Thursday, March 28, 2019

Nations On Fire + Scraps

Scraps - Apartheid - 1986
Nations On Fire, Scraps - Strike The Match / Wrapped Up In This Society - 1992
01. Scraps - Apartheid, 1986 Vinyl 7" 33 ⅓ RPM
     Aaltrack Records - none
02. Nations On Fire, Scraps - Strike The Match / Wrapped Up In This Society, 1992 CD Compilation
     Strive Records - STR-02 , Compilation
     Contains 29 songs by: Nations On Fire, Scraps
Back to basics - back to the caves! Nations On Fire were an OK Belgian hardcore punk outfit, and Scraps were a French thrashcore band who sounded like an accelerated version of the UK anarchopunk thing, but way more mediocre: fast but sloppy, noisy but not as extreme as Lärm, angry but juvenile - this weak guitar sound, those atrocious vocals! NoF delivered the generic HC thing, the formula was well understood, but they appeared in the early 90s and by then they already sounded retro, without added personality or intensity or virtuosity to make their music noticeable, aka a waste of my time.  Lyrics wise, both bands inflict on their audience the ridiculous, prepubescent, irritatingly conformist mantras you'd expect from militant automatons. The depth of a beer can, the thinking power of a brick. I have tried to sell these discs for decades but nobody wants them.
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Monday, March 25, 2019

