Byrd’s Ten Favorite 2011 Freebies (Part 1)
List season has arrived. Soon the internet will be littered with countless lists of the year’s best albums. After pondering what my own list might be I realised that I couldn’t possibly come up with a truely ‘best of’ list. I haven’t even heard every album that’s come out this year, I imagine no one has. So, to do something a little different I’ve put together a list of my favorite releases from 2011 that were offered for free, including some with a name your price option. Remember, this is a ‘favorites’ list not a ‘best of’ list, I haven’t heard all the free ones either. Of the freebies I’ve heard these are the ten that have kept me coming back and I’ll present them two at a time.
10. – Savage Messiah – A Plague of Conscience
This one just barely made it, but only because it just came out and in the few listens I’ve given it it’s planted hooks. I think it’ll get some good play time from me. This album and even the band itself was brought to my attention by this Free Shit post at TNOTB just a few days ago.
Savage Messiah are based in the UK and play Thrash with a thick mix of traditional Heavy Metal. Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt is our sample tune and comes with a double serving of catchy. The vocal melodies, guitar riffs and lead work are backed with solid bass and drum work to make some memorable songs throughout the album.
Get yours here at the cost of an Email address. Visit Savage Messiah at Facebook.
09. – Blastanus – Collapse
Finnish Deathgrinders Blastanus first hit my radar when ex-Baboon Tarkan reviewed Odd, their 2009 release, last year. Then, back in July they showed up again. This time at NCS as a review that featured a premier download of their latest, titled Collapse. That was followed shortly by Niek’s review here at The Baboon.
Evolutionary Dead End is one of my favorite tracks from Collapse. Its a powerhouse of grinding Death Metal with kinda techy riffage and plenty of expected blasting in the beat department, though there’s a crushing slower movement in the middle and a blistering solo around the 3:54 mark.
You can download Collapse at the end of the NCS post linked to above and stop by their Facebook, if you can read Finnish.
Tags: deathgrind, English, Finnish, grindcore, heavy, thrash
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 11:28 am
This promises to be an awesome series Byrd! It’ll be cool to see some of the bands we’ve covered in the past year return to the scene.
Now I guess it’s time for me to start thinking about my list of whatever kind. Looking forward to it already!
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Yeah, sounds interesting. I have some cool ones as well, perhaps if Niek also does a series we have some meat for the future.
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
This is a great idea for a year-end series Byrd. I’m looking forward to the rest of the 10.
@Niek: I’m looking forward to whatever you do, too. The 10 Metal Albums of 2011 That Go Best With Burgers?
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
I was thinking more of a Top 10 Orgasm Postponers of 2011. What do you think?
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Some really bad metal, you mean? I think I’d prefer the Top 10 Orgasm Promoters. Not that I need more orgasms, of course. I have so many that I’m floating in cum. Just sayin’.
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
@Niek: There are a few that we’ve covered on the list and some we haven’t. Those that we haven’t I meant to do posts about but life got in the way.
@Islander: Thanks. I was wanting to do something different and thought “Who doesn’t like good free music?” and so here we are.
Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
@Islander: if music is capable of postponing my orgasm, it’s generally because it’s interesting and distracting. So usually that means it’s good. If it’s an orgasm promotor, it’s got to be so fuckin’ shit that you just bang her hard and quick in order to get off her and turn off the music as soon as you can.
Or does it work differently for people who are already bathing in cum?
Posted on December 1st, 2011 at 1:56 am
@Niek: Ok, now I get it. Postponing orgasm = good. Promoting orgasm = bad. Bathing in cum = bestest.
Posted on December 1st, 2011 at 5:18 am
It’s good for the skin they say.
Posted on December 1st, 2011 at 12:52 pm
The comment section turned gay after only 5 posts. Congrats guys, you’ve done it again!
On a side note.. Blastanus kills, that shit is ddamn hardcore…
Here’s a video of Antti from blastanus playing some guitar.. http://youtu.be/41VEaL28zgA
Posted on December 1st, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Just trying to make all you motherfuckers feel at home!
As for Antti, helluva cool vid! Is it me or is this shit just 500% more technical than their Odd material?
Posted on December 1st, 2011 at 5:45 pm
@Niek — It’s me, too. Blastanus really stepped up their game on the new album. More people need to get into that shit. Cool video from Desaster, too.