
Literally no one said ‘hey, I want to read this lengthy ass intro of blah blah’s and yada yada’s’ when there’s a mountain of metal to get to. So, shall we?! I know, it’s Monday. But still, LET’S DO IT.
When I think of power metal, what I really think of is the thrashy classic metal leaning sort that Atlanta’s Paladin provide on debut full length Ascension. After being head over heels with their previous pair of shweeet demos, this surpasses my expectations and brings a mile wide grin. Weeping Choir, the fourth full length from Full of Hell, touches on nearly every facet of the band’s busy history and is one of their most ferocious outings yet; grind, death, noise, experimental, the list could go on but you get the idea and you know they rule so, do that – choirs will definitely weep. Lo-Pan just continue to be one of the most exciting bands in heavy rock today and on Subtle they put an exclamation mark on that statement and are anything but subtle. Last up top is the legendary Saint Vitus with their first full length in seven years and ninth overall, Saint Vitus, AND with Scott Reagers back behind the mic. Personally, I was stoked for this thing and even though it’s not one of their best it is very good and I’m enjoying it. Your mileage may vary, etc etc.
One thing left to do…go and explore.
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Paladin – Ascension (Prosthetic) – thrashy power metal
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Full of Hell – Weeping Choir (Relapse) – death metal
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Lo-Pan – Subtle (Aqualamb) – heavy rock
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Saint Vitus – S/T (Season of Mist) – doom
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Also on tap:
Age of the Wolf – Ouroboric Trances (Aural Music) – doom
Ares Kingdom – By the Light of their Destruction (Nuclear War Now! Productions) – black metal
Calyx – Vientos Arcaicos (Iron Bonehead) – black metal
Délétère – Theovorator: Babelis Testamentum (Sepulchral Productions) – black metal
Depraved Murder – Manifestation (Comatose Music) – brutal death metal
Doombanomicon – Doombanomicon, Curation (Black Doomba Records) – doom
Duel – Valley of Shadows (Heavy Psych Sounds) – heavy rock
Encoffination – We Proclaim Your Death, O’ Lord (Selfmadegod) – death metal
Entombed – Clandestine Live (Threeman Recordings) – death metal
Eye of the Destroyer – Baptized in Pain (High Potency) – death metal
Glassing – Spotted Horse (Brutal Panda) – blackgaze
Grimgotts – Dragons of the Ages (Independent) – symphonic power metal
Haunt – If Icarus Could Fly (Shadow Kingdom) – heavy metal
Heathe – On the Tombstones, the Symbols Engraved (Wolves and Vibrancy) – doom / noise
Ironguard – Towards Victory (Heathen Tribes) – power metal
K-X-P – IV (Svart) – synth
König Kobra – Level für Level (Boersma) – synth / punk
Mystik – S/T (I Hate) – speed metal
Necrosexual – Gory Hole (Independent) – corpse metal
Order 1968 – Tears In the Snow (AnnapurnA) – ambient
Óreida – S/T (Harvest of Death) – black metal
Prag 83 – Énouement, EP (Nordvis) – folk
Pythia – The Solace of Ancient Earth (Golden Axe) – symphonic metal
Riot City – Burn the Night (No Remorse) – heavy metal
Sadism – Ethereal Dead Cult (Toxic/Mechanix) – death metal
Step In Fluid – Back In Business (Klonosphere / Season of Mist) – experimental metal
Terrible Headache – Der rote Baron (Boersma) – thrash
Uivo Bastardo – Clepsydra (Ethereal Sound Works) – metal
Ungoliantha – The Howl In the Waste (Independent) – black metal
Vale of Pnath – Accursed, EP (Willowtip) – technical death metal
Voëmmr – O ovnh intot adr mordrb (Harvest of Death) – black metal
Worshipper – Light In the Wire (Tee Pee) – metal / stoner
– Josh
Great to have new music from Saint Vitus – Incredible band – thanks for posting!
Agreed, and with Reagers. Thanks for stopping by!