HELLS HEADBANGERS Records & Distribution

ACID WITCH
"Stoned"
(CD) / $10

Psychedelic Occult Doom Metal

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ARMOUR
"Armour"
(CD) / $10

Heavy Metal Punishment

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	ARMOUR "Armour" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 045 release date: March 5, 2010 ♫ audio preview

8-page booklet with slightly different layout than the European pressing.

After rollin' out several successful EPs, the heavy metal hammer of ARMOUR strikes hard n' heavy with their highly anticipated debut full-lengther featuring all new high voltage hits. This is no lame retro-joke playing pub tribute nights; these accomplished Finn's boast the best elements from the great heavy metal 80's with style n' class. Expect no melodic glam, ARMOUR are heavy as Hades delivering it fast n' loud... a real jammer guaranteed to rock your socks off! Cover painting by Joe "Motorhead" Petagno.

FOR DIE HARDS OF: early W.A.S.P., Accept, Running Wild, Exciter

TRACK LIST: Rock'n'Roll Tonite, The Time Is Right, Sex Demon, Roll Out (Or Get Rocked), Satan's Knights, Can't Resist Your Spell, Magick Armour, Hellfire, Ready to Attack, Heavy Metal Drinkers

"The badass party record of the year, filled with heavy anthems guaranteed to gain them a good deal of attention...10 irresistible cuts of metal that are sure to make them big-time legends in their own right...Bringing back what made '80s metal so grand and glorious, Armour is THE band destined to present a whole new generation an almighty taste of a genre that shall never die. The year may be young, but it's safe to say that Armour has surely unleashed one of the finest metal debuts of 2010" -Highwire Daze

"The song titles, the solos, the cover art - EVERYTHING is there on the Finns' self-titled album, and it's all really, really AWESOME. Well... the lyrics are kind of stupid, but who needs lyrics when you've got riffs and fist-pumping anthems, anyway?...Armour might be a means of more stripped-down, back-to-the-basics metal, but goddamn if they couldn't fit right next to TANK, ACCEPT, or W.A.S.P. But it doesn't feel like a throwback - it sounds earnest, and the songs are, ultimately, AWESOME. Have I used 'awesome' yet?...At the end of the day, Armour seems more sincere than a plethora of throwback bands playing metal the way metal was played in its heyday, and that's the reassuring and redeeming thing about this band...Ultimately, Armour should remind people why they like metal in the first place" -Metalsucks.net [4.5/5 rating]

"Succeeds wildly and leaves the listener with a permanent grin and a fist thrust high in the air... Those that either came of age during the '80s or that have gone back to find out what all the fuss was about will find ARMOUR's frill-free exercise in bombastic '80s party-time metal a gigantic treat...Transcending the actual songwriting is a white-hot and supremely high-energy heavy metal vibe that feels so right. A slew of killer solos bolster the effort big time. Not unlike what Sweden's BULLET did on Bite the Bullet, Armour's self-titled disc pays respect to the rockin' side of '80s heavy metal in a genuinely appealing way by cranking the amps and letting it all hang out. Put simply, Armour nails it" -Blabbermouth.net [8/10 rating]

"File this one under holy shit: Finland's Armour have just released one of the finest slabs of '80s-fueled heavy metal to come across the desk over here at Chez Hellbound in quite some time...these bad boys pay homage to the fist pumping sounds of ACCEPT and W.A.S.P. in their prime. Great riffs, anthemic choruses and just enough testosterone and swagger to pull this stuff off...Really impressive stuff" -Hellbound.ca

ATOMIZER
"Caustic Music For The Spiritually Bankrupt"
(2CD) / $14

Bleak Atomic Metal Power

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	ATOMIZER "Caustic Music For The Spiritually Bankrupt" (DOUBLE CD)
	price: US $14.00 catalog #: HELLS 025 release date: November 26, 2009 ♫ audio preview

OUT NOW! - Deluxe limited edition DOUBLE CD in 12" size glossy gatefold cover with 20 page 12" size book featuring 21 tracks of previously unreleased demo/rehearsal material & long out-of-print/hard-to-find 7" EP tracks. Also comes with an obi strip & extra insert with commentary about each song featured on the bonus CD. This is a one time pressing of only 500 copies!

The bleakest, most powerful ATOMIZER offering, completely evolved and removed from the conjurations of any other thrash or black metal outputs of today. The band has stripped down their already well-known style and dejected the atomic metal power with a dismal aggression full of depth and gritty catchiness backed by a strong murky production, compliments of Kurt Ballou (Converge). In addition to the radical audio and superb gloom packaging, guest contributions have been made by drummer Sean Cummiskey (Astriaal), Iscariah (ex-Immortal, Dead To This World) and Yasuyuki (Abigail, Barbatos).

TRACK LIST FOR BONUS DISC:
1) Now That's Fuckin' Evil - Taken from Rehearsal Tape 15.10.1998
2) The End Of Forever - Taken from Rehearsal Tape 15.10.1998
3) Gimme Natural Selection - Taken from the 'Gimme Natural Selection' 7" Recorded mid 2000
4) I Wish You Were A Beer - Taken from the 'Gimme Natural Selection' 7" Recorded late 2000
5) Ace Of Spades - Taken from the 'Gimme Natural Selection' 7" Recorded 19.11.1999
6) Ritual - Taken from Atomizer Demo January 2001
7) Unit 731 - Taken from Atomizer Demo January 2001
8) Somebody's Gonna Die Tonight - Down Home Hatebreeder Mix
9) The Only Good Human - Seething Mortal Flesh Mix
10) Intro Oriax/Thy Blood Eterne - Taken from the Tyrus: The Doom War 7". Recorded October 2002
11) Cold Steel, Warm Death - Taken from the Tyrus: The Doom War 7". Recorded October 2002
12) The War That Never Ended - Taken from Atomizer Demo July 2002
13) The Only Weapon Of Choice - Taken from Atomizer Demo July 2002
14) For Blackness Absolute - Taken from Atomizer Demo August 2002
15) And The Hunt Starts Again - Taken from Atomizer Demo August 2002
16) Untitled - Taken from the Songs To Swing To Demo 2005
17) Hail Hail To The Hangman - Taken from the Songs To Swing To Demo 2005
18) The Bellman's Lament - Taken from the Songs To Swing To Demo 2005
19) Fucked Up - Taken from the Songs To Swing To Demo 2005
20) A Song To Swing To - Taken from the Caustic Music... Demo 2005-2006
21) Science: The Great Usurper - Taken from the Caustic Music... Demo 2005-2006

BEHERIT
"At The Devil's Studio 1990"
(CD) / $11

Bestial Black Metal Originators

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BLACK WITCHERY
"Inferno Of Sacred Destruction"
(CD/DVD) / $12

Black Death Chaostorm

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CEREKLOTH
"Halo Of Syringes"
(MCD) / $4

Evil Death Worship

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CEREKLOTH
"Pandemonium Prayers"
(CD) / $7

Evil Metal Of Death Worship

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CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY
"It's Time to Face the Doomsday"
(CD) / $10

Motorcharged Thrashing Crust

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	CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY "It's Time to Face the Doomsday" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 053 release date: October 26, 2010 ♫ audio preview

Comes with a 10-page booklet featuring lyrics & band photos.

It's Time to Face the Doomsday... and CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY are here to meet the apocalypse head on! Taking only the dirtiest, gnarliest aspects of nuclear-powered thrash and crushing crust-punk, on their debut album these angry Italian gangsters spray paint a desolate, blown-out portrait of the future... and then commence to D-beat the debris into ashes. Features eight sleazy motorcharged anthems to the earth's impending doom and not-so-inevitable rebirth! Recommended for diehards of VENOM, ONSLAUGHT, DISCHARGE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST and ANTI-CIMEX

"This is mid-80s-style crossover thrash with a MOTORHEAD-esque vibe, and there's even a bit of early VENOM in here... rocks so much that it's not much of a stretch to also throw it into the 'Thrash 'n' Roll' category. Raw, basic, dirty, sloppy, catchy and downright fun is what this is, plain and simple... Where many of the newer thrash bands focus on reliving the '80s thrash sound, Children of Technology haven taken it and successfully blended it with the late '70s/early '80s punk/rock-ish heavy metal style. It's unpolished, a bit nuts lyrics-wise and addictive. A bit on the short side, it just leaves you begging for more" -Metalcrypt.com

"D-beat-freaks, crust heads, and scum-thrash fiends will revel in the awesomeness of Children of Technology. This Italian tribe of toxic politi-thugs will force your head to bang and your limbs to swing like the still-limp corpses that you will be whirling above your head while listening to this album. If music could bring about anarchy, these would be the anthems of 'Doomsday' for sure, so crank this thing louder than what makes your ears bleed and grab the modern world of bullshit by its testicles and start tearing some flesh. No one gets out of this one alive and The End never sounding so good!" -Hellridemusic.com

"These Italian scumbags are clearly more than just a throwback to the '80s, though, their metalpunk atrocities - as exemplified by debut album It's Time To Face The Doomdsay - pushing the metalpunk genre forward in a way that continues to be massively underexplored" -Zero Tolerance

"High-octane, apocalyptic thrash 'n' smash crust-punk that paints a world that looks like an awful lot like the one painted by the members of WASTELANDER and sounds like old-new-school thrashers TOXIC HOLOCAUST in a 'new' sense, yet with Bronze-era MOTORHEAD and DISCHARGE kicking hard in the gaps and VOIVOD jumping on stage in the middle of it all just to up the chaos. Of course, it is D-beaten and razor-bladed to ruin with gritty vocals and the feeling one gets when the buckles break loose and the buttons pop off. As always, the riffs will make it or break it, and in that regard, It's Time to Face the Doomsday makes it: effective as much for the primal simplicity as the heat rising off the strings" -Blabbermouth.net

CIANIDE
"Gods Of Death"
(CD) / $10

Death, Doom & Destruction!

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CRUCIFIED MORTALS
"Crucified Mortals"
(CD) / $10

Horror Thrashing Death

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	CRUCIFIED MORTALS "Crucified Mortals" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 055 release date: March 15, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Comes with 10 page booklet features lyrics, band pics & extra artwork.

Get ready to be hit in the face with an iron fist of thrash metal insanity... after ten years of several EP and demo outputs, Crucified Mortals release their first full-length album. Comprised of eleven horror tales transcribed into metallic hymns the album continues the bands' own appalling sound with arguably their best material to date. A truly unique style of well-played and evil fucking thrash with hints of death metal that showcases a diverse range sure to satisfy the ear's craving for speed, heavy and memorable riffing complimented with harsh angry vocals and pounding drums. Hammer the nails & thrash 'til fucking death!

RECOMMENDED FOR DIE HARDS OF: Hobbs' Angel Of Death, Rigor Mortis (Texas), Deceased & Carnivore

TRACK LIST:
1) The Seance, 2) Sordid Treachery, 3) Hidden Tomb, 4) Resurrected Fiend, 5) Figure In Black, 6) Desecrating The Dead, 7) Perpetrator, 8) Ghastly Affliction, 9) Fatal Scheme, 10) Masked Murder, 11) Doom

"There is anger abound here! Plenty of it! This is macho shit! With a lot of cojones! Musically, there's all the classic thrash metal riffs with a bit of ancient death metal touch here and there. Well, there's not really a big difference in the riffs, really, but how they are played. Death metal, black metal, thrash metal: three products of the same cow" -Currents

"Born from the unholy congress of [CELTIC FROST's] Morbid Tales and [SLAYER's] Haunting The Chapel. With virtually the same guitar tone throughout, one may accuse Crucified Mortals of beating a dead horse, but when that skeletal steed is so rancid, so damn metal-infested, it's hard to hate...solid as a headstone. Fans of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, take note" -Zero Tolerance

"Here's a bit of a throwback to the mid '80s when the fault-lines between primitive death and thrash metal were still being drawn. Crucified Mortals' self-titled debut perfectly nails the sound of the era with slightly sloppy playing, an analog-inspired production, particularly in the drum sound, and all of the right songwriting elements. Composed of some of the members of the long running cult act NUNSLAUGHTER, Crucified Mortals pile catchy riffs upon a generally quick approach that never quite makes it to the blastbeat era...a dead-ringer for DEATHROW... In short, Crucified Mortals' debut is well-done, old- school death/ thrash from veterans who are obviously intimately familiar with the era" -About.com

"Well-written, energetic thrash in the vein of RAZOR, SODOM, SLAYER and KREATOR, with vocals that remind me of a mix between Tom Araya and King Fowley. This is definitely a pretty authentic record, minus all the fashion-thrashin' bullshit, with a serious take on the style that does not belay the intelligence...definitely entertaining while it lasts, and credit should be given that Crucified Mortals entirely avoids the self-referential pageantry that has plagued new thrash acts throughout the 21st century. These men obviously care about the real deal, listen to all the right influences, and their output is indisputably sincere. In fact, I'd say I enjoy this more than a number of NUNSLAUGHTER releases, and certainly more than a lot of the less interesting US thrash retroverts like WARBRINGER or LICH KING" -From the Dust Returned webzine

"It is time to dust off the denim and leather, sew those patches back on and get thrashing! I would describe this album as 'satisfyingly unfashionable' for several reasons. Firstly, this is thrash metal how it always used to be, not how it has been 'remembered' -dark, grisly, aggressive and slightly rough around the edges, Crucified Mortals sound like thrash metal fans who have definitely been there since the beginning, probably beating up glam rock posers outside the school gates. Secondly, this thrash album isn't laced with sickly-sweet melody like so many modern metal albums that claim to be influenced by thrash metal. Instead, this self-titled album is enjoyably tune-free, concentrating on caving your skull in with brute force rather than pouring sugar into your ears...containing everything you probably already knew about thrash metal: powerful, crunchy, dark, frenetic riffs, brief, guitar-mangling solos, and is pretty frantic and energetic throughout. What may actually be a surprise, though, is how good it actually is" -MetalTeamUK.net

METAL MANIACS Review (by Mike Abominator):
Crucified Mortals have been around in the underground for a while now (2001 to be exact.) This started as a one man project founded by Craig Reaper to bring some thrashy death metal to the infernal party. Now with a full line up that also features fellow Nunslaughter friends, and after a slew of killer demos, EPs and splits, we now have the debut album from these Ohio maniacs. And these guys play some crazy, barbaric and bad ass death thrashing madness that reminds me of Carnivore gone death at times. The Whiplash, Bloodfeast and At War influences are there as well. Not too bad to be compared to those 4 gods huh? Just imagine that mixed with some other thrash and death influences and you get a basic idea as to what Crucified Mortals sound like. It is all done with good songwriting and an old school approach.

