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This week’s new heavy metal releases include lots of weird stuff, death metal pings, and more! to the metals…
Genre: Avant-garde black metal
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Self-released
Buy now on Bandcamp
After dropping two albums and a compilation last year, the surprisingly prolific Krallice are already back with another haunting, odd album. This is a rather synth-forward record that still has plenty of black metal staples. I found myself saying, “what is happening here?” more than once during the full-length listen. That is meant as a compliment.
Genre: Melodic/progressive death metal
Origin: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Label: Reigning Phoenix
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Keeping things weird this week, I guess. The sophomore record from Octoploid has made me a fan. There is plenty of melodic death metal, but things will occasionally take a turn towards 70’s prog and that juxtaposition is when this shines. Lots of guests here too like Mikko form Swallow the Sun, Tomi from Amorphis, Jón from Barren Earth, and more.
Genre: Progressive death metal
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Label: Code666
Buy now on Bandcamp
Last week, I talked about the latest White Stones album and said fans of death metal Opeth should check it out. Well, that was just a holdover until THIS album. This duos first album in six years is a heavy and dark exploration of death metal songs that could double as ghost stories. They weave in plenty of atmosphere and melody throughout, and even some saxophone from Shining‘s Jorden Munkeby on a track. Hell yes.
Genre: Sludge remixes
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia
Label: Thrill Jockey
Buy and sample now on Bandcamp
A couple weeks ago I mentioned a future Sumac release after they dropped The Healer, and here it is. This is a pair of songs from the latest album remixed by Moor Mother and Raven Chacon. I’m frankly not familiar with either of them, but this crossover is a hell of an introduction as they contort the slow, sludgy tracks into wildly different shapes.
Genre: Folk/power metal
Origin: Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria
Label: Napalm
Buy now on Bandcamp
You know it’s time for a wild whimsical metal ride when the album’s title both is a sequel and mentions pirates. A ride – or I guess, a sea voyage – is what you’re getting on the latest from Visions of Atlantis. Their sequel to 2022’s Pirates, is symphonic metal at its grandest and it’s about pirates. Yo ho.
Genre: Technical death metal
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Label: Season Of Mist
Buy now on Bandcamp
Ok, maybe there has been a lot of prog and pirates this week. This one is for you heavy as heck types. This has unrelenting heaviness start to finish, low guttural vocals, and a wonderfully pingy death metal snare. Quite the return after either years without a full record.
Also dropping this week…
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