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September 1st, 2010
DENOUNCEMENT PYRE – World Cremation (HHR 2010)

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
And the Blackened- Death metal conquest continues for total domination of the underground!!!!!!!!
This Australian beast of blasphemy and hatred is bringing to our hungry ears another piece of unadulterated filth and fury courtesy of Hells Headbangers Records. To me “World Cremation” is another perfect mutant hybrid of black metal, [...]

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August 27th, 2010
SVART – Forlorad

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
Another eerie and skin tingling, teeth chattering, haunting atmospheric release from Frostscald comes this Swedish act, Svart. As with many acts on the label, Svart would appeal as much to fans of neo-folk/dark ambient/neo-classical/martial sounds of labels like Cold Spring UK, Ahnstern, Tesco, Soleil Moon. Here a spring release [...]

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August 26th, 2010
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.

Abominant have always been great at mixing melody and heaviness.

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August 26th, 2010
BLASPHEMY RITES – Hideous Lord

by Ray Henry (www.mouthforwar.net)
Hailing form the cold, dark nether regions of Poland, Blasphemy Rites erupt out of now where with their hellishly raw debut album. Hideous Lord bucks any new trends and tears through an angel’s ass (see “Sodomize Holy Angel”) with unrelenting, reckless abandon. The black/death metal these guys are spitting is venomous, violent [...]

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August 25th, 2010
ACROSS TUNDRAS – Old World Wanderer

By Brian Krasman
Two things are apparent when listening to “Old World Wanderer,” the latest album from ACROSS TUNDRAS. First, the Tanner Olson-led band sounds well traveled, as if their world weariness has educated them and given the fellows wisdom many bands that are their colleagues do not have. Second, taking in their music is a [...]

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August 24th, 2010
RITUAL COMBAT “OCCULTUS REQUIEM” CD Review. 2010 Hate War Records.

Shit that will be in your head for days and give you nightmares like good music should.

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August 24th, 2010
YAOTI MICTLAN – Dendro del Manto Gris de Chaac

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
I just received this one last night and instantly had to introduce my curious mind to the sounds of a Mayan Black metal band (?). Yes, some of you might be stoned but you did read that right, Yaoti Mictlan are a ferocious and melodic Mayan themed band, and [...]

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August 23rd, 2010
PROFANATICA – Disgusting Blasphemies Against God (Hells Headbangers 2010)

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
As usual HHR and it’s legion of metal smut releases leave any deviant pervert addicted to the sound of blasphemy and obscenities that only the truly mentally-ill and un- ordained can appreciate. The US Black-Death horde of Profanatica deliver yet again a huge wad of Satan’s cum on the [...]

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August 19th, 2010
DELIRIA – Children of the Darkness

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
I have to start this out by stating first and foremost that, “I’m a massive Italian doom fan “: Paul Chain, Abysmal Grief, Death SS, Black Hole, The Black, Zess, THC Witchfield, Arpia, etc. So here’s the low-down on this underground Italian Psychedelic/Prog Doom project and this EP. These [...]

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August 18th, 2010
BLOOD OF KINGU – Sun in the House of Scorpion

by Janet Willis (Defecation of the Divine)
Disclaimer: I almost tossed this one aside without even giving it a listen simply because of the whole astrological, left-hand, demonology, Sumerian, etc. references in the advertising and on the webpage for the band. Thanks to stupid asses, pathetic variations on such a cliché theme and inspiration, and some [...]

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A Conversation with PROSANCTUS INFERI
Ralf Hauber of Mystical Music Mag. Feature Interview and Review.
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.
IT WAS JUST A FADED DREAM:SHURGUARD STORAGE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SCENE.
Interview With Matt Harvey of EXHUMED.
Interview with OPHIS
Interview With Mark Riddick.
CALL FROM THE GRAVE Volume 1: Death Metal vs Black Metal.
DENOUNCEMENT PYRE – World Cremation (HHR 2010)
SVART – Forlorad
ABOMINANT : WHERE DEMONS DWELL . 2010 DEATHGASM RECORDS.
BLASPHEMY RITES – Hideous Lord
ACROSS TUNDRAS – Old World Wanderer
RITUAL COMBAT “OCCULTUS REQUIEM” CD Review. 2010 Hate War Records.
YAOTI MICTLAN – Dendro del Manto Gris de Chaac
PROFANATICA – Disgusting Blasphemies Against God (Hells Headbangers 2010)
DELIRIA – Children of the Darkness
BLOOD OF KINGU – Sun in the House of Scorpion