Crimson Relic - Purgatory's Reign (1996)

 

Death Metal / Doom Metal

DWNLD

Recorded and mixed in July 1995 at Grand Avenue Studios, Santa Ana, California.

Co-produced by Crimson Relic.

Crimson Relic deserves "in a way", credit for plowing the old school death metal furrow back in 1996, when there were almost no retro/revival death metal bands. These guys kept the torch burning through the darkest times of the genre.

Blasphereion - Rest in Peace (1991)

 

Death Metal

DWNLD

Recorded at the A.G.S. Studio, November 1991.Produced by Blasphereion.

For those hardcore fans of underground Belgian Death Metal, this would make for a nice addition to your collection.

Sympony of Grief - Regurgitated Corpses Drowning in Sorrow (1994)

 

Death Metal / Doom Metal

DWNLD

1st edition on green vinyl, limited to 1000 copies. 2nd on red.

Recorded March 6, 1993 at T.M.P. Recording Studio Berlin, N.J.

This is the re-release of their Immortal Suffering promo and does it sound so much better. Not much was changed within the songs themselves, they were simply cleaned up a bit. 

Symphony of Grief - Our Blessed Conqueror (1995)

 

Death Metal / Doom Metal

DWNLD

They released two Demos and three EP's (This  here is the second one).

Recorded during Oct. 94 at Vortex Sound Studio, Marlton, N.J.

The first song starts off dreadfully slow, but then seems to alternate between brutally fast and blasting sections to funeral doom sections.

Nebiras - Our Blood For His Glory (1994)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

Nebiras was a largely unknown but respected band in early underground black metal circles, most famously referenced by Darkthrone, as Agathos Daemon got hailed/greeted in the booklet of "A Blaze In The Northern Sky", as well as Fenriz dedicated a poem to them, written in the booklet of the Demo '93 of Nebiras.

Diabolos Rising – Blood, Vampirism And Sadism (1995)

 

Black Metal / Industrial

DWNLD

Diabolos Rising manifested the work of two black metal musicians, George Zacharopoulos from Necromantia and Mika Luttinen from Impaled Nazarene, which allowed them to let out some ideas without having to compromise the integrity of their main bands.

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I Satans Navn/Nekro Warfare - I Pakt Med Satan [Split] (2015)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

I Satans Navn: One man Norwegian Black Metal Nekro Warfare: One man Black Metalfrom Ashtabula, Ohio

Psukhe - The Order of Phosphorus (2017)

 

Raw Black Metal

DWNLD

USA band. Demo released under Svart Hat Productions.

Hand-numbered copies.

They have also an E.P. released 2018.

Agony Conscience - Look Into The Silence (1996)

 

Grindcore / Death Metal

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Disbanded grindcore group from Czech Republic with death metal influences.

This is their only full length.

Recorded & mastered at Studio Barbarella, Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Co-mixed, co-engineered & co-produced by Agony Conscience.

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Infamy - The Blood Shall Flow (1998)

 

Death Metal / Grindcore

DWNLD

Death metal band from Los Angeles formed in 1995. 

This is their only full length. 

Early promo copy issued in cardboard sleeve with four-page booklet.

Recorded May-June 1997 at Time Capsule Recording Studio, Los Angeles/Montebello, CA

Mastered at Simon's Ghost Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA.

Δαίμων – Δίκην Βοός Προς Βωμόν (Demo 1999)

 

Black Metal / Dungeon synth

DWNLD

Δαίμων (aka Daimon) was a pagan black metal/dungeon synth project created in mid-late 90s in Athens with a lyrical focus on Hellenic paganism and antiquity.

Canvasser - Rainy Night Demo (1998)

 

Gothic / Death Metal

DWNLD

Band from Slovakia, more related to Symphonic Gothic. 

This is their third Demo. Recorded at Exponent Studio (November & December 1997)

Disciples of Mockery - Prelude to Apocalypse (1999)

 

Death Metal

DWNLD

Craig's vocals are different (more expressive, without so many lows,) Sometimes quite unusual for the gender.

The album sounds desolate and depressing but with so many great Death Metal speed. 

Profanación - Rehearsal demo (1986)

 

Death Metal

DWNLD

Colombian band with raw sound.

This rehearsal's exact year is unsure, it also may be from 1986.

Lyrics of the song "Profanación" belong to the soundtrack of "Rodrigo D. No Futuro" from 1988, in this demo the lyrics are different.

Criterios - Antropofagia (1996)

 

Death metal

DWNLD

Band from Venezuela formed in 1993.

This is their only work.

This tape was re-edited on CD format in 2016 in limited 500 copies through Extreme Gore Productions.