The album starts off with the creepy intro "The Seance". Then takes off with the first song "Sordid Treachery". It has a manic and fast beginning, that goes into some mid paced banging when the vocals kick in, then back and forth. It keeps the mid paced murder going for a bit with some heavy as fuck riffing. Then it speeds up again. The vocals are aggressive and attacking, and have that At War/Carnivore vibe to them. "Hidden Tomb" comes up next with it's killer thrash gallop. The simple and straight to the point riffs shred along and the song keeps a mostly fast pace until it slowwwwssss down a bit for a headbanging part. Then picks up again. GREAT RIFFS! They are brutal yet catchy! "Resurrected Fiend" has one of the best riffs on here as it's opener. Another fast banger that then hits the middle part and slows down a bit into a mid paced headbanging part. FUCK YEAH! This song rules! The soloing from the guitars is KILLS. Each song has a trade off part where the guitarists shred the shit out of everything in sight. "Figure In Black" is next. Total relentless fast banger here for this one. But yet another mid paced break to give us some breathing room. "Desecrating The Dead" starts off as a fast ripper as well, has a short break and then takes off again. It is shorter and it is done before you know it. But a killer song regardless!

"Perpetrator" continues the deadly assault. Another short and sweet fast banger that rips your throat out. It attacks and bludgeons the ears with sheer anger and violence. I FUCKING LOVE IT! "Ghastly Affliction" starts fast, with it's sing along chorus. And things stay fast the whole time on this one. The production is clean, and you can hear everything, but it's not over-processed at all. It has a dirty old school sound. "Fatal Scheme" is up next. It has a nice roller coaster effect of having time and tempo changes that are all over the place compared to the other songs. But the same killer riffs and deadly attack are here,so that's all that matters. I love the way the bass sounds on this album, which often gets lost in many recordings. The bass clangs like a chainsaw and cuts through in the mix. The old classic "Masked Murder" is re-done here, and crushes with more of the same madness, but then slows things down for a bit with it's slow/mid paced banging thrash riffs. "Doom" brings the album to a close with some killer double bass and more of the same great riffing. It does pick up pace with some faster parts that remind me of early Destruction. It slows a bit with more killer guitar solos and then ends with an all out speed assault! KILLER!

Crucified Mortals have come to kick some ass and take some names. They came to do 2 things: 1. Drink your beer and 2. Kill You! And they are almost out of beer! Killer debut album that has been much anticipated. These maniacs bring the pain, death and hell on here as we knew they were capable of. This is some dedicated and dirty thrash death, that is murderous and sounds like it comes straight from hell. It's simple and catchy, straight to the point. But it also grabs you, violently beats your ass, kills you to finish the job, and then stomps on what remains. Just like bands of this style SHOULD do! ESSENTIAL!!!!!! GO GET IT NOW!!!!! Another gem from Hell's Headbangers!

DEATHHAMMER
"Onward To The Pits"
(CD) / $10

Evil Thrash Assault

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DEIPHAGO
"Filipino Antichrist"
(CD, Digipak CD) / $10

Hi-Speed Satanic Bestial Metal

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	DEIPHAGO "Filipino Antichrist" (CD, Digipak CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 039 release date: October 23, 2009 ♫ audio preview

*CD (jewel case)*: 12 page booklet w/ metallic gold print & alternate layout/artwork from Digipak CD

*CD (digipak)*: deluxe 10-panel fold-out digipak w/ metallic gold print & alternate layout/artwork from jewel case CD (limited one time pressing)

The ultimate annihilation in audio torture is now at hand! In this time of over-saturated bestial metal, Deiphago blaze their own barbaric trail of Satanic Metal with the most punishing, primitive & bestial attack of 2009!!

With a background of demo tapes throughout the 90's & their debut full-length endorsed by the Ross Bay Cult, the Filipino Antichrist's succeed in making this hi-speed attack even more rewarding than before. No wannabe Fallen Angel Of Doom, no wannabe The Oath Of Black Blood, no Angelcunt or even War Cult Supremacy. Just pure uncompromising, unconventional violence: this is bestiality. Deiphago are the true beasts. Fuck off to the false!!

FOR DIE HARDS OF: Blasphemy, Sarcofago, Profanatica, Beherit, Archgoat

..."PICK OF THE ISSUE" IN ZERO TOLERANCE #30, view here...

"Fucking EXTREME album!!!!!!! Furious vocals!!!" - Deathlord, Blasphemy/Ross Bay Cult

"Filipino Antichrist is fucking INTENSE and rabid warfare noise metal!!! it's so fucking killer!" - Impurath, Black Witchery

"The most chaotic and extreme recording... sounding like an ordinary thrash or grind metal group passed violently through some kind of human-size blender, every element of their recording feeling sore and bloody like a 29-minute sustained car accident" -The Convivial Hermit

"Sounding like the bowels of hell opening up... Overall, this banshee-stabbing outfit are the Satanic missing link between JOHN ZORN'S PAINKILLER and PORTAL, only with 137% more virgin violation to their theoretical credit" -Hellbound.ca

"I like the old-school sound as much as anyone, but this LP takes the sound way too far" -GaspETC.com

"If the underground metal world had their own 'awards' show, then Deiphago would most definitely win for the most primitive, chaotic release of 2009 hands down... Fans of the more overdone, polished metal of the current scene will hate Deiphago, but fans of early blackened war/thrash metal like BEHERIT, SARCOFAGO, and ARCHGOAT or miss the days of rehearsal demos and tape-trading, get Deiphago and they will take you back to a time when metal (no matter the genre) was more chaotic and disturbing" -Primitive Ways webzine

TRACK LIST:
01. Intro: Annihilation, 02. Christ Eater, 03. Articles of Death, 04. Storming Chaos, 05. Command Destruct, 06. Subliminal Satan, 07. Satanic Metal, 08. Hate (Sarcofago cover), 09. Satan, Semen and Blood, 10. Filipino Antichrist, 11. Outro

DENOUNCEMENT PYRE
"World Cremation"
(CD, Digipak CD) / $10

Filthy Blackened Death

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	DENOUNCEMENT PYRE "World Cremation" (CD, Digipak CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 051 release date: August 31, 2010 ♫ audio preview

Comes with a 16-page booklet featuring illustrations & lyrics for each song. Limited edition DIGIPAK CD also comes with a 16-page booklet.

"Album of the Year!" -Metal Maniacs
Following the path of the fallen angel from down under, Denouncement Pyre spews forth from the mouth of the abyss their long-awaited full-length release entitled World Cremation. Delving deeper into the realm of the lawless gods whilst offering primitive blackened death metal far darker and more focused than previously displayed on past EPs and demos. Join or suffer...

TRACK LIST: 1) Black Womb of Magdalene, 2) The Flesh of thy Master, 3) Purification, 4) Coven of Diabolical Prophecies, 5) Engulfed Temples, 6) Salvation, the fading light, 7) A Banner Drenched in Blood, 8) Invination of Poison

"A perfect mutant hybrid of black metal, death metal, and thrash metal... This blackest thing about this band aside from their ideals is the soot of charred remains of things considered pure and sacred that they leave in their wake... grown into a mature sweltering heat-wave of hell's force. As refreshing for myself as it is offensive and fear-inducing to many naive and weak sheep, this is yet another storm of death complete with winds of holocaust to further plague our lives this year. Worshippers of violent murder and the morally corroded, rejoice and partake" -Metal Maniacs

"Denouncement Pyre hail from Melbourne, Australia. Listening to its music, however, I do think you would have a hard time figuring it out straight away. Sure, there are some giveaways, but seriously, what blasting and thrashing metal ov death doesn't sound a bit Australian? The guys pretty much invented that field... the band is not the kind to let you go easy, and I think people will be drawn to this album more than just one time around. If you are looking for hard and well-played black/death metal, then this is the band for you" -Currents

"Eight tracks of well-recorded blackened death assaults, destruction drums and hateful vocals... delivering exactly what you have come to expect from Denouncement Pyre. What you may not expect is how good this release actually sounds compared to their previous rituals. I use the term 'good' very loosely in this sense because I honestly think that the more chaotic, un-produced and raw sound of their earlier works are a better fit for this style of music. Denouncement Pyre in previous efforts unquestionably established themselves as a domineering, furious force of darkness. World Cremation shows us their focus, their methodology and their progression to the next level of malevolent artistry" -Forbidden Magazine

"One of the best black metal albums I've heard in quite some time. It's not at all surprising that the band hails from Australia, the land of all things filthy 'n' furious when it comes to heavy metal. While many of their countrymen emphasize thrash over black metal, Denouncement Pyre does just the opposite, cultivating a heavily blackened sound with hints of thrash creeping up around its rough edges" -That's How Kids Die webzine

"The album brings the most intense Denouncement Pyre material to date, lifted up by a gargantuan yet rather primitive and raw production. The blaspheme symbiosis of raging death metal and unholy black metal sounds very obscure, old school-inspired and oppressing, with a rhythmic, thrash-driven and energetic drive and a rather dirty atmosphere, something the Australian (underground) scene is known for - and something I do hail...performed with such a grotesque bravura, you cannot but love this recording" -Concreteweb.be [8.7/10 rating]

DESTROYER 666
"To The Devil His Due"
(CD) / $11

Aussie Black/Thrash Originators

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	DESTROYER 666 "To The Devil His Due" (CD)
	price: US $11.00 catalog #: HELLS 066 release date: April 15, 2011 ♫ audio preview

CD version with 8 page booklet archiving all EP cover art, lyrics, band photos & liner notes.

Australian and antichrist, king of kings, the lords of the wild: the legendary DESTROYER 666 are all this and infinitely more, feeding the hellbangers' insatiable need with their long-awaited "To The Devil His Due" collection. Compiling the band's cult (and long-out-of-print) 7" vinyl releases onto a fiery full-length, "To the Devil His Due" is perhaps DESTROYER 666's greatest clutch of songs, their most memorable material ever, immediately ingraining and marching forward to victory. Satanic speed metal majesty with which to dominate, fuck, and destroy - "To The Devil His Due"! Recommended for diehards of DESTROYER 666, because there is only one DESTROYER 666, now and forever.

TRACK LIST:

"Satanic Speed Metal" EP 1996:
1. Satanic Speed Metal 03:40
2. The Sirens Call 03:46

"King of Kings" EP 2000:
3. King of Kings 03:55
4. Lord of the Wild 05:34

"...Of Wolves, Women & War" EP 2002:
5. Ghost Dance 03:47
6. Taste the Poison 02:46
7. Levens Bloed 02:12

"See You In Hell" EP 2010:
8. Through the Broken Pentagram 04:46
9. See You in Hell 04:10
Total playing time 34:36

"The perfect excuse for those new to Destroyer 666 to sample material from throughout the band's long discography and history. You can't go wrong!" -About.com

"A quality collection that gives D666 fans the chance to hear rare songs from the Aussie warmachine... you can't really complain. Production variations aside, this is like having another DESTROYER 666 full-length. You won't be disappointed with it" -Ice-Vajal.com [8/10 rating]

"For a Destroyer 666 fan, this is probably the most important release of the year. It collects some essential material that the ordinary Joe/Jane doesn't possess on vinyl. I would recommend this to everyone who considers him/herself a fan to get this immediately. Pretty damn essential" -MetalTeamUK.net

"You can follow their progression into better and more capable musicians, how they have developed as a band and musically... One of the best bands out there right now" -Minacious.org

DESTRUKTOR
"Nailed"
(CD) / $10

Warring Black Metal of Death

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	DESTRUKTOR "Nailed" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 035 release date: October 21, 2009 ♫ audio preview

*CD*: printed on black paper with metallic foil stamping.

Raging for well over a decade in the isolated land of Australia, Destruktor have stood the test of time with a few EPs and a demo under their bullet belts. Now after much anticipation the war beast strikes again with their debut full-length album entitled "Nailed" featuring 10 new tracks of the highest degree accompanied by blasphemous Riddick illustrations. Harnessing the essential elements of fore founding extreme metal troops, Destruktor deliver a dark brutal desecration of exceptional warring bestial black metal of death that easily rivals those in the same battlefield. Destruktor will win the war... with or without your support!!!

FOR FANS OF: Bestial Warlust, Order From Chaos, Destroyer 666, Corpse Molestation, Abominator

TEETH OF THE DIVINE REVIEW:
"Man, I'm still sweating and I've not done anything but sit on my ass and allow the deafening tones of Destruktor's "Nailed" to wash over me... like a layer of soot. The Australian firebrands don't care much about easing into anything; it's about assuming the position - head down, fingers positioned on the frets, drum sticks in the air, and amps cranked to 10 - and fucking going for it! Anything else is left to the pansies and pretenders.

What we have here is not a failure to communicate. Rather Nailed kicks the groan and punches the throat with a style that marries old school death (think Drawn and Quartered, Necrovation, etc) to blasting - and sometimes thrashing - black metal. The bellowing growls, the grainy images of bullet-belted men in an Olympic synchronized haircopter competition, and the suffocating denseness is genuine. It is the stuff of mass genuflection at the feet of the ancient Death Metal gods.

Much of Nailed is straight forward blasting intensity, but it is not without compositional refinement, that is, once the dizziness from the initial body blows begins to subside. You'll hear more variety during the second half in particular with songs like "After Death Murmurs" that lean toward blackened thrash and the rather epic (in a hate fueled shitstorm kind of way) album capper "Spawning the Immortal," complete with naked, nefarious bass lines and effective pace changes. What can I say? Australian metal extremism and Hells Headbangers; two peas in a motherfucking pod. I'm sure a goat was involved at some point as well." - Written by Scott Alisoglu

DISHAMMER
"Vintage Addiction"
(CD) / $10

Blasphemous Crusty Metal Punk

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	DISHAMMER "Vintage Addiction" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 029 release date: January 27, 2009 ♫ audio preview

A perverted overdose of raw diabolic metal punk. Sounds like a fist-fight between Hellhammer and Discharge while Motorhead, Bathory & GBH are being blasted in the background! Played by members from other established underground bands.

SONG TITLES INCLUDE: 1) Smoke Of Death 2) Wish Of Suffering 3) The End Here And Now 4) Exterminate The Parasite 5) Werewolves On Wheels 6) Pain In The Ass 7) Into The Bong 8) Asmodeus (By My Side) 9) Blessed With Catalepsy 10) Age Of Disgrace 11) Bomb In The Womb 12) Vintage Addiction

TEETH OF THE DIVINE
"From the opening moments of that chainsaw riff and bruising bass/drum propulsion on "Smoke of Death" you just know that you are hearing something some of us like to call "the real deal." It is just something about that raw, live-like production and bullshit-free bass/drum/guitar attack on Dishammer's Vintage Addiction that cannot be copied by faux metal wannabes. It is the kind of sonic atrocity that you feel in your guts. And when the pace picks up on that very same song and gets all Discharge on your ass, the feeling is pure 'n crusty metallic punk bliss.

With a vocal style that falls somewhere between Venom and Darkthrone, along with a blistering and ugly guitar tone and an amp-blowing sound mix, Vintage Addiction is designed to be played at one volume only: loud as fuck! Every damn song is a monster; the lyrics spat out like poison and the attack absolutely pummeling. Much of it is played in crust punk overdrive with the occasional thrashy riff (the title track in particular) and a layer of dirt reminiscent of Hellhammer and the first couple of Bathory albums. "Wish of Suffering" and "The End Here and Now" are probably most representative of the style.

The bass work is tough as hell too, often vital to the heart and soul of the song, as "Exterminate the Parasite" demonstrates. The bass rumbling on this one is fantastic and when the (early) Motorhead-ish solo hits with that rock-hard rhythm section backing it up the result is nearly orgasmic. Nobody is bullshitting around with Pro-Tools or needless overdubs here.

Indeed, Vintage Addiction is about as real as it gets. And how about that album cover? Makes ya feel a little dirty, doesn't it? It's ok, just go with it, man. Besides, wait until you see the back cover and the pictures in the booklet - pure filth and degradation, just like the music! Seriously, get off your ass and buy this album. It is essential!" - Scott Alisoglu

EMBALMED
"Exalt The Imperial Beast"
(CD) / $10.00

Barbaric Black Death

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	EMBALMED "Exalt The Imperial Beast" (CD)
	price: US $10.00.00 catalog #: HELLS 073 release date: November 4, 2011 ♫ audio preview

6-panel foldout booklet with metallic silver ink archives all lyrics, art & band photo. Killer cover artwork by Antichrist Kramer.

After 17 years of strategically scattered EPs & demos, EMBALMED finally mark their triumphant return with their very first full-length album. Hailing from the darkest abyss of Mexico, EMBALMED leave nothing to subtlety when it comes to their raison d'etre - "Exalt the Imperial Beast"! A ceaselessly violent, gnawing torrent of black/death barbarity and sulfurous ritualism that is equally atrocious and dark but still retains a certain Death Metal character in the songwriting. A cult name that lurked in the shadows for far too long, EMBALMED surpass 95% of what is being offered in the current "black/death" scene - worship or die!

Recommended for diehards of BESTIAL WARLUST, early MYSTIFIER, classic TEITANBLOOD, IMPURITY, and NYOGTHAEBLISZ.

*"Amazing... sickening, filthy, raw black metal at its finest" -AmericanAftermath.net

*"These Mexicans perform one of the most crude, disgusting and barbaric approximations of black metal I've heard in about 20 years with the second wave of the genre. Curiously enough, they've been around all that time...we've just never really heard much out of them save for a handful of demos and EPs. With that much history beneath their belts, and not much to show for it, you might understand how a band can be so fucking pissed off as to create a godhating claptrap such as this...but that STILL won't prepare you for Embalmed... This is fucking insane. Simple... an album that makes ANGELCORPSE, IMPIETY and GORGOROTH's Destroyer sound like nursery rhymes" -From the Dust Returned webzine

*"Crafted in the vein of IMPIETY and BESTIAL WARLUST, this album from start to finish takes no prisoners. Melody and harmony are ignored, perhaps even mocked, as this duo focuses only on the brash and the harsh... To say this thing is old school would be accurate, given the foundations of the band. However, Embalmed cultivate the modern also, although they are not concerned with evoking subtle atmosphere or even darkened sensibilities. No, Embalmed's interests lie in the crafting of hate and violence, and in this they succeed" -Examiner.com

*"A gem, if you will, from and for the deepest dungeons of the underworld. The Venegas brothers have truly returned and certainly lost none of the total bestiality of their art. It's barbaric and atrocious death metal, lusting for blood!...Death to the doubters and hail to the amassing hordes! Relax (but only for a split-second) and behold the merging of BESTIAL WARLUST/Ross Bay brutality with the complete evilness of MYSTIFIER! Behold, and beware, or you will not survive this relentless intensity of Embalmed. If in doubt, retreat! Run away!" -MetalTeamUK.net

*"Scorched to the bone is the death/black metal by these Mexicans. The first thing that sprung to mind is very early TEITANBLOOD and some BESTIAL WARLUST. Chaotic at first hearing, but after several spins, a certain line can be discerned. Are you looking for a clear and full production? Then see to it you get away from it all as soon as possible, because this is no listening matter for softies... Rotting, barbaric, violent, sulfurous, and more evil than most black metal bands. Satan listens to this with trembling knees because he knows he is charity personified compared to what Embalmed unleashes unto humanity with Exalt The Imperial Beast" -Lordsofmetal.nl

*"Those looking for even an inch of compromises in their blend of black and death metal, turn away right now... nothing but chaotic, incoherent, violent, fast, murky, grindy, underground black / death metal. You could think of the half-improvised first albums by KRIEG but with more death metal therein, and you've got this album... worth looking into if you care more about devilish atmospheres rather than compositional qualities. I know there are fans of this barbaric style out there" -Vehement Conjuration webzine

EVIL ARMY
"Evil Army"
(CD) / $9

Thrashing Whiplash

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	EVIL ARMY "Evil Army" (CD)
	price: US $9.00 catalog #: HELLS 030 release date: January 26, 2009 ♫ audio preview

Most metal fucks missed this while the punks bought the first pressing on Get Revenge Recs. This Hells Headbangers re-issue has a re-worked layout with new interior artwork & band photo.

Some of the very best real thrash around these days! Not to be lumped in with the latest craze of crappy thrash polluting the underground. Features 13 tracks of demonic driven speed metal with a raw hardcore attitude. For fans of old SLAYER, D.R.I., old METALLICA ("Kill 'Em All" era). GET THIS!

TRACK LIST:
Edge Of Destruction, Evil Army, Driven To Violence, Realm Of Death, Wrong Approach, Sgt. Says Kill, Conquer Human Life, Severe Mental Disorder, Relentless Assault, Satan Made Me Do It, Scum Of The Earth, Watch Me Fall, Friday The 13th

"This is what I call a bullshit-free release, an attribute that always scores points in my big book 'o reviewing. One might even call it an unmitigated mofo. The "it" to which I refer is Evil Army's self-titled album, an offering that is pedal-to-the-floor vintage thrash metal without an ounce of pretension, studio gloss, or mall crawling plasticity.

Originally released by Get Revenge Records in 2006, the only differences with the Hells Headbangers re-issue are "re-worked layout with new interior artwork and band photo." Works for me. More importantly is that if you didn't know about these Memphis boys when the original album was released, then I'm about to tell you why any self-respecting thrash-head should run right out and plunk down the bucks for this bad boy. The reasoning is without complexity. You get 13 tracks of consistently played and well-written old school thrash. The style is largely of the Kill 'Em All era Metallica variety (the young Hetfield approach style in particular) with shades of early Slayer and, to some extent, D.R.I. There isn't a stinker in the bunch. "Evil Army," "Edge of Destruction," "Realm of Death," and "Driven to Violence" represents only a handful of these savagely delivered and pretty damn memorable songs. The playing is loose (as in wild 'n wooly, not sloppy), the feeling is raw as hell, and the atmosphere stinks of smoking bomb craters. It's also a treat to hear a drummer that is actually playing without the assistance of studio machinery.

Oh, it is not as though it hasn't been done before, but since when was that of paramount importance for a vintage thrash affair? Evil Army delivers the goods with conviction and genuine passion. Fundamentally sound songwriting and hair-raising tempos don't hurt either. This is the good stuff." - Teeth of the Divine

FLAME
"March Into Firelands"
(CD) / $10

Finnish Bestial Blackthrash

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	FLAME "March Into Firelands" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 063 release date: March 24, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Features killer artwork by Juanjo Castellano (Incantation, Anal Vomit, etc) across 12 pages with lyrics, photos, etc. Layout is exactly the same as the European Primitive Reaction pressing.

Prepare to March Into Firelands - FLAME are here to burn you straight to hell! A cult name in their native Finnish scene, FLAME summon forth triumphant epics of gnarliness that are equal parts ancient blackthrash and just-as-ancient bestial metal. And now, six years after their Into the Age of Fire debut LP, FLAME return with the highly anticipated March Into Firelands, proving that their unholy conflagration's as potent as ever: dynamic yet immediately headbanging, rooted in the old ways yet never recreating anyone's past glories... feel this FLAME and take this torch! Played by members of Adorior, Barathrum, Urn & Hell Spirit.

Recommended for diehards of NIFELHEIM, early VULCANO, AURA NOIR, and old DESASTER!

