IMPALED NAZARENE - Manifest CD review

IMPALED NAZARENE - Manifest CD
The latest release from this long time Finnish Black Metal outfit is like listening to a metal genre crossing compilation. Not that it's a bad thing of course since IMAPLED NAZARENE have been doing this same across the board blasting on all of their nine previous releases. Unfortunately it creates havoc for all those music snobs on Forums/Groups who try to pin down bands in genre specific stations. You would figure that people who like Extreme Music would not act so childish. Well be that as it may, this thing is around 50 minutes of hell comes your house Extreme Metal. And if that's not good enough for you then I suggest you rethink your musical choices. Or in other words, go back to listening to crap. Just leave the good stuff like this to people like me who actually like Extreme Music. And stop writing "Imp Naz". What are you a fairy too scared to type out the band's full name?

Getting back to this release, IMPALED NAZARENE are not into slowly torturing you musically. From the opening "Into: Greater Wrath" and "The Antichrist Files" they are an overwhelming force charging into battle with only three goals, to convert, to kill and to break things. Other tracks that follow are simply variations on the same theme. "You Don't Rock Hard" is like old SODOM style Thrash. "Funeral for Despicable Pigs" has not only the best song title I've seen in weeks but it's also a doom and gloom ladened death march for those who've survived the initial onslaught. Like sending out the women and children after the battle to take lay waste to the enemy wounded. From there IMPALED NAZARENE continue on with the assault destroying everything and everyone in their path. "Blueprints for Your Culture's Apocalypse" is Thrash for planetary annihilation, along with the maniacal "Planet Nazarene". I played that last one five times in a row, with arms raised and horned fists hailing IMPALED NAZARENE in battle. Yeah some people say the music I listen to effects me in negative ways. Yeah, and your point is?

Finally when this Cd comes to a close, count yourself worthy to have survived. "When Violence Commands the Day" is pure blasphemy to everything in sight. It's like the photo on our Profile with a nuclear explosion of the horned fist of hate. "Manifest" is an apocalyptic nightmare come true to all the human garbage who share my air. Convert to this or die miserably, indeed. You're all fucked, who don't think so?
OSMOSE Records

http://www.campnazarene.com/
http://www.myspace.com/impalednazarene

ELECTRIC WIZARD - Witchcult Today CD review

ELECTRIC WIZARD - Witchcult Today Cd
I was really caught up in the hype of this, their sixth release. I was expecting drug induced black doom with Jus Oorn and Liz Buckingham humping while on top of the corpse of "Masters of Reality" era SABBATH. I was expecting "Dopethrone 2007" with extra sludge on the side. I was expecting hippies buried up to their necks in sand, with Charlie Manson coming at them on a riding lawnmower, tripping his brains out on a new designer psychedelic drug. Instead we've got the equivalent of sitting in a uncomfortable chair at an overly extended Narcotics Anonymous meeting. They should've titled this one "Dude, Who Pissed in My Bong?"

I'll admit that prior to getting this, I was listening to the PRE-ELECTRIC WIZARD CD alot, the late 80's ETERNAL being my favorite obviously. But what bothers me about "Witchcult Today" is for starters, the sequence of songs. "Satanic Rites of Drugula" should've opened this dirge up and not the title cut. I'm into listening and my only thought is to go get a beer. Whatever happened to the universe of doom that made listeners dive in head first? Plus "Satanic Rites of Drugula" is funny and inviting. A stoned out Dracula looking for people to get high by biting them? "Dunwich" is definitely a no-brainier since you need to wake up once in a while. The rest of this CD would induce sleep on coke head.

I just don't get the dumming down to which this band has come. Three years since their last release and we get the result of pothead released from jail after being straight for so long and having a relationship on the inside if you know what I mean. And I bet you do. The power was cut off on ELECTRIC WIZARD because somebody blew the bill money on bad weed.
RISE ABOVE RECORDS
http://www.riseaboverecords.com

Blut Aus Nord - Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by Illumination CD review

BLUT AUS NORD - Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by Illumination CD
While listening to this latest release by French three piece,BLUT AUS NORD, I picture some demonic machine or even a factory labyrinth. And as you enter the thing comes to life to reveal only horror within it's inner workings. The opening track seems to lure you with this atmospheric vibe but once inside the doors slam shut. You are then pounded by industrial strength Black Metal. The mechanical-like drumming keeps this nightmare intact throughout. The guitars are melodic as if patterning them after the rhythm of a echoing machine. At times it's like a conveyor belt of static shocks. Other instances it's a jackhammer pulverising it's
intended target to microscopic proportions. The keyboards seem to hold everything together like welding two competing forces bent on destroying one another into one horrific killing machine.

The most chilling aspect of this whole release are the vocals. Actually I wouldn't even call them vocals at all. Sometimes they are haunting rasps reaching out to grasp whatever they can get hold of. Then on other cuts they come at you like tortured screams of agony. Whether they're to repel or welcome you is another matter altogether. I like how the vocals are not competing for life with the guitar. The whole is layered together but with waves of one pouring out at the perfect times and then reseeding to allow the other to hurt you as well. All in all it's a great
effect which makes this thing like a dark secret come to life.

Something important to note is that this was produced by Jaz Coleman, the guy who introduced the world to Industrial Metal with KILLING JOKE years ago. Thankfully he didn't homogenize this thing down to the likes of his latter day work. Instead, BLUT AUS NORD are this crude out of control industrial age blackened machine of hate. I was expecting this thing to end with a ripping of flesh and guts. But a surprise, the CD exits as it entered in. The atmospheric opening returns to allow you to exit this horror of sound and imagination.

I can picture an elementary school field trip to a pork slaughterhouse. The class stands on a moving sidewalk and then enters the great hall of carnage. A monotone pre-recorded voice explains all the goings on as the children watch. Some are horrified to the point where they turn away in disgust. Others move off to vomit after seeing where their lunch had just come from. And then there is one left, a very stoic figure for a child. He stands enthralled as he watches in guilty delight all the goings on. The teacher, standing in the background, looks upon the child and makes a mental note to remember this one.

Yeah that's what this is all about. Dragging your imagination beyond those limits forced upon you before by zealots. BLUNT AUS NORD takes fantasy and ties it all into reality as if it were a true memory.
CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

DODSFERD - Cursing Your Will To Live CD Review

(EDITOR'S NOTE: I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS CD SINCE DECEMBER 2007, AND I HAD THOUGHT THEY WERE REVIEWED AND POSTED UP ON THIS SITE. BUT MY LAST COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. THEREFORE I OBVIOUSLY HADN'T POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO HERE'S THE REVIEW OF
THIS. TRUST ME ON THIS, I'M PISSED OFF.)


DODSFERD - Cursing Your Will To Live CD

I became a fan of this one man Black Metal project from Greece in early 2007 after I picked up the FUCKING YOUR CREATION CD. I started listening to it every morning for a couple of weeks. Extremely hate filled music is very important to get your attitude right before you go out to face the world. You see after really listening to his music, whether it's this one or his previous two. You realize that Wrath really is a nihilist who has total disdain for almost all humanity. And CURSING YOUR WILL TO LIVE is the epitome of hate. It simply does not hold back one second.

The CD opens with a simple guitar drone "All of Them Are Dead", no vocals just pure noise. But it's this noise which is key to opening up all of the rage and hostility on this CD. When you're angry, really angry, imagine what your brain waves are doing? Now place that into a musical form, yes a droning sound that's like a fuse burning till it reaches the powder to explode. And what follows next on "Hypocritic Shitfuckers Still Breathing" is the explosion. The song is traditional DODSFERD black and roll style and it hates twice as much. What follows lends more to older Black Metal style. "You Call It Resurrection; I Call It Fairytale for Human Parasites, Your Kind" is not just a simple theological disagreement on the christ resurrection. It's a full on blasting rebuke of everything involved in it. Wrath
continues his venom spewing attacks on "Failure Was Described As Religion, As Heresy". What makes this more than just a simple anti-religious rant is Wrath's vocals, which go from these harsh screams to some hate filled rasps. This is laid over a raw as fuck Black Metal uptempo groove.

"I Was Challenged to Enter the Gates of Blasphemy" is by far the most hate filled cut on here. It's eight minutes of screams and howling laid over a simple continuous rhythm. It's as if a man was being tortured by an inquisitor and never gave in. What follows is obviously a companion piece, "Under A Broken Cross", a poetic rant spoken/screamed/grunted over an ambient drone for six minutes. Listen to this song five or six times in a row but leave your humanity behind. Your thoughts will drift off to a place which is beyond mere contempt. Then you'll be shocked back into reality by what follows. "Staring at the Ashes of a Forsaken Kingdom" is a harsh rocker reminiscent of lower tier NWOBHM meets IMMORTAL. In fact the main reason I like DODSFERD is that they are the hybrid link between DARKTHONE's "Transilvanian
Hunger" and IMMORTAL's "Battles of the North". Wrath's vocals might make that opinion a stretch since they are of a higher screech. But musically on the title cut, especially since Wrath does the guitar and vocals, but has two highly Black Metal influenced session musicians on bass and drums which help this thing along.

