This week's new heavy metal releases include a death obsessed metal, Depeche Mode covers, doooooooooooooooooooom, and more! To the metals…
Cloak – Black Flame Eternal
Genre: Black/heavy metal
Origin: Atlanta, Georgia
Label: Season Of Mist
Buy now on Bandcamp
Starting this week with a love letter to all things metal. This is thrashy and blackened with solid heavy metal riffage throughout. If you're a fan of Tribulation, but wish at they listened to more Motörhead, then this should be your jam. A full review by Jeff is here.
Immortal – War Against All
Genre: Black metal
Origin: Bergen, Norway
Label: Nuclear Blast
Buy now on Bandcamp
Demonaz has returned once more flying the Immortal flag. The songs are frosty and retain all the trademarks of the legendary name. While he's got help from a hired rhythm section in Kevin Kvåle and Ice Dale, this is basically a solo affair from Demonaz. While I'm sure there is a delineation to him, I do wonder why this isn't just a solo album which he has done before. Jeff's review is here.
Metal Church – Congregation Of Annihilation
Genre: Heavy metal
Origin: San Francisco, California
Label: Rat Pak
Buy now on Amazon
Armed with a new vocalist in Marc Lopes (Ross the Boss, Let Us Prey) Metal Church's first album in five years will get heads bobbing. The vocals are high, the rhythms are galloping, and the guitar work is classic metal. Kurdt Vanderhoof and his gang still got it.
Sirenia – 1977
Genre: Gothic/symphonic metal
Origin: Stavanger, Norway
Label: Napalm Records
Buy now on Bandcamp
This one is for the bands of the epic. Sirenia's eleventh record once again his pairing soaring vocals, mid-tempo grooves, and grand symphonic elements. I read that the band drew influences from sounds from the late 70's and early 80's, though I couldn't explicitly find why it's called 1977. So, I'm just going to guess it's a nod to when Styx releases The Grand Illusion.
SOM – Faith
Genre: Depeche Mode covers/post-metal
Origin: Massachusetts/Pennslyvania
Label: Sonic Ritual
Stream etc here
This is pretty neat! The band made of past/present/touring members of Adai, Junius, Rosetta, and Caspian have dropped an EP of Depeche Mode covers. The band's already established post-metal heaviness and atmosphere allows them to put their own spin on these while retaining the original versions' iconic melodies and mood.
Usnea – Buried In Light
Genre: Blackened doom
Origin: Portland, Oregon
Label: Translation Loss
Buy now on Bandcamp
Now let's slow things way down. This is melancholic heaviness at its best. Everything is down tuned and fuzzed out, and the anticipation between percussion strikes adds to the tension.
Vomitory – All Heads Are Gonna Roll
Genre: Death metal
Origin: Forshaga, Sweden
Label: Metal Blade
Buy now on Bandcamp
Wrapping this week with some straight up death metal. The band's first album in twelve years is a violent one with four songs with dead or death in the title. Pretty sure blood will trickle out of your speakers when you play this.
