Black Hand Inn: 12/01/2014

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Skalmold - Með Vættum

Genre: Heavy/Viking/Epic
Country: Iceland
Year: 2014

1. Að Vori
2. Með Fuglum
3. Að Sumri
4. Með Drekum
5. Að Hausti
6. Með Jötnum
7. Að Vetri
8. Með Griðungum

3rd album by Skalmold. The folk elements are lesser here, while the epic/viking moments are taking over. The instrumentation is of high quality, it is more aggressive compared to the earlier releases, with distinctive vocal delivery.

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Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Trap Them - Blissfucker

Genre: Hardcore/Crust/Sludge
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Salted Crypts
2. Habitland
3. Gift And Gift Unsteady
4. Lungrunners
5. Organic Infernal
6. Sanitations
7. Bad Nones
8. Former Lining Wide The Walls
9. Savage Climbers
10. Ransom Risen
11. Let Fall Each And Every Sedition Symptom

4th album by Trap Them. The album is surprisingly downtempo with respect to older material, with a lot of sludgy moments taking the place of the more speedy ones. Interesting songwritting, production by Kurt Ballou, not so dark atmosphere. It is a solid addition to their discography, a transitional album that proves that even after 13 years, they still have it.

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Overkill - White Devil Armory

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. XDM
2. Armorist
3. Down To The Bone
4. Pig
5. Bitter Pill
6. Where There's Smoke...
7. Freedom Rings
8. Another Day To Die
9. King Of The Rat Bastards
10. It's All Yours
11. In The Name

18th album by Overkill. At 10 tracks and 50 minutes, this is a tight album with a bit more of a rocking, punked-out feel than 'Ironbound' or 'The Electric Age' had, without sacrificing any of the frantic thrash frenzy. The band sounds tight as hell, very much in their prime and they’re writing with true inspiration and conviction. (thanx to Angry Metal Guy)!

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Monday, 29 December 2014

Anaal Nathrakh - Desideratum

Genre: Exp.Black/Grindcore/Industrial
Country: England
Year: 2014

1. Acheronta Movebimus
2. Unleash
3. Monstrum In Animo
4. The One Thing Needful
5. A Firm Foundation Of Unyielding Despair
6. Desideratum
7. Idol
8. Sub Specie Aeterni (Of Maggots And Humanity)
9. The Joystream
10. Rage And Red
11. Ita Mori

8th album by Anaal Nathrakh. While maintaining the black/grindcore elements, the duo is experimenting with industrial/electronic. The result is a chaotic and stellar release that will satisfy fans of all the above genres! Different kind of vocals, great variety in tempos, supreme production!

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Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. High Velocity Impact Spatter
2. Sadistic Embodiment
3. Kill Or Become
4. A Skeletal Domain
5. Headlong Into Carnage
6. The Murderer's Pact
7. Funeral Cremation
8. Icepick Lobotomy
9. Vector Of Cruelty
10. Bloodstained Cement
11. Asphyxiate To Resuscitate
12. Hollowed Bodies

13th album by Cannibal Corpse. This is still very much the same Cannibal Corpse you would expect, but the song writing just feels tighter (the way the riffs play between the vocal lines is fantastic) and the production fiercer. The lyrics follow the usual gory theme, but the cover art has moved a long way from the upfront gore and filth of the early days.

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Keitzer - The Last Defence

Genre: Death/Grindcore
Country: Germany
Year: 2014

1. Bellum Indicere
2. Exist To Destroy
3. This Is The Only Solution
4. Forever War
5. Marching Forward To Victory
6. The Last Defence
7. Next Offensive
8. We Are The Serpents Of Doom
09. Fleshcrawl
10. Todgeweiht
11. Glorious Dead
12. Ausgelöscht
13. Crusade
14. ...Before Annihilation

5th album by Keitzer. This is a spectacularly crafted album, by a veteran band who can still bring it fifteen years after its formation. Great sound, great riffs and a tight band playing at the top of their game. It should be noted that this is a super quick album, the drumming is potent, unleashing bombs of brutality throughout the album!

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Thursday, 25 December 2014

Dark Forest - The Awakening

Genre: Heavy/Power
Country: England
Year: 2014

1. The Awakening
2. Sacred Signs
3. Penda's Fen
4. Turning Of The Tide
5. Rise Like Lions
6. Immortal Remains
7. Secret Commonwealth
8. The Last Season
9. Sons Of England

3rd album by Dark Forest. This time with a new vocalist and a second guitarist, the group gives us 54 minutes of well crafted heavy metal, full of twin guitars and well-developed riffs. The vocal delivery is a little bit unusual, but it fits well with the rest. An ambitious release with its own personality!

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Abigor - Leytmotif Luzifer (The 7 Temptations Of Man)

Genre: Black
Country: Austria
Year: 2014

1. Temptation I (Ego)
2. Temptation II (Stasis)
3. Temptation III (Akrasia)
4. Temptation IV (Indulgence)
5. Temptation V (Neglect)
6. Temptation VI (Compos Mentis)
7. Temptation VII (Excessus)

9th album by Abigor. Retaining the experimental and chaotic approach to songwriting, this is everything a purist black metal fan should want. The duo (P.K. and T.T.) is giving out its best while Silenius' (Summoning) vocal delivery goes from vile growls to haunting screams and malice whispers, passing also into almost operatic baritone, proving that way what a versatile vocalist he really is.