TRACK LIST:
1) Black Realm of Satanas, 2) Doomed..., 3) Burning Horror, 4) Fireland, 5) Rites of Endless Hatred, 6) Destructive Saint, 7) Flaming Magic Assault, 8) Gateway to the Birth of Lunacy
Total playing time: 36:02

"If any remember my 'riff-shitter' catchphrase, Flame are another one of those bands who can literally pull riffs out of their asses. Track by track, new album March Into Firelands drags you through the outer reaches of hell, stomping through an inferno of riffs, reverb and South American battery - that said, the sound of this record may even remind you of VULCANO's Bloody Vengeance! As their second release, March... is a much more dedicated attack than their previous effort" -Zero Tolerance

"Flame perform your basic black metal concoction, two parts old BATHORY, one part MAYHEM, with some HORNA stirred in to draw out the added flavor. It's a timeless blend, but not tireless, and the Finns do just enough to keep their compositions interesting through the dark resonance of the record's atmosphere. In listening through this sophomore, you experience the very image of the cover art in real timefans of the first three BATHORY full-lengths or URN will probably want to give this a listen. This album toasts more than marshmallows. It toasts the innocent, and then pleasures itself with their eternal misery" -From the Dust Returned webzine

"The band has become infinitely heavier, more powerful, adding further elements of death metal into their aggressive, hard-hitting blackened old-school thrash, ranging from the old Germans to a DESTROYER 666 vibe...A release that most certainly deserves the gatefold format and the incredible artwork that comes with it. I would definitely recommend this album to lovers of the black/thrash/death genres" -MetalTeamUK.net

"Open your mind and ears and prepare to be raped by Flame...old-school black/thrash metal intolerance for those of us that still think black metal should be raw and harsh...hailing the gods of the early black metal scene, not so much BATHORY or VENOM, more SARCOFAGO, VULCANO and BEHERIT, but also with hints of the aforementioned" -Minacious.org

GRAVEWURM
"Blood Of The Pentagram"
(CD) / $10

Swampy BlackDeath

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	GRAVEWURM "Blood Of The Pentagram" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 056 release date: October 26, 2010 ♫ audio preview

From the deepest pit of the American underground cult crawls the GRAVEWURM, relentlessly pursuing their muse since 1990: only the darkest, ugliest, absolutely swampiest blackdeath. Now with their seventh and final album "Blood of the Pentagram," GRAVEWURM continue to perfect that muse, engrossingly hypnotizing with an addictive minimalism that's simply bred for headbanging. Darker than ever, uglier than ever, and ever obedient to his majesty at the swamp - drink deep the Blood of the Pentagram!

Recommended for diehards of GOATLORD, SODOM, HELLHAMMER, NUNSLAUGHTER, early VARATHRON, and SATHANAS/BATHYM!

TRACK LIST:
1) Goat Command, 2) Grave, 3) Deeper Dungeons, 4) Blood Of The Pentagram, 5) Necromance, 6) Brought Before The Altar, 7) Infernal Devilry, 8) Lycanthropic, 9) Hordes Of Hell, 10) Two Coins For Charon, 11) In Praise Of Evil, 12) The Sign Of A Dark Destiny

"Some of the most vile, most evil-sounding metal out there" -Metalassaultradio.com

"This disgusting and hideously glorious band goes out with a magnificent stench withBlood of the Pentagram... Classic raw, aggressive, nihilistic metal with a moderate punkgrit like most early black metal classics, this thing delivers the true feel of cult and rottennostalgia... I honestly can't say anything except buy this sleaze and wallow in the blissfulfilth that Gravewurm unleashes. This release brings tears to my eyes, quite possibly fromthe foul burning fumes that leach out from within this album, but it's more than likely mysentimental side that is always deeply touched when paying a farewell to the beautifullyperverse and crude" -Metal Maniacs

"A slow, ugly, minimalist form of black metal, albeit with a modern sounding production. Slow, simple riffing, a generally slow to mid-paced percussion, and greasy, yet understandable rasps are typical of Blood of the Pentagram, an album with the same sort of vibe that I get from ACHERON... catchy, memorable riffs, all the while backed up by the greasily rasped vocals and an audible bass" -About.com

"I wasn't too keen on this at first spin, as I thought it had a kind of 'black 'n' roll' feel to it, but this grew on me until it dawned on me that this disc could be summed up with: SODOM. Yeah, pretty much. If you liked In the Sign of Evil, you will like this. For a veteran band to sound this primitive, it has to be on purpose, and it's all here. Raw, primal riffs, a caveman production job, the vocals that sound like a glass-gargling dwarf - everything about this is stripped down to the bone, sounding like the most unevolved proto-thrash/black metal you can imagine. If you love this kind of HELLHAMMER/VENOM stuff, then get this fucker and go nuts" -Metalreviews.com [4/5 rating]

"Minimalistic and filthy metal hailing the early pioneers of death metal, thrash metal and black metal. No fancy shit - just straightforward, relentless black metal with a lot of death metal, thrash metal and a few doom metal influences. Music to denounce God and bang your head to" -Minacious.org

"In line with the band's often doomy black efforts, Blood of the Pentagram combinessome of the old CELTIC FROST sound with a hint of MORBID's December Moon thrownin... While retaining that thin foreboding essence to the music, Blood also taps into theold Swedish reserve oh-so-generously with the aforementioned MORBID and someENTOMBED... This album reverberates like one of the old demos we'd get in the mail backin the day from some underground band that had the right formula if not the luck ofthe draw. In that sense, it's a cult throwback... There's something to be said for that old-school feel" -Metalpsalter.com

GRAVE DESECRATOR
"Insult"
(CD) / $11

Brazil's Blackest Death Massacre

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HAVOHEJ
"Dethrone The Son Of God"
(CD) / $10

Extreme Black Metal Pioneers

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HAVOHEJ
"Kembatinan Premaster"
(CD) / $10

Black Noise Grand Master

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	HAVOHEJ "Kembatinan Premaster" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 033 release date: July 13, 2009 ♫ audio preview

The second full-length album is now complete! Deemed to be the grand master of unholy darkness and black perversion, "Kembatinan Premaster" destroys all past work & is the definite Havohej ritual to be observed by ALL devotees of the genre. Easily the ultimate contender on the bestial black throne of metal to deliver such complete utter fucking darkness so very few can capture. "Kembatinan Premaster" is a single meditation consisting of 8 parts in 37 minutes of total fucking blackness with acclaimed black vocal vomits and signature style profanatic percussion. This is the continuation of the now classic Ledney atrocities committed in 1993 and yet again breaking major ground 16 years later.

Excerpt from SONIC FRONTIERS:
"Anyone expecting Profanatica part 2 is largely advised to take a hike. While both bands may wallow in black metal's filth-ridden underbelly, Havohej is an even more abstract and perverse descent into the genre's outer limits. Tracks such as "Bloud and Souls" and "Sundowning (Destroie Men and Beasts with Lookes)" would probably come off as standard black metal fare, were they not awash in layers of burbling distortion and noises that sound like they're being transmitted from the depths of a black hole. "Melancholike" is a ten minute decrepit epic of slow, creeping doom and static glitchiness, creating an effect that is both hypnotic and unsettling. "Homerica Medicatio" as well as parts of "Bloud of the Word" are pure ambient soundscapes that come off like a lo-fi version of Lustmord. Ledney leaves no stone unturned in his attempts stretch the boundaries of black metal into new territories of cacophony, and this is what makes Kembatinan Premaster so oddly compelling.
With the progressive, quasi-psychedelic turn American black metal has started to take in recent years, it's great to see folks like Ledney pushing things even further out there with a take on BM that is far more heavily indebted to early Merzbow than it is to Norway circa 1994 or Pink Floyd. While so many others talk about evil and ritualism, Havohej has actually created something that sounds truly aberrant and unnatural." {read more...}

HELLVETRON
"Death Scroll Of Seven Hells And It's Infernal Majesties"
(CD, Digipak CD) / $10

Black Doom Ceremony of Death

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	HELLVETRON "Death Scroll Of Seven Hells And It's Infernal Majesties" (CD, Digipak CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 077 release date: March 28, 2012 ♫ audio preview

Choose from an 8-panel fold-out DIGIPAK CD or traditional JEWEL CASE CD.

A black doom ceremony of death spewing from the Mouth of Hell, Hellvetron's debut full-length ritual emerges through the threshold into a manifestation of obscure hell psalms of death. "Death Scroll Of Seven Hells And It's Infernal Majesties" will be a tribute to the Qliphothic Tree of Death, Seven Hells, and it's infernal hierarchy. This release will be a curse on all who dare to possess this unholy relic. Praise the ten horns upon the seven headed beast. Recommended for diehards of NYOGTHAEBLISZ, diSEMBOWELMENT, NECROS CHRISTOS

I. Sheol- Grave of Supernals
II. Abbadon- Wings of Perdition
III. Titahion- Foul Eaters of the Clay of Death
IV. Bar Shasketh- Fathomless Pit of Destruction
V. Tzalemoth- Shadow of Death
VI. Shaari Moth- Omimous Gate of Death
VII. Gehinnom- Hellwomb of the Impure Hag Queens

* "If NYOGTHAEBLISZ is hyperblast satanic occult chaos (it is), then Hellvetron is the equivalent, only on downers, as if locked away in a nightmare: churning extreme doom, sonically and metaphorically abhorrent of anything pleasurable... relies on zero amount of anything resembling musicality, and instead relies on the absence of light, devoid of progression... This is where death/black metal needs to head -further into the spiraling abyss and further away from the light. Anti-music, anti-life, satanic superiority of deathly proportions" -Zero Tolerance [5/6 rating]

* "Alal'Xhaasztur's monstrous growls and snarls... sounds like he's howling out proclamations throughout crimson-stained skylines and cavernous depths of the Seven Hells, amplified enough that all the tortured and damned cannot escape his edicts regardless of their individual, eternal punishment. And I don't think he's announcing the next ham & bean charity supper over in the city of Dis...But a diabolic frontman would be nothing without the support of the music itself, and here the Hellvetron also succeeds. Ominous, drudging beats are laid out below the raw, filthy guitar tone. Doomed, drawling chords are interspersed with primordial late '80s death metal tremolo guitar lines which occasionally scale into a higher register like redeemed souls that are on the verge of escaping the conflagration until they are suddenly jerked back down by their horned and hooved tormentors... and let's get something straight: you will not come away from this album smiling unless you are one of the sickest fucks in all Creation. It is the stuff of pure nightmare, just as subterranean and menacing as any of the 'cavern core' INCANTATION clone death metal, and the Old Testament-rooted darkness of the titles and lyrics make it all the more harrowing and 'ancient' in tone" -From the Dust Returned webzine

* "An obscure manifestation of blackened death doom... The whole sound of this album is as if it has been recorded in a crypt. It is deep and dank and filled with the air of death... an album that buries you in unholy atmosphere and suffocates your with sepulchral malevolence" -NocturnalCult.com

* "Isn't quite what you'd expect from a black metal album. On top of everything, it has an incredibly evil, sluggish doom-laden sound, the 'black metal' part being merely an insignificant underlying theme... A way to describe them would be if you put members from TEITANBLOOD and BETHLEHEM together to create an album. This isn't very accurate either, though, since it doesn't feature the furious blasting that TEITANBLOOD pull off, whereas it shares, primarily, only the 'dark' factor with BETHLEHEM. What these three bands do have in common, however, is an incredibly doomy ambiance... Hellvetron are far from being your stereotypical black metal band; rather, they generate some of the doomiest sounds every to have been emitted from an alleged black metal album... is certainly a peculiar, tormenting experience that will leave any listener feeling hopeless and forlorn, desperate to claw out of its merciless, sluggish hands that will pry you down to the ground, yet feeling strangely fulfilled and, at the same time, empty" -Ravenous Reviews webzine

INQUISITION
"Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult"
(CD) / $11

Hypnotic Satanic Black Metal

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	INQUISITION "Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult" (CD)
	price: US $11.00 catalog #: HELLS 049 release date: August 31, 2010 ♫ audio preview

METAL MANIACS: 9/10 rating!
ESSENTIAL cult Satanic masterpiece from the second wave of 90's Black Metal. Unlike many imposters from the same era, Inquisition is the true embodiment of Satan with a unique and characteristic style of Black Metal crafted over the past 20 years. Into the Infernal... now boasts a much better sounds quality (mastered for the very first time), and all new cover artwork painted by Antichrist Kramer. Hear a true black metal classic again, or for the first time. You will submit to this minimal-is-maximal monolith...

"Classic" - Metal Maniacs (9/10 rating)

"How do you re-master something that is so unique, without removing some of those primal layers that go so far to make up the sound of Inquisition? Well, delicately, it would seem: carefully ensuring that, when removing a layer of dirt, it reveals something hidden, something buried, thus breathing life anew into the beast...The subtleties once hidden are now revealed, exposing a new dimension to this classic album. For those of you that know and relish these pariahs of utter darkness, then this is essential. For those looking for one of the landmarks of South American darkness, then look no further" - Zero Tolerance [5/6 rating]

"Inquisition is not your typical black metal group, by any means. The sheer power of their classic Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult is a pillar of dark stone against a stormy and lightning struck sky for the black metal genre. Originally released after the second wave of black metal, in 1998, when the genre was starting to bloat with corpse-painted copycats, Infernal Regions cut a long and twisted slash through the paper-skinned pretenders to the throne... not an album to miss out on" - Forbidden Magazine

"As the minutes pass, the chanting quality of the vocals borders on the hypnotic, and it soon becomes glaringly evident that the vocals are one of the album's most endearing qualities...Composition is what Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult is all about, though. It is an expert blend of traditional black metal that emphasizes muscular riffing over minor-note BM harmonizing and comes with truckloads of groove and occasional blackened doom, melodic segments, and subtle atmospherics that never rise to the level of esoteric shoegaze. In other words, it is so well composed that just over an hour's worth of it is captivating for the duration...a great black metal album, plain and simple" - Blabbermouth.net [9/10 rating]

"Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult, and Inquisition in general, is one the undergrounds landmarks when it comes to black metal. It derives much of its fame from the spectacular vocal performance, which is both highly revered and crudely mocked in the scene. Focusing on reception only, Dagon's performance is somewhat comparable to Attila's performance on [MAYHEM's] De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Both performances are unique, perhaps one-of-a-kind, and the reason why both albums are pure love-it-or-hate-it albums. In terms of actual sound, Dagon has been described as a croaking frog and quite frankly, it's true. He sounds ridiculous, but somehow, also ridiculously awesome. You can accuse me of slapping the 'evil' tag on anything that's different, but I actually really feel the strange, strange vocals give the music a cool and dark vibe...In short: Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult is everything a black metal fan could possibly desire. It's dark, it's blasphemous, it's obscure and it delivers some serious kickass riffs" - Metalstorm.net [8.7/10 rating]

"Inquisition is one of these top-notch cult bands, and no matter what review you look up about this release, Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult, it's nothing but praise for this act" - Apochs.net

"Basically, this album takes the droning, melodical meandering of BURZUM's early material and melds it with a few fast-paced and mid-tempo sections, reminiscent of DEATHSPELL OMEGA's Inquisitors Of Satan...this album is a must-hear for fans of black metal, and makes for a damn good soundtrack to depression. Recommended" - Halifax Collect webzine

INQUISITION
"Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm"
(CD) / $11

Hypnotic Satanic Black Metal

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MIDNIGHT
"Satanic Royalty"
(CD/DVD) / $12.00

Black Heavy Metal

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	MIDNIGHT "Satanic Royalty" (CD w/ DVD)
	price: US $12.00.00 catalog #: HELLS 068 release date: November 8, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Comes with a bonus live DVD. Booklet features all lyrics.

Black Heavy Metal is the law, and MIDNIGHT subjugate all subjects with their highly anticipated debut album after nearly a decade of EPs and splits. "Satanic Royalty" is both a distillation of first-wave black metal magick and an extension into harder-rocking territories rampant with lust, filth, and sleaze. The name MIDNIGHT has been a cult one for years now, but here they prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt - bow down before their "Satanic Royalty"!

Recommended for diehards of MIDNIGHT, MIDNIGHT, and MIDNIGHT: there is only MIDNIGHT!

*"Brilliant... an unadulterated celebration of rock 'n' roll's myriad excesses. Midnight bow to no one, but you will bow to Midnight. All hail the new kings!" -Terrorizer [4/5 rating]

*"Listen here, this album fucking RULES! Words that I write on here can't explain on how much this album rules! This will be one of my contenders for album of the year! If you call yourself a metal fan, a REAL metal fan, you will HAVE to have this album in your collection!" -MetalManiacs.com

*"The band has perfected their sound over the years, and with Satanic Royalty they will storm the scene by surprise with their hard-rocking tunes...For over 30 minutes and 10 tracks, Midnight brings back that good old sound of bands like VENOM and MOTORHEAD, but making it their own with some occult rock elements... The 10 tracks in this release go flying by, and just before you know it, they are over and you will find yourself scrambling for the 'play' button once again. The songs are very well constructed and short enough to transfer energy and not get dull. The band takes advantage of an excellent production to achieve the old-school sound and yet keep it clean for snobs (like us). For having only 30 minutes of music, Satanic Royalty is an album that will drain your energy due to its octane dynamism" -InfernalMasquerade.com [9/10 rating]

*"A fucking complete, coherent, fucking awesome record, instead of just throwing together a bunch of shit. This one's the complete package, folks, from the title track's windows-down, grimy street-metal onslaught to the raging metalpunk anthem-in-the-making of 'You Can't Stop Steel': every track is a raging, drunk asshole of metal punk rock at its best. For the life of me, I cannot see who would not like this. For in this kingdom of sin, the riff is god and Midnight the (un)holy ghost" -Zero Tolerance [5.5/6 rating]

*"A modern-day VENOM: a defiantly untight and proudly blasphemous trio whose aim is complete metal blasphemy...ups the ante...Midnight isn't for the weak or squeamish, but rather some straightforward, to-the-point heavy metal with balls to spare and power from hell. Now's just as good a time as any to become a complete and total fucking Midnight devotee, so dive into some Satanic Royalty! You'll be glad you did" -Metal-Army ["A" rating]

*"Midnight have a success on their hands, an album that will prove both fun for breaking bottles over each others' domes or picking up the ladies (or gentlemen) of the night. Well, in an ideal world perhaps...but something like Satanic Royalty certainly gives me hope that those days of '80s 'edge' might well be ahead of us as well as behind." -From the Dust Returned webzine [8/10 rating]

MONGREL'S CROSS
"The Sins of Aquarius"
(CD) / $9

Chaotic Thrashing Blackness

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NOCTURNAL BLOOD
"Devastated Graves - The Morbid Celebration"
(CD) / $10

Ominous Death Ritual Metal

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	NOCTURNAL BLOOD "Devastated Graves - The Morbid Celebration" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 054 release date: October 15, 2010 ♫ audio preview

Unrelentingly Morbid Black Death Metal, the ancient returns with his highly anticipated full-length debut "Devastated Graves - The Morbid Celebration." Deflowering the goat vulva, dripping viscous black blood, NOCTURNAL BLOOD pries open the very maw of hell itself and peers deeply into its sweltering depths: essentially, this is the sound of Devastated Graves. Pulsing, pummeling, awe-inspiring primal power... partake in The Morbid Celebration!

INFLUENCES: Beherit-Lord Diabolus-Goat Vulva, Blasphemy, Von, Demoncy, Impurity, Hellhammer, Belial

"If you prefer your black metal abound with sugarcoated synths, this is most certainly not for you. On the other hand, if you prefer your black metal primitive and downright dripping with filth, something akin to BEHERIT and BLASPHEMY, then look no further...There's no technical garbage here, little variation. The chances are if you are a fan of this type of music, ARCHGOAT, BEHERIT, MORBOSIDAD, TEITANBLOOD and such like that, it's exactly how you expect it. This isn't black/death metal for the weak-willed. If you're looking for originality and technicality, then you're looking down the wrong road; if you like your music putrid and with an extremely ominous and absolutely evil atmosphere, this is sure to please" -Metalcrypt.com [5/5 rating]

"Primitive is certainly an appropriate adjective to use when referring to Nocturnal Blood; atavistic is another. The music is simple, ugly and somewhat shamanistic, as well, in its ritual-obsessed delivery...There is a gnarly and suffocating darkness to Nocturnal Blood's music that evokes BEHERIT, ARCHGOAT and, much to Ghastly Apparition's surprise, a hint of DARKTHRONE's Soulside Journey" -Zero Tolerance

"Blasting open slabs of dusted stone and calling the ancient dead to rise are California's Nocturnal Blood. Delivering an endless procession of souls unto the darkness of the Devil, Nocturnal Blood's anticipated full-length album, Devastated Graves -The Morbid Celebration, is an uncontrollable and impulsive attack of black death in the name of all that is bestial and profane" -Forbidden Magazine

"The first thing that rips your ears off is the deliberately grimy production, but that works wonders for the insane, fast, heavy, grindish death metal madness that sends a spike through your earholes...It's this kind of production homage to old-school tape-trading underground days that makes this so interesting. Lots of people do death metal and it's always sick to one degree or another, but not everybody can go for this level of stomach- deep throw up sick-sick-sick...So why am I ranting about the production? Why am I raving about this? Because it makes the deliriously sick music sound even better. That's why!" -Corazine.com

NUNSLAUGHTER
"Hells Unholy Fire"
(2CD) / $10

Devil Metal Death

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NUNSLAUGHTER
"DEMOSlaughter [2011 Edition]"
(2CD) / $10

Devil Metal Death

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	NUNSLAUGHTER "DEMOSlaughter [2011 Edition]" (DOUBLE CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 032 release date: March 18, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Released as a deluxe DOUBLE CD (2-disc) set sold for the price of 1 disc! Cover artwork, layout & packaging is different than the 2009 pressing. Comes with 32-page book archiving the original artwork and photos alongside commentary from founding member Don of the Dead. 56 songs in total with a running time of almost 2 hours.

The black prayers of Devil Metal worshippers have finally been answered... At last, for the first time ever, all 6 of the cult demo recordings now gathered together as a single release entitled "DEMOSlaughter". Each of these long-sold out recordings were previously only been available as individual cassettes & 7" EPs with very limited circulation throughout their 22-year history. Also included exclusively for this release, obscure rehearsals and the 1985 demo from DEATH SENTENCE (pre-NunSlaughter) all of which have never been heard before.

"DEMOSlaughter" showcases the chronicle evolution of the band from the very embryonic stages of them unleashing the rawest and most chaotic death metal of the mid- eighties to a gradual escalation of their very own unique genre known today as "Devil Metal".

RECOMMENDED FOR DIE HARDS OF: Possessed, Hellhammer, Venom, Slaughter

DISC 1:
"Ritual of Darkness" demo '87:
1) I Am Death, 2) Hells Unholy Fire, 3) Killed by the Cross, 4) Nunslaughter,

"The Rotting Christ" demo '89:
5) Burn in Hell, 6) Hells Unholy Fire, 7) Death by the Dead, 8) Killed by the Cross, 9) Cataclysm, 10) I Am Death,

"Impale the Soul of Christ..." demo '91:
11) Impale the Soul of Christ..., 12) Blasphemy of the Flesh, 13) Burning Away, 14) Perversion of Gore, 15) Seas of Blood, 16) Altar of the Dead, 17) Inverted Churches, 18) Alive but Dead, 19) Burn in Hell,

"The Guts of Christ" demo '93:
20) Ritual of Darkness, 21) The Guts of Christ, 22) Sacrificial Zombie, 23) You Bleed, 24) Church of Disgust,

"Face of Evil" demo '95:
25) Power of Darkness, 26) Pyre, 27) Lucifer, 28) To Defile, 29) Immortalize, 30) Face of Evil, 31) Slaughter the Heavens,

"Evil Speaks" demo '98:
32) Church Bizarre, 33) Poisoned Priest, 34) Armies of the Dead

DISC 2:
1) Nunslaughter, 2) Hells Unholy Fire, 3) I Am Death, 4) Killed by the Cross, 5) Cataclysm, 6) I Am Death, 7) Burn in Hell, 8) Impale the Soul..., 9) Perversion of Gore, 10) Seas of Blood, 11) Lucifer, 12) Alive But Dead, 13) Lucifer, 14) Burning Away, 15) Ritual of Darkness, 16) Sacrificial Zombie, 17) Church of Disgust, 18) Church Bizarre, 19) Violence of Death, 20) Sentenced to Death, 21) Fall of the Church, 22) Death is the Only Way

NUNSLAUGHTER
"Hex"
(CD) / $10

Devil Metal Death

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	NUNSLAUGHTER "Hex" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 019 release date: June 30, 2007 ♫ audio preview

Like blood soaked entrails ripped from the disemboweled body of christ, NunSlaughter rape the heavens with their much awaited third studio album! "Hex" is a pyre of 80's Devil Metal Death featuring ten new satanic commandments plus the devil's seven classic cuts on the "Face of Evil" demo finally re-recorded in a proper studio! There is no sign of "progression", "maturing" or other form of weakness; "Hex" is a continuation of NunSlaughter's last album or last 7" EP and soon to become a fan favorite... This is the same music you've enjoyed for the last two fucking decades!!

TRACK LIST:
1. This is Fucking War, 2. I Hate Christians, 3. Pyre, 4. To Defile, 5. Immortalize, 6. Ogrish, 7. Unbaptized, 8. Hex, 9. Smell the Burning Churches, 10. Face of Evil, 11. Lucifer, 12. My Evil Concubine, 13. Slaughter the Heavens, 14. No Place for the Cross, 15. Rebuilding Sodom, 16. Riders of the Apocalypse, 17. Power of Darkness

CUSTOMER REVIEW:
Nunslaughter. If this most unhallowed name rings unfamiliar to your ears, heed these words for when the metal inquisition draws nigh, you shall be without excuse and the strained snapping of your breaking bones upon the unholy rack shall be the last sound you hear, unless you are one of the lucky ones and quickly run through.

