kylesa - tensions

out of the current bands doing this sort of thing, i, now, think that kylesa are about the best. took me a while to fully get into them, but, especially now that mastodon have turned pretty poor, this album makes up for it.

earthtone9 - arc-tan-gent

progressivey metally rocky atmosphericy riffy stuffs.

behold... the arctopus - skullgrid

Ultra out of this universe tech. A must for anyone who plays an instrument, to sit in wonderment! Seen this band live, got the DVD, got the t-shirt, got the cds. Absolutely sublime stuff, and they can write amazing songs as well as widdle like lunatics! Any recommendations of bands like this, Orthrelm and the like, please tell me.

Aghast - After Life Crisis

Those Southern crazies are at it again, with their new EP 'After Life Crisis', Aghast have fully solidified the promise shown in previous outings both live and on record, and bring you another strong release. Thrashy, hefty, rocking good time monstrous metal for you! Get listening to them now...

Various - Devastator Metal Night Compilation

http://www.myspace.com/devastatormetal

The Devastator club was a monthly night in Leeds, this compilation was done to give away for the 2nd birthday of Devastator, featuring mostly bands that have played at the night.

Track Listing
01 electric mud generator - She Wore Thorns
02 kastrated - womb raider
03 Infected Disarray - Prenatal Excavation Of Diseased Ovarian Atrocity
04 Revokation - Consumed By Delirium
05 aghast - Forced To Kneel
06 solitary mass - grieve the living
07 the magpyes - mother ruin
08 the afternoon gentlemen - barthur an die rad
09 dragged into sunlight - boiled angel
10 neuroma - Dingoes Ate My Baby
11 the belonging - blood for the gods
12 xisforeyes - VultureManMouth
13 Introrectalgestation - Corpulent Incestulinity
14 Chickenhawk - Gravitronic Life Ray Table
15 heresy of thieves - Marathon, Girl
16 burning the prospect - Untitled
17 the ergon carousel - hindsight is a wonderful thing when you don't mean it
18 Porkfarm - I Shall Hack
19 reth - Science Of Money
20 man must die - scumkiller
21 ignorant cunt - Hull Police Can Lick my Crinkle



PART ONE

PART TWO

Bedlam of Cacophony - Demo / Turmoil Machine

http://www.myspace.com/bedlamofcacophony

Bedlam Of Cacophony are a quality technical metal band recently found on the ol' Myspace, and they're letting people download their 2 EPs (Demo and Turmoil Machine). Some fantastic things happening in these recordings, fingers crossed an album will be coming soon.

Track Listing
01 The Perverse
02 Opium Dreams
03 Oppidan Wasteland

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Track Listing
01 Turmoil Machine
02 Disemboweler
03 Opium Dreams

Solitary Mass - EP

http://www.myspace.com/solitarymass

Here is the debut EP from Leeds sludging, thrashing metal folk Solitary Mass, who bring you 6 rough and ready tracks of catchy, riffy heaviness along the lines and inspired by such bands as Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Kreator and more. They're been a busy mob in the last couple of years with plenty of gigs around the place, and their new stuff promises to make for a fantastic follow up, whenever it comes! ;-)

Track Listing
1 - Grieve The Living
2 - Solitary Mass
3 - Red Mist
4 - One Fatal Promise
5 - Forbidden Retreat
6 - Darkest Leech

Hiram - If Up Were Along

http://www.myspace.com/hyraam

This project has taken 7 years to come into the album releasing fruition state of now, and it shows. The professionalism and control on this record is at the forefront of the Hiram sound.

Hiram's member's other band outings include Twin Zero, Heroes For Sale and Bodybug, and guest members include Heroes For Sale, Produkt, Nailstorm and Suffer As One.

One comment made about South Yorkshire's Hiram is that it's like 'King Crimson playing through Crowbar's gear', well, I can see that for sure. The big bits are really big. You can hear plenty of Neurosis in there, from all stages of their progression. For those of you who like your Isis, Cult of Luna, Bossk, Neurosis and the like, then you have got to give this a listen. Both parts. Don't go getting one without the other. That's just not allowed!

Track Listing
1.1 - Oort Cloud; Part 1
1.2 - Suenos De Vidas
1.3 - Sin Semilla Girl
1.4 - Colossi
1.5 - The Core
1.6 - Calm Stream (When It Rains, It Pours; Part 1)
1.7 - Reykjavik (When It Rains, It Pours; Part 2)
1.8 - Raging Sea (When It Rains, It Pours; Part 3)
1.9 - Oort Cloud; Part 2
2.1 - (Sunlight Is Both) Particles And Waves
2.2 - If Up Were Along
2.3 - Peering Over The Shoulder Of Admiral Piri-Reis


PART ONE

PART TWO

Aghast - 'Aghast EP'

Aghast Myspace

Got a Southern England lot here who Reth (my old band) had the fortune of playing plenty of gigs with. Absolute fun all the time, and improving quickly. Some top quality stomping deathly thrash on the go here. Watch out for them as time goes on. Great guys, hard working, excellent live show. Give them a listen.


Front Cover


Back Cover


01 Forced To Kneel
02 Assume The Position
03 Chum
04 Mind Atrophy
05 In God We Thrust (Live)
06 Bang To Rights (Live)