BlogUpp

I joined BlogUpp a couple of months ago.  Like any program I join I usually give it a trial period of one month.  If I'm happy with what I see then I will continue the program but if not, I move on to something else.  I honestly did not care for the BlogUpp widget when I first started seeing it throughout the blogosphere.  I finally decided to give it a try just to see how it works.  I put the widget on all six of my blogs then waited.  Quite frankly I am pleased with the results.  The widget is bringing in consistent daily traffic across all of my blogs.  It's not high traffic but it is traffic with a low bounce rate.  That's a good thing! 

As blog advertising networks go, BlogUpp is effective for me.  I like that it can be set up to publish my blog feeds to my Facebook account.  I keep my Facebook account to friends and family only and while many of them read my blogs anyway this helps to get the attention of those who don't.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Necrobiosis(Finland) - The Pile Of Decayed Entrails (compilation 2011)

Necrobiosis(Finland) - The Pile Of Decayed Entrails (compilation 2011)

DEATH METAL/GRINDCORE

Compilation 2011
Label: EK-NEKRON rec.


EK NEKRON RECORDS
Proudly presents its first release :

NECROBIOSIS (Fin) – "The Pile Of Decayed Entrails" Discography LP For the first time EVER available on VINYL!!! A real crushing GRINDING OPUS!!!

Featuring :
All (8) tracks from their brilliant debut demo (1993), all (4) tracks from their 7''
Split EP with Intense Agonizing (1994), PLUS (5) previously unreleased
(rough) songs taken from a live session in 1993.

In total 17 tracks, 40 minutes of pure grinding hatred, a perfect mix of old
British style Crust Death/Grind, with a touch of old (early 90’s) Scandinavian
Death Metal sound and production.

Available exclusively from EK NEKRON RECORDS on 2 different limited editions :

-REGULAR version : 400 copies on HEAVY-weight (180gr) BLACK vinyl
-COLLECTOR'S version : 100 copies on HEAVY-weight (180gr) CRYSTAL
CLEAR vinyl, with special labels on both sides (different to the ones of the
REGULAR version), OBI, Nagaoka protective sleeve, plus an exclusive
4-pages insert on glossy paper (200g/m², 29 cm x 29 cm).

All 500 copies come with a deluxe 2-sided fold-out POSTER cover on thick
laminated heavy-weight cardboard (320g/m² , 63 cm x 63 cm), featuring
completely new artwork plus a 12-page A5 size booklet with lyrics, old band
pics, an old interview, old reviews, artwork, bio and old press release notes.


Mega thanx to Yiannis from EK-NEKRON records for share this album, visit label site:

EK-NEKRON records


This is a vinyl-sourced mp3 rip of Necrobiosis - "The Pile Of Decayed Entrails" LP EK NEKRON RECORDS 2011


TRACKLIST/RUNNING TIME



SIDE A (Running Time 19:47)

1. Suffering From Constipation 2:30
2. Slashed Victim Of Senseless Murder 2:06
3. Discontinuous Organ Inside The Rectum 2:28
4. Lovely Meal Of Human Remains 2:33
5. Uncharitable Pain In Gums 2:04
6. Sickly Cadaver Eating & Cannibalism In Gloomy Tomb (per aspera ad astra) 3:08
7. Butchery By The Lunatic Sleepwalker 2:27
8. Prematurely Coming Foetus 2:31






SIDE B (Running Time 19:49)

1. Painful End For Curiosity 2:49
2. The Prisoner Of Insanity 3:05
3. My Morbid Mind 2:04
4. Ending 0:53
5. Butchery By The Lunatic Sleepwalker (live) 2:37
6. Fear Of Napalm (live) 3:05
7. The Kill (live) 0:33
8. Affection Of Demented (live) 2:04
9. Lovely Meal Of Human Remains (live). 2:39


SIZE: 58 MB

PASS: Necrosanct666

DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/0ipc4e

Mortuary(US - NH) - Death Trap (demo 1991)

Mortuary(US - NH) - Death Trap (demo 1991)

THRASH METAL

Demo 1991
Self released


1. (The Beginning) Disarray
2. Killing Conscience
3. To Kill a Dream
4. Death Trap
5. Welcome to Your Death

SIZE: 44 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?u4djb4adeip2c6l

Dunce (France) - Salem Witches (demo 1992)

Dunce (France) - Salem Witches (demo 1992)

THRASH/DEATH METAL

Demo 1992
Self released


01 human sacrificus
02 salem witches
03 lobotomy
04 suicidal show
05 alka seltzer
06 the last judgement
07 why
08 D.O.T.
09 open the doors

SIZE: 27 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?467084i26ubsac1

If You Keep Doing The Same Thing...

Have you heard the adage that if you keep doing the same thing you are going to get the same results? 'Tis true and it could not be any truer than in blogging.  Blogging is all about change.  I've found that experimenting is good.  Sometimes the results are well worth it, other times not so much and occasionally a dud.  The point is with blogging you cannot keep doing the same thing because all of the external rules and influences continue to change.  It is important to keep up with those changes tweaking your blog to make those changes work for you.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

The Comment Saga Continues

The nice thing about authoring your own blog is you get to make all the decisions and if need be modify those decisions.  Four days ago I was so ticked off at comment spam that I disabled comments on all of my blogs.  What I didn't bank on was loyal followers wanting to leave comments.  So today I am enabling comments again on my blogs BUT they will remain hidden have a capatcha as a deterrent for comment spam for the time being.  I think this is the best solution for now.  It should be effective when comment spammers realize their comments will not be seen at all.  It removes the time necessary to strip the urls from borderline comment spams but I'm going to be a lot more aggressive with the delete button anyway.  Yet it allows readers to easily comment which is what they are asking for.  At some point once I get the comments tightened up I will put them back to show remove the capatcha.  And so the comment saga continues...

