Fearless Editor Josh™ is down with no power thanks to Hurricane Helene, so I’m jumping in (late) to get you an abbreviated Initial Descent so you can see what’s out and about in metal this week. As far as featured we’re going with only one because I don’t have time, but it’s at least a biggie…Undeath are back with their new album More Insane so check it out and the entire list below.

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Undeath – More Insane (Prosthetic Records) – death metal

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Also on tap:

Abramelin – Sins of the Father (Hammerheart) – death metal

Allt – From The New World (Century Media Records) – progressive metalcore

Ancient Malignity – Dehumanization Dawn (Inhuman Assault) – death metal

Announce The Apocalypse – Experience Machine (Sliptrick Records) – thrash / death

arottenbit – You Don’t Know What Chiptune Is (Time To Kill) – chiptune

Ashtar – The Return of the Frozen Souls – Northern Fog Records – black metal

Beyond Shadows – S/T (Self) – melodic death metal

Bile Caster – Writhing Between Birth and Death, EP – Road To Masochist/Cursed Monk/Eggy Tapes – sludge doom

Bobbie Dazzle – Fandabidozi – Rise Above – rock

Bye Bye Tsunami – Eating – Nefarious Industries – meth metal

Canyoneer – Disarmer, EP – Self – metal

Civil Service – /// Light – Ripcord Records – post-metal

Corpsefucking Art – Tomatized – Comatose – death metal

Could Seed – The Drop Crisis – Klonosphere Records – post-rock

Cult of Scarecrow – In Nomine Filiorum – Empire Records – heavy metal

Decimator – Til The Enemies Are Gone – WormHoleDeath – metal

Devenial Verdict – Blessing of Despair – Transcending Obscurity – death metal

Doomraiser – Cold Grave Marble – Time To Kill – doom

Dreadmask – Thy Prime Dread – Self – melodic death metal

Everything Dies – Survivalist – Self – dsbm

Eye of the Golem – Nigredo – Octopus Rising – post-metal

Feldspar – Old City New Ruins – Time To Kill Records – hardcore

Gates Open – Black Clouds Over The World – Inverse Records – death metal

Gewalt – Doppeldenk – Clouds Hill Records – industrial

Häxär – Ich bin die Schwärze – Sturmglanz Black Metal Manufaktur – black metal

Häxenzijrkell – Portal – Amor Fati – black metal

Hermano – when the moon was high… – Ripple Music – stoner rock

High Reeper – Renewed By Death – Heavy Psych Sounds – heavy metal

Human Impact – Gone Dark – Ipecac Recordings – noise

Ignominous – Dawn With No Light – Vinyl Store – black metal

Infern – Turn of the Tide – Dolorem Records – death metal

Invictus – Despair – Self – melodic black / death

Life Abuse – Systemization – Armageddon Label – metal

Light of the Morning Star – Wings in the Night Sky – Debemur Morti Productions – gothic rock

Livløs – The Crescent King – Noctum Productions – melodic death metal

Lords of the Trident – V.G.E.P. – Independent – power metal

Magna Mater – Mother of Millions – ViciSolum – prog

Mammoth Caravan – Frostbitten Galaxy – Blade Setter Records – doom

Mardom – Dead Soul Age – Personal Records – black metal

Maul – In The Jaws of Bereavement – 20 Buck Spin – death metal

NevBorn – ELIS – Luminol Records – progressive metal

Nubivagant – The Blame Dagger – Amor Fati – black metal

Portae Obscuritas – KHAOS – Northern Fog Records – black metal

Qaisor – Mole of Dust, EP – Self – sludge

Qoya – Karma – Self – gazey

Robot God – Subconscious Awakening – Kozmik Artifactz – psych rock

Rückwater – Bored Machine – Inverse Records – alternative stoner rock

Sonolith – III – Self – instrudoom

Sørgelig – ooopa – Tragedy Productions – black metal

Soror Dolorosa – Mond – Prophecy Productions – goth rock

Souls of Ambience – A 1000 Tears – WormHoleDeath rock

Sugar Horse – Grand Scheme Of Things – Pelagic Records – doomgaze

SynlakrosS – Mental Parasites – Independent – melodic death metal

Temple of Dread – God of the Godless – Testimony Records – brutal death metal

The Barbarians of California – And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth – oneRPM – rock

The Electric Mud – Ashes And Bone – Small Stone Recordings – heavy rock
The Gates – …of the River Styx – Northern Silence Productions – Magick Metal

The Mountain King – Stoma – Void Key Recordings – prog doom

The New Roses – Attracted To Danger – Napalm Records – hard rock

The Rope – Nightbird – Independent – gothic post-punk

Thrasherwolf – Inside the Sickened Mind – Vicious Witch Records – thrash

Torena – No Control – DAZE – hardcore

Town of Lake – Lilac Peach – Bandana Records – metalcore

Transport League – We Are Satans People – Black Lodge Records – groove metal

Tripper – Faceless EP – Thirty Something Records – hardcore

Utflod – Efterdønn – Apollon Records – punk/metal

Valletta – Summer – Forcefield Records – blackened arena rock, wut

Wind Rose – Trollsayer – Napalm Records – metal

Wolves’ Winter – The Medivm – Northern Silence Productions – black metal

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— Chris