1. He Is The Fight
2. Spirit And Fire
3. I Am Redeemed
4. Archangel
5. Dry Bones
6. Sonata
7. I Will Not
8. Reap The Harvest
9. The Crown
10. Ancient Of Days
3rd album by Wytch Hazel. All band members do a great job from the vocals to the melodic guitar playing to the rock solid rhythm section it is pretty much flawless. The songs are there, the production is there, the front cover is fantastic.
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1. The Descending
2. Word Of God
3. Napoleon Complex
4. Greenhouse
5. Without A Cause
6. No Difference
7. Blasphemy Divine
8. A.O.P. / War Dance
9. Seed Of Doubt
3rd album by Evildead. A pleasant comeback after 29 years!!! It is a comprehensive summary of their short career, but given with a fresh view upon it, with the energy and passion of a new band and not some middle-aged people who just decided to play together again.
1. The Destination Onward
2. Shuttered World
3. Alone We Walk
4. Now Comes The Rain
5. The Way Home
6. Under The Sun
7. Scars 8. Begin Again
9. When Snow Falls
10. Liar 11. Glass Houses
12. The Longest Shadow Of The Day
13. The Last Song
13th album by Fates Warning. The album clocks in at just over 72 minutes making it their longest album of their career. With an impressive resume which extends over the last 35 years, Fates Warning presents their 13th album with 13 tracks containing some of their most stylistically expansive compositions which will bring something for everyone to enjoy.
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1. Forever Blind
2. Madness (Finds A Way)
3. They Come Alive
4. Retribution
5. Juggernaut
6. There Will Be Blood
7. The Flamekeeper
8. Final Day
Debut album by Satan's Fall. This is classic heavy metal with heart that is made for the ages. Compared to their highly acclaimed demo, it contains more power and less speed metal elements, while oldschool heavy metal vibes and riffs only exists in individual pieces and marks its’ spot.
1. Soundtrack Of No Future
2. Creation Through Destruction
3. Written Destiny
4. The New Barbarians
5. Desert City
6. Warpainted Nightcreatures
7. The Days Of Future Past
8. Wasteland Cratediggers
3rd album by Children Of Technology. This is an album that is exciting, powerful and over the top, full of thrilling guitars, ripping solos and snarled vocals. They chose a bulk aesthetic, but with decent and solid production, stories from Mad Max’s most sick dreams and metallic primitivism.
1. Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire
2. Verene
3. In The Black Of Night
4. General Bloodlust
5. Wastrels
6. Crimson River
7. Songs Of Victory
8. The Giver's Embrace
Debut album by Megaton Sword. Compared to their earlier released 'Ep, they focus more on the European power metal roots, influenced by the teutonic side of the genre. Those influences are combined with those classic mid tempo -and faster- epic metal parts which are the perfect link for the obscure epic metal universe from USA that the band worships anyway.
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1. Buddha 1
2. Buddha 2
3. Buddha 3
4. Buddha 4
5. Buddha 5
3rd album by Cult Of Fire, that consists of two mini-albums, 'Moksha' and 'Nirvana'. 'Nirvana', the second mini-album, comes across as the superior of the two albums, containing a more inviting and fulfilling black metal that speaks to the heart a little more.
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1. Zrození Výjimečného
2. Město Mrtvých
3. (ne)Čistý
4. Har Har Mahadev
5. Mokša
3rd album by Cult Of Fire, that consists of two mini-albums, 'Moksha' and 'Nirvana'. 'Moksha', the first mini-album showcases the elegance of the melodic lead guitar and the juxtaposition of the Indian drums and female chants creates a lavish atmosphere.
1. Approaching Grave
2. When Winds Howl The Song Of Death
3. Beneath The Cold Clay
4. Clad In Flesh
5. When Eternal Sleep Falls Upon Men
6. Graveland
7. Space Sabbath
3rd album by Crust. This trio delivers a fusion of black metal, doom metal, some elements of post metal on a strong, decent basis of sludge. This album is pretty much old school and jam-packed with memorable musical patterns.
