Alright. The sun is out again. And I need to go for a run. Let’s make this quick.

• We’ll start with Abrams and their new single and music video titled “Blue City”. That, of course, is the title track from their forthcoming album, out on May 24 through Blues Funeral Recordings.
• Next up, Swedish heavy metallers Portrait. They’re releasing a full-length through Metal Blade on June 21 titled The Host, and a video for “The Blood Covenant” can be seen here.
• And then we have experimental black metal entity Scarcity and their new track “Venom & Cadmium”. That song appears on The Promise of Rain, which arrives on July 12 through The Flenser.
• Thou is always worth talking about. They revealed “Unbidden Guest” today, pulled from their upcoming new album. Umbilical gets here on May 31 through Sacred Bones.
• Since we’ve shared (I think) each and every Unleash The Archers video for this album cycle, we may as well keep that momentum up. Check out the clip for “Blood Empress” below. As you should know, Phantoma is out this Friday through Napalm Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb