Peace, love and death metal

Tony Naima & The Bitters - “Let The Napalm Rain (a Dismember cover)” @Myspace
Six months ago I wrote a short post on Tony Naima’s Dismember tribute album. On my year end’s list I gave it #10. Some month ago I listened to this again, it stuck on my car’s cd player for a good couple of days and every time “Let The Napalm Rain” gave me goosebumps. I hate to say it, but Tony Naima does Dismember better than Dismember themselves. It doesn’t matter are these death metal originals or not, this album is tryly great, innovative and energetic piece of music.

Chainsaw Dismemberment - “Fisting Till Bleeding” mp3 // “Zombie Infection” mp3 // “Suffocated Growls from the Rear Entry” mp3
“Put those fists in the fucking ass!!!” What? Sometimes it’s hard to explain why you do love metal and death metal especially so deeply. Finnish Chainsaw Dismemberment is not high IQ death metal, but their take on early 90’s style is so youthful and breathing it’s hard not to love them. “Fisting Till Bleeding” is the feel good hit of the summer, but listen to the stench of burning flesh on the guitar solo of “Suffocated Growls…”. 12-song demo and two live songs are available at Mikseri.net.

Kurhaus - “Propaganda of Dance” mp3
Another mp3 off their breath-taking A Future Pornography album. Dance like there’s no tomorrow!

Fulton Lights - “Thank God For the Evening News” mp3 // “Fire in the Palm of My Hand” mp3
If you’re reading this after 1 AM, please listen. One of those sample mp3’s that made me feel that I should buy the album just for the fact that it’s a debut, special pressing and one day will worth a fortune. But I won’t - yet.

Ghost Guard - “Hate Yourself Dead” mp3 // “Legacy Of Pain” mp3 // “Malice Intent” mp3
From Vaasa, Finland comes Ghost Guard. Rotten Sound’s Sami on drums. Their second demo Hate Yourself Dead doesn’t leave much to ve desired. Relentless beating from the word go. Leaves many other bands combining death metal to hardcore’s aggression behind. Hats off to Death influences.

Våld - “Dark Clouds” mp3

Just recently noticed that there are a shitload of live videos at Nasum.com. Two shows from 1999, one from 2001 (the Osaka show) and one from 2004, filmed a mere 45 days before Mieszko’s untimely death in the tsunami disaster.

And please don’t forget that “A Welcome Breeze of Stinking Air” (mp3) is one hell of a song!

Aivolävistys - “Leikitäänkö rauhaa” internet single
From the album Älä katso ihmistä - which is very good, thoughtful and energetic hardcore album.

Diskonto - “Vagt Motstand” mp3 

“Our complete discography is available as mp3s here. Just spread them around. Fuck copyright, fuck commersialism! Click the record titles for more info about every release.”

Diskonto = Swedish hardcore/crust.
Their complete discography = 1994 - 2005, 4 EPs, 2 splits, one 12″, 4 albums and one live album. That is generous.

Osasto 11 - “Tuhlajuhla” mp3
Osasto 11 - “Karpo” mp3

That’s quite a lot of words in that ten seconds what is Osasto 11’s song “Tuhlajuhla”. Their ten-song cd-r is seven minutes and 45 seconds, so they keep it quite short in general as well. Hardcore punk rock is what they play with nice lyrics. All ten songs can be downloaded from their site.
Thanks to Harri for introducing this band to me.

Vene - “Maanantaikappale” mp3

Vene (a boat) could be the future of Finnish noiserock. At least their debut album Pimeä puoli (Dark side) is a raw sonic punishment with enough wit to keep it interesting. Plus 15 songs in 17 minutes is always reasonable length for a debut album.

Band’s demo tape from earlier this year should be available for free download (zip) from their site, as well some other cuts from the album.

Kurhaus - “On My Last Night In Europe” mp3 

If Kurhaus would be labelled as German hardcore act we should then redefine hardcore. They’ve got the screams, the fast beats and the manifest, but above all they’ve got their own interpretation of it all.

A Future Pornography is the title of their new album and the (sort of) title track “There’s  A Party At The Crack House” writes: “We need a new pornography”. All senses numb, it’s a symbolic wake up alarm to everyone.

Kurhaus have also released a split with Escapado. So, Lars, are they really this good?

The Hope Conspiracy - “Suicide Design” mp3

I never even realised that The Hope Conspiracy was gone for some time, so it took me by surprise that Endnote, the last album I remembered from them actually was their last album.

Now on Deathwish Inc., Death Knows Your Name is strong comeback album in many terms, but mostly in terms of dirt, blood and death as well as disappointments with God, Jesus, Bush, war and life in general. Those are recommendations. It’s also very uncompromising album to certain degree, for example vocalist Kevin Baker sounds exactly same through first ten songs to the album. Just a bit more uncompromising variety, and this would be a monster. Now it just shakes. Goddamn, this shakes.

Malummeh - “Room 66″ mp3

A recent Spinefarm signee Malummeh sticks out from the line of Finnish bands. They blend neo-thrash metal with metalcore in a way that is very much murderous. This style have been covered by numerous bands lately, but from the Finnish point of view Malummeh are original, I say, and the Finnish factor, isolation, is audible as well in their mix.

I received a promotional copy of their debut demo Turning Point earlier this year and it was good enough to convince me of their talent. They’re a young band, few of the members still being minors I think, so they have time to develop much further. I was surprised however that they’ve signed a major deal. Hopefully it won’t be a case of too much, too soon.

They’re second demo is available for free download at their site, as is the debut demo too.

Våld - “Min Revolt” mp3
Våld - “Fuck Fashion” mp3

Våld - “Lust” mp3

First two mp3s are from Finnish Våld debut Boycott Your Life (2006), last one is from their earlier EP release. Keywords must be crush, kill, abhor and fucking destroy. So, not an indie post today.

Bing Ji Ling - “Shook Me All Night Long (an AC/DC cover)” @ myspace

Someone at Copy, Right? said it’s “the best Prince record he never did”. That’s quite much said about an AC/DC song, don’t you think?

Voxtrot - “Mothers, Sisters, Daughters And Wives” mp3

A lovely indie rock song by Voxtrot, a title track of their new EP.

Abduktio - “Yövuoro” mp3

Combat Rock Industry presents the title track from the forthcoming Abduktio 7″/MCD. Hardcore with an edge. Abduktio’s debut full-lenght was one of my favourite albums last year, so I am kind of expecting good moments with this new release.

And if you’ve wondered why there haven’t been any updates for a couple of weeks, the reason is simple: it’s summer time. That means different priorities.