1. Crown Of Creation
2. Two Beers (Or Not Two Beers)
3. Sharp Invaders
4. Antisocial (Trust cover)
4-track 'Ep by Stormhunter, 6 years after their last album. The group delivers 3 new songs of teutonic power/heavy metal and the classic Trust cover. Nothing more nothing less, 17 minutes of highly entertaining metal.
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1. Invocation Of Death Essence
2. Celestial Prodigy
3. The Oracular Voice
4. Chaos Magnvm
5. Ghostly Aura Bathed In Stellar Luminence
6. Wisdom Of The Occult
7. Umbra Mortis
8. The Terminable Nature Of Existence
Debut album by Miasmal Sabbath. On a death metal album where the shortest song clocks in at 6 minutes and 27 seconds, there are several effective tempo changes and mid-song left turns that both surprise and delight. This is a rumbling, rotten, and thoroughly old-school record loaded with lethal riffs, morbid atmospheres, and some punkish energy to get the zombies dancing.
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1. Somniloquy
2. Pnigalion
3. Succubare
4. Ephialtes
5. Incubatio
3rd album by Akhlys. A crushing, despairing, twisted and unforgettable release that will bring your deepest nightmares and hallucinations right to you with a remorseless and feral display of discordant black metal magnificence. All lyrics were inspired by certain dreams and parasomnia experiences Naas Alcameth has undergone over the years. Raw production, blast beats, tremolo picking, shrieking vocals, it’s all here. The terrifying atmosphere surrounding the spiritual, mystical, and emotional narrative is overwhelming. My favorite black metal album for 2020!
1. Malfire
2. Born On The Outs
3. Organic Organic Organic (Go Fuck Yourself)
4. Faceless Corporate Violence
5. Jackals Can't Be Bothered To Dream
5-track killer 'Ep by Refused. Four brand new tracks and one taken from the last album, 'The Malignant Fire' is fifteen minutes of Refused at their frenetic and visceral best. Huge riffs and intense half-screamed vocals are the name of the game here, and the band’s politics are on show once again, displaying their anti-capitalist stance.
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1. Into The Red
2. The Coffin Scratcher
3. At The Dead Of Night
4. Horror Injection
5. The Seance
6. Night Ripping Terror
7. The Midnight Resistance
8. Multi Morbid Maniac
9. The Revenant
10. The Prophecy Fulfilled
11. Transilvanian Hunger
12. Creatures Of The Monolith
2nd album by Heads For The Dead, a project of Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath) and Ralf Hauber (Revel In Flesh). Not only are the riffs on this album monstrous but the drums, played by Ed Warby (Ayreon, ex-Gorefest), are one of the highlights of this second record. A killer death metal release that can easily earn a place in my top albums for 2020.
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1. This Fantastic Decade
2. Last Laugh
3. Cash...
4. ...And Its Amazing Consequences
5. Curiosity
6. Forgotten Days
7. Souls On A Pleasuretrip
8. Graceland
9. Watch The Fortune Wheel
10. A New Start
3rd album by Morgoth. After a 3-year hiatus, they have released a record that is full of experimentation that really pays off. They stray from their death metal roots and embrace a more hard rock sound. The vocals have lost every shred of death metal influence, sounding rough and husky rather than low.
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1. Phantom Days
2. Transient
3. Identical To None
4. The Dark Unbroken
5. Remain In The Unknown
6. Standstill
7. Ego Deception
8. A Drawn Out Exit
9. Eyes Of The World
10. Failstate
11. Empires Lost To Time
12. In Truth Divided
12th album by Dark Tranquillity. They are at the point in their career where they have nothing left to prove. Their choice to tone down the aggression on 'Moment' is a perfectly commendable one, and it generally pays off.
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1. Blind Superstition
2. Sodom & Gomorrah
3. Euthanasia
4. Genesis XIX
5. Nicht Mehr Mein Land
6. Glock N' Roll
7. The Harponeer
8. Dehumanized
9. Occult Perpetrator
10. Waldo & Pigpen
11. Indoctrination
12. Friendly Fire
15th album by Sodom. The addition of Frank Blackfire, along with the 2 new members on guitar and drums, refreshed the band, that released an amazing album. It brings back Sodom's old-school sound under a more up-to-date, contemporary flavor.
