Now that we’re officially in the back half of 2020, the past six months has brought a wealth of outstanding metal spanning all genres. As for me, death metal is in the lead. What about this back half? Will the metal of death stay at the top? Who knows. But, I do know there’s no signs of the quality waning or quantity slowing down so that’s a good thing. Welcome, one and all, to the first full week of the back half and tons more new releases. Cases in point; a full length debut that’s an extreme display of punk, thrash, and death metal aggression from Texas based Skeleton, another entry into ‘negative wizard metal’ from Rebel Wizard (you figure that one out or ask our very own Charles who got me into it), and an outstanding third full length from Lantern that proves, yet again, that Finnish death metal is SO ON POINT. Much more below to sink your teeth into so go do that. Enjoy.
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Skeleton – S/T (20 Buck Spin) – punk / metal
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Rebel Wizard – Magickal Mystical Indifference (Prosthetic Records) – wizard metal
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Lantern – Dimensions (Dark Descent) – death metal
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Also on tap:
Aseitas – False Peace (Lizard Brain) – avant-death metal
Bryan Eckermann – The 7th Sin (Independent) – death metal
Dawn of a Dark Age – La Tavola Osca (Antiq) – avantmetal
Decrepid – Endless Sea of Graves (Xtreem) – death metal
Devastator – Baptized In Blasphemy (Clobber) – black / speed
Disabled – The Final Exhumation (Xenocorp) – death metal
Ensiferum – Thalassic (Metal Blade) – folk melodic death metal
Eternal Rot – Putridarium (Godz Ov War Productions) – doom / death
Executioner’s Mask – Despair Anthems (Profound Lore) – goth
Fatal Fusion – Dissonant Minds (Apollon Records Prog) – prog rock
Hvile I Kaos / Emerson Sinclair – Never Without the Pentagram (Metal Assault) – black metal
Inter Arma – Garbers Days Revisited (Relapse) – doom covers
Kingnomad – Sagan Om Rymden (Ripple Music) – prog rock
Llyn Y Cwn – Dinorwic (Cold Spring) – ambient
Meridian Dawn – The Fever Syndrome (Seeing Red) – melodic death metal
Merlock – that which speaks… (Independent) – sludge
Nodus Tollens – Melancholic Waters Ablaze With the Fires of Loss (Trepanation Recordings / Pacific Threnodies) – atmospheric black metal
Osyron – Foundations (Independent) – prog metal
Puro Odio – S/T, Cassette Issue (Sentient Ruin) – punk
Queen Elephantine – Tribute to Aprophos Vol. I + Vol. II (Atypeek Music) – doom / experimental
Rites of Daath – Doom Spirit Emanation (Godz Ov War Productions) – death / doom
Sail – Mannequin (Independent) – prog sludge
Saints of Death – Ascend to the Throne (Independent) – modern metal
SpiritWorld – Pagan Rhythms (Independent) – apocalyptic hardcore
Taake / Deathcult – Jaertegn (Edged Circle) – black metal
Ten Foot Wizard – Get Out of Your Mind (Beard of Zeus) – rock
Trial – 1, EP (Independent) – thrash
Uerberos – Stand Over Your Grave (Godz Ov War Productions) – death metal
Voivod – The End of Dormancy, EP (Century Media) – voimetal
– Josh
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