Candlemass

Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - 1986
Candlemass - Nightfall - 1987
Candlemass - Nightfall - 1987
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams - 1988
Candlemass - Tales Of Creation - 1989
Candlemass - Tales Of Creation - 1989
Candlemass - Live - 1990
Candlemass - Chapter VI - 1992
Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra - 1995
Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata & Abstrakt Algebra II - 1997
Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata & Abstrakt Algebra II - 1998
Candlemass - From The 13th Sun - 1999
Candlemass - Doomed For Live - Reunion 2002 - 2003
Candlemass - Doomed For Live - Reunion 2002 - 2003
Candlemass - Candlemass - 2005
Candlemass - King Of The Grey Islands - 2007
Candlemass - Lucifer Rising - 2008
Candlemass - Death Magic Doom - 2009
Candlemass - Ashes To Ashes - Live - 2010
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Doomology - 2011
Candlemass - Psalms For The Dead - 2012
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Live At Roadburn 2011 - 2013
Candlemass - Death Thy Lover - 2016
Candlemass - House Of Doom - 2018
Candlemass - The Door To Doom - 2019
01. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, 1986 CD Album Reissue
     Black Dragon Records - BDCD 013
     Reissue from 1988
02. Candlemass - Nightfall, 1987 CD Album Enhanced Reissue Remastered x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD003
     Reissue from 2001
03. Candlemass - Nightfall, 1987 CD Album Enhanced Reissue Remastered x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD003
     Bonus disc: live, demos
     Reissue from 2001
04. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams, 1988 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records - 7 73340-2
05. Candlemass - Tales Of Creation, 1989 CD Album Enhanced Reissue Remastered x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD005
06. Candlemass - Tales Of Creation, 1989 CD Album Enhanced Reissue Remastered x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD005
     Bonus disc: demos
07. Candlemass - Live, 1990 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records - 9 26444-2
08. Candlemass - Chapter VI, 1992 CD Album Reissue Remastered, DVD
     Peaceville - CDVILED216X
     Reissue from 2006
09. Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra, 1995 CD Album
     Megarock Records - MRRCD 024
10. Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata & Abstrakt Algebra II, 1997 CD Album Reissue Remastered, CD Album
     Peaceville - CDVILED217X , Compilation
     Reissue from 2008 - Abstrakt Algebra II - Contains 20 songs by: Abstrakt Algebra, Candlemass
11. Candlemass - Dactylis Glomerata & Abstrakt Algebra II, 1998 CD Album Reissue Remastered, CD Album
     Peaceville - CDVILED217X , Compilation
     Reissue from 2008 - Contains 20 songs by: Abstrakt Algebra, Candlemass
12. Candlemass - From The 13th Sun, 1999 CD Album Reissue
     Peaceville - CDVILED218
     Reissue from 2008
13. Candlemass - Doomed For Live - Reunion 2002, 2003 CD Album x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD009
14. Candlemass - Doomed For Live - Reunion 2002, 2003 CD Album x 2
     Powerline Records - PLRCD009
15. Candlemass - Candlemass, 2005 CD Album Limited Edition
     Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast - NB 1448-0, 27361 14480
16. Candlemass - King Of The Grey Islands, 2007 CD Album
     Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast - NB 1818-0, 27361 18180
17. Candlemass - Lucifer Rising, 2008 CD EP
     Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast - NB 2173-2, 2173-2
18. Candlemass - Death Magic Doom, 2009 CD Album, DVD DVD-Video PAL, All Media Limited Edition
     Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast - NB 2272-0, 27361 22720
19. Candlemass - Ashes To Ashes - Live, 2010 CD Album, DVD DVD-Video Multichannel NTSC Stereo
     Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast - NB 2446-2, 2446-2
20. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
21. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
22. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
23. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
24. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
25. Candlemass - Doomology, 2011 Vinyl LP x 7, Box Set Compilation Limited Edition
     High Roller Records - HRR 166
26. Candlemass - Psalms For The Dead, 2012 CD Album
     Napalm Records - NPR 427
27. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Live At Roadburn 2011, 2013 Vinyl LP Album, Vinyl LP Album Single Sided Etched, All Media Limited Edition
     Svart Records - SVR186
28. Candlemass - Death Thy Lover, 2016 CD EP Limited Edition
     Napalm Records, Die Hard Records - DHR059, DHR059
29. Candlemass - House Of Doom, 2018 CD EP Limited Edition
     Napalm Records - NPR 780 DP
30. Candlemass - The Door To Doom, 2019 Box Set Deluxe Edition Limited Edition, CD Album Limited Edition
     Napalm Records, Napalm Records - NPR 813 DB, NPR 813 DP
House of zer! After over three decades of Candlemass, the doom metal crown is still firmly in their possession. The Dio/Sabbath formula spawned this entire branch of heavy metal and it is all great. If you do not know what Candlemass, doom metal or Dio/Sabbath stand for, in a nutshell it is not anything in the range of funeral, sludge, stoner nor death doom. Doom metal is majesty in mid-to-slow tempo under the hood of crunchy, sinister and melodic heavy metal. It is perfect metal. I find no bad album in this collection, actually I do not even find an average or sub-optimal entry here. This is doom metal nirvana! Candlemass have not usurped their royal status. I find no disappointment ever in their black light discography, but I still have my favorites and this might be the late 90s albums (the two awesome Abstrakt Algebra, Dactylis and 13th Sun), or it might be the Robert Lowe albums (mid-to-late 00's) - so heavy, or the Epicus live recording of 2011, or the original Epicus, who fucking knows, aaah, tough choice. But those late 90s releases have a subtle flavor of 70s that makes them special. Anyway, Canlemass rule forever and the new giant release The door to doom is not going to alter this domination. Light up the Candlemass and bring out your dead!
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Friday, March 22, 2019

Reload: G.I.S.M.

