Nasum - Shift (2004)

Nasum's official 'grind finale' before releasing a 'best of' collection under that title, Shift contains some of this band's finest moments ever. From the explosive opener "Particles" and the menacing closer "Darkness Falls," this is not the average stop-and-start grindcore fare. Countless sites and magazines have reviewed this band and this album in particular with tons of praise for different reasons, and you can hear for yourself why this is considering such an important metal record regardless of how recent it is or what genre it is slipped into. Grind is not just Brutal Truth, Bathtub Shitter or Anal Cunt! They also released one of their only official music videos ever through this record for the song "Wrath," which is different for a Nasum song but no less pissed or heavy. R.I.P. Mieszko Talarczyk.

Artist: Nasum
Album: Shift
Year: 2004
Genre: Grindcore, death metal, thrash
Quality: 320kbps (Very high)

1. Particles - 1:15
2. The Engine Of Death - 1:46
3. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Scar - 1:46
4. No Paradise For The Damned - 0:32
5. Wrath - 2:14
6. Fear Is Your Weapon - 0:43
7. The Deepest Hole - 1:47
8. High On Hate - 0:40
9. Pathetic - 1:22
10. Circle Of Defeat - 1:10
11. Like Cattle - 1:36
12. Ros (Rose) - 1:25
13. The Smallest Man - 2:07
14. Cornered - 0:35
15. Strife - 1:40
16. The Clash - 1:30
17. Hets (Agitation) - 1:26
18. Closer To The End - 1:49
19. Fury - 2:36
20. Fight Terror With Terror - 2:26
21. Ett Inflammerat Sår (An Inflamed Wound) - 0:58
22. Deleted Scenes - 2:34
23. Creature - 1:21
24. Darkness Falls - 2:01

69.5MB

"Fury"



"Wrath" (official video)



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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