Hinayana
Shatter And Fall
(Napalm)
Kind of a doomy melodic death.
Plaguemace
Reptilian Warlords
(Napalm)
Groovin’ good ol death metal.
Shylmagoghnar
Convergence
(Napalm)
Kind of an epic melodic death, comparable to Wilderun/Opeth.
ANGRA
Cycles Of Pain
Atomic Fire Records
3 November 2023
Some of the best prog/power metal… a nice heavier edge, still an epic sound too. Cool stuff
Job for a Cowboy
The Forever Rot – radio single
Metal Blade Records
23 February 2024.
First new stuff in quite a while (10 years!) This has a proggy tech death thing going on. cool stuff!
SKELETAL REMAINS
Fragments Of The Ageless
Century Media Records
8 March 2024
Whoa! There’s no fuckin’ around here, brutal, groovin’ catchy death metal Awesome!
Witherfall
Insidious (Single)
Deathwave Records
Technical metal, and some harsh vox too… past comparisons were to Nevermore and they still hold fairly true. Can’t wait for more!
Ancestral Curse
In Dreams Of Endless Darkness
Jumpscare Records
Technical blackened death… cool stuff!
Helmet
Left
Earmusic
I was never a huge fan and never know what genre they fall in… just kind of a grungy alt metal. First singles so far are a bit laid back.
Concrete Caveman
Feral
Strange Mono Records
A kind of hardcore/punk-ish attitude.
Mesuggah
Chaosphere 25th Anniversary Edition
Atomic Fire Records
25 years since this came out… dang… still relevant and this is the album that really turned the corner for them. and they’re coming to down next month!
Sky Empire
The Shifting Tectonic Plates of Power – Part One
ViciSolum Productions / Sound Pollution
27 October 2023
Kind of a classic metal/prog metal thing… Jeff Scott Soto is handling vocals this time around, cool stuff!
CARNAL TOMB
Embalmed in Decay
Testimony Records
3 November 2022
BEWITCHER
“Speed ‘Til You Bleed (Midnight Hunters demo, 2015)”
Century Media Records
Another single from their forthcoming album of old stuff and whatnot.
Fuming Mouth
Last Day of Sun
Nuclear Blast Records
3 November 2023
Good death metal with a thrashy/technical groove
Watain
Die In Fire – Live In Hell
Nuclear Blast Records
3 November 2023
Live album… I’ve never seen Watain… this sounds good, and it does sound live too, not super polished, but damn cool.
HELMS DEEP
Album: Treacherous Ways
Label: Nameless Grave Records
Release date: November 3rd, 2023
Some straightforward classic metal
The Mosaic Window
Plight of Acceptance
Willowtip Records
10 November 2023
a technical/melodic black metal type thing, a nice catchy sound with that yeah, melodic twist that tones down what could be all harsh black metalness. Cool stuff.
Receiver
Whispers of Lore
Gates of Hell Records
10 November 2023
Good ol classic metal
Melancholia
Book of Ruination
Brutal Panda Records
3 November 2023
Fast and furious technical death with a brutal and a smidge of melodic. Cool stuff
METAL LIFE CRISIS
Album: Theatre Of Fire
Label: Sliptrick Records
Release date: November 7th, 2023
Big powerful halford-esque vocals and a kind of proggy classic metal sound
EMPIRE OF DISEASE
Release Title: Shadows in the Abyss
Label: Xtreem Music
Release Date: November 7th, 2023
Melodic Death Metal with a nice meaty gritty sound. Great stuff
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings
Sophomore
Inside Out Music
Nov 10
I’m a fan of all of these guy’s bands (spock’s beard, Neal Morse Band, Haken), but it’s not so metal… more of a laid back prog rock with LOTS of vocal harmonies
Dissona
Dreadfully Distinct – Out Nov 10th
Self-Release / Distro – Earache
10 November 2023
Epic prog metal with a little power metal lean. Cool stuff
MEPHORASH
Krystl-AH
Shadow Records / Regain Records
10 November 2023
Atmospheric and a bit epic black metal
Lower 13
Deception
Self Released
10 November 2023
A bit industrial, melodic death, thrash, clean and harsh vox. Cool stuff.
DEMONIO (Italy)
Reaching for the Light
Helter Skelter Productions / Regain Records
20 November 2023
Classic bluesy doom-ish instrumental, cool laid back grooves
Bazooka Troopaz
Release Title: Bombs, Babes and Bazookas
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 10-11-2023
A bit of a thrashy crossover with some hardcore… cool catchy stuff.
Deorbit
Retrogradient (2023) – Out Nov 10th
Self-Release
10 November 2023
Milwaukee instrumental band with a kind of proggy post metal grungy/stonerish doom sound.
FALLEN UTOPIA
Release Title: RUIN
Label: Self-Release
Release Date: November 11, 2023
meaty brutal groovin’ death metal from Austria. great stuff
Lenax
Purity
Self Released
Melodic black metal from Tennessee, cool
White Tundra
White Tundra
All Good Clean Records
27 October 2023
Doomy stoner metal, nice laid back grooves
Thanamagus
Lie In Wait EP
Carbonized Records/Seed Of Doom Records
Release date: Friday, October 27th 2023
Technical brutal blackened death. cool stuff
Mouth For War
Bleed Yourself
MNRK Heavy
Release date: Friday, October 27th 2023
Deathy / metal core thrashy grooves
Gravesend
Gowanus Death Stomp
20 Buck Spin
Release date: Friday, October 27th 2023
Blackened death, groovin’ but fast furious and brutal
Vokonis
Exist Within Light
Majestic Mountain Records
27 October 2023
Faster doomy stoner metal stuff.
KILLSORROW
Album: Wasteland Chronicles
Self Released
Release date: November 3rd, 2023
Here’s some just “metal” a bit melodic, a little progressive, classic metal stuff, clean vox.
Scythe Of Sorrow
Release Title: Raven’s Cry Of Despair
Label: Self-Released
Release Date: 11th August 2023
Melodic Death Metal – a little similar to Children of Bodom
ESCALPO
Release Title: Unnus
Label: Thrash Out Records
Release Date: 06-11-2023
A kind of death metal meets punky thrash
EVIL INCARNATE
LUCIFERS CROWN
Self Released
Chicago area death metal… production on this isn’t that great… espeicall in this day and age… but otherwise good meaty death metal.
Mugshot
Cold Will (EP)
Pure Noise Records
3 November 2023
Deathcore-ish sound, catchy heavy brutality.
Dawnwalker
Human Ruins
Room 312
3 November 2023
melodic classic hard rock/metal ish
Infinity Ritual
II
Self-Released
3 November 2023
Kind of a groove metal