It’s new release Tuesday—time for another edition of Initial Descent! And unfortunately, it’s yet another weird week for us. Call it a post-MDF lull, or call it yet another streaming service letdown, but this week’s just a bit lacking in the new release department. The most significant one we wanted to discuss––Arcturus’ Arcturian—STILL isn’t available to stream in full on Spotify. Still. Two weeks after we first tried to discuss it during the week of its European release. Call us crazy, but absent a promo copy, it may be time to give up on that one…

And unfortunately, it’s looking a bit light beyond that as well. So what we’ll do instead is go back and discuss the two HUGE albums that dropped last week, but that we weren’t able to discuss on the podcast, because MDF. In case you need a reminder, those are: 

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Faith No More – Sol Invictus (Reclamation / Ipecac)

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Drudkh – A Furrow Cut Short (Season of Mist)

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We’ll also have written reviews of other new and upcoming releases here on the site throughout the week, but for now, take a listen and check back later this week for our spoken thoughts on these like-new ones in Episode 2!

Other New Releases of Note:

• Arcturus – Arcturian (Prophecy Productions)
• MRTVI – Perpetual Consciousness Nightmare (Into the Night) [full review]
• Mamaleek – Via Dolorosa (The Flenser)
• Unmothered – Umbra (Crowquill)
• Pyramaze – Disciples of the Sun (Inner Wound)

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