Spearhead - Deathless Steel Command (2005) CASS [2006]

 

"Take one part early Sepultura with a tinge of Possessed and two parts of acerbic, war-lusting black metal (Sadistik Exekution, Deströyer 666, Marduk circa 'Panzer Division Marduk'), add a pinch of cannon-fodder, stir well and allow this smoldering concoction to settle. What you'll get is the metal warmongery that is Spearhead.
Mind you though, although at an explicit level Spearhead have no regard for your hearing health whatsoever, there is standout quality here. 

Compositions are not tiring and swiftly pass one after the other, due to catchy ideas that hit the spot and the tight percussion that follows both mid-tempo deluges and relentless blasting with ease. Adhering to old-school paradigms, proper solos (proper- guitar soloing, not flaunting six-string wankery) and slower doom-esque parts are artfully placed within songs to ensure the smooth flow of the album's dynamics. Production is raw and rough around the edges, and at times the snare sounds like the drummer's banging a cooking pot, but overall it fits the bill quite well.

And so, after a long array of self-styled monikers which dub themselves as "war metal", Spearhead pound forth with conviction, rudely taking their place among the genre's higher ranks. To people of a specifically acquired taste, this death-inspired cocktail of tempo changes and clattering riffage that Spearhead manage to churn will definitely find a suitable acceptance."

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

A1. Ornamentum  (instrumental)  1:01
A2. Operation Overlord    3:03
A3. Violated Purity    2:52
A4. Deathless Steel Command    2:50
A5. Stormbearer    2:42
B1. The Glorious Dead    5:14
B2. Destroying The Law Of Jahweh    3:44
B3. Dominion    4:23
B4. Nuclear Imperator    3:19
B5. Aftermath    2:29

 

 -Line-up:

⛧Barghest : Bass, Vocals (lead)
⛧Hemah : Guitars (rhythm)
⛧Vortigern : Drums
⛧Nephilim : Guitars (lead).

 

 

 

 Label: Tour de Garde.

 Limited to 500 copies.

Some copies have the tracks as they are here, while others have all of the tracks on one side.

"Recorded over various days in June 2005 at Warlord Studios, Kent."

 "Deathless Steel Command" is more Black Metal influenced in sound and does not represent Spearhead's direction taken after this album.

 

 

 

 

Blazemth - For Centuries Left Behind [ep] (1995)

 

 The band was originally formed by Ferran Molla (aka Volkhaar: ex-Daemonum, ex-Decomposed, ex-Rotten Flesh) and Javi (aka Lord Erlick: Falç, ex-Undivine, ex-Daemonum, ex-Rotten Flesh) in 1994.
During 1993 - 1994 the band was known as Daemonum recording two demos during 1994 and finally became Blazemth later in 1994.

Blazemth´s style is strongly influenced by the Scandinavian scene (specifically the Norwegian scene of the early mid-90s). In their day, they were labeled in different media as the Spanish version of Immortal / Satyricon / Emperor. And in fact his first two works is a good example of this.

 

 

-Tracklist:

1. Marching Across the Path of Glory     03:56
2. It's Suffering Age     02:39
3. Kingdome of Black Emperor     03:03
4. Majesties of War     04:51
5. To the Valley of Wind's Master     06:52

21:21

-Line up:

 ⛧Lord Erlick : Drums
⛧Volkhaar : Vocals, Guitars
⛧Eldar : Bass
⛧Hisarr Zul : Guitars.

 

 Label: Abstract Emotions.

Recorded at Un-Sant Andreu Mix Studios during march '95.
Mixed and engineered by Paco & Tony.
Produced by Paco & Blazemth.

 

 

 

SHINING -|- Cervecería Dublín, Carballo (Esp) -|- 22.5.2008

 

 

 The band's name does not refer to the 1977 Stephen King horror novel The Shining (nor the 1980 Stanley Kubrick movie based on it); rather, according to Niklas Kvarforth, it means "the path to enlightenment".

All Shining full-length albums have six songs, and usually have roman numbers preceding the titles in chronological order. Kvarforth chose to stop the enumeration in 2012, saying that "the use of numbers to describe our albums is no longer something that Shining is interested in doing", although he re-started to enumerate them with 2013's compilation 8 ½ - Feberdrömmar i vaket tillstånd.

Moreover, since the release of their third album, III - Angst - Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie, most Shining full-lengths feature an instrumental song, always the fifth one in the tracklist. This habit ended with their ninth release, IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends, in which the instrumental track is the first one, but was eventually taken over again on X - Varg utan flock 3 years later.

 

Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992) [Reissue] (2016)

 Tomb of the Mutilated is the third studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1992 through Metal Blade Records and is the last Cannibal album recorded with the band's full original lineup, as founding guitarist Bob Rusay was fired after the album's release. Tomb of the Mutilated was banned in Germany, due to the violent cover and the extreme nature of the lyrics.

