The Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted (2008)

1. Inflikted

2. Sanctuary

3. Terrorize

4. Dark Ark

5. Ultra - Violent

6. Hex

7. The Doom Of All Fires

8. Bloodbrawl

9. Nevertrust

10. Hearts Of Darkness

11. Must Kill

Origin - Brazil

Genre - Thrash Metal

"Max and Igor back together!......With Joe from Gojira on bass!

Taking their brand of mayhem back to the forefront!

Let Me know what you think? put it in the comments section.

Sepul....Who?........Get It!

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Toxocara - The Great Rebellious (2008)

1. Godking

2. The Connate Conflict

3. Wake of the Controversy

4. U-48 (Dive of Death)

5. Among Amon

6. Fusillade the Coalescent

7. The Stories of the Palatinian Succession

8. Maenadic Mausoleum

Origin - Netherlands

Genre - Death Metal

" Three years after its debut The Dutchmen lay down a devastating strike...Raging technical death metal with a flair for the old-school"

"Toxocara manages to fill just over thirty minutes with gut wrenching riffage and furious blast beats,vocals done the old way..This band knows how to create interesting compositions by showing us the meaning of the word brutal in the mid-tempo range as well. Fine record"

Well Now!...........Get It!

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Top 10 Albums Of 2007 by Beetooman

Another one of The Underworld Legion........

1. Entombed - Serpent Saints
2. Obituary - Xecutioner Returns
3. One Man Army - Error In Evolution
4. Rotting Christ - Theogonia
5. Malevolent Creation - Doomsday-X
6. Mental Amputation - Utter Subordination
7. Nile - Ithyphallic
8. Daath - The Hinderers
9. Impaled - The Last Gasp
10. Lay Down Rotten - Reconquering The Pit

Thanx again!.......cool list

Thanx to Beetooman

Maze of Torment - Hammers of Mayhem (2005)

1. Beyond the Infernal Gates

2. F.O.E. (Face of Evil)

3. Hammers of Mayhem

4. Dead Cold Blood

5. Servants of Menace

6. Into the Bloodswarm

7. Tyrannnizer

8. The Dead Temple Prayer

9. Dead Soul

10. Catharsis

11. In League with Satan (Venom cover)

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Death/Thrash Metal

"Playing their vicious game of Death/Thrash since the early 90s....M.O.T. are driven by anger and suffering, the relentless pacing of “Beyond The Infernal Gates” and “Into The Bloodswarm” stop at nothing to bring old schooled guitar based thrash covered in a brutal production"

"Guitars have loads of thrash fuelled riffs lined up as well as ancient solo licks. Drums are fast using blast beats in between

chugging heaviness"

Their goal is simple, to have fun!....And goddamn I dig that artwork !

Hammers Of Thrash!.........Get It!

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Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum (1988)

1. Malleus Maleficarum / Antropomorphia

2. Parricide

3. Subordinate to the Domination

4. Extreme Unction

5. Commandments

6. Chemo Therapy

7. Bacterial Surgery

8. Cycle of Existence

9. Osculum Infame

10. Systematic Instruction

Origin - Netherlands

Genre - Thrash Metal

"This my friends is the debut by the mighty Pestilence!

If you never heard this album....get it and do so quickly and

see what was going on when I was playing thrash metal in the late 80s.This legendary cd is similar in style to stuff like Possessed’s The Eyes Of Horror or Sepultura’s Beneath The Remains, or perhaps a more polished Pleasure To Kill(Kreator)"

"The musicianship is extremely technical, yet pummeling and skull-crushing in that familiar old-school style. The riffing style is rather unique. It is aggressive, energetic, catchy and technical all wrapped up into this album, with chugging tremolo riffs interlaced with lots of unpredictable melodies and solo work.Early death metal vocals had some people calling this death metal...but believe me...This Is THRASH !

What I consider to be one of the all time greats!

Thrash Hall Of Fame!.........Get It!

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Black Horizons - Suicide Symphonies (2004)

1. Black Horizons

2. Burn The Curches Down

3. The Battle Of The Godless Souls

4. The Eyes Of God

5. Princess Of Suicide

6. Satanic Storm

7. Bloody Moon

8. Forest Of Damnation

9. The Knife

Origin - Germany

Genre - Melodic Black/Death Metal

"Debut album for the german black/deathsters"

"In the vein of old Dissection......Self produced..and quite good I might add"

"If you are into a mixture of Melodic black/death give this a spin...you might be surprised!

