Serpent Ascending - The Enigma Unsettled (2011)

Genre: Death Metal

Country: Finland

Excellent Finnish death metal from this year with an abundance of solid instrumental work including some tearing, cleaving riffs and while the production is a bit flat, they sound adequate. Vocally, the album is classic Finnish material, consisting of cavernous, bowel-churning gutturals which add into the trademark low-end that death metal from this particular country is known for.

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Immolation - Providence (2011)

Genre: Death Metal
Country: United States

New Immolation EP oh yeahhhhhh

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Ygg - Ygg (2011)

Genre: Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal
Country: Ukraine

Ukraine has some seriously good black metal, and Ygg continue that tradition with some well-produced atmospheric black metal with nice, howling vocals and an altogether grim atmosphere and a large handful of heavy, winding riffs. A promising debut album. Krieg.

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Cult Ritual - Cult Ritual (2009)

Genre: Hardcore

Country: United States

Seriously ragged, unorthodox and off the wall hardcore from Tampa, Florida which will just keep kicking you in the crotch until you drop to the ground for good. "Cancer Money" is especially nasty and just an epic closer in general.

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Ayr - Eternal Sustain (2011)

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: United States

Ayr's second EP that came out in January of this year. It's a shame these guys went on hold because they are a talented band that simply understands how to write good, captivating black metal. Rare qualities these days, that's for sure.

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Transgressor - Ether for Scapegoat (1992)

Genre: Death Metal

Country: Japan

Bludgeoning riffs, devastating doom passages and repulsive vocals are just a few of the elements within this nasty album from The Land of the Rising Sun, that should more than meet your current death metal cravings.

On an extra note, what is it with these filthy Japanese death metal vocals? (Intestine Baalism, Coffins, this, etc.)

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Entrails - The Tomb Awaits (2011)

Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden

Well look at this, the band who released one of my favorite death metal albums from last year Tales from the Morgue are back with another awesome old school death metal album to tear your face off.

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