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Raven Wolf(South Africa) - Cradle (demo 1995) & live tracks

Raven Wolf(South Africa) - Cradle (demo 1995)

POWER METAL

Demo 1995
Self released


1. The feast 04:36
2. A serpents tale 05:34
3. Excalibur 06:42
4. Minstrel of time 05:24
5. Cradle 06:02
6. The alchemist 05:31
Total time - 33:49

Live tracks

Divine Madness (Live @ SABC Sea Point)
The Feast (Live @ SABC Sea Point)
At Midnight (Live @ SABC Sea Point)

SIZE: 80 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v0j1dcx2h65d70h

Suffer (Sweden) - Global Warming(EP 1993)

Suffer (Sweden) - Global Warming(EP 1993)

DEATH METAL

EP 1993
Label: Napalm records


1. Impressive Turns 02:51
2. Infectious 04:18
3. Global Warming 07:11
4. Wrong Side Of Life 05:23
Total time 19:43


SIZE: 36 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cefavnrn5cnrcbx

Dark Century (USA) - Demo '92

Dark Century (USA) - Demo '92

DEATH/DOOM METAL

Demo 1992
Self released



1. Among The Dead
2. The Way Of All Flesh
3. Cycle Of Impurity
4. L.S.D.

SIZE: 11 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y9bp5nbdf4qy19c

Blog Feedback

It never ceases to amaze me that regardless what you do with your blog, the opinions of others are very much free flowing.  Now it would be one thing if I were asking for the feedback but why some think they are entitled to give their opinion even when not asked for it is beyond me.  It's nice to ask the opinion of loyal followers from time to time usually via a poll but the reality is the ultimate decision-making with respect to what is done or not done on a blog is solely at the blogger's discretion. 

I play a couple of Facebook games.  The developers have a forum where problems and feedback can be given.  Despite a huge uproar over a few recent changes, the developers continue on their path without wavering over the changes.  It may or rather it has caused them to lose paying players but they are not changing their decision.  Quite frankly asking for players' feedback then not responding to it simply ticks off the players.  It would be better if the developers simply made the changes without asking for feedback.  So it is with blogging.

If you don't want feedback on changes made to your blog then just make the changes and say nothing.  Don't give the opportunity for feedback through polls, questionnaires or questions.  Some will still insist on emailing you privately expressing their opinions about any changes but that can be easily solved with the delete button or a polite reply.  If however, you ask for your reader's feedback you do have to be prepared to make some of the suggested changes or at the very least acknowledge the suggestions.  It's also important to realize that you can't please everyone.  Some blog decisions you make might not be popular but they might be the best thing for your blog so make these changes without asking for feedback.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Ethelyn (Pol) - Soulerosion [demo 1999]

Ethelyn (Pol) - Soulerosion [demo 1999]

MELODIC DEATH/BLACK METAL

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

1. Funeral in the Rain
2. Phoenix
3. Ethelyn
4. Upwards over Pain
5. In Chains
6. Burning Tears

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=08LVXUEO

Mortiis(Norway) - The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost (demo 1993)

Mortiis(Norway) - The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost (demo 1993)



AMBIENT/DARKWAVE



Demo 1993







Recorded from March to June 1993

All music made and recorded by Mortiis



Released on tape, vinyl, and CD



Various artworks exist



Original version

- xerox covers

- recorded on regular tapes



Pagan Records version (released in Poland)

- pro covers and tapes

- two versions of cover art: silver and gold



Reissued in 2011 by Kyrck Productions as a silver, gold and black vinyl limited to 150 numbered copies with poster; CD limited to 1000 copies, and leatherbook CD: 50 copies in silver, 50 copies in gold including poster.





1. The Song Of A Long Forgotten Ghost 59:40



SIZE: 83 MB



DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?32yuv4zonr9n44a

Morpheus(USA) - Accelerated Decrepitude(demo 1991)

Morpheus(USA) - Accelerated Decrepitude(demo 1991)

DEATH METAL

Demo 1991
Self released


1. Trephanation 03:01
2. Accelerated Decrepitude 02:32
3. Triformed Limbs 03:37
4. Sttigmatic Crucifixion 03:02
5. Residual Kill 03:17
Total time 15:29

SIZE: 20 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?73c2shu453q8932

Poseydon (Pol) - Kill Whore [comp. tape 1999]

Poseydon (Pol) - Kill Whore [comp. tape 1999]

GRINDCORE/BRUTAL DEATH METAL

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

Kill Whore [EP (recorded 1995/1996)]

1. Kill Whore
2. Rotting Tongue
3. Precz z Komuna
4. Asphyxiate
5. Condemned

Live 1999

6. Suffer the Children
7. Total Death Metal Attack
8. Dead by Torment/Kill Whore
9. Shredded Corpse
10. Entomb
11. Asphyxiate
12. Killin Pedestrain
13. Blasphemous Ritual
14. Shoot That Bitch
15. Precz z Komuna

Studio 'Hertz' session, Jun. 1999

16. Consequence (Ulcerous Phlegm cover)
17. Vaginal Cancer (Mucupurulent cover)
18. In the Darkness

Rehearsal 1999

19. Intro
20. Pain After Death
21. Anatomical
22. Killin Pedestrains
23. Shoot That Bitch
24. 666
25. Asphyxiate
26. Precz z Komuna
27. Stench
28. Proszek do Prania
29. Rotting Tongue
30. Agathocles (cover)
31. Toxic Death (cover)
32. Carnage (cover)

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZEK36RIR

Hiding Comments in Blogger

My very first step before disabling comments on my blogs was to set all existing comments to hidden meaning that they would not be shown so no link love coming from my blogs.  Now that comments are disabled I'm faced with the decision as to whether or not to delete any existing comments.  True they can't be seen by the reader and serve no purpose but any links in them are still seen by the search engine bots.  While deleting the existing comments may be the best thing I do for my PR I'm not sure I really want to just yet.  A month from now I may decide I want to allow comments again on one or more of my blogs so losing the existing comments would be a shame.  In the meantime they remain hidden while I decide exactly how I want to deal with comments on my blogs. 

