#1 record of 2009, maybe of the decade, is Teitanblood “Seven Chalices” 2xLP. Chaotic, blasphemous, reeking death metal that hasn’t been heard previously. Guitar tones sound like early UK grind, doom and death metal all at once. Lyrically insane, and visually abominable. Everything ties together into one massive plague mass. Total underground metal brilliance.

Our other favorites of the year include:

Excoriate – On Pestilent Winds
Tribulation – The Horror
Vanhelgd – Cult Of Lazarus
Iron Lung / Walls / Pig Heart Transplant – Public Humiliation
Pussygutt – Gathering Strengths
Bastard Noise – Our Earths Blood IV
Bereft – Your Messiah Will Fail
Halflings – Self Esteem
Embrace Of Thorns – Atonement Ritual
Christian Mistress – Mother Of Mercy EP + Demo
Destroyer 666 – Defiance
Maim – From The Womb To The Tomb
Graveless – Condemned To A Nameless Death