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Lets talk about...  Pig Destroyer - The Octagonal Stairway LP Mmm hmm. Well, if this is a new name for you please prepare for your face to be grinded completely off, straight to the bone, nothing remaining. Whether you call it deathgrind, death metal, grindcore, it doesn't matter. This is abrasive, fast, strong, massive riff writing and, if you deal with your emotions in music the way I often tend to, everything someone in a bad mood needs to hear at that very moment to make them breathe a sigh of relief. Thank goodness we are not alone. I repeat. You are not alone. Bandcamp: https://pigdestroyer.bandcamp.com/album/the-octagonal-stairway  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2AuIHCtlI6RXaofhwkRzd4?si=2dafA6sbR6eBD64g0Xm0Kw 

Let's Talk About...  Mindfield - Seclusion of Sanity LP We are taking a break from death metal week for this quality hardcore announcement. It doesn't fall too far from the tree we have been climbing all week. This record slaps us around with extreme breakdowns and proceeds to pummel us with in your face, don't test me vibes. For the unknowing show attendee, this could be a disaster to wandering into the front unknowingly.  Bandcamp: https://bullettoothhq.bandcamp.com/album/seclusion-of-sanity  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2wWVIjXQnzYRi2Zeo5T1xu?si=qFzQOag3TlS_ESW54YweAQ 

Black and White Wednesday! Let's Talk About...  Pestilent Death - Chapters of Depravity LP Tune it down and turn it up. As a firm believer that lower tuning should require slower riffing, that is not the case with Pestilent Death. They do tease us with the slumbering intro and it feels good. As short lived as the slow vibe is, this record still proceeds to crush our bones in the way a steamroller would flatten whoever dared stand in its way. The tempo picks up and the strike maintains in a way that one could imagine a machine gun that solely launches...

Let's Talk About...  Obituary - Dying of Everything LP Thank goodness for bands like Obituary. They have been punishing us with the highest quality of death metal our innocent minds can consume since 1984. Here they are with a fresh batch of 2023 jams that is as honest and intriguing as any record they have put their name on previously. Throughout the near forty years of their existence they have been able to maintain a sound that is truly their own and it's a legacy of art. Bandcamp: https://obituary.bandcamp.com/album/dying-of-everything Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/40OiBOttM0iJXZ8cCkFbxR?si=9WcdGJkTQz6st84cG6xgGA 

Let's Talk About...  Incantation - Sect of Vile Divinities LP It has been a while since I went on a full fledged death metal kick but can tell this week is gonna burn. After hearing this record it all clicked. It is once again the time to cleanse the soul with guttural growls, blast beats, blistering guitar solos, dark, slow transitions (those are my favorite) and the obvious double bass assault. Consider this your warning as we strike the match. Can you smell the sulfur? Bandcamp: https://incantation666.bandcamp.com/album/sect-of-vile-divinities Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4XTDAm2eoFrlt1HKbUfmUR?si=_HTA6X29Tfa0EeaP2yMJPQ