Soreption - Deterioration of Minds (2010)

1. Suppressing the Mute
2. The Hypocrite, Undying
3. Breeding Exile
4. ...to Dim the Aching
5. A Wolf Among Men
6. Deterioration of Minds
7. By Venom Entitled
8. March of the Tyrants

Origin - Sweden
Style - Technical Death Metal

" I absolutely dug Soreption's Ep a couple years back.....Start and stop Technical Death of the highest order !.......Finally here we are with their full-length debut "

" First of all...Theirs no denying the supreme musicianship of these fellows...They can play as good as anyone...But ability does not always make a album great. In this case it does....These guys are as close to Decapitated as any band Ive heard...Maybe not as quite catchy..But for sure in the same vein "

" 8 blasts of technical riffery and solo's coming in at a crisp 30 minutes...Backed by the typical sterile machine gun production and gruff vocals......Double bass all over the place and serpentine riffs blazing a trail to the end of every track "

On first listen...I think I like the Ep a bit better...But there's no denying this band's technical prowess and abilitys.....Fans of Decapitated,The Faceless Etc. Should get it !


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Sickening Horror - The Dead End Experiment (2009)

1. Dusk
2. The Universe Within
3. 24 Januaries
4. The Dead End Experiment
5. Mirrors Reflect Only Dead Bodies
6. Noise Dreaming
7. Lay Rotten, Never Forgotten
8. Children Of The Swamp
9. Murdered Silence
10. Dressed In Madness

Origin - Greece

Style - Technical Death Metal

" Time for some technical death metal....Via Sickening Horror !.....This is their sophomore full length "

" Well this new record brings more catchy riffs and not much noodling...(thank goodness)....Some serious technicality and some fucking uber fast drumming. Vocally..A nice gruff growl "

" I think S.H. riffing has gotten tighter and catchier....There's definitely some industrial undertones...Bordering on some fairly experimental stuff going on....But its the crushing riffs that propel this album "

Can this keep up with Obscura?.......Its for you to judge....Me?..I take the fifth...

Through Blackness It Crawls!........Uh huh!

They have it....^

Man Must Die - No Tolerance for Imperfection (2009)

1. No Tolerance For Imperfection

2. Gainsayer

3. Kill It Skin It Wear It

4. It Comes In Threes

5. This Day Is Black

6. Hide The Knives

7. Dead In The Water

8. What I Can't Take Back

9. Reflections From Within

10. How The Mighty Have Fallen

11. Survival Of The Sickest

Origin - United Kingdom (Scotland)

Style - Technical Death Metal

" 3rd full length from these Scottish Bruisers "

" If you like your Death metal fast and furious — and oh-so-precise — then Man Must Die is the band for you. And on their 2009 release... No Tolerance for Imperfection..You will get tons of blastbeats, Low (decipherable) growling, galloping rhythms, and rapid riffing are all on display. The songs may blur into each other...And this kind of Brutal Death Metal is not for everyone..."

" The 11-track assault of punishing, modern death metal is strikingly fast and sick, and drives home the point that Man Must Die clearly wields their instruments as weapons of destruction. Tracks like "Gainsayer", "Kill It. Skin It. Wear It."(Dig that title), and "It Comes In Threes" prove that Man Must Die live up to the albums title and have delivered one of the year's best Tech,Brutal Death Metal records.....Now Tread carefully !

Eradicate the Weak!..........Check It!

They Have It...

Polluted Inheritance - Ecocide (1992)

1. Faces

2. Dissolved

3. Eaten

4. Memories of Sadness

5. Substance of Existence

6. Fear

7. Stillborn

8. After Life

9. Rottings

10. Look Inside

11. Ecocided

Origin - Netherlands

Style - Technical Death Metal

" This is P.I.s Debut album on the little known West Virginia Records "

" The best description for this album would be: Death metal in a hybrid style that includes crazy rhythms, such that incomplete rhythmic patterns provide a continuity through our anticipation of the final beat established through contrast of offbeats as necessary, and sounds as a result somewhere between Exhorder and Malevolent creation, with verse riffs that resemble later work from Death.....Did ya get all that? "

" This was the bands most straight forward album..Probably leaning in the Death camp the most. Fairly sterile sounding...Technical...Low emotion Death Metal played with style "

Fans of Death,Pestilence etc...Check it out......

Seal Your Fate!..........Get It!

