Valtakunta (CD, Bestial Burst): So, this is weird and original Black Metal. However, my thoughts always go from is this actually amateurish or is this exactly the way they want to sound? Chaotic and some hypnotic parts indeed, but I don't like the vocals, they don't go well with the music, they seem to exist on a separate level. I like what they're trying to do, but it doesn't work for me... Best part of the album are the two drone/noise/... tracks...
Sewer Goddess - Hymns of Infliction (CD, Filth&Violence/TeRRoR): Old recordings from when it still was a one woman project. Not much need to describe this, I guess, recommended for fanboys like me.
Ride For Revenge/RxAxPxE - RxFxRxRxAxPxE (CD, Bestial Burst): Ride For Revenge with 2 extremely distorted and monotonous tracks, no vocals (or at least not very audible). Actually reminds me more about Death Industrial/Power Electronics, since the guitar is more noise than anything else. Maybe not RFRs best stuff, but interesting nonetheless and the last minutes of each track are actually the best... Wasn't familiar with RxAxPxE. The first track is more of a Noise track, but not very interesting, the other tracks are kind of ritual electronics, not great, but nice.
Frame Rust (CD, Bestial Burst): Collaboration project between Will Over Matter & Umpio and it's really good! Bit of a surprise for myself, because I've heard stuff of both projects and never was completely into either of them, but this, yeah, this is really good. Noisy, rythmic industrial stuff, with good repetitive parts. Hope they'll release more of this.
Deche-charge/New York Against The Belzebu (7", Ratgirl?): NYATB has quite a weak sound, so I don't like it. Deche-charge is pretty good. First release I got from both of them. A friend of mine said that he played some DC a couple of years ago for me and I absolutely didn't like it. Well, shows how your taste can progress. Or rather get worse.
Permanent Death/Pissdeads (7", Bringer of Gore): PD is pretty cool noisecore, rather good chaotic sound. I've seen maybe 1min of PD in 2007 live, long before I started to appreciate noisecore, which is why I missed most of their gig (well, about 10-15mins that is). Seems pretty stupid now. Pissdeads is good as usual (judging from Pissdeads/Deathwank 7" & single sided 7"). Most often Pissdeads has a really harsh sound in a good way.
Sedem Supraphon Minut Familia Strachu (10", K.A.Z., No Fucking Labels, Skaven Records, SSGC): Hardly any info on it, but I got to know SMS due to their split with De Blenders (if you like check their split with Agathocles, really great noisecore sound). This 10" is parts noisecore mixed with Harsh Noise/Power Electronics. While the electronics parts might not be the best by themselves, they're still quite cool and the whole mixture of this ups the chaos, so yeah, cool 10".
Vapaudenristi - demo tapes & Pyhä Kuolema split 12" (Breath of Pestilence & Sakaramiina Records): The demo's clearly show the progression of Vapaudenristi. Although these demo's show that this band/project was good from the beginning it also shows that there's a certain 'refinement' now. Pyhä Kuolema is some nice folk/neo-folk stuff, cool combination with Vapaudenrist. For one reason or another I really feel like this kind of splits works better with tape or vinyl, where there's an actual separation between the two styles.
