Korpiklaani - Manala

Genre: Folk/Heavy
Country: Finland
Year: 2012

1. Kunnia
2. Tuonelan Tuvilla
3. Rauta
4. Ruuminmultaa
5. Petoeläimen Kuola
6. Synkkä
7. Ievan Polkka
8. Husky-Sledge
9. Dolorous
10. Uni
11. Metsälle
12. Sumussa Hämärän Aamun

8th album by Korpiklaani. Lyrically, the album deals with the underworld (Manala) and as a result, the sound of the album is a bit darker than on their previous records. The first half of the record is what we would expect from the band, thrashy, riff-filled, accordion-laced, polka tunes guaranteed. The second half changes the mood significantly and the songs that follow are a bit darker and gloomier than previous material from the band.

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Amon - Liar In Wait

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2012

1. Among Us
2. Eye Of The Infinite
3. Lash Thy Tongue And Vomit Lies
4. Liar In Wait
5. Reaching For Flesh
6. Semblance Of Man
7. Sentience And Sapience
8. Spat Forth From The Darkness
9. Wraith Of Gaia

Debut album by Amon, the pre-Deicide band, that was reformed by the Hoffman brothers, after were kicked out of Deicide in 2004. The album sees the Hoffman brothers redeem themselves with 9 tracks of high tempo death metal. Mike Petrak (drums) and Jechael(bass,vocals), joined them and the overall result is a very solid and brutal death metal album, reminding early-Deicide and early-Morbid Angel.

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Dublin Death Patrol - Death Sentence

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2012

1. Mind Sewn Shut
2. Dehumanize
3. Blood Sirens
4. Broken
5. Welcome To Hell
6. Conquer and Divide
7. Death Toll Rising
8. My Riot
9. Macabre Candor
10. Butcher Baby (Plasmatics cover)

2nd album by Dublin Death Patrol, an 11-member project, featuring Chuck Billy and his 2 brothers, Steve Souza and his brother, Willy Lange and Greg Bustamante amongst others. Nothing groundbreaking or out of the ordinary eighties thrash, but a headbanging record that reeks of nostalgia and long gone days.

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Altar Of Oblivion - Grand Gesture Of Defiance

Genre: Heavy/Doom/Epic
Country: Denmark
Year: 2012



1. Where Darkness Is Light
2. The Graveyard Of Broken Dreams
3. In The Shadow Of The Gallows
4. The Smoke-Filled Room
5. Sentenced In Absentia
6. Final Perfection

2nd album by Altar Of Oblivion. 5 tracks and 1 instrumental clocking around 35 minutes of epic heavy/doom, deeply influenced by Candlemass and Mercyful Fate. Meister's voice has a character and drives the material’s ability to emotionally connect with the listener. The riff work is quite traditional and without much flash.

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Cradle Of Filth - Dusk ... And Her Embrace

Genre: Black/Gothic
Country: England
Year: 1996

1. Humana Inspired To Nightmare
2. Heaven Torn Asunder
3. Funeral In Carpathia
4. A Gothic Romance (Red Roses For The Devil's Whore)
5. Malice Through The Looking Glass
6. Dusk And Her Embrace
7. The Graveyard By Moonlight
8. Beauty Slept In Sodom
9. Haunted Shores

2nd album by Cradle Of Filth. The gothic overtones and soundscapes are immense, the classical influence ever present and the long complex compositions lingering. Each track is replete with massive changes in tempo, mood, structure and technique.

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Those Who Bring The Torture - Lullabies For The Deranged

Genre: Death
Country: Sweden
Year: 2012

1. The Nightflier
2. The City Where Death Dwells
3. The Hessian
4. The Man, The Myth, The Razor
5. A Lullabye For The Deranged
6. The Screams Come From The Basement
7. The Intruder
8. The Creature In The Woods
9. The Hermit
10. The Thing In The Lake
11. Love Machine (W.A.S.P. cover)

3rd album by Those Who Bring The Torture. This is their more melodic release and the band has totally stayed away from their D-Beat/grindcore roots of their earlier days. They have slowed down, more groovy mid-tempos in the mix and a lot of melodic parts involved.

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Mercyful Fate - Time

Genre: Heavy
Country: Denmark
Year: 1994

1. Nightmare Be Thy Name
2. Angel Of Light
3. Witches' Dance
4. The Mad Arab
5. My Demon
6. Time
7. The Preacher
8. Lady In Black
9. Mirror
10. The Afterlife
11. Castillo Del Mortes

4th album by Mercyful Fate. The songs are very memorable and almost have a groovy twist in them thanks to the killer rhythm section. Musically, we got a lot more experimentation here than usual, but it works out great. This album is a little less ferocious than previous releases and maybe even a little more commercial-sounding at times.