Can You Hear Me Now?.......Get It!

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Top 10 Albums Of 2007 by Heathen

I thought it would be cool to post up some one elses top 10...
Underworld follower Heathen was up to the task!.....

1. Behemoth - The Apostasy
2. Gorefest - Rise To Ruin
3. Marduk - Rom5:12
4. Immolation - Shadows In The Light
5. Benighted - Icon
6. Sphere - Damned Souls Rituals
7. Point Blank Rage - The Sound Of Resistance
8. Nomad - The Independence Of Observation Choice
9. Severe Torture - Sworn Vengeance
10. Monstrosity - Spiritual Apocalypse

All Killer Bands.....All Killer Live Acts!

A very cool list indeed!...As most were in heavy rotation for me as well. D.D.

Anyone else?

Thanx to HEATHEN for his list!

Trauma - Neurotic Mass (2007)

1. Intro Monument

2. Greed

3. Altar of Vanity

4. The Eternal Quest

5. Unexpected Lie

6. Neurotic Mass

7. Immolated

8. Edge of Vegetation

9. Dead Macrocosm

Origin - Poland

Genre - Death Metal

"Newest lp by these polish death metal veterans"

"Trauma excells at making heavy,technical,Superbly produced

death metal...godly drumming,thick guitars,roaring vokills"

"You cannot miss an album like this.......period!

Hey You!...........Get It!

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Throneaeon - Neither Of Gods (2001)

1. Neither Of Gods

2. Thru Sinfulness

3. Above The Aware

4. In All And Nothing

5. Seven In Heaven, Seven On Earth

6. Blackened To Be

7. The Serpent Unfolds

8. Strength Of The Flesh

9. From On High

10. Enemys Of Thy God

11. 5211131103

12. As It Has Come To End

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Death Metal

"A swedish Deicide copy band?.....No, but they have that same sound as early Deicide.

"This Swedish act is nothing more than just pure violence and hate. All this anger is served on perfectly produced silver platter where all instruments are clearly distinguishable, yet unmercifully destructive. From the first to the very last track those guys hit you with un-compromised power and fury, having a devastating impact on your little eardrums. Everything seems to be perfect; Tony Freed’s powerful death metal voice, excellent riffs and outstanding overall guitar work by the above mentioned and Jens Klovegard, and an airtight rhythm section of Roger Sundquist and Andreas Dahlstrom make my soul happy "

Original?.......No.....A cool listen........Yes.....

If you are a fan of early Deicide,Vader.....Take A listen!

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Miseration - Your Demons - Their Angels (2007)

1. Thrones

2. Perfection Destroyed

3. Seven Are the Sins

4. World Lethality

5. The End Designed

6. Chain-Work Soul

7. Noctivagant

8. Foul Invective

9. Scattering the Few

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Death Metal

"Swedish Death Metal is the name of the game with MISERATION, harsh and fast but modern and with brutish, groovy power chords. This should appal most old school fans, but you have to like someone who creates such a captivating blend of melody, death and creativity. Furthermore, there are samples and synthies to be heard, but don’t panic, they don’t water down the sound. They rather add to the atmosphere and things clearly stay METAL! The drummer is simply incredible, whether it be ultra blasting, double bass barrage or skillful tempo changes – it is a pleasure to listen to this skinsman. Compared to stylistically similar bands like SOILWORK or IN FLAMES, who become more and more predictable, hungry newcomers like MISERATION easily win the race. Highly recommended to all fans of the genre, trust me!

