Give your coffee beans a deathgrind

Hmmm... Pig Destroyer. This is a very uncharacteristic post for me. Generally, I steer very clear of any grindcore-esque bands (Carcass being an exception). But wow, this album is brutal, relentless, disturbing and without a doubt, awesome. I can almost guarantee most virgin ears out there will scurry off after a brief listen, I know I did. The patient ear will go beyond the dementedly agonistic screams and the fury of blast beats in order to find a mecca of fist-pumping and head-banging through truly raw, grinding riffs. The additional track Natash clocks in at a hair over 37 minutes and is completely unrelated to the styles I previously described. It contains doom metal and spooky ambience of the utmost quality for a band of their nature. Accepting Pig Destroyer may seem like a leap of faith, but it is well worth it.

Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
Pig Destroyer - Natasha

It's Warm Under The Covers

Compilation of cover songs I think are good and/or humorous. No more clues!

Covers

Guitar solos that lead to Valhalla

Valkyrie, a stoner/doom metal band out of Virginia presents their self-titled debut album. This album bodes very well with alcohol consumption. Nothing else matters right? Seriously though. Air guitar is encouraged.

Valkyrie - Valkyrie

Can't find the acoustic version anywhere!

This band was requested by a man in the field. They rock. Real downtuned stoner metal sound. Female vocals which are definitely few and far between when it comes to good rock bands. So, light up and get distorted.

Acid King - Zoroaster

Their name says it all

Dead Throne Monarch is the second album from the band Rhino, out of Bilbao, Spain. This band has so much going on in one album its hard to explain. Their influences are such bands as; Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Bolt Thrower.(Some of my favorite bands). This leads to a massive riff heavy sound and occasional soulful lyrics that bare a strong resemblance to the late Layne Staley. The remainder of the lyrics are belted out with such fury they knock you off your feet. This band blends several facets of music such as thrash metal, molten doom, dark rock and brutal sludge metal. When all of this melds together you have one hell of a heavy album.

Rhino - Dead Throne Monarch Part 1
Rhino - Dead Throne Monarch Part 2

A helping of doom with a side of death. Pass the folk.

The Karelian Isthmus is the debut album by Amorphis and without a doubt, it stands out of from the rest. I believe the somewhat shoddy production value pulls in their favor giving it a raw and brutal feel. With an absence of clean vocals, ever-descending riffs and prodding of blast beats, you can't listen to this album without banging your head. This album is a great example of the seamless merge of death and doom metal.

Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

If groove metal had a name...

OK after this post everyone may realize that I'm not digging too deep. Some blogs are dedicated to obscurity and/or a certain genre. My blog however does not conform to either of these standards. One thing I can promise you is I won't post any bullshit that would be heard on FM radio. The first piece of musical material I ever possessed was a tape recording of White Zombie's Astro Creep 2000 way back in 1995. I was 9 years old!! That explains how I have become such a music freak. After years of enjoying that album, my tastes matured and I realized how much better La Sexorcisto is. Old horror movie samples just crack me up. Oh and here is a drinking game for you... every time Rob Zombie says "yeah" knock it back.

White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1