Kafkaesque Retribution

Next week is spring break, so that means I'm going to take the next week off. I'll use that time to plan my posting schedule. In the mean time, I'll leave you with an album I've really been digging lately. Qafas is a Black Metal band from Bahrain that incorporates elements from Funeral Doom Metal, and Kafkaesque Retribution is their latest release. Although it's only two songs long, the music they present here sounds quite rich and vibrant, and overall, it has sort of a Xasthurian feel to it.

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Cryptorsatan

One of my best friends on the internet is LORD OV HELL, who is the owner of the blog BLACK PENTACLE. He also has a one-man band called Cryptorsatan. He kindly asked if I could advertise his work on here. So I did.

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El-Choim

I'd like to thank RAF666underground for this next one. Baal Berit was a Death Metal band from Poland who released two tiny demos before vanishing into the sands of time. El-Choim was the last one they put out. Baal Berit is quite unique compared to their compatriots in that they incorporate arabic-sounding melodies into their otherwise typical Death Metal rhythms. Again, I would like to thank RAF666underground for bringing to light so many underground metal gems that would otherwise be lost forever.

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Sun in the House of the Scorpion

I never liked Hate Forest or Drudkh (or however the hell you spell that name), but Blood of Kingu just found itself on my all-time favorite list. Sun in the House of the Scorpion is an unholy Blackened Death Metal assault from darkness unfathomable, and it is easily one of the scariest albums I've ever encountered. They're scarier than Anaal Nathrakh. Hell, they're scarier than Portal even. One thing's for sure: this album is not a human creation. It's the construct of malevolent entities that are as old as the universe itself.

For a billion years have we slept. Now we rise.

Enkil

From the same people behind Anwyl comes Enkil, a deliciously lo-fi black metal band from the dark shadows of the Kansas wilderness. Like I said long ago, even ass-backwards states like Kansas have great metal if you know where to look. Since this was created by the same guys in Anwyl, Enkil shows off some great technical skill and musicianship, and unlike most of their black metal brethren, I can actually hear the bass quite well. This is a must-have for any collector of rare and obscure metal.

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Muknal

The Black Twilight Circle is well-known for releasing bizarre and mystical Black Metal, but this is the first time I've seen them release a Death Metal album. Technically, it's Blackened Death Metal, but it's still Death Metal nonetheless. Muknal is both scary and magical, horrific and mystical. Either this was created by servants of the four gods of chaos or it was created by mysterious wizards who dwell in the deepest, darkest caves.

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Denouement

I would like to thank The Living Doorway for this one. Since Megaupload has been shut down and Mediafire has become pretty much useless, our greatest hope now lies with Bandcamp. Imagine a world where bands actually want their music to be heard by people all over the world, a world without corporate middleman bullshit. One band that realizes this is the British Blackened Death Metal band Abyssal, who released their wicked and evil debut album Denouement for the dirt cheap price of $4. It's not much, and nearly all the profits will go to the band, so what are you waiting for?

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False Faith

Ythogtha's "False Faith" is one nasty, disgusting album. The distortion is cranked to Pyha levels, thus making the music sound like the construct of Lovecraftian horrors. I cannot adequately describe the craziness and ferocity of this album. I think the album cover itself describes the sound the best. It will feel like a million worms eating you alive.

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Guerre et Gloire

I haven't listened to Forteresse or Csejthe, but if Ephemer is any indication, they must be awesome. Ephemer is a supergroup of sorts that plays a mid-paced blend of Black Metal that includes great melody and clean vocals. This demo is pretty short; 4 songs lasting 15 minutes. I just hope they release a full-length soon so I can really get a taste of them.

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Better to Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees

This morning, I discovered that Google classified my review site, The Autistic Metalhead, as an "attack site". This was strange, because I don't ever remember there being any spyware on there. I figured that this was a false positive created by the ads generated by adsense, so I removed those ads and within a few hours, my site was no longer classified as an attack site. I'm still poor and need to find a way to make money doing what I love, so I'm trying to get a paypal donate button on my review site.

Now that we got those issues out of the way, let's talk about one of my favorite grindcore albums of this year, Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees by Liberteer. Ever since the economy went down the shitter, there have been more and more metal bands espousing anarchist ideologies. The first one to receive a great of attention in the underground was Panopticon. Now we have Liberteer, which was formed by Matt Widener of Cretin. Aside from the weird inclusion of instruments such as trumpets and banjos, this is a blistering, furious attack on your ear drums. Some people have classified this album as "hipster shit", but I don't give a shit what they think. I don't give a shit about being "tr00" or "kvlt" either. I only care about posting great music, and this is great music. It's strangely uplifting and inspirational. This is the kind of album you'll listen to before you go out to destroy the corrupt institutions that plague our world. Burn down the entire fucking system!

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