Truchło Strzygi - Pora Umierać (2018)

Just by this album cover I had to check these dudes out.  Truchlo Strzygi is a Polish "Black Metal" band but this album comes off raw and to me as a demo crossover.  Pora Umierac (Gods Ov War Productions) is filled with Punk/Crust expressions and chants but makes you feel like your at punk house drinking warm beer and stinkin'. I can say is that this album has it all and me likey. Hopefully this picks up and someone puts it out on vinyl or cassette. 
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Wormrot - Dirge (2011)

Full on boot-to-the-face Grindcore.  Wormrot is an amazing 3 piece from Singapore that plays faster and tighter then a 5 piece jazz group. What is so grand about Wormrot is they incorporate sludge, punk and metal to create their own version of Grindcore and clearly it has given them success.   Vocals have a wide range a to make it seem all 3 members are singing at once.  25 songs in 18 mins.  Get ready to sweat and piss your pants.
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Sadistic Intent - Resurrection (1994)

Fucking Grade-A Death Metal from the pits of Los Angeles, California.  Resurrection is ferocious at the perfect length of 25min and I would love to grab this EP on cassette.  Very classic sound with piercing solos,  grim vocals and pulsating drums.  Sounds like a mummy and a spider recorded this 6ft underground.  A great classic that everyone should have.  Very excited to see Sadistic Intent tomorrow.
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Dodheimsgard - A Umbra Omega (2015)

Mind boggling, avent-garde Norwegian Black Metal from Dodheimsgard.  Even though this album cover looks like some new wave post/bm, Dodheimsgard has been in the game since 1994 pushing classic raw Black Metal and they deserve to do whatever the hell they want.  Reminds me of the same track Akercocke took but when I watched them at Deathfest last year, they still vastly crushed it. A Umbra Omega tracks in at 107 minutes with 5 tracks and 1 intro, so you know your in for something uniquely bizarre. Going in and out of time signatures, blast beats, speedy tremolo picks, piano and clean guitar, DHG still composed a piece of art.  I have a soft spot for "bad" vocals because it emulates more passion, id say, and they fit that category. Not saying that is a bad thing, its a great feature in my opinion.  FFO : Taking Acid and tightrope walking.
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Phrenelith - Desolate Endscape (2017)

Last year, Germany's Phrenelith released Desolate Endscape and this album cover shows us exactly what happened to their hometown 10 seconds into side A.  The pile of stench that Phrenelith create is worse then my friends breath but yet I keep coming back for more.  Dark Descent Records loves their "Wall of Sound" metal bands so no wonder they found Phrenelith and put out this 35 minute belly gurgle. Desolate Endscape is chuggy with old school melodious and bring in the filth like Witchrist & Pseudogod do. Thanks to DPG I finally have the digital version.
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Lord Gore - Resickened (2004)

In honor of MDF this weekend I will be reviewing only bands that are playing this year.  So i decided to start off with this putrid pile...LORD GORE.  Resickened was released in 2004 on Razorback Recordings and you can tell this isn't your aunt's Kenny G mixtape, this is some nasty, gore/porno grind with some stink fart art.  Besides using the same clip from the movie Happiness that Regurgitate used on Deviant, Oregon's Lord Gore produces clip filled, drum blasted,  son of a bitch and will probably be a trip live.  Heavy Stuff!
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MARYLAND DEATHFEST 2018

Happy DEATHFEST Weekend everyone. In Honor of Deathfest, I will just post reviews of the bands playing MDF 2018.
Hopefully I see all my anonymous friends there!
Beers and Headbanging will commence.