Sightless Pit – Grave of a Dog
Bleak despair holds hands with cathartic release.
Death Mantra – Death Mantra
Death Mantra is further proof of the visceral nature of DSBM when it is done properly, and I am grateful to experience it.
Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze – Offerings of Flesh and Gold
…an intense, visceral journey into the darkness of modern society.
Living Gate – Deathlust
…five spiraling out of control songs that your neighbors will love…If they don’t, then turn it up until they do.
Body Void/Keeper – Split
Earlier this year, two titans of the sludge world re-arranged the structural integrity of the earth’s core by releasing this monster split.
Recorruptor – The Funeral Corridor
…if you are looking for the next titan to rise from the Murder Mitten, take a close look here.
Wyrm Chasm/Psychiatric Regurgitation – The Purge of Shrouded Martyrdom
Honestly, I’m glad I don’t have to choose. I can sit back and listen to both.
Soulmass – The Weakness of Virtue
There is a burning sense of ominous intent throughout the release, yet the primary emotion seems to be one of grief, fitting for a game where the primary experience is death.
The Cheats – Cussin, Crying N’ Carrying On
To tune in to The Cheats is to encounter more than essentially a blast of flammable gen X rage, but to observe the codification of another type of melodic craftsmanship.
Temple of Void – The World that Was
Think tearing yourself apart while still conscious, blood dripping, brain exposed, yeah, the death metal works.