TERVEET KÄDET.

Some serious Discharge influence on this (of course) here fine record (aren't they all?) from the oldest hardcore band in Finlandia.

Interesting guitar tones; at times I am reminded of Killing Joke as far as that goes (a GOOD thing!), a ragingly-pained vocal delivery, & while the drum mix is flatter than Christina Ricci these days, the Healthy Hands are re-fuckin'-lentless in their attack from start to finish. There's some trippy/noisy/heaviness buried in here as well, which also makes for an interesting listen.

Not your typical European HC record by any means. This is quality all the way through, kid.



Terveet Kädet - Deep Wounds.

Link in comments.

CONVULSE.

Quite possibly the unspoken Kings of Old-School Finlandia Death Metal, Convulse always give me that rare feeling of aural bliss & contentment that I get from like bands such as Repulsion,Terrorizer, Morbid Angel, & Incantation.

While these guys don't really sound like any of those guys, they do bring tasteful/powerful elements of the aforementioned, along with that same kind of unbridled aggression that really warms my innards - mid-tempo drumming that leads to the heaviness, chaotic/buzzing distorto chugga-chugga riffing for days, & a thick-and-chunky guttural growl slathered over the top that brings about a foreboding darkness to your ears...



Convulse - World Without God

Link in comments.

TERVEET KÄDET.

Sack-blistering thrashy crusty hardcore from the land of Linux and vodka.

These guys haven't stopped attacking you about the ears and brain since they started back in 1980 - were you even born yet? - and while the faces and styles may have changed, their relentlessness hasn't eased up, and that's a good thing.



Terveet Kädet - Onnellisia Kytkentöjä

Link removed 01.04.2011 due to the leeches over at Punks and Skins - FUCK YOU GUYS.

SELFISH.

You know, when it comes to the whole D-Beat/Crust thing, I am a true fan.
I really am.
The problem is, most bands of said genre don't bring anything new or original to the table.

I guess that's part of the formula - and that's fine and all - but there are a few bands that do set themselves apart from the rest of the back-patch bands.

Selfish is one of them.

These Finlandia rockers mesh creatively heavy riffs, sick leads, and rad "gang-along" choruses.
On top of that, they break away from the pack with COLOR IMAGERY - and it works!



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Selfish - Cause Pain

(If you have anything else by them besides this or the "Tear Silence Into Pieces" Split, PLEASE SEND ME A D/L LINK - thanks!)




Now playing: Darkside NYC - Clawing & Tearing
via FoxyTunes

ROTTEN SOUND.

(While I still haven't recovered all my music files yet, I am pretty bored NOT blogging lately, so I went out of my way - I had to hang the Xmas lights today - a fresh new post here at the L-RV, hope you like it).

New Rotten Sound for you.
Due to be released in January of 2008, grab it while you can.

Rotten Sound will go down in infamy around the L-RV as the first band to be featured twice - something I swore I wouldn't do until I had to - but yeah, they're that good...

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Rotten Sound - Cycles right here.




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Now playing: Converge - Hanging Moon

ROTTEN SOUND.

One of the best contemporary bands of the grindcore genre, Rotten Sound really packs a wallop, creating the perfect blend of first-generation grind with modern technicality - all without sounding wanky or contrived.

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Rotten Sound - Drain right here.



Now playing:
Iron Lung - Pathoclast
via FoxyTunes

STALWART.

Side project of Pori, Finland "legends" Circle.
This record I dig alot, although personally I can't stand Circle.
Weird, huh?
Heavy, tight, big chops & good riffs w/o being too "arty".
Yeah, it's good (and doesn't sound like anything else)...

LINKS -
Official Website?

D/L Stalwart - Torment Nonplus right here.

UMLAUT.

Wicked Finnish thrash/grind/core that kills, with lyrics as over-the-top as the riffs and the pummel.
A beautiful battering ram to the ears, per se'...

LINKS -
DoucheSpace.

D/L Umlaut - Totaldisfuckingcography right here.