VALGRIND (Ita) Seal of phobos MCD. 2017. Everlasting spew recs.

I enjoyed a lot the first album of this Italian Death metal band, because of all the moods, old school atmospheres it contained, and the early IMMOLATION influences.
Then they released a second album which was different, more brutal and influenced by old MORBID ANGEL, but I wasn't able to really dissect the content because of musical overload :-)
Now the band is back with a new MCD that roughly follows the same path.
This is death metal very influenced by old MORBID ANGEL, early HATE ETERNAL (First album), with something a bit more technical from here and there that might remember of old BRUTALITY or perhaps old EMPEROR ("IX Equilibrium" minus the synths), some EULOGY (Usa) or maybe old PESTILENCE when it gets a bit more thrashy.
The BRUTALITY influence might be a bit more important than what I pointed out, sometimes the riffs coming with a little touch of "melody" and some great sounding riffs that also take some "melody" (And don't sound like the chaotic hell of old Trey Azagtoth for example) bring an interesting plus of "beauty" into the whole.
Some peoples might also hear similarities with FLESHTIZED (Especially the demo from 2006) or perhaps some older releases of AURORA BOREALIS (Usa).
This is pretty neat, with well-built songs; Some leads are great and it's a solid sounding MCD, but I still prefer the first album "Morning will come no more" because of the atmospheres (But I think it's logical since this a part of this said album was composed of old songs written in the 90's). A quite good recording. 
https://valgrindband.bandcamp.com

BANEFUL STORM (Fra) Invocations Ep. 2017. Digital. Self-released.

This is a new Death metal project from France that sounds very inspired by early MORBID ANGEL ("Altars of madness").
While some bands that also followed the path of old Azagtoth mostly took the extreme/ blasting side (For example of CENTURIAN), this french one-musician project took the style in all its variety: The different kinds of beats, different kinds of riffs, the same kind of vocals, the same kind of rasp production... (Perhaps there aren't that much of two-guitar polyphonies tough). This is clearly influenced by old MORBID ANGE, to the point of worship, but there's also some intensity and energy in the songs, which isn't always the case of worshippers or "clone" bands.
I also hear some early DEICIDE in the riffs (First album or AMON days) and some guitars have a little more thrash metal/ black thrash approach (Think about SODOM "Persecution mania" for example), but the whole still sounds like satanic death. The leads can sound great and nicely chaotic.
I believe the drums are actually a drum machine, Metal-archives says there's only one musician but the drums don't sound so mechanic or clinical, so I have a doubt.
Well, this isn't as great and emotionally intense as "Altars" (Not a real surprise here), but it's a quite good recording.
Now a shame the beginning of the third song sounds so much like an ANGEL CORPSE track from the second album. (Very close riff, same beat, same kind of break... Oups), the last song sounds a little more common, and perhaps the whole is a bit too close to "Altars" to totally kick the ass?
Anyway, this is a quite good recording and worshippers of old Satanic Death metal à là early MORBID ANGEL/ early DEICIDE/ AMON wouldn't have problems to swallow it up.https://banefulstorm.bandcamp.com

CONFESSOR A.D. - "Too late to pray" MCD out now!

CONFESSOR A.D. is an old school metal band from France/ Strasbourg, 
they play a style between old school death metal and black metal, with some 
old thrash touches. This will be warming the wounds of those who dig early 
90's European and scandinavian metal.

Their first recording composed of 5 songs is now available as a professionally pressed MCD 
with colour cover.
Available against 3,50 euros + postage from this webshop:
http://nihilisticdistro.tictail.com/product/confessor-ad-fra-to-late-to-pray-mcd

Or from Bandcamp:
https://nihilisticholocaustrecs.bandcamp.com

PENTHOS - Lifeless haze Demo tape (Death metal)

PENTHOS (Uk/ Fra) Lifeless haze Demo tape. Out now!

Old school death metal/ thrash with a technical twist.

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE5yzQ0dRY0 


Cover on beige paper, black tape with sticker.

Available from Visceral circuitry:
http://visc.tictail.com/product/penthos-uk-fra-lifeless-haze-demo-tape

Reading fanzines is not a crime!

Yes, some peoples might doubt about it, but metal fanzines (Printed on paper) are still alive and active!

Some of them are not so easy to find, but they still exist and publish new issues!

So to support these underground activists, and help some peoples to hear about new zines,

I did the following:

-A Youtube video to introduce some of the new zines that arrived in my box:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq7SRMa-A8I

-A forum topic to gather flyers and infos about active fanzines.

http://nihilistic.darkbb.com/t2185-support-printed-zines

And some new fanzines were added to the webshop.

-CORROSIVE ALTARS (Usa) #2
-CRUSH THE INSECTS (Col) #3
-HELLISH PROPAGANDA (Spa) #5
-GRINDING YOUR GUTS (Spa) #3
-BURNING SALTS (Usa) #1
-DEHUMANIZED (Uk) #6.
http://nihilisticdistro.tictail.com/products/others

Reading fanzines is not a crime,

Support printed zines!

Gabriel/ NIHILISTIC HOLOCAUST
http://nihilistic-webzine-distro.fr

BLACK BLEEDING - The awakening MCD out now! Death black

Expect ferocious and brutal, death black metal,
that also comes with decent melodies and a sense of composition.

Initially released on tape in 2005, this release of glorious French underground metal is back to kick your ass!



It contains 5 songs and takes the form of a professionally pressed MCD, with new artwork and layout.

Available against 3,40 Euros + postage form this webshop:
https://tictail.com/dashboard/store/nihilisticdistro/settings/products/black-bleeding-fra-the-awakening-mcd

More infos:
http://nihilistic-webzine-distro.fr/Label/moreinfos/moreinfos_blackbleeding3.htm

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