Transcending Obscurity

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    Frozen Dawn - The Decline Of The Enlightened Gods - CDD

    Frozen Dawn – The Decline Of The Enlightened Gods – CDD

    For a decade and a half, Frozen Dawn have been perfecting their sound which can be described as stirring, intense and scathing black metal tempered with melody and soaring leads. The members have used their experience in notable bands to create something that not only pays earnest tribute to the classic bands ...

    Godless Truth - Godless Truth (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) - CDD

    Godless Truth – Godless Truth (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) – CDD

    Long-running Czech band Godless Truth have been around since the early '90s but have gone from strength to strength with each album, imbibing influences that enhance their sound and make them more powerful and effective than ever before. They're playing a form of music that's contemporary but having roots in ...

    Heads For The Dead - Slash 'N' Roll - CDD

    Heads For The Dead – Slash ‘N’ Roll – CDD

    After releasing two standout full length albums which were both refreshing and thrilling for this style of death metal, HEADS FOR THE DEAD whose lineup includes members of venerated and experienced bands such as WOMBBATH, GOREFEST, REVEL IN FLESH, HAIL OF BULLETS, have come up with an EP paying homage to the ...

    Hellfrost And Fire - Fire, Frost And Hell (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) - CDD

    Hellfrost And Fire – Fire, Frost And Hell (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) – CDD

    In top form after his laudable performance with the latest Benediction release, David Ingram leads the attack on this one, his latest band playing unrelenting, pounding, neck-snapping old school death metal. An inexorable force, the music reverberates with astonishing power and massive stomping grooves, rolling forth like a juggernaut with ...

    Imperialist - Zenith - CDD

    Imperialist – Zenith – CDD

    After releasing a standout album in 'Cipher', sci-fi black metal band Imperialist return with a brand new full length of soaring ambition and mesmerizing music. 'Zenith' sees the band delving fully into the sci-fi realm, stringing together longer, well-thought and fleshed out songs narrating the infinite appeal of the ever-mystifying ...

    Last Of Lucy, The - Moksha (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) - CDD

    Last Of Lucy, The – Moksha (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) – CDD

    The Last of Lucy have shed the skin of their previous releases to reveal a far more dangerous and lethal creature underneath. It represents the core of their sound, without any frills or slow passages, for on 'Moksha' they've taken on ferocious avatar to decimate from start to finish. It's ...

    Monument Of Misanthropy - Unterweger - CDD

    Monument Of Misanthropy – Unterweger – CDD

    Like a raging juggernaut in motion, MONUMENT OF MISANTHROPY are simply unstoppable and are here to decimate everything in their path. Armed with a new lineup which includes two new guitarists including one of DE PROFUNDIS fame, a new bassist, and the drummer of PUTRIDITY, their sound is more powerful and well-rounded ...

    Necrogod (Sweden) - In Extremis (Sandalwood Fragrance) - CDD

    Necrogod (Sweden) – In Extremis (Sandalwood Fragrance) – CDD

    Necrogod is the perfect expression of atavistic death metal brutality spearheaded by none other than Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Revolting, Eye of Purgatory) who has teamed up with the revered The Master Butcher (Morbid Stench, Insepulto) to make this feat possible. It's a product of careful deliberation and years of experience, with Rogga ...

    Necrophagous - In Chaos Ascend (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) - CDD

    Necrophagous – In Chaos Ascend (8-Panel Glow-In-The-Dark) – CDD

    Members of Visceral Bleeding and Entrails converge to forge a style of death metal that's both old school in sound and also contemporary in the way they inject the irresistible grooves. In effect, it doesn't sound too different from a cross of the aforementioned bands, with a healthy dose of ...

    Noltem - Illusions In The Wake - CDD

    Noltem – Illusions In The Wake – CDD

    On only their debut full length, US band Noltem have crafted an album with astonishing maturity and emotional depth. Their brand of atmospheric black metal is virtually flawless, blending all the elements that make this style of music work. It's got perfectly tempered music, melodies that greatly enhance the expression of the ...

    Norse - Ascetic - CDD

    Norse – Ascetic – CDD

    Dissonant black metal entity Norse have forged a unique sound over the years playing intense, bleak and somewhat futuristic music which they’ve only honed with each subsequent album. They play calculated, atonal yet highly rhythmic music delivered with machine-like precision which sounds markedly different and refreshing when most black metal bands are ...

    Replicant (Us) - Malignant Reality - (Glow In The Dark Effect CDD)

    Replicant (Us) – Malignant Reality – (Glow In The Dark Effect CDD)

    Unheralded death metal kings Replicant return with an album that will send shock waves through the scene. They've honed their brand of technical, dissonant and groovy death metal and forged a sound that's nigh unparalleled. They've distilled the best elements of them all into a sonically potent, visceral and frankly devastating album ...

    Sadistik Forest (Finland) - Obscure Old Remains (Metallic Effect) - CDD

    Sadistik Forest (Finland) – Obscure Old Remains (Metallic Effect) – CDD

    Finnish death metal stalwarts SADISTIK FOREST return with a stunning new release after delivering a fantastic album in 'Morbid Majestic' which was a refreshing mix of various styles without abandoning their core sound. There's familiarity but the manner in which it's executed is remarkable. Musically, they don't adhere to a particular scene ...

    Sarcoptes - Prayers To Oblivion - CDD

    Sarcoptes – Prayers To Oblivion – CDD

    After giving us a taste of what's to come with their stunning EP in 'Plague Hymns', Sarcoptes bring us their highly awaited full length and it's got everything they've promised and more. They've mastered the art of writing near 15-minute epic songs that are an immaculate blend of black and thrash metal ...

    Slow Death, The (Australia) - Siege (Metallic Effect) - CDD

    Slow Death, The (Australia) – Siege (Metallic Effect) – CDD

    The Slow Death are an exceptional band that straddles the emotive as well as heavier aspect of atmospheric death/doom metal. There are eerie, haunting female vocals alternated with abysmally low growls to go with similarly undulating music, encompassing a terrific range of heart-rending expression. Members of veteran bands such as Illimitable Dolor, ...