Coffins/XXX Maniak - The Crack of Doom Split (2008)

XXX Maniak
1) Raping A Minor Of The White Race
2) Sweet Relief In The Mausoleum
3) Raped By A Retard
4) Picking Up A Random Goregrind CD And Acting Out The Cover With The Girl Next Door
5) Worthless Hole
6) Skeleton Inside Her
7) Sandbox Sniffer
8) Aroused By The Rape Trial
9) Stabilize Her
10) Sludge Taster (Piercing The Pipes)
11) Smoking Sumerian Debris
12) Magician In The Bathrobe
13) Hot Nazi Sluts Have Steaming Guts
14) Bludgeoned By A Human Body
15) Perpetually Exploding Uterus
16) Born Again Slut
17) Snorting Her Fumes
18) Grinded To Nothing
19) Balls Vs. Hatchet
20) Mouth You Don't Have To Feed

Coffins
21) Cracks Of Doom
22) Ebony Tears

Enjoy!

(U.S.A./Japan) Brutal Death Metal

“The Cracks Of Doom” places one of the best death metal bands in the world, the mighty Coffins, alongside hard-hitting porn grind upstarts XXX Maniak, whose sick and oozing-from-every-invaded-orifice brand of extreme death/grind must be heard to be appreciated.

The two songs from Coffins, including a blinding Cathedral cover, are worth the price of admission alone. Seriously, these guys can do no wrong and every single, album, EP and split they put their names to should be hunted down. Strangely, their pair of laid-back, smoking tunes - paying worthy homage to some of the best death metal of the 80's - last longer than all 20 of the XXX crews’ blasts put together. As for the Maniaks: in the best tradition of extreme death/grind, we get high-speed short, sharp shocks, churned out with incredible spontaneous intensity, complemented by a shitload of appropriate and often hilarious samples, which add extra charm to the steaming pile of political incorrectness.

Seriously, if you are not familiar with Coffins, get yourself educated on them because they are amazing!

Gortuary - Manic Thoughts Through Perverse Mutilation (2008)

Tracklist;
1.Mutilation By Double Penetration
2.Skull Fragments
3.Hereditary Retardation
4.Pedophilic Manipulation
5.Pool of Excrement
6.Transgender Dismember
7.Splatter Fecal Matter
8.Meat Grinder Homicide
9.Wake Up Murder

Prepare for Mutilation

(USA) Brutal Death Metal

With a little over a year of experience together as a band, Gortuary’s ability to eviscerate like a rusty chainsaw to the bowels is only matched (and exceeded) by their technical prowess. This California crew of five slam from downtuned riffs that surge with sludgy appeal to mind altering technical savagery. Thick crunchy bass rhythms permeate the air as drummer Josh’s aggressive and manic drum abuse cements the tone for guitarists Glen and Andre.

Both guitarists throw down crushing riffs at breakneck speeds with brutal results. Sludgy tones and an overwhelming flood of noise are accompanied by intestine twisting leads and hooks. Lead growler Oscar sounds as though he was nursed on battery acid as a pup. His deep guttural growls and gurgles pile drive home the band’s putrid and perversely vile lyrics all to the tune of slamming brutal death metal

Kraanium - Ten Acts of Sickening Perversity (2008)

Tracklist:
01. Stench Of Putrid Innards 02:36
02. Perverted Sensation 02:43
03. Rectal Disembowelment 02:09
04. Midget Fucker 02:49
05. Zombified Infanticide 02:50
06. Pentagrandma 01:41
07. Excremental Maniac 02:25
08. Human Flesh Devourment 02:20
09. Shemale Throatfuck 02:19
10. Double Barrel Penetration 04:48
11. Horrendous Torture (Bonus Track) 00:41

Total playing time: 27:21

Yes, there will be Blood.

(Norway) Brutal Death Metal

It was merely a matter of time before I posted an album from a subgenre of metal that my heart truly lies with. Thanks to such blistering tracks like Perverted Sensation, Zombified Infanticide, and Shemale Throatfuck (my personal favorite), Kraanium's Ten Acts of Sickening Perversity album stands as one of the best gore/brutal releases for me this year. Don't worry, though; this gem only serves as a prelude to an onslaught of gore that I'm going to unleash upon you...

Aborted - Strychnine.213

Track Listing:
01. Carrion
02. Ophiolatry
03. I35
04. Pestiferous Subterfuge
05. The Chyme Congeries
06. A Murmer in Decrepit Wits
07. Enterrement of an Idol
08. Hereditary Band
09. Avarice of Vilification
10. The Obfuscate

Gimme Gimme Gimme

(Belgium) Death Metal/Deathcore

I'll be honest. Aborted's new album Strychnine.213 is pretty decent, but it's nowhere near as good as an album like The Archaic Abattoir. In fact, this album almost seems like a direct continuation of their previous effort, Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture. I know these guys are trying their damnedest to stop being compared to Carcass, but they can do it in a much better way than taking the deathcore route. Still, it's not a bad album and definitely worth a listen.

Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels (2008)

Tracklist:
1. Martyrdoom 05:31
2. Hostis Humani Generis 03:13
3. Morbid Paroxism 02:45
4. Vanishing Faith 03:41
5. Voices 04:40
6. Graves Of The Archangels 08:08
7. Subjugation 01:11
8. Source Of Fire 05:02
9. Teeth Into Red 09:26

Total playing time: 43:38

I've Got to Have it!

(Greece) Death Metal

Here is a death metal band that truly appreciates the dark and atmospheric style of early 90's extreme metal. I'd venture to say that this is THE best underground metal release of 2008. Yeah, it's that good. Seriously though, check it out if you have no clue who this band is. They easily invoke some classic Immolation and are on par with several other modern day death metal bands like Necrocultus or Repugnant. Looking for catchy, cookie-cutter shit? You're not going to find it with this band. Remember, if you like it, buy it. Support this band so we can have more than just this and their EP (Purifying Consecrated Ground).

Withered - Folie Circulaire (2008)

Tracklist:
1. To Embrace 1:41
2. The Fated Breath 4:54
3. Dichotomy Of Exile 5:36
4. Gnosis Unveils 6:52
5. The Forsaken Truth 1:49
6. Purification Of Ignorance 5:14
7. Drawn Black Drapes 3:43
8. Reveal The Essence Of Suffering 6:54
9. Clamor Beneath 4:59
10. Into Armageddon 4:27
Total playing time: 46:08

You know you want it!

(U.S.A.) Sludge/Grindcore/Death/Black Metal

This was a highly anticipated album for me. An extremely incredible follow-up to Withered's Memento Mori (all the way back in 2006!), Folie Circulaire possesses a huge lack of vocals this time around, causing the listener to really focus on their musicianship, which is amazing. I honestly cannot say enough good things about this album. Remember, if you like it, buy it. Support these bands while they are still around.