As I'm listening to the title cut, all nine plus minutes of it, I must say that this CD is at the pinnacle of modern Black Metal. To use an arborist's term, the roots hold it in place. The trunk has given it the ability to rise above everything else that surrounds it. The branches have grown to an expansion of limitless proportions. But to look at it as just a sum of it's parts would be wrong. It's the complete structure that's all important. "Cursing Your Will To Live" is that complete structure. I'm writing this just as I listen to "Your Death, My Propitiation", which is pure blackened thrash. Yes there is no mercy to the lame fucks who have crawled into the Black Metal scene. The final cut, "I Kept Standing with Disgust" to me is an ode to that with it's death metal like blast of intense defiance.

Wow what a long review but a quick read for you. It has taken me close to four hours to review this CD. I believe we have a record. But anyway, this CD is the I AM AND I'M STILL HERE STANDING IN DEFIANCE OF ALL WHO OPPOSE ME, type of release that the weak ones bemoan. But us with the will of steel, crave.
MORIBUND CULT RECORDS

http://www.myspace.com/dodsferd
http://www.moribundcult.com

BEHEMOTH NEWS

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of BEHEMOTH!
Repost From Metal Blade Records: http://www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of BEHEMOTH!

Metal Blade Records has inked a North American deal with Polish extreme metalers BEHEMOTH! The band recently finished up an extremely successful year which saw the band as direct support to headliners Hatebreed on the infamous second stage at Ozzfest and a co-headlining spot on the Radio Rebellion tour alongside now label-mates ob for a Cowboy. BEHEMOTH played over 150 shows in 2007 and has no plans on slowing down for 2008. Expect to see a new release in the form of an EP out in the summer/fall of 2008 along with a state side tour in the spring.

"I have to honestly admit that we've never been more enthusiastic about the future. For last few years things have been moving forward for us like a storm and we decided to leave some secured territories and look for a new home for us. We needed something refreshing and challenging at the same time. Metal Blade and Nuclear Blast are two of the strongest and most influential labels in today's metal scene. Persistence and determination is what we have in common with both and I'm sure our future collaboration will forge a new, inspiring chapter in Behemoth's history. I simply can't wait to start working with these companies. We are proud and honored to be partnering with such greatly forward looking people. Expect big things to happen. Now only sky is the limit."

"At the same time I'd like to show my appreciation for all the years of hard work and dedication with our past labels: Century Media and Regain Rec. I'm happy that throughout all those years we were not only business partners but also friends. I wish both nothing but success in the future." Nergal


"We are honored and very excited to work with Behemoth. The band has truly established themselves as one of the greatest bands at the forefront of the extreme metal movement and we can't wait to help continue their amazing career."

http://www.behemoth.pl/ | http://www.myspace.com/behemoth | http://www.youtube.com/behemothofficial



FROM THE SCUMFEAST METAL ZINE EDITOR:

WELL THAT'S FUCKIN GREAT BUT HOW ABOUT THIS GUYS. HOW ABOUT YOU GET THE FUCK OFF THE GODDAMM DISNEY TOUR LIKE OZZFEST SHIT AND PLAY SOME REAL CLUBS SO US ADULTS CAN SEE YOU THIS TIME AROUND. TRUST ME, WE'RE ALOT MORE DANGEROUS AND DOWNRIGHT EVIL THAN SOME 13 YEAR OLD BRAT WITH A CELL PHONE AND A CREDIT CARD. WE'RE JUST A LITTLE SICK AND TIRED OF PAYING ALOT OF MONEY TO JUST STAND IN A DAYCARE CENTER, BEING TOLD WE CAN'T SMOKE, AND HAVING TO PAY $8 TO $10 FOR A 10OZ CUP OF BEER THAT WE DON'T EVEN LIKE.

HEY HERE'S A SUGGESTION, PLAY RALEIGH, NC. WE ARE A STATE CAPITAL AND WE HAVE A LARGE METAL CLUB. THEY'RE EVEN HAVE AN ALL AGES SHOW FOR YOU SO IT'LL HAVE AN OZZFEST-LIKE ATMOSPHERE.

NO I'M NOT BEING SARCASTIC. ATLEAST BY PLAYING A CLUB TO ADULTS YOU'LL WON'T BE SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN hatesneeze AND job for a faggot. ALSO ABOUT THAT EP YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COME OUT WITH. ADULTS BUY THOSE THINGS, KIDS ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD IT.

