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Nearly forgot it was Bandcamp Friday!

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Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses
by Blut Aus Nord
 
Pre-order. I still listen to Hallucinogen regularly. New one will be reliable.

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Free the Witch EP
by GREEN LUNG
 
I am in love with these guys, and missed them play yet again last weekend. Desertfest in Camden was like squillions for a ticket and I really only wanted to see these guys.
 

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Traced in Air
by Cynic
 
Used to love this album and it will sit well as background WFH music.
 

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Sombre Doom
by Dead Congregation
 
Only an EP. These guys seem to be active but not exactly fast at writing new material.
 

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Succumb to Rot
by Corpsessed
 
Meat (or tofu) & potatoes but I think I'll like it. 

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Breaking the Trauma Bond
by Voices
 
Not sure if I even listened to this a few weeks ago when I found out about it, but assume I'll get some value from it being Akercocke adjacent.
 
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II (pre-order)
by Thūn
 
 
These idiots have a new one on 1 July. Worth pre-ordering on a bc Friday.

 

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Yes, looks like Bandcamp Friday is once again upon us...I have a list of 20-something things that I'd like to grab, most of which have come out just since the last Bandcamp Friday. Been trying to narrow it down a bit here this afternoon/evening but I don't seem to be having much luck eliminating anything, I think I've only crossed off two so far and I'm about to cross off Druid Lord. That will leave me with these:

 

Eisflammen - (Russian name)/Follow Me
Pharmacist - 2 full lengths
Skumstrike - Deadly Intrusions
Troops of Doom - Antichrist Reborn
Temple of Decay - Rigor Mortis
Cryfemal - Increíbles Tormentos
Burial - Inner Gateways to the Slumbering Equilibrium at the Center of Cosmos
Fluids - just get everything
Suppression - The Sorrow of Soul Through Flesh
Undeath - It's Time...to Rise From The Grave
Desecresy - Unveil in the Abyss
Decrapted - Bloody Rivers of Death
Baalzagoth - Morbid Persecutions
Grimtone - Polaris
Drudensang - Tuiflsrijtt
Serpentfyre - Baptism of Shadows
Serpentshrine - Allegiance to the Myth
Rodent Epoch - Hidden Temple
Feralia - Under Stige
Aara - Triade II: Hemera
Valac - Howls of Infinite Horror
Sepulchral Rift - Void Sorcery
Spiritual Holocaust - Echoes of the Apocalypse

 

 

 

NP: Spiritual Holocaust (Fin) - Echoes of the Apocalypse

 

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23 minutes ago, MarkhantonioYeatts said:

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND WITH WARREN HAYNES - Cortez the Killer

....magnificent cover......

I've always enjoyed how you love to track down Cortez the Killer covers. You've posted some good ones and I agree it's a great song. I'm a little skeptical this time just seeing the words "Dave Matthews" because I'm not a fan. But this is you recommending it so I'm gonna trust you my friend, you rarely if ever let me down. I'm going in...as soon as this finishes:

 

Setherial - Death Triumphant

 

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