To hide comments in Blogger go to your Blogger dashboard > settings > then toggle hide comment instead of show.  This does not delete the comments, merely hides them from being shown.  You can restore visibility at any time by simply toggling on 'show'.  Choosing the hide feature is a nice option for any blogger dealing with a lot of comment spam or wanting to see the effect of turning off comments entirely before doing so.  I can see this feature as being good comment spam control because spammers know right off the bat their link is not going to be shown, defeating the purpose of spamming in the first place.  One thing to consider though is as far as I know hidden comments will still affect your PR.  If this is a concern you will have to go through each comment removing any spammed link or delete the comments entirely.  I don't recommend deleting the comments because at some point you may want to display them.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Drawned in Tears (Portugal) - Live in Golfinho pub 12.03.1994 (bootleg)

Drawned in Tears (Portugal) - Live in Golfinho pub 12.03.1994 (bootleg)


DOOM/DEATH METAL


1. Intro/A sign of grief
2. Alone
3. Thorns of existence
4. Lost shadows

SIZE: 24 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2ii774lyibm5ml6

It's My Blog, My Rules

Blog is short for weblog, an online diary basically.  When blogs first came to be there were no comments on them because really would someone comment in your diary?  No!  The premise was to share your thoughts and feelings with others in a bit more public manner but comments were never part of the equation.  By the time I started blogging in early 2006 the blogging rules had slackened a bit so allowing comments was the huge thing.  The premise was allowing comments would develop backlinks and foster reader interaction.  And it did but what wasn't predicted was the rise of comment spam and anonymous comments.  Comment spam in and of itself is just a pain to deal with even if comments are moderated because at least you the blogger has to see it to reject the comment.  Anonymous comments can be both good and bad.  I've had both ranging from asking questions to my online stalker. 

Turning off comments on my blogs has given me a new sense of freedom.  I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there will not be some type of comment spam to have to deal with in the morning.  I did get one rather irate email regarding my new comment policy but put it into the trash bin where it belonged.  Obviously this person doesn't understand it's my blog, my rules.  Comments were always a priviledge not a right on any of my blogs.  Now it is a non-issue because as far as I'm concerned comments will remain disabled unless I find a really good and I do mean really good reason to enable them again.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

The Day After

It was oddly quiet in my inbox the day after comments were disabled on my blogs, almost an eerie feeling but then as the coffee hit the brain I realized today I do not have to deal with comment spam.  It was a very liberating feeling.  Today I can blog with no regard to comments.  Tomorrow I may feel different but for today I feel freedom.  No comment spam, no snarky or rude anonymous comments just sheer blogging for the sake of blogging and gosh does it ever feel good!

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Mortuary (USA - NH) - Nocturnal (demo 1992)

Mortuary (USA - NH) - Nocturnal (demo 1992)

THRASH METAL

Demo 1992
Self Released


1. Permanent Scar
2. All Wounds Heal
3. Into the Blood of Life
4. Nocturnal
5. Censorship Demise

SIZE: 39 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?do41i8u41ub9551

Demilich(Finland) - Live in Jalometalli 2010 - last gig (bootleg)

Demilich(Finland) - Live in Jalometalli 2010 - last gig (bootleg)

DEATH METAL

Live tracks from last gig Demilich in Jalometalli Metal Music Festival (Oulu, Finland) in 13-14 August 2010.


1.And the slimy flying creatures reproduce in your brains
2.Embalmed beauty sleep
3.Erecshyrinol (No lyrics here)
4.Inherited bowel levitation
5.The cry
6.The planet that once used to...


SIZE: 27 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zf3c5kd08fwwfd6

Dismember(Sweden) - Live in Taby 15.12.1990 (bootleg)

Dismember(Sweden) - Live in Taby 15.12.1990 (bootleg)

DEATH METAL


Intro
Death evocation
Dark recollections
Torn apart
Blasphemies of the flesh
Sickening art
Deranged from blood
Self dissection
Dismembered

SIZE: 58 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vcg4zcs2e8b3wja

Asa Foetida (France) - Tormenta Animae - 1993

Asa Foetida (Fra) - "Tormenta Animae" MCD 1993

1. Der Alptraum

2. Out Living

3. Corrupted Heart

4. Hallucinations Wall

5. Living Control

6. Harckam Asylum

7. Consciencia

Death Metal

Size: 52 MB @320 kbps CBR

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ozm1n0a0vq06v5i

The Tentative End of Comments on My Blogs

Like many bloggers, I enjoy getting comments on my blogs.  Comments are by their very nature problematic in that you are opening yourself up to comment spam and watering down of PR.  In fact the current trend amongst SEO experts is to not allow comments.  The problem is as a blogger you can't have your cake and eat it too.  Comment spam is the norm and even if you have comments set to moderation you still have to go through and delete the spam.  What really ticked me off this week in inadvertently paying for comment spam.  You see I pay to advertise one of my blogs to the tune of $14 per month.  This month I'm running two ads so it's $28.  Another member of the blog advertising network decided comment spam was a good idea so left not one but two comment spams for me to deal with.  It was the final straw!

Last night I was talking with one of our kids who is very much into SEO.  The general consensus was agreeing with the SEO experts that comments should not be allowed on blogs.  Following our kid's advice I went in and changed my settings to hide comments which effectively removes any audience spammers would get.  Then I went back and turned off comments for all new posts.  I honestly don't know how this will affect my PR and I really don't care at the moment.  All I care about is ridding myself of the problem of comment spam.  As with all major blog changes, I will test this setting out for a month but the reality is, I've pretty much made up my mind I am not wasting my time dealing with comment spam so the chances of going back to allowing comments is pretty slim.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Mutilus Mucous(USA) - Don't Wipe It Off On Me (demo 1988)

Mutilus Mucous(USA) - Don't Wipe It Off On Me (demo 1988)

SPEED/THRASH METAL

Demo 1988
Self released



1. Altered States 06:36
2. Criminal Apprehension 05:57
3. Fee Fie Phobia 06:43
4. Non Compos Mentis 05:04
Total time 24:20

SIZE: 44 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?23pu4515hnd420u

Despair's Tiny Things(France) - Third (demo 1997)

Despair's Tiny Things(France) - Third (demo 1997)

DOOM/DEATH/GOTHIC METAL


Demo 1997
Self Released

Track 2 is a re-recorded version of a song from first demo
Track 3 is a Nine Inch Nails cover

1. In the Air 09:05
2. (The Dark Beauty of) the Sea 04:29
3. Hurt 04:24
Total time 17:58

SIZE: 24 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xv94x258a45w1o5

Forum Cliques

I actively participate if a few forums to interact with other bloggers.  What I have noticed is in any forum cliques tend to form.   For that reason, I really don't like forums.  If you aren't part of the clique, snide remarks get passed your way or in some cases it will be an out and out war that can get rather nasty.  I'm still not 100% convinced that participating in forums brings traffic to my blogs other than getting more exposure.  I'm sorry but I'm not about to change my style to become part of a clique to get blog traffic anyway.  I'll walk away from a forum first.  I've noticed a clique forming in one of the forums I actively participate on so it's time to move on, blog promotion or not.  I don't like cliques because by their very nature they exclude others and hurt feelings.  I don't want any part of that, thank-you very much.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Lesch-Nyhan(USA) - Demo # 1 - 1991

Lesch-Nyhan(USA) - Demo # 1 - 1991


DEATH METAL/GRINDCORE

Demo 1991
Self released


1. Fetal Brain Deterioration 01:21
2. Puke 01:46
3. Organ Discharge 02:34
4. Indistinguished Remains 02:19
5. Distorted Scum 02:21
6. Condemned to Hell 05:37
Total time 15:58

SIZE: 15 MB


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?azb86stdtplsgs8

Necrophiliac (Spain) - Unreleased EP 1990

Necrophiliac (Spain) - Unreleased EP 1990

DEATH METAL

1. Tombified sex - intro
2. Necrotic narcosis
3. Astral corpse

SIZE: 14 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k4ebnir4ajwhqb1

Desaster(Germany) - Live in Kaerlich, Germany 1993 (bootleg)

Desaster(Germany) - Live in Kaerlich, Germany 1993 (bootleg)

BLACK/THRASH METAL

1. Intro
2. Faces of darkness
3. Northern breze
4. Neverending hate (Unleashed)
5. The final disaster
6. Porter of hellgate
7. Morbid tales (Celtic Frost)
8. And the powers above
9. Countness Bathory(Venom)
10. In the shadows of the horn (Darkthrone)


SIZE: 53 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1row89nfxkd7wj6

What If? Are You Prepared if Your Blog Suddenly Goes Viral?

Yesterday I checked my stats as I normally do.  One of my blogs showed a lovely spike, not a spectacular one but one certainly large enough to get my attention.  Upon checking further there were a lot of hits coming from CBC, a Canadian television station.  I'm grateful for the extra traffic knowing it too shall pass but the question is always when this type of thing happens, am I'm prepared.  I've heard of blogs going from a couple of hundred of hits a day to thousands just by getting a good Digg.  Logistically this can cause problems. 

One of the biggest problems is image hosting.  If images on your blog are hosted on a blog hosting site like Photobucket, sudden popularity could cause you to exceed your alloted bandwidth meaning all images are replaced by a generic 'upgrade account' image.  However, the image hosting could be minor in comparison to your actual blog host.  A huge spike in traffic has the potential to shut down your blog until the bandwidth resets!  Depending on when this happens your blog could be down for a day or two to a lot longer.  The option is of course to update the amount of bandwidth you can use. 

The problem is you never know if a blog post is going to go viral pushing you over your allotted bandwidth.  Anticipating the event is virtually impossible and paying extra just in case can be costly.  I seriously doubt any of my blog posts will ever go viral.  So I'm not prepared other than to deal with it if a blog post ever does go viral.  I think if one of my posts or even blog went viral the primary concern would be dealing with the heart attack ;)

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Oh Mr/Mrs Anonymous

I'm just a bit more than ticked off today and in some ways that is good.  You see I have been in a blogging funk since mid-February so any blogging I've managed to do has been with considerable effort.  I have all of my blogs set to accept all comments from anyone including 'anonymous' despite the fact I picked up an online stalker.  The reason being is my experience has been most anonymous comments are questions pertaining to a post I made with only a minority being pain in the butt comments. 

Well this past week, I have no idea what the heck crawled up Mr or Mrs Anonymous' butt but apparently they thought that leaving nasty comments on one of my blogs was their entertainment.  Aside of the fact that they aren't quite as anonymous as they think they are and the fact that their comments will never see the light of day on my blogs doesn't seem to bother them.  I have a couple of ways of dealing with this.  First I can file a complaint with their ISP.  Second I can eliminate the possibility of any anonymous comments on my blogs or third I could eliminate commenting from my blogs entirely.  OR I can use the undisclosed method I am utilizing to deal with this piece of $%^. 

I've had it with anonymous commenters that think they can say anything or be as rude or insulting as they wish just because they think they are anonymous.  As if they have a right to come on to my blog and say what they want.  My blog is exactly that 'my blog'.  I'm just saying...