1. Epigraph
2. Poor Devil
3. Moonflower
4. Shibboleth
5. Mother Of God
6. Scavengers
7. Widdershins
8. Preyer
9. Lady Diamond
10. Behind The Veil
11. The Square Coliseum
6th album by Ilsa. If you are into muddy sound, this ferocious mixture of doom/death metal, crusty punk and black Metal essence will blow your mind. A totally strong release with a rotten atmosphere surrounding the place you are.
1. Defleshed
2. 1888
3. The Shadow At The World's End
4. Sorrow As Companion
5. Daggers That Mimic Life's Pain
6. Dragged Back To The Cellar
7. To The Bitter Bleeding End
8. Carnage Will Come
9. Revolted By Life Itself
7th album by Revolting. Many of the tracks are at a breakneck pace and do their best to simply grind the listener down into paste. Revolting brings forth high-energy death metal dipped in feverish melodies that should make genre fans smile with murderous glee.
1. Morgue Ritual
2. Circle Of Morbidity
3. Feed The Pigs
4. Final Fight
5. Deathmachine
6. Reborn
7. The Pestilence
8. Edder & Bile
9. Years Of Nothing
10. Let Me Burn
4th album by Cadaver, 16 years after their last one. On one hand it continues the broken path taken by Cadaver on 'Necrosis', but on the other, contains the band refreshed and stronger than ever. It cleverly combines what’s the best in death, black and thrash metal. Despite some less inspiring parts, it’s pretty coherent as a whole.
1. Blast Off! (Intro)
2. Gore From Beyond The Stars
3. From Crystal Lake To Space
4. Steve's Back From Space
5. Earth Girls Are Easy
6. Daddy's Home
7. He's Not A Vegetarian
8. Nostromo
9. Romance, Excitement, Murder
10. The Living Dead In Space
11. Space Jam
12. Set Your Radio Dial To K I L L
13. You've Run Out Of Space
14. Sphere Of Snapping Jaws 15. Sealed With A Kiss 16. End Transmission (Outro)
4th album by VHS. Written and recorded during quarantine, 'Gore From Beyond the Stars', shows VHS continuing with their trademark raunchy punk infused death metal sound while introducing just a bit more groove.
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1. Cosmic Chasm (Intro)
2. Illusive Divinity
3. Congregation Of Flesh
4. Synthetic Impulse
5. Tombs Of Chaos
6. Enshrined In Agony
7. Dissectasy
8. Torturous Ways To Obliteration
9. Eternal Hatred
10. Unfurling The Casket
4th album by Skeletal Remains. It further deepens the up-to-date and more technical aesthetics of its predecessor, without ever losing touch either with their main influences or past. Although unoriginal, this refreshing approach turns 'The Entombment of Chaos' into the band's best album to date and a must-have addition for those who enjoy their death metal linked to its glorious legends.
1. Slave Species Of The Gods
2. The Giza Power Plant
3. Inner Paths (To Outer Space)
4. Awakening From The Dream Of Existence To The Multidimensional Nature Of Our Reality (Mirror Of The Soul)
1. Poltergeist
2. Vespa Crabro
3. Carnal Beast
4. Rupture
5. Decapitating Lead
6. Army Of Rancors
7. Fatal Desire
8. Nuclear Dawn
9. Journey To The End Of Time
2nd album by Terravore. A nice surprise that came out of nowhere. A great, fresh and full of energy thrash album. Great riffing ideas, that flirt with death metal, with excellent solos, nice vocal delivery and suitable old school production. A must listen for all the thrashers out there.
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1. Serpents Of An Aberrant Reality
2. Dyatlov Pass
3. Terrorzone
4. Krieg-Sanity
5. In Our Image After Our Likeness
6. Assimilate
7. Asylum Of Deviants
8. Pride Breaker
9. Faith Machinery
1. Spectre Of Devastation
2. Pestilence
3. Rat King
4. Left To Rot
5. Hail Caesar
6. Into The Fray
7. Colossal Terror
8. Witch Burner
9. Dawn Of The Red
4th album by Warfect, a well oiled thrashing machine with heavy inspiration coming from the uncompromising German thrash style whilst there are nods to more extreme metal genres such as black metal with a definite blackened thrash sound creeping in at times. If you like your thrash on the more violent and aggressive side then this really is a must hear album.
