Christmas Bloody Christmas Day 2: Christmas Slam Party

Christmas is all about traditions: all the presents, the big ol' tree, the meal and so on. Tradition is also the foundation of one genre that I've discovered back when even death metal was molten (July), that genre being Slam. Hot damn, is Slam an ever-entertaining well of cartoonish brutality and unstoppable groove. But here is the problem you come across when making a Slam only post on a site like this, you just can't say something witty or special about every one of these records. They're all brutal, off the wall and filled with punishing riffs and vocals. You can't have me copy and paste "brutal" under every record here, so instead I'll just add little annotations where I see fit. Anyway, every single album here has the imaginary Metal Hut Seal of Slamming Excellence, so just pick the one that looks the most promising and have a fucking blast. T'is the way this genre was meant to be played, so get nuts.

1. Pathology - Age of Onset

*bassless, so the style is even more simplistic*

Download Pathology - Age of Onset

2. Pathology - Lords of Rephaim

*has a great re-recording of Code Injection*

Download Pathology - Lords of Rephaim

3. Pathology - Throne Of Reign

*self-released, even more crazy than their usual stuff*

*incredible production, especially on the slams*

Download Pathology - Throne Of Reign

4. Pathology - The Time Of Great Purification

*enjoy your Jonathan Huber while you can*

Download Pathology - The Time Of Great Purification

5. Kraanium - Chronicles of Perversion

*Martin Funderund makes his last performance on a Kraanium full-length a fitting swansong*

*amazing opening moment*

Download Kraanium - Chronicles of Perversion

6. Kraanium - Ten Acts of Sickening Perversion

*as the title says, 10 songs of energetic Slam*

*debut of legendary band Kraanium*

Download Kraanium - Ten Acts of Sickening Perversion

7. Analepsy - Atrocities from Beyond

*just very good Slam here, can't wait for new material*

Download Analepsy - Atrocities from Beyond

8. Cranial Engorgement - Horrific Existence
*just an amazing artwork*
*don't forget the Dying Fetus vocalist feature*

Download Cranial Engorgement - Horrific Existence

9. Devourment - Molesting the Decapitated
*original Slam album from Devourment*
*probably one of the best*

Download Devourment - Molesting the Decapitated

10. Devourment - Unleash the Carnivore
*much more intricate instrumentation than other Slam albums*

Download Devourment - Unleash the Carnivore

11. Degrade - Lost Torso Found
*only album from this band, very good 2006 Slampiece*

Download Degrade - Lost Torso Found

12. Colpocleisis - Fallopian Fallout
*incredible artwork*

Download Colpocleisis - Fallopian Fallout

13. Putrid Pile - Blood Fetish
*one-man Slam machine*
*everything I've heard by him has always been amazing*

Download Putrid Pile - Blood Fetish

14. Phalloplasty - Smear
*another solo project*
*this was about to be on my end-year list*

Download Phalloplasty - Smear

15. Phalloplasty - Systematic Mutilation

Download Phalloplasty - Systematic Mutilation

16. Acrania - Totalitarian Dystopia
*Slamming Deathcore like we like it, similar to Acranius*

Download Acrania - Totalitarian Dystopia

17. Gorepot/Pestilectomy/Embryonic Decay/$lutrot - $lam $eason
*4-way split between starting Slam bands*
*Pestilectomy (formerly Pestilent) have the best samples*

Download Gorepot/Pestilectomy/Embryonic Decay/$lutrot - $lam $eason

18. Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies of Artificial Origin
*Pathology vocalist Matti Way is a god damn beast*
*innovative production back in 2012, half of Slam Worldwide owes thanks to this record*

Download Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies of Artificial Origin

19. Abominable Putridity - In the End of Human Existence
*impressive debut of Abominable Putridity*

Download Abominable Putridity - In the End of Human Existence

20. Diphenylchloroarsine - Post Apocalyptic Human Annihilation
*unique Slam record that lasts and hour and is fun all the way through*
*loving tribute to Martin Funderund*

Download Diphenylchloroarsine - Post Apocalyptic Human Annihilation

21. Crepitation - The Violence of the Slams
*amazing double vocal technique, having a growler and a gurgler*
*crazy fucking artwork, damn*

Download Crepitation - The Violence of the Slams

22. Acranius - Reign of Terror
*headbangable breakdowns and slams every 2 minutes, incredibly fun*

Download Acranius - Reign of Terror

23. Pestilectomy - Purgatory of Punishment
*love the drumming, I see a very bright future for Pestilectomy with this and the $lam $eason split*

Download Pestilectomy - Purgatory of Punishment

24. Devouring Humanity - Eradication of Living Human Shit
*a special conceptual Slam album about killing pedophiles*

Download Devouring Humanity - Eradication of Living Human Shit

25. Agonal Breathing - Pure Agony
*just a fun half an hour of Slam with an amazing artwork*

Download Agonal Breathing - Pure Agony

I'm very happy with the way this site is turning out. Merry Christmas, everyone, and a Happy New Year! Happy 2nd birthday to Metal Hut as well.