Firebrand After Dark Issue 2 - August

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Zombie Death Stench The Coming Bloodbath Label: TVR/Bungalo/ Universal Records Released: 26 March 2013 Reviewer: Stoodge Mc Nulty Highlight: Obliteration Imminent Website: https://www.facebook.com/ZombieDeathStench

Opening with an intense building instrumental prelude it doesn't take long until the dark demon that's raging beneath becomes relinquished. What starts as being so peculiarly vivid remains so throughout and this album soon ejaculates into what can well be described as 'Snuff' Metal. This release is stifling and boisterous and it's unique haphazardness aids the fact that this actually sounds like a 'Coming Bloodbath'.

California. Yes there is the cliched horror movie interludes but the brutal punishment that the music on here serves certainly overshadows and dominates. Tracks such as 'Darkstar Creation' '10,000 Mutants' and 'Chemical 13' keep the onslaught of this record rasping and penetrating.

On the topic of Sci Fi, I very much doubt there will ever be an invasion from the skies to fear as You could say that combining a horror theme it seems the Aliens have already sent their with Metal is a massively overused maneuver for messengers here under the guise of a Death Metal bands to exercise but there is a vast Metal band from California known as 'Zombie element of originality with these men from Death Stench'.

Stone Magnum From Time...To Eternity Label: R.I.P Records Reviewer: Stoodge Mc Nulty Website: www.stonemagnum.com

With the cover art depicting a grim and solitary gallows pole this album sounds just as it appears. Stone Magnum can only be described as a harbinger of monolithic riffagery and savage disphoric lyrics.

Released: 28 June 2013 Highlight: In Tongues They Whisper

create songs that will both spellbind and tranquilize their audience. Tracks 'The Gallows of Ohrdruf' and the albums swansong 'In The Garden of Beasts' best showcase the bands diversity in playing style and the effusive delivery of vocalist Nick Hernandez.

Having only been conceived in 2010 this is the If you don't already bow to the alter of the genre third release and second full length album from this album may very well help you become Stone Magnum and this accumulation of tracks should put the group from Michigan City, Indiana ordained into the 'Church Of Doom'. on the pedestal of Doom Metal in the United States and rightfully so. Starting off with the slow grinding title track it is apparent that these guys sure know how to

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