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1. Intro
2. Your Window Is Open
3. Joe Ball Was His Name
4. Sticky 5. Abduction
6. Tea Cakes
7. Them Dry Bones
8. Richard Speck Grew Big Breasts
9. Slaughter House
10. Breaking Point
11. The Lake Of Fire
12. Warte, Warte
13. Now It's Time To Play
14. The Wheels On The Bug
15. Corpse Violator
16. The Murder Mack
1. Eyes Of The Possessed
2. March Into Obliteration
3. Vengeance Of The Damned
4. Into The Endless Dark
4-track 'Ep by Bastard Priest, 9 years after their second album. The music seems to be performed with the same grit and urgency, the songs seem to be written with the same genuine youthful enthusiasm the band had back in the 'Under The Hammer Of Destruction' days.
1. Blind Eye
2. Hallmark Of Tyranny
3. Monotheist
4. Retrograde
5. Apparatus
6. Dead Feed
7. Upheaval
8. Refuge
9. Necromatrix
10. Shallow Depth
11. Shame and Ridicule
Debut album by Brave The Cold, the project of Mitch Harris (Napalm Death, etc.) with Dirk Verbeuren (Cadaver, Megadeth, etc.). The vocal parts, ranging from baritone ritual chanting to almost angelic choral harmonies, combined with an instrumentation that otherwise breathes pure aggression and menace, do an excellent job in co-creating the dystopian and apocalyptic atmosphere of the album.
1. Doubt, Fear, Neglect
2. Ailleurs
3. Pleine Noirceur
4. Aube
5. Sans Lumière
6. Sans Racines
7. Everything I Love Is Ending
8. A Dying Light
9. Dropping Like Flies
10. L'abandon
11. An Ending
12. _cide
10th album by Fuck The Facts, 5 years after their last one. No two songs will ever sound the same. Some sound like hardcore, or have jazz passages, or prog-esque soloing, but the band never loses its essential grind base. One thing that has always been unique to FTF is the ability to shift from genre to genre, often within the same song, without ever feeling forced or abrupt.
1. Extreme Tolerance
2. Abyss Of The Mind
3. Dead Weight
4. Divide The Soulless
5. The Face I Hate
6. Forbidden
7. Godlike Shell
8. Suffer For Nothing
9. Facing Mortality
10. Machines Of Hate
6th album by Morta Skuld. The group continues with the dynamic pace of the music, even though the newest output isn’t that different from its predecessor. Being rooted in the U.S. death metal scene for thirty years, the band seems to modulate the craft, although the biggest improvement comes in the quality of the riffs.
1. The Blindness Of Faith
2. Graven Image
3. See The Light
4. Religious Holocaust
5. Unbound Sinful Light
6. Houses Of God
7. To Die As One
8. Into The Outer Darkness
9. Ritual Slaughter
10. Gehenna
4th album by In Malice's Wake. There's nothing surprising here, as they still sound like the bastard offspring of Testament and Slayer. Brutal, ravenous thrash with speed and aggression to spare that'll effortlessly drill through your skull as it blazes out of the speakers.
1. Kill Your Inner Cop
2. Inferno
3. Final Hour
4. Praising The Realm Of Loss
5. The Burden Of Hope Part I
6. The Burden Of Hope Part II
7. Razed Eden
8. Abysm Of Existence
9. …Of Dying
10. Denazification
11. Monotony Of Anguish
12. Monolith
3rd album by Ancst. They put out a genre blending record that speaks to the times that we are living in these days. 2020 has been a pretty shitty year and this album is pissed off enough to truly sum up the feelings that many people are experiencing on a day to day basis.
1. Stone Giants
2. Into The Badlands
3. A Neverending Journey
4. Troops Of The Damned
5. Soulships
6. The Frail And The Weak
7. Lord Of All Darkness
8. Iron Will
2nd album by Black Soul Horde, 7 years after their debut. The end result is a powerful heavy metal album full of heavy riffs and killer hooks that will please even the most die-hard fan of heavy metal. An entertaining mix of classic heavy, power and NWOBHM.
