In case you’re not familiar with the concept of “Freebie of the Week”, here’s a brief explanation… Each week I go on a little hunt through the vast wastelands of the Internet in search of FREE and LEGAL downloads. So, all of the downloads featured here will be obtainable through trustworthy means… and they’ll be guilt-free. For example, I will only ever feature music available from official band websites, profiles (such as MySpace, Reverbnation or Facebook) and Last.fm (or equivalent).
I believe the band summed this release up perfectly on Facebook earlier, so here’s a quote from vocalist Elliot:
“Our new EP ‘A Shrine To Abomination’ is now available completely free on our bandcamp as a digital release, physical copies of the CD will be available directly from the band as soon as possible. Check it out, download it and embrace the darkness.
-E
You can get your mitts on the EP below:
Info:
Aeternum is a black/death metal abomination hailing from London.
Line-Up:
Elliot Beaver – Vocals
Adam Grima – Guitars, Acoustic
James Patterson – Bass
Jesel Gohil – Drums
In case you’re not familiar with the concept of “Freebie of the Week”, here’s a brief explanation… Each week I go on a little hunt through the vast wastelands of the Internet in search of FREE and LEGAL downloads. So, all of the downloads featured here will be obtainable through trustworthy means… and they’ll be guilt-free. For example, I will only ever feature music available from official band websites, profiles (such as MySpace, Reverbnation or Facebook) and Last.fm (or equivalent).
Broken will be playing at Download Festival this weekend… but, if like me, you’re not going – you can still listen to them from the comfort of your own home! 
Grab yourself their new single, “Part of the Same Vein”, below:
Info:
2013 sees a new line up and new direction for Broken. Steve Dillon on vocals and Mark Greenwood on drums join founding members Neil Morris on guitar and Fraser James on Bass to take Broken in a new, darker and stronger direction.
With a plethora of musical tastes and backgrounds ranging from rock to metal to industrial the band “Broken” shows no limitations with their writing ability and style. Embracing their metal roots, Broken create a hard sound that still maintains there strong melodic groove styling.
After the success of the début album “what you deserve” and acclaimed performance at Download Festival in 2012, a new single will be released in spring before Broken hit the road to tear up venues and the festival circuit with their brand new material.
Line-Up:
Steve – Vocals
Fraser- Bass/BVs
Neil- Guitar
Mark- Drums
I had initially planned to post this up a few days ago, but – as per usual – I’ve been insanely busy… Better late than never, eh?
The following update comes directly from ZØRORMR mastermind, Moloch:
Three months have passed since the release of ZORORMR’s sophomore album “IHS”. Since then the word has been spread and the seed has been sown…
So far I’ve been getting from the media only a strong and positive feedback about my last record. The journalists point out a great increase of guitar skills & sound quality, crushing vocals and an indulging atmosphere of terror mixed with rawness and strength! You can read all the latest interviews and reviews in the PRESS section of this website (www.zorormr.net/press.php). Don’t waste no time and dig in!
As for the rumours about new album I would like to only… confirm them. There’s a third installment of the ZORORMR crusade on the horizon! The songwriting process has begun in March 2013. By now there’s a dozen or so songs already written and prepared for recording which should start between June and July. With no haste the whole album should be ready by the end of Fall this year! What it will be, how it will sound like? I will let you all know with a series of special studio report starting from June. So you won’t be feeling bored during the silly season!
Note the fact, that this doesn’t mean that the ‘IHS” promotion is coming to an end! No f*****g way! More infos about the big projects involving ZORORMR’s second album are yet to be revealed. Stay tuned, and stay heavy!!!
A recent interview with Moloch can be found here.
Apparently 2008 is 5 years ago. How the hell did that happen? Where did my life go? There’s really nothing like looking at release dates of albums that you still consider ‘new’ to realise your own mortality… and, on that cheery thought, I present Bladesmith! Yup, it’s time for one of those ‘Rediscovering Old Music’ things…
Back in 2008, Finnish one-man Black Metal band Bladesmith released its first (and only) full length album. I got the album on cassette (because I’m kvlt like that) and Eric Wray (the mastermind behind all things Bladesmith) also sent me a CDR of the album so that I could actually play it on something. I can’t remember if I ever wrote a review about it, so I’m going to write something now. This isn’t so much a review, as a random walk down memory lane.
Bladesmith play (or “played” – the band/project no longer exists as far as I know) a very raw style of black metal. It’s the aural equivalent of pouring salt into an open wound. It’s that breed of black metal that speaks to a very primal part of my brain; it’s more animal than human.
As you might imagine, the tracks of “Legion of Swords” seem to focus on battles, honour and snow. The album isn’t original in terms of theme or content. It’s a subject that’s been covered countless times before – particularly in black metal – but Bladesmith bring something else to the table. Bladesmith bring soul. It’s a very dark soul that will probably scare the bejesus out of Joe Public, but it’s a soul nevertheless. Eric Wray, as Bladesmith, appears to be living every note, every riff and every tortured and gloriously hideous vocal on this album and it shows. It feels real. It’s seems so authentic you can almost taste the blood of his slain enemies.
Listening to this album always makes me wonder what happened to Bladesmith. According to Metal Archives, a new album (“Tyrannical Genocide”) was completed in 2010, but it never saw the light of day and Wray has moved away from Finland to British Columbia to further his education. Bladesmith released one last EP, “Conquerors of the Barbican” in 2009, but have since vanished. It’s a real shame as the talent is clearly evident on “Legion of Swords”. One can only hope that Wray will return to music at some point in the future.
All in all, “Legion of Swords” is an amazing album. As far as I’m concerned, it’s perfect from start to finish. Track it down if you can.
Rating: 100%
I have no Bladesmith links for you 
In case you’re not familiar with the concept of “Freebie of the Week”, here’s a brief explanation… Each week I go on a little hunt through the vast wastelands of the Internet in search of FREE and LEGAL downloads. So, all of the downloads featured here will be obtainable through trustworthy means… and they’ll be guilt-free. For example, I will only ever feature music available from official band websites, profiles (such as MySpace, Reverbnation or Facebook) and Last.fm (or equivalent).
I spotted this freebie thanks to a message on Solbrud’s Facebook page (incidentally, you can read my thoughts on Solbrud by clicking here) yesterday. Sulphurous is two parts Solbrud, one part Night Fever and one part Serpent Pulse. The demo is available is a ‘name your price’ download (we all love those) from Bandcamp – just click on the widget below to grab it!
Info:
Copenhagen Death Metal inspired by classic US bands such as Incantation, Deicide and Morbid Angel.
Members:
A: Guitar,
J: Bass,
M: Vocal/guitar,
R: Drums.
Links:
sulphurous.bandcamp.com
