Let it be known that I’m DONE with all the winter weather and ready for spring to be sprung upon us. I don’t mind chilly but single digits? And even less with wind chill? NAH. Even the coldest of black metal couldn’t interest me in staying cold any longer than I’ll have to. If you’re keeping score from last week: a) we did not sled, and b) I did run. 1 out 2 ain’t bad. Anyway, this week’s batch of new stuff includes some exceptional death metal from Fossilization, wicked good power infused heavy metal from Greyhawk, and more death metal from Slaughterday. But, that’s not all. We’ve got a full list that follows these so dive in and explore. Oh and yes, of course, Converge is in this list since I know you were wondering why it wasn’t front and center. We’ll be seeing you…

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Fossilization – Advent of Wounds (Everlasting Spew Records) – death metal

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Greyhawk – Warriors of Greyhawk (Cruz Del Sur Music) – power / epic metal

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Slaughterday – Dread Emperor (Testimony Records) – death metal

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Also on tap:

Ashbringer – Subglacial (Bölverk Collective) – atmospheric black metal

Blazoner – Sonic Chambers (Self) – rock

Bloodred – Colours of Pain (Massacre Records) – black / death

Borrower – Killerdemons (Octopus Rising) – thrash

Converge – Love Is Not Enough (Deathwish / Epitaph) – converge

De L’abîme Naît L’aube – Rituel: Initiation (Hypnotic Dirge Records) – post‑black metal

Deathassault – S/T (Self) – thrash

Deathraw – Reduced To Ashes (Self) – thrash

Diespnea – Radici (code666) – black metal

Electric Hydra – From The Fallen (Majestic Mountain Records) – rock

Ernte – Der schwarzen Flamme Vermächtnis (Purity Through Fire) – black metal

Forcefed Horsehead / Shaving The Werewolf – From Horrid To Worse (Self) – extreme

Frozen Ocean – Askdrömmar (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) – atmospheric black metal

Glassbone – Ruthless Savagery, EP (Frozen Records / Iron Fortress) – deathcore

Hellgrimm – Resurrection (Self) – rock

Hoaxed – Death Knocks (Relapse Records) – dark rock

Ian Highhill – A Hymn Among Gravestones (Self) – rock

Lagrimas – I’m Not Strong Enough For This / Like When I Was A Kid (Fiadh Productions) – neocrust

Leatherhead – Violent Horror Stories (No Remorse Records) – speed metal

Malefic – Impermanence (Terminus Hate City) – black / thrash

Muertissima – Prophecy (Fetzner Death Records) – death metal

No Worth of Man – The Killing Streets (Brutal Records) – metal

Northern Krig – Worship Files For Anthropophagolagnia Predators (Self) – black metal

Oreyeon – The Grotesque Within (Heavy Psych Sounds) – rock

Overtoun – Death Drive Anthropology (Time To Kill Records) – death thrash

Owlbear – Feather and Claw (Fiadh Productions) – trad metal

Pilgrims – Gemini (Self) – post‑punk

Ponte Del Diavolo – De Venom Natura (Season of Mist) – post‑punk

Saille – Forebode (Non Serviam Records) – black metal

Space of Variations – Poisoned Art (Napalm Records) – metalcore

Temple Balls – S/T (Frontiers Music s.r.l.) – rock

Unchosen Ones – Divine Power Flowing (Self) – metal

Various Artists – Iron Man’s Anthem: A Tribute To Ozzy (Witching Buzz Records) – metal

Winter Eternal – Unveiled Nightsky (Hells Headbangers) – melodic black metal

Witches Coven – Soul Reaper (Spy Satellite Records) – doom

Worm – Necropalace (Century Media) – black metal

— Josh