G.I.S.M. - Live Tokyo 1982 - 1983 - 1982/1983
G.I.S.M. - DETESTation - 1983
G.I.S.M. - NIH Nightmare - 1983/1987
G.I.S.M. - Militaly Affairs Neurotic - 1987
G.I.S.M. - Militaly Affairs Neurotic - 1987
G.I.S.M. - Human Condition - 1995
G.I.S.M. - SoniCRIME TheRapy - 2001
G.I.S.M. - Determination - 2015
01. G.I.S.M. - Live Tokyo 1982 - 1983, 1982/1983 Vinyl LP Album Unofficial Release
     Absolute Power - JAPAN FIVE
     Reissue from 2003
02. G.I.S.M. - DETESTation, 1983 CD Album Reissue
     Beast Arts - VID 113
     Reissue from 1992 - Beast Arts 1992 reissue
03. G.I.S.M. - NIH Nightmare, 1983/1987 CD Numbered Unofficial Release
     JPC - JPC 001
     Reissue from 1995 - CD bootleg of vinyl rips of DETESTation, compilation tracks and M.A.N. without the drone tracks
04. G.I.S.M. - Militaly Affairs Neurotic, 1987 CD Album Unofficial Release
     Dig Worker - DWCD 9 09236 2
     Reissue from 2007
05. G.I.S.M. - Militaly Affairs Neurotic, 1987 Vinyl LP Album Reissue Unofficial Release
     Beast Arts - NNT22
     Reissue from 2014
06. G.I.S.M. - Human Condition, 1995 Vinyl LP Compilation Unofficial Release
     Absolute Power - Japan TWO
     Bootleg compilation released in 1995 - 1-2: Great Punk Hits comp., 3-4: Hardcore Unlawful Assembly comp., 5,19: The Punx... comp., 6-7: Bonus Tracks from the Detestation CD, 8-12: Outsider comp., 13-16: recorded live March 6th 1983, 17-18: recorded live June 6th 1992
07. G.I.S.M. - SoniCRIME TheRapy, 2001 CD
     Beast Arts - LUV-514
08. G.I.S.M. - Determination, 2015 CD Compilation Remastered Stereo
     Beast Arts - VID-511
Requested: rezerred.
NB:
- Live Tokyo 1982 bootleg has all the songs, I only failed to properly separate the files, ie. no comment whining that "the three last songs are missing" or "song titles are incorrect" shall be considered. Anyway this recording is a shitty bootleg, not listenable, I was not to waste any more time on it.
- I split and trimmed the songs in the hidden track of the DETESTation CD reissue. I do not care one bit if you are not happy for not having an exact image of the CD with the long silent sections.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Miasma

Miasma - Changes - 1992 01. Miasma - Changes, 1992 CD Album
     Lethal Records - NN1
Let us revisit another hidden treasure from the bowels of the second wave of death metal (or of the tail of the first wave, who cares). At the time this album did not seem worth entering a top 10 or anything, but in retrospective, it is quite an impressive effort, something like a semi-classic, at least immensely underrated. This death metal is clearly different from the major trends of the era. It does not sound like Morbid Angel, it is no imitator of the Swedish thing, it is different from the UK branch of the industry, and I could go on for an hour. At the same time, nobody will fall of their chair with a gasp of surprise when hearing it for the first time. It is "just" a very personal and talented effort in musical darkness with as much majesty as powerful delivery of speed bursts. A loose comparison can be made with early Vital Remains and Atrocity with more finesse through which one may discern the doom of the first Paradise Lost album. Musically more advanced than the average early 90s death metal record, this is a true headbangzer!
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Monday, March 18, 2019

Noneuclid

Noneuclid - The Crawling Chaos - 2006
Noneuclid - Metatheosis - 2014
01. Noneuclid - The Crawling Chaos, 2006 CD Album
     Merciless Records - MR CD 019
02. Noneuclid - Metatheosis, 2014 File MP3 Album x 10
     Blood Music - none
The band name caught my eye, then their music subjugated my ears and all the connected meat. Noneuclid offer a world-class marvel of a technical-yet-super-catchy thrash metal. They play very fast and very well, as if Mekong Delta, Forced Entry and Atheist had merged with a bonus acceleration power. There are also also numerous (especially on the second masterpiece) segments that would not be out of scope on a Triptykon release. There is potent crunchy groove and massive heaviness between the speed bursts and the acrobatic riffs. There is mood and there is aggro, there is exhilaration and there is menace, there is sweetness and there are angles. Heads bang, necks break! And it sticks to the neuron! There is all the metal fan might need in two spectacular releases! Noneuclid til megazer!
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