Solve_Et_Coagula: Finally, a death metal band opposed to Christianity!

Well, not *every* death metal band was inspired by Stryper.*



*although Stryper may be the inspiration behind death metal's focus on bloody gore and dismemberment. (If you've ever seen Stryper, bloody dismemberment does spring to mind quite naturally....)

A few recommendations today -

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Underneath Stars of the East (new window; I'm totally smitten by the singer)

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Slaughtercult (new window)

Repugnant - Premature Burial (new window)

Repugnant - Another Vision (new window)

Absu - She Cries the Quiet Lake (new window)

Black Cobra - Avalanche (new window)

Cebren-Khal - Where All Faith is Lost (new window)

Rich Cream: Is this why the music tab was put down?

I always thought it was because nobody could figure out what a Justin Bieber was, and it scared them.

Two more quick recs -

Goatlord - Blood Monk (new window)

Blasphemy - Fallen Angel of Doom (new window)

CZMisfitsFan: HighZoolander has become my go-to poster in here for good stuff since LOC stopped posting recs. I mean, everyone who posts recs here does a great job, but HZ always brings the awesome.

Crappy news over the last few days. Both Dismember and Candlemass are breaking up. Both bands always deliver and it's sad to see them go.

New Iced Earth is surprisingly good. I know most have written them off with the string of crappy albums and rotating vocal spot, but this album is damn good. Stu Block is like a mix of Barlow and Ripper.

Thanks man :) I do miss the days when Leader O'Cola was frequently posting awesome recs. I really enjoyed seeing something new, and then spending a month trying to track it down, puzzling through websites in obscure Swedish dialects (ok, some of those may have just been poorly spelled English) trying to figure out if the buttons meant "order me" or "you're not worthy to hear the music". But they were worth the effort to find.

That is really sad about Candlemass. I was hoping for several more albums with Rob Lowe (Death Magic Doom was my favorite since Nightfall) - but at least we get one more next year. And the last from Cathedral too - next year will be a doomy year for doom.