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

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21 Lucifers - In the Name of (2007)

1. In The Name Of...

2. Violence

3. Art Of Chaos

4. Greed Spreader

5. Die Dead Gone

6. Hate Will Prevail

7. Hope Fades

8. Perfect Hell

9. Broken

10. Kill or Blood

11. Manmade Misery

12. Surprise! Youre Dead!

13. Killing at Will

14. Where Apathy Dwells

15. Self Pollution

16. Quid Pro Quo

17. 5 Infernal Years

18. Retaliation

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Thrash/Death Metal

"Clocking in at a brisk 32 minutes...Ex-Without Grief members

tear and grind thru 18 songs of sonic destuction"

"By incorporating some cool Slayerish-riffing in-between the blastbeats, some fast doublebass, a few samples, the ocassional backing-growls and some Nasum-like vocals you

get the idea what you are up against"

If you like blasting grindy/death/thrash metal then you're almost there!

Peter Forsberg Fans!............Get It!

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Meshuggah - ObZen (2008)

1. Combustion

2. Electric Red

3. Bleed

4. Lethargica

5. ObZen

6. The Spiteful Snake

7. Pineal Gland Optics

8. Pravus

9. Dancers To A Discordant System

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Technical post-thrash

"These guys are a tough listen and as always the views of many will be far apart on if you think this is "GENIUS" or "NONSENSE"

"As for the music itself, the best word for it is hypnotic. Meshuggah is, first and foremost, a rhythmic outfit. They intertwine a variety of rhythms together to create a unique, crushing atmosphere. Creating harmony and melody are not their concern. As such, this album was not meant to be listened to as set of separate tracks. Instead, the experience is going from start to finish without interruptions. As individual tracks, none of the songs are single entitys. But, if you put them in order, they weave a tapestry of mechanical destruction. It sucks you in, and you become transfixed by the rhythms. The expression, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is applicable here"

Don't Worry!............Get It!

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Dismember - Dismember (2008)

1. Death conquers all

2. Europa burns

3. Under a bloodred sky

4. The hills have eyes

5. Legion

6. Tide of blood

7. Combat fatigue

8. No honor in death

9. To end it all

10. Dark depth

11. Black sun

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Death Metal

"New album from the swedish masters of the old school"

"You get what you get from these guys....maidenish solos,buzzsaw guitars and gruff vocals make for another in a large catalogue of great listens from Dismember"

Hurry It Up!.........Get It!

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Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds (2008)

1. The Living Doorway

2. Reflection of Emotions

3. Diminishing Between Worlds

4. Dimensions Intertwine

5. The Enigmatic Form

6. A Gathering of Imaginations

7. Through Alchemy Bound Eternal

8. And Time Ends

9. Essence of Creation

10. The Morpheus Oracle (Outro)

11. Await the Unending

Origin - USA

Genre - Technical Death Metal

"What the hell? Is this even the same band?Decrepit Birth were a brutal Death band last I looked?.....Now? Technical savagery at its most extreme...Tech-Death riff patterns but with a whole lot of melody and solos going on.Intense but well timed drumming and cool gutteral vocals top it off"

Quite a change me thinks!.....but a change for the better!

2008 Off To A Great Start !..........Get It!

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Death Dealer's Top 10 Releases For 2007

Disclaimer:These are my personal opinions,not those of anyone else or
any other reviewer.Everyone has their own tastes in music...These are
mine.You will find this list to be quite different than most reviewers.
I look at end of year lists at other sites and always shake my head at their choices....always choosing artsy,usually long winded albums that most
critics put on their own list?I make my choices based on what I call
listenability(how much did I go back and listen to it over the year)and
overall enjoyment..(isnt this why we listen in the first place?) Anyhow....
Check this out and see if any of mine were on your list....Enjoy!......


1.The Absence - Riders Of The Plague
With this second album The Absence really knocked one out of the park
Combining thrashy riffs and melodic death metal all in one great package
The band made great strides in developing their own style, which results in a much more mature and original sounding album.There are still tons of harmonies, lead melodies and guitar solos on this album, but there’s also more flat out heavy riffs and more complex song structures.

2. Crionics - Neuthrone
Reviewers are all over the map on this one....But I have to say I dug this
from the start and is still in heavy rotation today.I am a sucker for polish
death metal and the production,music is top flight on this one.
This record combined a Blackened mixture of cyber-death metal.....
And their from poland......nuff said !

3. Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
Probably the only album you will find on other reviewers end of year lists.
I cant disagree on this one.. Novembers Doom have really made a dent in
the Death/Doom dominance of Finland in the last few years.This album crushes as much as it soothes with a dark n’ gloomy atmosphere.This album shows a growth in songwriting and an absolute maturity that can not be properly defined....These guys just keep getting better and better.

