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CANTO: Lord Buffalo, Cemetery Skyline, Orange Goblin, and More

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

I enjoyed my time in the woods today, even if it was minimal.

To open, we have the newest track from Lord Buffalo titled “Cracks In The Vermeer”. The psychedelic americana band are releasing Holus Bolus on July 12 through Blues Funeral Recordings, and they have live dates scheduled around that release as well.
Speaking of live shows, Black Tusk announced North American dates in July, August, and September, with Somnuri and Horseburner alongside (for most of them). The full schedule can be seen here.
From there, we have the latest from Cemetery Skyline. You probably remember all the names attached to this project, so I won’t bother listing them again. I will, however, share the visualizer for their latest single “The Coldest Heart”.
Orange Goblin dropped the third single taken from Science, Not Fiction, titled “The Fire At The Centre Of The Earth Is Mine”. As a reminder, that album is out on July 19 through Peaceville.
And to close out Wednesday we have some melodic death metal in the form of Orpheus Omega. Check out the clip for “The Tangle” below. Emberglow is set for release on July 24 via Wormholedeath.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Replacire, Avernus, Lord Buffalo, and More

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Alright friends, we’re just about back on schedule.

The streak continues. Starting with a Season of Mist item, tech-death outfit Replacire released a new single titled “The Helix Unravels”. That’s the third track pulled from their upcoming new album, The Center That Cannot Hold, which is out in a month.
Time for a dose of thrash. Esodic revealed a video for the blistering new track “De Facto De Jure”. That’s the title track from their new EP, which is out today.
When it comes to heavy psych, Lord Buffalo have always done it right in my book. Check out their new single, “I Wait on the Door Slab”, right here. That’s the second sample from Holus Bolus, out on July 12 through Blues Funeral Recordings.
Next, some goth rock, just to keep mixing up the genres tonight. Lamori presented the video for “My Desire”, a track from Neon Blood Fire. That album is coming Friday through Wormholedeath.
Chicago atmospheric death and doom project Avernus have signed a deal with M-Theory Audio, and in turn have dropped a new video for the digital single “Nemesis”, taken from their forthcoming new album, Grievances, which gets here on August 16.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: May 19 – 25, 2024

May 20, 2024May 17, 2024JoshLeave a comment

Abrams 2024 — Abrams – courtesy of Guy Casavan

What a week last week was. It was a royal pain but as usual had a killer soundtrack since we’ve had so much good stuff drop lately. And this week here on Initial Descent is no different as we kick off this new batch of releases with rockers Abrams who are one of my favorites to do the whole rock/metal/rock thing, then we’ve got Semuta who offer up a unique take on progressive yet melodic sludge, Vredehammer peg the adrenaline meter as only they can, and Dopethrone does their brand of doom and sludge to damn near perfection. All that and a ton more so get to digging and we’ll see you here throughout the week.

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CANTO: Portrait, Scarcity, Thou, and More

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

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

CANTO: Gatecreeper, Abrams, Darkness Everywhere, and More

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

Work is done. Soccer is on. And there isn’t much more I would need at this point on a Tuesday. Maybe a clear inbox, but that’s what we’re working on!

I’ve been excited to share this since I saw it first come through. Gatecreeper announced a new album, Dark Superstition, will be out on May 17 through Nuclear Blast Records. A video for the first single, “The Black Curtain”, is available, and be sure to catch them on the road with In Flames only a handful of weeks from now.
That said, I was equally as excited about the new stuff coming from Abrams. Blue City will arrive through Blues Funeral Recordings on May 24, and the first sample from that effort, “Fire Waltz”, can be heard here.
Scottish progressive post-metal outfit Dvne are releasing Voidkind on April 19 through Metal Blade, so that one is coming up real quick. Here’s everything you need about that one, including a video for the new track “Plerõma“.
Finnish black metal project Kratti have set May 1 as the release date for Matka Kohti Kosmista through Signal Rex. A new track, “Ääni Hiljaisuuteen Katoava”, is streaming over at the label’s Bandcamp page.
To Conquer Eternal Damnation, the debut album from melodic death metal project Darkness Everywhere, will be released on May 10 through Creator-Destructor Records. Check out the video for “Retaliation” directly below.