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CANTO: Monster Magnet, Judicator, Black Cross Hotel, and More

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

I’m back, and slowly getting caught up in life.

I like Monster Magnet, so let’s start there. The psychedelic/stoner rock legends are releasing Test Patterns: Vol.1 on November 11th through God Unknown Records. This 12″ will feature “Tab” as recorded on the original 1988 demo and 1989’s Forget About Life, I’m High On Dope, as well as a 2021 rerecording. Pretty cool. More please.
Judicator revealed another new track, titled “Ursa Major”, over at Decibel. That’s the latest from The Majesty of Decay, which drops on November 25th through Prosthetic. The response to “The High Priestess” was… mixed, so I’m curious what the reactions are to this one.
More stuff coming November 25th. Italy’s Extirpation have set that as the release date for The Endless Storm, which will be out through Chaos Records. Hear the new single, “Electrocution Strikes”, over at the label’s Bandcamp. If you’re looking for some more black thrash in your life, this is one to keep an eye on.
Black Cross Hotel, the punk/industrial/horror metal collective featuring members of Stabbing Westward, The Atlas Moth, and more are releasing Hex on November 11th. Find preorders over at their Bandcamp, and give “Shape” a listen.
And we’ll close with some instrumental progressive metal out of Paris. Check out the clip for “The Abstract” from Oaks below. That track is taken from Genesis of the Abstract, which is out now through Argonauta Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: January 30 – February 5, 2022

January 31, 2022February 3, 2022JoshLeave a comment

It is not today as I write this so maybe your team got in the Super Bowl, and maybe not. If so, I’m sure you’re still celebrating and if not, or maybe you just don’t care, welcome to another list of new metal. Glad you stopped by as we’ve got new stuff from Thorn who made my best of 2021 list with their genius take on death metal, straight forward and lacerating metal from Venom Prison and Mass Worship, another death metal album from Golgothan who I’ve seen some positive feedback on as of late, and of course a few more bangers in the list that follows. You know what to do from here…get in there and get some.

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CANTO: Asgaard, Nihility, Primalfrost, and More

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

The year has started off a little slow, but let’s see what emerged today.

We can start with the stoner doom project Dust Prophet, who released a new single titled “Hourglass”. That track is taken from their upcoming new album, One Last Look Upon The Sky, which will be out in the coming months.
Asgaard are releasing their seventh album, What if…, on February 18th through Wormholedeath on digital. Today, they shared a portion of another new track, in “Sny na jawie”. That’s the third track on the album, and their first in Polish.
Portuguese death metal crew Nihility released a new track, titled “Hubris”, earlier this week. That one is taken from Beyond Human Concepts, which is out this coming Friday. You can pick that one up here.
Evil Shade have set the release date for their debut mini-album, Vandals. That will be out on February 25th through Chaos Records and Spookies Productions. Pre-order it, and check out the title-track, here.
We’ll wrap up with a visualizer for the 11-minute epic from Primalfrost, “Tenebrous Skies”. That’s the closing track from their new album, Lost Elegies, which is out now.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: August 1 – 7, 2021

August 2, 2021July 30, 2021JoshLeave a comment

Ah yes, the glorious return to the real world. Zero sarcasm in that…or not. Definitely was a much needed break that went by way too fast, but here we are with another new release list that’s sure to strike an arc with everyone. And, it’ll give me the swift kick in the ass I need on my first day back to reality. Score. First up we’ve got the masters of bleak blackened doom, Krigsgrav, with yet another stunner, then we’ve got death metal from Decrepisy and a vinyl edition from Perilaxe Occlusion (both of which I highly recommend), then we’ve got an intense mix of noise, black metal, and grind from Vessel of Iniquity, and of course, a ton more to follow. Happy hunting.

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CANTO: Suicide Silence, Visceral Disgorge, Sarcasm, and More

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019CoreyLeave a comment

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I ran another race this past Sunday. But it was only 4 miles, which meant I was allowed to get drunk the day before. It ended up going ok not great. Metal news!

Visceral Disgorge are teaming up with Ingested for a 2020 North American tour. Dates are January 30th through March 1st and cover pretty much everywhere. Some dope special guests at each stop as well, I might add.
Suicide Silence have shared the track listing and artwork for their upcoming sixth studio album, titled Become The Hunter. That record drops sometime in early 2020 via Nuclear Blast, but we should expect preorder details at some point next month.
How about another tour, this one from Darkest Hour. Those dates are on the west coast in December and include Unearth. The subsequent 25th Anniversary Tour in Europe is even more impressive.
Here is a new video from Sarcasm for “The Great Calm Embraced”. It slaps. Esoteric Tales Of The Unserene dropped last week through Chaos Records.