Therion - Beyond Sanctorum (1992)

1. Future Consciousness

2. Pandemonic Outbreak

3. Cthulhu

4. Symphony Of The Dead

5. Beyond Sanctorum

6. Enter The Depths Of Eternal Darkness

7. Illusions Of Life

8. The Way

9. Paths

10. Tyrants Of The Damned

11. Cthulhu (demo version)

12. Future Consciousness (demo version)

13. Symphony Of The Dead (demo version)

14. Beyond Sanctorum (demo version)

Origin - Sweden

Style - Death Metal

" ......Beyond Sanctorum, the bands second official release utilized the same basic formula that old school greats Nihilist employed. Buzz saw power chord riffing, muffled growling, a driving rhythm section, and the simplistic yet super effective hooks that would go on and influence many a young band are proudly executed here "

" This is where the band started to experiment with clean voice,symphonic elements etc...That would later become their calling card...But don't misunderstand !......This is Death Metal !.....And some of the best written in 1992"

" The eleven minute epic “The Way” is easily the highlight of the record with rumbling bass and guitar riffing complementing the textural dynamics of middle eastern flavored melodies....Truly awesome...."

And so Therion went on to make alot of crap records...But back in the day and still now...This one is great...Period.

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

There.....

Axis Powers - Born For War (2009)

1. Scream For Jesus

2. Born For War

3. Ashes

4. Trigger

5. Yellow Submarine (The Beatles cover)

6. Twisted Mass of Burnt Decay (Autopsy cover)

7. Superior Stand

8. Land On Fire

9. Fresh Human Flesh

10. Back to the Front

11. Evil Warriors

12. Panzerblitz

13. Tanks of War

14. I Wanne Be Your Dog (The Stooges cover)

15. Kill

16. Evil Warriors

17. Outbreak of the Blitz

18. War

19. Panzerblitz

20. I Wanne Be Your Dog (The Stooges cover)

21. Evil Warriors

22. Sign of Destruction

Origin - Sweden
Style - Death Metal

1-5 is from the Unreleased EP ''Born for War'' (2001)
6 is from the ''Pure Slaughter'' recording session (2005)
7-8 from the ''Tribute to 17'' Split EP (2003)
9-10 from the ''Fresh Human Flesh'' Split EP (2003)
11-14 from the ''Evil Warriors'' EP (2000)
15 from Rehearsal 2001
16-20 from Rehearsal Oct 14th 1998
21-22 from Rehearsal Sep 17th 1997

"Born for war is a compilation of all the material the band did before their fulllengths....Including the un-released 'Born For War' Ep "

" I dig when bands do this kind of thing!......Put all the hard to find splits and Eps and rare shit on one Cd....You are getting the Rawest of Death Metal here...But thats what we are looking for !...Right? "

" Crushing death metal in the Swedish old-school tradition. Think Nihilist, Entombed, Grave, Unleashed, Dismember, etc."

Go on ahead an get it!
They have it....

Sarcasm - A Touch of the Burning Red Sunset (1998)

1. Dark

2. Upon the Mountains of Glory

3. Through Tears of Gold

4. Never After

5. You Bleed (I Enjoy)

6. Nail Her Up

7. Pile of Bodies

8. In Hate...

9. A Touch of the Burning Red Sunset

Origin - Sweden

Style - Black/Death Metal

" Formed in Uppsala,Sweden in 1990....Sarcasm released 5 demo's....This is a compilation of the 2nd,3rd and 5th demo's...The best ones.."

" What started out as a Death Metal band in the vein of Autopsy..Soon morphed into more atmospheric material in the vein of Dissection....Unstoppable drum beats and melodic guitar lines..Enriched by piano,female voice etc "

" This compilation puts all their best material on one disk...Mainly the fantastic 'A Touch of ' demo...Which saw them really get close to the Dissection sound...They were about to be signed on the strength of this demo..But instead guitarist Fredrik Wallenberg(Embalmed) left to form crust band Skit System with Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates) and let Sarcasm die "

This is some cool Blackened/Death metal from the day.......

Dark Wings Of Eternity!.....Get It!

Rigt here......

Massacra - Enjoy the Violence (1991)

1. Enjoy the Violence

2. Ultimate Antichrist

3. Gods of Hate

4. Atrocious Crimes

5. Revealing Cruelty

6. Full of Hatred

7. Seas of Blood

8. Near Death Experience

9. Sublime Extermination

10. Agonizing World

Origin - France

Style - Death/Thrash Metal

" Massacra formed in 1986..And spewed out 3 demos and a full length..Before this their second album "

" France's Massacra were one of my favorite bands of the early '90s who were equal parts death and thrash metal. "Enjoy the Violence" was recorded in January of 1991, so while I can hear contemporary influences of that time of the likes of Entombed in the mix here, the sound of the old guard of speed/thrash metal from the late '80s (think the fastest work of bands like Kreator) is present as well. Not surprising, as Massacra had already been around for a number of years by this point. There are your typical death growls here and there, but overall the band present a very tasteful form of death/thrash that is very brutal but retains the class that is a trademark of European extreme metal "

" This is high quality music here....And has been reissued in 2005 with some bonus tracks....

