Music of the past...music of the future...

And here we go again. A short reminder on some amazing albums from the deepest past as well as some new ones. These are the most played records in the last few months here...

Acheron “Rites of the Black Mass” - LP vinyl

A real monument of extreme metal genre. Back then, when I played this one for the very first time I didn’t know what’s going on. What’s that now? Beside all standard and brutal recordings I’ve discovered in these days Rites of the Black Mass offered something different, something new, something really, really evil. You could clearly feel that Death Metal genre got new bastard son, the one that will change direction and take another step in the world of musical darkness. And, after all these years, still, when ever I play it feeling is the same…no matter if it’s middle of the sunny day, or winter night… everything become dark and grim until the end of the album…and some hours after…amazing creation!

Impaled Nazarene “Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz...” - LP vinyl

Oh yeah, when these perverted maniacs released their debut scene was is shock, real shock! Bigger part of the scene couldn’t stand it and all the press throw piles of shits on the band and their release. But, the record found its own path to the real sick souls and shortly after the album was released the band got true followers and worshipers. Tol Cormpt…can’t be explained by words, you have to play it and feel it. There is no other way! It’s so compact and so fulfilled with un-expectable moments, unpredictable overturns and mixes of brutality and perversion that words can’t catch it. Play it, let it swallow your mind…it’s very dangerous journey, without end… So pity the band wasn’t able to repeat it, or it’s not...No matter what, it’s still here as one of the most brutal records of Black Metal, and something that proudly defend extreme side of the music.

Impetigo “Ultimo Mondo Cannibale” - LP vinyl

Gore, audio bloody Gore! Until this damn album was released Gore was something that you expect to see on movies and that’s all. But then, just like that Impetigo smashed all barriers and hit the scene with their masterpiece. I don’t know how the hell they made it, but they made it big bloody time! It’s so strange to play the album and feel all these moments of wicked stinky gore brutality even better than you can feel it wile watching the movies. These maniacs managed to create atmosphere completely unreachable until then when it comes to metal albums. It was so real, so close… you could almost touch it, the atmosphere of death and frightening terror. Later after, many bands tried to play Gore but…no one, ever managed to come even close to Ultimo Mondo Cannibale…and as it looks like nowadays 24 years later, no one ever will!

Nuclear Death “Carrion for Worm” - LP vinyl

Bam! Well that’s like, the closest relative of Ultimo Mondo Cannibale album…if you know what I mean? I mean, that’s something, that very moment that group of individuals create and capture on one album. They were young, they were crazy and hungry for brutal Metal and they fucking did it. Oh yes, they did it! Carrion for Worm is all about uncontrolled bestial brutality. Everything here every second of the record hit you right in the head, cut you with sharp corroded razors and throw you away like a bunch of crap! No kidding people, that’s mostly how I feel during this album. Lori Bravo and gang created a real monster album back in 1991 and I truly can’t find suitable record to be compared with this one but Ultimo Mondo Cannibale. But still, in different way and the atmosphere of both albums is totally different, the approach is different but the effect is the same = grimness and evil in the music! In my opinion, Carrion for Worm eats for breakfast 95% of Black Metal albums ever recorded! And if we all know that the main person behind the band is a female, complete story gets really wicked way!

The Black Heart Rebellion “Har Nevo” - mp3

Eh, another one just on the damn mp3, so it’s as always…who ever want to trade it with me, drop me a line J . And now about the music. Very authentic band based in Belgium. It’s their third full length and I didn’t check any of previous releases, just Har Nevo and it got me indeed. Very well balanced ambient meets post-punk and even doom, dark streams. Well, yes nowadays it sounds like total trend and something very usual around. But no, I totally don’t follow these trends of new depressive sounds and these guys are the same as I can hear. Har Nevo is hermetically sealed album with necessary dose of creepy atmosphere that will capture you and force you to play it all over again. Not for everyday listening, not for everyone but, definitely for those who are seeking for quality and real art!

