Sinsaenum - Army Of Chaos

Band:  Sinsaenum
Genre:  Blackened Death Metal

So if you follow Metal news in the half assed way I do then you probably are wondering what ever happened to Joey Jordison of Slipknot.

Well if you're like that then let me fill you in.

So it turns out Joey suffers from Transverse Myelitis which, long story short, means he can't really feel his legs too much.  This obviously hurt his playing with Slipknot since his double kick playing is kinda a staple, so he got kicked from the group.

I'm not too sure how he plays in this group because his recovery chance from this disease is very low, but apparently he's one of either the 33% that fully recovers or the 33% that partially recovers.  Good for him either way.

Music wise this is a pretty catchy tune that makes me want to hear more.  It's not often you get a Death Metal supergroup together so this is a bit of a special thing.  You've got people from all over the place on here, but I feel the most important to note would be Attila Csihar, vocalist of Mayhem and guest vocalist for Sunn O))).  He's a rather big deal in the Black Metal community so landing him to be one of the vocalists is a big deal.  He's the one with corpse paint in the right of the picture above.

I'm not sure what's with the heavy Nazi undertone in the video, but my suspicion is that considering some of the people they brought in it's one of two things.  1.  They give support to the NSBM movement.  2.  They're just going for the shock value.

Either way the song is actually rather good, so if you're down with Blackened Death Metal then check it out.

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Sunn O))) - My Wall

Formed by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson in 1998, this is possibly the heaviest band you will ever listen to.

Noted for their extremely loud shows filled with so much fog you can barely see, the music seems to resonate more from within you than from the speakers in front of you.  This guy has a very good video about his experience actually, and it's worth a watch.

Playing in the excessively low tuning of Drop A on average and with Attila Csihar of Mayhem as their primary vocalist since 2003, I would say there's possibly no one who is quite the same.

Though not exactly "evil", they are certainly dark and foreboding.  This 25 minute song for example, deals with a great many things.  Though it should be noted that Attila is not the vocalist on this track.

Honestly, there's not too much to say about these guys.  Other than being the loudest thing around and wearing robes all the time of course.  I personally can't wait to see them someday.

This album was also named the 18th heaviest album ever by Q Magazine.

Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (Album)

So there is actually quite a story behind this.  Mayhem was meant to be the most extreme band that ever existed when it was originally formed, which is quite a bold statement to make really.

The lineup on this album has quite a list of people.  With Hellhammer on Drums, Euronymous on Guitar, Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) on bass, and Attila Csihar as vocalist, the band recorded what is considered by many to be one of the best black metal albums ever.

Funny thing though, the band has quite an issue with death in it's early years with their longest lasting vocalist (at the time) named Dead killing himself before the recording of this album, and Varg stabbing Euronymous to death after the recording.

Though Euronymous' family requested that the bass tracks be re-recorded on the album, Hellhammer thought it would be appropriate to keep the killer and the victim together forever.  Though originally telling the family that it was changed, he kept it on and only revealed it at a later date.

With the exception of one other band, these guys are probably the most "evil" band I can think of.  Not due to the killing or anything, but the content.  The albums name literally translates as "Lord Satan's Secret Rites" as a prime example.

Having listened to it, this is actually one of my favorite metal albums I've heard in a while.  Remember though, don't worship the devil kids.