VOIDS OF VOMIT

VOIDS OF VOMIT

For fans of Kaamos.

VOMITORY (USA)

As usual, Sundays are boring. Like, insanely boring. To kill time, I decided to look up Vomitory on Metal-Archives. Of course, I was referring to the well-known Swedish death metal band and I always thought they were the only band with the name. To my surprise, I saw a couple of bands with the name and I decided to click on the American one.

And I'm fucking glad I did!

This hidden gem, VOMITORY from Louisiana, only has two demos under their crusty belts which automatically makes them great. Death metal bands from the late-Eighties/early-Nineties are usually the most vicious at their demo stages and when a band only has demos, it's guaranteed to be good.

This southern death horde plays death metal the way it sounded like back then: doomy, brutal, morbid, etc. You know the drill by now (I hope). Anyway, enjoy these tracks!

Some new NATUR

Thursday, September 9. Save that date.

Why? Brooklyn's defenders of true fuckin' steel NATUR will be playing at the Cake Shop to celebrate the release of their first single 7", Decion b/w Spider Baby. It's a pretty monumental occasion since this band is meant for vinyl and the newly founded The Year is One Records (started by Mark from the Casualties, who is a huge vinyl freak) is putting it out. Hail! "Decion" is a brand new cut while "Spider Baby" was given the re-recorded treatment. Of course, in trueness, it was laid down on 2" tape. Can't get better than that, really.

Also on the bill is Mutant Supremacy, who will also be having their record release party. I guess this will be literally a "record" release party since the last one was for the CD version of their debut full-length, Infinite Suffering. I hope you like your death metal extra deadly because these guys bring it. And I hope you enjoy Morbid Angel.

A nice surprise to this fun-filled evening is MR's featured black metalers: Rhode Island's Nightlore! They're one of the very few black metal bands (even American black metal, no less) that I enjoy and I'm really stoked to be seeing them. Fuck!

Sorry kiddos: 21+ only. But that won't stop you, now would it?

PHLEGETHON

It appears that Hooded Menace's highly-talented multi-instrumentalist Lasse Pyykkö is in every kick-ass Finnish death metal bands these days, and PHLEGETHON is no exception. No sirree. In fact, this is one of Lasse's earliest bands (dating back to 1988), which explains why he can't do wrong in the death metal realm.

Basically, what we have here is pure fucking death metal, just the way all of us real death-freaks like it: organic, raw and putrid as fuck. I mean, look at the band name. The band's latest offering, a discography disc entitled Drifting in the Crypt, is the perfect gateway into Lasse's sick history and it even includes the group's latest demo track, "Circle of the Hybrid Statues," which shows the band still going strong with fresh ideas. This is worth checking out!

INFERNAL BLASPHEMIES

A while back, we covered the incredible upcoming Swedish-via-Holland death metal group ENTRAPMENT. There were only a few songs available through the band's MySpace (including a great Nihilist cover) and their only physical appearance was in the recent Invocation of Death Vol. 1 compilation tape from Death Invocation Records...until now.

Belgium's Detest Records (finally) just put out the debut demo tape this morning (EST time) and, of course, everyone needs to order it! It's limited to a mere 350 copies and I reckon it will sell out soon. This is only the beginning for this incredible band!

Also check out Guitar World Magazine's MetalKult blog for a cool feature on Entrapment as part of their Notes From the Underground series!

GOREMENT

Now I know where Bloodbath blatantly got their logo from...

The band in question here is yet another Swedish death metal band ca. early/mid Nineties is GOREMENT. I recently ordered their discography CD compilation, Darkness of the Dead, from a label which will remain unknown and as I'm listening to the disc now, this really is just "another Swedish death metal band." However, there is some darkness emitted from the sludge-like riffs and some nice, melancholic melodies (not unlike Finland's Convulse and early Amorphis). Gorement doesn't rely too heavily on speed, as most of the songs are mid-paced, but there are short bursts of blasts and the like. Overall, a varied album and filled with darkness.

This may not blow your mind, but it's a nice addition to your collection and worth a listen or two. This is especially critical if you claim to be into Swedish death metal. Just sayin'.

BURIAL INVOCATION

So my friend and I were browsing the Detest Records distro page and BURIAL INVOCATION from Turkey (of all places) caught our attention. Let's just say that this unorthodox location for death metal has produced a really fucking amazing and brutal band!

They have a demo tape out, Rituals of the Grotesque, and you can pick it up at Detest or other like-minded distros from around the world (wide web). The first thing I thought after hearing "Desecration Remains" was early Dismember + insanely brutal vocals. Nothing wrong with that at all! "Haunted Crypts of the Ancient Dead" is more slow and epic and gives a frighteningly dismal feeling - which is how real death metal should feel like. This is highly recommended!

They're also playing the ridiculous Kill-Town Death Fest in Denmark. If you happen to live around there, there really is no excuse to miss it!

Oh, and note the amazing logo art! It was done by the talented Daniel Desecrator.

Supreme Brutality, part VII - OBLITERATION

I've been waiting a long time for a death metal band like this one! Norway's OBLITERATION's debut album, Perpetual Decay, blew me the fuck away and one of the very few death metal albums today that I can listen to over and over again. Do you like the first Suffocation album? You're gonna love this band. Their latest release, Nekropsalms, isn't much different though they went full-on with the psychedelic/Autopsy feeling. I must point out that their drummer, Kristian Valbo, is fucking AMAZING!



By the way! They will be playing a free show in New York City at Fontana's with Nekromantheon and Unearthly Trance on June 3rd. Highly suggested...