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Monday, 22 December 2014

Entombed A.D. - Back To The Front

Genre: Death
Country: Sweden
Year: 2014

1. Kill To Live
2. Bedlam Strike
3. The Underminer
4. Second To None
5. Allegiance
6. Waiting For Death
7. Eternal Woe
8. Digitus Medius
9. Vulture And The Traitor
10. Pandemic Rage
11. Soldier Of No Fortune

After some legal problems, Entombed, lead by original member, LG Petrov, forced to change the name, so the 10th album by Entombed is now the debut album by Entombed A.D. Apart from the name nothing else changed. Perfectly crafted and well-executed death metal with variety in tempos!

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Puig Destroyer - Puig Destroyer

Genre: Grindcore/Sludge
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Baseball The Best
2. Umpshow
3. No One Cares About Your Fantasy Team
4. No Hitter
5. Flags Fly Forever
6. Three True Outcomes
7. Take Damage
8. Trumbomb
9. Top Prospect
10. Call To The Bullpen
11. Wild Horse
12. Attrition
13. The Road To Omaha
14. Underdog
15. Twin Killing
16. No Pepper 17. Tommy John 18. Stealing Signs
19. Batflip 20. Mike Trout

Debut full length album by Puig Destroyer. The baseball-themed grindcore project, with members of Thrice, Curl Up And Die and Kowloon City, have furthered their foray into the serious with the release of their debut self-titled LP. 24 minutes of angry and humorous grindcore, but this time enriched with a lot of sludge elements!

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Okkultokrati - Night Jerks

Genre: Punk/Sludge
Country: Norway
Year: 2014

1. Intro
2. Dazeripper
3. Night Jerks
4. Zero Kulto
5. Moon Daggers
6. Rose Crux
7. The Ladder (Punched Out)
8. Cosmic Wynter

3rd album by Okkultokrati. The group underwent a dramatic musical shift when main songwriter Pål Bredup had to switch from guitar to keyboards due to muscular problems. So here we have a trippy, almost psychedelic, mix of sludgy punk/hardcore, with some, occasionally extreme metal vocals. A strange and controversial release.

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Goatwhore - Constricting Rage Of The Merciless

Genre: Black/Death/Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Poisonous Existence In Reawakening
2. Unraveling Paradise
3. Baring Teeth For Revolt
4. Reanimated Sacrifice
5. Heaven's Crumbling Walls Of Pity
6. Cold Earth Consumed In Dying Flesh
7. FBS
8. Nocturnal Conjuration Of The Accursed
9. Schadenfreude
10. Externalize This Hidden Savagery

6th album by Goatwhore. It’s another great effort and with it’s variation, solid song writing and infectious catchy songs, it is one of the most flat out fun extreme metal albums of the year. The album ends up being the outfit’s most varied record to date, combining a lot of elements from different genres.

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Friday, 19 December 2014

Kratzer & Kvazar - Split Lp

Genre: Crust/Grindcore
Country: Germany/Greece
Year: 2013

Kratzer:
1. Laufrad
2. Schatten
3. Zeitverlust
4. ?/!
5. Sklave?
6. Missverstand
7. Exit Alltag

Kvazar:
8. Off By One - Mutant Rhetorics
9. Like Dinosaurs In A Tar Pit - Random People
10. Leap Of Faith
11. Sapping The Foundations
12. The Avalanche Effect - Scope Me 13. The Edifice 14. The Truth

Killer split release by Kratzer and Kvazar. Kratzer is offering a darkened version of crusty hardcore, with some black metal riffing here and there. On the other hand, Kvazar is performing crusty grindcore at its finest, with Panos Agoros (Dephosphorus) behind the mic.

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Iron Reagan - The Tyranny Of Will

Genre: Crossover/Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Tyranny Of Will
2. I Won't Go
3. Eyeball Gore
4. Close To Toast
5. Bet On Black
6. Miserable Failure
7. The Living Skull
8. In Greed We Trust
9. Glocking Out
10. Rat Shit
11. U Lock The Bike Cop
12. Broken Bottles
13. Bleeding Frenzy
14. Bored To Death
15. Class Holes
16. Obsolete Man
17. Nameless 18. Exit The Game 19. Your Kid's An Asshole
20. Patriotic Shock 21. Bill Of Fights 22. Consensual Harassment
23. Just Say Go 24. Four More Years 25. The Sentence Is Death

2nd album by Iron Reagan. They continue in the veins of their successful debut. 25 tracks in 33 minutes of speedy riffing, mosh parts, yellings, gang vocals, breakdowns! Punk-infused thrash at its very best!