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1. Intro
2. Return Of Ravens
3. The Shadowshires
4. Solitude
5. Leave A Room
6. Sorcerers
7. Can Die No More
8. Nathalie And The Fireflies
9. Let Us Go As They Do
10. Down The Nile
11. Outro
5th album by Lake Of Tears. After the group split up, around 2000, to honor the contract with Black Mark they released this album, which was finished off by the band leader Daniel Brennare with little help of various other musicians. Half of the tracks on here fall under the category of modern and groovy psychedelic goth music.
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1. Fires In The Dark
2. Jettegryta
3. Sequence
4. Homebound
5. Utgardr
6. Urjotun
7. Flight Of Thought And Memory
8. Storms Of Utgard
9. Distant Seasons
The 15th album by Enslaved, is a brave move, offering a larger space for more atmospheric moments, with hints of gothic undertones that may shock die-hard extremists. The use of clean and death metal vocals, acoustic and electrical instruments have made an interesting album and the band have chosen the various elements well.
1. The Curtain Pulls Back
2. The Crimson Rider (Gallows Frontier, Act I)
3. The Iron Horse (Gallows Frontier, Act II)
4. Fire & Gold
5. Masquerade Of The Gunslingers
6. Intermission
7. Vaudeville
4th album by Wayfarer. They have constructed a cinematic record in 'A Romance with Violence', and it is undoubtedly their strongest album to date. It manages to transport the listener away from the modern day and into a strange alternative Western sound-tracked by black metal.
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1. Deconstructing Self-Destruction
2. Dream Gone Bad
3. Left Of Center
4. Inner Calm From Outer Storms
5. Filthy Vagabond
6. From A Crowded Wound
7. The Great Purge
8. Comfort From Nothing
9. Animus
10. Dead Limbs
11. Reluctant Hero
2nd album by Killer Be Killed. The clean vocals of the Sanders/Pusciato duo are culminated with Max’s laryngeal pounding. All members create an alloy of groove, hardcore punk and classic heavy metal, which can not fail to satisfy fans who have no particular contact with this idiom.
1. Præfluidum
2. Spontan Bakteriel
3. Indtørret Lig
4. Menneskeæder
5. Ufrivillig Donation
6. Sygelige Nydelser (Del III) Emetofili
7. Usømmelig Omgang Med Lig
8. Aldrig I Livet
9. Rødt Dødt Kød
5th album by Undergang. In this release, the group continues balancing between grindcore and death metal, while infusing doom/death metal elements. Extremely low end, strange rhythms and unusual melodies, paired with extremely guttural, filthy vocals.
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Genre: Thrash
Country: Germany
Year: 2020
1. Every Time You Curse Me
2. Dawn Of The Dumb
3. Over And Out
4. Slave To The Grind (Skidrow cover)
5. Tinkerbell Must Die (live)
6. Armageddon (re-recorded)
7. Faded Pictures (Unplugged)
7-track 'Ep by Darkness. The 3 new tracks are blistering thrash metal hymns without frills. The Skidrow's cover is killer, while the live song was recorded in Osaka, Japan. The last two songs feature Pierre and Bruno from the ‘Death Squad’ line-up.
1. Usurper Of The Throne
2. Life Suffer
3. Mortal Abomination
4. Path Of Exile
5. Defy The Tyrant
6. Babylon The Whore
7. Daemon Vulgaris
8. Narcotic
9. The Primal Chaos
10. Defiant To The Will Of God
11. Slayer Of Holofernes
3rd album by Venom Prison, featuring re-recordings of their debut 'Eps plus two brand new tracks. This release shows exactly where Venom Prison started on their journey of brutality and also where it is going to take them next.
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1. Destroy All Humans
2. Breathe
3. The Ledge
4. Code Of Honour
5. Total Amnesia
6. 1000 Souls
7. Out In The Cold
8. Love, The Assassin
3rd album by Hittman, 27 years after their last one. The group doesn’t play the safe card of nostalgia, but actually gives everything they have and all their aces up their sleeves. Most songs are well written and have this combo of memorable choruses, excellent performing, catchy melodies.
