Sadistic Intent & Ungod - (1998) Split 7''

"Sadistic Intent is a Death Metal horde hailing from Los Angeles, CA which was formed in the Fall of 1987. Taking influence by the original Death/Black Metal groups such as Slayer, Possessed, Dark Angel, Destruction, Venom, Sodom, Celtic Frost and so forth. The Cortez brothers went through a few line-ups in order to form the metaphorical puzzle which would articulate their vision into a reality.

Setting out to be an onslaught of extreme and obscure Metal, the musical journey began by exploring the newfound boundaries of speed as well as heaviness creating and molding the realm of Sadistic Intent. At a time when Death/Black Metal was no longer popular as it was in the mid 80’s due to the pioneering groups break ups, line-up changes or plain different directions to name a few reasons, Sadistic Intent were one of the handful of groups in the United States raising the flag of Death Metal! After a couple of rehearsal tapes and demos the band earned a name for itself in the international underground scene."

German primitive black metal. Formed in 1991 and was on hold between 2002 and 2008.

"This split is the best of both worlds, Black and Death metal. First up, Sadistic Intent with their track “Eternal Darkness”. A slow riff turns into their trademark death metal assault. The raw and underground sound of the recording really does add to the effect of the music, brutal vocals and furious drum blasts throughout the song.

Next, Ungod with their demonic track “Phallus Cult”. The sound is obviously very garage and at times messy but this band does deliver a ruthless dose of black metal. Ungod never fails to impress with their genuine aggressiveness and feel for this type of music. The song clocks in at 5:36 and has three or four tempo and riff changes throughout keeping the song interesting and just plain crushing.

Definitively this is a quality release, very hard to find, only 1000 copies made, but worth the effort of checking out, this will not disappoint you."

Merciless Records ‎– M.R.EP007