IMPALED NAZARENE "All That You Fear" /CD/

8th full-length album by Finnish Extreme Nuclear Metal masters.
Another unforgiving attack of corrupted, disturbed metal extremity from Mika and his mad alcoholic Finns. A bastard mix of black metal, Motorhead-influenced biker rock, and Discharge-like hardcore, and the lyrics cover a familiar range of topics: death, suicide, hopelessness, religion, pain, and suffering. The sixth song of the album, “Suffer In Silence”, is dedicated to the band’s late guitarist, Teemu “Somnium” Raimoranta who died from falling from a railroad bridge a year prior to the album’s release.
Osmose Productions/Fono Records, 2003 (FO310CD). Made in Russia.

 
Tracklist:
1. Kohta Ei Naura Enää Jeesuskaan 02:13
2. Armageddon Death Squad 02:55
3. The Endless War 04:12
4. The Maggot Crusher 03:41
5. Curse of the Dead Medusa 03:24
6. Suffer in Silence 04:12
7. Halo of Flies 02:20
8. Recreate Thru Hate 02:14
9. Goat Seeds of Doom 03:36
10. Even More Pain 03:29
11. Tribulation Hell 03:14
12. Urgent Need to Kill 02:52
13. All That You Fear 04:23
Total playing time: 42:45 min.

The tenth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Extreme Metal band.
Finnish Nuclear Metal gods strike back with their strongest offering to date. From the old-school opening of "The Antichrist Files", to the rocking Punk mayhem of "You Don't Rock Hard", to the grand finale of "Dead Return", "Manifest" is an album that shows no mercy.
Signed originally (with their own blood, no less) with Osmose Productions in 1992, "Manifest" continues the strong relationship between the label and the band.
Osmose Productions/Red Stream, 2007 (RSR-0195/OPCD 200). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Intro: Greater Wrath 01:21
2. The Antichrist Files 01:23
3. Mushroom Truth 03:39
4. You Don't Rock Hard 02:14
5. Pathogen 03:04
6. Pandemia 01:58
7. The Calling 03:56
8. Funeral for Despicable Pigs 03:33
9. Planet Nazarene 03:51
10. Blueprint for Your Culture's Apocalypse 02:49
11. Goat Justice 02:29
12. Die Insane 03:55
13. Original Pig Rig 03:42
14. Suicide Song 03:26
15. When Violence Commands the Day 03:34
16. Dead Return 05:34

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Thrash/Black Metal band.
With the "Nihil" album, we could already notice a more polished style and music from Impaled Nazarene, because of the new guitarist on that album, Alexi Laiho. He brought with it many influences from the Melodic Metal he used to play with Children Of Bodom, especially on the lead guitars lines, while the rest was still quite brutal but with signs of change. To the always-present brutality by this band, there has now opposed a more care for the structures.
"Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace" continues this way with more Thrashy riffs and an eye to the melody. The time of the pure Speed and Rawness seems quite far now even if the band has never forgotten the roots. Album welcomes us with blasting production that gives power and relevance to each instrument. The tempo is generally quite fast but the melody on the riffs is always present to make the whole song quite catchy too. The screams by Mika are always nasty but in some parts they are not like in the past, suffering a bit the steps of time.
Overall, this album will surely divide the new and the old fans of this band. The progression continues and the melodies are now far more important for Impaled Nazarene. However, the album is quite good even if it’s far from the sheer brutality of the early works but it’s always fast, just with an eye to the melody.
Although "Absence Of War" marks a rather distinct departure from their Black Metal roots, and positively reeks of Power Metal with a lot of the riffs, it is undeniably a Black Metal album through and through, and anyone who says otherwise has obviously never listened to it more than once. Moreover, it's highly recommended picking for anyone with even a remote interest in Extreme music of any sort. Even non-fans of Black Metal should be able to appreciate this gem!
The release was recorded at Anssi Kippo's Astia Studio.
A music video "Hardboiled And Still Hellbound" features former Finnish porn star Rakel Liekki.
Osmose Productions, 2001 (OPCD 123 / SPV 084-08502 CD). Made in France. Pressed in Austria. Re-press 2017.


Tracklist:
1. Stratagem 1:12
2. Absence Of War 2:27
3. The Lost Art Of Goat Sacrificing 3:54
4. Prequel To Bleeding (Angels III) 2:48
5. Hardboiled And Still Hellbound 2:31
6. Into The Eye Of The Storm 4:44
7. Before The Fallout 1:05
8. Humble Fuck Of Death 2:53
9. Via Dolorosa 4:08
10. Nyrkillä Tapettava Huora 3:00
11. Never Forgive 3:58
12. Satan Wants You Dead 0:16
13. The Madness Behind 4:12
Total playing time: 37:11 min.


Samples: https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com

Released in celebrating the 100 years of Finnish Independence, Limited Special Edition re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Punk/Black Metal band.
Just after one year from the hyper violent "Ugra-Karma", these Finnish crazy motherfu**ers are back in anger with another album that would have remained in history for the brutality and the sheer rawness of a band that never accepted any form of compromise and always conserved a mocking but shocking attitude. Once again, the hilarious components are heavily present also in this new album, starting from the title and passing through the songs on it.
The magnanimous gravity of “Ugra Karma” can’t be felt for most of the time, as the Cyber Black Metal grandeur of that album is really hard to repeat. But the band do their best to sound relevant and up-to-date, and to tell the truth this effort isn’t such a big step back with admirable attempts at diversity which some may have taken as new trajectories sketched, to be explored in the future. In fact, the album served a template that the guys have been following steadfastly for over twenty years now, sometimes trying to touch their “Karmic” masterpiece.
Luttinen and his ever-reliant team have no reasons whatsoever to worry about their voluminous discography; they’ve been doing really well raising the flag of Finnish Metal all the way from Heaven to Kingdom Come!
It's the last album to feature both Luttinen brothers. The album is infamous due to its nationalistic themes. The first part of the song "Total War - Winter War" is a cover of parts of the song "Total War" by the American Industrial band Non.
Limited to 1000 copies Jewel Case release.
Osmose Productions, 1994/2017 (OPCD026-100). Made in France. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Intro 0:53
2. Vitutuksen Multihuipennus 2:10
3. Blood Is Thicker Than Water 3:30
4. Steelvagina 3:05
5. Total War - Winter War 3:46
6. Quasb / The Burning 4:07
7. Kuolema Kaikille (Paitsi Meille) 0:50
8. Let's Fucking Die 2:34
9. Genocide 2:46
10. Ghettoblaster 2:16
11. The Oath Of The Goat 4:03
Total playing time: 30:00 min.


Samples: https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com