Cough – Still They Pray
They are fantastic as making you feel the torment within the songs.
Anderson/Stolt – Invention of Knowledge
…a dazzling album overflowing with joy, warmth, drama, spectacle, and pure positive energy.
Asschapel – Total Destruction (1999-2006)
Though Asschapel doesn’t really sound like Napalm Death – you would never confuse the two – I was impressed by how much the rage of the songs reminded me of Napalm Death.
Ghoul – Dungeon Bastard
…from the very first riff, I was transported back to my 15 year old self, down in my basement bedroom, boom box cranked to 11, and shouting along with Mike that “All I wanted a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi.”
Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows
Paradise Gallows, like Sky Burial before it, is both expansive and oppressive in its ferocity, sometimes glacial, sometimes frenetic pacing, and its ability to suck all the light from the room in a way both tragic and beautiful.
Abominant – Napalm Reign
Let me present you with another exhibit in the case of “How to Make Excellent Death Metal.”
Fates Warning – Theories of Flight
Throughout the album’s 52 minutes, the band nicely builds a bridge between their prog-metal roots and more modern sounds, with gorgeous production that presents the songs in full technicolor.
Frameworks – Smother
Beginning with opening track “Fear of Missing Out” the five-piece from Gainesville, Florida have crafted a rich, textured thrill ride.
Subterranean Disposition – Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure
Their deep rumblings created the appearance of demons within the melodic sceneries. This turned it from a barren wasteland that our soul goes to wander forever to one of demons ready to take you down with them.
Dark Funeral – Where Shadows Forever Reign
Imagine flames hailing down from the blackest of skies while putrid, festering lava flows consume the last vestiges of modern society. Black winged creatures swarm the few remaining humans, driving them towards the darkest of ends. Sounds like fun? No? Well, really it is.