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[Cailleach]

Aridus - Serpent Moon

[Anvil]

Immolation - Descent
Burning Path - Burning Path
Death - Human
Venger - Times of Legend
Mayhem - Liturgy of Death (I actually quite like this).
Kreator - Coma of Souls

[Jward]

Brainbombs - Obey

Maybe this should be in Non-Metal Listening, but the guitars can be filth, as well as the lyrics & general vibe

Cannibal Corpse would probably call this a bit too far 

[Princess Of The Dawn]

Elegant Weapons - Evolution

Metal Church - Dead To Rights

Black Label Society - Engines Of Demolition

Death Dealer - Conquered Lands

[Eoin McLove]

Brainbombs - Obey

Maybe this should be in Non-Metal Listening, but the guitars can be filth, as well as the lyrics & general vibe

Cannibal Corpse would probably call this a bit too far 

Coincidentally, despite knowing the name for a long time I only actually checked them out last night on YouTube. Demented sounding stuff. Must give them another go.

[Thorn]

Trouble - The Skull 9/10
Double Trouble this week after following up their mainstream from KiT with this monument of soulful, pragmatic Doom Metal.

Satyricon  - Dark Medieval Times 9/10
A precocious talent, young Satyr, but he hadn't quite grasped the art of the Black Metal pose here, popping up like a raccoon in the snow or inadvertently appearing to be taking a leak against a tree in the woods.

Exumer - Rising From The Sea 7.5/10
The German's 1987 sophomore release, now forging their blue collar thrash in the wake of Reign In Blood the previous year, and it shows.

Powerrage - Beast 7.5/10
When John Ricci from Exciter said he was doing a total reset with this new band he wasn't kidding, this is a waaay more oppressive ,malevolent ..beast..that will largely depend on people's stomach for these vocals as to whether it flies or flops. Me, I'm digging it.

Gamma Ray - To The Metal 6/10
Not a highlight of the Hansen discography this one, for me, the Father of Power Metal and his merry men here delivering a mostly middle of the road set of tracks that are very much in the shadow of those from the likes of Majestic or No World Order.

Cyclone Temple - I Hate Therefore I Am 5/10
From the remnants of the pretty killer Znowhite came the pretty bland Cyclone Temple with their rather milquetoast take on thrash that has it's moments but is ultimately stunted by a propensity for plodding riffs and, at times, some pretty juvenile lyric writing.