WinterRealm - Twilight

WinterRealm is a black metal band from the USA. This is their CD, Twilight.


The album starts off with a somewhat black metal ambient track, it's an ok track, but kind of long and boring, not too great of a start. But if you keep listening, the second song, Perdition (The White Light" hits you with a dark, cold black metal riff, and it, unlike most black metal, really does give me a feeling of ice, cold and desolation. Not a lot of black metal can actually do that. The track also mixes in some synths as well, this is an exeptional, beautiful song. Next one, Winter and the Spring, is slower. Good. I like down-tempo black metal. The song, like the one before it, give a landscape, it grabs at you. The next song, Fractal, takes you out of the trance of the songs before it. It's an ambeint/industrial track with a simple beat from a synth. It's ok, but I'd like it better if it were only a 45 second interlude. With the next one, Autumn's Gate, we get back into the real music again. The song is my second favorite on this. It gives me the same feeling as Burzum does. Full of wonder and darkness. I absolutely love winding songs like this one, this will take you on a fucking journey. The last track, Memories in Crimson Haze, is my favorite track on the album. It has a clean guitar picking an arpeggio while a distorted guitar behind it plays one of the best melodies I've heard in black metal. Captivating, melancholc, but also that feeling of wonder and hope is there. I don't understand why a just decent track like Fractal was four minutes long yet this masterpeice is only 2:30.

The thing that I have to mention is the vocals. The vocals do nothing for this album. They don't add to the music at all, but they don't take away either, I think the album would be better with proper screaming or insturmental. The vocals are not too great, but they don't take away anything from the atmosphere of the album.

All in all, this is a great peice of art. I love it. It has quite a few flaws, but it manages to take me on a little journey and make me feel good. Get this. =]

Vomit Trough - It's Grind!

Vomit Trough is a death/grind band from the USA and I believe this is their debut EP called "It's Grind". When I first see the CD, I wasn't expecting that much, just some cool noisy grind, when I pop it into my computer to listen to, within about 30 seconds I realized it was a lot better than what I had expected. It fucking hits you with an awesome bass intro to "Stained By Stench" and then speeds up with a kick ass riff that is fast as hell. The vocals then kick in, and are a raw yelling style, which I like. Something I would like to point out is how fast this album is, but it is still catchy, I can hear and remember the riffs easily, and it is also somewhat technical, and great musicianship. Throughout the whole listen, it doesn't get boring, they manage always to keep things blasting but also keep things very interesting. This is near perfect grind guitar, really kickass. The bass in this album is great too, it has a few solos, and I fucking love bass solos! Drum machine in this album is pretty good, has a bit of variety in the beats, not just constant blasting, so they did a pretty good job with the drummachine. The vocals are cool, just kind of shouting like an 80's death/thrash vocalist. I like it, I just wish there was a bit more variety, maybe some growling and screaming along with the yells. Also, my only other complaint is there is not enough slow riffs or grooves, I love midpaced and slow brutality, this would be even better if it had some groove riffs.

In concusion, this is an above average death/grind EP, very enjoyable, fucking kickass grind, very little flaws, and I definitly reccomend it to any grind fans. 91/100. http://www.myspace.com/vomittroughgrind

Puter Deus- Anti All

Puter Dues is a one man black metal project, and this 2 song demo is (I think) their first release.

This, being a black metal demo, is of course very raw. The production on this is pretty bad, not horrible, but it could be better. I guess it does add a bit to the atmostphere, but I personally prefer a Burzum or Darkthrone style production.

On this, there are two tracks. Enter The Path To Tranquility and Anti-All.

Enter the Path To Tranquility is very good. It is very strange and weird, in a good way, it is definitly reminicent of Behemoth's first demo. It starts out with organ and synthesysed violin in a strange melody. About a 30 seconds into the song, it has a singing angelic choir and it brings in a distorted guitar. The feeling it gives off is definitly the best part about this song. It gives a feeling of grandness, but also chaos. It's hard for me to describe, but this song hits me hard. This is definitly a very good peice.

The second and final song of this demo is Anti-All. I have to say, I fucking love this title. The song is more straightforward than the first one. It is more a raw, thrashy, black metal song. It has guitar tone that I can really appreciate, there's a lot of treble and not much bass, a pretty good tone for black metal. The vocals are good, and would be even better if the recording quality was better. These are like a better version of Dimmu's vocals. Good shit =]

To conclude this, this is a pretty solid demo, very good for a first release, and enjoyable, with a kick-ass atmosphere as well. I'd suggest you hit this guy up on myspace www.myspace.com/puterdeus

Onicectomy- Promo 2008

Onicectomy is a slamming brutal death metal band hailing from Italy. Their style can be described as brutal and fast, with an occasional slam breakdown to punch you're fucking face in!

