Mar 31, 2021
0:25-4:02
DEMISER
(SC)
Deathstrike
— Debut thrash from a fiery rasp in a
Lemmy style and guitars that careen off a cliff.
5:08-12:34
SEPULCROS
(Portugal)
Marcha Funebre
— Funeral doom death? This one
engulfs and saturates, and then explodes into a cavernous death
with monstrous beat. Be patient, this is gratifying. Massive
album.
12:58-18:10
HERZEL
(France)
La Flamme
— French heavy metal that jam with
guitar rides, with changing tempos and epic leadups to dramatic
Mercyful Fate vocals.
18:35-23:24
VARMIA
(Poland)
bielmo
— Tribal Polish black metal with
strange instrumentation including the didgeridoo and a range of
vocals, including chants, female vocals and a guttural
mutterer.
24:13-28:47
GREENLEAF
(Sweden)
Tides
— 20 years for me, following this
band. The lead singer was also shared with Dozer, another fave. The
new vocalist has been around for a while now, and he is as epic.
Sun-drenched Swedish retro done perfectly.
29:11-34:01
TURRIS EBURNEA
(Italy)
Unified Fields
— A duo from Cosmic Putrefaction and
Krallice, mesmerizing with twisted death and a touch of really
unique melodic and droney bits.
34:31-40:17
MARIANAS REST
(Finland)
Pointless Tale
— Finnish decompresses you with their
style of melancholy blackened and a hot vocalist.
40:49-47:55
GENGHIS TRON
(NY)
Alone In The Heart Of The
Light
— Synth-based psychedelic, post- and
spacey-rock that is immersive and heady.
48:47-54:13
KOLDOVSTVO
(?Russia?)
IV
— Dr. Zhivago metal. Dramatic,
romantic and melancholy-sweet driving to a bitterly cold
ending.
54:40-59:24
MARASMUS
(KC)
Archaic Burial Rites
— Marasmus balances delicate
instrumentation and a brutal technical death. Raw and sparse that
packs a wallop, with a blast of riffs when necessary.
59:49-END
HAPLESS WRETCH
(London)
Necrotizing Fasciitus
— 10 minutes of filthy grime-y death
that is as impactful as a much longer album.