Excellent New Finnish Death Metal (for FREE)

Solothus from Finland play very thick, stomping Death/Doom - the highlights of which are the furious, throaty sounding guttural vocals and dirgy funeral march breakdowns that often evoke the feel of classic obscure Finnish bands of yesteryear. A very oldschool Sabbath atmosphere puncuates the whole affair without overshadowing the Death Metal vibe. This is thoroughly Death Metal, only trailing off enough to allow the guitars to flourish over doomy passages, creating a very addictive signature sound. Solothus is perfectly Finnish - raw and brutal enough to please the most hardened death metal warrior, but with that extra touch of heady atmosphere which borders on the psychedelic.  I look forward to listening to this as the first snow covers Long Island this year. Download their 3 song demo, "Ritual of the Horned Skull", from Facebook like a nerd.

Solothus

West Coast Shit

 

I don't know about you guys, but I'm loving how the Neo-90s Death Metal thing is exploding all over lately. GORESKIN COFFIN (love the name) from northern California play evil sounding dark death metal prone to Immolation like atmosphere and even some classic Scandinavian sounding bleakness. Though they often rival classic Czech bands of yore in relentless rounds of blasting and brutality, they seem to do so almost subconciously as they effortlessly shift gears into bleak melodic skepticism. This is Death Metal that shows the genre can evolve while still evoking classic nostalgia. Well done and well produced with a thick wall of sound, their EP, "Corpse Filled Caskets", stands out both for its innovation and its timelessness. They thought you deserve to have it for free because you have a computer and the internet. Listen to the song "Dominion" for a quasi-Finnish foray into despondent metal territory. Don't be a dick and miss this, Paulo.

Goreskin Coffin

This is a quick laugh

It takes 1:12 to get to the punchline. This is the best laugh I've had all day.

 

If this got you depressed at first like it did me, just remember this...

"all kinds of surge for the mighty cult ... TOTAL GORE"

-Antimo, Disgorge (Thanks list, Forensick)

Situation normalized.

Dan alert has been downgraded to code : pickles. I received a text from Dan today stating that "Shit is mad real.". Though we do not yet know the nature of said shit and can not verify if it is, in fact, "mad real", at least we can rest assured that our man is out there somewhere roaming the streets, within reach of a cell phone and internet access. Good night and good luck to you all. Fuckin sick.

Dan Alert (Code Jalapeno)

As it has been 3 weeks or more since anyone over here has heard from Dan Olivencia, we are issuing a code jalapeno high alert. Please stay alert - he may be playing bass in death metal and/or grindcore bands and possibly serving pumpkin spice frappuchinos.

Late Halloween Treat

Dehumanized in full corpse paint at Castle Heights Halloween 1996. That about says it all. This is from the classic original lineup with Mike Zuzio on vocals, about 1 year before I started going to shows at Castle Heights. By the time I got there, they had Jerry, who would drink whole bottles of tequila across the street before his friends ushered him in to the stage. He had a sick Deranged classic logo shirt, to. These guys are still around and playing shows, with Crazy Paul still going hard. Respect.

Yea!