DISFYXIA - El Reino Del Terror

GENRE: Crustpunk, D-Beat, Hardcorepunk
FFO: Nausea, Extreme Noise Terror, Discharge, Anti-Cimex
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D/L: http://www45.zippyshare.com/v/67963385/file.html

Well this are a chilean band with female fronted, they sounds are amazing, some blastbeat and more raw d-beat style's.   DISFYXIA have only one a Demo called "El Reino del Terror" (Kingdom of Terror) and they talks about we don't exist on this capitalist society.

I think this band has revitalized the local scene crustpunk (Chilean), even considering that the vocalization is really well made and the intensity of his compositions are brutal...
Amazing staff band

BAPTISTS - Stream of new song "Calling"

Post by BAPTISTS.

TRAP THEM - Feedin' the Charlatan & I Hate The Kids

Post by Trap Them.

KNIVAD - New Songs (2014)

GENRE: Crust Punk, Metallic Hardcore
FFO: Centuries, Trap Them, Deathrite
D/L: Zippyshare or Bandcamp
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Check out some absolutely killer new songs by Knivad from Sweden. According to the band, Knivad is Swedish for something like "stabbed in the throat by a fucking knife!". That makes sense because these songs sound like they could be the soundtrack to a knife fight in some filthy European back alley. They are fast and pissed off with a raw production that just sounds perfect. Everything else on their Bandcamp page is free as well. Download this and start a pit.

A TUMBA ABIERTA - Adelato (2014)

GENRE: Crust, Punk, Hardcore
FFO:
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp

I don't know anything about this band other than they are a 5-piece from Cantabria, Spain. This is a great EP though, it's only 2 songs but it's nearly 15 minutes. It's definitely worth a listen and follow.

DISFARE - Demo (2013)

GENRE: Hardcore, Punk, Powerviolence
FFO: Tragedy, Rise And Fall, Hammers
DL: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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Here's another great hardcore band from Jakarta, Indonesia that got in touch with me. They only have a 2-song demo available but it's really really solid, so you should get it and follow them, hopefully they will have more music out soon.

WARMOUTH - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Grindcore, Hardcore, Metal, Punk
FFO: Moral Void, Harrowed, Trap Them, Hatred Surge
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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If you liked what you heard in my post a few days ago about the demo from Cloudburst, you're going to want to check out Warmouth. They are a three-piece hardcore band hailing from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Man, I don't know what the fuck is going on in Indonesia, but I like it. In addition to these two bands, you've got other good shit happening there like Avhath and Haul, and probably countless more that I don't even know about. As one of my friends put it, "Indonesians are pissed dude", he may be onto something. Warmouth only has a 2-song demo available at the moment, but it is a mandatory listen and download. Super heavy, pissed off hardcore with riffs all over the fucking place. And don't worry, they have a split album with Cloudburst that should be coming out fairly soon which is now officially my most anticipated release of the year.

CAGED GRAVE - Swallow//Unforgiven (2014)

GENRE: Powerviolence, Grindcore, Hardcore, Punk
FFO: Left For Dead, Dead In The Dirt, Trap Them, Iron Lung
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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BANDCAMP
BIGCARTEL

Everything this band has put out so far has been brilliant. These 2 songs are no different. One minute and thirty seconds of perfected blast beats and grind-violence. Swallow was originally released as a digital single and Unforgiven appeared on Fast//Violence Part 2. Earlier this month the 2 songs were paired and offered on a lathe-cut 5" limited to 60 copies (obviously sold out). So, if you missed these songs the first time around, get them now.

OBLITERATIONS - "Mind Ain't Right" Official Video

Post by Southern Lord Recordings.

WANDERER - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Melodic Dark Hardcore, Sludge, Post-Rock
FFO: Wolfenstein, Kollapse, Abest, As We Draw
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp

WHITE SPOT - Terms Of Venery (2014)

GENRE: Noise Rock, Grindcore, Mathcore, Sludge
FFO: Daughters, The Chariot, The Locust, Pink and Brown
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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Another VERY impressive solo project. Who needs bandmembers? Here's a description of the band from Facebook because I'm lazy: White Spot is a Noise Rock/Experimental Metal project formed by Marcus Lemoine. He released the first full length from White Spot titled Terms of Venery. It is a combination of many genres that meld together to create a structured chaos. From Noise Rock to Grind to Sludge, it pulls together to create something new, something loud, something that will make your body go on a physiological joyride. Your heart rate will increase. Your pupils will dilate. Your body temperature will rise. Blood will redirect to your legs. Your cerebellum will become more active. Your brain will flush with dopamine and a tingly chill will whisk down your back. Or you will hate it. It’s really up to you.