Garage Days at Lucky 13 Bar

Here's something I don't see very often here in New York City...

My friend Mike from Inhuman has been DJ-ing at Lucky 13 Bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn every Wednesday night as part of the Garage Days event. He spins the best old-school hardcore, death metal, heavy metal, punk, etc. and Johny of Brooklyn-based Candiria will be tending the bar. Next week's installment will feature the go-go dancers that Lucky 13's famous for so I suggest you attend this!

I know all of you have a Facebook. Click here for more information!

Never Cross The Dead

You know the drill... BUY THIS!



Never Cross The Dead, the new LP from Finland's HOODED MENACE, is out today via Profound Lore Records. Seriously recommended for everyone into Autopsy, early Cathedral, early Asphyx, Candlemass, Swallow The Sun and Opeth (though, if you only heard of the last 2, you're probably new so prepare yourself for a real experience in filthy fucking death/doom). You can read the review for this record over at MetalKult.

Please note that the first link directs you to Relapse's E-Store where you can purchase the album in a package (w/ either a shirt or a hoodie). For all of you price-conscious, deal-seeking people out there...

Great ABSCESS/AUTOPSY Interview

MetalKult posted an awesome interview with Chris Reifert and Danny Corralles of fuckin' AUTOPSY and ABSCESS. I won't say any more so click here to read for yourself!

SWALLOWED

Yet another young death metal band in the vein of Autopsy from northern Europe, this time it's SWALLOWED from Finland. I think you know the drill by now. They have a 7" out so definitely contact them if you're interested!

It always amazes me how every band within this field sound so unique and execute the doom-laden death metal sound so well...

New ENTRAPMENT song!

The Dutch death brigade ENTRAPMENT posted a new song on their MySpace and I can't tell you how much I am waiting for them to release something! Unmixed, but just like the new Death Breath, they can release it as-is and it will be awesome nonetheless. Enjoy and die!

CORPUS ROTTUS

I'm gonna take a break from the MDF special that's been going on for a while now to introduce you guys to this insane cult death/grind band from Delaware: CORPUS ROTTUS.

Upon first listen, these guys definitely stick out when being looked at with their peers. These guys are primitive and brutal, yet maintain a fine grindcore sound that is distinct to the genre. You can hear a track on their MySpace, which is from an unreleased demo from 1992. I'm not entirely sure where to get their stuff (a full length and an EP) but I'll message them about it, as well as inquiring about the Nihilism 12" even though I'm almost positive it's sold out by now.

Anyway, click on the link above and check these brutes out!

Supreme Brutality, part V - POSSESSED

The fathers of death metal: POSSESSED! It's awesome to see Jeff at it again, and though it's only him, he has Sadistic Intent backing him. I ain't complaining, that's for sure.







This is death metal.

Solid Gold

No words.

Supreme Brutality, part I - AUTOPSY

I purchased a ticket to the outrageous Maryland Deathfest a few days ago and I wanna use this opportunity to get all of you stoked. If you haven't bought a ticket yet, I highly suggest you do so in the very near future. Anyway, for the next few days I'm going to put up a few videos from each of the bands that are playing (at least the ones I'm excited for). Without further nonsense, here's Autopsy.

ENTRAPMENT

The underground is a small place, indeed.

The other day, as I was checking the MR MySpace, I received a friend request from these brutes: Entrapment. I mean, there's not much to say - you gotta hear these guys! As the logo suggests, these guys play death the old way and they do it right. Notice the Dismember-worship in the logo!

From what I heard on the MySpace, they have amazing vintage demo-quality recordings and don't fall short on the quality riffs. Adding a Nihilist cover is a nice touch, too.

Speaking of which, these guys worship Swedish Death Metal. The early-LG Petrov vocals, the tone... pretty much everything. It's almost nuts how these guys were probably hardly born then. Oh, they're from the Netherlands. Go figure (ahem, early Asphyx).

Be on the lookout for their upcoming demo tape on Detest Records soon!

New DEATH BREATH Track

Ok... this is big news: new Death Breath track! It's unmixed, but if they released this as-is, I'm pretty sure no one would know. For those of you who listen to this band, you know what I mean.

The song is called "Obsessed By Sodomy" - and it's a fast one. The guitars have noticeably more distortion and I can't help but assume the track is a tribute to Sodom(as in, Obsessed By Cruelty...?). Whatever the case may be, it's still a fucking awesome song. Can't wait for the new LP!

Check it out here, ya maniacs.

Upcoming Shows

For all of you people in the New York City metro area:

3 sick shows coming at ya this week. Tomorrow will be Jersey City's old-school grind/death poser-killing machine Grind Bastard at the Lit Lounge in the East Village. Tuesday will hold a pretty good blend of old-school thrash, metallic NYHC, and psych-filled hardcore with Total Social Suicide, Inhuman, and Iron Age (respectively). Finally, on Saturday, get yer fix of (even more) grind and power-violence at the Union Pool in Brooklyn for Misery Index and Magrudergrind, with zombified thrash/death practitioners Mutant Supremacy kicking things off. It's gonna be quite the week, so get off your ass and come down to these ragers!

Check out flyers (none for the Grind Bastard and Magrudergrind shows) and links below.



Grind Bastard @ MySpace
Inhuman @ MySpace
Iron Age @ MySpace
Total Social Suicide @ MySpace
Magrudergrind @ MySpace
Misery Index @ MySpace
Mutant Supremacy @ MySpace