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1. Einn Um Alla Tíð
2. Eldborg
3. Birtan Hugann Brennir
4. Verður Von Að Bráð
5. Drepsótt
6. Næðir Um
7. Horfin Mér
8. Á Himin Stara
9. Ljóstýra
10. Vökudraumsins Fangi
3rd album by Auðn. Ten years into their career, Auðn have produced the album which will define them. The different types of guitar riffs with their different effects and speeds, together with appropriate drums and the emotional voice of the singer, consistently give an interesting and varied mixture that invites you to dream.
1. Self Hatred
2. Enjoy Your Pettiness
3. Misty Breath Of Ancient Forests (part I)
4. White Death
5. Hellish Ride
6. Misty Breath Of Ancient Forests (part II)
7. Hades Gazing
7th album by Sad. They travel the grim and raw path, mustering negative storms from Black Metal’s ancient past, stubbornly sticking to their principles, refusing to change course or embrace more progressive elements. A bit overlong, especially without some more breaks, segues, or varied tempos, but with ease this is one of Sad's better outings.
1. Oriflamme
2. L'Ost De La Forteresse
3. Incantations
4. Mystique De La Vouivre
5. La Tour De L'Alchimiste
6. Héraldique
7. Bestiaire Fantastique
8. Le Sanctuaire Embrasé
9. Dans Le Cabinet De L'Archimage
5th album by Darkenhold. While Darkenhold’s style and production have changed fairly minimally over the course of five long players, each album is a different adventure. This release is whirlwindingly melodic, bombastically symphonic and folkishly of its time.
1. Intro
2. Η ζωή μας είναι σουγιαδιές
3. Φλερτάροντας με την ανυπαρξία
4. Ένας χρόνος άγχους
5. Στα χάδια ενός βρυκόλακα
This band never had an official release beyond a single track on a compilation after they had broken up. However, former members of the band have since posted some tracks from an unreleased split with Επιθανάτιος Ρόγχος to YouTube. Great crusty blackened hardcore with violin!
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Genre: Avant-Garde/Black
Country: Hungary
Year: 2020
1. Csillagkohó 2020
2. Neath Waters 2020
3. Kék ég Karaván 2020
4. Héja-nász Az Avaron 2020
5. Zápor 2020
5-song 'Ep by Thy Catafalque. This EP was meant to be only a bonus on the 'Köd utánam' CD box set, but was eventually made available separately on digital platforms. It contains partially re-recorded, re-mixed, and re-mastered songs from 'Tűnő idő tárlat' (2004). Amazing and entertaining avant-garde black metal.
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1. Third Of The Storms (Hellhammer cover)
2. In League With Satan (Venom cover)
3. The Exorcist (Possessed cover)
4. Go To Hell (Motörhead cover)
4-track 'Ep by Mercyless. This is a short digital-only 'Ep of covers recorded in the band's rehearsal room. They were first available as bonus tracks on collector's editions of their last album, 'The Mother of All Plagues'.
Genre: Death
Country: England
Year: 2020
1. The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue
2. The Long And Winding Bier Road
3. Under The Scalpel Blade
4. Slaughtered In Soho
4-track 'Ep by Carcass. It doesn’t only fills the big time gap (7 years), but also sets the bar so high and makes even bigger the anticipation for the new album too. Cause its four songs were cut from the track listing of their upcoming record as its b sides or relics, and that is a proof that shows how great the band thinks the new material is.
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1. Inherent Emptiness
2. Your Crystal Fragments
3. Bla Melankoli
4. (Don't Need) Religion (Motorhead cover)
5. Overmotets Pris (new version)
6. Jomfrulysets Fall
7. Dimensions Of The Blackest Dark
8. The Haunting Of Julia
Debut album by Joyless, a project of Forgotten Woods members. It contains some songs from the Forgotten Woods days along with new ones that already had some rock influences. The difference between the two projects seems to be that Joyless leans more toward the rock end of the spectrum, whereas Forgotten Woods were decidedly a black metal band.
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