Atomic Aggressor - Bloody Ceremonial Demo (1989)

 

Death Metal

DWNLD

Chilean band. This is their first demo tape.

Produced by Atomic Aggressor.

Recorded at "Estudio Rec", Santiago, Chile.

Engineered and mixed by Jose Luis Corral.

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Silence - Vision (1990)

 

Thrash Metal

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Band from Washington formed in 1988. Now split-up.

The band also recorded a three song demo tape with Alex Perialas.

This album recorded at Hit and Run Studios, Rockville, MD.

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Muudo - 62v

 

Dark Ambient / Drone / Atmospheric

DWNLD

No info on the net or Tape. Year unknown. 

Just good use of Dark ambient atmospheres.

Anton LaVey - The Satanic Mass (1968)

 

Spoken word / Organ

DWNLD

First audio recording of Church of Satan's founder Anton Szandor LaVey.

The audio was first edited in a satanic ritual, recorded on Friday, September 13, 1968, at Satan's headquarters church, known as The Black House.

Muudo - 55v

 

Dark Ambient / Drone / Atmospheric

DWNLD

No info on the net or Tape. Year unknown. 

Just good use of Dark ambient atmospheres.

Void of coil - Deadly winter snow (2008)

 

Dark ambient

DWNLD

Argentinian one man dark ambient project.

Debut album. An interesting conceptual work and followed by part II and III.

In his first years It was a great reference within the dark ambient scene.

The project is still active.

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Depresy - In Embrace Of The Dying (Demo 1993)

 

Death Metal

DWNLD

Band from Slovakia.

This is teir first Demo tape.

Recorded at Trencin, Slovakia, March 1993.

Other demo exist called "If Dream Will Be Real" from 1992, but was not officially distributed.

Iadanamada - Thy Honor of Triumph (rehearsal '94)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

Iadanamada was a Mexican black metal band from Monterrey that formed in 1992 and released two demos before splitting up sometime after 1997.

The sound quality is on the lower end of the spectrum.

Infernö – Utter Hell (1996)

 

Thrash Metal

DWNLD

Norwegian Band from Oslo.

Very German-inspired Thrash sounds here.

Utter Hell is the missing link between 1980s German thrash that didn't take itself seriously, and 2000s party thrash.

Mordaehoth - Solis Sacerdotibus Demo (1997)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

Pagan Black Metal from Netherlands. Mordaehoth is the union of the words Mor-Dae-Hoth and means (in Tolkien's language ) "The Horde of the Dark Shadow".

Recorded in the fall of 1997.

Line-up:

Drauglin - Vocals, Guitars

Hrodwitnir - Bass

Fearuin - Drums

Imortarian - Guitars

Kulukhai - Promo Tape (1993)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

Band for Denmark.
This is their only production.

Recorded on the 24th of January 1993 at Gnitaheden, Neastved, Denmark.

Tiermes – Tiermes (1997)

 

Dark ambient / Noise / Experimental

DWNLD

Finnish esoteric duo established in 1996.

First Tiermes album.

Released by Elfenblut / Misanthropy records 1997

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Chirurgia - The Last Door (1993)

 

Thrash Metal / Death Metal

DWNLD

Band from Czechia

This is the debut album.

Infernal Destruction - Death, Violence, Satanism Demo(1996)

 

Raw Black Metal

DWNLD

Estonian band. This is the only work.

Production and drum sound ugly as fuck! but some of us enjoy that right? 

Really raw performance, you're warned!

Recorded at Comets Music Records studio, Tartu Estonia.

"Mixed" and "produced" by Infernal Destruction.

Sanatorium - Necrologue Demo (1998)

 

Brutal Death Metal

DWNLD

Band from Slovakia.

Second Demo tape recorded in May '98 in Paravian studio - Žilina.

Copies are hand-numbered.

VII Batallón De La Muerte - Orden Nacional (2009)

 

Martial / NSBM

DWNLD

This promotional Single was released in opportunity of the 199 years of the Argentine Army creation, at 29th of May 2009.

The first song, "Orden Nacional", refers to the current status of Argentina, in which the ancient values are being destroyed by the enemies of the fatherland.

The second song, "Primavera", is an old Spanish military song of the Blue Division. The melody was taken from a Russian old song called "Katiuska".

Winter Night Overture - Compilation 95-96 (1998)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

This is a compilation of Estonian black metal band Winter Night Overture's first two demos on one tape.

"Revelation of Blasphemy" demo from 1995 and "Incarnated in the Flame". demo from 1996

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Nattvindens Gråt - Där svanar flyger (Demo 1995)

 

Doom Metal

DWNLD

The recording runs for roughly 31 minutes and is divided into four longer "proper" tracks and one slightly shorter instrumental that ends it.