V/A COMPILATION IV - Apocalypse Moderne

Killer 25-track comp from Mîsos & Ánthrôpos Records featuring Cowards, The Phantom Carriage, Death Engine, Inside Conflict, Mad At The World and obviously more. Name your price download.

ORPHAN DONOR - Empty (2013)

GENRE: Mathcore, Powerviolence, Noisegrind
FFO: Full Of Hell, Iron Lung, Robocop
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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ORPHAN DONOR is a Band from Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is dedicated to ultimate destruction! They have created a special sort of dissonant grind whilst experimenting with noise samples including trumpets and all sorts of other shit! Their release EMPTY, though, is a more skinned down release, with direct songs and sound! If you are into things that are both extreme and experimental, be sure to check out ORPHAN DONOR, this and most of their other releases are free to download on Bandcamp.

CLOUDBURST - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Blackened Metallic Hardcore, Crust, Punk
FFO: Exhaustion, Razoreater, Moral Void, Deathrite
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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HOLY SMOKES this is fucking good. It's a goddamned shame this is only 2 songs though. The only thing I know about this band is that they are from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. And, according to their Bandcamp bio, Cloudburst is a collection of young dudes playing metallic hardcore with chaotic attitude. This is easily one of the best demos I've heard in a long time. Super-aggressive crust-punk with a dark vibe. Killer.

HAILNOTHING - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Powerviolence, Hardcore, Grindcore, Punk
FFO: Nails, Teething, Throats, Puig Destroyer
D/L: Zippyshare or Free on Bandcamp
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Here is a blistering, pummeling & smothering demo by newer band HailNothing, featuring members of Boxcutter Facelift and Hellbent A/D. It's 5 minutes of raw, pure grind-punk and I've been listening to it over and over and over.... Get this now.

MORPHINIST - The Euphoria Session (2014)

GENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Hardcore
FFO: Galaktik Cancer Squad, Paramnesia, Sun Worship
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Morphinist is an ambitious band out of Germany that up until 2 releases ago has been a solo project. Recently a studio bassist has been added to lessen the burden. This stuff sounds AMAZING for not having a full band, I'm blown away. Atmospheric metal isn't really my favorite thing, but this latest release is very loud and catchy with a lot more of a hardcore influence. This album was first recorded in August 2013 but never finished. One year later in August 2014 it was re-recorded to get better quality. Their stuff has always been "name your price" on Bandcamp, so earlier today this went up the same way, but the band asked for any donations possible as they need a new amp. Well, it looks like people downloaded a ton but didn't offer much money, so it's gone to €2 in order to salvage the monthly download limit. So, I normally wouldn't bring this up, but take a listen below and if you dig it, consider coughing up the €2. It's less than $3 US for over 30 minutes of music. Well worth it IMHO.

RUN THE WIRE - ADAMANT (2014)

GENRE: Chaotic Hardcore, Mathcore, Punk
FFO: Every Time I Die, The Chariot, Converge, Norma Jean
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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INSTAGRAM
YOUTUBE

PRETTY MOUTH - The Endless Mistake (2014)

GENRE: Experimental Grindcore, Noise, Chaotic Hardcore
FFO: Gaza, Reproacher, Great Falls
D/L: Zippyshare or name your price on Bandcamp
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YOUTUBE

Don't miss out on the final release from Toronto's Pretty Mouth. It's a nightmare-inducing rager.

OLD WOUNDS - New Track Streaming At Pitchfork

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TEETHING - Ralph (2014)

GENRE: Crust, Punk, Hardcore, Grindcore, Powerviolence
FFO: Ravage Ritual, Nails, Isolation Tank
D/L "Ralph": Zippyshare & Free on Bandcamp
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The latest 7" from Spain's amazing Teething, made available as a free download by the band today.