Slayer,Kreator,Entombed fans...Give this a try if you have never heard these guys.....

Legion Of Torture !.........Get It?

Right~~~

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....^

Corpse Molester Cult - Demo (2008)

1. Born from the Whore
2. The Divine Art of Amputation
3. Sadistik
4. Nefastus Inanis

Origin - Finland

Style - Death Metal

" Recorded and released on the web in early 2008, released on pro-printed digipakCD-R limited to 100 handnumbered copies in December 08 "

" CMC are from Lohja,Finland and feature members of Amorphis,Catamenia etc."

" This is their only output so far...And a damn fine demo it is !.....Listing Entombed,Dismember and Cannibal Corpse as their main influences...I can hear the later Entombed sound...That catchy....Heavy handed style fits well here and the vocals are nice and low growls "

" Not sure how much time these guys have to put into a project like this..With all their work in their main bands.....But I would gladly take this over that anyday !

More Please !.....

Check It!.......Out!

Left there.....

Undergang - Indhentet af Døden - Demo (2009)

1. Englemagersken

2. Dødshymne

3. Opslugt Af Mørket

4. Evigt Lidende

5. Tvangstanker

6. Forkullede Rester

7. De Dødes Passage (acoustic)

8. Indhentet Af Døden

Origin - Denmark

Style - Death Metal

" Undergang from Copenhagen,Denmark...Unleashes their debut Demo....Limited to 100 copies "

" Undergang plays a brand of Raw....Nasty Death Metal in the Autopsy,Crematory vein. Heavy sludgy guitar riffing...Below gutteral vocals...Awesome bass guitar sound...And an overall Doomy atmosphere..wrapped in a clear but grimy production "

" Just in case you missed this fantastic demo....It will be released on vinyl in the near future on 'Me Saco UnOjo' Records...400-500 copies strictly. I suggest you get out there and find this demo or the vinyl..As this will be a collectors item by this time next year "

Sick...Shit here....Im not kiddin !..One of the best demo's of 2009.....

Caught By Death !.....I Know !

Get It..........

Belsebub - Elohim - Single (1992)

1. Chemical Warfare

2. Infected Organs

3. Masses to Reveal

Origin - Sweden

Style - Death Metal

" Some serious Death/Thrash from early pioneers Belsebub "

" What set this group apart from the rest of the bands at the time...Was the use of Dual Vocals....One low growl mixed with a higher scream...We can only wish these guys would have went on and put out a full length "

" One of the best single's of the day...On black vinyl....500 copies only !....You can still catch one on the bay every once in a while "

In The Mercy Of Satan !........Call It!

Heads or tales.....

Depravity - Remasquerade - Ep (1992)

1. Remasquerade

2. The Better Be Descended

3. In Death`s Embrace

4. Undone

Origin - Finland

Style - Death Metal

" 7" Ep released by Adipocere Records in 1992"

" Of course...Depravity is one of the most classic bands from the Finnish scene..And this record was a small portion of their greatness "

" Suffocating...Atmospheric Death Metal done the old way......200 pieces only ! "

Sceptre of Oppression !...........Get It!

Heeeeere...........

Interment - Where Death Will Increase - Demo (1991)

1. Intro

2. Morbid Death

3. Infestering Flesh

4. Cranial Putrefaction

Origin - Sweden

Style - Death Metal

" Recorded in Sunlight Studio by Thomas Skogsberg, February 09-10 1991. "

" 1st demo from the former "Beyond" members.....Absolutely crushing Swedish Death Metal in its purest form !....Why these guys didnt get huge is beyond me "

" Members went on in such great Swedish bands as Centinex,Uncanny etc.....Hey they are back together and rehearsing again.....A full length is on tap in the next year or so ! "

Avesta Killers !........Oh Yeahhh!

Get it........

Living With Disfigurement - Thrill To The Terror Of Death - Ep (2009)

1. The Dissemination of Human Suffering

2. Better Living Through Surgery

3. Grotesque Side Effects

4. Preserving The Guinea Worm

Origin - United Kingdom

Style - Death Metal

" I have to admit...I receive many demo's from all over the world...But I don't put many up on the blog....Just don't have the time and or I'm fairly picky when it comes to music "

" Every once in a while I will get one that begs for listening by all of you...This is the case here !..Ed (Vocals,Guitars) from LWD sent me this ..their first Ep and its fucking cool "

" We are talking Gore soaked Death Metal done in the old tradition...Think Autopsy,Carcass,Exhumed,Death. Dual Vocals....Meaty down tuned riffing...Production that lets everything to be heard ..I even hear a bit of the Swedish way in there also"

Check this out....Visit their Myspace....Buy the Ep......

Thanx to Ed and the boys for this fine Ep.....Keep it comin !

Support The Underground !.......Just Do It!

Swoosh......

Deströyer 666 - Cold Steel... For an Iron Age (2002)

1. Black City - Black Fire

2. Clenched Fist

3. Cold Steel...

4. Sons Of Perdition

5. Raped

6. The Calling

7. Savage Pitch

8. Witch Hunter

9. Shadow

Origin - Australia

Style - Blackened Thrash/Death metal

" Destroyer 666 was always good.......This album made them Great !........Their finest hour in my opinion "

" What these guys always had was a shitload of attitude that stood defiantly against any modern trends. Instead 666 took their own route by crossing the urgency of great Thrash Metal and tossing in the spitefulness of Black Metal...And the catchiness of Old Death Metal to boot "

" Every single riff on this album is as fast as lightning. That's where the thrash side of the band really shines. The guitar on this album just never lets up and its just pure aggression for the whole duration of this album"

Fans of old school German thrash such as Sodom or Destruction or the first wave of blackened metal bands such as early Bathory, Celtic Frost, or Mercyful Fate should seek this out now ! "

Underworld Hall Of Fame !.......No Question !

Fuckn ehhh........

Megadeth - Endgame (2009)

1. Dialectic Chaos

2. This Day We Fight!

3. 44 Minutes

4. 1,320

5. Bite The Hand That Feeds

6. Bodies Left Behind

7. Endgame

8. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss

9. Headcrusher

10. How The Story Ends

11. The Right To Go Insane

Origin - USA

Style - Thrash Metal

" Album #12 for Dave and the boys "

" The record starts off with 'Dialectic Chaos' and now you see what mustaine has been telling anyone who will listen..Chris Broderick rips with the best out there...The tradeoffs between he and Dave are nothing short of mind-boggling....Hangar 18 all over again ! "

" You will get a hand full of tracks that should kill live...And the rest are very good. The songs are catchy,Perfectly produced(Andy Sneap) and the solo's are relentless..Bordering on over done"

" This Lp is a step up from 'United Abominations'....There's no doubt....Better than 'Rust In Peace'?........Nah....This one falls somewhere between Rust and Countdown....But it will be one of 2009s best records !

Slayer better bring it.....To beat this!

Wheres Vic?.........OOOh!

In there...........

Claws - Absorbed in the Nethervoid (2009)

1. Absorbed in the Nethervoid

2. Bloodsucking Sorcery

3. Cacophonous Carrion

4. Casket Contagion

5. Cloak of the Sacrificial

6. Macabre Manifestations

7. Lurking in the Catacombs

8. Skeletal Reincarnation

9. Abominations That Crawl Forth

Origin - Finland

Style - Death Metal

" Finnish madman Lasse Pyykko offers yet another amazing band for those who were devoured by his other stuff (Hooded Menace, Vacant Coffin, Phlegethon). Claws is total old-school sickness, influenced primarily by Crematory(swe).... so you know what you are getting here..darker-than-dark, heavier-than-hell death metal "

" This guy continually writes and plays awesome Death Metal that's raw,eerie,and definetly underground !......He plays all the instruments and does all voices...Again this fucker is prolific....And I dig all of it "

Fans of the bands above or the ols stuff...This is mandatory !

Dont even try!..........Just Buy It!

**********.....

Illdisposed - To Those Who Walk Behind Us (2009)

1. Blood On Your Parade

2. For The Record

3. Just Come And Get Me

4. Seeking Truth - Telling Lies

5. Sale At The Misery Factory

6. To Those Who Walk Behind Me

7. If All The World

8. My Number Is Expired

9. Johnny

10. This Unscheduled Moment

11. Nu Gik Det Lige Så Godt

Origin - Denmark

Style - Death Metal

" Brand new Full length from the Danish Death Machine "

I am out of town for a few days.....So I did not get the chance to listen yet........

Let me know what you think?....Put in in the comments....

Be Back soon !.......Late

D.D.

Oh yeah!.....Get It!