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Ratos De Porao - Seculo Sinistro

Genre: Hardcore/Crossover
Country: Brazil
Year: 2014

1. Conflito Violento
2. Neocanibalismo
3. Grande Bosta
4. Sangue & Bunda
5. Século Sinistro
6. Jornada Para o Inferno
7. Prenúncio De Treta
8. Stress Pós-Traumático
9. Viciado Digital
10. Boiada Pra Bandido
11. Progreria Of Power (Anti-Cimex cover)
12. Puta Viagra e Corrupção
13. Pra Fazer Pobre Chorar

10th full length album by Ratos De Porao. 8 years after their last release, the lads are back and ready to destroy everything! 34 minutes of well-crafted metallic hardcore/punk with ripping solos, insane vocal delivery by Gordo and crunchy riffing. A fast-paced crossover release that flirts more with hardcore/punk, than with thrash or grindcore.

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Riot V - Unleash The Fire

Genre: Power/Heavy
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Ride Hard Live Free
2. Metal Warrior
3. Fall From The Sky
4. Bring The Hammer Down
5. Unleash The Fire
6. Land Of The Rising Sun
7. Kill To Survive
8. Return Of The Outlaw
9. Immortal
10. Take Me Back
11. Fight Fight Fight
12. Until We Meet Again

15th album by Riot. Last year, longtime Reale partner bassist Donnie Van Stavern and the surviving members of Riot decided to honor Reale by continuing his legacy and in tribute to their fallen brother, re-christened themselves as Riot V (or Riot Chapter Five) with new vocalist Todd Michael Hall replacing Tony Moore and former drummer Frank Gilchreist returned replacing the departing Bobby Jarzombek (who left to concentrate on Fates Warning). The result is a magnificent, power metal masterpiece!

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Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Cruachan - Blood For The Blood God

Genre: Epic/Folk/Black
Country: Ireland
Year: 2014

1. Crom Cruach
2. Blood For The Blood God
3. The Arrival Of The Fir Bolg
4. Beren And Luthien
5. The Marching Song Of Fiach Mac Hugh
6. Prophecy 7. Gae Bolga
8. The Sea Queen Of Connaught
9. Born For War (The Rise Of Brian Boru)
10. Perversion, Corruption And Sanctity - Part 1
11. Perversion, Corruption And Sanctity - Part 2

7th album by Cruachan. The group continues where the 'Black Robe' stopped, with the 2nd part of the Blood Trilogy. Extreme heavy/folk with a lot of black metal elements, with acoustic moments, clear and rough vocals, pretty satisfying production and ofcourse many traditional folk instruments.

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Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Martyrdod - Elddop

Genre: Crust/D-Beat/Hardcore
Country: Sweden
Year: 2014

1. Nödkanal
2. En Jobbigt Jävel
3. Synd
4. Mer Skada An Nytta
5. Prästernas Tid
6. Victoria
7. Tentakler
8. Slav Manual
9. Elddop
10. Skum Pä Väridens Hav
11. Varningens klockor
12. Steg
13. Martyren
14. Hjärnspoken
15. Under Skinnet

5th album by Martyrdod. I think that this is the best release for the genre this year. The group has crafted 15 songs, 46 minutes of perfected, crusty, blackened hardcore. The band has gotten even more metallic with their sound and their arrangements have become far more polished, but their music remains heavily rooted in crust-punk. Epic as Hell!!

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Nachtmystium - The World We Left Behind

Genre: Exp. Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2014

1. Intrusion
2. Fireheart
3. Voyager
4. Into The Endless Abyss
5. In The Absence Of Existence
6. The World We Left Behind
7. Tear You Down
8. On The Other Side
9. Epitaph For A Dying Star

7th album by Nachtmystium. This is a pretty catchy release with a trippy/psychedelic base, that flirts a lot with experimental black metal and even post-black. Without being too extreme and with a weird sound/production, i think this release can please fans from different genres.

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Monday, 15 December 2014

Bombnation - Night Invasion

Genre: Thrash/Crossover
Country: Canada
Year: 2014

1. Fire Of The Night
2. Slayed By Slayer
3. War Beer Warrior
4. Hops 5. Obituary
6. Kreator's Destruction Of Sodom
7. Blackout Without Stout
8. Night Invasion
9. Kentucky Fried Seagulls
10. Le D-Beat De La 50
11. Forget It
12. Pissed Of To Listen To Pop
13. Reggie's Calling
14. Order666 15. Iron Whale
16. Black Cable 17. Astro Turf 18. In The Night

3rd album by Bombnation. This time the group added to its thrash music some more crossover elements and even some grindy blastbeats. Short and fast songs, full of humorous lyrics and moments that pay homage to thrash gods!

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At The Gates - At War With Reality

Genre: Death
Country: Sweden
Year: 2014

1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal

5th full length album by At The Gates, 19 years after 'Slaughter Of The Soul'. With the same 1995 lineup, the group crafted a very interesting release that contains solid and strong songs and can, for sure, stand next to every other work of theirs.

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Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Morgoth - God Is Evil ''7

Genre: Death
Country: Germany
Year: 2014

1. God Is Evil
2. Die as Deceiver

2-song 7' ep by Morgoth. These are the very first new songs since their split up back in 1996. 2 pretty solid death metal songs that give us an idea, what the new album will sound like.

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