Oh, there’s one more thing worth mentioning. The album lyrical theme is greek mythology. Pretty new ‘thing’ in technical death (or am I wrong?). Get it as soon as possible!

“The Farthest Reaches” tracklist:
1. Mercy For Today
2. Let Them Hate and Fear
3. The Farthest Reaches
4. Olympus is Forgotten
5. Facing the Gorgon
6. Pandora’s Burden
7. A Champion Reborn
8. Mycordial Infarction
9. The Calm
10. A Good Death
11. The First, the Serpent

From the begining there’s lot’s of genuine technicality and solo virtuosity. Perfect sound, amazing, deep feel and catchy, yet brutal brain-grinding. “Polarity” kicks hard in the ass. And when You thought that in technical death metal can’t do nothing more or fresh… take a look again at this American lads! Pure technical hell! I love it!

Back To The Front Cover

Title: Never – Back To The Front
Label: Metal Mind Productions

1. A.M.O.R (Another Mutation of Reality)
2. Too Blind
3. Questions Within (Duo with Angela Gossow)
4. And I (Mauser guest lead)
5. 2996
6. Painted Black (Angela Gossow solo vocals)
7. Fiction Generator
8. Fatherland
9. Undisputed Inability
10. Back to the Front
11. Grain of Sand
12. Questions Within (Angela Gossow solo vocals) Japan Bonus
13. Painted Black (Duo with Angela Gossow) Japan Bonus

Luca Minieri – Vocals, Guitars
Diego Ambrosi – Guitars
Emilio Dattolo – Bass
Alessandro Tinti – Drums

Official website: www.illogicist.com

Illogicist - Band

Illogicist is a violent sonic combination of technical ability, rhythmic asymetry, melodic sickness and lyrical frustration created to reflect a dynamic and emotional vision of suffering and introspection. Illogicists inner core was born in summer 1997 as a project of guitarist Luca Minieri and drummer Remy Curtaz. Their immediate goal was to write music capable to reflect their own artistical direction, and to find strong musicians to complete the line-up. In the meanwhile bassist Roberto Zeppa was joining the band and the trio began finalizing music for its debut release. A few weeks before the studio sessions, former Nefarium guitarist Fabio Filippone was joining the ranks, completing the now-four-piece line-up. Polymorphism Of Death, recorded at One Voice Studio with Daniele Giordana, represents the first official output by Illogicist.

After recording POD Roberto Zeppa and Fabio Filippone left the band. Diego Ambrosi (guitar) and Emilio Dattolo (bass) joined the band and the line-up became stronger and stable. New music was written in order to increase sonic violence and technical intent, and after a long period of reharsal and some live gigs, Illogicist started a new recording session at One Voice Studio in late October 2002. The result of this session was a new mcd titled Dissonant Perspectives.

After a strong promotion in the italian uderground scene, mainly accomplished with live performances, Illogicist signed a deal for his debut full-lenght album with the american label Crash Music Inc, ex Pavement Music. Remy Curtaz came back behind drums after a short time of absence, new songs were written and the band realised a new recording session in november 2003 at Luca Minieris own Dissonant Studio. After recording session the band flew to Helsinki in December 2003 to mix and master at legendary Finnvox Studios, with Mikko Karmila and Mika Jussila,the album titled Subjected, released by Crash Music Inc. in July 2004.

After hiring new drummer Sergio Ponti the band played extensively around Italy and Europe in gigs and festivals with bands like Dismember and the like.The band, now in a stable and powerful line-up, is currently writing the music for its second album, whose recording sessions will take place in January 2007.

