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1 hour ago, Hungarino said:

ΨΥΧΙΚΗ ΑΠΟΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ | Kvadrat | KVADRAT (bandcamp.com)

Close to my limits for avant, self absorbed, angular guitar wankery (DSO, Ulcerate aka over-rate...I digress), but some good things in this one too.

Oooh, self-absorbed angular avant-garde guitar wankery, I'll have to check this out :D

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Todbringer - Blut.Allmacht, German black/death

 

 

Necrochaos - Mortal Angels Descent, German black

 

Beyond Man - Beyond Man, Norwegian black metal

 

Narbeleth - Svmma Cvm Nox Arcana, Cuban black

 

Ossuary - Addicted to Human Flesh, Colombian death

 

 

Decayed - Old Ghosts and Primeval Demons, Portuguese black metal

 

Korgonthurus - XX EP Finnblack

 

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8 hours ago, Hungarino said:

Ossuary - Addicted to Human Flesh

The Colombian Ossuary, btw. 

Was really hoping this was finally gonna be the long awaited full length from the killer Wisconsin Ossuary. Obviously it's not, but it's still some very good rockin' groovy death metal from South America. Worth a click from those of us who don't require avant wankery.

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Now that I am moving stuff from my BC wishlist into Amazon Music it is much more difficult to keep track of new releases! 

BUT I did read there will be a new Eskhaton this summer. I have to temper my expectations and pray they didn't go all prog or black n' roll.

Their last full length lays waste to every happy feeling you ever had:

Omegalitheos | ESKHATON (bandcamp.com)

And then these guys will take the shards of those happy feelings and mash them into goo. Real nightmare stuff here, like Skaphe without as much artistry and more straight violence.

Vessel of Iniquity - The Doorway

The Doorway | Vessel Of Iniquity (bandcamp.com)

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Craven Idol - Iron Age of Devastation, black/thrash UK, promo track, 3rd album out July 23

 

 

 

Deceiver Legion - Varjoissa, Finland 🤘

 

 

 

Seer of Gallows - Entropy of Holocene, black/death Sweden

 

 

 

Bizarrekult - Vi Overlevde, progressive black metal from Norway

 

 

Friisk - ...un Torügg Bleev Blot Sand, German black 

 

 

Bloodland - Torture Blood, German death

 

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Hjól - Funeral Pyre, Norwegian black metal

Fucking fantastic, I'm on my third time through. Icy and atmospheric with snarling vocals courtesy of a Russian hired gun. Stays interesting throughout the 36 minute runtime. They're only asking $2 on BC.

 

 

Order of Nosferat - Arrival of the Plague Bearer, Germany/Finland, listworthy

 

 

Marras - Endtime Sermon, Finland, first time through

 

 

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