HEVN.

Some solid d-beat-ish rockin' crusty hardcore from Oslo, Norway.

Somewhere along the way they gained a female singer from Seattle, WA who has a thick wail throughout - take that, guy who whined 'cuz I didn't post bands with women in them - here's yet another...

Really nice stuff; at times it gallops like Motörhead, and at others it breaks down into a "heavy-with-melody" kind of thing, reminding me a bit of old Germanic thrash-rippers like Inferno.

Yeah, it's good, and they packed it in before their time if you ask me.

Dig around on the 'webernet a little bit & you can track down all their goodies straight from their own site, I believe.

Check it out.



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Hevn - What Goes Around... Comes Around




Now playing: Shrum - Tears of a Marionette
via FoxyTunes

GORGOROTH.

The latest (and last) offering from one of the "classic" Black Metal bands.
This thing was released for a short time before they decided to call it a day due to conflict within the band.
While this is far from being one of their best releases, the set list on this covers alot of their catalogue. Politics aside, these guys have always kicked my ass throughout their run; ain't many BM bands I can say that about these days.



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Gorgoroth - True Norwegian Black Metal: Live in Grieghallen




Now playing: Hirax - Kill Switch

DARKTHRONE.

I'm sure there's a ton of D.T. haters out there, saying "they aren't kvlt enough any more" or whatever - fuck that shit anyways.
I DIG the muddy blackened punk-scuzz metal they did on their last record and this one is EVEN BETTER!

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Darkthrone - F.O.A.D. right here.



Now playing:
Jonathan Bepler - Rough Ashler
via FoxyTunes

KOLDBRANN.

Beautiful yet hateful, here's some "True" Norwegian Black Metal from one of the contemporary greats of the genre...

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.

D/L Koldbrann - Moribund right here.



*re-upped 09.20.2009*

GORGOROTH.

While I love all the Gorgoroth records, I think this one is my favorite; seems to me to be the most "fucked up" one, or the one that they took alot of chances on.
Does that make sense?
In any case, this record fucking kicks the ass of so many contemporary "kvlt" Black Metallers. I guarantee it...

LINKS -
Official Website.
DoucheSpace.
Metal Archives.
YouTube.

D/L Gorgoroth - Destroyer, or About How To Philosophize With The Hammer right here.