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Centaurus-A - Side Effects Expected (2009)

1. The Praying Mantis

2. Narcotic

3. Drop Off

4. Morning Tremble

5. The Ease

6. Incident / Accident

7. Arson

8. Dripping Red Canvas

9. Selfmade Cage

10. Resistance Ain´t Futile

Origin - Germany

Style - Technical Death Metal

" Formed in 2000, Centaurus-A recorded a few demos before beginning the work on their debut in 2007, and though it took nearly two years to finalize'Side Effects Expected'.... the results were worth the wait "

" Side Effects Expected offers the listener ten tracks of technical death metal that at times reminds of Necrophagist and other high class technical acts like that. Yet these Germans know when to tone down a bit and let a groove take over all the display of high speed virtuoso guitar trickery.“The Praying Mantis” bursts into life with all out brutality. Extremely competent musicianship and fierce vocals are the order of the day...Catchy grooves underlay the violent aggression and soaring solos really break things up. Most of the tracks that follow do use the same formula...But you will hear several genre's across the board "

This is a monstrous debut and a band that cant be taken lightly in the future !

Fans of Necrophagist, Obscura, Etc.....Get On Board !

Intelligence Inverted !...........Huh?

Get It!..........

Trepalium - XIII (2009)

1. Daddy's Happy

2. Glowing Cloud

3. Blink of Time

4. Addicted to Oblivion

5. Inner Hell

6. Unexpectable Lies

7. And Now...

8. Usual Crap

9. Become

10. World Plague

11. Sadistik Peace

12. Fant-Easy Reality

Origin - France

Style - Technical Death Metal

" With the success of bands like Gojira...France has really taken hold of the Death Metal community.... giving notice that they have heavy and original bands to offer ! Trepalium is the next in line to show brutal,catchy,heavy Death Metal to the world "

" The technical abilities of Trepalium and their influences reach further than usual in death metal circles. Here and there a heavy groove is used and also we are regularly treated to ingenious jazzy guitar licks. This results in some great tunes, like ‘Inner Hell’ and ‘Usual Crap’, with the latest song not only sounding very funky but also reflecting progressive sounds. This stuff is infectious and heavy ! "

Trepalium is currently supporting Gojira on tour and this is more than justified given this strong and surprisingly varied technical death metal record. Highly Recommended !!

Through the Absurd !......We Go!........
They Have this.....

Obscura - Cosmogenesis (2009)

1. Anticosmic Overload

2. Choir of Spirits

3. Universe Momentum

4. Incarnated

5. Orbital Elements

6. Desolate Spheres

7. Infinite Rotation

8. Noosphere

9. Cosmogenesis

10. Centric Flow

Origin - Germany

Style - Technical Death Metal

" This is the second album by German technical death metal quartet Obscura.By pedigree alone (two former members of Necrophagist and an ex-member of Pestilence), this particular lineup had some pretty high stakes set, and guest spots by Tymon Kruidenier (Cynic) and Ron Jarzombek (Blotted Science) only add to the anticipation......"

" As Pestilence and Death did in the past, Obscura is forcing progressive (death) metal to new boundaries in 2009. The problem with most albums in this genre is...Not getting trapped in the perfect sound syndrome...And they did not!.. Obscura left plenty of balls and brutality in the tracks...so not only the technical freaks can enjoy ‘Cosmogenesis’ "

" If you love ridiculously tight Atheist-style riffing, melodic sweep-picking solos, fusion breakdowns and fretless bassists that refuse to settle for a supporting role...Then you have come to the right place friends ! "

This band not only shows their technical skills, they also prove they can write great melodies and songs that are palatable..not only for the tech Fan.....

Progressive/Tech/Death Metal Fan's: I have a feeling this will be one of the top albums of 2009...When All Is Said And Done !

Perfection Is A Place !......Find It!

Over There.......

