Between the Buried and Me

Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They recently announced their move to Metal Blade Records, on which they released their first EP entitled The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues on April 12, 2011. Around the same time, Victory Records announced the release of a greatest hits album as a 3 disc set.

This is a band I have been listening to quite a bit lately. Well, more specifically the "Prequel to the Sequel" track quite a bit. Its a damn good song!

Prequel to the Sequel:



Check them out if you havent already, its like a hardcore Led Zepplin or the Death Metal version of Tool.

March is Metal Month (Download)

March is Metal Month Amazon SamplerFor a limited time, Amazon is sharing a Metal CD sampler for free!  It includes these awesome tracks:

1. How Can You Call Yourself A God - Deicide 4:17
2. Undead Heart - Vampires Everywhere 3:22
3. Refined In The Fire - Winds Of Plague 3:09
4. Day In, Day Out - Architects (UK) 3:12
5. Deception - Concealing Fate Part 2 - TesseracT
6. All Or Nothing - Cauldron 3:57
7. Naked Star - Hour of 13 5:09
8. Covering FIre - Havok 4:17
9. The Raven and the Crow - Gigan 6:12
10. Manipulation - Wormrot 0:59
11. I Was Buried In Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Woods Of Ypres

Get it now!  Just click the Amazon link box above.

[EDIT - You have to install the Amazon MP3 Downloader (not horrible, but annoying), I would upload but it may break the TOS, but if I can legally upload it, I will!  See ya in a bit.]

Septic Flesh

Yet another band from Greece!  Slight coincidence, but Rotting Christ reminds me of Septic Flesh, so I thought I should share it!  "Hailing from Athens, Attica, Greece, Septic Flesh was founded in 1990. Their sound was a Hellenic brand of Death Metal mixed with Doom Metal and Gothic Metal elements."  They also share the Season of Mist label with Rotting Christ, and Kylesa (with many others, a great label).

Atmospheric, symphonic and rifftastic with clean vocals that mix amazingly with the Death growls... with a lyrical focus on fantasy, mythology, occultism and H.P. Lovecraft it makes for a pretty epic time.  It almost sounds like a horror film soundtrack that was fused with a metal-heads CD collection.

Sangreal:



Lovecraft's Death:

Rotting Christ

"Rotting Christ* is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.  Despite the name, the band's traditional lyrical themes involving evil and occultism has evolved into a more mystic path, and they have modified their musical direction on each album, utilizing elements such as clean melodic baritone vocals, Doom, Gothic metal and Industrial music traits, and male/female Benedictine chants."

Rotting Christ is more of what I would call a Melodic Blackened Death Metal band, heavy, atmospheric and full of awesome riffs / musicianship.  They currently have 10 albums (their newest being Aealo) so you have a lot to pick from if you like it!

Noctis Era:



Gaia Tellus:



*If you are religious and / or easily offended, please ignore my posts... its only going to get worse. Sorry!

The Monolith Deathcult

Brutal Death Metal turned Atmospheric Death Metal (with electronic influences) from Netherlands. Later albums (I haven't really checked their first couple out yet) have operatic backings, heavy grinding and some awesome lyrics! They also have... pianos! Check this out! Their lyrics also might teach you something, like Bolt Thrower did with some of their "Battle/War Metal".

Deus Ex Machina:

1567 - Under the Bloodcampaign: