All Pigs Must Die - Hostage Animal

Genre: Hardcore
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2017


1. Hostage Animal
2. A Caustic Vision
3. Meditation of Violence
4. Slave Morality
5. End Without End
6. Blood Wet Teeth
7. Moral Purge
8. Cruelty Incarnate
9. The Whip
10. Heathen Reign

3rd album by All Pigs Must Die. With the addition of Brian Izzi (Trap Them), the group serves up just enough variety on their latest offering to keep the sound fresh and entertaining. They've inserted more slow tempos, without loosing their aggression though. One of the best albums of 2017 for the genre.

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Condor - Unstoppable Power

Genre: Thrash/Black
Country: Norway
Year: 2017


1. Embraced By The Evil
2. Riders Of Violence
3. Chained Victims
4. You Can't Escape The Fire
5. Unstoppable Power
6. 83 Days Of Radiation
7. Malevolent Curse 
8. Horrifier

2nd album by Condor. The group has returned more thrash than ever, with the black metal elements taking a small step back. It is a pretty solid release and a lot of fun to listen to start to finish. One of the best black/thrash albums for 2017!

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Sorcerer - The Crowning Of The Fire King

Genre: Heavy/Doom/Epic
Country: Sweden
Year: 2017

1. Sirens
2. Ship Of Doom
3. Abandoned By The Gods
4. The Devil's Incubus
5. Nattvaka
6. Crimson Cross
7. The Crowning Of The Fire King
8. Unbearable Sorrow
9. Disciples Of The Dark
10. Bringer Of Misery

2nd album by Sorcerer. The album is chock full of grooving and heavy metal riffs, perfect musical execution and fantastic production. The group is delivering epic doom metal, lyrical, grandiose and played with an agonizing way that makes it sound deadly heavy. They can easily stand next to Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus. 

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Ksera - 6 Tracks 'Ep

Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Country: Greece
Year: 2017



1. A1
2. A2
3. A3
4. Ξ1
5. Ξ2
6. Ξ3

2nd 'Ep by Ksera (ΞΕΡΑ). Six short, in your face songs of old school hardcore/punk that brings in mind Dead Kennedys. Raw and rough production, a guy that shouts his lungs out and a gargling bass guitar.

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Pagan Altar - The Room Of Shadows

Genre: Heavy/Doom
Country: England
Year: 2017


1. Rising Of The Dead
2. The Portrait Of Dorian Gray
3. Danse Macabre
4. Dance Of The Vampires
5. The Room Of Shadows
6. The Ripper
7. After Forever

5th album by Pagan Altar. Originally intended for release several years prior, titled 'Never Quite Dead', the album was partly re-recorded after Terry Jones' death. Obnoxious vocal lines by Terry, mesmerizing playing by Terry’s son, Alan, at the guitars, lively lyrics and catchy turns of melodies. All the above composes the swansong of a legendary group.

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Midnight - Sweet Death And Ecstasy

Genre: Black/Speed
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2017


1. Crushed By Demons
2. Penetratal Ecstasy
3. Here Comes Sweet Death
4. Melting Brain
5. Rabid!
6. Bitch Mongrel
7. Poison Trash
8. Before My Time In Hell

3rd album by Midnight. Athenar is back with slower tempos but without lucking the fun of his earlier releases. Hell, satan, sex and metal! A great mix of Venom and early Bathory. Still fresh with the necessary catchiness. One of my favorite albums for 2017.

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Black Cyclone - Death Is King

Genre: Speed/Thrash
Country: Sweden
Year: 2018


1. Death Is Crowned As King
2. Hordes
3. Black Cyclone
4. Falling Star
5. Beast Battalion
6. IÄH
7. Under Your Hoof
8. Death By Crushing
9. This Is It

Debut album by Black Cyclone. An amazing debut album by a group that features some known members of the swedish scene (Trial, Warheim, Pagan Rites). Old school speed/thrash of high quality. Catchy, melodic songs with no fillers. A surprisingly well-crafted release that came out of nowhere!

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R.I.P. Fast Eddie Clarke

Top Albums of 2017

Hello Friends and a happy new year! A poor year for the blog, since my free time is almost 0. Nevertheless, my top albums list features some great releases for 2017. I'm sure there are pretty good albums out there that i've missed.

Thrash
1. Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
2. Condor - Unstoppable Power
3. Overkill - The Grinding Wheel
4. Antichrist - Sinful Birth
5. Obnoxious Youth - Disturbing The Graves
6. Municipal Waste - Slime And Punishment

Death
1. Paradise Lost - Medusa
2. Obituary - Obituary
3. Dying Fetus - Wrong One To Fuck WIth
4. Benighted - Necrobreed
5. Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black
6. Resurgency - No Worlds ... Nor Gods Beyond

Black
1. Wolves In The Throne Room - Thrice Woven
2. Havukruunu - Kelle Surut Soi
3. Enslaved - E
4. Cradle Of Filth - Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness Of Decay
5. Satyricon - Deep Caleth Upon Deep
6. Ravencult - Force Of Profanation

Viking/Pagan/Folk
1. Helheim - landawarijaR
2. Aherusia - Prometheus: Seven Principles On How To Be Invincible
3. Vintersorg - Till Fjälls, Del II
4. Ereb Altor - Ulfven
5. Kawir - Εξιλασμός

Crust/Grindcore/Hardcore/Punk
1. Wolfbrigade - Run With The Hunted
2. Lock Up - Demonization
3. All Pigs Must Die - Hostage Animal
4. Converge - The Dusk In Us
5. Procrastinate - Procrastinate
6. Propagandhi - Victory Lap

Heavy/Speed/Power/Doom
1. Midnight - Sweet Death And Ecstasy
2. Pagan Altar - The Room Of Shadows
3. Jag Panzer -  The Deviant Chord
4. Sorcerer - The Crowning Of The Fire King
5. Vulture - The Guillotine
6. Procession - Doom Decimation