Sympathy - Anagogic Tyranny (2008)

1. Insurrection

2. And All Flesh

3. On a Bloodied Cross

4. Ours the Grave

5. Perfection in Death

6. Enslaved by Depravity

7. Underworld

8. Forgotten Temples

9. The Iscariot Aspect: Fides Quarens Intellectum

10. Potter’s Field:Hic Occultus Occulto Occisus Est

Origin - Canada

Style - Technical Death Metal

" Sympathy returns with a third full length full of Technicality and Brutality "

" Essentially a one man project up until now...Composer and Guitar/Vocals master Dharok has added Jeff Lewis(Abolishment of Hate, Mortification) and Jim Austin (Into Eternity) on drums. As a result, Anagogic Tyranny is the band's most cohesive sounding album yet "

" Dharok takes his trademark mix of aggressive thrash, technical brutal death, and harsh black, and ups the ante with songs that take his sound to an entirely different plain. The compositions are more complex, the playing more technical (featuring some of the fastest playing Sympathy has ever performed), and the songs are unpredictable, as elements of black, death, thrash, doom, and orchestral elements are melded together.....The wicked guitar solos are sprinkled through-out and are very Necrophagist in speed and technique "

Folks...This is a twisting...turning...technical album of the highest order with ripping solos and symphonic over-tones....A great release !

For fan's of Spawn Of Possession,Necrophagist etc.

Death of the Immortals !............Get It!

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The Faceless - Planetary Duality (2008)

1. Prison Born

2. The Ancient Covenant

3. Shape Shifters

4. Coldly Calculated Design

5. Xeno Christ

6. Sons of Belial

7. Legion of the Serpent

8. Planetary Duality I : Hideous Revelation

9. Planetary Duality II : A Prophecies Fruition

Origin - USA

Style - Technical Death Metal

" 2nd full length from the encino,ca crew "

" This band seems to bring out alot of various ideas of what they are....Tech,core,death,?.......People...just because a band has break-downs in their tracks does not make them core....This is technical death metal in my opinion....Full-on growling vocals and dizzying guitar passages....might be over the top to some...but its not that different than Necophagia, or Spawn Of Possession...Ok its not the same...but you get the idea "

" The Faceless may be frowned upon by some death metal purists because they are young and dont look the part....But Indeed they are Death Metal and looking to go places !

Tech Fans....Grab this !

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Anata - Dreams Of Death And Dismay (2001)

1. Die Laughing

2. Faith, Hope, Self-Deception

3. God of Death

4. Metamorphosis by the Well of Truth

5. Dreamon

6. Can't Kill What's Already Dead

7. Insurrection

8. The Enigma of Number Three

9. Drain of Blood

10. The Temple / Erratic

Origin - Sweden
Style - Technical Death Metal


" ANATA's second attack on the scene is an utterly astounding piece of surgical, shredding, diabolical and merciless carnage. ANATA have really taken the scene by the neck and rung it something fierce as this album embodies the finest attributes of technical Death Metal and infuriated it with wrathful and homicidal brilliance "

" Blazing guitar work is highlighted by frenetic flurries of savage technical riffing, supported by punishing drum blasting. Weighing down this sonic butchery are the expected rasping death vocals executed by a guitarist who seems too impossibly busy with his amazing playing to have time to shout them. Dreams... is an album not easily ingested upon one or two listens. Its an incredibly complex clockwork opus of dizzy proportions and every listen seems to yield something new. This truly is some of the busiest Death Metal you are likely to hear this year or this decade for that matter "

This is a killer technical death metal album and should not be missed........


Upon The Throne !.........Got It?
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Beneath the Massacre - Dystopia (2008)

1. Condemned

2. Reign of Terror

3. Our Common Grave

4. Harvest of Hate

5. The Wasteland

6. Bitter

7. No Future

8. Lithium Overdose

9. Tharsis

10. Never More

11. Procreating the Infection

Origin - Canada
Style - Technical Death Metal


" 3rd full length from the canadian outfit"

" Over the top technical death metal with no emotion....just blasting,riffery all over the place.......Is this your cup of Tea?


Born Dead!............Get It!
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No Emotions - My Will (2008)

1. Millions…

2. My Will

3. The Useless Flesh

4. Truth and Convention

5. Purity

6. Light of Divinity

7. River Of Lies (truth inside you)

Origin - Ukraine
Genre - Technical Death Metal


" Unrelenting Technical death metal from the Ukraine is on tap here!.....This disc is crushing yet time changes and tempo's make it different than most blastfests"

" Recorded at the mighty Hertz studios(Decapitated,Vader) it is a strong guitar production but the drumming is very technical and blast heavy also. The vocalist has a deep growl that fits nicely and the song structures are quite diff than most...I suppose you could make the Decapitated reference...but not a clone"

This one takes a couple of spins to sink in....to absorb all thats going on....but in the end....what you have is a Hateful,Emotionless(hence the name)brutal album...and I for one Dig this !


