VA - Monsters Of Death: The Ultimate Death Metal Compilation Vol. 2 (2007)

With the ever-growing success of its “Monsters Of Metal” series during the last four years, which has produced five amazing double-DVD compilations, German label Nuclear Blast Records decided to compile a collection of more extreme acts under the banner of “Monsters Of Death.” The overwhelming reaction to the first volume of the label’s 2005 extreme DVD collection surpassed expectations, prompting a second installment.

Much like the original, “Monsters Of Death: The Ultimate Death Metal Compilation Vol. 2” collects videos past and present from a variety of genres and labels, along with rarely seen live footage, making this compilation a must for lovers of everything extreme metal-wise. Almost worthy of the asking price alone are classic promotional clips from such old-school acts as:

At The Gates’ “Blinded By Fear”
Mortification’s “Grind Planetarium”
Carcass’ “Corporal Jigsore Quandary”
Unleashed’s “Before The Creation Of Time”
Morbid Angel’s “God Of Emptiness”
Dismember’s “Skinfather”
Entombed’s “Wolverine Blues”
Benediction’s “Ashen Epitaph”
Morgoth’s “Sold Baptism”

Regarding the present, the efforts by extreme bands that have been gathered here offer a diversity that’s sure to have a little something for everyone. They include:

Cannibal Corpse’s “Death Walking Terror”
Obituary’s “Insane”
Amon Amarth’s “Runes To My Memory”
Immolation’s “Harnessing Ruin”
Decide’s “Homage For Satan”
Legion Of The Damned’s “Bleed For Me”
Gorefest’s “For The Masses”
Krisun’s “Vicious Wrath”
Cryptopsy’s “The Pestilence That Walketh In Darkness”
Kataklysm’s “To Reign Again”
Hate Eternal’s “I, Monarch”
Belphegor’s “Bluhtsturm Erotica”
Dew-Scented’s “Turn To Ash”
One Man Army & The Undead Quartet’s “So Grim, So True, So Real”
Decapitated’s “Day 69”
Incantation’s “Dying Divinity”
Requiem’s “Diary Of A Damaged Brain”
Aborted’s “Meticulous Invagination”
Impious’ “Wicked Saints”
Vader’s “Cold Demons”
Amoral’s “Lacrimal Gland”

But the real picks of this collection are the live performances. Among the unearthed rare gems are:

Merciless’ “Cold Eyes Of Grey”
Atheist’s “Unholy War”
Death’s “Flesh And The Power It Holds”

by Justin Donnelly

Tracklist DVD1:

01. DEATH- Flesh And The Power It Holds
02. AT THE GATES - Blinded By Fear
03. CANNIBAL CORPSE - Death Walking Terror
04. OBITUARY - Insane
05. CARCASS - Corporal Jigsore Quandary
06. AMON AMARTH - Runes To My Memory
07. UNLEASHED - Before The Creation Of Time
08. IMMOLATION - Harnessing Ruin
09. MORBID ANGEL - God Of Emptiness
10. DEICIDE - Homage For Statn
11. LEGION OF THE DAMNED - Bleed For Me
12. HYPOCRISY - Fire In The Sky (live)
13. DISMEMBER - Skinfather
14. ENTOMBED - Wolverine Blues
15. BENEDICTION - Ashen Epitaph
16. GOREFEST - For The Masses
17. KRISIUN - Vicious Wrath
18. DEATH BREATH - Death Breath
19. ATHEIST - Unholy War (live)
20. CRYPTOPSY - The Pestilence That Walketh In Darkness
21. VADER - Cold Demons (live)



Tracklist DVD2:

01. KATAKLYSM - To Reign Again
02. HATE ETERNAL - I, Monarch
03. BELPHEGOR - Bluhtsturm Erotica
04. DISBELIEF - Rewind It All (Death Or Glory)
05. MORGOTH - Sold Baptism
06. DEW-SCENTED - Turn To Ash
07. THE CROWN - Face Of Destruction
08. ROTTEN SOUND - Burden
09. ONE MAN ARMY - So Grim, So True, So Real
10. MISERY INDEX - Pulling Out The Nails (live)
11. GOD DETHRONED - Lair Of The White Worm
12. DECAPITATED - Day 69
13. INCANTATION - Dying Divinity
14. REQUIEM - Diary Of A Damaged Brain
15. ABORTED - Meticulous Invagination
16. LAY DOWN ROTTEN - Pulling The Trigger
17. IMPIOUS - Wicked Saints
18. SEVERE TORTURE - Decree Of Darkness
19. AMORAL - Lacrimal Gland
20. MORTIFICATION - Grind Planetarium (live)
21. MERCILESS - Cold Eyes Of Grey








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