Deicide “Deicide” - LP vinyl

Fuck yeah! A milestone of extreme Metal, that’s what this album is! At least for me of course. Again, one of these albums that poisoned my blood when I was just a very young dickhead and stayed inside me for all these years of my Metal journey. Direct, raw, sharp, powerful, dynamic, provoking, evil, brutal fucking Death Metal. That’s how it should be described in every catalog. Glen Benton, who ever he was before and who ever he is nowadays can proudly say every day of his life, FUCK dam it, yes, damn yes I’m the one who created album that changed Metal music for ever in many different ways. And yes, he is! Play Deicide maniacs, play it and we all together can just moaning around as nowadays Death Metal can’t offer us such a fucking outstanding album…

Pungent Stench “Been Caught Buttering” - LP vinyl

And here we go, next stop Vienna. One of the most beautiful cities of the old continent. Amazing culture, high class restaurants, clubs and glorious architecture but also, home and shelter of definitely the sickest and most bizarre band around. Pungent Stench, all the time underrated band, gave some new dimensions of shock and perversion to our lovely sounds. What they offered to the scene was definitely too much for a big part of typical Metal followers and really just a few managed to understand and swallow all these filthy notes they played. They never followed any trends, they created trends instead! If you play any of their albums you will never find any similarities with other bands, you also can’t say clearly is it Death Metal or something totally different, something…something! I’ve choose Been Caught Buttering as that’s how I discovered the band, but the story is the same for any of their first 3 albums. Everything is strangely spooky about their records, artworks, themes, sounds…everything is so different and so smelly and sticky. Pure necro atmosphere is what they spread, real necro! All the other albums they recorded later after up to me shouldn’t be in the same discography as the band changed very much. I’m not saying these are shitty records, no not at all, but it’s totally different from what they said with their first 3 stories. 

Dismember “Line An Ever Flowing Stream” - LP vinyl

Swedish Death Metal! I don’t want to spend more words here as really, what should I say about this debut album of Dismember? What? Just a perfect example how European Death Metal should sound all the time! That’s fucking it!

                                                      

 

Entombed “Wolverine Blues” - LP vinyl

Many fans of the band would probably say, what the hell why this one? Heh, but wait! That’s my list of the albums played here lately so…I like Entombed very much, I deeply respect the band and I can’t say clearly which of their first 3 records I like the most. First is I think the same as Dismember’s debut and if there will be competition for the best Swedish Death Metal album these two records MUST share the first position, no other way! Second is also brilliant album, dirty and raw to the core. But, third one is something different and something that same as some other albums on this list, changed extreme Metal for ever. Back then they came with Death ‘n’ Roll mark and well, that’s what it was. But up to me, that’s pure extreme Metal sound without any stylish pressure and trendy goals. They just pushed out a huge album, album so strong and even today it’s still fresh and up to date, even today! Many fans, bands, mags said that they wimped out with this record, but hey! Where are all of these haters now? And where is the band now? Haters, most probably left the scene shit load of years ago as usual…and the band, oh man, the band still kink the damn ass and I’m so happy as in a month we are organizing their show together with Grave in Belgrade and that is going to be real Metal fiesta!

Discharge “Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing” - LP vinyl

Punk gave us many great albums and bands, that’s true…But this record, that’s something way different. I even can’t clearly explain what I feel during this album but it’s also always the same feeling. Unbreakable wall of sound, let’s say it’s something like that. It’s like somebody throw you in the corner and punch you all the time without stop and you simply can’t defend yourself but try to survive until the end of this agony. Songs are so aggressive with strange brutal atmosphere and jet with catchy parts and let’s say melodies.

Merciless attack on all your brain sells, attack on your existence. Dam it, I lost my tracks here.. words are loosing their meaning here again…you must feel it. Those familiar with the album probably knows what I wanted to say, and those who never played this one, do it! You will better understand the meaning of extreme in music…

Ulver “Kveldssanger” - LP vinyl

Among all these raw and brutal monuments of Metal music in the last few months I also played this amazing record. Finally managed to find one of these rare bootlegs and I’m happy as a child as now, I can play it from the almighty vinyl J . Yes, yes I know it’s mastered from the CD and blah, blah but fuck, playing something from vinyl is magical, and no maters it’s copied from the CD, now vinyl is doing its spells here and giving totally new dimension to every single note. Ulver is, without doubt, very unique band and their records are always something new and different from what they created before. For me, this album is a perfect example how wide open Black Metal is as genre. Yes, I call it Black Metal and Black Metal it is. Back then, in total hysteria of Black Metal, raw and grim sounds Ulver came out with this album, just like that. No riffs, no distortions, no screaming vocals or fast drums. No nothing like that, and still it’s darker and grimmer than a big part of Black Metal records back then, and today. Strong clean voices full of gloomy energy followed by acoustic instruments. And that’s all, enough if you truly feel the music. Enough to create superior darkness in music.