Tuesday, November 29, 2011

EXAMINER.COM: BEST METAL RELEASES OF 2011



Arts and Entertainment website EXAMINER.COM have posted their best metal releases of 2011.

FROM EXAMINER.COM:
What, already? Yes, the end of the year upon us, and while the rest of the world was awash in turmoil and anxiety, 2011 proved to be a surprisingly good year for metal. We got back some veteran input along with a few fresh cuts from relative newcomers, and it made for one hell of a good ride. Here's a quick and easy rundown in case you didn't already have these releases on your Amazon wish lists.

1. Disma, Towards the Megalith (Profound Lore Records) - New Jersey metal veterans floor it to 88 miles per hour and take us back to the best days of American death metal.

2. Autopsy, Macabre Eternal (Peaceville Records) - Bare-knuckled, no frills sickness from Reifert and company. More polished than previous releases, but they were due for it.

3. Craft, Void (Carnal Records) - Swedish black metal outfit wields filthy grooves that work a lot better than you might imagine.

4. Absu, Abzu (Candlelight Records) - The Texas warlocks are back off the leash with this 100-yard dash of maniac occult metal.

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5. Goreaphobia, Apocalyptic Necromancy (Dark Descent) - A steady grower of an album with a weird but engaging sensibility. Death metal for Venom fans.

6. Death Strike, F-ckin’ Death (Dark Descent reissue) - Good the first time around, and even better now. The definitive death metal template on gold wax? Yes!

7. Ravencult, Morbid Blood (Hells Headbangers) - Sounds like E Watain fronting Aura Noir, but from Greece. Sold!

8. Blaspherian, Infernal Warriors of Death (Deathgasm) - Classic New York death metal by way of Texas, these guys rode shotgun on Disma’s time travel excursions.

9. Immolation, Providence (Scion A/V) - A flash mob beating in EP form, featuring their best production ever.

10. Cianide, Gods of Death (Hells Headbangers) - Burly and lurching Celtic Frost worship is a perennial favorite.

Honorable Mention: Morbid Angel, Illud Divinum Insanus - This insulting piece of garbage reminds us why all the above releases deserve support.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
CONGRATS TO: CRAFT, IMMOLATION, AUTOPSY and ABSU