DAMOKIS "Grinding Mother Whore"

DAMOKIS "Grinding Mother Whore" (Grundar Production)

The XL grinders strike back after some hiatus. Yes DAMOKIS is alive and well, as witnessed with the fittingly titled "Grinding Mother Whore". As the case with most grind releases, it is pretty hard to add to what has been established. You are already familiarised with what to expect. It is the way a band juxtaposed it to create their own that makes the difference, no matter how small it is. With DAMOKIS we have some experienced people at hand, thus a well-baked grind concoction is guaranteed. "Grinding Mother Whore" is 17 tracks of DAMOKIS grind that equates total belching chaos and a sense for hooking grooves, which is vital for a grind-related release to grab my listening attention (and many others, I assume). How long can you stand a straight forward non-stop instruments thrashing in a discreet and singular scope? Not that long, assuredly. This is when variations are needed, and DAMOKIS utilise that whenever they are on call. Yes, you can go through the 17 tracks without skipping, a justified valuation of your hard earned $$$ is guaranteed. Top it off with their tongue-in-cheek humour sense, and you got yourself a well worth grinding album in hand. Nicely packaged too.

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FACE OF DECAY "Freedom Of Suffer"

FACE OF DECAY "Freedom Of Suffer" CDr (Angka Kematian Productions)

Naming your band after a REPULSION song would be a sound choice indeed, but it also leads to undeniable expectations. I approach "Freedom Of Suffer" with possibly a slightly higher demand, hoping the band will be able to exceed it. This was meant as a demo, released under Angka Kematian Productions for better circulation I think. What we have here is predominantly some standard brutal death Metal with grindcore tinges on the fast parts. And what you would expect here is of course all the norms that you will encounter with bands playing this genre. Nothing so damnly wrong with FACE OF DECAY, but I found their version of the massacre is a bit simple and 'hollow'. It lacks of something 'extra' that I couldn't exactly pinpoint on to. What is apparent for instance is the lack of some punishing drum-works which I think should be vital for music like these to reach its extreme nature. And everything else is so predictable in "Freedom Of Suffer". For anyone who is remotely interested only.

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GOATLUSTING CHAOS / REFICUL ESRUC "Majestic Coronation Ov Lucifer's Worshipper"

GOATLUSTING CHAOS / REFICUL ESRUC "Majestic Coronation Ov Lucifer's Worshipper" (Goat Ov Mendes Productions/Nusantarajim Productions/Horror Distro)

A split in honour of Lucifer and of course, The Goat, GOATLUSTING CHAOS and REFICUL ESRUC complements each other fittingly here. REFICUL ESRUC starts the ceremony with an intro, an originalsong and a cover of SARCOFAGO's 'The Black Vomit'. Though with only one own proper composition to boot, I would like to hear more about them in the future. After the climaxing intro aptly named 'Black Thrash Attack', REFICUL ESRUC marches forward with 'The Burning Wrath', a track that serves as an epitome of what their black thrashing hymns is all about. Adequately, deliberately executed with all the right ingredients of a good underground black thrashing mayhem. This song was recorded in 2008, wonder why they took so long to finally unleash it to the masses. The SARCOFAGO cover was done justice here, I'd rather leave it at that. Enter GOATLUSTING CHAOS then, and they still never lost that horny forni-goatlust in them. In fact I think they sounded more vicious here than their debut demo, providing a little more hatred into their wicked  harmony. They still made me think of early IMPIETY at times, but that is not a bad thing either. The blueprint is already there with "For I Am The Goatlord" demo, this only further strenghtening the fact. Released in CD and tape version, a worthy addition to your collection no matter which format that you choose. I'm sure The Goat is satisfied with this for the time being, His corrupted souls does it decently on this split.

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SAKRILEGE "Scale Of Savagery"

SAKRILEGE "Scale Of Savagery" Rehearsal Tape 2010

This is a rehearsal tape in its uttermost sense. It really does sounds like being recorded with  a battered tape recorder or something. Truly at its roughest. But to be fair all the vital equipments are audible nevertheless. I'll see what I can dig out from the tape, no matter how limited it will be. This is some bestial shit, no arguments. SAKRILEGE is purely more into the South American ways of desecrating Metal, that much is pretty obvious. The songs are no frills bestial black/death that might be mistaken to come from those part of the world should the band's Sabah origin is witheld. A cover of ANAL VOMIT's 'Sendero Siniestro' here is just to make the point even more noticeable. SAKRILEGE and their state-mate BESTIAL HORDES certainly has a thing or two in common. I do wish I could hear a more proper recordings of the band though, maybe there're still bits and pieces that I might unintentionally left out. 

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EXCRETED TORTURE "Inclinated To Devour"

EXCRETED TORTURE "Inclinated To Devour" (Derangement Project Production)

A slamming, guttural death Metal band from Sabah is a nice indication for the scene there, mostly known with their black/death infested acts. So stood EXCRETED TORTURE like a sore thumb amidst the countless black/death releases, but they stood well enough. I found very little reason to doubt "Inclinated To Devour", because EXCRETED TORTURE seems to be doing it quite well. If you're familiar with bands pioneering these kind of musical brutality, I can tell you that EXCRETED TORTURE is doing it just fine too. They bury their heads to that US and Indonesia way of brutal death Metal immensely intact. The included live tracks here (although 'roughly' recorded, I guarantee that) are very loud and maddening to some effect, good inclusion indeed. At least you can visualize what crazed creature EXCRETED TORTURE is on stage. I like this for being what it is. Worthy.

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DEATH IN EVOLUTION "Death Lullaby"

DEATH IN EVOLUTION "Death Lullaby" EP CD (Obscure Sound Record)

It is another finely packaged product from another fine new label, Obscure Sound Record. As much as I am impressed with the enthusiasm, the listening experience falls a bit short though. "Death Lullaby" is mostly, no; entirely, mid-paced death Metal all the way. And it hovers well within that. Maybe some faster parts could add a little spice to the whole effort, but that is not the intent of DEATH IN EVOLUTION. I have this (false) hope that they will change the gear more than once throughout this EP, but that is not to be granted until the last second. Now who am I to interfere with the band's direction, I succumb to that. But it doesn't deter me from the fact listening to this tends to be a bit 'linear', the songs passes through me like a breeze. The productions is good though, thumbs up on that. Here's also a cover of a PAGANIZER song 'Storm To Come' from their debut album "Deadbanger", way before Rogga turning the band into an old school death Metal act (along with his countless other bands), so if you're familiar with this oddity in PAGANIZER catalogue, you are more than halfway right to figure out the music of DEATH IN EVOLUTION. It blends well with the rest of the tracks here.
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SAKTISM "Krush The Weak"

SAKTISM "Krush The Weak" (Menjrex Nerto Productions)

Here's another hybrid of black/death/thrash the Eastern Metal way. Whereas I could here the normalisation, SAKTISM seems to have that 'crude' charm to their material. It is probably due to their compositional edges or even the frigid style of the vocal. "Krush The Weak" going round and round the aforementioned concoctions, but as their appear melodic, it's not to the point of sounding cheesy and such. And I do sense it has something to do with the way they chose how the guitars should sound too. It's sounding sharper and heavier than most of their counterparts do. And they dominate the productions too, the drums should be more upfront. "Krush The Weak" is a 'mean' release. "Fuck Off" (though a bonus track here) is a very angry song. Here's a fierce eastern Metal related release if you need some. Crude and brute.

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