SWARRRM.

Japanese grind/crust/core that kicks mucho ass.
These guys have been around for awhile now, and seem to be coming into their own as of late being quite prolific in their output (three releases this year so far).
Once again, the Japanese improve on the genre...

LINKS -
Official Website.

D/L Swarrm - Black Bong right here.




Now playing:

Rotten Sound - Reek Of Putrefaction
via FoxyTunes

SUBTERA.

Underrated Brazilian grind/core that adds "a little something extra" to the genre with some slow/heavy riffage thrown in. Hard to describe, as it fits within the afforementioned genre (but then again it doesn't?).
Fuck... I don't know - all I know is that I like it!

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Subtera - Apocalypsed right here.



Now playing:

The Scientists - Demolition Derby
via FoxyTunes

MELECHESH.

These guys hail from Jerusalem, and refer to themselves as "Masters of Sumerian Black Metal" which to these ears equates to blackened death metal with some Middle Eastern rhythms weaved throughout the record to put a unique twist on things. Good stuff, check it out!

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Melechesh - Emissaries right here.

DARKEST HOUR.

Here's what I feel is this D.C. "Gothencore" bands' shining moment.
While I own all their records, I prefer the earlier material to the last two Devon Townsend-produced releases.
(Too clean and too polished with not as much "brutality" - as the kids say).
Here's a righteous slab o' pummel for ya!

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Darkest Hour - Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation right here.

GOROD.

Excellent technical death metal from France.
This record kicks ass, and while I do like the new record, I find this one just a bit more "tough" (or less noodle-y, I guess). Nonetheless, this is quality tech death done by real metal dudes - not the usual eyelinered-out mall-core band shit, that's for sure...

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Gorod - Neurotripsicks right here.