Beyond Description - Promo ‘92
Three songs of speedy Thrash with very thick, bass heavy production (which I like). Interesting, yelled vocals. Not bad, but not great. Featuring Mirai from Sigh on bass.
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Betrayer - Power of Hate
Very memorable, and well produced heavy Thrash. The vocals are aggressive, and actually pretty raw. This demo has three studio tracks, and two live cuts, and is certainly worth sending them a blank tape.
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Benediction - Dark Is the Season
Damn, this is great. These freaks cover Anvil’s “Forged in Fire” with Barney (Napalm Death) doing the vox. And all five tracks have the super production that The Grand Leveler has. What more do I have to say? Great songs. Great production (except for the “crackles” in the beginning of “Forged in Fire”). Outstanding.
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Beherit - The Oath of Black Blood
Totally cool intro. It really goes downhill fast after that. Weird stereo separation of the vocal tracks on “Metal of Death” is annoying as hell and honestly the least annoying thing about this album. Vox are weak as fuck: the vocalist tries to growl in the Death Metal style, but can’t. When the music is slower, it’s only goofy. When it’s faster, it’s simply laughable. How did they ever get signed? Utter shit.
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Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit
Holy Shit! Brutality at its best. The first full-length release from these Buffalo Deathsters kills! It’s even better than the demo. The drums rule. Great double bass and lots of it. The vocals and guitar are both heavy and somewhat original sounding. After a debut like this, I think they will have a difficult time topping it with their second album. This is one great piece of Death Metal. Favorite song: “Streaks of Blood.”
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Autopsy - Acts of the Unspeakable
I guess someone has to compete with Cannibal Corpse for sickest cover art and lyrics. And like the Corpse’s Tomb…, this album comes in a “clean” no lyrics version and the “Deluxe, Ultra Sicko edition.” If you buy the censored version, I’ll personally hunt you down and kill you- slowly- ya fuckin’ douche. Anyway, musically this varies from slow Death to near Grind. The lyrics are kinda silly and I’ve never been a huge fan of Reifert’s vocal style, but this is brutal stuff. Autopsy may not be my #1 favorite band, but you can fucking count on ‘em to be totally sick and heavy. And they continue to expand their style a bit with each release. That’s a strong point. In this case, strong enough.
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Autopsy - Fiend for Blood
The first time I heard this EP, I was convinced that it was worthless except for Steve DiGiorgio’s excellent (and fretless) bass work. However, the more I listen to this, the more I like it. It didn’t really “grow on me,” rather it just snuck up behind me and was cool. All 6 songs are short, mostly fast, and of course raw and heavy. The addition of DiGiorgio on bass lends Autopsy the technical edge needed for this release to surpass my initial distaste. I have only 2 wishes for this band: 1. That they could convince Steve to stick around (he could still be in Sadus too), and 2. Reifert should always sing like he does on “A Different Kind of Mindfuck” and “Dead Hole.” It would simply be more brutal.
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Atrocity - Longing for Death (aka Todessehnsucht)
Awesome. Even better than the impressive Hallucinations: more technical and heavier, plus the vocals have improved in all possible ways. These freaks even cover the really old Death song “Archangel.” Honestly, this is one of my favorite albums. Favorite song: “Necropolis.” ‘Nuff said.
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Astaroth (Florida - USA) - Drowning in Blood
Fuck yeah. If this had better production, it would totally kill. Very heavy and raw Death. Great vocals and interesting lyrics. But I think Larry is a little obsessed with Alicia: Get over it, friend.
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