The Ocean - Heliocentric (2010)

The Ocean takes a whole new musical direction on Heliocentric. This new album is much more diverse than the previous three albums. Heliocentric ranges from soft songs featuring piano to heavy sludge tracks. Although fluXion and the second disc of Precambrian have been described as atmospheric and symphonic, both are still rather abrasive and come nowhere close to the level that Heliocentric is on. The lyrics of this album revolve around a debate between science and religion, from the perspective of science. A follow-up album, Anthropocentric, which takes the religious point of view will be released later this year.

1) Shamayim
2) Firmament
3) The First Commandment of the Luminaries
4) Ptolemy Was Wrong
5) Metaphysics of the Hangman
6) Catharsis of a Heretic
7) Swallowed by the Earth
8) Epiphany
9) The Origin of Species
10) The Origin of God

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Powerwolf - Bible of the Beast (2009)

Aaaaaaaaaaand, I'm back. Today we have Powerwolf, an extremely cheesy, yet oddly entertaining, power metal band. With song titles like "Resurrection by Erection," "St. Satan's Day," and "Catholic in the Morning...Satanist at Night," it's not hard to see why I like this so much.

1) Opening: Prelude to Purgatory
2) Raise Your Fist, Evangelist
3) Moscow After Dark
4) Panic in the Pentagram
5) Catholic in the Morning...Satanist at Night
6) Seven Deadly Saints
7) Werewolves of Armenia
8) We Take the Church by Storm
9) Resurrection by Erection
10) Midnight Messiah
11) St. Satan's Day
12) Wolves Against the World

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Centaurus-A - Side Effects Expected (2009)

Centaurus-A is a new death metal band on Listenable Records. Their debut Side Effects Expected is one of my favorite albums released this year. Centaurus-A, just like every other tech death band, shows extreme influence from Necrophagist, especially in the solos. However, these guys bring something else to the table: their brand of tech death is infused with a healthy dosage of thrash.

1) The Praying Mantis
2) Narcotic
3) Drop Off
4) Morning Tremble
5) The Ease
6) Incident/Accident
7) Arson
8) Dripping Red Canvas
9) Selfmade Cage
10) Resistance Ain't Futile

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Finsterforst - ...zum Tode hin (2009)

You know those folk bands that make albums with five 10-minute songs that are super epic and awesome as hell? Yea? Finsterforst's one of those bands. Imagine Moonsorrow with a little bit more of a black metal edge and more folk instruments...oh yea, and German instead of Finnish.

1) Urquell
2) Das große Erwachen
3) Seines Glückes Schmied
4) Sturmes Ernte
5) Untergang

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Falkenbach - Heralding-The Fireblade (2005)

This past week, I'd been listening to a lot of folk metal. I realized that this blog severely lacks any form of folk metal, so I decided to start posting some folk metal.

Falkenbach is a one-man band from Germany led by Markus Tuemmers aka Vratyas Vakyas. Vakyas' fourth full-length album is everything a blackish folk metal album should be. The songs are epic and harsh yet melodic.

1) Heathen Foray
2) Of Forest Unknown
3) Havamal
4) Roman Land
5) Heralder
6) Læknishendr
7) Walkiesjar
8) Skirnir

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Necros Christos - Triune Impurity Rites (2007)

Only about half the tracks on Triune Impurity Rites are actually songs. These songs have a heavy doom-ish blackened death sound to them. The rest of the tracks are short interludes that are used to create a dark atmosphere and add a melodic touch to the album. These interludes range from acoustic passages, spoken word, and ambient tracks.

1) Nekros Kristos (Temple IX.99)
2) Daemonomantic Fog Lay Upon The Tombs Of Succoth
3) Kischuf (Temple VIII)
4) Christ Was Not Of Goatborn Blood
5) Nam Ignis Est Umbra Locorum Infernorum (Temple VII)
6) Tormented Flesh On The Mount Of Crucifixion
7) Gate I: Das schwarze Wasser der Toten
8) Ora Pro Nobis (Temple VI)
9) Last Rite Of Christ
10) In Love With Ereskigal (Temple V)
11) Va Koram Do Rex Satan
12) Voragem Mortis (Temple IV)
13) Black Mass Desecration
14) Gate II: Offenbarungen der Mayrim
15) Damnation Worship (Temple III)
16) Impure Burials Prevail
17) Necromancing The Ghost (Temple II)
18) Deathless In Spiritual Evil
19) Conquering Tell Al-Mutesallim (Temple I)
20) Triune Impurity Rites - I. Skulldoom Of Sumer (Darkness)
21) Triune Impurity Rites - II. Nazarethical Ram Of Bethlehem
000(Damnation)
22) Triune Impurity Rites - III. Blasphemous Graves Open At The End
000Of Days (Death)
23) Gate III: Im Schatten des Zikkurath

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Final Breath - Mind Explosion (2002)

Deathrash usually implies that a band's style is a mix of thrash metal and pure straight-up death metal. Final Breath on the other hand adds a bit of melody to the mix. Despite this change to the norm, the band still manages to be brutal yet melodic.

1) Under Pressure
2) Mind Explosion
3) Killed By Lust
4) Break Down
5) Nondescript
6) White Prison
7) When Love Turns To Hate
8) The Punisher
9) To Live and To Die
10) Careless

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Violent Force - Malevolent Assault On Tomorrow (1987)

1) Dead City
2) Soulbursting
3) Vengeance and Venom
4) M.A.O.T.
5) what About The Time After?
6) Sign of Evil
7) Violent Force
8) The Night
9) Destructed Life
10) S.D.I.

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