Overture/Rex Tremendæ/I Saw The World's End
9. Salvation In Flame/Confutatis
10. Hangman's Hymn/In Paradisum/Das Ende

93.2 MB

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Listen to "Inked In Blood," my personal favorite track from this record here.



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