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[Bürggermeister]

Ah it's class, I love it.

[Thorn]

Metal Church - Dead To Rights 7.5/10
Going up in my estimation with repeat spins, it's amazing how fresh and energised the band sound still having been on the go since the mid eighties but then again they do have three new (but old!) guys on board.

Nile - Ithyphalic 8/10
Anointing my phallus with what some would consider their weakest effort and maybe it is but that's still a cut above most DM bands for me.

Xorsist - Abberations 7.5/10
The everflowing stream of bands clamouring over that Dismember sized hole in the market shows no sign of drying up anytime soon though this is the Swede's third outing now so they pretty much have it nailed. The Gardenian sounding acoustic pieces are a nice touch but basically this is two fingers up to innovation and horns aloft to the traditionalists. Suits me fine.

Alas - Absolute Purity 7/10
Eric Rutan's female fronted one and done project from 2001, a hit and miss affair but still worth a listen occasionally.

Embalmer - There Was Blood Everywhere 8/10
The nasty surprise on the back of the C-90 that the Alas was on from an old tape trading pal. Like when the old creep/legend from the video store cagely slips you one from under the counter..Here ya are son, let me know how you get on with that.

Morphosis - Malicious Malfiguration 8/10
As if to reprimand me further for asking for a copy of that wussy Alas shit (it really wasn't), this was nailed on after the Embalmer EP. A punishing Side B indeed.

[Sworntothecans]

L7:s/t,Smell The Magic, Bricks Are Heavy, Hungry For Stink
Saxon:Power & The Glory
Voivod:Katorz
Warrant: Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

[Pentagrimes]

Fishbone - The Reality of my Surroundings - had to after the mention above
Mr. Bungle - s/t

[Eoin McLove]

Blood Incantation- Absolute Elsewhere. Easy listening DM for the spin in to work. Just the ticket.

[Thorn]

You know you're innured when Blood Incantation is easy listening Death Metal!

[Eoin McLove]

Ah, it is in fairness. Even the heavy parts are so well produced that they are easy on the ear 

[Anvil]

Witchfinder General - Soviet Invasion
Stormkeep - The Nocturnes of Iswylm
Darkthrone - Pre-Historic Metal
Slayer - South of Heaven
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky