Dead Bhuttos- Democracy is the Best Revenge (2017)

Dead Bhuttos ( an obvious play on Dead Kennedys) play politically charged raw as fuck hardcore punk from Lahore, Pakistan. Featuring members from other groups such as Multinational Corporations and The Kominas, this sounds like it came straight from the 80s! Definitely hear the Black Flag and Discharge influences in there, and even a dash of Celtic Frost during some of the slower parts! I'm just wondering when we'll get more! Cheers!

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Nemesis- Imperium (2017)

Nemesis are a 5 piece thrash metal band from Detroit MI, and they fucking rule! "Imperium" fucking rips, and this thing sounds like it was unearthed from the late 80's early 90's. Fuck, if you didn't tell me this was a brand new band I would've thought this shit was put out on Nuclear Blast in like 92' or something. Both songs have these amazing breakdowns in the middle that for me separate them from your typical party thrashers and retro worshipers. Yeah they can thrash, and they've got speed, but they've also got some tasty grooves in there as well. Party on dudes! Cheers!

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Weltesser- Crestfallen (2017)

This shit just dropped today on bandcamp. I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this album, as it is something I've had on my radar since "Rats" was released as a single in late 2016. I discovered Weltesser after I stumbled upon their 2015 Demo. Now after listening to this I can safely say Weltesser is one of my favorite bands right now, and i'd be real fucking surprised if "Crestfallen" didn't make it on everyone's Best of Year End Lists. 

Weltesser's influences (as stated on their bandcamp page) include Sabbath, Dystopia, His Hero is Gone, Laudanum, and Monolord and you can hear it loud and well. Every punishing hit from this Florida trio is like a fucking sludge and filth covered mallet bludgeoning you across the head. They are so fucking heavy and miserable! Seriously this is the best Sludge Doom Metal album of the year thus far! Cheers! 

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Cryptic Brood- "A Box Full of Bones" Single (2017)

First off, check out this fucking art work! It's amazing! These dudes are from Madrid and play a hybrid of old school/death metal, with some blast beat grindy part, and some slow sludgy doom parts as well. So pretty much they sound like a crusty death doom band that could pass for being from Oakland or something. Totally digging this. Listen to "A Box Full of Bones", and then check out the rest of the "Brain Eater" album when it comes out on March 1st! Cheers!

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Megalodoom- Last Rites (2017)

These self proclaimed "purveyors of utterly miserable riffs" give it their last go around on the aptly named "Last Rites". The EP consists of two songs played as the band describes "kinda sloppy, riddled with mistakes, effects pedals not dialed in properly, and uncomfortably loud". Take notes, this is how you make a great recording! The sound and tones on this EP are dope as fuck. Just really fucking sludgy, fuzzy and loud! I'm not big on instrumental doom, but this caught my attention. It's definitely not super repetitious, and the grooves are catchy as fuck. It makes me wish the band didn't call it quits and stuck around longer! Cheers!

Regress- Rotten Sabbat (2017)

Regress bring back that 90's sludge doom I miss hearing from bands like Iron Monkey and Eyehategod. The music is so fucking heavy it carries the weight of a mudslide, thick with shit, garbage, broken glass, and dirty needles. The guitars and bass like rusty barbed wire slither through the filth, while the drums pound it into submission. The vocals are clean at times, but eerie as fuck. Once the harshness kicks in, they sound like gravel and broken whiskey bottles in a blender. Really good stuff!

Destroyer of Man- Descent (2017)

Destroyer of Man play dank dark cavernous sludge doom metal from Baltimore. They sound like Neurosis, Yob, and maybe even Crowbar were thrown into a cement mixer, and then poured onto an unsuspecting passerby, creating a deformed monstrosity of a statue. They paint with greys and black only, and i'm definitely digging it. Killer stuff here! Cheers!

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