Source: Official Website [link]

2002 – Polymorphism Of Death (demo) – Self-released
2003 – Dissonant Perspectives (demo) – Self-released
2004 – Subjected – Crash Music
2007 – The Insight Eye – Willowtip Records

Side Effects Expected Cover

Title: Side Effects Expected
Label: Listenable Records

1. The Praying Mantis
2. Narcotic
3. Drop Off
4. Morning Tremble
5. The Ease
6. Incident/Accident
7. Arson
8. Dripping Red Canvas
9. Selfmade Cage
10. Resistance Ain’t Futile

Graveyard Of Angels Cover

Title: Graveyard Of Angels
Label: Mascot Records

1. The Hatch Opens
2. Void Made Flesh
3. Vanishing Ruins
4. The Descent
5. emiT despalE
6. The Slum Of The Wretched Creatures
7. The Shining Hades
8. Graveyard Of Angels

Process Of A New Decline Cover

Title: Process Of A New Decline
Label: Willowtip / Listenable Records

1. Disavow Your God
2. Programmers of Decline
3. Diverted Logic
4. Rebirth of Senses
5. The Path
6. Splinters of Life
7. Guilty of Dispersal
8. Gilded Cage
9. A Common Hope
10. Watershed
11. Almighty’s Murderer

Jonas Renvaktar – Vocals
Jonas Bryssling – Guitar
Jonas Karlsson – Guitar
Niklas Dewerud – Bass
Dennis Röndum – Drums

Official Website: www.spawnofpossession.se

Spawn Of Possession - Band

Biography:

Spawn of Possession rose from the ashes of various constellations in Feb. `97, consisting of Jonas Bryssling (guitar), Jonas Karlsson (guitar) and Dennis Röndum (drums). The whole idea of the band was to create brutal and sick music that went beyond all that had been done before in death metal history!

After three years of dedicated song writing the band went to record their first demo, “The Forbidden”, which got nothing but great responses and earned the band a respectful name in the death metal community world wide! Right after the release of “The Forbidden” the band found bass player Nick Dewerud to fill the empty bass spot the band had suffered from since the start! A year later the band once again laid siege to the studio to record their second demo, “Church of Deviance” which got praised in every review it faced and in Dec.2001 Spawn of Possession signed a deal with Unique Leader Records.

Spawn of Possession worked extremely hard on new material for the next six months and in June 2002 the recording of the debut album, “Cabinet”, commenced! The band ended up in Pama Studios together with the highly acclaimed producer/engineer Magnus Sedenberg with whom they had worked on previous recordings. The recording, mixing and mastering of Cabinet went smooth and the final result followed up the band’s expectations for a complete satisfaction!

With nothing but great press and a rapidly growing name it was now time to start supporting their release live. First off was a 4 week European tour together with Disavowed, Vile, Inhume and Mangled. The tour was a major success and opened up a lot of new doors for the band. Shortly after returning home the next tour offer was knocking on the door. A six week North American tour together with Unique Leader label mates, Severed Savior, Pyaemia and Gorgasm. Traveling coast to coast including a five gigs ride to Canada, Spawn of Possession executed no less than 27 shows on this tour. Needless to say, this was of course a huge step up for the band.

After coming back from the US tour Spawn of Possession was fortunate enough to be able to do another tour, this time as a part of the annual No Mercy package in Europe, with bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Hypocrisy, Kataklysm, Exhumed, Vomitory and Carpathian Forest. The tour consisted of 14 shows, playing in front of 600 to 1500 people a night at some of the biggest club venues in Europe. After this spring-tour summerfestival offers kept poring in having the band perform at 8 festivals including Fuck The Commerce (Germany), Stonehenge (The Netherlands), Grind You Mother (Italy) and Mountains of Death (Switzerland).

During this period and the beginning of fall 2004 Spawn of Possession also started to work on new material. In mid September the writing however got interrupted as the band joined Cannibal Corpse as direct support on a 24 show tour throughout Scandinavia and the Baltic/eastern European states. This was without a doubt one of the strongest tours up to date leaving the band with a new good tour experience and dozens of new recruits to the Spawn of Possession fan base.

