Landmine Marathon – RUSTED EYES AWAKE

The female fronted grindcore band, Landmine Marathon, has just reissued their 2008 release RUSTED EYES AWAKE. At a time when bands are seeking to be fastest or the most technical, Landmine Marathon heeds the age old motto Keep It Simple, Stupid, and revert back to the roots of this extreme form of music. Sounding often like a combination of Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, and Terrorizer, Landmine Marathon offers blast beats combined with brutal guitar riffing and screaming vocals that often lead to heavy break down riffs, with double vocals, and harmonized rhythms.

The CD plays in under a little 32 minutes, which is a little short for my tastes, but thankfully none of the 8 tracks are filler tracks. Each and every song kicks ass! Those of you who enjoy this era of metal, are going to love this CD.  I know I did!

Rating: 3 1/2 skulls

Track Listing:

1. Bile Towers

2. Certain Death

3. Bled To Oblivion

4. Xenocide

5. Heroin Swine

6. Skin From Skull

7. Red Days

8. Rusted Eyes Awake

Sources:

http://www.myspace.com/landminemarathon

http://store.prostheticrecords.com/index.php/bands/landmine-marathon/landmine-marathon-rusted-eyes-awake-preorder.html

Behemoth – EVANGELION

Behemoth has just released their 9^th studio album entitled EVANGELION. Their best release to date, this brutal, blackened death metal band from Poland is decimating the uninitiated with their ultimate masterpiece. EVANGELION showcases amazingly fast drum beats, wickedly harmonized technical guitar riffs, and intense, guttural growls that spew blasphemous incantations that speak about liberating the self from the manmade concepts such as religion, tradition, and politics.

Behemoth’s new CD has a well defined depth to it’s production, often incorporating atmospheric elements such as eerie screams, crow sound effects, and orchestral keyboard overdubs. Their epic track entitled “Lucifer” incorporates all of these elements into a masterful tribute to the crown prince of Hell.

As to be expected from such a diabolic band, their first video for their head-banging track entitled “Ov Fire And The Void” has already been banned from YouTube. Fortunately for us, Behemoth’s American label, Metal Blade Records, is hosting the complete uncensored video here: http://www.metalblade.com/behemoth/index.html

EVANGELION’s 9 new tracks run a little under 42 minutes in length. The digipack edition will include a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes footage and expanded artwork. A must for all fans of Behemoth, and lovers of the blackened death metal genre!

Rating: 4 skulls ! ! !

Track listing:

01. Daimonos

02. Shemaforash

03. Ov Fire And The Void

04. Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti

05. He Who Breeds Pestilence

06. The Seed Ov I

07. Alas, Lord Is Upon Me

08. Defiling Morality Ov Black God

09. Lucifer

Sources:

http://www.behemoth.pl/site/

http://www.myspace.com/behemoth

Uncensored “Ov Fire and The Void” Video: http://www.metalblade.com/behemoth/index.html