Blasphemophager - Nuclear Empire of Apocalypse (2008)

Unsurprisingly, the Italians have given us another amazing extreme metal band. Raw, brutal, blackened death metal. Plus, the production isn't complete crap and isn't too polished. And did I mention the imagery is ridiculous?

1) Intro / Dawn of Chaoscratic Tyrrany
2) Bringers of Extermination
3) Abyss of Lust, Chaos & Death
4) Curse of the Phosgene Fog
5) Devastating Radioactive Torments
6) Holocaust Summoning of Nuclear Storm
7) ...Of Atomic Orgies & Demoniac Elements
8) Demiurge of Thermonuclear Damnation
9) Teratogenesis of Doom
10) The Return of Bestial Vomit
11) Nuclear War Now!
12) Perverse Delight

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Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles (2009)

Once again, the Italians prove their extraordinary skill when it comes to death metal. Fleshgod Apocalypse is a relatively new band, with Oracles as their debut album. These guys aren't exactly your normal brutal death metal band. There's classical interludes scattered throughout the album and the guitar work is undoubtedly influenced a great deal by classical music. It almost seems as if Fleshgod Apocalypse could be classified neoclassical death metal.

1) In Honour of Reason
2) Post-Enlightenment Executor
3) As Tyrants Fall
4) Sophistic Demise
5) Requiem in SI Minore
6) At The Guillotine
7) Embodied Deception
8) Infection Of The White Throne
9) Retrieving My Carcass
10) Oracles

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Death Mechanism - Human Error...Global Terror (2008)

Seriously, what is it about Italians that makes them so awesome when it comes to extreme metal? Out of all the countries in the world, Italy has some of the best thrashers right after Germany and the United States. Death Mechanism is the epitome of retro thrash. After 25 seconds of heartbeats, the opening riffs of "Anthropic Collapse" tell you that this band is heavily the German "Big 3" (Kreator, Destruction, and Sodom). Then come the lyrics, which are typical thrash lyrics about death, war, destruction, politics, etc. Hell, the band was formerly known as O.D.O. which stands for Odio, Distruzione, Orrore meaning "Hate, Destruction, Horror" in Italian. Finally, the promo picture featuring all three members in black band t-shirts, denim vests and bullet belts. Despite this obvious worship of the old-school, Death Mechanism manages to be one of my favorite thrash bands of the new century and Human Error...Global Terror one of my favorite albums of the year so far. Is this album creative and original? Nope. Is this album great headbanging material? Fuck yeah!

1) Intro
2) Anthropic Collapse
3) Necrotechnology
4) Blood Engine
5) Genuin-cide
6) Contaminated Soil
7) Unknown Pathology
8) A Good Reason To Kill
9) The Frail Path of Peace
10) War Mechanism
11) Slaughter in the Jetset

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Mondocane - Project One (1990)

Mondocane is a crossover band made up of members of Necrodeath and Schizo. Project One is the only album released by the band.

1) Necroschizophrenia
2) Violence Abuse?
3) Mario, Please Don't Cry
4) Mad Carlo F.8 Cars You Wrecked
5) Kill the Foetus
6) Fuck the U.S.L. (The Exploited cover)
7) Couldn't Take Anymore Shit
8) All Tomorrows Are Yesterdays
9) The Inevitable Free-Jazz Bloodbath
10) That's It, the Last Song!

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Necrodeath - Into the Macabre (1987)

1) Agony/The Flag of the Inverted Cross
2) At the Mountains of Madness
3) Sauthenerom
4) Mater Tenebrarum
5) Necrosadist
6) Internal Decay
7) Graveyard of the Innocents
8) The Undead/Agony (Reprise)

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