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Fuck yes.
 
Just clicked over 107 degrees here so naturally I’ve reached for Immortal’s “At The Heart of Winter” in the car. Plus an icy blast of air conditioning...
 
 
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I need to put that album on for some wishful thinking as well. I don't think I've ever experienced a January day in Salt Lake City that was 60 degrees outside. We've had 1 snow in the valley this year, and it was maybe only an inch that stuck for about a day. This is bullshit. Hopefully we both get a reprieve from the heat.

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Incantation - Profane Nexus

Morbid Angel - Kingdoms Disdained

 

Contrary to my expectations, I'm liking the new Morbid Angel album a great deal more than the new Incantation. Both bands are back to their sound from the early/mid 00's with some modern elements, but that's only a good thing in Morbid Angel's case. The parts of Profane Nexus that sound like Dirges of Elysium and some more experimental touches (!) grabbed me, but a lot of the album gets into that dull, lazy riffing/compositional style from Decimate Christendom, Blasphemy, and Primordial Domination. Hit or miss to be sure. Kingdoms Disdained brings back the best parts of Gateways and Heretic with a modern production that actually suits Morbid Angel. The guitar tone is still murky like they seem to prefer, but it's got a bit more punch to it than usual, and it helps the riffs to shine. Steve is in top form and the band sounds revitalized. It's not going to top any best-of lists for the year or for their discography, but I was pleasantly surprised by it.

 

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Novembre - Ursa

Edit - did not get to finish this album, through no fault of its own.
NP: Thorns Of The Carrion - The Gardens Of Dead Winter


I loved Ursa. How do you find it?

Our friend Requiem is not so much of a fan of this release but he rates KISS’ Crazy Crazy Nights as one of their best so his take on Ursa has less pull than it should for a guy who gets around in a Novembre beanie.
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8 minutes ago, True Belief said:

 


I loved Ursa. How do you find it?

Our friend Requiem is not so much of a fan of this release but he rates KISS’ Crazy Crazy Nights as one of their best so his take on Ursa has less pull than it should for a guy who gets around in a Novembre beanie.

I'll have to listen to the rest of it, and probably hit it again, before I can make a fair assessment. I found the prevalence of clean vocals getting on my nerves, but I think that's just my mood today. I bet you'd dig the album I'm listening to now, a one-man band from New Zealand called Enter The Soil - used to be called Hirsute. The guy joined here to promote years ago but hasn't been around. @BlutAusNerd would probably get into this one as well:
https://enterthesoil.bandcamp.com/

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I'll have to listen to the rest of it, and probably hit it again, before I can make a fair assessment. I found the prevalence of clean vocals getting on my nerves, but I think that's just my mood today. I bet you'd dig the album I'm listening to now, a one-man band from New Zealand called Enter The Soil - used to be called Hirsute. The guy joined here to promote years ago but hasn't been around. [mention=5429]BlutAusNerd[/mention] would probably get into this one as well:
https://enterthesoil.bandcamp.com/
Yeah, I remember that guy. His music had kind of a Daylight Dies type of sound IIRC, and was pretty professional for the first effort from a solo act. I'm glad that he's still making music.

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How are you holding up? I honestly couldn't make it through that album the last time I listened to it.
NP: Mortichnia - Heir To Scoria And Ash
I felt the same for most of the time that I've owned the album, but on my last play through, it sounded a lot better than The End Complete. It's groove/death metal for sure, but it's pretty punchy and vibrant considering how boring that groove usually is in metal.

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