Vestiges - The Descent Of Man

Vestiges is a trio from the U.S.A. and The Descent Of Man is their debut album. This album begins quietly with a nice intro. The song after that begins also quietly and suddenly hell breaks loose! A mix of Hardcore, Black Metal, Crust, Screamo and Post-Rock influences hits you right in your face!
This album contains seven tracks (Intro, song I till V and Outro) that are filled with anger and despair. These guys did an excellent job with this album. The sound is right and all instruments are in balance. The vocals are making almost me afraid. This guy has an awesome throat. This voice goes truly through your bones!
Vestiges has released this impressive album at the tenth day of the tenth month in year ten and it is an display of heaviness, brutality and also sadness.

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Vestiges - The Descent Of Man (2010)

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At War - Infidel

At War is a Thrash/Death band from Virginia Beach, U.S.A. This band was formed in 1983 and released their full-length album in 1986. The album Infidel is their third album, so you can say At War is not such a productive band. Infidel is considered an average album. I disagree with that statement. I think it is a great album. It contain nine awesome songs about war (One of my favorite themes).
Infidel does not deserve the prize for originality, but it is a great album by a first class band!

At War - Infidel (2009)

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Eat The Living - BRAAIIINS

Eat The Living is a Death/Grind band from Ventura, California. Their music is also larded with extreme Metal styles like Thrash, Black, Doom, Crust and Punk. The female singer Jenocide has an awesome voice. The songs on the album BRAAIIINS are pretty decent. The artwork looks like a promotion for a zombie horror b-movie.

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Eat The Living - BRAAIIINS (2008)

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Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast

Bonded By Blood is not only the title of the first Exodus album, it is also the name of an awesome Thrash Metal band from Pomona, California.

Feed The Beast is their full-length debut album. Before this album Bonded By Blood released the Extinguish The Weak EP.

Bonded By Blood plays some fast Thrash Metal with at times hysterical vocals.

Next month Bonded By Blood will release their new album Exiled To Earth. I'm looking forward to that album!

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Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast (2008)

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GWAR - Scumdogs Of The Universe

I don't think GWAR needs any introduction. This band plays a strange combination of Metal, Hardcore and Punk and their shows are weird. Scumdogs Of The Universe is the second full-lenght album of GWAR. My favorite song is Sick Of You!

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GWAR - Scumdogs Of The Universe (1990)

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Metal Church - Metal Church

Metal Church was a Metal band from Seattle, U.S.A. This band played a combination of Heavy, Power and Thrash Metal. Metal Church is also the title of their debut album. It contains a lot of awesome songs like Beyond The Black, Metal Church, Battalions and the great Deep Purple cover Highway Star. Unfortunately Metal Church quit last year.

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Metal Church - Metal Church (1985)

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The Misfits - Misfits

The Misfits were a legendary American Punk band with the famous singer Glenn Danzig. This compilation album from 1986 is a summary of their best songs until that year. The Misfits were a inspiration for a lot of bands and a much of these songs were covered by many. My personal favorites are: Bullet, She, Hollywood Babylon and Green Hell.

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The Misfits - Misfits (1986)

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Necrophagia - Season Of The Dead

Season Of The Dead is the first album of the U.S. band Necrophagia. This band combines Death and Black Metal with Punk and Hardcore. There's even a pinch of Grindcore. The result is an album with a unique sound. The album starts with a long and haunting intro before the awesome song Forbidden Pleasures sets in. The singer Killjoy has a great voice, it is between death and black. I don't think I ever heard an album like this in these days.

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Necrophagia - Season Of The Dead (1987)

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Grip Inc - Power Of Inner Strenght

Power Of Inner Strenght is the first album of Grip Inc. This band is started by Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, guitar player Waldemar Sorychta and singer Gus Chambers (Gus committed suicide in 2008). Grip Inc. plays some awesome Thrash Metal. They've made four albums. In my opinion the best albums are: Power Of Inner Strenght and the second album Nemesis.

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Grip Inc - Power Of Inner Strenght (1995)

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Dark Angel - Darkness Descends

Dark Angel was a Californian Thrash Metal band with the famous drummer Gene Hoglan. Darkness Descends is their second album and is considered as a classic. It contains some fast and aggressive songs like The Burning Of Sodom, Merciless Death and Perish In Flames. The singer Don Doty did an awesome job on Darkness Descends. Too bad he quit after this album.

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Dark Angel - Darkness Descends (1986)

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Death Angel - Frolic Through The Park

Death Angel is a Thrash Metal band from the famous Bay Area scene. The first album THe Ultra Violence was already a classic, but I prefer the second album Frolic Through The Park a bit more. Death Angel has always sounded different then the average Thrash Metal band. Death Angel had more room for musical experiments. My favorite songs of this album are Bored and Confused.

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Death Angel - Frolic Through The Park (1988)

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Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back to Life

The first and best album from one of my favourite Death Metal bands!
I particularly like the Lyrics, they are like horror B-movies; blood, gore, zombies, maggots etc., and so way overdone that it becomes humorous!

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Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back To Life (1990)

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Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care

Handle With Care is the third full-length album by the New York Thrash Metal band Nuclear Assault. It is a very strong album. This band have a lot of socially critical lyrics. Awesome songs are: New List, Critical Mass, Emergency, F# (Wake Up) and Search & Seizure.

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Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care (1989)

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Macabre - Dahmer

This album can't be missed in any Metal collection!
Macabre is a Metal band from Chicago, U.S.A. Macabre combines Death, Thrash and Punk into a unique sound called Murder Metal. Dahmer is a concept album about the infamous serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer. This album is awesome, no more words needed for that. My favorite song is Konorack, because of the maniacal vocals.

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Macabre - Dahmer (2000)

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Sacred Reich - Ignorance

Here is an old one. Ignorance is the first album by the Arizona Thrash Metal band Sacred Reich. In my opinion is this album their best one! Excellent songs are: Death Squad, Ignorance, Violent Solutions and Rest In Peace!

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Sacred Reich - Ignorance (1987)

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Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned

The Californian Thrashers Exodus has just released Exhibit B: The Human Condition, an excellent album. This is their 2004 album Tempo Of The Damned. I think it's the last album with Steve Souza. Tempo Of The Damned is a brutal Thrash album. Great songs are: Scar Spangled Banner, War Is My Sheppard and the old demo song Impaler! But the absolute classic is the song Black List!

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Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned (2004)

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Obituary - Left To Die EP

This four track EP contains an awesome version of their classic song Slowly We Rot! Because I spent more than 15 Euros for merchandise, I got this EP for free!

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Obituary - Left To Die EP (2008)

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Banished - Deliver Me Unto Pain

Blunt and brutal old school Death Metal from the USA!
Unfortunatly, the quality of the You Tube video is not so great, but it wil do...
I always loved that video!

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Banished - Deliver Me Unto Pain (1993)

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From Ashes Rise/Victims Split EP

Victims is a Swedish band I saw once as support act for Municipal Waste and they did impress! These guys play a combination of Crust, Hardcore, Punk and Thrash Metal. So expect fast and raw songs! Victims made beside this split three albums and they're all great!
From Ashes Rise is an Hardcore Metal band from the U.S.A. I do not know much about them. From Ashes Rise shows with this split EP also some Crust influences. Great band!

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From Ashes Rise/Victims Split EP (2006)

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