BAZ Friday LXVIII – Underground Reco For Underground Maniacs

This week was gone very fast in my opinion. At least that sensation is inside me. Heard a lot of demos, albums, EP’s, splits… New and future releases but also some bands/albums that I didn’t listen to for some time. It was a balanced time between old and new music.

So, let me start with my recos for all of you, lovers of the underground.

Band: Obscurial
Title: Exaltation
Label: Independent
Release date: 12 October 2020
Country: Malaysia
Format reviewed: High-quality Digital Recording
Style: Death Metal
Time playing: 13:10
Cover/Music: 6/10 – 8/10
Details: First release from this band. Good old school Death Metal.

Band: La Mer
Title: Fear Nothing
Label: Roadtrip God Inc
Release date: 16 October 2020
Country: Scotland
Format reviewed: High-quality Digital Recording
Style: Black Metal
Time playing: 21:52
Cover/Music: 8/10 – 8/10
Details: The band started in 2019 and this year this one man band already released two albums and this EP. Very good.

Band: Grimorte
Title: Esoteric Ascendance
Label: Independent
Release date: 31 October 2020
Country: England
Format reviewed: High-quality Digital Recording
Style: Black Death Doom Metal
Time playing: 18:12
Cover/Music: 8/10 – 8/10
Details: Grimorte is a two-piece project consisting of Kieran Scott of Ashen Crown on Vocals and Lewis Borthwick of Archierophant Instrumentation/production. This project is bordering between the atmospheric, black/death metal, and doom genres and has plenty for those musically eclectic.

Band: Inexistence
Title: Danse Macabre
Label: Independent
Release date: No info about the correct date
Country: France
Format reviewed: High-quality Digital Recording
Style: Dark Ambient/Electro/Darkwave/Dungeon Synth
Time playing: 42:46
Cover/Music: 6/10 – 8/10
Details: Solo project from the guitarist and founder of the Black Metal band Suicidal Madness. Very good.

And now some releases from my private collection…

Band: Ebola
Title: Hell’s Death Metal
Label: Old Temple
Release date: 29 September 2011
Country: Poland
Format reviewed: Jewelcase
Style: Death Metal
Time playing: 29:29
Cover/Music: 8/10 – 8/10
Details: Poland is a country known for its good Death Metal. Well, Ebola is one of those bands. You must check this one.

Band: Velório / Irae
Title: Deceiver’s Light
Label: Nekrogoat Heresy Productions
Release date: 16 April 2012
Country: Portugal
Format reviewed: Digipack
Style: Black Metal
Time playing: 42:19
Cover/Music: 7/10 – 7.5/10
Details: Both bands playing a very good Lusitanian Black Metal. A must for all Black Metal lovers.

A now… A classic…

Band: Tiamat
Title: Clouds
Label: Century Media Records
Release date: 01 September 1992
Country: Sweden
Format reviewed: Jewelcase
Style: Death Doom Metal
Time playing: 39:27
Cover/Music: 7/10 – 8.5/10
Details: One of the best Death doom albums made till today in my opinion. This album played a lot of times on my stereo and will play much more. This album is amazing.

Don’t forget to support the bands and labels.

Till next #BAZFriday
The Key Keeper

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