Oshiego 'The Great Architect Of Nothing'
This band comes from Singapore by way of the Horror Pain Gore Death Productions label that has turned us on to so many outstanding (if obscure) acts. 'The Great Architect Of Nothing' features some very intriguing cover art. It's nothing elaborate or beautiful, but the concept of the cover alone generates curiosity.
The HPGD press release describes the release as "Eight soul shattering original tracks of groovy, neck-breaking riffs, bonecrushing subsonic bass and primal, warlike exteme percussion ..." and that's pretty spot-on. I'd add that there's a sprinkling of hardcore punk inspiration in there also. The Death Metal tag works, but maybe it's a tad restricting here. I find myself thinking that a lot lately though - whenever a band exceeds the generic expectations that a given description puts in my mind. At the same time, I wouldn't really know what else to call it (Extreme metal doesn't need any more adjectives either).
Oshiego has an aggression that is very well-crafted.
Throatplunger 'Cumplete Discography'
I found the Throatplunger CD to be perhaps the single most annoying collection of songs that I have ever gave a listen. The introductory movie samples are the main culprit, they are pointless and overdone.
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