Fleshcrawl / Suffocation - Festering Thoughts From A Grave

This is another Raw Skull Recordz release, a label I seem to be buying almost every release from these days. This is a compilation of early Fleshcrawl material, including their material under their old name of Suffocation (thus, not a split with the US death metal legends). This release starts with earlier material (which is a whole lot more thrash oriented than the death metal they became known for as Fleshcrawl), but ends with the EP 'Lost In A Grave' which preceeded Fleshcrawl's debut album. I'm much more of a fan of the death metal material, as the thrash was lacking bite. Still, an interesting compilation that clearly shows a journey into death that the band followed. This comes with the Obi strip pictured, and hand-numbered with a limitation of 99 for the first copies only.

Funeral Nation - After The Battle

A beautiful little gem here to tide you over this Christmas... the 1991 full length album from Chicagoan thrashers Funeral Nation. This is an angry fucker of an album, which buzzes with intensity, channelling Slayer and Venom, meshing them into an electrical storm of deathly thrash. Original pressing on Turbo Records, not easy to find - but so worth the hunt.

Forced Entry - Uncertain Future

The debut album from US thrashers Forced Entry here, pulling out a style similar to a plethora of other more renowned thrashers (Forbidden, Exodus, Megadeth... etc - take your pick!). It's well worth checking these guys out if you haven't come across the name before. An original pressing on Combat Records.

Filthy Christians - Mean

Featuring the infamous artwork of the corpse of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme shortly after being gunned down, Filthy Christians' one and only full length studio album features crusty, grinding bursts of anger which Earache were renowned for back in the day. Out of print these days, this is the original Earache press - worth checking out if you like a bit of grimy grind.

Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects - Sol Niger Within

Meshuggah's Fredrik Thordendal here with his solo project. Pretty much an extension of Meshuggah in my eyes, perhaps with a little more of an eye on the experimental side of things. Nothing mind blowing or world changing, but it does have some interesting ideas and weird soundscapes. An original press on UAE records.

Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme

The debut album of Norwegian weirdos Fleurety. They went on to do some really, 'out there' avantgarde material after their earlier releases, with this being their best release (at least in my eyes). An original pressing on Aesthetic Death, later re-pressed with bonus tracks by Candlelight records, minus the great grim cover art pictured in the original you see here, but including the tracks from their early (and equally good) 7" release.

Fear of God - Within the Veil

Some great thrash metal here, with fantastic set of lungs behind the mic stand, courtesy of the late Dawn Crosby (also of Detente). I find this album quite an interesting listen, as not only does it thrash, but it has quite a good range of songs on offer. Well worth looking into for those who haven't already.

Funebrarum - Beneath the Columns of Abandoned Gods

This is Funebrarum's debut album in it's original first pressing by Necroharmonic Records. For those who have yet to venture into the realms of Funebrarum, do so immediately. A fantastically sick, twisted and evil feast of doomy Death Metal for the whole family.

Fester - Winter of Sin / Silence

These Norwegians sure knew how to unleash some unfettered hellish blackened death. Both original 1st pressings. The bands debut, Winter of Sin was only the 2nd release on the then embryonic No Fashion Records, and their 2nd album Silence was released on the now similarly defunct Lethal Records.

Furbowl - The Autumn Years

Sweden's Furbowl took death n roll and owned it. This was their 2nd (and lesser known) album, in an original pressing on Black Mark.

Faustcoven - The Halo of Burning Wings

Yeeeeeeesssssss! Fucking Faustcoven you fucking fuckers!! This album blew me away when I first heard it. If you haven't checked it out as yet, I suggest you do. Black metal with a huge lump of doomy influences. This is an original hand numbered (to 666, no less) version on CD, released by Barbarian Wrath.

Fallen - A Tragedy's Bitter End

Destructive funereal doom from these Norwegians. Featuring members of Funeral, this album was a one off for Fallen. An original pressing on Aftermath Music, handnumbered to 1,000 copies on digipak.

The Funeral Orchestra - Feeding the Abyss

Limited to 999 hand numbered copies, this is the debut album of funeral doomsters The Funeral Orchestra. This was the only pressing of the album, put out by Aftermath Music.

Fleshcrawl - Descend into the Absurd

This is the debut Fleshcrawl CD on Black Mark, again, pretty hard to come by these days so I understand. I was lucky enough to get this in a discount store for a couple of pounds, always the best way to get a rarity. If you weren't already aware (if you're reading, I presume you are), Fleshcrawl play a fantastic slimey brand of Stockholm-styled Swedish Death metal... even though they're German. I won't hold that against them, as this album kicks all kinds of arse.

Fimbulwinter - Servants of Sorcery

Fimbulwinter's only album on Hot Records. Featuring former Ulver bassist Skoll, this was more famous for being the band that Shagrath (later of Dimmu Borgir) started out with. This was actually pretty decent, a lot rawer than pretty much anything Shaggy has ever done since (he actually played guitars on this album, rather than 'sang').