This week's new heavy metal releases include epic prog, doom folk, and more! Check out select new releases here on vinyl via Gimme Metal. Now to the metals…
Also! This Saturday is also Record Store Day! Peep that list here.
Atavistia – Cosmic Warfare
Genre: Symphonic/progressive black metal
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia
Label: Self-released
Buy now on Bandcamp
There's a lot of epic stuff this week, but this might be the biggest sounding album I'm going to highlight. The symphonics are in full effect here as Atavistia mixes Cradle of Filth and Thy Catafalque black metal with bombast. You're also getting occasional breaks for folksy moments, digital boops, and choirs.
Dorthia Cottrell – Death Folk Country
Genre: Death folk/country
Origin: Richmond, Virginia
Label: Relapse
Buy now on Bandcamp
Windhand's vocalist Dorthia Cottrell is no stranger to haunting darkness in her music. As usual, Death Folk Country is dark, but there is an element of country thrown in. It winds up sounding like the perfect soundtrack for an even cemetery stroll, with just a lil bit of twang.
Dawn Of Ouroboros – Velvet Incandescence
Genre: Progressive post-black/death metal
Origin: Oakland, California
Label: Prosthetic
Buy now on Bandcamp
Do you like melodic death metal? Atmospheric black metal? Hella melodic guitar-work? Varied songwriting? Dynamic vocals? Regardless of any of your answers, you should check out Velvet Incandescence. Shit's rad.
Enter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World
Genre: Post-hardcore/metalcore
Origin: St Albans, England
Label: SO/Ambush Reality
Buy now on Amazon
If you like you kinda-sorta metalcore full of melodic and electronics, then Enter Shikari is probably already on your radar. This one is super catchy, pretty proggy, and all over the place in terms of influence.
Grave Pleasures – Plagueboys
Genre: Post-punk
Origin: Helsinki, Finland
Label: Century Media
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It is now to dance like a sad goth! Plagueboys is a tribute to 80's gloom and still manages to be a lot of fun. So if you're a fan of Depeche Mode or The Jesus and Mary Chain, but want a little more rock grit, this is the one for you.
Liv Kristine – River Of Diamonds
Genre: Symphonic rock/metal
Origin: Stavanger, Norway
Label: Metalville
Buy now on Amazon
River of Diamonds is straight up gothic rock and metal by one of the queens of the genre. Moments have a Cure vibe to them as well, which is pretty cool. You're also getting a pair of unique covers on this as she does her own version of Jon Lord's "Pictured Within" and Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors."
Portrayal Of Guilt – Devil Music
Genre: Experimental black metal/orchestral
Origin: Austin, Texas
Label: Run For Cover Records
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The ever shape shifting Portrayal of Guilt have shifted shapes once again! The first half of Devil Music is your experimental heaviness while on the second half you'll find those same songs done in an orchestral way. Side-b can be head in the video below and it's a while trip.
The Smashing Pumpkins – ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts: Act 3
Genre: Alternative/hard rock
Origin: Chicago, Illinois
Label: Martha’s Music
Stream/pre-save here or buy the physical via Gimme Metal
In 1995 The Smashing Pumpkins unleashed the undeniable classic record Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. In 2000 they dropped the sequel album Machina/The Machines of God (which then also had its own sorta sequel album of b-sides). Now they are releasing the sequel to those in Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts and this is act three. Act One dropped in November and Two was released earlier this year. Enjoy the final batch of eleven songs.
Also dropping today(ish)…
- The 69 Eyes – Death Of Darkness (Atomic Fire) – Gothic rock
- Angel – Once Upon A Time (Cleopatra) – Heavy metal
- Anthem – Crimson & Jet Black (Reaper) – Heavy metal
- As Everything Unfolds – Ultraviolet (Long Branch) – Progressive metal/alternative rock
- Avgmnt – Seqvences (Self-released) – Industrial/EDM
- Blood Star – First Sighting (Shadow Kingdom Records) – Heavy metal
- Brutal Youth – Rebuilding Year (Stomp) – Melodic punk
- Decipher – Arcane Paths To Resurrection (Transcending Obscurity Records) – Black/death metal
- The Eating Cave – The Miscalculation (Self-released) – Technical/progressive death metal
- EDKH – Conspirashit (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions) – Grindcore
- Fall of Earth – From The Ashes (Self-released) – Metalcore/groove metal
- Frenzy – Of Hoods And Masks (Fighter Records) – Heavy metal
- Glorious Bankrobbers – Back on the Road (Sound Pollution) – Hard rock
- Gyrdleah – Spellbinder (Black Lion Records) – Atmospheric black metal
- Heretic Cult Redeemer – Flagellum Universalis (III Damnation Productions) – Black metal
- Ian Hunter – Defiance Part 1 (Sun Records) – Rock
- Jethro Tull – RökFlöte (InsideOut) – Progressive rock
- Mecca – Everlasting (Frontiers) – AOR
- MMXX – The New Wave (Candlelight) – Doom
- Nethermancy – Worship Evil Sacrifice (Helldprod Records) – Black metal
- One Desire – Live With The Shadow Orchestra (Frontiers) – Hard rock
- Axel Rudi Pell – The Ballads VI (Steamhammer/SPV) – Hard rock
- Phaeteon – Between Two Worlds (INB Music) – Progressive metal
- Picturesque – IYKYK (Equal Vision Records) – Post-hardcore
- Predatory Void – Seven Keys To The Discomfort Of Being (Century Media) – Experimental hardcore/shoegaze
- Redifined – Audio Video Disco (Godsize Records) – Nu metal/metalcore
- Magnus Rosen – It's Time To Rock The World Again (Sound Pollution) – Heavy metal
- Revolution Saints – Eagle Flight (Frontiers) – Hard rock
- Skinher – Heartstruck (Aural Music) – Hard rock/heavy metal
- Smackbound – Hostage (Frontiers) – Melodic rock/metal
- Smoulder – Violent Creed Of Vengeance (Cruz Del Sur Music) – Epic doom/heavy metal
- Tanith – Voyage (Metal Blade) – Hard/progressive rock
- Texas Hippie Coalition – The Name Lives On (MNRK) – Groove/Southern metal
- These Beasts – Cares, Wills, Wants (Magnetic Eye) – Stoner/sludge
- Through Fire – Devil's Got You Dreamin' (Sumerian) – Hard rock
- Trapped In Thought – For Those Who Never Came Home (Self-released) – Metalcore
- Ulvedharr – Inferno XXXIII (Scarlet Records) – Death metal/thrash
- Undrask – God Emperor (Self-released) – Melodic death metal
- Wasteland Clan – The End Of Time (Massacre Records) – Hard rock/heavy metal
- X:VII – Lu-Cipher-Sabbatean (Sentient Ruin) – Black metal