Kill At Will !..........Got It!
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Deny the Urge - Blackbox Of Human Sorrow (2008)

1. Preludium

2. Isolation

3. Open The Gates

4. Challenge Yourself

5. Material God

6. The Veiling

7. Father Of All

8. The Legacy Of War

9. All Of Your Creation

10. Intro

11. The Mask Itself

Origin - Germany

Genre - Technical Death Metal

" This is two killer albums in the same year from the same guys !

Deny The Urge is also some of the members of Headshot (great thrash record...Use search)"

" This record is a mixture of technical Riffing and melodic passages (twin guitars) and explosive solos via Henrik Osterloh and Olaf Danneberg .....These guys are at the top of their game!...I'll take them over the Amott brothers anyday "

" We see them open up with some violin and cello instrumentals before crushing riffery and deep gutteral vocals take over. I cannot stress how good the guitars are....technical,fast,melodic with a terrific production...you can even hear the bass clearly !

" This record just jumped into contention for the end of the year list !.......Yes its that good !

For those of you into catchy..Technical death metal,Scandanavian twin guitars and blistering solos....Look Out !

No Boundaries !..........Get It!

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Capharnaum - Fractured (2004)

1. Ingrained

2. Fractured

3. Perpetuate Catatonia

4. Machines

5. Icon of Malice

6. Reins of Humanity

7. The Scourge Trial

8. Refusal

Origin - USA

Genre - Technical Death Metal

" Technical grinding death metal is what Capharnaum plays best on their 2nd full-length album, "Fractured". This CD features some of the most amazing guitar work I've heard since Martyr's "Hopeless Hopes"...wait a second, Daniel Mongrain from Martyr plays on this CD! (So does mastermind Jason Suecof as well!) Tracks like "Fractured", "Perpetual Catatonia", "Ingrained", and the epic "Refusal" include amazing riffs, time signature changes, fascinating drumming by Jordan Suecof, and will please the ears "

" Without a doubt, Fractured is a complex listen, but the memorable riffage and rhythms give it an accessible quality not often found in such challenging music. Whether your tastes lean towards technical ability, epic riffage, brutal force, or complex rhythms, Fractured is the album for you !

Delusional Imprisonment !...............Get It!

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Soreption - Illuminate The Excessive (2007) e.p.

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Technical Death Metal

" Swedish death metal heralds SOREPTION were founded in late 2005, adding a new face to the young talents in the current technical death metal scene. "

" SOREPTION unleash their surgically precise and unique, razor sharp violence with technically and artistically advanced riffs topped off with in your face brutal vocals, leaving the listener nothing short of stunned.....Think Decapitated with top notch gutteral vokills similar to Mike from Opeth"

Soreption is now signed to Cube 1 records and will be entering the studio soon to record their full length debut.....I for one cant wait to see what these 20 year olds can come up with!............Call me Extremely impressed !!

Dont Fuck Around !..............Get It!

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Neuraxis - Trilateral Progression (2005)

1. Introspect

2. Clarity

3. Thought Adjuster

4. Shatter the Wisdom

5. Monitoring the Mind

6. A Currative Struggle

7. Chamber of Guardians

8. Caricature

9. Axioms

10. The Apex

Origin - Canada
Genre - Technical Melodic Death Metal

"Neuraxis are a veteran death metal band who have put together a fourth album of impressive heaviness and quality. This is also intermingled with melodic sections, while still retaining the brutal atmosphere that hangs over the album.Whilst musically Neuraxis wear their death metal credentials on their collective sleeve, lyrically 'Trilateral Progression' is a strange beast. Not many death metal albums begin with the line "Wisdom is the apex of intellectual performances" and end with "temporal cycles, hidden melody of the stellar regulations "

" The music on this disc, although a few tracks stand out, congruent with the musical themes of the album. All of the songs tie together, in other words. Tight, fast riffing, blasting drums, melodic passages, and vocals which can only be described as a malevolent swarming force combine to make one of the most interesting and unique albums in recent metal. The production is clean, with all instruments (even the bass is somewhat audible as it lends heaviness to the riffing) being presented clearly. The drums are in the forefront, but do not drown anything out. Think Testament’s “The Gathering” and not Cryptopsy’s “Once Was Not” and you’ll have a good idea of the preeminence of the drum sound in the mix. The vocals seem to come at you from all directions at once, and feature guest spots by Jason Netherton of Misery Index, Pat Loisel of Augury, ex-vocalist Maynard Moore, Alex Erian of Despised Icon, and Guillaume Audet of Nefastus Dies "

" Neuraxis are tight, technically adept, and fast yet are able to write infectiously groovy songs which inspire headbanging !.......Cant wait for the new album.........

