DEAD METAL

Buffalo's Banished started out as Baphomet, a project which is featured here . Deliver Me Unto Pain (1993) is the one-and-only Banished full-length, as the band split up later that same year. If you're a fan of Baphomet then this album will not disappoint - it's fundamentally more of the same; and actually features re-recordings of two Baphomet tracks. These guys had quite an original sound - brutal and primitive, but also groovy and accessible. Baphomet's The Dead Shall Inherit is recognised by many as an old school death metal classic, but Deliver Me Unto Pain tends to be overlooked. Released on Deaf Records, it has since been reissued by parent label Peaceville; although even represses of the CD are quite hard to find. You can listen to it below, and hunt down a copy here .

Monstrosity has previously been featured here  and here . Spiritual Apocalypse is the band's fifth full-length, released on Metal Blade/Conquest in 2007. If you enjoyed their most recent effort, and are unfamiliar with this one, then you should do something about that. It's another highly enjoyable slab of modern-but-old-school death metal, recorded by (almost) the same line-up. Monstrosity deserve a lot more credit and attention than they get. You can stream the album in full below, and buy it  here .

Previous posts about Evoken can be found  here  and  here . You can also read an interview with drummer and founding member Vince Verkay  here . Hypnagogia (out tomorrow) is the band's sixth full-length, and the second brought to us by Profound Lore. It's also their first concept album, based entirely around the theme of World War I and the impact it had on those who fought. Musically it has all the hallmarks of an Evoken release, but it features some new twists as well; most notably an additional infusion of melody, by way of elements such as violin and choral parts. The kings of funeral doom have expanded their sound, nearly a quarter of a century into their existence, and the extra dimensions are serving them well. You can hear a track below, and order a copy here .