Mord

If the seas turned to blood and engulfed the earth, this is what we'd all be singing as it filled our lungs and stopped our hearts. It's part battle cry, part wail of despair, but mostly a celebration of evil's triumph over the world. Norway's Mord have deep allegiances with the forefathers of Scandinavian black metal--Immortal, Dark Throne, Dissection--and their heavy riffing and breathless onslaught will satisfy any fan of the evilest strains of metal. They've also spent some time with death metal, however, and their dynamic sense and hidden melodies might remind careful listeners of Dark Funeral or even At the Gates. Another totally successful conversion to evil, courtesy of Southern Lord.