DEAD METAL

01 Worm - Gloomlord (Iron Bonehead) 02  Old Tower  - Seelenasche /  The Last Eidolon  / Plague Harvest (Various) 03  Beast Of Revelation  -  The Ancient Ritual Of Death  (Iron Bonehead) 04  Sodom  -  Genesis XIX  (Nuclear Blast) 05  Carcass  -  Despicable  (Nuclear Blast) 06  Scour  - Black (Housecore/Nuclear Blast) 07  Transcendence  -  Towards Obscurities Beyond  (Blood Harvest) 08  Soulskinner  -  Seven Bowls of Wrath  (Xtreem) 09  Necrot  -  Mortal  (Tankcrimes) 10  Ringarë - Sorrow Befell  (Iron Bonehead) *edit* Incantation - Sect Of Vile Divinities should have made this list

Infernal Dominon is a death metal band from Houston, Texas. Formed in 1999, this is their one-and-only full-length. As you can probably tell from the cover, Salvation Through Infinite Suffering (Corpse Gristle/TXDM Underground, 2000) has some satanic overtones. Neither underproduced nor overproduced, it's a 'brutal' affair; but it stands head and shoulders above the average brutal death metal offering - excellent chugging riffs, solid guttural vocals... What perhaps stands out about it the most is the superb drumming, courtesy of Charles 'Dobber' Beverly - who now plays in a very similar style for outstanding newcomers  Malignant Altar (and who also plays in  Necrofier, amongst other bands). The 2009 Burning Dogma reissue is particularly recommended, since it boasts all of the non-album recordings as bonus tracks; not to mention a nice red jewel case. You can hear it below, and hunt down a copy here .

Skarpseian ‎ – Skygge Slottet ( GV Sound, 2013 ): Skarpseian ‎ –  Tan Gil   ( GV Sound, 2014 ): Grimrik - Eisreich ( Deivlforst, 2014 ): Grimrik ‎– Die Mauern Der Nac ht ( Deivlforst, 2015 ): Spectral Kingdom ‎– I - III ( Deivlforst, 2018 ): Blood Lord - Unwelcome Guests ( Dungeons Deep, 2019 ): *edit*  The Bloodstained Keep  is also well worth checking Kosmorik ‎– Voyage Of Discovery ( Deivlforst, 2019 ): Forgotten Ghost / Snarling Clearing ‎– Empyreal Sorrow  ( Realm & Ritual, 2020 ): Quest Master - Lost Songs Of Distant Realms, Complete Collection ( Out Of Season, 2020 ):

This post focuses on the four Gorgoroth albums that we feel we can wholeheartedly recommend. These Norwegian black metal titans got together in 1992 and are still active today. There have been plenty of member changes in the band's history, though... Original vocalist Hat only features on the debut (Pentagram) and half of the sophomore effort (Antichrist) - since he was replaced during its recording by Pest. Antichrist is a cohesive work in spite of the division of vocal duties, perhaps even surpassing the debut, but both are outstanding  Bathory -influenced offerings. Pentagram ( Embassy/Wild Rags, 1994 ): Antichrist ( Malicious, 1996 ): Pest later went on to be replaced by controversial figure Gaahl; but returned for 2009's outstanding comeback album, Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt (as well as the impressive 2011 re-recording Of Under The Sign Of Hell ). 2015's Instinctus Bestialis is also well worth picking it up; but you guessed it - it features a different ...

All death metal releases... Immolation ( US ) - Unholy Cult ( Listenable/Olympic, 2002 ): Nocturnal Vomit ( Greece ) - Cursed Relics ( Kill Yourself/Imperium/Terror From Hell/Afterlife, 2012 ): Cavurn ( US ) ‎– Rehearsal ( Blood Harvest, 2017 ): Phobophilic ‎( US ) – Undimensioned Identities ( Rotted Life/Blood Harvest, 2019 ): ...and a bonus recommendation: Humanity Delete ( Sweden ) / Carnal Garden ‎( Greece ) – Anthems Of Doom / Lethal Onslaught  ( Iron Blood And Death Corporation )

This pioneering Swedish band should really need no introduction. Their early work has served as something of a blueprint for Scandinavian black metal. They released material consistently until the untimely death of main main Quorthon in 2004. However, beyond the first four offerings (pictured above) most of their output was of the viking metal variety; which is not the focus of this post. If you are a fan of black metal and are somehow yet to familiarise yourself with Bathory, you should rectify that immediately. You can preview and purchase all of the aforementioned albums below. Bathory ( Black Mark, 1984 ): The Return ( Black Mark, 1985 ): Under The Sign Of The Black Mark ( Under One Flag, 1987 ): Blood Fire Death ( Under One Flag, 1988 ):

30th OCTOBER Autopsy  ( US, death metal ) -  Live In Chicago  ( Peaceville ) 27th NOVEMBER Scour   ( US, black metal )   -  Black  ( Housecore/Nuclear Blast ) 7th DECEMBER Engulfed  ( Turkey, death metal ) -  Vengeance Of The Fallen ( Dark Descent/Me Saco Un Ojo ) 8th DECEMBER Horna  ( Finland, black metal ) -  Kuoleman Kirjo  ( W.T.C. Productions )