Darkthrone - "A New Dimension"

First, lets just get this out of the way; Darkthrone is hands down one of my favorite bands of all time. No question! They are true artists, constantly evolving and making consistently amazing music that spands so many genres, its dizzying. Like any other self respecting fellow, I love "A Blaze In The Northern Sky" "The Cult Is Alive," and "Transylvanian Hunger," but this old '88 demo of theres is something I had never heard of until recently. I think it just may be better, in two songs, then any of those albums combined!
Consisting of one 40 second long ambient intro and one 9 minute killer of a song, this is a short and sweet showcase of why I love this band. Guitar heroics and pointless widdling are negated! No, what you have here is raw, driving black metal with death and crust influences. Catchy riffs, d-beats, straight up fucking metal. You think Darkthrone just up and switched to crust punk with FOAD? Think again when you hear this demo! Its killer, one of my favorite recent listens, and definatly worth a place in your library!

1. "Intro - Twilight Dimension"
2. "Snowfall"

DL Link here!

Wolfpack - "A New Dawn Fades"

Before there was Wolfbrigade, there was Wolfpack! An extremely influential band that played a mix of d-beat, crust, and death metal, Wolfpack paved the way for many bands like Tragedy and Skitsystem, combining the new level of heavy that crust punk was known for with the grinding speed and aggression of d-beat! Wolfpack changed its name to Wolfbrigade to avoid affiliation with a neo nazi group but they ALWAYS kept it heavy, and they continue to gig out today! "A New Dawn Fades" is an insanely powerful album, grabbing you by the throat from the first track and refusing to ever relent. Throw this one on when your in the mood to break shit because seriously, this will make you violent!

1. "Living Hell"
2. "Enter The Gates"
3. "Wave Of Fear"
4. "November's Delirium"
5. "Predator"
6. "Landshark"
7. "No Dreams"
8. "Get Ready To Burn"
9. "Soul On Fire"
10. "Twisted Hunger"
11. "Deep Cuts"
12. "Silencer"
13. "Outlaw Vagabond"

DL Link here!

Bolt Thrower - "In Battle There Is No Law"

Bolt Throwers debut and my favorite album by them,"In Battle There Is No Law" is a great, great listen. Retaining elements of death metal while still blending in some crust punk and even grindcore elements, it's a great gateway drug if your just getting into death metal.

1."In Battle There Is No Law"
2."Challenge for Power"
3."Forgotten Existence"
4."Denial of Destiny"
5."Blind to Defeat"
6."Concession of Pain"
7."Attack in the Aftermath"
8."Psychological Warfare"
9."Nuclear Annihilation"

DL Link here!