I’m out of words for much other than metal at this point. On that note, The Black Dahlia Murder lay down, quite possibly their best in a few years—so. damn. good., dark neofolk OLS mesmerize on their stunning effort, Oranssi Pazuzu put the capital P, B, and M in psychedelic black metal—no surprise to anyone I hope, and since every damn show every-damn-where is cancelled here comes Khemmis with a quick but great live EP that’ll bring back the good times. Tons more to follow so keep reading. Also, please support bands, labels, restaurants, and everything you can and in any way you can and if you can’t, don’t sweat it just hang in there.
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The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous (Metal Blade) – death metal
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OLS – Wildma (Pagan) – neofolk [video premiere, album premiere]
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Oranssi Pazuzu – Mestarin Kynsi (Nuclear Blast) – psych black metal
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Khemmis – Doomed Heavy Metal, EP (Nuclear Blast) – metal
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Also on tap:
Aborted – La Grande Mascarade, EP (Century Media) – death metal
Abysmal Dawn – Phylogenesis (Season of Mist) – death metal
Angel Vengeance – Angel of Vengeance (Downfall) – melodic power metal
Argesk – Realm of Eternal Light (Clobber) – black metal
Asenblut – Die Wilde Jagd (AFM) – melodic death metal
Aspidium – Harmagedon (Independent) – black / death
At the Altar of the Horned God – Through Doors of Moonlight (I, Voidhanger) – black metal
Azath – Through a Warren of Shadow (Pulverised) – death metal
Bismarck – Oneiromancer (Apollon Records) – doom metal
Bloodbound – Bloodheads United (AFM) – melodic power metal
Bombs of Hades – Phantom Bell (Black Lodge) – death metal
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – Home, Reissue (Southern Lord) – noise
Cemetery Filth – Dominion (Unspeakable Axe / Boris) – death metal
Chopping Mall – Mauled By a Magical Bear With Scalding Hot Liquid Cheese Spraying from its Eyesockets (Independent) – grind
Coldbones – The Cataclysm (Dunk!) – post-rock / metal
Collision – The Final Kill (Hammerheart) – grind / thrash
Disbelief – The Ground Collapses (Listenable) – death metal
Dynfari – Myrkurs er pörf (Code666) – atmospheric black metal
Electric Boys – The Lion’s Roar (Mighty Music) – hair
Etherius – Chaos. Order. Renewal. (Independent) – prog metal
Exlibris – Shadowrise (Independent) – melodic metal
Feed Them Death – Panopticism: Belong/Be Lost (I, Voidhanger) – black / death / drone
Foes – American Violence, EP (Glacier Recordings) – metallic hardcore
Forlesen – Hierophant Violent (Hypnotic Dirge) – avantmetal
Funeral Leech – Death Meditation (Carbonized) – death / doom
Graveir – King of the Silent Sword (Impure Sounds) – black metal
Hexvessel – Kindred (Svart) – psych forest folk
Ignea – The Realms of Fire and Death (Independent) – prog metal
Khôra – Timaeus (Soulseller) – black / death / symphonic
Kryptograf – The Veil (Apollon Records) – heavy metal
Myrath – Live In Carthage (earMusic) – metal
Oblivion Gate – Wisdom of the Grave (ATMF) – death metal
Reptilian – Adrenochromacy (Slam Worldwide) – death slam
Ripped To Shreds – 亂 (Pulverised) – death metal
Shards of Humanity – Cold Logic (Unspeakable Axe) – death metal
Sxokondo – Flesh & Sky (Division) – hardcore
The Ditch and the Delta – S/T (Prosthetic) – sludge
The Headlines – Warpaint (Metalville) – alternative rock
The Projectionist – The Stench of Amalthia (Moribund) – black metal opera
Titaan – ITIMA (ATMF) – black metal
Ulveblod – Omnia Mors Aequat (Consouling Sounds) – black metal
Vanir – 10 Years of Mead and Metal (Mighty Music) – viking metal
– Josh
