Begrime Exemious / Nuclearhammer - Heretical Serpent Cult (2011)

Split, Dark Descent Records
November 15th, 2011

Genre: Black Metal/Death Metal
Region: Canada

Here we have the latest outings recently released on Dark Descent Records of two excellent Canadian metal bands, one black metal, one death metal and both wicked. Six tracks from each band, with three covers on Nuclearhammer's side (Razor, Slaughter, Discharge) and one from Begrime Exemious (Black Sabbath).

If you've heard either of these bands you know what to expect:  Nuclearhammer is chaotic and dark coming at you in quick, ugly bursts pausing only once in the first track for a slow and heavy descent before picking back up into frenzied, tumultuous riffs. Begrimes Exemious is ruthless, dirty death metal blasting your face with tangled, semi-angular riffs and varied snarled and shrieked vocals. Both offerings continue to push traditional styles of their respective genres building well on their past outputs (especially Begrime Exemious) with their own abrasive twist, fast paced with no compromises.

Good shit from both groups. You can hear the Begrime Exemeious side on their bandcamp page.

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Begrime Exemious - Impending Funeral of Man (2010)

Full Length, Dark Descent Records
April 15th, 2010



Genre: Death Metal
Region: Canada

Dark Descent Records certainly have an impressive stable.

I'm a little late on this one but with their new album "Visions of the Scourge" is on the horizon now is a great time to get this up anyway. Begrime Exemious are from Alberta and like Mitochondrion, Adversarial, Antediluvian and Weapon are at the forefront of the massive and crushing wave of dark, twisted and well written Canadian death and black metal that is turning heads in the community. If you enjoy those aforementioned groups and haven't heard this get on it!

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