Lightning Swords of Death - The Golden Plague

Lightning Swords of Death has managed to capture all of the raw aspects of extreme metal and blend it into an unstoppable char-black alloy. The riffs blaze and burn, the vocals shriek and wail, the drums pound out their war-bringing fury all while the atmospheric production of this offering adds a chilling darkness. If you like blackened death with lots of thrash and doom elements then this is going to tear your skull apart.

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Denouncement Pyre - World Cremation

Blackened Death Metal from Down Unda'h. These guys mix the trem-picked madness of Incantation with the raw chaos of old school Black Metal. This album stops at nothing when it comes to bringing you to your knees with evil concentrated into riff form. Track after track inspires images of war and the fiery depths of the abyss. Vocals seethe with vulgarity as they slither over the thorn-covered guitars. This album contains what a lot of Black Metal-influenced acts lack, a to connection their roots and great song-writing dynamics. A must-have metal release for 2010.

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Nocturnal - Arrival of The Carnivore

German Blackened Thrash of the utmost awesome. Chunky riffs seethe with pure Slayer and Sodom influence while old school Bathory beats attack your sternum like a battle axe. The music is filled with everything you'd expect from an old school revival act PLUS fuckwin artwork. This is an album that must be experienced at MAXIMUM VOLUME.

For fans of: Skeletonwitch, Bathory, Withered and Sodom

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