The riffs off of this cd are very memorable, it's pretty fast, but not so fast you can't hear the guitar. The guitar players are very talented, and good songwriters, they make use of various tecqniqeus throughout, and it really is a perfect combination of fast, slow, and mid-paced riffs.

The bass for this is the best brutal death/grind bass I've heard since Neoanderthals, in most songs it is audiable, and it just sounds really good. I can't really describe it, but it's good.

I also really like the drums because they do their blasting job most of the time, but the drummer also knows when to slow down into some groove beats. I wish more death metal bands drummed like this guy.

The vocals for this are mostly gutturals reminicant of Putrid Pile, but there is an occasional pig squeal or scream here and there, making for some nice variation, which I love in brutal death metal. The vocals also go along great with the guitar.

In conclusion, this is a fuckin kick ass CD by a great up and coming brutal death/grind band, I'd definitly fuckin reccomend you hit the band up! =] 9/10

Their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/onicectomy

Dyscrasia- Septical Stomach Pumped Remnants Review

Dyscrasia is a slam oreinted brutal death metal band. They aren't your regular brutal death band. They have a very equal mix of slams and fast, blasting times. There was no lyrics, triggers, effects, or sobriety used in the making of this album, lol.

The guitar for this album has one of the best tones that I've heard in brutal death metal, espesially when the palm muting kicks in. It's just so fucking heavy. Groovy as well. The guitar seems to like to do high notes that sharply contrast with low notes seconds later, this is a welcome change. Brutal riffs.

The bass follows the guitar closely so the same as the above applies here.

The drums can do some kick ass blasts, and have a great snare sound.

The vocals and guitar are the best things of this album. The vocals consist of not the regular death growl but two other variants of it. There is this amazing pig noise he makes, no, not a pig squeal. It's more like a pig grunt, it is low, not high like a squeal. It is entertaining and great. The other is his take on the death growl, where he makes an "OAHHHHHEEHHH" sound like a machine, but no vocal effects. This is definitly the highlight of this album.

This album is out of print so you won't be able to get it from the band, but they have an abundance of them on Amazon for about 12 dollars and I'm sure there are a bunch on Ebay. I reccomend you get this, all brutal death/grind/slam/ fans. Heil.

Dyscrasia myspace: www.myspace.com/frenziedmeat

Pentagram- Relentless Review

Pentagram is an early 80's classic doom metal band, around the time and about the style of Black Sabbath, Witchfinder General and Candlemass. This is by no means a Black Sabbath worship band, they have a style all their own. Lyrics about the occult, graves, cool shit like that.

The guitar of this album is heavy, mid-paced, and bass heavy. The solos are great, obvious blues, rock and Jimi Hendrix influences. Catchy riffs, cool beat, just some great ass doom meal guitar here.

The bass is pretty inaudiable, but you know it's there. It helps with that bass-heavy guitar sound that I was talking about earlier in the post.

The drums are really good, they keep the beat, have some nice fills too, and even a little drum solo here and there on this album. Great drums.

The vocals are one of the best things about this album. They are clean, rock vocals in the style of Ozzy, exept a bit deeper, and to be honest, better.

Anyways, this is an essensial for all classic doom fans out there, I reccomend you snatch this one up. I reccomend for fans of doom, rock, blues, heavy metal, and thrash. 91/100

Heinous Killings - Hung With Barbwire Review

At the time of this recording, Heinous Killings was a one man band of Joe Wolfe. They have a full line up at this time, but this was a recording of Joe Wolfe. He is the most insane vocalist in Brutal Death Metal, you will never hear anything like him. NEVER. Heinous Killings is the best brutal death metal band fucking ever. This is no-frills, slam oreinted, guttural death metal. No vocal effects. Best BDM you Will ever hear.

The guitar is breathtaking. It has speedy, brutal, low riffs which are all really great, but the slams are best. The slams are groovy, brutal, you can't help but headbang to them. They are catchy as Dying Fetus and more brutal than Gutrot. Brutal gore groove.

Bass is pretty much inaudiable, but I can feel it sometimes and it is a good backbone to the slamming groove guitar.

Drums are programmed, but the snare sounds really good and the cymbals get great rythem.

Now, for the best part of this album, the fucking amazing vocals. The vocals are comprised of three vocal teqniqes, guttural death growls, inhale gutturals, and this...amazing, machine gun growl that sounds like the Predator. It is absolutley crazy, you need to hear it to beleive it. No one knows how he produces these vocals and where they come from. Listen to a couple of their songs on Youtube or Myspace (www.myspace.com/heinouskillings) and you will definitly see what I mean. Joe Wolfe takes his rightful throne as sickest vocalist ever.

This is the best brutal death metal album, by the best brutal death band. It is vital for any deathead's collection. Reccomended for fans of death metal, grindcore, deathgrind, goregrind, and groovy slam metal. You will love this.