New Stuff This Week… 2/17/2025
The Dark
The Dark
Arising Empire
A melodic modern metal type thing with some electronic stuff too
Uncured
Warpath
Conclave Studios
This is modern nu-metal type stuff… probably some sort of “core” a little melodic too
The Callous Daoboys
“Two-Headed Trout” / “The Demon of Unreality Limping Like A Dog”
MNRK Heavy
This started off kind of modern metal, then got a little deathcore, so we’ll call it a cross of that. Throwing them into a kind of prog-core category. Yes i made that up.
Nachtblut
Todschick
Napalm
German goth metal but with an extreme element, almost like a Rammstein meets Cradle of Filth. Throw in some depeche mode too.
RETROMORPHOSIS
Psalmus Mortis
Season of Mist
21 February 2025
Meaty and brutal technical-ish death metal. coool stuff
Conniption
The Theatre of Invention
Self Released
Milwaukee’s own… this came out last month, but we just got it… whoa! Nice production, catchy with a fast thrashy vibe, great vox… great stuff
SAVAGE LANDS
Army of the Trees
Season of Mist
14 February 2025
A metal project supprting the battle against deforestation in Costa Rica. an all star guest cast on this release. Founded in part by Dirk from Megadeth. It’s mostly straightforward metal, some harsh, some clean vox. decent stuff.
SWEET (single)
INSANE
DARK STAR RECORDS
Yes, a single from THAT Sweet. This is a catchy cool hard rockin’ thing
VOLA
”We Will Not Disband”
Mascot
Modern metal, electronic parts, a little goth and prog stuff
Allegaeon (single)
Driftwood
Metal Blade Records
4 April 2025
Very pumped for this one! Fast, progressive, technical and melodic too
Ingested (single)
Altar of Flesh
Metal Blade Records
11 February 2025
Brutal death metal
FRACTURED INSANITY
AGE OF MANIPULATION
LABEL: XTREEM MUSIC
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 18th 2025
Brutal and technical death metal, decent stuff.
Matalobos
Release Title: Phantasmagoria: Hexed Lands
Label: Concreto Records
Release Date: February 21, 2025
Melodic Death Doom… a bit atmospheric
Marrowomb
Phisenomie
Self Released
21 February 2025
This one is kind of a melodic blackened death, cool stuff.
Mean Mistreater
Do or Die
Dying Victims Productions
Global Release Date: 21/02/2025
Female fronted just “trad” metal.
Scumripper
For A Few Fixes More
Dying Victims Productions
Global Release Date: 21/02/2025
Kind of a raw blackened thrashy death metal
THE 7TH GUILD
Triumviro
Scarlet Records
21 February 2025
Epic power metal
Armory
Black Star
Dying Victims Productions
Global Release Date: 21/02/2025
This one is kind of a blackenedish thrashy… maybe more just fast extreme thrash type stuff. pretty neat
Sinner Rage
Powerstrike
Dying Victims Productions
Global Release Date: 21/02/2025
straight up classic metal
TWINS CREW
Chapter IV
Scarlet Records
21 February 2025
Epic ish, but classic power metal type stuff with big vox, speedy galloping guitar.
Xenotrone
Album: Into the Void
Label: Archivist Records
Release date: February 21, 2025
This is kinda thrashy, a bit techy prog and heavy too. cool stuff!
SweetBeast
Illusions
Self-Release
21 February 2025
Nice groovin’ and catchy stoner metal. cool stuff!
Sin of God
Blood Bound
Exitus Stratagem Records
18 February 2025
Meaty death metal, with a little tech stuff
MAGNADUR
Album: Beautiful Nightmare
Label: Sliptrick Records
Release date: February 18th, 2025
Brutal death metal, but with a melodic element and some experimental avant/gardeish stuff.
Asasara
777
Self-Release
18 February 2025
Straight up metal, some meaty grooves
Morax
The Amulet
High Roller Records
21 February 2025
A kind of stonery doom with a classic throwback sound
Diamantide
Diamantide
Wormholedeath
2/21
Melodic Prog Metal, nice powerful female vox
Vultures Vengeance
Dust Age
High Roller Records
21 February 2025
Classic metal with a slight iron maiden vibe
Dysangelium
Exxekratus
W.T.C.Productions
12 February 2025
Black metal with some grooves and room to breathe
PHEAR
Save Our Souls
Golden Robot Records
13 February 2025
Thrashy power metal, just a really cool sound from the get go…. and a cover of Nevermore’s Narcosynthesis to give you a little idea of their vibe.
G3 Reunion Live
Big Bad Moon – Satriani
Desert Rose – Eric JOhnson
Crossroads – Vai
sampler from their reunion tour… production on this is a little more meh then i’d expect.
Awaken The Atlas
Rebuilt From Ashes
Self-Released
Power metal from sweden, epic stuff, but with some crunch to it.
Pitchfork
Horror Trance
Self Released
This one is kind of a thrashy death, vox are harsh, music is a groovin’ heavier thrash. cool stuff.
Wolvenant
Cernegula
Self Released
Melodic death, and a bit of a heavy thrash too
Iron Wolf
Victim of the Dark
Iron Fury
Classic metal, a bit of a bluesy whitesnake vibe.
Sue’s Idol
Kill The Beast
Crushing Notes Entertainment
Classic metal
Mantar
Post Apocalyptic Depression
Metal Blade Records
14 February 2025
Kind of a sludge/grungy punked up extreme metal, shorter tracks,