Blood Mortized - Blood Mortized (2009)

1. Suicide Escape Plan

2. Devil's Vengeange

3. Wishing Hell

4. Slay Me Down To Rest

5. To Advance Is To Die

6. Cannibal Object

7. Funeral Ride

8. Autumn Whisper

9. Blackbird Blues

10. A Winter Tale

11. A Rope For Your Health

12. Mortized Of Blood

Origin - Sweden

Style - Death Metal

" A new old style Swedish death metal act featuring members from Excruciate,Crypt Of Kerboros,Embryo "

" Blood Mortized was founded in Stockholm, Sweden by vocalist Mattias Parkkila and guitarist Benny Moberg in late 2007. The music is heavily influenced by old school death metal from the the early 90‘s, mainly from the golden "Studio Sunlight era“ . In April 2008 guitarist Anders Hansson joined the band, followed by drummer Mattias Borgh in late August 2008. After having inked a deal with Vrykoblast Productions, Blood Mortized recorded their self-titled debut album which was unleashed upon the world in April 2009"

About a hours worth of Swedish Death metal done by guys that know how to do it....What more do you need to know?

El Diablo Blanco !..........Says:

Get It.......

Sorrow - Hatred and Disgust (1992)

1. Insatiable
2. Forced Repression
3. Illusion of Freedom
4. Human Error
5. Separative Adjectives
6. Unjustified Reluctance

Origin - USA
Style - Death/Doom Metal

" Sorrow formed in 1991 in Ney York city and quickly were signed by Roadrunner records...They released an Ep and this their only full length "

" The quartet was extremely unique amongst their 90s Death Metal peers, in that they had a strong political message to much of their lyrical content, rather than growling about the typical hacking people up and molesting corpses. Musically, Hatred and Disgust is an interesting mixture of crawling doom and what could be considered slowwwwwed down Death Metal"

" Sorrow play Winter-like ultra oppressive Death/Doom-metal. Sorrow's music is filled with a thick and oppressive guitar sound and gut wrenching grunts. Musically, they come very close to Winter and were probably the second band after Winter to dare and play such oppressive, unnerving style of Death/Doom-metal. A very bleak, emotionless oppression runs throughout their songs "

If you have heard Winter...You will dig this !.....If Not?.....Listen and learn....Music does not have to be fast to be good.....This is a pre-cursor to todays Death/Doom bands coming out of Finland mostly.....Crushing..Indeed !


Eternally Forgotten!.....Missed By Most !
Get It......

Suicide Legacy - Demo (2007)

1. I Reign

2. Exit

3. Lead Brings You Down

4. Virus

5. (R)evolver

6. Crosshaired

Origin - Finland

Style - Death Metal

" Suicide Legacy formed in 2006 in Savonlinna,Finland and released this demo in 2007 "

" Featuring the vocalist and drummer from Antarctis Utopia.....These guys have put out a good demo here....Maybe Blood Red Throne meets Legion Of The Damned would be a fair comparison..As far as style goes "

" Well produced with some nice time changes and heavy riffing in here...A definite up and comer for sure .Will be interesting to see what they can improve in the future"

Check Em Out!.........Get It!

Right There....

Toxaemia - Buried to Rot - Demo (1991)

1. World graveyard

2. Tragedies through centuries

3. Hate within

4. The beginning of the end

5. Buried to rot

Origin - Sweden

Style - Death Metal

" Toxaemia formed in Motala,Sweden in 1989....Firstly they were called O.S.S. (Organized Suicide System) Then Mutilator and Anguish before finally settling on Toxaemia "

" This is the 2nd and last demo that was released by the band....Although...A un-released Ep does exist (I will get to that one some other time)Anyway...These guys played Brutal Death Metal...Their style lies somewhere between The American and Swedish scene's "

" They sadly disbanded after losing interest in 1992....When acts from all of Sweden were exploding everywhere.....Another of the lost jewels in a scene that ruled the world at the time !

Heavy production on this one....And crushing style makes this demo one of the best from the era......

The Aquisition !.......Of Death !

Over There.......

Exhumed - Obscurity - Demo (1990)

1. Obscure Desolation

2. Satanic Verses

3. What Life Has Brought

Origin - Sweden
Style - Death Metal

" Formed in Stockholm,Sweden in 1989.....Exhumed sported some big names in Swedish Death Metal history...."

David Brink - Vocals (Morpheus,Excruciate)
Sebastian Ramstedt - Guitar (Morpheus,Necrophobic,Nifelheim)
Johan Bergebäck - Bass (Dismember,Morpheus, Necrophobic, Nifelheim)
Janne Rudberg - Drums (Mastication,Morpheus)

" On October 23rd,1990 they got together with Tomas Skogsberg at his Studio Sunlight and bashed out this one and only demo.....This 3 tracker is of course crushing with the usual Sunlight production from the era...Obscure Vocals,Downtuned guitars and plenty of that buzz-saw sound "

Mandatory listening for the Sunlight freaks out there !

Exhumed would later on morph into Morpheus and put out a awesome 12" and a Cd..........

Cult Stuff Here !......Crank It!

It's Here..............