Vehemence - God Was Created (2002)

Vehemence is a band from Phoenix, Arizona. They play Death Metal with a much emphasis on epic melodies. I guess they could be labeled as Melodic Death Metal as they are heavily melodic but the Melodic Death Metal I have listened to doesn't sound quite like this.

This is the bands second full length album. They released three full lengths before calling it quits in 2005. Then later in 2007 they decided to reform and although they haven't released anything since then I hear they have been playing live all over. When they were not playing three of their members went on to play with then newly formed band Abigail Williams. They stopped playing with them when they decided to reform Vehemence.

This album has a very old school production. The production sounds like early NYC Death Metal, especially the drums. The guitars have a tight rhythm sound and have some epic melodies with the typical lead guitar sound.

You should check it out on MediaFire

Trepalium - XIII

Combine good old death metal with some of the fattest bass grooves around, bouncy and swing-ish rhythms and you've got Trepalium, a band that seems committed to making death metal that compels you to actually dance rather than the usual moshing. Hailing from France, Trepalium have been very active in recent years, touring with bands such as Gojira, Aborted and Behemoth to name a few.

XIII is definitely logical step in the bands stylistic evolution from their previous material, their usage of infectious beats, catchy riffing and monster grooves reaching a whole new level.

Since their debut album Through the Absurd in 2004, Trepalium have become a household name in French death metal, with their extensive touring and renowned live performances cementing them into the death metal scene. I recommend this album to any death metal fan, definitely a must-have.

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Enemy Reign - Means to a Dead End

I'm in the mood for a short post tonight. I am so tired but I really don't want to go to sleep because that means that the next thing I do is study for my exams. So for that reason I bring you:

Enemy Reign, a band from Denver, Colorado. These guys have gained a lot of attention because their vocalist is actually former Skinless vox Sherwood Webber and their drummer is Andon Guenther, co-creator of Sick Drummer Magazine. They play Death Metal.

It's a good 5 song EP.

Also, really cool album cover as with most albums I post (I have a thing for neat album covers).

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Corpus Mortale - A New Species of Deviant

Corpus Mortale are band hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. They are a Death Metal band with old school influences (I really don't know my old school though). They formed in 1993 and have released two full length albums, the latter being A New Species of Deviant.

I really, really like this album. It kinda changed my view on Death Metal riffing when I first heard it. The album is somewhat original though not that much. It's still very much the Death Metal everyone is familiar with but I thought the riffing was pretty original. It's very epic riffing with a lot of cool melodies. I also like the vocals a lot, nothing special but very well done. All in all great album from these danish dudes.

The sound on this album is very pronounced. I like that, especially with this band. The sound relies heavily on the aggressive bass sound to give it a great deal of punch, it also gives it a heavier sense of groove. It's also very fun to hear a somewhat modern Death Metal band with a very old school sound. As I say the sound is very pronounced so that you can hear very clearly everything that's going on. I thought the guitar melodies really have their place in the sound. It all makes for a very fun listen.

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Obscure bands from Czech Republic part I

Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
(2000)

Well, this is my first post on Czech Republics obscure deathgrind movement and definitely not the last, this is probably my favorite movement ever.
Well I'll start with Lykathea Aflame, a progressive and atmospheric deathgrind band, with lyrical concepts like Sadness and giving gifts. This band formed out of the bands Appalling Spawn and Garbage Disposal ex-drummer, Appalling Spawn actually sounds much like Lykathea Aflame just bit more death metal.

The drumming on this album is unbelievable, growling is done seriously well and guitars are out-standing. This album is a brilliant work of art. Except for one minor flaw, that god damn ambient track in the end, though it just builds up with this awesome atmosphere (therefore a minor flaw) they managed to create.

Everything to this album is great and unique, it's not everyday that you find a death metal band that puts emotion in their music.
recommended for fans of experimental death metal.

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P.S. They said that they were going to record in autumn 2006 ever since I have been waiting for almost 2 years for them to give out that new album under the name Lykathé instead of Lykathea Aflame, Those lazy bastards just started recording 2009. Haven't heard anything more of it since then.

Benighted - Icon (2007)

Icon is an album by the French band Benighted. The band formed in 1998 and they play a pretty fun mixture of Grindcore and Death Metal. Although, it's obvious that they have lots of other influences. They even have a Hip-Hop thingy in the song Grind Wit right before the intro comes around the second time..


This is a pretty cool album. Icon apparently stands for "Infinite Conscience of Nothingness" of which I had no idea until I checked it out on Wikipedia just now. The album has lots of versatility, good production and these can play their instruments. It's their 5th album and it's basically good shit.

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