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Demimonde(Czech Republic) - The Warrior's Poets (demo 1997)

Demimonde(Czech Republic) - The Warrior's Poets (demo 1997)

DOOM/DEATH/GOTHIC METAL

Demo 1997
Label: Sorrow Art



1. The Majesty Of A Dark Mountain 02:35
2. Where The Sun The Moon Doesn`t Relieve 06:37
3. Shadow Symphony 06:40
4. The Roar Of Thunders 07:03
5. We Are Luring The Fire 06:36
6. Queen`s Pilgrimage 07:14
7. The Empire Of Bal-Sagoth 06:22
Total time 43:07


SIZE: 42 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l9ohpde21f2aqx1

Necro Schizma(Netherlands) - Necrocarnation (demo 1990)

Necro Schizma(Netherlands) - Necrocarnation (demo 1990)

DOOM/DEATH METAL

Demo 1990
Self released


1. Necrocarnation 07:58
2. Pre natal autopsy 06:55
3. Pleasure slave (Manowar cover) 04:58
Total time 19:51

SIZE: 27 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?135lhgpgd9uy45q

Shifting Gears

As a blogger goes I tend to be rather consistent with my blogging style and content across my blogs.  I generally don't do an abrupt change for any reason.  Back in January I introduced a special feature to run each Sunday on one of my blogs.  Now I could have continued with this theme but in all honesty I really wanted to take those posts in a different direction.  So I made a quick post announcing the change instead of posting the expected post.  This leaves me wondering whether or not shifting gears without prior notice for your readers is a good thing.  What do you think?  Would you have notified your readers or just made the change and continue on?  Would you have polled your readers or just made an executive decision? 

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

The Great Entrecard Experiment

I posted a couple of weeks back about advertising with Entrecard.  All I wanted was advertising only, no adding a widget to my blog, no time commitment dropping card, nothing other than advertising.  I signed up as a sponsor on Entrecard then paid my $10, uploaded my ad and waited for the outcome.  The $10 was enough for my ad to run from April 7 to 15, so about 8 days.  I received 165 visits at a CPC of $0.0606.  So how does this compare to the other blog advertisers?

Adgitize costs $14 for a 31 day ad  that will give about 54 visits per day for a total of 1,581 per month at a CPC cost of $0.0088.  CMF spike give 50 hits for 20¢ at a CPC of $0.004.  Some TEs will get the CPC down to about $0.0015.  In perspective then Entrecard is the highest priced blog advertising.  I can't say it was any more effective than Adgitize or CMF both of which are extremely effective.  What I can say is even as advertiser only Entrecard did result in a slight increase in bounce rate on the tested blog.  In all honesty I was happy with the way the ad worked but the bottom line is running an ad on Entrecard is a bit too expensive.  This will be a resource I keep available for running special promotions from time to time but not one I use on a regular basis.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Lord (Fra) - Demo 2000

Lord (Fra) - Demo 2000

SYMPHONIC BLACK METAL

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

1. Proclamation of Balthar Enthroned
2. The Legend of the Beast

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GQLGLJU0

Anphisbenah (Brazil) - Initiates The Horrendous (EP 1999)

Anphisbenah (Brazil) - Initiates The Horrendous (EP 1999)


DEATH METAL

EP 1999
Label: So It Is Done


1. Rise Supreme 05:24
2. Prophecy Of Chaos 04:48
3. Portal Of Insanity 04:30
4. Blind Guidance 04:36
Total time 19:18


SIZE: 17 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?de9732e2ceoauj0

Arthemesia(Finland) - Demo '98

Arthemesia(Finland) - Demo '98


MELODIC BLACK METAL

Demo 1998
Self released



1. ...My Oath, My Throne 05:24
2. A Serenade for the Hunt 05:58
3. In the Shade of the Blackstone 06:11

Total time 17:33


SIZE: 16 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l0vh13h0v2dweni

A Few Thoughts on Blog Directories

One of the first pieces of advice with respect to gaining exposure to a new blogger is to get their blog listed in as many directories as possible.  Well as a new blogger in 2006 I followed that advice.  As an experienced blogger I'm now saying that advice is not so sound.  First and foremost of all the blog directories I belong to, I may at most get one visit from them in a month according to my stats.  So right there that tells you membership in blog directories is not giving a lot of benefits.  The reality is folks are going to the search engines not the directories to find blogs, something that is clearly shown in my stats.  The second problem is Google's algorthim.  Let's say you link to a blog directory that has PR 0 but your blog has PR 3.  Your PR ends us flowing to the directory so you are losing on the second point.  Finally, blog directories like all other online sites have a finite life.   A surprising number look good, full of promises and yet fail in the first year leaving dead links on your blogs to further erode your PR. 

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Nocturnal(Australia) - Nocturnal (1997)

Nocturnal(Australia) - Nocturnal (1997)

BLACK/DOOM METAL

Full lenght 1997
Dominator


1. Thy Black Sea to Suffer 06:53
2. The Isle of Enchantment 06:15
3. Throne of a Dying Essence 06:01
4. Wretchedness 03:28
5. As Night Falls 06:39
6. Fallen in Decay 08:00
Total time 37:16

SIZE: 51 MB


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nxe2229n3opwtzq

Page Rank Shaping

Google frowns upon an SEO method called page rank shaping.  In fact they changed the way the rel=nofollow tag is now viewed by their bots simply to slow down page rank shaping.  Essentially, page rank shaping is do something deliberate to change how your blog/website is view in where it ranks in the search results.  Here is where it gets a little bit cloudy for a blogger.

By default as a blogger your number one goal is to get noticed by the search engines so that you get that lovely organic traffic.  Everything you do on your blog from adding regular content to optimizing your images to moderating your comments is at some level a form of page rank shaping.  You really are only doing certain things or using certain elements for their page rank appeal.  When it comes to comments, essentially unless you let every single comment through including spam you are shaping your page rank.

