Death in June - Rose Clouds of Holocaust (1995)

Death in June is a folk-type band with tons of post-punk and industrial influence. Apparently, they are credited with the creation of the genre "neofolk". To me, folk's just folk. Death in June has often been criticized for their use of Nazi imagery in their work, which in reality has nothing to do with their political leanings or social ideologies. An air of intrigue exists around the history of Nazism and WWI-WWII Germany in general. If this weren't true then "Wings of the Luftwaffe" wouldn't have been one of the highest rating specials ever to be shown on the History Channel. Anyhow... I listen to Death in June when I'm feeling particularly low-key and just want to relax and listen to some good tunes without having Gaahl scream at my face. I suggest you give it a shot.

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Damad - Rise and Fall (1997)

Damad was the type of band that would medley a few genres chaotically in a big pot and make a nice batch of very-listenable musicgumbo. It seems like they threw in every genre they enjoyed, which includes crossover, sludge, crust, southern metal, etc. It really worked out for them, considering the high regard that many people hold Damad in. However, the sun always sets at some point, and they broke up after a 9-year stint in 2001. Some members went on to form Kylesa and others went on to make Karst, which are both extremely relevant.

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Entombed - Wolverine Blues (1993)

Entombed is one of my favorite band's. In fact, their first album Left Hand Path is for certain in my top 5. That's how much I like Entombed. Although I have to admit, on some level, Entombed seems/ed to be travelling down the Metallica path in favoring a more "rock" influence in their later releases, rather than straight death metal, like in Left Hand Path. Those of you who don't know Entombed are probably cringing right now a little bit. Don't. While Metallica took that path and started to release awful songs with awful titles like "Ain't My Bitch" and "4x4", Entombed kept releasing solid music, even if it isn't the old school death metal I know and love. In any case, Wolverine Blues was Entombed's first album to mark this trend toward change, with a more punk (?!) influence, among other things. It's pretty fucking good.

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I'm not joking when I promise that this album has nothing to do with Wolverine of Xavier's Men. Thank Earache for that fuckup.

Iron Monkey - Our Problem (1998)

Iron Monkey is the sludge band that steamrolled the world from 1994-1999. This is the type of band shitty artists nowadays should be taking cues from. Iron Monkey is savage, riffy, and makes me want to punch a Dakosaurus andiniensis in the face. Maybe it won't have the same affect on you, but it probably will. I wish scientists would clone a bunch of Dakoasfdaash andinsafgas so I could punch them all in the face while blasting Supagorgonizer.

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