Hooded Menace

Hooded Menace is a now three piece band from Joensuu, Finland. Lasse on vocals in the studio and guitar, Pekka on drums, Teemu on guitar and Markus on vocals during live shows and bass. They are a death / doom metal band with horror lyrics. Hooded Menace was formed by Lasse in the summer of 2007. Influenced by the first Cathedral album, Winter, and Asphyx. The band wanted to play really doom - laden death metal that combines crushing and somber riffs with just a slight hint of melody that comes from their love for the early Candlemass albums from the 80s. The Band lyrically drew their inspiration from the classic Spanish horor series The Blind Dead that includes the films "Tomb of the Blind Dead", "Return of the Evil Dead", "Horror of the Zombies", and "Night of the Seagulls".

Here is their entire discography so you can go out and enjoy some Hooded Menace yourself.

  "The Eyeless Horde" Demo
CD-R Self-Released 2007
TAPE Witchhammer Productions 2008
TAPE Rusty Crowbar 2011

"The Eyeless Horde"
7"EP Doomentia 2008

"Fulfill The Curse"
CD Razorback 2008
2LP Doomentia 2008
CD Doomentia 2010

Hooded Menace/Anima Morte Split
7"EP Doomentia 2010

"Never Cross The Dead"
CD Profound Lore 2010
2LP Doomentia 2010

Hooded Menace/Coffins Split
7"EP Doomentia 2010

Hooded Menace/Asphyx Split
7"EP Doomentia 2011

Hooded Menace/Ilsa Split
12"EP Contagion Releasing 2011

Hooded Menace/Horse Latitudes Split
12"EP Doomentia 2012

"Necrotic Monuments"
7"EP Relapse 2012

"Effigies of Evil"
CD/2LP/Digital
Relapse 2012 

Check them out. They are one of my favorite bands. I love them so much. As a matter of fact, in my opinion "Effigies of Evil" was the greatest album of 2012. And there was alot of great albums that year. Here is a music video from said album, here is "Crumbling Insanity"

And enjoy the entire album here:

 

And if you want more here is some of their links:

 Bandcamp

Facebook

iTunes

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Vattnet Viskar

  

 Vattnet Viskar is a black metal band from Plaistow, NH, under the record label Century Media Records. A band with many different influences in their music. Their first album a 2011 demo was recorded in April and released on the 29th the same month in 2011. 

And in March of 2012 they released their second album a four track album entitled Vattnet Viskar released on Broken Limbs Recordings. This album sold out on vinyl but is still available in digital album and compact disc. The evolutions of their songs brings them from just a song or an album into a journey.

They have just left the studio recording a up coming album hopefully coming out this year. But until then enjoy their first two albums and check out their links here:

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Vattnet Viskar Website 

Bandcamp 

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Unsacred Seed

Unsacred Seed is a heavy metal band from London Ontario. It was formed by two people Stefan and Andrew in early 2010 they have said to create original, fresh metal tunes. Unsacred Seed is a combination of death, black, and groove metal. Influenced by Death, Gojira, and Pantera. You can buy a copy of their album at their Bandcamp or buy a digital copy for name your own price. I have talked to this band they truly don't care how much you pay just that their music is being heard. I love this band they are a must have for any death metal fans collection. This is Unsacred Seed.

And check out their links here:

Facebook

Metal Archives

Bandcamp

My Radio Podcast Where I Talk About Unsacred Seed

Gaul

 

Gaul is an amazing blackened doom metal band from Gainesville, Florida. There are three members including Derek on guitar and vocals. Hencher on Bass and Vidge on drums. I love this band and have for a very long time. I was watching the music video to "Awaken" and realized that i needed to talk about this band. But what can i say? They are on Dullest Records. They have a four track album releaded in December in 2011 on the 10th. It was recorded by Rob McGregor at Goldentone Studios in Gainsville. Well Instead of telling you the little info I know about this band how about you just enjoy this video and if you liked the video and/or song check out their 4 track self titled album below.

Check out their facebook here:

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Mare Cognitum

Mare Cognitum is a band that brings their music to life. A band from Santa Ana, Mare Cognitum is a black metal band consisting of one member, Jacob Buczarski. This project began as an attempt to carve out it's own territory in the wider scope of black metal, a movement often viewed as a clouded sea of imitation and duplicity.

"The Sea Which Has Become Known" is the first release of Mare Cognitum. It was conceptualized with the aspiration to prove there are unexplored horizons in black metal, a movement widely considered to be stagnating. It was recorded during the summer of 2011 and released in July.

 And in June of 2012 they released their second full length album, "An Extraconscious Lucidity" with the same essence as their previous album
 conceived to create unique and compelling atmospheres, capable of bringing the listener to places unknown...

And the first day of June this year in 2013 they released a split with Spectral Lore entitled "Sol" Here is a preview of Mare Cognitum's side of the album

And here is a sample Spectral Lore's side of "Sol"

If you enjoyed them check out their links here:

Facebook 

Last.fm 

Metal Archives 

Buy the albums here for name your price 

Bandcamp 

Enjoy!

Higrlürk

Higrlürk is a dark ambient black metal band from Oslo, Norway. They are a three piece band Von Nohr on guitar, Daniel Oftedahl on vocals and chants and Space, surrounding the earth. Higrlürk creates a dark ambient black metal music with a slow quiet darkness that reminds Nohr (Von Nohr) of his mother's and brother's death. When Von Nohr was 9 his father killed his mother and brother in front of Nohr making Von Nohr enjoy darkness and the darker side of darkness. Next year expect a full length album entitled "Lifeless is not the stories and time of the darkness shall bring forth a new time of easy deaths and blood... We are forever dead. But our will a thing to be desired, a strength of the unknown. Fear it and it shall not be slow." So until then here is two song including the fresh release uploaded earlier today "beyond the terror... awaits carnage". Enjoy.