TRELLDOM - Til Minne CD review

TRELLDOM - Til Minne CD
History has shown that those who are the most hated and vilafied turn out to be genuises, be it in art, politics or music. I'm positive that Gaahl, vocalist for GORGOTH and TRELLDOM will be vindicated in some way as a messiah to his art. Respect this man or hate his fuckin guts, either way you will recognize him as the most important figure in Extreme Music of the present day. When Gaahl speaks there is consequence to the unfortunate and mastery to those who understand and join.

Which brings us to this CD, "Til Minne", which is the third full length by TRELLDOM and their first release since 1998. I'll call this one as absolute perfection as if the listener is transported back in time to the unholy days of Black Metal prominance. That should be no surprise since Gaahl founded TELLDOM way back in 1992. On here we are not reminded of total past qualities but it's all pushed forth to the modern degree thanks to guitarist Valgard, who keeps a foot planted firmly in both eras of Black Metal. Still this release will wake up those who need a flaming torch thrust into their face. Gaahl switches from intense screaming, like on the opener and title track. Ah but at the end he chants over a guitar riff that will literally freeze your bones. In between all of that we have songs of pure Blackened Evil which rarely can be fabricated.

Once again I'm pissed off that I did not get this until the beginning of this year and it was a 2007 release. I'm not about to do a should've been list. But I hope I won't have to wait another decade for another TRELLDOM release.
Regain Records

http://www.regainrecords.com

http://www.trelldom.no

VBS.tv has posted all five episodes of a series on Norwegian black metal, featuring interviews with Gaahl, online. You can view the documentary here:

REGAIN RECORDS NEWS Jan. 2008

REGAIN NEWS!!!!

REGAIN RECORDS goes YOUTUBE & STAGE6!!!
Please check our new pages at Youtube & Stage6! You can find shitloads of Regain-videos overthere!
www.youtube.com/regainrecords
www.stage6.com/user/regainrecords

REGAIN RECORDS hits it´s artists on summer festivals 2008!!!
PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR(Germany) - Behemoth, Endstille (www.party-san.de)
WACKEN OPEN AIR(Germany) - Nifelheim, Grave, Lord Belial (www.wacken.com)
SUMMER BREEZE(Germany) - Endstille (www.summer-breeze.de)
UNITED METAL MANIACS(Germany) - Nifelheim (www.united-metal-maniacs.de)
SWEDEN ROCK(Sweden) - Mustasch (www.swedenrock.com)
WITH FULL FORCE(Germany) - Dark Funeral (www.withfullforce.de)

GRAVE new album!!!
The new grave album will be called "Dominion VIII".
It will contain 9 tracks of sheer evil and massbrutality.
At this moment the vocal parts and mixing/mastering is left
to do and will be completed within the first weeks of January.
www.grave.se

DISMEMBER on tour!!!
Check out DISMEMBER on tour with Fall Of Serenity & Hatesphere!!! New album out soon - www.myspace.com/dismemberpromo !!!
08.02.08 GER Nurnberg @ K4
09.02.08 GER Trier @ Exhaus

10.02.08 BEL Vosselaar @ Biebob

11.02.08 HOL Arnhem @ Willem Een (new date!)

14.02.08 HOL Breda @ Mezz

15.02.08 HOL Purmerend @ P3

16.02.08 GER Essen @ Turock

17.02.08 GER Stuttgart @ Ika-Longhorn

18.02.08 A Worgl @ Komma (new date!)

19.02.08 A Traun @ Spinnerei

20.02.08 GER Munich @ Metropolis

21.02.08 CH Zurich @ Dynamo Werk 21

22.02.08 CH Martigny @ Les Caves de Manoir (new date!)

23.02.08 ITA Ravenna @ Rock Planet

24.02.08 SLO Nova Gorica @ Mostovna

25.02.08 A Wien @ Arena

26.02.08 CZ Prague @ Rock Café

27.02.08 GER Darmstadt @ Goldene Krone

28.02.08 GER Hannover @ Musikzentrum

29.02.08 GER Oelsnitz @ Schützenhaus

01.03.08 GER Bischofswerda @ East Club

02.03.08 GER Berlin @ K17

Booging:

Massive Music

www.massive-music.pl



SAHG new album!!!

Norwegian SAHG(feat. King Ov Hell on bass) return with a new album called "Sahg II" soon!!! Keep your eyes open!!!

www.sahgweb.com