Holy Shit! New BENIGHTED album is out. For everyone who is unaware, they are a French Brutal Death Metal band. In my top 5 bands of all-time and this is only their 4th release. They are possibly the most brutal band in existence. This is because of a few reasons: Unlike a lot of sloppy down-tuned grind out there they know how to slow it down and put some fucking groove into a riff. Breakdowns fall on you like 50 ton blocks of cement, solos dig from the left side of your face and rip it completely off, percussion (from a new member) that makes your lower intestine dance around inside you, and what's this! i can hear a fucking bass guitar! A very rare occurrence in death metal. Needless to say it's not leaving my car for a while and anyone who happens to sit next to me at a stop light is going to see a somewhat normal looking early 20's bachelor in business casual attire rocking the fuck out growling and screaming my throat into non-existence.

And Derek, if you read this, this is one of the major influences on my playing style, so listen carefully...
http://www.myspace.com/brutalbenighted