Aeternam - Disciples of the Unseen (2010)

1. Ars Almadel
2. Angel Horned
3. Esoteric Formulae
4. The Coronation of Seth
5. Hamunaptra
6. Iteru 
7. Goddess of Masr 
8. Ouroboros 
9. Circle in Flames 
10. Through the Eyes of Ea

Origin - Canada
Style - Symphonic Death Metal

" Whoa.....This one surely took me by surprise !.......Seeing media types comparing bands is always a laugh for me..Cause they are usually wrong....So seeing such names as Behemoth,Nile,Emperor being heavyweight names made me hesitate to hear this...But Im glad I did. "

" Im not saying you dont hear some influences from said acts.....But just because you hear middle eastern style music does not mean it sounds like Nile. Aeternam brings a symphonic epic style of Death Metal....That reminds of Septic Flesh as much as anything...Even that is probably off. This Lp has it all....Epic passages consisting of deep growls,blazing leads,outstanding melodies and some fine clean voice singing "

" This album is a power house of epic, catchy tracks and I for one dig it......


The I of Ra !.......Watches !
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Sacrifice - The Ones I Condemn (2009)

1. We Will Prevail

2. The Ones I Condemn

3. Give Me Justice

4. The Great Wall

5. Tetragrammaton

6. Atrocity

7. Hiroshima

8. The Devil's Martyr

9. Ultimate Power Corrupts

10. Desolation Alive

11. Burned At The Stake (2009 Version)

12. The Entity (2009 Version)

Origin - Canada

Style - Thrash Metal

" Legendary Canadian thrash warriors Sacrifice who released such fine tour-de-forces of thrash, like the 'Torment In Fire' and 'Forward To Termination' albums during the golden decade of thrash metal are back after a lengthy 16 year absence"

" Sacrifice is back to show the world how its done...Reportedly recorded with no studio trickery,triggers.....Just honest and true organic Thrash Metal "

" This shit is serious...Aint no party rock album...Fast and Heavy riffing with the vocals that tear your head off and and a killing attitude to boot. There are some awesome riff fests in here such as 'Give Me Justice' or the tight title track or the epic 'Desolation Alive' that has some really tasteful lead playing, great riffs and drumming "

All in all...A great comeback album !.....Its like they never left...

Forever Enslaved!..........Go Ahead !

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Augury - Fragmentary Evidence (2009)

1. Aetheral

2. Simian Cattle

3. Orphans of Living

4. Jupiter to Ignite

5. Sovereigns Unknown

6. Skyless

7. Faith Puppeteers

8. Brimstone Landscapes

9. Oversee the Rebirth

Origin - Canada

Style - Progressive/Technical Death Metal

" 5 years after the great debut 'Concealed'...Montreal's Augury return with their sophomore release " Fragmentary Evidence "

" Augury is a stellar example of how metal can be progressive, epic, technical, brutal, and original all at once. This is very tough to do....And not sound like a million styles thrown in one. The way they manage it is....Musicianship of the highest order (Listen to the bass playing of Dominic "Forest" Lapointe(Quo Vadis) or the technical drumming of Antoine Baril...And you will see what I mean "

" But its the guitarists Patrick Loisel & Mathieu Marcotte that experiment and intertwine different musical styles that keeps the ball rolling. Easily switching from brutal passages to finely crafted 12 string acoustic interludes. Vocally: This runs the gamut....Death growls,Screams and everything in-between...Now 55 minutes is a lot of music to digest and some will lose patience....But those with an open mind and an hour of your time..Will find some treasures in the 9 tracks here "

Fans of the progressive,technical side of metal...You will have no problem with this....Others?.....Need not apply !

Go Ahead !........Get It!

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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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Insurrection - Prologue (2008)

1. Festin d'entrailles
2. Entretien avec la bête
3. Four More Years
4. Blackened Pages
5. Méphisto
6. Fear Tomorrow
7. Prologue to Our Demise

Origin - Canada

Style - Death Metal

" Debut full-length from Insurrection out of (Gatineau, Québec) "

Let me know what you people think ! As I have not heard it......

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Voivod - Dimension Hatröss (1988)

1. Experiment

2. Tribal Convictions

3. Chaosmöngers

4. Technocratic Manipulators

5. Macrosolutions to Megaproblems

6. Brain Scan

7. Psychic Vacuum

8. Cosmic Drama

9. Batman

Origin - Canada

Style - Progressive Thrash Metal

" 4th full length from the visionary Voivod...Released nearly two years after the transitional Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross is the first album where Voivod's experimental metal is explored from beginning to end "

" Shedding the cliched lyrics that the band relied on for their first two releases, they're thankfully replaced by much more thought-provoking lyrics. The group has also grown as musicians -- guitarist Denis d'Amour is one of metal's finest, the rhythm section of Michel Langevin on drums and Jean-Yves Theriault on bass is tighter than ever, and vocalist Denis Belanger sings more conventionally (no more shrieking). The band's sudden songwriting maturity becomes evident from the opening track, "Experiment," when futuristic imagery collides head on with heavy sounds. "Macrosolutions to Megaproblems" contains impressive, busy interplay between the bandmembers, while "Tribal Convictions"is simply one of my favorite thrash tracks of all time....Classic ! "

Dimension Hatross is perplexing and unique enough that even if you were initially put off by the unusual riffing, nonlinear song structures and Snake's nasal vocals, you'll eventually find yourself humming the chorus from "Tribal Convictions" or "Cosmic Drama" one day, and feel the irrepressible need to listen to the album... and then you'll be hooked for life.......

