Full-length, Spikefarm Records,1999

Line-up:
Petri Eskelinen – Vocals
Tomi Ullgren – Lead Guitar
Jarno Salovaara – Rhythm & Acoustic Guitar
Jani Öhman – Bass
Samu Ruotsalainen – Drums
Sami Karttunen – Keyboards

1.Intro 02:25
2.To Forget 06:23
3.This is Where I Am 05:45
4.The Fall 04:48
5.While the World Sleeps 05:01
6.Futile 06:46
7.Someone I (Don’t) Know 07:42
8.(About) Leaving 08:01

Total playing time 46:51

Get it here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/349380447/RF99.rar

These guys hail from Alta/Lakselv, in the top north of norway. I studied at college with some of these guys, and they’re a cool bunch. They formed in 2003, and have released several demos. The one I’m posting here was released in 2006.

The genre they’re playing is brutal death metal. I’m no connoiseur when it comes to this genre, but I’m reminded about Morbid Angel, Deicide and such.

Their lyrical theme is the mythology up here in northern norway. For instance the creature called “draugen”.

Yeah. He’s a cutie. You can read more about this creature from our mythology here.

Well, it’s the music you’re here for, I’m guessing, so here it comes:

Slogstorm – Smidd Av Kulde – Demo 2006

01. Hymne Til Havet (Intro)
02.  Bukspretta
03. Skåldet Av Is
04. Daumanns Hud
05. Lempa På Havet
06. Coldforged(“Smidd av kulde” translates to this)
07. Outtro

I hope you enjoy this demo, I think it’s pretty awesome. You can get it here!

Also, I’ve added two live videos with these guys on the videopage. Same track, twice. One recording done in 2006, and one recording done in 2009.

Best regards,
That Vulture

What do you think about when I say “japanese girls” …?

You think this, right?

Gallhammer doesn’t exactly have this image, see for yourself:

Yeah, I know, I just played along with the gimmick their recordlabel is using with big success. “WAT?! ALL WAPANESE ALL GIRL EXTREME METAL BAND?!”… Interesting this, but, well, they’re so much more than this gimmick.

The band was formed in Tokyo in 2003.  According to various sources they wanted to create a band in the vein of Hellhammer, and they succeeded I guess. Their music is ugly, minimalistic and simple. Vivian Slaughter in the band cites several bands as influence. Among these she lists Hellhammer, ofcourse, but also Celtic Frost(duh.), Burzum, Amebix, Cathedral, Kraftwerk, Morbid Angel, etc. So the music is a sickening mix of black metal, death metal, crust, doom and so forth. The album posted here is quite unsettling to listen to, but this is kind of what makes it so interesting.

Gallhammer – Gloomy Lights (2004)

01. Endless Nauseous Days
02. Crucifixion
03. Tomurai: May Our Father Die
04. Beyond The Hate Red
05. Lost Myself
06. State Of Gloom
07. Aloof And Proud Silence
08. Color Of Coma

“I can say that raw feelings make a good sound. Because we are not machine. We could shed blood, could vomit and have feeling of hate. … I wanted to express the mental instability and mental cruelty which a girl has. Now we are holding up pride, hate and life in the front. We are not wearing that dress.” – Vivian Slaughter

Japan has more good stuff to offer, and I’ll most likely post some here sooner or later. Get this album here.

Best regards,
That Vulture