August 11 - 20 (#224 - 233)

#224) Brutal Truth - End Time (2011) 

#225) Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Angles (2008) 

#226) Nesseria - Nesseria (2010) blackened hardcore

#227) Nadja - When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV (2009) 

#228) Assault Squad Safety Scissors - The Children Are Our Future and So Are Flying Cars (2007)  

#229) Captain Ahab - After the Rain My Heart Still Dreams (2006) 

#230 - 232) Merzbow - Another Merzbow Records (2010) collects various tracks off splits and comps released between 1991 and 2001

#233) Great Falls - Fontanelle (2010) 

August 1 - 10 (214 - 223)

#214) Dreamend - And the Tears Washed Over Me, Wave After Cowardly Wave (2012) 


#215) Duchess Says - Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs (2008) 

#216) Hair Police - Certainty of Swarms (2008) 

#217) Richard Cheese - Live at the Royal Wedding (2011) 

#218) Verse En Coma - Rialto (2008) 

#219) Old Silver Key - Tales of Wandering (2011) 

#220) Noism ± (2008) 
 
#221) Death Grips - The Money Store (2012) 

#222) KEN Mode - Mennonite (2008)  

#223) Blood of the Black Owl - A Feral Spirit (2008) 

July 18 - 31 (201 - 213)

#201) Hammers of Misfortune - The Bastard (2001) 

#202) Emo Summer - Land of Emotional Plastic Furniture (1999) bad. not for me

#203) George Holdcroft - The FP Soundtrack (2011) 

#204) Disunicorps - Try (2011) 

#205) Disunicorps - Re:Try (2012) 

#206) Sutekh Hexen- Larvae (2012) 

#207) Panopticon - Social Disservices (2011) 

#208) The Paper Chase - Cntrl-Alt-Delete-U (2001) 

#209) Richard Cheese - Dick at Nite (2007) 

#210) Trust - Trst (2012) 

#211) Antigama/Drugs of Faith split (2007) 

#212) Nadja - The Bungled & the Botched (2008) 

#213) In Defence - Into the Sewer (2009) 

Korperschwache - Sacrifice Of The Ouroboros (I See Your Bleached White Skulls On A Long And Pointed Row Of Bloodstained Sticks)

                           I Will Drink Your Blood And Vomit It Back Into Your Empty Skull



#199) Korperschwache - Sacrifice Of The Ouroboros (I See Your Bleached White Skulls On A Long And Pointed Row Of Bloodstained Sticks) (2007)

 1. Jessica
2. Lori
3. Charlotte
4. Renee
5. Claudia
6. Velma
7. Sabrina
8. Christy
9. Lucy
10. Bertha
11. Rita
12. Julie
13. Untitled

probably my favorite of what i've heard of them so far.
 it's a concept album and the lyrics read like the pages of a serial killer's diary. in the first song we learn that Jessica is the first "step" on the path to the Serpent's throne. 13 steps = 13 heads and 13 sets of wide blue eyes. "The thirteenth head will speak and it will light the final step that leads to the Serpent's throne".  tracks 1 - 12 represent 12 unlucky girls, however track 13 is a bit more of a mystery as there are no lyrics, no title and i can barely understand most of the vocals. does the unnamed killer complete the 13th step? i dunno, you'll have to listen and decide for yourself.

Kvelertak

#198) Kvelertak (2010)

 1. Ulvetid
2. Mjød
3. Fossegrim
4. Blodtørst
5. Offernatt
6. Sjøhyenar (Havets Herrer)
7. Sultans of Satan
8. Nekroskop
9. Liktorn
10. Ordsmedar Av Rang
11. Utrydd Dei Svake
12. Fossegrim
13. Sjøhyenar (Havets Herrer)
14. Blodtørst
15. Mjød
16. Ordsmedar Av Rang
17. Utrydd Dei Svake

combining elements of black metal, hardcore and classic rock they create a sound that's been labeled black 'n roll, blackened hardcore and all sorts of other nonsense. i personally don't give a fuck what ridiculous sub-sub-genre you want to call it, it's fucking rad. 

the album was originally released in 2010 and then re-released in 2011 with bonus tracks and a dvd. the bonus tracks consist of  4 songs from a BBC Session (12 - 15) and 2 demo tracks (16 & 17). i wish they would've included their first demo instead of the BBC tracks but oh well. the dvd has a making of the album, music videos for "Mjød" (with a making of and commentary), "Blodtørst" and "Ordsmedar Av Rang" and live footage from Samfundet 2010.
definitely worth checking out.

Gnaw Their Tongues/Sick to the Back Teeth - Constructing Enochian Temples/Mary Magdalene

#197) Gnaw Their Tongues/Sick to the Back Teeth - Constructing Enochian Temples/Mary Magdalene (2008)

Gnaw Their Tongues - Constructing Enochian Temples
 1. Constructing Enochian Temples
2. Glossolalia
3. And Mighier Are Your Voices Than the Manifold Winds
4. They Gathered Themselves Together and Became...

Sick to the Back Teeth - Mary Magdelene
1. Penance
2. Mary Magdalene
3. The Seven Powers of Wrath
8. She Knows Love

i talked about Gnaw Their Tongues in a previous post and my opinion of the band is no different. the music is dark, massive and suffocatingly oppressive. great tracks.

Sick to the Back Teeth is another prolific one-man project. this record is on the drone/doom side of things but i've read that he dabbles in a lot of different genres. this is definitely a band i'm going to check out more of.