Morbid Angel was one of the first bands to lay the groundwork for the genre that would come to be known as death metal. The band quickly rose to the top of the heap in the flourishing extreme metal scene of the late ’80s in Tampa, Florida. Their debut album, Altars of Madness, was released in 1989 and is considered to be one of the cornerstone recordings of death metal to this day.

Morbid Angel has undergone numerous lineup and stylistic changes over the years, but remain active to this day. They are currently working on new material with yet another new lineup. We here at GoD will keep you up to date with any news regarding a new album when it becomes available. Until then, enjoy this live video of this week’s Massive Metal Monday track “Chapel of Ghouls” from Altars of Madness.

This past Tuesday (my birthday… woo hoo!), Polish metal superstars Behemoth gave us a brand new official video for the title track of their epic masterpiece album The Satanist. Watch the video here below!

The album was released in May of 2014 to widespread critical acclaim. It received a 92 out of 100 from Metacritic, making it one of the highest scoring metal albums of all time. It topped many a critic’s year end list, landing in the second place slot on my own best of list.

You may have noticed that Massive Metal Monday took a well deserved week off for the recent Labor Day holiday here in the United States. But we’re back this week and in keeping with the spirit of Labor Day, this week’s Massive Metal Monday honors two of the hardest working dudes in all of rock, Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl.

Dave Grohl, although not really known as a metal musician, has always worn his fandom of the genre on his sleeve. In 2004, he released an all-star record of metal originals under the moniker of Probot and invited a veritable who’s who of metal gods to turn in guest performances. One of the standout tracks and only video released from the album was “Shake Your Blood.” Grohl played all of the instruments on the recording save for the bass, which Lemmy provided along with penning the lyrics for the song. The video features Scott “Wino” Weinrich from The Obsessed and Saint Vitus on guitar. (Wino also appeared on the album’s only single “The Emerald Law.”) The ladies featured in the video are from the adult website Suicide Girls.

So, without further ado, here are Lemmy, Wino, and Dave Grohl with this week’s rousing Massive Metal Monday track “Shake Your Blood.”

When one hears the phrase “Polish black metal,” it’s impossible not to immediately think of the mighty Behemoth. They may, after all, be the biggest blackened death metal band in the world. Behemoth are far from being the only game in the neighborhood though. The Eastern Bloc countries are a hotbed for modern black metal with numerous bands looking to stake their claim in the genre.

One such band is Mord’A’Stigmata, also hailing from Poland. This experimental, blackened, post-metal unit has seen their stock on a steady rise since their first demos surfaced in 2005. They have, to date, released 3 demos and 4 full-length albums. On September 25th, they will add an EP to that list with the release of Our Hearts Slow Down on Pagan Records.

This week’s Black Metal Friday features the epic, 13-minute, opening track of Our Hearts Slow Down. Here is Mord’A’Stigmata with “The Mantra of Anguish.”

New York City black metal unit Krallice play with a level of technicality not usually found in the genre. The band utilizes densely layered walls of guitar as well as the sort of shifting arrangements more commonly seen in technical death metal. One could draw parallels to many of their contemporaries such as Wolves in the Throne Room, but make no mistake, these guys are deeply rooted in traditional black metal as well, with a tone and aesthetic reminiscent of many of the Norwegian greats. Krallice, but for better production values, would not have been out of place in black metal’s halcyon days at the beginning of the second wave in the early to mid 90s.

This week’s Black Metal Friday track comes to us from the band’s stellar 2008, self-titled debut record Krallice. This is “Cnestorial.” Crank it up and scare the hell out of your neighbors.