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Did anyone go? I was out of town.

Old man seat for me.

Malevolent Creation - Retribution (Still puzzled by how much praise this one gets. I'd give it 6 out of 10).
Therapy? - Pleasure Death
Immolation - Dawn of Possession
Mortuary Drape - all (like that 2014 release, especially after the 2004 dud)
Dead Congregation
Grave Miasma
Drowned - Idola Specus

90s stuff from:
Zemial
Agatus
Kawir
October Tide
Root
Master's Hammer

Varathron - Crowsreign
Impaled Nazarene - Death Comes in 26...
Spirit Adrift - Cursed
Hypocrisy - Arrival
Incantation - Decimate Christendom

Dusk - Majestic Thou in Ruin Hydra Vein - After the Dream - that's some seriously underrated thrash Immolation - Unholy Cult Thou Art Lord - DV8 Hypocrisy - Catch 22 - yawn Savatage - Streets and Gutter Ballet - first time I'd ever checked these out, since I was way too in to thrash and death to giv...

I didn't realize what he was going through. Good to know that he was an easy-going guy. RIP.

Gammacide from Arlington, TX? Never expected to see that. Is the Masquerade trying to set a record for fewest attendees? I'll do my best to be one of 11 people there.

Ancient Greek shit:
Necromantia demos
Varathron - His Majesty at the Swamp
Thou Art Lord - demo

Have either of these bands released anything worth a shit in the last 30 years? I haven't checked out a release from either since Hate and On the 7th Day . I'm assuming Master is just Speckman and some random Czech dudes (since he lives there now), and there's probably no one from the classic Sinist...

How was Ectovoid?

Now that I think about it, there aren't many OSDM records that I find unlistenable, but that Killing Addiction one (Omega Factor?) was really about as bland and uninteresting as early 90's death metal could be.

Cianide - Dying Truth and Descent into Hell
Lair of the Minotaur - s/t
Left Hand Solution - Fevered
Kinetic Dissent - demos

Sacrifice - Soldiers of Misfortune
Gathering - demos
Weird Al - "Fat"

Disgrace - Grey Misery and 1991
Stone - No Anesthesia
Carcass - Heartwork

That was a good time overall. I liked the venue, especially with the Arches taproom providing good beer and food. Most of the beer vendors had worthwhile products as well. Bands were of varying quality, with Tombs probably ranking highest and Aether Realm being particularly abhorrent. Found out the ...