It started with using the rel=nofollow tag on comments so urls links on comments would not affect your PR.  In late 2010 Google announced it had not been honouring the no follow tag for at least a year.  Now, other search engines do so don't go through and remove all those tags just yet.  With Google's announcement the sage advice from SEO experts has been to moderate comments or eliminate them entirely.  Weblogs started out as online diary so really the idea of allowing comments is a moot point.  Comments came about because some blogger somewhere thought they would be the nice, touchy, good thing to do.  In an ideal world they may be but just as in real life comments can be very problematic.  In some ways without actually saying it Google is encouraging nixing comments on blogs.  It's quite clear that Google is holding bloggers responsible for any comment to the tune of it affecting PR.  So is it any surprise that bloggers are resorting to page rank shaping by removing comments, rejecting comments and simply not allowing comments all together?

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Defender(Spain) - Demo 1993

Defender(Spain) - Demo 1993

HEAVY/THRASH/SPEED METAL

Demo 1993
Self released



1. Darkness 07:14
2. The Dance of the Pain 03:52
3. Riding on the Madness 06:04
4. Days of Glory 06:32
Total time - 23:42

SIZE: 27 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ftv654dt943msma

Galgotha(Sweden) - The Welcome (demo 1993)

Galgotha(Sweden) - The Welcome (demo 1993)


DEATH METAL

Demo 1993
Self released


1. Forever dead
2. Sacrificial god
3. Beyond the realms
4. Welcome death
5. Galgotha


SIZE: 19 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1ym1j2jh96rnesi

Postmortem(Spain) - Raw Survival(demo 1992) missing one track

Postmortem(Spain) - Raw Survival(demo 1992) missing one track

DEATH/THRASH METAL

Demo 1992
Self released


Mising track #2 "Bloody Angel"


1. Questions 03:12
2. Bloody Angel 04:51
3. Snake Agony 04:29
4. Misery Empire 05:20
5. Raw Survival 04:00

SIZE: 18 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l7gi8qxi872buq3

Apathy(Ireland) - Inertia (demo 1995)

Apathy(Ireland) - Inertia (demo 1995)


DEATH METAL

Demo 1995
Self released



1. Creation's Tears
2. Timeless
3. Perception
4. Of These Dreams
5. Scrating
6. The Lost Sculpture

SIZE: 25 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mldozx99ygv0eza

Anonymous Comments

Blogger allows you set your comments so anonymous readers can comment.  There is a benefit to doing so in that those readers who do not wish to set up a Blogger or Google account can still comment on your blog.  In this respect it encourages readers without these accounts to comment.  The negative side to allowing anonymous comments is just that "anonymous".

I have a habit of sitting down with my morning coffee to check my email.  Since all blog comments are moderated I get an email notice of comments that need to be moderated.  I honestly dread the anonymous comments that range from sincere comments to venomous bile to blatant spam.  Thankfully in my case across my blogs, the norm is sincere comments.  However, being a victim of an online stalker I have had my share of the venomous bile.  Blatant spam just comes with the territory regardless of whether comments are moderated or not.  Trust me it does absolutely no good for your blogging mood to have to deal with three or four nasty comments before your eyes are officially opened for the day.  It just really sets the day off on a bad note. 

So the dilemma is, do you allow anonymous comments?  So far my answer remains yes BUT only if you are using comment moderation.  With comment moderation at worst only your day will be off to a bad start rather than your readers who sit down to enjoy you blog as a way to start their day.  In the big picture though, any anonymous comment you don't want on your blogs can easily be rejected so yes keep the anonymous comments coming!

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Malevolence (New Zealand) - Almost Like Something Completely Sinister (1998)

Malevolence (New Zealand) - Almost Like Something Completely Sinister (1998)


DEATH METAL/GRINDCORE

Full-length, Independent
1998

1. Too Slow to Die 00:54
2. Vengeance 03:49
3. I'm the One 02:16
4. Vampire's Kiss 03:06
5. Blut und Liebe 03:56
6. Suburban Execution 04:21
7. The Cage of the Insane 04:57
8. Riding on the Bus 02:46
Total playing time 26:05


SIZE: 24 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://homepage.mac.com/malevolence/2010SOUNDS/Almost%20Like%20Something%20Completely%20Sinister.zip

Malevolence (New Zealand) - Fuck the Lord(demo 1995) re - released in 2003

Malevolence (New Zealand) - Fuck the Lord(demo 1995) re - released in 2003

BLACK/DEATH/GRIND


Re- released as EP, Bleeding Doll Records(2003)


1. Fuck the Lord 04:50
2. CCF 00:54
3. Bleed 02:18
4. Fuck the Lord (1995 Version) 04:18
5. Blood Dreams remix 05:54
6. Taste for Cold Flesh (1995 Version) 06:09
Total playing time 24:23


SIZE: 22 MBhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

DOWNLOAD: http://homepage.mac.com/malevolence/2010SOUNDS/Fuck%20The%20Lord%20EP.zip

Declivity (Spain) - Demo 1993

Declivity (Spain) - Demo 1993


THRASH/DEATH METAL

Demo, N/A
1993



1. Radioactive Nightmare 04:32
2. Adan's Life 02:47
3. Yesterday 03:22
4. I Need an Illusion 04:12
5. Cry of War 02:49
Total playing time 17:42

SIZE: 40 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9fw0bp7w0o0cg33

Nugatory (Sweden) - Nugatory (EP 1995)

Nugatory (Sweden) - Nugatory (EP 1995)


DEATH METAL

EP, Playwood Prods/Joker Music
1995


1. Intro 00:30
2. World of Pain 00:47
3. Annihilate 02:19
4. Tales of Emptiness 03:38
5. Abusing My Life 04:22
6. Grave 03:44
7. A Lifetime of War 02:17
Total playing time 17:37

SIZE: 29 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?c722fh20tdkgyt9

Spiritual Death(France) - My Last Moment (demo 1995)

Spiritual Death(France) - My Last Moment (demo 1995)

