Total Devastation - Honour The Disorder (2008)

01. High On War
02. Nation Of Rats
03. We Want To Believe
04. White Water
05. Denied
06. What Remains
07. Bend In Shape
08. Oblivion
09. Honour The Disorder

Fourth album of this finnish band. Sounds based on swedish death, especially the guitars, but a with a touch of industrial metal and a bit of sludge sonorities. It sounds powerful, compact and raging. Highlights "nation of rats", a punch in the face!

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General Chaos - Calamity Circus (2010)

01. Speech 02:09
02. Black Belt 03:21
03. Second to None 03:21
04. Trailer 00:47
05. Screen Berets 02:39
06. Kingsize Overdose 02:17
07. Calamity Circle 03:32
08. Swedeheart 02:33
09. Incessantly 03:06
10. Powder Monkey 03:17
11. Black as Disease 05:23

 Groove metal with thrash flavours from Germany, full of crushings guitar riffs (ex Dew-Scented at guitar) and a fat sound that hooks you at first listening. Good production and nice cover as well.

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Yurei - Working Class Demon (2010)

01. Brukket 4:55
02. Your black waters 6:38
03. The bird of dread 4:40
04. Steamhead 5:21
05. Velvet demon 4:54
06. Bleeding through carving ghost 7:12
07. I am champagne 5:12
08. Suicide shitcom 5:09
09. Vendetta 6:18
10. The last wave 5:30
11. Phantom lodge 4:50

Weird work of these norwegian musicians. Think about Virus, Umbra Nihil, Ephel Duath, and you´ll konw of what I´m talking about. In spite of the rare soundscapes, the album doesn´t make boring and can be heard very well. Give it a chance.

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Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos - The Prosthetic Cubans (1998)

1. Aurora En Pekin 5:31
2. Aqui Como Alla 4:51
3. Como Se Goza En El Barrio 3:29
4. Postizo 4:55
5. No Me Llores Mas 5:39
6. Los Teenagers Bailan Changui 4:49
7. Fiesta En El Solar (LP Version) 5:05
8. La Vida Es Un Sueño 3:30
9. Esclavo Triste 6:06
10. Chosterio Plena 2:46 

Let´s gonna try with something different. The eclectic guitarist Marc Ribot, in one of his uncountable works and collaborations, recorded this album with The Prosthetic Cubans. A really enjoyable record of jazz/rock full of latin rythms and a brilliant guitar work. I hope you like it, despite it is not the usual stuff that you can find here.

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Coroner - No More Color (1989)

1. Die by My Hand 03:46
2. No Need to Be Human 04:31
3. Read My Scars 04:32
4. D.O.A. 04:19
5. Mistress of Deception 04:57
6. Tunnel of Pain 04:30
7. Why it Hurts 03:47
8. Last Entertainment 04:00

A classic inside the genere. Old school thrash, with the amazing guitar work of Tommy Baron and the quality of Marquis Marky at drums. A diferent way of play thrash, more experimental and progressive than most. A must have album!

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Earth - Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I (2011)

01. Old Black 08:49
02. Father Midnight 12:11
03. Descent to the Zenith 07:30
04. Hell’s Winter 11:32
05. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I 20:24

Yes!!! At last! One of the most anticipated albums of the year to me.  It seems that it follows the path of their past two albums, closer to "The Bees Made...", with his hipnotic slow-country soundscapes, and in this occasion I have to say that this record also seems to be more "accessible", wich does not mean that it is an easy-listening work, but easier digestion. I think that this work will accomplish the expectations. We will see... enjoy it!

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Mark Lanegan - Live At Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (2010)

01. Field Song
02. One Way Street
03. No East Action
04. Miracle
05. River Rise
06. Little Willie John
07. Don’t Forget Me
08. Can’t Catch The Train
09. Message to Mine
10. Mirrored
11. Resurrection Song
12. Julia Dream
13. 100 Days
14. Jesus’ Program
15. When Your Number Isn’t Up
16. Hangin’ Tree 

Live show belonging to his recent tour in 2010. What can I say? Mr.Lanegan alone with an acoustic guitar, wich means that we can enjoy much yet his amazing voice. I could see him on this tour and I´ve to say that It was one of the best shows of the last year, and one of the best male voices that I ever heard live. A good choice to begin this new year.

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