Also dropping this week
- A Pretext To Human Suffering – Endless Cycle Of Suffering (Reality Fade Records) – Technical/brutal death metal
- Arrival Of Autumn – Kingdom Undone (Nuclear Blast) – Metalcore
- Balance Breach – Abyzmal (Out Of Line Music) – Metalcore/hard rock
- :BOLVERK: – Svarte Sekunder (Wormholedeath) – Black/extreme
- Carry The Torch – Delusion (Black Lion Records) – Death metal/thrash
- dEMOTIONAL – Scandinavian Aftermath (AFM Records) – Modern metal
- Elegant Weapons – Horns For A Halo (Nuclear Blast) – Heavy metal
- Ethereal Void – Gods Of A Dead World (Abstrakted Records) – Death metal
- Hate Manifesto – ΑΠΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ (Helter Skelter Productions) – Death/black metal
- Incendiary – Change The Way You Think About Pain (Closed Casket) – Metalcore
- Inherus – Beholden (Hypnotic Dirge Records) – Doom
- itSELF – The Absence (Self-released) – Death metal/thrash
- JAAW – Supercluster (Svart Records) – Post-industrial
- Kings Never Die – All The Rats (Metalville) – Hardcore
- Kostnatení– Úpal (Willowtip Records) – Black metal
- Legion Of The Damned – The Poison Chalice (Napalm) – Death metal/thrash
- Mournful Congregation – The Exuviae of Gods – Part II (Osmose/20 Buck Spin) – Funeral doom
- Nattverd – I Helvetes Forakt (Soulseller Records) – Black metal
- Oceanlord – Kingdom Cold (Magnetic Eye) – Doom/stoner
- Olkoth – At The Eye Of Chaos (Everlasting Spew Records) – Black/death metal
- Phlebotomized – Clouds Of Confusion (Hammerheart Records) – Avant-garde death metal/doom
- Raven – Faster Than The Speed Of Light (HNE) – NWOBHM
- Reasons Behind – Architecture Of An Ego (Scarlet Records) – Symphonic/power metal
- RUÏM – Black Royal Spiritism – I.O Sino Da Igreja (Peaceville Records) – Black metal
- Sarvekas – Woven Dark Paths (Soulseller Records) – Black metal
- The Silent Rage – Nuances Of Life (Scarlet Records) – Melodic/power metal
- Sigir – Rainmaker (Gramophone) – Melodic death metal
- Suffering Quota – Collide (Lower Class Kids Records) – Grindcore/hardcore
- Tarbox – Monochrome (Artifice) – Post-grunge
- Trespass – Wolf At The Door (From The Vaults) – Heavy metal
- Trold – Der Var Engang…(Mighty Music) – Folk metal
- Troller – Drain (Relapse) – Darkwave
- Under Attack – Fury Of The Thunder God (Lake Of Fire) – Heavy metal/thrash
- Vexing – Grand Reproach (Grand Reproach) – Death metal/doom
- Violent Sin – Serpent's Call (Dying Victims Productions) – Speed metal
- Vonavibe – Bleed To Life (Eclipse Records)
When you're done with these new releases, check out these metal documentaries and live videos streaming on Thunderflix?
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Masterplan: Keep Your Dream aLive
Get ready to experience the exhilarating power of Masterplan's first-ever live release, "Keep Your Dream aLive"! Immerse yourself in the electrifying performances from the Masters of Rock festival, Wacken Open Air, and more. Feel the raw energy of Masterplan's melodic metal mastery as they ignite the stage. Stream it now on Thunderflix!
Orden Ogan: Live in Wacken
Prepare to be swept away by the symphonic grandeur of Orden Ogan, a German metal force to be reckoned with! With their masterful musicianship and captivating stage presence, Orden Ogan will transport you to a realm where heavy riffs meet soaring melodies. Don't miss out on their awe-inspiring performance, now available on Thunderflix.
Kissin' Dynamite: Unleashing German Metal Dynamite
Experience the wild ride of Kissin' Dynamite, the explosive German metal band! Available now on Thunderflix, dive into their captivating tour documentary and indulge in a collection of electrifying music videos. Get ready to rock out like never before as Kissin' Dynamite delivers a high-energy metal experience that will leave you craving more. Stream their tour documentary and music videos on Thunderflix and let the German metal dynamite explode!
J.B.O: German Metal Fun for the Wild at Heart!
Get ready to unleash your inner wild child with J.B.O, the ultimate fun-loving German metal band! Known for their infectious humor and catchy tunes, J.B.O delivers a high-energy show that will have you laughing, headbanging, and raising your beers in metal camaraderie. Prepare for a wild ride of hilarious lyrics, irresistible grooves, and a party atmosphere that's uniquely German. Join the fun with J.B.O's explosive live performance, now available on Thunderflix!
