DEAD METAL

Faces of Death hail from São Paulo, and play thrash metal with some death metal influences. They recorded a couple of demos in the mid-'90s, but Consummatum Est is their first and only official release. This five track EP from 2017, courtesy of Brazilian label Lab 6, has a lot to offer - tight percussion, riffing and vocals; and strong hints of early Sepultura. The CD is hard to find, but the release can be downloaded from iTunes , Amazon  etc. A choice track from it can also be heard below.

Morta Skuld have always deserved more attention than they've got. Their first two (stone cold classic) albums (from 1993 and 1994) are featured  here . For All Eternity (the band's third full-length, from 1995) is also well worth picking up. It was Morta Skuld's first release for Peaceville, who have reissued all three of the early albums in recent years; along with 2017's Wounds Deeper Than Time. You can listen to For All Eternity below, and buy it here ; and a recent interview with vocalist/guitarist/founding member Dave Gregor can be found  here .

Sludgy funeral death-doom four-piece Dusk are back. The Wisconsin band's new EP - Withdraw - is forthcoming on Dark Symphones/The Crypt; and at the time of writing we don't know what to expect from it. It will follow the reissue of their two underrated classic mini-albums on a single CD (pictured above), or double vinyl, by those same labels in 2015. The mini-albums in question, originally released by Requiem Productions, are 1994's self-titled debut and 1996's ...Majestic Thou In Ruin. Both imaginative, atmospheric releases can be heard in full below; and you can pick up the compilation CD  here .

Inverloch features members of old school Australian funeral death-doom band diSEMBOWELMENT. This project stays very true to the legacy of that short-lived-but-significant band, too; and absolutely does it justice. The songwriting is just as strong, the material equally rich and atmospheric; and the execution is impeccable, as you might expect. Inverloch have two releases under their belts - the Dusk | Subside EP ( Relapse Records, 2012 ); and a full-length called Distance | Collapsed ( Relapse Records, 2016 ). A choice track from each can be found below, and they can both be purchased here .

1987 saw Chris Reifert play drums on Scream Bloody Gore (by  Death ), and then form Autopsy - presumably a good year for him, and certainly a good year for metal. Autopsy are one of the greats without a shadow of a doubt, and their influence has been considerable. The debut full-length (Severed Survival, 1989) is a stone cold classic: 1991's Mental Funeral is widely regarded as their finest hour: Not only did they release Mental Funeral in 1991, but also the mighty Retribution For The Dead single (which is included as a bonus track on some pressings of the album); and an excellent six track EP called Fiend For Blood: Autopsy releases are available from  Peaceville , which has been the band's label since 1989. P.S. 1992's Acts Of The Unspeakable is also well worth picking up. And watch this space for another post/more posts, covering their output since reforming in 2010.

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