GOATHAMMER - Ceremony Of Morbid Destruction
Hells Headbangers Records
So with a band name like GOATHAMMER ya think I'd like em? Ah, yeah right. This is the Canadian band's full length debut of blackened death and depravity. Listening to this is a lo-fi experience of filth and degradation. It has a bestial demo quality sound. Obviously another great release by Hells Headbangers just to piss somebody off.
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https://goathammer-canada.bandcamp.com/
PIG DESTROYER - Head Cage
Relapse Records
Pardon me as I won't get into the keystroke hipster bullshit which revolves around this band. That's all about comparisons to their early work versus their 2007 breakout release Phantom Limb as well as every succeeding release since. Personally I do have a few PIG DESTROYER releases and in all honesty I never got what was up with the hype. They just play grindcore, big fuckin deal.
As far as this latest one goes the band has not lost their aggressive grind approach and there's a few cuts on here that display that. On the other hand they're also delving into groove and death grind which leans more into death-core. But in the end I couldn't wait to stop listening to this. Frankly there's far more exciting and interesting grindcore bands out there today than this. I know this to be true since I write about em.
https://store.relapse.com/
https://pigdestroyer.bandcamp.com/
BONEHUNTER - Children of the Atom
Hells Headbangers Records
This Finnish band answers the question, "What would IMMORTAL sound like if they were more punk?" This is their third and, in my not so humble opinion, best full length to date. Their self described "Devil Metal Punk" sound fires out ten great tracks.
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https://bonehuntermetal.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-atom
MORGAL - Self Titled EP
Werewolf Records / Hells Headbangers Records
Even though MORGAL hail from Finland and play black metal they're sound is far from what you would call traditional from that nation's BM scene. This EP of their's is a few seconds over fourteen minutes in length so they're more into the slash and burn aspect of the genre that atmosphere.
The four cuts here are speedy, blast beated, scream fests with some decent tremolo icy riffs. They actually slow down a bit on the fourth track to include a galloping rhythm. The song also includes some haunting intro keys as well as acoustic guitar and a decent rocked out solo. Imagine a IRON MAIDEN cover act in corpse paint as far as that last track goes but with a banshee on vocals.
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https://werewolfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/morgal
ROTTEN SOUND - Suffer to Abuse EP
Season of Mist
In 2016 these Finnish grindcore merchants released the full length Abuse to Suffer, which was also on Season of Mist. It wasn't a bad release. Now as to why they would put out an EP two years later with an inverted title? Well I haven't read any interviews over that subject. But these guys are known to do that type of release schedule, LP than EP or EPs thing.
Personally I've always liked em during these short form releases. And I'm going back to the Deathvomit Records' days. As far as this latest one goes it's kinda like the leftovers from their last full length. A couple of true grind crushers, a slow filler and some halfway decent death grind that any snot nosed punk brat could pull off. These Finns are following in the same vein as NAPALM DEATH as in predictable.
http://www.season-of-mist.com/
https://rottensound.bandcamp.com/
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