Here we go again; digging deep into the underground to find you the murkiest of the murk, brought to the light of day in the latest edition of Dave’s Demo Roundup.
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Bullet belts and spikes from Finland. Violent Hammer are just that; a crushing hammer of violence in your face. Think a dirtier version of Impaled Nazarene (if there is such a thing), and you’re in the neighborhood. Blackened war metal with a huge dose of loud, abrasive guitars and pounding percussion, More Victims - Demo 2014 is the third demo from Violent Hammer, but their first since 2007. Someone sign these guys quick!
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Speaking of murky, Pneuma Hagion, a one man act, is a recent discovery of Nuclear War Now! Productions, but we get a dose of what’s to come on Bandcamp with the outfit’s first three song demo. Recorded just few months ago, Trinity I sits right alongside the best of the murky blackened death metal pantheon. Bands such as Teitanblood, early Vasaeleth and Diocletian definitely come to mind as Trinity I is crushingly heavy with a hugely cavernous, suffocating sound. Deep seated, growled vocals, gigantic riffs, pounding drums, and a pace that varies from an all out blast to a glacial dirge, Pneuma Hagion is definitely a project to watch. The production on this demo is excellent with a density that has to be heard to be believed.