Funeral Rain Press Corps

Genres: Melodic Death Metal, Progressive

Label: Punishment 18 Records

This Italian based band is probably one of the most original sounding melodic death metal/metalcore bands to come around in a long time! Like a freight train that’s able to barrel up hill at a ninety degree angle, these chugging riffs have POWAH! Followed closely by ethereally the melodic breakdowns of guitarist “Big”, the complex lines laid down by badass bassist “Miki” and hellfire summoning roars that transform into the slowly unfurling cleans of guitarist/vocalist “Mavce”, drummer “Mendosa” stands out as an intricate, blast beatin’, flourish factory! Listen to his skills in songs like Generator, Onirical and My Sweetest Whore and then come back to this blog and post about how awesome he, hell this whole fucking band, is!

Overall: This band is not to be overlooked! Check them out if you dig metal that’s violently brutal and delicately melodic at the same time!

8.5/10

www.myspace.com/bleedingyouth
www.punishment18records.com

Originally posted at E-MetalSpace

Genres: Thrash

Label: Punishment 18 Records

I wonder if these guys like Tankard? Hmm…

Anyway, Alkoholizer bring on the booze soaked thrash in their debut album “Drunk Or Dead…”! Pulling influences from the likes of thrashmeisters such as Artillery, Tankard (yep) and Sodom, Alkoholizer present a sound that’s all together familiar (also fitting in extremely well with the current trend of old school sounding/retro thrash), yet full of an uncompromising energy that saturates every track! The vocals are at times a dead ringer for either Gerre or an Italian Tom Araya, making for a meaty treat for the ears right off the hook. The use of sound bytes is fairly sparse, but enough to slightly annoy since it detracts from zee thrash! But once you get into the riffing, there’s no going back! Aggressive as fuck and served in a giant bowl of pretzels, the guitar work in “Drunk Or Dead…” is metal thrashing mad! This album definitely ranks up in the top ten list of my favorite thrash albums of 2009!

Overall: “Drunk Or Dead…” is rippin’ Italian thrash that comes at you like a flaming eighty foot keg of one hundred proof, thrashoholic rage!

8.5/10

www.myspace.com/alkoholizer
www.punishment18records.com

Originally posted at E-MetalSpace