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[Sworntothecans]

Queensrÿche: Operation Mindcrime

I hated it beyond belief when it came out but now I love it more every time I hear it.

A band I constantly ripped the piss out of for years as Tate is such a cringe merchant but yeah everything up to Mindcrime (and a fair bit of Empire)is great.

S.O.D.:Bigger Than The Devil
Dead Kennedys:Plastic Surgery Disasters/In God We Trust Inc.
Obituary:Back From The Dead

[Mooncat]

Been listening to a bit of Emperor Nightlife Eclipse after rewatching Lords of Chaos.

Anthems to the Culkin at Dusk

[Paul keohane]

Phrenelith,new album!,

[Thorn]

Also been gorging the new Phrenelith online.

Dread Sovereign - Alchemical Warfare 8/10
Third full length from the boys, their nefarious occult doom now honed and crafted to produce their best release to date.

Accept - To Mean To Die 7.5/10
The one before the latest from the AC/DC of Metal, damn near nabbed a t-shirt of this recently until I copped that the backprint was the album title in block capitals. 'sake.

Mother Of Graves - The Periapt Of Absence 7/10
New in the door from Profound Lore, I'm guessing these guys have a well worn copy of two of Brave Murder Day among them because there are echoes of it's melancholic grandeur all over this. No bad thing of course.

Undeath - It's Time To Rise...From The Grave 7/10
Last years Undeath album did nothing for me and I ended up not buying it but this one is still a hook filled paean to old school Death Metal so maybe I'll go reappraise that new one again.

Benediction - The Grand Leveller 7/10
A step up in every way from the clunky debut, new one out in April.

Destabilizer - Monopoly On Violence 6/10
Just a YouTube listen, brand new one from the Danish thrashers in the vein of Gama Bomb, Municipal Waste ..not a bad listen at all, may pick it up somewhere down the trail..

[Circlepit]

Phrenelith,new album!,

This is savage. It's so dense but it all shines through at the same time.

[open face surgery]

But lacks any character at all, I thought. Same with their last one. Just aping DC who in turn were aping Incantation but at least DC put their own flavour on it.

[Anvil]

Lucifer's Hammer - Be and Exist
Sanhedrin - The Poisoner (have a bit of a soft spot for this trio, just really solid heavy metal, new album out later this year as well). 
Sign of the Jackal - Heavy Metal Survivors
Obscura - A Sonication (this is actually quite good).
Necromaniac - Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable (absolute banger)

[Mooncat]

Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God

Love their warped riffs


Ulver - Nattens Madrigal

Pretty straight up brutal BM! Great album cover too.

[Circlepit]

But lacks any character at all, I thought. Same with their last one. Just aping DC who in turn were aping Incantation but at least DC put their own flavour on it.

I thought the last one was brilliant, those low, low echo type vocals are brilliant.
By DC do you mean Dead Congregation?
I love their stuff as well, especially the last one they released
That seems like years ago now.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Was on the Dolorian discography again last couple of days, today in the mood for easy listening:

Faith No More - Angel Dust
Portrait - Crossroads
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Pantera - Trendkill

[ldj]

Had The System Has Failed on a few weeks back, the production is a bit dated but the songs mostly still hold up, easily the best Big 4 effort since Youthanasia anyway.

Yesterday evenings spins:
Rainbow - Rising
Iron Maiden - S/T
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
John Coltrane - Giant Steps

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Dated production for sure, but it has a handful of decent tunes and, more than anything else, it has Chris Poland.

[Anvil]

Triumph, Genus - Eugenia
Sabbat - Sabbticult
Tiamat - Clouds
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveller

[Circlepit]

Judas Priest - Painkiller.
Reeking Aura - Bone And Bloodmeal.

[open face surgery]

Tarot - Glimpse of the Dawn
Gloomy Reflections - Oath of the Paladins