DEATH METAL/GRINDCORE

Demo, Hybrid productions
1995


Uploaded by Ildjarn on metalarea.org


1. My Last Moment
2. I Never Get the Faith
3. Like a Dream
4. A Beautiful Journey
5. The Eternal Way

SIZE: 42 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://stg281.ifolder.ru/download/?22934983&ynfadoZYs4vO%2FaP8825mcxCPbRYujQVdypWUuZayMSeDAfqbpu%2BGbg%3D%3D

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y5APGBNS

An Interesting Comment Observation

During my recent comment clean-out I noticed that a large number of the comments have an url www.blogger.com/profile/[user profile number].  The reason for this is Blogger allows a reader to post a comment using their Google profile if that option is checked under the comments.  In reality this lets the user's avator to be used so it is a bit of branding but other than that gives no real benefits.  With respect to my cooking blog that I just cleaned out from 2,726 to 2,515 I would hazard a guess that about half of the remaining comments have a Blogger profile url.  I don't know how this affects Page Rank or if Google who owns Blogger doesn't factor this in.  I suspect they may otherwise it would be a huge drain on any Blogger hosted blog but we aren't seeing that with Blogger blogs that have a large number of comments.  This does leave me with wondering how to deal with these comments though.  I guess what I will do is go back and remove any comment that leads to a dead profile link as that will help but my gosh it is a lot of work.  It would be nice if a Blogger profile link goes dead associated comments are automatically gone but I suppose some would complain about this not realizing any time a link from your blog goes to a dead end is not a good thing.

Garden Gnome
@2009-2011

Embalmed (Netherlands) - The Chance to Mourn (demo 1992)

Embalmed (Netherlands) - The Chance to Mourn (demo 1992)


DEATH METAL

Demo, Independent
1992


1. The fear to sleep 04:14
2. Piece by piece 03:18
3. The chance to mourn 04:34
4. Cursed life 03:02
Total playing time 15:08

SIZE: 14 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kjxh1am118dnet0

Dawnfall (Germany) - Rehearsal 09/1993

Dawnfall (Germany) - Rehearsal 09/1993

BLACK METAL

2 rehearsal tracks


SIZE: 9 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8co02h7rbb8n07f

Morbidity (Sweden) - The Curse (demo 1989)

Morbidity (Sweden) - The Curse (demo 1989)


DEATH/THRASH METAL

Demo, Independent
1989



1. Dead By Dawn 04:30
2. Deadly Disease 03:51
3. No Cure 05:55
4. Behind the Gate 04:02
5. Have to Forget 05:15
Total playing time 23:33

SIZE: 30 MB


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qtn5q07kyetxg6e

Comment Clean-up Report

My gosh, when I first thought of doing a spring clean-up for my comments across all of my blogs little did I know it would take over a day for the first one.  My cooking blog had 2,726 comments when I started which isn't bad after a 5 year period.  After cleaning I was down to 2,515 comments.  Of those cleared 74 were blatant spam and 11 were dead links.  All in all it was an exercise in patience and believe me it did take time to go through all the posts.  I left any comments that had the url pointing to the Blogger profile.  This may be a project for another day to delete any comments that go to dead Blogger profile links.  As it stands I reduced the outflow by 211 meaning I tightened up my PR outflow rate by 211 so that really isn't bad.  I will be curious as to how this affects PR at the next update but anytime you reduce the flow out of your blog it is always favourable towards increasing PR.  So I'm off to clean-up the comments of my other blogs.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Cantara(Netherlands) - Dark (EP 1993)

Cantara(Netherlands) - Dark (EP 1993)


TECHNICAL DEATH/THRASH METAL

EP, Smalltime
1993


1. Dark 08:06
2. The shades of love 06:03
3. Shredding memories (a trilogy part III) 04:24
4. Exposure of involuntary frustrations (of misery) 02:48
5. Odi et arno (outro) 01:47
Total playing time 23:08

SIZE: 26 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cg4hkq4x3fcjolu

Decadence (Belgium) - Reprisals (demo 1988)

Decadence (Belgium) - Reprisals (demo 1988)


THRASH METAL

Demo, Independent
1988


1. Reprisals 07:36
2. False Reeducation 09:00
3. The Edge of Sorrow 06:20
4. 1000 Below Zero 04:36
Total playing time 27:32

SIZE: 25 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5wzfw5ewt8omubl

Odium (Bulgaria) - Requiem of Insanity (demo 1997)

Odium (Bulgaria) - Requiem of Insanity (demo 1997)

DEATH METAL

Demo, Ripped records
1997


1. Intro 00:48
2. Kidnapped by the Darkness 03:21
3. Unholy Love 02:24
4. The Masquerade 03:34
5. Ominous Odium 02:24
6. Blood 03:50
7. War in My Self 03:50
8. Outro 00:40
9. Requiem of Insanity (Bonus) 03:24
10. Ominous Odium (Live Bonus) 02:34
11. The Masquerade (Live Bonus) 03:02
Total playing time 29:51

SIZE: 53 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lms6g5wsq9zjv33

Comment Clean-up

When I first started blogging my tolerance level for acceptable blog comments was considerably higher than it is now as a seasoned blogger.  Back then I think I was just so happy to get a comment that as long as it wasn't blatant comment spam, I would approve it.  Now it is quite apparent that was the wrong approach with Matt Cutt's explanation as to how comments can negatively affect Page Rank.  As part of my blog spring cleaning I am going back through all of these earlier blog comments and deleting those that are borderline spam aka PR suckers. 

This is not a difficult task but will be time consuming given I've been blogging five years now and have six blogs to clean comments from.  Blogger makes this easier in that you can go to a listing of all blog comments then check which ones you want to delete.  I knew this option was there but used only sporadically.  I doubt this kind of spring cleaning is going to have a profound affect on my blogs' PR but every little bit does help and why give a backlink to a borderline spammer?