Since 1987, these stalwart Satanic metal warriors have waged their campaign against all that is regarded as holy by the mindless thralls that have surrendered their humanity to the imagined whims of an invisible taskmaster. For those within earshot of this Promethean quartet, the message is clear. Free yourself or be crushed as you stand in the path of Nun-fuckin'-slaughter!

"Hex" was unleashed upon the underground just a month ago, but you wouldn't know it by hearing it. Nunslaughter adheres to a solid, time-tested sound and words like "progression", "maturity", or "commercial" will never apply. This is the sound of early Death Metal such as Venom, Death, and Possessed and there are simply no apologies. Remember when riffs were catchy, vocals were steeped in hatred, and the songs weren't bogged down in pretentious musical showmanship? Nunslaughter embodies that bloated carcass of Classic Death Metal (the One True Death Metal) and beckons you to partake in its flesh and drink deeply of it's tainted ichor in blasphemous communion.

With song titles such as "This is Fucking War", "I Hate Christians", and "Smell the Burning Churches" there is no question as to what motivates the band, and with the longest track on the disc clocking in at two and a half minutes, each composition is a swift, venomous blast of hatred that burns out quickly and never simply fades away. Also, as Nunslaughter was in the process of forging these unholy hymns, all weakness and other unnecessary elements were stripped away leaving "Hex" with a total running time of just 30 minutes; a finely tuned instrument of torture.

The packaging for this disc is also true workmanship. The 24 page booklet printed on heavy stock is filled with atmospheric photography, full lyrics, and band photos. Though my only complaint is the lack of a hand-drawn cover as in ancient times passed, the impaled effigy bathed in candlelight on the cover is most certainly evocative and not ruined by Photoshop filter-fuckery as most modern releases are plagued by. Highly Recommended.

PERVERSOR
"The Shadow of Abomination"
(CD) / $6.66

Barbaric Black Thrash

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PERVERSOR
"Demon Metal"
(CD) / $6.66

Barbaric Black Thrash

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PROFANATICA
"Sickened By Holy Host"
(CD) / $12

Extreme Black Metal Anti-God Fathers

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PROFANATICA
"Disgusting Blasphemies Against God"
(CD) / $10

Extreme Black Metal Anti-God Fathers

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	PROFANATICA "Disgusting Blasphemies Against God" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 052 release date: August 31, 2010 ♫ audio preview

One of 2010's most highly anticipated black metal records, Disgusting Blasphemies Against God cements PROFANATICA's position as true legends of extreme Black Metal. The original purveyors of bleeding-raw barbarity and mesmerizing filth, unleash filthy black shit across the album's ten rituals of desecration & destruction, truly becoming Disgusting Blasphemies Against God. Whereas some listeners felt their preceding record was a bit too "clean," PROFANATICA render DBAG in its foulest, most unclean form... unrepentant & unholy, its hymns embrace the characteristic Profanatica Sound and new avenues of sonic degradation. RECOMMENDED FOR MANIACS OF: blood, blasphemy, desecration, perversion... TRUE PROFANE BLACK METAL BARBARISM!

TRACK LIST:
1. Black Cum, 2. Pious Piece Of Shit, 3. Christs Precious Blood Poisoned, 4. Smashing Religious Fucking Statues, 5. Fuck The Blood Of The Lamb, 6. Covered In Black Shit, 7. No Trumpet Shall Sound, 8. Crush All That Is Holy Defile, 9. Excrement Sacrosanct, 10. Angel With Cock

"Profanatica's importance to black metal - especially in the USA - cannot really be overstated...just oozes everything that makes BM great, which is why there will always be a place in the pantheon for Profanatica" -Zero Tolerance

"I will not try to conceal that I was eagerly awaiting this album. My appetite was sharpened by the excellent The Royal Arch Blaspheme album, making the wait for "Disgusting Blasphemies Against God" even more difficult. Fortunately, I already have these difficult moments behind me and I can enjoy the content of this CD. Enjoy? Yes, though perhaps not the most appropriate word when black slime is pouring (or perhaps crawling) out of the speakers...the black poison streams from this music and I find nothing here that I could complain about...I am completely destroyed by this dirty, booming bass, which fits perfectly with Paul Ledney's insane vocals...Add to this the totally possessed atmosphere just right and then you might have a clue about the content of this excellent CD, certainly one of this year's best releases" -Blackastrial [6/6 rating]

"Profanatica is in its prime! Combining the old aura that was evident in the old recordings of the band with a production a bit similar to that on the Black Perversion EP of HAVOHEJ, Profanatica's 2010 offering could well stand the test of time" -Currents

"Deliver yet again a huge wad of Satan's cum on the altar of decency and traditional black metal...The weight of the riffs and atmosphere bears down on you like ton of lead as the rhythms manage to be almost catchy but break apart into somewhat more developed patterns just as you think something is becoming comfortable. That's one more way these bastards get you hooked: you think that it's just this aggressive and semi-standard listen for the style, then they go and show you that there's a shit load (or cum-load) of deep and intense buried beneath the vulgar layers like a fungal infection festering among layers of putrid flesh. The drums appear as to pummel and bang out the pattern of a death march as the vocals vomit forth legitimate guttural hymns of pure depravity and hatred. Never underestimate" -Metal Maniacs [9/10 rating]

"The beauty found within is one which has been thoroughly molested, raped, tortured, lacerated, smeared with wet feces, and fucked again. No attempt was made by the Profanatica to 'pretty' up this album by any traditional sense of beauty, or even any contrasting sense of beauty. There is only ugliness on this record, so come forth and wallow along rapturously in the muck with Profanatica or go buy a CRADLE OF FILTH album instead. This is black metal art, pure cavity-invading metal of the most lacerative caliber, cutting with rusty edges on the in-thrust and on the ragged pull-out. Profanatica will rape your ears and any other orifice you allow them to penetrate with their bestial, Christ-crushing ferocity" -TheMetalRegister.com [5/5 rating]

"Make no mistake, this is one sick piece of work...it is only for the hardiest of extremists both musically and by theme, the latter of which makes even CHRISTIAN DEATH seem like they may as well pack their bags and head off and join the church choir...one of those albums that really is a harrowing listen. I guess that is the appeal of it and listening to it intensively half a dozen times for reviewing has me somewhat questioning my sanity and wondering just what sort of fucked-up mood I would need to be in to give this a further spin" -MetalTeamUK.net

"A miasma of thickfuck sound swarms around you like hissing bees. Profanatica, an ideal name for no-holds-barred embracing of the diabolical. Such a swarming madness of guitars and migraine drum ramming make beautiful fodder for the deliberately hissy production, the culmination and coalescing of all these ugly-pretty sounds churned out to make your stomach churn. Slow and sinister or fast and fucked up, Profanatica is a master of the downtech hiss meets crisp resurge of vintage black metal sickness" -Corazine.com

"Raw, crude, ugly and antisocial in every manner...This album is just what you think about when you hear the word black metal...The production is top-notch, and the bass is so full and heavy, something lacking in a lot of what is called true black metal...Let's be honest, as well - any band that can last 20 years of bullshit and record an album like this gets my vote for groundbreaking" -Absolute Zero Media webzine

PROFANATICA
"Profanatitas De Domonatia"
(CD) / $10

Extreme Black Metal Anti-God Fathers

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	PROFANATICA "Profanatitas De Domonatia" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 015 release date: May 14, 2007 ♫ audio preview

Easily the best fucking Black Metal album of 2007! Much awaited full length studio album from one of the most influential and original godfathers of extreme Black Metal. Spilling holy fucking blood with 10 ruthlessly scouring Profanatica signature style hymns, "Profanatitas De Domonatia" is a continuation from where the black cult vanished in 1992. Profanatica vomit on your god and shit on your so-called Black Metal!!

Review from Nathan T. Birk of METAL MANIACS:
"Profanatica: the original masters of mesmerizing filth, barbaric simplicity, heavy metal's minimal-is-maximal ideal alternately taken to its most retarded and most enlightened end(s). No introduction should be necessary.
Alas, since the band's original dissolution in 1992 and vocalist/drummer Paul Ledney subsequently sallying forth with the more concertedly primitive Havohej, only two releases of new Profanatica recordings resulted - one a two-song 7", the other a download track - leaving the promise/premise of a Profanatica full-length otherwise unfulfilled. Enter the overwhelmingly UG-anticipated Profanatitas De Domonatia, the band's official debut album following their sporadic rebirth at the beginning of this millennium. Does it meet expectations? Exceed them, or fail them? How high do those expectations need to be, anyway? Only you can decide, which ultimately hinges upon how proportionally fanatical you are about Profanatica.
This much is certain, and from as coolly biased a perspective as possible: Profanatitas is everything a Profanatica full-length record should be, no more and no less. It immediately sounds exactly like Profanatica, yet never a whiff of total deja vu. It is strict and sleazy, militant yet molten. Its waves of unfettered filth wash over you with a stench of familiarity, only because very few bands ever could milk lock-step simplicity quite like this. If anything, this is Profanatica at their "heaviest," the guitar/bass chunder impossibly thick and molasses-like, and rarely has Ledney's paradigmatic vocal blasphemy ever sounded this possessed, this stretched into the shit-strewn sewers of black metal's primeval underbelly."

TRACK LIST: Master of Man Absolute, Unto Us He Is Born, Mocked Scourged and Spit Upon, Scourging and Crowning, God Dethroned in Heaven, Cursed Nazarene Whore, Palid Savior, Profanation of The Gods, Them That Dwell In Heaven, Betrayal of The Lamb

PROFANATICA
"The Enemy Of Virtue"
(2CD) / $12

Extreme Black Metal Anti-God Fathers

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PSEUDOGOD
"Deathwomb Catechesis"
(CD) / $10

Satanic BlackDeath

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RAVENCULT
"Morbid Blood"
(CD) / $10

Morbid Metal Primitivism

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	RAVENCULT "Morbid Blood" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 065 release date: March 18, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Comes with an 8-page booklet with lyrics & tons of art.

The circle of ungodliness marks its return! Proving there's still creative life left in the abyss of uncanny black/thrash metal, on second album "Morbid Blood," Greece's RAVENCULT fuck with the paradigm and twist it to their own devilish design. From diabolical thrashing to grim, coruscating gnarliness, RAVENCULT evade easy categorization and channel the forces of uttermost darkness into a unique yet deadly serious soundfield, literally bleeding "Morbid Blood," offering all worshippers of the occult new avenues into Death's innermost secrets. Give the Devil his due and submit to RAVENCULT!

Recommended for diehards of GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, old WATAIN, NIFELHEIM and early FUNERAL MIST

"Raw and nasty, Ravencult's second album presents a vicious approach to black metal that lands gloriously between the heavy metal blackthrash of NIFELHEIM and the occult abyssal terror of FUNERAL MIST. It's a heady mix, and the Greek terrorists pull it off in style. Steering a steady path between clenched-fist hatred and psychedelic mystery, the backbone of the band is a penchant for simplistic riffs that demand attention. Underscored by pounding riotous percussion, owing more to MOTORHEAD than anything else, a huge sense of implacable momentum builds throughout the album. Snarling vocals, somewhat reminiscent of Arioch in their bilious pride and wild desperation, ensure that the more twisted spiralling moments never stray into fully introspective territory but remain thrashing and brutal" -Zero Tolerance

"Sometimes you just want to have your head caved in. In that, Greece's Ravencult do so quite nicely on their second album, Morbid Blood, with just plain ol' balls-out-fast black metal. Fast riffing with a pace that alternates between all-out blasts and a few mid-paced passages, loud, rancid vocals, and some really good songwriting all back up a brutal assault on Morbid Blood, an album that makes no pretense except that it exists to tear your head off" -About.com [A- rating]

"Oh my god, shoot me now. This is such a crushing release, it is beyond belief. Riffs from the depths of hell and vocals that Satan would love. This band mix in the best of old-school speed metal and black metal to spew out some of the most violent, vicious music I have heard in years. This just took me on a ride that I never wanted to get off. The guitar sound the band use on this is unholy, and the sound, feeling and power is unreal. This band sound as tight as a hot chick in tight-ass jeans, let me tell you. The production also has that raw killer feel, and this just plain kills" -Metalcore Fanzine

"There's passion in this record...You can simply tell that these guys want Morbid Blood to be your soundtrack on the long train ride to hell" -Popdose.com

"A thick, writhing tone and a slew of memorable-enough riff attacks that succeed in slamming the listener through a brick wall from the sheer level of hostility alone. This is not the black metal of the cold woods at night. You can't see your own breath in it. The wolves have turned in for the evening. No, this is more like a street fight through perdition, a brawl in the ritual chamber, a muscle car with a potent engine that spews only diabolical exhaust in its wake...sure to thrill fans of NIFELHEIM, GEHENNA or BEWITCHED...has a solid mid-range tone which allows the guitars to shine off like fresh bloodstains against the treacherous presence of Linos. The vocals are basically your standard snarling, but then I couldn't imagine what else might really work over such sinister guitars. An almost-incessant, virile energy keeps it spry and entertaining for much of the 40 minute length...should have genre purists rolling in their guts, a fortified series of stab wounds that won't heal too quickly" -From the Dust Returned webzine

"Ravencult has taken some major steps forward on Morbid Blood and are much more distinguishable from the rest of the Greek black metal scene than before...highly recommended to those that enjoy the harsher and faster side of this style" -Cosmosgaming.com

"Actually quite a solid release. With their second album, Ravencult have added some excellent elements to their music. The press-sheet picks the influences well: what we get is the choruses of NIFELHEIM; we got the punky blackthrash of GOSPEL OF THE HORNS and plenty of FUNERAL MIST moments. These main influences are ever-present. This is great, and the band really delivers" -MetalTeamUK.net

THE ROYAL ARCH BLASPHEME
"The Royal Arch Blaspheme"
(CD) / $10

Luciferian Black Metal Perversion

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	THE ROYAL ARCH BLASPHEME "The Royal Arch Blaspheme" (CD)
	price: US $10.00 catalog #: HELLS 047 release date: August 31, 2010 ♫ audio preview

From the throne of USBM royalty emerges THE ROYAL ARCH BLASPHEME, a nexus between elevated-mind primitivism and black-hole oblivion... A full-length offering channeling praises of Luciferian Occultism and outright blasphemy via the vile throat of KRIEG's N. Imperial and PROFANATICA songwriter J. Gelso. Undoubtedly bearing the distinctive stamp of both depraved minds, RAB spews sine waves of volcanic sonic sacrilege, resulting in a seismic gush of gutted doom chunder, squalling feedback and alchemic terror. Cover artwork by Paul Ledney.

