Anasarca - Godmachine
This is the working man’s Death Metal; very independent and slightly under-polished. After a very ruff start this picks up, almost into a realm not far from say a “Jungle Rot” feel, but not quite as cohesive and tight. But there are the subtlest Back Metal tones.
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Anasarca - Godmachine
These guys do an excellent job of blending brutal styles of Death Metal with more melodic passages. The result is near perfection, and an album that no Deathrasher can die without.
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Amon Goeth - The Worship
Chanted intro. Fuck. Opyros will just have to forgive me, but these long, boring intros are really getting to me. After that, things are sounding evil. This demonic Deathrash kind of reminds me of Acheron, which is cool. And they bring in some additional old school Thrash elements in the riffs. So, while certainly not perfect, this is pretty cool.
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Amon Amarth - Once Sent from the Golden Hall
The ferocious Death onslaught of this band will soundly kick your ass. They also inject a little melody and Black Metal into this monster to make it really unstoppable. Miss it not.
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Amid Pain - Endure the Suffering
They describe themselves as raw, abrupt, Death Metal. I agree. No trendy bullshit here. This demo is very reminiscent of Slayer’s Haunting the Chapel. They have that same kind of guitar sound, with fairly good production, brutally aggressive vocals and a lot of attention on some exhausting drum work. This demo was recorded in the summer of ‘97. I hope that since then they’ve come up with more material for a full length CD. This cassette is definitely worth a listen.
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Amduscias - Amduscias
You’d never guess that this Norwegian Black Metal band is actually from Japan. They really sound just like most everyone else, and will in no way “take the Black Metal genre to the next level,” as the press release claims. At least not with this EP. If you’re looking for a really unique Japanese Black Metal band, then I’d suggest Sigh. More specifically, their earlier work, such as Scorn Defeat or Infidel Art. Anyway, Amduscias never fail to deliver intensity, and there’s really nothing wrong with this disc. But there’s also nothing to really distinguish it, either.
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Altar - Provoke
Better than Ego Art, and has a great cover of “Fast as a Shark.”
[Metal Curse #11 had an additional loose page (“Last Second Additions”) inserted into the centerfold of the zine, featuring a bunch of even-shorter-than-usual “bonus” reviews of stuff that arrived after the deadline for that issue. This is one of those “Last Second Additions” reviews.]
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Alpha Jerk - Alpha Jerk
You know that new singer for Sepultura [Derrick Green -Editor.]? This was the band he used to be in. Imagine Kings-X, with a touch more Hardcore influence.
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Allfather - Wrath of the Bloodthirsty
Pretty straightforward fast Black Metal, with some Death and Thrash influences. They have the speed down, and also have a couple sorta memorable passages, but they still have some work to do. Probably a good band to see live, though.
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