KRUGER - Рожденный Мраком (Metal Agen, 1992)

Well hey, yeah no updates but I've not had anything to talk about. Recently I completed a trade with a guy in Vladivostok, so I got some new records in. Here's one: Moscow's Kruger- Рожденный Мраком (Born Of Darkness) was released on Metal Agen records in 1992, the same label to release the awesome Death Vomit LP a year later. Produced by Russian metal guru Agen Prince this sick piece of primitve Death Metal does not dissapoint. Dirty, raw and venomous is what this is, but on top of that it also exhibits a slight biker / Motorhead swagger that just adds to the whole package. All lyrics and vocals are in Russian which is always a big plus. One of the best records of that perioud no doubt. The rip presented here is not of my vinyl but of the CD version which contains two bonus tracks. The mix is the same as far as I can tell. The opening "Black Mass" chant is awesome and sets the mood just right. The meat grinder hungers for human fodder! Haha.



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coming up: more SHAH, Graveside, Aria and Hellraiser

V/A - Железный Марш I (Metal March I) (KTR, 1992)

Here is a compilation from 1992 called the Metal March 1. Unfortunately it features racist stalwarts Korrizia Metalla (omitted here, less racist, early material by this band will be featured later) and I think their "leader" runs or owns KTR. Those are the bad things. The good things are these tracks:
First off we have a sick track by the only band on this comp so far featured here, Shah. However here Shah definately show their adoration for Metallica, perhaps the memories of their 1991 Moscow show are still fresh in their minds. Next up is Zhelezny Potok or lron Stream, with a rather so-so track. Graveside bolt out some pummeling death while the track by Crownear is a good death/thrash mix. Trashmachina is thrash all the way, with a Nuclear Assault type number. The D.I.V. song could almost fall under the "ballad" category but it's one of the few ones that I'd say are good, check the metallica-like parts towards the end. Poltergeist is some quirky thrash and Krueger wrap up the album with a Kreator-like thrash number and you can't argue with a name like WELL OF PUS.

Shah - Eliminate
Iron Stream - Born To Die
Graveside - Darkness Light
Crownear - Mixed Blood
Trashmachina - Radioactive Conatmination
D.I.V. - Damned World
Poltergeist - DIY
Krueger - Well of Pus

DEATH VOMIT - S/T (Metal-Agen, 1993)

Not to be confused with the band from Indiana, this DEATH VOMIT was a Moscow band from the early 1990's and this I believe is their only LP. There is virtually no information or lyrics contained with my copy of the LP besides the fact that the members were "Goblin", "Boltrover" and "Pater". The music is death-grind tuned very low, super thick drums, growling vocals, walking a very tight rope between death metal and grind, but leans towards the former in my opinion. Song titles are all in English and from what I can tell are sung in it as well. Interestngly Death Vomit's name was briefly mentioned in the book "Lords of Chaos" in the chapter dealing with sketchy metal out of Russia. But I must note that the song titles don't point to any political affiliation and the mention was rather vague, mainly stating that they were in an ad in some right-wing zine of sorts and that the label was doing it to reach "angry youth" or something along those lines. Regardless, the pure deathly sickness of this LP is undeniable:

She's Dead
The Howling
Death Vomit
Leprous
The Monastic Wall
A Town
The Morn Approach
Mind's Eye


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