The album art, done by Mike Riddick, is absolutely stunning!


An Atmospheric Holocaust!..........Get It!
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Stigmatized - Becoming Unique (2008)

1. Political Tactics

2. Material Breach

3. One Morning In War

4. Becoming Unique

5. Bleeding Greed

6. Consequence

7. Seven

8. Tyranny Of The Should

Origin - Germany
Genre - Technical Death/Thrash Metal

" 2nd full length from these german deathsters sees them treading the legends path...I.E....Death,Coroner,Pestilence.
A strong mixture of Technical Death with thrash metal overtones with a vocalist that sounds like the mighty Chuck himself ! There is the varied tempos of death and pestilence with the technicality of coroner..with a hint of bay area thrash"

" If you like the old gods of early Death metal,Thrash but with a powerful modern production....Give these guys a shot! You wont be sorry "

Obedience Through Ignorance!.....Get It!
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Gorod - Neurotripsicks (2005)

1. Intro / Gorod Rises Up

2. Gutting Job

3. Smoked Skulls

4. Hunt To The Weaks

5. Beware Of Tramps

6. Pig's Bloated Face

7. Rusted Nails Attack

8. Harmony In Torture

9. Earth Pus

10. Neuronal Disorder State

11. Gorod (1999)

12. Submission Transfer (2005)

Origin - France

Genre - Technical Death Metal

" If you are a fan of technical riffage which still takes the time and care to caress those nerves that have not completely turned to the dark side with, not melodic, but catchy and discernible riffs that instigate the most enjoyable and frantic kind of headbanging, then you must give Gorod a try. To me they are one of the most original tech death bands"

"This album was originally put out as Gorgasm...but then re-issued under new name Gorod...This is the debut...Overall, you need this if you love technical death metal. It's not brutal, but it's excellent and memorable. Gorod, along with bands such as Gory Blister, Psycroptic, Martyr, Arsis, and much more, show us that technical death metal is not going to die off soon.

Highly recommended!

Awesome Intro !..........Get It!

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Baalphegor - Post Earthquake Age (2006)

1. Manipulated Nerves Impulses

2. Humtec Sphere

3. Ansphina

4. The New Adoreds

5. Filter Of Life

6. ...Moments Of The Creation...

7. New Coming Are Slave

8. Source Of Energy

9. Post Earthquake Age

Origin - Spain

Genre - Death Metal

"Not to be confused with the blackened death metal outfit Belphegor from austria....These guys have their own identity and I like it !

"Baalphegor's style is a mixture of Technical,complex even progressive death metal with some quite twisted,weird passages.On first listen it all sounds awfully familiar but after a few spins it is clear that we are dealing with quite unusual death metal here.One such difference is the use of flamenco guitars but also rhythms in the music, which creates drum patterns that truly stand out. The perseverant listener will be pleasantly surprised by such detours and this is what makes Post Earthquake Age a worthwhile addition to any fan of death metal out there"

Honestly....I really dig this kinda shit ! as it grows on you with every spin! Its not for everyone.....but it is recommended to every self-respected death metal lunatic !

It Is!....What It Is !........Get It!

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Martyr - Hopeless Hopes (1997)

1. Hopeless Hopes

2. Prototype

3. Elementals

4. Non Conformis

5. Ostrogoth

6. The Blind's Reflection

7. Inner Peace

8. Ars Nova

9. Nipskÿ

Origin - Canada

Genre - Technical Death Metal

"Combine later era Death with a cold, clincal, almost mechnical feal and you get Hopeless Hopes.They have taken a big influence from Florida Death Metal bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic"

"From the first bars of the title track to the end of the record, it's all finesse. From the basslines to the drum fills, without skipping the jazzy guitar solos and time changes, there's something special about this band"

"Hopeless Hopes is a fantastic blend of everything that works well in a Death Metal / Jazz fusion band; excellent riffs, insane solos, melody, and absolultely insane groove!

Never a dull moment!...............Get It!

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