SKEPTICAL SOUNDS: Death Metal

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Monday, June 10, 2013

Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994)

As of late, I've being experiencing a strong resurgence of love for death metal. Back in high school I listened to a heavy rotation of Morbid Angel, Mortician, Immolation, Hate Eternal, Krisiun, Dying Fetus, and Nile. Enter in Incantation, with their raw production value and ritualistic death/doom. This particular album was rejected by their label, Relapse, because they felt the sound quality was lacking. Relapse released an alternate version with "clearer" sound, reversed the track order, and called it Upon the Throne of Apocalypse. I've listened to both versions and I think the original is in the Goldilocks zone, just right.

Mortal Throne of Nazarene

"Demonic Incarnate" (5:51)
"Emaciated Holy Figure" (3:46)
"Iconoclasm of Catholicism" (3:15)
"Essence Ablaze" (3:24)
"Nocturnal Dominium" (5:40)
"The Ibex Moon" (4:36)
"Blissful Bloodshower" (0:51)
"Abolishment of Immaculate Serenity" (8:09)

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (1991)

This sophomore effort by the technical death metal band Atheist is often hailed as a landmark album in the genre. It features jazz-like harmonies, latin rhythms, complex time-structures, and endless baffling riffage. I'm excited for this post because I get to label it simultaneously death metal and jazz.

Unquestionable Presence

1. Mother Man
2. Unquestionable Presence
3. Your Life's Retribution
4. Enthralled in Essence
5. An Incarnation's Dream
6. The Formative Years
7. Brains
8. And the Psychic Saw

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Hail of Bullets - On Divine Winds (2010)

Hail of Bullets is a Dutch death metal band. All of the band's lyrical content is about the Second World War, which I think is cool as fuck. It also features Martin Van Drunen from Pestilence and Bolt Thrower. This particular album is about the rise and fall of the Japanese empire. In Japanese the Emperor is called the Tennō (天皇), which means "heavenly sovereign" [1]. The line of Emperors were believed to rule by divine mandate, which undoubtedly influenced the title of this album.

On Divine Winds

1. The Eve Of Battle
2. Operation Z
3. The Mukden Incident
4. Strategy Of Attrition
5. Full Scale War
6. Guadalcanal
7. On Coral Shores
8. Unsung Heroes
9. Tokyo Napalm Holocaust
10. Kamikaze
11. To Bear The Unbearable

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