SONG TITLES: Denial of the Holy Spirit, Jahbulon, Via Crucis, Isaiah 14:12, Dead Eucharist, Lust and Sacrilege, Ascension of Lies, Alchemic, Seven Devils of Ejaculation, Kingdom of Perversions

"The Royal Arch Blaspheme is ugly music for ugly times. It is pitted, pockmarked, and gritty black metal, yet black metal in broader, assuredly barbaric terms, meaning that it is not relentlessly blast-beaten, tremolo-picked, or even primitively grooving in an early 90s sense (though "primitive" works in this context). Consider gargling barks and hacked up blackened vocals, a mostly mid to up tempo power-driving bludgeon defined by gnarly riffs, bent and broken leads, and a style of in-the-pocket drumming best described as loud and pounding. Variation is slight without becoming maddeningly repetitive and on occasion the pace is slowed to a grotesque blackened doom crawl, such as heard on "Alchemic" and during the effectively grating down-tempo segments of "Dead Eucharist" and "Seven Devils of Ejaculation." Interestingly enough, the album is obnoxiously in-your-face in the most nerve wracking and unsettling of ways, yet something about it keeps pulling you back. The effect has something to do with the surprising effectiveness of the overdriven harshness and a little more to do with the fact that you're not so much beckoned as taunted into returning for another beating. You just don't know what "hard" means until you've heard this bitch. -Metal-Army.com

"You couldn't pigeonhole this, that's for sure. There are aspects of primitive black metal, old-school death and doom thrown into the craggy chasm and spewed back up in a plume of gore. It's no easy listen, and the songs have a gnarly one-dimensional pace about them, which, like the drumming, is pretty much determined to beat you into submission. Imperial's vocals are particularly good and sound alien and demonic at times; high in the mix, there is absolutely no way of escaping them" -MetalteamUK.net

"For the majority of The Royal Arch Blaspheme, a minimalistic forward thrust defines the sound, demonstrating a ritualistic bent...But the crucial factor here is the frequent mind-warping twists which snap out, ensnaring the mind...a straight-ahead snarling momentum regressing to chasmic noise amidst syncopated drum work and cacophonic vocal torment" -Zero Tolerance

"This band wants to rip through the grain of your subconscious, but not with any sort of mercy; it's intended to be a painful and slow ordeal. The guitar riffs buzz like a serial killer's torture-tool room being started up to prep the tools for your next taste of his sadistic fantasy, the grinders warm up to sharpen the next tool of the trade, the screeching of the blade on the surface as the sparks splatter in all directions as will your blood. This whole album reeks of elements of KRIEG, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, and FUNERAL MIST, in terms of heathenish and bludgeoning aggression. It's a continual Hell-ride of whirlwind percussive artillery and buzzsaw guitar, but not without a taste of HELLHAMMER, DARKTHRONE or VENOM. True palpitations of the heartbeat of Hell are heard throughout this album, and the grueling and maniacal rants of diabolical ideals breathe its soul into it. A true inferno of unholy ritualistic bliss, and a must for the depraved and damned!" -Metalmaniacs.com

"You can't really go wrong with this record if you enjoy anything else on the entire Hells Headbangers roster. Beyond that, you can't really go wrong with this record if you enjoy anything in the storied past of black or death metal: BATHORY, HELLHAMMER and MAYHEM in addition to the death metal bands I gave an earlier gesture [INCANTATION, early DEATH, AUTOPSY]. The Royal Arch Blaspheme is a celebration of this groundwork, within a dense new fold that bludgeons the ears through churning rhythms and resplendent vocal hostility. Very much worth your time to check out, whether you're a salty old dog branded many times over by the devil's lash or a ripe young imp seeking evil" -Fromthedustreturned.com

"So what happens when the forces of PROFANATICA and KRIEG come together on a release? What the hell do you think? The war for your very soul's survival has begun...The closest thing this I can even begin to say this sounds like is if you mixed early SATYRICON and added ANCIENT WISDOM and MOTORHEAD in for good measure. There is a sickness to The Royal Arch Blaspheme that you just do not hear in 2010 -it's been missing scene the mid to late' 90s...This sounds like a drug-filled ritual that has gone so very, very wrong...a journey of the deconstruction of one's morals and hope" -Absolute Zero Media webzine

REVIEW FROM THE METAL REGISTER:
If you take your US black metal seriously, you'll have heard of a little band called Profanatica, along with a group by the name of Krieg. Fans of both outfits have just cause to rejoice - behold The Royal Arch Blaspheme, a New Jersey-based duo which features the compositional and instrumental talents of Profanatica's J. Gelso as well as the croaking, evil rasp of Krieg's Imperial. If you're a fan of black metal in general, you'll know that the US scene is far from the most diverse, illustrious, or creative one in the world- in fact, sometimes it's downright stagnant. That's precisely why it's such a pleasure to hear two limelight-shy veterans crank out a solid piece of pummeling, doom-obsessed blasphemy that represents a masterful combination of different black metal styles.

First and foremost, this solid debut from these two scene warriors is an excellent union of the driving, primitive nihilism that makes black metal the awesomely misanthropic force that it is and the atmospheric, elite-directed complexity that separates the sex-drugs-n'-Satan garage bands from the more ambitious acts that populate the scene. Indeed, it's difficult to get a handle on just what styles are at play here precisely because The Royal Arch Blaspheme switches things up so much. In this case, that variability is a good thing- there's all kinds of ways to capture violence, despair, and misanthropy through music, and this dynamic duo uses the entire toolshed. The tempos and guitar lines range from a doom-laden lumber ("Via Crucis," "Lust and Sacrilege," "Kingdom of Perversions") to an up-tempo punky style ("Denial of the Holy Spirit," "Isaiah 14:12," "Seven Devils of Ejaculation.") J. Gelso exercises admirable compositional restraint throughout. Each song is comprised of a handful of carefully-considered, adventurous, yet simple riffs and basslines, an interlude or two, and understated, powerful drumming. Also here is a good use of feedback and aleatoric noise elements. The feedback isn't too pervasive - it's controlled well, so things don't get annoying. I could name more than a few sludge bands who should take a class from these fellas - feedback is the icing, not the cake, and if you reverse the formula, your cake will suck.

In addition to the superior composition, the production ain't too shabby either. There's certainly a hint of the garage band crackle, and the sound is very wet and cavernous, but the punctuation of the drums and the superb mixing of instruments and vocals shows how this type of music should be heard: deep, overwhelming, monumental, and with no hint of hope or escape in sight. Vocalist Imperial is no less impressive. His distinctive, uniquely creepy gravelly rasp grabs you by the larynx and doesn't let go until the final bellows of "Kingdom of Perversions." There's also a good deal of disjoint vocal double-tracking in the midst of the mayhem, so enjoy the jungle of violence that surrounds you during "Via Crucis," "Denial of the Holy Spirit," "Ascension of Lies," and the album's standout track, "Dead Eucharist."

"Dead Eucharist." Holy Hell, I love this song. A little bit over three minutes long, it encapsulates entirely what this album is about. After a straightforward, hammering intro, things get interesting with a minimalistic modal riff superimposed over a tricky offbeat drum phrase. Imperial shrieks his blackened soul out, there's one or two brief unsettling silences, and then - just before the 2-minute mark, guitar, bass, and drums come in and straight up kill you with a bludgeoning slow section that'll drag you to Hell if you're not careful. On top of that, Imperial exercises his impressive low range, bearing some resemblance to Deathspell Omega's Mikko Aspa in the process. Excellent stuff all around, and these boys need only three minutes to tear everything up. Other excellent tracks include the snails-pace "Kingdom of Perversions," the quasi-melodic "Lust and Sacrilege," the headbanging "Isaiah 14:12," and the terrifying, majestic "Via Crucis."

So, again, if you're a fan of this type of music, you have no business not checking this out. And even if you're not a huge black metal fan, if you soldier through The Royal Arch Blaspheme's initially inaccessible dark, twisted forest of despair, you'll at least find a high enough level of musicianship, ingenuity, and compositional know-how to lead you to the conclusion that this debut from these patriarchs of the US scene objectively kicks a whole lot of ass.

SANGUIS IMPEREM
"In Glory We March Towards Our Doom"
(CD) / $10

Militant Death Metal

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	SANGUIS IMPEREM "In Glory We March Towards Our Doom" (CD)
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SANGUIS IMPEREM, one of the underground's most violent upstarts, releases their highly anticipated debut album. Aptly titled, In Glory We March Towards Our Doom sees the Californian quartet moving from their war metaled beginnings toward a more morbid maturity, patiently plying their violence with greater focus and fiercer results. Dynamic yet breathing the breath of doom, barbaric blackness with astounding songwriting, SANGUIS IMPEREM force the listener on an endless deathmarch - who will be left to survey the carnage?

Recommended for diehards of GRAVE MIASMA/GOAT MOLESTOR, CEMETERY URN, TEITANBLOOD, and early NECROS CHRISTOS.

TRACK LIST:
1. Nil Igitur Est Mors Ad Nos, 2. The Scourge of Men, 3. Possessed by Violence, 4. Strapped to the Crank Wheel, 5. Inherit Decay, 6. Praeternatural Order, 7. Heralds of Triumph, 8. Pathetic Obsecrations, 9. The Crucifilth

*"All around, this album definitely did surprise me. Out of nowhere comes this exquisite band that can shred like crazy, pulverize a drum kit, growl until your face melts and make me want to smash my head on the concrete -absolutely amazing band. Killer record, a definite must-have" -AmericanAftermath.net [10/10 rating]

*"A righteous exaltation of bestial metal of doom...Storming out of the gates like a martial BLASPHEMY hell-bent on total indoctrination of subordinates, the Sanguis boys are a nice step away from pentagrams and cartoon goat-cocks while retaining the same aural atonement, that being total rape of the auditory ossicles. Hundred-dollar words for poor death metal glory, yes, but hyperbole is priceless. Razor-wire guitars crush like broken glass across concrete, and each song is another blow to the skull of humanity. Total worship of the rituals of the Ross Bay Cult, chaotic solos, pick sweeps, and sunglasses after dark: if this doesn't have you scowling and nodding your head in approval, then you need to go back to your GHOST BRIGADE and ARCH ENEMY records. Buy this shit or suffer in your poserdom" -Zero Tolerance [4.5/6 rating]

*"Rather than embodying a laidback, West Coast positivity, this martial quartet unleash some unabashed hatred and violence here on In Glory We March Towards Our Doom, their impressive first full-length. The level of aggression here is almost uncontrollable at times, bringing to mind fist-pumping memories of first-time BOLT THROWER listens, as well as the wild, unpredictable nature of the barbaric Australian scene... It also must be noted how well structured the songs are here, considering how relentlessly brutal and chaotic they are overall. There's a level of tunefulness which marks Sanguis Imperem as a unit which actually think out their assaults before taking on an enemy - for a Stateside reference, think the controversial American death squad ARGHOSLENT - rather than charging blindly head-on into an ambush...a calculated strike which serves Sanguis Imperem quite well for the future, if this is any yardstick to measure - good job, gents" -Metal-Army.com

*"Hells Headbangers is probably the most sterling of all labels focusing on underground black/death metal, bestial black metal, war metal or what the hell you ever want to call it. All the terms apply to Sanguis Imperem's debut album, In Glory We March Towards Our Doom, as well, a furious monster of blasting rapidity, growling guitar lines, and overall top-notch execution...what it does -a strict style of ass-kicking old-school black/death -it does it with authenticity above many other contenders in the (battle) field. I also dig the cover art, which is a nice change from the usual, BLASPHEMY-worshipping black & white & red imagery. Fans of the label's usual output can't go wrong with this one" -Vehement Conjuration webzine

*"Has a dense, rich production which is well suited to its charnel impulses, and the guitar tone is fit for grinding and cleaning bones to wear as trophies for surviving its warlike atmosphere" -From the Dust Returned webzine

*"If you are one of those death metal fans who longs for the genre in its early form, then no doubt In Glory We March Towards Our Doom is sure to be a welcomed musical treat" -Metalasfuck.net

SPEEDWOLF
"Ride With Death"
(CD) / $10.00

Lycanthropic Metal Punk

HELLS 074
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	SPEEDWOLF "Ride With Death" (CD)
	price: US $10.00.00 catalog #: HELLS 074 release date: November 8, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Comes in a Gatefold jacket with UV spot gloss + a large 18" x 24" poster of the cover artwork.

