Metal Reviews

I love the guitar tone 1349 use. The only way to describe it is "suffocating"

Dimmu Borgir - Stormblast (the original)
Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions
Ihsahn - The Adversary

Got to the third track on the Ihsahn, and had a headache. Far too much to take in in one sitting. Also, I've realised something: without a BM-production, his harsh vocals are shit.

Thyrfing - Valdr Galga LP

w0hoo! one of my favourite viking albums... finally got it on vinyl

Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall
Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
In Flames - Colony
Hypocrisy - Abducted+

Those AA albums are fucking killer, especially the debut! Can't believe I didn't like the band once.

Forgot to mention that Napalm Death - Diatribes arrived yesterday. On first listen it appears I've already heard a lot of the songs from the Bootlegged in Japan live album, and they sound slightly better here I think. Nice mix of styles, although I think it is the weakest ND album I've heard yet.

All I need now is the Peel Sessions and Leaders Not Followers 2 and that completes my ND collection! Brilliant band.

In Flames - Come Clarity arrived today. That free dvd looks rather crap, like the Metallica one for St Anger only with an annoying effect on it.

And ordered Leaders Not Followers II!

Jesus. Downloading scum.

Various Artists - Anti-Geldof Compilation
Drudkh - Songs Of Grief And Solitude
Benighted Leams - Obombrid Welkins
Napalm Death - Leaders Not Followers II
Bal-Sagoth - A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria

I wonder if that AG-C counts as NS?

Scar Symmetry-Pitch Black Progress

Sadist - Above The Light
Khold - Krek
Bal-Sagoth - The Chthonic Chronicles
Amon Amarth - The Crusher
Carpathian Forest - Morbid Fascination Of Death
Destruction - Metal Discharge
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

There are NS bands on it aren't there? Whats it like? I considered buying it for a while.

Actually only listened to one track from it so far, by Contra Ignem Fatuum, who have only released one ep and fucking rule. Did read the essay, though, and like all NS-related stuff it sort of makes sense until they start blathering on about preserving the white European. I'll give it a listen tonight for you.

Heard it, and it's more good than great. The Contra Ignem and Benighted Leams are the best tracks there, but it's a good intro to some underground BM you probably haven't heard of...

RP:
Entombed - Entombed
Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme reissue
The Accused - Oh Martha!
Blood Duster - s/t
Cobalt - War Metal
Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh
Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer + Of Chaos And Eternal Night

God Dethroned - The Toxic Touch
Obituary - Xecutioners Return

Get your hands out of your pockets!

Zad as if you got Blood Duster before me, you tit.

Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
Flight of the Conchords - (cant remember what it is called, but it is damn good)

Peste Noire-Folkfuck Folie

Well, it's not as shit as it gets made out to be, but it's way too incosistent. Has good things n' shit things within the same song, which makes for an annoying listen. I'll probably play it every now and then though.

Extol - Synergy
Anthrax- The Greater of Two Evils

Thoughts?

Extol is great stuff but i only listened to undeceived.

Meh.

RP:
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness (finally!)
Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

Plus pre-ordered Obzen...

Yeah I know. Technical and awesome. I like everything by them except blueprint, which is..... different.

Dethklok - The dethalbum
Behemoth - Demigod