As we move closer to Thanksgiving it’s time to reflect on the smorgasbord of exceptional metal releases this year. And, of course, give thanks for them. At this point, anyone still pushing the “2019 metal has been weak” agenda gets these two middle fingers. Moving on…
This week’s new metal kicks off with Tribulation who offer an opportunity to experience their commanding stage presence with an audio visual double treat from a gig captured in Sweden and yes, a live album caught top spot — it’s Tribulation so it’s an automatic thing. Casket Huffer get filthy via blackened death and sludge on their sophomore outing, and Warsenal combine old school speed metal with a healthy dose of thrash and holy crap is it ever a sweet sound with a killer album cover to boot. Last up top but certainly not least, I’ve got a soft spot for anything Michael Denner does (King Diamond and Mercyful Fate ring a bell?? Anyone?) and lucky for me Denner’s Inferno returns with a full length that’s heavy on those majestic riffs of his. All that and there’s so much more awaiting directly below. Get ready to offload some cash.
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Tribulation – Alive & Dead at Södra Teatern (Metal Blade) – epic
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Casket Huffer – Filth Ouroboros (Hibernation Release) – black / death / sludge
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Warsenal – Feast Your Eyes (Svart) – speed / thrash
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Denner’s Inferno – In Amber (Mighty Music) – heavy metal
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Also on tap:
Abigail Williams – Walk Beyond the Dark (Blood Music) – black metal
Anacrusis – Manic Impressions, Bonus Edition (Metal Blade) – metal
Anacrusis – Screams and Whispers, Bonus Edition (Metal Blade) – metal
Ateiggär – Us d’r Höll chunnt nume Zyt (Eisenwald) – black metal
Bad Men – Bong Weasley (Trepanation Recordings) – doom
Bölzer – Lese Majesty, Mini Album (Lightning & Sons) – metal
Chamber of Torture – Necrodomain (Eclectic Productions) – death metal
Dead|Love – The Hunger Builds (Sliptrick) – hardcore / punk
Diabolic Night – Beyond the Realm (High Roller) – heavy metal
Dolch – Feuer (Ván & Totenmusik) – atmospheric
Drift Into Black – Anthems From the Darkest Winter (Independent) – doom / death
Earth and Pillars – Earth II (Avantgarde Music) – atmospheric black metal
El Drugstore – The Golden Age of Bad Ideas (Nefarious Industries) – tech instru-metal
Fake Figures – We Are the Dead, EP (War Against Records) – alt-metal
Forest Mysticism / Krypta Nicestwa – Mirrors of Glaciated Earth (Nebular Carcoma) – black metal
Front Beast – Shadows (Helldprod) – black metal
Havohej – Table of Uncreation (Hells Headbangers) – black metal
Ignivomous – Hieroglossia (Nuclear War Now! Productions) – death metal
Infidel Reich – Reichenstein (Helter Skelter) – death metal
Krater – Venenare (Eisenwald) – black metal
Kurokuma / Under – Split (Astral Noize) – doom / sludge
Necropanther – The Doomed City (Independent) – extreme metal
Nibiru Ordeal – Solar Eclipse (Inverse) – power metal
Nox Irae – Here the Dead Live (Transcending Obscurity) – death metal
Opposition Party – Tales to Horrify, EP (Pulverised) – punk / thrash
Powernerd – Far From Human (Beatport / Lazerdiscs) – darkwave
Ragnarok – Non Debellicata (Agonia) – black metal
Raw Hex – Always High, Always Low (Closed Casket Activities) – black metal
R.U.S.T.X. – Center of the Universe (Pitch Black) – heavy metal
Serpens Luminis – Bright Euphoria (Goathorned Productions) – black metal
SuidAkrA – Echoes of Yore (MDD) – metal
Swampbeast / Void Terror – Holocaust of Terrestrial Empires, Vinyl Issue (Me Saco Un Ojo) – black / death
Syr Daria – Tears of a Clown (Sliptrick) – heavy / thrash
Tan Kozh – Lignages Oubliés (Antiq) – black metal
The Deathtrip – Demon Solar Totem (Svart / Profound Lore) – black metal
The Hydden – Vagabond Songs (Metalville) – rock
The Night Watch – An Embarrassment of Riches (Independent) – prog-strumental
Vatican – Sole Impulse (1126) – modern metal
Verdun – Astral Sabbath (Throatruiner / Deadlight Entertainment) – sludge / doom
Witch Trail – The Sun Has Left the Hill (Consouling Sounds) – doom
Wraith – Absolute Power (Redefining Darkness) – thrash
– Josh
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