DARKTHRONE: The Early Demos

The black metal franchise known as Darkthrone have had a lotta potshots taken at ‘em as of late. Cries of “sell-outs!” and “creatively washed up!” aren’t hard to find all over the intrawebs. I guess that’s bound to happen when your career has reached its second decade, but I still find it a little unfair. [...]

NECROS CHRISTOS – Grave Damnation (Demo)

Formed in Berlin in 2001 by multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Mors Dalos Ra, Necros Christos is blackened death metal in the finest tradition as exemplified by Treblinka/early Tiamat, Acheron and Göetia-era Mystifier. Heavily influenced by occult rituals, each track is prefaced by a numbered “Temple” which are spoken invocations or ethereal keyboard pieces. Last year’s “Triune Impurity Rites” [...]

CIANIDE – Cianide Kills (Demo)

 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

If you thought you’d nearly blown yer speakers with the low-end rumblings to be found on Cianide’s “Descent Into Hell” LP, wait’ll ya get a load of this 1993 demo! Much like the quote attributed to describing Blue Cheer: “They’re so heavy they make the air around ‘em turn into cream cheese!,” Chicago’s [...]