These metalheads from Philippines really created a ripper of an album in Planetary Devastation. While somewhat hidden away compared to their other counterparts Pathogen, Toxemia splashed out 10 tracks of violent death/thrash which, while not always completely memorable or innovative, are really quite impressive, and definitely some of the most brutal.The album mostly consists of high-speed thrash tracks in the vein of Sodom's debut album, or perhaps Slayer and early Sepultura (morbid visions era). A good example of the consistent speed is the violent "Grave Desecrator" which features some of the most furious tempos I've heard in metal.The album closes with a bonus track "Soul Calibre" which once again shows an ever-so-slightly more mature approach to their sound, quite tight in contrast to the almost sloppy presentation on a few of the songs on the album. Vocals are surprisingly quite distinguishable for a Death/thrash band, sounding similar to Max Cavalera of Sepultura but in a slightly more abrasive manner. The song's 'verses' have a slightly unstructured feel vocally, as he seems to shout his lines in an almost "random" way. This seems to work the majority of the time, but there are moments in which it seems slightly off.The production is pretty rough, but clear enough. The chainsaw-like buzz of the guitars is at times over-powered by the drums, which tend to echo a fair bit. Apart from these factors it sounds fairly clean. This is a fast, abrasive and extreme band for sure.
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Usul-Flames And Blasphemy (2014)
Blaspherian
Integrity and consistence. Blaspherian is probably a hard working band in the underground scene right now. So, has all that hard work paid off with theese three tracks Cd-R .Just one listen will convince fans old and new that this is a killer material, unholy death metal riffs, trudging doom metal sections, pummelling scissor blast beats, astounding finger played bass work, and vocals spewing forth blasphemy. Yup, everything one would expect to hear in an death metal band is here. Essentially what we have here is only 3 tracks , tracks 1-3 are from their 7". Track 2 is from the split with In League With Satan. Total ripping riffs that turn out to be really catchy. The production here is very fitting. Everything can be heard clear without being overdone at all. In fact, it sounds like the recording was relatively simple. No triggers, no bullshit, you know these guys played these songs with a lot of energy. A definite plus for sure. There is nothing that this band can do wrong. Good stuff !
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Legium-Murder Insomnia (demo/cassette)

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Feral-Welcome To The Graveyard (Demo 2009)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Torturer-Call Of Madness (2014)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Fetid Zombie-Grotesque Creation (Cassette-2015)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Suffering Mind-Messih Of extermination (LP/2015)
Suffering Mind is a Polish band that express the anti-social rage that had been building up inside of them. So if you think there are fast or extreme bands out there, you have another thing coming. Buckle your seatbelts, baby. This album is a brilliant combination of Terrorizer’s energy, early Napalm Death’s fantastic socially-aware lyrics, and the sheer brutality of Carcass. It displays the band’s wide array of talents; they do it all here. There’s awesome vocal effects, strategically placed samples, lyrics to throw at your capitalist friends and family, and each member of the band is in top form on their respective instrument.The drums about as fast as humanly possible, and does a nice, classy job during the slow sections as well, monster riffs and awesome fills. The guitar sounds very, very heavy, and incredibly crushing. You WILL bang your head, vocals are incredible, mostly shifting between three pitches: normal (unbelievably dark and gorilla-like), deep (which sounds like a grizzly bear barking at you indecipherably), and shrieking like a maniac, sounding absolutely demented. The production is superb for Grindcore. It’s crisp, it’s clear, you can hear every instrument, even the bass! Everything sounds great. All in all, I consider this album absolutely mandatory for Grindfreaks, or anyone curious about what is/was Grindcore, and why it’s a genre worth checking out. Believe me, when i was a kid i used to think Grind was pure noisy incompetence and horridness. Man, i was fkn wrong! Thank you, Suffering Mind, for showing me the light.