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Bolt Thrower - War Master

Genre: Death
Country: England
Year: 1991

1. Intro... Unleashed (Upon Mankind)
2. What Dwells Within
3. The Shreds Of Sanity
4. Profane Creation
5. Destructive Infinity
6. Final Revelation
7. Cenotaph
8. Warmaster
9. Rebirth Of Humanity
10. Afterlife

3rd album by Bolt Thrower, that puts them in the pure death metal fields. The music is quite fast and the riffs are crushing, heavy and tightly-played, while retaining atmosphere. Karl Willetts' vocals are just as destructive, than on the first two records. One of the more surprising improvements on this album was the solos.

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F.U.B.A.R. - Lead Us To War

Genre: Grindcore/Hardcore
Country: Holland
Year: 2012

1. Everything Is Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
2. The Demon Rose From Greed
3. Grief
4. I Scream Protest!
5. Beasts As They Are
6. Requiem For Peace
7. Dysfunctional Parts Of The Machine
8. The Iron Cage Of Hope
9. Let Them Control
10. Communication Into Nothing
11. Lead Us To War
12. Worst Unfolding Tragedy
13. The Curse Is Upon Us
14. The Burden On The Back Of The Unknown Men
15. The Nail Facing Downwards 16. Flip The Coin
17. Doomsday Has Crossed The Horizon 18. Misplaced Faith
19. Damage Control 20. The Doom Tornado 21. Scaring The Monsters
22. The Sting Of Our Collective Conscience

2nd album by F.U.B.A.R., 7 years after their debut and some split 'eps. Short, crisp, concise, 22 tracks in less than half an hour of grinding hardcore, with a lot of tempo changes and slam parts. Growls, screams, rare clean parts alternate in the frenzied pace and this time the band managed to get a proper sound that fits them well

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Slavebreed - Dethrone The Architect

Genre: Death/Grindcore
Country: Greece
Year: 2012

1. A New Plague Upon Us
2. Avaritia
3. Diluted's Canticle
4. Failed Sepuku
5. Plebeians
6. Flagellants
7. Dethrone The Architect
8. Inside The Jaws Of Famine
9. Maleficium
10. Penal Colony
11. Preaching To The Fallen
12. Dog Eat Dog (Disrupt cover)
13. Chironex Fleckeri
14. Sailing The Styx

2nd album by Slavebreed. This time they are flirting more with the hardcore/crust side, than the death one. Great grindcore songs, crystal clear production, nice performance by all the members and a great experimental song (Sailing The Styx).

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Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2012

1. Rise Up
2. Native Blood
3. Dark Roots Of Earth
4. True American Hate
5. A Day In The Death
6. Cold Embrace
7. Man Kills Mankind
8. Throne Of Thorns
9. Last Stand For Independence

10th album by Testament, 4 years after their last one, with Gene Hoglan behind the kit, replacing Paul Bostaph. The result is a much more melodic affair than 'The Formation of Damnation'. It is their attempt to go one step closer to their older sound by bringing in even more melody. The production was helmed by Andy Sneap and the result is a big, powerful and loud sound.

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Wardog - Scorched Earth

Genre: Speed/Heavy
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 1996

1. Scorched Earth
2. Sounds Of War
3. Broken But Not Dead
4. Seeing Is Believing
5. Nothing Left
6. Killing Speed
7. Bucket 'O' Beer
8. Cuz
9. Tomb Of The Slain
10. Beast Of Damnation
11. Damned

2nd album by Wardog. Tom Gatis and Chris Catero are delivering some very guitar-oriented songs, greatly inspired by the '80s, but with modern sound. The guitar really stands out with excellent highly technical pounding riffs and solos throughout the album. Great vocal delivery by Gatis and the drumming is very potent and very effective as well, a relentless, fast, rhythmic pounding that keeps you locked into the album.

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Liege Lord - Burn To My Touch

Genre: Power/Speed
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 1987

1. Transgressor
2. Birds Of Prey
3. Cast Out
4. Portrait Of Despair
5. Black Lit Knights
6. The Manic's Mask
7. Legend
8. Walking Fire
9. Speed Of Sound

2nd album by Liege Lord. While this effort lacks some of it’s predecessor’s charm, it does certainly continue their mark of quality. The style is not a huge departure from 'Freedom's Rise', but there is a darker element here and slight changes like the replacement of guitarist Pete McCarthy with Paul Nelson and vocalist Andy Michaud's performance that simply improved.

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Strapping Young Lad - City

Genre: Thrash/Death/Industrial
Country: Canada
Year: 1997

1. Velvet Kevorkian
2. All Hail The New Flesh
3. Oh My Fucking God
4. Detox
5. Home Nucleonics
6. AAA
7. Underneath The Waves
8. Room 429 (Cop Shoot Cop cover)
9. Spirituality

2nd album by Strapping Young Lad. Frontman Devin Townsend assembled a permanent lineup to record this album, including legendary Gene Hoglan, along with Townsend’s former bandmates Jed Simon on guitar and Byron Stroud on bass. The technical proficiency of each band member is amazing, to say the least. The riffs are killer and barely ever slow down enough.

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