Immolation Crushes Holiday Spirits

Around this time of year everyone is feeling the Christmas/New Year's cheer. I even put up a post wishing everyone a happy holiday, which isn't very metal! But, here is some news that will set your Christmas trees ablaze with metal.

New York death metal band, Immolation, releases its latest album, Majesty and Decay on March 9, 2010. I'm not a huge fan of the death metal religion bashing trend (prefer the smarter lyrics of bands like Death), but this band writes some solid music.

The cover is below along with an older tune called "Put My Hand in the Fire" off the album Close to a World Below.

Relapse Ressurects Convulse's "World Without God"

I don't claim to be the local expert on death metal, but I do know good old school growlin' when I hear it and Convulse definitely delivers. World Without God is set to devastate speakers once more on January 19.

Apparently Convulse only released two albums, but the band made em' count! Check out the official MySpace for more info or just hit play on the tunes below.

"Incantation of Restoration"



"Blasphemous Verses"

Revocation: "Existence is Futile" Streaming Now

I haven't really listened to Revocation in the past, but I have heard good things. Sounds like some solid technical death/thrash to me!

Listen to Existence is Futile in its entirety right here.

There's Blood on the Charts: Suffocation's "Blood Oath" Debuts at No. 135 on Billboard 200 Chart

Just wanted to take the time to say congrats to Suffocation for carrying the death metal torch after all these years and releasing a solid album with "Blood Oath".

Good to see the band get some chart recognition in this day and age of piracy and pop music in America.

Vader Gets the Big Label Treatment

So I read that Vader joined the ranks of Nuclear Blast Records today. Congrats to the dudes for rockin' death metal for so many years and keeping at it in the true spirit of all that is metal. To celebrate I am posting an old-school video, in fact, it's Vader's first music video for the song "Dark Age".

So enjoy in the true spirit of death metal, grainy video and all!



Also these guys do a mean death metal cover of "Raining Blood". It's faster than Slayer plays it and the drummer doesn't break a sweat! Check it out below.