The opening song "Hammer Smashed Face" on this album quickly became Cannibal Corpse's best known and signature song. The track was featured during the band's cameo appearance in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, as well as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series. The song "I Cum Blood" is also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.

Reviewers Jack Murray and Connur Joyce have both stated their belief that Tomb of the Mutilated is a high-concept album concerned with extreme necrophilia and sadism. Murray said "It's a very clever idea concerning the rape and murder of a young girl with a large knife, and continuing to rape the corpse until orgasm. This theme is particularly present in the last four tracks on the album", while Joyce announced in Finnish metal magazine Mutilate, "The album has heavy connotations throughout. It's definitely linked; especially in the last three tracks. The explicit nature in which Barnes grunts his way through the increasingly morbid lyrics certainly demonstrates the theme running through the album, that is to say the increasingly deteriorating mental state of the protagonist."

Chris Barnes stated on page 71 of the June 2008 issue of Decibel that "Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt" was based on two brothers, one of whom was semi-disabled, that were serving a life prison sentence. Barnes stated "They captured some girl, and the semi-retarded brother was talked into putting a coat hanger up her pussy to pull out her intestines."

Because the liner notes on Butchered at Birth feature quotations from American serial killer Albert Fish, he is often incorrectly credited with being the voice at the beginning of "Addicted to Vaginal Skin". However, the taped confession heard at the beginning of the song most likely belongs to the "Genesee River Killer" Arthur Shawcross.

 

 -Tracklist:

 Side A
1. Hammer Smashed Face     04:03
2. I Cum Blood     03:42
3. Addicted to Vaginal Skin     03:31
4. Split Wide Open     03:03
5. Necropedophile     04:06

Side B
6. The Cryptic Stench     03:57
7. Entrails Ripped from a Virgin's Cunt     04:16
8. Post Mortal Ejaculation     03:37
9. Beyond the Cemetery     04:54

35:09

 

-Line up:

 • Chris Barnes : Vocals, Lyrics
 • Jack Owen : Guitars
 • Bob Rusay : Guitars
 • Alex Webster : Bass
 • Paul Mazurkiewicz : Drums.

 

 

 Label: Metal Blade Records.

 Enclosed booklet ensures that no vocal effects or enhancements of any kind were applied to the vocal performance on Tomb of the Mutilated.

 Recorded, engineered and mixed at Morrisound Recording-Tampa Florida, June 1 to June 15, 1992.
Mastered at-Fuller Sound-Miami Florida.

 Single sleeve, 2-Sided Black & White Insert Lyric Sheet, 24" x 24" 2-Sided Color Poster (front of poster is album cover, back of poster is 1 piece of a 4 piece picture of the bands logo. All 4 pieces are included in these other 2016 classic re-issues: Eaten Back To Life, Tomb of The Mutilated, The Bleeding and Vile.

 Released as part of the Metal Blade Classics limited edition vinyl series.

 Artwork by Vincent Locke.

Mastered, mixed & produced by Scott Burns.

 

 

 

 

Death - Leprosy

 

 Leprosy is the second studio album by American death metal band Death, released on November 16 1988, by Combat Records. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era. The cover is featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. It is the first album to feature drummer Bill Andrews and the only one to feature guitarist Rick Rozz.

 

 -Tracklist:

 Side A:
1. Leprosy     06:19
2. Born Dead     03:25
3. Forgotten Past     04:13
4. Left to Die     04:35

Side B:
5. Pull the Plug     04:25
6. Open Casket     04:53
7. Primitive Ways     04:20
8. Choke on It     05:54

38:04

 

-Line-up:

⛧Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P. 2001) : Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Lyrics, Songwriting
⛧Bill Andrews : Drums
⛧Rick Rozz : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2-4, 6-8)

 

 

 Label: Under One Flag

Recorded at Morisound Recording, Tampa. 

Mastered at Fullersound, Miami.

 Engineer: Scott Burns.

 Producer: Dan Johnson.

 Artwork: Edward J. Repka.

 

 

Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001)

 

Pek - Worship and Obey [ep] (2010)

  Pek was formed in 2004. They call their style "Dark Blasphemic Death Metal".

 

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

 

 

 Side A:
1. Worship and Obey     02:19
2. Pek     02:44

Side B:
3. Surrounded by Evil     03:56
4. Crib Cremation     03:21

12:20

 

 

 -Line-up:

 

 • Pek : Bass, Guitars, Vocals
• Nefasto : Drums.

 

 

 

 Label: Chalice of Blood Angel Productions.

Limited to 666 copies.

 

 Includes four tracks from demos, rearranged and rerecorded (the sound is near to the full length).

 

 Artwork by Self Desecrator.