Arckanum - Pjobaugvittr
I'm really enjoying Arckanum's album PPPPPPPPPPP. It has the majesty of a Drudkh release but is a bit more direct and blistering. Like everything else good in metal in 2009 they are from Sweden and they sing in their native tongue. I really don't think Black Metal should ever be in English. It loses a bit of it's impact. I also have a total hard-on for the bass sound. Crisp and powerful. That's what I'm talking about!
Fukpig - The Horror is Here.
What to say about Fukpig? Dbeat crust punk fused with black metal. I now find 90 percent of the hardcore and punk I hear completely irrelevant. Blasting. A pretty creepy little video too. I highly recommend downloading "Spewings from a Selfish Nation" as it's limited to 100 cds. It's worth it for the track "Caught out". Sums up the milieu of the state of capitalism right now more than anything I can think of. Punk hasn't been this threatening since Crass.
Demonical - Baptized in Fire.
Demonical are putting some grit back in death metal. And they are from Sweden! I hear a bit of Hypocrisy in their music, but it's also a rather fresh studio sound.
Good metal.
Digital_Atavism