4. Blotted Science - Machinations Of Dementia
Have you ever got a new album ...put it on and the music bursts out and
kicks your ass, only to be let down by horrible vocals? It has to me so many times I cant count...Sometimes I just want the music.....These 3 master musicians have created a masterpiece of technical death metal.
It features absolutely phenomenal musicianship from the likes of guitarist Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink, Watchtower), bassist Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal), and Charlie Zeleny (Behold…the Arctopus, Jordan Rudess).Technically incredible but also very catchy and not boring like alot of others.

5. Detonation - Emission Phase
The best melodic death metal record this year..I.M.O . This band gets better with each release and this one was no different.Emission Phase solidifies on the experience of the band and comes across as a mature and well rounded effort.The most evident improvements are the tight musicianship and the quality of the production. Detonation sound angrier and more in control of their art.If a slab of good quality melodic aggression wakes you up in the morning with a smile..look no further.

6. Vicious Art - Pick Up This Sick Child
I got this one just in time to get in under the deadline and was looking for it to be ass-kicking! ...Was It ever!...These swedish veterans know how to make heavy,brutal,but incredibly catchy death metal.What I really get into is...There seems to be a crushing riff or semi-breakdown in every song they write.If you’re into death metal at all, you have to check out this brutal death metal attack by this monster act.

7. Sotajumala - Teloitus
It is a pleasure to get a piece of music like this one from the swamps of finland.Sotajumala translates to war god...and war is what you get on this one.Crushing down-tuned D.M. with tremendous bellowing vocals and
catchy songs.....not terribly technical but god damn catchy! You may not be able to understand anything the singer is saying but......Who cares anyway.

8. Mental Amputation - Utter Subordination
This here record damn sure took me by surprise !tons of sick riffs, fast blasting drum patterns, nice lead work, dark bass lines and the usual growled vocals that just have to be there to complete the sound of aggression. What makes a great album in today´s measurement standards? Tough question right? It´s not easy to estimate, but the truth is that “Utter Subordination” is a pretty cool album, where almost every song has variation and youthful energy and nice time changes.A Winner!

9. Aborted - Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture
Belgium's finest death metal band, Aborted, have released yet another excellent album. "Slaughter and Apparatus" is the fifth album they have put out so far, and it shows that the band is still improving their sound. They may not be the deathgrind that they used to be when they kicked off their career, but even with a change of sound overtime, they prove themselves to be strong and dedicated. If you are looking for an album with crushing riffs, loads of melody, excellent vocal range, and some of the finest drumming, "Slaughter and Apparatus" is the album for you.

10. Deadborn - Stigma Eternal
After the amazing Decades of Decapitation ep,I had been anticipating this release for some time...and they deliver in spades.Ex-necrophagist members bring alot to the table..such as..Fast tempos,blazing riffs,tight
songs,well produced Death Metal...One of the years true highlights !

So there you have it....My Favorites of the year 2007
With all of the releases planned for 2008...it could even be better!....Lets Hope so.

Stay True!....Stay Metal!
Death Dealer

Vicious Art - Pick Up This Sick Child (2007)

1. Tombstone Grind

2. The Paulina Paw Paintings

3. Our Family Flesh

4. Murderer

5. We're Both Into Killing Me

6. Chewing Gunpowder

7. Evicting Dead Tenants

8. Dancing Münchausen

9. And Bent Down For Years

10. Chain Hooks Falling

11. The Topmost Violent God

Origin - Sweden

Genre - Death Metal

"Vicious Art is a Swedish all-star act with members from Entombed, Dark Funeral, Guidance of Sin,Dominion Caligula, Grave. The driving motivation of the project is to make extreme metal and nothing else. Their debut album FIRE FALLS AND THE WAITING WATERS was released in 2004 and two years later came the three-track EP WEED THE WILD. Now the band is back to attack us with a brilliant extreme metal disc jam-packed with sheer brutality and aggression"

" Let it be said at the very beginning, this is an amazing monster piece of death metal. The music on this 11 tracks long disc is razorsharp and covering most brutal and extreme metal genres accompanied by suitable lyrics dealing with family, death, sickness and other typical death metal themes"

"Pick Up This Sick Child’ is dirty, cold, cruel and extremely efficient piece of metal, and it deserves a lot of attention.

