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Today, Moribund Records confirms November 9th, 2010 as the release date for Sargeist‘s long-awaited new album, Let the Devil In. Dedicated Moribund terrorists right from the start, Sargeist’s last full-length album was 2005′s critically acclaimed Disciple of the Heinous Path, preceded by their classic Satanic Black Devotion debut in 2003. Featuring vocalist Torog and drummer Horns of cult Finnish horde Behexen as well as the six-string sorcery of Horna mastermind Shatraug, here on their third album Sargeist display that black metalled orthodoxy need not spell creative death, that occult mysticism is still ripe for exploration if the words match the deeds – and especially if you have the songs to back them up. One anthem to the horned one after another, Let the Devil In masterfully balances raw, bloodcurdling passion with poised, steely-eyed professionalism: a new classic of traditional black metal is born!

Says Shatraug regarding the imminent release of Let the Devil In, “The forthcoming Sargeist album took us more than five years to make. After two albums, the standard we had raised was needed to be met with a liturgy surpassing the previous works, and for that reason alone, it took such a long time to complete the new work. Finally, when everything started to fall in place, it didn’t take long. Lyrically, Let the Devil In is a continuation of the heinous path we had chosen – that of black magic, necromancy, and worship of Satan. The result is definitely the strongest of Sargeist yet, taking all the assets of our past with a new Satanic illumination.”

Also watch for a split 7″ from Sargeist and Drowning The Light, out on Moribund Records, September 29.

Tracklisting:
I – Empire of Suffering
II – A Spell to Awaken the Temple
III – From the Black Coffin Lair
IV – Burning Voice of Adoration
V – Nocturnal Revelation
VI – Discovering the Enshrouded Eye
VII – Let the Devil In
VIII – Sanguine Rituals
IX – Twilight Breath of Satan
X – As Darkness Tears the World Apart

Genre: Grind
Label: Independent

Cassette Tape #2 in my two part exploration into the twisted metal minds of those loveable walking STDs, the Nekro Drunkz… though this time they’ve got company! A surprisingly well know Slovenian grind outfit known as Dickless Tracy (Does he have weekly skirmishes with Prune Sack and Flatcock?). So hang on tight, grab a Icehouse and start up a Lenzi flick! Let’s review us a Rape Tape!

Nekro Drunkz (Side Gore) – An excrement.. er, excellent example of what a single, unshaven, high school dropout is probably listening to when he’s not jerking-off to the latest Gianna Michaels vid on SpankWire! Gritty, nasty grind that boarders on necropedophilia… with a Neil Diamond tribute!

Dickless Tracy (Side Grind) – With a sound that’s a bit more refined than there American counterparts, Dickless Tracy concentrates on brutality rather than speed (though there is plenty of that). Dipping into some out of left field grooves that disperse into brain bludgeoningly brutal riffs and severe drum abuse, Dickless Tracy make grind their bitch and it is begging to be gagged! Highly recommended, period!

Overall: A trip down Testicular Strangulation Lane with a stop over in Cheese Grater To The Face Way. Down and dirty grind with elements of… BDSM and… stuff… *shudder*. Just pick up the damn Rape Tape!

9/10

Nekro Drunkz On MySpace

Dickless Tracy On MySpace

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Genres: Black Metal
Label: Godreah Records

Old Corpse Road continue from their first demo with growth into an even better, tighter sounding band on this split CD. The Bones of This Land are not Speechless is an awesome batch of English black metal, infused with classic Celtic/English musical styling and some really cool sounding piano. The guitars, drums, and bass are nice and cold, with seriously kvlt vocals. It’s just great.
9 out of 10.

The Meads of Asphodel’s half of the split, English Black Punk Metal, is only two of their own songs, including a creepy/cool intro with pretty sounding piano and some drones, with sampled speaking throughout. The rest of their half is covers of some classic metal songs, and a blackened version of the Kinks “You Really Got Me”, which is super cool to hear.
8.5 out of 10.

Old Corpse Road on MySpace.
The Meads of Asphodel on MySpace.

Genres: Black Metal, Doom, Drone, Punk, Rock, Suicidal Black Metal
Label: Moribund Records

Dodsferd bring a strange brew of punky black metal, somewhat in the vein of Carpathian Forest and even more so like Nattefrost’s solo output, with suicidal elements. Three tracks fill this side, my favorite being “Only Thorns Can Embrace…”. It’s a wicked little adventure into what black metal can be, and I’m a fan for sure.
8 out of 10.

Mortovatis is the side project of Dodsferd’s frontman Wrath, and it’s a gorgeously done 20-and-a-half minute dissonant and anti-cosmic black metal song with some doomy/drone stuff happening. It’s fucking great stuff, and I hope to hear some more of this and soon!
8.5 out of 10.

In all, the Dodsferd/Mortovatis split is a shitkicker of a release. If you’re into black metal at all and you don’t grab this, you’re missing out on a lot of awesome. The total score:
8.5 out of 10.

Dodsferd on MySpace (fan page).
Mortovatis on MySpace.

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent

And here we are, face to face with a occasional metal mail treat, a black metal split! Let’s tear her open and see what goodies spring forth, shall we?

Lightning Swords Of Death - The name had me giggling over what a 2D fighter geek I’ve become… but the music tore my soul to fucking shreds! A sound this wholly depressive, yet hyperactive was enough for me to scratch my head until it was raw and bloody. How did they manage to mix these two polarized traits together without causing a black hole to open near by? I really shouldn’t dwell since the four songs on their half (including thirteen and a half minute behemoth, Path To Chaos) kill, rape and destroy in the most sinister display of USBM that this reviewer has ever bore witness to.

Valdur - A bit more on the grim side from their split-mates, the lads in Valdur do what they can to channel the dark essences of early Immortal, Burzum and Dark Funeral. They’re a befuddling mixture of refreshing, young energy and anti-progressive style that dizzies the listener and causes a want for more. Aggressive beats and rhythms nuke the soundscape into a desolate wasteland of cold, dark emptiness that is populated with roving phantoms that feed on the listener until there’s nothing left but a dried up husk of a metal freak that drools and mutters the same statement over and over again, “Valdur kills… Valdur kills… Valdur kills…”

Overall: A surprise kick in the ass from two formidable USBM heavyweights. More please!

9/10

Oh yeah… and then there’s this: I received a single from Valdur called Berserrker.

Pretty much what I’ve come to expect from these murderous masters of black metal. Aggressive, evil and raging with the strength of the most vile subterranean beasts of mythological lore, the song tears through the listener like some sort of… Berserker.

(I know it’s short. I know it’s kind of lame. Deal with it. Writing reviews for single songs is fucking difficult!)

Lightning Swords Of Death On MySpace.
Valdur On MySpace.

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