BURDEN - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Crust, Anarcho-Punk, D-Beat, Noise, Hardcore
FFO: Dropdead, Crass, Doom, Wolfbrigade
D/L "Self Titled" (ZS) & Free on Bandcamp
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Burden is the brainchild of Ben Wright. This one-man project started in 2008 with an intention to make harsh noise. Over the years the project has gradually changed it's sound to Crust Punk with elements of Noise. This new recording was literally just finished and here it is for you to download. Get it!

BLOG ROUND-UP LINK DUMP #11

You should already have these blogs bookmarked....

MANIC COMPRESSION

Iron Lung - Savagery

V/A Hell Comes Home Boxset - Vol. 1

Territory - Blowback

Fange - Poisse

Silent Authority - 2nd Demo

Run With The Hunted - The Sieve And The Sand

Pariso / Svalbard - Split

Of Feather And Bone - False Healer

Hollow Tongue - Godsnakes

Suffering Quota - Self Titled

Vein - Self Titled

CUT & PASTE

Oaf

Plebeian Grandstand

Rainmaker

Dead Instrument

Glue

SMOKE PIGS

Capacities - The Unexamined Life

The Body - I Shall Die Here

Punch

TOXICBREED'S FUNHOUSE

Sterilized - Chemical Dust

The Rodeo Idiot Engine - Consequences

ANNIHILATE NEXT WEEK

Dropout - Turn Away From The Light

BLACK HAND INN

Abaddon Incarnate - Pessimist

FUCKED BY NOISE

Vertigo Index - Posthuman V1.1

Veuve S. S. - Visceres

MEANS OF EXISTENCE

Iron Reagan - Spoiled Identity

HOOKED ON CHRIST - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Fastcore, Powerviolence, Punk
FFO: ULTRA//NEGATIVE, IRA Graves, Tinnitus
D/L "Self Titled" & Free on Bandcamp
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Two man short and fast hardcore from Birmingham, UK feat. members of Fuck Right Off and Golovnin.

SEVENTYEIGHTDAYS - Discography via Abridged Pause

SeventyEightDays featured former members of Chokehold and future members of The Swarm. Heavily inspired by Drive Like Jehu, this band was basically Hot Snakes a few years before Hot Snakes existed. And everyone loves Hot Snakes, right? I found this, along with a shitload of other great Canadian treasures at the Abridged Pause blog. You can click the image above to read more about SeventyEightDays and to download their 2 releases from 1997 & 1998. You can't find their stuff anywhere so I also put their first CD on YouTube so you can check it out first if you want below. After you grab this, I HIGHLY suggest that you explore the rest of the Abridged Pause blog, ESPECIALLY their Band Retrospectives. Literally tons of behind the scenes info on legendary Candian hardcore bands like Left For Dead, Funerary, Ire, The Black Hand, Acrid and many many more.

COBRA NOIR (FKA The Black Cobra)

GENRE: Dark Hardcore, Punk, Sludge
FFO: Coliseum, Cursed, Black Ships, The Black Hand, Young And In The Way
HOMEPAGE (dead)
D/L "Abode Of The Dead"
D/L "Barricades"
D/L "Road To Ruins"
D/L "Split With The Holy Mountain"
D/L "Studio 3 Live Session"

I can't mention Mi Amore and other Canadian hardcore bands without also heaping massive amounts of praise upon Quebec's COBRA NOIR. Also existing in the mid-late 2000's, this band did their part in laying the groundwork for every good hardcore band you hear today. Half of their stuff is damn near impossible to find, digitally or physically, but I managed to scrape together their 2 LP's and a few more at the links above. Their first LP, Abode Of The Dead (2005), is about as close in feel and tone to Cursed as you are going to find in a record. You should be downloading this shit at this point. Their next LP, Barricades (2006), seems almost purposefully under-produced in comparison, but for any fan of Coliseum or Heartless, this is a joy to hear. Listening to these records today, they are still completely and absolutely relevant. It's hard to believe they were recorded almost a decade ago. And if you happen to have MP3's of their Demonstration, Self-Titled or Last Days split 7", please let us know.

NORRBRAND - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Black Metal, Death Metal, Crust
FFO: Depravation, Klandestyn, Bloodrain
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D/L "Self Titled" (ZS)

Norrbrand was formed in the spring of 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia by members of black metal band Nebelwerfer. This first demo was recorded in the summer of 2014. 

