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# Global Domination

### Recent updates

- S(crap)s: I Miss My Death / Kaoskult / Raus & Perunwit (split) / Spatial / Thy Flesh (13/06/14)
- Hatebreed: The rise of brutality (12/06/14)
- Vomiting Corpses: Coma - The spheres of innocence (11/06/14)
- Mayhem: Esoteric warfare (10/06/14)
- S(crap)s: Akrotheism / Black Altar / Druknroll / Enthroned / Funeral Sutra (09/06/14)
- Agalloch: The serpent & the sphere (08/06/14)
- Dark Tranquillity: Construct (07/06/14)
- In Flames: The jester race (06/06/14)
- S(crap)s: Souldrainer / Tonic Breed / Rude / Defying / Electric Hellride / Scorned Disciple (05/06/14)
- Culted: Oblique to all paths (04/06/14)
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## Stubs

### Jungle Rot: Terror regime

#### 16/05/13 || Smalley

For this latest edition in the “Smalley reviews a rec from a band he’s never heard before” monthly series, I’m actually stubbing the latest effort from a relatively well-respected band, Jungle Rot. And yes, the stubbing means it was my mandatory AA assignment from the May edition, and I’m actually glad I only had to stub this, since I wasn’t too taken with “Terror regime”. Not that I hate it or anything, but some amount of disappointment was still had. First, the good stuff, which includes the band’s solid energy level, decently catchy songwriting, and Dave Matrise’s distinctive growling/the all-around competent performances. Otherwise, I might have complained about Dave’s level of power, as he does sound a bit thin, but with so many anonymous Cookie Monsters out there, I’ll take it. Damning with faint praise or not, it’s still something.

But overall, that amount of compliments, and how they relate to such important aspects, must mean I found “Terror regime” solid at least, correct? Not quite; while, with a different sound, I probably would’ve enjoyed this to some extent, it’s ultimately hampered by one major prob, which is its inappropriately slick production, a production that tries for “rough” surface guitar textures, but still keeps a hi-fi nature at the core. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve liked slick productions before, and I’ve liked rough productions too, and I’ve even liked certain slick-but-still-somehow-rough productions, but that style just doesn’t work here. I don’t know why, it just doesn’t. It’s a negative sonic contradiction for Rot, where they end up defeating themselves on the whole, and execute neither quality very well. Not the right time to have your cake and eat it too, boys. It really is a minor shame, cuz I definitely think I would’ve had some fun with TR otherwise. For your next time around, just keep everything the same way (well, maybe modify the growling a lil’), but try a different production, please!

6/10: Definitely not rotten, but not quite “fresh”, either. Pity.

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## Audio autopsy

  Audio Autopsy - June 2014
  Audio Autopsy - May 2014
  Audio Autopsy - April 2014
  Audio Autopsy - March 2014
  Audio Autopsy - February 2014
  Audio Autopsy - January 2014
  Audio Autopsy - December 2013
  Audio Autopsy - November 2013
  Audio Autopsy - October 2013
  Audio Autopsy - September 2013
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## Reviews

  Hatebreed: The rise of brutality
  Vomiting Corpses: Coma - The spheres of innocence
  Mayhem: Esoteric warfare
  Agalloch: The serpent & the sphere
  Dark Tranquillity: Construct
  Culted: Oblique to all paths
  V/A: One and all, together, for home
  Cemetery: Enter the gate
  Ancient Ascendant: Echoes and cinder
  Dead Congregation: Promulgation of the fall
  more

## Class 6(66)

  In Flames: The jester race
  Overkill: Taking over
  Primus: Sailing the seas of cheese
  Destruction: Live without sense
  Merauder: Master killer
  Forced Entry: Uncertain future
  Evildead: Annihilation of civilization
  Flotsam And Jetsam: No place for disgrace
  Venom: Black metal
  Black Sabbath: Headless cross
  more

## Demons

  Distress Of Ruin: Predators among us
  Torchia: One
  Begrafven: Begrafven
  Children Of Madness: Howl from beyond
  Necrophor: Verbum vexillifer
  Seven Against: III
  Forlorn Chambers: Unborn and hollow
  Black Overdrive: Demo
  Told By Blood: Steamworks
  Sorkka: Ensimmäinen jae
  more

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