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Spring Cleaning

Here in our little corner of one of the most beautiful and diverse provinces in Canada we have a long tradition of spring cleaning.  This is a thorough cleaning top to bottom going from attic to basement with no nook or cranny left unturned.  Walls, ceilings, cupboards, curtains and closets are all cleaned.  It should take the average homemaker with no help about a week to do a proper spring cleaning.  The practical side to spring cleaning is getting rid of all the clutter and dust build-up from the winter.  In older times the practice was particularly important to rid the house of any soot build-up from heating with wood or coal.  Spring cleaning brings a wonderful sparkle to the windows greeting in the beautiful spring sunshine, something we haven't seen a lot of since the previous October.   This is an excellent time to do a bit of blog cleaning as well, clear out a few cobwebs and do a bit of sprucing up.  I'm sure a little tweaking here and there isn't going to hurt.  It may even speed up loading time while freshening things up. 

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Hatred (USA) - The Offering (1999)

Hatred (USA) - The Offering (1999)


DEATH METAL

Full-length, Demolition Records
1999



1. The Offering 04:07
2. Feeding On Flesh 03:35
3. We All Burn 04:22
4. Rotting 03:16
5. Bullet (Through My Head) 03:23
6. Voices of Pain 03:06
7. Desolation 03:06
8. Trust No One 05:19
9. Around Your Neck 04:08
10. Coming of The Tide 04:24
Total playing time 38:46

SIZE: 52 MB


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ody51dazjavxje7

Crystal Myth(USA) - In Christ's Name (demo 1989)

Crystal Myth(USA) - In Christ's Name (demo 1989)


POWER/THRASH METAL

Demo, Self Released
1989


1. Death From Above 06:18
2. Dragon's Breath 03:34
3. Sentenced to Death 06:35
4. The Keeper 05:58
Total playing time 22:25

SIZE: 32 MB


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7jjaa0sk8hv3ts7

Squash Bowels (Pol) - Dead?! [demo 1995]

Squash Bowels (Pol) - Dead?! [demo 1995]

GOREGRIND

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

1. Noise Product
2. Surge of Assurance
3. A Suspect
4. New Standards
5. More Our Colours
6. Medical Exhibition
7. Logopedic Formalism
8. Stumpers
9. The Grind Core-spondent
10. Soundmind
11. Year-Noise-Chaos [hidden track]

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9JIGKDAC

Pinging

Honestly the last seven weeks dealing with my injury has put me a bit behind with blogging.  It's not like I didn't have the time to blog since I couldn't do much else other than have a major pity fest while indulging in playing online games on Facebook.  The problem is I have been a bit remiss in pinging my blogs.  Now there is no real excuse other than as I use a service that pings 133 pertinent sites with just a couple of clicks.  Even across all six blogs with my stellar [major sarcasm] high priced satellite internet service the whole process takes under 10 minutes worth of time with most of that waiting for everything to go through.  Regular pinging does make a huge difference and when I'm in my groove it is second nature but I'm not in my groove so just getting posts out has been a bit difficult.  Still that is no excuse.  If I have time to write a post I should have time to ping out that post.  So apparently I need to put pinging back onto my daily blogging to do list where I won't forget to do that task again.  My stats will thank me if I only remember to ping!

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Casket.K (Jap) - Demo 2 [1996]

Casket.K (Jap) - Demo 2 [1996]

GOREGRIND

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

01 Medals In The Necropolis (D.Q)
02 Surgical Bell
03 Undulating The Tentacle
04 Insomnia
05 Indecent Enchant
06 Sufferers Emotion Control
07 Exhumation
08 Jihijihi Dorodoro
09 Sandayou
10 Three Screams After Dissected
11 Able Pipe Terror Bomb

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3O9TC25J

Impurity (Pol) - In Pain We Trust [demo 1990]

Impurity (Pol) - In Pain We Trust [demo 1990]

DEATH METAL

AT LAST REAL ONE!!! NEW RIP!

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

1. Hellbound
2. Immense Decay
3. Last Sufferings

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LFHBVAOO

Damonacy(USA)

Damonacy(USA)



DEATH METAL


Archieve include:

Damonacy (USA)


1. Expectations Of My Fulfillment
(track recorded for a unreleased compilation CD by Moribound Records)

Damonacy (USA) Therapeutic Morbidity - EP/demo 1992

1. Corpulent Carrion 05:15
2. Prince Of Perversion 04:04

Damonacy (USA) - From Within - demo 1991

1. Infernal Desolation 05:36
2. Necromancer 05:42
3. Welcome Home 05:28
4. Carcinogenic 07:52
5. From Within 07:55

SIZE: 50 MB

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lk9ckb2cyj1srv4

Experimental Blog Advertising

Like many bloggers I am a creature of habit when it comes to blog advertising.  That is I tend to stick with what has been proven to work.  In reality it doesn't matter what advertising you do, the bottom line is there are no guarantees.  So with that in mind I like to do a bit of experimental blog advertising just to see what will happen.  For example, I'm doing a bit of blog hopping when I notice a niche group I might want to join.  The niche group offers advertising at a cost of $5 per month.  It likely won't get me the highest return but it does get my blog noticed in that particular group so I pull $5 out of my advertising budget slush fund to try it.  At worst I'm out $5 but I may gain a bit of traffic as well as a reader or two.  It's a bit of a gamble but the stakes aren't high and the potential payout can be pretty good.

Garden Gnome
©2009-2011

Moonshadow (Pol) - This is Armageddon [demo 2000]

Moonshadow (Pol) - This is Armageddon [demo 2000]

MELODIC BLACK METAL

THANX SIWY FOR A SOURCE TAPE!!!

TRACKLIST:

1. In the Woods (Intro Part I)
2. Intro Part II
3. Mother Earth
4. Vampire
5. Lost World

QUALITY: mp3@256 ABR

DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7I00INVT