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Winds Of Genocide-Usurping The Throne Of Disease (2015)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
The Pete Flesh Deathtrip-Mortui Vivos Docent (2013)
There is always a level of strangeness and eccentricity to any innovative band, project or album, but of all the releases i have for reviews, this is by far the strangest. What is heard on here could be summed up as a sort of warped celebration of the occult through the medium of a hybrid of death/doom and black metal with some heavy ambient overtones. There could be a level comparison to the later pre-ambient works of Burzum, Darthrone but the drastic contrast in vocal expression and melodic tendencies make that connection distant at best. One could see this as a transition work between the purer, death influenced black metal. It’s one of those albums that are often misunderstood simply because there is no real precedent to measure it against. The greatest charm of this creepy opus is its utter simplicity. Any concept of flash, flair, or technical showmanship is absent, making way for an entirely riff based formula that emphasizes a dark atmosphere and a vocally distorted series of free verse narrations, dense as hell vocal tracking.While not exactly the most accessible combination of elements, there is definitely a catchiness element to many of these songs, goes through several passages of blasting, muddy chaos, but the riffs that comes out when things calm down a little is heavily distinctive, containing a definite proto-Thrash vibe to it. Doom driven slower chapters as well. The album consistently maintains this death/black/doom dichotomy of chaotic, muddy passages switching up varying amounts of vocal oddities and production quirks with masterful precision. If you like to experience the rare sensation of getting high on an album, without the need of any chemical additives, “Mortui Vivos Docent” is about as close as you can get to the real thing. If you really want to creep yourself out, listen to it for the first time through a high end car stereo system while driving home at 3am the way I did. But in all seriousness, this is something that is utterly essential once you understand where it’s coming from. An acquired taste some may say, but those tastes tend to be the most treasured because they are shared with few people and earned through genuine effort. For followers of Bathory, Hellhammer and early Mayhem. I am not a die-hard fan of Black metal but definitely this is a cool album and it's worth every minute of it. Good job on this one Pete !!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Day Of Doom-The Gates Of Hell (2015)
I feel like this album sounds a bit like a cross between Deicide and Autopsy.For the most part it works quite well with their vicious guitar harmony. The riffs on this album at times attain monstrous proportions and there really isn’t a bad song here. Whatever the future of this band is, i'm looking forward to hear what they can do next, as a metalhead I’m ok with this album. The style take the band in a challenging direction while remaining true to the death metal roots.
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Destroying Divinity-Hollow Dominion (2015)
Straightforward death metal. Features a conventional use of song structures and riffs especially technical but their punch and aggressiveness made everyone’s day. There is not one good reason to hate this if you are into death metal, that's for sure. It’s undeniable that they have a new level of complexity too, riffing is syncopated and attractive. All of this happens without compromising the evil and accelerated climate that governs their music, lower tones in guitars may not be a synonym of heaviness but it darkens enormously songs. Fast paced tremolo riffs. Production is polished, guitar distortion is not so raw but is still sharp and mindblowing. Bass guitar sounds louder, not as loud and crunchy as on the classic bands as Cannibal Corpse or Suffocation but it still adds some extra heaviness to the guitar riffs, which slay always.The last thing I want to point out is the drumming, a demolishing performance as well. Not bad at all !!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Deep In Hate-Chronicles Of Oblivion (2014)
What does it take to start out a band? Skill? Composition? Bad-assery? Probably. Now of course, the second track doesn't make up the whole album but that's not even where it stops. I kept getting hit with tasty melodies, solos, and riffs. The only thing I might have a slight issue with is with the coarse vocals and mid tempos, but this is a new band, so I'll cut them some slack. I can tell you this is a band that has an idea of what they're doing as far as melodic death goes, to go even as far as to say that they're a example of newer, more modern melodic death metal bands to come around with this album. I have high hopes for them in the future, i guess the only thing that might turn people away is the mid tempos, so I guess if that's not your style, avoid this album. They did definitely hit the right spot with the instruments and melody and Skill Musicianship, but that's about it for me !
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www.kaotoxin.com
Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Deaprtment Of Correction/Agathocles Split Ep (2014)
Here with have a split cd featuring Department Of Correction and Agathocles, Now it is time for both bands to share a record together, however that this cd only features short songs. Obviously we’re talking fast furious grindcore here with not much room left for breakdowns, D-beat parts or whatever, first band "Department Of Correction” is of course pure and brutal Grindcore, blastspeed all the way, emphasis is on short grinding songs, my favorite track" The Tank is in the Garden" erupts into pure musical violence. Agathocles only presents one track, but it’s fun hearing the band at their most heavy, doom death metal. In conclusion , this is furious. For collectors with an historical sense it is a must have. Department Of Correction and Agathocles on one EP. Enough said. Check this out !
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
DeadHorse-Loaded Gun (2014)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Monday, January 5, 2015
Begrabnis/Estrangement (Split cd 2014)
This split cd features only one song of each band, and it's really hard for me to review only one tune, btw i can say there is definitely a "doomed" vibe present here, in as much as each succeeding cut burrows deeper into evocations of the destruction wrought by total war, and the inevitable and ensuing aftermath of hunger, desolation, and hopelessness. As for the tracks themselves, what you get here is with Begrabnis is a trebly, overdriven, and primitively produced ordinance dump of 16 rpm riffs, grunted vocals, delivered at the irnoic pace of a funeral procession. It's basically two riffs, repeated three times each, though it takes 9 minutes and 55 seconds to do so, a masterful evocation of chilling winter winds. It's dense.