Who wants to "Ride With Death"? SPEEDWOLF's highly anticipated debut album is aptly titled: their locomotive, NWOBHM-fuelled heavy metal is powered by a hardcore-punk engine, cruising across the wasteland of the not-so-distant future like proverbial Road Warriors... on iron horses they ride, born to lose. Full-fledged Hessians to the bitter end, SPEEDWOLF play for keeps, each of the LP's dozen tracks an anthem unto itself - so come on and "Ride With Death"! Recommended for diehards of later ENGLISH DOGS, MIDNIGHT, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, G.I.S.M., later GBH, and the almighty MOTORHEAD!

*"MANDATORY... if you like your metal with raw, punked-out fury and you like it whiskey soaked and smelling of motorcycle exhaust, beer, sweat and pussy, then Speedwolf is your band! ANOTHER bad ass album from the mighty Hells Headbangers" -MetalManiacs.com

*"It doesn't get much more fun than this... could we be your ultimate party soundtrack... gloriously demented... what's not to like about a werewolf biker gang riding into the sunset to some filthy thrash 'n' roll?" -Terrorizer

*"Speedwolf kill the old-school way... simple, raw, and nasty" -Zero Tolerance

*"The band's primeval, punk, and NWOBHM-flavored thrash/speed music is extensively penetrated by the early '80s metal, in the vein of MOTORHEAD and VENOM. This album is for you!" -HammerWorld [8/10 rating]

*"Speedwolf sound like that local band that everyone in town knows and likes...For some quick 'n' dirty punk-induced speed/thrash, Ride with Death fits the bill and that's that. Lots of fun and lots of headbanging await" -Metalcrypt.com

*"Certainly the bastard child of Lemmy, with short song structures derived from '50s rock 'n' roll: simple, infectious, never taking themselves too seriously, and a lot of fun" -Metal-Temple.com

*"A pretty fun hybrid of raw old British speed with some slightly more intricate thrash ingredients, and I can see this Colorado quartet shredding up the road and making all manner of new friends and fans, potentially bringing a lot of youngsters into the embrace of this beloved, early '80s approach to extremity... The fundamentals here were certainly laid out by Lemmy Kilminster and MOTÖRHEAD over 30 years ago, and it sounds like a mix of Ace of Spades, Orgasmatron and Bomber on steroids, with TANK's Filth Hounds of Hades and maybe a little DISCHARGE thrown in as a chaser" -From the Dust Returned webzine

*"Spitting grit and gravel, Speedwolf emulate the street rock wisdom and sensibilities of MOTORHEAD but flush the songs out with a more noticeable dose of melody...Speedwolf has an ugly (in a good way), 'rough around the edges' style. It's rowdy and controlled at the same time...Ride With Death is an album that draws from melodic NWOBHM riffage and then exhales it into a dirty backroom bar, soaked with whiskey and caked with cigarette ash" -Nocturnalcult.com

SUPERCHRIST
"Holy Shit"
(CD) / $9

Beer Metal Blazers

HELLS 081
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TRENCH HELL
"Southern Cross Ripper"
(CD) / $7

Aussie Black Thrashing Speed Metal

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	TRENCH HELL "Southern Cross Ripper" (CD)
	price: US $7.00 catalog #: HELLS 022 release date: September 23, 2008 ♫ audio preview

Long awaited debut mini album with six new Dirty Black Thrashing Speed Metal songs from down under. Up front raw production with no bullshit just real heavy fucking metal certain to be added to your list of Australia's finest. For those who discovered the brilliance of newer old school bands like TOXIC HOLOCAUST and/or crave the sound of real fucking metal from over 20 years ago, this is for you! You won't escape TRENCH HELL's hammer!!!

FOR FANS OF: Running Wild (early), Assassin, Celtic Frost, Destruction, Gospel of the Horns, Destroyer 666

SOD #28 (review)
9 Skulls
"Thrashing Speed Metal from the land of kangaroos and Mad Max, Southern Cross Ripper is a breath of fresh air for those choking on the pollution of the Thrash Metal copy band resurgence. Fans of old Hobbs Angel Of Death and Destruction will feel right at home banging their heads to tracks like "Armoured Fist", "Morbid Crimes" and "Last Rites". This is Thrash Metal from the heart, and infectious as a dirty needle at a gay whorehouse, so sit back and prepare yourself for Trench Hell! (DH)"

REVIEW FROM VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE ZINE:
"What a filthy treat, a true surprise. The sad fact of the matter is, ever since the retro craze began, hardly any band has reproduced the 80s vibe convincingly, not even bands who paved the groundwork for that special sound. TRENCH HELL is different. Haling from Australia, home of SADISTIK EXEKUTION, THE WIZAR'D, MORTAL SIN, and so many others, they've done their country men proud. "Southern Cross Ripper" is an EP showcasing 80s Metal worship at its finest. Elements of the finest bands that magical decade produced are observable such as HELLHAMMER, VENOM, DESTRUCTION and BULLDOZER. Clocking out at twenty two minutes, this EP is a short one, as EPs should be. Rest assured, this band gets it."

TRACK LIST:
1) Intro / Night Stalker 02:07
2) Southern Cross Ripper 03:27
3) Armoured Fist 04:38
4) Morbid Crimes 03:17
5) Last Rites 04:49
6) Infernal Screaming 03:12
Total playing time 21:30

VLADIMIRS
"The Late Hours"
(CD) / $8.00

Horror Punk Darkness

HELLS 072
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	VLADIMIRS "The Late Hours" (CD)
	price: US $8.00.00 catalog #: HELLS 072 release date: November 4, 2011 ♫ audio preview

Comes with an 8-page booklet featuring all lyrics.

Darkness comes in many forms, and for Hells Headbangers it's not always extreme metal. Darkest proof in the form of THE VLADMIRS, who first made their black mark at the forefront of the mid-'90s, during the second wave of horror-punk, and now 16 years later animate their eighth zombified creation entitled "The Late Hours." Indelible, utterly anthemic punk rock that's eerily dark and shadow-draped, THE VLADMIRS here pay respect to horror-punk legends before them whilst creeping on with their well-established identity, resulting in a rollicking ride through the graveyard when the devil's on the loose - run far and free with them during "The Late Hours"!

Recommended for diehards of THE MISFITS, SAMHAIN, DEVIL'S WHOREHOUSE, early TSOL, and 45 GRAVE!

*"The Vladimirs play horror-punk, and they are quite good, actually. Their songs have an adjuring effect on me, and I've been listening to The Late Hours about three times a day now for the past two weeks. Unlike any other horror-punk bands (THE MISFITS, SAMHAIN, THE OTHER) these guys don't have an image (which probably is their image), so it's the music that counts. On account of Hells Headbangers, The Vladimirs could have their breakthrough in 2011. I'm curious if anyone can top this album within this rather restricted genre. Simply great!" -Lordsofmetal.nl [8.5/10 rating]

*"This latest album from Ohio's own horror-punks Vladimirs is due out in the UK on 22nd November; damn they've missed a trick! A couple of weeks earlier and The Late Hours could have been the soundtrack of a thousand Halloween parties... Like a Doc Marten-wearing zombie on speed, Vladimirs kick their way through snappy track after track... Fans of GREEN DAY, take note - this is catchy punk without the corporate commercial whoring. Buy it!" -MetalTeamUK.net

*"A rollicking trippy borderland between horror-punk and gothic rock, which makes it all delectably consumable... Without losing a catchy angle for a single moment, The Vladimirs navigate through a dozen cuts ranging from punky B-horror low-budget movie soundtrack to a dirty sleaze-rock to gothic realm but with a more definitive gritty angle. Droning only for a song or two, The Vladimirs manage to come up with some things super-melodic or having a longing, sad edge to them. Most of the time, The Late Hours is up-tempo and overflowing with energy, until it hits the closing 13-minute title track, which begins as a dark gothic ballad, meanders around, before picking up again in the riff department. The Vladimirs have an unbelievable knack of taking those rollicking riffs and sculpting graveyard anthems around them, sounding a bit grotesque, but not cheap, in the process. While listening to The Late Hours, you can't get rid of a feeling that this is all a show, and eventually it will end, but the sheer realism of the 'moving kaleidoscope' impresses" -MetalReviews.com [8.1/10 rating, "Surprise of the Month"]

WITCHTRAP
"Vengeance Is My Name"
(CD) / $10

Witching Black Thrash

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WITCHTRAP
"No Anesthesia"
(CD) / $7

Witching Black Thrash

HELLS 011
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	WITCHTRAP "No Anesthesia" (CD)
	price: US $7.00 catalog #: HELLS 011 release date: December 29, 2006 ♫ audio preview

Attention headbanger, WITCHTRAP is back!! Brand new full length studio album of dirty fucking thrash from Colombia!
Four years have passed since the last megawatt devastation "Sorceress Bitch", too much time for sure! "No Anesthesia" promises to be the right successor for "Sorceress Bitch" and the answer to the credibility WITCHTRAP has won. Featuring songs such as "Priests of Sin", "Disturbing the Dead", "Gallows and Crows" and the hit "Heavy Drinker" among others soon to become classics! WITCHTRAP shows how heavy metal must be: WILD, RAGING & DESTRUCTIVE! "No Anesthesia" is ready to rock you till you thrash your damned room! "Satan recorded our first note that is why this thrash shall be played so fucking loud!!!"

CUSTOMER REVIEW:
"Lately due to being sick of traffic, $3.06 a gallon gas, the war in Iraq, and global warming I have been walking a round trip total of 8 miles to and from work. The journey isn't strenuous, but I definitely need to hear something motivating during my mini trek. This is where Witchtrap joins the fracas with their brand of 80's Speed Metal/Thrash loaded up on cocaine, whiskey, and a "FUCK YOU TOO" attitude.

As usual my love for all things Colombia never fails, and 'No Anesthesia' proves this fact via addictive riffs jammed at high octane with a Metal pride theme gushing from each note played. Every song blisters with an exceptional main riff that twists, twirls, and loops intricately. Hooks are more gravitating than a bad case of herpes as they pile-drive the spines of unsuspecting listeners. The strumming is carpal tunnel inducing, but melted into a sense of dynamism and urgency, which is both spastic and violent. Most decadent are melodic guitar god solos that are heavy and precise enough to make my speakers sweat. Fuck, all I wanna do when I hear that guitar is bust my bald skull against the stage till it bleeds in concussed gore.

Making the methamphetamine guitars robust is the complimentarily rotund drums and bass. Together this unit performs well by giving the rhythm section a slightly sleazy speedy thrashy-bulge in a hotties face-sound. The bass is deep and poignant and it's played with a double flair for technicality and support. The drums are super fucking fast and the traditional single bass drum does not hamper the tempo. The cymbals crash delightfully in unison with headbanging, the snare has an energetic spring back, and the drum patterns, ripe with rolls and fills, are played methodologically, but raucously thereby giving the whole record an almost garage vibe hearkening back to days long gone when Speed Metal/Thrash ruled Metal. Not to be outdone by the guitar, bass, and drums are the vocals. The shrieking and shouting give Witchtrap an all out Metal in your face with an empty bottle of whiskey crushing your skull attitude.

Musically, Witchtrap is highly competent with their multidimensional arrangements that encompass variation between being blister machines, contemplative, catchy, and angry. Hell, the hooks alone will cause your chiropractor to make you 'Customer of the Month.' Therefore, Witchtrap is perfect for listeners NOT keen on an album where each song sounds the same but with a different title. So set your fucking hair on fire with a blow torch, turn up 'No Anesthesia,' down a bottle of booze, and go crazy cause if you love that Old School shit like Raven, Exciter, Slayer, Kreator, and a hint of Racer X then your gonna squeal like a gutted pig for Witchtrap!!!!"