After coming back from that tour, Spawn of Possession focused entierly on the new material. and in january 2006 they entered Pama Studios once again and recorded their second full-lenght album entitled Noctambulant. In May-June same year they did a European tour with Hate Eternal, Shadows Land and Fall of Serenity. After that tour Dennis left Spawn of Possession and the the band got back to writing on yet another masterpice soon to come…

Dec 10 / 2007

Source: Official Website [link]

Discography:

Noctambulant (2006)

Noctambulant (2006)
Neurotic Records

1. Inception
2. Lash by Lash
3. Solemn They Await
4. Render My Prey
5. Eve of Contempt
6. Sour Flow
7. By a Thousand Deaths Fulfilled
8. Dead & Grotesque
9. In My Own Greed
10. Scorched

Lineup:
Jonas Karlsson – Lead Guitar
Jonas Bryssling – Guitar
Niklas Dewerud – Bass
Dennis Rondum – Drums & Vocals
Jonas Renvaktar – Vocals

While credited for “additional lead vocals” Dennis Rondum still recorded the majority of the vocals on the album.
“Dead & Grotesque” while an older demo songs is changed a bit musically and the lyrics were re-written as well.

Cabinet (2003)

Cabinet (2003)
Unique Leader

1. Lamashtu
2. Swarm of the Formless
3. Hidden in Flesh
4. A Presence Inexplicable
5. Dirty Priest
6. Spawn of Possession
7. Inner Conflict
8. Cabinet
9. The Forbidden
10. Church of Deviance
11. Uncle Damfee

Lineup:
Guitar – Jonas Bryssling
Guitar – Jonas Karlsson
Bass – Niklas Dewerud
Drums – Dennis Röndum
Vocals on this recording by Dennis

Recording Info:
Recording date: 24/06/02 – 18/07/02
Mix date: 22/07/02 – 27/07/02
Mastering date: 28/07/02
Release date US: 14/01/03
Release date Europe: 03/03/03

Church Of Deviance (2001)

Church Of Deviance (2001) DEMO
Self-released

1. Inner Conflict
2. Spawn of Possession
3. Church of Deviance

Lineup:
Jonas Bryssling – Guitar
Jonas Karlsson – Guitar
Niklas Dewerud – Bass
Dennis Röndum – Drums
Vocals on this recording by Dennis

Recording Info:
Recording date: 09/04/01 – 13/04/01
Mix date: 07/07/01
Release date: 26/09/01

The Forbidden (2000)

The Forbidden (2000) EP
Pama Records

1. Intro (Sick)
2. Dead & Grotesque
3. The Forbidden
4. Dirty Priest

Lineup:
Jonas Bryssling – Guitar
Jonas Karlsson – Guitar
Dennis Röndum – Drums
Vocals on this recording by Dennis
Backing vocals by Micke Petersson
Bass on this recording by Bryssling & Karlsson

Recording Info:
Recording / Mix date: 27/03/00 – 31/03/00
Mastring date: 05/04/00 – 06/04/00
Release date: 31/08/00

Alex Leblanc – Vocals
Rob Milley – Guitars
Will Seghers – Guitars (ex-Quo Vadis (Can))
Yan Thiel – Bass
Tommy McKinnon – Drums

Official website: www.neuraxis.org

Neuraxis - Band

Biography:

NEURAXIS was formed in 1994 in Montreal, Canada and since their inception, NEURAXIS has forged a unique identity combining sheer brutality with a melodic and progressive edge.

The 1997 debut “Imagery” showcased the band’s early death/grind approach. 2001 brought “A Passage Into Forlorn”, successfully introducing a more melodic and progressive side of extreme metal in the NEURAXIS arsenal. With 2002′s “Truth Beyond…”, NEURAXIS raised the bar with a dizzying amount of brutality, melody and technicality. All three albums were released in Canada (Galy Records), the US (Willowtip Records) and Europe (Earache Records) and several tours throughout North America and Europe were completed and established NEURAXIS as a jaw-dropping live act.

With 2005′s “Trilateral Progression”, the band’s songwriting displayed a maturity and complexity while maintaining a triumphant melodic edge that both baffled and laid waste to many contemporaries. “Trilateral Progression” was hailed as an articulate model for challenging technical death metal that rejects commercial trends and successfully balances a majestic sense of melody with go-for-the-throat aggression. 2005 to 2007 was a very busy two years for the band, having performed over 150 live shows. To celebrate these events, “Live Progression” was released on Galy Records, the band’s first ever live album, in 2007. “Live Progression” captures NEURAXIS‘ neck-breaking live show after a logging tour experience throughout North America, Europe and Japan. NEURAXIS will unleash a new monument of extremity through Prosthetic Records come 2008.

