Fenriz picked these guys as band of the week a while back. I should have listened earlier. We all should have listened.

Listen here.

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Endorsed by: !J.O.O.E.!, X-Ray Rod

It's a lot like what I imagine "fighting" a UFC featherweight would be like. You'll get hit about 20 times before your mind can register the fact that you're being hit at all.

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Doesn't take no Mensa shit to figure this one out: You like riffs? You'll like this.

Listen to it in full here

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Endorsed by: Daniell, X-Ray Rod

A compilation of blackened Motörhead-worship from an Ohioan outfit that completely destroys.

Click here for the tunes.

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Endorsed by: !J.O.O.E.!, Marcel Hubregtse, Fat & Sassy!, X-Ray Rod

I don't know German, but I'm pretty sure "freiheit macht frei" means "fuck you and your ears." This is death-infused, loud-n-noisy grind done all chunky-like and right.

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Endorsed by: psykometal, X-Ray Rod

Swedish death that's to-the-point, Entombedish, and stripped down, yet isn't overly simplistic and heard-it-before. It's unique stuff that isn't up its ass with the fact that it's unique.

Click here if you enjoy good music.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, X-Ray Rod

New and true Norwegian black metal. Got more evil sounding tunes to spare than most LPs manage to pack in to begin with.

Click here to listen (to "Ild" in particular).

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Just CLICK HERE and enjoy.

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Endorsed by: X-Ray Rod

This is nothing but brass tacks, to the point, down your pint, grab-your-pool-stick-and-start-smacking-people-with-it straight-forward DM.

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Endorsed by: Ag Fox, Marcel Hubregtse, Promonex

A fast, dirty, scuzzy, dirty, tooth-shattering fist to the face.

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Endorsed by: X-Ray Rod, Marcel Hubregtse, BitterCOld, Ag Fox, Promonex

It's like Asma Assad's bathing suit area: raw, evil-sounding, and barbarous. We are talking about thrash though, so I mean that in the best way possible.

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Endorsed by: BitterCOld, R'Vannith, X-Ray Rod

This thing is as vicious as its song titles are hackneyed and pretentious-sounding.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, X-Ray Rod

Hit and miss black/thrash in the end, but when it's flat you'll still be stomping around, and when it's good it's more good than a global peace summit led by Martin Luther King, Jesus, and Salma Hayek's boobs would be. Definitely worth checking out.

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Endorsed by: Doc G., Ag Fox, X-Ray Rod, BudDa

Well whaddayaknow. Another good Overkill release.

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Endorsed by: Daniell, Ag Fox, Promonex

This remains catchy despite how remorselessly, horse-beatingly savage it gets. Great album here.

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