WISENT - Total Liberation (2014) [REVIEW/STREAMING]

GENRE: Black Metal, Ambient, Microtonal, Experimental
FFO: Wolves In The Throne Room, Murmuüre, Urfaust
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Named after the endangered Buffalo race which used to live in central europe, WISENT sets a clear aim with their release "Total Liberation": Total Animal Liberation. The band self describes the meaning of this liberation as they see it this way:

"Total Liberation means recognizing that all oppression is connected, and it means a commitment to resisting this oppression in all its forms. "

As for their music, they chose a form of ambient black metal with electronic elements which melts to a strongly atmospheric soundscape. Inspirated by the horrors men brought upon animals and nature in general, their agonized dark sound creates visions of the unbearable guilt of mankind. Wisent stands for Green minded activism, clutching to the rest of hope for a better world, for Men and Animals alike.

ATOMÇK - Whitewashed (2014)

GENRE: Grindcore, Hardcore, Sludge
FFO: Exhaustion, Throats, Sick/Tired
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D/L "Whitwashed" (ZS)

There are times when I can't stand listening to this because of the shrill, screeching vocals. But then I start reading about them and I start seeing phrases like "PROPER GRINDCORE", "EP OF NOISY RACKET", "NO GODS NO MANAGERS" and "ALL MUSIC IS RUBBISH" strewn about their band pages and I start to like them more. They've been around for a long time (2006) and have put out a lot of stuff, all of which you can grab for free on Bandcamp. Check them out if you like what  you hear below.

I.WITNESS - Youth (2014)

GENRE: Melodic Hardcore, Emocore, Punk, Screamo
FFO: Have Heart, Jungbluth, Warborn
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D/L "Youth" (ZS)

I.Witness is a band from Barnaul (Altai District), Russia, playing a downtuned blend of fast and furious parts of hardcore of the 2000's mixed with 1990-s noir emo harmonies. Their Bandcamp page states that this release, "Youth", is intended to be listened to as a whole rather than on a track-by-track basis. Also, all of their previous releases are free to download on Bandcamp as well, so that's nice.

ALARIDOS - Discography (2013-2014)

GENRE: Crust, Mincecore, Grind Punk
FFO: Agathocles, Drudge, Malignant Tumour, etc.
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D/L (Free on Bandcamp)

Old, Dirty and well executed (really good played) crust punk us back to the most ancient sounds of the genre. Something like a hybrid between the old Napalm Death and  Agathocles Mincecore's masters, compositions made ​​the old way (3 or 4 notes in 2 cuts) that highlight a clear influence of the Belgians. Band lyrics speak of timeless social and personal topics, distress the siege of day to reach the end anxiety and despair for a future denied.

Alaridos playing a first record called "Ciudad Paranoia" (Paranoic City) with a primitive sounds, i think in the crustpunk oldschool way, this year they surprise us with a recording 3 tracks to stumble and create the need for more.

Good buzz and excellent drug!!!

WEAK/DYING - Cosmetic Surgery (2014)

GENRE: Noisegrind, Blackened Grind, Powerviolence
FFO: Full Of Hell, Robocop, Iron Lung
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D/L "Cosmetic Surgery"

DISTORTION, DISPAIRE, DESPERATION. Weak/Dying from Denver, CO brings all this to your pitiful mind! Their digital album "Cosmetic Surgery" contains 5 tracks which just bash your brains out of your skull with both black metal and powerviolence elements! An exciting music variation which shows that there are always limits to push and borders to overgo! Get this nasty piece of noise on their Bandcamp page for free!

VATICAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2007-2009)

GENRE: Hardcore, Punk, Rock N' Roll
FFO: Cursed, Burning Love, Homestretch, Eating Glass
MYSPACE
"Hazy Skies Over Martha's Vineyard" + Studio 3 Session

Vatican Chainsaw Massacre is another band with strong ties to Burning Love. They were a heavy punk/hardcore band from Hamilton, Ontario that started out as a three-piece drum/bass punk band. They eventually incorporated a guitarist into their line-up, and in 2008, they released their full-length LP, “Hazy Skies Over Martha’s Vineyard”. The band featured members of Our Father and some members are currently playing in Burning Love and Nice Head. They also recorded a live studio session on January 18th, 2009 for the Equalizing-X-Distort show on CIUT 89.5FM in Studio 3.

Download links for the LP and Live Session are above or you can stream some stuff below:

Vatican Chainsaw Massacre, Equalizing-X-Distort, CIUT 89.5FM, Studio 3

BLACKENED VORTICE R.I.P. + INFO

A lot of people have been asking what happened to the Blackened Vortice blog. Unlike The Elementary Revolt, Blackened Vortice was simply deleted. Well, through the magic of the internet, I may have found some answers for you, screengrabs below. Thanks for the blog while it lasted guys.

HERE IS THE LINK

METHMOUTH - Split w/Tragic Film (2014)

GENRE: Hardcore, Powerviolence, Punk, Fastcore
FFO: Coke Bust, Barge, Shit Luck, Sea Of Shit, Vaccine
FACEBOOK: METHMOUTH // TRAGIC FILM
BANDCAMP: METHMOUTH  //  TRAGIC FILM
D/L: Split w/Tragic Film"
PURCHASE

METHMOUTH is a pissed off powerviolence band from the south east coast of Florida. They play in the vein of the classic bands such as Spazz, No comment, Neanderthal and Capitalist Casualties. This is their newest release, a split cassette with Tragic Film, a powerviolence band from Japan. METHMOUTH is a 100% D.I.Y. band and all of their digital downloads are free, which is always fucking rad. Their previous releases are just as insane as this one so grab them if you don't have them already, and if you can, support the band by grabbing the cassette for just $2.50 from them directly.

FAILGIVER - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Chaotic Dark Hardcore, Punk
FFO: Botch, Converge, Gaza
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BANDCAMP
D/L "Self Titled"

HUMAN SLAUGHTER - Beaten To Death (2014)

GENRE: Metallic Hardcore, Chaotic Hardcore, Sludge, Metalcore
FFO: Behemoth, Ringworm, Marduk, Tragedy
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BANDCAMP
D/L "Beaten To Death"

LESSER ANIMAL - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Chaotic Hardcore, Grindcore, Metal
FFO: Puig Destroyer, Tinnitus, Full Of Hell
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BANDCAMP
TUMBLR
D/L "Demo"

CULT SONGS Vol. 2 (2014) [V/A]

80 (!?!!) songs have been crammed onto Vol. 2 of the Cult Songs mixtape series compiled by The Death Of A Modernist. It features bands you probably know like Daggers, Direwolves, Disabler, Monoliths and Teethgrinder... but chances are you'll find other stuff you will dig too. As always, its free!

LOVECHILD - Migraine Music (2014) [STREAMING]

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TROMBLON - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Melodic Chaotic Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
FFO: Seizures, Our Mothers Sons, The Rodeo Idiot Engine, Coilguns, Alpinist
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BANDCAMP
D/L "Self Titled"

I don't know a damn thing about this new, French band, but I am really digging this EP!

TRACES - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Instrumental, Emo, Punk, Post-Hardcore
FFO: Pelican, Cave In, Giganto
BANDCAMP
D/L "Self Titled"

ABSDED - Self Titled (2014)

GENRE: Metalcore, Hardcore, Punk
FFO: Blackest, Ancst, Plebeian Grandstand, Eternal Sleep
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BANDCAMP
D/L "Self Titled"

HULDRA - Pulling Us Down (2014)

GENRE: Black Metal, Doom, Grindcore
FFO: Pyrrhon, Meth Drinker, Mutilation Rites
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BANDCAMP
D/L "Pulling Us Down"

ALRIGHT - Demo (2014)

GENRE: Thrash, Metal, Hardcore, Punk
FFO: Death Before Dishonor, Iron Reagan, Black Breath
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BANDCAMP
D/L - Free On Bandcamp

JOHNNYHATKRÄETZE - Aufgeklärter Absolutismus (2014)

GENRE: Powerviolence, Fastcore, Hardcore Punk
FFO: Infest, Weekend Nachos, Ground
BANDCAMP
D/L "Aufgeklärter Absolutismus"

Adam gave me the opportunity to post some propaganda for my own band, Johnnykatkräetze (Or in short form which is probably more comfortable for non-German speakers: J.H.K.)!