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Hate - Morphosis (2008)

1. Metamorphosis

2. Thredony

3. Immum Coeli (Everlasting World)

4. Catharsis

5. Resurrection Machine

6. The Evangelistic Pain

7. Omega

8. Erased

Origin - Poland

Genre - Death/Black Metal

"These scene veterans strike with there new opus of (hate)"

"This is well played,super produced(hertz studios)almost

cyber industrial Death Metal of the highest order"

"Their basic philosophy: no frills and no nonsense; go for the jugular...perfect intermingling of their newfound industrial background noise with their more crushing, intense parts"

This is impressive stuff from another of the polish DM kings"

Have A Blast!..........Get It!

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Brain Drill - Apocalyptic Feasting (2008)

1. Gorification

2. The Parasites

3. Apocalyptic Feasting

4. Swine Slaughter

5. Forcefed Human Shit

6. Consumed by the Dead

7. Revelation

8. Bury the Living

9. The Depths of Darkness

10. Sadistic Abductive

Origin - USA

Genre - Technical Death Metal/Grindcore

"Holy Shiiiiiit....What the......Listening to BRAIN DRILL is an experience akin to that of having your face blasted off by a Shotgun!"

"This is Technical Death Metal of the sickeningly brutal variety,

Imagine, if you will, old-school CANNIBAL CORPSE brutally dissecting SPAWN OF POSSESSION and you’ve got a vague idea."

"Armed with ten tracks of mind-bending, technical savagery and good ole fashioned churning Death Metal, BRAIN DRILL’s debut is one of the sickest releases to ever assail my eardrums"

"Marco(ex-vital remains,Vile)has to be one of the 10 fastest

drummers in the world! This guy plays at speeds that would put most drum-machines to shame, and his mind-blowing array of fills and tricks really have to be heard to be believed.

Dylan Ruskin puts in a outstanding performance also, His serpentine runs and stop/start riffs strike an almost perfect balance between the head-scratchingly technical, and insidiously catchy.

WARNING !..........Not For The Faint Of Heart!

O.K. Fuckers!.........Get It!

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Lay Down Rotten - Breeding Insanity (2006)

1. Breeding Insanity

2. Pulling the Trigger

3. Within The Veil - the Antidote

4. Undead Race

5. Century Of Exploitation

6. Through Purple Woods And Ashen Plains

7. Desolated

8. Into Oblivion

9. Venomous Blessings

Origin - Germany

Genre - Melodic Death Metal

" LAY DOWN ROTTEN is a German band that plays a kind of Melodic Death Metal that hasn´t left the heaviness and the brutality aside. This is their third album, but their style is basically the same they already played in their beginnings, some years ago. They are clearly influenced by Swedish bands such as DISMEMBER and old AMON AMARTH, mixing melody and heaviness with skill, but it also seems they haven´t forgotten the Death Metal Americans like so much, something you can notice in the rhythm of songs such as "Century Of Exploitation", which sound half way between VOMITORY and SIX FEET UNDER. The production is very heavy and well balanced. The songs are very powerful and never boring"

Fans of bands above......check this out!

Go On Ahead!........An.......Get It!

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Morgoth - The Eternal Fall (1990) e.p.

1. Burnt Identity

2. Female Infanticide

3. White Gallery

4. Pits of Utumno

5. Eternal Sanctity

Origin - Germany

Genre - Death Metal

"The first thing that strikes you on the Eternal Fall tracks is the wild kick drum sound, not to mention its strong sonics. "White Gallery" is a superb work of technical death metal with scary, flick music type of cinematic passages, whilst "Pits of Utumno" is the epitome of death metal riffage, blending cluttered atmospherics with magical tapping harmonics."

"Morgoth were big fans of Death, so much is obvious when listening to their ‘Eternal Fall’ EP. The Schuldiner immitation by vocalist Marc Crewe was very transparent, hovering somewhere between ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ and ‘Leprosy’."

Classic old death metal at a time when the genre was just forming

Death Metal Hall Of Fame!............Get It!

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