Source: Official Website [link]

Discography:

The Line Between (2008)

The Thin Line Between (2008)
Prosthetic Records

1. Darkness Prevails
2. Wicked
3. Versus
4. Deviation Occurs
5. The Thin Line Between
6. Dreaming The End
7. Standing Despite…
8. Oracle
9. Phoenix
10. The All And The Nothing

_{Lineup:
Alex Leblanc : Vocals
Rob Milley : Guitars
William Seghers : Guitars
Yan Thiel : Bass
Tommy Mckinnon : Drums}

_{Produced by Jef Fortin and Neuraxis.
Engineered and mixed by Jef Fortin at Badass Studio, February-March 2008.
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.
Artwork and layout by Dennis Sibeijn / Monument (www.monumentstudio.com)
Photography by Fred Laroche.}

_{All songs written and arranged by Neuraxis.}

_{Guest vocals on “The Thin Line Between” and “Oracle” by Luc Lemay.
Guest vocals on “The All And The Nothing” by Chris Alsop.
Guest vocals on “Standing Despite…” by Sebastian Croteau.
Additional backing vocals by Neuraxis.}

Live Progression (2007)

Live Progression (2007)
Galy Records

1. The Apex
2. Fractionized
3. A Curative Struggle
4. The Art Of Sadness
5. Thought Adjuster
6. Monitoring The Mind
7. Neurasthenic
8. Reasons Of Being
9. Clarity
10. Shatter The Wisdom
11. …Of Divinity

_{“Live Progression” was recorded earlier this year in Quebec City, Canada at
L’Imperial and was mixed by J-F Dagenais (KATAKLYSM) with the artwork and
layout done by Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED).}

Trilateral Progression (2005)

Trilateral Progression (2005)
Willowtip Records / Earache Records

1. Introspect
2. Clarit
3. Thought Adjuster
4. Shatter The Wisdo
5. Monitoring The Mind
6. A Curative Struggle
7. Chamber Of Guardians
8. Caricature
9. Axioms
10. The Apex

_{Released by Earache in UK/Europe}

Truth Beyond... (2002)

Truth Beyond… (2002)
Neoblast Records / Galy Records

1. …of Divinity
2. Impulse
3. Fractionized
4. Xenobiotic
5. Reflections
6. Imagery
7. Momento
8. Structures
9. Mutiny
10. Essence
11. Neurasthenic
12. Truth Beyond Recognition…
13. Outro

_{Lineup:
Steven Henry – guitars
Van Thiel – bass
Robin Milley – guitars, 12 string acoustic guitar
Alexandre Erian – drums
Ian Campbell – vocals}

_{Drums recorded at Studio Zsound, March 4th to 6th 2002.
Guitars, Bass & Vocals recorded July/August 2002.
Engineered by Yannick St-Amand.
Mixed and mastered August/Sept. 2002
Mastered at Magra by Bernard Belley & Yannick St-Amand.
Artwork by Mike Harrison.}

A Passage Into Forlorn (2001)

A Passage Into Forlorn (2001)
Neoblast Records

1. Unite
2. Virtuosity
3. The Art Of Sadness
4. Link
5. Blind The Vision That Shatters
6. To Pacify
7. The Drop
8. Forlorn…

_{Produced by Neuraxis.
Engineered by Yannick St-Amand.
Recorded at Studio du Nord (Macamic) Sept 2000.
Mixed and Mastered at Air M.S. (Jan/Feb 2001).
Artwork by Jason Lee Royer.}

Virtuosity (1999)

Virtuosity (1999) DEMO
Self-released

1. Virtuosity
2. The Art Of Sadness
3. Link

_{Lineup:
Ian (vocals)
Alex (drums)
Rob (guitar)
Yan (bass)
Steven (guitar & back vocals)}

