Ortega - 1634 [2010/192]

After hearing their promo last year, I have been anxiously awaiting to listen to Ortega's debut full-length. Well, the album's here now, and I am enjoying it quite a bit. Nice mixture of sludge and post-metal. "The Siren" is still my favourite track by them, and definitely needs to be heard.

Artist: Ortega
Album: 1634
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Sludge/Post-Metal

1. Still
2. Into the Waves
3. Shipwrecked
4. The Siren
5. Octagon
6. Chaser
7. The Oracle

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Shad - TSOL [2010/256]

New Shad. Enjoy this very good release from one of the best Canadian rappers out there.

Artist: Shad
Album: TSOL
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Hip Hop

1. Intro
2. Rose Garden
3. Keep Shining
4. Lucky 1's
5. A Good Name
6. We Are the Ones (Reservoir Poetry)
7. Telephone
8. Call Waiting (Interlude)
9. Yaa I Get It
10. Listen
11. At the Same Time
12. We, Myself and I
13. Outro

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Sleepmakeswaves - In Today Already Walks Tomorrow [2009/320]

I'm too much into Post-Rock now since listening to the TotorRo EP, so here's some more great post- stuff.

Band: Sleepmakeswaves
Album: In Today Already Walks Tomorrow
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Post-Rock

1. I Will Write Peace on Your Wings and You Will Fly Over the World
2. Exits to Nowhere
3. One Day You Will Teach Me to Let Go of My Fears
4. So That the Children Will Always Shout Her Name
5. It's Dark, It's Cold, It's Winter
6. What We Cannot Speak of Must be Passed Over in Silence

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Dispirit - Rehearsal At Oboroten (2010)

Demo, Unknown
February 7th, 2010

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal?
Region: USA

First demo released by Dispirit, a project with John Gossard (Weakling, Asunder, The Gault, etc.) on vocals and guitar. Like Weakling their sound has a dark and hypnotic quality. Samples of the two tracks up for download at Dispirit's site.

1	Ixtab's Lure		18:51
2	Bitumen Amnii		12:22

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Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living With The Ghosts [2010/320]

Beautiful album that produces a very enriching atmosphere for the listener.

Band: Hammock
Album: Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Post-Rock/Ambient

1. The Backward Step
2. Tristia
3. Little Fly/Mouchette
4. Breathturn
5. In the Nothing of a Night
6. Andalusia
7. The Whole Catastrophe
8. The World We Knew As Children
9. Dust in the Devil's Snow
10. How Can I Make You Remember Me?
11. You Lost the Starlight in Your Eyes
12. Something Other Than Remaining

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Immolation - Majesty And Decay (2010)

Full-length, Nuclear Blast Records
March 9th, 2010

Genre: Technical Death Metal
Region: USA

Undeniably awesome release.

1	Intro
2	The Purge
3	A Token of Malice
4	Majesty and Decay
5	Divine Code
6	In Human Form
7	A Glorious Epoch
8	Intro
9	A Thunderous Consequence
10	The Rapture of Ghosts
11	Power and Shame
12	The Comfort of Cowards

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Vasaeleth - Crypt Born And Tethered To Ruin (2010)

Full-length, Profound Lore
January 29th, 2010



Genre: Death Metal
Region: USA

Murky, chaotic Incantation worship with its own agenda. Thick and hypnotic riffage.

1	Wrathful Deities		3:06
2	Figures of Chained Spirits		3:52
3	Curse Seeping Through Flesh		4:47
4	Gateways to the Cemetery of Being		3:29
5	Poisoned Tongue		3:41
6	Spirit of Noxious Miasmas		3:30
7	Adorned and Iridescent		3:33
8	Crypt Born and Tethered to Ruin		4:07

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Funebrarum - The Sleep of Morbid Dreams (2009)

Full-length, Cyclone Empire
April 17th, 2009

Genre: Death Metal
Region: USA

The riffs. Oh the outstanding riffs. Seven tracks none of which are weak and all of which will have you on the floor winded from the power of its force. 

This is some punishing death metal from the USA with members of the doom giants Evoken, and death legends Incantation as well as Disma so yeah expect some tight writing and a killer guitar tone. No compromises, no fooling, just devastating and addictive guitar and bass riffs, deep and terrifying roars, quick ripping solos and pulverizing drumming. You can feel all the influences here perfectly converging to create some top notch and very memorable face splitting death.


Well crafted and highly recommended for any death metal fan, especially Denial, Disma, Iniquity, Adversarial, Ignivomous, etc.

1	Perish Beneath		4:57
2	Grave Reaper		5:53
3	Beyond Recognition		3:23
4	Cursed Eternity		5:26
5	Incineration of Mortal Flesh		5:40
6	Nex Monumentum		8:27
7	Among the Exiled		6:01

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TotorRo - TotorRo [2010/VBR]

Some of the best post-rock I've heard in a while. Cannot wait for a full-length release from this band.

Artist: TotorRo
Album: TotorRo (EP)
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Post-Rock/Post-Metal

1. 1984
2. My Bob's Blue Eyes
3. Isang Tao
4. Totoro's Rising

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Sights & Sounds - Monolith [ALAC]

Produced by Devin Townsend, this is Sights & Sounds first full-length release. Highly recommended for Post-Hardcore fans.

Artist: Sights & Sounds
Album: Monolith
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Post-Hardcore

1. Sorrows
2. Shudder, St. Kilda
3. Storm & The Sun
4. The Clutter
5. Neighbours
6. The Furthest Truth
7. Pedal Against the Wind
8. Night Train
9. Reconcile
10. Borderlines
11. Subtle, Severe
12. Sorrows II
13. Pillars
14. Untitled Track

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