D.A.B. - Alice in Horrorland

Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2010

There is a lot of power and energy in these four songs. The recording quality is pretty good for a demo- certainly good enough. Musically, speedy Death. The vocals are raw, but not as heavy as most Death Metal. This style really fits the music, and I can understand most of the lyrics. I even remember the songs after they’re done. Very cool. Check this out. Favorite song: “Nuclear Error.”

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Crucifer - Festival of Death

Posted on Monday, October 04, 2010

Here is a pretty Deathly band. I wish I would have heard of them before, so I could have been there from the start. There are seven great songs on this professional quality demo. The singer sounds kinda like Marc from Morgoth. And the solos are really great. Really cool. Order it now. [Festival of Death was later reissued on CD by Wild Rags. -Editor]

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Cross Fade - Ruined

Posted on Monday, October 04, 2010

Fucking brutal, fast Death Metal. This will kill you. Excellent production and very sharp guitar sound. The vocals are not very deep, but are super raw. Very talented band, and very memorable songs. That’s an unbeatable combination.

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Count Raven - Destruction of the Void

Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2010

Of all the current Sabbath-inspired Doom bands, Count Raven sounds the most like their idols. I guess that’s got to be the biggest compliment one could pay them. Although this exact thing was done back in 1970, this is pretty fucking awesome. I wonder if all the Hellhound bands sound just like this? I can think of worse things than that.

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Convulse - Promo 11/92

Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010

This is the demo of their two-song Lost Equilibrium CD (on Relapse). Excellent recording and production. The music is sort of progressive, and very interesting to hear. This sounds, musically, somewhat like a more intense version of Cemetary’s Godless Beauty album. And vocally this is more Death Metal: Raw, but really good vocals. I like this a lot.

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Convulse - Live in Noicia 5/22/92

Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010

The sound quality here is pretty good, but not really the best. These guys have a lot of energy live and it really comes through on this recording.

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Control’d Chaos - Control’d Chaos

Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010

Underproduced Death Metal, with yelled vocals. Not bad, and the songs are interesting. Needs some work, but the potential is there.

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Contamin Mortalis - Pain of Life

Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010

The production is pretty dismal, and the mix is bad, but these songs are pretty catchy. This band sounds a bit like Rigor Mortis, although maybe a touch more Death Metal. Not great, but pretty good.

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Contagion - Seclusion

Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010

Usually slow. Always heavy. These Death freaks also occasionally speed things up to keep it interesting. And this seems to work for them, as this is superior to their previous demo. Really an accomplished work, and I’m anxious to see what their next demo will sound like now that founder/lyricist Ronnie Harding is no longer with them.

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