Genre: Black Metal
Label: Moribund Records
One of the oddest USBM bands, right up there in the strange with Tjolgtjar, Blood Cult are very kvlt. Only a handful of people really have a Blood Cult release, and most of those are splits with other bands, released in a very limited number (I think the ‘largest’ B.C. release so far is 200 copies; I might be wrong), and barely marketed. But now, thank fuck, Moribund are releasing a Blood Cult full-length.
If you’ve never heard Blood Cult before, imagine if Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix, and Joey Ramone hung out with the guys in 1987 era Mayhem, and recorded their jams.
Yeah. Like I said, strange.
This is not music for everybody, and even the most intensely grim of grim black metal maniacs might not understand what’s going on on this album. I don’t know if I get it, really. But I know I fucking love it. Classic rock solos over blackened rhythms, with grim vocals? Yeah, that shit is here, and now due to Moribund, it’s not going anywhere but to the hardened hearts of the hardcore.
If you’re into strange experiments in metal, you should find this release interesting at the very least. If you’re fucked up like me, you’ll love it too.
9.5 out of 10.
Blood Cult on MySpace.
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Genre: Black Metal
Label: Naturmacht Productions
Agael is one man, making black metal for a limited set of people. The man creates soundscapes more than punishing ear shredding riff fests of blackened hate, but the hate is here too. Slow, dirgy guitars with birds chirping over top, lyrics in German and English about nature, wizards, and more – basically, many of the hallmarks of black metal, but not full of cliches and definitely not boring.
I like.
7 out of 10.
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Genre: Black Metal
Label: Moribund Records
Avsky are back with another assault on the senses, and it’s pretty fucking good.
These are not the same tired black metal riffs, with the same stale vocals that all too many bands are spewing out right now. It seems the Swedish duo are throwing in some death metal elements and some minor experimentation in their evil formula, which makes this review a little bit more fun. Creepy sounds are going on too, with some seriously fucked up and frightening vocals as well. And the fact that only one song is under the seven minute length (three out of the six are over nine minutes) is adding more grim joy to my listening experience.
It wasn’t hard to tell after the first song, this album was going to rank kind of high. After the third song it was cemented. After the sixth song:
8 out of 10.
Avsky on MySpace.
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Legendary Philadelphia extreme metal act, Goreaphobia will join Kult Of Azazel, Bloodfeast and Anal Cunt as one of the headliners of this year’s March Metal Massacre Fest in Reading, PA. Featuring over a dozen brutal bands, the show will take place at The Silo Nightclub on March 27th. Visit pametalshows.com for details and ticket information.
Goreaphobia guitarist Alex Bouks comments on the night of brutality: “We are excited to kick off the year as one of the headliners of the March Metal Massacre. We look forward to seeing all you metal tyrants there. We’re also excited to be sharing the stage with friends Kult of Azazel and the other great bands that will play this year.”
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As expected, the mini-tour featuring Ibex Moon Records’ HOD and GRAVEHILL was a whirlwind of brutality that left the state of Texas in shambles. Over the course of three shows the Ibex Moon labelmates set a new standard for live intensity as each band delivered some of the best extreme metal in the underground today. HOD guitarist Carl “Lord Necron” Snyder issued this summary of the slaughter:
“The Texas onslaught with GRAVEHILL has been merciless. P.A. Systems crashing to ground. Women beating women. Men beating men. Holy hell it’s been brutal! GRAVEHILL’s death metal assault has to be witnessed live to understand the brutality. HOD has unleashed some new songs on this tour including ‘Under Tyranny’s Hammer’ and ‘Walking Wounded’. The crowd response has been killer for the new material. We hope to see all you maniacs out on the road soon.”
HOD’s Serpent was released last year on Ibex Moon Records, an album that Zero Tolerance called a “venomous explosion of black, death, and thrash metal fury” and Terrorizer called “non-commercialised, uncompromising and slightly unhinged death metal.”
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