Disfear - Live the Storm

Review:
After another extended span with no new releases (5 years) the Swedish D-Beat powerhouse is back in business with Live the Storm showcasing their dominance over the dis scene again with 10 fresh new tracks of bad ass for you to check out.
Featuring legendary names such as Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates) on vocals and Uffe Cederlund of Entombed fame running guitar it comes as no surprise that this album is as good as it is. Seriously! Lindberg, Gang vocals, thick overdriven guitars that straight up rock, and the very capable hands of Kurt Ballou in charge of the recording it would have been really hard to screw this release up for me.
For 6 hours straight this album worked as my hangover cure at work last night and while getting a little repetitive at times that could very well just be hours of listening to one album in the dreary morning hours. No worries though as plenty of the songs stick out from one another and it'll stick the riffs neatly in your brain so you will be banging your head to them in the proper order when you find yourself in a moment of silence. There's not much new going on here if you've heard them before so if you have been a long time fan you will know exactly what to expect but if you are new and have any interest in d-beat or any of the legendary bands that preceded Disfear this album is as good a place to start as any if not the best.
Label:
Relapse

Official Site:
http://www.disfear.com/


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Cursed - III: Architects of Troubled Sleep

Review:
Put down whatever garbage you are currently listening to and get on this. I picked up Cursed II after reading a review on stereokiller.com right before record/cd stores could no longer survive in small towns. Looking back it probably the best CD purchase I made that year and this album promises to make that a fact this year as well. Opening up after the intro track with a ferocity that demands attention from anyone within hearing distance and carrying that energy throughout the entire length of the album without ever getting boring i can honestly say this will be the hardcore album of 2008 to have and is definitely one you are going to want to get your grubby broke hands on. BUY THIS SHIT.

Now down to business.
Lyrically, Colohan shines as always continuing with themes from albums. You can expect more "Blah blah blah, Freemasons are taking over the world. I hate work. Life sucks." to take the words from Colohan's own mouth, yet as usual void of of the childish cliches typical of such content within extreme music. Coupled with his most pissed off delivery yet the energy on this album is a very notable step up from II. Night Terrors now reigns as my new favorite "pissed off at work song", surpassing Another day an older gem of theirs off of I.
If you aren't shouting along with the lyrics to this bad boy
http://www.notpopular.com/lyrics/3038/Cursed/Three

Other memorable tracks include Into the Hive and Friends in the Music Business, showcasing prominently that signature rhythmically frantic and always ear catching dirty sound of theirs. I highly recommend both these tracks as well "Night Terrors" to anyone who hasn't had a chance to hear the breath of foul air that cursed brings to a genre that in my humble opinion has become far to stale.

If 100% pissed off is how you like your music then i will be happy to inform you that III delivers the goods. If you have ever liked any of their prior works, dirty metallic 90's hardcore, or even a metal fan like myself(hardcore isn't usually my cup of tea either)
I'd give it a higher rating but there is no category for pure awesome so keep that in mind.

/ end jerkoff


orginially review on stereokiller.com
http://www.stereokiller.com/newsreviews/article.cfm?intarticleid=8136

Absu - Absu

Review:
Another Thrash infused Black Metal masterpiece by Absu? Go figure. 8 years after the release of the amazing Tara we finally get a fresh new full length in the shape of their new self titled album. An expertly crafted landscape of straightforward pummeling thrash riff-age that no fan of truly epic black metal should go with out hearing. I dare you to hold your head still while listening to it. While I don't really have any major gripes with the production on "Tara" (their last masterpiece), the improvement on this album definitely helps each new song reach out and hold your attention from whatever it is you're supposed to be doing at the moment. This is Absu at their finest and if "Mythological Occult Metal" sounds like it might be your thing then give this spin. You won't be disappointed. My favorite tracks so far include the opening track "Between the Absu and Fridu of Erech", "Amy", "Those of the void will re-enter", and "Sceptre command".

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To get things started

I'm put up a bunch of the reviews i've done recently before I start doing this regularly
Birdflesh - The Farmers Wrath



So I just finally got a hold of the new Birdflesh and after only a few runs through the 26 songs I've found that The Farmers' is exactly what I expected it to be. A hilarious, overly catchy grind mindfuck. If you have ever liked Birdflesh at all you will love this and probably rank it over their last effort. If you haven't heard them and consider your self a grind fan, hurry up and get a hold of this seeing as how its as good of an album to start with as any. Lastly, if you have heard them before but for some reason you're not really a fan you have my permission to piss on your own face till you come to your senses.

Tracks worth mentioning are


Tracklist:
1. Download Death
2. External Wounds of Vagina Power
3. Goatrider
4. Funny Ice-Dwarf
5. In the Sickness of the Sea
6. Our Rice
7. Payday Mayday
8. The Flying Penis
9. I Don't Wanna Live, I Don't Wanna Die
10. Suffer in the Dark of Darkness
11. Gorilla Behaviour
12. The Triumph of Grind
13. Cake Full of Maggots
14. Mythomaniac
15. Leprosy on Jeopardy
16. Footbath Fuck-Up
17. AC/Deicide
18. Some Kind of Mongo
19. Organ Smoothie
20. The Spaghetti Strangler
21. Eight Legs and a Death
22. Wrath of the Farmer
23. Flamencorpse
24. Swimmingpoop
25. True Glove and the Purgatory Passion
26. Wheelchair Impaler

Whoops thats the whole track list........
There's only two songs over two minutes anyway so don't be a pussy and just listen to the whole thing.

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