_{Featuring : Chris Alsop (back vocals).
Artwork by Steven Henry.}

In Silence (1999)

In Silence (1999) DEMO
Self-released

1. In Silence
2. Dreamrock
3. Imagery
4. Blind The Vision That Shatters

_{Lineup:
Chris Alsop: vocals
Martin Auger: drums
Rob: guitar
Yan: bass
Steven: guitar & back vocals}

_{Artwork by Steven Henry.}

Imagery (1997)

Imagery (1997)
Neoblast Records

1. Intro
2. A Temporal Calamity
3. Oscilliated To Intelligence
4. Cyberwar
5. Inquisition On Mortality
6. Lid To Your Soul
7. Reasons Of Being
8. Atmospheric Holocaust
9. Psycho-Waves
10. A Drift…
11. Driftwood
12. The Drop

_{Produced by Neuraxis.
Engineered by J-F Dagenais.
Recorded and mixed at Peter Pan Studio (may 1996).
Artwork by Steven Henry}

The Band:

Muhammed Suiçmez – Guitar/Vocals
Sami Raatikainen – Guitar
Stefan Fimmers – Bass
Romain Goulon – Drums

Official Website: www.necrophagist.de

Necrophagist - Band

Biography:

NECROPHAGIST was founded in early 1992 to integrate the fury of grinding, fast death metal with progressive music. Shortly after the band formed they entered the studio and recorded their first demo tape entitled ‘Requiems of Festered Gore.’ ‘Requiems of Festered Gore’ was never released to the masses as it was sent out solely for promotional reasons in an attempt to help the band secure gigs.

In 1995, NECROPHAGIST re-entered the studio and recorded a self-titled, follow-up demo. The demo’s impact sent shock waves through the European underground death metal scene, which helped NECROPHAGIST not only establish their gruesome name, but allowed the band to play numerous shows all over Europe. Soon NECROPHAGIST was recognized as one of the leading bands in the growing underground progressive/technical death metal scene.

In 1999, NECROPHAGIST recorded their self-released, full-length debut ‘Onset of Putrefaction.’ Despite the limited number of copies that were made, ‘Onset of Putrefaction’ only solidified the growing reputation that NECROPHAGIST had started with their self-titled demo. Soon, NECROPHAGIST became the standard for progressive death metal. Uniting influences from different styles, including classical music, ‘Onset of Putrefaction’ showcased NECROPHAGIST’s demanding dexterity, inhuman brutality and fury.

With ‘Onset of Putrefaction’ NECROPHAGIST reanimated the brutal death metal genre that many had left for dead. ‘Onset of Putrefaction’ actually became an influence for hordes of young musicians and fledgling European death metal bands. The overwhelming response to ‘Onset of Putrefaction’ helped NECROPHAGIST secure highly sought after support slots with such extreme music luminaries as CANNIBAL CORPSE, NAPALM DEATH and SINISTER. This attention further blossomed into NECROPHAGIST’s appearance at numerous festivals, including the Fuck The Commerce in Germany, the legendary Brutal Assault in the Czech Republic and the Maryland Deathfest in the United States.

Now in 2004, NECROPHAGIST have signed to Relapse Records and are prepared to unleash the crushing ‘Epitaph’ on a pitiful and unsuspecting world. Once again NECROPHAGIST have pushed the boundaries of technical and progressive Death Metal to new heights, setting an extreme standard by which others will follow. NECROPHAGIST have quite literally gone where no band has gone before…

Source: www.relapse.com

Discography:

Epitaph (2004)

Epitaph (2004)
Relapse Records

1. Stabwound
2. The Stillborn One
3. Ignominious & Pale
4. Diminished to Be
5. Epitaph
6. Only Ash Remains
7. Seven
8. Symbiotic in Theory

_Lineup:

_{Muhammed Suicmez – Guitar / Vocals
Christian Muenzner – Guitar
Stefan Fimmers – Bass
Hannes Grossmann – Drums}

_Credits:

_{Music and lyrics by Muhammed Suicmez, except “Symbiotic In Theory”, music by Suicmez / Muenzner.}

_{Produced by Muhammed Suicmez.
Engineered by Christoph Brandes and Muhammed Suicmez.
Guitars recorded by Muhammed Suicmez at “The Depth Of Torment”, Baden-Baden.
Bass Guitar recorded by Stefan Fimmers at “Aexxys-Art”, Schwandorf.
Drums and vocals recorded by Christoph Brandes at “Iguana Studios”, March-Hugstetten.}

_{Mixed by Christoph Brandes and Muhammed Suicmez at “The Iguana Studios”.
Mastered by Bob Katz at “Digital Domain”, Orlando, Florida.}

_{Vinyl pressing information:
100 clear
500 gold
500 black (180g)}

Onset Of Putrefaction (1999)

Onset Of Putrefaction (1999 /2004 re-release)
Relapse Records (World)
Willowtip (USA & Canada)

1. Foul Body Autopsy
2. To Breathe in a Casket
3. Mutilate the Stillborn
4. Intestinal Incubation
5. Culinary Hyperversity
6. Advanced Corpse Tumor
7. Extreme Unction
8. Fermented Offal Discharge

_Lineup:

_{Muhammed Suicmez – Guitar / Vocals / Bass Guitar / Drum-Computer}

_Credits:

_{Music and lyrics by Muhammed Suicmez.
Guest guitar solo on “Extreme Unction” by Bjoern Vollmer.
Additional bass guitar by Jochen Bittmann.
Originally produced at “The Depths Of Torment” in 1999 by Muhammed Suicmez.
Drumsamples re-recorded at “The Iguana-Studios” in January 2004 by Christoph Brandes and Hannes Grossmann.
Remixed at “The Iguana-Studios” April-May 2004 by Christoph Brandes and Muhammed Suicmez.
Mastered at “The Iguana-Studios” in May 2004 by Christoph Brandes.
Entire Artwork and “Necrophagist” logotype by Sascha Ehrich.}

_{Release info:}

<sub>Necrophagist’s debut album from 1999 that’s been out of print for years and desperately wanted by so many. This is no simple re-print, it’s a completely new edition. The  band was waiting for this day to unleash the complete fury of the compositions, which the band believed to be lost to some extent due to technical restrictions  in terms of gear back in 1999. The new edition includes:
- Completely new drum samples recorded piece by piece by Necrophagist’s Hannes Grossmann. The samples were then used to feed the drumcomputer.
- The old guitar, bass and vocal tracks being reincarnated and joined with the freshly fed drumcomputer, all mixed down into a powerful, crisp and clear stereo track.
- 2 previously unreleased songs from the self-titled 1995 demotape being added as bonus tracks.
- A powerful mastering by Christoph Brandes at The Iguana Studios.
- Whole new artwork.</sub>

_{Source: Official Website}

Necrophagist (1995)

Necrophagist DEMO (1995)
Self-released

1. Dismembered Self-Immolation
2. Foul Body Autopsy
3. Pseudopathological Vivisection
4. Fermented Offal Discharge

_Lineup:

_{Muhammed Suicmez – Guitar / Vocals
Matthias Holzapfel – Guitar
Jochen Bittmann – Bass
Raphael Kempermann – Drums}

_Credits:

_{Music and lyrics by Muhammed Suicmez.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Wolfgang Frickinger and Muhammed Suicmez in April 1995.}

Requiems Of Festered Gore (1992)

Requiems Of Festered Gore DEMO (1992)
Self-released

1. Parasitic Devourment of Hepatic Tissue
2. Rancid Disembowel
3. Cannibalistic Necrophilism
4. Perverted Necropsy
5. Pulverizing Maggot Infestation

_Lineup:

_{Muhammed Suicmez – Guitar / Vocals
Jochen Bittmann – Bass
Raphael Kempermann – Drums}

_Credits:

_{Music and lyrics by Muhammed Suicmez, except “Pulverizing Maggot Infestation”, music by Bittmann/ Suicmez.
Produced and recorded by Necrophagist in April 1992.}