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:	post by demondave at 2010-05-16 20:26:26

1. Adramelech - Psychostasia [1996]

The riffs on this album are seriously fucking otherworldly. Imagine the bizarre, atonal progressions of Demilich combined with the melodic sensibility of early Entombed and Amorphis, a thick, rumbling production, and vocals not unlike Immolation, and you should have a pretty good idea of what this generally sounds like. But even so, you can't really get a grasp of how killer this disc is until you hear it firsthand. If these riffs don't move you, leave the fucking hall.
See also: Pure Blood Doom [1999]

2. Afflicted - Prodigal Sun [1993]

The Stockholm scene of the early 90s was best known for straightforward, balls-out death metal rooted in the worship of Autopsy, Bolt Thrower and Carcass, but there were also a handful of bands that ventured into more progressive sounds. Afflicted's debut combined the more typical Stockholm sound with an influence from early tech-death acts such as Atrocity and Atheist. It's an unexpected and bizarre sound, but it works really well.

3. The Chasm - Procession to the Infraworld [2000]

These guys had their last album released through an Earache sublabel, but didn't get much notice for it. The Spell Of Retribution had a lot of great moments, but was overly long and unfocused compared to their prior releases. Procession is The Chasm's finest hour [more like 45 minutes]. 8 of their most succinct, powerful songs, with an unforgiving old-school production.
See also: Conjuration of the Spectral Empire [2003], From the Lost Years... [1996]

4. Abramelin - Abramelin [1995]

One of Australia's best-kept secrets. This band played a ruthlessly brutal style of old-school death, which combined the abrasive melodicism of Autopsy and middl-era Carcass with the percussive rhythms of Legion-era Deicide. It's not the most unique sound around, but they wrote REALLY great songs to set themselves apart.
See also: Transgression From Acheron EP [1993], Deadspeak [2000]

5. Excommunion - Superion [2001]

Holy fuck, you wanna talk about brutal!? This band clearly worships Incantation, but it's a clear case of the pupil besting the master. Superion is about as massive and evil an album as you'll ever hear.

6. DeathevokatioN - The Chalice of Ages [2007]

The most recent release on this list. These guys unapologetically play a brand of 'alteschule' death metal firmly rooted in the early 90s European style, despite coming from a part of the country where everyone seems to worship Deeds of Flesh and Suffocation. The Chalice of Ages combines the best aspects of Bolt Thrower-circa-Warmaster with the death-doom stylings of Runemagick and early Katatonia, as well as the thrashier aspects of Dismember. The songwriting on the record is absolutely monumental.

7. Convulse - World Without God [1992]

One of the best albums ever to come out of Finland. This is very much in the same style as Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes. Thick, downtuned death metal with more than a hint of doom influence.

8. Rudra - The Aryan Crusade [2001]

Despite the uncomfortable implications of the title, this has fuck-all to do with Nazism. "Aryan" is an Indian word, and this band, despite being from Singapore, consists primarily of Hindu members. This brand of 'Vedic Metal' can best be described as old school thrashy DM a-la Unleashed, fused seamlessly with a profuse traditional Indian music influence. If you think Nile takes the whole Eastern sound to cheesy extremes, this might be just what the doctor ordered.
See also: Rudra [1998], Kurukshetra [2003]

9. Deteriorot - In Ancient Beliefs [2001]

Another band that beats Incantation at their own game. Deteriorot were actually Incantation's contemporaries initially, having formed in 1990. Unfortunately, label difficulties caused them to go into a lengthy hibernation, only to resurface almost a decade later and issue their only full-length [to date]. If you liked Onward to Golgotha, but wanted to hear something more streamlined with that same unholy riffing style, this album comes highly recommended.

10. Appalling Spawn - Freedom, Hope & Fury [1998]

These guys got a lot more hype after changing their name to Lykathea Aflame. Frankly, I thought Elvenefris was vastly overrated, and the debut was about 50 times better. No less challenging, but much more cohesive, and without that hokey folk influence. The vocals on this record actually fit the music. Highly recommended for those who like Lykathe, and even those who don't.

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