Souls Crematorium - Pre-demo '93

Death Metal

DWNLD

This came to be their only demo, as the band split up quite soon after its release.

death metal, of the slightly slower variety with long-ish tracks that have enough variation within to remain interesting while still managing to avoid overtly complex wankery.

Korova - Live at Rockhouse. Salzburg Austria (01-13-1995)

 

Black Metal/Experimental

DWNLD

This live recording predates the debut album's release on Napalm records.

This bootleg features a good sound, you can hear all the instruments without them cluttering the soundscape up and no element seems overtly dominant. Possibly a soundboard recording.

Velvet Cacoon - Northsuite (2005)

 

Black metal/Atmospheric

DWNLD

Originally conceived as a joke band before making more serious attempts at music, Velvet Cacoon is notorious for a series of hoaxes spread by the band's primary songwriter SGL (Josh Lobb) involving numerous fake or plagiarized releases, both for Velvet Cacoon and several other non-existent projects

Goat - Sacred Pilgrim Alle Hader Goat (1996)

 

Black Metal/Death Metal

DWNLD

Really frantic voice!

Recorded at U.D.C. Studios, 6/6 6 am 1996.

Track 14 is taken from the '94 demo "Ska du ha' noget op i røven eller hvaaa?". Previously released on F.Y.W.F.D. Vol. 3 (PCD-16).

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Ekidna - MorteAmore (1998)

 

Gothic Rock

DWNLD

Their only album.

Divided in three acts:

Atto I - L'ultima meraviglia (track 1);

Atto II - Il regno pensile (tracks 2-4);

Atto III - Delirio di una sposa morente (tracks 5-9).

Cantos de Muerte - El Silencio del Olvido (2019)

 

Dark ambient/NeoFolk/Black Metal

DWNLD

It takes 3 years (2016 to 2018) to record and mix this album.

Nice mix of instruments creating dark and folk passages.

Arkæon - De Uægte (2021)

Black Metal

DWNLD

This is the demo, released first in Tape format.

Cosmonauts hail Satan - Apollo 666 (1992)

Experimental / Noise Rock

DWNLD

A great mix of distort slow stuff with cut ups, loops and field recordings among other rare things.

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Overoth - Death Personified (EP) (2007)

Death Metal

 

DWNLD

The whole release sounds like a classic death metal release!

Ouroboros - Spear of Destiny (2010)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

Sathanas - Psalm Satani (2022)

 

Blackened Thrash Metal

DWNLD

Its pure Blackened Thrash Metal, Guitars riffs like Thrash, Guitar tone and vocals like Black Metal.

Really great middle tempo style album.

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Wampyrinacht - The Cloven Hoof (1998)

 

Black Metal

DWNLD

The production isn't great. The bass is practically inaudible for much of the time, and the vocals are... rare I think. But an interesting release despite their weaknesses.

Nazi UFO Commander - Radiant entropie (2008)

 

Experimental / Ambient

DWNLD

Singular, uncompromised and inimitable !

The second and final transmission from Nazi UFO Commander, a last warning from beyond to “the hive mind extant on this planet.”

Finally revealed and clarified: the secrets of Neuschwabenland, Aldebaran and “the Reclamation,” set to a martial ambience.

Nazi UFO Commander - Strange Monasteries (2006)

 

Experimental / Ambient

DWNLD

This is the initial communication to the fractured hive mind extant on this planet.

This is Stage 1: Putrefaction. Only a small percentage of the population is capable of being hardlinked into the Greater Vision and Voice, because only they have had the Eruption of the Unconscious into the Sphere of Consciousness. Transmitting from Neuschwabenland South, Nazi UFO Commander is conjuring out of the chaos of space, radio waves and electronics a catalyst that will reunify the dissociated conscious by re-encoding imprints through sustained and attentive listening.

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Geneticide - Circle Of Insult (1988)

 

Thrash Metal / Grindcore

DWNLD

Pre Exit-13.

Demo recorded on November 12, 1988. This is the only release of Geneticide

Uncurbed – The Strike Of Mankind (1993)

 

Grindcore / Hardcore

DWNLD

Uncurbed was formed in 1990 with only 3 members: Conny Enstrom (guitar) Micke Gunnarsson (bass) Johan Jansson (drums). The influence then came from bands like Napalm Death. Some gigs were made in the neighborhood with various singers.

Laxative Souls - Twist and decease (1982)

 

Experimental / Noise / Cut-ups

DWNLD

Laxative Souls is one of the first industrial power-electronics projects appeared at the beginning of 1980, in Italy. He mainly worked with raw electronics, distorted vocals, concrete sounds, self assembled electronic circuits, and sample sources, such as news broadcasts, documentaries and recordings.