Estrangement has an obvious and indisputable influence on all succeeding genres of "doom", especially "death/doom" and "funeral" doom. Here, we will find a trace of "poetic melancholy", complete with whispered narration,droning violins and brutal vocals. This is strictly metal in conception and execution, regardless of its novel properties. However you will certainly feel obliged to own this. Eternal frost, indeed !
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www.weirdtruth.jp
Review by Paul Caravasi
Estrangement has an obvious and indisputable influence on all succeeding genres of "doom", especially "death/doom" and "funeral" doom. Here, we will find a trace of "poetic melancholy", complete with whispered narration,droning violins and brutal vocals. This is strictly metal in conception and execution, regardless of its novel properties. However you will certainly feel obliged to own this. Eternal frost, indeed !
www.facebook.com/Begrabnis
estrangement.bandcamp.com
www.weirdtruth.jp
Review by Paul Caravasi
Funeral Moth-Dense Fog (2014)
Funeral Doom Metal from Japan?? Yes. Everything works here: the hypnotic guitars, the seemingly tired drumming, the strange, somewhat muddy production (that seems to give it all a dark aura ), everything comes together to create a depressive mood. Unsurprisingly, the lyrics are in Japanese as well. Everything's hopeless here and the music makes sure to let you know about it. There's no room for other emotions, like anger, happiness or even that highly dramatic, screaming sorrow. The elements in their sound express a wider range of emotions and it makes you appreciate these little things a bit more. Their music is fkn intense, heavy and dark. Check it out !
www.weirdtruth.jp
Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Profetus-As All Seasons Die (2014)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Basilisk-End Of Catastrophe (2013)
Well, I can't say that there's much black metal on here, but this is fucking true death metal, starts off with a big kick to your face with a furious blast, before going to a half time grind. Damn! That's catchy! Like every song on here, pummelling riffs and nasty drumming coming in at you from all angles. The drumming on this Japanese band just sounds malevolent, as if the drummer wants to punch you in the face with each beat, excellent riffs, rawer sound. The drums on here, especially, don't sound triggered. Hell, even the guitars have a ripping sound with a minimum of special effects. This gives the album a very badass sound. Very death metal, and very underground. Interesting band singing in Japanese, and this is Death metal to the bone.
www.weirdtruth.jp
Review by Paul Caravasi
www.weirdtruth.jp
Review by Paul Caravasi
Faithxtractor-Razing The World Of Mith/Project Trauma (2014)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
FaithXtractor-The Great Shadow Infiltrator (2013)

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Email: faithxtractor@hotmail.com
www.deathgasm.com
Review by Paul caravasi
Three Sixes-Know God, No Peace...(2014)

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Review by Paul Caravasi
Signs Of The Evil-Crucificcion De La Peste Cristiana (2014)
This original demo was recorded back in 2007. This is where it all begun with Signs Of The Evil. That 30% or so of black metal bands who play this style that sounds like nothing but chaos to the inexperienced and at its best represents the dizzying heights that black metal can be taken to. Influenced by Beherit, Proclamation, Conqueror....and a few touches of Blasphemy as well. Combining the speed of grindcore, the hardness and grit of the evil of early black metal (such as Mayhem – Deathcrush), there is also a bit of a more typical black metal rasp to them. The lyrics are the best kind of black metal lyrics, songs about war, genocide, and satanic rites, you’ll see the all-pervading influence of the mighty, the one and only Blasphemy on this one. If you like Anti-Christian lyrics, check this Peruvian Black Metal band.
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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Review by Paul Caravasi
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Azotador-Insertando La Sustancia (2014)
The style of this Bolivian Band is pure thrash metal like only in the 80's bands were able to do. So here we mosh, headbang and jump. The rhythmic guitars are always quite technical in their fast riffs. The drums are on up tempo and the opener shows great tempo changes with fast, tapped solos, we can find true technical parts in this kind of thrash metal, especially in the guitar galloping riffage and the solos. Azotador reminds me bands like Heathen and Vio-Lence, for guitars virtuosos. The vocals beside are not excessive but thrash anyway. The fast bass drums moments are great; the guitar sound is extremely crunchy, a bunch of thrash riffage. Total impact. When you think that a song could be a bit more melodic or slower here the thrash riffs suddenly return and the melody is erased, fast and technical Total thrash to headbang. All in all, this is a quite good effort, worth getting for the sound quality and the riffs, if you enjoy this genre, get it!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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