Mortem - Slow Death Oi! drummer Noel Okimoto

drummer Noel Okimoto

Italy's Bunker 66 have been proudly (and prolifically) flying the flag of thrashing '80s metalpunk

Avalon Emerson and Modeselektor

but not in the nice-nasty way "eclectic" is often used to convey displeasure

I never thought about making a record before

Mortem - Slow Death Oi! drummer Noel OkimotoFormed by Marius Vold & Steinar Sverd Johnsen in 1989, Mortem was one of the first black metal bands to crawl out of the woodwork in Norway, releasing the highly coveted & brutal Slow Death demo, with Euronymous & Dead of Mayhem acting as producer & cover artist respectively. After the release of Slow Death, the band was laid to rest with members going on to form & feature in acclaimed titans such as Arcturus & Thorns, both of which would become