Original,Heavy,Punkish,Spacey,......Can only begin to describe this record....On a post note: I was fortunate to be in the audience in 1988 after this came out...Seeing Voivod live was amazing...like being caught in a tornado....Snake spinning around while singing..like a fucking airplane ! Truly Memorable !

Weird !.......So What?

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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?


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Archons - Consequences of Silence (2008)

1. Intro

2. Enigma of Torments

3. Of Pride and Prejudice

4. Obsolete Lifeforms

5. Plague of Corruption

6. Wandering the Burning Land

7. Pulverizing Inner Toughts

8. The Fall of a Dreamer

9. Beyond Anger

10. Delusional Beliefs

Origin - Canada
Genre - Technical Melodic Death Metal


" In honor of my up-coming vacation to canada..........Heres a new band from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec with their debut full-length "

" While listening to this I couldnt help but think these guys sound alot like a more technical version of Dark Tranquillity.....I think its mostly in the vocals but Archons can play....Tight Drumming and Staccato guitar riffing makes for a great debut.....And the production is a monster "

Fans of Technical Melodic (not overly) Metal......This deserves your attention !


Descend Into Nothingness !...........Get It!
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Neuraxis - The Thin Line Between (2008)

1. Darkness Prevails
2. Wicked
3. Versus
4. Deviation Occurs
5. The Thin Line Between
6. Dreaming The End
7. Standing Despite...
8. Oracle
9. Phoenix
10. The All And The Nothing

Origin - Canada

Genre - Technical Melodic Death Metal

" Brand New 5th full-length of technical mastery "

Review Soon..........

Blind the Vision That Shatters!...........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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Kataklysm - Prevail (2008)

1. Prevail

2. Taking the World by Storm

3. The Chains of Power

4. As Death Lingers

5. Blood in Heaven

6. To the Throne of Sorrow

7. Breathe to Dominate

8. Tear Down the Kingdom

9. The Vultures Are Watching

10. The Last Effort (Renaissance II)

Origin - Canada

Genre - Death Metal

" Back with their ninth full length Lp...these guys have been around 16 years putting out quality death metal albums"

Feeling the Neverworld!........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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Martyr - Warp Zone (2000)

1. Warp Zone

2. Virtual Emotions

3. Endless Vortex Towards Erasing Destiny

4. Deserted Waters

5. Carpe Diem

6. The Fortune-Teller

7. Speechless

8. Retry? Abort? Ignore?

9. Realms of Reverie

Origin - Canada

Genre - Technical Death Metal

"Playing what to me sounds like a perfect synthesis of Meshuggah's crunchy, off-time guitars and the progressive death-metal sounds of bands like Cynic and post-"Human" Death, Canada's(Quebec, to be exact) Martyr have crafted a monster of a record"

"This is technical death metal at its finest !

Go For It!........Get It!

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War Dance - A War Music Compilation (1998)

Naglfar

1. Blades (from the album "Diabolical")

2. Enslave The Astral Fortress ( from the album "Vittra")

Carnal Forge

3. Sweet Bride ( from "Who's Gonna Burn")

4. Twisted

Darkane

5. July 1999 (unreleased demo with speed from soilwork)

6. Convicted (vocals by speed strid from soilwork)

Eucharist

7. Mirrorworld

8. Wounded & Alone ( from war comp..out of print)

Cryptopsy

9. Slit Your Guts (from "none so vile")

Arch Enemy

10. Losing Faith (from japanese version of "black earth")

In Flames

11. Biosphere (from mini-cd "subterranean")

Dimension Zero

12. They Are Waiting To Take Us (previously unreleased)

In Thy Dreams

13. Forgiven Sins (from "gate of pleasure")

Armageddon

14. The Juggernaut Divine (Demo Version)

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Melodic Death,Black,Technical Death Metal

"Classic Compilation from the now defunct "War" records"

"Showing some future superstars and up and comers in the Metal world"

"Some "rare" stuff included"

Why Don't U Just .........Get It!

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Divinity - Allegory (2007)

1. Induce

2. Power Control

3. Plasma

4. Methodic

5. Modern Prophecy

6. Strain

7. The Unending

8. Chasm

9. The Diarist

10. NeuroTyrant

Origin - Canada

Genre - Melodic Death Metal

"Talented youngsters from Canada,(unsigned)I might add"

"Divinity combine crushing thrash attitude with complex progressive metal arrangements and brutal death metal overtones"

"Absolutely Stunning !"

Produced by Tue Madsen(Dark Tranquility, The Haunted,Aborted

How Can These Guys Not Be Signed?......Get It!

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Martyr - Feeding the Abscess (2006)

1. Perpetual Healing (Infinite Pain)

2. Lost in Sanity

3. Feast of Vermin

4. Interlude - Desolate Ruins

5. Havoc

6. Nameless, Faceless, Neverborn

7. Silent Science

8. Felony

9. Part I : Echoes of the Unseen

10. Part II : Romancing Ghouls

11. Part III : Stasis Field

12. Part IV : Shellshocked

13. Brain Scan (Voivod cover)

Origin - Canada

Genre - Technical Death Metal

"A stunning whirlwind of masterful technical metal"

"Imagine a synthetic blend of Cynic,Death,Atheist."

Whats That?.........Get It !

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