Council Meeting Memo #085 — Caparcara’s Top 10 +1 for 2023

1. Thantifaxath: Hive Mind Narcosis (Dark Descent)
   https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hive-mind-narcosis
   Complex black metal k-hole from Canada’s Thantifaxath. Much better album sleeve this time.
2. Nächtlich / Orgy Of Carrion: Exaltation Of Evil / Deliverance From My Cursed Shadow (Death Hymns)
   Private press black metal racket featuring Canadian party starters, Nächtlich.
3. Dëhks…Ëspërance: Tragedy in the eternal empire of Mälëfice… (Ixiol)
   https://dehksesperance.bandcamp.com/album/tragedy-in-the-eternal-empire-of-m-l-fice
   If I was ranking these entries, this would be #1. Black metal / ambient triumph from Cërcle Mortüaire outsider.
4. DJ Desecrator: Ritual Giblets (The Trilogy Tapes)
   https://thetrilogytapes.bandcamp.com/album/ritual-giblets
   Extreme music party mix!
5. Coffin Mulch: Spectral Intercession (At War With False Noise)
   https://coffinmulch.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-intercession
   Death metal, thankfully, not taking itself too seriously. Perfectly mixed and mastered (Dan Swanö!)
6. Gravesend: Gowanus Death Stomp (20 Buck Spin)
   https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/gowanus-death-stomp
   Black metal / grindcore antagonists return from NY, not Thames estuary.
7. Zorn: Zorn (Sorry State)
   https://sorrystaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/zorn
   Metal and hardcore highlight from Philly’s Zorn.
8. Sanguisugabogg: Homicidal Ecstasy (Century Media)
   https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/homicidal-ecstasy
   Knuckle-dragging death metal fun.
9. Wagner Ödegård: Panvatn (GoatowaRex)
   https://www.goatowarex.com/product/waxgoat320-wagner-odegard-swe-panvatn-mlp
   WÖ pushes the boundaries of black metal again; features a brilliant WTF moment at the end.
10. Nox Morbum: | — -||||||||||||||||| — — — — (GoatowaRex)
    https://www.hiswoundsrecords.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=605
    Lo-fi black metal goodness so good it gets reversed on the b-side.
11. The Hell: S/T (Drunken Sailor)
    https://drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/st-lp-20
    Top d-beat business from Cleveland nihilists.

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