Random Pullings from the pit: 2013

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Best Free Albums 8/25 - 9/1

Sludge, Doom, and Black is all this week had to offer

1. Massive Thunderfuck - Kill the Thunder (Demo)
Very Good Sludge / Death Metal

2. Miasma - Omens
More Good Sludge Metal

3. Bleeding Crowns - A Kings Ransom Awaits
Great Doom Metal

4. Licrest - Devoid of Meaning
Very Good Death / Doom Metal

5. Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight
More Good Death / Doom

6. Chemical Cascades - Demo
Great Raw Black / Death Metal

7. Havukruunu - Metsänpeitto
Good Pagan Black Metal

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Best Free Albums 8/18 - 8/24

Finally back doing this weekly feature

1. Moonknight - Senmorta
My personal favorite from this past week.
Black Metal done in Classic US fashion. Punky, Chaotic and raw.
Highly recommended.

2. Klaymore - New Breed
Most of this album feels like a mix of AX7 and classic heavy metal. Which in itself is nice but the songs lack a similar feeling. Which make this release feel just thrown together just to get another release out there. Even though the song in themself are good.
A band to watch for in the future.

3. Assembly At Dusk - Summer Demo 2013
Another band to add to the growing number of great new heavy metal bands.
One of the best Heavy Metal demos of the year (so far).
Highly recommended.

4. Frown - Songs Of Praise
Got time to sit through 11 to 22 minute crushing doom songs. If not this is not the release for you. But if you do you are in for a treat.
Highly Recommended

5. Havenlost - Haven, Lost
One of the best Symphonic (Folk) Metal albums to come out this year. The vocals and production are amazing. Nothing else really needs to be said just listen/download to the album.

Highly Recommend

6. Officer Down - Exterminio
It might just be plain old hardcore but is is amazing.

7. Fate Breaks Down - S/T EP
More Heavy Metal. This time with some added weight to the music. Making it just another nice Modern Heavy Metal EP.

8. Vortexture - Black Hole Society
Now for something "Unique". impromptu black metal with vocals.
It is just a black metal band doing a jam session but you hardly ever get those featuring vocals.

9. Black Sleep of Kali - Judecca / Morbus
Two tracks of good Doom/sludge.

10. Vivid Illusion - The Cyclical Nature
More great Doom/Sludge

Bonus #1. Eternal Rot - Promo 2013
The closest It will get to having a zombie do vocals for a band. It can only be Death/Doom.

Bonus #2. Tare - Ritual Degradation
Good Raw Black Metal nothing more Nothing less.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Best Free Albums 4/21 - 4/27

It time again for more free releases.

1. Ranger - Combat Metal

Great Speed / Thrash Metal.

2. Prophets of Saturn - Prophets of Saturn

Great Psychedelic Doom / Stoner Metal.

3. Insidethesun - Demo 2013

Very Good Doom / Stoner Metal Demo. For a home recording it sounds very good.

4. Ether - Human Error

Very Good Sludge Metal.

5. Cherubin - Creation: Destruction EP

Another great Sludge Metal release.

6. Bartok - 3

Nice Progressive Metal.

7. Arsian - Furia de Gañanes

Very Nice Crossover Thrash Metal

8. Nyame - Innocence

Great Symphonic Metal.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Best Free Albums 4/14 - 4/20

Another week down

1. Irn - Irn
Great Doom / Sludge Metal

2. X-odus - Your Doom Proceeding
Very good Black Metal

3. Twisted Wrath - Madman's Chorus
Great Thrash Metal

4. Carneross - Mass Violenca
Another Great Thrash Metal album. This time featuring a bit more Hardcore Influences.

5. Pale Horseman - Pale Horseman
More great Doom Metal.

6. Narcotic - S/T Demo
To round off this weeks list is a nice two track Death Metal demo.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Best Free Albums 4/7 - 4/13

10+ great release with week.

1. Mistress - Heavy Mental
Some great Female fronted Heavy Metal. Highly Recommend

2. Sedulity - The Valley of Dying Stars
Very nice Death / Thrash Metal. Too bad they used a drum machine.

3. Black Tower - Demo
Great Raw Heavy Metal. Highly Recommend any fan of Heavy Metal

4. Wieczny Powrót - Demo/EP
Great Polish Doom Metal.

5. Demon Eye - E.P.
Amazing Doom / Heavy Metal. Highly Recommend to just about every metalhead

6. Elven Blood - Demo
Great Low-fi Doom Metal

7. Sincaldu - DEMONstration
Good Raw Black Metal

8. Voragine of Autumn - Voragine of Autumn (Demo)
Great Black Metal

9. Relentless - Marked For Death
Great Crossover Thrash

10. Tallene - Apologia à Ostentação do Nada
Great Southern Metal (Groove?) / Hardcore

Bonus #1. Imprisoned - Demo 2013
Black / Death and Hardcore make for 4 quick heavy songs

Bonus #2. All The Empires Of The World - CVRSVS
Heavy Hitting Post-Metal. With both blasting in your face heaviness and slow calming parts.