About one year ago we started to rehearse as a group of buddies who wanted to make fast, pissed off music - and that we did! Having kind help from Berlin`s Fleshbug crew and Moving Sounds recording we managed to record 15 songs + a cover track in no time (because none of our songs are longer than 3 minutes).

The aim of the band is to point out fucked up things in society around us, in or home town and in humanity in general... Main theme is us being pissed off about the Neo-Prussian cult at the place we live, where rich bastards rebuild Prussian monuments and just close their eyes to the obvious militaristic, monarchistic and absolutistic statements of these buildings. The album title, therefore, "Aufgeklärter Absolutismus" (which means: Enlightened Absolutism) aims toward the absolutist structures in which we still live: the Capitalistic Absolutism!

We say: FUCK THAT! So feel free to get a free download and have listen to our tunes!

CEPHEIDE - De Silence Et De Suie (2014) [REVIEW/STREAM]

GENRE: Raw Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, DSBM
FFO: Paramnesia, Ash Borer, Wolves In The Throne Room
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PURCHASE

Formed in 2013, Cepheide started off as a group of individuals with different musical horizons.

In order to make music that combines raw sound with an emotional and melancholic atmosphere of their very own way, they started their creation process of writing and rehearsing. Now, one year later, the product of their effort turned out: De Silence Et De Suie.

A 4 track demo of utter darkness and desperation. This Piece of music makes your mind dwell in grey winter landscapes and cry out of agony... good stuff.

CAPA - The Droves (2014)

GENRE: Atmospheric, Black-Metal, Post-Hardcore
FFO: Deafheaven, Wolves In The Throne Room, Ash Borer
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BANDCAMP
D/L "The Droves"

CHOLERA - Plagiarised Hope (2014) [REVIEW & STREAM]

GENRE: Crust, Hardcore, Punk, Sludge
FFO: Esoteric Youth, Young And In The Way, Nails, Razoreater, Trap Them
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SOUNDCLOUD
BIGCARTEL

Alright kids, strap yourselves in for this one because Cholera's Plagiarised Hope 7" that was released earlier this year will completely wreck you. It seems that the hardcore/crust epicenter of the universe is shifting West from Germany with bands like Alpinist, Goldust & Trainwreck to the UK with bands like Harrowed, Isolation Tank & Corrupt Moral Altar. Further evidence of this is Cholera, who in 2012 laid down a blistering framework of things to come in the form of their debut, Egotism (which is available for a free download here from Church Of Fuck). Egotism's 7 tracks gave the fan of hardcore everything they could desire, combining elements of crust, thrash & punk along with atmospheric feedback, making it a near-flawless release. 

Fast forward six months and as you take a listen to Plagiarised Hope, you soon start to realize that somehow, someway, Cholera has managed to improve upon their debut in nearly every way, something that is far to uncommon of an occurrence. Something about this record just seems bigger. It could be that it was recorded and mixed by Joe Nø Studio (Esoteric Youth, Old Skin, Iced Out) and mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Nails, SUNN O))), Integrity). Whatever the reason, it sounds amazing.

Eyeless, the first of six songs, has an intro reminiscent of a freight train, and that is fitting because for the next few minutes you are going to get run-the-fuck-over by Gristle and Anonymous. The latter half of Anonymous serves as a nice middle point with a eerily beautiful solo merging into an industrial-sounding buzz. This little interlude might lead you to believe that you have a minute to catch your breath, but you would be mistaken as the buzzsaw-attack of the aptly named Raped is upon you immediately. Swelling continues the onslaught and manages to channel the riffs of Cursed and the attitude of Chris Colohan to leave you headbanging uncontrollably. Finishing off this slab of vinyl is Puppet, a slightly slower, sludge-y, groove-soaked track that drives through you like a plow that weighs a million pounds.

It should go without saying that if you are reading this blog, you should own this record already. It's a co-release between Church Of Fuck, who has become the King Midas of hardcore recently, and Holy Ground Records. It's limited to 300 on pitch black vinyl but is still available. This is a one-time pressing so if  you need it, get it directly from the band's BigCartel page ↓

PURCHASE: CHOLERA - PLAGIARISED HOPE 7"

or stream/buy a digital copy below: