Death Metal -- Classic or Dud?

HELL YEAH

mmm The Chasm's "Procession to the Infraworld"....

Several years ago on itunes I stumbled on Awakening: Females In Extreme Music. I was impressed by the clean vocals on the Acrostichon track "Pain" but discovered she mostly did monster vocals which didn't sound as good to me but some of you might like it.

Scott Seward has praised their first album Engraved In Black multiple times and it was reissued with new cover art last year.

I gotta go back and check that out. I remember tape-trading for their demo and album back in the day but it didn't stick with me.

There's an Acrostichon related band called Spina Bifida (I know) who are pretty solid death/doom, for anyone in the market for that. They also had a woman vocalist.

Been listening to Windham Hell's South Facing Epitaph. Very 90s with the serial killer fixation. The way the use clips from films/tv with guitars over it is a lot like Butthole Surfers, especially the untitled 12th track. Way too much deep voice effects though. I quite liked it; got their third album waiting for me.

Ha, I love the name. Surprised I haven't heard of them before.

For some reason I have a vague desire to listen to Malevolent Creation. Should I do this?

yes but only if their first two or three albums