8. Paramaecium - Exhumed Of The Earth
Track List: 1. The Unnatural Conception in Two Parts: The Birth and the Massacre of the Innocents 2. Injudicial 3. The Killing 4. Untombed 5.The Voyage of the Severed 6. Haemorrhage of Hatred 7. Removed of the Grave
Recommended Track:Haemorrhage of Hatred, a song that's like embarking on Frodo's trek in Lord of the Rings, constantly dodging bloodthirsty Orcs desperate to separate you from your skin, finally reaching Mordor, scaling Mount Doom and then realising you've forgotten the bloody ring. Unrelenting and exhausting. With an album title reminiscent of something Death Metal veterans Cannibal Corpse would be proud of, Exhumed of the Earth perfectly straddles the fine line between Death Metal and Doom Metal. Released in 1993, Exhumed of the Earth was the debut album by Paramaecium and opens with the ludicrously long track, 'The Unnatural Conception in Two Parts: The Birth and the Massacre of the Innocents' which clocks in at a staggering 17 minutes. Paramaecium are noted for being one of the few Doom bands to focus on Christian themes within their music and Exhumed of the Earth conceptually begins at the birth of Christ and continues through to the resurrection. At first glance, Doom Metal and Religion seem odd bed-fellows but the concept works here, adding weight, substance and a sense of purpose to an album that is majestically heavy and also thought provoking; intelligent music written by a band revered as originators within the Christian Metal movement.